Voices, The Peoples News
December 16, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Indigenous Patients Threatened by Collections Over Medical Debt Government Owes
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/native-american-patients-debt-collection-indian-health-service-ihs/
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Trump administration accepts Texas’ offer to lease land on the Texas-Mexico border for deportation efforts
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2024/12/10/trump–border-czar–tom-homan-accepts-texas–land-offer-for-potential-mass-deportations–
Over One Million Migrants Given Temporary Protection Status From Biden
https://woai.iheart.com/featured/san-antonios-first-news/content/2024-12-13-over-one-million-migrants-given-temporary-protection-status-from-biden/
Trump calls on Biden to stop selling unused portions of the border wall
https://apnews.com/article/trump-maralago-press-conference-44beea6cf8c93f070638842712bf3aca
Trump’s mass deportation plan could hurt the country more than the Great Recession. Mass deportations could lead to a 7.4 percent drop in the GDP, meaning ‘the U.S. economy would not grow at all’ during President Trump’s second term, the report says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mass-deportation-economy-great-recession-b2665123.html
Trump Girds For Battle With Democrats, Supreme Court Over Birthright Citizenship. The 14th Amendment, which states adopted in 1868 in the aftermath of the Civil War, states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5040111-trump-proposal-birthright-citizenship/
See Also: 14th Amendment: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/#:~:text=No%20State%20shall%20make%20or,equal%20protection%20of%20the%20laws.
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Cops in one of America’s most remote states beg for feds’ help over Tren de Aragua infiltration
https://www.aol.com/cops-one-america-most-remote-170841261.html
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Trump’s DOGE Team Is Asking Potential Appointees If They Can Abolish the FDIC. “Trump is going to create the conditions for another depression,” one critic of the move said.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189377/trump-economy-bank-regulator-plan
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Global South Is on the Brink of a Disastrous Debt Crisis. Reform Is Urgent. The coming debt crisis will surpass that of the 1980s and disproportionately impact women
https://truthout.org/articles/the-global-south-is-on-the-brink-of-a-disastrous-debt-crisis-reform-is-urgent/
Trump’s Twisted Economic Vision Is Based on Capitalist Myths. On money matters, I once supported the president-elect with full throat. I now see how his ideas could take down our nation.
https://newrepublic.com/article/188939/trump-capitalism-myths-maga-rage
US hits North Korea and Russia with new sanctions, Treasury says
https://www.aol.com/news/us-hits-north-korea-russia-151616723.html
# Education / Schools
Teen Girl Kills 2 in Christian School Shooting: Cops
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teacher-and-teen-student-killed-in-wisconsin-school-shooting/2024/12
Christian Nationalists Are Reshaping Texas’s Public School Curricula. The Texas State Board of Education will pay districts $60 a student to use a curriculum infused with Christian content.
https://truthout.org/articles/christian-nationalists-are-reshaping-texass-public-school-curricula/
Federal Judge Delivers Blow to Ten Commandments Law in Classrooms. ACLU of Louisiana, said in a news release that “today’s ruling ensures that the schools our plaintiff’s children attend will stay focused on learning, without promoting a state-preferred version of Christianity.”
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/11/13/judge-blocks-la-law-putting-ten-commandments-classrooms
Massive Brawl Involving 100+ Chicago Students, Three School Floors Leaves Four Police Officers Injured
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/16/chicago-high-school-brawl-100-students-police-officers-injured-four/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Simultaneous Earthquakes Shake Nine States
https://www.newsbreak.com/selkirk-sentinel-1591979/3717872493361-simultaneous-earthquakes-shake-nine-states
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Massive glacial outburst observed in Greenland for the first time. This staggering release of 3.4 cubic kilometers (about 0.8 cubic miles) of water places the event among the top three largest ever recorded
https://www.earth.com/news/massive-glacial-outburst-observed-in-greenland-for-the-first-time/
# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
Arizona AG sues Saudi firm over depleted rural groundwater. The lawsuit is the latest action by Arizona against foreign companies that use huge amounts of groundwater to grow thirsty forage crops for export because of climate challenges in other countries.
https://www.voanews.com/a/arizona-sues-saudi-firm-over-excessive-groundwater-pumping-saying-it-s-a-public-nuisance-/7898047.html
25 MORE Foods That May Disappear Thanks to RFK Jr.’s Health Regulations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/25-more-foods-that-may-disappear-thanks-to-rfk-jr-s-health-regulations/ss-AA1vWvZK
Examining the major changes RFK Jr. could make to federal food regulations
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/examining-the-major-changes-rfk-jr-could-make-to-federal-food-regulations
# General News
Sightings span the globe: The crux of the federal probe into mysterious drone sightings in recent weeks has centered around the skies over New Jersey and New York, but the flying objects controlled by unknown operators have become a global phenomenon
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5040153-where-mystery-drones-were-spotted/
Biden’s shadow communications strategy is creating a drone conspiracy crisis. The White House should speak plainly about what is in plain sight to avoid panic
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/16/bidens-shadow-communications-strategy-is-creating-a-drone-conspiracy/
The Most Disturbing Thing About Those Mystery Drones
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/12/14/extra-the-most-disturbing-thing-about-those-mystery-drones/
Reports of drone sightings across New Jersey and neighboring states, he said Sunday, may be the result of a rule change by the Federal Aviation Administration. “In September of 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, changed the rules so that drones could fly at night.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-official-offers-reason-mystery-222311985.html
What Is Project Blue Beam? Conspiracy Theory Erupts Over Drones. Mysterious drone sightings across the United States has sparked a resurgence of the Project Blue Beam conspiracy theory, which claims the global elites plan to fake an alien invasion.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-project-blue-beam-conspiracy-theory-erupts-over-drones-2001051
‘Will bring havoc’: Religion expert lifts lid on ‘crazy’ plan evangelicals have for Trump
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3717472010701-will-bring-havoc-religion-expert-lifts-lid-on-crazy-plan-evangelicals-have-for-trump
# Gov / Politics
‘Grotesquely hypocritical’: McConnell buried by columnist for finally fretting over Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconnell-trump-2670456025/
More than 120 House Democrats send letter to Biden urging him to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5041368-more-than-120-house-democrats-send-letter-to-biden-urging-him-to-ratify-equal-rights-amendment/
How GOP Senators Are Secretly Getting Ready to Surrender to Trump. Trump wants to turn the FBI into something so draconian that the political press many not grasp it until it’s too late. And Republican senators are already giving themselves cover to go along with all of it.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3715409710136-how-gop-senators-are-secretly-getting-ready-to-surrender-to-trump
Michael Steele Slams What GOP Senators Are Doing Right Now: ‘Such A Farce’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/michael-steele-slams-gop-senators-080442757.html
How is it possible that Americans are ok with this corrupt cavalcade of unqualified extremists Trump is nominating? These are people who’ve never run large, complex organizations and who, if they shouldn’t be ruled out on those grounds, should certainly be ruled out on the basis of their way-outside-the-mainstream views and announced goals to all but destroy the agencies they’re going to run.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/real-reason-why-americans-approve-110000389.html
Biden commutes sentence of official who stole $53M from taxpayers in small Illinois town
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3714979182706-biden-commutes-sentence-of-official-who-stole-53m-from-taxpayers-in-small-illinois-town
CNN busts Trump for hiring ‘record’ number of immigrants while campaigning on deportation
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-immigration-2670459138/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Syrian Activists Feared Assad’s Retaliation. His Fall Frees Them to Speak Openly. The Syrian regime’s ouster unleashed a collective unmasking across the country and its vast diaspora.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/12/assad-syria-exile-activists-censorship/
Chilling warning issued as ‘threat’ from Putin’s Russia will ‘endure beyond the end of Ukraine war’
https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/chilling-warning-threat-vladimir-putins-860866
Putin threatens Kyiv decision-makers after striking energy grid
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy15lp21l3o
Japan’s SoftBank Pledges $100 Billion—And 100,000 Jobs— To US For Trump’s Second Term
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/12/16/japans-softbank-pledges-100-billion-and-100000-jobs–to-us-for-trumps-second-term/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
President Biden is threatening to veto a bipartisan bill that would expand the number of federal judgeships, giving President Donald Trump more vacancies to fill. The JUDGES Act would create 63 new district-level positions
https://apnews.com/article/congress-new-judges-veto-biden-97fa508ba8b5358d2e33c055d53a2b41
House passes bill to add new judges amid Biden veto threat. Legislation for 63 new permanent judgeships passed Senate in August
https://rollcall.com/2024/12/12/house-passes-bill-to-add-new-judges-amid-biden-veto-threat/
‘Slap in the face’: Another Obama-appointed judge rescinds ‘senior status’ and becomes third on federal bench to pull reverse retirement on Trump since he won the election
https://www.newsbreak.com/law-crime-520571/3716636459802-slap-in-the-face-another-obama-appointed-judge-rescinds-senior-status-and-becomes-third-on-federal-bench-to-pull-reverse-retirement-on-trump-since-he-won-the-election
US deploys resources on drone sightings; NY to receive ‘state-of-the-art’ detection system
https://nypost.com/2024/12/15/us-news/feds-to-deploy-high-tech-system-to-ny-as-drone-swarms-have-experts-baffled/
# Media
ABC News’s Sudden Surrender to Trump Fury Stuns Experts; “Disturbing”: As ABC News agrees to a $15 million settlement with Trump, journalist Anne Applebaum explains why this carries unnerving echoes of what’s unfolding in places like Hungary—and what could happen next.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189407/abc-news-sudden-surrender-trumps-fury-stuns-experts-disturbing
Will Trump Weaponize the FCC to Crack Down on Media Outlets He Doesn’t Like? “There’s a real risk that Trump might invoke emergency powers, on the flimsiest of pretexts, to shut down broadcasters whose tone has rubbed him the wrong way.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/01/trump-fcc-media-crackdown/
Trump Confirms Extreme Plan to Demolish Postal Service. The USPS will likely be on the chopping block during Donald Trump’s second administration.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-confirms-extreme-plan-demolish-210319294.html
# Medical / Health News
Health Insurers Gave $120 Billion To Shareholders While Denying Your Claim
https://www.levernews.com/health-insurers-gave-120-billion-to-shareholders-while-denying-your-claim/
It’s Not Just Denied Claims. Insurance Firms Are Hiring Middlemen to Deny Meds. Lawmakers are looking to break up massive health care conglomerates that manage nearly 80 percent of prescriptions.
https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-denied-claims-insurance-firms-are-hiring-middlemen-to-deny-meds/
ProPublica Drops Damning Expose on Leaked UnitedHealthcare Report About Limiting Child Healthcare Services To Cut Costs
https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealthcare-insurance-autism-denials-applied-behavior-analysis-medicaid
# Military / DOD / Militia / Space Force
US forces made a massive unexpected discovery in the desert during the early day of the Iraq war. The discovery occurred in the early days of the Iraq War . In April 2003, the aircraft was found buried deep in the sand at Al Taqaddum Air Base, situated in Iraq’s western desert. Its presence at the base came as a surprise to many, although intelligence had hinted that various items were hidden in the area.
https://www.newsbreak.com/war-history-online-1745274/3716700323103-us-forces-made-a-massive-unexpected-discovery-in-the-desert-during-the-early-day-of-the-iraq-war
Space Force boot camp? Newest service wants its own military training. The Space Force wants to set up its own tailor-made boot camp for aspiring guardians
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2024/12/13/space-force-boot-camp-newest-service-wants-its-own-military-training/
Political Instability in South Korea Should Lead to Questions About U.S. Troop Deployment. South Korea can remain a nation friendly to the United States without 30,000 U.S. troops being stationed there.
https://dcjournal.com/political-instability-in-south-korea-should-lead-to-questions-about-u-s-troop-deployment/
XM7: The US Army’s Powerful New Standard-Issue Rifle Can Break Through Body Armor. The XM7 chambers the new 6.8 x 51 mm round, which offers increased accuracy, range and penetrating power, making it effective against newer types of personnel and light armor.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/guns/xm7-rifle-ngsw.html#:~:text=Finally%2C%20as%20aforementioned%2C%20the%20XM7,of%20personnel%20and%20light%20armor.
# Military / Global
Russia air strikes target Ukraine energy sites as winter deepens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxDANxRGifA
Moment gigantic explosion rocks Syria as Israel drops enormous bomb ‘measuring 3.0 on Richter scale’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14195915/Massive-explosions-skies-Syria-Israeli-air-strikes-hammer-munitions-depots-major-port-city-heaviest-onslaught-decade.html
Cockpit video of Ukrainian Su-27 lobbing GBU-39 small diameter bombs. The Flanker popped up from low altitude to launch a salvo of the U.S.-supplied precision-guided glide munitions against a Russian target.
https://www.twz.com/air/cockpit-video-of-ukrainian-su-27-lobbing-gbu-39-small-diameter-bombs
# NASA
# NATO
NATO Calls on Nations To Divert Social Security Money to Defense
https://www.newsweek.com/nato-chief-defense-spending-2001355
# Nuclear / Bio-weapons / Global
Putin threatens WW3 as he says Russia will lift missile restrictions if US crosses ‘red lines’
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/putin-usa-threat-world-war-34322835
Putin Orders Nuclear Forces To Be Kept On Constant Alert
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-business-europe-moscow-2e4e1cf784f22b6afbe5a2f936725550
# Other Interesting Things
Archaeologists puzzled after discovering mysterious basalt stone tablet that contains unknown language. The artifact features 60 etched symbols, 39 of which differ from one another. And while some of the characters resemble those present in other ancient scripts, the team is still unsure what the author’s writing actually says.
https://www.popsci.com/science/mystery-language-stone-tablet/
Experts Publish Stunning Pictures From 52-Foot-Long 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Scroll, Call It “Papyrus for the Dead.” Researchers believed that the ancient document was dubbed ‘Waziri Papyrus,’ as the Book of the Dead was a modern term and did not come from ancient Egyptians
https://knewz.com/world/experts-publish-stunning-pictures-from-52-foot-long-2-000-year-old-ancient-scroll-call-it-papyrus-for-the-dead/
# Pharmaceuticals
FDA: Thousands of Bottles of Popular Antidepressant Recalled Over Potentially Cancer-Causing Chemical
https://www.health.com/duloxetine-antidepressant-cymbalta-recall-cancerous-chemical-8732900
Study Links Ozempic to Blindness, Adding to Growing List of Side Effects
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ozempic-semaglutide-vision-loss-study-side-effects/
# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Black hole jet crashes into an unidentified object: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a plasma jet from a supermassive black hole interacting with an unidentified object in the Centaurus A galaxy.
https://www.earth.com/news/black-hole-jet-crashes-into-an-unidentified-object/
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump. So why is the Trump re-election so significant for cybersecurity? Here are just some of the many reasons:
https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/2024-cyber-review-trump-re-election-eclipses-ai-and-ransomware-stories
Trump 2.0: What cybersecurity shifts lie ahead? The incoming Trump administration is unlikely to continue some key elements of Biden’s 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy, including industry regulation and liability.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trump-2-0-what-cybersecurity-shifts-lie-ahead/
Human Misuse Will Make Artificial Intelligence More Dangerous. “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” This quote by psychologist B.F. Skinner captures two human tendencies that are becoming particularly dangerous in the age of generative AI.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisromero/2024/10/08/ai-will-not-destroy-the-world-ai-illiteracy-and-misuse-could/
Big Tech Will Scour the Globe in Its Search for Cheap Energy. Warehouses full of servers are hungry for power, no matter who supplies it.
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:CEB25B6F
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