Saturday Report 10/3/26 - Corporations Aren’t Pricing Products Anymore. They’re Pricing You - PLUS MORE ways they are ripping us off and deceiving us

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ICE IMPERSONATION CRIMES HAVE RISEN NEARLY SIXFOLD, AND PREDATORS ARE TARGETING UNSUSPECTING AMERICANS Wendy A. Lawrence Sep 24

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Families left in the dark: UCSD, USC quietly sell donors’ bodies to Navy for Israeli military training

 https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/04/06/families-left-in-the-dark-ucsd-usc-quietly-sell-donors-bodies-to-navy-for-israeli-military-training/

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I came across this rather horrifying article about the sale of donated cadavers to the military and ISRAELI military...  without informing the donors or donor families, after reading the attached article in the NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/opinion/organ-donation-system-ethics-trust.html

What I Found Out About Organ Donation Shocked Me

Thom Tillis’s retirement is an ominous sign for the GOP

 https://www.publicnotice.co/p/thom-tillis-retirement-trump-big-bill?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=501423&post_id=167135631&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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When Autocrats Go to War: Where Delusions of Grandeur Can Lead

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Show chat replay Gerald Horne Around The Horne: Israel-Iran Ceasefire; Most Important NATO Summit since the Cold War?

 https://www.youtube.com/live/x-vFfu6eevU?si=I-lp3BFRFGI-7VAV

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The Death of DEI | Black Agenda Report

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The Health-care Crisis: A Targeted Killing & The Underlying Realities

 1). “The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam”, Dec 5, 2024, Anon, More Perfect Union, duration of video 12:46, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQR67WRcVUg >.

2). “Reactions To United Healthcare CEO Hit: Overwhelming In One Direction”, Dec 5, 2024, David Doel, The Rational National, duration of video 16:55, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otls5T_Idbw >.

3). “United Healthcare CEO Killer Had DEBILITATING Back Pain, Raged at Health Insurance ABUSING Americans”, Dec 10, 2024, Jordan Chariton, Status Coup News, duration of video 23:18, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILBJhtz42zw >.

4). “Why Would Someone Want to Kill a Health Insurance CEO?”, Dec 9, 2024, Steve Shives, Steve Shives, duration of video 17:58, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTsK47Tt1ug >

5). “How UnitedHealthcare and other insurers use AI to deny claims: UnitedHealthcare and Humana have been sued o17:58 ver their use of algorithms to determine coverage of care for some patients”, Dec 6, 2024, Bruce Gil, Quartz, at < https://qz.com/unitedhealthcare-humana-ai-lawsuits-1851715765 >.

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A round-up of Major Abortion Access and Reproductive Health Care Rights as Seen over time

1). “Antis Want to Do Away with Buffer Zones”, Nov 18, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/antis-want-to-do-away-with-buffer >.

2). “A leading abortion provider on why restrictive laws are taking us back to the Dark Ages: For 60 years, Dr. Warren Hern has been a leader on abortion care. Here's what drives him”, Oct 13, 2024, Nicole Karlis interviews Dr. Warren Hern, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/10/13/a-leading-abortion-provider-on-why-restrictive-laws-are-taking-us-back-to-the-dark-ages/ >.

3). “The deaths from abortion bans you won't hear about: Doctors may be even more hesitant to discuss cases that involve a death for fear of retaliation”, Oct 21, 2024, Nicole Karlis, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/10/21/more-abortion-ban-are-likely-happening-heres-why-we-wont-hear-about-them/ >.

4). “How America changed post-Dobbs — and how the fight for abortion rights continues: Author Jessica Valenti spoke with Salon about her new book, covering the shifting landscape of reproductive rights”, Oct 2, 2024, Nicole Karlis interviews Jessica Valenti, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/10/02/how-america-changed-post-dobbs--and-how-the-fight-for-abortion-rights-continues/ >.

5). “Abortion exceptions "have no meaning at all" — and estimates of pregnancies by rape prove it: A new report estimates 65,000 pregnancies by rape in abortion-ban states, underscoring the fallacy of these laws”, Jan 26, 2024, Nicole Karlis, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/01/26/abortion-exceptions-have-no-meaning-at-all-and-estimates-of-pregnancies-by-rape-prove-it/ >.

6). “Medical school graduates are avoiding states with abortion bans. Experts warn it could cause chaos: Abortion ban states see fewer residency applications. The trend could cause the U.S. healthcare system to unravel”, May 14, 2024, Nicole Karlis, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/05/14/school-graduates-are-avoiding-states-with-abortion-bans-experts-warn-it-could-cause-chaos/ >.

7). “Georgia's abortion ban killed a young mother. The Christian right now blames the victim: Anti-choice activists argue that if Amber Nicole Thurman had submitted to forced childbirth, she'd still be alive”, Sep 19, 2024, Amanda Marcotte, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/05/14/school-graduates-are-avoiding-states-with-abortion-bans-experts-warn-it-could-cause-chaos/ >.

8). “ 'Tradwives' offer an alluring vision of right-wing Christianity — online warriors are fighting back: The #FundieSnark movement battles to 'deconstruct' those picture-perfect images of Christian social media”, Mar 8, 2024, Amanda Marcotte, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/03/08/tradwives-offer-an-alluring-vision-of-right-wing-christianity--online-warriors-are-fighting-back/ >.

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The Struggle to Restore and Expand Abortion and Other Reproductive Health Care Rights is a Never-ending Process

1). “How Post Offices Are Targeting Abortion Pills”, Oct 18, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/how-post-offices-are-targeting-abortion >

2). “Undelivered: Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs Are Intercepting Abortion Pills in the Mail”, Oct 16 2024, Debbie Nathan, The Intercept, at < https://theintercept.com/2024/10/16/abortion-pills-mail-usps/ >.

3). “Judge slaps down Florida effort to ban abortion ad: ‘It’s the first amendment, stupid’ State health department sent letter to stations demanding they not air TV ad backing abortion access ballot measure”, Oct 18, 2024, Carter Sherman, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/18/florida-abortion-ad >

4). “BREAKING: Ron DeSantis Directed Threats Against TV Stations Threats over Amendment 4 ad came directly from Florida Gov's office”, Oct 21, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/how-post-offices-are-targeting-abortion >

5). “Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass”, October 17, 2024, Geoff Mulvihill, AP, at < https://apnews.com/article/abortion-ballot-measures-legal-battle-missouri-florida-d114832682dbda8b50b2d1bbe7c2e17f >.

6). “The Shadow Medical Community Behind the Attempt to Ban Medication Abortion: Anti-abortion groups orchestrated their legal challenge to wind up before far-right Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk”, Feb 28 2023, Jordan Smith, The Intercept, at < https://theintercept.com/2023/02/28/medication-abortion-lawsuit/ >.

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California Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving Public About Recycling Plastics

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What Does the “Haitians Eating Cats and Dogs Media Kerfufle” Tell Us?

1). “Watch Dana Bash’s full interview with Sen. JD Vance”, Sep 15, 2024, Dana Bash interviews J.D. Vance on “State of the Union”, CNN's State of the Union, duration of video 16:58, at <https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/video/sotu-bash-vance-haitian-immigrants-full-interview>.

2). “Vance defends casting Springfield into national spotlight: 'I’m still going to keep on talking about what the migrants have done to Springfield, Ohio,' the Ohio senator said”, Sep 15, 2024, Mia McCarthy, Politico, at < https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/15/vance-springfield-ohio-trump-00179222 >.

3). “JD Vance admits 'creating stories' about immigrants eating pets in Springfield to 'get media attention': Vance admitted that he felt the need ’to create stories so that the … media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people' ”, Sep 16, 2024, FP Staff, Firstpost, at < https://www.firstpost.com/world/united-states/jd-vance-admits-creating-stories-about-immigrants-eating-pets-in-springfield-to-get-media-attention-13815746.html >.

4). “JD Vance says he does not regret spreading baseless rumors of migrants eating pets”, Sep 15, 2024, Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, at < https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/15/jd-vance-create-stories-migrants-eating-pets/75236975007/ >

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Trump Shady Grifting Plans

Trump and Paulson’s Proposal: U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund (or Another Grifter Bailout)

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Trump teams up with pickup artist for new crypto scheme

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Republican / Forced-Pregnancy Forced-Birth Organizations & Operatives Attempt to Defeat the Two most Important Abortion Rights State Constitutional Ballot Proposals

1). “Kamala Harris Needs To Call Out Ballot Attacks: At tomorrow's debate, the VP should explain what 'back to the states' really means”, Sep 09, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/kamala-harris-needs-to-call-out-ballot >.

2). “Judge rules Missouri ballot measure to protect abortion rights is invalid: Ruling, which may be reviewed by appellate court, could strike reproductive rights measure off November ballot”, Sat 7 Sep 2024, Maya Yang, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/07/missouri-abortion-rights-ballot-measure-ruled-invalid >.

3). “Missouri Supreme Court to decide fate of abortion amendment”, Sep 9, 2024, Natanya Friedheim & Fletcher Mantooth, Columbia Missourian, at < https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/ballot-initiatives/missouri-supreme-court-to-decide-fate-of-abortion-amendment/article_6de8bcde-6ecc-11ef-a268-8f67cde2b095.html >.

4). “Report on 'X' (Formerly Twitter) of Florida State Agencies Working to Intimidate People who Signed the Petition to put Protection for Reproductive / Abortion Rights on the Florida State Ballot”, Sep 06, 2024, Jessica Valenti and Issac Menasche, 'X' formerly Twitter, at < https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1832137456801526094 >

5). “ 'Unhinged and Undemocratic': Florida Cops Question Abortion Petition Signers : 'This is what state-authorized election interference looks like,' said the ACLU of Florida”, Sep 06, 2024, Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, at < https://www.commondreams.org/news/florida-amendment-4 >.

6), “Florida Uses Its Election Police to Intimidate Voters Who Signed Abortion Petitions”, Sep 06, 2024, Anon, All Voting is Local, at < https://allvotingislocal.org/avl-action-statements/florida-uses-its-election-police-to-intimidate-voters-who-signed-abortion-petitions/ >.

7). “Critics blast Florida’s Amendment 4 website as unlawful ‘taxpayer-funded political ad’: ‘This is what we would expect to see from an authoritarian regime,’ ACLU director says”, Sep 06, 2024, Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, at < https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/06/critics-blast-floridas-amendment-4-website-as-unlawful-taxpayer-funded-political-ad/ >

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How Israeli forces trapped and killed ravers at the Nova Festival

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Christian Nationalists Pursue State Capture — and North Carolina Is Exhibit A

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BLACK LIBERATION MOVEMENT IS DEAD LONG LIVE CLASS STRUGGLE! By Collectivist Action

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Three Things Missing from the Big Biden Butt Kiss ~~ PAUL STREET

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The Democratic party rigged the primary process for Biden ~~ Dennis Kucinich

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Dichotomous behaviour ~~ Muhammad Amir Ran

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