Voices, The Peoples News
January 12, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
NYC high school students forced into remote learning as 2,000 migrants sheltered in school instead –The move sparked anger from parents and local politicians: There was not shortage of frustration as parents and community leaders gathered outside James Madison High School, claiming classes never should have been moved online to make room for some 1,900 migrants to temporarily shelter in their gym and auditorium during Tuesday night’s storm https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/01/10/metro/floyd-bennett-madison-remote-after-students-booted-for-migrants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wlvWutADvMpAyuYGtBsv1xHOoZUkatvY1N0DnXOgFNv2RmpewX2YQHeMUryy4Fe9GMdgCfQY4kvBwIAuaZUOYmDOVlZ3Q3R3$
California to provide free sex changes for illegal immigrants: As of last week, California’s taxpayer-funded healthcare system now covers sex changes for illegal immigrants, thanks to legislation recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Conservatives have reacted with fury after it was reported that illegal migrants in California can be eligible for gender-affirming care from Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicare.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said his state continued to use “every tool” available to stop migration along its border with Mexico but added that the only thing his officers weren’t doing was “shooting people who come across the border, because, of course, the Biden administration would charge us with murder.
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# Corporations / Industry
The Nuts and Bolts of Boeing’s Corporate Crime: Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts. A key question is whether bolts used to help secure the panel, called a door plug, were installed. A National Transportation Safety Board investigator says the bolts have not been recovered and the agency won’t know if they were even in place until the door plug is examined in a laboratory.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Secret recording shows NRA treasurer plotting to conceal extravagant expenses involving Wayne LaPierre:Audio obtained by The Trace and ProPublica reveals, in real time, the gun lobbying group enacting a plan that would conceal payments for fancy hotels, limousines and other luxury expenses connected to its longtime CEO for a decade.
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Protect Social Security by Dumping GOP ‘Death Panel,’ Say 116 House Dems: “We cannot allow House Republicans to ram through their closed-door commission that is designed to fast-track cuts to the benefits hardworking Americans rely on,” asserted Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. Decrying Republican plans for “ripping away Social Security from seniors behind closed doors” via a so-called fiscal commission, more than half of U.S. House Democrats on Thursday urged congressional leaders to scrap plans to fast-track the controversial panel https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/social-security-fiscal-commission-2666942470*:*:text=Decrying*20Republican*20plans*20for*20*22ripping,fast*2Dtrack*20the*20controversial*20panel__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!wlvWutADvMpAyuYGtBsv1xHOoZUkatvY1N0DnXOgFNv2RmpewX2YQHeMUryy4Fe9GMdgCfQY4kvBwIAuaZUOYmDOVmlWbylZ$
# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Toxic Chemicals Continue to Go Unregulated in the United States: The U.S. has not regulated a new contaminant in drinking water in nearly 30 years. The Congress overhauled the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1996, and made it significantly more difficult for EPA to regulate chemicals, to regulate contaminants in drinking water.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
The EU cannot afford to look inward this year. Amid rising populism, the union must forge a common threat perception and bolster support for Ukraine. The doomsayers are having a good run. As many European countries, and the European Parliament, gear up for elections, pundits and opinion polls are predicting big wins for far-right and populist parties. All these elections are important. They are about confirming the strengths of the democratic system.
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Millions Set to March for Gaza Cease-Fire as Threat of Regional War Surges: “It will send a powerful message not just to the Israelis but to the Western powers who are backing them that the public say, ‘Not in our name.'” Millions of people are expected to take to the streets worldwide on Saturday to demand a permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and denounce the U.S.-led bombing of Yemen, which pushed the Middle East even closer to a full-scale regional war.
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# Gov / Politics
The Five Major Categories of Elections in 2024: Democracy and Geopolitics Are on the Ballot in 2024. The votes do not revolve around a single overarching issue or vector, such as the rise of right-wing illiberalism. Instead, they fall along a spectrum. This year’s global elections present a panoply of political contexts and issues at stake.
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If Trump is disqualified, prepare for mass ballot-purges, US House picking next president: Democrats and some never-Trump Republicans are now arguing that they must — not just can, but must — destroy democracy to save democracy. The holier-than-thou attitude of many on the left prevents them from recognizing the gross hypocrisy and authoritarianism behind their attempts to prevent a Trump second term.
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When the US Cares More About Oil Tankers and Cargo Ships Than Human Lives in the Middle East: The Biden administration is showing that it cares far more about protecting fossil fuels and the world’s most powerful businesses than it does the innocent people of Gaza.
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What Does ‘Rules-Based International Order’ Mean When US Can Bomb Yemen at Will? What US foreign policy shamelessly amounts to is this: ‘We make the rules so we get to break the rules.”
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# Medical / Health
The Great Medicare Advantage Marketing Scam: How for-profit health insurers convince seniors to enroll in private Medicare plans. According to a bombshell new report, the federal government is losing as much as $140 billion per year by subsidizing Medicare Advantage, the privatized insurance scheme managing health care for seniors.
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Criticisms of Medicare Advantage Marketing Continue: “What we do to seniors, most of whom have contributed for years to fund Medicare, should be an embarrassment to us, as a nation,” one reader wrote about the tactics used to sell Advantage plans. A common complaint from another reader: “How do I get them to quit calling sometimes ten times a day?”
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The $20 Billion Scam At The Heart Of Medicare Advantage: As Medicare privatization continues, insurers are milking massive profits from systematic overbilling and kneecapping modest Biden proposals to stop the scheme.
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# Military / DOD
Democrats fume after Biden orders Yemen airstrikes without congressional approval: “The President needs to come to Congress before launching a strike against the Houthis in Yemen and involving us in another middle east (sic) conflict,” Rep. Ro Khanna tweeted. “That is Article I of the Constitution. I will stand up for that regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican is in the White House.”
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‘This Is Illegal’: US Lawmakers Slam Strikes on Yemen: U.S. lawmakers said late Thursday night that the Biden administration’s barrage of airstrikes in Yemen—launched in coordination with American allies but without congressional approval—was blatantly unconstitutional and dangerous, heightening the risk of a full-blown regional conflict.
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Fears of Wider War as US, UK Reportedly Plot ‘Imminent’ Attack on Yemen’s Houthis: The United States and United Kingdom are reportedly preparing an “imminent” bombardment of Yemen as part of the international effort to end attacks on Red Sea shipping by Houthi rebels, who warned Thursday that any such aggression “will not go without response.” “Biden’s support for Israel’s Gaza war ties the U.S. to Israel’s escalatory cycle that may result in American soldiers dying in yet another Middle East war,” warned one analyst.
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Military AI is reshaping war in Gaza and Ukraine. Can these technologies be tamed before it’s too late? Nations both large and small are racing ahead to acquire advanced drones, incorporate algorithmic targeting analysis, and develop an array of autonomous land and sea-based weapons, all with little oversight or restriction.
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US Strikes Houthi Targets As Israel-Hamas War Rages: The bombardment, launched in response to a recent campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial ships in the vital Red Sea, killed at least five people and wounded six, the Houthis said. The U.S. said the strikes took aim at more than 60 targets in 16 different locations across Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Houthi rebels vow fierce retaliation after American and British strikes against them.
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# Military / Global
U.S., Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen, officials say: The United States and Britain started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in Yemen, four US officials report, the first-time strikes have been launched against the Iran-backed group since it started targeting international shipping in the Red Sea late last year.
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Escalating conflicts: US, UK military actions in Yemen spark wider war concerns: Amidst Israel’s Gaza operations, the US and UK’s air strikes on Yemen heighten regional tensions, challenging international maritime security and legal norms. This development has heightened tensions in a region already strained by Israel’s ongoing actions in Gaza and increasing retaliation from Hezbollah.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/01/12/escalating-conflicts-us-uk-military-actions-in-yemen-spark-wider-war-concerns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wlvWutADvMpAyuYGtBsv1xHOoZUkatvY1N0DnXOgFNv2RmpewX2YQHeMUryy4Fe9GMdgCfQY4kvBwIAuaZUOYmDOVqTVCj0z$
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