Voices, The Peoples News
December 10, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation
https://apnews.com/article/biden-national-monument-carlisle-indian-boarding-school-36df4da33656d16f2a55308ac5aef07b
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Trump nominee pressured IRS to crush The Humane Society and consider stripping the country’s leading animal welfare group of tax status after it supported an initiative to protect dogs, according to documents reviewed by us.
https://jacobin.com/2024/12/trump-irs-billy-long-nonprofits
Republicans Seem To Be A Far Greater Threat To Pets Than Immigrants, Some of them have actually killed dogs!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-killing-dogs-hurting-threatening-animals_n_66f2fe29e4b0d04575631d0b
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? No, the president cannot end birthright citizenship by executive order. “We’re going to end that because it’s ridiculous,” Trump said when asked about birthright citizenship, adding, in response to whether he would try to use his own authority: “Well, if we can, through executive action.”
https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/12/09/donald-trump-birthright-citizenship/
Some law enforcement officers, US military prosecuted for border crimes in Texas
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_29acb1b6-b683-11ef-97a0-9b7aaa1132cc.html?a&seyid=38806
Mayorkas starkly warned in 2021 memo about migrant kids, long before crisis that alarmed Congress. Internal warnings about gaps in resources to address unaccompanied migrant children emerged very early in the Biden administration, new documents show.
https://tennesseestar.com/policy/bombshell-memo-from-2021-warned-unprepared-dhs-about-surge-of-unaccompanied-migrant-children/jtnews/2024/12/10/
Federal judge temporarily blocks Dreamers from accessing Obamacare
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-daca-dreamers-qualifying-obamacare
# Business / Industry / Corporation
Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator. There have been internal concerns that Trump Media could be misleading investors, a source said. But with its largest shareholder about to be president, experts doubt the SEC is up to the job of investigating Truth Social’s parent company.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-media-truth-social-sec-securities-exchange-commission
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Opioid distributors targeting Houston charged in sweeping ‘pill mill’ bust. The largest-ever prescription drug bust in U.S. history has been taken against opioid distributors targeting Houston.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e7a3d9f6-b665-11ef-a394-f786c8386695.html?a&seyid=38806
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides
Biden admin. proposes raising acceptable level for endocrine disrupting herbicide atrazine
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5027367-biden-administration-proposal-atrazine-levels/
Study: glyphosate can cause lasting damage to the brain. Glyphosate exposure exacerbates Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology in mice even after a significant pause from exposure
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066698?mc_cid=22259b9f64&mc_eid=485b9951ab
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump Goes on Late-Night Rant After Trudeau Makes Veiled Threat. Canada’s Justin Trudeau is warning Donald Trump on his tariff plan.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-goes-night-rant-trudeau-141656874.html
DOGE Heads Musk and Ramaswamy Signal Social Security Cuts Are Coming. There is much speculation around what programs could be targeted for cuts as part of the effort being led by Musk and Ramaswamy.
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5030214-republican-alford-medicare-social-security-doge/
# Education / Schools
Congress Considers Neocon Lesson Plans to Keep Kids Off Communism. Lawmakers will soon vote on a bill directing a nonprofit to draft curriculum on atrocities carried out by communist regimes.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/05/congress-anti-communism-school-curriculum/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Unions Brace Themselves as Trump Prepares to Defang Labor Board. Trump’s NLRB will likely be filled with lawyers from the union-busting world hell-bent on rolling back workers’ gains.
https://truthout.org/articles/unions-brace-themselves-as-trump-prepares-to-defang-labor-board/
After 86 Years, Disabled Workers Could Finally Receive Minimum Wage Protections. Biden’s Labor Department is moving to abolish “subminimum wage” rules, but the Trump administration may undo the win.
https://truthout.org/articles/after-86-years-disabled-workers-could-finally-receive-minimum-wage-protections/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Nuclear
The Oil Industry Is Helping to Spread Misinfo About Whale Deaths. A Brown University study found that organized opposition to wind energy was fueled by extensive “information” from the fossil fuel industry.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189134/oil-industry-misinfo-whale-deaths-new-jersey
Bipartisan Plan to “Reform” Energy Permits Is a Brazen Giveaway to Fossil Fuels. Leading supporters of permitting reform either have a business interest in it — or have effectively been bribed.
https://truthout.org/articles/bipartisan-plan-to-reform-energy-permits-is-a-brazen-giveaway-to-fossil-fuels/
The Offshore Wind Industry Thrived Under Biden. Trump Plans to Pull the Plug
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/the-offshore-wind-industry-thrived-under-biden-trump-plans-to-pull-the-plug/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Even Under Biden, the U.S. Was Still Obstructing Global Climate Goals. Outrage over Trump’s plans to re-withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement is understandable. But the United States has never been a good actor in the international climate space.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189165/trump-paris-agreement-biden-plastics-climate
How EPA Rollbacks Will Cost Us—in Dollars and Lives. A deregulatory agenda will be just as damaging to our economy as it will be to our climate and health.
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-epa-rollbacks-will-cost-us-dollars-and-lives
Activists and Vulnerable Nations Condemn U.S. Arguments Against Climate Obligations at ICJ Hearing
https://www.ecowatch.com/icj-climate-change-hearing-vulnerable-nations.html#:~:text=Testimony%20from%20the%20United%20States,to%20fight%20the%20climate%20crisis
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled—but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on finances, the proper regulation of dangerous ingredients, and set limits on production.
https://theconversation.com/global-plastic-pollution-talks-have-stalled-but-a-treaty-is-possible-if-countries-can-agree-on-these-three-things-244849
Monarchs in Decline. An epic migration, on the verge of collapse.
https://xerces.org/monarchs/conservation-efforts
Climate Change Impacts on Monarch Butterfly Migration and Survival
https://indigenousclimatehub.ca/2022/06/climate-change-impacts-on-monarch-butterfly-migration-and-survival/
Climate Change Is Destroying Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Habitat. During their passage through Mexico, monarch butterflies depend on the shelter of endangered trees, so this scientist is leading a huge experiment to build them a new winter habitat.
https://www.wired.com/story/global-warming-threatens-the-monarch-butterfly-sanctuary-but-this-scientist-prepares-a-new-home-for-them/
# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
How the FDA allows companies to add secret ingredients to our food
https://www.cspinet.org/cspi-news/how-food-companies-sneak-new-ingredients-past-fda
EPA seeks to limit use of pesticide chlorpyrifos in food. The proposal would still allow the insecticide, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental harm in children, to be used on 11 crops.
https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/epa-chlorpyrifos-partial-ban-pesticide-insecticide/734737/
USDA must do more to regulate genetically modified crops, judge rules. A federal court overturned a 2020 rule that looked to accelerate innovation by allowing manufacturers to sidestep regulatory reviews.
https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/usda-crop-gene-editing-rule-trump-overturned/734970/
Forever chemicals tainting food supply, destroying American farmers. A growing number of farmers are finding forever chemical contamination. 48 of 50 states spread potentially contaminated fertilizer sludge. Dairy farmer euthanized 80% of cows, $1.5 million in debt
https://www.newsnationnow.com/prime/pfas-forever-chemicals-sludge-farmers/
US farms are being battered by climate change. Trump wants to put a climate denier in charge of the USDA
https://thebulletin.org/2024/12/us-farms-are-being-battered-by-climate-change-trump-wants-to-put-a-climate-denier-in-charge-of-the-usda/
# Foods / Things that impact your health
Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer. Supplementation with high-fructose corn syrup increased several LPC species by more than sevenfold in the serum.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08258-3?mc_cid=22259b9f64&mc_eid=485b9951ab
# General News
Attacks on Free Speech and Nonprofits Are Already Ramping Up. The Trump administration may soon have a new weapon to target perceived enemies.
https://player.fm/series/the-intercept-briefing-1339029/silencing-dissent-attacks-on-free-speech-and-nonprofits-are-already-ramping-up
The future of extraction, energy dominance, and federal lands under Trump. Presidential elections have consequences, and sometimes they can be monumental for US federal lands and waters. Trump’s second term promises to pit industry interests against conservation, environmental laws, and species protections
https://thebulletin.org/2024/12/the-future-of-extraction-energy-dominance-and-federal-lands-under-trump/
# Gov / Politics
‘America will not be made great again’: McConnell received ovation after ‘swipe’ at Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/07/mcconnell-trump-america-world-00193160
California ready to go toe to toe against Trump’s immigration policies. “We’ve thought about all the possibilities, and have prepared for every one of them,” said AG Rob Bonta, “and are ready to take action when there’s any unlawful activity.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/california-ag-rob-bonta-trump-2/
Gangster with ties to Chinese Communist Party linked to GOP’s flip of NY seat: State Senator-elect Steve Chan was able to flip a blue seat in New York held by Sen. Iwen Chu in November — but now reports are examining his ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
https://www.rawstory.com/china-2670395585/
Trump assembling US cabinet of billionaires worth combined $340bn. President-elect tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/06/trump-us-cabinet-billionaires?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Trump Hires January 6 Rioter for Bonkers Role on Transition Team. Donald Trump has hired a man named Pete Marocco. Marocco does come with extensive Trumpworld experience: He wore several hats during Trump’s last administration and had stints at the Defense, State, and Commerce departments, as well as USAID. His new role on Trump’s transition team focuses on national security personnel matters
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3708352742073-trump-hires-january-6-rioter-for-bonkers-role-on-transition-team
Trump Names Top Targets in Chilling Revenge Threat. Donald Trump is laying out a dark vision for return to office.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189143/trump-names-top-targets-chilling-revenge-threat
Trump’s Budget Director Could Usher In an Age of Unfettered Presidential Power. Slated to head the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought was a lead figure in creating Project 2025.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-budget-director-could-usher-in-an-age-of-unfettered-presidential-power/
Trump Lobbied DeSantis to Name Daughter-in-Law Lara to Senate: Lara Trump said she would “seriously consider” accepting the nomination to finish Sen. Marco Rubio’s term.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-spoke-to-desantis-about-nominating-lara-for-rubios-senate-seat-report/
Gabbard heads to Capitol Hill for meetings about her nomination as director of national intelligence
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-dni-syria-trump/
Top Democrat Issues Warning Over Trump Plot to ‘Steal’ From Federal Programs. “The Constitution provides no impoundment power to the president to unilaterally withhold funds appropriated by Congress,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. The Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the Government Accountability Office are all in agreement—the Constitution provides no impoundment power to the president to unilaterally withhold funds appropriated by Congress.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-impoundment
# Gov / Politics / Global
Three moves show Putin is on the brink of launching nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an updated nuclear doctrine into law last week, lowering the threshold for using the world’s largest atomic weapons arsenal.
https://www.newsweek.com/could-putin-use-nuclear-weapon-ukraine-experts-weigh-1992451
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Oregon Prison Limits Solitary to 90 Days. This BLM Protester Has Been in the Hole for 250. A disabled Army veteran with PTSD, received the harshest federal sentence for the George Floyd protests.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/05/blm-george-floyd-prison-solitary-malik-muhammad/
IG finds Justice Department spied on Patel and other congressional staffer without telling courts. As a result of the probe, the department obtained phone records from two members of Congress and 43 staff members, including President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5032424-trump-justice-department-congressional-staff/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump’s Dumbest Lawyer Will Play Starring Role in Second Term. Alina Habba is making a comeback in a second Trump term.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189140/trump-stupidest-lawyer-alina-habba-power
# Medical / Health News
Senate Subcommittee Wants To Hold UnitedHealthcare Accountable For Denied Coverage. According to the report, between 2019 and 2022, the three companies denied prior authorization requests at an accelerated rate.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/senate-subcommittee-unitedhealthcare-group-denied-coverage/
More than 400 chemicals in plastic products linked to breast cancer: These hazardous chemicals, including PFAS, phthalates, and aromatic amines, are found in food packaging, personal care items, and single-use plastics.
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2024/12/09/over-400-plastic-chemicals-linked-to-breast-cancer-study-finds/
Nursing Home Industry Is Pushing Trump to Rescind Biden’s Safe Staffing Mandate. Rejecting the mandate would leave thousands of residents in homes too short-staffed to provide proper care. Republicans are also pushing to repeal the rule as part of negotiations on spending
https://rollcall.com/2024/12/04/nursing-home-staffing-rule-in-limbo-as-trump-2-0-approaches/
The Hated US Healthcare System Is Why Government Shouldn’t Be Run Like a Business. Because the desire of right-wing billionaires not to pay taxes have prevailed ever since Truman first proposed single-payer healthcare, Americans spend significantly more on healthcare than other developed countries.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-healthcare-government-business
# Medical Technology
Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:2A313101
An Augmented Reality Program Can Help Patients Overcome Parkinson’s Symptoms: Software may also help patients with other movement disorders: Researchers
https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com/news/augmented-reality-help-guide-physical-therapy/
Inside a Fusion Startup’s Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony. Robots! Huge capacitors! A pianist-programmer of impossible skill! One of Silicon Valley’s formative figures takes the stage at a wild event.
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-a-fusion-startups-insane-top-secret-opening-ceremony/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_121024&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_121024&bxid=5be9e5132ddf9c72dc6182ea&cndid=48075140&esrc=bouncex-test&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active
# Military / DOD / Militia
As Civil War Heats Back Up, U.S. Troops Are Still Deployed in Syria And Under Fire. American troops are in Syria on questionable legal grounds. They continue to get attacked, according to new Pentagon data.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/05/us-military-attacked-syria/
Roughly 900 US Troops Still in Syria as Rebels Close in on Damascus. “Whether the Pentagon wants to admit it or not,” U.S. troops “are likely involved in the broader conflict unfolding there right now,” warned one analyst.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-troops-in-syria
MDA conducts first-ever ballistic missile intercept test from Guam. In a first from Guam, the Missile Defense Agency intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target off the coast using a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2024/12/10/mda-conducts-first-ever-ballistic-missile-intercept-test-from-guam/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-breaking
# Military / Global
The White House gave Israel coordinates to save an American’s family. Then Israel bombed them again. Alsayed brothers lost their mother in the first bombing. They thought the White House could help save the survivors.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/06/israel-palestine-family-white-house/
Taiwan on alert as China deploys 90 ships in military exercise
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/taiwan-raises-alert-to-high-amid-presence-of-chinese-warships
Amid the Middle East’s crisis, Syria’s dormant civil war has been largely overlooked. Then, in the middle of last week, a mélange of rebel groups led by al-Qaida offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) went on an offensive
https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/12/syrias-frozen-conflict-heats
French, Turkish naval companies tinker with torpedo interceptors. Some experts believe that only hard-kill countermeasures will be able to keep warships safe from torpedoes in the future
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/12/10/french-turkish-naval-companies-tinker-with-torpedo-interceptors/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-breaking
South Korea commissions its first next-generation Aegis destroyer. The ROKS Jeongjo the Greatis is the first warship to adopt the Korean Vertical Launching System II.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2024/12/09/south-korea-commissions-its-first-next-generation-aegis-destroyer/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-dnr
# NATO
The shallow Baltic Sea holds deep secrets about a hybrid war on NATO. Neighboring countries are slowly getting better at tracking down what officials believe is intentional damage to undersea cables and infrastructure.
https://www.defensenews.com/special-reports/2024/12/09/the-shallow-baltic-sea-holds-deep-secrets-about-a-hybrid-war-on-nato/
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Amazing New Technology Video 2025
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3705847606244-amazing-new-technology-video-2025?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM3OTQxNDU5MDc%3D
15 Inventions That Will Change Your Life in 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ePRaWjnS-4
Top 10 Future Technologies In 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLeGap21hao
US government set to approve spending $3 billion to remove Chinese telecoms equipment
https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-government-set-to-approve-spending-usd3-billion-to-remove-chinese-telecoms-equipment
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