Voices, The Peoples News
October 13, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Carolina Prime Pet, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Hollywood Feed Jerky Products.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/carolina-prime-pet-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-of-hollywood-feed-jerky-products/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV8bB_BNr$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
A Plan To Stop The Vulture Funds Fueling Global Debt: Three bills made it to committee in the 2023 legislative session that all aimed to limit the ability of private creditors like vulture funds to exploit debt restructuring negotiations for their own profits. Pushed forward by academics, legal experts, grassroots groups, nonprofits, and lawmakers, the bills are now getting revamped to be reintroduced in the state Senate and Assembly in January.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/3986681-new-york-democrats-push-bills-to-stop-sovereign-debt-vulture-funds/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV21X6rEH$
# Education / Schools
The Texas Senate’s main school voucher proposal brought forth this special legislative session closely resembles two of the biggest voucher programs in the country, but lawmakers attempt to learn from their neighbors’ mistakes. The proposal would give families who exit the state’s public education system access to $8,000 of taxpayer money each year to pay for their children’s private schooling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/09/texas-senate-vouchers-education-savings-accounts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV03OJ4s4$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals The U.S. Energy Department names seven proposals that will receive a combined $7 billion to build clean hydrogen hubs spanning 16 states. DOE chose the following seven: the Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub, the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub, the California Hydrogen Hub, the Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub, the Heartland Hydrogen Hub, the Midwest Hydrogen Hub and the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub.3 ho
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/white-house-names-first-u-s-hydrogen-hubs/*:*:text=DOE*20chose*20the*20following*20seven,the*20Pacific*20Northwest*20Hydrogen*20Hub__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV_RCJxia$
The Biden administration announces a goal of cutting the cost of home decarbonization in half and reducing household energy costs at least 20% by 2030.
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# Food Recalls / Alerts
Study uncovers disturbing side effect of using microwaves: ‘This should be a wake-up call’: Our “just pop it in the microwave” mentality is unleashing hordes of tiny plastic particles, more than 2 billion nanoplastics and 4 million microplastics per square centimeter (almost one-sixth of a square inch), in some cases, the experts found. Alarmingly, they don’t yet know for sure how these synthetic materials are impacting our bodies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/study-uncovers-disturbing-side-effect-of-using-microwaves-this-should-be-a-wake-up-call/ar-AA1gqrTd?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=da131c61cd4d48b2adb76add37fa858d&ei=32__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV40MB6KT$
# Gov / Politics / Global
U.N. Warns of “Devastating Humanitarian Consequences” as Israel Orders 1.1 Million to Evacuate Gaza Israel’s army has ordered 1.1 million civilians in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate “southwards” within just 24 hours, an order the United Nations called “impossible” without “devastating humanitarian consequences.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-aims-to-dismantle-hamas-as-blinken-tries-to-prevent-wider-war-55a434f1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV7n-E0kt$
Israel Fires White Phosphorus in Lebanon and Gaza: Israel has previously been accused of using white phosphorus on a civilian population. During the 2008-9 war in Gaza, dubbed Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli military admitted to having used munitions containing the toxic agent on Gaza, but denied that doing so contravened its legal obligations. While it is considered legally legitimate to use white phosphorus as a smokescreen or for signaling, international law forbids its use in populated areas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6323482/israel-white-phosphorus-gaza-lebanon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV1nSFvcO$
Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets Lebanese Leaders, Warns Israel Could Face “Other Fronts”: The exodus continued Thursday as Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, traveled to Beirut, where he met with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Iran has warned the war risks spreading to “other fronts” if Israel keeps bombing Gaza.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/13/headlines/irans_foreign_minister_meets_lebanese_leaders_warns_israel_could_face_other_fronts*:*:text=The*20exodus*20continued*20Thursday*20as,if*20Israel*20keeps*20bombing*20Gaza__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV0be-5rJ$
Hezbollah Says It’s ‘Fully Ready’ to Help Hamas Fight against Israel: A top official in Hezbollah said the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist organization is “fully ready” to help Hamas fight against Israel, hinting of its future involvement in the ongoing war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hezbollah-says-its-fully-ready-to-help-hamas-fight-against-israel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV0Th1X5L$
# Gov / Politics
The White House, Liz Cheney, Ron DeSantis, and More Slam Trump for Calling Hezbollah “Very Smart”: The White House called the remarks “dangerous and unhinged.” Liz Cheney asked, “Are Republicans really going to nominate this dangerous man to be President of the United States?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/4252184-cheney-slams-dangerous-trump-for-attacking-israel-praising-hezbollah-in-wednesday-speech/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV3mkHTO_$
Chaos Reigns as Scalise Struggles to Win Support for Speaker Bid: Majority Leader Steve Scalise reportedly faces unyielding opposition from some members of his Republican conference as he scrambles to save his bid to be the next speaker of the House. As the fight over House GOP leadership drags on, the chamber remains paralyzed, and the days keep ticking down toward a November 17 deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4251292-scalise-struggling-gop-floor-votes-speakership/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV3_ptdUo$
Steve Scalise drops speaker bid as House devolves into further turmoil: A faction of House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker last week, and the House has been at a standstill since
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/12/steve-scalise-house-speaker-race/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV-rDWTFm$
Jim Jordan Revives Bid for US House Speaker After Scalise Withdraws: Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio will again run to be US House speaker now that his fellow Republican Steve Scalise has withdrawn from the contest, his office
confirmed Friday https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/politics/house-republicans-pursue-new-speaker-plans-after-steve-scalise-exits-race-8ec48b57__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV0p0XNcr$
Here’s who gets money from Defend Texas Liberty, the PAC whose leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes: The group has funded candidates and groups like the Texas GOP who have pushed fellow Republicans to take a harder line against things like illegal immigration and transgender people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/12/defend-texas-liberty-pac-nick-fuentes-jonathan-stickland/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV8N4b0M7$
Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk: In 1948, the U.S. became the first country in the world to recognize Israel as an independent state. The two nations have developed a uniquely close relationship since, one that today involves $3.8 billion in American military aid to Israel each year, U.S. diplomatic support against international criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and a huge web of connections between Americans and Israelis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-internal-emails-gaza-israel_n_65296395e4b0a304ff6ff95d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV59OuRpc$
GOP’s Next Choice to Win Impossible Speaker Race: House Republicans voted to make Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) their latest nominee for speaker after an insurmountable wave of detractors forced Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) to withdraw his bid for the post on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-gop-considers-trump-backed-jim-jordan-as-speaker-not-all-republicans-are-in-favor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtVyN4t6CA$
Hardliner Jim Jordan Wins GOP Speaker Nomination, but Still Faces Challenges: Republican lawmakers on Friday voted to make Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio their latest nominee to be the next speaker of the House, but, yes, you’ve heard this before, it remains unclear whether Jordan can get the floor votes he’d need to win the gavel. A second secret-ballot vote revealed that a sizable chunk of Republicans did not intend to support him on the floor, where he needs 217 votes to win the gavel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/politics/house-republicans-pursue-new-speaker-plans-after-steve-scalise-exits-race-8ec48b57__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV0p0XNcr$
# Law Enforcment
Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows: Treatment programs rather than incarceration are far more effective for drug-related offenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/offering-treatment-to-drug-users-instead-of-arresting-them-reduces-crime-and-addiction-new-research-into-police-diversion-program-shows-212527__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV5xMPcHr$
# Legal / DOJ
Menendez charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent for Egypt: Prosecutors have accused New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife of conspiring to have the senator act as a foreign agent of Egypt. Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced an additional charge against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging they conspired to have the senator act as a foreign agent of Egypt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/12/menendez-accused-of-acting-as-foreign-agent-for-egypt-while-helming-senate-foreign-relations-committee-00121225__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV5SJq0Sj$
# Media
USPS is falsifying safety docs as its workers die of heat: Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules. The USPS continues to violate the standards of its own Heat Illness Prevention Program (HIPP) some mail carriers say they have not yet completed training for this program, which would violate the standards of the USPS’s own HIPP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texasobserver.org/usps-worker-heat-death-safety/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV49Bp9yi$
Journalists in Israel and Gaza Discuss a Reporter’s Role in War: “This entire country is one big war zone,” says a journalist in Jerusalem, as another, based in Gaza City, speaks of feeling like “a target at any moment.” With several journalists already killed in Gaza in recent days, Mhawish said, “Knowing that I can be a target at any moment is just very horrific, but we still continue reporting and running from one area or another, just to be able to speak the voice of the people who are being killed.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/everyone-s-a-war-reporter-the-journalists-covering-the-israel-hamas-conflict-/7308990.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV2BAjmeT$
Elon Musk Isn’t Just Enabling Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas War, He’s Fueling It Himself: The owner of X boosted a doctored video of a CNN war correspondent that falsely suggests she was an actor who didn’t need to take cover from a missile salvo. Musk has personally played a part in spreading sham news items. He authored a post on Sunday advising his 150 million followers to get their war news from a pair of accounts with reported track records of sharing false information.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/x-has-taken-down-hundreds-of-hamas-linked-accounts-ceo-says-an-expert-thinks-its-not-enough__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtVxt_ichn$
# Medical / Health
Texas Quietly Moves to Formalize Acceptable Cancer Risk From Industrial Air Pollution. Public Health Officials Say it’s not Strict Enough. The Texas department responsible for monitoring air pollution is using different science to analyze risks than the federal government recommends. Health advocates say this leaves people breathing more cancer-causing compounds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/texas-air-pollution-cancer-2665787182.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV8PFAbNn$
Medicare Premiums Will Go Up 6% Next Year: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a 6% hike in premiums for Medicare Part A and B in 2024. Meanwhile, open enrollment for next year’s plans starts this weekend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/10/13/medicare-premiums-set-to-rise-in-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtVzhjqZOI$
# Military / DOD
U.S. Intel Reveals North Korea’s Alarming Delivery to Russia: The recent delivery included more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions, White House National Security Council coordinator John Kirby said. North Korea has delivered weaponry to Russia to use in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the White House National Security Council revealed Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-intel-reveals-north-korea-delivered-arms-to-russia-for-ukraine-war*:*:text=The*20recent*20delivery*20included*20more,Council*20coordinator*20John*20Kirby*20said__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV32_Z9y2$
# Military / Global
Huge Slaughtering with Ground Assault in Palestine is Coming! Israel’s military has told the United Nations to evacuate northern Gaza within 24 hours, a U.N. official confirmed, in what could be a prelude to a ground assault.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/7/world-is-watching-fears-grow-of-a-massive-gaza-invasion-by-israel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV-BL-lQ3$
# Planetary
Scientists Left Perplexed as a Huge Chunk of the Sun Breaks Off: While there’s no need to panic, it’s a bit perplexing to learn that something weird is going on with the sun. Scientists have revealed that a section of the sun’s northern pole in the form of a giant plasma filament has broken off.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/piece-of-sun-breaks-off-stuns-scientists-very-curious/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV5naVWYV$
# Technology
AI tech could require as much electricity as a small nation, study finds: The report notes that by 2027, worldwide AI-related electricity consumption could increase by 85 to 134 TWh annually based on the projection of AI server production – an amount comparable to the annual electricity consumption of countries such as the Netherlands, Argentina, and Sweden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/13/ai-tech-could-require-as-much-electricity-as-a-small-nation-study-finds/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtVwsrwc6m$
# Water
As Alabama Judge Orders a Takeover of a Failing Water System, Frustrated Residents Demand Federal Intervention: An Alabama judge on Wednesday ordered that the municipal water utility in Prichard, a Mobile suburb, be placed under receivership after witnesses described crisis conditions in the majority Black city due to failing water infrastructure that loses nearly 60 percent of its capacity each month to leakage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12102023/judge-orders-receivership-prichard-alabama-failing-water-utility/*:*:text=An*20Alabama*20judge*20on*20Wednesday,capacity*20each*20month*20to*20leakage__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2-eMIjmIAnvdEU8xpKFvRUBwTSZFiNiGxnIV7kmlXiyAHkPwNj_pCyGU9F_BYGZjSBpg4u8dyu1NOvUeej5zw7DtV6rxgrkQ$
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