Voices, The Peoples News
December 18, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
The One Big Roadblock to Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans. State supreme courts have the final say on the meaning of their states’ constitutions and laws.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/how-to-stop-trump-mass-deportation-plan.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
How To Prepare For Supply Chain Uncertainty And Upcoming Challenges. Before we tackle solutions, let’s take a quick look at what we’re dealing with:
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3719576569153-2025-survival-preparing-for-economic-challenges-and-supply-chain-uncertainty
Lawmakers: DOJ is stalling in oversight of millions in improperly approved funds
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3719872795472-elon-musk-under-federal-review-for-brazen-flouting-of-clearance-rules
Congress strikes last-minute funding deal to avert government shutdown
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/congress-strikes-disaster-aid-deal-washington-b2666343.html
Elon Musk Asks For Examples Of Government Waste: Twitter Exposes 28 Egregious Cases
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-asks-for-examples-of-government-waste-twitter-exposes-28-egregious-cases/ss-AA1w0Ux9?ocid=iSEM_L_Money
Here’s what made the cut in Congress’ 1,500-page government funding deal
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5040567-government-funding-deal-shutdown-deadline/
How Trump’s Tax Plan Disadvantaged Middle-Income And Low-Income Black Americans
https://theconversation.com/trumps-2017-tax-cuts-expire-soon-study-shows-they-made-income-inequality-worse-and-especially-hurt-black-americans-233758
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Canada announces new border rules following Trump tariff threat. After a threat from Donald Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods if the country does not secure its shared border with America, the Justin Trudeau-led government has pledged to implement a host of new security measures along its US border which include strengthening surveillance as well as a joint ‘strike force’ to target transnational organised crime
https://www.firstpost.com/world/to-avoid-25-per-cent-trump-tariff-canada-announces-new-border-security-rules-13845562.html
# Education / Schools
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Boston Dynamics Lays Off Human Employees, Says It’s “Burning Through Cash”
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3719673484389-boston-dynamics-lays-off-human-employees-says-it-s-burning-through-cash
# General News
Elon Musk Under Federal Review for Brazen Flouting of Clearance Rules. The world’s richest man and close Trump ally is under investigation for hiding info on meetings with foreign leaders.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3719872795472-elon-musk-under-federal-review-for-brazen-flouting-of-clearance-rules
This Drone CEO’s Explanation About What’s Really Behind ‘Mystery’ Sightings is One of the Best Ones Out There. As a professional in aerospace, I feel it’s important to consider these possibilities. While I’m not trying to scare people or spread fear, the potential implications of these activities are serious.”
https://beckerbrief.substack.com/p/this-drone-ceos-explanation-about?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Feds know what mystery drones are but are too scared to tell us, claims New Jersey senator
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14196791/feds-mystery-new-jersey-drones-sightings.html
What is Project Blue Beam? Inside the ‘government plot’ that conspiracy theorists claim is behind the spate of drone sightings across the US
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14194955/What-Project-Blue-Beam-Inside-government-plot-Donald-Trump-insiders-claim-spate-drone-sightings-US.html
Elon Musk’s Drug Use Becoming a Problem for Government Security Clearance. Ketamine and weed: A great time, to be sure! But not so great when it comes to getting top secret clearances despite a direct line to the American president. Whoops!
https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-spacex-buildings-classified
Dunce-Like Senator Posts Photo of “Drone” That’s Actually a TIE Fighter From “Star Wars.” “Many Bothans died to bring us this information, Senator.”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/senator-photo-drone-tie-fighter-star-wars
Biden Slaps Down Trump and Explains the Mystery Drones
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-slaps-down-trump-explains-101901280.html
# Gov / Politics
Congress Sneaks Massive Pay Raise For Itself Into Spending Bill As Americans Struggle To Make Ends Meet. Members of Congress are slated to receive a pay raise if the spending bill released by House leaders Tuesday passes both chambers and is signed into law.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/18/congress-sneaks-massive-pay-raise-spending-bill/
Trump Loses It After Hush-Money Judge Says He’s Not Immune. Donald Trump is beyond pissed his attempt to toss out his only conviction didn’t work. The Supreme Court’s immunity decision made it so that former presidents are protected from prosecution for official acts. But Trump’s actions took place well before he was even elected.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-loses-hush-money-judge-180033215.html
‘Fake electors’ from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/17/nx-s1-5225588/trump-electoral-college-vote-nevada-fake-electors-michigan
‘Complicated’ appointment threatens to create new enemies in GOP for Mike Johnson:
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-rules-committee/
‘This dude is dirty’: Lindsey Graham hit with MAGA fury for ‘contradicting’ Trump
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3716777375544-this-dude-is-dirty-lindsey-graham-hit-with-maga-fury-for-contradicting-trump
GOP battle erupts over Social Security bill. The legislation, which has passed the House, is expected to reach the Senate floor Wednesday, but some Republicans who are worried about its price tag are hoping to stop it dead.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5045437-senate-battle-social-security-benefits/
GOP senator blocks proposal to protect federal workers from Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/5045553-sen-eric-schmitt-blocks-proposal-protecting-federal-workers-trump/
House Republicans make ‘midnight’ push to roll back Biden regulatory agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE9T2mjc5nU
Musk asks ex-Trump aides to snitch on federal staff who should be ‘blacklisted.’ “Of course, civil servants (the career officials) are typically protected from political raids at agencies, but Trump has vowed to use Schedule F, an executive order that would make them fireable — and these plans for mass layoffs will almost certainly wind up before the courts,” the report said.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3719504994915-doge-asks-ex-trump-aides-to-snitch-on-federal-staff-who-should-be-blacklisted-report
Turkey prepares to ‘attack’ U.S. backed troops in Syria; wants to seize the region before Trump takes power
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/turkey-prepares-to-attack-u-s-backed-troops/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Vows to Complete Syria Bombing in ‘Very Short Time’
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-syria-airstrikes-bombing-tartus-gideon-saar-2001897
Israel plans to double its population in the occupied Golan Heights amid intensive airstrikes in Syria. Syria’s rebel leader says his Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group has no interest in engaging in new conflicts.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-syria-tartus-golan-heights-bombing-rcna184324
Israel strikes missile depots, air defences in Syria’s Tartous region. While Israel continues blitz on sites in Syria, new administration in Damascus forges ahead with international outreach.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/16/israel-strikes-missile-depots-air-defences-in-syrias-tartus-region
Kremlin Insiders Spill Putin’s Secret Plan to Manipulate Trump
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-insiders-spill-putin-secret-193522918.html
Syrian mass grave is largest uncovered since Stalin era as 100,000 bodies were discarded outside Damascus: advocacy group
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj90wz8weymo
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Derek Chauvin allowed to test George Floyd’s heart tissue to see if it was health condition, not officer’s knee, that killed him
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/derek-chauvin-allowed-to-test-george-floyds-heart-tissue-to-see-if-it-was-health-condition-not-officers-knee-that-killed-him/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Another judge cancels retirement to prevent a Trump replacement. [#5] In a Dec. 13 letter, U.S. Judge James Andrew Wynn said he had reconsidered his plans to step down
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/16/i-apologize-for-any-inconvenience-another-cancels-retirement-to-prevent-a-replacement/
MAGA rioter gets into ‘shouting match’ with judge — and gets hit with big sentence
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3719574387097-maga-rioter-gets-into-shouting-match-with-judge-and-gets-hit-with-big-sentence-report
# Media
Donald Trump ran for president pledging retribution against his political enemies. Now Congress is on the verge of handing Trump a powerful new weapon to attack nonprofit news outlets it claims support terrorism.
https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/
# Medical / Health News
Texas Abortion Lawsuit Against New York Doctor Kicks Off a New Legal Civil War. Ken Paxton may have just opened a legal Pandora’s box, but it’s part of much broader plans we should expect to see unfold in the new year.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-abortion-lawsuit-against-york-230111563.html
Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out. Pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and wound up in morgues with what medical examiners recorded were ‘products of conception’ still in their bodies.
https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-bans-deaths-state-maternal-mortality-committees
Lawmakers seek to rein in PBMs as part of spending bill’s sweeping health deal
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5045169-health-care-package-pbms-funding-bill/
Trump could target Affordable Care Act, Medicaid for cuts, experts say
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/12/millions-could-lose-health-insurance-to-pay-for-trump-tax-cuts/
# Medical Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney. Researchers are hoping to monitor the long-term effects.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/17/gene-edited-pig-kidney-transplanted-into-third-person-nyu-langone/
# Medical / Health News / Global
Congo says mysterious disease killing dozens of kids finally identified
https://www.voanews.com/a/unknown-disease-in-congo-revealed-to-be-severe-malaria-health-authorities-say/7904952.html
# Military General News
Drones are buzzing around US military bases, even forcing one to close its airspace. They reflect a growing problem.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/drones-buzzing-around-us-military-090002401.html
High-tech radar used in war to be deployed to crack Northeast drone mystery
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3719893418995-high-tech-radar-used-in-war-to-be-deployed-to-crack-northeast-drone-mystery?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzQ0ODUxODUxNzM%3D
Map Shows US Military Bases Swarmed by Mystery Drones. Unexplained drone sightings trouble U.S. and allied military bases on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-us-military-bases-mystery-drones-2002561
Pentagon Officials Attempt to Discredit Public UAP and Drone Sightings: Trump Weighs In
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3720800800494-pentagon-officials-attempt-to-discredit-public-uap-and-drone-sightings-trump-weighs-in?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzQ1Mjc3NzA5MDg%3D
The U.S. State Department on Monday approved the pending sale of approximately $300 million worth of upgrades and technical support for guided-missile destroyers in the South Korean navy.
https://www.defensemirror.com/news/38403/U_S__Approves__300M_Sale_for_KDX_II_Class_Destroyer_Upgrades_to_South_Korea
# NATO
Can Trump withdraw from NATO? No, Trump can’t legally withdraw the US from NATO by executive order. Federal law requires congressional approval to leave the North Atlantic Treaty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8D1FHr2q6c
# Other Interesting Things
Earth from space, Antarctica: A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/earth-from-space-antarcticas-deception-island-is-one-of-the-only-places-on-earth-where-you-can-sail-into-an-active-volcano
Interstellar ‘tunnel’ found that connects our solar system to other stars. Space can surprise even those who spend their lives studying it. People often think of our solar system as just a few planets and a bunch of empty space.
https://www.earth.com/news/interstellar-tunnel-found-that-connects-our-solar-system-to-other-stars/
Tunnel found in the middle of Solar System: We’ve just discovered where it leads. The tunnel is situated in the Local Hot Bubble, a low-density, X-ray-emitting gaseous region in the neighborhood of the solar system.
https://www.riazor.org/news/interstellar-tunnel-solar-system/2598/
Scientists followed a mysterious signal and found 2 black holes gorging on something like never before. “Our new discovery lies far off the Galactic Plane, so there are only a handful of stars nearby, and we’re now certain one star system, in particular, is generating the radio waves.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mystery-signals-may-coming-one-113014931.html
# Science
Scientists find new forms of life inside human bodies. Recently, a team of researchers stumbled upon strange entities, or obelisks, living inside of human bodies that had escaped notice until now.
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-find-new-forms-of-life-inside-humans-rna-carriers-obelisks/
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# Space X
Space X launches 6th batch of next-gen US spy satellites
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launching-6th-batch-of-next-gen-us-spy-satellites-from-california-today
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Google: Record-shattering quantum AI chip accesses ‘parallel universes’: The quantum realm is full of theories and concepts that are impossible for most people to understand, and numbers that are both so large and so small they are equally difficult for our minds to grasp.
https://www.earth.com/news/google-record-shattering-quantum-ai-chip-accesses-parallel-universes/
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