Voices, The Peoples News
October 5, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden reverses course, allows border wall construction to resume: In a stunning reversal on border security policy, the Biden administration plans to build about 20 miles of border wall in south Texas as the surge in illegal migration into the U.S. continued in September
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U.S. to restart deportations to Venezuela to reduce border arrivals: The process is expected to begin shortly, the officials said, though they did not provide specific details on when the flights would begin taking off. The officials were not authorized to publicly disclose details of the government’s plan ahead of an official announcement and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
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How Chinese Migration To The U.S. Has Skyrocketed: Undocumented migration from China has been steadily rising from around 18,400 in 2020. However, this year’s figures show encounters increased significantly from March to April and remained high throughout May and June, before rising again in July—with 6,158 encounters nationwide in a single month. “We know that China is using everything that they have, every bit of espionage, to spy on our military and our high technology,” said Rebecca Grant, Ph.D., a national security analyst at IRIS Independent Research. “And we know China’s government is not our friend, so this dramatic upswing, I think it could definitely present a potential national security risk.”
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
CDC Recommends Everyone Getting Flu and COVID-19 Shots Together Despite No Safety Data: But is it safe to get the Covid and flu shots at the same time? Well, neither the CDC nor the manufacturer know. An August 30th BioNTech press release on the EU’s authorisation of Pfizer and BioNTech’s “XBB.1.5-adapted” COVID-19 vaccine includes the following paragraph in the ‘Important Safety Information’ section. ‘Interactions with other medicinal products or concomitant administration of COMIRNATY, COMIRNATY Original/Omicron BA.1 or COMIRNATY Original/Omicron BA.4-5 with other vaccines has not been studied.’
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What the Medical Industrial Complex is NOT Telling Us: Part 1 of this report presented an attorney’s perspective of the controversy over the safety and effectiveness of the COVID vaccines, and why so many physicians and other professionals would be willing to risk their reputations, licenses, board certifications and their livelihoods by warning people that the shots are actually dangerous. It discussed why the COVID injections are not really “vaccines”, and that a vaccine was not even necessary in the first place.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Team Billionaire is Winning: The right wants to structure the market to benefit the uber-wealthy. There is an iconic image from The Simpsons. It is a picture of Grandpa Simpson shaking his fist at the sky, under the headline “Old Man Yells at Clouds.” This aptly describes the state of intellectual thinking among progressives in the United States.
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# Education / Schools
Biden Forgives Another $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt: President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration has approved $9 billion in student loan forgiveness affecting 125,000 borrowers. The loan forgiveness is the result of corrections the Biden administration has made in three programs that have been plagued with problems in the past, the White House said.
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Ron DeSantis, flailing presidential candidate, is still waging a higher-ed culture war: One of the governor’s allies, Richard Corcoran, was recently elected president of New College. Students say DeSantis has carried out a ‘hostile takeover’ of the school’s leadership. Tenured professors now must undergo regular reviews, as part of sweeping reforms to police ‘left-wing ideology’ and ‘indoctrination’ in higher education.
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At least 20 California public university board members linked to fossil fuels: Universities may have divested from fossil fuels – but board members still have industry ties, new analysis finds. Of the state’s 32 public universities, board members at one-third of them either work or have worked for oil and gas companies, as do two board members at the California State University’s foundation.
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# Employment / Labor
The price of Amazon’s ‘Prime’ business model is our bodies: With Amazon notorious for having one of highest injury rates in the warehouse industry, workers are demanding accommodations system reform to ensure that workers don’t have to sacrifice their health to keep their job. What’s less well known is that Amazon will ignore, overcomplicate, or outright deny workers their right to disability accommodations, forcing them to perform physically impossible and excruciating work or risk giving up their income entirely.
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# Gov / Politics
US House Speaker McCarthy ousted due to Alleged Secret Deal with Biden for Ukraine Military Aid: Rep. Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida accused McCarthy of “cutting a side deal to bring Ukraine legislation” to the floor in a vote separate from the short-term spending bill.
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Laphonza Butler’s EMILY’s List spends millions on Kamala Harris while laying off grassroots staff: Two months before the layoffs, EMILY’s List announced a 2024 plan to spend tens of millions of dollars to back Harris, a Butler ally.
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The House Speaker May Change—But GOP Dysfunction Will Stay the Same: Republicans have floated Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and even Donald Trump as possible replacements to Kevin McCarthy. Don’t expect any of them to bring sense to a nonsensical party.
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DeSantis invokes China ‘boogeyman’ narrative amid flailing campaign: Florida governor strips schools’ funding alleging ties to Chinese communist party and at GOP debate vows to go tough on China
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Chaos in the House Leaves Key Questions Unanswered: As Washington struggles to digest the unprecedented removal of a sitting Speaker of the House, candidates for the office are beginning to plot their strategies and work the phones. It may take a while before a clear winner emerges, though. Thankfully, we have baseball playoffs to watch in the meantime. Here’s what’s going on.
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McCarthy behind move to kick Pelosi out of her office, sources say – so he can move into it: The move by interim Speaker Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), a close McCarthy ally, to kick Pelosi out has been met with accusations of partisan retribution by Democrats.
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House braces for fight over Ukraine aid amid other funding priorities: President Biden has requested Congress approve an estimated $24 billion in additional military and economic assistance for Ukraine, a pledge that supporters say is an important signal of America’s practical and symbolic support for Kyiv.
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President Joe Biden has nominated Hunter Biden’s former law firm colleague to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, which has faced congressional pressure to investigate the Biden administration’s handling of an investigation into the troubled first son.
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How Polarization Sent Washington to the Brink of a Shutdown: Lawmakers are less reliant on political parties for money. Greene, for example, was the ninth-largest fundraiser in the 2022 election cycle among current House members, and 98% of her money came from individual donors rather than party, corporate or political-action committee sources, data from the nonpartisan group OpenSecrets shows. Ocasio-Cortez ranked 10th, and essentially all of her money came from individual donors.
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How would the US military fight drug cartels, and would it work? Some Republican leaders have suggested using the military to fight cartels. It’s unclear what exactly that military involvement might look like. Opponents say it could make matters worse and tarnish U.S.-Mexico relations
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US Alarmed by China’s Big Steps in America’s Backyard: The United States is worried about China’s growing geopolitical clout in Latin American and has pressed Peru to rethink major Chinese stakes in its critical infrastructure. U.S. officials raised their unease directly with the Peruvian government, highlighting specific risks associated with acquisitions by Chinese state-owned companies of Lima’s power grid and a mega port project on the country’s Pacific coast, according to the Financial Times.
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Calls to “Stop Funding Ukraine” Emerge as Biden Administration Acknowledges Corruption Issues but Maintains Aid: The Defense Department’s inspector general and other Pentagon officials testified on oversight of U.S. military aid to Ukraine before the House Armed Services Committee. Defense Undersecretary for Policy Colin Kahl explained why F-16 fighter jets have not been provided to Ukraine, despite requests from President Zelensky, citing higher military priorities and budgetary reasons. Moreover, amid some members’ concerns of possible corruption or misuse in Ukraine, officials assured the committee that weapons provided to the country are being used for their intended purposes.
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Trump May Visit Capitol as He Teases Run for Speaker: Trump has fueled speculation that he may pursue the speakership as allies clamor for him to run. If it happens, Trump would come speak to the House GOP sometime before lawmakers’ internal speaker election, which is set to happen on Wednesday, that person said. A final decision hasn’t yet been made. The full GOP will meet Tuesday for an internal “candidate forum.”
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Progressives Denounce ’50 Years of Harm’ by ALEC at Anniversary Gala: The American Legislative Exchange Council, which funnels right-wing model legislation to state houses, has “a really regressive agenda for our nation,” one campaigner said. These include right-to-work laws, voter ID laws, laws criminalizing climate protests, and, in recent years, laws barring the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in investing.
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In ‘Victory for Voting Rights,’ Federal Judges Adopt New Alabama Congressional Map: “Today’s order means for the first time, Black voters in two congressional districts will have an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice,” said the head of the state’s ACLU branch.
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Trump allegedly discussed US nuclear subs with foreign national after leaving White House: Trump allegedly discussed the information with an Australian billionaire. It’s unclear if the information was accurate, but the episode was investigated by Smith’s team.
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# Legal / DOJ
Google ramped up federal lobbying ahead of DOJ antitrust showdown: The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Google’s parent company Alphabet last Tuesday, alleging the tech giant abused its dominance in the digital advertising sector and violated federal antitrust law.
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Former GOP challenger to Maxine Waters charged with misusing campaign funds: Omar Navarro, 34, is charged in a 43-count grand jury indictment. He is currently in state custody on unrelated charges, but he is expected to be turned over soon to federal authorities. Navarro was indicted Wednesday on 43 counts of misusing campaign funds, including funneling tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations back to himself
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Lawsuit filed against The Nevada Secretary of State: Republican presidential candidate John Castro argues former President Donald Trump cannot participate in an election because of his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. A Republican presidential candidate filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Secretary of State and Donald Trump in an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot.
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Trump Claims ‘Presidential Immunity’ to Get Case Dismissed: The request argues that Trump shouldn’t face criminal charges for trying to get the election overturned because his actions were “at the heart of his official responsibilities.” Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a federal judge Thursday to dismiss his indictment on charges he conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that the law affords him “absolute immunity” from prosecution because the allegations involve actions he took as president.
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The Billionaires Who Have Purchased the US Supreme Court May Soon Have Their Dreams Come True: It’s time to raise some serious hell if we want to protect Social Security, Medicare, and the planet itself from these corrupt right-wing jurists.
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# Medical / Health
Kaiser Workers Launch Largest-Ever US Health Care Strike: More than 75,000 workers in six states went on strike. Three-day strike expected to shut down nonessential services. Hospitals and emergency services will continue to function through a combination of staff reassignments and replacement workers, according to the company.
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‘They made a huge profit knowing they’d kill people’: US firms use tactics to avoid paying asbestos victims: Advocates say corporate strategy known as ‘Texas two-step’ is being used as ‘menu choice’ to avoid paying compensation. “They made a huge profit selling this pipe that they knew would kill people,” said Good. “They knew the amount of dust that was getting released. They knew the asbestos that was released and the guys who were doing the work had no idea.
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# Military / DOD
US sends ammo to Ukraine from shipment intercepted from Iran: U.S. Central Command said the shipment included 1.1 million rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition that can be fired by multiple Soviet-era assault rifles used by Ukraine. A shipment of ammunition being transported from Iran to rebels in Yemen was intercepted by a U.S. Navy ship and redirected to Ukrainian troops fighting off Russian invaders, U.S. defense officials said
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# Nuclear
North Korean Reactor Paused, Sparking Nuke Fears: It may be a sign that Pyongyang is hoping to obtain weapons-grade plutonium. The operation of the 5 megawatt nuclear reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear complex has been suspended since late September, according to intelligence assessment by U.S. and South Korean authorities, the report said.
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# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
How a big pharma company stalled a potentially lifesaving vaccine in pursuit of bigger profits: A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines. A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/05/how-a-big-pharma-company-stalled-a-potentially-lifesaving-vaccine-in-pursuit-of-bigger-profits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIHubMzo_$
# Veterans / VA
Feds say indicted VA police officer beat man with baton 45 times in 41 seconds: A Veterans Affairs Police Department officer is accused in a federal indictment of striking an already restrained man with a baton dozens of times at a California VA hospital, causing lacerations and bleeding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-10-03/veterans-affairs-officer-hospital-beating-11579428.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIEY2Of6g$
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