(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Good Gnus Roundup for Thursday, February 23, 2023 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-23 Sometimes you don't see them, because they're under the water. But these gnus are still crossing the river and getting to the other side. Welcome to the Thursday Good Gnus Roundup! I am subbing today. As I also do Fridays (tomorrow), I decided to try a different format and focus this day on the many people and organizations who are working to make the world a better place. The herd. Those who are working on some the stuff that may not make it into the headlines, but which matters to all of us. There’s absolutely no way I can be exhaustive, or even representative, so please post more examples. We are not alone. Millions are struggling to save our democracy and billions are working to make the world a better place. Often it’s one small deed at a time, but they add up. What are the small actions, below the surface, that are making a difference? Come on in, gnusies! 🌻 💙🌻 💙🌻 💙🌻 💙🌻 💙🌻 💙 The Citizens of and Visitors to Gnusville GNR Authors. First, we give credit to GoodNewsRoundup herself, Madam Mayor, who founded this series. Then there are the regular authors: Jessiestaf with Bhu and Killer 300 (Mondays); NotNowNotEver (every other Tuesday); arhpdx (the other Tuesdays); niftywriter (Wednesdays) Mokurai (1st, 2nd, and 5th Thursdays); WineRev (3rd Thursdays) MCUBernieFan (5th Thursdays); chloris creator (Fridays); GoodNewsRoundup (Saturdays); 2thanks (Sundays). There’s also Andrew F Cockburn, who’s on standby for subbing, while pucklady, progressivist, and oldhippiedude have been writers in the past. Frequent commenters. 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There are so many others: Slideman, stonykill (trees!), sweetthesound, StAdams, ericlewis0, AKALib, LaLoon, Doctor Strange, avoicefromthemiddle, Cranky Lib, Stolibien09, Ice Blue, bluewabash, leisler, Mimer, BeeD, Matt Z, Paul A, JohnB47, libera nos, Seraph4377, strawbale, msirt, jhecht, DHFromKY, Getting1, hpg (now mostly just Evening Shade), bilboteach, VATrueandBlue, WarrenPease, lemay50, CPTDoom, teej, MrMuni12, Maru, alamancedem, theghostofjohndewey, Nanny Ogg, Tall City Girl, MarcKyle64, schoen, mockingjay. I expect I have left many out, and I am sorry for that. Less frequent commenters. Not everyone can come by each day, but when you do, you add so much. From news to encouragement to even a mere “thanks”. Lurkers and Tourists. You are welcome, too. Feel free to comment or not, but whatever you choose, we hope you are enriched by your visits to Gnusville. No matter your category, I know many receive sustenance from these GNRs. The exchanges here give us the hope and the courage to continue. Sometimes our deeds may seem small, but when we add them up, they are mighty. I am impressed by the commitment to truth and to love, the perseverance, the generosity, the erudition, and the wit of so many of you. You are all making a difference. The Federal Government We usually just look at the headlines. But the Federal Government is doing so much more. Here are some items you may have missed, just a tiny bit of what the government is doing to make our country better. Department of Justice, Merrick Garland as Attorney General. There’s often the feeling that the DOJ isn’t doing enough. Well, here’s a wee bit — just a few press releases from Feb 17 — to show you what else it is doing. Federal jury convicts Montana man of hate crime A federal jury convicted a Montana man of hate and firearms crimes for firing an AK-style assault rifle at the residence of a woman, who identified as lesbian, and was home at the time. After a four-day trial that began on Feb. 14, the jury found John Russell Howald, 46, of Basin, Montana, guilty of hate crime acts and discharge of firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence as charged in a superseding indictment. “This defendant is being held accountable for attempting to violently eliminate the entire LGBTQ community in a small Montana town,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “This hate crime and violent campaign targeting the LGBTQ community is a reminder of the epidemic of hate violence targeting people based on their sexual orientation. All people have the right to feel safe in their homes and communities, regardless of who they love. The Civil Rights Division will continue to work with our federal, state, and local partners to safeguard the civil rights of LGBTQ people affected by hate violence, hold perpetrators accountable, and ensure justice for victims of bias-motivated crimes.” ✂️ Responding to a 911 call to the scene, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy ordered Howald to put down his guns. Howald refused, pointed a rifle at the deputy and fled on foot, firing at least one more shot as he went. Sheriff’s officers arrested Howald the next day and found that he had a knife and loaded pistol on his person and an AR-style rifle and revolver in his car. During a search of his camper, officers found an AK-style rifle, a hunting rifle and ammunition. Two individuals sentenced for multimillion dollar cattle-trading Ponzi scheme Two individuals were sentenced today to six years in prison for their roles in a cattle-trading Ponzi scheme that resulted in millions of dollars in victim losses. According to court documents, from late 2017 until early 2019, Reva Joyce Stachniw, 71, of Galesburg, Illinois, and Ron Throgmartin, 59, of Buford, Georgia, along with a co-conspirator, ran a Ponzi scheme by fraudulently representing to victims that their investments were backed by short-term investments in Stachniw and Throgmartin’s cattle and marijuana businesses. The victim-investors gave the conspirators money based on false promises that their investments would be used for legitimate activities related to those businesses. In actuality, the funds were used to pay earlier investors. In August 2022, Stachniw and Throgmartin were convicted at trial of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, five counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. In addition to their terms of imprisonment, Stachniw was ordered to pay $14,597,335.80 in restitution and to forfeit $6,013,370. Throgmartin was ordered to pay $14,597,335.80 in restitution and to forfeit $1,004,904.83. The restitution was ordered jointly and severally between the two. Two individuals charged in money-laundering scheme An indictment was unsealed today in the District of Connecticut charging a Connecticut man and a foreign national with conspiracy, multiple counts of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and money laundering in connection with an alleged scheme to pay bribes to Brazilian officials to win contracts with Brazil’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Petrobras). According to court documents, Glenn Oztemel, 64, of Westport, worked as a senior oil and gas trader at two Connecticut-based trading companies (Trading Company #1 and Trading Company #2). Eduardo Innecco, 73, a dual Brazilian and Italian citizen, worked as an oil and gas broker and agent for Trading Company #1 and Trading Company #2 in Brazil. Between approximately mid-2010 and continuing into 2018, Oztemel, Innecco, and others allegedly paid bribes to Petrobras officials for their assistance in helping Trading Company #1 and Trading Company #2 obtain and retain business with Petrobras, including by providing Oztemel, Innecco, and others with confidential information regarding Petrobras’ fuel oil business. As alleged, Oztemel and his co-conspirators caused Trading Company #1 and Trading Company #2 to make corrupt payments – disguised as purported consulting fees and commissions – to Innecco, knowing that Innecco would pay a portion of those funds to Brazilian officials as bribes. To conceal the scheme, Oztemel, Innecco, and their co-conspirators allegedly used coded language to refer to the bribes and communicated using personal email accounts, fictitious names, and encrypted messaging applications. Oztemel and Innecco are each charged with conspiracy to violate the FCPA, conspiracy to commit money laundering, three counts of violating the FCPA, and two counts of money laundering. They face up to five years in prison for each of the bribery conspiracy and bribery charges, and up to 20 years in prison for each of the money laundering conspiracy and money laundering charges. Gee, I wonder if Innecco and Santos are friends? Department of Energy, with Jennifer Granholm as Secretary DOE announces new standards to save Americans billions for energy and water WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today proposed new energy-efficiency standards for refrigerators and clothes washers that will lower household energy costs and significantly reduce pollution. DOE expects the new standards, which have not been updated in over a decade, to save American consumers approximately $3.5 billion per year on their energy and water bills. These proposed rules are the Biden-Harris Administration’s latest steps in delivering savings through appliance efficiency, as directed by Congress. ✂️ Previous DOE rulemakings have substantially increased the energy efficiency of refrigerators and clothes washers while allowing manufacturers the flexibility to continuously improve their products. Today, the typical new refrigerator uses 75% less energy than its 1973 counterpart—while offering roughly 20% more storage capacity and more useful features. In that 40-year span, DOE raised the efficiency standard for refrigerators three times. Similarly, today’s clothes washers use 70% less energy than in 1990 and offer 50% more tub capacity. The new proposed rules will continue this trajectory of innovation and savings. The products covered by these rules currently account for 5% of annual residential energy use, which amounts to 8% of residential electricity use in the United States. If adopted within DOE’s proposed timeframe, the new rules will come into effect in 2027. DOE expects the new rules to save consumers more than $60 billion over the ensuing 30 years of shipments. Households using new refrigerators and clothes washers will save an estimated $425 on their utility bill over the average life of the appliance with these standards in place, on top of the benefits Americans are experiencing from prior improvements. Over the next 30 years, the two rules are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 233 million metric tons—an amount roughly equivalent to the combined annual emissions of 29 million homes. Department of Education, with Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary Augustus F. Hawkins awards announced to strengthen pipeline for teachers of color Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced first-ever awards, totaling over $18 million, for the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program grants to increase high-quality teacher preparation programs for teachers of color, strengthen the diversity of our teacher pipeline, and address teacher shortages. The Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program (Hawkins Program), named for Augustus F. Hawkins, the first Black politician elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from west of the Mississippi River, supports comprehensive, high-quality teacher preparation programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). A priority in President Biden’s FY 22 budget proposal, this year marks the first time the Hawkins Program has received funding since its creation in 2008. From the FY 2022 appropriation for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Congress allocated $8 million for the Hawkins program. The Department is also using funds appropriated for the Hawkins Program in FY 2023 to bring the total for these grants to over $18 million. ✂️ Recently, Secretary Cardona laid out his vision to promote academic excellence, improve learning conditions, and prepare our students for a world where global engagement is critical to our nation’s standing. A key focus in his “Raise the Bar” agenda is to boldly strengthen the teacher pipeline to eliminate the educator shortage for every school. Across the country, school districts – particularly in underserved communities– are working to address longstanding educator shortages which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. As of October 2022, 27 percent of public schools had multiple teaching vacancies. These shortages were particularly acute for schools in high-poverty neighborhoods and schools with large portions of students of color where more than half of schools had multiple teaching vacancies (57 percent and 60 percent, respectively). Some State Governments Obviously, we can’t look at them all. But here are a few from Michigan, taken from Governor Whitmer’s press releases: L&L expanding its investment in Romeo LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce that L&L Products, a global provider of industrial solutions, is expanding in the village of Romeo with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of approximately $25 million and create 65 advanced manufacturing jobs, supported by a $450,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant. Michigan was chosen for the project over a competing site in South Carolina. Hey, only 65 jobs, as opposed to thousands, but those are 65 jobs that matter. And we need MI to stay with the Ds instead of SC staying with the Rs. 👶 Medicaid recipients to receive Doula services LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan became one of the first states to support expecting mothers by covering doula services, so that they receive the care they need for a healthy pregnancy and support for interventions that are proven to increase health outcomes for women and their children. The benefit is part of Governor Whitmer’s Healthy Moms Healthy Babies initiative to help improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The state’s Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian has issued a standing recommendation that doula services are medically necessary and should be offered to families covered by Medicaid insurance. 🌵 Now let’s look at what’s going on in Arizona. Governor Hobbs has been in office for less than two months, and she has a crazy GOP legislature, so she’s going to have a harder time getting much done. But she’s working at it, especially doing executive orders where she can. Here are some press releases from the state in which I vote: Looking into the prison system PHOENIX — Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced an additional executive order as part of her First 100 Days Initiative, which outlines the first 100 actions she will take as Governor to help build an Arizona for everyone. The action announced today establishes the Independent Prison Oversight Commission created to improve transparency and accountability of Arizona’s corrections system with the goal of issuing a preliminary report by November 15, 2023, outlining initial findings and recommendations. The Commission is tasked with inspecting prison facilities and records, and talking with staff and inmates for the purpose of monitoring and reporting information on topics including: Accessibility and quality of mental health and medical care and drug treatment programs, and accessibility to basic necessities such as nutrition, medicine, sanitary products and sufficient number of qualified staff. “We cannot deny there is an urgent need to provide transparency and accountability in Arizona’s corrections system,” said Governor Katie Hobbs. “Incarcerated Arizonans should be treated humanely and decently and corrections administrators and officers should feel safe in their workplace. Director Thornell cares about transparency, and it is one of the many reasons he is the right person to tackle these tough problems. But he will need the support of the community as well, and this executive order gives him the tools he needs to be successful." Organizations for Democracy Many groups around the world are doing their best to protect democracy. Now, some of these I have listed in my template, but I thought it was a good day to highlight some of the nitty-gritty of what they are doing. Democracy Docket — Marc Elias and his team, fighting in the courts. Here are some recent victories: Maryland Mail-in Ballot Counting In Re: Petition For Emergency Remedy by the Maryland State Board of Elections Lawsuit filed by Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) on behalf of the Maryland State Board of Elections seeking emergency relief to allow all local boards of canvassers to “meet and to open envelopes, canvass, and tabulate mail-in ballots no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on October 1, 2022.” ✂️ On Sept. 23, the court granted the state board’s requested relief. On Sept. 26, GOP candidate Daniel Cox appealed the decision. On Oct. 7, the Maryland Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court) affirmed the Sept. 23 decision. (Notably, the Maryland Court of Appeals was renamed the Supreme Court of Maryland as of Dec. 14, 2022.) On Jan. 4, 2023, Cox asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Oct. 7 decision. On Feb. 21, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Cox’s petition for certiorari, thereby ending the case. Filed: September 2, 2022 … Decided: February 21, 2023 🌵 Arizona Republicans were mad that they didn’t have more election workers Lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Arizona against the Maricopa County recorder and other Maricopa County officials alleging that the county has violated the requirements of the Arizona Equal Access Statutes by imposing strict regulations on election workers and making it harder for Republicans to participate in election administration. The Republican plaintiffs assert that “11 Maricopa County voting centers during the 2022 primary election did not have any Republican poll workers” and that the defendants “failed to contact federal, state, or county Republican Party officials to discuss and remedy any last-minute shortfall in Republican workers in the 2022 primary election.” Furthermore, the plaintiffs argue that Maricopa County has violated the equal representation requirements of the Elections Procedures Manual of 2019 by imposing “onerous requirements,” including “a minimum hours requirement” and a “minimum durational requirement,” that deter “nearIy all citizens who would be willing to participate in the administration of elections.” They also allege that the defendants maintain “inhospitable working conditions” and fail “to organize a ‘bullpen’ of board appointees to backfill reasonably foreseeable vacancies.” I am sure the same requirements applied to the Ds. Anyway, it was decided earlier this month. What was decided is not shown, but as it’s listed as a victory, I assume that the court said, same as Ds, so stop whining. From an email I received from them (Democracy Docket) today, events they are monitoring; On Feb. 17, the Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate passed House Bill 1948, a bill that would repeal the witness requirement for mail-in voting. The bill passed the Senate 35 to 4 with bipartisan support; it unanimously passed the Republican-controlled House earlier this month. On Feb. 17, the Utah House passed a bill that would raise the threshold to enact a ballot measure from 50% to 60% if the measure increases taxes. Utah joins states like Florida, Missouri and Ohio in proposing legislation to curtail the ballot initiative process. On Feb. 17, North Carolina Republican legislators submitted their opening brief in a previously decided voting case, Holmes v. Moore, that the North Carolina Supreme Court’s new GOP majority agreed to rehear. The court previously affirmed a lower court decision to block a photo ID law from going into effect. On Feb. 16, North Carolina Republicans introduced a bill that would propose a constitutional amendment to limit in-person early voting in the state. The proposal represents an attack of the most popular voting method in the state; in 2022, over half of voters voted early. Note there is A LOT being done by this organization. There are other organizations protecting democracy; please mention your favorites in the comments. Organizations for Truth Many in our press work hard to get the truth out to us. But the press is not free everywhere. I highlighted Reporters without Borders (actually RSF for reporters sans frontières) in a previous GNR, but let’s take a deeper look at some of their activities today. Support to retry the mastermind behind the murder of a Slovakian journalist and his fiancée The verdict in the retrial of the alleged mastermind of the 2018 murder of Jan Kuciak and his fiancée is set to be delivered in April 2023. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for full justice for the journalist’s killing and announces its financial and expert aid to a unique project for protection of media professionals. On 20 February 2023, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, a new mechanism for protection of journalists is launched to monitor and prevent attacks on Slovak journalists and help the victims. The project called Safe.Journalism.sk (Bezpecna.Zurnalistika.sk) has been set up by the Investigative Centre of Jan Kuciak (ICJK), an investigative media and NGO founded in 2018. RSF supports the project with funding and expertise as one of its two main partners. The other main partner is the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bratislava. Inspired by the Dutch protection mechanism, PersVeilig, the Slovak project is first of its kind in the country. Reporting on the dangers — and the numbers — of reporting on the war in Ukraine 8 journalists killed Most of the eight journalists killed during the first six months of the war were killed outright or fatally wounded by gunfire or artillery fire. They include Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, a French journalist who was in a truck that was targeted by the Russian armed forces. Some, like the Ukrainian photojournalist and fixer Maks Levin, were executed in cold blood. In other cases, such as that of Mantas Kvedaravicius, a Lithuanian documentary filmmaker who was found dead in Mariupol, the circumstances of his death are still unknown. 26 journalists knowingly targeted Of the 50 cases registered by RSF of journalists who came under rifle fire or artillery fire, at least 26 of them were deliberately targeted as journalists. 19 journalists injured Of the 19 Ukrainian and foreign journalists who were wounded, at least four sustained serious injuries. Most were the victims of Russian artillery bombardment or missile strikes but some sustained gunshot injuries. They include the Danish journalists Stefan Weichert and Emil Filtenborg Mikkelsen, who were targeted by an unidentified sniper in the northeast of the country. 16 TV towers targeted by air strikes Civilian infrastructure used for transmitting news and information has been a favourite target for Russian forces. Almost half of the attacks on television towers, which have taken place throughout the country, were registered in the first days of the war, in early March 2022. In all, the Russian armed forces have targeted Ukrainian TV towers 16 times in the past year. There’s a lot more they’re doing. What about closer to home? Media Matters for America calls out false reporting. They watch FOX so that we don’t have to, but they also review other outlets. Here are links to some stories: An organization that merges reporting and democracy is CREW, Citizens for Ethics in Washington. They often sue to make information available, and they do investigations of their owns. For example: GOP stopped using the tRump hotel in DC now that he no longer runs it. Gun Safety A number of organizations are working on this. Here’s a link to one of them, Everytown. After MSU shooting, demands in MI for action: LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements applauding Michigan Senate lawmakers for introducing three critical and foundational gun violence prevention bills, designed to keep firearms out of dangerous hands. It comes just days after the horrific shooting at Michigan State University, in which three students were shot and killed, and five others shot and wounded by a shooter who had previously exhibited dangerous warning signs. The bills introduced today include: Legislation to require the secure storage of firearms and ammunition; Legislation to require background checks for all unlicensed gun sales; and, Legislation to create an Extreme Risk law, which temporarily removes firearms from those who pose an immediate threat to themselves or others. Saving the Planet Many people are working to keep the planet healthy. They’re planting trees, cleaning up the oceans, designing more efficient systems. As many people are pro planet, it’s also a marketing thing. Corporations want to appear green and often claim to be green without actually following through. The EU plans to ban greenwashing. “Carbon neutral” is a claim we are used to seeing on products these days, whether it be everyday goods or airline tickets with carbon offsets, but the European Consumers Organisation (BEUC) says this is almost always a lie. It has been working with the European Commission on a new greenwashing law that would rein in these kinds of claims. It wants to end the free-for-all of companies claiming products are “green”, “eco” or “environmentally friendly” with no factual basis. “Carbon neutral is never true,” Dimitri Vergne, BEUC’s sustainability team leader tells Energy Monitor. “We feel even if you use a reliable and trustworthy mechanism [to prove carbon neutrality], which is often not the case, you can never guarantee to someone the product you are buying will be carbon neutral.” The Commission is putting the finishing touches on an EU ‘anti-greenwashing law’ that has been a long time coming. It was first previewed at the end of 2019 in the EU Green Deal put out by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shortly after she took office. The goal was to make companies “substantiate green claims against a standard methodology to assess their impact on the environment”. However, since then the proposal has been repeatedly delayed because of controversy over what standard methodology should be used. Acts of Kindness x A timely reminder that after turning 95 years old, President Jimmy Carter suffered a fall that left him with a black eye, bruises, and 14 stitches — and still went out the next day to build homes for Habitat for Humanity.pic.twitter.com/UgYxyD7fqG — Goodable (@Goodable) February 19, 2023 That’s it for today, friends, as I also have to do tomorrow, where I will resume my usual format. Many, many more people are out there trying to make a difference in all sorts of arenas. Please include your own examples. We’re making a difference, gnusies. And many others are working with us. And then, because it’s still me, my usual final words. 🐦 I do a lot of other writing. A recent offering: Hunters of the Feather, a story about a thinker-linker crow who wants to save birdkind from extinction, and the sequel, Scavengers of Mind. (They’re really good! They’re really cheap! Buy and review or rate positively! And Hunters is also available on Audible!) Other stories, based on Jane Austen novels — including a new one for lovers of Pride & Prejudice, Mrs. Bennet’s Advice to Young Ladies — and others on Greek mythology, can be found here. All titles are available through Kindle Unlimited, but I only get paid if you turn the pages. 💙 What You Can Do to Rescue Democracy 💙 It turns out that participation in democracy is not just an every-four-years event but requires active participation, like, whenever you can find time. Current projects: Look in the comments for Progressive Muse’s report on Postcards to Voters And some other ideas: You can relax and recharge. You can join protests and freeway blog. You can help register new voters. You can smile. You can say something nice to friend or a stranger. You can get out the vote for special elections. You can reach out to upset Republicans. We need to win some back. You can share your ideas below. 🌻 💙 “Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we all are created equal and the harsh ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, demonization have long torn us apart. The battle is perennial, and victory is never assured.” 💙 President Joseph R. Biden 🌹 🌹 🌹 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/23/2153958/-Good-Gnus-Roundup-for-Thursday-February-23-2023 Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/