Voices, The Peoples News
January 14, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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Repost: How to prepare for the Windows 10 shutdown. Microsoft
will end support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025. On one hand,
pulling the shutters down represents a fresh start for Microsoft, as
Windows 11 brings new securityupdates, improved performance,
and a more streamlined experience. Beyond the October deadline,
Windows 10 will no longer receive free security updates, exposing
those who remain to an increase in potential vulnerabilities and
malware.
Read the article on this PAGE!
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# Indigenous
Supreme Court upholds a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation: The lawsuit had previously been rejected by a three-judge court that found North Dakota lawmakers reason to create the district to give Native Americans a better chance to elect their candidate of choice, under the federal Voting Rights Act.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-01-13/supreme-court-upholds-a-north-dakota-state-house-district-on-an-american-indian-reservation
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Smuggling tunnel found in the border wall in El Paso, Texas. The underground passage featured lighting, ventilation. Mexican and US officials are working together to investigate, emphasising binational cooperation against smuggling.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/man-made-smuggling-tunnel-discovered-border
US ‘knowingly killing migrants,’ county official says: El Paso County Commissioner Says U.S. Government is Knowingly ‘Killing Immigrants’ As Deaths During Border Crossings Climb.
https://www.latintimes.com/el-paso-county-commissioner-says-us-government-knowingly-killing-immigrants-deaths-during-572126
600 wooden crosses honor migrants who died crossing the border in 2024, many of the crosses had blue or pink marks indicating the young boys and girls who died
https://fox40.com/news/600-wooden-crosses-honor-migrants-who-died-crossing-the-border-in-2024/
US Border Patrol reportedly captures Russian mercenary carrying drone, 2 passports and $4K. Timur Praliev of Kazakhstan reportedly told investigators he was a member of the Wagner Group
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-border-patrol-reportedly-captures-russian-mercenary-carrying-drone-2-passports-4k
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Ex-Kentucky AG warns ‘scary’ amount of money is on the line if US sanctions China. The 1792 Exchange’s China risk database provides a snapshot of funds companies have invested in communist China
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/ex-kentucky-ag-warns-scary-amount-money-line-us-sanctions-china
Members of Congress are making the big bucks, not just from their salaries, not just from their benefits, but from trading on the stock market in a way where if you, the average American, did that, you’d be put in prison
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/congress-stock-trading-nancy-pelosi-b2678752.html
The New Social Security ‘Fairness’ Act Is Neither Fair Nor Just. Aldeman: The new bill itself is short and simple, less than 300 words. In a clever bit of marketing, the sponsors dubbed it the Social Security Fairness Act. But the bill isn’t about “fairness”; it’s about giving a windfall to a relatively small group of people at the expense of taxpayers.
https://www.the74million.org/article/the-new-social-security-fairness-act-is-neither-fair-nor-just/
Trump Allies Launch Massive Campaign Lying About Tax Cuts for Rich: Trump Allies Launch $20 Million Effort to Convince Working Class to Back Tax Scam 2.0. “Don’t be fooled: What this Koch-backed group is really only after is protecting tax cuts for wealthy people like me,” said the chair of the Patriotic Millionaires.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/koch-group-tax-cuts
US economy to lose nearly 6 million American jobs, $1.1T in GDP if Congress lets Trump tax cuts expire: National Association of Manufacturers calls on congressional Republicans to preserve Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-economy-loses-nearly-6-million-american-jobs-1-1t-gdp-if-congress-lets-trump-tax-cuts-expire-report
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says
https://www.wired.com/story/the-largest-illicit-online-marketplace-ever-is-growing-at-an-alarming-rate/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global
Taking control of Greenland mineral riches comes with staggering costs for mining. In an announcement on his nomination of Ken Howery for U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, President-elect Donald Trump last month stated that he intends for the U.S. to acquire or somehow control Greenland.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/trump-proposes-taking-control-greenland-its-rare-earths-resources-face
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
The Los Angeles Wildfires Have Created Another Problem—Unsafe Drinking Water: Melted plastic pipes and drastic water-pressure drops are potentially leaching toxic chemicals and contaminants into local supplies. Multiple water authorities in north Los Angeles have issued Do Not Drink notices.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/la-wildfires-danger-deepens-as-do-not-drink-tap-water-alerts-ring-heres-why/articleshow/117152160.cms?from=mdr
# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
Republicans Considering Cutting SNAP Benefits As Part Of Deficit Reduction Plan. The proposed cut would reverse a permanent boost put in place by President Joe Biden.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-considering-cutting-snap-benefits-181652336.html
# General News / NATO
‘I Think Things Are Going to Be Bad, Really Bad’: The US Military Debates Possible Deployment on US Soil Under Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/12/trump-military-immigration-domestic-deployment-00195609
‘Why pick a battle over this?’: Trump’s threats over Panama Canal reopen wounds over 1989 US invasion
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/12/panama-canal-trump
Argument: An expert’s point of view on a current event. Latin America’s Trump Backlash Is Already Underway. Imperialist posturing by the United States has always spurred resistance from its southern neighbors.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/14/latin-americas-trump-backlash-is-already-underway/
Inside details from the autopsy of Robert F. Kennedy could unveil the truth behind the U.S. senator’s death. The gun had been fired inches from the senator’s head. Ballistics tests using pig ears and muslin skulls found that a shot fired from three inches away matched the entrance wound and explained the soot in Kennedy’s hair.
https://radaronline.com/p/robert-f-kennedy-autopsy-details-death-second-gunman-biography/
Former ambassador to Denmark: NATO would be compelled to respond to Greenland invasion
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5082641-us-ambassador-greenland-security/
Why did insurance companies drop California victims’ policies?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-did-insurance-companies-drop-024805353.html
California Fire Victims Whose Insurance Was Cut Have Few Legal Options
https://www.newsweek.com/california-fire-victims-whose-insurance-was-cut-have-few-legal-options-2012938
# Gov / Politics
Texas governor orders flags to be raised to full staff for Trump’s inauguration
https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-orders-flags-to-full-staff-in-honor-of-inauguration-day
Legislation introduced to grant Washington, D.C. statehood. Historically, Republicans have rejected the move, citing the founders’ intent not to give one state more power over the others.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/article_1972fb76-d1e9-11ef-8851-172ea6b15ccb.html
Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about commitment to his agenda
https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-nsc-loyalty-waltz-21913da0464f472cb9fef314fed488e5
Trump Awards Elon Musk With Stunning Close-Up Seat in White House. The world’s richest man will get an office right next to the White House.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190189/trump-elon-musk-office-white-house
North Carolina Judge Denies Republicans’ Request To Toss 60,000 Ballots
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/north-carolina-judge-denies-republicans-request-to-toss-60000-ballots/
It’s MAGA’s problem now: Living with the consequences imposed by a woefully uninformed electorate
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/14/its-magas-problem-now/
By misinterpreting history, Trump threatens to condemn the world to repeat its mistakes
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5082972-trump-greenland-panama-russia-china/
Conservatives in a dozen of states are urging lawmakers to act to increase security against noncitizen voting in federal elections. State conservatives demand action on noncitizen voting, ‘Time for Congress to listen’:
https://us.headtopics.com/news/state-conservatives-demand-action-on-noncitizen-voting-64718741
# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia Warns US Off Greenland: ‘Violating International Laws’
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-warns-us-over-greenland-international-law-2014183
Russia’s Greenland warning to Trump: Kremlin tells US ‘we are present in the Arctic zone’ and says it is ‘watching’ after Donald’s refusal to rule out using military force to seize vast territory
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14266963/Russia-Greenland-warning-Trump-Arctic-watching.html
Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US
https://theconversation.com/trumps-canal-canard-obscures-a-truth-panama-just-wants-to-run-its-shipping-passage-without-interference-from-china-or-the-us-246828
Russian President Vladimir Putin will sign a treaty with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that may have a nuclear component. The two leaders will meet to discuss the “prospects for further expansion of bilateral cooperation, including trade, investment, transport, logistics and culture, as well as current regional and international issues” and sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership pact
https://www.newsweek.com/russias-strategic-treaty-iran-may-have-nuclear-angle-2014104
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
From sweetheart deal to repudiation, special prosecutor cements Biden family corruption for history. Special Counsel David Weiss’ report was not a manifesto of new disclosures but affirmed the Biden family made millions trading on its name and that Hunter Biden broke the law.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/sweetheart-deal-repudiation-prosecutor-report-cements-biden-family
‘Obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned’: JD Vance breaks from Trump’s ‘had no choice’ claims about Jan. 6 rioters and says violent offenders should stay locked up and charged
https://apnews.com/article/vance-trump-pardons-capitol-riot-31308a54ebac4ef6783662f595262dec
U.S. blacklists online White supremacist group as terrorist organization
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/01/13/Terrorgram-Collective-terrorist-designation/9661736821662/
# Law Enforcement / Global
Islamic Police In Nigeria Are Evacuating ‘Street’ Children And Sending Them To Rehabilitation Camps
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria-islamic-sharia-police-round-up-street-children-for-rehabilitation/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
ICYMI: Former AG Barr Refutes Democrats’ Lies That Biden Bribery Investigation Was Closed. An unclassified FD-1023 form generated by the FBI containing allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a $5 million bribery scheme with a foreign national in exchange for certain actions is being used in an ongoing investigation, FBI officials and former Attorney General William Barr have confirmed.
https://oversight.house.gov/release/icymi-former-ag-barr-refutes-democrats-lies-that-biden-bribery-investigation-was-closed%EF%BF%BC/
The 5 key conclusions from the Special Counsel’s report on Hunter Biden
https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Weiss-January-2025.pdf
Jack Smith’s Jan 6 Report Released: The Department of Justice’s long-awaited election interference report against Donald Trump, released early Tuesday, said the evidence against the president-elect would have led to his conviction at trial, if not for his election victory that led to charges being dropped.
https://people.com/donald-trump-final-doj-report-jan-6-investigation-8772645
US white supremacist group ordered to pay $2.8 million to Black man it attacked: In July 2022, members of the Patriot Front group pinned musician Charles Murrell against a post and then kicked and punched him, in action the US District Court in Boston ruled was meant “to promote a white supremacist agenda.”
https://www.barrons.com/news/us-white-supremacist-group-ordered-to-pay-2-8-million-to-black-man-it-attacked-a3538888
# Medical / General News
Trump’s pick for top Pentagon health care job was fired by CIA
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/13/trumps-pick-top-pentagon-healthcare-job-was-fired-cia.html
Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage
https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/01/14/americans-rage-at-insurers-goes-beyond-health-coverage/
# Military / Militia / Bio-weapons / General News
‘Condoned murder’: Military officers reportedly fear Hegseth will ignore war crimes
https://www.aol.com/military-officers-worry-pete-hegseth-182913414.html
Major Navy shipbuilder plans to buy up manufacturers to boost submarine production
https://www.defenseone.com/business/2025/01/major-navy-shipbuilder-plans-buy-manufacturers-boost-submarine-production/402161/
# Military General News / Global
North Korean Troops Rolled A Rare Air-Defense Vehicle Into Kursk. Confused Russians Blew It Up.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4289946/posts
# Social Media / Internet
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note.’ Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-users-flock-chinese-app-065950755.html
Mark Zuckerberg Doubles Down on the MAGA-fication of Meta. “I think a lot of the corporate world is pretty culturally neutered,” the Meta CEO told Joe Rogan, a day after axing the company’s DEI programs.
https://www.advocate.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-metamorphosis
# Space
Mysterious Flashes Traced to Cosmic Cloud’s Encounter With Merging Black Holes
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-flashes-traced-to-cosmic-clouds-encounter-with-merging-black-holes
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help. Signals from the global navigation satellite system can be jammed and spoofed, so a Google spinout is working on an alternative positioning and navigation system that uses the Earth’s magnetic field.
https://www.sandboxaq.com/post/magnetic-navigation-revolutionizing-defense-commercial-and-civilian-navigation
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Global
A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI
https://whatsnew2day.com/a-spymaster-sheik-controls-a-1-5-trillion-fortune-you-want-to-use-it-to-master-ai/#google_vignette
# Veterans / VA
Behind Trump’s Big-Money Battle to Shake Up the VA: “I Think It’s an Existential Threat.” Democrats worry that GOP insiders are aiming to privatize the agency’s health care services. “They’re just trying to make money off the backs of veterans,” Senator Tammy Duckworth says.
https://dnyuz.com/2025/01/10/behind-trumps-big-money-battle-to-shake-up-the-va-i-think-its-an-existential-threat/
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