Voices, The Peoples News
December 21, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border crime in Texas linked to child trafficking in Houston area. As the largest city closest to the border and a gateway hub for human and drug trafficking and crime linked to cartel and gang violence, Houston has been ground zero for some time for law enforcement dedicated to stopping it and saving victims.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_b8511140-bef9-11ef-8cb2-271b773600a1.html?a&seyid=40920
Labor force participation among US-born American men has plunged amid soaring immigration: analysis
https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/us-news/us-immigration-surge-under-biden-administration-is-biggest-in-us-history/
State immigration advocates plot strategy for Trump’s deportation plans
https://www.news-journal.com/state-immigration-advocates-plot-strategy-for-trump-s-deportation-plans/article_d8f140e4-0972-543c-af55-77e4f1d60f3e.html
# Business / Industry / Corporations
U.S. Party Store going out of business after 40 years. Party City will close 850 stores in North America.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91251460/party-city-going-out-of-business-all-locations-stores-closing
Amazon says it doesn’t recognize union and refuses to negotiate with them
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-says-it-doesn-t-recognize-union-and-refuses-to-negotiate-with-them/vi-AA1wfviM
Low-income Americans are struggling. It could get worse
https://keyt.com/news/money-and-business/cnn-business-consumer/2024/12/21/low-income-americans-are-struggling-it-could-get-worse/
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Colorado Tren de Aragua apartment complex is turned into torture hub by migrants. Tren de Aragua goons brutalized a couple at the Edge of Lowry complex in Aurora early Tuesday, police said, despite claims the besieged building had been cleaned-up.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/us-border-crisis/article-14202543/aurora-colorado-tren-aragua-complex-migrant-gangsters-victims.html
# Covid / Biologicals / Pandemics
Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks. APHIS confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial flock in the United States on February 8, 2022.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks
Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals. There are many species that are potentially susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). In addition to birds and poultry, H5N1 viruses have been detected in some mammals (see list below). Infection may cause illness, including severe disease and death in some cases.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/mammals?utm_campaign=govdelivery-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation. What to know: H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures. CDC is using its flu surveillance systems to monitor for H5 bird flu activity in people.
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html?utm_campaign=govdelivery-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Maps Show Where Mask Mandates Are Returning Across US
https://www.newsweek.com/maps-mask-mandates-returning-new-york-jersey-california-2004297
What an infectious disease doctor has to say about the bird flu. He said he agrees with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance that the public health risk for bird flu is low.
https://www.ksby.com/health/bird-flu/what-an-infectious-disease-doctor-has-to-say-about-the-bird-flu#:~:text=virus%20are%20growing.-,Dr.,health%20safety%20before%20the%20holidays.&text=He%20said%20he%20agrees%20with,for%20bird%20flu%20is%20low
U.S. Partnered With China on Project Involving 500,000 Viruses That Could Pose Biosecurity Risks
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/us-partnered-china-project-500000-viruses-biosecurity-risks-rtk/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20241220
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Republican Spending Bill Proposal Is Amazing for China, and for Musk
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-china-continuing-resolution-budget-deal-proposal-2004103
The True Dangers of Trump’s Economic Plans. His Radical Agenda Would Wreak Havoc on American Businesses, Workers, and Consumers
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/true-dangers-trump-presidency-economic-plans#
# Foods / Things that impact your health
Chemical Overload: 20 Grocery Items That Are More Harmful Than Healthy
https://www.newsbreak.com/greg-wilson-cfa-1601099/3722438692308-chemical-overload-20-grocery-items-that-are-more-harmful-than-healthy
The plant you see in the picture is called dandelion and is one of the most wondrous plants
https://holistichealthphysicaltherapy.com/dandelion-a-plant-profile/
Also: Health Benefits and Side Effects of Dandelion Root. What research says and what to consider before trying it. It’s a source of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and beneficial biochemicals. It’s used in supplements to manage diabetes, reduce cholesterol and high blood pressure, decrease inflammation associated with arthritis, and help nursing women by boosting breast milk production
https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-benefits-of-dandelion-root-89103
# General News
Can the Constitution Curb Trump’s “Frightening” Payback Plans? It’s a near certainty that Donald Trump will attempt to weaponize the government against his enemies. The real question is whether—or how far—the institutions will really bend to his will.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-frightening-payback-plans-fbi-middle-east?srsltid=AfmBOoog8xCM_yDZZNUsKMGJsKiDDo3gC7XXtHjkBBzbcEQPimKAk1P5
Elon Musk Endorses Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party. The MAGA billionaire has already thrown his support behind the U.K.’s Nigel Farage and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni.
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/20/musk-germany-afd-party
Drones over New Jersey: Mystery continues month after first sightings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0twUUIEfYEE
Trump moved 114.75 million shares, which makes up 53 percent of TMTG, to a revocable trust where he is the sole beneficiary, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Thursday revealed. The incoming president’s stake in the company is valued at more than $4 billion, with Trump previously making his commitment to the company and its shares clear.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-transferring-4-billion-truth-social-stock-impacts-investors-2004403
# Gov / Politics
Mike Johnson Snubs Trump With Plan C on Government Shutdown. Republicans’ new spending bill completely ignores Trump’s biggest demand.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189604/house-republicans-pass-spending-bill-shutdown-snub-trump
‘Incredibly Risky’: Reporter Suggests Elon Musk Is Entering Dangerous Waters With Trump. There’s been speculation that the Trump-Musk bromance can’t last, and the SpaceX CEO’s latest scheming might not help his cause.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reporter-elon-musk-donald-trump_n_6763f5c0e4b00aa16adedd4d
‘This is not normal!’ Democratic Senator stunned by Elon Musk ‘endorsing a Neo-Nazi party inside Germany.’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/this-is-not-normal-democratic-senator-stunned-by-elon-musk-endorsing-a-neo-nazi-party-inside-germany/
170 House Republicans Defied Donald Trump Despite Primaries Threat. 170 House Republicans joined Democrats to approve an emergency funding bill just hours before a partial government shutdown was due to go into effect, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to oust any rebels.
https://www.newsweek.com/170-house-republicans-defied-donald-trump-despite-primaries-threat-2004574
Biden missing in action as Turkey inches closer to full-blown war against US-allied Kurds in Syria. Amid the end of the nearly 14 years of civil war in Syria, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to rekindle a new war in northern Syria against America’s main ally, the Syrian Kurds.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/biden-missing-action-turkey-inches-closer-full-blown-war-against-u-s-allied-kurds-syria
Congressman floats theory that Musk has promised Trump a ‘windfall’ if he does billionaire’s bidding
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-elon-musk-truth-social-b2668066.html
Democratic senator says Trump’s plans to undermine democracy have already begun. Trump is putting into action a plan to cripple our democracy in a way we may never recover from?”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democratic-senator-says-trump-plans-162208544.html
House Dem Accuses Musk of Killing Initial Spending Deal to Protect His Investments In China, Musk Hits Back With AI Image
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/house-dem-accuses-musk-of-killing-initial-spending-deal-to-protect-his-investments-in-china-musk-hits-back-with-ai-image/
Transcript: Trump-Musk Fiasco Shows How Badly MAGA Voters Got Scammed
https://newrepublic.com/article/189598/trump-musk-fiasco-worsens-exposing-badly-maga-voters-got-scammed
Trump’s new enemy could ‘bring the Republican agenda to a halt’: ex-GOP lawmaker
https://www.rawstory.com/debt-limit-trump/
Trump’s wake-up call: Republicans are willing to defy him. Why These 38 Republicans Stuck a Finger in Trump’s Eye–and Aren’t Afraid to Do it Again
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-38-republicans-stuck-finger-223242587.html
Washington has provided around 100 billion in financial aid and military assistance to Kiev since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
https://www.rt.com/news/609630-us-ukraine-aid-blinken/
Call for $2.5 Trillion in Cuts Proves GOP Wants to ‘Steal Our Benefits’: “Nearly 60% of mandatory spending is for Medicare and Social Security,” noted one expert. “If they don’t touch those, they’d have to cut Medicaid to the bone.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-benefit-cuts
# Gov / Politics / Global
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated. The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.
https://www.juancole.com/2024/12/fundamentalist-biologically-universities.html
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Weaponization Committee exposes censorship, FBI abuses, and lawfare in nearly 2-year probe. The broad investigation, the subcommittee says, uncovered a “two-tiered system of government.”
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/weaponization-committee-shed-light-censorship-fbi-abuses-and-lawfare-nearly-2
A mentally challenged man was struggling to use the self checkout at Target. Instead of helping him, employees called the police
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/video-albuquerque-police-officer-charged-for-disabled-mans-arrest/
Interview: Former FBI Agent Who Once Infiltrated Neo-Nazi Groups and Militias Explains Why Law Enforcement Fails to Take Far-Right Extremism Seriously
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3725483126560-interview-former-fbi-agent-who-once-infiltrated-neo-nazi-groups-and-militias-explains-why-law-enforcement-fails-to-take-far-right-extremism-seriously?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzQ3ODkwMTgwMDY%3D
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
U.S. Senate confirms final two Biden judges, adding to diversity records
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/bidens-diverse-judicial-confirmations-by-the-numbers
# Medical / Health News
Fact Check: Critics Say Musk’s Influence on Trump Led GOP To Cut Children’s Cancer Research. Were Pediatric Cancer Research Funds Cut from the Bill? In short, yes. Here’s What We Know
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/12/20/trump-elon-musk-childrens-cancer/
Former Cigna insurance executive says he quit after witnessing an industry that ‘puts profits over patients’
https://fortune.com/well/article/cigna-opinion-health-insurance-profits-over-patients/
# Military / DOD / Militia / Space Force
New US Space Force jammers aim to disrupt China’s SATCOM signals, The Remote Modular Terminals, which disrupt adversary satellites by “yelling in their ear,” as one official put it, are cleared for initial fielding,
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2024/12/19/new-us-space-force-jammers-aim-to-disrupt-chinas-satcom-signals/
# Military / Global
Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians. Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/12/20/israeli-soldiers-enforce-kill-zone-in-gaza-targeting-civilians-and-leaving-bodies-to-rot/
Ukraine unveils new ‘Trident’ laser weapon that can take out aircraft over a mile away
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ukraine-unveils-new-laser-weapon-tryzub-that-can-shoot-down-aircraft-from-a-mile-away/articleshow/116499682.cms?from=mdr
# NASA
NASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning Moment. NASA’s Deep Space Network, an array of giant radio antennas, allows agency missions to track, send commands to, and receive scientific data from spacecraft venturing to the Moon and beyond.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-new-deep-space-network-antenna-has-its-crowning-moment/
# Other Interesting Things
Scientists peered into an Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice, and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem
https://www.livescience.com/hidden-ecosystem-under-antarctic-ice
Stonehenge’s mysterious origins may finally be solved — as new study poses unifying theory
https://nypost.com/2020/07/29/scientists-solve-mysterious-origin-of-stonehenge-megaliths/
Scientists thought that Lake Enigma in Antarctica was frozen from top to bottom. But, in 2019, they discovered that water existed 11 meters below the surface. After extracting a sample, a research team led by the National Research Council of Italy discovered a collection of various microbiota that’ve likely been separated from the rest of the world for thousands of years.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysterious-lifeform-emerged-bottom-lake-150000911.html
A Mysterious Lifeform Has Emerged From the Bottom of a Lake That Should Be Entirely Frozen
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysterious-lifeform-emerged-bottom-lake-150000911.html
Watch Greenland lose 563 cubic miles of ice in under 30 seconds in disturbing new time-lapse video. Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/watch-greenland-lose-563-cubic-miles-of-ice-in-less-than-30-seconds-in-disturbing-new-satellite-video
# Security / Surveillance
Former House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy warns of potential terrorist ‘sleeper cells’ in the US: These 13 states have the highest volume of known terrorists setting up “terrorist sleeper cells” in each of these states’ most populated cities. “We just caught 18 people just last month on the FBI Terror Watch List coming across our border, more than 160 have done it this year,” the former speaker said,
https://nypost.com/2023/10/23/kevin-mccarthy-warns-of-potential-sleeper-cells-in-the-us/
# Social
Supreme Court’s Controversial Ruling: Criminalizing Homelessness Puts Vulnerable Lives at Risk
https://www.newsbreak.com/modular-grounds-1653902/3722420443222-supreme-court-s-controversial-ruling-criminalizing-homelessness-puts-vulnerable-lives-at-risk
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