Voices, The Peoples News
December 31, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Smugglers abandon two migrant girls at southern border with note to authorities
https://www.newsbreak.com/jack-beavers-1602412/3734780640464-texas-border-children-abandoned-by-human-smugglers-on-rio-grande
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Tesla replaces laid-off U.S. workers with foreigners using visas pushed by Musk
https://electrek.co/2024/12/30/tesla-replaced-laid-off-us-workers-with-foreign-workers-using-h-1b-visas-that-musk-want-to-increase/
Elon Musk eyes a deal with his native South Africa to let SpaceX offer Starlink service in exchange for a Tesla battery plant, report says
https://fortune.com/2024/12/30/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-deal-south-africa-tesla-battery-plant/
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Coast Guard Intercepts Vessel Carrying Over 1,200 Kilos of Cocaine
https://www.newsbreak.com/tysonomo-multimedia-1824492/3735659648686-coast-guard-intercepts-vessel-carrying-over-1-200-kilos-of-cocaine
# Communications / Censorship
The West found a miles-long piece of evidence backing its claim Russia is purposely cutting undersea cables
https://www.yahoo.com/news/west-found-miles-long-piece-152719344.html
Experts Warn Cybercrime Treaty Gives Governments New Powers to Crush Dissent: “States should not ratify this treaty,” said Deborah Brown of Human Rights Watch.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-convention-against-cybercrime
# Covid / Biologicals / Pandemics
MAGA rift: Trump allies clash over tech-worker H1-B visas
https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/maga-rift-trump-allies-clash-over-tech-worker-h1-b-visas-newsnation-now/10329314/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘Major incident’: China reportedly hacks Treasury Department: Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department’s computer security guardrails this month and stole documents in what Treasury called a “major incident.”
https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/us-treasurys-workstations-hacked-cyberattack-by-china-afp-reports-2024-12-30/
Confirmed: The 9 States That Will Tax Social Security in 2025 and What It Means for You
https://22andyou.net/states-will-still-tax-social-security-benefits-2025/
# Education / Schools
Teachers Turn to Study Groups for Anti-Racist Learning as History Is Whitewashed. Amid right-wing attacks on classrooms, study groups light a “fire of hope” among anti-racist educators.
https://truthout.org/articles/teachers-turn-to-study-groups-for-anti-racist-learning-as-history-is-whitewashed/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
In New Year message, U.N. Secretary-General Guterres urges countries to ‘dramatically slash’ emissions
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/12/1158611
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
https://gobillyhill.com/news/news/how-soon-might-the-atlantic-ocean-break-two-sibling-scientists-found-an-answer-and-shook-the-world?uid=8994
The Supreme Court gutted environmental protections. Several major cases destroyed federal agencies’ ability to address climate change and pollution.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-supreme-court-gutted-environmental-protections-in-2024/
# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
50 Grocery Items Expected To Get More Expensive in 2025
https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/food/grocery-items-expected-to-get-more-expensive-in-2025/
# Foods / Things that impact your health
The Slimy Blob At The Bottom Of The Vinegar Bottle Is The Mother: Don’t throw away that bottle of vinegar. Vinegar mother is just bacteria that feeds on alcoholic liquids, and the fact that one developed in your vinegar just means that there were some sugars or alcohol that weren’t completely fermented in the vinegar process.
https://www.thekitchn.com/what-is-vinegar-mother-82249
# General Recalls / Alerts
Kia, Ford, Ram among 39,000 vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/recalls/2024/12/30/car-recall-check-ford-kia-ram/77290218007/
Also: Kia Owners Portal https://owners.kia.com/us/en/recalls.html
# General News
‘Sounds like treason’: MAGA attorney tells ex-Trump General Mark Milley to ‘lawyer up.’ Milley reportedly called Gen. Li Zuocheng of China’s People’s Liberation Army to ensure they knew America had no plans to attack China. The calls were reported by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-davis-2670705398/
# Gov / Politics
‘Lost its lunch’: Tech expert sees MAGA in panic after waking up to hostile takeover: “Those who think this is just a passing spat are ignoring a fundamental truth about the Silicon Valley plutocrats: They are a selfish bunch who have shown time and again that what interests them most is themselves.” Adam Lashinsky
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-maga/
‘Two-thirds of the country is with us’: Ethics watchdog fires warning shot at Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/two-thirds-of-the-country-is-with-us-ethics-watchdog-fires-warning-shot-at-trump/ar-AA1wJeLw
“Just the beginning of my worries”: Retired general warns Elon Musk is a national security threat. “Musk’s business dealings in China could require him to hand over sensitive classified information,” general warns
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/30/just-the-beginning-of-my-worries-retired-general-warns-elon-musk-is-a-national-security/
Democrat-Turned-MAGA Republican Spins Heads With Lightning-Fast 180 Regarding Trump
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jeff-van-drew-donald-trump-comments_n_6773ba15e4b00f088f88c49f
Ex-Ambassador Warns Retaking Panama Canal Would Mean War
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5059900-us-panama-canal-reclamation/
Trump will test the extent of his power over congressional Republicans after failing to raise the debt ceiling
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5055449-trump-debt-limit-battle/
Team Trump Warns Cabinet Nominees Amid Surging MAGA Civil War: Donald Trump’s team is ordering Cabinet nominees to keep their mouths shut in the next few weeks.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189750/team-trump-warns-cabinet-nominees-social-media
Trump has openly declared his intentions to weaponize the Justice Department against his political opponents, implement tariffs that will wreak economic havoc on working families, deploy the military to crush dissent, and dismantle the very foundations of our constitutional system
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/4306940-trump-wants-to-turn-the-government-into-a-weapon-for-personal-revenge/
Trump’s Tariffs Will Raise Prices and Harm U.S. Workers and Economic Security
https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-trumps-tariffs-will-raise-prices-and-harm-u-s-workers-and-economic-security/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Trinidad and Tobago declare state of emergency — allowing warrant-less raids — as murder rate soars
https://san.com/cc/state-of-emergency-declared-in-trinidad-and-tobago-after-rise-in-gang-violence/
Faced with Trump’s tariffs − and crackdowns on migration and narcotrafficking − Mexico is weighing retaliatory options
https://theconversation.com/faced-with-trumps-tariffs-and-crackdowns-on-migration-and-narcotrafficking-mexico-is-weighing-retaliatory-options-244704
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Senator’s Son Sentenced Over Killing Deputy in 100mph Car Chase. Republican senator Kevin Cramer’s son took meth and bath salts, stole his mom’s car and drove 70 miles before killing the officer.
https://www.newsweek.com/son-senator-kevin-cramer-sentenced-role-deputys-death-2007702
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Indictment against German-Russians for alleged espionage
https://www.defensemirror.com/news/38509/German_Prosecutors_Charge_Three_in_Alleged_Espionage_Plot_Linked_to_Russia
# Medical / Health News
U.S. May Again Move to Withdraw from WHO
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-plans-exit-day-one-051841881.html
Number of babies abandoned in Texas twice what it was 10 years ago as abortion restrictions tighten
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/babies-abandoned-texas-doubles-b2671816.html
UnitedHealth Group CEO quietly telling execs company will smash financial records
https://nypost.com/2024/12/30/us-news/unitedhealth-group-ceo-quietly-telling-execs-company-will-hit-financial-records-report/
Louisiana Bans State Funded Promotion of COVID-19, Influenza and Mpox Vaccines
https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/12/louisiana-bars-health-dept-from-promoting-flu-covid-mpox-vaccines-report/
Nearly 12 million U.S. Adults Have Health Conditions Misdiagnosed Each Year
https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/about-12-million-us-outpatients-misdiagnosed-annually-study-idUSBREA3G1SA/
# Military General News
US, China to resume military-to-military talks in ‘coming months’: US and China defence chiefs meet for talks in Singapore amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/31/taiwan-south-china-sea-dominate-meeting-of-us-china-defence-chiefs
# Military / DOD / Militia
Navy information warfare officers can now take command at sea
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/12/30/navy-information-warfare-officers-can-now-take-command-at-sea/
# Military / Global
China Sends Military to Disputed Territory Amid Tensions With US Ally
https://www.newsweek.com/china-news-sends-military-disputed-territory-amid-tensions-us-ally-philippines-2007462
Ukraine drones now carry small cannons, fiber-optic cables
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QYxABulmDw
# Pharmaceuticals
Drugmakers to raise US prices on over 250 medicines starting Jan. 1. The Heritage Foundation has outlined a sweeping, far-right policy vision to put power, and profits, back in pharmaceutical companies’ hands.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/project-2025-prescription-drug-plan-would-increase-costs-for-as-many-as-18-5-million-seniors-and-others-with-medicare/
# Space / Solar / Lunar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
‘Mathematically perfect’ star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mathematically-perfect-star-system-discovered-150000314.html
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
“They’ll have bio’s and profile pictures”: Meta is gearing up to unleash a wave of AI-powered personas, set to redefine Facebook’s social engagement
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/theyll-have-bios-and-profile-pictures-meta-is-gearing-up-to-unleash-a-wave-of-ai-powered-personas-set-to-redefine-facebooks-social-engagement
# Weather
Map shows where Arctic blast will arrive today – and there’s more to come
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/map-shows-arctic-blast-arrive-883172
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