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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-11

Voices, The Peoples News

August 11, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Researchers baffled by sudden, disturbing behavior of birds: “We’re talking about a near-complete breeding failure,” Ryan Burnett, Sierra Nevada director at Point Blue and a co-author of the report, told the outlet.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-down-314855763/4167450559733-researchers-baffled-by-sudden-disturbing-behavior-of-birds-we-re-talking-about-a-near-complete-failure

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
U.S. Border Patrol Detained U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish in Montana. Speaking Spanish is not against the law. In fact, there is no official language in the United States — Americans speak hundreds of different languages.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/us-border-patrol-detained-us-citizens-speaking/feed

New York City to close last migrant hotel. “It’s killed a lot of the business in this neighborhood. I would much rather see the Row filled with tourists who are supporting business rather than migrants who are draining it.”
https://nypost.com/2025/08/09/us-news/nyc-to-shut-down-last-migrant-hotel-after-shelling-out-170-million-to-crime-ridden-shelter/

ICE Contractor Locked a Mother and Her Baby in a Hotel Room for Five Days. Valentina Galvis’s case raises questions about the types of facilities being turned into de facto detention centers as the Trump administration ramps up its deportation campaign.
https://www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts/immigration/2025/ice-detention-sonesta-ohare-airport-hotel-chicago/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-half-industries-already-shedding-171804971.html

‘Frightening’: CEOs ‘really uncomfortable’ with Trump’s threats against business leaders. The business world is now starting to speak out against President Donald Trump’s hostile attitude toward CEOs who don’t do what he likes.
https://www.alternet.org/ceos-trump-threats/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump’s tax bill
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/hundreds-cheer-arizona-sen-ruben-gallego-democrats-offensive-124514397

‘1929 all over again’: Trump warns of new ‘great depression’ if judges overturn tariffs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-warns-great-depression-courts-173140515.html

‘This is so dangerous’: Trump’s efforts to ‘make us all poorer’ shock former GOP lawmaker
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2673873509/

Why are Trump supporters claiming he wants to crash the US stock market? Some MAGA followers are spreading an unsubstantiated theory related to the cost of the US national debt.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/17/why-are-trump-supporters-claiming-he-wants-to-crash-the-us-stock-market

Trump panics over ‘radical court’ ruling against him: ‘It would be impossible to recover!’ President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at what he called a “radical left court,” voicing fears that his sweeping tariffs could be overturned as federal judges continue to litigate his authority on the matter.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673869943/

# Education / Schools
How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image. Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump’s demands.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/07/columbia-gaza-student-protests-expulsions-trump/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data
https://theconversation.com/bureau-of-labor-statistics-tells-the-us-whats-up-with-the-economy-trump-firing-its-top-official-may-undercut-trust-in-its-data-262673

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. Frustrated by oil companies withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/11/north-dakota-oil-gas-oversight-mineral-rights/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Planetary / Earth
We’re ‘normalizing a level of disaster that a few years ago we were horrified by,’ says climate author
https://www.newsbreak.com/cnn-510076/4164330856302-we-re-normalizing-a-level-of-disaster-that-a-few-years-ago-we-were-horrified-by-says-climate-author

The Global Threat of Rising Sea Levels and the Cities at Risk. The threat of rising sea levels has been an evolving global paranoia from America to Asia; during the 20th century, it was merely a discussion, a ‘what if’ – now experts deem it to be not ‘if’, but ‘when.’
https://www.newsbreak.com/animals-around-the-globe-312249899/4168099425785-the-global-threat-of-rising-sea-levels-and-the-cities-at-risk

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
President Donald Trump’s big bill, which he signed into law in July, would cut roughly $186 billion from SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-bill-would-cut-186b-from-snap-hitting-42-million-people/ar-AA1KbCSt

‘Stop the rhetoric’: Fourth generation farmer rips Trump economy in scathing rebuke
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economy-farmers/

Rats! More than 100,000 acres of almond orchards across Central California are infested
https://www.aol.com/news/rats-more-100-000-acres-011611628.html

Confronting the Rodent Crisis: Challenges and Interventions for Almond Growers
https://californiaagnet.com/2025/08/08/confronting-the-rodent-crisis-challenges-and-interventions-for-almond-growers/

# General News / Gaza
‘Trump lit the match’: Ex-insider says president set stage for ‘brutal’ attack: “This was the largest aerial assault on Kyiv since the war began — and it didn’t happen in a vacuum. It was greenlit. It was enabled. It was part of a chain reaction — triggered from the Oval Office,” he said. According to Parnas, it all began when “Trump lifted key sanctions on Russian military-financing banks just days ago,” which freed “up the cash Putin needed to escalate his war.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4089646267452-trump-lit-the-match-ex-insider-says-president-set-stage-for-brutal-attack

Gaza Isn’t the First Genocide the US Has Denied — and Abetted. From Guatemala to East Timor to Yemen, the US has a pattern of obfuscating and aiding crimes against humanity. Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.”
https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-isnt-the-first-genocide-the-us-has-denied-and-abetted/

Trump got into a shouting match with Netanyahu after Israeli PM denied pictures of starving Gazans were real
https://www.aol.com/trump-got-shouting-match-netanyahu-210424509.html

U.S. Islamic leaders urge Muslim-majority nations to take action to end Gaza conflict
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5496533/u-s-islamic-leaders-urge-muslim-majority-nations-to-take-action-to-end-gaza-conflict

# General News / Epstein
‘Appalling’: Epstein survivor says Trump admin’s ‘horrific lack of justice’ is ‘backfiring’
https://www.alternet.org/epstein-survivor-trump/

‘Rigged’: Former Trump lawyer predicts he will throw ‘someone under the bus’ over Epstein. Former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, said Sunday the president “doesn’t care” if people think he is hiding something about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rigged-former-trump-lawyer-predicts-he-will-throw-someone-under-the-bus-over-epstein/ar-AA1KfWNc?ocid=Peregrine

Jeffrey Epstein’s Butler Says ‘There’s No Way He Killed Himself’ in Shocking Interview: ‘He Loved Life Too Much’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/08/jeffrey-epstein-butler-18-years-valdson-cotrin/

Vance Unwittingly Gives MAGA New Ammo for Epstein Files Obsession
https://www.thedailybeast.com/vance-unreleased-epstein-files-may-be-shielding-democrats/

Judge denies DOJ bid to unseal grand jury material in Ghislaine Maxwell case. The judge said the public would learn virtually nothing new from the documents and “would come away feeling disappointed and misled.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/ghislaine-maxwell-grand-jury-material-ruling-00502702

# Gov / Politics
‘Former Russian America’: Ex-Trump adviser tells CNN that for Putin, Alaska is next best thing to Moscow for summit. ‘If Ukraine agrees to a ceasefire here, it’s agreeing to its new border with Russia, effectively,’ John Bolton says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-alaska-john-bolton-b2804856.html

‘Need to vote on it’: GOP rep gives Mike Johnson ultimatum on bill to stop ‘profiteering’
https://www.alternet.org/chip-roy-bill/

Trump’s Ultimatum to Republicans Sparks Shutdown Fears. Donald Trump is publicly bullying Mike Johnson—and the rest of the GOP—on the spending bill.
https://newrepublic.com/post/186118/trump-ultimatum-johnson-republicans-spending-bill-government-shutdown

‘Wives, golf, and votes’: Dem governor flags evidence of Trump’s ‘cheating’
https://www.rawstory.com/jb-pritzker-trump-cheating/

Tulsi Gabbard hammers James Clapper, revealing Russia hoax wasn’t his first major deception. Gabbard detailed an instance in which the former DNI ‘weaponized’ info that helped get people killed.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-hammers-james-clapper-revealing-russia-hoax-wasnt-his-first-major-deception

‘Moral rot’: Veteran says America is becoming ‘a greed-driven empire’ under Trump. “As a retired U.S. Air Force officer, I firmly believe in civilian control of our military. This country should be a nation of laws, not of special interests, oligarchs or kings.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-retired-military-moral-rot/

Former attorney general says FBI can’t return Texas lawmakers who fled state. Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday the FBI does not have jurisdiction to return Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5445399-eric-holder-fbi-does-not-have-jurisdiction-texas-lawmakers/

Miami Republican Slams Cuban Govt. Over Documents Exposing Billions In Hidden Reserves: ‘Not Only Murderous And Cruel.’ “We will use all the diplomatic and legal tools available to freeze the regime’s assets,” said Rep. Carlos Gimenez
https://www.latintimes.com/miami-republican-slams-cuban-govt-over-documents-exposing-billions-hidden-reserves-not-only-588154

Paxton seeks to remove 13 Texas Democrats from their seats. Abbott’s legal challenge an “unprecedented request” to remove an elected member of the Texas House of Representatives using the judiciary.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-ag-files-lawsuit-seeking-to-remove-13-state-democrats-from-office/

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Progressive evangelical group says ideas shared by pastors and amplified by defense secretary are ‘very disturbing’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/pete-hegseth-video-pastors-women-voting

Red state governor shuts down Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/

Sanders: US run by ‘extremely greedy people’ who ‘want it all’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ-5uw3xtd8

‘Disproportionate’ and ‘extreme’: DC officials protest Trump’s policing incursion. The mayor and the majority of the city council have still not commented on the move.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/disproportionate-and-extreme-dc-officials-protest-trumps-policing-incursion-00500931

An important way to fight Trump fascism. You can organize it. Taking a stand against Trump’s emerging police state is not just about immigration and community. It’s a stand against fascism.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-you-and-your-neighbors-can-become

Rep. Hamadeh meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, presses for normalization with Israel. “This historic step marks the first time an American oﬃcial has shuttled between Jerusalem and Damascus in decades,” Hamadeh’s office says
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/rep-hamadeh-meets-syrian-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-advocates-action-several

Trump Orders State Department to Overlook International Human Rights Abuses. The State Department was told to cut from its human rights reports info on election integrity, corruption, and the expulsion of refugees.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/08/trump-orders-state-department-to-overlook-international-human-rights-abuses/

Hegseth reposts video featuring pastors against women’s voting rights
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/08/hegseth-reposts-video-featuring-pastors-against-womens-voting-rights/

Trump Sends FBI Agents to Patrol the Streets of DC at Night
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-sends-120-fbi-agents-dc-crime-crackdown-threat-report-2111498

Lone Maryland GOP congressman warns redistricting could cut White House ties for entire state
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lone-maryland-gop-congressman-warns-140033324.html

Dangerous nostalgia: Trump wants to turn back time
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5443762-dangerous-nostalgia-trump-wants-to-turn-back-time/

Texas Gov. Warns Dems He’ll Keep Calling Special Sessions To Redistrict The State: ‘They’re Not Going To Come Back Until 2027 Or 2028’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/greg-abbott-texas-redistricting-special-sessions-00499440

Texas humiliated after asking Illinois to help them bring back ‘rogue legislators’ who called its bluff
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/texas-humiliated-after-asking-illinois-to-help-them-bring-back-rogue-legislators-who-called-its-bluff/

Vance says UK and US have ‘disagreements’ over Gaza, as he confirms Trump does not back Palestinian state recognition – as it happened
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/us-has-no-plans-to-recognise-palestinian-state-vance-says-on-uk-trip

# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu’s chilling 10-word statement when asked if he’s committing genocide in Gaza: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a stark 10-word response when confronted about allegations that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza. “We basically could have eliminated the entire population of Gaza,” the prime minister declared during a rare exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer that aired Thursday.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/179791/israel-gaza-genocide-netanyahu-response

Analysis-As Gaza faces starvation, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/analysis-gaza-faces-starvation-reluctant-070403684.html

Brazil’s President Says Tariff Talks with Trump Are Pointless: ‘I Won’t Humiliate Myself’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5442347-lula-trump-trade-brazil-tariffs/

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s decision to occupy Gaza City
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5443636-saudi-arabia-calls-for-gaza-peace/

Mexican president rejecting U.S. crackdown on drug cartels
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/americas/mexico-trump-military-cartels.html

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu’s new Gaza plan, demand release of hostages
https://www.politico.eu/article/protesters-in-israel-march-against-netanyahus-plan-to-escalate-gaza-war/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Cop sent intimate texts and watched TikToks while suspect died in back of his car, lawsuit alleges
https://people.com/oregon-cop-allegedly-scrolled-tiktok-as-man-suffered-from-overdose-in-police-car-lawsuit-11788092

Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop. I have been repeatedly subjected to chemical weapons. It’s torture by another name.
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-prison-guards-routinely-use-tear-gas-on-incarcerated-women-it-must-stop/

‘He’s dangerous to them’: Trump reportedly scrambling to ‘muzzle’ a ‘rogue’ FBI official. The meeting at JD Vance’s residence about the notorious Epstein files was actually about silencing a key FBI official, according to a former insider.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rogue-fbi-official-dangerous/

‘These Regimes Do Not End Well’: Group of Former NatSec Officials Warn of FBI ‘Purge’ in Open Letter to Agency
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/these-regimes-do-not-end-well-group-of-former-natsec-officials-warn-of-fbi-purge-in-open-letter-to-agency/

Trump admin cutting $20M in DC security funding after federal law enforcement ordered to increase presence
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-admin-cutting-20m-dc-100450338.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Appeals court rules against Trump admin in big case — and gives deadline to comply
https://www.rawstory.com/appeals-court-rules-against-trump/

Supreme Court just ‘buried’ a ‘cryptic order’ putting ‘nail in coffin’ of key law: The Supreme Court recently signaled what could be the end of the Voting Rights Act, according to one expert.
https://www.rawstory.com/cryptic-order-nail-in-coffin/

‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power
https://www.aol.com/showdown-over-power-courts-headed-154238070.html

‘Would effectively cut the Congress’s purse strings’: DC Circuit shreds Trump admin for concealing spending data, demands that it be made public
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/would-effectively-cut-the-congresss-purse-strings-dc-circuit-shreds-trump-admin-for-concealing-spending-data-demands-that-it-be-made-public/

US appeals court throws out Trump contempt ruling over deportation flights. The decision undoes Judge Boasberg’s finding that Trump officials could be sanctioned for appearing to ignore his court order.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/us-appeals-court-throws-out-trump-contempt-ruling-over-deportation-flights

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Israeli Strike on Tent in Gaza Kills Five Al Jazeera Journalists
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/11/live-israel-claims-responsibility-for-murder-of-al-jazeeras-al-sharif

# Marijuana / Hemp
MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk lashes out at Trump plan to reclassify pot as less dangerous drug. Marijuana is currently a Schedule I drug, which the Drug Enforcement Administration defines as a “drug with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse” and carries harsh criminal penalties under federal law
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/maga-influencer-charlie-kirk-lashes-1320412

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
A Furious MAGA Voter’s Post Breaking Down The “Ridiculous” Cost Of Their Diabetes Medicine Due To Donald Trump’s Tariffs Is Going Viral
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/reddit-maga-voter-cant-afford-medication-due-to-tariffs

Local impact of Trump’s executive order on mentally ill. Research shows that psychiatric hospitalization has little impact on “Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” as the executive order puts it, and which it purports to address. Instead, while the order and other Trump Administration policies may remove homelessness from public view, they neither house nor heal those suffering from it.
https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/homelessness-and-mental-illness

# Military / Militia / National Guard
National Guard readies troops as Trump targets crime in DC. A U.S. official told NewsNation the military was preparing for the possibility of hundreds of National Guard troops being deployed on D.C. streets. A D.C. National Guard spokesperson said no orders had been issued.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-national-guard-dc-crime-plan/

# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
Archaeologists unearth ancient seal with 2,600-year-old fingerprint tied to biblical official in King Josiah’s royal court, a potential breakthrough in linking material evidence with the biblical record.
https://arkeonews.net/newly-found-2600-year-old-seal-could-be-from-a-royal-official-in-king-josiahs-time/#google_vignette

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security plan to ‘save the benefits’ announced as millions of Americans set to see funds run out
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14932730/social-security-plan-investment-fund-contributions/

Thousands of Californians Face Losing Housing Assistance Amid Federal Cuts: If federal cuts go through, the Fresno Housing Authority said up to 15,000 people across Fresno County could lose their homes. Other programs that help people transition off assistance, like Family Self-Sufficiency or Jobs Plus, are also on the chopping block.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12051129/thousands-of-californians-could-lose-rental-assistance-amid-federal-housing-cuts

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
A guy in California is suing Microsoft for discontinuing Windows 10, demanding free extended support. Klein, a Windows 10 user, argues that ending support for a widely used operating system will leave millions vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, as many users may not be able or willing to upgrade their hardware or pay for extended support.
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-guy-in-california-is-suing-microsoft-for-discontinuing-windows-10-demanding-free-extended-support/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-10

Voices, The Peoples News

August 10, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘At least I’m safe’: A Kenyan immigrant opts to leave the U.S. on his own terms, leaving children and wife behind. Kangethe is from Kenya, and has been living in Michigan for more than 16 years. He first came here as a student visa-holder. He now has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Northwood University and a master’s degree in finance from Central Michigan University.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5438412/kenyan-immigrant-opts-leave-us-his-own-terms-self-deport

A Nicaraguan immigrant and his family have been barricaded at home for days after he outran ICE agents
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14976251/Nicaraguan-mirgrant-ICE-deportation-california-illegal.html

Fate Of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detainee Prompts ‘Proof of Life’ Plea, DHS Statement Rejecting He Was Dead. Attorneys for influencer Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez confirmed he had been hospitalized and returned to the ICE facility after 48 hours of confusion regarding his wellbeing
https://www.latintimes.com/fate-alligator-alcatraz-detainee-prompts-proof-life-plea-dhs-statement-rejecting-he-was-dead-588157

ICE Begs Supreme Court for Right to Racially Profile Immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to question anyone who speaks Spanish “to support reasonable suspicion that the person is here illegally.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/198933/ice-supreme-court-racial-profiling-trump

Former ‘Superman’ actor Dean Cain says he’s joining ICE ‘ASAP’ to ‘save America.’ The 59-year-old actor said he’s joining the agency after age limitations for new hires were waived as part of its recruitment effort.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/dean-cain-joins-ice-trump-mass-deportation-superman-rcna223724

Trump Authorized Military Operations on Foreign Soil to Target Latin American Cartels
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/trump-signs-order-authorising-military-action-against-cartels-reports

A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention. As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-fight-is-brewing-in-the-midwest-over-immigrant-mass-detention/

‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong?’: Trump’s ICE Is Now Recruiting Teenagers: “ICE opening up recruiting to teenagers because they can’t find enough adults willing to be their racist storm troopers is some real dystopian shit,” said one critic.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-says-teenagers-can-now-ice-agents-2109816

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Democrats trying to stop DOGE workers from getting permanent roles. All remaining DOGE staff are in political positions, despite concerns of ‘burrowing in.’ No DOGE personnel have converted to permanent, career roles.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/08/all-remaining-doge-staff-are-political-positions-despite-concerns-burrowing/407301/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Who Writes That Check?’ MSNBC Host Finally Gets Treasury Secretary To Admit Trump’s Tariffs Are Paid by Americans. Trump’s tariffs will raise prices on importers, and those importers will pass those prices on to consumers.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198915/scott-bessent-truth-trump-tariff-costs

IRS begins sharing sensitive taxpayer data with immigration authorities to find undocumented migrants
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/irs-to-share-personal-data-with-immigration-agents-to-aid-deportation-efforts

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
US Job Cuts Surge 140% to 62,075 in July 2025 Amid AI Shift. In July 2025, U.S. job cuts surged 140% to 62,075, the highest since the pandemic, with nearly half attributed to AI and technological updates, hitting tech and government sectors hardest. Critics warn of long-term regrets from prioritizing efficiency over innovation. Companies must invest in upskilling to balance AI’s benefits with workforce stability.
https://www.webpronews.com/us-job-cuts-surge-140-to-62075-in-july-2025-amid-ai-shift/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
‘Unfathomable:’ Arizona, Wisconsin Governors Speak Out Against Trump Administration For Scrapping $7B Solar Grant. The Environmental Protection Agency moved to scrap the program approved under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 after Trump’s tax bill slashed the funding for it.
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/arizona-wisconsin-governors-speak-out-against-trump-administration-for-scrapping-7-b-solar-grant/chrVxZZRd3Y

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Planetary / Earth
The Dragon Bravo fire, which started in early July after a lightning strike, has led to the closure of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park for the remainder of the 2025 season
https://www.nps.gov/grca/northrimstatus.htm

A new volcanic island, named Niijima, formed near Iwo Jima, Japan, after an underwater eruption in October 2023. The island, initially about 100 meters in diameter, is primarily composed of rock chunks ejected during the eruption. The continued growth of the island shows that the underwater volcanic activity that birthed the island off the southern coast of Iwo Jima is continuing.
https://www.space.com/satellites-japan-new-island-still-growing

Geoengineering is a Weapon That’s Been Rebranded as Climate Science. There’s a Better Way To Heal the Earth.
https://www.ciel.org/why-geoengineering-is-a-false-solution-to-the-climate-crisis/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
$93 million in aid to fight malnutrition headed to 12 African countries, Haiti, State Dept says
https://www.aol.com/93-million-aid-fight-malnutrition-202500882.html

Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fishing-pacific-islands-4202a5a746b7d6a1dd4e76cd41dd7297

# General News
Sunday thought: Working for the Good. The damage Trump is doing can create a mental and emotional prison, if we allow it to. That prison can be suffocating
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/seeking-the-good

# General News / Epstein
‘Makes no sense’: Epstein victims’ lawyer slams House GOP for ignoring this key witness
https://www.alternet.org/epstein-lawyer-house-gop/

Judge Detested by Trump Will Oversee Epstein Files Case
https://newrepublic.com/post/198937/judge-chutkan-trump-hates-epstein-files-case

Former Fox News Host Warns Trump of ‘Insurrection’ If He Pardons Maxwell
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4165829471654-there-will-be-an-insurrection-trump-warned-by-ex-fox-host-over-epstein-meddling

A Maxwell pardon further cheapens the rule of law under Trump. America has watched Trump pardon criminals before. Clemency for Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator would do irreparable harm to our justice system.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-pardon-rcna223475

New lawsuit on Epstein case seeks records of Trump administration communications
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-trump-justice-department-lawsuit-77748e5801d9278ecead678bd0852d46

Oversight Democrats call for hearing with Epstein victims
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5442466-congress-hearing-epstein-maxwell-victims/

# Gov / Politics
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
https://apnews.com/article/voting-elections-trump-executive-order-4e9edb53f47e61e241a43ceef8164022
Also: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/

Donald Trump on Saturday was accused of committing “unprecedented treachery” as he displays “disdain” for his own supporters.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supporters-garbage-steve-schmidt/

Tammy Bruce, State Department spokesperson, tapped for UN role. Bruce has been one of the State Department’s most public figures in the first six months of Trump’s second term.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/09/tammy-bruce-united-nations-00501346

‘Trump is a wrecking ball’: behind the president’s $200m plan to build a White House ballroom. Trump, who made his money in construction, launches biggest White House project in a century on paved-over Rose Garden. This will be just the latest step in a radical architectural overhaul intent on making the 225-year-old executive mansion less redolent of stuffy Washington and more evocative of Mar-a-Lago, his gaudy palace in Palm Beach, Florida.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trump-white-house-ballroom

‘He gets mixed up’: Former Ambassador worries ‘erratic’ Trump unprepared for Putin meetings. Former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul tells MSNBC he’s alarmed by how quickly President Donald Trump keeps changing his mind about Russian leader Vladimir Putin as he prepares to negotiate an end to war in Ukraine
https://www.alternet.org/donald-trump-putin-ukraine/

‘A travesty’: Outrage grows as leak shows Trump admin scrubbing out human rights violations. The secretary’s instructions were to cut everything not legislatively mandated, but the leaked documents appear to show effort to narrow the scope of what the world hears about human rights abuses around the world.
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/leaked-u-s-state-department-human-rights-report-reveals-alarming-omissions-on-global-violations/

Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5442191-fbi-texas-redistricting-democrats/

Federal court says Alabama must use map that creates 2nd Black majority district. The state is expected to appeal the decision, which comes as both parties move to draw new districts for partisan advantage.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/07/federal-court-alabama-must-use-map-black-majority-district-00499369?nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nname=playbook&nrid=1df78d6a-15f3-440b-b64a-0c5daab19873

Texas House Speaker Drops Hammer On Runaway Dems. The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives announced new measures targeting Democrats who fled the state to deny the body a quorum for redistricting.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/08/texas-house-speaker-drops-hammer-on-runaway-dems/

White House is currently considering inviting Zelensky to Alaska summit with Putin: A senior Ukrainian official said it would be “the right thing to do”
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-russia-vladimir-putin-meeting-donald-trump-alaska-ceasefire-2111362

In Swipe at UK, Huckabee Cites Allied Bombing of Dresden to Defend Israel’s Gaza Genocide. “Justifying today’s atrocities by pointing to yesterday’s doesn’t make it moral,” said one critic. “It makes it monstrous.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/mike-huckabee-gaza-dresden-00499711

‘Cowards’: Ramirez Hits Back at Republicans Who Threatened Her With Deportation. “We will continue to stand up for our rights, and we will continue to call out the terrorist organization that is ICE,” the congresswoman said in a speech at Netroots Nation.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/delia-ramirez-hits-back

Trump Slammed for Letting Netanyahu Carry Out ‘What Amounts to Ethnic Cleansing’ in Gaza. “Biden was wrong about his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump is even worse,” said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-netanyahu-gaza-occupation

# Gov / Politics / Global
Europe rallies behind Ukraine after defiant Zelensky rejects any peace plan that gives up land to Russia. Labour foreign secretary David Lammy and US vice-president JD Vance hosted a meeting of national security advisers on Saturday, as Donald Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin next week
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/david-lammy-jd-vance-ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia-land-b2804969.html

Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-putin-trump-summit-zelenskyy-a01a6dbae85b10cc710c48f1558c1401

Leaked Transcript Confirms Netanyahu Chose to Starve Gaza as a Method of War. Cabinet meeting minutes show how Netanyahu chose to create famine in Gaza over securing release of Israeli hostages. Cabinet meeting minutes show how Netanyahu chose to create famine in Gaza over securing release of Israeli hostages.
https://truthout.org/articles/leaked-transcript-confirms-netanyahu-chose-to-starve-gaza-as-a-method-of-war/

‘Horrifying Escalation’: Global Outcry as Israeli Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza City. The United Nations’ human rights chief warned the move would “result in more massive forced displacement, more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction, and atrocity crimes.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-faces-backlash-home-abroad-over-gaza-war-escalation-plan-2025-08-08/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Trump FBI Director Fires Combat Vet Whose Wife Died Last Month. Patel’s signature under scathing language accusing Giardina of “poor judgment” and a “lack of impartiality,” leading to the “political weaponization of the government.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-shill-patel-purged-fbi-144242566.html

Thug who mercilessly mauled elderly pro-life worker in front of Planned Parenthood gets his sentence. In June, a judge acquitted Patrick Brice of first-degree assault over a brutal assault he carried out against 73-year-old pro-life worker Mark Crosby in front of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood
https://www.theblaze.com/news/thug-who-mercilessly-mauled-elderly-pro-life-worker-in-front-of-planned-parenthood-gets-his-sentence

‘Need not spend much time on this’: Judge sarcastically blocks Trump admin from using ‘gender ideology’ executive order to cut domestic violence prevention funds
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/need-not-spend-much-time-on-this-judge-sarcastically-blocks-trump-admin-from-using-gender-ideology-executive-order-to-cut-domestic-violence-prevention-funds/

All 6 Cincinnati mob attack suspects indicted, hit with more charges — and could get decades behind bars. Police also released bodycam video showing the moments after the attack.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/all-6-cincinnati-mob-attack-suspects-indicted-hit-with-more-charges-and-could-get-decades-behind-bars

# LGBTQ / Gender
Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they’re suing. A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state’s refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
https://19thnews.org/2025/08/trans-inmates-georgia-prisons-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
U.S. Postal Service Announces Temporary Price Change for 2025 Holiday Shipping Season. The rate hikes are intended to offset the increased costs associated with the holiday shipping surge.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0808-usps-announces-temporary-price-change-for-2025-holiday-shipping-season.htm

‘Living in a Fantasy World’: Critics Pounce as Trump’s CNBC Interview Goes Off the Rails. “The racism here is on steroids,” said one critic about Trump’s statements on immigrant farmworkers.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cnbc-interview

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
People who get ‘Obamacare’ health insurance are set to see premiums jump by 18%, study finds
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/obamacare-health-insurance-premiums-increase-b2804106.html

Trump DOJ Gives Monopolist UnitedHealth a Green Light to Swallow Yet Another Competitor. “As a result, Big Medicine will profit at the expense of vulnerable hospice patients, some of whom will pay with their lives, and the workers who care for them.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-doj-gives-monopolist-unitedhealth-green-light-to-swallow-yet-another-competitor

UnitedHealth Group confirms DOJ is probing its Medicare business. The health care giant said it reached out to the DOJ after reviewing media reports about the investigation into its billing practices.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/07/unitedhealth-group-confirms-doj-is-probing-its-medicare-business-00474271

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Physician-Scientist, Neeta Thakur, Is Taking on Trump on Behalf of Disadvantaged Communities
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/9/2337090/-This-physician-scientist-is-taking-on-Trump-on-behalf-of-disadvantaged-communities

CVS and Walgreens are ‘in big trouble’ as Walmart is told to ‘do better’ after they all scrap four critical services. Experts have warned of the risk posed to rural communities and those with less money. The three major retailers have all launched operational changes that will strip many customers of vital healthcare services.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14943480/cvs-walgreens-walmart-do-better-end-healthcare-services/

Everything to know about the ‘really sinister’ legal supplement RFK Jr. is cracking down on, kratom
https://www.aol.com/rfk-jr-launches-crackdown-kratom-182520929.html
National Library of Medicine: Kratom
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585120/

Amid Hospital Closures, Many Rural Parents Have No Place Left to Give Birth. Doctors worry impending Medicaid cuts will force many pregnant people to drive hundreds of miles for care.
https://truthout.org/articles/amid-hospital-closures-many-rural-parents-have-no-place-left-to-give-birth/

# Medical Science / Research / Technology
‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research. Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital work
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/nih-scientists-trump-cuts

‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/20/science-trump-funding-cuts-layoffs

RFK Jr Drops a BOMBSHELL On Pro-VAX Agenda. US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, has removed all 17 members of a committee that issues official government recommendations on immunisations.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyge27y2g9o

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Navy plan would build West Coast dry dock for largest carriers and submarines operating in Pacific. The Navy plans to build a new dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard that can accommodate its largest aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines into the 22nd century.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-08-08/navy-shipyard-construction-carriers-submarines-18704229.html

# Military / Global
US, Gulf pressure to fully disarm Hezbollah puts Lebanon on edge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-09/us-gulf-pressure-to-fully-disarm-hezbollah-puts-lebanon-on-edge

New Zealand and Australia seek closer military ties following Chinese live-fire naval exercise
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/zealand-australia-seek-closer-military-070823040.html

# Social / Communities
Trump signs executive order to remove homeless people. The order signed Thursday calls for changes to make it easier for states and cities to remove outdoor encampments and get people into mental health or addiction treatment. That includes involuntary civil commitment for those “who are a risk to themselves or others.”
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479139/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping

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August 9, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention. As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-fight-is-brewing-in-the-midwest-over-immigrant-mass-detention/

Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US. Office of the Inspector General published the results of a 2021 inspection of the Folkston detention center, citing “unsanitary and dilapidated” facilities, with water leaks, mold and debris in the ventilation system, insect infestations, lack of access to hot showers, inoperable toilets, and no hot meals.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/largest-ice-facility-planned-georgia-160000064.html

How many US citizens have been swept up in the immigration crackdown? Democrats demand answers. Increasingly frustrated that the aggressive tactics are sweeping up American citizens, Democratic members of Congress have been pressing for a full accounting of the citizens detained
https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/how-many-us-citizens-have-been-swept-up-in-the-immigration-crackdown-democrats-demand-answers/article_7bc48786-3d0b-596c-9584-d7292293dadf.html

Leaked DHS Memo Shows Trump Administration Wants to Deploy Military on City Streets to Hunt Down Immigrants
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/10/trump-national-guard-ice-transport-immigrations-price/84131100007/

Trump prepares US military to target Latin American drug cartels: Trump has vowed to “wage war” on drug cartels, accusing them of flooding the US with drugs such as fentanyl. Mexico has ruled out any US military action on its soil.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-trump-eyes-military-action-against-cartels-reports/a-73579780

Courts halted ICE’s armed patrols that stopped Latinos without cause — now Trump wants the Supreme Court to restart them. Justice Department argues speaking Spanish can mean you’re unlawfully in the U.S.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/courts-halted-ices-armed-patrols-that-stopped-latinos-without-cause-now-trump-wants-the-supreme-court-to-restart-them/

# Children / Youth
Child advocate blames Democrat governor for 6th child death in only four months of incidents that involved the state’s Children, Youth & Families Department: ‘There is blood on the governor.’ The tragic death of another child in New Mexico has prompted a child advocate to blame the governor and the children’s safety agency that had been warned about the threat.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/child-murder-gov-new-mexico

Family of 10-year-old girl allegedly tortured to death says child protective services ignored dozens of warnings. Doctors who examined the girl said she was malnourished, dehydrated, and appeared to have been tortured. Prosecutors said she had bruises all over her body, had been starved, and had some toenails missing.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/arizona-child-torture-murder-dcs

# Consumer Product Safety
TEMI Go Basketball Toys Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking; Violates Small Ball Ban; Sold on Amazon by Temitoys
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/TEMI-Go-Basketball-Toys-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Choking-Violates-Small-Ball-Ban-Sold-on-Amazon-by-Temitoys

Petmate Recalls Pet Zone Pet Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violation of Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries; Sold Exclusively at Menards
https://www.usatoday.com/recalls/consumer-products/CPSC-10372/

Fieldsheer Apparel Technologies Recalls Heated Socks Due to Injury Hazard
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Fieldsheer-Apparel-Technologies-Recalls-Heated-Socks-Due-to-Injury-Hazard

AliExpress Recalls LeymanKids Children’s Pajama Sets Due to Risk of Injury or Death from Burns; Violates Mandatory Standards for Children’s Sleepwear
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/AliExpress-Recalls-LeymanKids-Childrens-Pajama-Sets-Due-to-Risk-of-Injury-or-Death-from-Burns-Violates-Mandatory-Standards-for-Childrens-Sleepwear

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘1929 all over again’: Trump warns of new ‘great depression’ if judges overturn tariffs
https://www.alternet.org/trump-great-depression/

‘Grim’: Top economist says Americans in for a ‘nasty shock’ on inflation thanks to Trump. Calling one report “quite grim on both inflation and jobs,” Krugman, an economics professor, warns that “just around the corner,” Americans could be in for a “nasty shock” of “inflation of 4 percent or more,” which is about a 50 percent increase from where inflation is right now.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economist-inflation/

President Donald Trump ordered the US Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies in February 2025, calling their production wasteful. The US Mint made its final order of penny blanks in May 2025 and will cease production of new pennies once those run out, likely in early 2026.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-mint-moves-ahead-with-plans-to-kill-the-penny

A third of CEOs plan to axe jobs over the next year—and most now say they’ll pass on new tariff costs to their customers
https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/ceos-cut-jobs-tariff-costs/

Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner, giving him the shortest-ever tenure in the role. Long said in a social media post that Trump had nominated him for an ambassadorship. “It is a honor to serve my friend President Trump and I am excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/08/trump-removes-billy-long-as-irs-commisioner-less-than-2-months-after-his-confirmation/

Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999

# Education / Schools
It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug. A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.
https://www.wired.com/story/school-bathroom-vape-detector-audio-bug/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Environmental Protection Agency in Name Only. The Trump administration is racing to revoke the cornerstone of U.S. climate regulation by the end of the year
https://prospect.org/environment/2025-08-06-environmental-protection-agency-in-name-only/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired. Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether. Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-08-06-fema-employees-reassigned-to-ice/

AG Kaul Wins Court Order Blocking the Trump Admin. from Repurposing Billions in FEMA funding
https://www.wisdoj.gov/PressReleases/08-05-2025-FEMA-BRIC-PI-Win.pdf

# General News / Gaza
Israel Approves Plan to Take Over Gaza City, Force Palestinians Into ‘Camps.’ Israel plans to forcibly evacuate an estimated 1 million Palestinians from Gaza City.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-gaza-08-08-2025-920f5b4bfd3fe07ded6acd28f5d77768

# General News / Epstein
‘Highly unusual’: A prison director just went on the record about Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘luxury’ new home
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-move-epstein-trump

‘This is nuts’: Prosecutor says ‘there’s a realistic chance’ SCOTUS tosses Maxwell’s conviction
https://www.alternet.org/ghislaine-maxwell-supreme-court/

‘Gigantic red flag’: Jen Psaki reveals how new Epstein lawsuit is ‘huge problem for Trump’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/

Epstein victims are a growing political threat to Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/epstein-maxwell-survivors-analysis

Senator Demands Bureau Of Prisons Explain Ghislaine Maxwell Transfer. “Sexual predators shouldn’t be afforded preferential treatment,” said the Rhode Island Democrat.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ghislaine-maxwell-transfer-prison_n_6896279fe4b059385ba0841e

# Gov / Politics
Texas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove them. In court papers, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/texas-democrats-redistricting-court-00500649

‘A travesty’: Outrage grows as leak shows Trump admin scrubbing out human rights violations. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration earned condemnation from Amnesty International on Thursday over its leaked plans to downplay human rights violations in countries favored by the American government
https://www.alternet.org/it-would-be-a-travesty/

Red state governor shuts down Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/

‘Really big bomb’: Dems giddy as ugly Republican brawl threatens GOP massacre
https://www.newsbreak.com/alternet-332687158/4165554929597-really-big-bomb-dems-giddy-as-ugly-republican-brawl-threatens-gop-massacre

Newsom says special election on California redistricting planned for November
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5444113-newsom-democrats-new-house-map/

Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war. The announcement comes as Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire passed without any new commitments.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/trump-announces-august-15-meet-up-with-putin-in-alaska-warns-of-land-swap

MAGA world swallows a difficult truth: Arresting Trump’s opponents is easier said than done. From the Epstein saga to Texas redistricting, the far right’s bluster about criminal consequences often leads to disappointment.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/trump-maga-world-arrest-opponents-00499426?_native_ads=1&font_scale=1.0

Mike Johnson hit with new accusation showing ‘clear-cut violation’ of federal law
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2673870511/

Democrats demand answers on using nuclear modernization funds to renovate Trump’s Qatari jet. The funding for retrofits to the luxury jet that Qatar gifted to President Donald Trump will come from the Air Force’s Sentinel nuclear missile program, which is already facing delays and cost overruns.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trumps-qatar-jet-retrofitting-democrats-letter

# Gov / Politics / Global
Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns. Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-mideast-weapons-b957e28b73ee94ed33fbd2d4e4d36246

Mexico rejects US forces in country
https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/border/mexico-s-president-says-u-s-forces-are-unwelcome-in-her-country/article_7fd3ef4f-d34f-45fe-a6d2-716d924bbad7.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs. PBS KIDS produces popular age-appropriate programs. It also has a website and multiple apps with games and activities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pbs-accounts-nearly-half-first-083053550.html

Trump’s FCC Considers Supercharging Corporate TV Consolidation. Media conglomerates are pushing to eliminate rules that limit consolidation of local TV stations.
https://www.freepress.net/news/trumps-fcc-considers-supercharging-corporate-tv-consolidation

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
DOJ Allows UnitedHealth to Expand Its Conglomerate by Buying Up Competitor. The settlement filed with the Maryland district court on Thursday requires UnitedHealth and Amedisys to divest 164 home health and hospice sites to placate the DOJ’s concerns.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/unitedhealth-amedisys-doj-settlement-merger/757086/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
AAP, AMA Booted From CDC Vaccine Advisory Working Groups. The associations said they were informed via email last week that their vaccine experts were being disinvited from the workgroups that report to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. The experts will no longer be invited to participate in the working groups that review data and form policy recommendations.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/aap-ama-booted-cdc-vaccine-advisory-working-groups/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
The B-21 Raider will bring combat mass unlike anything B-2 can muster, which will change how stealth bombers fight.
https://www.twz.com/air/for-b-21-quantity-is-its-most-critical-quality-top-bomber-officer-says

# NASA
NASA Rewrites the Rules for Developers of Private Space Stations. In the face of budget cuts, NASA has issued a new directive on how it will procure replacements for the International Space Station.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/as-the-end-of-the-iss-nears-nasa-shakes-up-program-for-commercial-replacements/

# NOAA / Weather
Private Companies Are Now Gathering Weather Data for NOAA. WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys, and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps.
https://www.energycentral.com/workforce/post/news-private-companies-step-up-to-gather-weather-data-for-noaa-as-zP2LuDrFgPgWb2n

# Planetary / Earth
Northern lights may be visible in 18 states tonight. This is due to a geomagnetic storm potentially triggered by a coronal mass ejection. Prepare to get away from city lights if you want to see the colorful sky show.
https://www.cnet.com/science/space/the-aurora-borealis-is-back-these-18-states-have-a-chance-to-see-it-tonight/

# Social / Communities
Public Assemblies Strengthen Community Resistance to Rising Authoritarianism. Assemblies are “a unique opportunity for people to build a democracy that has yet to be born,” says organizer Denzel Caldwell.
https://truthout.org/audio/public-assemblies-strengthen-community-resistance-to-rising-authoritarianism/

# Social Services / Programs
DHS virtually silent as providers seek answers about ‘sudden’ end to housing services program. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has been largely silent since announcing its intention to terminate, and eventually redesign and relaunch, the first-of-its-kind Housing Stabilization Services Program.
https://www.newsbreak.com/kstp-5-eyewitness-news-minneapolis-st-paul-mn-311145184/4161157876956-dhs-virtually-silent-as-providers-seek-answers-about-sudden-end-to-housing-services-program

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
AI Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Find a Well-Paying Job. Is This the World We Want? Corporate greed brought us to this point, and isn’t stopping anytime soon.
https://futurism.com/ai-impossible-find-job

# Veterans / VA
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-hospital-shortages-trump

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Small US town’s water supply may be at risk after China’s richest man buys strategic property
https://www.theblaze.com/news/small-us-towns-water-supply-may-be-at-risk-after-chinas-richest-man-buys-strategic-property

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-07

Voices, The Peoples News

August 7, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘No deeper insight’: Trump admin suffers double loss as dozens of additional sanctuary cities and counties join immigration lawsuit, win protection from funding cuts
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/no-deeper-insight-trump-admin-suffers-double-loss-as-dozens-of-additional-sanctuary-cities-and-counties-join-immigration-lawsuit-win-protection-from-funding-cuts/

‘We’ve been trapped!’ Democratic lawmakers say ICE ‘incarcerated’ them at detention center. “We were greeted by a masked agent who refused to give us his name, who refused to show his face, and who proceeded to lock the door, keeping us, in essence, incarcerated, because we cannot go in or out until we get further notice.”
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2673863764/

“I thought people were going to die”: Anti-ICE protesters say they were attacked by police. Supporters of detained chaplain Ayman Soliman say cops assaulted them at a recent protest, but they’re not deterred
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/06/police-brutality-wont-stop-ice-protests/

‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities. Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inauguration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/physical-sexual-abuse-pregnant-women-children-immigration-centers

510 ‘credible reports of human rights abuse’ against immigrant detainees: An investigation from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) found 510 “credible reports of human rights abuse” of people held in immigration detention centers across the country.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5438618-human-rights-abuse-immigration/

A U.S. citizen detained by Border Patrol captured his arrest on camera (FULL VERSION)
https://www.wfsb.com/2025/07/30/border-patrol-violently-arrests-18-year-old-us-citizen-nonprofit-says/

Former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Corrections Officer Describes ‘Inhumane’ Conditions: Like ‘An Oversized Kennel’
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/06/ex-alligator-alcatraz-worker-details-inhumane-treatment/

ICE has a new courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside. Even some legal asylum-seekers face detention and deportation.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/07/ice-has-a-new-courthouse-tactic-get-immigrants-cases-tossed-then-arrest-them-outside/

“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal. Without providing evidence, the U.S. government branded them all Tren de Aragua gang members, the “worst of the worst,” “sick animals” and “monsters.” Our reporting shows how the government knew a majority of them had not been convicted of a crime in the U.S.
https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-trump-families-video

Parents of Westchester High School Grad Reveal ICE Agents Detained Daughter After Routine Visa Hearing
https://abc7chicago.com/post/westchester-high-school-grad-yeonsoo-go-detained-ice-routine-visa-hearing-family-says/17429447/

Pregnant Women Face Harrowing Abuses In Immigrant Detention, Democratic Report Says. They’ve been deprived of critical medical care and subject to overcrowded cells, per an investigation from Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pregnant-women-children-immigrant-detention-ossoff_n_6892983ae4b07e7958a0f46a

Trump Targets Spouses of US Citizens in Green Card Crackdown
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-targets-spouses-of-us-citizens-in-green-card-crackdown/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Donald Trump makes America lose billions and decides charging tourists $15k is the answer
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/donald-trump-makes-america-lose-billions-and-decides-charging-tourists-15k-is-the-answer/

Trump Doubles Tariffs On Major Ally For Buying Putin’s Oil. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on India for refusing to cease importing Russian oil, the White House announced Wednesday.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-doubles-tariffs-on-india-to-50-why-the-big-issue-is-vladimir-putin-and-russian-oil-4028e441

Banks are quietly closing branches across the country. As hundreds of U.S. bank branches have been marked for closure this year, some concern has been raised as to what this means for Americans, particularly those with limited access to the internet and online banking.
https://www.newsweek.com/bank-closures-2025-money-implications-consumers-expert-view-2051281

Moody’s Downgrade Signals Deeper Risk: Is U.S. Debt Undermining Global Leadership? The Treasury is signaling deeper debt problems. The US Treasury has been signaling increased worry about the sustainability of the rising national debt and the potential for deeper problems.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/moodys-downgrade-signals-deeper-risk-us-debt-undermining-global-leadership

Treasury to begin ‘extraordinary measures’ as US approaches debt cliff. The breach of the debt ceiling officially starts the clock on how long Trump and Congress will have to act to avoid a financially catastrophic default.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/01/17/treasury-yellen-debt-cliff-00199113

Mark Zandi, the chief economist of Moody’s, has a grim prediction for the US economy. ‘On the precipice of recession’: A top economist warns that not even the Fed may be able to rescue the US from a downturn
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/precipice-recession-top-economist-warns-225757237.html

Trump says he will impose 100 percent tariff on semiconductors. Trump has already imposed tariffs on automobiles, copper, steel and aluminum.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/06/trump-says-he-will-put-100-percent-tariff-on-semiconductors-00496413

# Education / Schools
Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants
https://apnews.com/article/doge-humanities-grants-trump-1b692b8828141f57335cf701e5450722

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump Administration Adds Key Mining Projects to FAST-41. Effort Aims to Expedite Critical Minerals and Secure Domestic Supply
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/trump-administration-adds-key-mining-projects-fast-41

Unleashing American Energy: It is the policy of the United States to encourage energy exploration and production on Federal lands and waters, including on the Outer Continental Shelf, in order to meet the needs of our citizens and solidify the United States as a global energy leader long into the future
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/unleashing-american-energy/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Infrastructure policy of Donald Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_policy_of_Donald_Trump

The U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Boom Is Sputtering. More than $30 billion of clean energy investments are now on ice since Trump took office, according to new data from Wellesley College’s Big Green Machine.
https://heatmap.news/economy/trump-manufacturing-boom-canceled

Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation. A wildfire burning since July 4 has closed the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park for the rest of the season.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04082025/grand-canyon-fire-largest-in-nation/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
DHS transfers FEMA staff to ICE amid hurricane season. DHS is detailing roughly 100 people from FEMA’s human resources and security teams to help process applicants at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid a bid to hire 10,000 extra officers.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5439715-dhs-fema-ice-hurricane-season-noem-immigration-enforcement/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
‘Left to rot’: Farmer reeling over decaying crops as workforce flees ICE raids. Not only have Trump’s mass deportations and raids eliminated a large part of the workforce, but they have also prevented those who remain from being willing to work at all, Chandler said.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-farm-workers/

# General News / Gaza
The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza. Pressure is mounting against Israel in the U.S. and around the world. Will it mean anything on the ground in Palestine?
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/06/israel-palestine-gaza-war-politics/

An Unexpected Path to Hold War Criminals Accountable. It’s at the national courts, not the ICC or ICJ, where Palestinians have the best chance to see justice.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/06/israel-palestine-war-crimes-icc-icj/

As Israel faces blame for the hunger crisis in Gaza, UN’s own data shows most of its aid is looted
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israel-faces-blame-hunger-crisis-100019910.html

# General News / Epstein
Epstein Victim’s Family Releases Statement on JD Vance Holding a Scandal ‘Strategy Session’ at His Home
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/epstein-victims-family-releases-statement-on-jd-vance-holding-a-scandal-strategy-session-at-his-home/

The Democrats’ motion to subpoena the Epstein file has legal and historical basis
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/judicial/5435151-house-subpoena-epstein-file/

# Gov / Politics
Tim Burchett Signals He’d Take Blackburn’s Senate Seat If She Becomes Governor. Republican Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett signaled he would accept Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s seat if she wins the state’s gubernatorial race.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/06/tim-burchett-marsha-blackburn-tennessee-senate-governor/

‘Nobody believes you’: Library of Congress blames missing Constitution sections on ‘coding error’
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/constitution-missing-sections-coding-error

‘Swamp creature’: Gen Z voter says Trump-backing peers now think he ‘lied to us and deceived us’
https://www.alternet.org/gen-z-trump-epstein/

‘Major trouble’: Memo claims House Republicans being ‘eaten alive’ selling Trump’s new law. Republicans are facing “major trouble” garnering public support for the sweeping reconciliation bill, predicting that it will become “THE defining issue of the midterms.”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-bill-republicans-gop/

Trump Threatens DC Takeover after a Black Mob Assaults DOGE Employee ‘Big Balls.’ US president cites youth crime in call to strip the capital of local rule, despite declining violence and local opposition
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/trump-dc-doge-staffer-attack

Can Donald Trump take federal control of Washington, DC? US president has warned of a federal takeover of DC, citing violent incidents and the city’s crime problems.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/7/can-donald-trump-take-federal-control-of-washington-dc#:~:text=US%20president%20has%20warned%20of,takeover%20of%20the%20nation’s%20capital

Dangerous cracks in US democracy pillars. Three of the seven pillars of democracy outlined in the Democracy Playbook 2025—protect elections, defend rule of law, and fight corruption—are facing significant challenges, highlighting the growing threats to US democracy posed by the new Trump administration.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/threats-to-us-democracy-dangerous-cracks-in-us-democracy-pillars/#:~:text=Over%20three%20weeks%20into%20the,and%20balances%20from%20being%20trampled

Ex-GOP leader calls party ‘epitome of heartless’ as he jumps ship to join Dems
https://www.rawstory.com/geoff-duncan-2673860370/

More Republicans clamor for changing Senate rules to bypass Dems’ obstruction. With Democrats still playing hardball over confirming the rest of President Donald Trump’s civilian nominees, Republicans are becoming increasingly vocal about changing Senate procedural rules to help fast-track the process.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ca30dcc2-29a1-49db-b49a-b9cfea3a1136.html

Texas Republican Accidentally Admits Truth About GOP’s Gerrymandering
https://newrepublic.com/post/198840/texas-republican-admits-truth-gerrymandering-map

Trump threatens city with National Guard and takeover of police force in bid to ‘tackle crime’
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-trump-mulls-sending-national-guard-to-washington-dc-after-assault-of/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Revealed: ‘Irresponsible’ Trump official published CIA’s ‘most closely guarded secrets’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-official-cia/?u=1602501a99a5758652052c0857f4beec9307dbfdcb75c1cebcb48b174fbab7bf&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Aug.6.2025_8.36pm

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Supreme Court Prepares to End Voting Rights As We Know Them, And justices don’t want you to notice.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-2/

Rubio, Noem Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘War’ on Free Speech Amid Crackdown on Student Visa Holders
https://www.newsbreak.com/mediaite-520570/4160072640613-rubio-noem-slapped-with-lawsuit-over-war-on-free-speech-amid-crackdown-on-student-visa-holders

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
President Donald Trump sent a chilling warning from the White House to late night TV hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, as well as radio icon Howard Stern, claiming “they are next.”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jimmy-kimmel-fallon-stern-b2803584.html

Palestine Talks | In conversation with Max Blumenthal (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g53T-x1o4OU
‘Enemies of the people’- Max Blumenthal blasts media role in Gaza genocide (Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuo4JU-qncM

Journalists demand access to Gaza as Israel begins full conquest and press blackout deepens. More than 600 journalists call the press restrictions in Gaza “the worst blackout in modern conflict” as Israel moves forward with plans to fully occupy the strip and restricts independent coverage of its escalating war.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/08/06/journalists-demand-access-to-gaza-as-israel-begins-full-conquest-and-press-blackout-deepens/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Trump slashed Medicaid — now he’s got another health care crisis looming. Tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, expire at the end of the year. But not all Republicans are on board with extending them
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-medicaid-affordable-care-act-health-care-b2803232.html

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
New WV law repeals mandate that newborns receive eye ointment to prevent blindness. New WV law repeals mandate that newborns receive eye ointment to prevent blindness
https://www.herald-dispatch.com/_zapp/new-wv-law-repeals-mandate-that-newborns-receive-eye-ointment-to-prevent-blindness/article_cde0a2fe-9452-458b-9d78-0c71b396a31e.html

# Medical Science / Research / Technology
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. sparked swift backlash on Tuesday evening when the secretary of Health and Human Services announced the termination of nearly $500 million in federal funding and contracts supporting the development of mRNA-based vaccines. HHS said it would coordinate a wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/medical/unforgivable-shocked-experts-warn-rfk-just-condemned-millions-to-death-and-illness/ar-AA1JYYAv

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Air Force moves F-16s closer to North Korea in new ‘super squadron.’ The U.S. Air Force has begun transferring F-16 Fighting Falcon warplanes from South Korea’s Kunsan Air Base to Osan Air Base, located about 80 miles closer to the North Korean border.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2025/08/06/air-force-moves-f-16s-closer-to-north-korea-in-new-super-squadron/

# Military / Global
Cheap Ukrainian drones inflict costly damage to Russian war machine. War in Ukraine increasingly fought with drones. Underdog Ukraine has adapted, inflicting damage on Russia
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/ukraine-drone-russia/

# NASA
NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier. As Greenland’s ice retreats, it’s fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model out of JPL and MIT that’s been called a laboratory in itself.
https://www.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-supercomputers-take-on-life-near-greenlands-most-active-glacier/

# Nuclear
Workers At A Nuclear Site In South Carolina Just Discovered 4 Radioactive Wasp Nests. The radioactive wasp nests were found at Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina, where nuclear material was produced during the Cold War. Officials say there are no leaks and hazardous nests are from legacy contamination.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/radioactive-wasp-nests-spring-up-in-decadesold-nuclear-site-in-south-carolina/

# Social / Communities
Trump demands new U.S. Census and says non-citizens won’t be counted. President Donald Trump is calling for a new census of American households to be conducted and for migrants who did not enter the country legally to be excluded from the count.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/07/trump-new-us-census-only-citizens-counted/85555266007/

# Solar Activity
Three recent X-class solar flares, the strongest category, erupted from the sun in late October and early November 2004. These flares, along with numerous M-class flares, were associated with a period of intense solar activity.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/3-powerful-solar-flares-erupt-in-less-than-24-hours-ending-weeks-of-calm-on-the-sun-video

While the sun’s activity doesn’t directly cause earthquakes, research suggests a potential link where solar activity can influence earthquake occurrences, specifically by affecting Earth’s surface temperature. This influence is not a primary cause, but rather a potential triggering mechanism, especially for shallow earthquakes
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-suns-activity-can-trigger-earthquakes-and-now-we-know-how

The Sun’s Activity Can Trigger Earthquakes, And Now We Know How. “Solar heat drives atmospheric temperature changes, which in turn can affect things like rock properties and underground water movement.” “Such fluctuations can make rocks more brittle and prone to fracturing
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-suns-activity-can-trigger-earthquakes-and-now-we-know-how

# Sports
Trump names himself chair of LA Olympics Task Force, sees role for military during games. In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Donald Trump may have other plans
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-names-himself-chair-l-221638998.html

Trump creates task force to prepare for 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The executive order calls for the task force to coordinate security and planning for the Games, streamline visa processing and credentialing for the athletes, coaches, media and other visitors coming to the U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-2028-summer-olympics-task-force-5751b5137a2576d2d6a26cb7bebd89e8

President Trump floats military use at L.A. Olympics, says there will be sex testing
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6538232/2025/08/06/president-trump-los-angeles-olympics-transgender-policy-military/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Elon and Bezos have released humanoid robots into the wild — and no one’s ready for what happens next. The new Figure 02 robot can walk, talk, and see what’s going on with AI-enabled vision. The droids, made by Agility Robotics, are about the size of a person and can walk around the warehouse floor as well as squeeze into tight spaces
https://fortune.com/2024/09/26/robots-agility-amazon-openai-tesla-ai/

Silicon Valley has seen a noticeable shift to the right, with several tech leaders engaging more closely with the current administration, a trend Melinda French Gates views critically, especially when it comes to leaders not living by their stated values.
https://fortune.com/2025/06/23/melinda-french-gates-tech-titans-politics-value-history-books/?dicbo=v2-tgpGhgP

Tesla’s Optimus and the Humanoid Robot Race Nobody’s Ready For. Oftentimes, the future comes faster than we think. Companies like Amazon, Tesla, and Agility Robotics aren’t waiting on theory. From delivery and logistics to manufacturing and hospitality, humanoid robots are actively being tested and deployed today.
https://investorplace.com/hypergrowthinvesting/2025/06/teslas-optimus-and-the-humanoid-robot-race-nobodys-ready-for/

# Transportation
The Trump administration rescinded Obama-era guidance that disregarded 100-year-old law. Two seemingly foreign truck drivers were ticketed while driving transport trucks through rural Alabama. The Trump administration rescinded Obama-era guidance that disregarded 100-year-old law. ‘They can’t communicate, and they can’t read road signs.’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/truck-drivers-dekalkb-country-alabama

# Veterans / VA
VA drops contracts, says unions aren’t helping veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs canceled its contracts with most unions on Wednesday, saying the unions fight against the best interests of veterans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3f5e544d-8193-468f-9657-aa8e27475c1c.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-06

Voices, The Peoples News

August 6, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Can the U.S. deport someone who’s lived here for 30 years without an immigration hearing?
https://www.aol.com/news/ice-attempt-quickly-deport-arizona-225116940.html

Trump officials are reopening old immigration cases, even for dead people. ‘They don’t do their homework,’ lawyers say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/deportation-proceedings-were-closed-years-100000079.html

Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants to locations that are not their home countries
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-restart-swift-deportation-of-migrants-to-locations-that-are-not-their-home-countries

ICE Is Enticing New Recruits With Student Loan Forgiveness. Trump has weaponized student loan forgiveness to advance his agenda.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-is-enticing-new-recruits-with-student-loan-forgiveness/

Civil Rights Groups Sue to Stop ICE Abductions in New York Courthouses. Masked officers have been gathering in courthouses to look for people attending mandatory immigration appointments.
https://truthout.org/articles/civil-rights-groups-sue-to-stop-ice-abductions-in-new-york-courthouses/

Immigrants and their legal advocates are suing to stop unlawful Trump administration policies that have resulted in the arrest, detention, and fast-track deportation of potentially thousands of people who appeared for their scheduled hearings at immigration courts across the country in recent months.
https://immigrantjustice.org/press-release/unlawful-ice-arrests-at-immigration-courthouses-prompt-lawsuit-by-advocates-and-immigrants/

US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/us-citizens-jailed-ice-los-angeles

Everglades detention camp sits in hurricane alley, raising safety fears
https://www.dailyclimate.org/everglades-detention-camp-sits-in-hurricane-alley-raising-safety-fears-2673860985.html?vgo_ee=n1hQCGqkMUHea3LloW4jJT8XgCsews5W20pXcozU543QM9QNOKPgtAk4QWU%3D%3AYQRJC6%2BL8xmiUD48sKWF%2F%2F%2BF2gClsxFF

Supreme Court used wrong statute to make monumental birthright citizenship ruling: Conservative legal scholar Jack Goldsmith revealed that the U.S. Supreme Court relied on an incorrectly cited statute to justify its shocking birthright citizen ruling.
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett/

ICE seizes 11-year-old to force dad’s deportation — despite torture risk
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportation-2673860882/

ICE transfers Waco man to detention center north of Houston days after having charges dropped
https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/ice-transfers-waco-man-noe-guerrero-detention-center-conroe-texas/500-be4f50f4-7ee6-4767-976c-58dd3670eb4a

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Silicon Valley Enlists in the Business of War. In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists—many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war—have embraced the military industrial complex.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/google-meta-openai-military-war.html

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Report finds everyday toxic chemicals drive cancer, dementia, and fertility decline worldwide
https://www.ehn.org/report-finds-everyday-toxic-chemicals-drive-cancer-dementia-and-fertility-decline-worldwide

Artificial turf’s hidden costs: Heat, toxic chemicals, and disposal worries swirl around youth sports fields. As schools swap grass for plastic, scientists warn that the heat-soaked, tire-filled surfaces may expose young athletes to toxic chemicals. Synthetic turf can reach dangerous temperatures on hot days and should not be used in these conditions.
https://www.ehn.org/artificial-turfs-hidden-costs-heat-toxic-chemicals-and-disposal-worries-swirl-around-youth-sports-fields

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
President Trump plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical imports as soon as next week as part of his effort to boost domestic manufacturing, with the levies potentially reaching as high as 250%.
https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/trump-threatens-pharmaceutical-tariffs-250-percent-semiconductors/756829/

CBO: Extending Trump’s tax relief could add $5T to deficit
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5435415-cbo-trump-tax-provisions-deficit/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Sick should work on farms to avoid losing Medicaid: Trump’s agriculture secretary
https://www.rawstory.com/brooke-rollins-2673859928/

By firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief, the Trump administration raises concerns that it may further restrict the flow of essential government information
https://theconversation.com/by-firing-the-bureau-of-labor-statistics-chief-the-trump-administration-raises-concerns-that-it-may-further-restrict-the-flow-of-essential-government-information-259760

Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried Over and Over Again. It Works Every Time. As AI threatens jobs, policy advocates for UBI see it as a potential way to cushion the blow from a changing economy.
https://gizmodo.com/universal-basic-income-has-been-tried-over-and-over-aga-1851255547

If AI Puts Everyone Out of Work, Is UBI the Solution? The company behind ChatGPT funded a three-year research program on the impacts of universal basic income. It found that the extra income allowed participants to be more selective about career choices and have more time for leisure.
https://www.governing.com/finance/if-ai-puts-everyone-out-of-work-is-ubi-the-solution

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Is Top Fossil Fuel Donor to Trump’s War Chest. Energy Transfer is battling a federal pipeline safety agency after being fined $2.5 million for a deadly accident.
https://truthout.org/articles/dakota-access-pipeline-company-is-top-fossil-fuel-donor-to-trumps-war-chest/#:~:text=Best%20known%20as%20the%20company,pipeline%20worker%20dead%20in%202020

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief. “We know that plastic is in our nature, in our oceans, and yes, even in our bodies. What is sure is that no one wants to live with the plastic pollution.”
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165574

Delegates from more than 170 countries around the world kicked off the sixth round of global plastic negotiations today in Geneva, where they will attempt to hammer out a treaty to curb plastic pollution
https://apnews.com/article/plastic-pollution-treaty-negotiations-united-nations-geneva-615d096e211daa1593c7d0f16745f1ff

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
DHS denies tying FEMA funds to Israel stance
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/04/trump-dhs-fema-relief-israel-boycotts

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
‘Living in a Fantasy World’: Critics Pounce as Trump’s CNBC Interview Goes Off the Rails. “The racism here is on steroids,” said one critic about Trump’s statements on immigrant farmworkers.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cnbc-interview

House Republican booed at town hall after saying SNAP cuts due to US not having ‘unlimited money’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGMTEjMkd4

# General News / Gaza
‘Stain On Humanity’: Journalist Stunned by ‘Apocalyptic’ Destruction in Gaza After Capturing Rare Footage
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/stain-on-humanity-journalist-stunned-by-apocalyptic-destruction-in-gaza-after-capturing-rare-footage/

The War in Gaza as Told Through Dead Journalists: Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald talks to Jacobin about the targeted killing of journalists in his harrowing new film Gaza: Journalists Under Fire.
https://jacobin.com/2025/07/robert-greenwald-gaza-genocide-documentary-targeted-journalists

Saudi Arabia aims to reassert its regional influence by pressing Hamas and Israel to resolve their ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-making-power-play-against-hamas-gaza-2108852

# General News / Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Cleared Trump’s Name in DOJ Interview. Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly told the Justice Department in a recent interview that she never observed President Donald Trump doing anything around her that “caused concern.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-administration-considers-releasing-transcripts-doj-interview-ghislaine/story?id=124383957

# Gov / Politics
‘Kick her off’: The GOP is now so lost, they want to deport a congresswoman because her parents are Guatemalan
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/kick-her-off-the-gop-is-now-so-lost-they-want-to-deport-a-congresswoman-because-her-parents-are-guatemalan/

DHS Stoops to Shocking Low in Racist Attack on Latina Congresswoman. The Trump administration and MAGA world are attacking Representative Delia Ramirez over a bad-faith translation. Ramirez, who began her speech in English, saying she wanted to conclude her remarks with a few words in Spanish (“…quiero terminar diciendo unas palabras en español…”), because she is “very proudly Guatemalan” (“…porque yo soy guatemalteca con mucho orgullo…”). But, she continues, “Primero que soy americana”—which translates roughly to “First, I am American.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/198824/dhs-attacks-democratic-lawmaker-delia-ramirez-spanish

‘Direct attack’: Inside Trump’s plan to upend free and fair elections. the Trump administration, backed by Republican legislators and allied state actors, is mounting what one civil‑rights coalition calls a “coordinated scheme” to rig voter rolls
https://www.alternet.org/election-trump-vote/

ACLU Responds to Trump’s Anti-Voter Executive Order. This directive represents a significant overreach of executive power and poses a direct threat to the fundamental right to vote.
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-responds-to-trumps-anti-voter-executive-order

This new report is a mortal threat to a desperate Trump. Trump’s action signaled he will try to cook the books, killing reliable economic data. What other numbers would he try to fake?
https://www.alternet.org/trump-jobs-report/

Who’s Trump REALLY working for? You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to believe at least one of them is sufficiently credible to merit more investigation.
https://www.alternet.org/who-trump-is-really-working-for/

‘Open civil war’: Retired federal judge calls Trump a ‘tyrant’ and MAGA ‘anti-rule of law.’ One longtime conservative federal judge is not mincing words about President Donald Trump and his MAGA base, and is arguing that they present a severe threat to both the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law itself.
https://www.newsbreak.com/alternet-332687158/4158399516405-open-civil-war-retired-federal-judge-calls-trump-a-tyrant-and-maga-anti-rule-of-law

A Texas Democrat Just Absolutely Destroyed Governor Greg Abbott, And People Are Eating It Up. As we’ve been talking about for days now, Texas is trying to eliminate five Democratic House seats.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/texas-democrat-going-viral-brutal-163450881.html

Texas Democrats Who Fled Respond to Greg Abbott’s Legal Warning. “Threatening legal action against lawmakers for standing up to protect our democracy is not leadership, it’s intimidation. We have every right to fight. Fighting for fair representation is not running from a fight, it’s standing up.”
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-democrats-who-fled-response-greg-abbott-2108565

Arnold Schwarzenegger is no fan of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ‘partisan gerrymandering,’ and is ‘ready to campaign’ against it. The Republican who helped pass California’s independent line-drawing commission wants to defend his legacy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/schwarzenegger-newsom-redistricting-00493418

Court Upholds Texas Voter ID Law. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to uphold a Texas act which requires voter ID for mail-in ballots.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/05/texas-voter-id-mail-in-ballot-ruling/

Trump: Vance ‘probably favored at this point’ for 2028 nomination. Thus far, no Republican has announced their campaign for the Republican nomination in 2028.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5437504-trump-vance-2028-gop-nominee/

Trump Celebrates as Pam Bondi Begins Revenge Crusade Against Obama. The Justice Department is opening a grand jury probe into Obama officials—and Trump is cheering it on.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-celebrates-pam-bondi-doj-142445790.html

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has asked the state Supreme Court to remove this powerful state Democrat from office, calling him the “ringleader” in his party’s strategic effort to block a GOP-friendly redistricting vote.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abbott-texas-supreme-court-gene-wu_n_68928ff3e4b07e7958a0f333

Donald Trump and the deconstruction of America. This is their purposeful goal and an obvious one, if you look past the daily barrage of absurdity, indecency, corruption, wrongdoing, and
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/donald-trump-deconstruction-america/

Texas Republicans: It’s about power, yes—but also their radical agenda. Of course this gerrymandering plan is about keeping power. But it’s about keeping power to a specific end: to pass laws people hate and block ones they want.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198821/texas-republicans-gerrymandering-radical-agenda

# Gov / Politics / Global
Trump envoy meets with Putin ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline. President Donald Trump has warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/6/us-envoy-witkoff-in-russia-ahead-of-sanctions-deadline-over-ukraine-war

What you’re not being told about Israel, Gaza, and the UN
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/levintv/what-youre-not-being-told-about-israel-gaza-and-the-un?utm_source=theblaze-breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Afternoon%20Trending%20-%20August%205&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Breaking%20News&tpcc=email-breaking

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Bondi’s Obama Grand Jury: The Authoritarian Moment We’ve All Feared. It’s officially happening: the use of the machinery of justice to go on fishing expeditions about political predecessors. Absolute madness.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198818/pam-bondi-obama-grand-jury-authoritarian

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Rachel Maddow Delivers Discombobulated ‘Dictatorship’ Diatribe For Half Her Weekly Show. Rachel Maddow spent almost a half-hour delivering a diatribe accusing President Donald Trump of turning the United States into an “authoritarian country.”
https://www.aol.com/rachel-maddow-delivers-discombobulated-dictatorship-154042833.html

# Marijuana / Hemp
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Army plans to grow Patriot battalions, plus one for Guam. The Army is planning to grow a force stretched thin to meet today’s air and missile defense demands
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/08/04/army-plans-to-grow-patriot-battalions-plus-one-for-guam/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
They Were Paid to Kill Us – Hospitals, COVID and the Dirty Money Trail in Illinois. Illinois Review reported: Well, well, well. It turns out the “trust the science” crowd forgot to mention that the science came with a financial incentive package — and Illinois hospitals were first in line at the trough.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/gnw-paid-to-kill-us-hospitals-covid-dirty-money/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Trump caught off guard by Pentagon’s abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ukraine-weapons-pentagon-15694071ddb6f7040273e9ef090e84c4

Hundreds of Marines Called Off ICE Mission that Required Interacting with Migrants. Governors are being asked to provide National Guard troops instead.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2025-08-04/troops-guard-marines-migrants-ice-18664990.html#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20Marines%20slated%20to,close%20contact%20with%20detained%20migrants

The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the dismantling of its helicopter units, a sweeping move that has caught commanders off guard and upended aviation operations across the country.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/31/army-reserve-gutting-aviation-units-thousands-of-soldiers-are-being-left-lurch.html

Far-Right Militias Adored the Constitution. Then Came Trump. Right-wing activists have long warned of the coming federal invasion. Where are they now that it’s happened?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/ammon-bundy-richard-mack-far-right-militias-adored-the-constitution-then-came-trump/

# NASA
White House Orders Shutdown of NASA Satellites Monitoring Climate Change From Space. “This is illegal.”
https://futurism.com/white-house-orders-nasa-destroy-important-satellite

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5453731/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellite-mission-threatened

NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites
https://eos.org/research-and-developments/nasa-planning-for-unauthorized-shutdown-of-carbon-monitoring-satellites

Trump orders NASA to kill 2 satellites that can function for many more years – the reason will shock all. The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
https://news.azpm.org/p/trump/2025/8/4/225859-why-a-nasa-satellite-that-scientists-and-farmers-rely-on-may-be-destroyed-on-purpose/

# NOAA / Weather
Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos
https://www.aol.com/weather-now-hiring-back-hundreds-155619017.html

# Social / Communities
Social Movements Are Physically Reclaiming Spaces to Replace the State. More than a way of protest, social movements are occupying spaces to challenge authority and fight against oppression.
https://truthout.org/articles/social-movements-are-physically-reclaiming-spaces-to-replace-the-state/

# Veterans / VA
VA Gives Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties. The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/08/04/va-give-veterans-one-year-authorizations-seek-care-private-providers-30-specialties.html

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August 5, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Surveillance at the Border: It’s only a matter of time before the drones, spy blimps, license plate readers, and motion-activated cameras come to the rest of America. Over the next 50 months, the Department of Homeland Security will shell out tens of billions of dollars to expand the surveillance-driven immigration enforcement apparatus far beyond the borderlands and into the continental U.S.
https://prospect.org/justice/2025-08-05-border-surveillance-algorithms/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Cowboys%20and%20algorithms&utm_campaign=Daily%20Prospect%2008-05-2025

ICE Raids Broke Los Angeles’ Economy. Shouldn’t ICE Pay for That? The economic impact of the immigration crackdown is quantifiable, and could be written down and sent to Washington as a demand for payment.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-08-05-ice-raids-los-angeles-economy/

ICE and border patrol agents are arresting U.S. citizens. Capital & Main has documented nine Americans who have been held in federal custody after observing or protesting immigration raids.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-08-05-border-patrol-ice-arresting-us-citizens-los-angeles/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump Administration Won’t Provide Disaster Relief to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/04/trump-dhs-fema-relief-israel-boycotts

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Exposing DOGE’s Dark Dealings: President Trump handed the keys to the people’s government to his biggest campaign donor. The Trump Administration and Republicans have tried to shield DOGE from transparency and accountability as it carries out President Trump and Musk’s bidding from the shadows — but this cannot continue.
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/exposing-doges-dark-dealings

Why the Hell is Musk getting a $29 billion raise? It’s authoritarian capitalism
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-is-musk-getting-a-29-billion

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Where Will the Tariff Billions Go? Trump’s Tariff Windfall Ignites Debate Over Spending. Billions are set to pour in from Trump’s tariffs. The question now: How should the government spend it?
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-08-04/trumps-tariff-windfall-ignites-debate-over-spending

‘Whiplash’: Trump’s ‘surprise announcements’ are paralyzing Main Street USA
https://www.alternet.org/trump-tariffs-small-business/

Trump’s Tariffs Are Kleptocracy in Action. Very little of what you’ve heard about presidential ‘deals’ is true. It’s really a shakedown on behalf of Trump’s desires and corporate whims.
https://prospect.org/economy/2025-08-04-trumps-tariffs-kleptocracy-in-action/

China Throws A Fit After US Identifies Key Weakness In Trade Talks. China pushed back strongly against U.S. attempts to restrict their importing of oil from Russia and Iran, exposing a key weakness for Beijing.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/04/china-throws-fit-after-us-identifies-weakness-trade-talks-oil-iran-russia-trump/

‘25% not enough’: Trump says he may increase tariffs on India in the next 24 hours: ‘They don’t care’: Trump says he will ‘substantially’ raise US tariff on India for buying Russian oil
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/will-be-substantially-raising-tariff-trump-targets-india-over-purchase-of-russian-oil/articleshow/123098646.cms

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5484018/fire-at-grand-canyon-national-park-grows-beyond-100-000-acres

Wildfire season in full swing as Forest Service struggles to fill thousands of fire jobs. Facing a summer of intense blazes across the West, the U.S. Forest Service is short more than one-quarter of its firefighting force after layoffs as wildfire season worsens
https://westernpriorities.org/2025/07/forest-service-has-thousands-of-unfilled-jobs-as-wildfire-season-worsens/

‘Help is not on the way’: As fire season ramps up, thousands of Forest Service firefighting positions are vacant. The Forest Service lost at least 1,800 fire-qualified, or “red-carded,” employees through layoffs, deferred resignation and retirement offers. In total, 4,800 people left the agency.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/help-is-not-on-the-way/

# General News
Beaten Down To A Science: Massive Brawl In Cincinnati Shows Where Lines Are Drawn. Civilization has yet to reach Cincinnati. Viral footage appears to show a mob of attackers punching, kicking, and otherwise assaulting several victims.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/04/cincinnati-brawl-fight-teresa-theetge-mob-violence-holly/

# General News / Gaza
Netanyahu Has Decided on Full Occupation of Gaza Strip: Reports
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-fully-occupy-gaza-strip-netanyahu-office-2108730

Saudi Arabia Is Making a Power Play Against Hamas in Gaza. Saudi Arabia aims to reassert its regional influence by pressing Hamas and Israel to resolve their ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-making-power-play-against-hamas-gaza-2108852

# General News / Epstein
Epstein Victims Tear Into Trump in Desperate Plea to Judge. Victims of Jeffrey Epstein have expressed their disgust at the Department of Justice for pandering to wealthy elites over those abused by the late financier.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-victims-tear-trump-desperate-045804345.html

White House Peddles New Excuse for Moving Ghislaine to Comfy Jail
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-pedals-new-excuse-for-moving-ghislaine-maxwell-to-comfy-jail/

The Trump administration has yet to explain its transfer of sex offender and Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-transfer-minimum-security_n_6890df9be4b04bba7f793746?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2025-08-05&utm_term=us-morning-email&email_hash=2ad8a4b29c39da108f4f8ffda0cf56cd20dc9eb9

Epstein’s lawyer makes SHOCKING claim about client list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4oIBIbv9ug&t=2790s

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Clintons, among others, over their alleged ties to Ghislaine Maxwell. Clintons called on to give depositions in Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Others subpoenaed include former FBI directors and attorneys general. Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, had her deposition delayed
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/clintons-jeffrey-epstein-probe-subpoena/

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Issue Arrest Warrants for Texas Democrats, But They Likely Aren’t Enforceable
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republicans-issue-arrest-warrants-for-texas-democrats-but-they-likely-arent-enforceable/

Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pritzker-says-texas-democrats-fled-025321186.html

‘Desperation’: Nicolle Wallace says Trump’s been poked at ‘his greatest political weakness’
https://www.alternet.org/nicolle-wallace-trump-desperation/

President Trump Actively Destroys the Rule of Law He Claims to Be Restoring
https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/president-trump-actively-destroys-rule-law-he-claims-be-restoring

Either way, the administration is breaking the law: The nearly 150-year-old Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement, except when specifically authorized by the Constitution or an act of Congress.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/breaking-law

State attorneys general across the country join in taking legal action to stop Donald Trump from continuing to erode the Constitution and the rule of law with the domestic use of the military.
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-urges-court-block-unlawful-federalization-national-guard#:~:text=is%20now%20ignoring.-,Attorney%20General%20James%20and%20the%20coalition%20are%20urging%20the%20court,as%20the%20Governor%20of%20Kansas

Cosmic irony, cosmic con job: MAGA Trump, hatched in savage distrust of government, now explodes rage against a hateful, rights-abusing state
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/08/04/cosmic-irony-cosmic-con-job-maga-trump-hatched-in-savage-distrust-of-government-now-explodes-rage-against-a-hateful-rights-abusing-state/

Trump Issues Wild Threat to States That Boycott Israel. Donald Trump continues to kiss up to Israel—and Americans will pay the price.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198791/donald-trump-threat-states-disaster-relief-boycott-israel

US backed ethnic cleansing of Serbs, top diplomat secretly told Croat leader. The ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Serbs by a US-backed Croatian leader was premeditated, according to newly-uncovered files revealing the operation’s planning.
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/08/04/us-ethnic-cleansing-serbs-croat/

Republican Senators Holding Up Trump Nominees To Keep Green Gravy Train Rolling. Two Republican senators are slowing the confirmation process for three of Trump’s Treasury nominees, citing concerns regarding solar and wind subsidies.
https://www.aol.com/republican-senators-holding-trump-nominees-221442984.html

‘Suicide March’: Dem Strategist Tells Harris Faulkner Socialist, Pro-Hamas Wing Could Cause ‘Death Of’ His Party. Democratic strategist Julian Epstein said Monday that left-wing socialists could cause the Democratic Party’s “death.”
https://www.aol.com/suicide-march-dem-strategist-tells-190837993.html

California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas’ move to pad Republican margin
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/california-could-slash-5-gop-004419524.html

California moves to dismantle GOP map, and Trump’s grip. Caucuses were briefed. Polls are being shared. And the push to swing California bluer is taking shape.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/california-fires-back-at-texas-redistricting-00493314

Why China is Becoming Donald Trump’s Biggest U-Turn
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-china-us-policy-pivot-2108399

Politicians Don’t Understand Disability. Americans with disabilities are at a breaking point. Are politicians listening?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4684197-americans-with-disabilities-are-at-a-breaking-point-are-politicians-listening/

It might seem like Trump is winning his war — but the US could soon be in a world of pain
https://theconversation.com/it-might-seem-like-trump-is-winning-his-trade-war-but-the-us-could-soon-be-in-a-world-of-pain-262434

GOP senators tell Trump to ‘back off’ — and are now holding up 3 of his nominees:
https://www.alternet.org/gop-senators-trump-treasury/

D.A. Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of Donald J. Trump. Jury Finds the Defendant Guilty of 34 Counts of Falsifying Business Records
https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-trial-conviction-of-donald-j-trump/

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republican party has lost touch with its base. Georgia congresswoman says she has no plans to leave Republican fold but urges party to support ‘America first’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-republican-party

Democrat anchor-baby congresswoman admits the truth: ‘I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrat-anchor-baby-congresswoman-admits-the-truth-im-a-proud-guatemalan-before-im-an-american

Democrats Have Found Their Message—and Trump Is Freaking Out. The cause? Warren laid out the simplest, strongest argument that Democrats can make as they attempt to retake power in next year’s midterm elections.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-found-message-trump-freaking-100000983.html

Trump Melts Down Over ‘Crazed Lunatic’ Democrats In Escalating Confirmation Feud. The president accused Senate Democrats of using confirmations of more than 150 of his nominees as leverage for funding deals.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-lunatic-democrats-truth-social_n_6890c952e4b0f640c371dd81

# Gov / Politics / Global
How Do You Destroy a Country’s Reputation? Just Ask Benjamin Netanyahu. If we call what he did to Gaza genocide, then we must append this term to what he’s done to Israel: politicide.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198758/benjamin-netanyahu-destroy-israel-reputation-gaza-genocide

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Beaten Down To A Science: Massive Brawl In Cincinnati Shows Where Lines Are Drawn
https://www.foxnews.com/us/doj-fbi-investigate-brutal-cincinnati-assault-captured-viral-video

Cincinnati official who said mob attack victims ‘begged’ for beating doubles down; woman punched in face records tearful clip
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cincinnati-official-who-said-mob-attack-victims-begged-for-beating-doubles-down-knocked-out-woman-releases-tearful-video

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Grind the justice system to a halt’: Judges are openly losing ‘faith’ in Trump’s DOJ:
https://www.alternet.org/donald-trump-jusges/

‘It’s Just So Disgusting’: Judges Warn of Rising Threats As Trump Steps Up Attack on Courts
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judges-threats-trump-attack-judiciary/

Trump administration halted lawsuits targeting civil rights abuses of prisoners and mentally ill people
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-civil-rights-lawsuits-halted-louisiana-south-carolina

The Supreme Court Just Signaled Something Deeply Disturbing About the Next Term. Justices fundamentally hostile to the rights of voters place the court increasingly at odds with democracy itself.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-clarence-thomas-message.html?via=rss

Netanyahu Government Votes To Fire Prosecutor Overseeing His Corruption Trial. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government voted unanimously Monday to oust the attorney general investigating him for corruption.
https://www.aol.com/netanyahu-government-votes-fire-prosecutor-182714999.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
The American Misdiagnosis — and Mistreatment — of Patient Costs. In establishing a price-setting program in Medicare, lawmakers failed to grasp a critical detail: PBMs make more money when list prices are higher, as fees and rebates are tied to those inflated prices.
https://www.cmemeeting.org/articles/the-cost-of-misdiagnosis-to-physicians-and-healthcare-organizations

Medicaid Work Requirements Will Take Away Coverage From Millions: State and Congressional District Estimates
https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/medicaid-work-requirements-will-take-away-coverage-from-millions-state-and

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Dr. Oz exposes the nonprofit lie at the heart of US health care
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/dr-oz-exposes-the-nonprofit-lie-at-the-heart-of-us-health-care

NY Nonprofit Hospitals Exploiting Tax Exemptions, Driving Up Costs: Report
https://cmpi.org/in-the-news/new-report-on-new-york-state-not-for-profit-hospitals

California Hospital Concealed Evidence Linking ‘Catastrophic Surge’ in Stillbirths to COVID Vaccine, Lawsuit Alleges. A nurse at Community Medical Centers’ (CMC) Community Regional Medical Center, said the hospital “deliberately and selectively” concealed from staff, patients and regulators a spike in unborn baby deaths that began in spring 2021, and retaliated against her when she publicized the information. The lawsuit also says the hospital concealed medical data related to the fetal deaths that showed a link to COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant mothers.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/michelle-spencer-whistleblower-lawsuit-california-hospital-stillbirth-surge-covid-vaccine/

Misdiagnoses cost the U.S. 800,000 deaths and serious disabilities every year, study finds
https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/21/misdiagnoses-cost-the-u-s-800000-deaths-and-serious-disabilities-annually-study/

# NASA
Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Picks Up New Skills
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marking-13-years-on-mars-nasas-curiosity-picks-up-new-skills/

# NOAA / Weather
Staffing cuts push NOAA to buy weather data from private balloon and drone firms. Facing a dwindling federal balloon network, the National Weather Service began purchasing high-altitude observations from startups this year
https://www.ehn.org/staffing-cuts-push-noaa-to-buy-weather-data-from-private-balloon-and-drone-firms

Europe builds its own weather data lifeline as U.S. pulls back. As Trump’s administration guts American science programs, Europe scrambles to build up its own climate data networks to avoid being left in the dark.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/europe-builds-its-own-weather-data-lifeline-as-u-s-pulls-back-2673857224.html

# Solar Activity
3 powerful solar flares erupt in less than 24 hours. Space weather forecasters are watching for faint CMEs that could reach Earth later this week.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/3-powerful-solar-flares-erupt-in-less-than-24-hours-ending-weeks-of-calm-on-the-sun-video

Sunspot crackling with magnetic ‘bombs’ is now turning toward Earth (photo)
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/sunspot-crackling-with-magnetic-bombs-is-now-turning-toward-earth-photo

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children. It shows how Latino entrepreneurs can drive America’s economic future
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-07-30-0400/business-nearly-half-fortune-500-companies-were-founded-immigrants-or-their

A Korean university student and daughter of a priest was detained by ICE. Faith leaders are now standing behind her
https://www.newsweek.com/priests-daughter-detained-ice-routine-visa-hearing-new-york-2108286

US Universities Are Deepening Their Ties With ICE and Border Patrol. Institutions of higher education are working with federal immigration agencies to form a new academic police state.
https://prismreports.org/2025/07/31/how-universities-are-deepening-ties-with-federal-immigration-agencies/

ICE turned Louisiana into America’s deportation capital. The inspiration was Amazon and FedEx ‘with human beings.’ Since before the Trump administration, the ICE field office in New Orleans was taking inspiration from corporate giants, Alex Woodward reports
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/louisiana-ice-deportation-capital-amazon-fedex-b2800020.html

Judge bars Trump administration’s use of expedited removals for some migrants
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/01/immigration-humanitarian-parole-ruling-00488290?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nname=playbook-pm&nrid=8fd816da-f787-4bdd-a09b-99f5c7d81794

Trump Approves Student Loan Forgiveness, $50K Signing Bonus for New ICE Recruits
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4151120205479-trump-approves-student-loan-forgiveness-50k-signing-bonus-for-new-ice-recruits

Trump Is Hiring ICE Agents to Arrest Immigrants Coast to Coast, Border to Border
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-hiring-ice-agents-arrest-133000374.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Already feeling it in Texas’: Mayors in Trump-voting states warn his policies imperil residents. President Donald Trump’s policies and Congress’ de facto rubber stamping of his administration threaten the livelihoods of citizens in two major U.S. cities, mayors said Sunday
https://www.alternet.org/send/trump-mayors/

Rick Wilson says Trump is filling Wall St. with dread. ‘Beyond the valley of madness,’ and nobody in Washington right now is waking up thinking, ‘Man, this is going to get so much better.'”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-rick-wilson/

Appeals court casts doubt on Trump’s power to impose tariffs without congressional approval
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-court-lawsuit-trade-4c289f51008f6a3a02939caa73ab5404

Big Beautiful Bill sparks backlash with hidden giveaway for ultra-wealthy: ‘This is a very big deal.’ A component of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” gives a huge tax break to the uber-rich.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/07/03/how-trumps-bill-makes-it-easier-for-rich-to-buy-a-personal-jet/

# Education / Schools
Donald Trump just got the go-ahead to strip funding for the Department of Education. The move represents an expansion of executive power, allowing Trump to dismantle the inner workings of a government department.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/supreme-court-education-department.html

Black-Led, Progressive Homeschool Networks Rise Amid Book Bans, Attacks on DEI. As Trump attacks civil rights protections, a growing number of progressive parents are opting out of public schools. As Trump attacks civil rights protections, a growing number of progressive parents are opting out of public schools.
https://truthout.org/articles/black-led-progressive-homeschool-networks-rise-amid-book-bans-attacks-on-dei/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Federal judges side with Trump on ending union bargaining for federal workers
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5433509-federal-employees-trump-order-union-ruling/

This red state AG is on a mission — to make the workforce more white and male
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/missouri-attorney-general-mission-workforce-094541356.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘It feels like an invasion’: Texans go to war with Trump over land grab. Landowners living along the Texas/Mexico border are once again facing having property confiscated from them as Donald Trump’s administration ramps up efforts to build his long-promised wall.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-texas-wall-2673853837/

Chinese sub discovers deepest-ever creatures 10 km undersea. Beds of clams, mats of bacteria that look like ice and fields of tube worms – these are just some examples of the strange, extreme life that an expedition to the deepest parts of the ocean has observed, filmed and photographed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wnqe5j99do

The ‘financial swamp’ of banking regulators who ‘decide’ which Americans get their bank accounts shut down
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/financial-swamp-banking-regulators-who-decide-which-americans-get-bank-accounts-shut-down

Mount Rainier Volcano Update; Strong Earthquake Swarm Ongoing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ceUWEqtHi4

# General News / Gaza
Children are paying the heaviest price of this war. In 2024, the occupied Palestinian territory, specifically Gaza, became the deadliest place on earth to be a child. Mass starvation spreads across Gaza,
https://www.savethechildren.net/what-we-do/emergencies/war-gaza

In Gaza, at least 14,000 children have reportedly been killed, many more injured, while thousands are likely under the rubble, and an estimated 17,000 others are unaccompanied or separated from their caregivers.
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-year-of-tears-12-months-of-war-on-children-unicef-report/

Doctors Without Borders CEO Stunned By ABC’s Bizarre Question On Gaza Starvation. “Airing videos like that is something of a war crime, isn’t it?” Stephanopoulos asked, leading Benoit to pause for several seconds. She then answers, “Airing the videos?” to which the host responds in the affirmative.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/doctors-without-borders-ceo-stunned-002457124.html

MSF staff and patients are wasting away as mass starvation spreads across Gaza. More than 100 organizations are sounding the alarm and demanding the entry and distribution of lifesaving aid.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-staff-and-patients-are-wasting-away-mass-starvation-spreads-across-gaza

She fed 100K Gazan families for free – now terrorists and local merchants want her dead
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/she-fed-100k-gazan-families-170019167.html

Tens of thousands of Israelis rally after Gaza militants release videos showing emaciated captives
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5492152/gaza-hostage-videos-israel

# General News / Epstein
Trump Admin Broke Rules to Move Ghislaine to Club Fed Camp
https://www.thedailybeast.com/snitch-ghislaines-prison-move-was-due-to-death-threats/

‘Never seen this before’: Prison consultant shocked by Maxwell receiving Bureau of Prisons (BOP) waiver for transfer. Public records show a waiver was issued in Maxwell’s case, an exceptional step for someone convicted of sex trafficking.
https://www.alternet.org/send/maxwell-prison/

Ghislaine Maxwell not welcome in Texas ‘Club Fed’ prison camp, says inmate: ‘Human trafficking is a violent crime’
https://www.aol.com/ghislaine-maxwell-not-welcome-texas-152401318.html

# Gov / Politics
‘Here it comes’: Outrage as leaked Trump admin memo suggests ‘the worst we’ve been waiting for.’ A leaked briefing memo from a recent meeting between high-level officials at the Department of Homeland Security and Defense Department sparked fresh warnings about the Trump administration’s internal plans to increase its domestic use of the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement on immigration could soon get worse.”
https://www.alternet.org/hegseth-memo/

‘Pure nonsense’: Congressman ‘counted more than 15 lies’ in Trump’s chopper talk
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-chopper-talk/

Republicans caution against complacency at ‘Florida Freedom Forum’ in Orlando. Meanwhile, liberal demonstrators interrupted Ron DeSantis, James Uthmeier and Randy Fine throughout the day
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/03/republicans-caution-against-complacency-at-florida-freedom-forum-in-orlando/

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened to remove Texas House Democrats from the Legislature after they left the state Sunday in a bid to stop Republicans from proceeding with a redistricting effort that would give the GOP five more opportunities to gain seats in the 2026 midterms.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5434746-texas-democrats-flee-redistricting/

Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting. In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of them may even be “felons.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-democrats-head-illinois-deny-republicans-quorum-redistricting-rcna222743

President Donald Trump has already put in motion his next effort to subvert upcoming federal elections in 2026 and 2028. The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways. This time the call is coming from inside the White House — and that should scare you more than anything
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election

The Trump Administration Is Going After Our Elections Too. Government employees have long protected the ballot from attacks. The president is preparing to fire many of them.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-administration-going-after-our-elections-too

Most Senate Democrats vote to block weapons to Israel as US support wanes
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5429072-sanders-resolution-fails-israel-military/

MTG hints that she might be finished with the GOP: ‘I don’t know if the Republican Party is leaving me’
https://www.aol.com/mtg-hints-she-might-finished-180009968.html

Padilla says investigation into Trump ‘certainly in order’ after BLS director fired
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5434178-padilla-calls-for-bls-probe/

Sean Spicer Warns Trump That MAGA Wants ‘Blood’ After ‘Treasonous Conspiracy’ Allegation: ‘You Think Epstein Was Bad?’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/sean-spicer-warns-trump-that-maga-wants-blood-after-treasonous-conspiracy-allegation-you-think-epstein-was-bad/

Three days after maps are released, Texas House committee advances redistricting plan
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_9d5a991e-98bc-4037-9262-2b21dddb0aa6.html

Top economist warns the U.S. is ‘on the precipice of recession’ — and it will be hard for the Fed to come to the rescue
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_9d5a991e-98bc-4037-9262-2b21dddb0aa6.html

Trump Wants a Police State—but Even Some Cops Want Something Better. Checking in with an old friend and New York City police officer who has spent years bemoaning the militarization of police and society that Trump has accelerated
https://newrepublic.com/article/198704/trump-wants-police-state-but-even-cops-want-something-better

# Gov / Politics / Global
Special Report: Persecution of the Century: With the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) growing its power in America, understanding its goals couldn’t be more important than it is today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YzWtKF-yt0I

American Nurse Who Tried to Save “No Other Land” Activist Was Detained and Deported by Israel. Americans on the scene who tried to help Palestinians said Israeli authorities detained them — all as settler attackers roamed free.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/01/awdah-hathaleen-killed-settler-yinon-levi/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Parents fury after police ‘blunder’ led to them losing chance to locate their missing daughter, 12
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14963785/Khloe-Dunbar-missing-girl-police-traffic-stop-Ohio-Megan-Dunn.html

Eight laws hitting drivers with up to $350 in fines from today including ‘restrictor’ rule that stops cars even starting
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/14893228/august-1-eight-states-driving-law-fines-stopping-cars/

‘Unfit and unqualified’: Senate GOP confirm pro-Trump ‘attack dog’ Jeanine Pirro as US attorney
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jeanine-pirro-confirmed
Jeanine Pirro : Jeanine Ferris Pirro is an American television host, lawyer, and author who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Columbia since May 2025. Pirro is a former judge, prosecutor, and politician in the state of New York. Pirro was elected as a judge of the Westchester County Court in 1990.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanine_Pirro

Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point. “What happened to William McNeil Jr. is a disturbing reminder that even the most basic rights — like asking why you’ve been pulled over — can be met with violence for Black Americans,” lawyers Ben Crump and Harry Daniels said in a statement.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/brutal-arrest-black-student-florida-040207830.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump move backfires as judges slam brakes on court packing plan: Donald Trump’s decision to place one of his former personal lawyers on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals with a lifetime appointment is backfiring as judges postpone their own retirements to stop the president picking their replacements.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-bove/

Trump’s DoJ is demanding states hand over election information. Officials are wondering what they intend to do with it. Officials in several states have expressed concern over the DoJ requesting information on voters and elections
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-doj-election-information-b2801259.html

# LGBTQ / Gender
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Bruce Ramer on CPB Shutdown: ‘A Good Part of Public Radio and Broadcasting Will Be Out of Business.’ The repercussions will be enormous.
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bruce-ramer-cpb-shutdown-sad-day-public-pbs-npr-1236477111/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
‘It was all lies’: Outrage as Trump walks back major pro-family campaign promise. “The White House does not plan to require health insurers to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization services, two people with knowledge of internal discussions said,” per the report.
https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/it-was-all-lies-outrage-as-trump-walks-back-major-pro-family-campaign-promise

Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Millions to Name Stadiums as Workers Face Shortages. Hospitals argue the deals bring in support, but critics question the use of public money amid nursing shortages.
https://truthout.org/articles/nonprofit-hospitals-spend-millions-to-name-stadiums-as-workers-face-shortages/

Researchers forecast what Trump’s bill will mean for patients: Debt and delayed care. Delayed treatments, canceled doctor visits, skipped prescriptions. Losing insurance is bad for your health.
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-enrollment-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-26f8a24c2e495ea10b65c5bbc7b551af

RFK Indefinitely Postpones Critical Preventive Health Meeting — Doctors Warn of Serious Consequences
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-enrollment-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-26f8a24c2e495ea10b65c5bbc7b551af

Harvested alive: Organ donor wakes up on the table. ‘Horrifying’ mistake to take organs from a living person was averted, witnesses say. Though the donor had been declared dead, he seemed very much alive. “He was moving around, kind of thrashing. Like, moving, thrashing around on the bed,” Miller told NPR in an interview. “And then when we went over there, you could see he had tears coming down. He was crying visibly.”
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/16/nx-s1-5113976/organ-transplantion-mistake-brain-dead-surgery-still-alive

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Pentagon Awards $7.8 Billion in Contracts for Hundreds of New Missiles. In a pair of major contracts announced July 31, the Pentagon awarded a combined $7.8 billion for new missiles, including JASSM and AMRAAM.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/pentagon-billions-contracts-new-missiles/

Trump Says He Repositioned Nuclear Subs in Veiled Threat to Russia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/01/ukraine-russia-kyiv-death-toll/

New Missile Defense Radar Lands in Guam to Be Put to the Test
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/07/30/pentagon-will-keep-sharing-hurricane-forecasting-data-00484868

The Army’s Giant Data Deal with Palantir Is a Harbinger: Service CIO
https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2025/08/armys-giant-data-deal-palantir-harbinger-service-cio/407174/

Boeing workers who build fighter jets plan to go on strike. About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement with Boeing, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said Sunday.
https://apnews.com/article/boeing-strike-union-fighter-jets-3cc6357adc8bda4bacb334204d081fd4

# Military / Global
China and Russia Make Military Maneuvers After Trump’s Nuclear Threat
https://www.newsweek.com/china-russia-drills-trump-2108410

# NOAA / Weather
Pentagon to Keep Sharing Key Satellite Data for Hurricane Forecasting Despite Planned Cutoff. The move reverses a plan to cut off NOAA’s access to certain satellite data.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/07/30/pentagon-will-keep-sharing-hurricane-forecasting-data-00484868

# Pharmaceuticals
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Shares Rally As Trump Administration Reportedly Plans To Experiment Including Weight-loss Drugs Under Medicaid, Medicare
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/eli-lilly-novo-nordisk-rally-as-trump-administration-reportedly-plans-to-experiment-including-weight-loss-drugs-under-medicaid-medicare/chrE3mxRdbU

# Planetary / Earth
Geophysicists Ran Simulations And Found That Earth’s Liquid Core May Have Released a Magnetic Field in the Past
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/07/a-fully-liquid-earths-core-also-generates-a-magnetic-field.html

Arctic Ecosystems Are Falling Apart Under Strain of Warming Climate. Arctic environments are entering dangerous feedback loops that accelerate the climate crisis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrS4PKDln0E

# Social / Communities
Billionaire under fire after construction project creates hazard for community: ‘The land is all slipping’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/mike-cannon-brookes-farm-irrigation-australia/

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security Makes August Announcement. The agency’s shift to requiring a security authentication PIN in August drew concern from advocates and beneficiaries as offices braced for an influx of visitors amid shrinking staffing levels.
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-change-august-2107146

# Sports
‘Trump is Not Welcome Here!’ Soccer Fan Goes Viral After MAGA Hat Gets Him Kicked Out of St. Louis Stadium
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14967253/Donald-Trump-soccer-fan-MLS-MAGA-cap-kicked-out.html

# Veterans / VA
‘Done everything they can to avoid hearing from’ us: Veteran interrupts GOP celebration in Florida
https://www.alternet.org/flordia-desantis-protest/

Worked security for GHF in Gaza? Beware of war crime charges, Democrats say. Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/31/gaza-aid-security-firms-war-crimes-democrats/
GHF – Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Humanitarian_Foundation

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-03

Voices, The Peoples News

August 3, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Gaps in Melania Trump’s immigration story raise questions
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/melania-trump-immigration-donald-226648

‘They played by the rules’: Judge compares Trump admin to ‘oppressive regimes’ and bars ICE from fast-tracking summary deportations for immigrants on parole
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/they-played-by-the-rules-judge-compares-trump-admin-to-oppressive-regimes-and-bars-ice-from-fast-tracking-summary-deportations-for-immigrants-on-parole/

ICE New Orleans detaining mostly immigrants with no criminal convictions
https://www.kalb.com/video/2025/08/02/ice-new-orleans-detaining-mostly-immigrants-with-no-criminal-convictions/

Justice Department fired official whose husband operated controversial ICEBlock app. Carolyn Feinstein, who worked as a DOJ forensic accountant in Austin, Texas, alleges she was terminated last Friday as “retribution” for her spouse’s radical alert system, in which she has minority shares.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/22/us-news/doj-staffer-claims-she-was-fired-over-husbands-controversial-anti-ice-app/

Kristi Noem’s DHS is posting 1800s-style ‘fascist propaganda’ art to encourage Americans to ‘Protect the Homeland.’ Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has embraced new tactics — and bizarre memes and historical references — as it carries out its mass deportation campaign, writes Josh Marcus
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/dhs-trump-kristi-noem-paintings-thomas-kinkade-b2800005.html

Private Prison Giant to Ramp Up Production of Ankle Monitors After ICE Announced Plan to Shackle 180,000 Immigrants. The company that makes the ankle monitors donated at least $1.5 million to Trump.
https://gizmodo.com/ice-plans-to-track-over-180000-immigrants-with-ankle-monitors-report-2000634109

Scientist Trying to Stop Lyme Disease Arrested by Immigration After Brother’s Wedding. Officials Blame Old Drug Conviction. Will Kim, a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University, has lived in the United States since he was 5 years old
https://people.com/scientist-with-green-card-detained-years-after-minor-drug-charge-11782867

Senate bill looks to box out future presidents who may try to skirt immigration enforcement laws
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/senate-bill-looks-box-future-165353833.html

Leaked memo from Hegseth’s brother calls for US army to help with deportations nationwide ‘for years to come’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/memo-leak-pete-hegseth-military-deportations-b2800978.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Ends Tariff Exemption for Small Packages. Starting in September, US buyers on sites like Etsy and eBay may face higher tariffs on goods from abroad
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/31/president-trump-ends-unfair-de-minimis-tariff-exemption-major-victory-securing

Trump Sets Global Tariffs as Consumers Brace for Price Hikes. Consumers across the country are bracing for higher prices on everything from coffee to cars as President Donald Trump’s full suite of “Liberation Day” tariffs go into effect next week. Some public companies had previously delayed price hikes, but that could change as more tariffs become effective.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_64ae40ee-1980-49ad-a2f9-a30a635c03ba.html

# Education / Schools
Efforts to Ground Physics in Math Are Opening the Secrets of Time. By proving how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians have illuminated why time can’t flow in reverse.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/epic-effort-to-ground-physics-in-math-opens-up-the-secrets-of-time-20250611/

Several Texas school staff members, including superintendent, charged after video captures horrific abuse of special needs children
https://www.yahoo.com/news/millsap-isd-superintendent-teachers-arrested-032941213.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
‘Stupid damage’: ‘Terrorized’ Republicans complain to Dem about Trump. A senior Democratic senator slammed President Donald Trump as trying to realize the “wet dream of the dirtiest players in the fossil fuel industry.”
https://www.alternet.org/terrorized-republicans-fume-to-dem-about-stupid-damage-done-by-trump/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Troubling Scenes From an Arctic in Full-Tilt Crisis. Air temperatures climbed above freezing for 14 of the 28 days of February, reaching 40 degrees Fahrenheit, when the average temperature at this time of year is 5 degrees.
https://grist.org/climate/troubling-scenes-from-an-arctic-in-full-tilt-crisis/

Representatives of 170 countries gathered in Zimbabwe last week for the Convention on Wetlands, a global environmental protection treaty aimed at saving Earth’s fastest-disappearing ecosystem. Geopolitics quickly took over.
https://www.wetlands.org/as-world-gathers-for-wetlands-cop15-hosts-zimbabwe-commit-to-major-wetland-restoration-and-protection/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
Food earmarked for millions of people languishes in warehouses after Trump shuttered USAID. There are concerns millions of dollars’ worth of food aid at risk of spoiling or expired as a result of the administration dismantling USAID
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/usaid-trump-food-aid-waste-b2800939.html

# General News
New Dunkin’ ad mentioning ‘genetics’ follows Sydney Sweeney ad in triggering social media. TikTok users question why brands are suddenly obsessed with genetics references in advertising
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/new-dunkin-ad-mentioning-genetics-follows-sydney-sweeney-ad-triggering-social-media

# General News / Floods
Coast Guard hero who helped save 165 lives in Texas floods recounts his training ordeals. In his first mission, Petty Officer Scott Ruskan evacuated scores of survivors from Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/scott-ruskan-coast-guard-texas-flooding/

# General News / Epstein
‘She wasn’t stolen, she was preyed upon.’: Giuffre’s brother destroys Trump’s Mar-a-Lago story with brutal truth. His admission that he bragged about keeping underage ‘staff’ has raised new disturbing questions about what he knew.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/she-wasnt-stolen-she-was-preyed-upon-giuffres-brother-destroys-trumps-mar-a-lago-story-with-brutal-truth/

A newly uncovered photograph is raising more questions about Donald Trump’s past ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his social circle, potentially undermining the president’s repeated claims of severing ties with the convicted predator more than two decades ago.
https://www.newsbreak.com/knewz-1594593/4151457159532-unearthed-photo-shows-trump-with-epstein-and-andrew

Office of Special Counsel to probe potential Hatch Act violations by former Special Counsel Jack Smith. The Justice Department has turned its focus to Democrats and former Biden officials as it grapples with the fallout of its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/02/jack-smith-hatch-act-probe-00490405

Ghislaine Maxwell Dodges Congress Again As James Comer Postpones Deposition. House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer indefinitely postponed the scheduled deposition for Ghislaine Maxwell.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/08/01/congress/maxwell-hearing-postponed-00489019

Epstein Victims Issue Statement Condemning Trump After Maxwell Moved To Cushy New Prison. Victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell slammed the federal government Friday for transferring Maxwell to a cushy minimum-security prison.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/2/epstein-victims-claim-cover-up-as-accomplice-moved-to-low-security-prison

Team Trump delivers another slap in the face
https://www.alternet.org/trump-todd-blanche-2673838822/

Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Worsens as Dems Suddenly Find Big New Weapon. Senate Democrats are using a 1928 law to pressure Trump to release the Epstein files. The White House will ignore them. Here’s what could happen next.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-epstein-fiasco-worsens-dems-174049617.html

# Gov / Politics
Fuming Trump Trashes Republican for Refusing to Do His Bidding. He advised other lawmakers in his party to vote in the “the exact opposite” way of his new target.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fuming-trump-trashes-republican-refusing-085641686.html

Senators leave town without deal on nominees after Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-senate-confirmations-trump-schumer_n_688ecf61e4b01556427055ae

Trump tells Schumer to ‘GO TO HELL’ over Senate nominee deal after negotiations blow up
https://nypost.com/2025/08/02/us-news/trump-tells-schumer-to-go-to-hell-over-senate-nominee-deal-funding-demands-after-negotiations-collapse/

Cory Booker’s message to the Democratic Party: Don’t bend the knee to Trump. Booker’s criticism of Democrats highlights deep divide on fighting Trump
https://www.aol.com/booker-criticism-democrats-highlights-deep-100000863.html

Ex-CIA Director John Brennan Accuses Trump of Using Same ‘Political Theories’ as Nazis as President Targets Him
https://www.mediaite.com/media/podcasts/ex-cia-director-john-brennan-accuses-trump-of-using-same-political-theories-as-nazis-as-president-targets-him/

Kansas joins multistate lawsuit against Trump administration over termination federal grant
https://www.kwch.com/2025/08/01/kansas-joins-multistate-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-over-termination-federal-grant/

Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now? Confabulation is sometimes called “honest lying,” because the person doing it genuinely believes what he’s saying, even if it is obviously and patently false.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5429516-trump-confabulation-dementia-signs/

Republicans steamroll Senate Democrats, confirm Trump’s pick for Vatican ambassador who illuminated Harris’ bigotry
https://www.theblaze.com/news/republicans-steamroll-senate-dems-confirm-trumps-pick-for-vatican-ambassador-who-illuminated-harris-bigotry

‘Everything makes sense if you get that most of the MAGA base are members of a cult’: critic
https://fair.org/home/everything-makes-sense-if-you-get-that-most-of-the-maga-base-are-members-of-a-cult/

Analyst traces Trump from high school ‘bully’ to the White House. Donald Trump has turned a campaign ethos of division — “us” vs. “them” — into a governing strategy premised on fear and control.
https://www.alternet.org/the-right-wing/trump-lawyers-courts/?u=1602501a99a5758652052c0857f4beec9307dbfdcb75c1cebcb48b174fbab7bf&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Aug.3.2025_12.34pm

Texas AG Ken Paxton has chilling threat to Democrats trying to stop GOP redistricting efforts
https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-war-witkoff-hostage-tel-aviv-b90fe087e8254179667e0cd6094cd438

On Planet Earth, Obama Can’t Be Indicted. But We Live on Planet Trump. The attempted persecution of a former president is both a dangerous line to cross and an expression of this failed administration.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198484/trump-obama-tulsi-russia-indictment

Transcript: Krugman Wrecks Trump’s Europe Deal: “Scam on His Voters.” As the emerging details of Trump’s trade agreement with Europe puncture his hype, economist Paul Krugman explains at length why it’s actually a big loss for our country—and especially for his MAGA base.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198586/transcript-krugman-wrecks-trump-europe-deal-scam-voters

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘This Is The Grave I Think I’m Going To Be Buried In’: Hamas Releases Video Of Emaciated Hostage. Hamas released a video of Israeli hostage Evyatar David, visibly starving and digging his grave, sparking global outrage and calls for his release. It is the third time Hamas and affiliated groups have released videos of what appear to be starving hostages in recent days.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/03/hamas-orders-starving-hostage-dig-his-own-grave/

Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as US envoy meets with hostages’ families
https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-war-witkoff-hostage-tel-aviv-b90fe087e8254179667e0cd6094cd438

Beijing Pays Influencers in Africa to Spread Anti-US Messaging. Beijing and Moscow are financing social media campaigns against the United States, according to media experts and insiders.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/beijing-turns-influencers-fresh-chinese-090000721.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, filling the post after President Donald Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist Ed Martin Jr.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/03/nx-s1-5491473/senate-confirms-ex-fox-news-host-pirro-as-top-federal-prosecutor-for-nations-capital

6 now charged in Cincinnati mob attack; mayor says man who issued ‘slap’ prior to beatdown is being ‘actively investigated’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/6-now-charged-in-cincinnati-mob-attack-mayor-says-man-who-issued-slap-prior-to-beatdown-is-being-actively-investigated

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Emil Bove Saga Isn’t Over Yet. Republicans just confirmed Trump’s former personal attorney to a lifetime seat as a federal judge. But that won’t erase the multiple scandals he’s embroiled in.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198632/emil-bove-confirmed-scandals

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Jon Stewart Slams Right-Wingers For Trying To ‘Create Rules That They Would Never Follow.’ The “Daily Show” host pointed out the reason why one late-night host is so “popular” among conservatives.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-weekly-show-conservative-media-left-wing-bias_n_688d40fee4b022c2fddf1a07

‘Low IQ’: Trump lashes out at Charlamagne after radio host slammed president on Fox News. Radio host Charlamagne tha God, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, delivered a scathing critique of President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying that people are “hurting” under his administration.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-charlamagne-tha-god/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-rfk-jr-health-tech-fa73703bd1fd557c787ef0b590e151f1

RFK Jr. says cancer screenings are too ‘woke’ now. As an actual doctor, I disagree. Even if he doesn’t go through with this purge, RFK Jr. is instilling a distrust in our expert medical and scientific institutions.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/02/kennedy-health-panel-recommendations-preventive-disease/85422460007/

# Space Technology
We just made a laser call… 265 million km away
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM43IQyNgoP/

# Veterans / VA
$455B VA spending bill clears final hurdle in Senate. The Senate on Friday night adopted a $455 billion spending bill for the VA that invests in recruiting clinicians at hospitals, increases the toxic exposures fund and sets minimum funding levels for rural health care and other critical programs.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-08-02/veterans-senate-spending-bill-18640539.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-02

Voices, The Peoples News

August 2, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Hard or easy?’ ICE agents seen using terrifying new tactic to detain immigrants
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-raids-2673795064/

Border encounters, apprehensions fell to record lows in July
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/immigration/2025/08/01/border-encounters–apprehensions-fall-to-record-lows-in-july

Trump Administration Releases New Plans to Enforce Birthright Citizenship Order. New USCIS documents outline how the administration would enforce the controversial executive order, but the policy remains blocked by federal courts
https://www.boundless.com/blog/trump-administration-releases-new-plans-to-enforce-birthright-citizenship-order/

ICE Plans to Build More Tent Jails for Immigrants. What Could Go Wrong? A brief recent history of “soft-sided” facilities and their many faults.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/trump-ice-tent-facilities-conditions-problems-immigrants-alligator-alcatraz/

Family says ICE entered their home without warrant; ICE says no warrant needed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tampa-family-says-ice-entered-214914153.html

Georgia detainee with prosthetic legs who objected to flooded cell sent to solitary. Rodney Taylor placed in ‘restrictive unit’ for refusing to enter flooded cell because his prosthetic legs can’t get wet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFNYjOa4SE0

Hunger strike at Alligator Alcatraz reaches Day 9 as inmate protests conditions
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hunger-strike-alligator-alcatraz-reaches-194357522.html

Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for 60,000 from Central America and Nepal
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/817176

Judge rips Noem’s latest termination of immigrant protections: ‘Color is neither a poison nor a crime’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/temporary-protected-status-kristi-noem-ruling-00488161

Narciso Barranco, a father of three U.S. Marines, who was detained by ICE for nearly a month, has now been released and reunited with his family.
https://people.com/father-of-3-marine-brothers-released-from-immigration-detention-center-nearly-a-month-after-detainment-11773100

Trump Donor Pleads Guilty to Swindling $30 Million From Immigrants Seeking Green Cards
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-donor-swindled-more-30-135834550.html

Vaccine researcher with green card held at San Francisco airport for a week and faces deportation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/07/31/texas-researcher-detained-san-francisco-airport/bee337c2-6e4e-11f0-aab6-8141d7095676_story.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE has ‘wasted $21.7 billion’ on government shake up that left scientists checking tickets at parks
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doge-wasting-billions-report_n_688bc47ce4b0f5c3b7c9c556

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Who are you gonna trust?’ Economist warns Trump is poisoning America’s fiscal reputation. An economics expert warned that any forthcoming jobs numbers will leave many questioning their accuracy.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-jobs-bls-2673799759/

# Education / Schools
Trump Admin Freezes $339 Million From UCLA Over Civil Rights Violations. The federal government has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against private colleges but this is one of the rare cases it has targeted a public university.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-freezes-339m-ucla-201939116.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Trump destroys our source of information about jobs. This is beyond irresponsible. He hates facts. He rejects truth. He doesn’t want the public to know what’s really happening.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information

‘Huge political issue’: Workers outraged as ‘fine print’ excludes them from Trump tax cut
https://www.alternet.org/workers-outraged-trump-tax/

‘Buyouts’: Trump’s mass layoffs are costing taxpayers a fortune — here’s why. One of the tools the Trump Administration and DOGE used in their mass layoffs of federal workers was buyouts, which aren’t saving money for U.S. taxpayers, but are costing them a fortune.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-doge-buyouts/

‘Kill the messenger’: Trump ripped over ‘dangerous and corrupt’ firing of labor stats head
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/kill-the-messenger-trump-ripped-over-dangerous-and-corrupt-firing-of-labor-stats-head/ar-AA1JKDts

‘Bad’ and ‘Brutal’ Jobs Report—Unemployment Jumps in ‘Sputtering’ Labor Market: Experts
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2025/08/bad-brutal-and-in-trouble-unemployment-jumps-in-trumps-sputtering-labor-market/

California fast-food employment tanks under new $20 minimum wage
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-fast-food-minimum-wage-jobs

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
BLM Calls New Oil and Gas Rules ‘Noncontroversial,’ Exempts Them From Public Comment. Environmentalists say the lack of public comment shows the administration’s disregard for maintaining public lands.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082025/blm-oil-gas-rules-exempted-from-public-comment/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation. Experts say the report being used to justify the mass rollback of climate regulations has many claims based on long-debunked research
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-epa-climate-change-report

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
As Trump Shrinks FEMA, State and Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By. In a government survey, state and local officials said they were overworked, underpaid and underappreciated.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28072025/emergency-managers-overworked-as-fema-shrinks/

# General News / Trump / Epstein
‘Selective shielding’: Outrage after FOIA report reveals FBI redacted Trump’s name from Epstein files
https://san.com/media-miss/trumps-name-among-those-redacted-in-fbi-epstein-investigation-files/

Trump’s name among those redacted in FBI Epstein investigation files
https://san.com/media-miss/trumps-name-among-those-redacted-in-fbi-epstein-investigation-files/

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To Minimum Security Texas Prison. Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer stated that she has been transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas. The move, not announced by the Justice Department or Bureau of Prisons, comes as Maxwell seeks a pardon from President Donald Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/01/epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-moved-prisons/85475060007/

‘The cover-up is huge’: Epstein survivor says Maxwell pardon would be ‘ultimate betrayal’: Offering a sweetheart deal to Maxwell would demonstrate to the American public that the administration “cares more about a convicted pedophile sex trafficker of minors than about victims of sexual harm.”
https://www.alternet.org/epstein-survivor-maxwell-pardon/

Trump says he wants to ‘release everything’ related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Trump administration has faced heavy backlash over its handling of the Epstein investigation, including its promise to release Epstein’s alleged “client list,” which it has since said does not exist.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3489368/trump-wants-everything-in-epstein-files-to-be-released/

Epstein reportedly used Trump meeting to groom 14-year-old: ‘This is a good one, right?’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2673796824/

Epstein Victims Slam Trump Administration for Giving Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Preferential Treatment’
https://time.com/7306977/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-prison-texas/

FBI Reportedly Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files. New details are emerging about the FBI’s review of its documents on Jeffrey Esptein.
https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-officials-reportedly-redacted-references-to-trump-from-epstein-files/

Schumer calls on FBI to conduct counterintelligence threat assessment on Epstein files
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5426224-schumer-fbi-threat-assessment-epstein-files/

Top Democrat demands Trump’s IRS investigate Epstein bank records in sprawling probe: ‘Follow the money’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-bank-records-ron-wyden-leon-black-b2799888.html

Top Democrat Promises Epstein Tell-All On YouTube: ‘How It All Ties Back to Donald Trump’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/top-democrat-promises-epstein-tell-all-on-youtube-how-it-all-ties-back-to-donald-trump/

Virginia Giuffre’s furious family say Ghislaine Maxwell prison move ‘smacks of a cover up’
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/01/virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell-prison-camp-epstein

# Gov / Politics
Trump’s Sloppy Effort to Distract From Epstein Mess Creates a ‘Ticking Time Bomb.’ A Trump adviser admits the president’s distraction ploy — threatening to prosecute Obama — will likely go down as another “broken promise”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-epstein-distract-obama-russia-time-bomb-1235397768/

‘Drives me crazy!’ Ex-GOP rep in disbelief watching Mike Johnson ‘lie’ on national TV
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2673791784/

Trump cranks up distraction machine but focus refuses to budge from Epstein. The president is a master of ‘look over there’ – but not when his supporters’ core beliefs about the ‘deep state’ are in play
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/donald-trump-epstein-distraction

‘Good riddance’: MAGA drives out Baptist leader for not being ‘aligned with Trump’
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143505976

Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now? “Confabulation.” It’s a word you are going to be hearing a lot in the coming months. President Trump has always been willing to mislead people when it was to his advantage. Even his supporters recognize this.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5429516-trump-confabulation-dementia-signs/

‘Rage Against the Regime’ protests planned against Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/01/rage-against-the-regime-protests-trump-machine/85464165007/

Trump’s team calls this ‘America First’ — but here’s what it really means
https://www.alternet.org/trump-prices-2673807134/

One Trump enabler has done more damage than the rest of them combined
https://www.alternet.org/trump-enabler/

‘What in the hell’s going on here?’: MAGA architect reveals uncomfortable truth — the base isn’t united behind Netanyahu after all
https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/what-in-the-hells-going-on-here-maga-architect-reveals-uncomfortable-truth-the-base-isnt-united-behind-netanyahu-after-all/

Abandon the False Hope’: Forget arms control, The US just got a terrifying reality check on China’s nuclear ambitions. A new report from the Hudson Institute delivers a serious warning about China’s rapidly growing nuclear weapons program.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/abandon-the-false-hope-forget-arms-control-the-us-just-got-a-terrifying-reality-check-on-chinas-nuclear-ambitions/

John Thune says Senate will stay in session through the weekend to confirm Trump nominees. At least 150 nominees still need to be confirmed, including many judicial nominees, such as acting United States Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
https://apnews.com/article/senate-nominations-trump-thune-recess-6a30a38f21a841faf099757d76c7d935

How Laura Loomer Became One of the Most Feared People in Washington. That she wields her power from outside the White House is yet another feature of Trump’s presidency that we have simply never seen before in the office.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-laura-loomer-became-one-of-the-most-feared-people-in-washington/
Laura Loomer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Loomer

Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair accuses Texas Republicans of silencing Latino voters with redistricting plan
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5432841-espaillat-accuses-texas-gop-voter-silencing/

Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman warns US faces Venezuela-style collapse under Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman-2673800091/

Senate Republicans Vote To Let Trump Keep Qatar Jet After Taxpayer-Funded $1 Billion Retrofit
https://www.jalopnik.com/1928449/republicans-vote-trump-keep-qatar-jet/

Trump may have accidentally ‘admitted knowledge of a grotesque crime’: legal expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2673797390/

Trump voter livid after being profiled by ICE: ‘I’m an American who now has to be afraid’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voters-furious/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel is losing EU support fast as one country stops weapons trade amid Gaza war
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/817176

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
‘No integrity!’ Furious sheriff slams Noem’s DHS for raiding his ranks using his own data
https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-2673799029/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Supreme Court May Deal Democrats A Huge Blow To Ever Taking House Back. The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to consider a major challenge that could reshape how voting maps are drawn.
https://www.aol.com/supreme-court-may-deal-democrats-231001729.html

DOJ makes nationwide push to clean voter rolls, purging duplicates and noncitizens. DOJ previously sent letters to California demanding information about their election practices, and threatened Wisconsin with withholding federal funding for noncompliance with integrity rolls.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/doj-launching-effort-clean-voter-rolls-report

Board recommends that Trump White House official Jeffrey Clark be disbarred for efforts to overturn 2020 election
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-clark-dc-bar-disbarred-discipline-trump-73ba327c73769674b4b87e8b924d8aeb

The Trump Administration Got Caught Lying to the Supreme Court Again. Almost as soon as Trump returned to the White House, the Justice Department began lying to federal courts in an effort to conceal its flagrant lawbreaking.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/trump-doj-lying-supreme-court-pam-bondi.html

Judges Detail Horrors They’ve Experienced Since Ruling Against Trump. Federal judges warn the independent judicial system is at stake.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198678/judges-trump-rulings-threats

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Media finally awakening to the fact that Trump’s losing it
https://captimes.com/opinion/dave-zweifel/opinion-media-finally-awakening-to-the-fact-that-trumps-losing-it/article_4c0a36c0-8280-11ef-a317-7bb416f1f4c4.html

Trump Cuts Pull the Plug on Public Broadcasting After 60 Years. President Trump has signed a law clawing back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5489808/cpb-shut-down-public-broadcasting-trump

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Sanders says Medicaid cuts will force nursing homes and long-term care facilities to close
https://skillednursingnews.com/2025/07/bad-situation-only-made-worse-sen-sanders-leadingage-and-ag-rhodes-explain-obbba-impact-on-nursing-homes/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
RFK Jr.’s Movement Is Hurting Children. I See It Every Day at Work. A pediatric surgeon explains what RFK Jr.’s minions are doing to her patients.Trump’s health secretary is trying to convince Americans that their doctors are not to be trusted. He’s succeeding.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/rfk-jr-maha-vaccines-doctors-influencers.html?pay=1754153574842&support_journalism=please

OB-GYN Group Makes Unprecedented Move Against Trump. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obgyns-trump-federal-funding_n_688d179be4b00b7bc191be83

# Military / Militia / National Guard
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/army-gutting-aviation-units-thousands-172836424.html

Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russia president’s menacing tweet. Order comes after president’s anger at tweet from Dmitry Medvedev which called Trump’s threat to sanction Russia over Ukraine a ‘step towards war’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-nuclear-submarines-russia-ukraine

# NATO
NATO country arrests 32 Russian spies accused of beatings, sabotage and arson. The 32 accused of working with Russian intelligence hail from five different countries, including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Colombia and Poland itself.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2089455/poland-32-alleged-spies-russia

USAFE, AMC, AFMC on Chopping Block: At least three high-profile four-star Air Force commands—U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Air Mobility Command, and Air Force Materiel Command—could be downgraded to three-star roles, as the Pentagon presses to shrink the number of generals throughout the Department of Defense,
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/future-usaf-new-e-7-fleet-may-face-cuts/

# NASA
NASA Employees Now Subject To Random Searches As Agency Becomes AI-Fueled Police Mini-State. This memo was just sent out to NASA SMD employees (and others. “To ensure the continued safety of our workforce and compliance with security measures, the NASA Headquarters Protective Services Office will be reinstating random searches and inspections of individuals, belongings, and vehicles…”
https://nasawatch.com/personnel-news/random-employee-searches-to-resume-at-nasa-hq/

# NOAA / Weather
Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting. WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082025/private-companies-noaa-weather-data/

How Joint NASA-ESA Sea Level Mission Will Help Hurricane Forecasts. Sentinel-6B will measure sea surface height for nearly all of the world’s ocean, providing important data for information products, including weather and hurricane forecasts
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/jason-cs-sentinel-6/sentinel-6-michael-freilich/how-joint-nasa-esa-sea-level-mission-will-help-hurricane-forecasts/

# Space Force / Starlink/ SpaceX
SpaceX brings four astronauts to International Space Station in 15-hour trip. The four US, Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre. Their arrival brought the current number of people at the station to 11.
https://news.sky.com/story/spacex-brings-new-crew-to-international-space-station-in-just-15-hours-but-its-still-short-of-russian-record-13405462

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August 1, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
US citizen responds to being asked to shave beard by ICE agents. The arrest raises concerns around identity verification and racial profiling.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-citizen-detained-ice-shave-beard-immigration-2105494

A Police Officer Arrested by ICE in Maine: Local Authorities Reject Allegations of Wrongdoing
https://apnews.com/article/maine-ice-police-officer-arrested-09952522b305e10659dce4018ce81f34

How Trump Made One of the Most Controversial Post-9/11 Policies the New Normal. Thousands of other people are going to get put into detention of indeterminate length with far less recourse, which could stretch years.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/trump-alligator-alcatraz-indefinite-detention-911.html

MAGA senator slams illegal immigrants as ‘criminals’ — then steps in to free ICE detainee
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator-john-kennedy-does-bizarre-180-to-release-ice-detainee-paola-clouatre/

What Happens To The Women ICE Detains? The Trump administration’s deportation machine is detaining immigrant women at record numbers. and they’ve become invisible targets. “You’re not human when you’re in there.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detention-for-women-is-uniquely-cruel_n_688a681ee4b07dfa117f0372?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2025-08-01&utm_term=us-morning-email&email_hash=2ad8a4b29c39da108f4f8ffda0cf56cd20dc9eb9

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Tariffs Are Fundamentally Reshaping the U.S.-Brazil Relationship. The rift between the Western Hemisphere’s two largest democracies is the strongest evidence yet that Trump is in the business of autocracy promotion.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/30/brazil-trump-tariffs-lula/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

‘You’re paying that!’ Michael Steele says Trump taking ‘money out of Americans’ pockets’
https://www.alternet.org/michael-steele-trump-tariffs/

Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days. The executive order follows through on the president’s recent trade agreements with some trading partners and his threats to slap punishing new duties on others.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/trump-executive-order-higher-tariff-rates-00487913

Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-effect-05bc12428163b9f28ef80f952cf9dafd

Trump just upped the tariff burden on American consumers – this time for low-cost goods from around the world. The Tax Foundation calculated that about 75 percent of the country’s food imports would be impacted by the tariffs in some way, notably liquor, baked goods, coffee, fish and beer.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5428344-trump-tariffs-food-grocery-prices/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Workers Roast as Federal Heat Standard Languishes. Workers are overheating on the job, even in blue states. A proposed federal rule could help—but the Trump administration might abandon it.
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-07-30-workers-roast-federal-heat-standard-languishes/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump administration proposal to revoke key climate finding draws criticism from scientists. The repeal of the finding on the dangers greenhouse gases pose to human health and welfare will face fierce legal challenges.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/epa-to-revoke-2009-finding-that-climate-pollution-endangers-humans-00476166

Coal plants and chemical facilities secured air rule exemptions through Trump-era email system
https://www.dailyclimate.org/coal-plants-and-chemical-facilities-secured-air-rule-exemptions-through-trump-era-email-system-2673790818.html

# General News / Floods
‘Not a damned penny!’ ‘Abandoned’ Texas flood survivors prepare to clash with officials
https://www.rawstory.com/texas-flood-2673794764/

# General News / Gaza
Arab Nations Urge Hamas To Give Up Arms And Power In Gaza For First Time. The Arab states called on Hamas to relinquish its arms and rule over the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented move
https://san.com/cc/several-arab-and-muslim-states-call-on-hamas-to-disarm-relinquish-power/

# General News / Trump / Epstein
Mystery Third Person Seen on Epstein Prison Video on Final Night Alive
https://nypost.com/2025/07/30/us-news/mystery-orange-shape-spotted-near-jeffrey-epsteins-jail-cell-night-before-his-death-report/

How Epstein and Maxwell Used Trump’s Fame to Groom 13-Year-Old Girl
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-met-teenage-epstein-victim-182140564.html

# Gov / Politics
Trump Threatens Trade Deal With Canada After Liberal Gov’t Moves To Recognize A Palestinian State. President Donald Trump has threatened to stall trade talks with Canada late Wednesday night after Canada’s move to recognize Palestinian statehood.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/31/trump-threatens-trade-deal-after-canada-moves-towards-recognising-palestine

‘RIP Democracy:’ Left-Wing Protesters Drop Coffin On Wisconsin GOP Rep’s Doorstep. A group of left-wing protestors left a coffin at the home of Republican Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil last week, the congressman confirmed.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/31/protesters-drop-coffin-republican-wisconsin-rep-bryan-steil/

Trump donor swindled more than $30 million from people thinking they were getting access and visas
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-donor-scam-guilty-plea-b2799636.html

The one man who has the strength to finish off Donald Trump. If Rupert Murdoch becomes a white knight standing up to a rampantly bullying US president, the world has moved into the upside-down.
https://www.alternet.org/rupert-murdoch-trump-2673787761/

This Trump policy ‘imperils’ the ‘most vulnerable’ residents of state that voted for him
https://www.alternet.org/trump-fema-missouri/

Trump threatens he could take over sanctuary cities and arrest unruly mayors under martial law
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14954615/donald-trump-martial-law-sanctuary-cities-mayors-immigration.html

Trump Kicks Melania Out of East Wing to Build Mar-a-Lago Ballroom
https://www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeast-513346/4148861160574-trump-kicks-melania-out-of-east-wing-to-build-mar-a-lago-ballroom

C-SPAN Cameras Catch Elizabeth Warren Absolutely Wipe Out on Senate Floor — And MAGA Goes Wild
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/c-span-cameras-catch-elizabeth-warren-absolutely-wipe-out-on-senate-floor-and-maga-goes-wild/

‘We cannot run a Republic like this’: FBI’s Bongino hints at shocking deep-state corruption
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5422040-bongino-vows-to-uncover-truth-in-cryptic-message-we-cannot-run-a-republic-like-this/

‘All the fake gold’: Outrage follows new plan to ‘turn the White House into a Trump resort’
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/all-the-fake-gold-outrage-follows-new-plan-to-turn-the-white-house-into-a-trump-resort/ar-AA1JFRyv?cvid=07CE3304CC19494A845AF7402F996934&ocid=wispr

‘Shaky situation’: How Karoline Leavitt’s ‘absurdly over-the-top’ Trump flattery gives away the game
https://www.alternet.org/leavitt-trump-maga/

‘Barbaric’: Karoline Leavitt Calls ‘Ending the Chemical Castration of Children’ a Trump Administration ‘Priority’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/barbaric-karoline-leavitt-calls-ending-the-chemical-castration-of-children-a-trump-administration-priority/

‘How can this possibly be allowed?’: JD Vance asks the question as Trump orders Texas to rig its own election maps
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/how-can-this-possibly-be-allowed-jd-vance-asks-the-question-as-trump-orders-texas-to-rig-its-own-election-maps/

How the US Could Cash in On Mineral-Rich DR Congo’s Peace Deal
https://www.newsweek.com/india-philippines-hold-drills-south-china-sea-2105774

Democrat moves to block Trump admin from using military drones to monitor protests after LA riots
https://www.aol.com/democrat-moves-block-trump-admin-100032279.html

Making America Epstein Again. Trump’s transactional ethics are making the U.S. a refuge for criminals. This mirrors something Israel has done for years.
https://prospect.org/power/2025-08-01-making-america-epstein-again/

New York Gov. Hochul Warns She Will Also Retaliate If Texas Moves Forward With Redistricting: ‘I Won’t Sit By’
https://www.latintimes.com/new-york-gov-hochul-warns-she-will-also-retaliate-if-texas-moves-forward-redistricting-i-wont-587876

Texas AG to Dems: Accept GOP Gerrymandering or I’ll Lock You Up. Attorney General Ken Paxton says he could “lock the doors” on the state’s legislature if it doesn’t approve a radical new congressional map.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198673/texas-ag-dems-accept-gop-gerrymandering-ill-lock

Republicans reject Democrats’ amendment to block Trump from taking Qatari jet after presidency
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5431133-republicans-reject-democrats-amendment-aimed-at-blocking-trump-from-taking-qatari-jet-post-presidency/

Sen. Josh Hawley Wants to Block ‘Biden Voters’ From Getting $2,400 Trump Tariff Rebate Checks
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sen-josh-hawley-wants-exclude-152244806.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
China Wants Nuclear Weapons to Strike Fear into America
https://www.newsweek.com/china-wants-nuclear-weapons-strike-fear-us-allies-2106812

India Wades into Contested South China Sea on Side of US Ally
https://www.newsweek.com/india-philippines-hold-drills-south-china-sea-2105774

Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west’s help
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/30/israel-starvation-gaza-keir-starmer-west

American Jews’ Support for Israel Is Near Its Breaking Point. The big legacy groups remain mostly silent. But nearly everyone else now agrees: Netanyahu’s Gaza war is one of the great catastrophes in Jewish history.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198651/american-jews-support-netanyahu-israel-near-breaking-point

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
12,000 rounds of ammo stolen from FBI training camp in Southwest Washington, deputies say
https://www.chronline.com/stories/12000-rounds-of-ammo-stolen-from-fbi-training-camp-in-southwest-washington-deputies-say,384701

Another Shady Trump Official Is About to Lose His Law License
https://newrepublic.com/post/198674/trump-official-jeff-clark-disbar-law-license

‘At 80, to be treated like a terrorist is shocking’: arrested on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action. Retired priest and former magistrate among those held after Palestine Action was banned as a terror organization
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/30/at-80-to-be-treated-like-a-terrorist-is-shocking-arrested-on-suspicion-of-supporting-palestine-action

Nearly all states allowing jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for room and board or medical care highlights a deeper problem: their families, especially Black women, are forced to cover the costs, according to a new report.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/26/states-inmates-pay-incarceration-black-women

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Why Fauci says pandemic ‘didn’t have to be this bad’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-fauci-says-pandemic-didnt-have-to-be-this-bad

Anthony Fauci on becoming the ‘devil’ and a warning for his successor. After a frenetic 38 years, former U.S. infectious disease chief discusses his quieter new life, working for Trump, and what’s next for HIV and coronavirus prevention
https://www.science.org/content/article/anthony-fauci-becoming-devil-and-warning-his-successor

Famed immunologist who led the nation’s COVID response talks new PBS doc, Trump and Fox News, gain-of-function research, the lab-leak theory, and more
https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/03/21/dr-anthony-fauci-would-like-to-set-the-record-straight/

# Medical Science / Research / Technology
Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-rfk-jr-health-tech-fa73703bd1fd557c787ef0b590e151f1

Trump administration to burn $10 million in contraceptives meant for global aid. A nonprofit says the administration rejected its offer to buy the birth control.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-plans-to-burn-around-10m-worth-of-contraceptives-meant-for-aid/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / NATO
What exactly are US special forces doing in Israel? Secrecy is the name of the game when it comes to the Biden administration’s support for the offensive in Gaza.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-special-forces-in-israel/

# NASA
NASA Unveils ‘Hidden’ Cave Entrances to the Moon’s Secret Underworld. Scientists have suspected for decades that there are subsurface caves on the Moon, just like there are on Earth. Pits that may lead to caves were suggested in images from NASA’s lunar orbiters that mapped the Moon’s surface before NASA’s Apollo human landings.
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/new-evidence-adds-to-findings-hinting-at-network-of-caves-on-moon/

# Pharmaceuticals
Trump presses pharmaceutical companies to lower drug costs. President Donald Trump sent letters to 17 pharmaceutical companies Thursday, urging them to match drug prices to the lowest price offered in other developed countries within 60 days or face consequences.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/trump-most-favored-nations-drug-pricing-lower-pharmaceutical-prices/

# Social / Communities
‘Anti-white bigotry’: Mob beats victims down to street — including male who punches woman in face, apparently knocks her out
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-07-29-1037/violence-america-anti-white-bigotry-mob-beats-victims-down-street-including

White Florida couple racially harasses, threatens to lynch black man just for knocking on their door. Antavis Johnson, a Black project manager in Florida, recently had an encounter with a white couple who threatened to lynch him
https://newsone.com/6347873/white-florida-couple-threatens-to-lynch-black-man-for-knocking-on-their-door/

# Social Services / Programs
‘Trump Accounts’ Cannot Possibly Replace Social Security. This is just another tax break for the rich
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-07-31-trump-accounts-cannot-possibly-replace-social-security/

Treasury Secretary Says Trump Accounts Could Pave Way to Privatizing Social Security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments about the safety net program ventured onto the so-called third rail of American politics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/business/bessent-trump-social-security.html

Bessent backpedals after blowback on ‘privatizing Social Security’ comments. Representative Katherine Clark wrote on X, “Well, Republicans said the quiet part out loud: They want to ‘privatize Social Security.’ Your money. Your benefits. Sold to the highest bidder. So much for standing with seniors.”
https://www.investmentnews.com/retirement-planning/bessent-backpedals-after-blowback-on-privatizing-social-security-comments/261551

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
AI data center planned in Wyoming will consume more electricity than all the state’s homes combined
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/ai-in-wyoming-may-soon-use-more-electricity-than-states-human-residents/

Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further Into Government. Palantir has become one of the few winners in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, offering other contractors a lifeline while consolidating its own reach and power.
https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-government-contracting-push/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Global
The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware. The FSB cyberespionage group known as Turla seems to have used its control of Russia’s network infrastructure to meddle with web traffic and trick diplomats into infecting their computers.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-fsb-turla-secret-blizzard-apolloshadow-isp-cyberespionage/

# Transportation
USDOT boss says 1,500 truck drivers have been taken out-of-service for lack of English language proficiency
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/30/exclusive-transportation-department-suspends-1500-truck-drivers-poor-english/

# Veterans / VA
Privatizing Veterans’ Health Care Will Be a Disaster. Thousands of VA health care workers have been fired. Private-sector replacements will be worse. Thousands of VA health care workers have been fired. Private-sector replacements will be worse.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-07-30-privatizing-veterans-health-care-will-be-disaster/

Air Force Serviceman Finds Transformation in Wounded Warrior Program, Warrior Games as Part of PTSD Recovery. Multiple deployments overseas combined with the physical impact and psychological damage involved with his work led him to seek help with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/23/air-force-serviceman-finds-transformation-wounded-warrior-program-warrior-games-part-of-ptsd.html

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