Voices, The Peoples News
December 2, 2024, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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“Leadership requires action: daring to take steps that are
necessary but unpopular, challenging the status quo
in order to reach a brighter future.” – Benazir Bhutto
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# Indigenous
Indigenous leader advocates for climate policy rooted in land stewardship
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/climate/climate-policy-indigenous-peoples.html
The US designates a new marine sanctuary led by Indigenous people
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/13/nx-s1-5147914/the-u-s-gets-a-new-national-marine-sanctuary-the-first-led-by-a-tribe
Indigenous fire practices show potential for building wildfire resilience in California
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01092024/california-park-fire-indigenous-cultural-burning/
Indigenous communities restore bison herds to heal lands and culture
https://kleanindustries.com/resources/market-analysis-research/indigenous-communities-restore-bison-herds-to-heal-lands-and-culture/
Restoring Navajo land through traditional farming techniques
https://e360.yale.edu/features/navajo-natural-infrastructure-dryland-streams#:~:text=Farming%20once%20thrived%20in%20the,brush%2C%20sticks%2C%20and%20rocks.
# Indigenous / Global
The Ashaninka’s cultural revival is reshaping the Amazon region
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/the-amazons-ashaninka-tribe-restored-their-territory-now-they-aim-to-change-the-region/
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
U.S. Proposes Listing Giraffes Under the Endangered Species Act for the First Time. Giraffe populations have been decreasing due to habitat loss, poaching and climate change.
https://www.ecowatch.com/giraffes-endangered-species-act-fws.html
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Inside The Plan To Let Trump Track Millions of Immigrants. The private prison lobby has been quietly pushing a drastic expansion of ICE’s surveillance apparatus. Trump’s reelection may be the final step.
https://www.levernews.com/inside-the-plan-to-let-trump-track-millions-of-immigrants/
As Trump touts plans for immigrant roundup, militias are standing back, but standing by
https://theconversation.com/as-trump-touts-plans-for-immigrant-roundup-militias-are-standing-back-but-standing-by-244131
Also: Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive
https://theconversation.com/presidents-often-claim-mandates-especially-when-they-want-to-expand-their-power-or-are-on-the-defensive-243904
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
2 Tren de Aragua members tied to viral Aurora video arrested in NYC
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/tren-de-aragua-members-arrested/
Drug cartels lure chemists in Mexico. Criminal groups in Mexico are recruiting chemistry students to upgrade their production of the drug fentanyl. Crackdowns on the trade in precursors from China have put the gangs under pressure, and they hope to develop the ability to produce these raw materials in-house.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/world/americas/mexico-fentanyl-chemistry-students.html
World’s largest piracy network taken down after 100 homes raided across 10 countries
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/piracy-online-streaming-iptv-europol-b2655330.html
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides
What does the National Toxicology Program say about fluoride?
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/publications/monographs/mgraph08
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump announced in a Truth Social post that on his first day as president, he’ll sign an executive order charging Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on all products coming into the United States.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/11/26/what-are-trumps-plans-for-tariffs-on-china-canada-and-mexico
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought is his choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). “Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State
https://www.newsweek.com/russ-vought-trump-cabinet-project-2025-1990588
Trump threatens ‘100% Tariffs’ on countries that buck US dollar
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-threatens-100-tariffs-on-countries-that-buck-us-dollar/
Trump tariffs would increase the price of cars made by US automakers by over $2K: Wells Fargo
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tariffs-raise-us-car-prices-thousands-mexico-wells-fargo-2024-11?utm_source=reddit.com
Congress grapples with political hurdles in disaster aid negotiations
https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/5009182-congress-pushing-for-disaster-aid-deal/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Trump’s tariff plan may be halted by clause in the Constitution
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-2670170566/
Trump’s tariff plan will send prices ‘through the roof’, warn US firms
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/27/trump-tariffs-policies-prices
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Nuclear
Trump taps North Dakota’s Burgum for dual energy and Interior roles
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-burgum-interior-energy-council-blm-boem-offshore-wind/733163/
What a Trump administration means for the federal hydrogen energy push. Legal and industry experts say there are uncertainties about the future of hydrogen hubs, a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s clean energy push.
https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-hydrogen-hubs-2670007513.html
After Permits Are Granted, Activists Worry About Impacts of Enbridge’s Line 5 Reroute in Northern Wisconsin
https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-water-protectors-warn-of-line-5-pipelines-looming-dangers/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
California ‘ghost lake’ reemerges after 130 years, drowning 94,000 acres of farmland. The lake has quickly swallowed up nearly 100,000 acres of land
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/ghost-lake-tulare-lake-california-san-joaquin-valley-840320-20241202
Scientists sound alarm about terrifying ocean event that could bring global devastation. The collapse of critical ocean circulation could bring major droughts and freezing temperatures across Europe
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/ocean-tipping-point-climate-change-b2657442.html
Air pollution’s quiet toll on children’s minds. Exposure to particulate air pollution, even at levels deemed “safe,” is linked to lower cognitive abilities in children, particularly in critical thinking and nonverbal skills, according to new research. Airborne toxins can increase our risk for cognitive disability and disease. The science of exposomics is helping to identify effective responses.
https://www.openmindmag.org/articles/polluted-minds
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
The Mediterranean Sea lost almost all of its water, triggering a global crisis
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3694218899271-the-mediterranean-sea-lost-almost-all-of-its-water-triggering-a-global-crisis
# Food / Farming / Global
Mexico bolsters GM corn ban with scientific evidence on health risks. New scientific analyses underpin Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn and glyphosate due to health risks
https://usrtk.org/gmo/new-scientific-analyses-mexicos-restrictions-on-gm-corn-glyphosate-health-risks/
# General Recalls / Alerts
# General News
Trump Impeachment Witness Hits Back at Elon Musk Over ‘Treason’ Charge: ‘Let Me Help You Out With the Facts. You, Elon, appear to believe you can act with impunity and are attempting to silence your critics. I’m not intimidated.’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-impeachment-witness-hits-back-at-elon-musk-over-treason-charge-let-me-help-you-out-with-the-facts/
Toxic secrets: A San Francisco Navy lab knowingly exposed more than a thousand people to radiation during Cold War-era experiments. A remarkable multi-part investigation by San Francisco Public Press.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/san-francisco-navy-lab-human-radiation
“I was at the bottom of my class, I started doing heroin, and I went to the top of my class.” The man chosen to lead the US health system, RFK Jr., Who Hates Adderall, Says Heroin Was Great for Treating His ADHD
https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-heroin
# Gov / Politics
Trump Is Falling Into the Classic Trap That Kills Presidencies
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-falling-classic-trap-that-kills-presidencies-opinion-1992016
Trump Finally Signs Transition Documents—With One Giant Catch
https://newrepublic.com/post/188861/trump-finally-signs-transition-documents-catch
Trump Promises His Pick for Special Envoy to Ukraine and Russia Will ‘Make America, and the World, Safe Again’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/27/trump-cabinet-keith-kellogg-ukraine
Trump signed the law to require presidential ethics pledges. Now he is exempting himself from it. Trump appears to have excluded himself from following the same guidelines he signed into law four years ago
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ethics-transition-agreement-b2656246.html
Trump’s Fans Suddenly Realize How He Picks Nominees—and They’re Pissed
https://newrepublic.com/post/188870/donald-trump-nominee-navy-fans-furious
“I have never seen language like this in a pardon document that purports to pardon offenses that have not apparently even been charged, with the exception of the Nixon pardon.” Margaret Love, U.S. pardon attorney under President Bill Clinton, on the Hunter Biden pardon
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/02/hunter-biden-pardon-nixon-00192101
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Why did Nevada vote to ban slavery, when California didn’t? Both states require incarcerated people to work — often for critical and dangerous jobs.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/why-did-nevada-vote-to-ban-slavery-when-california-didnt/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Wants New York AG Letitia James To Drop Civil Fraud Case So He Can ‘Cure’ Divisiveness
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5011884-donald-trump-letitia-james-civil-fraud-case-post-election-victory/
The Supreme Court Is Chipping Away at Anti-Corruption Law
https://jacobin.com/2024/03/supreme-court-anti-corruption-snyder
# Medical / Health News
Trump will decide the future of government money for healthcare plans. Letting it expire could save money, but the middle class might pay more.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-decide-future-government-money-095101641.html
# Military / Global
Why the DF-26 is one of the most dangerous missiles in China’s arsenal for the US military
https://www.aol.com/why-df-26-one-most-120502341.html
WW3 fears as Vladimir Putin vows to turn Ukraine to ‘dust’ with super missile ‘as hot as the sun’
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/ww3-fears-vladimir-putin-vows-34213179
Poland readies $740 million fund to jump-start ammunition production
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/11/29/poland-readies-740-million-fund-to-jump-start-ammunition-production/
Europe preps for WWIII as secret German documents reveal plans for 800K troops in case Russia invades NATO
https://nypost.com/2024/11/20/us-news/secret-german-docs-reveal-wwiii-plans/
# Nuclear / Bioweapons
Uranium Mining Revival Portends Nuclear Renaissance in Texas and Beyond. State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide consistent, low-carbon power to large industrial facilities. But in South Texas, locals worry what a uranium boom means for their groundwater.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01122024/texas-uranium-mining-nuclear-renaissance/
# Other Interesting Things
Body snatchers: eaten alive by parasitic wasps
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/body-snatchers-eaten-alive.html
Two Giant Geological Blobs Lurk Under Africa And The Pacific, Still Defying Explanation. It isn’t easy to send a scientist, or even a probe, into Earth’s mantle. However, the mysterious phenomenon clearly needs prying into.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3695104276729-two-giant-geological-blobs-lurk-under-africa-and-the-pacific-still-defying-explanation
Check Out the Highest-Resolution Images Ever Captured of the Sun’s Entire Surface. Four new images show our nearest star in dazzling detail, with each one made up of 25 shots observed by the Solar Orbiter in 2023
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/check-out-the-highest-resolution-images-ever-captured-of-the-suns-entire-surface-180985518/
Also: The Sun is the star at the heart of our solar system. Its gravity holds the solar system together, keeping everything — from the biggest planets to the smallest bits of debris in its orbit. https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
# Social
U.S. fertility rate drops to another historic low. Trends spark questions about declining birthrates in the US
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2024/20240525.htm
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
US scientists may have developed the first robot syllabus that allows machines to transfer skills without human intervention
https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-scientists-may-have-developed-the-first-robot-syllabus-that-allows-machines-to-transfer-skills#:~:text=A%20new%20development%20in%20robotics,data%20and%20facilitate%20skill%20transfer
How Trump’s Huge New Tariffs Spell Trouble for the AI Industry
https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-tariffs-ai-industry
# Technology / Global
A Chinese ship is suspected of sabotaging undersea cables / Western investigators reportedly think Russia might be behind the destruction of two different internet links.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/27/24307498/chinese-ship-undersea-cables-severed-russia-baltic-seabed?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
# UFO Disclosure / Space Exploration
The Last Arecibo Message Celebrates the Observatory and One of its Greatest Accomplishments: If the original message says “we are a form of life reaching out to connect”, our message says “we are ready to explore the universe together.” The prospect of transmitting this or a similar message remains an open question.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-arecibo-message-earths-first-interstellar-transmission-turns-50/
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