Voices, The Peoples News
August 16, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Joint US-Mexico Body Makes Big Find on Border Barrier: Despite a lawsuit by the Justice Department, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has stood firm at keeping the barrier up, arguing that Texas has a constitutional right to protect its border with Mexico. Now, per CBS News, a new topographical survey carried out by the feds shows that almost 80% of the barrier isn’t even in the US, it’s technically in Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/joint-us-mexico-body-makes-big-find-on-border-barrier/ar-AA1flynh?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=c87f72248b5c444aa0a6fbe70a56e786&ei=6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhX6l-66$
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New COVID ‘Eris’ variant: The symptoms, how dangerous it is and whether vaccines work: A fast-spreading new subvariant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, nicknamed “Eris” by health watchers but formally known as EG.5, recently became the most prevalent strain in the country, according to recent official estimates, though it does not appear to cause significant illness or pose immediate danger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/08/what-to-know-about-covid-variant-eris-00110286__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMv2rIRQ_$
# Education / Schools
Michigan contractor sentenced to prison for school bribery scheme: John David, 65, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and to bribery of Madison District Public Schools with his reconstruction company, Emergency Restoration. The company was awarded over $3.1 million in projects by the school district
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2023/08/16/ex-madison-heights-school-contractor-sentenced-in-bribery-scheme__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMiDoT1lA$
Nevada committee spikes governor’s plan to bolster school choice: Nevada lawmakers voted Wednesday not to divert federal COVID-19 relief funds toward expanding the Opportunity Scholarship program in the state after about six hours of discussion and testimony.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/school-choice/nevada-committee-spikes-governors-plan-to-bolster-school-choice/article_e4a5a2a8-37c1-11ee-8868-bff3b0ee37df.html?seyid=83294*Signup__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMog4w51O$
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has what he calls a short-term plan to shore up a private school scholarship program, after Democratic legislators this week rejected a proposal that involved using unallocated federal money.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/nevada-governor-school-choice-scholarships-84d6c2de15116fd8abf1f5f98fcedded__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMovZOgks$
New 4 Percent Tax on Wealthiest Residents Will Fund Free School Meals in Massachusetts: Twenty-six percent of children in the state are food insecure, according to the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey. Public school students in Massachusetts are set to get a free breakfast and lunch after the state implemented a new 4 percent tax on the state’s wealthiest residents. Massachusetts is the eighth U.S. state to make free school meals permanent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/massachusetts-joins-short-list-of-states-providing-free-school-meals-to-all/2023/08__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMrobECOV$
# Employment / Labor
Democratic National Convention Chair’s Firm Helps Companies Block Labor Laws: Democratic National Convention Chair’s Firm Helps Companies Block Labor Laws. Dewey Square Group, where Minyon Moore leads State and Local Affairs, was paid over $10 million last year by a Lyft-funded industry group fighting state labor protections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-08-16-democratic-national-convention-chairs-firm-helps-companies-block-labor-laws/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMohrmFqf$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Deep-sea mining could begin soon, regulated or not: Mining the seafloor could boost global production of clean energy technology, and destroy the ocean in the process. Not everyone wants to wait for more discovery. A Vancouver-based start-up called The Metals Company (TMC) is pushing to start mining the CCZ in 2024, in partnership with the Pacific Island nation Nauru. Big machines would scrape the seafloor, scooping up nodules while kicking up clouds of sediment, potentially damaging the deep sea on a vast scale by removing habitat and species and altering ecosystems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deep-sea-mining-could-begin-soon-regulated-or-not/*:*:text=Editor’s*20Note*20(8*2F15*2F,not*20be*20completed*20until*202025__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMrpeBlFx$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Dry springs in Central Texas warn of water shortage ahead: Heat, drought and booming population growth have stressed the aquifers that supply drinking water to millions of people. The Trinity Aquifer is at its lowest level on record. Across the region, iconic natural springs are dwindling or drying up, victims of extreme heat, persistent drought and ever-growing demand for water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15082023/central-texas-dry-wells-water-shortage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMgySxn6Y$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
NOAA is rolling out a plan to radically expand offshore aquaculture. Not everyone is onboard: NOAA’s five-year plan to strengthen the domestic seafood market includes establishing dozens of open-pen fish farms up to three miles offshore.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2023/08/15/noaa-is-rolling-out-a-plan-to-radically-expand-offshore-aquaculture-not-everyone-is-onboard/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMizVTSZK$
# Gov / Politics
VT’s Mark Dankof joins host Johnny Punish to dissect the extreme corruption that is embedded into the US political and government system. Together they slam the system and offer empathy for the collective American victims who are brainwashed to believe the other side is the enemy. Mark Dankof was the former 36th District Chairman of the Republican Party in King County/Seattle. He was an elected delegate to Texas State Republican Conventions in 1994 and 1996 and entered the United States Senate race in Delaware in 2000 as the nominated candidate of the Constitution Party against Democratic candidate Thomas Carper and Republican incumbent William Roth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/vt-radio-korruption-usa/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMpq83PSE$
US-backed roll of the dice leaves Ukraine in worse crisis: The U.S. decision to reject peace negotiations and prolong the war have led to a brutal war of attrition that is gradually destroying Ukraine. So, based on Biden’s own definition of U.S. war aims, his policy is failing, and it is hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers, not Americans, who are paying the price, with their limbs and their lives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-ukraine-worse-crisis/5829156__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMsYuM8xl$
U.S. picks a fight with Iran over Russia: The United States and its Western allies clashed with Russia and Iran at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday over Tehran’s advancing uranium enrichment and its reported supply of combat drones to Moscow being used to attack Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/west-clashes-russia-iran-tehrans-uranium-enrichment-drones-100831766__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhflXKz9$
# Legal / DOJ
Texas Is Suing Planned Parenthood for $1.8 Billion Over $17 Million in Medicaid Payments: The case is being heard by a far right judge who recently ruled to shut down access to abortion drug mifepristone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-is-suing-planned-parenthood-for-1-8b-over-17m-in-medicaid-payments/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMj7xzzfI$
Even after Trump’s felony count ticked up to 91, his rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination remained largely unwilling to use that against him. A consultant who once worked for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said he didn’t know why the 2024 cohort hasn’t learned that praising Trump won’t help them win over his supporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-gop-presidential-rivals-mostly-silent_n_64dbf487e4b05a467803c4d7?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMo6_kske$
There are a few reasons why Trump might have the toughest time fighting this indictment out of the four he’s facing. He can’t pardon himself out of a state charge if he’s elected president. And he’s also more strongly tangled up in a web of co-conspirators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4149648-how-a-georgia-trump-indictment-would-differ-from-the-federal-jan-6-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMsus0v_G$
Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial in Georgia Could Be the Only One Televised: The latest case against the former president in Georgia will likely bring a lot more transparency to Trump’s legal troubles. Even Trump’s own lawyer argued that cameras should be allowed in the federal courtroom. The case in Georgia “takes on major additional significance because Georgia courts require criminal trials generally to be televised,” former acting US solicitor general Neal Katyal tweeted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/trump-georgia-indictment-televised-court__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhCXLW7Q$
See also: Full text of Trump’s racketeering indictment in Georgia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3f363108-3b76-11ee-97eb-9b268b97436e.html?a&seyid=83217*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2FNational*2Flists*2Ft2*2F*2F&utm_medium=email__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMkpo2D3N$
Republicans, conservatives defend Trump; campaign blasts Georgia indictment: Former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment has sparked a flurry of pushback from Republicans and conservatives, who call it a political effort to take down the Republican frontrunner for president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/15/donald-trump-republicans-reaction-georgia-indictment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMpqjuMSL$
# Medical / Health
Bernie Sanders: Congress Must Address Our Health-Care Crisis: Health care in the U.S. is broken, dysfunctional, and getting worse. New bipartisan legislation, if passed, would be an important step toward a more humane and rational system https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/09/congress-healthcare-minimum-wage-education-us-families__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMrdTmNPp$
Chairman Sanders Introduces Major Legislation on Primary Care and Announces HELP Markup Next Week: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday issued the following statement after he introduced major legislation to overhaul the primary health care system in America
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-chairman-sanders-introduces-major-legislation-on-primary-care-and-announces-help-markup-next-week/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMvDb1x89$
North Carolinians Face Crushing Interest Rates as Hospitals Sue for Unpaid Bills: Researchers found the state’s laws are allowing hospitals to add tens of thousands of dollars to some families’ debts. North Carolina law allows hospitals to charge 8% annual interest on outstanding debts, which added tens of thousands of dollars to some families’ debts over the years, the researchers found. Overall, interest accounted for almost a third of the total judgments recorded in the debt cases
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/north-carolinians-face-crushing-interest-rates-as-hospitals-sue-for-unpaid-bills/*:*:text=North*20Carolina*20law*20allows*20hospitals,recorded*20in*20the*20debt*20cases__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhbC1oh-$
# Military / Global
Chinese military experts create lasers that fire indefinitely: Chinese military scientists announced they created a cutting-edge cooling system for high-powered lasers. Specifically, it maintains power to a concentrated beam system “indefinitely” without overheating. Many armed forces apply battlefield technologies never before seen. People should know how these innovations could protect or harm them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://technology.inquirer.net/127029/chinese-lasers-fires-indefinitely*ixzz8AaMLB287__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMupvGCjB$
Secretive Taiwanese Cruise Missile Able To Strike Deep In China May Have Broken Cover: Secretive Taiwanese Cruise Missile Able To Strike Deep In China May Have Broken Cover. Taiwan’s HF-2E land-attack cruise missile has reportedly been in service for more than a decade, but has never been seen publicly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/secretive-taiwanese-cruise-missile-able-to-strike-deep-in-china-may-have-broken-cover?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMpMg4SqM$
# Security
CIA-GATE 4. Bulgarian Tea Party: How US Intelligence Supplies Ukraine with White Phosphorus: Originally published by CIAgate Substack. WARNING – The information is so detailed that we believe it is our duty to report their dossiers, even if it is impossible for us to verify them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/cia-gate-4-bulgarian-tea-party-how-us-intelligence-supplies-ukraine-with-white-phosphorus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cia-gate-4-bulgarian-tea-party-how-us-intelligence-supplies-ukraine-with-white-phosphorus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMr_oYi8v$
# Space
Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st pictures from space (photos): The images seem to confirm that Luna-25 is healthy. Luna-25’s first images were taken on Sunday (Aug. 13) and published Monday (Aug. 14) by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS). The black-and-white photo collection shows the Russian flag and mission patch on the spacecraft’s structure alongside images of Earth and the moon shining bright against the blackness of space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/russia-moon-lander-luna-25-1st-photos-from-space__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMs8lPmdb$
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