Voices, The Peoples News
April 1, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Beekeepers say catastrophic honeybee losses are cause for alarm. The nonprofit estimate nearly 1.25 million colonies have been lost since June of 2024.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/02/23/beekeepers-say-catastrophic-honeybee-losses-are-cause-for-alarm
Hundreds of millions of bees mysteriously dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWsBZbnt_4A
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes. Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school’s website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/31/indiana_cybersecurity_professor_fbi/
Stunning ICE List Reveals Flimsy Way People Are Labeled Gang Members. Here’s the cruel way people are being deported from Trump’s America.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193373/ice-list-people-deported-gang-members
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”: Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and to keep them safe.
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights
Immigration officials silent after another graduate student detained at the University of Minnesota. The issue that appears to have put the student on the radar of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is more mundane: a 2023 drunk-driving case in which he pleaded guilty, not participating in campus activism or been outspoken about political issues
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/minnesota-student-immigration-arrest.html
Trump admin accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian mega-prison and says it can’t get him back. The father and union worker had been living in the US for about 14 years after fleeing gang violence in El Salvador. ICE accused him of gang affiliation, a claim his lawyers dispute.
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trump-deportation-el-salvador-cecot-b2725052.html
The Trump Administration’s War on Activists Is Escalating. ICE’s detention of a Washington state union organizer, alongside other threats to activists, raises the question of how far the Trump team will go to stifle dissent.
https://newrepublic.com/article/193391/juarez-zeferino-ice-detention-activists
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump’s Mass Purge Finally Hits Museums and Libraries. Donald Trump’s overhaul of the federal government has reached the agency that helps museums and libraries across the country.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193405/trump-museums-libraries-imls-administrative-leave
# Children / Youth
Toddler accused of being transphobic or homophobic was suspended from nursery: Data from the Department for Education showed a child aged three or four, suspended from a state school in the academic year 2022/23 for “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity,” according to a freedom of information request (FOI) by The Telegraph.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/toddler-suspended-nursery-transphobic-b2724495.html
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show. A DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-takes-control-usip-office-building/
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems. DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court’s paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/doge-musk-federal-payroll-system
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes
The ‘Dirty 15’ countries braced for harder hit from Trump’s tariffs as world prepares for ‘Liberation Day’ Trump is set to unleash his largest batch of trade tariffs on so-called ‘Liberation Day’ this Wednesday
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariffs-dirty-15-liberation-day-countries-b2725113.html
Taxpayers covering California rents over $7,000 near Mexican border. According to federal data, taxpayers may now be helping cover California rents of up to $7,030 near the Mexican border. Under the federal Section 8 housing voucher program, families are expected to dedicate 30% of their incomes to housing costs, while a federal voucher covers the rest.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_de7361eb-aa9c-4988-bc49-61706618b79e.html
Trump Yawns at Tariff Price Hikes: After years of wrongly insisting that other countries pay the tariffs he imposes, thereby enriching America, President Donald Trump now seemingly accepts that those duties are ultimately paid by U.S. consumers in the form of higher prices.
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-03-31/trump-yawns-at-tariff-price-hikes
The Zelle app is shutting down for good tomorrow. Here’s what it means for people who rely on Zelle, along with some other options for cashless digital transactions.
https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/the-zelle-app-disappears-tuesday-heres-how-you-can-send-money-instead/
Trump Insists Economy Not About to Explode as Banks Warn Differently. Donald Trump appears to be driving the U.S. right into a recession.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-insists-economy-not-about-to-explode-as-banks-warn-differently/ar-AA1C0S4l?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
Trump has just made his most extreme tariffs threat yet.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193384/trump-tariffs-threat-all-countries
‘They’re Laying the Groundwork for Things to Get Worse’: Why Trump’s Economic Messaging Isn’t Calming Wall Street
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/31/wall-street-insider-explains-market-spooked-00258083
# Education / Schools
The Fascism Expert at Yale Who’s Fleeing America. Philosophy professor Jason Stanley is leaving the US for Canada, “the Ukraine of North America,” because he believes Trump’s America is “pretty far along” in the grips of fascism.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-fascism-expert-at-yale-whos-fleeing-america
So What Exactly Is Going On With Student Loans? The Trump administration’s efforts to dissolve the Department of Education have left a wave of chaos in its wake.
https://slate.com/life/2025/03/trump-news-department-of-education-order-means-chaos-for-student-loans.html?pay=1743514554171&support_journalism=please
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump administration considers major cuts to clean energy programs, drawing bipartisan pushback
https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-considers-major-cuts-to-clean-energy-programs-drawing-bipartisan-pushback-2671643909.html
Lawmakers and industry groups blast away at DOE project kill list. Draft lists of potential cuts have been rocketing around Capitol Hill this week, and lawmakers from both parties are working to save their projects.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/29/energy-departments-project-hit-list-draws-bipartisan-pushback-from-lawmakers-00254729
EPA Offers Industrial Polluters a Way to Avoid Rules on Mercury, Arsenic and Other Toxic Chemicals. Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance to receive exemptions from rules requiring them to reduce emissions of toxic
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-03-27/epa-offers-industrial-polluters-a-way-to-avoid-rules-on-mercury-arsenic-and-other-toxic-chemicals
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Scientists Detect Magma Movement Below Yellowstone Caldera
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-yellowstone-volcanic-shifting-northeast-geologists.html
# Food General News
Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say. The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/agriculture-department-no-longer-safe-165348567.html
# Gov / Politics
Trump Threatens Iran With Bombing ‘They Have Never Seen’ If Nuclear Deal Isn’t Reached. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with a bombing “the likes of which they have never seen before” if they did not agree to a nuclear deal. Iran is refusing to negotiate with the US
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-threatens-bomb-iran-agree-nuclear-deal/
Today is April 2! Did you miss last night’s executive order? Today is actually April 2. Your calendar may show April 1 but late last night President Trump issued an executive order making all months 30 days long. Henceforth, what had been known as January 31, March 31, July 31, August 31, October 31, and December 31 will be known as “Trump Days,” in which “the nation can show its gratitude to the 45th and 47th president.”
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-latest-executive-orders
Democratic Senators Call for Privacy Act Reform in Response to DOGE Takeover.
https://fedscoop.com/lori-trahan-modernize-privacy-act-doge-data-access/
The mundane cruelty of the new Trump years. Mahmoud Khalil still hasn’t been charged with a crime. His detention is based solely on a broad and rare assertion made by the newly minted secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that his presence poses a threat to U.S. security.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/courtroom-friday-saw-firsthand-just-214121241.html
Why is Donald Trump referring to April 2 as ‘Liberation Day’? Here’s what we know.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-liberation-day-april-2-86639b7b6358af65e2cbad31f8c8ae2b
Trump ‘might not stop at Greenland’ as Congressman suggests ‘next three targets.’ The president’s quest could spiral into a plot to “take over” three more countries.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-might-not-stop-at-greenland-as-congressman-suggests-next-three-targets/ar-AA1BVEPd
Signalgate exposed more than war plans: It pulled back the curtain on the administration
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5223588-signal-chat-leak-strategic-blunder/
Trump DOJ Caves to Elon Musk With Wild Punishment for Tesla Protester. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have described acts of vandalism on Teslas as “domestic terrorism.”
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-20-year-sentences-for-tesla-saboteurs/
# Gov / Politics / Global
‘Every Atrocity Imaginable’: Litany of Israeli War Crimes Continues. “Genocide, ecocide, mass infanticide, rape, sexual assault, torture, slavery, sniping children, bombing hospitals, executing aid workers,” said one critic. “We are funding an endless nightmare and it should haunt us forever.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/more-israel-war-crimes
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
New York to release prisoners in droves after prison strike: Those guilty of class B-E violent felonies, sex offenses, and an array of other crimes will not be eligible, though Martuscello warned he expected a “large number” of inmates to qualify.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/new-york-release-prisoners-droves-after-prison-strike-memo
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Justice Sotomayor speaks out as Trump and Musk escalate attacks on the free press! The Trump administration is facing more than 130 lawsuits over the president’s flurry of executive actions, including four that are currently pending at the Supreme Court. Justice Sotomayor did not name President Trump directly on Friday. However, she alluded to ongoing developments.
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-sonia-sotomayor-trump-attacks-2052468
Will Elon Musk Buy Another Election? The race has become something of a proxy war over Elon Musk. Not satisfied with controlling the federal government, the shadow president’s political action committee is suddenly spending big on a crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/elon-musk-wisconsin-supreme-court-election/
House lawmaker moves to oust judge in deportation case with move that skips impeachment. Rep. Andy Biggs invoked the “good behavior” clause of the Constitution to argue Congress has the authority to remove judges short of impeachment.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/house-republican-proposes-alternative-method-remove-bad-judges-bypass-senate
# Media
Mere hours until USPS changes in effect as customers brace for slower deliveries – certain type of mail will be affected
https://www.the-sun.com/news/13899036/usps-changes-delivery-slowdown/
The Trump White House’s Latest Blow to the Press Is About Way More Than Seating Charts. As the White House reportedly considers taking over a function long managed by the White House Correspondents’ Association, Trump is tightening his grip on press access—again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/business/media/trump-briefing-room-seating-chart.html
# Marijuana / Hemp
PoliticsTrump’s New White House Drug Czar Called Medical Marijuana A ‘Fantastic’ Treatment For Cancer Patients
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trumps-new-white-house-drug-czar-called-medical-marijuana-a-fantastic-treatment-for-cancer-patients/?
A study involving nurses who have trouble sleeping found that using CBD-coated pillowcases led to “improvements in sleep quality, mood and anxiety, highlighting its potential as a non-invasive intervention for shift workers.”
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/using-cbd-infused-pillowcases-leads-to-improved-sleep-quality-for-nurses-new-study-finds/?
# Medical / Health News
Baby dies after receiving 6 shots for 12 vaccines. Doctors say ‘catching up’ kids on vaccines is common, and dangerous
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/baby-sa-niya-death-received-6-shots-12-vaccines/
# Medical Recalls
# Military / DOD / General News
Books On Jackie Robinson, MLK, Einstein To Be Removed From U.S. Naval Academy In DEI Ban
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/books-on-jackie-robinson-mlk-einstein-to-be-removed-from-u-s-naval-academy-in-dei-ban/ar-AA1C1gHl
# NASA / Space
Elon’s Secretly Working to Take Over NASA. Is NASA really getting ready to cancel the Artemis program?
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-working-nasa
Private Fram2 astronauts launch over Earth’s poles: SpaceX just launched the first-ever human spaceflight to circle Earth over its poles. The private Fram2 mission lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
https://gizmodo.com/humans-could-orbit-earths-poles-for-the-first-time-today-what-took-so-long-2000582235
NASA Signs Contract for Elon Musk’s Starship, Even Though It’s Never Launched Without Exploding “I’m sure whenever NASA needs a payload spread across 1000 km of ocean they’ll pick Starship.”
https://futurism.com/nasa-contract-elon-musk-spacex-starship
# Other Stuff
Giant, mysterious organisms discovered are impossible to categorize. For over 165 years, scientists have puzzled over a strange fossil called Prototaxites. Even its appearance was unusual. It stood up to 8 meters tall, and resembled a towering tree with no leaves.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/giant-fungus-like-organism-may-be-a-completely-unknown-branch-of-life
# Pharmaceuticals
‘Largest Tax-dodging Scheme in the History of Big Pharma’: Pfizer Sold $20 Billion of Drugs to Americans in 2019, Paid No Taxes. Pfizer used an “egregious tax gimmick” to avoid paying taxes, joining a growing list of Pharma giants who have shifted their U.S.-based profit reporting offshore, according to a new Senate Finance Committee report.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pfizer-tax-dodging-scheme-offshore-profit-reporting-big-pharma/
# Social / Social Programs
DOGE Is Rushing to Rewrite the Social Security Codebase Using AI. A system responsible for over 65 million payments is poised for disaster. While it’s not yet clear what Musk’s band of dipshits plans to do exactly, Wired reports they aim to do it within “a few months,” a laughably audacious timeline for such a task.
https://gizmodo.com/doge-plans-to-rewrite-entire-social-security-codebase-in-just-a-few-months-report-2000582062
Congress weighs food stamp cuts: Millions of Low-Income Households Would Lose Food Aid Under Proposed House Republican SNAP Cuts. Cuts Would Take Assistance Away From People in Every State
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/millions-of-low-income-households-would-lose-food-aid-under-proposed-house
# Water
Harmful Contaminants Detected in “Almost All Water Systems” in the U.S: Perchlorate has been detected in almost all water systems including tap water, bottled water etc., which means it has entered our food chain with the potential to adversely affect human health (Dasgupta et al., 2006; Calderón et al., 2017).
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653523018295#:~:text=Consequently%2C%20perchlorate%20has%20been%20detected,et%20al.%2C%202017
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