Voices, The Peoples News
December 5, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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“Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak–and speak in
such a way that people will remember it.” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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# Indigenous
Oldest Firearm Ever Found in the U.S. Offers New Insights in Native American’s Resistance Against Spanish Conquistadors. Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest firearm ever found in the U.S. at the site of a major Native American battle.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3695222032727-oldest-firearm-ever-found-in-the-u-s-offers-new-insights-in-native-american-s-resistance-against-spanish-conquistadors
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday
https://www.tricityrecordnm.com/articles/3-us-army-soldiers-arrested-on-human-smuggling-charges-along-the-border-with-mexico/
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Cartels using ‘blind mules’ to smuggle drugs into US. Some of those bringing drugs into the US are doing so unsuspectingly. Border officials say cartels are becoming increasingly desperate
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/cartels-blind-mules-drugs/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump picks avid poker player and auctioneer to head IRS
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cabinet-2670314887/
President-Elect Donald Trump Wants to Lower the Corporate Tax Rate by 29% — and There Couldn’t Be a Clearer Winner, if Enacted
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending/top/Trump-Plans-Major-Corporate-Tax-Cut
Republicans Say Letting These Tax Cuts Expire Would Crash The Economy. Congress’ Own Experts Say Otherwise.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cbo-tax-cuts-economic-impact_n_6750c91ae4b09625c756963e
Speaker Johnson sets eyes on cutting government spending, vows to take a ‘blowtorch’ to the ‘regulatory state’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/speaker-johnson-sets-eyes-cutting-002119830.html
Tariffs guarantee higher prices for Americans who believe they are too high already
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/26/trump-tariffs-prices-harris-poll
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
China bans exports of gallium and other key high-tech materials, hitting back at US chip sanctions
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tech-semiconductor-chip-gallium-6b4216551e200fb719caa6a6cc67e2a4
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
North Carolina Town Sues Utility Giant Over ‘Decades of Deception’ on Climate. “We have to speak truth to power as we continue to fight the existential threat that is climate change,” said the mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/carrboro-north-carolina-duke-energy
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Google Earth’s timelapse video shows alarming rate of sea level rise in the Polar regions from 1984 to 2020
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/google-earths-timelapse-video-shows-alarming-rate-of-sea-level-rise-in-the-polar-regions-from-1984-to-2020
A rising danger in the Arctic: As climate change melts permafrost, microbes will emerge. The world isn’t paying enough attention to the potential threat they pose.
https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/a-rising-danger-in-the-arctic-microbes-unleashed-by-climate-change/
7# Foods / Things that impact your health
How a “Health” Fad Could Spell Disaster for Us All. This is just one scenario. But it’s dangerous.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/health-fad-could-spell-disaster-185021137.html
Bird flu detections suspend raw milk production at farm
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/raw-milk-bird-flu-raw-farm-distribution-suspended
How pasteurization protects you from raw milk microbes
https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/raw-milk-misconceptions-and-danger-raw-milk-consumption
Heavy metals found in chocolate: Study sheds light on lead, cadmium in some products: Tested products came from name brands, Hershey’s, Ghirardelli, and Nestlé. Products were purchased from national retailers, Costco, Target, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and Whole Foods, and specialty makers such as Droste and Navitas
https://www.health.com/chocolate-products-heavy-metals-8399979
# General News
I’m Speechless At These 12 People Who Had Literally No Idea What Their Trump Vote Meant
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanavalko/trump-voters-regret-vote
# Gov / Politics
Democrats Want Republicans to Confirm Donald Trump Can’t Serve Third Term
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/11/14/dan-goldman-resolution-trump-3rd-term-22nd-amendment
Trump Melts Down as Another Nomination Blows Up in His Face. Donald Trump was not happy with some of the latest news coverage of his transition.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189035/donald-trump-melts-down-dea-nominee
House Republicans Are in Danger of Chaos as Last Race Called. Democrats managed to flip a key House seat.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189021/house-majority-republicans-democrats
Trump Escalates His Bizarre Canada Joke in Weirdest Way Possible. Donald Trump reportedly quipped that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.
https://dnyuz.com/2024/12/04/trump-escalates-his-bizarre-canada-joke-in-weirdest-way-possible/
Trump Rewards Convicted Loyalist Peter Navarro With Administration Role. The former White House aide spent four months in prison for refusing to comply with a Congressional subpoena about Jan. 6.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/04/peter-navarro-trump-senior-counselor-trade-tariffs
The Massive Clue That Donald Trump’s Threats Are All BS. “Sheer fantasy” is how Harvard economist Jeffrey Frankel described Elon Musk’s plan to ax $2 trillion in federal spending.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/massive-clue-donald-trump-threats-131520672.html
Nation’s last uncalled congressional race ends in California 29 days after election. The nation’s last uncalled congressional race finally ended in California 29 days after Election Day, leaving Republicans with a five-member majority in the House of Representatives.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_1e7bb2d4-b26d-11ef-b1bf-175ec0e7625b.html?a&seyid=37672
Trump Is Using “Unitary Executive” Theory in His Bid to Amass Supreme Power. Trump is claiming total executive power that would eclipse the legislative “co-equal” branch of government.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-using-unitary-executive-theory-in-his-bid-to-amass-supreme-power/
Biden says ‘Africa is the future’ as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit
https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/collection/biden-says-africa-future-pledges-millio-2024-12-04/
Trumpworld Is Coming to Cancel Us All. The returning administration is full of free speech warriors—the kind that crush dissent and dissenters.
https://newrepublic.com/article/188938/trump-patel-free-speech-restrictions
‘Razor-thin’ Republican House majority could cripple Trump’s agenda after Democrats nab last seat
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/razor-thin-republican-house-majority-could-cripple-trumps-agenda-after-democrats-nab-last-seat/
Biden Has Drawn Up Pardon List Over Fears of Trump’s Revenge
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-may-toss-liz-cheney-014234173.html
House Democrat Nukes Trump Cabinet Picks in Scorching Floor Rant: Will They Replace Background Checks With a ‘Fox News Screen Test?’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/house-democrat-nukes-trump-cabinet-picks-in-scorching-floor-rant-will-they-replace-background-checks-with-a-fox-news-screen-test/
Groups Sound Alarm Over Trump Plot to Install Nominees Without Senate Approval. “If you’re trying to ram through nominees without Senate and public scrutiny, it’s a pretty good guess that you have something to hide.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-recess-appointments
# Gov / Politics / Global
South Koreans Prove Democracy Can Survive in the Face of Authoritarianism. Offering a model for resisting authoritarianism, South Korean activists say they will “fight for democracy at any cost.”
https://truthout.org/articles/south-koreans-prove-democracy-can-survive-in-the-face-of-authoritarianism/
Former Israeli Defense Minister Recognizes Ethnic Cleansing Is Underway in Gaza. Center right politician Moshe Ya’alon ignited a firestorm by acknowledging that Israel is engaged in ethnic cleansing.
https://truthout.org/articles/former-israeli-defense-minister-recognizes-ethnic-cleansing-is-underway-in-gaza/
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Everyday Purchases – Their 7-Eleven store was a Maine town’s lifeline, and their own. Then came the shooting.
https://slate.com/business/2024/12/maine-state-mass-shooting-guns-lawsuit.html?pay=1733407679681&support_journalism=please
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge Issues Scathing Response to Hunter Biden Pardon: Read in Full
https://www.newsweek.com/judge-joe-biden-pardon-hunter-mark-scarsi-1995443
Jordan demands documents related to DOJ investigation of Jack Smith amid misconduct allegations
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/jordan-demands-doj-produce-documents-related-jack-smith-investigation?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
Trump seeks dismissal of Fani Willis case in Georgia. Willis charged Trump and a litany of co-defendants last year under the state’s RICO Act in connection with his 2020 election challenge in the Peach State.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/politics/2024/12/04/trump-request-georgia-election-case-dismissal
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Recuses Himself From Case After Pressure
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-justice-neil-gorsuch-recuses-himself-case-after-pressure-1995752
Judge Agrees to End Hunter Biden Case
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/03/hunter-biden-pardon-tax-case-00192515
# LGBTQ / Gender
The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-transgender-health-tennessee-3fd2de125caeac6e323bd81ef7271837
Amy Coney Barrett’s Mind-Boggling Question in Supreme Court Trans Case. Surprise! The conservative Supreme Court justices don’t seem to have any basic understanding of trans rights in this country.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-mind-boggling-194718116.html
Why Justice Jackson invoked interracial marriage in Supreme Court’s historic transgender care arguments
https://www.wfft.com/news/politics/takeaways-from-the-historic-transgender-care-arguments-at-the-supreme-court/article_d2e49621-55eb-54b0-8547-674097fc273e.html
Supreme Court weighs ban on gender dysphoria treatment for minors. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday began weighing its role in determining whether a Tennessee law banning medication to treat gender dysphoria for minors violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/article_72fac9f2-b269-11ef-8924-7f1c810645c6.html?a&seyid=37672
Supreme Court Signals It Will Uphold ‘State-Sanctioned Discrimination’ in Transgender Care Case. “We the people means all the people,” said the ACLU. “There is no ‘transgender’ exception to the U.S. Constitution.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-transgender
# Media
Will Trump Weaponize the FCC to Crack Down on Media Outlets He Doesn’t Like? Trump could use the Federal Communications Commission to carry out his fantasies of revenge against the media.
https://truthout.org/articles/will-trump-weaponize-the-fcc-to-crack-down-on-media-outlets-he-doesnt-like/
# Medical / Health News
Health Insurance CEO Shot Dead on NYC Street in Targeted Attack
https://apnews.com/article/manhattan-shooting-death-daa1e8c8c05606197a5bd2e0242f1683
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: What we know about the gunman
https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-manhattan-shooting-death-7f6581ba6b0b520938d82c361e77a83c
Trump’s Health Secretary Pick Is Crowd-Sourcing Health Treatments. RFK Jr. is taking an interesting approach to public health.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189026/robert-f-kennedy-jr-website-conspiracy-cures
Medicare, Social Security Update as Vivek Ramaswamy Weighs in on Cuts
https://www.newsweek.com/medicare-social-security-update-vivek-ramaswamy-weighs-cuts-1995792
# Medical Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200. Those who supply stem cells for Cellcolabs’ treatments are compensated $200 per donation—for enough cells to provide 200 doses of therapy.
https://bioethics.com/archives/94845
# Military / DOD / Militia
Trump considering most embarrassing choice possible for Defense. At least Plan B isn’t an alleged sex pest?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-is-considering-replacing-defense-secretary-nominee-pete-hegseth-with-ron-desantis-report
Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines. The technology searches for buried objects by sending vibrations into the ground and measuring what comes back.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/308587/20241204/scientists-develop-new-laser-tech-that-could-wipe-out-land-mines-save-lives.htm
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday that the war in Ukraine has revealed the U.S. needs to stockpile more munitions and invest more in producing low-cost weapons.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-12-04/munitions-weapons-stockpiles-ukraine-china-russia-16061738.html
Space superiority is the goal as US Space Forces Japan activates at Tokyo air base. The U.S. Space Force established a new command Wednesday in western Tokyo as the United States and Japan seek space superiority in the region.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-activates-japan-component/
# Military / Global
A-10s are being spotted in Syria. Here’s how they’re being used.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/12/04/a-10s-are-being-spotted-in-syria-heres-how-theyre-being-used/
Germany’s Baerbock won’t rule out sending troops into Ukraine. The German Greens minister said Berlin “will support everything that serves peace in the future.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-annalena-baerbock-wont-rule-sending-bundeswehr-troops-into-ukraine-russa-war-military-nato/
Russia’s hybrid warfare may trigger NATO defence clause, Germany says
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/28/russias-hybrid-warfare-may-trigger-nato-defence-clause-germany-says
# NASA / Rocketry
Trump Gives Elon Musk’s Buddy Total Control Over NASA. Donald Trump’s pick for NASA head, billionaire Jared Isaacman, should worry anyone who cares about space.
https://san.com/cc/trump-picks-musk-tied-billionaire-jared-isaacman-to-lead-nasa/
# NATO
NATO readies countermeasures to combat Russian, Chinese hybrid warfare, bloc chief says
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-12-04/nato-russia-china-sabotage-16055937.html
# Other Interesting Things
Astrophotographer Captures Mysterious Blue Flash During Avalanche
https://petapixel.com/2024/12/02/photographer-captures-mysterious-blue-light-during-avalanche/
Something is Growing in the Ocean’s Deep Submarine Canyons. Now Scientists Have Revealed the Cause.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/underwater-canyons-super-highways-seafloor-research-science/104072182
# Pharmaceuticals
Congressional bicameral team pushes for insurance, pharmaceutical reform
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b34046d8-b271-11ef-b7af-0fd4059d93d1.html
Popular asthma drug Singulair could be linked to mental health side effects, suicides: The medication is “definitely doing something that’s concerning,” said Julia Marschallinger, a scientist at Austria’s Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine. However more research is needed.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/11/24/singulair-asthma-study-mental-health-fda/76549193007/
Drugmaker Eli Lilly reports its weightloss drug Zepbound showed more than 20% reduction in body weight, roughly 50% more effective than rival Wegovy in randomized control trials
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/eli-lilly-zepbound-causes-more-weight-loss-than-novo-nordisk-wegovy-trial.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
Comparison: https://www.baptisthealth.com/blog/weight-management/zepbound-vs-wegovy
# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Mars’ gravity pulls Earth closer to the Sun, warming our climate, scientists say. Due to this resonance, Mars’s gravitational pull draws Earth slightly closer to the Sun, which leads to increased solar radiation and a warmer climate. Over time, Earth drifts back again, completing this cycle roughly every 2.4 million years.
https://www.earth.com/news/mars-gravity-pulls-earth-closer-to-the-sun-warming-our-climate-scientists-say/
Space weather experts warn that solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the “battle zone.”
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/we-are-fast-approaching-the-suns-battle-zone-and-it-could-be-even-worse-than-solar-maximum-experts-warn
Spaceship that will block out Sun being launched
https://www.citizentribune.com/news/national/spaceship-that-will-block-out-sun-being-launched/article_37c1b615-3930-57e3-9c39-da1b06cd273f.html
# Sports
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking. In a letter to the Department of Defense, senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are calling for an investigation into fallout from the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign.
https://www.newsbreak.com/wired/3701456775236-senators-warn-the-pentagon-get-a-handle-on-china-s-telecom-hacking
Senators fume over response to ‘disturbing and widespread’ Chinese hack of US telecoms “I think the American people need to know the extent of the breach here, I think they will be shocked at the extent of it,” said Sen. Josh Hawley of the breach.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/04/senators-response-chinese-hack-us-telecoms-00192728
The White House struggles to contain massive Chinese telco hacks
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-struggles-contain-massive-003634982.html
Phone Firms Denying US Military Requests for Security Data, Letter Says
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-12-04/phone-firms-denying-us-military-requests-for-security-data-letter-says#google_vignette
White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations affected by China hacking campaign
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/at-least-8-u-s-telecom-firms-were-hit-by-chinese-hacking-campaign-white-house-says
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