Voices, The Peoples News
October 12, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net
# Indigenous / Global
A secretive network is fighting Indigenous rights in Australia and Canada, expert says: “The effort to deny Aboriginal Australians a voice is part of a global playbook from Atlas and its allies.” It’s all part of a global playbook from the U.S.-based Atlas Network to protect the profits of fossil fuel and mining companies, argues a Sydney researcher.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border Patrol issues ‘safety alert’ over call to find and torture agents: The U.S. Border Patrol has placed agents on high alert after its intelligence office uncovered a plot to obtain the home addresses of agents for the purpose of “torturing” federal law enforcement, including their family members, the Washington Examiner has learned.
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U.S. sheriffs: Open borders lead to heightened terrorist threats: Members of the American Sheriff Alliance are calling for immediate action due to heightened terrorist threats they fear exist because of U.S. border policies. Surge in fentanyl deaths also cited as major public safety concern https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bhpioneer.com/news/national_world_news/u-s-sheriffs-open-borders-lead-to-heightened-terrorist-threats/article_2ddba577-516e-5674-901e-b0051dcfd74e.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JevbLD-l$
Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately, Ignoring Asylum Law: Citing little-known power given to the CDC to ban entry of people who might spread disease and ignoring the Refugee Act of 1980, an internal memo has ordered Border Patrol agents to push the overwhelming majority of migrants back into Mexico.
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ICE admits record 5.7 million migrants in US, Biden wants to provide ‘medical services, housing’ to all: The plan is for vendors to join ICE’s monitoring of migrants through ankle monitors, phone apps and in-person check-ins. However, the initiative also aims to provide a range of other perks to the non-citizens on the taxpayers’ dime.
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# Censorship?
Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect: According to the American Library Association, Texas was home to the most attempts to ban or restrict books in 2022. As Texas enters its third straight school year of coordinated book banning activity, a growing number of districts are targeting library books. Caught in the dragnet: books featuring a “naked” crayon and one with a cartoon butt.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Bill Gates Is Investing $40 Million For mRNA “Vaccine” Development In Africa: In total, the Gates Foundation is spreading $40 million between a Belgian biotech and a pair of African vaccine manufacturers as well as other, yet-to-be-named immunization production specialists.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Federal Deficit Is Even Bigger Than It Looks: When it comes to the size of the federal government’s annual deficit, appearances can be deceiving. The gap between spending and revenue for fiscal year 2023, which ended on Sept. 30, was $1.7 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office projected ahead of the official Treasury Department figures.
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# Employment / Labor
Workers at Ford’s Most Profitable Plant Have Walked Off the Job: The UAW called on nearly 9,000 members in Kentucky to strike after Ford failed to offer a new contract proposal. The United Auto Workers launched a surprise strike at Ford’s most profitable plant on Wednesday evening, calling on nearly 9,000 members in Kentucky to walk off the job after the company did not come to the bargaining table with a new contract proposal.
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UAW strike expands to Mack Trucks: The tentative contract included a raise of 19% over five years. More than 4,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members working at the Mack Trucks, which is Volvo Group-owned, went on strike at factories in Florida, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The tentative contract included a raise of 19% over five years
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Chipmaker Qualcomm to lay off over 1200 California workers: It is widely rumored that, the layoffs are part of Qualcomm’s ongoing efforts to restructure its business and focus on key growth areas. The company has been facing challenges due to declining smartphone sales and legal disputes with other technology giants.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Cargill, Cease Your Destruction! In every region where Cargill operates, you are destroying the environment and driving out or threatening the communities who live there. We defend our lands not just for our people but for all of humanity. Your company is harming our collective future.
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# General News
Building With Shipping Containers Is Sustainable: By converting these containers into livable, usable spaces, we’re giving them a second lease on life. We’re saving resources and energy that would otherwise be used to melt them down or let them deteriorate. It’s upcycling on a massive scale!
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Who Is Leonard Leo’s Mysterious Dark Money King? America needs to know who Barre Seid is, what kind of country he wants, and just how massive an impact his $1.6 billion gift can have on our political discourse. A Chicago billionaire had gifted anti-abortion Supreme Court fixer Leonard Leo the largest known tranche of dark money in U.S. history: $1.6 billion. The sum is staggering
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran-backed Judge Issues Trump Arrest Warrant over Soleimani killing: The warrant was issued by a judge in Baghdad’s investigative court tasked with probing the Washington-directed drone strike that killed Gen. Qassim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the court’s media office said. They were killed outside the capital’s airport last January. Al-Muhandis was the deputy leader of the state-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group composed of an array of militias, including Iran-backed groups, formed to fight the Islamic State group.
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Israel Prepares For Possible Ground Assault In Gaza As War Deaths Mount:
The Israeli government is under intense public pressure Thursday to topple Hamas after its militants stormed through a border fence Saturday and killed hundreds of Israelis in their homes, on the streets and at an outdoor music festival.
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Israel War: Egypt Gave Warning About Hamas Attack, McCaul Says: Egypt warned Israel about an attack from Hamas three days before the weekend assault, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said on Wednesday.
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There’s No Path to Ending Bloodshed If Palestinian Rights Continue to Be
Denied: The U.S. must stop enabling Israel’s brutal collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza. The nightmare that has unfolded is the direct and inevitable result of a decades-long policy of ethnic cleansing and apartheid.
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Israel’s Tools of Occupation Are Tested on Palestine and Exported
Globally: “This will only grow and worsen,” says author Antony Loewenstein. “The danger now is not just in Palestine for Palestinians.
It’s gone well beyond that now. It’s exported, the idea that you can export occupation, you can export the tools of occupation, the tools of apartheid. That is where we currently are in the early 2020s,” says The Palestine Laboratory author Antony Loewenstein.
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Gazans Fear Israeli Army Is Preparing for Mass Ethnic Cleansing to
Egypt: U.S. officials have started to discuss the possibility of thousands of families fleeing through the Rafah crossing. Since the U.S.
and Egypt are now working to open a “humanitarian corridor” for aid to enter Gaza, another Israeli military spokesperson said that civilians may all pass through that corridor to Egypt. These statements have led Gaza residents to fear an impending second Nakba and mass ethnic cleansing.
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‘Collective Punishment’: Israeli Minister says no humanitarian breaks in Gaza Siege until hostages freed: “No electrical switch will be turned on, no water hydrant will be opened, and no fuel truck will enter,”
Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz said. US secretary of state lands in Tel Aviv after fifth night of bombardment and preparations for ground invasion https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/12/no-power-water-or-fuel-to-gaza-until-hostages-freed-says-israeli-minister__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JXfh-pEd$
# Gov / Politics
Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at office near Fort Worth: The Texas Tribune also observed Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi outside the building, but he denied meeting Fuentes and denounced him.
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What to know about Nick Fuentes, the white supremacist who was just hosted by a major Texas PAC leader:
Fuentes often praises Adolf Hitler and has publicly fantasized about marrying a 16-year-old. Last week, he visited the office of a Texas operative who runs a deep-pocketed political group.
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Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save
him: With the attorney general’s impeachment trial set for September, supporters have risen to Paxton’s defense, fueled by the deep pockets of oil-rich West Texas donors.
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Conservative PAC leader’s meeting with white supremacist Nick Fuentes leads to condemnations, escalates GOP infighting: House Speaker Dade Phelan called on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other officials to redirect any money they received from the PAC. Patrick called on Phelan to resign.
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Dan Patrick says PAC leader’s meeting with white supremacist was a “blunder,” but will keep group’s $3 million contribution: Two other Republican lawmakers are giving away donations after Nick Fuentes was seen visiting the office building associated with Defend Texas Liberty PAC President Jonathan Stickland. The meeting has roiled the party, leading to many Republicans calling on their peers to return money from the PAC.
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Steve Scalise, GOP’s Pick for Speaker, Still Has a Floor Fight Ahead:
The Louisiana representative topped Ohio’s Jim Jordan in the party’s secret ballot, setting the stage for a full House vote. “I’m going to vote for Scalise on the floor.” But the Speaker fight is far from over.
Doubts remain that Scalise can muster enough support to actually win the gavel. Rather, Republicans are bracing for a redux of Kevin McCarthy’s drawn-out fight for the Speakership back in January, just with a different main character.
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The horrible price of lies, paranoia, and distrust; Netanyahu, Trump, and Putin have all weakened their nations: It has been a horrific week.
The gruesome slayings of Israelis by Hamas militants are ricocheting around the world, testing the skeins of civility even on the streets of New York. Meanwhile, Putin’s brutality continues to wrench the heart of Europe. America’s capacity to govern itself is also being tested.
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Sanders Says ‘Children and Innocent People Do Not Deserve to Be Punished for Acts of Hamas’: “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it,” said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. “For many, it is no secret that Gaza has been an open-air prison, with millions of people struggling to secure basic necessities,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement. “Hamas’ terrorism will make it much more difficult to address that tragic reality and will embolden extremists on both sides, continuing the cycle of violence.”
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Florida Attorney General Wants to Block Abortion Amendment From 2024
Ballot: “We need abortion to be explicitly named as a constitutionally protected right,” said one advocate for the amendment.
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Watchdogs want more details about 2024 candidates’ bundlers: More than a dozen campaign finance and government watchdog groups are calling for greater transparency from almost every major presidential candidate about their campaigns’ biggest fundraisers.
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‘Level the Place,’ Declares Lindsey Graham as Israel Does Exactly That to Gaza: The South Carolina Republican’s comment nothing short of “incitement to genocide.” Human rights defenders accused U.S. Sen.
Lindsey Graham of “incitement to genocide” after the South Carolina Republican urged Israeli forces to destroy Gaza, and he wasn’t the only prominent GOP figure to make such an incendiary call.
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# Legal / DOJ
Trump lawyers want us to believe key witness knows nothing: Evan Corcoran, lawyer for Donald Trump has been named as one of two gatekeepers for his presidential records. Trump, who is leading the race for the 2024 Republican nomination, is set to face a federal jury in Florida on charges that he illegally hoarding classified documents, one of four criminal cases he is facing next year. The trial is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024, but Trump’s lawyers are seeking to postpone it until after the 2024 election.
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George Santos Says He’s “Pretty Much” Denying Wild New Criminal Charges:
Meanwhile, a group of New York Republicans are introducing a resolution to boot him from Congress. Not surprisingly, given how he’s approached previous allegations against him, Santos has denied everything, telling
reporters: “I will fight this to prove my innocence. So yeah, I’m pretty much denying every last bit of charges.”
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The Hidden Message in the New George Santos Indictment: In a scheme where Santos allegedly obtained and used credit card information of other people to make donations, the indictment says that Santos repeated this act with a number of victims, “oftentimes concealing the true source of the funds by misappropriating the personal identity information of relatives and associates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedailyrecord.com/2023/10/11/george-santos-faces-new-charges-he-stole-donor-ids-made-unauthorized-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JSuoxHPG$
New Report Reveals Link Between Judge Aileen Cannon and Leonard Leo:
Cannon was once reimbursed for a trip to Montana to attend a conference held by a school with deep conservative ties.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-reveals-link-between-judge-aileen-cannon-and-leonard-leo/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JVM3r18y$
# Medical / Health
8.7 Million People Have Lost Medicaid Coverage: An estimated 8.7 million Medicaid enrollees have lost their coverage under the government healthcare program, according to an update from KFF, a healthcare nonprofit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/03/1191416312/texas-medicaid-drops-500k-enrollees-rate-of-82-percent__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JR_52zkc$
Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors kicked them off: About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn’t properly evaluate people’s eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/medicaid-coverage-restored-to-about-a-half-million-people-after-computer-errors-kicked-them-off__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JfA4K8KD$
# Military / DOD
Austin announces new Ukraine weapons aid, says Israel also will get what it needs: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Wednesday that the U.S. will send another $200 million in new weaponry to Ukraine while also signaling that the Pentagon was gearing up to support Israel in its war against Hamas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/11/us-announces-200m-military-assistance-package-for-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JVgXhUZI$
# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Expanded list of medications that interact with grapefruit juice: Do not drink grapefruit juice, or eat grapefruit if you take any of these medications https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cmaj.ca/content/suppl/2012/11/26/cmaj.120951.DC1/grape-bailey-1-at.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JdUJ7vhI$
# Planetary
Inner core rotation, wait, the planet’s core is rotating? The inner core is spinning faster than the mantle and even faster than the Earth as a whole. So why is that happening? You might wonder, “If we’ve made it to the Moon, why can’t we just dig down and study the core directly?” Great question! The truth is, it’s not as simple as grabbing a shovel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/geology-and-paleontology/planet-earth/earth-inner-core-rotation/?goal=0_3b5aad2288-9f46bb934d-242676673__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JYDPSfK0$
# Space
Asteroid samples from Bennu contain carbon and water: Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and water, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the rock.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Asteroid_samples_from_Bennu_contain_carbon_and_water_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JZoS7G_y$
China has announced plans to build the world’s largest deep-sea neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean. The project, called “Trident”, is expected to be completed in 2030 and will be used to study the universe’s most extreme phenomena, such as supernova explosions and black hole eruptions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_announces_plan_to_build_worlds_largest_deep_sea_neutrino_telescope_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3Jarlq0E5$
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