Voices, The Peoples News
July 7, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
How private interests benefit from tribal water settlements: When power players like mining and agriculture are involved, tribal nations, usually the senior-most water-rights holders, often must fight obstruction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.7/indigenous-affairs-colorado-river-how-private-interests-benefit-from-tribal-water-settlements__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8BSH3Rpa$
Beyond “paper” water: The complexities of fully leveraging tribal water rights: Even after legal recognition, a host of factors constrain tribes’ control over their water resources
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2022/beyond-paper-water-the-complexities-of-fully-leveraging-tribal-water-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8LkqwQJF$
Tribes to Receive $1.7 Billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fulfill Indian Water Rights Settlements: Funding will help develop infrastructure projects that fulfill the terms of Tribal water settlements
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/tribes-receive-17-billion-president-bidens-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-fulfill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8EyTb7sk$
The forgotten sovereigns of the Colorado River: As the West’s major river dries up, tribes have asserted rights to its water long ignored by state and federal authorities. If it weren’t for the Colorado River, Albuquerque wouldn’t exist — at least, not as a city of half a million. Which is interesting, because the city itself is nowhere near the river: The Colorado and its tributaries flow on the opposite side of the Continental Divide from New Mexico’s largest city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/07/the-forgotten-sovereigns-of-the-colorado-river-00096002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8MIMbLuW$
‘The fight for our lives’: Arizona’s water regime limits the Hopi Tribe’s future: A 45-year legal saga leaves the tribe fighting for their economic ambitions through water access. Under rules unique to Arizona, the tribe would have to justify how it would use every drop it wanted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.7/indigenous-affairs-water-the-fight-for-our-lives-arizona-water-regime-limits-the-hopi-tribes-future?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023-07-07-Newsletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8Oei0T5l$
# Chemicals
Chemicals are forever: a new factory opens near Lake Nipissing, where water is already contaminated: Industrial Plastics Canada’s new North Bay factory is set to use fluoropolymers, part of a group of chemicals known as PFAS that Canada has been slow to regulate
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/pfas-factory-north-bay-ontario/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8PPLEJ0g$
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
How and Why the Spy of Biden & Gates Hids the ManMade SARS-Cov-2 in the US Intelligence Dossier: The lawyer Avril Haines who now leads ODNI is the former CIA deputy director and prophetess of pandemic coronavirus without memory of Fauci’s SARS researches as “dual use” to develop vaccines and bio-weapons
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/07/how-and-why-the-spy-of-biden-gates-hids-the-manmade-sars-cov-2-in-the-us-intelligence-dossier/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8GA8tGi_$
After Long Silence on ‘Long Vax,’ Science Magazine Links Autoimmune Disorders to COVID Shots: After years of organizing and advocacy by people suffering autoimmune injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine, one of the world’s top scientific journals reports on the existence of “Long Vax.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/long-vax-science-magazine-autoimmune-disorders-covid-shots/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8NkOW1Gy$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
How the super rich are killing Social Security: It’s going to run out of money before you can ever receive it if the rich don’t start paying their fair share. As the rich have become far richer, more and more of the nation’s total income has escaped the Social Security payroll tax. For example, a CEO earning $20 million a year pays Social Security taxes on roughly 1% of their income, while a worker earning under the cap pays Social Security taxes on 100% of their income.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://robertreich.org/post/722034724903829504__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8J5ilv18$
# Education / Schools
Supreme Court preserves college preferences for wealthy whites: In its recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices squarely came down on the side of race and class-based preferences for wealthy whites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/07/06/supreme-court-preserves-college-preferences-for-wealthy-whites/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8CZaxuft$
Affirmative action lasted over 50 years: 3 essential reads explaining how it ended: The Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action programs reverses nearly 50 years of its own decisions that ruled diversity was of vital national importance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/affirmative-action-lasted-over-50-years-3-essential-reads-explaining-how-it-ended-209273__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8HK4DrXT$
# Employment / Labor
One simple solution to tackle the gender pay gap: Equal pay advocates say that forcing companies to be clear about how much they are willing to pay for a position gives women crucial information to negotiate a higher salary than they would get otherwise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/accountability/one-simple-solution-to-tackle-the-gender-pay-gap/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8DZSI4oU$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
EPA seeks to slash chemical plants’ cancer-causing emissions: Major updates to air pollution regulations could reduce frontline communities’ excess cancer risk by 96%.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyclimate.org/chemical-plants-2662234270.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8A8E-ag4$
‘Double agents’: fossil-fuel lobbyists work for US groups trying to fight climate crisis: More than 1,500 lobbyists in the US are working on behalf of fossil-fuel companies while at the same time representing hundreds of liberal-run cities, universities, technology companies and environmental groups that say they are tackling the climate crisis, the Guardian can reveal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/05/double-agent-fossil-fuel-lobbyists__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8Mv3kHJX$
Carbon Capture Faces a Major Test in North Dakota: An expert weighs in about Project Tundra and the viability of retrofitting coal plants to capture carbon. North Dakota announced the next steps for Project Tundra, an attempt to retrofit a 53-year-old coal-fired power plant so that its emissions are captured before they enter the atmosphere, and then buried underground.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06072023/carbon-capture-north-dakota/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8GesWMxR$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Iran tried to seize 2 oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and fired shots at one of them, US Navy says: The U.S. Navy said it intervened Wednesday when Iranian naval ships tried to seize two oil tankers and fired on one of them in the Gulf of Oman. It said that in both cases, the Iranian naval vessels backed off after the U.S. Navy dispatched a guided missile destroyer to the scene, and that both commercial ships continued their voyages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/gulf-iran-us-tensions-shipping-oil-127f8b77aa7e41dcd8266b6fbe5800dc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8DKDyHlK$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Canada’s Record Wildfires Made Four North American Cities Among the Five Most Polluted Cities in the World: Hundreds of wildfires have been burning in nearly all of Canada’s provinces for almost a month, the smoke from them drifting down into the midwestern and eastern United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.indiantime.net/story/2023/07/06/environment/canadas-record-wildfires-made-four-north-american-cities-among-the-five-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world/42661.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8OT-L-m_$
World Passes Highest Average Global Temperature Recorded: The average global temperature reached a new high on July 3 at 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest average since records initially began in the 19th century and since satellite monitoring began in the 1970s. July 4 was even hotter, reaching 0.17 degrees Celsius (0.31 degrees Fahrenheit) higher.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.researchgate.net/post/Temperature-of-Earth-increases-year-after-year-which-dangerous-for-the-world__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8JelNtls$
Opinion: The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling puts climate progress and leadership in peril This radical reversal of social equity scaffolding poses a monumental challenge for environmental and climate justice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/affirmative-action-supreme-court-2662243132.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8FE6CCw1$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global The Arctic Is Farting ‘Ancient’ Methane and It’s Scary as Hell: It’s yet another reminder that the “finding out” stage of climate change is upon us, and of the need for more action to rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions. Rapidly receding glaciers are leaving new tracts of Arctic land uncovered and causing a potent greenhouse gas to bubble out of the ground, according to scientists studying the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/arctic-farting-ancient-methane-scary-180413294.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8Oxc5FGx$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Heat is a mortal threat to farmworkers. A nurse may have found a way to protect them: Educating field workers to listen to their bodies can help save lives as the climate grows warmer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/07/05/farmworker-deadly-heat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8Hn25Fdo$
2022 national food stamp payment error rates hit nearly 12%: For the first time since the COVID pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the fiscal year 2022 national payment error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3cbec6de-1b36-11ee-9900-9720c6712a9a.html?a&seyid=75609*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2FNational*2Flists*2Ft2*2F*2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=read*20more__;PyUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8EHEnOSp$
A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died: The Indigenous people of St. Paul Island face a decision — stay or go?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/food/alaska-snow-crab-vanish-st-paul-island/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8LFcr1lQ$
U.S. animal industries pose disease risks to people, report says: The United States is home to an enormous array of animal industries, including industrial agriculture, fur farming and the exotic pet trade, that pose a significant risk of creating infectious disease outbreaks in humans
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ustoday.news/report-says-us-animal-industries-pose-disease-risk-to-humans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8FsVWqbn$
# General News
OceanGate Expeditions Suspends ‘Exploration and Commercial Operations’ After ‘Titan’ Implosion: The company announced on its website on Thursday. The announcement comes weeks after five people, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, died in a submersible during an OceanGate expedition to the Titanic wreckage
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/06/oceangate-suspends-all-exploration-commercial-operations-after-titan-implosion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8C2sZCvW$
Former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama on the same day that a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in revealing new details about the case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-politics/ap-trump-posted-what-he-said-was-obamas-address-prosecutors-say-an-armed-man-was-soon-arrested-there/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8KuU-Yuo$
Trump Is Apparently Unconcerned About the Prospect of His Online Ravings Getting Someone Killed (Again): The guy who incited an insurrection that left five people dead is now posting the alleged home addresses of people he doesn’t like and demanding protests on his behalf.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/07/donald-trump-is-apparently-unconcerned-about-the-prospect-of-his-online-ravings-getting-someone-killed-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8OLd0LQy$
# Gov / Politics / Global
Why China’s Latin America push raises US red flags: China’s ties to Cuba and growing presence in Latin America raise security concerns in Washington, even as leaders try to ease tensions
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/chinas-ties-to-cuba-and-growing-presence-in-latin-america-raise-security-concerns-in-washington-even-as-leaders-try-to-ease-tensions-208645__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8Eyeudtk$
# Gov / Politics
The GOP Guv Appointing His Big Donors to State Positions: Two of the governor’s UVA picks have given more than half a million dollars to Youngkin’s fundraising efforts since he announced his candidacy in 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vpm.org/news/2023-06-29/youngkin-board-of-visitors-appointments-republican-donors-uva__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8CW9ryXc$
Biden Welcomes Swedish PM to White House, Pressing NATO Membership for Sweden: President Joe Biden: “Sweden is going to make our alliance stronger and has the same value set that we have in NATO.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/biden-ratchets-up-efforts-to-secure-swedens-nato-membership-ahead-of-key-summit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8JQPu5zm$
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was recently kicked out of the House Freedom Caucus after a string of disagreements with the conservative group, according to two GOP lawmakers familiar with the situation: Why was Greene removed? Though tensions were already brewing within the Freedom Caucus, the formal vote came shortly after Greene and fellow caucus member Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) got into a heated clash on the House floor
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/07-6-2023/mtg-freedom-caucus-ouster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8I9a1F6K$
First GOP Debate Next Month Faces Threats of Boycotts: First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify. NEW YORK (AP) Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the
2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event could prove messy and divisive for the party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-republican-presidential-debate-1e4d65a395f83ac078139d14e41d4b63__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8HymmWdT$
Supreme Court Affirms the Truth; Affirmative Action Creates Racial Disharmony: The nation’s highest court has affirmed that Americans shouldn’t face discrimination to get into college or employment based on the color of their skin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/supreme-court-affirms-the-truth-affirmative-action-creates-racial-disharmony/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8CWUYmPh$
More Than 700K Ohioans Sign Ballot Initiative to Protect Abortion Rights: If passed, the initiative would undo a trigger law that restricts abortions after around six weeks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/more-than-700k-ohioans-sign-ballot-initiative-to-protect-abortion-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8EQEbqwn$
# Law Enforcment
Police treatment in black and white – report on Minneapolis policing is the latest reminder of systemic racial disparities: At a time when Americans celebrated their nation’s independence, it’s clear not every American enjoys the same constitutional rights. The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/police-treatment-in-black-and-white-report-on-minneapolis-policing-is-the-latest-reminder-of-systemic-racial-disparities-208418__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8ERbADBB$
Court sides with stalkers: The Supreme Court has basically decided that stalking is protected by the First Amendment, Mary Anne Franks writes. She takes apart the flawed logic behind the opinion, and its terrifying implications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jun/27/supreme-court-stalking-ruling-alarms-advocates-and-victims__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8GWPfRoO$
# Legal / DOJ
America Has a Supreme Court Problem: Hillary Clinton tried warning us. Now, what do you do with a rogue Court?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/07/supreme-court-legitimacy-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8Al974Th$
White House disagrees with judge’s order on social media in Missouri v. Biden: The U.S. Department of Justice will review a U.S. District Court injunction requested by Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey prohibiting President Joe Biden’s administration from some communication with social media companies https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/missouri/article_7f695f84-1b73-11ee-b558-5399f6cfd14e.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8G9hYoS9$
A Trump-Appointed Judge Just Handed Right-Wingers a Huge Victory in Their Fight Against Purported Social Media Bias: The Biden administration essentially won’t be allowed to talk to social media companies about their content.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-appointed-judge-restricts-officials-contact-social-media-giants-rcna92614__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8OZ_oQdA$
Supreme Court disclosures reveal more luxury travel from private interests: During 2021 and 2022, eight of the nine justices reported taking 34 trips at the expense of private groups including universities, legal groups and ideologically-focused organizations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/07/supreme-court-disclosures-reveal-more-luxury-travel-from-private-interests?emci=2ab9365a-311c-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&emdi=ba26ae63-4b1c-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&ceid=8400680__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8LRW7O4v$
Trump Judge Effectively Names Himself President: Terry A. Doughty says he gets to decide who the FBI, DHS, HHS, and the Justice Department can talk to.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/2023-07-06-trump-judge-effectively-names-himself-president/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8MJDKl8T$
# LGBTQ / Gender
Not all religions embrace the gender binary: Nonbinary genders beyond ‘male’ and ‘female’ would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who acknowledged tumtums, androgynos and aylonot
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/nonbinary-genders-beyond-male-and-female-would-have-been-no-surprise-to-ancient-rabbis-who-acknowledged-tumtums-androgynos-and-aylonot-206827__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8Bw6mL8Q$
# Media
What the Teamsters Are Really About: As a strike at UPS looms, the union’s plans may encompass more than winning a good contract. The negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS have broken down, with each side blaming the other for walking away from the table. Teamster contracts are the guarantors of decent wages, fair promotion, health coverage, job security, paid time-off and retirement income. The Teamsters Union also performs vital tasks in such areas as pension management, safety & health, community outreach, governmental affairs and communications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-07-06-teamsters-ups-strike-looms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8GNZ_nzA$
# Medical / Health
Why It’s Dangerous To Get Sick In America: The U.S. health care system is broken and corrupt, our coverage shows we can fix it. The U.S. health care system is cruel and dysfunctional. It’s also deeply corrupt. Below, we break down some of The Lever’s reporting on America’s extraordinarily complicated health care system, and the private interests and craven politicians who are profiting off misery.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/why-its-dangerous-to-get-sick-in-america/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8LfX89pK$
Medicare Advantage has a high price tag, and a staggering human cost. ‘Staggering’: Watchdog Finds Medicare Advantage Plans Deny Necessary Care. “These plans are designed to maximize profits for corporations, NOT to provide high-quality healthcare,” said Social Security Works.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/28/staggering-watchdog-finds-medicare-advantage-plans-deny-necessary-care__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8LhUU9yT$
The Unfolding Medicaid Disaster: Now that Biden and Congress have ended pandemic protections, nearly a million have lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons so far, and many more will. As states have begun clearing out their Medicaid rolls for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly three quarters of the Americans who’ve lost coverage have been terminated not because they’re ineligible for the low-income health insurance program, but due to administrative reasons, such as failing to quickly respond to a piece of mail.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-unfolding-medicaid-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8CvdgXgO$
Fauci Meets The Health Insurance Lobbyists: At a health insurance industry conference, former presidential COVID adviser Anthony Fauci accidentally revealed the truth about buckraking speeches. The lucky speakers and panelists get paid tens and sometimes even hundreds of thousands of dollars to briefly entertain powerful corporate executives, whose jobs involve influencing policy so that it serves their own financial interests, at the expense of everyone else.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/fauci-meets-the-health-insurance-lobbyists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8AYeG81e$
The System Makes Patients Sick And CEOs Rich: Healthcare executives’ pay topped $335 million last year while 100 million Americans were saddled with medical debt. Big health insurance companies have been on a spending spree buying back shares of their own stock, a gimmick, illegal until a few years ago, that has made a few insurance company CEOs incredibly rich at a time when 100 million Americans are saddled with medical debt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-system-makes-patients-sick-and-ceos-rich/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8LvlQyw-$
How and Why Biden & Gates Spy Hides Man-Made SARS-Cov-2 in US Intelligence Dossier: The report acknowledges that researchers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, where scientists conducted coronavirus research in the city where Covid first emerged, fell ill in the fall of 2019, shortly before the pandemic began. Advocates of the lab leak theory seized on the news as near-definitive proof that their hypothesis was correct.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/23/biden-administration-intelligence-wuhan-lab-00103523__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8OjEhJV2$
COVID Hasn’t Disappeared — But Empathy, Care and Solidarity Have: Governments worldwide are abandoning people to a debilitating disease with one simple trick: saying it no longer exists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/covid-hasnt-disappeared-but-empathy-care-and-solidarity-have/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8NJuy_P-$
# Medical Science
DARPA’S New SHIELD Program Plans to Purge Your Blood of Pathogens, Roomba-Style: Likening SHIELD’s capabilities to “a Roomba-like treatment circulating within your blood,” the agency said in a statement this week that it aims to offer military personnel an array of preventive treatments for such injuries that often give rise to infections, offering preemptive care and protection against potential pathogens.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/darpas-new-shield-program-plans-to-purge-your-blood-of-pathogens-roomba-style/*:*:text=Likening*20SHIELD’s*20capabilities*20to*20**Ba,care*20and*20protection*20against*20potential__;I34lJSUl4oCcJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8KSo0O2-$
# Military / DOD
Pentagon looks to improve classified information tracking in wake of secret documents leak: The Defense Department does not intend to scale back the number of its military and civilian employees with classified information access, but it plans to better track who is accessing what secrets, a Pentagon official said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-07-05/pentagon-secret-document-leak-review-10649492.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8AJRDZVP$
The military robots are coming, at some point: Unmanned ground vehicle technology has been progressing, but familiar obstacles remain.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2023/07/06/the-military-robots-are-coming-at-some-point/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8L8mowwX$
How a Notorious Georgia Army School Became America’s Training Ground for Global Torture: Across Latin America, the very name of Fort Benning is enough to strike terror into the hearts of millions, bringing back visions of massacres and genocides. This is because the fort is home to the School of the Americas
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://orinocotribune.com/how-a-notorious-georgia-army-school-became-americas-training-ground-for-global-torture/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8ENYrm2s$
Biden to Send Bombs Banned by 120+ Countries to Ukraine: The weapons can pose a deadly threat to civilians long after a conflict has ended. The weapons, banned by more than 100 countries, will be in a new aid package expected to be announced on Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/7/us-to-send-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine-despite-humanitarian-concerns__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8BXve71u$
# Military / Global
UPDATE: Ukraine and Russia each say the other is planning to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. They’ve been trading accusations over the past year, but now they say an attack is imminent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/1186098943/ukraine-and-russia-accuse-each-other-of-planning-to-attack-zaporizhzhia-power-pl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8JqXNS8D$
# Nuclear
The Fukushima Disaster: Exposing the nuclear industry and its lies. It begins with the words in 1961 of U.S. President John F. Kennedy: “Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by an accident, or miscalculation or by madness.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/07/06/the-fukushima-disaster-the-hidden-side-of-the-story/*:*:text=**BThe*20Fukushima*20Disaster*2C*20The*20Hidden,deadly*20dangers*20of*20nuclear*20technology__;I37igJwlJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8KrGMUWW$
# Science
Plastic-eating fungi thriving in human-made ‘plastisphere’ may help tackle waste globally: “The growing body of scientific evidence sheds light on the environmental potential for plastic degradation that needs to be unlocked.” The researchers found two of the types of bacteria growing alongside the Dafeng fungi to be promising candidates for breaking down plastic, Streptomyces and the genus Jonesia, which was discovered recently. Jonesia cf. Quinghaiensis was especially dominant in the 55 bacterial strains that were sampled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-05-plastic-eating-fungi-man-made-plastisphere-tackle.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8BZtbhRj$
# Social
White House announces $3.1 billion to address homelessness, including among veterans: The new measure is “the largest-ever, single-year investment … to help communities address homelessness,” the Biden administration said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legion.org/news/259318/white-house-announces-31-billion-address-homelessness-including-among-veterans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8JsxA0KB$
“Some people need to get their asses kicked,” Stephen A. Smith, the sports commentator and anchor is getting closer and closer to the truth of what is happening in the black community.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/07/some-people-need-to-get-their-asses-kicked-stephen-a-smith/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8IcBJybi$
Guns and drugs are killing people in the US at increasing and unprecedented rates, 20-year study finds: In a paper, “Trends in Mortality From Poisonings, Firearms, and All Other Injuries by Intent in the US, 1999-2020,” published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the researchers find disturbing trends in the rate and manner in which Americans are dying.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-guns-drugs-people-unprecedented-year.html*:*:text=The*20study*20finds*20the*20number,an*20average*20rate*20of*207*25__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8D3fuMZP$
# Technology
U.S. Must Beat China in Broadband Spectrum Allocation: It’s no secret, China is spying on us: It’s time for the United States to respond, and the first order of business must be to diplomatically expand broadband services.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/u-s-must-beat-china-in-broadband-spectrum-allocation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8HDS_U-y$
# Water
PFAS are bad, but other water-polluting chemicals are even worse: PFAS get a lot of attention, but there are other compounds in our drinking water that are more dangerous, and much more common. News that 3M is paying more than $10 billion to clean “forever chemicals” from municipal drinking water isn’t helping our confidence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-05/pfas-are-bad-but-other-water-polluting-chemicals-are-even-worse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8EiqAPiU$
Almost half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study: The number of people drinking contaminated water may be even higher than what the study found, however, because the researchers weren’t able to test for all of these per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, chemicals that are considered dangerous to human health. There are more than 12,000 types of PFAS, according to the National Institutes of Health, but this study looked at only 32 of the compounds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/health/pfas-nearly-half-us-tap-water-wellness/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8F52s6Wn$
NW drinking water concerns could get worse as the climate changes: Changes in snowpack and streamflow could mean places like the Yakima Basin in Washington and the Willamette River Basin in Oregon have bigger chances for more frequent water shortages in the summer, according to the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group and the Oregon Climate Assessments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-impacts-freshwater-resources__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8PvPBDP-$
# Weather
Earth shatters heat records, faces uncharted extreme weather: Scientists say to brace for more extreme weather and probably a record-warm 2023 amid unprecedented temperatures. Remarkable historic heat is hitting the planet, raising alarm over looming extreme weather dangers, and an increasing likelihood this year will be Earth’s warmest on record.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://globalnews.ca/news/9813396/hottest-day-global-heat-record/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3PNd6Ik1qxRDV6ovIvbWiAnaZlMr9MiNxI16P9cGXb9169OQ4l7MsTLjHXL4IiCbVGP9RM9gJeG8dGREfa8zfEg_8F9SGgu0$
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