Voices, The Peoples News
July 27, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous / Global
Managed retreat? Please, not yet: As climate impacts grow, an Indigenous Fijian community weighs what it means to leave. As climate change rolls on, and as the sea level continues to rise, this low-lying island off the southern coast of Viti Levu, one of the country’s two largest islands, seems like an obvious candidate for relocation efforts, and its inhabitants the latest face of climate refugees. Fiji’s national government has offered its support to help the island’s 100 or so inhabitants move. Yet almost all are choosing to stay put.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/news/managed-retreat-please-not-yet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1cZ-vrGc$
A fight for salmon fishing rights connects Indigenous peoples across the Pacific Ocean: Inspired by Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest, Japan’s Ainu people want to rebuild their self-determination and food sovereignty. For the Ainu, salmon is king, as fundamental to life as the air, mountains, and sea. In fact, shipe, one of several Native names for the fish, is synonymous with food itself. “It returns to us year after year,” says Sashima, “as though it were a promise.” “Salmon is central not just to our cuisine, but to our identity.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2023/07/26/a-fight-for-salmon-fishing-rights-connects-indigenous-peoples-across-the-pacific-ocean/*:*:text=For*20Japan’s*20Indigenous*20Ainu*20people,reclaiming*20their*20historical*20fishing*20rights__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1QEb7CNM$
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas State Police Purchased Israeli Phone-Tracking Software for “Border Emergency”: The software was licensed as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s troubled Operation Lone Star border crackdown. Among other effects, the disaster declaration opened a spigot of government money to a variety of private firms ostensibly paid to help patrol and blockade the state’s border with Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/26/texas-phone-tracking-border-surveillance/*:*:text=July*2026*202023*2C*203*3A03*20p.m.&text=The*20Texas*20Department*20of*20Public,documents*20reviewed*20by*20The*20Intercept__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1Vu2g_lC$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Fed Raises Rates to Highest Level in 22 Years as It Renews Inflation Fight: The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%, its highest level since 2001. The Fed has now raised rates 11 times since March 2022 by a total of 525 basis points as part of its campaign to bring inflation under control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230726-Fed-Jacks-Rates-Highest-Level-22-Years__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1XeKCpkV$
Progressives Unveil Bill to Tax Billionaire Wealth Up to 8 Percent: The bill would create four tax brackets to tax those with “runaway wealth.” The bill would levy a 2 percent tax on wealth between 1,000 and 10,000 times median household wealth; a 4 percent tax on wealth between 10,000 and 100,000 times median wealth; a 6 percent tax on wealth between
100,000 and 1 million times median wealth https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/money/23634085/biden-2024-budget-billionaire-tax-capital-gains__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1XLlGLpZ$
# Employment / Labor
Will the Teamsters’ Gains at UPS Help Them Unionize Amazon? The wage increases matter, but banning the constant surveillance of workers should really resonate with Amazon employees. The Teamsters were out not just to win sizable gains for their members, but to make those gains so significant that they’d bolster the union’s prospects for its next, decidedly herculean, venture: unionizing Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-07-27-will-teamsters-gains-ups-help-unionize-amazon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1VNteUUo$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Mountain Valley pipeline construction moves forward, thanks to Supreme Court: Environmental groups have estimated that the pipeline could have a yearly emissions impact equivalent to 26 coal plants. The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a pair of lower court orders that temporarily halted construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 300-mile fracked gas project that has long been a top priority of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a close ally of the fossil fuel industry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/27/supreme-court-mountain-valley-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1ROLXCuS$
# Gov / Politics / Global
Military Officers Claim to Have Deposed Niger’s President: Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country’s deteriorating security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/niger-tensions-presidential-guard-96f8f63b838af5467d4c95ba7b998b32__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1QxdheTq$
World Leaders Condemn Apparent Coup in Niger: The United States, France and the United Nations have strongly condemned an apparent military takeover in Niger, after soldiers in fatigues appeared on national television to announce the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum’s government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/27/world-leaders-condemn-unconstitutional-military-takeover-in-niger__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1bcmgrzb$
# Gov / Politics
DC Uniparty kills House resolutions to end US Emergency Powers in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen: In a massive show of support for limitless executive power, Congress rejected legislation that would have terminated national emergency powers allowing Washington to wage war across the Middle East.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2023/07/20/resolutions-emergency-iraq-syria-libya-yemen/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1a61SrFA$
How an Illinois City Council Passed Unprecedented Local Human Rights Protections: A new human rights title will house a bodily autonomy ordinance and any additional rights the council adopts over time. It prohibits city employees, officers and departments from cooperating with states seeking extradition or even just providing information about out-of-state visitors seeking lawful medical treatments in Illinois.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/how-an-illinois-city-council-passed-unprecedented-local-human-rights-protections/*:*:text=On*20July*2011*2C*20in*20front,autonomous*20decisions*20about*20medical*20care__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1bwXZJ8H$
5 crises Republicans made up to distract you: Are they using fake crises to disguise what’s really going on?Here are five totally made-up “crises” Republicans have invented to distract from the real crises facing Americans today: the growing concentration of wealth, the worsening climate crisis, and the undermining of our democracy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/07/27/5-crises-republicans-made-up-to-distract-you/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1WFnjjpC$
# Law Enforcment
Brutal Ohio police dog attack on black truck driver: An Ohio police officer filmed unleashing a police dog on an unarmed Black truck driver during a July 4 traffic stop has been fired.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-ohio-release-k-9-dog-truck-driver-black-man-appeared-to-be-surrendering-circleville-body-cam-footage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1X9VcHX2$
Ohio cop who sicced dog on unarmed black man fired after video goes public: The Circleville Police Department said actions taken by officer Ryan Speakman “did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4121687-ohio-officer-who-released-k-9-on-unarmed-black-man-fired/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1SkSLJPU$
Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners Across United States: Many men were prone or shackled when the dogs attacked. Several men said officers shouted racial slurs as dogs bit into their flesh.
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# Legal / DOJ
Black and Hispanic residents in Lubbock have filed a civil rights complaint against the city over its zoning code, citing a decadeslong practice of placing industrial companies and super polluters near their neighborhoods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/07/26/lubbock-residents-file-federal-complaint-alleging-discriminatory-udc/70466749007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1ag87-XV$
Trump Lawyers Arrive at Special Counsel’s Office: Trump’s team is reportedly making preparations for a federal grand jury to vote on charges against him: It is not uncommon for defense attorneys to meet with federal prosecutors before an indictment, as Trump’s team did four days before he was charged with mishandling classified documents in a separate case in June. Trump is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges and has already been indicted twice
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-07-27/trump-lawyers-arrive-at-office-of-u-s-special-counsel-abc-news__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1bzRT6Mz$
Feds Tell Trump’s Lawyers to Expect Another Indictment: Trump’s team met prosecutors at the office of special counsel Jack Smith early Thursday ahead of a potential indictment.
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# Medical / Health
Home Sweet Parking Lot: Some Hospitals Welcome RV Living for Patients, Families, and Workers: The spots help patients keep close to their medical providers and avoid paying for hotels. If patients don’t have access to an RV or would rather stay in a hotel, Dodson’s team refers them to the on-site lodging that OHSU runs in partnership with the local chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities or a nearby hotel that gives patients a discounted rate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospitals-rv-living-for-patients-families-workers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1fyeAtsA$
# Military / Global
Wagner Group Disappeared and Executed Civilians in Mali: The Russia-linked mercenaries worked with Mali’s longtime U.S.-backed military to kill and loot with impunity, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. “Malian armed forces and foreign fighters apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group have summarily executed and forcibly disappeared several dozen civilians in Mali’s central region,” HRW said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/24/rights-group-says-mali-army-foreign-fighters-executed-civilians__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1Vf4q9RS$
# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Factory That Fills Wegovy Shots Repeatedly Broke Sterility Rules: Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) and its manufacturing partner Catalent (CTLT.N) have said publicly that shipments of the drug were delayed throughout 2022 as Catalent addressed problems raised by the two FDA inspections, without elaborating on what was found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/wegovy-weight-loss-injection-factory-plagued-by-sterile-safety-failures-2023-07-27/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1XIgs_Ht$
# UFO Disclosure / Other
Ex-intel official claims feds ‘absolutely’ have UFOs, bodies of ‘non-human’ origin during bombshell hearing: U.S. government has a long-standing program that retrieves unidentified flying objects, and said “nonhuman” “biologics” were found at crash sites where the objects were recovered. A former Air Force officer and intelligence official told Congress he believes the government is hiding captured UFOs, and claimed he could not reveal whether anyone was murdered to keep the secret contained.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/26/members-of-congress-had-ufo-sightings-of-their-own-rep-burchett/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1TisW4Tk$
At House UFO Hearing, Military Members Push for Answers: “It Is Long Overdue”: Two former Navy pilots and a former intelligence official called for a safe and transparent system of reporting the phenomena. “If everyone could see the sensor and video data I witnessed,” one said, “our national conversation would change.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/26/house-ufo-hearing-wednesday/70469518007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1dZt6kYT$
Explosive claims, impossible craft and questions of ‘murder’: House UFO hearing probes alleged alien technology defying laws of physics. One witness claimed that ‘non-human biologics’ were recovered from alleged UAP crash sites by the US government. The witnesses agreed that the US is lacking in a proper reporting system for UAP sightings, with Mr Graves noting that both military and commercial pilots who claim to have encountered the craft feel as though they cannot report the sightings without suffering stigma and potential career retaliation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/house-ufo-hearing-aliens-physics-b2382921.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1Z5EYHRD$
UFO whistleblower claims he’s under threat for revealing secret ops: The former airman told lawmakers that he’d learned of the clandestine UFO program while working at the National Reconnaissance Office. “I’ve suffered retaliation for my decision, but I am hopeful that my actions will ultimately lead to a positive outcome of increased transparency,” Air Force Maj. David Grusch told the House Oversight Committee Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/07/26/ufo-whistleblower-claims-hes-under-threat-for-revealing-secret-ops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1W7Mvfwc$
# Veterans / VA
VA to review link between military toxic exposures and additional cancers: The Department of Veterans Affairs will review whether three more types of cancers will be added to the list of conditions presumed to be caused by exposure to toxins from military burn pits, the agency announced.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-07-25/veterans-affairs-burn-pits-toxic-exposure-cancers-10854739.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0OQ2db1Qa7-JOUoOJWLKanx7T828per6LfrCx80uJuNtkmzq9Mhe6jRnHzjeK58Y2udKMmgVu-pe4jwVafKAPBHC1TuiOwTV$
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