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https://www.nab.org/documents/advocacy/2023CongressionalCalendar.pdf
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Biden makes decision that will impact more than 10 million acres of land: ‘It is nearly impossible to overstate the importance of today’s announcements’
In a win for wild lands and wildlife, President Joe Biden recently moved to protect more than 10 million acres of Alaska’s North Slope from oil development. The action permanently bans drilling across large swaths of this region.
In a separate move, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland also canceled drilling leases, which were issued under the Trump administration, inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
These new policies didn’t come without criticisms from some lawmakers, like Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, who threatened to sue.
On the other end of the spectrum, some environmentalists said the new protections were not enough to erase the administration’s March approval of the controversial ConocoPhillips Willow project, which is predicted to produce 576 million barrels of oil over the next 30 years.
This remote landscape in Alaska’s far north is home to polar bears, a porcupine caribou herd that is 200,000 strong, at least 36 types of fish, and more than 400 species of plants.
The Arctic Refuge is also a traditional territory for the Gwich’in, Athabaskan, and Iñupiat people. The Gwich’in call the refuge’s coastal plain “The Sacred Place Where Life Begins” and rely on its caribou herd for clothing and food, as well as to maintain a spiritual connection to the land, according to the environmental group Protect the Arctic.
“Drilling and climate change threaten the future of these vibrant communities and the environment they rely on,” notes the group’s website.
By and large, environmentalists praised the administration’s recent actions.
“Conservation is a very long game and takes decades,” Chris Wood, president of the conservation group Trout Unlimited, told The Washington Post. “It’s rare to have these big-stroke opportunities. So it’s terrific and heartening to see the administration demonstrate they have a bit of a bold streak when it comes to protecting our lands and waters.”
Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society, told AP News, “It is nearly impossible to overstate the importance of today’s announcements for Arctic conservation. Once again, the Arctic Refuge is free of oil leases. Our climate is a bit safer and there is renewed hope for permanently protecting one of the last great wild landscapes in America.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-makes-decision-impact-more-210000197.html
Trump's attorneys in his civil fraud case double down on criticism of judge's clerk
As New York Attorney General Letitia James prepares to call Donald Trump to the witness stand in his $250 million civil fraud case Monday, lawyers for the former president have doubled down on their criticism of the law clerk who sits beside the judge in the courtroom.
"I do feel like truly that I'm fighting two adversaries," Trump attorney Chris Kise said Friday in court, referring to both the cadre of state lawyers and Engoron's legal clerk, who is frequently seen whispering in the judge's ear.
The clerk, Allison Greenfield, has been the subject of the Trump team's ire since the second day of the trial, when Trump made a comment on his Truth Social platform suggesting that the clerk was "running this case against me," and shared a photo of her, about which he made a false claim.
Engoron responded by imposing a limited gag order prohibiting public statements about his staff – which Trump has violated twice, to the tune of $15,000 in fines.
After Kise made a comment about Greenfield in court on Thursday, Engoron raised the possibility of expanding the gag order to apply to lawyers, and suggested that Kise might be a misogynist. Undeterred, Kise raised the issue in court again on Friday, citing an unsubstantiated report about Greenfield's "partisan political activity."
"I think the defense will have to give serious consideration to seeking a mistrial," Kise said, appearing to further irritate Engoron, who has the sole authority to decide the outcome of the trial and, to some extent, the fate of The Trump Organization.
Trump and the other defendants in the case have denied all wrongdoing.
'I don't want anybody killed'
More than two weeks after Engoron imposed his limited gag order, which was accompanied by Trump removing his Truth Social post referencing Engoron's clerk, it was discovered that a copy of the post that had been published to Trump's campaign website had not been removed.
That resulted in a $5,000 fine against Trump for violating the gag order.
"Incendiary untruths can, and in some cases already had, lead to serious physical harm," Engoron said regarding the penalty.
When Trump appeared in court the following week, he appeared to once again reference Greenfield during a hallway statement.
"This judge is a very partisan judge, with a person who's very partisan sitting alongside of him, perhaps even much more partisan than he is," Trump said.
While Kise told the judge that Trump was referring to Michael Cohen who was on the witness stand that day to Engoron's left the judge was unconvinced and called Trump to the stand to questioned him directly
"I think she is very biased against us. I think we made that clear. We put up a picture and you didn't want that up," Trump said on the witness stand, maintaining that his statement referred to Cohen.
Engoron fined Trump $10,000 for the hallway statement, finding that Trump's testimony rang "hollow and untrue."
"I am very protective of my staff, as I should be," Engoron said. "I don't want anybody killed."
Engoron later said that his chambers has received "hundreds of harassing and threatening phone calls, voicemails, emails, letters, and packages" since the start of the trial.
'I am entitled to make a record'
Over the last week of the trial, Trump's lawyers have continued to complain about Greenfield, suggesting she is biased and that her whispered comments to Engoron are a distraction. The judge and Greenfield have routinely passed each other notes about the proceedings over the course of the trial.
Kise said that he witnessed Engoron and Greenfield pass each other over 30 to 40 notes on Thursday alone.
"That gives off the appearance of impropriety. It does. I am entitled to make a record of that," Kise said. He has also argued that Trump should have the right to express what he perceives as bias.
"Sometimes I think there may be a bit of misogyny in the fact that you keep referring to my female principal law clerk," Engoron told Kise.
"I assure you that's not the issue," responded Trump lawyer Alina Habba. "I have the same, frankly, issues with the person sitting on the bench, and I've made that clear on the record."
Trump's attorneys have also alleged that Engoron and Greenfield communicate with each other more frequently when the defense team is questioning witnesses than when the state is.
"It is incredibly distracting when there are eye-rolls and constant whispering at the bench," Habba said about Greenfield during the testimony of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.
Citing her own experience as a judicial clerk, Habba argued that most clerks are less directly involved in proceedings than Greenfield.
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https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trumps-attorneys-civil-fraud-case-100610210.html
> Allison Greenfield
Greenfield appears to have violated judicial rules over the donations to Democrat politicians.
The rules prevent officers of the court from making excessive political donations.
Further, it appears Judge Engoron was advised of Greenfield’s violations in a 72-page complaint addressed to his court via email.
The complaint was also filed with the New York State Bar Association the same day Engoron decided to issue a gag order against Trump.
https://slaynews.com/news/trump-judge-engorons-clerk-facing-disbarment-over-excessive-democrat-donations/
Let see if it's this year, that Elections are protected…
2023 United States elections
The 2023 United States elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. At least three special elections to the United States Congress were scheduled as either deaths or vacancies arose.
The election cycle was generally marked by a trend of strong Democratic overperformances in special elections. Daily Kos and FiveThirtyEight analyses of at least 38 races as of September 2023[a] determined that the party outperformed the partisan lean by an average of 10 percent; in comparison, Democrats outperformed by an average of 4 percent in elections held between the 2018 and 2020 elections, and an average of 7.6 percent in elections held in 2020. The 2023 overperformances consisted of unusually larger margins of victory in races held in safely Democratic areas and unusually smaller margins of defeat in races held in safely Republican areas. These results were seen as surprising considering the low approval ratings of incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden and polls indicating his middling prospects in the 2024 presidential election. Both Democratic and Republican operatives attributed the overperformance streak to general support for abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision (which was also believed to have driven a similarly strong Democratic overperformance during the second half of the 2022 election cycle), as well as disapproval over the 2024 presidential campaign of former Republican President Donald Trump and his continuing influence over the Republican Party.[2][3][4]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_United_States_elections
New WHO fear porn push, but fear not, there's a Shot for that…
Gates Mosquitos hard at work!!
Health officials warn painful disease will become a major threat this decade: ‘We need to really prepare’
The chief scientist from the World Health Organization is warning that Earth’s rising temperature will make dengue fever a massive threat within this decade.
What’s happening?
The chief scientist from WHO has reported that dengue fever is expected to have a massive impact on Europe, the United States, and new regions in Africa within a decade, according to EuroNews.Green. The infection is carried by mosquitoes, which are projected to be affected by rising global temperatures, driving the insects into territories that they haven’t previously inhabited.
Why is dengue fever concerning?
In Latin America and Asia, dengue fever causes as many as 20,000 deaths every year — and since 2000, the global rate of the disease has increased eight times over, thanks in large part to the dangerous overheating of the planet, per EuroNews.Green.
The outlet notes that 4.2 million cases of the disease were reported last year and that officials expect 2023 may see a number close to the record amount of cases. Additionally, it’s important to note that a significant portion of dengue fever cases end up unreported.
Dengue fever is also referred to as “break-bone fever” due to the muscle spasms and joint pain that it causes. Most dengue patients are asymptomatic, which makes it difficult to track and prevent outbreaks and transmission.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 5% of people infected end up developing a severe case of the disease, and less than 1% of cases overall are fatal, when properly diagnosed and treated, per Medscape.
Pregnant people, children, and prior dengue patients are at higher risk than other segments of the population, EuroNews.Green reported.
What’s being done to combat dengue fever?
There is a vaccine for dengue fever available. WHO recommends children between the ages of six and 16 receive Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ Qdenga vaccine in regions affected by the disease.
Additionally, experts believe that public funding for mosquito control and planning for hospital triaging will help reduce the impact of the disease, per EuroNews.Green. The most impactful strategy you can employ to prevent the disease is eliminating standing water in and around your home, as standing water attracts mosquitoes.
“We need to talk much more proactively about dengue,” Jeremy Farrar, the chief scientist and an infectious disease specialist with WHO, said, according to EuroNews. “We need to really prepare countries for how they will deal with the additional pressure that will come … in the future in many, many big cities.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/health-officials-warn-painful-disease-110000727.html
>Looks like someone is trying to generate buzz and cash for her new foundation
You literally just described almost ALL social media "Influencers"
Let's pause and say hello to the rogue intelligence agencies currently monitoring these threads.
What groups are financing Ukraine?
Why are they financing Ukraine?
Why was Hunter in Ukraine?
What did 'Pop' threaten to withold from Ukraine?
A billion dollars?
Who benefits?
What did 'Pop' receive in return?
Why is Hunter not in jail?
Think.
Blackmail?
Bribes?
Extortion?
Threats?
How do you control a 'leader'?
How do you control a country?
Are you ready to take back control?
Your vote matters.
You have all the tools you need.
Q