Voices, The Peoples News
June 20, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Railway ordered to pay tribe $400 million for trespassing with oil trains. A federal judge has ordered BNSF Railway to pay nearly $400 million to the Swinomish Tribe for trespassing with oil trains
https://apnews.com/article/swinomish-tribe-oil-train-trespassing-779e51b8abc5970580ff940655f55288
# Archaeology / Anthropology
A groundbreaking discovery: how we found remnants of Earth’s primordial crust near Perth. This suggests the ancient rocks of Western Australia cover a far greater area than we knew, buried deep in the crust.
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-groundbreaking-discovery-remnants-earth-primordial.html#:~:text=In%20a%20new%20study%20published,buried%20deep%20in%20the%20crust
Long-lost Assyrian military camp devastated by ‘the angel of the Lord’ finally found, scientist claims
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/long-lost-assyrian-military-camp-devastated-by-the-angel-of-the-lord-finally-found-scientist-claims
Cargo from the remains of the oldest shipwreck to be found in the deep sea has been discovered in the eastern Mediterranean, Israeli archaeologists have said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cargo-most-ancient-shipwreck-found-085812973.html
# Borders / Immigration
The reported immigration wave at the southern border is a crisis of national security, and Michigan is not exempt from its effects, a recently retired Border Patrol chief says.
https://highlandcountypress.com/news/exclusive-retired-border-chief-says-michigan-other-states-face-impacts-border-crisis#gsc.tab=0
The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America
https://www.newsweek.com/ecuador-suspends-visa-free-policy-chinese-over-migrant-influx-1915071
# Corporations / Industry / Business
Pizza Hut closes 15 locations abruptly and the only clue came when manager logged in to ‘fatal error’ message
https://www.the-sun.com/money/news-money/11682487/pizza-hut-indiana-closures-valparaiso-winfield-employees/#:~:text=PIZZA%20Hut%20abruptly%20shuttered%2015,error%2C%22%20said%20a%20manager
# Drugs/ Trafficing / Cartels
Meth, fentanyl seized on same day in opposite sides of Arizona
https://www.news-journal.com/meth-fentanyl-seized-on-same-day-in-opposite-sides-of-arizona/article_7d35c932-e3cd-54a7-b9da-7faf669a9be0.html
# Education / Schools
5 masked men attack, stab 2 victims outside Long Island charter school graduation: report
https://www.foxnews.com/us/masked-men-attack-stab-2-victims-outside-long-island-charter-school-graduation-report?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website
Global surge in attacks on education: 6,000 incidents in two years. GCPEA report reveals escalating violence against schools and universities amid global conflicts.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/20/attacks-education-war-surge-globally
# Employment / Labor
The Most Common Essential Jobs in the US Don’t Pay a Living Wage. The economy is improving, but inequality is tearing the US apart. Democrats ignore working-class pain at their peril.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-most-common-essential-jobs-in-the-us-dont-pay-a-living-wage/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Nuclear
New Mexico considers reuse of oil and gas wastewater amid safety concerns. New Mexico regulators propose reusing treated oil and gas wastewater in industrial processes
https://energynews.us/newsletter/new-mexico-regulators-propose-oil-and-gas-wastewater-reuse-rules/
# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure
Mauna Loa, world’s biggest active volcano erupts after 38 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_LaoCUgSKo
STRANGE Anomaly SEEN BEFORE New Mexico Wildfire!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHQXm_EL-Q8
Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4730075-chemical-plume-east-palestine-states/
Storm Chasers: Massive Haboob Dust Storm Overtakes The Phoenix, Arizona Metro After Sunset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DCcSKcAoqM
Haboob dust storm Stock Photos and Images:
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/haboob-dust-storm.html?sortBy=relevant
# General News
U.S. designates Iran-aligned Ansar Allah al-Awfiya as terrorist organization
https://www.state.gov/terrorist-designation-of-harakat-ansar-allah-al-awfiya/
‘Perfect Example of What the First Amendment Prohibits’: Elie Honig Says New Ten Commandments Law ‘Flagrantly’ Violates Constitution
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/perfect-example-of-what-the-first-amendment-prohibits-elie-honig-says-new-ten-commandments-law-flagrantly-violates-constitution/
First Amendment: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment
Embarrassing Video Reveals Trump’s Alarming Cognitive Decline. 3 minutes straight of Donald Trump confusing and forgetting people’s names, the names of cities he is in and more
https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1803555145311285517
Kremlin Joy as Trump Sucks Up to New Russian ‘Tough Guys’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-joy-as-trump-sucks-up-to-controversial-russian-tough-guys
Neo-Nazis Are All-In On AI. Extremists are developing their own hateful AIs to supercharge radicalization and fundraising—and are now using the tech to make weapon blueprints and bombs. And it’s going to get worse.
https://www.morningstar.com/news/accesswire/878905msn/memri-releases-updated-report-how-neo-nazis-and-white-supremacists-use-latest-ai-technologies-to-incite-violence-cause-mayhem-and-spread-hatred-while-increasing-online-engagement
The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling. Under all the math and engineering, I found an inconvenient truth: Not much is being recycled at all, nor is pyrolysis capable of curbing the plastic crisis.Not now. Maybe not ever.
https://www.propublica.org/article/delusion-advanced-chemical-plastic-recycling-pyrolysis
# Gov / Politics / Global
North Korea says Kim and Putin’s defense pact permits all available means to assist each other if either nation attacked
https://www.aol.com/news/north-korea-says-kim-putin-041703707.html
South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact
https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-kim-jong-un-putin-military-assistance-war-d9bb8aee7eb1a692b932337578fb3e30
# Gov / Politics
Exclusive: Joe Biden adviser had contact with Burisma during height of corruption probe, emails show.Biden would later brag about quelling the investigation, but still insists he had no knowledge or relationship to his son’s business.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/obama-state-department-official-met-representative-corrupt-burisma
The Bidens’ Influence Peddling Timeline
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/
Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption: The Impact on U.S. Government Policy and Related Concerns.U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/imo/media/doc/HSGAC_Finance_Report_FINAL.pdf
Trump’s ex-national security advisor wants to restart US nuke testing. Nuclear experts warn that’s not a good idea. Nuke testing could prompt Russia and China into nuclear competition.
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/06/19/trump-robert-obrien-nuclear-weapons-china
US and key allies debating what commitment to give on Ukraine joining NATO at upcoming summit
https://www.aol.com/us-key-allies-debating-commitment-040016071.html
White House ‘comfortable’ with its nuclear position after Nato chief suggests increase in deployed weapons
https://newswav.com/article/white-house-comfortable-with-its-nuclear-position-after-nato-chief-suggests-A2406_o2tUuf
‘I’m Fearful’: Maxine Waters Bravely Attends Sentencing Of Convict Who Made Racist, Hateful Death Threats
https://newsone.com/5317700/maxine-waters-death-threat-sentencing/
Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US if they don’t like country
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-candidate-valentina-gomez-juneteenth-missouri-1914897
Convention-goers beware: Pro-Palestinian groups want an ugly scene at Chicago’s DNC
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4725439-convention-goers-beware-pro-palestinian-groups-want-an-ugly-scene-at-chicagos-dnc/
# Legal / DOJ / International Criminal Court
SCOTUS Rules on Homelessness as DOJ Reveals a War on the Poor. The Supreme Court’s coming decision on homelessness will exacerbate a new, growing problem. Current law makes it unconstitutional to criminalize an involuntary conduct or status, like being homeless; and it’s also unlawful to ban things like sitting or sleeping if the ban applies at all times, in all public spaces, and if alternative shelter isn’t reasonably available.
https://www.vera.org/news/will-the-supreme-court-criminalize-homelessness
Opinion: Another blow to American democracy from the Supreme Court
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4728290-another-blow-to-american-democracy-from-the-supreme-court/
International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/icc-arrest-warrants-sought-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-hamas-yahya-sinwar/
House passes proposal sanctioning top war-crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant
https://apnews.com/article/international-criminal-court-netanyahu-congress-war-crimes-1114b8fd0c6b9f3a83c3ed5919da3836
MAGA Justices’ Shameless Pro-Trump Trickery Is About to Get Much Worse. As the Supreme Court’s ethical crises mount, a veteran political strategist explains how the court’s MAGA justices are already giving Trump a big electoral assist—and why it’s about to get uglier.
https://newrepublic.com/article/182897/maga-justices-shameless-pro-trump-trickery-get-much-worse
Trump’s Favorite Judge Puts Mar-a-Lago Prosecutor on Trial
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-favorite-judge-puts-mar-a-lago-prosecutor-on-trial
North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-supreme-court-republican-judges-violations
Former AG Eric Holder sounds alarm on possible ‘dangerous’ SCOTUS ruling on Trump immunity
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4730568-eric-holder-concerned-trump-immunity/
Judge issues ruling in Fani Willis hearings
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3497709233219-judge-issues-ruling-in-fani-willis-hearings?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTg5MDg2NTU2MzQ%3D
Supreme Court Sends Out an Ominous Sign
https://www.thedailybeast.com/supreme-court-sends-out-an-ominous-sign-in-trump-immunity-case
# Media
MSNBC Host Nicolle Wallace Says Trump Is Preparing ‘A Hostile Takeover’ To Turn DOJ Into ‘Political Weapon’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-host-nicolle-wallace-says-trump-is-preparing-a-hostile-takeover-to-turn-doj-into-political-weapon/#:~:text=The%20MSNBC%20host%20claimed%2C%20%E2%80%9CIt’s,in%20check%20into%20political%20weapons
After Years Of Working To Silence Conservatives, Liberal TV Hosts Are Terrified Trump Could Shut Them Down. Joy Behar and Rachel Maddow are afraid that, if he wins in November, Trump will use his power as President to cancel their shows.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/19/joy-behar-rachel-maddow-left-wing-censorship-projection/
# Military / DOD / NATO / Militia
Unveiling Defense: Transparency and Accountability in Global Arms. As conflicts around the world multiply, arms exports continue to soar
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2022-11/features/case-strengthening-transparency-conventional-arms-transfers
“Utterly Dismayed”: Air Force Engineer Resigns as Dissent Against Gaza War Slowly Spreads Within Military. “I don’t want to be working on something that can turn around and be used to slaughter innocent people.”
https://theintercept.com/2024/06/18/israel-gaza-war-military-resign-dissent/?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website
Cheap and Lethal: The Pentagon’s Plan for the Next Drone War. UAVs continually kill civilians, but the U.S. military wants to expand its arsenal with an army of new, mass-produced kamikaze AI drones.
https://theintercept.com/collections/drone-wars/
Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other – but this commitment is not set in stone
https://theconversation.com/joining-nato-binds-countries-to-defend-each-other-but-this-commitment-is-not-set-in-stone-227642#:~:text=In%20practice%2C%20it%20is%20possible,members’%20wars%20in%20certain%20situations
The Missiles That Could Give US Ally the Edge Over China
https://www.newsweek.com/philippines-brahmos-missile-india-china-south-china-sea-1892621
Philippine Marine Corps Receives BrahMos Missile System: Game Changer in Coastal Defense
https://business.thedailyguardian.com/international-relations/philippines-receives-first-brahmos-missiles-in-375-million-deal-with-india/
Philippines Builds First BrahMos Anti-Ship Missile Base Facing South China Sea From Western Luzon, Manila’s new supersonic cruise missiles can hold adversaries at risk up to 290-300 kilometers away.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/06/philippines-builds-first-brahmos-anti-ship-missile-base-facing-south-china-sea/
The L-UMTAS long-range laser guided anti-tank missile system from Roketsan is helicopter-launched. That gives it not only the range of aerial attack, but also implacable destructive force.
https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/products/l-umtas-laser-guided-long-range-anti-tank-missile-system
The US Air Force says the military’s new dogfighting AI fighter jet pilot is making ‘dramatic’ advances from one test to the next
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/05/03/ai-powered-fighter-jet-took-air-forces-leader-historic-ride-what-means-war.html
# Military / Nuclear / Global
Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240620-weary-lebanese-brace-for-war-after-new-hezbollah-threats/
Russia inexplicably dropped another 3 bombs on its own territory, bringing its total reported self-bombings to 103 this year, opposition media says
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-bombing-accidental-milestone-1914904
War Clouds Over Lebanon as Hezbollah and Israel Clash. Crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah intensified last week, with the Lebanese militia calling for a Gaza ceasefire.
https://shows.acast.com/intercepted-with-jeremy-scahill/episodes/war-clouds-over-lebanon-as-hezbollah-and-israel-clash?
‘Lebanon Will be Severely Hit’: Israel Warns of ‘All-Out’ War With Hezbollah After Nasrallah Threatens Attack On Haifa
https://www.mediaite.com/news/lebanon-will-be-severely-hit-israel-warns-of-all-out-war-with-hezbollah-after-nasrallah-threatens-attack-on-haifa/
Chinese Forces Ram US Ally’s Boats, Wield Blades Against Crew Members In Dramatic South China Sea Escalation. ‘Only pirates do this’: Philippines accuses China of using bladed weapons in major South China Sea escalation
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/20/chinese-coast-guard-rams-philippino-boats-wields-blades/
# NASA / Rocketry / UFO Disclosure / Space / Astronomy
Earth’s rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/earths-rotating-inner-core-is-starting-to-slow-down-and-it-could-alter-the-length-of-our-days
‘Dramatic’: Astronomers witness ‘awakening’ of supermassive black hole 300 million light years away
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a61160291/scientists-witness-black-hole-waking-up-unprecedented-event/
‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ interstellar explosion will be visible from Earth this summer: The massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will give amateur astronomers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness this space oddity.
https://nypost.com/2024/06/19/lifestyle/super-rare-star-explosion-will-be-visible-from-earth-this-month/
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Hackers claim to have carried off an enormous data heist on AMD, selling info on employee and customer information, future products and specs
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/hackers-claim-to-have-carried-off-an-enormous-data-heist-on-amd-selling-info-on-employee-and-customer-information-future-products-and-specs/
Cyber experts warn of new Google Chrome, Microsoft Word money-stealing malware. It poses as fake updates in internet browsers like Chrome and mimics programs like Microsoft Word — all to coerce users into downloading a harmful series of code.
https://www.aol.com/cyber-experts-warn-google-chrome-133834233.html
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