Voices, The Peoples News
December 7, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge
without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” Samuel Johnson
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Trump deportation plans concern Latin American, Caribbean countries
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/transition/latin-american-caribbean-countries-trump-deportation-plans/
Officials concerned over alleged Hezbollah, Venezuela ties: ‘Special interest’ migrants from Iran have been apprehended at the border. Sources say terrorist group Hezbollah is renting routes from cartels. There are also concerns over potential ties between Iran and Tren de Aragua
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/officials-hezbollah-venezuela-ties/
Texas officers apprehend Afghan, Iranian men, rescue smuggled children. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to arrest single military age men in Texas border counties, including Special Interest Aliens from Afghanistan and Iran. They are also continuing to rescue children being smuggled across the border from Mexico.
https://www.cbs19news.com/texas-officers-apprehend-afghan-iranian-men-rescue-smuggled-children/article_b3c74b97-5fbd-58c1-8cc5-d009599b7ccd.html
China using Mariana Islands to get US birthright citizenship for children, lawmaker warns. Wisconsin GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany said during an interview with the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show that many Chinese nationals come to the Mariana Islands, and have children there in order to get them U.S. birthright citizenship and thus abuse the system.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/wisconsin-rep-slams-china-using-mariana-islands-get-us-birthright-citizenship
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
CDC warns of new drug more deadly than fentanyl
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5026588-fentanyl-carfentanil-overdose-deaths/
CDC reports sharp increase in overdose deaths from elephant opioid. The federal government reported a sharp increase in overdose deaths due to carfentanil, a powerful opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl that veterinarians use on bears and elephants.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_baf1921c-b3ff-11ef-9bf1-5f9e715ad170.html
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk says DOGE can ‘gut the federal government’ with a recent Supreme Court ruling. Lawyers disagree.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ramaswamy-doge-spending-cuts-chevron-doctrine-scotus-trump-2024-12
Scaramucci on Musk, Ramaswamy DOGE cuts: ‘Government is not a business’
https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/scaramucci-on-musk-ramaswamy-doge-cuts-%e2%80%98government-is-not-a-business%e2%80%99-vargas-reports/10274518/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘It’s a joke’: Trump appointee Ramaswamy’s economic plan blasted by MSNBC expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ramaswamy-joke-economics/
Trump Shows He’s Fully in Crypto Industry’s Pocket With New Nominee. Donald Trump just tapped David Sacks for a White House job.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189105/donald-trump-elon-musk-cryptocurrency-david-sacks
‘This Is an Enormous Heist’: Chris Hayes broke down a plan by Republican legislators to transfer billions of dollars of taxpayer money to owners of Bitcoin in exchange for their holdings.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/this-is-an-enormous-heist-chris-hayes-sounds-the-alarm-on-republican-bill-that-would-transfer-100-billion-to-bitcoin-owners/
Financial Experts’ 2025 Predictions for Inflation Under Trump
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-experts-2025-predictions-inflation-120345805.html
# Education / Schools
This is a photograph of Amish school children running away from the police… Their parents would be arrested because they refused to send their children to American public schools, and the aftermath would result in one of the most important supreme court wins for religious liberty in American history… It’s why we can all homeschool now. Be sure to thank the Amish.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/lost-schools/2015/05/08/amish-photo-launched-revolution/27018725/
House Overwhelmingly Passes ‘Crucial Communism Teaching Act’: The legislation seeks to educate American youth on the dangers of communist and totalitarian ideologies by allowing survivors to tell their stories firsthand.
https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/house-overwhelmingly-passes-crucial-communism-teaching-act/116559346/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Unexpected source to blame for rapid surge in global warming. The answer lies in declining low-altitude clouds, particularly in the northern mid-latitudes and tropics. This trend was most pronounced over the Atlantic, which coincidentally saw unusual heat records in 2023.
https://www.earth.com/news/rapid-surge-in-global-warming-may-have-an-unexpected-source/
‘Chilling’ map shows which US states will be underwater in just 25 years
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4107854-interactive-map-shows-which-us-cities-will-be-underwater-in-2050/
Earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city raise concerns
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/earthquakes-under-a-volcano-near-alaskas-largest-city-raise-concerns/article_f834a691-ec2a-5cbf-841b-563ffa43c08b.html
# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
‘This is my Chernobyl:’ Texas ranchers watch cows die because of PFAS: Tony and Karen Coleman have watched 39 of their animals die. Now joining other Texas farmers suing the EPA. They believe forever chemicals in fertilizer sludge contaminated their land
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southwest/texas-ranchers-forever-chemicals-pfas/
# Foods / Things that impact your health
Doctors Share 8 Supplements That Could Fight And Prevent Cancer Risk Over 40: Garlic, Flax Seed, More
https://www.newsbreak.com/shefinds-518722/3704197878100-doctors-share-8-supplements-that-could-fight-and-prevent-cancer-risk-over-40-garlic-flax-seed-more
Ranking 15 Salad Greens From Worst To Best
https://www.mashed.com/902190/ranking-salad-greens-from-worst-to-best/
The Golden Milk: Fights Inflammation, Boosts Immunity, and Helps You Sleep Better
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3697255253864-the-golden-milk-fights-inflammation-boosts-immunity-and-helps-you-sleep-better
# General News
History Offers a Warning About Donald Trump’s Populism
https://time.com/7198869/george-wallace-donald-trump-populism/
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over customers’ names, addresses and other data to lobbyists for years
https://www.propublica.org/article/gunmakers-owners-sensitive-personal-information-glock-remington-nssf
Trump promises a crackdown on diversity initiatives. Fearful institutions are dialing them back already As the president-elect and his allies plan a multi-pronged attack on DEI policies, companies and campuses are complying with threats even though they don’t have to
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/05/trump-dei-initiatives-colleges
# Gov / Politics
MAGA Republican calls for monthlong government shutdown until Trump takes office
https://www.rawstory.com/andy-biggs-2670350008/
‘Nothing to spare’: Speaker Johnson warns every House GOP vote will be make-or-break in 2025
https://www.alternet.org/johnson-small-house-majority/
The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025, is reemerging with a campaign to back President-elect Donald Trump’s imperiled Cabinet selections
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-12-05/an-architect-of-project-2025-is-pressuring-republican-senators-to-confirm-pete-hegseth
Musk spent more than a quarter-billion dollars to elect Trump, including funding a mysterious super PAC, new filings show
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-040132594.html
Pre-election research shows disturbing trend among Republicans
https://www.alternet.org/trump-poisoning-the-blood/
Some Trump Cabinet picks may have trouble getting clearances. Trump can grant them anyway.
https://www.tullylegal.com/our-firm/news/some-trump-cabinet-picks-may-have-trouble-getting-clearances-trump-can-grant-them-anyway/
Trump adds more billionaires to his administration after promising to help ‘everyday Americans’: The incoming administration will be the wealthiest in history, with more than a dozen ultra-rich nominees for critical agencies and major diplomatic roles
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-billionaires-white-house-b2660235.html
Trump Sends Another $4.3 Million Of Donors’ Money To His Lawyers
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-donors-lawyers_n_67539582e4b0b9c809f83d0b
Trump Spokesperson Alina Habba Claims ‘We Have Billionaires’ Like Elon Musk Who Will ‘Run the Country Like They Run Their Businesses’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-spokesperson-alina-habba-claims-we-have-billionaires-like-elon-musk-who-will-run-the-country-like-they-run-their-businesses/
Trump ushers in a Christian “deep state”: MAGA moves to gut the Constitution. Trump gave control of the budget to a Project 2025 henchman who calls this a “post-constitutional moment”
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/06/ushers-in-a-christian-deep-state-maga-moves-to-gut-the-constitution/
Trump’s ‘Government of Billionaires’ Boasts Combined Wealth Greater Than New Zealand’s GDP. President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a Cabinet and advisory team valued at a staggering $10 billion — excluding the ballooning fortune of his outside adviser, Elon Musk.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/trumps-government-of-billionaires-boasts-combined-wealth-greater-than-new-zealands-gdp/
Trump’s Team of Billionaires Will Be the Wealthiest Administration in U.S. History
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/06/trump-billionaires-cabinet-elon-musk
Trump Defense Pick’s Lawyer Makes Chilling Threat to Accuser. Pete Hegseth is apparently ready to seek revenge.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-defense-pick-lawyer-makes-152140336.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin’s Pals Say Tucker Carlson Is Acting as a Secret Back-Channel to Trump
https://newrepublic.com/post/189114/vladimir-putin-tucker-carlson-donald-trump-messenger
At dueling Mideast forums, officials ask what will happen when Donald Trump takes office
https://apnews.com/article/analysis-trump-mideast-wars-israel-hamas-iran-49198c6feeea6e543edb0c034b589929
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Congress, Trump plan law enforcement reform in DC to end politicization and to fight crime
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/congress-trump-plan-law-enforcement-reform-dc-end-politicization-and-fight
Cop charged for slamming elderly man to ground, following an argument over a traffic ticket. Vu suffered a brain bleed, and a broken neck and eye socket and remains hospitalized, prosecutors said.
https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-city-police-officer-charged-elderly-man-a4e856881ac863974ac92ed70b5e3a91
# Medical / Health News
Florida Officials Want to Delay Expanding Health Care to 42,000 Kids
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-officials-want-delay-expanding-health-care-42000-kids-1997016
Medicare Advantage Denials Face Rising Pushback From Seniors
https://cepr.net/34-million-seniors-in-medicare-advantage-plans-face-rude-awakening/
Millions of Americans at Risk of Losing Health Coverage as ACA Subsidy Extension Faces Expiration
https://cepr.net/34-million-seniors-in-medicare-advantage-plans-face-rude-awakening/
Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO
https://www.aol.com/millions-lose-health-coverage-aca-192748052.html
Republicans Could End Up Owning A Jump In Health Care Premiums. Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers are about to see that governing is harder than campaigning
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-republicans-obamacare-subsidies-premiums_n_675340d3e4b0b9c809f81c40
Your heart has a hidden brain, game-changing study discovers. Inside your chest lies not just a muscular pump, but a sophisticated neural network that scientists are just beginning to fully understand.
https://studyfinds.org/your-heart-has-a-hidden-brain/
The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI. From personal trainers to in-person therapy, only the wealthy have access to human connection. But what are the options for the less advantaged?
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:4EE5D8C4
# Military / DOD / Militia
Trump pick a threat to US military’s counter-extremism effort, experts warn. Critics fear ‘absolute disaster’ and say Pete Hegseth’s far-right views will hinder attempts to tackle serious problem
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/06/trump-pete-hegseth-extremism
The Marine Corps activated its first F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter squadron on the East Coast on Thursday, with the reactivation of the legendary Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point near Camp Lejeune, N.C.
https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3986792/vmfa-251-reactivates-as-marine-corps-first-east-coast-based-f-35c-lightning-ii/
US, Japanese and Australian troops team up for warfighting drills across the Pacific. Simulated missile strikes and dispersed military operations are the focus of the Yama Sakura exercise.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-12-06/yama-sakura-japan-warfighting-16078164.html
# Military / Global
Russian Military Calls U.S. Generals in Rare Communication
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-military-calls-us-war-1996545
# Social
Every homeowner is at risk of home title fraud. All it takes is your name and address. Title fraud is a scam that involves criminals stealing the title or deed of your home, borrowing against it, or selling it behind your back.
https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/home-title-theft
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking. Amid what they call a ‘massive’ campaign of ‘cyber espionage’ conducted by Chinese hackers, officials tout encryption to smartphone users who send text messages between Apple and Android devices.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/12/05/apple-android-texts-hackers-encryption/76807100007/
FBI Warns Americans to Stop Sending Text Messages as CCP Breaches Networks
https://www.allsides.com/story/defense-and-security-fbi-warns-android-and-iphone-users-stop-sending-texts-amid-chinese-hack
# Technology / Global
Chinese hack of 8 US telecom companies prompts FBI warning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYvZV2nInvg
# Veterans / VA
Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/07/politics/pete-hegseth-doug-collins-veterans-health-care/index.html
Hegseth signed NDA, received six-figure severance payment after leaving veterans’ group, sources say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-signed-nda-received-six-figure-payment-after-leaving-concerned-veterans-for-america/
VA wants to expand healthcare coverage for more vets, particularly those exposed to blasts
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/04/va-blast-exposure-healthcare-campaign/4341733337115/
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