Voices, The Peoples News
January 12, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Dusty Johnson reintroduces Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-re-introduces-bill-protect-land-wounded-knee-massacre
# Education / Schools
Jimmy Carter created the modern Education Department. Trump hopes it dies with him. One of the late president’s biggest accomplishments is under threat by the incoming administration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/01/09/jimmy-carter-education-department-legacy-donald-trump/77484865007/
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA kicks hurricane survivors out of temporary housing into snowstorm and freezing temperatures
https://www.aol.com/fema-kicks-hurricane-survivors-temporary-090054577.html
# Gov / Politics
We’ve Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency. The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190086/trump-zero-accountability-presidency
“We have troops in Greenland”: Vance nods at using military to get Trump’s expansionist deal done. “We don’t have to use military force, Shannon. The thing that people always ignore is we already have troops in Greenland,” Vance said. “Greenland is really important for America strategically.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/troops-greenland-vance-nods-using-183823550.html
Front-Runner For White House Job Could Be A Deep State Crony. President-elect Donald Trump moves back into the White House in ten days, but the battle against the Deep State is already brewing.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/front-runner-for-white-house-job-could-be-a-deep-state-crony/
Analysis shows US lawmakers traded up to $113 million in arms stocks this year. The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft found that 37 members of Congress and their relatives traded between $24-113 million worth of stock in companies listed on Defense and Security Monitor’s Top 100 Defense Contractors index.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/congress-defense-stock-trading
‘Out-And-Out Lie!’ CNN’s Daniel Dale Torpedoes Trump Over Capitol Rioters And Guns
https://www.mediaite.com/news/out-and-out-lie-cnns-daniel-dale-torpedoes-trump-over-capitol-rioters-and-guns/
‘Satanic freemason’: Trump fans lash out as he hires another Project 2025 contributor. “I am pleased to announce that Steven Gill Bradbury will be the next United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation,” Trump wrote.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-project-2025-satanic-freemason/
Conservative mocks GOP Congress: You’ve already handed all your power to Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/george-will-congress/
Ex-GOP insider questions Trump’s ‘motivations’ with ‘shipping magnate’ conspiracy theory: Brendan Buck, a former key adviser to ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), appeared on MSNBC over the weekend and was asked about Trump’s recent “bizarre” proposals, such as renaming the Gulf of Mexico “Gulf of America.” Buck replied with some conspiratorial thinking about how these things are coming up in the first place.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3756285777051-ex-gop-insider-questions-trump-s-motivations-with-shipping-magnate-conspiracy-theory
Emirati billionaire and Trump ally sees more Gulf investments into US under new president. Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani said on Friday he expects more investments from the oil-rich Gulf into the U.S. as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s second term in office heralds a “pro-business” climate.
https://www.forth.news/threads/6781118b3e097e2b53142c5d
Germany and US have long been allies – that could change with Trump
https://theconversation.com/germany-and-us-have-long-been-allies-that-could-change-with-trump-243888
House Republican Threatens To Withhold Disaster Aid From California Amid Deadly Wildfires
https://theconversation.com/germany-and-us-have-long-been-allies-that-could-change-with-trump-243888
Melania Trump joins Donald on Hill as he tells GOP lawmakers plans to make Canada ‘51st state’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-donald-trump-canada-state-b2676630.html
Mexico And Canada Send Firefighters to Help Quell Palisades Fire As Trump Threatens ‘Massive’ Tariffs
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/mexico-and-canada-send-firefighters-to-help-quell-palisades-fire-as-trump-threatens-massive-tariffs/
Opinion: Trump’s Corporate Crime Mulligan-CEOs Celebrate Their ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card
https://www.newsbreak.com/daymark-news-2229681/3755115329755-opinion-trump-s-corporate-crime-mulligan-ceos-celebrate-their-get-out-of-jail-free-card
# Gov / Politics / Global
From President to Divine Protector? Putin Elevates Himself to New Heights With Godly Rebrand
https://www.thedailybeast.com/from-president-to-divine-protector-putin-elevates-himself-to-new-heights-with-godly-rebrand/
Musk weighs in on who should be Canada’s PM after Trudeau says he will resign
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/musk-reacts-trudeau-resignation
Canada’s election is about to have an Elon Musk problem with Trudeau’s exit. The world’s richest man looks to move Canada to the right as the beleaguered prime minister prepares to depart
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/12/canada-election-elon-musk-justin-trudeau
Elon Musk accused Sir Keir Starmer of letting “rape gangs exploit young girls” during his time as Director of Public Prosecutions, something that labour has called misinformation.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-independent-517119/3752612491877-elon-musk-accused-sir-keir-starmer-of-letting-rape-gangs-exploit-young-girls-during-his-time-as-director-of-public-prosecutions-something-that-labour-has-called-misinformation-he-also-called-labour-mp-jess-phillips-a-rape
Elon Musk and AfD chancellor Alice Weidel’s X chat investigated by German parliament over ‘donation’ fears. UK politics is already dealing with Twitter/X owner Elon Musk wading into it with his abusive tweets aimed at Jess Phillips and his criticism of the Labour government’s refusal to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation – and now Germany’s parliament is investigating his X livestream with parliamentary candidate Alice Weidel.
https://www.indy100.com/politics/musk-afd-alice-weidel-x-germany
Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Push Wild Hitler Theory
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5252473/elon-musk-germany-election-afd-candidate-alice-weidel
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ telecom hack has sent shockwaves through the US intelligence community. The United States and other Western nations released guidance Tuesday designed to evict the China-linked group in the wake of the high-profile hack.
https://cyberscoop.com/u-s-government-says-salt-typhoon-is-still-in-telecom-networks/
Former CIA officer claims agency tried to downplay ‘anomalous health incidents’: Alice claimed the CIA has continually “gaslight[ed]” her and other former officers, seeking to make them “question” their AHIs. She told Herridge she watches the agency continue to “deny people’s humanity and their injuries.”
https://katu.com/news/nation-world/former-cia-officer-claims-agency-tried-to-downplay-anomalous-health-incidents-central-intelligence-agency-havana-syndrome-catherine-herridge
The Dark Truths Behind the US War on Drugs That Mainstream Media Ignores. While the war on drugs targets everyday people, it ignores the activities of the rich and powerful. Both political parties and our media system do very little to hold these shadowy forces accountable.
https://peerservice.substack.com/p/the-dark-truths-behind-the-us-war
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from the Department of Justice. Smith resigned on Friday, according to a court filing that was submitted Saturday.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/12/g-s1-42365/jack-smith-has-resigned-from-the-justice-department-after-submitting-his-trump-report
# LGBTQ / Gender
Employees react as Meta’s new policy allows LGBTQ+ to be called mentally ill
https://san.com/cc/employees-react-as-metas-new-policy-allows-lgbtq-to-be-called-mentally-ill/
# Media
NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump. Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
https://perry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=403112
# Medical / General News
DOJ seeks interviews with former UnitedHealth Group doctors. Clinicians told STAT that UnitedHealth pressured them to apply lucrative diagnosis codes to patients
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/12/doj-interview-unitedhealth-group-optum-doctors-health-cares-colossus/
Inside UnitedHealth’s strategy to pressure physicians: $10,000 bonuses and a doctor leaderboard
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/12/doj-interview-unitedhealth-group-optum-doctors-health-cares-colossus/
A look at Dr. Oz’s health care record as he’s nominated to key post by Trump. A physician who peddles pseudoscience and profits off health disinformation. Perfect Trump pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look-at-dr-ozs-health-care-record-as-hes-nominated-to-key-post-by-trump
Big Medicaid Cuts Are Reportedly On The Republican Menu. A list of options a conservative leader has circulated includes key elements of the failed attempt to repeal Obamacare, according to Politico.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-medicaid-food-energy-cuts_n_6782acf1e4b0064bbc0b4399
# Medical Technology / Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
Just before the new year, the 2025 federal budget passed, surprising the pediatric cancer community by cutting provisions designed to support pediatric cancer research and accessibility.
https://curesearch.org/federal-budget-cuts-threaten-pediatric-cancer-research/
# Military / Militia / Bio-weapons / General News
A Nebraska woman uncovered a pedophile ring run by a U.S. Military contractor. She was blocked when she tried to bring her concerns to someone above her in DynCorp.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/kathryn-bolkovac
US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/us-soldiers-contractors-colombia/
America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/18/drones-new-jersey-sighting/
# Military General News / Global
Genocide is declared once more in Sudan. How did the country get here?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/africa/sudan-genocide-explained/index.html
Sudanese army enters strategic city held by RSF rebel group for over a year
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/12/africa/sudanese-army-retakes-wad-madani-rsf-intl/index.html
# Science
“Quantum cat” survives in superposition for a record-shattering 23 minutes. The researchers fine-tuned their lasers just right, allowing the cat states to last an unprecedented 23 minutes. “It’s a big deal because they’re making this beautiful cat state in an atomic system and it’s stable.”
https://www.earth.com/news/schrodingers-cat-survives-in-quantum-superposition-for-a-record-shattering-23-minutes/
# Social
Amid Reactionary Backlash, We Must Reinvigorate Our Movement for Racial Justice. Coalition building with an anti-racist and class-conscious framework can rejuvenate our movements.
https://truthout.org/articles/amid-reactionary-backlash-we-must-reinvigorate-our-movement-for-racial-justice/
# Social Media / Internet
“RIP to TikTok lmao”: Fans react hilariously as TikTok confirms shut down in the United States on January 19th
https://www.newsbreak.com/soap-central-302262230/3754310501484-rip-to-tiktok-lmao-fans-react-hilariously-as-tiktok-confirms-it-will-shut-down-in-the-united-states-on-january-19th
# Space Exploration / Solar / Lunar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter and found something strange. The technique is called band-depth analysis and is used to estimate the concentration of a specific gas based on how much light is absorbed at wavelengths specific to that gas, in this case methane and ammonia.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/jupiter/an-amateur-astronomer-used-an-old-technique-to-study-jupiter-and-found-something-strange
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Fed up with Copilot in Windows 11? Microsoft pushing a new keyboard shortcut for the AI isn’t likely to help, and it could mess with your desktop mojo
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/fed-up-with-copilot-in-windows-11-microsoft-pushing-a-new-keyboard-shortcut-for-the-ai-isnt-likely-to-help-and-it-could-mess-with-your-desktop-mojo
# Water
Global Warming Is Wreaking Havoc on the Planet’s Water Cycle. In 2024, natural disasters related to variations in the water cycle caused more than 8,700 deaths and at least $550 billion of economic loss.
https://www.earth.com/news/rising-temperatures-are-wreaking-havoc-on-the-global-water-cycle/
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