Voices, The Peoples News
December 6, 2024, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Key Detail in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Is Already Falling Apart. Donald Trump is getting serious push back on part of his plan.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/key-detail-trump-mass-deportation-174244511.html
2006 study found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost Texas. State hasn’t updated since.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/texas-undocumented-immigrants-economic-contributions-outweigh-costs/
Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3703323402663-mexico-president-will-ask-trump-to-deport-non-mexican-migrants-directly-to-their-home-countries
Missouri Floats Program to Deputize Citizens as Migrant Bounty Hunters
https://www.newsweek.com/illegal-immigrant-bounty-hunters-proposal-missouri-1996413
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump picks Kelly Loeffler to run Small Business Administration, after she spent millions to help him get elected
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/12/05/kelly-loeffler-expected-as-trumps-agricultural-secretary-pick-after-spending-millions-to-help-him-get-elected/
If the sale of U.S. Steel is blocked, what does that mean for Western Pennsylvania?
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3700443324068-if-the-sale-of-u-s-steel-is-blocked-what-does-that-mean-for-western-pennsylvania
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Rewards issued for cartel leaders as violence escalates: As Mexican cartel violence has escalated during the Biden administration, the U.S. State Department announced it is increasing a reward for a Mexican national Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho.”
https://www.state.gov/reward-increased-up-to-15-million-for-information-leading-to-arrest-and-or-conviction-of-cartel-leader/
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Democratic Rep Says Musk and Ramaswamy’s ‘DOGE’ Agency is ‘Unconstitutional and Illegal’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5024369-house-democrat-doge-criticism/
Musk and Ramaswamy Arrive on Capitol Hill for DOGE ‘Brainstorming’
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-ce55aa7ca8c921511d18e837c2a2db64
What we know about Musk’s cost-cutting mission
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23vkd57471o
‘We’re going to gut the fish’: Republicans details from closed-door meetings with DOGE’s Musk, Ramaswamy
https://www.aol.com/were-going-gut-fish-republicans-220711613.html
Blackburn unveils ‘DOGE Acts’ to cut spending, freeze federal hiring and salaries
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5025294-blackburn-doge-acts-spending-cuts/
Mike Johnson says he’s aiming to ax 75 percent of all federal agencies with Elon Musk’s help
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mike-johnson-elon-musk-federal-agencies-b2659519.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump’s Plan to Turn the IRS Into a Grifter’s Paradise. Billy Long, an anti-tax huckster who doesn’t think the IRS should exist, makes his living promising to cut your tax bill 40 percent.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189098/trumps-plan-turn-irs-grifters-paradise
What Trump’s plan to end IRS ‘overstepping’ could mean for audits of rich people — and call hold times for everyone else. The incoming Trump team wants to change the IRS mentality from ‘we’re the tax police,’ one expert says
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-trumps-plan-to-end-irs-overstepping-could-mean-for-audits-of-rich-people-and-call-hold-times-for-everyone-else-67e4231e
Democrats ignored pleas to address price of ‘eggs and gas’, campaigners say. US workers say Democrats neglected ‘desperately needed’ action toward vulnerable groups amid recession fears
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/01/cost-living-prices-election-trump
‘Gut punch’: Steelworkers union stunned after Trump vows to scuttle international deal
https://www.newsweek.com/pennsylvania-steelworkers-donald-trump-plans-block-us-steel-nippon-merger-1995300
‘Wide open for business’: Trump Organization will put fewer restrictions on foreign deals
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/trump-organization-ethics-policy-foreign-deals.html
8 Tax Changes Coming In 2025 That Will Impact Everyone
https://financebuzz.com/2025-tax-changes-impact-everyone
Lobbying firm with close ties to Trump is poised to profit from new administration, experts say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lobbying-firm-close-ties-trump-224100606.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Chinese investor under investigation by SEC gave $30 million to Trump crypto project
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/03/trump-crypto-chinese-entrepreneur/
# Education / Schools
Academic Labor Unions Are Key to Fighting Trump’s Repressive Higher Ed Agenda. AAUP President Todd Wolfson says unions like his are key to fighting Trump’s attacks on the bedrock of democracy.
https://truthout.org/articles/academic-labor-unions-are-key-to-fighting-trumps-repressive-higher-ed-agenda/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Disappointed’: Business groups turn on Trump after he ignored ‘better’ labor choices
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cabinet-2670338842/
224,000 file for unemployment benefits for first time
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/05/unemployment-benefits-Labor-Department/2421733413932/
Boeing announces layoffs across Florida as mounting concerns about the company continue to grow
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5025294-blackburn-doge-acts-spending-cuts/
Cargill to lay off thousands of workers amid falling commodity prices
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/largest-food-production-company-layoffs-cargill-b2658355.html
Ohio State cancels raises for over 300 employees after overturning of US Department of Labor rule
https://www.thelantern.com/2024/12/ohio-state-cancels-raises-for-over-300-employees-after-overturning-of-us-department-of-labor-rule/
# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
Eleven children worked on Iowa pork plant’s ‘kill floor’, US labor officials say Federal investigators find children working at Sioux City meat processing plant for second time
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/03/child-labor-iowa-pork-plant
Meat, Coffee & More Essentials That Could Skyrocket in Price in 2025. Experts say President-elect Donald Trump’s planned tariffs will result in higher grocery bills.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3701658833370-meat-coffee-more-essentials-that-could-skyrocket-in-price-in-2025?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM0ODk0MzI3NjM%3D
# General News
Fact Check: Photos of Trump Alongside Diddy, Epstein Are Real
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photos-trump-combs-epstein/
‘You’re not in charge’: Tensions flare as convicted Proud Boys leader testifies
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/05/proud-boys-leader-trump-00192958
“A chilling effect”: Research finds governments across the globe are cracking down on free speech
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/05/a-chilling-effect-research-finds-governments-across-the-globe-are-cracking-down-on-free-speech/
Bernie Sanders embraces Canada joining the US as the 51st state … with a simple caveat after Trump reportedly suggested the idea
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14155021/bernie-sanders-canada-state-trump.html
Donald Trump Asked to Help Redraw Border Between US States
https://www.newsweek.com/greater-idaho-oregon-border-trump-1996117
It Turns Out Elon Musk Bankrolled That Pro-Trump Ruth Bader Ginsburg Super PAC Her Granddaughter Called ‘Appalling’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/elon-musk-bankrolled-pro-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-super-pac-her-granddaughter-called-appalling/
# Gov / Politics
Donald Trump Announces Plan to Change Elections. “We’re gonna do things that have been really needed for a long time,” he said. “We want to have paper ballots, one day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-plans-change-election-process-rules-checks-1996517
Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to Censor Speech and Rewrite History. The MAGA senator wants to erase all record of Palestine. Republicans in Congress are taking further steps to ignore Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and start referring to the territory by Israel’s name “Judea and Samaria.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/189070/tom-cotton-bill-censor-west-bank-israel
Dumbest Senator Has Bonkers Plan for Vetting Trump Nominees.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-senator-tommy-tuberville-says-065951035.html
Tulsi Gabbard’s Own Ex-Staffers Expose Her as a Russian Stooge. Donald Trump’s pick to serve as director of national intelligence regularly consumed Russian propaganda.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3703097234240-tulsi-gabbard-s-own-ex-staffers-expose-her-as-a-russian-stooge
Republicans Are Already Fighting in Sign of Chaos to Come. Donald Trump’s biggest obstacle may be his own party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/18/speaker-johnson-trump-2024/
Texas Rep. Casar to Head Congressional Progressive Caucus, Replacing Rep. Jayapal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-rep-greg-casar-lead-235520676.html
New Progressive Caucus Chair Ready to ‘Fight Billionaires, Grifters, and Republican Frauds’: “Our caucus will make sure the Democratic Party stands up to corporate interests for working people,” said Rep. Greg Casar.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/congressional-progressive-caucus-members
Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker, US Rep. Vito Marcantonio, worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy
https://theconversation.com/trump-attacks-diversity-but-a-fellow-new-yorker-us-rep-vito-marcantonio-worked-to-represent-all-americans-in-a-multiracial-democracy-239076
An agency-by-agency look at Trump’s plan to overhaul government. The president-elect’s vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/11/agency-agency-look-trumps-plan-overhaul-government/400885/
‘Self-serving wannabe oligarchs’: Congressman shreds GOP plan to dismantle government
https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981
Democrats flip key California House races against national tide
https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-adam-gray-flips-california-seat-house-race-1995251
Rahm Emanuel Makes Dark Prediction About What Trump Will Do To The Oval Office
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rahm-emanuel-makes-dark-prediction-about-what-trump-will-do-to-the-oval-office_n_675036e3e4b0617b1e77604b
The agency Trump wants to eliminate also has the power to enact his biggest campaign promises
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/05/trump-education-transgender-athletes-schools-00192423
Trump ally behind ‘mysterious group’ that dumped millions in last days of campaign:
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-mysterious-group/
Trump Has Now Tapped Multiple Convicted Criminals to Join Administration
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-now-tapped-multiple-convicted-182433214.html
# 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/
# Media
United States Postal Service changes could slow mail deliveries
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/video/2024/12/06/united-states-postal-service-changes-could-slow-mail-deliveries/
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
Doctors who accept Medicare could face another pay cut in 2025, AMA says
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/doctors-facing-29-pay-cut-2025-call-permanent-medicare-payment-reform
Medicare premiums rise for 2025, nicking retirees’ Social Security checks
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/medicare-premiums-rise-for-2025-nicking-retirees-social-security-checks-110009345.html
# Military / DOD / Militia
Billionaire pick for key Pentagon job tied to Khashoggi’s murderers and defense industry conflicts. Critics warn Stephen Feinberg’s nomination for a top Pentagon role underscores troubling ties to Khashoggi’s murder and the defense industry.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/stephen-feinberg/
In a service first, Navy taps Black civil engineer for admiral
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/12/05/in-a-service-first-navy-taps-black-civil-engineer-for-admiral/
This Marine Corps unit now has a ship-killing missile in its toolkit
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/12/05/this-marine-corps-unit-now-has-a-ship-killing-missile-in-its-toolkit/
# Military / Global
Israel Once Again Bombs Gaza “Humanitarian Zone,” Killing at Least 23. Palestinians were retrieving children’s charred and dismembered remains” from the wreckage, one group said.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-once-again-bombs-gaza-humanitarian-zone-killing-at-least-23/
Putin’s ‘meatgrinder’ strategy breaks horrifying death record in Ukraine war
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war-34081077
Russian arms exports plummet by 92% as ‘military-industrial complex has failed’
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1983671/russian-economy-arms-exports-collapse
# Nuclear / Bioweapons
Putin’s nuclear-capable ballistic missile launch was long-planned, not response to US allowing Ukraine deeper strikes into Russia: Kremlin officer
https://nypost.com/2024/12/05/us-news/putins-nuclear-capable-ballistic-missile-launch-was-long-planned-not-response-to-us-allowing-ukraine-deeper-strikes-into-russia-kremlin-officer/
# Other Interesting Things
Scientists studying crop circles discovered they contain a form of microwave radiation that accelerates growth
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crop-circle-microwave-ano_b_929152
National Park Visitor Threw Away a Bag of Cheetos in a Cave and It Completely Wrecked the Ecosystem. Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials say a recent park visitor who dropped a bag of Cheetos had a “huge impact” on the cave’s ecosystem.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/national-park-visitor-threw-away-a-bag-of-cheetos-in-a-cave-and-it-completely-wrecked-the-ecosystem
4 Foreign Countries That Almost Became States
https://dailypassport.com/places-that-were-almost-states/
A strange creature is filmed by the sea, it appears to have a tail and gills and drops into the ocean, is this a Merman or an elaborate hoax
https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviatwistmysteries/video/7280038182232526112
Discovered in 1988, this ancient piece of granite appears to have formed itself around an electrical componant – is this just an elaborate hoax？
https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviatwistmysteries/video/7110439472176647429
Electro-magnet discovered embedded within 20,000 year old rock
https://sciinsider.com/2024/05/28/a-100000-year-old-electrical-connector-found-embedded-in-stone/
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient submerged stone wall dubbed the Blinkerwall in a bay off the coast of Germany, and it might rewrite the history of early European societies
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/experts-baffled-after-discovery-3000ft-844327
# Pharmaceuticals
4 Medications That Were Originally Pesticides
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3692823622509-4-medications-that-were-originally-pesticides
# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Should we worry? Ancient solar storm dated as sun turns volatile
https://www.yahoo.com/news/worry-ancient-solar-storm-dated-115730514.html
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Chinese hackers gain access to Americans’ cellphone records
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/04/chinese-hackers-american-cell-phones
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