Voices, The Peoples News
April 8, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous / Global
Brazilian special forces fight back against Amazon deforestation: In Brazil’s Amazon, a small, specialized unit takes bold steps to protect Indigenous lands: The men—fighters with combat gear and assault rifles—belonged to a tiny special-forces unit known as the Specialized Inspection Group, or G.E.F. Most of them wore face coverings; mining in the rain forest is increasingly infiltrated by violent criminals, making it dangerous for them to reveal their identity.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/brazilian-special-forces-fight-back-against-amazon-deforestation-2667693574.html
# Archaeology / Anthropology
Gold Plates Found in Saudi Arabia Has Utah Curious: Many in Utah are Interested in the Discovery: They claimed the plates date back to 2,000 years ago and possibly older. They note the group who brought them out would have been around the time of Christ, but the records detail events that took place earlier in Israelite history. [Note: I tried to find other links to verify this .. no luck.]
https://star981.com/gold-plates-found-in-saudi-arabia-has-utah-curious/#:~:text=Many%20in%20Utah%20are%20Interested%20in%20the%20Discovery&text=The%20Paul%20Brothers%20on%20their,stone%20vaults%20and%20many%20records
Peruvian cave packed with artifacts, mummies that some believe to be aliens becomes hotspot for grave robbers: A Peruvian cave packed with hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts has some believing in aliens, spurring grave robbers to steal the mummies and other historical items to sell on the black market. Leandro Rivera discovered the cavern in the Nazca region of Peru’s southern coast by change.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/world-news/peruvian-cave-packed-with-artifacts-mummies-that-some-believe-to-be-aliens-becomes-hotspot-for-grave-robbers/
Mysterious ‘Growing’ Stones in Romania Multiply After Rainfall: The most captivating trait of the Trovants is their apparent ability to grow and multiply. After rainfall events, the stones can develop bulbous protrusions, which eventually break off from the parent stone, becoming a new, smaller Trovant. Over time, with more rain, these offspring too can grow and replicate
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/trovants.htm
# Borders / Immigration / Migrants
Texas Is Trying to Upend Who Controls U.S. Immigration Policy: By criminalizing the entry of undocumented immigrants into the state, it’s seeking to usurp federal control over how to enforce U.S. immigration laws. If the courts allow such an infringement, the consequences for immigrants—and Texans of color who could be profiled as immigrants—would be devastating.
https://time.com/6962871/texas-federal-immigration-law-history/
Mexico surges troops to the border to stop ‘Way of the Cross’ migrant caravan of 2,000 from reaching Texas: Hundreds of federal, state and local Mexican law enforcement have arrived on the border near El Paso, Texas to prevent a migrant caravan with an estimated 2,000 people from reaching the US.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-13249293/Migrant-caravan-marching-border-expected-reach-Texas-DAYS.html
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Popular Paper on Ivermectin and COVID-19 Contains False Information: Results of the study of the antiparasitic medication, once a much-discussed potential treatment for COVID-19, were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
https://www.kumc.edu/about/news/news-archive/jama-ivermectin-study.html
# Education / Schools
MAGA Rage Targeting Local Librarians Is Getting Uglier: Dozens of new bills would criminalize libraries, education, and museums. to make schools into nastier, angrier, more divided, less inclusive spaces.
https://en.pressbee.net/show2807143.html?title=maga-rage-targeting-local-librarians-is-getting-uglier
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Big oil ignores millions of climate deaths when billions in profit are at stake: Radical climate change activism is our only hope. Burning fossil fuels and destroying forests have caused inestimable environmental harm by producing a warming effect through the artificial concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide (CO2) has risen by 50 percent in the past 200 years, much of it since the 1970s, raising the Earth’s temperature by 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
https://truthout.org/articles/big-oil-ignores-millions-of-climate-deaths-when-billions-in-profit-are-at-stake/
Six Things Everyone Should Know About the Mountain Valley Pipeline: These are the CEOs, big banks, asset managers, campaign finance ties and regulatory conflicts wrapped up in the MVP. Concerted legal challenges and direct action protests have stalled the pipeline’s construction, and its estimated costs have boomed from an initial $3.5 billion nearly a decade ago to $7.2 billion today.
https://truthout.org/articles/six-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/
Study Grades Natural Gas as Best Source for Reliability, Affordability and Environmental Impact: A new study finds that natural gas is the most effective energy source meeting growing energy demands affordably and reliably, while balancing environmental and human impact.
https://tennesseestar.com/policy/study-grades-natural-gas-as-best-source-for-reliability-affordability-and-environmental-impact/jtnews/2024/04/08/
Faced with high prices, Biden administration cancels oil purchase to refill U.S. energy stockpile: The Department of Energy said it will not award contracts for solicitations offered last month of 3 million barrels of domestically produced crude oil, for the Bayou Choctaw, Louisiana site. The oil had been slated for delivery in August and September. Here are the facts about the SPR and efforts to put oil back in.
https://pgjonline.com/news/2024/april/biden-administration-cancels-latest-oil-reserve-refill-plan-amid-high-prices
Biden’s So-Called LNG Export Freeze Sacrifices Gulf South Communities, Again: Environmental justice advocates in Texas aren’t waiting on Biden, or anyone else for that matter, to save them. The projects, Hinojosa says, not only represent ongoing forms of environmental racism against the Carrizo/Comecrudo tribe of South Texas and surrounding Latiné communities, but also cause deleterious climate impacts: The two terminals and the Rio Bravo Pipeline would spew as many greenhouse emissions as approximately 40.4 million cars on the road per year.
https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-so-called-lng-export-freeze-sacrifices-gulf-south-communities-again/#:~:text=The%20projects%2C%20Hinojosa%20says%2C%20not,many%20greenhouse%20emissions%20as%20approximately
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Germany Begins Felling Ancient Forest for Wind Turbines: Work has started on the clearing of up to 120,000 trees in the central German “fairy tale” forest of Reinhardswald, but this step is the partial destruction of the 1,000-year-old ancient wood itself. The forest, the setting for many of the Brothers Grimm mythical stories, is being damaged to provide access for an initial 18 giant wind turbines around the Sababurg “Sleeping Beauty” castle.
https://principia-scientific.com/germany-begins-felling-ancient-forest-for-wind-turbines/
# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure
Mysterious rings rise above Mount Etna: Rare smoke rings rise into the blue sky above Sicily’s Mount Etna. Towering over the island at a height of 3,357 metres, Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and activity has been recorded there for over 3,500 years.
https://www.barrons.com/news/rare-smoke-rings-rise-from-italy-s-mount-etna-df299d83
California’s coveted coastal cliffs eroding in atmospheric rivers: Kathleen Treseder, a climate change professor at the University of California at Irvine, has some startling news for the Golden State: Experts predict a 100-yard (91 meters) destruction of sea cliffs going inward and any resident or business within that distance should be concerned.
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/californias-coveted-coastal-cliffs-eroding-atmospheric-rivers-2024-02-29/#:~:text=Kathleen%20Treseder%2C%20a%20climate%20change,that%20distance%20should%20be%20concerned
# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure / Global
Russian objection to U.S. territorial claims off Alaska complicates maritime relationship: The Russian government, which has staked territorial claims to most of the Arctic Ocean, is challenging the U.S. claims made in December to sovereignty over 520,400 square kilometers of extended outer continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean, an area bigger than California, and another 176,330 square kilometers in the
https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/04/06/russian-objection-to-u-s-territorial-claims-off-alaska-complicates-maritime-relationship/
The decomposed body of a mysterious marine creature recently washed ashore on a beach in Malaysia, captivating onlookers: The strange mass has drawn crowds of onlookers, sightings of beached marine mammals are rare in this area
https://www.livescience.com/animals/marine-mammals/decomposing-globster-washes-ashore-in-malaysia-drawing-crowds#:~:text=A%20mysterious%20sea%20creature%20found,could%20be%20a%20whale%20carcass.&text=The%20decomposed%20body%20of%20a,beach%20in%20Malaysia%2C%20captivating%20onlookers
# General News
Trump’s Ugly, Hateful Rants in Michigan Should Be Covered as a Scandal: The real story here is the way Trump is twisting select crimes to viciously smear undocumented immigrants across the board. Trump’s ugly demagogic rants in Michigan, and others like it, deserve to be treated as a national scandal. The cherry-picking of isolated terrible crimes to smear migrants as a class is not something we would tolerate if it were directed toward other groups.
https://en.pressbee.net/show2795692.html?title=trump-s-ugly-hateful-rants-in-michigan-should-be-covered-as-a-sc
Details Emerge of Trump’s ‘Secret’ Plan to End Ukraine War: Foreign policy experts called the plan a “terrible deal” that would reward Russia for breaking international law with its invasion. Trump’s proposal consists of pushing Ukraine to cede Crimea and the Donbas border region to Russia, according to people who discussed it with Trump or his advisers and spoke on the condition of anonymity because those conversations were confidential.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/07/world-news/trumps-plan-to-end-ukraine-war-is-for-kyiv-to-give-up-land-to-russia-report/
The doctor who wrote a note about Trump’s ‘excellent’ health is a ‘fixture’ at the former president’s golf club: The vague note was written by Bruce A. Aronwald, an osteopathic physician from New Jersey. The doctor is a longtime member of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster.
https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-health-report-doctor-member-bedminster-golf-club-2024-4#:~:text=Donald%20Trump%20shared%20a%20doctor’s,Club%20in%20Bedminster%2C%20WaPo%20reported
Trump Admits He Only Wants White People to Come to the U.S: The former president wondered why the U.S. doesn’t get more migrants from Denmark, Norway, and Switzerland.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-admits-only-wants-white-151913182.html
Trump’s Last-Ditch Attempt to Stop His First Criminal Trial Is Idiotic: The former president may be suing the judge in his case. Donald Trump is using the Supreme Court immunity case for another delay tactic in his hush-money case
https://newrepublic.com/post/179737/trump-delay-hush-money-criminal-trial-immunity
The Shady Company Backing Trump’s Bond Somehow Just Got Even Shadier: Knight Specialty Insurance isn’t even licensed in New York, among other issues.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shady-company-backing-trump-bond-155853187.html
‘Whatever They Decide’: Trump Backs Eradication of Abortion Rights by States: Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is “responsible for the harm and chaos caused by Republicans’ abortion bans in the states, and all he is saying is that he wants more of it,” said one rights advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-abortion-ban
# Gov / Politics / Global
Protestors chant ‘death to America, death to Israel’ during pro-Gaza rally in USA: The demonstration, which took place in the town of Dearborn, a suburb of Detroit that is home to the largest Muslim population in the U.S., was held to mark al Quds day, an international day of support for Palestinians and opposition to Israel.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/anti-israel-protesters-chant-death-to-america-death-to-israel-at-michigan-rally/
Poland prepares for war as the US dithers: The post-World War Two trans-Atlantic defense consensus is fraying. The United States is becoming increasingly introverted and unaware or unconcerned over the growing threat to Europe’s security. The stumbling Biden administration, the prospect of a second Trump presidency, and the accelerated militarization of Russia have convinced a growing number of European leaders that they must prepare for war with Moscow. Especially if Ukraine suffers any major defeats this year.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2955349/poland-prepares-for-war-as-the-us-dithers/
Mexico’s president says his country is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy raid: Mexico’s government ended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy late Friday to arrest former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas. Glas had been residing at the embassy since December and sought political asylum after being indicted on corruption charges.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-ecuador-diplomatic-crisis-de5aa3a638b54fdfa3474c8ee25ca57e
Son of Hamas founder blasts student supporters in US: ‘Those pro-Palestine need to go to a mental asylum’: The son of one of the founders of Hamas has blasted the terror group’s student supporters in the United States, accusing them of participating in Hamas’ brutal crimes and declaring they “need to go to a mental asylum.” Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, made the remarks as he appeared on “Dr. Phil Primetime” last week to debate two anti-Israel student activists from the University of Michigan.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/08/us-news/son-of-hamas-founder-blasts-pro-palestinian-student-supporters-in-us/
# Gov / Politics
Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November: Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn’s America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump supporters by pushing baseless claims about election fraud—and are rolling out new technology to fast-track their efforts.
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/08/election-denial-groups-plan-to-disrupt-november/
US intel warns of potential terrorist threat at gatherings after Moscow attack: Law enforcement officials expressed concern that radicals in the U.S. might respond to ISIS calls for similar attacks in the wake of last month’s deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow.
https://abc7.com/us-intel-warns-of-potential-terrorist-threat-at-gatherings-after-mo/14628745/
The Government Isn’t Ready for the Violence Trump Might Unleash: Donald Trump keeps talking as if addressing differences through violence is a normal part of the American political process. The presumptive Republican nominee recently promised forgiveness for the January 6 insurrectionists, posted a video involving a fake image of President Joe Biden hog-tied in the back of a truck, and riled up his supporters by claiming that “if we don’t win this election, I don’t think you’re going to have another election in this country.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/biden-trump-january-6-preparedness/677995/
Joe Biden’s Top Economic Advisor Has a Harsh but Realistic Solution to Social Security’s Growing Cash Shortfall: For most retired Americans, Social Security income is something they couldn’t live without. Over two decades of annual surveys from national pollster Gallup have shown that 80% to 90% of then-current retirees rely on their monthly benefit, in some capacity, to cover their expenses. Furthermore, 76% to 88% of non-retirees expect to lean on their payout to offset at least some portion of their retirement costs.
https://www.joann.com/?clickref=1100lyppwzSa&utm_source=iconsumer&utm_medium=affiliate
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Unruly crowd surrounds Virginia cops during street takeover with rifle-wielding man hanging out of car window among the out-of-control stunts: At least one officer was injured during a Virginia street takeover on March 31. Video shows the angry mob swarmed the cops and jumped on their cruisers. Four people have been charged in connection and identified using social media
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13281141/Unruly-Virginia-street-takeover-rifle-wielding-man.html
# Legal / DOJ
The Supreme Court Could Puncture Prosecutorial Immunity: A worrisome case of misconduct is on the high court’s doorstep, creating the potential for a rollback of the power that district attorneys have long enjoyed. Under this doctrine, prosecutors cannot be sued for any actions related to their job as a prosecutor, no matter how egregious the behavior. For example, prosecutors cannot be sued for knowingly prosecuting an innocent person, withholding evidence of innocence, or even fabricating false evidence of guilt.
https://ij.org/immunity-for-prosecutorial-conduct/
# Medical / General News
Where Nursing Homes Hide Their Profits: While industry leaders plead poverty to fight proposed staffing standard, private equity owners are funneling cash into their affiliated real estate and management firms. Researchers found many of these private equity-owned operations, including Lakeview, are funneling funds, which come from Medicare and Medicaid, to pay exorbitant fees to their affiliated companies. Nursing home owners are poaching government funds that could be used to increase staffing levels to line their own pockets with inflated real estate and management fees.
https://www.levernews.com/where-nursing-homes-hide-their-profits/
Pro-Lifers Are Up Against a Real-Life Crisis: The IVF vs. embryonic personhood fracas forces Republicans to face the living people harmed by their defense of cellular rights. When most of Alabama’s fertility clinics suspended operations in fear that dropping a vial might be prosecuted as manslaughter and patients were left anguished in the middle of time-sensitive treatments, the GOP faced the present, palpable harms inflicted on real people by its abstract religious pieties.
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/04/republican-ivf-embryo-personhood-abortion/
Former President Donald Trump declined to take a position on a potential federal abortion ban and said the fate of the procedure should be left to individual states.
https://wgntv.com/news/trump-says-abortion-law-should-be-determined-by-states-declines-to-take-position-on-federal-limit/
Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient’s wishes for end-of-life care: All 50 states plus Washington D.C. recognize the validity of advance directives. But not if you’re pregnant. As of early 2024, more than half of U.S. states also have laws on the books that automatically invalidate an incapacitated patient’s previously expressed end-of-life wishes if the patient is pregnant.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fetal-personhood-rulings-could-nullify-122245869.html
Medicare saved my eyesight; Trump is threatening to cut it: Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has targeted vital social programs like Medicare and Social Security. In a revealing recent interview, he openly discussed cutting such programs to reduce national debt. Medicare and Social Security aren’t just numbers on a budget sheet, these programs are a lifeline for millions.
https://dcjournal.com/medicare-saved-my-eyesight-trump-is-threatening-to-cut-it/
# Military / DOD
The Missile the United States Developed That Was So Fast a Plasma Ring Formed Around It: After years of speculation and planning, the US military began developing an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) that could intercept Soviet re-entry vehicles (RVs). Called the Sprint missile, it saw use by the US Army between 1975-76, and was capable of reaching incredible speeds in a matter of seconds. The weapon proved beneficial for only a short period of time, however, as policy changes brought an end to its use.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/weapons/sprint-missile.html
Unprecedented US War Drills and Naval Deployments raise fear of war in Korea: Current US military buildup in the Korean Peninsula surpassed Cold War levels. In addition to ramping up the scope and frequency of regional military exercises, the U.S. is deploying half of its aircraft carriers to the Pacific in the coming weeks, an unprecedented regional concentration of naval power that is being branded as a “show of force” against China and North Korea.
https://truthout.org/articles/unprecedented-us-war-drills-and-naval-deployments-raise-fear-of-war-in-korea/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20ramping%20up,against%20China%20and%20North%20Korea
US, allies make 4-power military demonstration in contested South China Sea: The United States and three of its Pacific allies planned a military exercise in the South China Sea on Sunday, a move to demonstrate their rights to navigate and overfly the region freely, according to a statement from all four defense chiefs Friday.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-04-06/quadrilateral%C2%A0drills-south-china-sea-13500644.html
US coalition forces shoot down 2 missiles, 1 drone in continuing clashes with Yemen-based Houthis: U.S. coalition forces destroyed two missiles and shot down a drone Saturday, in continuing clashes with Yemen-based Houthis.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-04-07/centcom-yemen-houthis-missiles-uav-13506847.html
Army mulls introducing robot platoon into armored brigades: The platoons would be able to use a variety of drones, and swap out components as needed for missions.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/03/army-mulls-introducing-robot-platoon-armored-brigades/395254/
The Vietnam-Era Aircraft That’s Looking to Make a Comeback: The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was a Vietnam-era light-attack and observation aircraft that was favored by the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. While capable of conducting a variety of tasks, it struggled to produce enough power to make it a truly invaluable asset.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/aircraft/north-american-rockwell-ov-10-bronco.html
Sea Drone Found in Black Sea is American Boat with Massive Soviet Warhead: A mysterious maritime drone (USV) has been discovered in the Black Sea. The capsized vessel marries a U.S. built hull with a Soviet-era Russian warhead. At around 500 kg (1,100 lb), the warhead is more than twice the size of that on a Harpoon or Neptune missile.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/04/sea-drone-found-in-black-sea-is-american-boat-with-massive-soviet-warhead/#:~:text=A%20mysterious%20maritime%20drone%20(USV,a%20Harpoon%20or%20Neptune%20missile
Military Drone Milestone: Valkyrie’s Autonomous Abilities: The Air Force conducted a three-hour flight test of a XQ-58A Valkyrie drone that was controlled by algorithms, a milestone that has major implications for the service’s “collaborative combat aircraft” program, the Air Force Research Lab announced
https://defensescoop.com/2023/08/02/air-force-flight-tests-ai-agents-with-valkyrie-drone/
# Military / Global
Putin’s forces ‘unleash chemical attacks on Ukrainian soldiers’ as Russians ‘drop gas on frontline daily’: Russian troops are allegedly sending drones along the frontlines daily to drop banned packages full of tear gas and other dangerous chemicals on unsuspecting troops.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/11018296/putin-russia-chemical-attacks-ukraine-soldiers-tear-gas/
China is providing satellite intelligence for military purposes to Russia, US warns: “Amid signs of continued military integration between the two nations, China has provided Russia with satellite imagery for military purposes, as well as microelectronics and machine tools for tanks, according to people familiar with the matter,” Bloomberg reported, citing sources
https://www.newsweek.com/china-russia-satellite-imagery-ukraine-war-conflict-1887770
South Korea’s second military spy satellite is in orbit and communicating, Seoul says: A South Korean military reconnaissance satellite launched Sunday in the United States is successfully in orbit and communicating with ground stations, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-04-07/south-korea-second-spy-satellite-13508699.html
# Science Technology / Biosciences
Scientific Revelation: Discovery Of A Previously Unknown Ocean Depths Within The Earth: Scientists reveal a colossal ocean 700km beneath Earth’s surface, challenging our understanding of water origins. Ringwoodite, a mineral acting like a “sponge,” holds this vast reservoir. Seismic analysis unveiled its presence, suggesting Earth’s water may originate internally, not from comets.
https://scitechdaily.com/accidental-deep-ocean-discovery-changes-our-understanding-of-earth/
Harvard scientists have developed an “intelligent” liquid: Scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a programmable metafluid with tunable springiness, optical properties, viscosity and even the ability to transition between a Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid.
https://scitechdaily.com/not-science-fiction-harvard-scientists-have-developed-an-intelligent-liquid/
# Social
Man ‘put through hell’ after losing home to DWP: A man who lost his home after being prosecuted by the DWP says he is “frightened to put my head on the pillow.” George Henderson claims he made an “honest mistake” by failing to declare his income working as a taxi driver.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/man-loses-home-dwp-put-28941060
Fury as FDNY firefighters are forced to remove Stars and Stripes honoring 9/11 heroes after Democratic lawmaker branded it a ‘fascist symbol’: Authorities at the New York City Fire Department commanded a ladder company in the East Village to remove a flag honoring six of the company’s men who perished on 9/11 after a resident complained it was a “fascist” symbol.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13257065/FDNY-firefighters-red-line-New-York-progressive.html
Shocking moment squatter clambers through window into house as outraged homeowner watches in horror, only for cops to tell the couple the man has the right to. Police told them that because of squatter’s rights in Texas, a squatter can legally obtain property through adverse means. Technically, the issue between the couple and the squatter was civil, rather than criminal, and they would have to get lawyers involved for a proper judicial eviction process. Outraged Texas couple is pleading with lawmakers as their contractor turned squatter refuses to leave their property.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13273133/Shocking-moment-squatter-clambers-window-house-outraged-homeowner-watches-horror-cops-tell-couple-man-right-to.html
‘I Am Not Woke’: John Fetterman Says Squatters ‘Have No Rights’ During NY Post Interview: “It’s wild, that if you go away on a long trip, for 30 days, and someone breaks into your home and suddenly they have rights,” he sad. “This is crazy. Like if somebody stole your car, and then they held it for 30 days, then somehow you now have some rights?
https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/us-news/fetterman-blasts-squatters-violent-crime-i-am-not-woke/
A homeless camp with trash on nearly every square inch of the ground
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3394194352169-a-homeless-camp-with-trash-on-nearly-every-square-inch-of-the-ground?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTI2MDM3NDYyNDc%3D
# Space / NASA / UFO Disclosure / Planetary
Blaze Star: Huge stellar explosion will be visible from Earth for a week in once-in-a-lifetime event: For the first time in eight decades, a celestial phenomenon will grace our night sky, offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness a star’s brilliance with the naked eye during a dramatic explosion.
https://www.earth.com/news/t-coronae-borealis-blaze-star-explosion-visible-one-week/
Scientists Just Sent an Invite for Alien Life to Visit Earth: Hey, aliens! Lexington, Kentucky would be a good place to spend your next deep-space vacation. This was the message that a group of Kentucky scientists, linguists and scholars recently beamed at the TRAPPIST-1 system, which lies 40 light-years from Earth and harbors multiple potentially habitable planets.
https://www.space.com/seti-scientists-alien-message-first-interstellar-tourism-campaign
SpaceX achieves milestone with successful quantum drive engine “limitless” ‘zero fuel’ engine launch into space. Quantum drive propulsion system draws ‘limitless power’ from the Sun – but some physicists say it is impossible
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/spacex-elon-musk-launch-space-fuel-b2451369.html
DARPA awards Phase Four with contract for Very Low Earth Orbit Propulsion System: In a significant advancement for satellite technology, Phase Four has been awarded a $14.9 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an air-breathing electric propulsion (EP) system, aiming to enhance satellite functionality in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) at altitudes between 90-450km.
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/DARPA_Entrusts_Phase_Four_with_14_9M_for_Innovative_Very_Low_Earth_Orbit_Propulsion_System_999.html
NASA spacecraft is transmitting mysterious ‘gibberish’ from outside our solar system: As it drifts further from us, the Voyager 1 spacecraft sends regular radio signals. But, since November, it has been emitting a stream of gibberish back to Earth that is completely unreadable and experts now think they know why.
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-engineers-discover-why-voyager-1-is-sending-a-stream-of-gibberish-from-outside-our-solar-system
NASA Spots Object Speeding Around the Moon: For the past five months, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been sending a steady stream of unreadable gibberish back to Earth. Now, NASA engineers finally know why.
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-engineers-discover-why-voyager-1-is-sending-a-stream-of-gibberish-from-outside-our-solar-system
# Technology
Why Roku is disabling TVs, and how to opt out of its terms of service: If you want to opt out of the new “Dispute Resolution Terms,” you have to write a letter. Roku customers are threatening to stop using, or to even dispose of, their low-priced TVs and streaming gadgets after the company appears to be locking devices for people who don’t conform to the recently updated terms of service.
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/tvs/why-is-roku-disabling-tvs-a1111833568/
# Technology / Global
The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island: By becoming the official custodian of an entire nation’s history for the first time, the Internet Archive is expanding its already outsize role in preserving the digital world for posterity.
https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-backed-up-aruba-caribbean-island/
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