Voices, The Peoples News
February 28, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Archaeology / Anthropology
The Strange Klerksdorp Spheres Found In 3 Billion-Year-Old Rock: Klerksdorp spheres are small objects, often spherical to disc-shaped, that have been collected by miners and rockhounds from 3-billion-year-old pyrophyllite deposits mined by Wonderstone Ltd., near Ottosdal, South Africa. Looking like tiny ancient cricket balls, with seam-like lines around their middle, it’s easy to see why they became the subject of conspiracy theories involving aliens and ancient, forgotten civilizations.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Services cut to taxpayers to pay for illegal immigrants: When a group of 77 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden recently criticizing his open border policies, this was the first major criticism by Democrats over Biden’s attempts to cram their cities with illegal aliens. This came as a reaction to big city Democrats who were trying to meet their budgets for next year. They found there was no way that they could continue providing the same services to their legal constituents and still pay out big bucks to support Biden’s illegal immigrants too.
“The economic impact of illegal immigration on taxpayers is catastrophic.” – Ric Keller https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_74a82e0c-d263-11ee-9a0c-7ba78054d2c7.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xf_HYLbTEElszBi5tRUkHw1rDg2zgfp9y5tLoOiis-7ggt307kNRjZxKVFL-oI2uPeb2y0VgYudjb0_VzlGvNWLY2l7Xg-Gs$
Scrutiny of Georgia county ramps up after student murder, Republicans question sanctuary status: Killing of a University of Georgia student at the hands of an illegal immigrant has sparked outrage. It has also raised questions over Athens-Clarke County’s illegal immigrant policies, which may violate the spirit of state law.
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Border Patrol Union Leader Raises Alarm on Human Trafficking in US: Art Del Cueto, the vice president of the National Border Patrol Council union, appeared on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday and spoke about concerns of human trafficking and the distribution of fentanyl across the border.
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Citing border crisis, House votes to deny restitution to undocumented immigrants who are trafficked: Undocumented immigrants who become victims of human trafficking or smuggling in West Virginia wouldn’t be eligible for financial restitution, according to a bill that passed out of the House of Delegates on Monday.
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Texas-Mexico Border Clash: Migrant Incident Exposes Security Divide: The tension between state and federal authorities underscores the need for a comprehensive and unified approach to address the complexities of immigration and border security.
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Democrats’ Fear About ‘Critical Threat’ of Immigrants is Growing: A record-high 55 percent of U.S. adults, up eight points from last year—believe that “large numbers of immigrants entering the United States illegally” is a critical threat to U.S. vital interests. It surpasses the previous high of 50 percent in 2004.
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Arizona Republicans advance bill legalizing killing migrants on suspicion of trespassing: Arizona Republicans are advancing a bill that would allow people to legally kill someone accused of attempting to trespass or actively trespassing on their property.
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# Education / Schools
Nonbinary student Nex Benedict was on medication linked to ‘cardiovascular events’: The death of a nonbinary student at an Oklahoma high school has caused controversy. Police are saying that the teen’s death was not caused by what happened at school. In a 911 call released by the Owasso Police Department this week, Nex Benedict’s mother can be heard describing the medication the student was taking, which has been linked to cardiac-related health events.
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Florida Officials Cut Sociology as Core College Class in War on Critical Thought:“Sociology provides a way to assess structural problems, allowing us to see beyond individual failures or individual difficulties.” Sociology educators say the discipline is a right-wing target because it challenges students to question the status quo. The first step was announced by Florida Commissioner of Higher Education Manny Diaz Jr., a DeSantis ally, who reported that Principles of Sociology was being removed from the five core classes needed for degree completion at the state’s public colleges.
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# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure An explosive Texas fire more than doubles in size as it threatens towns and forces evacuations: A massive blaze that’s raging out of control is threatening Texas Panhandle towns and forcing residents to evacuate. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the region, has exploded to 200,000 acres since igniting Monday afternoon, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology Indiana farmers raise national security fears as China buys up over 600 acres, lawmakers try to ban purchases near military bases amid spying threat. A damning report showed Chinese investors own nearly 385,000 acres of US land. The Indiana bill defers to the US Commerce Department’s list of adversaries, which includes Russia, North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and China. According to Culp, roughly 2.2% of Indiana’s land is owned by foreign countries. More than 80 percent of Indiana’s 36,420 square miles is devoted to farms and forests, state Department of Agriculture data shows.
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Patient count continues to grow in outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce: More children have been identified as patients in an outbreak of lead poisonings traced to certain cinnamon applesauce products. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there are now 468 patients spread across 44 states.
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# Food Recalls / Alerts
Popular Cheeses That Contain Wood Pulp: Ccheck the label next time we buy shredded cheese, because we may get more than what we bargained for. The first example he shows is a Great Value finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese which contains real cheese, along with powdered cellulose to prevent caking. The Sargento four cheese blend also contains this substance. Even Frigo’s flaked Parmesan or Kraft’s grated version has it too. Cellulose Powder. This substance, he reveals, is “Basically just plant fiber that you can extract from any plant. But the industry tends to use wood because it’s more available and cheaper.”
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FDA Warns The Parmesan You Eat May Be Wood Pulp. Yes, you’ve been eating wood, thanks to companies like Castle Cheese, which produced Parmesan cheese containing no actual Parmesan for almost 30 years. The president of the company, which supplied megastores like Target, is scheduled to plead guilty this month to charges that carry a sentence of up to a year in prison and a $100,o00 fine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/4226321/parmesan-wood-pulp/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xf_HYLbTEElszBi5tRUkHw1rDg2zgfp9y5tLoOiis-7ggt307kNRjZxKVFL-oI2uPeb2y0VgYudjb0_VzlGvNWLY2i3K47ND$
# General News
woke
1 of 2. adjective: ˈwōk; woker; wokest
Synonyms of woke
chiefly US slang
1a: aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice) But we will only succeed if we reject the growing pressure to retreat into cynicism and hopelessness. … We have a moral obligation to “stay woke,” take a stand and be active; challenging injustices and racism in our communities and fighting hatred and discrimination wherever it rises. Barbara Lee
2 of 2. disapproving: politically liberal or progressive (as in matters of racial and social justice) especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme The national conservatives view today’s liberals as woke cultural warriors who pose an existential threat to the nation and its traditions. Shadi Hamid
# Gov / Politics / Global
China has raided seven American businesses in Beijing and arrested employees on suspicion of espionage: US ambassador to Beijing revealed the total in a new interview on Sunday. China has cracked down on foreign businesses even as it seeks investment. Bain & Co, Mintz Group, and Captivision are among the US firms raided https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13128425/China-raid-companies-espionage-Nicholas-Burns.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xf_HYLbTEElszBi5tRUkHw1rDg2zgfp9y5tLoOiis-7ggt307kNRjZxKVFL-oI2uPeb2y0VgYudjb0_VzlGvNWLY2h93LePF$
US concerned by China’s ‘punitive’ actions toward American firms: U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday Washington was very concerned about China’s recent “punitive” action toward some U.S.
companies, and that foreign firms are delaying investments in the country due to uncertainty about the openness of its economy.
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Lawyer of Alexei Navalny Reportedly Arrested in Moscow: The arrest comes weeks after Nalvany, one of Vladimir Putin’s biggest foes, died in a penal colony. Dubkov declined to comment on the circumstances of his arrest, only saying that he considered it an “obstruction of his legal practice.”
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Yemeni Houthi rebels suspected of damaging underwater Red Sea cables responsible for 17% of global internet traffic: Yemeni Houthi rebels are believed to have damaged undersea data cables in the Red Sea that link Europe to Asia. The Iran-backed Houthis had already threatened to target the fiber optic cables, which carry an estimated 17% of the world’s internet traffic, and it now appears that the group has carried out attacks.
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US Refuses to Assure UK Judges That Assange Won’t Be Executed If He’s Extradited: UK law prohibits extradition to a country that may impose capital punishment. In response to questioning by one of the judges, the prosecutor admitted that the U.S. had not provided assurances that Assange would not be subject to the death penalty if extradited. Article 4(1) of the extradition treaty does not allow extradition for political offenses.
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# Gov / Politics
Michelle Obama ‘top choice’ to replace Joe Biden as Democrat candidate in bombshell poll: Michelle Obama is the leading choice to replace Joe Biden as the presidential candidate for Democrats if he drops out of the race, a survey has found. The former first lady emerged as the top alternate to Mr Biden for the 2024 race, beating Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton amid questions about the president’s health and fitness.
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Republicans Hatched a Secret Assault on the Voting Rights Act in Washington State: After he helped create the state’s voting maps, a redistricting commissioner quietly worked with national Republican figures to bring a lawsuit against his own work.
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Wisconsin’s Republicans Went to Extremes in Gerrymandering. Now They’re Scrambling to Protect That Power: Heavily redrawn election districts in the battleground state gave Republicans firm control of the legislature, and the leeway to move aggressively against officials and judges they perceive as threats.
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Threats From Political Minority Rule in Wisconsin and North Carolina: Partisan legislators in Wisconsin and North Carolina are aggressively erecting anti-democracy barriers to lock out a growing political majority and hinder America’s progress.
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‘Uncommitted’ Campaign Shatters Expectations Against Biden: The “uncommitted” campaign looked like it would even surpass 100,000 Democratic votes, perhaps even 150,000 votes, a major sign of trouble for Biden in a state that was decided by less than 11,000 votes in 2016 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://politicalwire.com/2024/02/27/uncommitted-campaign-in-michigan-shatters-expectations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xf_HYLbTEElszBi5tRUkHw1rDg2zgfp9y5tLoOiis-7ggt307kNRjZxKVFL-oI2uPeb2y0VgYudjb0_VzlGvNWLY2lB7lS0D$
Attorney General Ken Paxton Wins Case Challenging $1.7 Trillion Federal Funding Bill Passed Unconstitutionally With Less Than Half of U.S. Congress Physically Present: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory in defense of the United States Constitution, with a court ruling that the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package was unlawfully passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 without a quorum physically present as constitutionally required.
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Blinken pledges $45 million to boost coastal West Africa security: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years.
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Comer uncovers pattern in Biden family business probe: ‘Very concerning’: The investigation into the Bidens’ businesses is heating up in the House as Republicans continue to dig into the family’s patterns “very concerning.” “I think we’ve established a pattern, a pattern that Joe Biden did communicate with every single person that wired his family millions of dollars. We’ve uncovered a pattern that they were selling the brand,” Comer said. “There’s no buying businesses when the media says Hunter Biden and Jim Biden owned an energy company, they didn’t own an energy company. They owned an influence-peddling scheme.
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Trump Stands to Make Billions in Massive Deal: Donald Trump has just made a staggering sum of money, all of it driven by the publicity from his campaign for the White House.
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‘Good Riddance’: McConnell to Step Down as Senate GOP Leader: “One of the worst people to ever serve in office. He will be remembered for all the wrong things.”
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Josh Hawley Draws Red Line for Who Will Replace Mitch McConnell: He floated Florida Senator Rick Scott and Montana Senator Steve Daines as potential replacements for McConnell. Daines told Newsweek it is currently the “time to reflect on great accomplishments” of McConnell when asked about Hawley’s comments.
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# Media
Post Office confirms boss is under investigation: The Post Office has confirmed that its current boss, Nick Read, is under investigation, after its former chairman Henry Staunton shocked MPs by making the revelation. The investigation is ongoing.
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# Medical / Health
Criminalization of HIV: HIV criminalization is a term used to describe laws that either criminalize otherwise legal conduct or increase the penalties for illegal conduct based on a person’s HIV-positive status. More than two-thirds of U.S. states and territories have enacted HIV criminal laws. We analyze state criminal justice data to examine the enforcement and impact of HIV criminal laws on people living with HIV.
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CHS under investigation by DOJ: On January 11, CHS said it received a Civil Investigative Demand from the Department of Justice for documents and information relating to a variety of subjects, including practices and procedures related to utilization review, inpatient admissions and inpatient dialysis at its hospitals. “We are cooperating fully with this investigation,” CHS said.
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UnitedHealth Faces New Justice Department Antitrust Probe: Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth health insurer and a top manager of pharmacy benefits and physician groups. Investigators have been digging into the relationship between the company’s insurance unit, which covers roughly 50 million people, and its Optum health services unit, which employs about 90,000 doctors
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# Military / DOD
Army slashing thousands of jobs in major revamp to prepare for future wars: The Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, nearly 5%. The cuts will mainly be in already-empty posts — not actual soldiers. The changes come as the Army struggles with recruiting shortfalls that have made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill all the jobs.
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Watch Cutting-Edge Military Tech Sink A Ship From The Sky In Seconds: It’s called QUICKSINK, for obvious reasons. The US Air Force possesses a novel technology that can rapidly sink a ship before your eyes. Their research lab has even released footage of the cutting-edge weapon, aptly named QUICKSINK, showing it obliterate a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
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# Science
Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific: More than 100 new species that marine biologists estimate they have discovered living on seamounts off the coast of Chile
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Florida law restricts hiring of researchers: A policy bars Florida’s 12 public universities from taking money from or forming “partnerships” with entities in China, Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela. This places restrictions on collaborations with colleagues in these countries and on the hiring of graduate students, postdocs and research staff from abroad.
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# Space / NASA
5 Incredibly Rare Things That Will Appear in The Sky in 2024: 2024 promises to be an exceptional year in astronomy. This year, we will witness four eclipses, encounter two bright naked-eye comets, and observe several planetary conjunctions that you won’t want to miss.
Let’s take a closer look at the five most incredible astronomical events set to occur this year.
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# Technology
AT&T, Verizon raising prices on some phone plans starting this week: Some Verizon and AT&T customers are about to see their phone bills get more expensive in the coming weeks. Starting March 1, customers on certain older unlimited plans will be hit with a price increase of $4 per month, per line.
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Tesla’s Optimus robot takes stroll around lab in new video shared by Elon Musk: Tesla’s Optimus robot takes stroll around lab in new video shared by Elon Musk
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/tesla-robot-optimus-elon-musk-b2502170.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xf_HYLbTEElszBi5tRUkHw1rDg2zgfp9y5tLoOiis-7ggt307kNRjZxKVFL-oI2uPeb2y0VgYudjb0_VzlGvNWLY2jbpC6k3$
‘Elon, what are you doing?’: Joe Rogan flipped out when he saw Tesla’s Optimus Gen 2 robots moving ‘exactly like a person’ and even gently holding eggs — 3 top robotics stocks to watch now
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# Veterans
Military health records system Genesis out of action ‘intermittently,’ agency says: The online military medical records system, MHS Genesis, was experiencing “intermittent network outages” Tuesday. Without Genesis, patients in the military health care system cannot schedule appointments or lab tests or fill prescriptions online, among other services.
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