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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blow to Trump. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order to overhaul birthright citizenship as unconstitutional.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/us-supreme-court-bithright-citizenship

Johnson was asked by reporters for his reaction to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold birthright citizenship. Mike Johnson  revealed something ‘deeply disturbing’ in his Supreme Court meltdown: “You could say that’s a textualist originalist view. However, I do think that this has been grossly abused in recent years,” Johnson said about the opinion. Mary Trump wrote, “Apparently, they either cannot read the Constitution or they believe that an incompetent, corrupt, anti-American, traitor can simply sign an executive order and erase one of the most important constitutional amendments ever adopted, that is also where we are as a country.”
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677137841/

Why the birthright citizenship fight isn’t over yet: The ruling, where only five justices agreed the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause confers automatic citizenship to children born to parents unlawfully or temporarily in the country, shows “that this issue will not die today,” one expert said
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/birthright-citizenship-ruling-supreme-court/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History. “The empirical evidence of fraud is overwhelming.” When Brown University Professor Roberto Serrano changed the format of his midterm exam last spring, he was thinking about his students’ mental health, not academic fraud.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/brown-university-professor-horrified-discover-185456806.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Judge halts Trump administration effort to exert political control over union elections. U.S. District Judge Denise Caspar said the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s move earlier this year to usurp jurisdiction over some cases from career employees was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/06/judge-halts-trump-administration-effort-exert-political-control-over-union-elections/414545/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
The United States Government’s strategy for managing catastrophic events is primarily guided by Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8), which directs all levels of government and the private sector to build capabilities that prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the worst disasters
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-the-us-needs-a-total-defense-strategy-based-on-resilience/

Arizona’s San Carlos water reservoir has dried up. It’s currently under 1% capacity, sparking a massive ecological disaster
https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-space-image-arizona-main-bodies-reservoir-near-empty-12115666

To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk.
This scenario highlights the city of Enid, Oklahoma, which is legally fighting the state’s oil and gas regulators to revoke a nearby toxic wastewater injection well
https://qoshe.com/propublica-us/nick-bowlin/to-protect-its-drinking-water-this-city-has-to-appeal-to-the-oil-regulators-that-put-it-at-risk/188765526

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump tells US  Gasoline retailers to reduce prices ‘immediately.’ US president warns of ‘big problems’ if retailers do not cut prices at the pumps, condemns illegal gouging.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/30/trump-tells-us-petrol-retailers-to-reduce-prices-immediately

Venture Capitalists Disgusted by Solar Power Because It’s Generating Too Much Clean Electricity to Be Grossly Profitable
https://futurism.com/science-energy/venture-capitalists-solar-power-too-much

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Family breaks silence on Trump 13-year-old accuser as chilling new details surface: A woman who alleges Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was just 13 years old has reportedly gone into hiding, with a family member saying she is now living “off  the grid” out of fear of retaliation as explosive court battles over the Jeffrey Epstein files reignite scrutiny of decades-old allegations.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/alleged-epstein-victim-trump-accuser

Republican officials including President Donald Trump and anti-voting activists are melting down after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws Monday that allow grace periods for ballots mailed by Election Day. ‘This is how our country dies’
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-mail-ballot-ruling-spurs-right-wing-meltdown-this-is-how-our-country-dies/

# Gov / Politics / US
Many Democratic Socialist leaders are self-professed communists: Marxist and communist caucuses boast significant influence in the national leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America. One member of the DSA’s national committee came right out and said it: “Our goal is liberation. Our goal is communism.”
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/many-democratic-socialist-leaders-are-self-professed-communists-caucus
Communism: A political and economic ideology advocating for the elimination of private property and social classes, replacing them with a classless society where resources and production tools are owned and controlled by the community
https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism

Trump Announces Details of First-Ever Midterm Republican Convention
https://apnews.com/article/rnc-republican-midterm-convention-donald-trump-fb02b785fb38362f99d7991a97e969d2

Trump’s revenge pick implodes as new poll ‘ringing alarm bells’: Democrats have been eyeing the House and working to win back enough seats as the GOP majority decreases and dissatisfaction over the Trump administration could secure Democratic victories.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-paxton-poll/

Texas Republicans and 21 other House Republicans threaten to grind legislation to a halt over one Senate bill demanded by Donald Trump. The standoff has led to a major deadlock in Congress:
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5938616-gop-senators-trump-housing-bill/

Hardliners force Johnson to send House home early, he gives up on votes before July 4 recess amid GOP revolt
https://www.newser.com/story/392012/hardliners-force-johnson-to-send-house-home-early.html

Trump announces GOP to host first ever Midterm convention in Dallas. The convention will take place later this year and run from Sept. 9-10.
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/trump-announces-first-ever-gop-midterm-convention-in-dallas

In Gift to Billionaires, Supreme Court Buys Vance’s Argument Against Post-Watergate Campaign Finance Rule. “Americans deserve a Supreme Court that upholds our fundamental freedoms—not one that consistently sides with billionaire donors and diminishes the power of everyday citizens,” said one democracy defender.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/vance-campaign-finance-challenge

# Global News
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
New Hampshire has launched a new notification system that will alert law enforcement officers if a suspect they encounter is currently out on bail. Using a $500,000 federal grant, the new system links up all bail orders onto the Department of Safety’s State Police On-Line Telecommunications System so that officers can see any decisions made in all courts on the same day
https://www.police1.com/police-grant-center/n-h-launches-live-notification-system-for-bail-information

Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise.
https://www.propublica.org/article/aclu-trump-police-reform-doj-minneapolis-louisville-phoenix-memphis

“That Guy Is Still Out There”: Five years after Anthony Broadwater was belatedly cleared for the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the questions of how he was wrongly convicted and one or more serial rapists operated for years with little consequence have only deepened. [This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. The survivors identified by name have publicly shared explicit details of their assaults in the past.]
https://www.propublica.org/article/alice-sebold-anthony-broadwater-rape-exoneration-syracuse

Congress tries to crack open CIA’s secret MKUltra program. A House panel heard today the CIA’s MKULTRA program subjected patients and prisoners to drugs, torture, and worse. One witness described the actions of the secretive program as a form of “medical torture”, where patients were under LSD, hypnosis, and other methods, often without consent.
https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/house-oversight-hearing-on-cias-mkultra-project/681976

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification.
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone

Clarence Thomas had, for decades, accepted luxury travel from billionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and failed to disclose it.
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

# LGBTQ / Transgender
At Its Best, LGBTQ Pride Is an Abolitionist Uprising — and a Dance Party. Faced with transphobia and repression, people imprisoned in Washington State are still finding ways to celebrate Pride.
https://truthout.org/articles/at-its-best-lgbtq-pride-is-an-abolitionist-uprising-and-a-dance-party/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over Online Age Verification Provisions as House Passes KIDS Act. “Age verification requirements will help the Trump administration carry out its vendetta against the press by creating new avenues to identify journalists’ confidential sources,” warned two press freedom advocates.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/did-the-kids-act-pass

Trump Threw A Tantrum About 1 Female Journalist, And It Backfired Spectacularly.  The president tore into the New York Times reporter over a new book she co-authored.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/edmazza/trump-maggie-haberman-insult-white-house?origin=morebf

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
550,000 Medicare Advantage members will be dropped as Humana exits markets it calls unprofitable for 2026:  Humana trimmed its footprint by exiting 194 counties and 2 states, resulting in the planned disenrollment of approximately 550,000 Medicare Advantage members in unprofitable or low-margin plans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh4_futGgcM

23 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans for 2026, sending patients to find new in-network care
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/16-health-systems-dropping-medicare-advantage-plans-2026/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Keeping human brains ‘alive’ after death could lead to medical advancements. By circulating oxygenated artificial blood through donated tissue, researchers are studying how brain cells metabolize, testing new therapies for diseases like Alzheimer’s, and gaining insights into the twilight phases of death
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11416988/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pete Hegseth’s ouster of Army’s top chaplain leaves ‘enormous gap’
Lawmakers criticized the dismissal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., while a retired colonel overseeing chaplain operations said the chaplaincy cannot operate long without a chief.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/25/pete-hegseth-army-chaplain-william-green/89483759007/

Hegseth STRIPS military chaplains of their rank while pushing his hardline religious agenda.
Pete Hegseth has decided that military chaplains aren’t “warfighters” enough — so he’s stripping the rank insignia off their uniforms.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5800026-pete-hegseth-military-chaplains-faith-insignia/

# NASA / NORAD / SpaceX
NASA awarded $590.4 million in new Moon Base lander contracts Tuesday, but the agency has not disclosed what its broader Moon-to-Mars program will cost taxpayers.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8ffebec9-f11c-46ef-99d6-7c9cc5a70e2d.html

SpaceX got a 10-year, 100% property tax break in Texas, and residents say they were kept in the dark. “They’re not gonna be affected by it; we are.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/grimes-county-spacex-tax-abatement-deal/

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
The Intelligence Community Is About to Upend the CCP. The U.S. Intelligence Community could soon deal a major blow to CCP leader Xi Jinping. The agencies are now working to release details about the hidden wealth of the Chinese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uNK3_lfkoQ

Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence
https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2025-Unclassified-Report.pdf

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Microsoft is preparing to cut thousands of jobs next week, continuing to rein in operating costs as the company pours unprecedented sums into AI infrastructure.
https://www.newser.com/story/392012/hardliners-force-johnson-to-send-house-home-early.html

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
UAP whistleblower Luis Elizondo details congressional staffer’s warning of a plot to ‘eliminate’ him. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) also appeared on the podcast, corroborating the hostile environment faced by whistleblowers and recounting a separate warning he received about having “kicked a hornet’s nest” regarding UFO transparency
https://www.kotaradio.com/2026/06/30/uap-whistleblower-luis-elizondo-details-congressional-staffers-warning-of-a-plot-to-eliminate-him/

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump’s efforts to reverse birthright citizenship may succeed with or without SCOTUS. Several bills, most notably the Birthright Citizenship Act in 2025, seek to end or sharply restrict automatic birthright citizenship by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. Will it pass constitutional muster?
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trumps-efforts-reverse-birthright-citizenship-can-succeed-or-without-scotus

Either apply for permanent residency or we’ll help you leave the U.S., says Homeland Security. Secretary
Mullin in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling ending Temporary Protected Status for refugees
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/28/migrants-us-temporary-status-dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin/90731936007/

Trump’s Next ICE Pick: A Trooper Poised to Turn Local Cops Into Deportation Agents. Elevating a key enforcer of Oklahoma’s “mass arrest” operations could further integrate local law enforcement into the federal deportation apparatus.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trumps-next-ice-pick-oklahoma-287g-lance-schroyer/

The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-decision-trump-v-barbara/507-31e9c663-a2ba-4b06-812f-1ef043741501

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Sen. Andy Kim Accuses Trump of Funneling $1.6 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to His Own Sons Through Kazakhstan Mining Deal — “We’ve Never Seen This Much Corruption.” While it is Senator Jon Ossoff (rather than Andy Kim) who has publicly raised red flags over the First Family’s self-enrichment in this specific venture, several lawmakers and ethics experts have strongly condemned the situation.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZTgbvrgoeS/

Is Now the Time to File a Lawsuit for IEEPA Phase II Tariff Refunds? The government’s June 12 statement on its appeal in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) litigation means now might be the time.
https://www.bhfs.com/insight/is-now-the-time-to-file-a-lawsuit-for-ieepa-phase-ii-tariff-refunds/

Trump administration said Friday that it intended to appeal a federal judge’s order to allow all companies that paid the invalidated duties to seek refunds, not just the ones that filed lawsuits.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trump-plans-to-appeal-ruling-letting-importers-seek-refunds-of-paid-struck-down-tariffs

The Trump and Lutnick sons have financial ties to 14 federal mining deals. And those deals carry up to $8.9 billion in taxpayer support. The administration is treating the project as a priority.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/the-trump-and-lutnick-sons-have-financial-ties-to-14-federal-mining-deals-and-those-deals-carry-up-to-8-9-billion-in-taxpayer-support/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Nation’s Report Card shows further decline in literacy, GOP Rep Owens says system ‘failing’ students. Owens, a Utah GOP congressmen, is a member of the House Education committee and is a strong advocate for school choice.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/ed-experts-lawmakers-say-school-choice-helps-black-and-hispanic-students

Over 7 million borrowers currently enrolled in the defunct Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan have exactly 90 days to switch to a new federal repayment plan. The timeline begins when your loan servicer officially notifies you, which starts on July 1.
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-next-steps-borrowers-enrolled-unlawful-save-plan
Education (SAVE) plan: https://www.nasfaa.org/save_plan
See also: The SAVE Plan is an income-driven repayment plan introduced in 2023
https://www.fultonbank.com/Education-Center/Trending/What-You-Should-Know-About-the-SAVE-Program

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump hails ‘big win’ after SCOTUS lets him fire executive agency officials. The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant win on Monday by allowing him to fire officials at most independent agencies within the executive branch, undoing a nearly century-old precedent.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4477468/supreme-court-expands-trump-power-fire-officials-independent-agencies/

CVS is closing about 300 stores and cutting 2,900 corporate jobs: CVS Health announced a major corporate restructuring aimed at saving $2 billion. The move included cutting 2,900 jobs (roughly 1% of its workforce) and shuttering stores as the pharmacy giant navigates shifting consumer habits and increased competition from online retailers
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/cvs-health-cut-2900-jobs

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Texas and Oklahoma companies win the right to frack 15,000 acres of Ohio public land. The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission selected winning bidders from Oklahoma and Texas to drill for oil and gas beneath thousands of acres of publicly owned wildlife preserves and a state park. The state expects to collect over $242 million in upfront lease bonuses, in addition to future production royalties
https://signalohio.org/texas-and-oklahoma-companies-win-the-right-to-frack-15000-acres-of-ohio-public-land/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Immigration nation. Bowing to intense lobbying from the farm industry, the Trump administration is allowing dairy farm owners and operators to hire migrant laborers. The broadening of guest-worker programs has angered anti-immigrant hardliners within the administration.
https://civileats.com/2026/06/22/trump-administration-will-now-allow-dairy-farms-to-hire-migrant-guestworkers/

Millions lose food stamps under Trump cuts, with some states hit harder than others
https://scnow.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/article_61bc111c-8f0c-5cac-882f-092236f2feb9.html

# General News
Device installed to help keep Trump’s Reflecting Pool clear of algae was never used on a pool: ‘Ozone nanobubbler’ intended to break up aquatic plant infestations is relatively new technology that has only previously been trialed in public waterways, according to a report
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reflecting-pool-algae-technology-b3005166.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein Used Sham ‘Science Foundation’ to Continue Abusing Women in Jail, Sex-offender financier assaulted victims at his 14th-floor Florida Science Foundation suite during his prison sentence, report claims.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/26/epstein-prison-new-york-manhattan/

Bill Gates Confirms the Identities of His Former Partners in a Desperate Bid to Debunk Epstein’s Extortion Attempt: Bill Gates says Epstein sought to blackmail him over extramarital affairs
Transcript of congressional testimony shows Microsoft founder spoke of ‘veiled’ threats made by late sex offender
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/bill-gates-epstein-transcript

# Gov / Politics / US
Supreme Court Grants Trump, Future Presidents a Blank Check to Break the Law. By granting Donald Trump immunity for a wide range of criminal conduct committed while in office, the Supreme Court has set a dangerous precedent that presidents are above the law.
https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/supreme-court-grants-trump-future-presidents-a-blank-check-to-break-the-law

Manchin slams Democratic voters, says it is ‘insane’ the majority prefer socialism over capitalism
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/manchin-slams-democratic-voters-says-it-insane-majority-prefer-socialism-over
Socialism: Social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources. According to the socialist view, individuals do not live or work in isolation but live in cooperation with one another.
https://www.britannica.com/money/socialism
Capitalism: Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and profit-driven business activity.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalism.asp

Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling: The court reversed a 1935 precedent restricting presidential powers to remove heads of independent agencies. However, it barred Trump from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, preserving the central bank’s independence.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-supreme-court-vastly-expands-trumps-presidential-power/a-77759124

Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs. Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-trump-agency-firings-slaughter-ftc

The Roberts Court Just Put Trump in Charge of Independent Agencies, Vastly Expanding His Powers. “Today, the majority reshapes our Government.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/the-roberts-court-just-put-trump-in-charge-of-independent-agencies-vastly-expanding-his-powers/

House Speaker Mike Johnson warns Dems will ‘go after the president’s family’ if Republicans lose control of Congress after the midterms
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4627106/mike-johnson-trump-allies-target-democrats-win-november/

[Video] President Trump just slammed European NATO countries right in front of the Secretary General. “Spain is a horror show. Spain is terrible. I was disappointed with Italy. I was disappointed with the UK… we were disappointed with Germany and France. We’re disappointed with most of them. They don’t want to pay anything. They think they’re in for a free ride.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/trump-slams-nato-over-lax-participation-in-iran-war-in-talk-with-mark-rutte

[Video] HOLY CRAP! DHS Secretary Mullin just PUMMELED purple-haired Democrat Rep. DeLauro: This refers to a fiery exchange between DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on June 25, 2026. The argument erupted into a shouting match involving finger-pointing and mutual accusations of hypocrisy.
https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/rep-delauro-and-dhs-secretary-mullin-exchange-words-at-hearing/5201902

The Core Clash: DeLauro’s Position: Rep. DeLauro brought up a statistic of 3,900 children separated from their families at the border, demanding accountability from the Trump administration
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5940850-mullin-delauro-immigration-heated-exchange/

Iran Is Giving Trump a Choice: “Surrender Hormuz to Iranian Terror or Fight for It.” Iran asserts exclusive authority to manage the vital waterway, directly clashing with the U.S. push to keep it open and toll-free
https://easyeverydayrecipes.com/mike-pence-says-iran-is-pressuring-trump-with-a-stark-choice-surrender-hormuz-to-iranian-terror-or-fight-for-it/

U.S. and Iran will ‘stand down’ after strikes and resume talks, official says. The U.S. official said attacks would stop “for now.” Iran hasn’t publicly confirmed the agreement and insisted that it had a right to full control of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/28/iran-insists-it-has-sole-control-hormuz-ignoring-trumps-threats/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
The digital reach of the Fourth Amendment. Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment
https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-rules-your-cellphone-location-data-is-protected-by-the-fourth-amendment-286424

Cops Caught Using AI to Edit Picture of Pathetic Drug Bust: The error-prone nature of large language models has left law enforcement operations in a scramble, resulting in hallucinated police reports, evidence fabricated with generative AI, and even incidents of stalking via AI-integrated surveillance cameras.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/cops-caught-using-ai-edit-124900999.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Republican majority again gives its seal of approval to racism. “If the government wants to discriminate against Black people, any pretext will do … If a Black person wants to prove they’ve been discriminated against, however, no amount of evidence will suffice.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-tps-ruling-elie-mystal-analysis/

The Supreme Court will hand down all of its remaining opinions from this term Tuesday, setting the stage for a blockbuster day with decisions expected on birthright citizenship,  transgender athlete bans and campaign finance.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5945644-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-transgender-athletes/

Congress has approved tens of millions of dollars in federal taxpayer funds to double the size of the police force that protects the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices. Threats against public officials, including judges, have risen sharply in the past few years
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/06/28/supreme-court-justices-security-police-00969784

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Report: Taxpayer dollars help nonprofit hospitals pad executive salaries, pay for lawsuits. Waste and abuse take place in prominent nonprofit hospital systems across the country, a new report from conservative watchdog advocacy group Save Our States says in a report published Monday.
https://www.cbs19news.com/report-taxpayer-dollars-help-nonprofit-hospitals-pad-executive-salaries-pay-for-lawsuits/article_3fd1e719-1271-50be-89fc-e0af200fc6d3.html

Texas Passed A Law To Clarify When Women Should Receive Life-Saving Care. She Almost Died Anyway. Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-passed-a-law-to-clarify-when-women-should-receive-life-saving-care-she-almost-died-anyway_n_6a3f0680e4b07281419f7821

Texas Passed A New Law After 3 Women Died During Miscarriage. Why Was This Mother Still Denied Life-Saving Care? A third woman has died under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors reach for riskier miscarriage treatments. Porsha Ngumezi bled to death as she was miscarrying after her doctor opted against an emergency procedure used to end pregnancies.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/27/texas-abortion-death-porsha-ngumezi/

Parasite that affects cognition has quietly infected billions of people: “There is no drug that cures it at this point.”
https://scitechdaily.com/a-parasite-carried-by-billions-has-a-secret-life-inside-the-brain/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Hegseth announces creation of new Defense Policy Board, with Lighthizer as chair
https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4528780/department-of-war-establishes-new-defense-policy-board/

Pete Hegseth Accused Of Holding ‘Grudge’ Against Army After the Defense Sec. Boots High-Profile General — ‘Is This a Personal Thing?’
https://radaronline.com/p/pete-hegseth-grudge-against-army-defense-sec-christopher-donahue-firing/

# NOAA / Climate / Weather
Heat Dome to Hit US: A dangerous heat wave propelled by a massive heat dome will blanket much of the central and eastern United States this week, exposing up to two‑thirds of the population to extreme temperatures and prompting health warnings and cooling advice through the Fourth of July.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/06/29/record-smashing-heat-wave/90737724007/
What is a Heat Dome?: Oppressive high-pressure atmospheric systems that cause warm air to be pushed to the surface and retained there for long periods of time. The dome traps high-pressure air in one place, like the lid on a pot. These large zones of hot air result in a combination of blistering temperatures, devastating wildfires, and drought conditions.
https://climatecheck.com/risks/heat/what-is-a-heat-dome

# Social / Communities / Housing
Two years later, things are worse for the nation’s homeless. “In the two years since the Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling, the National Homelessness Law Center has documented over 350 cities that have passed laws making it a crime to be homeless.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/supreme-court-homeless-crime-grants-pass-trump.html?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=4db0bbd1eb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_30_10_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-4db0bbd1eb-486092373

Trump won’t commit to signing housing bill, calling it a ‘yawn’: President Trump has cast more doubt on whether he’ll sign a bipartisan affordable housing bill while continuing to push the SAVE Act.
https://apnews.com/video/trump-calls-bill-to-address-housing-affordability-a-yawn-and-says-he-doesnt-know-if-hell-sign-it-44b48d62ddd84996933ac12df9d1d633

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
A GOP senator just teamed up with Elizabeth Warren to keep Social Security going for decades.  Fight to save Social Security unites Senators Bernie, Moreno, and Elizabeth Warren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ67y3c_M_0

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
AI Zillionaires Are Starting to Get Scared as the Public Turns Against Them. Data centers “have become a proxy for the hate towards AI and the concentration and accumulation of wealth it’s creating.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-tech-billionaires-mark-cuban-scared-public

# Veterans / VA
Opposition Mounts to Bill That Betrays Military Veterans and Their Caregivers: Opposition is mounting in response to proposed legislation that would strip veterans of their earned benefits, accelerate the privatization of veterans’ health care, and reduce workplace rights and protections for thousands of veteran caregivers in the civil service.
https://www.afge.org/article/opposition-mounts-to-bill-that-betrays-military-veterans-and-their-caregivers/

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# Indigenous
Senate Farm Bill expands tribal access, but leaves out key self-determination proposals. The Senate Agriculture Committee released its draft of the next Farm Bill, expanding tribes’ access to federal agriculture programs while stopping short of giving them greater control over how some food and forestry programs are run.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/food-agriculture/15658-senate-farm-bill-expands-tribal-access-but-leaves-out-key-self-determination-proposals

Mi’kmaq Nation acquires 3,400 acres in Maine, doubling tribal land holdings. Known as Mesgilg Magamigew or “big land,” the property sits between Houlton and Presque Isle, two of the largest population centers for Mi’kmaq citizens.
https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-06-26/mikmaq-nation-to-expand-lands-with-new-aroostook-county-parcel

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
SCOTUS weighs 158-year-old birthright citizenship doctrine
https://www.demlist.com/demdaily-supreme-court-contemplates-birthright-citizenship/

The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Explained: (Note: There is too much information on this subject to post here, so I am posting the google link so you can read for yourself.]
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Citizenship+Clause+of+the+Fourteenth+Amendment+Explained&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS924US924&oq=The+Citizenship+Clause+of+the+Fourteenth+Amendment+Explained&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBDDM4NDMyMTk3ajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

What the Birthright-Citizenship Case Is Really About
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDvW9GCxto

City Council staffer freed after five months in ICE detention: Rafael Rubio, a Venezuelan national and TPS holder, was detained during a routine asylum interview in January. The 45-year-old has been released while he fights for asylum.
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/06/rafael-rubio-city-council-staffer-detained-ice-freed-after-5-months-behind-bars/414488/

Venezuelans in Miami ask Trump admin. for extension of TPS in the wake of devastating earthquakes: Advocates are also asking for deferral of deportations given the magnitude of the disaster, which has led to at least 920 deaths.
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/miami-venezuelans-will-ask-trump-to-defer-deportations-amid-earthquake-disaster/article_947b5eaa-8aeb-552c-9477-d199fbdc1a90.html

ICE announces 20th detention center death this year: The increase in deaths in 2026 can’t be attributed to population increase, according to a new Human Rights Watch analysis.
https://prospect.org/2026/06/26/20th-immigrant-dies-in-trumps-detention-camps/

Report: ICE detainee deaths surge in Trump’s 2nd term: The report, “Dying in Detention,” by the nonprofit Physicians for Human Rights, says “the mortality rate of deaths in ICE custody is at its highest level in over a decade and has more than doubled since Trump’s second term began. The rate is nearly four times that of the Biden administration, and more than two and a half times as high as that of the first Trump administration.”
https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/06/25/dying-in-detention/rising-deaths-in-an-expanding-us-immigration-detention-system

UN high commissioner for human rights calls for investigation into US immigration center deaths: The call came one day after the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog announced it is initiating an investigation into ICE detainee deaths and use of force
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816

The aftermath. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week ending “protected” status for Haitian immigrants has brought a wave of fear and uncertainty into their communities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/haitians-ohio-fearful-supreme-court-165003129.html

A U.S. Supreme Court majority blind to the racism at the heart of immigration policy. “The majority claims to see no evidence that race played any role in the Haiti decision. But the evidence is there, plain to see, in the President’s statements, which the majority (and for that matter, his own lawyers) cannot even bear to repeat.”
https://nul.org/news/supreme-courts-willful-blindness-face-racial-animus

Justices side with Trump administration in border dispute over asylum seekers
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-side-with-trump-administration-in-border-dispute-over-asylum-seekers/

Trump administration is offering departure assistance for those who voluntarily leave the United States.. Project Homecoming. Eligible individuals who voluntarily self-deport are provided a free one-way ticket to their home country and a $2,600 exit bonus
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/21/celebrating-one-year-trump-dhs-now-offering-2600-stipend-cbp-home-app-illegal

Does the ICE Crackdown in Minnesota Violate the Tenth Amendment? Although a federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction requested by Minnesota and the Twin Cities, the plaintiffs should still prevail on their claims that the federal government’s actions there are unconstitutional.
https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/does-ice-crackdown-minnesota-violate-tenth-amendment

“I Have No Rights”: Minnesota Lawsuit Turns ICE Raids Into a National Test of Constitutional Power.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/i-have-no-rights-minnesota-residents-sue-trump-administration-for-racial-profiling-stops-without-suspicion-and-warrantless-arrests

# Bugs / Parasites / Chemicals
USDA to deploy sterile flies to affected areas after at least 5 screwworm cases confirmed in U.S. The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than half a century, as officials race to eradicate a flesh-eating parasite not seen in Texas since 1966.
https://myfox8.com/news/usda-opens-facility-producing-millions-of-sterile-flies-as-screwworm-cases-rise/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
President Donald Trump faces another legal setback as federal judge blocks his new rule on student loan caps
https://www.aol.com/articles/president-donald-trump-faces-another-054735162.html

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands. Federal plans for millions of acres of land could be invalid under a new interpretation of a 1996 law. A lawsuit filed by the conservation group Cascadia Wildlands in U.S. District Court in Oregon challenges a Bureau of Land Management timber sale. It argues the underlying 2016 management plan is legally void.
https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/jun/26/oregon-lawsuit-could-upend-federal-management-of-public-lands/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
1,300 Texas landowners say they were shut out as power line route moved onto their property: A 4,000-acre wildlife resort in Lampasas County, featuring everything from giraffes to wildebeests and gazelles, was along the route of a planned pipeline project proposing to connect the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast.
https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/tensions-with-landowners-rise-as-a-raft-of-gas-pipelines-push-through-texas-properties/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Confession by omission. A federal judge last week said the Justice Department has conceded that it is violating the new federal law requiring the public disclosure of a vast trove of government documents relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/judge-epstein-files-ruling

Experts flag new legal woes for Trump in Epstein case: ‘It’s become a big problem’: “Early on, we talked about Epstein, and we thought this is a sideshow, and maybe Trump’s deliberately putting it out there,” Karnikian said. “It’s become a big problem for him, and it’s clear that he has something to hide here.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2677122607/

[Video] Billionaire Leon Black testifies on Epstein payments, told to return under subpoena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wJ-gWmmz1k

# Gov / Politics / US
About half of Americans are confident about the future of democracy in the U.S., but nearly two-thirds say the country is not living out its founding principles, according to a recent poll.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d30ade60-06d5-43d6-a263-4bfb7e46a687.html

‘Stop lying, Mike’: Joe Scarborough calls out Speaker Johnson for ’embarrassing’ new claim. “We can’t allow big blue states and crooked Democrat governors to try to steal elections away from us,” Johnson said.
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677122195/

The Generals, the Scientists, the Senior Officials. Trump Is Systematically Firing Them. He Follows the Playbook.  general forced out with no explanation. A scientist reassigned to finance. Eight thousand officials stripped of protection in a day. This is not chaos. It is a technique.
https://theplanet.substack.com/p/the-generals-the-scientists-the-senior?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share
Trump Follows the Authoritarian Playbook: The core of this strategy involves consolidating power by installing loyalists in key positions, sowing doubt in democratic and electoral systems, and systematically discrediting unfavorable data
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BGjH_ERacvE

Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook. How the President is using Immigration Enforcement to dismantle our democracy.
https://www.nilc.org/resources/trumps-authoritarian-playbook/

The Trump administration has been pressuring and attempting to reshape independent federal oversight agencies, most notably targeting the Council of Inspectors General, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-admin-2677121565/

Trump attacks Democratic DC mayor nominee Janeese Lewis George. Trump said that “many people, including myself, have worked long and hard to get it there, and we will not let it be destroyed by a Communist adherent who has no intention to, make Washington great again.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5944771-dc-mayor-trump-communism-threat/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Will a federal judge send former national security advisor John Bolton to prison? On the surface, this looks like yet another instance of a Trump antagonist falling victim to a politicized Justice Department. But the story isn’t quite that simple.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/john-bolton-plea-deal-prison-sentencing.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Aetna is dropping roughly 90 Medicare Advantage plans across 34 states, sending those members to find new coverage: Yes, Aetna (CVS Health) discontinued nearly 90 Medicare Advantage plans across 34 states. The cuts primarily targeted Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans due to rising healthcare utilization and tighter government payment adjustments
https://myplanfit.com/aetna-is-exiting-medicare-markets/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Lower Cost of Primary Care, Mental Health Care, and Addiction Treatment
https://underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases/underwood-introduces-legislation-lower-cost-primary-care-mental-health-care

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US, Iran Signal They Won’t Back Down Over Strait of Hormuz Control: Both Iranian and American officials have refused to back down over control of the Strait of Hormuz after both countries launched fresh strikes on June 27 and early on June 28, potentially scrapping a ceasefire agreement and memorandum of understanding between the two parties to end hostilities.
https://prescottenews.com/2026/06/28/us-iran-signal-they-wont-back-down-over-strait-of-hormuz-control-the-epoch-times/

U.S., Iran reportedly to ‘stand down’ after weekend of military skirmishes, resume talks in Qatar. Washington has proposed this week’s discussions, which are expected to center on the Strait of Hormuz, take place in Doha and begin as early as Tuesday.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-and-iran-agree-to-resume-talks-after-weekend-strikes/

# Space / Global
China’s top-secret ‘dragon’ space plane just released another unidentified object over Earth: China’s space plane appears to have released a mystery object in orbit. “This activity is consistent with sub-satellite deployments conducted by the space plane in previous missions,” private space surveillance company LeoLabs wrote after detecting the object.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/chinas-space-plane-appears-to-have-released-a-mystery-object-in-orbit

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
In the modern surveillance state, someone’s always watching. The temptation to eavesdrop has been around longer than the United States has, but technology has evolved to the point where that temptation has never been greater. The “Chilling Effect”: Constant surveillance alters how people act, speak, and communicate. Knowing you are watched leads to self-censorship and makes individuals hesitant to exercise fundamental rights like free speech or protest
https://san.com/cc/in-the-modern-surveillance-state-someones-always-watching/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Senator Bill Cassidy is pushing a plan to shore up Social Security by investing part of its trust fund in stocks
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/23/social-security-reform-cassidy.html

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump Nominates Former Oklahoma State Trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE Director,  putting a little-known candidate in line to lead an agency that has spurred controversy amid the administration’s ramped-up deportation efforts.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/27/politics/ice-director-trump-nominee-lance-schroyer

Texas Supreme Court blocks taxpayer-funded legal services for illegal aliens fighting deportation
“It’s just another example of wasteful spending by local governments that must end.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/texas-supreme-court-blocks-taxpayer-funded-legal-services-for-illegal-aliens-fighting-deportation

Stephen Miller’s ‘hypocrisy’ laid bare as he declares ‘America’s doors are fully closed.’ Following Supreme Court rulings allowing the government to revive “metering” policies that block migrants at the border, Miller stated in a press conference that all southwest border claims are “fraudulent” and that the U.S. relies on international agreements to route asylum seekers elsewhere.
https://www.aol.com/articles/stephen-millers-hypocrisy-laid-bare-034400000.html

Alarm over ‘extreme’ sentences for anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism: Prairieland Nine: Texas ICE Protesters Get Up to 100 Years in Prison as Trump Targets Anti-Fascists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r_YPOEaSpQ

ICE is selling off warehouses once meant to expand migrant detention space: ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/ice-warehouses-immigration.html

ICE agents filmed confronting a poll worker in New York: In the video, the agents can be seen confronting the Syracuse, New York poll worker about her social media posts at a voting site while she was helping carry out the state’s recent primary elections.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ice-agents-poll-worker-syracuse-new-york-polling-site-primary-elections/

# Bugs / Parasites / Chemicals
Texas agricultural officials issue emergency quarantines across 21 counties for screwworm parasite. The outbreak has currently resulted in at least 26 confirmed cases in livestock, triggering a statewide disaster declaration
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-agricultural-officials-issue-emergency-quarantines-across-21-counties-screwworm-parasite

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump’s playbook — ‘We no longer live in a world of pink ponies and rainbows.’ Europe is indeed adopting Trump-style protectionism to combat a massive, growing trade deficit with China. French President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders are pushing for the European equivalent of the U.S. Section 301 tariffs to quickly penalize unfair trade practices without waiting for lengthy investigations
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trade-war-may-brewing-time-221246660.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Yale Seeks Trump Administration Deal as It Faces Sprawling Investigation. The university hired a high-powered law firm to try to reach an agreement with the Justice Department over claims its admissions practices hurt white and Asian applicants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/yale-trump-administration-admissions-race.html

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
America’s Second-Largest Reservoir Is Facing a Growing Threat—Here’s What “Dead Pool” Could Mean. Experts are warning that while the reservoir isn’t in immediate danger, the possibility of reaching what’s known as a “dead pool” has become a serious long-term concern.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/lake-powell-hits-lowest-summer-190043854.html
Reservoir Dead Pool: A “dead pool” reservoir refers to the critical point where water levels in a reservoir drop so low that it can no longer flow downstream by gravity through a dam’s pipes or outlets. When a reservoir reaches this stage, the water remains trapped and stagnant
https://www.governing.com/now/what-is-dead-pool-a-water-expert-explains

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Louisiana, Texas oil and gas firms express frustrations including ‘diplomacy-by-social-media.’ “Markets can price risk, but they can’t price a tweet. The whiplash from diplomacy-by-social-media has become the single most unpredictable input in our planning,” said one respondent.
https://www.shreveportbossieradvocate.com/business/dallas-fed-report-shows-mixed-message-to-oil-and-gas-businesses/article_1650397f-b62c-4efc-99f2-4d421d377341.html

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Jeff Bridges Condemns Trump SNAP Cuts That Leave 700,000 Kids Hungry: ‘Doesn’t Make Any Sense.’ “It’s really not about what political party you belong to,” the Oscar winner says
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/jeff-bridges-condemns-trump-snap-cuts-jake-tapper-cnn-video/

Central Texas food trucks prepare for new law to go in effect next month.  Starting July 1, Central Texas food trucks operate under House Bill 2844, also known as the “Food Truck Freedom Bill”. This new law replaces varying local health permits with a single statewide license issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaCjmmHFG7i/

Justice Department sues 4 states for not sharing SNAP data after it was requested. The Department of Justice filed lawsuits against Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota, seeking injunctions requiring their state SNAP agencies to turn over their last five years of SNAP applicant data.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-states-failing-provide-snap-data-us-department-agriculture#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%93%20Today%2C%20the%20Department%20of,years%20of%20SNAP%20applicant%20data.

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
[Video] Judge says Blanche ‘conceded’ to violating law, orders Epstein files be unredacted
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/todd-blanche-conceded-epstein-files-00977481

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump’s Federal Lawyers Ramp Up Their Attacks on Demonstrators and the Left. Prosecutions of anti-ICE and pro-Palestine protesters are part of a broad effort to crack down on dissent.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-federal-lawyers-ramp-up-their-attacks-on-demonstrators-and-the-left/

How Democrats escaped accountability in the era of weaponization. Democrats worked the system to avoid accountability while weaponizing that same system against Republicans.
https://justthenews.com/government/how-democrats-escaped-accountability-era-weaponization

US may be ‘forced to militarily complete the job’: Trump warns Iran after carrying out fresh strikes “There ‌may come a point when ‌we are ⁠no longer able to be reasonable, ‌and ‌will be forced ‌to militarily ‌complete the job that we very successfully started,” ⁠Trump ⁠wrote on Truth Social.
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us/us-may-be-forced-to-militarily-complete-the-job-trump-warns-iran-after-carrying-out-fresh-strikes-4054791

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has focused his concerns about nonprofit accountability and national security primarily on the flow of federal grant money to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the lack of oversight over how these funds are distributed
https://justthenews.com/podcasts/john-solomon-reports/senator-ron-johnson-nonprofit-accountability-and-national-security

MAGA attorney floats ‘no mercy’ response if Supreme Court goes against Trump, ‘Adios.’:
Conservative legal activist Mike Davis floated an aggressive immigration crackdown this week if the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration on birthright citizenship, including a call to prioritize the detention and deportation of women of childbearing age.
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2677120732/

McCarthy says Trump will use ‘everything he can’ to force Senate action on SAVE America Act
https://www.aol.com/articles/watch-mccarthy-says-trump-everything-140207000.html
SAVE America Act: The  stated goal is to make sure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. That is already the law, and it is already being enforced.
https://www.vote.org/save-act/

Judge rules name game can’t trump Constitution on Alaska ballot. A judge ordered a second Dan Sullivan be put back on the Alaska Senate ballot, saying his disqualification was not made in “good-faith.” In a ruling issued Friday, June 26, Alaska Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews said the Division of Elections lacked legal authority to remove Dan J. Sullivan from the ballot based on a newly created “good-faith” standard that does not exist in the U.S. Constitution, Alaska law or state election regulations.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/27/alaska-judge-lets-man-with-sen-dan-sullivans-name-stay-on-ballot/90722690007/

‘I run the protection program’: Mike Johnson warns roomful of conservatives to reelect Republicans or face prison. Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they’ll go after the president’s family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/run-protection-program-mike-johnson-214251261.html

President Trump has begun phasing out the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program in South Africa. The U.S. State Department linked this decision to South Africa’s alleged failure to meet policy requests, specifically regarding discrimination against the country’s white Afrikaner minority. Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, relations between the two countries have increasingly soured.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr457lxr71o

Trump’s “Last Republican President” Warning Turns Voter ID Fight Into a Senate Filibuster Showdown:
President Donald Trump’s ultimatum that he will be the “last Republican president” if Congress fails to pass his voting legislation has escalated a high-stakes showdown in the U.S. Senate. The conflict pits Trump’s aggressive demands to abolish the filibuster against institutionalist Republicans protecting the 60-vote threshold
https://www.inkl.com/news/i-will-be-the-last-republican-president-trump-blasts-gop-senators-as-fools-in-fiery-move-to-kill-the-filibuster

# Global News
Putin told he faces same grisly fate as last tsar as Russians turn their fury on dictator,  I know how its all going to end, warns ex-CIA chief. Ralph Goff warned Putin could ‘fall very quickly’ if his oligarch pals turn on him
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14833519/putin-war-fate-cia-chief/

Netanyahu and Katz Threaten Iran; Vow to Remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza. Netanyahu boasted about the “success” of Israel and the US’s war on Iran, but Israelis largely believe Iran won the war. The Israeli leaders, speaking during graduation for combat officers, also threaten to attack Iran again
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanyahu-and-katz-say-israel-remain-lebanon-syria-and-gaza-without-time-limit

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Justice Alito Offers Unusual Response to Dissenting Justice. Justice Samuel Alito responded tersely to Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday morning after the liberal justice read her blistering dissent to his majority opinion in a case on asylum seekers.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5940507-alito-sotomayor-supreme-court-asylum-case-dissent/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse. Key takeaways from our story about one trans woman’s legal battle for accountability. About 2,000 transgender people are incarcerated in federal prisons, according to the Bureau of Prisons — a tiny fraction of the federal prison population. But they are disproportionately targeted for abuse and assault.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/13/trans-prison-violence-prea-politics

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in total silence on stage. Now she’s suing Meta for gagging her.  A former Meta executive, whose memoir ‘Careless People’ provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the company for attempting to ‘silence’ her
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/news/meta-mark-zuckerberg-sarah-wynn-williams-b3003529.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
DOJ charges 90 doctors and licensed medical professionals in largest federal health care fraud crackdown in U.S. history
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/24/health-care-fraud-case-takedown/90674073007/

A PACE program blends Medicare and Medicaid to keep frail seniors at home instead of a nursing facility, often at no cost. PACE provides comprehensive medical and social services to certain frail, elderly people (participants) still living in the community. Most of the participants who are in PACE are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicaid-coordination/about/pace

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Trump administration orders US health programs to move away from overdose prevention: Experts say move signals greater political interference into public health and will exacerbate opioid overdose crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/trump-administration-overdose-prevention-health-program

Trump Administration Proposes Defunding Federal Narcan Distribution Program: A clear connection between decreased overdose deaths and the increased availability and use of naloxone (the opioid overdose reversal medication) can be made by many addiction experts, but funding for naloxone training and distribution programs for first responders has recently been put at risk.
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/blog/trump-administration-possibly-defunding-narcan-programs

Here’s What They Hid in Wuhan:  The authors allege a potential laboratory accident in Wuhan was concealed by experts to avoid scientific and geopolitical repercussions. While U.S. agencies have considered a lab leak as a potential origin, the scientific community remains divided between that theory and natural zoonotic spillover.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/heres-what-they-hid-in-wuhan-matt-ridley_1155513.html

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Psilocybin Unlocks Lost Memories in an Alzheimer’s Patient. Following the supervised consumption of 5 grams of psilocybin-containing mushrooms, she transitioned through a heavy sweating and sleep-like state into an unexpected, prolonged window of spontaneous speech and coherent memory recall. Over the subsequent weeks, she demonstrated increased alertness, recognized family members, walked more independently, and regained urinary continence.
https://neurosciencenews.com/psilocybin-memory-alzheimers-30084/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. Tests Directed-Energy Weapon as Golden Dome Missile Shield Advances—Here’s What We Know: The Pentagon announced a major milestone in the development of President Trump’s proposed Golden Dome missile defense system after successfully testing a next-generation directed-energy weapon capable of intercepting drones and cruise missiles.
https://thedebrief.org/u-s-tests-directed-energy-weapon-as-golden-dome-missile-shield-advances-heres-what-we-know/

# Military / Global
Iran launches drone attack targeting Bahrain:  US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-hormuz-strait-june-27-2026-dca83ec0b72f498eea7146df5311b39c

Russia starts building 13,800-ton nuclear submarine that can carry hypersonic firepower. The new Murmansk submarine will add to Russia’s expanding Yasen-M fleet.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/russia-nuclear-submarine-yasen-class-zircon

# NASA / NORAD / SpaceX
Central Texas town overpumping water amid ramp-up of SpaceX rocket testing. The city of McGregor faces fines for pulling too much from the Trinity Aquifer for three straight years.
https://www.statesman.com/business/article/spacex-mcgregor-trinity-aquifer-water-overpumping-22301655.php

# Social / Communities / Housing
CNN Host Reminds Republican Lawmaker The Housing Bill Trump Refused To Sign Has Bipartisan Support.  Trump is demanding that Senate Republicans pass the voter I.D. bill before he’ll sign any other legislation, including the housing bill. He reportedly told House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) last week that “nobody gives a f*ck about housing.”
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/cnn-host-reminds-republican-lawmaker-the-housing-bill-trump-refused-to-sign-has-bipartisan-support/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
US Expands Ban on Imports of Chinese Telecom, Surveillance Equipment: The move expands an FCC ‌ban imposed ⁠in 2022 ⁠on new models of telecommunications and video surveillance equipment made by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, ​Hikvision , and Dahua, citing U.S. national security risks.
https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/policy/us-expands-ban-on-imports-of-chinese-technology-goods-amid-security-concerns/132027470

# Veterans / VA
As opposition mounts, House cancels vote on VA overhaul bill: House Democrats and veterans service organizations warned that a bill Republicans claim will increase benefits “robs Peter to pay Paul” and hastens efforts to privatize veteran health care.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/house-cancels-vote-va-overhaul-bill-opposition-mounts/414440/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘Criminalizing Dissent’: Alarm Grows Over Extreme Prison Terms for Texas ICE Protesters: “Now anyone engaged in basic protests with the wrong political beliefs can be labeled a domestic terrorist, when they have no intention of violence,” said one attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/prairieland-backlash

‘New Red Scare’: ICE protester gets 30 years for leftist zines under Trump Antifa Decree. “The Prairieland model is in motion: inflate anti-ICE protest into a terrorism narrative, then use the courts to punish people for being part of a movement,” said one observer.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/trump-news-briefing-congress-housing-bill

U.S. Senator Warns Trump Administration May Move To Remove More Than 500 Unaccompanied Migrant Children. A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections
https://apnews.com/article/migrant-children-deportation-border-trump-wyden-853585bc4efd13e59eccfb43fc4d0ceb

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Threatens European Countries With ‘100% TARIFF’ If They Enact Digital Services Tax on U.S. Companies
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/26/trump-digital-service-taxes-europe-tariff-00978339

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Texas school board approves making Bible passages required reading for students. The Texas state school board approved a required reading list for millions of students that includes Bible passages and stories. Critics say mandating Bible reading for over 5m students breaches constitutional separation of church and state
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/texas-bible-required-reading-public-school

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is tearing down traditional educational barriers by opening virtually its entire curriculum—spanning over 2,500 courses—entirely for free online.
https://ocw.mit.edu/

Featured video: MIT teachings, free to the world. A new film explores how the launch of MIT OpenCourseWare 25 years ago has helped to shape how knowledge is shared.
https://news.mit.edu/2026/featured-video-mit-teachings-free-to-the-world-0522

About 452,000 retirees could lose up to 15% of each Social Security check as defaulted student-loan collections restart this summer. The U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) enforce this cross-agency debt collection. Here is how the policy works, what it means for affected beneficiaries, and how to stop it:
https://www.massachusettssocialsecuritydisabilitylawyersblog.com/social-security-checks-at-risk-what-seniors-need-to-know-before-june-2025/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Companies that announced Major Layoffs and Hiring Freezes
https://intellizence.com/insights/layoff-downsizing/major-companies-that-announced-mass-layoffs/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Tensions with landowners rise as a raft of gas pipelines push through Texas properties
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/25/texas-natural-gas-pipelines-eminent-domain-land-fights/

Alaska GOP Pushes 800-Mile Gas Terminal and Pipeline That Could Decimate Climate.
Republicans in Alaska want tax breaks for a Trump-backed megaproject that Indigenous activists oppose.
https://truthout.org/articles/alaska-gop-pushes-800-mile-gas-terminal-and-pipeline-that-could-decimate-climate/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
SNAP recipient’s benefits slashed: Thousands of beneficiaries see their monthly food stipends cut to the $24 statutory minimum. These drastic reductions are primarily driven by stricter income calculations, revised deduction rules, and expansions to able-bodied work requirements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_r-ndGk38

Trump signs regenerative agriculture order to boost food supply: Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Rule to Unlock Billions for American Farmers
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/06/25/president-trump-signs-executive-order-advancing-regenerative-agriculture-secretary-rollins-announces\

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The secret settlements protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s friends. Members of Congress have discussed issuing subpoenas to find out about the NDAs between Jeffrey Epstein’s friends and his victims. Members of the House Oversight Committee have discussed issuing subpoenas to people who could testify about secret settlements between some of Jeffrey Epstein’s friends and his accusers
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-friends-settlements-victims-congress-house-oversight-2026-6

Jeffrey Epstein’s Madame Ghislaine Maxwell Faces Fresh Legal Blow as Prosecutors Move to Block Her Conviction Appeal
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-jeffrey-epsteins-madame-ghislaine-233000000.html

Epstein probe in New Mexico could expose high-profile names. After Jeffrey Epstein bought a ranch in New Mexico from then-Governor Bruce King, he soon enmeshed himself with the state’s local elites. Jeffrey Epstein’s power extended far beyond his crimes.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/epstein-files/epstein-probe-in-new-mexico-could-expose-high-profile-names#google_vignette

New York man started exposing people in the Epstein Files, one per day. Now, he waits to be the ‘first American man prosecuted over the Epstein files.’  He launched a campaign where he publicly linked various prominent figures to Jeffrey Epstein by sharing details, photos, and unredacted documents from the DOJ-released files on a daily basis
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/new-york-man-started-exposing-people-in-the-epstein-files-one-per-day-now-he-waits-to-be-the-first-american-man-prosecuted-over-the-epstein-files/

Ghislaine Maxwell says the Epstein files prove she was wrongfully convicted. Trump’s DOJ wants to keep her locked up. Prosecutors blast her latest ‘baseless’ arguments as ‘unmoored from law, logic or the record’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-trump-doj-epstein-files-b3003139.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Judge unseals evidence in Trump federal election interference case.  Trump’s legal team objected to the release before next month’s election, but the judge said withholding the information from the public could itself constitute election interference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFpW__wt2zM

The full video of Trump they didn’t want released. Unedited video footage reveals Donald Trump appearing highly disoriented at the G7 as he mistakenly enters a room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Bss8c3T-o

‘The Pardons For..’: Chris Murphy Lays Out Explosive ‘500 Days Of Corruption’ Timeline Against Trump. Chris Murphy delivered a blistering Senate floor speech accusing President Donald Trump of overseeing what he called ‘500 days of corruption’ in the White House. He alleged a pattern of pay-to-play politics, donor influence, self-dealing, and controversial pardons, arguing that Trump has blurred the lines between public office and private gain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEfnuYIBDEw

AOC to Trump: ‘If You Don’t Want to Be Prosecuted for Crimes, Don’t Do Crimes.’:  Ocasio-Cortez was responding to Speaker Johnson’s rhetoric, in which Johnson characterized the ongoing legal cases and consequences faced by the former president as a partisan “protection racket” or witch hunt.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-mike-johnson-protection-prograrm

‘Totally Crazy’: Trump Holds Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage to Push Evisceration of Voting Rights. “Trump just threw a tantrum,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “He’s refusing to sign bipartisan legislation to make housing more affordable in a bizarre effort to try to rig the elections.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/trump-news-briefing-congress-housing-bill

Trump caught red-handed using tax dollars for renovations he claimed he paid for
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2677116264/

Democratic socialists are coming for 2028: The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have launched a nationwide effort to determine who they will back in the 2028 presidential election, utilizing recent electoral momentum to shape long-term political strategy
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/24/democratic-socialists-new-york-2028-presidential-00973341?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

Thune to face censure vote from SD GOP over SAVE America Act. The South Dakota Republican Party is set to vote on a resolution to censure Senate Majority Leader John Thune over “his failure in regards to the SAVE America Act.”
https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/thune-south-dakota-censure/

# Global News
Educational, The rise of Nazism: Merriam-Webster defines communism as a system of government in which all goods and property are publicly controlled. Five countries currently operate under a communist system of government, including China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communism

How did Hitler become a Nazi? Adolf Hitler became a Nazi through a combination of post-World War I disillusionment, a talent for radical public speaking, and a calculated political takeover. His path to leading the party unfolded in several distinct phases: Military Indoctrination (1919); Joining the DAP (1919), (German Workers’ Party, or DAP); Rise to Leadership (1920–1921; Changing Tactics (1924). After a failed attempt to seize power in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler was imprisoned for treason. During this time, he wrote his manifesto, Mein Kampf. Upon release, he shifted tactics to seize power through “legal,” democratic means
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nazi-rise-to-power

How Did Adolf Hitler Happen? Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. He ruled absolutely until his death by suicide in April 1945.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen

The Nazi rise to power: The Nazis used propaganda throughout the late 1920’s and early 1930’s to boost Hitler’s image, and, as a result of this and other aspects, he became extremely popular. In the nine years between 1924 and 1933 the Nazi Party transformed from a small, violent, revolutionary party to the largest elected party in the Reichstag.
https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-nazi-rise-to-power/the-nazi-rise-to-power/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Texas Man Gets 30 Years in Prison for Transporting ‘Anti-Government’ Pamphlets. Eight of the Prairieland Detention Center protesters were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison.
https://reason.com/2026/06/25/texas-man-gets-30-years-in-prison-for-transporting-anti-government-pamphlets/

Can’t punish reporting it? Punish transporting it. The pamphlets said nothing about the protest or the shooting, which his wife was not alleged to have been involved with anyway. In fact, they aren’t far off from the pro-Revolution writings the framers had in mind when they wrote the First Amendment’s press clause.
https://freedom.press/issues/cant-punish-reporting-it-punish-transporting-it/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Pete Hegseth spent two days getting grilled in the Senate and what came out of it is something you genuinely cannot make up. Elizabeth Warren caught the Secretary of Defense unable to explain $500 million in suspiciously timed oil trades tied to Trump’s Iran war announcements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63DmMO91t4

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump and the GOP let ACA prices skyrocket. 5 million have dropped health insurance. Prices in the market skyrocketed after President Trump and Republicans in Congress failed to extend extra financial help for enrollees last year. The Department of Health and Human Services published a report about the data on its website Friday.
https://www.kedm.org/npr-news/2026-06-26/5-million-have-dropped-aca-insurance-after-trump-and-the-gop-let-prices-skyrocket

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Heart Medication Recalled Nationwide:
* Corlanor (ivabradine) Tablets: 5-mg and 7-mg bottles manufactured by Amgen. Recalled for the potential presence of a foreign substance
* Chlorthalidone (25 mg): Recalled by Inventia Healthcare Ltd. (distributed by Rising Pharma Holdings) because the medication “failed dissolution specifications,” meaning it may not absorb correctly.
https://www.thehealthy.com/news/amgen-heart-medication-recall-june-2026/

Manning Family Children’s makes history as Louisiana’s first Sickle Cell Disease gene therapy patient rings the bell, marking his functional cure and restoring his dream of becoming a pilot. Daniel Cressy, 23, makes history as Louisiana’s first sickle cell disease patient to be functionally cured through gene therapy
https://www.manningchildrens.org/news-blog/2026/june/manning-family-children-s-makes-history-as-louis/

Owners of 2 Houston clinics, Conroe pharmacy indicted in pill mill operation
https://abc13.com/post/owners-2-houston-clinics-conroe-pharmacy-indicted-pill-mill-operation/19375539/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The U.S. Military just pounded Iran in retaliation for the drone strike against a commercial ship that was going through the Strait of Hormuz!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ih6EaWbuoc

US Strikes Iran in Response to Attack on Cargo Ship. The US military attacked Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, with each country accusing the other of violating terms of a ceasefire agreed last week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhGpVdlu870

# Military / Global
Tanker hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz. An unidentified projectile hit a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Safety and Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre reported on Saturday, citing the vessel’s captain.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/uk-authority-tanker-hit-projectile-112801298.html

UK maritime agency raises Strait of Hormuz threat level after oil tanker reports being struck
https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/uk-maritime-agency-raises-strait-of-hormuz-threat-level-after-oil-tanker-reports-being-str

# Nuclear
More semiconductor, nuclear energy expansion in central Texas with the support of taxpayer dollars. The latest Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $3,074,255 has been awarded to Quantum Global Technologies to build a new services facility in Austin. QGT says it’s making a $43 million capital investment and the facility is expected to create 287 jobs.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_43ff6bdf-8ca1-421b-8528-0856e886574b.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
‘We need to do something now’: Republican senators warn Social Security’s clock is ticking.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/something-now-republican-senators-warn-154500087.html

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Austin-based Oracle is leading tech layoffs this year, cutting at least 25,000 jobs globally as company pivots toward artificial intelligence.
https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/tech-layoffs-2026-22295959.php

San Antonio’s Rackspace cutting 750 jobs in AI-driven shift. Local impact unclear. The cloud computing firm is cutting 15% of its 5,000-person workforce, which includes 500 in San Antonio.
https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/rackspace-slashes-750-jobs-amid-ai-push-22315055.php

# Transportation / Trucking
Freight distress report: Warehouse cuts mount, trucking bankruptcies continue
Tucker Boyz Transportation, Touchstone, Navstar and others filed for bankruptcy, while Kuehne+Nagel and GXO disclosed layoffs
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-distress-report-warehouse-cuts-mount-trucking-bankruptcies-continue

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Supreme Court allows Trump to remove protections from thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants. The Trump administration has sought to terminate temporary protected status for immigrants fleeing war, natural disasters or other catastrophes. Some may now be deported.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-trump-remove-protections-thousands-haitian-syrian-rcna263164

More Supreme Court rulings. The court upheld a policy that turned away asylum seekers at the border without having their claims heard. This policy was rescinded during the Biden administration, but the Biden and Trump administrations used other mechanisms to continue to rebuff asylum seekers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/asylum-seekers-mexico-border-trump-administration-00975589

Detention season. Federal authorities placed a Massachusetts teenager in immigration detention days before his high school graduation. “Marcelo should have been playing the drums at Milford High’s graduation on Sunday, not trapped in a detention center,” Markey said. “This isn’t about public safety. This is about cruelty and power and fear engendered by the Trump administration.”
https://www.newsweek.com/marcelo-gomes-high-school-student-arrested-ice-day-before-graduation-massachusetts-2080136

Supreme Court upholds executive authority in immigration cases. Asylum seekers who arrive at the border are not entitled to entry and the Department of Homeland Security has broad authority over the temporary protected status program, the nation’s highest court ruled in two separate cases…
https://www.aol.com/articles/donald-trump-asking-congress-pay-074839000.html

Trump administration is currently asking the Supreme Court to eliminate birthright citizenship: Trump’s order instructed U.S. agencies not to recognize the citizenship ⁠of children born in ​the United States if neither parent is an American
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/immigration-supreme-court-accedes-trumps-restrictive-agenda-2026-06-26/

MS NOW Guest Claims Americans ‘Will Die and Suffer’ From Latest SCOTUS Ruling: Orr weighed in on the ruling in favor of the Trump administration, which allowed for the president to unilaterally end the Temporary Protection Status program for migrants from countries he sees fit.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/ms-now-guest-claims-americans-will-die-and-suffer-from-latest-scotus-ruling/

‘Dangerous Accusations!’ GOP Chairman Threatens to Postpone Hearing After Heated Battle Between Dem and Trump DHS Sec Mullin
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/dangerous-accusations-gop-chairman-threatens-to-postpone-hearing-after-heated-battle-between-dem-and-trump-dhs-sec-mullin/

Joe Rogan blasts Trump administration’s Big Bend barrier project as ‘B.S.’ Joe Rogan objected to the Trump administration’s plans to construct metal barriers as part of border wall in Big Bend during a recent episode of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
https://www.statesman.com/news/politics/state/article/joe-rogan-big-bend-border-barrier-trump-texas-22318565.php

A federal judge in San Francisco issued a nationwide injunction, barring ICE from arresting migrants at immigration courts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc5pjfJTKjo

# Chemicals / Parasites / Bugs
‘No safe way to use it:’ State bans controversial weedkiller amid Parkinson’s alarm. Vermont is set to become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a commonly used herbicide that experts say is linked to Parkinson’s disease
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-paraquat-ban-pesticide-parkinsons-disease-f4c363e1ac7f702a5223548a1eedfd2d

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Wildlife officials sound the alarm over Texas lake ‘infested’ with invasive species. According to a news release from Texas Parks and Wildlife, the zebra mussels are in Lake Meredith near Amarillo and have an established and reproducing population.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/wildlife-officials-sound-alarm-over-213907777.html
Protect the Lakes You Love. Stop Invasive Mussels.
https://texasinvasives.org/zebramussels/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Scientists find more oil and gas in Texas after decades of drilling:  The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of undiscovered gas and oil in the Buda Limestone formation near the Texas Gulf Coast, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 184 billion cubic feet of gas and 12 million barrels of oil.
https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/usgs-releases-assessment-undiscovered-oil-and-gas-resources-buda

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
‘USAID funded research that killed millions’: Musk revives explosive COVID claim in Ro Khanna clash: Ro Khanna calls for Elon Musk investigation, says USAID cuts ‘possibly sentenced’ 4.5 million children to death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI7U7dIa6Sw

Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Rep. Khanna For… Citing The Lancet About How DOGE Cuts Will Likely Lead To Millions Of Deaths
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-rep-khanna-for-citing-the-lancet-about-how-doge-cuts-will-likely-lead-to-millions-of-deaths/

‘Ro the Robber should be in prison!’ Elon Musk vs Ro Khanna turns UGLY over USAID, DOGE cuts. A bitter war of words erupted between Musk and Khanna after Khanna accused the billionaire of causing harm through DOGE-linked USAID cuts and called for investigations if Democrats regain power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCmcqY3WXPI

Trump’s SNAP Shakeup Back In Focus After USDA Report Reveals More Than $10 Billion In Payment Errors Despite Trump’s Anti-Waste Push
https://www.newsweek.com/snap-improper-payments-top-10-billion-despite-trumps-anti-waste-push-12118331

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
[Video] Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Warned President Against Granting Pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell, Saying It Would Create a ‘Huge PR Problem’
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-allies-pardon-jeffrey-epstein-lover-ghislaine-maxwell-pr-problem/

‘Don’t be a hypocrite:’ Congressional hearing with DHS Secretary Mullin heats up. The Thursday hearing was supposed to examine the department’s recent immigration policies, including migrant child separation. But the hearing escalated after DeLauro accused Mullin of overseeing the separation of 3,900 migrant minors from their families and the former senator from Oklahoma interrupted her.
https://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/national/dont-be-a-hypocrite-congressional-hearing-with-dhs-secretary-mullin-heats-up/article_e84e8935-11da-517c-864b-0481d9a1e2c5.html

$87.6B war supplemental draws bipartisan questions about unrelated riders. The Trump administration has requested Congress authorize $87.6 billion in immediate appropriations, most of which reimburses the costs of Operation Epic Fury and boosts Pentagon funding.
https://www.aol.com/articles/donald-trump-asking-congress-pay-074839000.html

The Walls Close In on Elon Musk as Judge Orders Deposition Over ‘Vote Buying’ Scheme
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-vote-buying-case/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump lawyers realize discovery in president’s own lawsuit could expose him to a Jan. 6 ‘trial’ after all
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-lawyers-realize-discovery-in-presidents-own-lawsuit-could-expose-him-to-a-jan-6-trial-after-all/

Court upholds map targeting Mississippi Black voters, in latest sign of Callais’ impact. The ruling is the latest sign that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais decision gutting the Voting Rights Act (VRA) is already making it all but impossible for voters to challenge discriminatory maps at any level.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/court-upholds-map-targeting-mississippi-black-voters-in-latest-sign-of-callais-impact/

Adam Schiff Celebrates Senate Win, Says Trump Never Had Authority To Wage Iran War. Schiff criticized President Donald Trump, saying that the President pursued the “illegal” war with Iran without consulting Congress, as well as the American people. Schiff decried “skyrocketing gas and grocery costs,” as well as the deaths of 13 service members.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5921525-adam-schiff-donald-trump-iran-war-rhetoric/

Trump turns on Big Oil donors who spent nearly $100 million to get him elected—now he wants the DOJ to investigate them for price gouging
https://fortune.com/2026/06/25/trump-accuses-big-oil-of-price-gouging/

DC Gridlock Alert: Florida, Texas, And Ohio Republicans Threaten To Lock Down Congress
https://www.aol.com/articles/dc-gridlock-alert-florida-texas-131734000.html

Rep. Keith Self Introduces 17th Amendment Repeal. The proposal comes as tensions escalate between House and Senate Republicans over the GOP’s flagship voter ID legislation.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/keith-self-senate-amendment/2026/06/25/id/1260859/
17th Amendment: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-17/

Judge uses Trump admin’s ‘unwillingness’ to ‘simply’ declare ‘anti-weaponization fund’ dead in court as an excuse to look into ‘questionable behavior’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-uses-trump-admins-unwillingness-to-simply-declare-anti-weaponization-fund-dead-in-court-as-an-excuse-to-look-into-questionable-behavior/

# Global News
Chinese Intel Arm Quietly Operates ‘Service Centers’ In 7 US Cities: A Chinese intelligence agency quietly operates “service centers” in seven American cities. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) United Front Work Department (UFWD), which at least one U.S. government commission has characterized as a ‘Chinese intelligence service.’
https://luttrell.house.gov/media/in-the-news/daily-caller-exclusive-chinese-intel-arm-quietly-operates-service-centers-7-us

EU investigates secret group chat between Zelensky and European leaders that ‘discussed how to deal with Trump’
https://www.aol.com/articles/eu-investigates-secret-group-chat-104905879.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
This man is a bus driver and grandfather. A Supreme Court ruling could reimprison him. Bailey has been making the most of his early release. Long hours driving a city bus in Indianapolis, attending barbecues and playing card games with family, Bailey has developed deep roots in his community. After a ruling from the Supreme Court and a legal move by the Justice Department, Bailey, 61, is facing a return to prison in a matter of weeks.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12088448/this-man-is-a-bus-driver-and-grandfather-a-supreme-court-ruling-could-reimprison-him

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Why thousands of federal lawyers leaving government service matters for everyone in the justice system: “Their departures show how rapidly the president has eroded the image of the federal government as the gold standard for lawyers seeking public service roles,” writes The New York Times.
https://theconversation.com/why-thousands-of-federal-lawyers-leaving-government-service-matters-for-everyone-in-the-justice-system-285673

Sentences for the Prairieland defendants should worry anyone who wants to voice dissent. “The lesson here is not that the Prairieland defendants did something uniquely dangerous, but that they faced the same political repression any number of us could.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IYVyPLd17Y

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Postmaster general confirms plan to hold back mail ballots in states that won’t share voter data
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5939636-trump-postal-service-voter-data/

Judge blocks Trump order that would have let USPS refuse to deliver mail ballots
https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1ufb2zq/trumps_mailin_voting_order_halted_by_judge/

The corporate media loses its mind over progressive victories. A recurring issue for the left historically has been how to address the capitalist media. In recent years the problem has grown ever more severe, and no small amount of attention has been given to examining the problems of the commercial media and how closely they reinforce and accentuate problems within the broader social order.
https://monthlyreview.org/articles/the-escalating-war-against-corporate-media/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Inside the $3 billion Medicare fraud case with Texas ties. The $3 billion Medicare fraud case is a sweeping, transnational scheme that federal prosecutors tied to a Russian-run network using shell buyers to acquire U.S. medical supply companies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0nCK1xRdwA

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Feds accuse Grapevine Housing Authority of disability discrimination: Housing Authority Allegedly Puts Disabled Tenant On Municipal Payroll After A Discrimination Suit, Triggering Loss Of SSI, Food Stamps, Medicaid, And Medication Access
https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2024-03-26/feds-accuse-grapevine-housing-authority-of-disability-discrimination

Texas Woman Suffering Miscarriage, Life-Threatening Infection Was Sent Home Twice from Hospital Due to Abortion Ban: Complaint. “It wasn’t just grieving the loss of a pregnancy, but grieving a system you thought would protect you,” said Lynn Callaway
https://people.com/texas-woman-miscarriage-sent-home-twice-hospital-abortion-ban-12005748

# Military / Global
Ukraine begins huge 40-day blitz of Russia to ‘force Vlad into peace talks’ as Moscow turned into fortress of steel. Putin has been told to brace for a 40-day operation “⁠aimed at securing an end to the war.”
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16583599/ukraine-blitzes-russia-force-vlad-peace-talks/

Moment French commandos storm Russian shadow fleet tanker as they put another dent in Putin’s war machine after a stunning, first-of-its-kind, Royal Marines operation in the English Channel where the Russian Smyrtos vessel was captured.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16580720/french-commandos-storm-russian-tanker-dent-putins-war-machine/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
SpaceX plans to build ‘Starpipe’ natural gas pipeline to fuel Starship rockets. SpaceX plans to start building an eight-mile natural gas pipeline next month to supply its Texas launch facilities, according to county filings. The pipeline, named Starpipe, will support launches of the company’s Starship rocket.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/spacex-plans-build-starpipe-natural-gas-pipeline-fuel-starship-rockets-2026-06-25/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Underwater ruins off Louisiana have revived the theory of a 12,000-year-old lost city.  Under the National Historic Preservation Act, the Section 106 compliance process applies to archaeological resources on the outer continental shelf, and the Department of the Interior outlines those responsibilities across its public-facing policy pages. That means every lease block where geophysical surveys flag potential cultural features triggers a review that can delay or redirect industrial activity.
https://morningoverview.com/underwater-ruins-off-louisiana-have-revived-the-theory-of-a-12000-year-old-lost-city/

A Submarine Found Something Strange On The Ocean Floor – Then It Disappeared: Antarctica is a massive block of ice hiding land underneath it, and you can hardly blame scientists for wanting to take a peek at the secrets it holds, a robot named Ran went. The machine was a bright orange autonomous underwater vehicle measuring around 20 feet in length. Whatever the cause of the disappearance, the maps Ran sent back before it was lost have been pretty useful.
https://www.slashgear.com/2197172/ran-submarine-dotson-ice-shelf-discovery-disappearance/

# Planetary / Solar Activity
Scientists find thousands of earthquakes in a perfectly straight line in Alaska, revealing a hidden ‘microplate.’ Thousands of small earthquakes, detected for the first time by a machine learning process, reveal the distinct, razor-sharp edge to the Yakutat microplate as it subducts beneath the North America plate.
https://www.seismosoc.org/news/thousands-of-new-earthquakes-define-the-razor-edge-of-an-alaskan-microplate/

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
Top intelligence agency begins mass firings under new Trump appointee, source says. The terminations are taking place under acting Director Bill Pulte, whom President Donald Trump tasked with downsizing the National Intelligence Director’s Office.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/odni-begins-firings-under-bill-pulte-director-national-intelligence-rcna351290

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Delaying action on Social Security comes at a price: Without reforms, retirees face a 22% benefit cut in late 2032, reducing the average monthly check by roughly $450, according to the latest projections. Lawmakers are unlikely to let that happen, but kicking the can down the road has consequences.
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5937810-social-security-fixes-urgency/

Social Security change: New plan could mean larger monthly payments to millions of retirees: “While certain guardrails are in place to ensure the viability of Social Security and incentivize participation in the workforce, the Retirement Earnings Test does neither and is a bureaucratic hurdle that does more harm than good.”
https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/social-security-change-new-plan-could-mean-larger-monthly-payments-to-millions-of-retirees.html

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Sony is cutting 292 jobs at the Bellevue offices of video game developer Bungie, according to a filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/sony-cuts-significant-number-of-jobs-at-bungie-following-end-of-destiny-2-development/

# Veterans / VA
As opposition mounts, House cancels vote on VA overhaul bill. House Democrats and veterans service organizations warned that a bill Republicans claim will increase benefits “robs Peter to pay Paul” and hastens efforts to privatize veteran health care.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/house-cancels-vote-va-overhaul-bill-opposition-mounts/414440/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Citizenship under scrutiny: Trump administration reportedly plans major increase in denaturalization cases across the United States
https://democracyforward.org/work/investigations/the-denaturalization-of-u-s-citizens/

[Video] U.S. Supreme Court faces historic ruling on birthright citizenship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCygktDbU3Q

Clarence Thomas Just Gave Border Agents a Terrifying New Power. “There is no obvious reason why the court should adopt such an absurdly cramped reading of federal law other than a skepticism that lawful permanent residents really deserve to live in this country.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/supreme-court-analysis-clarence-thomas-border-agents.html?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=ad29254b5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_25_10_40&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-ad29254b5b-486092373

“The ruling in Blanche v. Lau is likely to create a chilling effect on lawful permanent residents traveling overseas.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/scotus-gave-the-government-a-blank-check-to-weaken-due-process-for-green-card-holders/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump signals he may pull out of trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, which could impact Texas businesses. President Donald Trump, who negotiated the USMCA during his first presidential term as a replacement for NAFTA, praised it at the time. Negotiations on whether to extend the agreement are likely to stretch past a key July 1 deadline.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2026/06/23/555319/texas-business-trade-agreement-trump-usmca/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
NASA satellite captures wave of warm water hundreds of miles long that signals a devastatingly strong El Niño
https://www.earth.com/image/el-nino-is-back-and-satellites-show-it-is-getting-stronger/

Trump’s Reflecting Pool Is No Match for the AlgaeBTQ Agenda. Despite all the money being spent on the nation’s great reflecting pool, the algae keeps coming back. There’s a reason why that it is, and it has to do with — believe it, or not — science.
https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-reflecting-pool-algaebtq-agenda

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
As Trump Discovers Gas Price Gouging, Democrats Offer a Solution: Tax Big Oil. “Mr. President: I have a windfall excess profits bill you could support,” said one Democratic senator.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-big-oil-windfall-tax

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
‘Unconscionable’: Outrage as GOP Farm Bill Omits Plan to Delay Looming Food Aid Disaster. “The harm unfolding across the country is already far greater than many anticipated,” warned one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/senate-republican-farm-bill

Over $10 billion U.S. taxpayer dollars spent on improper SNAP payments in 2025. U.S. states and territories made a collective $10 billion in improper payments to SNAP recipients nationwide in fiscal year 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107461

SNAP rule reversal impacts Texas, 22 other states: With one strike of the gavel, a federal judge has reversed the SNAP restrictions states have been slowly rolling out since the start of the year.
https://www.aol.com/news/snap-rule-reversal-impacts-23-173044861.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump gets hit with major congressional investigation over his $14 million reflecting pool boondoggle! Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/20/trump-tries-to-blame-reflecting-pool-woes-on-vandalism.html

Bill would limit federal relocations to states with abortion restrictions. Legislation introduced by Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., would block the Trump administration from relocating agencies to states that have instituted or revived abortion bans since the fall of Roe v. Wade, and grants feds the right to refuse relocations to those jurisdictions.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/06/bill-limit-federal-relocations-states-abortion-restrictions/414391/?oref=ge-home-top-story

“The President Must Withdraw U.S. Forces Immediately” — Rep. Angie Craig Demands Trump End “This Chaos” After War Powers Vote
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4728837495966-the-president-must-withdraw-u-s-forces-immediately-rep-angie-craig-demands-trump-end-this-chaos-after-war-powers-vote

“He Is A Sick Man!” — Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Of Holding Affordable Housing “Hostage” To Push Voter Suppression Bill — “Literally Delaying Help For Families”
https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/newsom-accuses-trump-of-weaponizing-doj-files-foia-request-over-probe/

Bill Gates names three women he had affairs with. Microsoft co-founder told US Congress that Jeffrey Epstein was ‘brainstorming’ ways to blackmail him. Questioned by US congressmen, Mr Gates again denied any sexual misconduct but agreed he “may have been in the presence of victims” unknowingly while meeting Epstein, given that some of the women and girls had been employed by the disgraced financier.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/24/bill-gates-epstein-files-affairs-testimony/

Bernie Sanders Says Congress ‘Finally Did What Should Have Been Done Months Ago’ As Senate Votes To End Iran War: ‘About Time. ‘Congress finally accepted its responsibility’, says Senator Bernie Sanders after Iran war powers vote
https://www.dawn.com/news/2010479/congress-finally-accepted-its-responsibility-says-senator-bernie-sanders-after-iran-war-powers-vote

Trump Is Drowning in His Own Slimy Green Swamp. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd says there can be no more fitting metaphor of President Donald Trump’s second term than “trillions of microscopic organisms suck[ing] up all the oxygen and endanger[ing] life around them.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/tourists-flock-trump-green-swamp-200232870.html

‘Holy Sh*t’: Moderate Dems Reportedly Stunned After Mamdani-Backed Progressives Pull Off Upsets in NYC Primaries: Mamdani-Backed Democrats Won Big in New York Elections. Moderates Are Not Happy About It. If the country ever is going to repair itself, the party is going to have to band together.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a71714811/mamdani-democrats-new-york-elections/

‘Should not countenance such malfeasance’: The judge tasked with overseeing President Donald Trump’s since-settled lawsuit against the IRS and ensuing “anti-weaponization fund” should “rectify the fraud perpetrated” and “deter future misconduct,” several state attorneys general said in a Tuesday court filing.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/should-not-countenance-such-malfeasance-judge-urged-to-rectify-the-fraud-perpetrated-by-trump-his-family-and-doj-in-establishing-anti-weaponization-fund/

Trump’s clashes with top Senate Republicans intensify as GOP lawmakers fear internal chaos could cost them Congress in November
https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-republican-senators-968c1454ede461d2db413790670c07df

New Poll Shows More Americans See Donald Trump as a “Dangerous Dictator” as Democracy Fears Deepen
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-now-branded-dangerous-dictator-174209000.html

Trump’s Secret White House Hoarding Room Revealed: Trump Was Hoarding Some of America’s Most Sensitive Secrets, Letter Reveals.Trump ally and National Archives liaison John Solomon posted a letter on Monday noting that more than 700 pages of classified documents were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago in January
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hoarding-sensitive-government-secrets-national-archives-1234579964/

Trump doesn’t own the government – even though he acts as if Congress is not his equal in constitutional power and authority:  The American experiment depends on institutional checks on power’s exercise. If there are no checks, then these indeed will be devastating times.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-authority-constitutional-crisis/

Shouting Match! Trump’s war powers defeat sparked a meltdown that left Republican senators stunned after he screamedat one of their own. Donald Trump just got into a screaming match with a Republican senator inside the Capitol — because that senator dared to tell him the truth about his disastrous Iran war.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-testy-meeting-gop-senators-201019052.html

Kaitlan Collins catches Trump in another lie about his $16.4 million Reflecting Pool fail – with receipts! CNN’s Kaitlan Collins just torched Trump’s pathetic attempt to blame “vandals” for his expensive reflecting pool disaster.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kaitlan-collins-humiliates-trump-brutal-150629151.html

Trump to seek $80B in Iran war funding: The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs about $80 billion in new funding, mostly to pay for the ongoing costs of the U.S. war with Iran.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/iran-war-pentagon-80-billion/

States that won’t obey Trump order will have their mail ballots halted, postmaster says. That it’s even possible the U.S. Postal Service would refuse to deliver ballots unless states comply with unnecessary demands is breathtaking.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-voter-rolls-postal-service-general-block-ballots-states

A new round of corruption charges in New York City. Federal officials arrested Frank Carone and charged him and three others with bribery, money laundering and other political corruption offenses. Carone was an adviser and chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/former-nyc-mayoral-chief-staff-and-three-others-charged-bribery-scheme-related-nyc

Ray Dalio just finished a 10-day trip to China. He says global leaders know America ‘doesn’t have what it takes to fight to maintain its empire’
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/ray-dalio-just-finished-10-131300937.html

We hold these truths to be self-evident. “We believe there is an important history lesson in simply reading, and rereading, the Declaration [of Independence] and reflecting on the current times in the United States. We have identified 17 of the 27 grievances with a contemporary analog.”
https://www.justsecurity.org/141994/federal-courts-declaration-independence/?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=ad29254b5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_25_10_40&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-ad29254b5b-486092373

# Politics / Global
Putin’s ‘doomsday radio station’ sparks into life as Brit Nato ally warns Vlad is preparing ‘false flag’ attack on West. Kremlin powerbroker Nikolai Patrushev has accused the UK of triggering a nuclear World War 3 by trying to provoke Moscow into a conflict – and warned of ‘immediate and harsh’ retaliation
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/putin-fsb-ally-makes-ww3-35621306

Despite Trump-Iran Deal, Netanyahu Says Israel Will Not Leave Lebanon ‘As Long as I Am Prime Minister.’ “Words are not enough to restrain the Israelis,” one journalist said. “There have to be real consequences.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-israel-staying-in-lebanon

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Court Inquiry Denounces “Disturbing Pattern” of Violations at Arizona’s Largest Sheriff’s Office:
A court inquiry alleges that top leaders at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office undermined efforts to comply with mandated reforms brought on by a long-running racial profiling lawsuit and settlement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-arizona-sheriff-deputy-misconduct-reforms-undermined

Emergency calls from inside the nation’s jails show that jail employees often cannot handle the people in their custody. Corrections officers and medical personnel in jails are considered first responders, said Michele Deitch, a former Texas prison monitor and director of the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at the University of Texas-Austin. When a jail consistently makes emergency calls for outside help, she added, it suggests that larger, systemic problems are likely going unaddressed.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/25/jail-911-medical-st-louis-cleveland-jackson

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Courts keep rejecting Trump’s anti-voting agenda. In big win for voters, court permanently blocks key parts of Trump’s first anti-voting executive order
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/court-permanently-blocks-key-parts-of-trumps-first-anti-voting-executive-order/

The Supreme Court Looks to Expand Its Empire of Impunity. An upcoming case in the high court’s next term may determine whether people in federal custody can seek legal remedy for violations of their constitutional rights.
https://newrepublic.com/article/212182/supreme-court-bivens-nielsen-watanabe

The justices have yet another opportunity to force federal agents to be held accountable for their misconduct. “It’s one of the Supreme Court’s most palpable fears: Somewhere, somehow, a government official might one day be held personally accountable in some way for their official conduct — or, more accurately, their misconduct.
https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/aclu-calls-on-congress-to-to-hold-federal-agents-accountable-by-allowing-people-to-sue-them-for-rights-violations

The Supreme Court Just Empowered Prison Guards to Violate Religious Rights With Impunity
The conservatives on the Court often posture as great defenders of religious rights. In reality, they only care about the religious rights of some people.
https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/landor-supreme-court-opinion-recap/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Your Fourth Amendment rights now depend on your ZIP code:  A single objective standard, applied consistently, is what separates constitutional protection from a sliding scale that produces different rights for different people depending on who they are.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4621053/fourth-amendment-rights-depend-on-zip-code-united-states-v-carter/
Fourth Amendment: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-4/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
The ‘tech neck’ time bomb: why 43 million young Americans could cripple U.S. health care within a generation. In approximately 20 years this nation will face a medical crisis so widespread and so debilitating, that it has the potential to harm America’s health care economy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/tech-neck-time-bomb-why-113000081.html

UnitedHealth denied 71% of seniors’ long-term-care requests, versus 42% at smaller plans: The nation’s dominant Medicare Advantage insurers denied rehabilitative care for older and disabled Americans at higher rates than industry peers, then frequently overturned those denials when patients appealed, federal investigators found. The pattern reinforces longstanding concerns that insurers are profiting by forcing seriously ill and injured adults 65 and older to fight for care recommended by their doctors.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/11/medicare-advantage-oig-report-rehab-care-deny-appeal-reverse/

UnitedHealth, Humana And CVS Denied Post-Hospital Care At Some Of The Highest Rates
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-06-24/unitedhealth-humana-and-cvs-denied-post-hospital-care-at-some-of-the-highest-rates

In a 5-year low, most Americans say they can no longer afford healthcare. Forty-one percent of adults in 2025 are considered “Cost Insecure,” or “lack access to quality, affordable care, or have recently been unable to pay for either needed care or medicine.”
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/gallup-poll-claims-less-50-american-adults-can-afford-healthcare

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Anti-abortion Florida congresswoman needed abortion care to save her life, called governor’s office for assistance.  Cammack revealed her political position on the uncompromising sanctity of life clashed with reality when a pregnancy complication put her body, her future, and her survival in jeopardy.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/anti-abortion-florida-congresswoman-needed-abortion-care-to-save-her-life-called-governors-office-for-assistance/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US Embassy Struck by Drones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nK1SV12pEo

US Sent B-1 Bombers ‘Deep Inside Iran,’ CENTCOM Says. B-1B Lancers conduct deep strikes in Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/03/b-1b-lancers-conduct-deep-strikes-in-iran-as-part-of-operation-epic-fury/

Top Army General Who Was Last US Soldier to Leave Afghanistan Is Suddenly Leaving His Post: Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and commander of NATO’s Allied Land Command, will relinquish his command
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pentagon-hegseth-christopher-donahue-afghanistan-9ade7033e3a9e0c5e41acb5dcdb25133

# Planetary / Solar Activity
Two major earthquakes devastated Venezuela just 39 seconds apart, killing at least 164 people and injuring 971 others. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the initial earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1, followed by an even larger tremor of 7.5 which hit moments later
https://people.com/at-least-164-dead-over-971-injured-as-2-earthquakes-hit-venezuela-12006373

Strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake shakes off eastern coast of Japan. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook off the northeastern coast of Japan on Thursday morning. (Fox Weather)
https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-d55ef22e943aba927183ca016aa486e6

Another blast hits Yellowstone. What just happened at Biscuit Basin? Another hydrothermal explosion occurred at Yellowstone National Park, pointing to the unpredictable nature of the park’s vast underground thermal system and providing scientists with a rare opportunity to study one of the area’s most dangerous natural hazards
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/national-parks/2026/06/24/yellowstone-hydrothermal-explosion-biscuit-basin/90680923007/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Amazon Investigating Its Own Employees for Daring to Oppose AI Data Center. “If we allow corporations to decide which speech is or is not allowed, that absolutely hurts democracy.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-investigates-retaliation-employees-ai-data-center

Amazon-backed Agility Robotics to go public in $2.5B deal: Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Oregon, announced Wednesday a planned merger with an investment firm that will value the company at $2.5 billion as it becomes the first publicly traded company entirely devoted to building and selling humanoids
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/digit-maker-agility-robotics-to-go-public-in-2-5b-deal-heres-what-the-filings-say-about-its-finances/

Agencies look to AI to improve hiring and build workforce skills //Sean Michael Newhouse. The chief human capital officers also emphasized the importance of improving the skillset of the mid-career workforce.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/agencies-look-ai-improve-hiring-and-build-workforce-skills/414401/?oref=govexec_today_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GovExec%20Today:%20June%2025%2C%202026&utm_term=newsletter_ge_today

# Transportation / Trucking
A Texas trucking firm filed for liquidation, pulling 177 trucks and 286 drivers off the road. Trucking company bankruptcies have occurred amid freight demand challenges, higher operating costs and federal regulatory changes in recent years, tightening capacity.
https://www.truckingdive.com/news/texas-based-carrier-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/823008/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE Says 51 People Died in Custody Under Trump. Experts Say That’s an Undercount. Immigrants are jailed in unsanitary, overcrowded jails and camps as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-says-51-people-died-in-custody-under-trump-experts-say-thats-an-undercount/

Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the high court’s majority opinion in the case. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Trump administration in an immigration case concerning the government’s authority over green card holders accused of crimes.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/us-supreme-court-backs-trump-policy-on-green-card-holder-rights

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Banks can automatically freeze accounts under new July 1 ‘good faith’ law – and access can be denied up to 30 days. A BILL allowing banks to freeze accounts for up to 30 days has been signed into law in one state.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/16564708/banks-freeze-accounts-fraud-protection-senior-citizens/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
The Education Department imposes a twin penalty: As with the old law, the Education Department determines a family’s ability to pay, declares the expected parental contribution for the coming school year, and then tries to meet the family’s financial need. Under the new law, though, that expected contribution is multiplied by the number of kids you have in college that year.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4620744/education-department-twin-penalty-college/

Taxpayers stuck paying off student loans for nonprofits’ employees: ‘It’s about who you work for’
Employees at any organization designated as a tax-exempt nonprofit is eligible for a federal student loan forgiveness program, even organizations who are avowedly anti-American.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/its-about-who-you-work-taxpayers-paying-student-loans-ngo-employees

Education Department layoffs hindered congressionally mandated activities, inspector general reports. The inspector general office at the Education Department has experienced several leadership shake-ups, including one acting leader who seems to have been replaced over the report.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/06/education-department-layoffs-hindered-congressionally-mandated-activities-inspector-general-reports/414362/?oref=ge-home-top-story

Inspector General Details ED Cuts From Early Days of Trump’s Second Term. The Education Department didn’t provide all the requested information, which the watchdog said limited its review.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2026/06/24/ed-dept-watchdog-details-extent-layoffs-contract-cuts

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Unions are furious after GM replaces 1,000 workers with 50 robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGQOivUt-g

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
The Earth is trapping heat faster than ever before, and scientists warn that the world could breach the critical 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) threshold in just four years. This critical climate trend—known as Earth’s energy imbalance, is the difference between the energy absorbed from the sun and the heat radiated back into space
https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/evidence/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Transcript reveals former Epstein assistant arranged multiple calls between Epstein & Trump before he was president. House Democrats are accusing Lesley Groff of misrepresenting her relationship with Epstein.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/09/congress/trump-and-epsteins-phone-calls-00954798

Michael Ovitz Storms Out of Deposition After He’s Asked About Jeffrey Epstein: ‘I’m Done With This.’  Ovitz showed up to testify at his attorney’s office in New York. He spoke about his relationship with Weinstein, repeatedly calling him a “bully,” but became irate when asked about Epstein.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-ovitz-deposition-jeffrey-epstein-julia-ormond-1236787721/

# Gov / Politics / US
In a post on X, Sen. Mazie Hirono criticized the Trump administration’s spending priorities, contrasting expenditures on foreign policy, defense, and government projects with reductions in nutrition assistance programs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5truyUPJdWA

Trump threatened to assassinate the very people his team was negotiating peace with. Then he warned Iran “won’t have a country” left. Hours later, Iran’s delegation walked out of the talks and demanded that he apologize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhxRmTMFT3o

Senate approves Iran war powers resolution after 10 attempts. Senate approved a resolution limiting President Trump’s military actions in Iran, with four Republicans joining Democrats.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/us-senate-approves-iran-war-powers-resolution-what-that-means-for-trump

Steve Bannon made this statement on June 18, 2026, during his War Room podcast, where he called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and partisan supporters to occupy “every precinct” ahead of the upcoming election.
https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/steve-bannon-calls-ice-and-others-be-every-precinct-midterms-if-youre-armed-or-not

These 19 election deniers and vote suppressors are on the ballot in the midterms. We should be worried. Trump’s plan to suppress voting this fall starts with California
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/this-week-at-democracy-docket-trumps-plan-to-suppress-voting-this-fall-starts-with-california/

Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair unseated by socialist challenger: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old Ph.D. student, toppled the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in a victory for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s DSA-powered political project.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/23/darializa-avila-chevalier-wins-new-york-congress-primary-00972370

“You Can’t Have an End of Hostilities” — Rubio Says Full Iran Peace Impossible While Iran Proxies Keep Launching Missiles and Drones
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-rubio-says-no-country-can-charge-tolls-in-strait-of-hormuz

Donald Trump interrupts Cabinet member to tell him ‘nobody cares’ about what he’s saying in awkward situation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3ydgAAM4_k

Trump accused in scathing filing of using his own DOJ to ‘defile the court itself’
https://www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche-2677084694/

Election chiefs say ‘desperate’ Trump DHS plan to blackmail states into purging voters ‘endangers American lives.’ Secretaries of state are condemning the Trump administration’s latest reported attempt to exert control over elections by withholding homeland security funds from states unless they adopt draconian changes to their election procedures.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-homeland-security-department-grant-state-election-changes-voter-purges/

# Politics / Global
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Trump Says 6 Arrested, 7 Cited Over Reflecting Pool Damage. Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths
https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-trump-algae-coating-park-police-d2ebb174e98913435d2108d60fb8de44

“The need to deter this type of conduct is high.” A federal judge in Texas meted out unusually long sentences of 30-to-100 years for eight anti-ICE protesters arrested last July outside an immigration detention facility
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced
Antifa-Antifacist: Rather than a single centralized organization, it operates as a loose network of autonomous groups and individuals who organize to oppose white supremacy, neo-Nazis, and far-right extremism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)

“They can’t arrest all of us.” The Trump administration has indicted 15 people who prosecutors claim broke the law during anti-ICE protests in Minnesota earlier this year. But Trump administration officials have lied so brazenly and often that there is no reason why these allegations should be credited.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/minneapolis-indictments-operation-metro-surge-ice

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Trump DOJ’s plot to imprison ICE protesters for life hit by last-minute blow. (UPDATE): The defendants received long prison sentences Tuesday. Motions for acquittal and new trials were denied.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/antifa-2677071641/

DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump’s immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled
https://www.kptv.com/2025/12/18/doj-vowed-punish-those-who-disrupt-trumps-immigration-crackdown-dozens-cases-have-crumbled/

“The Point Is to Spread Fear”: DOJ Charges 15 with Conspiracy for Anti-ICE Protests in Minnesota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzZBpqjKC0o

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
“Their interpretation is completely inconsistent with virtually all courts.” A new memorandum from the Justice Department signals that the Trump administration is moving toward a policy that will result in more people with psychiatric disabilities being forced into locked mental institutions
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-doj-memo-olmstead-psychiatric-disabilities-institutions-mental-health/

Justice Department Legal Opinion Challenges Disability Integration Mandate. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued a legal opinion on June 18, 2026, declaring that federal law does not require states to provide community- or home-based care for individuals with disabilities.
https://www.akses.co.id/en/justice-department-disability-integration-opinion

Northern District of Texas Charges 13 Health Care Fraudsters for Loss Over $360 Million
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/northern-district-texas-charges-13-health-care-fraudsters-loss-over-360-million

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Bacon Says Pentagon Still Hasn’t Explained How Hegseth Will Carry Out Trump’s Order to Deploy a Brigade to Poland: Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland. It wasn’t clear why the Defense secretary issued the order not to send troops on a routine mission to a country the administration refers to as a “model ally.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/14/poland-pentagon-hegseth-troop-withdrawl-surprise-00922169

What Was The “Jellyfish-Like” Drone Swarm The Downed F-15E Pilot Reportedly Saw Over Iran? One source described the Strike Eagle pilot seeing a “minefield of drones” in the skies over Iran, before their jet went down.
https://www.twz.com/air/what-was-the-jellyfish-like-drone-swarm-the-downed-f-15e-pilot-reportedly-saw-over-iran

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan ‘raises serious concerns for ocean health.’  “We believe this gap in international law needs to be closed, and the ISS de-orbit is a vivid illustration of why.”
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-wants-to-dump-the-iss-in-the-sea-experts-say-the-plan-raises-serious-concerns-for-ocean-health

# NOAA / Weather
Rounds of Saharan dust will soon crash into Texas. Here’s when skies will turn hazy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCmGJCtsN60

# Nuclear
Trump administration announces $17.5B in loans to support 10 nuclear plants
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5936219-nuclear-power-plants/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Another DEXIT: Axiom Space redomiciles in Texas. Another company has redomiciled in Texas, again leaving Delaware, continuing a trend known as DEXIT, or “DEXIT to Texas.” Decision made after receiving $5.5 million in taxpayer funded grant money
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_38f9290f-5516-4d0e-9208-2792701a75b2.html

China’s Most Human-Like Female Robot Is Going Viral Worldwide. A female robot out of China is breaking the internet right now — and once you see why, you’ll understand the reaction completely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnR1zquQb8Q

Humanoid Livestream: Robot Makers Rushing To Show Machines On Real Production Lines. Starting today and continuing through June 28, Chinese embodied-AI company Agibot is livestreaming a fleet of its G2 humanoid robots with customized grippers working a real production line at Longcheer Technology’s factory in Nanchang
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/humanoid-livestream-robot-makers-rushing-091929038.html

Robotics startup Figure recently shared a new video showing several of its humanoid robots performing a task that could be applied to the automotive industry.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/figure-humanoid-robot-autonomous-tasks/

The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is the Newest Frontier of Global Class Warfare. Communities across the U.S. and globally are actively pushing back against Big Tech’s rapid infrastructure buildout. Grassroots resistance has already delayed or canceled roughly half of all planned data centers nationwide due to deep concerns regarding water consumption, spiking electricity costs, and a broader dread over AI’s societal impact.
https://scheerpost.com/2026/06/24/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-is-the-newest-frontier-of-global-class-warfare/

No Chatbot Companions, No Deepfakes: Congress Takes On AI: Congress Is Coming for Your Child’s ‘Chatbot Companion’
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-06-23/no-chatbot-companions-no-deepfakes-congress-takes-on-ai

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
‘We don’t need to hurt animals’: Wildlife rescue pleads for people to stop using live birds in gender reveals. “They ingest poison while preening their feathers.” The rescue said dyed birds can be harmed in several ways at once. “The toxic fumes compromise their lungs, they’ve ingested poison while preening their feathers, they’ve been rejected by flocks, and they are more vulnerable to prey,” the post’s caption said.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/gender-reveal-parties-wildlife-rescue-warning/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Tennessee forces migrant parents with severely ill kids to make a choice: Drop out of healthcare program or risk deportation. One mother who has a 10-year-old with severe spina bifida told news outlets she had already de-enrolled in the state program
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/tennessee-children-disabled-deportation-healthcare-b3000599.html

Florida Shuts Down Alligator Alcatraz After a Year of Lawsuits and Brutality. After using $1 billion to brutalize immigrants, Alligator Alcatraz has been emptied. Its victims still need justice.
https://truthout.org/articles/florida-shuts-down-alligator-alcatraz-after-a-year-of-lawsuits-and-brutality/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels
‘Fast and Furious 2.0?’ Biden DEA let 1M fentanyl pills flow to streets, whistleblower lawyer says
The scandal, mirroring that of the 2009-2011 Operation Fast and Furious, was used to gain intel for cases against major drug traffickers in an effort to eventually save more lives.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/cover-dea-whistleblowers-lawyer-says-client-silenced-more-1m-pills

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
President Trump says he’s considering having the trade deal with Mexico and Canada Termenated. He noted his primary motivation for initially negotiating the deal was to escape the former NAFTA agreement, and he criticized the current pact as being insufficiently beneficial to the United States
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-trump-on-usmca-id-rather-have-it-terminated/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Uprooted: ‘Roots’ Is Banned on its 50th Birthday. A half-century after the publication of Alex Haley’s masterwork, a Tennessee school board’s move to ban the book has stoked outcry.
https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/4067

# Employment / Labor / Unions
More than 243,000 American workers have received layoff warning notices already in 2026. More than 35 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail.
https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-company-layoffs-laying-off-workers-2026

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Rural America’s farms are already being crushed by an economic crisis. They now face the risk of a ‘mini-Dust Bowl’ as a rare Super El Niño looms
https://fortune.com/2026/06/21/rural-america-farm-economy-crisis-drought-mini-dust-bowl-super-el-nino/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Former Dutch model and author Thysia Huisman recently shared an in-depth interview regarding her experiences as a survivor of sexual assault and trafficking connected to the Jeffrey Epstein network
As tears streamed down her face, 27 names hidden in the shadows also began to emerge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Fk0yYVrtw

The U.S. military is not impervious to Donald Trump’s mission to dismantle the institutions that comprise American governance. Trump’s administration has systematically targeted the U.S. military’s traditional independence, sparking intense debate over civilian control and institutional resilience.
https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-warns-trumps-politicization-of-the-military-breaks-250-years-of-tradition

While most Americans have been distracted by Trump’s more flamboyant disgraceful spectacles, he has been steadily attacking military leadership to bend the institution to his will.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPrMNkNkZHu/?hl=en

# Gov / Politics / US
Did iIsrael start the Iran war then pull Trump in?  The U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes against Iran, a move critics argue was heavily driven by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbying the Trump administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3MjxHLAwQQ

The Iran War: How America, Israel and Iran Got Here | The Ezra Klein Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKWMrpQOh7Y

IRAN WAR: How Israel HIJACKED Trump & Lost the Middle East
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTolLj_Q74

Trump is asking for billions more for war—while cutting the very investments that build lasting peace, security, and prosperity for America and our allies.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXfFhZ3Dw1Q/

Trump doubles down on Reflecting Pool vandalism claims without providing evidence. Interior Department says it has made arrests and is investigating Trump’s claim.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-doubles-reflecting-pool-vandalism-claims-providing-evidence/story?id=134113300

Expert reveals truth behind Trump’s Reflecting Pool sabotage claim after new issue emerges. With questions about the effectiveness of the multi-million-dollar renovation looming large, a pool expert is finally setting the record straight. Reflecting Pool’s algae can be attributed to several factors, including insufficient sanitizer (chlorine) in the water, improper circulation, filtration pumps not running long enough, clogged filters, or filtration equipment not working properly.
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/expert-reveals-truth-behind-trumps-1900303

Tucker Carlson announces he will no longer support the Republican Party: ‘I’m out.’ The public split underscores growing fractures inside the broad MAGA coalition President Trump built, as his Iran war and handling of the economy continue to divide Republicans.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/22/tucker-carlson-quits-republicans-maga-fractures

GOP senator unveils ‘unusual’ move to play ‘hardball’ against his own party
https://www.rawstory.com/cornyn-hardball-against-gop/

Trump ’embarrassed’ as his Iran deal becomes the ‘joke in Washington’: The deal President Donald Trump’s administration struck with the Iranian regime has become a joke in Washington, D.C., and it’s left the president embarrassed and flailing for an answer, according to one analyst.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2677071304/

Autocracy watch. The FBI’s raid on a voter registration group in Ohio is just the latest example of the administration’s attempt to suppress votes by intimidating voters. Agents also fanned out across the state, showing up at the homes of the group’s leaders and staff members, carrying some subpoenas and seeking information and electronic devices
https://www.ms.now/news/ohio-pro-democracy-organization-raided-by-fbi

Trump again calls for federal intervention in elections amid criticism. President Donald Trump called for the federal government to “get involved” in overseeing elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1rwNXdVuvU

Trump Threatens to Defund States That Don’t Make His Election Changes: Trump is demanding that states carry out manual election audits at the administration’s direction, use their preferred system to verify citizenship, and promise to gradually end the use of electronic ballots—all things that could lead to actual voter fraud.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-threatens-defund-states-don-165242240.html

‘It’s a battle between symbols’: One small Catholic diocese is taking on Trump’s wall, all to protect a 29 ft tall Jesus. A Catholic diocese in New Mexico is waging a legal holy war against the Trump administration’s plan to use 14 acres of church land for a new border wall — saying the plan would desecrate a 25-foot-tall, mountaintop statue of Jesus nearby.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-border-wall-mexico-jesus-statue-b3000023.html

John Cornyn claims Trump ‘seems to revel in chaos,’ and he’s pointing at the recent moves regarding the DNI appointment. In an interview with the digital news outlet Semafor, Cornyn said that talking to Trump is no longer useful and criticized the administration’s recent moves to delay a nomination for the director of national intelligence (DNI) role.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5934186-john-cornyn-donald-trump-chaos/

Stupidity Comes Full Circle: Trump and his administration of oafs throw in the towel against Iran. Attacking a country that sits next to an artery that controls more or less the economic fate of the world without a plan for what to do when it puts the thing in a sleeper hold isn’t incidentally or comparatively stupid, or stupid in a certain light. It’s just stupid.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/stupidity-comes-full-circle/

Recent political commentary highlights the deep friction between Donald Trump and Senate Republicans, primarily stemming from his strategy to bypass Senate confirmation by appointing Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to execute sweeping cuts to intelligence staff. This intraparty tension—compounded by the recent FBI thwarting of a domestic terror plot in Washington, D.C.—has sparked significant debate regarding national security and executive overreach
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/bill-pulte-trump/

# Politics / Global
Iranian oil exports surge as open transits of the Strait of Hormuz resume.  U.S. sanctions relief allows Iran to openly dispatch millions of barrels of crude through the Strait of Hormuz to global markets, primarily bound for Singapore and China
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/iranian-oil-exports-surge-open-transits-strait-hormuz-resume

Putin told to blitz London in sick ‘ultimatum’ as propaganda clowns reel over Moscow strikes & UK missiles for Ukraine. Putin faces nukes on Russia’s border as Nato country tears up ban just days after Vlad’s WW3 build-up revealed
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39449560/putin-faces-nukes-nato-border-ww3/

China is poking the bear by hitting the two companies Trump is counting on to break free from Beijing.  Beijing’s Commerce Ministry framed the move as retaliation (2) after the U.S. expanded its own roster of Chinese firms tied to the military earlier this month, and it swept up eight other American companies, including drone-motor maker Aveox.
https://www.aol.com/articles/china-poking-bear-hitting-two-184500000.html

Hormuz Crisis Sparks a Middle East Pipeline Boom. The Hormuz blockade exposed the vulnerability of Gulf energy exports, prompting major producers to accelerate pipeline projects that bypass the strait and reduce future disruption risks.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Hormuz-Crisis-Sparks-a-Middle-East-Pipeline-Boom.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
July 4 firework ban approved by US lawmakers – and setting them off could mean $1,000 fine and arrest: AMERICANS hoping to light up the sky this Independence Day are being warned to think twice after officials approved tough new fireworks bans. Anyone caught setting them off in some areas could face fines of up to $1,000, have their fireworks seized and even be arrested.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16554790/firework-ban-approved-us-lawmakers-fine-arrest-july-4/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-noncitizens-voting-save-lawsuit-a9612cfffa40c938e67b99f265c9e817

Fauci to face Senate testimony after subpoena, lawmaker says. Anthony Fauci committed clear perjury in COVID-19 origin remarks: Michael Knowles
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/fauci-subpoena-paul/

Trump’s DOJ is on a collision course with Texas landowners. “DOJ is indeed hiring attorneys whose primary job will be filing eminent domain and condemnation cases to seize private land (mostly in Texas) on which to build [a] border wall,” said Reichlin-Melnick on X.
https://www.alternet.org/eminent-domain-texas/

Clarence Thomas, Unbound. The most corrupt Supreme Court Justice is more influential than ever.  The characterization of Thomas as an inattentive echo of Scalia is wrong. Thomas has always been more extreme and dangerous than Scalia, and his influence has never been greater.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/clarence-thomas-unbound/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump calls New York Times story ‘treasonous,’ vows to add to lawsuit. lThe Times called the suit “an attempt to stifle independent reporting.” Trump filed a $15 billion lawsuit, alleging defamation against the Times in September last year, a judge tossed it out days later, saying the 85-page complaint was full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-new-york-times-story-treasonous-vows-to-add-to-lawsuit/ar-AA26etDQ?cvid=765f0cc9b18445ba8bcb63b417429651&ocid=grfb\

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Medicare’s Hospital Fund Now Runs Short in Early 2033, a Quarter Sooner Than Last Year’s Warning. If you are on Medicare today or approaching enrollment, it is worth understanding what the report actually says, what it does not say, and what the projection could mean for beneficiaries if Congress takes no action. What the 2026 Trustees Report Actually Says
https://www.aol.com/articles/medicare-hospital-fund-now-runs-194528000.html

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
3,000 Fraudulent Nursing Diplomas Revealed. The investigation, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” found that a group of individuals engaged in a scheme to sell fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts from accredited Florida-based nursing schools to people seeking licenses and jobs as RNs and practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs).
https://www.ons.org/publications-research/voice/advocacy/03-2023/thousands-fraudulent-nursing-diplomas-distributed-fake

Austin-area hospitals denied miscarriage care despite clarification to Texas’ abortion ban, federal complaint alleges. Lynn Callaway says she was sent home from two hospitals, despite an infection, due to healthcare providers’ fear of the state’s abortion ban
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/22/texas-miscarriage-abortion-ban-hospital-complaint/

# Military / Global
Half Of Ukraine’s Sukhoi Su-24 Bombers Just Attacked Russia At The Same Time
https://www.newsbreak.com/trench-art-345980545/4726063115138-half-of-ukraine-s-sukhoi-su-24-bombers-just-attacked-russia-at-the-same-time

# Other Interestimg Stuff
The Longest Animal on Earth Is 119 Meters Long — And It’s Not What You Think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gXGWOnA5Wc

# Social / Communities / Housing
Senate passes bipartisan housing bill: The bipartisan legislation was crafted in both chambers and must now pass the House. It seeks to build more homes and prevent large investors from outbidding families.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-bill-lower-housing-costs-restrict-wall-street-buying-hom-rcna350753

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Millions of Social Security recipients will receive new debit cards: What you need to know
https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/social-security-change-for-36-million-beneficiaries-starts-this-month.html

Democrats Sound Alarm on Mike Johnson’s Comments About Social Security.  Johnson said that entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid “have to be adjusted and fixed,” adding that Republicans “have a plan to do that next year.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/democrats-sound-alarm-mike-johnsons-103500000.html

Judge strikes down Trump administration database of Social Security numbers, citizenship status. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said states have used inaccurate data to wrongly identify Americans as non-citizens and purged them from voter rolls.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/americans-private-information-database-ruling-00969935

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Texas lassoes massive Microsoft datacenter – and 20 years of gas turbine emissions
https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/06/22/texas-lassoes-massive-microsoft-datacenter-and-20-years-of-gas-turbine-emissions/5259764

Texas data centers must bring own power and reuse own water: Abbott
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/data-centers-texas-power-greg-abbott/

# Veterans / VA
VA redesignates LGBTQ+ care coordinators and limits further ‘gender-ideology’ services. VA gave officials 14 days to comply with a June 12 memo that calls for facilities to take additional steps in response to previous executive orders on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to further restrict services for LGBTQ+ retired servicemembers, with the dedicated care coordinators for these veterans set to be redesignated as part of a new directive aimed at limiting activities that the agency says conflict with White House mandates.
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/06/va-redesignates-lgbtq-care-coordinators-and-limits-further-gender-ideology-services/414288/?oref=ng-author-river

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
From the Big Bend region in west Texas comes a new lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to stop construction of the border wall. The Associated Press The feds want to build the border wall on a sacred Catholic site in New Mexico.
https://apnews.com/article/big-bend-border-wall-lawsuit-flooding-20b4ec86eec3f386f0a130b14de2c9c5

Inside the ‘Mega Master’ Hearings Reshaping New York’s Immigration Courts. A new practice in immigration courts is putting hundreds of immigrants before judges at very short notice. If they fail to show or are unprepared, judges can order their deportation. A New Practice Puts Hundreds of Immigrants Before Judges at Very Short Notice. Immigration courts in New York have adopted a new style of hearing meant to speed up Trump’s deportation machine.
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/19/mega-master-hearing-immigrant-new-york-asylum/

How the Trump Administration Pushed Judges to Deport Children. The D.O.J. has fast-tracked immigration cases for unaccompanied minors and fired judges who appear not to comply.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-the-trump-administration-pushed-judges-to-deport-children

Immigration News Today: DACA Renewal Delays Fuel Worries Trump is Quietly Undermining ‘Dreamers’
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/22/daca-renewal-dreamers-trump/

Florida still owes $603 million on immigration enforcement contracts: According to the Florida Phoenix, 27 companies that helped build the state’s migrant lockups are still waiting to get paid.
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/17/florida-still-owes-603-million-on-immigration-enforcement-contracts/

Chinese dissidents once hoped the US would lead the world to democracy. Now they’re being detained by ICE. Despite current democratic backsliding, many Chinese dissidents still see the U.S. as a beacon and reference point for changes they want to see in their home country.
https://americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/chinese-dissidents-once-hoped-the-us-would-lead-the-world-to-democracy-now-theyre-being-detained-by-ice/

Chinese Dissidents Once Hoped the US Would Lead the World to Democracy. Now They’re Being Detained by ICE.
https://americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/chinese-dissidents-once-hoped-the-us-would-lead-the-world-to-democracy-now-theyre-being-detained-by-ice/

“It’s a manufactured perfect storm.” Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order. The administration has ramped up enforcement of a 1996 law that permits the government to fine immigrants who have allegedly stayed in the U.S. past their removal dates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/08/trump-plans-fine-migrants-staying-after-deportation-order/82987347007/

13th Consecutive Month of Zero Releases at Southern Border
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/920864771/trump-administration-delivers-13-straight-months-of-zero-releases-at-the-border

# Chemicals / Parasites / Bugs
USDA reports three new cases of screwworm, bringing total to 15
https://www.agriculture.com/partners-usda-reports-three-new-cases-of-screwworm-bringing-total-to-15-12003669

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Billion-Dollar, 3,600 Stock Trades Exposed: President Trump’s federal ethics filings exposed over 3,600 stock trades worth up to $750 million during a three-month period, sparking a major debate over whether presidents should be permitted to actively trade individual equities. Critics argue the practice creates dangerous conflicts of interest, while the administration maintains these blind trust investments are handled by third parties
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/trumps-unusual-stock-frenzy-portfolio-shows-3600-trades-in-90-days/articleshow/131773421.cms?from=mdr

# Employment / Labor / Unions
NSF is using its HQ move to revoke telework for workers with disabilities, employees say: Most of the science agency’s workforce is currently teleworking, as they are being relocated to a new office building that is close to the former headquarters.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/06/nsf-using-its-hq-move-revoke-telework-workers-disabilities-employees-say/414278/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
I have to do another video on the reflective pool debacle. They are trying to say it was sabotaged by the left. The Real Culprits: Bad Science & Rushed Construction.
https://abcnews.com/US/reflecting-pool-renovations-cost-16-million/story?id=134024265

An iceberg starts to break apart in Greenland
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2176352489896685

# General News
Here’s What The Lawn Outside Of The White House Looks Like After The UFC Fight: Photos taken before the event showed the Ellipse covered in green grass, while images captured days later showed large sections reduced to brown patches and exposed soil following the fight night.
https://www.newsweek.com/new-photos-show-ellipse-before-and-after-trump-ufc-fight-12100482

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
New Mexico legislators subpoenaed four U.S. attorneys’ offices for information about the Justice Department’s mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein case decades ago. The state’s “Truth Commission” is trying to determine why federal prosecutors didn’t prosecute the disgraced financier for sex trafficking and other crimes
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/new-mexico-epstein-probe-subpoenas-us-attorneys-offices-2026-06-18/

# Gov / Politics / US
Iran ALREADY Broke the Deal?! Disturbing Leaked IRGC Audio.
https://www.iranintl.com/en

Trump’s “Privately Funded” White House Ballroom Faces Growing “Republican” Scrutiny as Taxpayer Cost Questions Mount. An internal cost summary prepared in March by the project’s lead contractor, Clark Construction, estimated total construction at \(\$600\). Out of this total, only \(\$293\) million is earmarked from private sources. The remaining balance is expected to come from public agencies, including \(\$155\) million from the Secret Service, \(\$149\) million from the White House Military Office, and \(\$3\) million from the Executive Residence.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-ballroom-cost-soars-600-154648872.html

‘You Won’t Have a Country’: Trump Threatens Full Ground Invasion and Destruction of Iran Amid Hormuz Closure. One expert said Israel’s continued assault on Lebanon, which led Iran to announce its closure of the strait, posed an “existential threat” to the ceasefire.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-threats-hormuz

Voter fears grow as Trump continues to lie about election integrity. New data finds Americans concerns about political violence, democratic participation, and safety at the polls remain alarmingly high.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-stokes-voter-fears

Experts alarmed as Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights. With election denialists installed in key positions, officials using series of measures to change voting rules
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/16/trump-voting-rights-elections

“A huge grab of power”: Trump is defying Congress on foreign aid: A Constitutional Crisis: Congress gave orders to Trump officials on foreign aid spending, but officials have largely refused to follow many of them, likely in violation of the law, experts say.
https://www.propublica.org/topics/usaid?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary

Poll: 70% of Americans ‘concerned’ AI will take jobs. Roughly 70% of Americans said they were at least “somewhat concerned” that artificial intelligence could replace their jobs, according to a new poll.
https://www.cbs19news.com/poll-70-of-americans-concerned-ai-will-take-jobs/article_b7b7534c-eeb0-53be-a200-d6776bf5c5a4.html

# Politics / Global
Insulted by Trump, Iranian negotiators walk out of peace talks. “Don’t they think that if their threats had worked, they wouldn’t have ended up in today’s desperate situation?” said Iran’s chief negotiator.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-leaves-talks-trump

Israel’s ‘Sabotage’ of Peace Agreement Working Again as Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz in Response to Lebanon Assault. “When will Trump impose consequences for this obstructionism?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-mou-hormuz

Iran’s President Claims US ‘Forced to Accept’ Demand. The remarks were made as Vance and other Trump administration negotiators met with Iranian officials in Switzerland.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/new-mexico-epstein-probe-subpoenas-us-attorneys-offices-2026-06-18/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Google’s new AI-fueled search bar threatens to further upend journalism industry. Independent journalism needs a lifeline to survive as Google urges readers toward AI summaries instead of article links.
https://truthout.org/articles/googles-new-ai-fueled-search-bar-threatens-to-further-upend-journalism-industry/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
U.S. intelligence located video proving coronavirus research in China, even as Fauci continued to deny. Newly declassified documents show the Intelligence Community had circulated a video of a U.S. government grantee describing experiments in China to manipulate coronaviruses to predict human transmission
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/intelligence-community-shared-video-proving-virus-research-china

Medicare’s prior authorization experiment is off to a rocky start. Less than a month into the program that introduced prior authorizations to fee-for-service Medicare, providers say they are running into the kinds of problems they warned about last year.
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-regulation/mh-cms-wiser-medicare-prior-authorizations/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
South Carolina woman’s fetus has been dead for weeks doctors won’t treat it as a miscarriage because of the law: “I’m afraid I’ll get sepsis. I can’t believe that I’m being forced to carry around my dead baby. They know it’s gone, they know it’s dead, they know it’s stopped developing, and now I’m being forced to carry it, there’s really no feeling like when your womb becomes a tomb.” Elisabeth Weber
https://abortioninamerica.org/stories/woman-forced-to-carry-fetus-for-weeks-despite-no-heartbeat-your-womb-becomes-a-tomb/

Reproductive Justice Is a Men’s Issue, Too. The premise is simple but often ignored: Pregnancy does not occur without male participation, and yet responsibility overwhelmingly falls on those who become pregnant. If men are part of the pregnancy equation, and they are, then they must also be part of the solution by advocating for abortion rights and taking shared responsibility for contraception.
https://www.laprogressive.com/gender-discrimination/silence-is-complicity

‘If This Happens to Doctors, Imagine the Average Person’: ER Physician Recounts How She Was Denied Health Insurance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDi_ITG293c

What happens when an insurance company decides your health emergency wasn’t one?
It’s called downcoding. And it’s a trend that has started to reemerge with the advent of AI
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/ai-health-insurance-downcoding-22298067.php

Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Nationwide: There’s an active recall on blood pressure medication prescribed and sold nationwide, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).1
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Enforcement report: Chlorthalidone tablets. Per the announcement, this is due to “failed dissolution specifications.”
https://www.eatingwell.com/chlorthalidone-blood-pressure-medication-recall-12001086

Medicare Doesn’t Cover That — Retirees Are Spending 16% Of Their Monthly Income On Increased Healthcare Expenses
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/medicare-doesn-t-cover-retirees-190210053.html

# Military / Global
Ukraine is putting weapons stations on ground robots to make ‘small tanks’ that hunt Russia’s infiltration teams
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-turning-robots-mobile-weapons-hunt-russia-infiltration-groups-2026-6

# NASA / NORAD / Space
‘No one thought it was going to be possible.’ A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA’s daring plan to save it.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/no-one-thought-it-was-going-to-be-possible-a-space-telescope-is-falling-out-of-space-this-is-nasas-daring-plan-to-save-it

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Neanderthal Fetus Grew Like a Human Baby, While Children’s Teeth May Show Earliest Metabolic Disease. Tiny Neanderthal bones and baby teeth recovered from a cave in Germany are helping researchers piece together how Neanderthal children grew before and shortly after birth. The fossils, dating between 90,000 and 50,000 years ago, provide rare evidence from a stage of life that is poorly represented in the fossil record.
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/neanderthal-baby-remains-growth-patterns/

# Social / Communities / Housing
13 Texas Squatter Rules That Surprise Even Longtime Property Owners. Texas law (through “adverse possession”) grants legal rights to individuals who occupy property without permission. Under recent legislation like Senate Bill 38 and Senate Bill 1333, property owners can expedite removals.
https://mindfullyamerican.com/13-texas-squatter-rules-that-surprise-even-longtime-property-owners/

California’s Fastest-Growing Homeless Population Is Its Seniors; What’s Really Happening?
https://justiceinaging.org/newsroom/the-fastest-growing-homeless-population-seniors/

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