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December 7, 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

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
GOP Congressman Asks for Tools to Kill Sea Lions, “Stop Letting Environmental Extremists Get in the Way.” Baumgartner proposed “killing more sea lions to protect more salmon.” (An average sea lion can eat up to 35 lbs. of fish a day.)
https://2paragraphs.com/2025/12/gop-congressman-asks-for-tools-to-kill-sea-lions-stop-letting-environmental-extremists-get-in-the-way/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Melania Trump’s immigration lawyer responds to new citizenship bill. While the bill aims to require all dual nationals to renounce their foreign citizenship or risk losing their American status, it also raises constitutional questions, potential political tensions for the Trump administration, and practical challenges for millions of Americans who maintain ties to other countries.
https://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-could-be-impacted-by-new-citizenship-bill-11143195

A 7-year-old student and his mother were detained by immigration authorities while traveling over the Thanksgiving break, according to the superintendent of Vermont’s Winooski school district.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-nj2i9zP9c

Justice Kavanaugh singled out after video of US citizen being manhandled by DHS goes viral
https://www.rawstory.com/kavanaugh-2674372453/

Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained. “Following the attack, Wilmer was left shaking and dizzy, and at one point his vision went black, yet he was denied medical care for hours,” Murray said. “He was eventually taken to a hospital, where he received stitches for his injuries. He was prescribed antibiotics and additional medication, but the antibiotics were not provided immediately, and the other medication was never provided.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/us-senator-ice-attack-dog-horrific-injuries

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump admin sides with Roundup maker at Supreme Court. The administration urges the justices to take up Bayer’s request to kill lawsuits that claim its product caused cancers.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/02/trump-admin-sides-with-roundup-maker-at-supreme-court-00672633

# Employment / Labor / Unions
1.1 million people have been laid off in the US this year — more than any year since the pandemic
https://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-this-year-1-million-most-since-pandemic-2025-12

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Boomers Are Being Hit With Surprise Subscription Fees Hidden in Utility Bills. These fees are often disguised as “service protection plans,” “green energy add-ons,” or “maintenance programs” that customers never knowingly signed up for
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2025/12/05/10706583_boomers-are-being-hit-with-surprise-subscription-fees-hidden-in-utility-bills.html

# General News / Boat Strikes
Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers
https://www.newsweek.com/report-double-strike-vessel-was-not-bound-for-u-s-sparks-reactions-online-11166875

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Newly Released Photos From Epstein’s ‘Nuclear Bunker’ Mansion Allegedly Reveal How It Was Designed to Make Victims Panic
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/harrowing-democrats-release-new-photos-videos-of-jeffrey-epsteins-island-9746691

All Epstein grand jury files unsealed by Florida judge while Trump watches World Cup Draw: Federal court orders public release of grand jury records in Epstein cases. A federal judge in Florida ordered release of grand jury transcripts in the Epstein and Maxwell cases, citing a new federal transparency law.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/federal-court-orders-public-release-of-grand-jury-records-in-epstein-cases

# Gov / Politics
Supreme Court Set to Consider Trump’s Power to Remove High-Level Bureaucrats. Court ‘Paves Way to Autocracy’ by Upholding Trump’s Independent Agency Firings
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/appeals-court-trump-independent-agency-dismissals/

When Dissent Becomes ‘Domestic Terror.’ The core issue involves the balance between the First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly, and the government’s need to ensure national security and public safety.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/06/15/domestic-terror-law-could-quash-political-dissent-us

‘Thought things would be different’: Mike Johnson grappling with mutiny from weakened GOP
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2674371515/

Rand Paul Takes Aim At Marco Rubio, Claims He Is ‘Secretly Pushing For Regime Change In Venezuela.’ “They seem to forget that war powers belong to Congress, not the president,” Paul added
https://www.latintimes.com/rand-paul-takes-aim-marco-rubio-claims-he-secretly-pushing-regime-change-venezuela-592268

‘Do you even have a country left?!’: Donald Trump’s self obsession reaches a new height and America is going ‘WHAT!’ He is teling America, in his own twisted way, that he is done pretending.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/do-you-even-have-a-country-left-donald-trumps-self-obsession-reaches-a-new-height-and-america-is-going-what/

Trump Voter Goes on CNN and Withdraws His Support Over Trump’s Racism: ‘Not Acceptable by Any Means.’ The backdrop to Fiqy’s decision is unmistakable: during a recent Cabinet meeting, Trump referred to Somali Americans as “garbage,” claimed they “contribute nothing,” and demanded — bluntly — that the United States send them back “where they came from.”
https://beingliberal.substack.com/p/trump-voter-goes-on-cnn-and-withdraws?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3j50y&triedRedirect=true

‘Arrogant, uninformed and anti-American’: Attack levels whole department of Trump’s admin
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-white-house-press/

We’re being lied to while our veterans in Congress remain silent. Comes now the next attempt to push our nation into yet another fabricated war, this time with Venezuela, which just coincidentally happens to have the largest proven reserves of oil on the planet at 303 billion barrels.
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/12/05/montana-were-being-lied-to-while-our-veterans-in-congress-remain-silent/

Bill Gates Unleashes Scathing Attack on Trump: USAID Cuts Spark First Child Death Surge in 50 Years. The report lays bare a grim reality, with experts warning that hundreds of thousands of young lives hang in the balance due to slashed funding for essential health programs in vulnerable nations.
https://www.finance-monthly.com/bill-gates-trump-usaid-child-deaths-2025/

As Trump’s standoff with Maduro deepens, experts warn the next move may force a showdown
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-standoff-maduro-deepens-experts-110053163.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
France and Germany warn Zelensky Trump’s US may betray him and he must be ‘very careful’
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251204-france-and-germany-warn-us-could-betray-ukraine-in-push-for-peace-speigel-reports

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons
As California Limits Water Use, People in Prison Face Punishment for Showering
https://truthout.org/articles/as-california-limits-water-use-people-in-prison-face-punishment-for-showering/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Prosecutors Rest Their Case Against Ex-Hochul Aide After Calling Several Dozen Witnesses
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/prosecutors-rest-their-case-against-ex-hochul-aide-after-calling-several-dozen-witnesses-5954782

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
7 Medicare changes that could end your Social Security in 2026
https://www.aarp.org/medicare/whats-new-in-medicare-2026/

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
A surprising and concerning trend is emerging: appendix cancer is being diagnosed more often, and it’s increasingly affecting people in their 30s, 40s and even younger.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-forgotten-cancer-is-rising-in-young-people-and-experts-are-puzzled

While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/measles-virus-outbreak-spread-genomic-analysis-elimination-status-cdc-rfk-us/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Ex-JAG officer reveals how Trump’s Pentagon officials breached ‘red line you cannot cross.’ One retired Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) officer says officials in President Donald Trump’s Pentagon may have been aware they were breaking international law when carrying out a controversial strike in September.
https://www.alternet.org/jag-officer-trump-pentagon/

Pentagon rushes to fix challenges in deterring China, including shortage of ships and missiles. More missiles and ships are needed to confront the China challenge. Hegseth has made it a top priority.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/trump-pentagon-faces-challenges-deterring-china-including-shortage-ships-and

A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The warship mistook the fighter jets for Houthi cruise missiles, the investigation shows. One of the fighter jets was shot down. The other barely survived the friendly fire incident.
https://www.aol.com/articles/navy-warship-mistook-us-fighter-190550220.html

# Military / NATO / Global
Staggeringly clear satellite photos show Chinese warship armada massing near Taiwan as invasion fears grow. The brazen display by China in disputed waters only strengthens invasion fears
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15596914/china-warship-armada-near-taiwan-invasion-fears/

Russian Forces Advance as Ukraine Hit by More Than 600 Drone Strikes Overnight. Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/06/russia-unleashes-attack-on-ukraine-as-diplomatic-talks-continue/

# NASA / Space
3I/ATLAS ‘spaceship’ triggers wave of global planetary defense drills
https://www.the-express.com/news/space-news/192666/3i-atlas-spaceship-triggers-wave-global-planetary-defense-drills

Giant sunspot on par with the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it’s pointed right at Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d901TmmoVCU
Also: Carrington Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event

The Sun’s Magnetic Field Is Reversing: The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. Understanding the solar cycle is important for understanding the magnetic field’s reversal.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/sun-magnetic-field-flip

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
A Secret Knights Templar Crypt Was Found Beneath A Polish Church — And It Could Contain The Holy Grail
https://allthatsinteresting.com/poland-knights-templar-crypt

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
‘Terrifying’: DOJ sparks alarm as terrorism surveillance scheme takes big leap forward.  “Within 60 days of the issuance of this guidance, the FBI, in coordination with its partners on the JTTFs, shall disseminate an intelligence bulletin on Antifa and Antifa-aligned anarchist violent extremist groups,” including information on their “structure” and “funding.” This memo triggered outrage among a number of analysts.
https://www.rawstory.com/doj-terrorism/

# Social Services / Programs
Trump Social Security chief accused of quietly gutting services. Demand for Trump’s Social Security chief to resign after $30 billion implosion. The advocacy group Social Security Works said beneficiaries of the government’s anti-poverty program for senior citizens should be alarmed that the former executive is now in charge of their crucial benefits.
https://www.alternet.org/frank-bisignano-social-security/

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

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE arrests Harvard Law professor, he agrees to leave U.S.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5635730-harvard-professor-bb-gun-self-deportation/

US citizen chased by federal agents in New Orleans says she was targeted because ‘I’m brown.’ Masked federal agents chased a 22-year-old woman in New Orleans who said she was targeted because “I’m brown,” according to reports on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-new-orleans/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Outrage Grows as Trump Admin Quietly Weighs New ‘Tax Windfall for the Biggest Corporations.’ “Apparently the Trump administration thinks the trillions they spent on tax cuts for the wealthy wasn’t enough.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tax-cuts-for-corporations

# Education / Schools
Investigation Reveals How Amazon Is Fleecing Public Schools With ‘Algorithm-Driven Pricing.’ “Public officials should be deeply concerned by what we found.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-school-supplies

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump’s Firing of Labor Board Members. A three-judge panel ruled that President Trump’s firings without cause of Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic members on the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board, were lawful.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/12/appeals-court-backs-trumps-firings-of-mspb-nlrb-members/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin applies for permit to dump half a million gallons of wastewater in protected lagoon every day: ‘Already fighting for its life’
https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezoss-blue-origin-wants-to-dump-millions-of-gallons-of-waste-into-a-protected-lagoon-2000694583

Scientists sound alarm after making concerning discovery along coast: ‘More worrying picture than previously assumed.’ Researchers have found that critical portions of the North Sea coast are not keeping pace with rising sea levels. Historically considered buffers to storm surges and flooding, many tidal basins in the German Bight no longer have enough sediment to effectively ward off these threats.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/germany-coastal-buffer-sea-level-rise-wadden/

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
‘Diseased Temple’: FBI boss reveals criminal investigation into feds who ran Arctic Frost probe. This was the original investigation launched by the FBI in April 2022 into a “multifaceted conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election,” which later fell under the purview of Special Counsel Jack Smith
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/satdisease-temple-fbi-boss-reveals-criminal-investigation-feds-who

# General News / Boat Strikes
Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings. Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the International Criminal Court for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-illegal-boat-strikes-recall-dutertes-drug-war-mass-killings/

‘All of Them Constitute Murder,’ Amnesty Says of Trump Boat Bombings. “Congress must take action now to stop the US military from murdering more people in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.”
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/shipwrecked-or-not-all-these-bombings-are-murder/

NEW: Alleged Drug Boat U.S. Bombed Twice Reportedly Wasn’t Even Heading to the States
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/new-alleged-drug-boat-u-s-bombed-twice-reportedly-wasnt-even-heading-to-the-states/

New CNN reporting on boat strike ‘tells you the Defense Department has been lying to everybody.’ The US military carried out another deadly attack yesterday (Dec.4) on a suspected drug boat as new details emerge about a controversial follow-up strike on a vessel in the Caribbean in September.
https://us.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-boat-strikes-world-cup-12-05-25

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein case
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/05/epstein-grand-jury-docs-ruling-00678755

# Gov / Politics
‘Pretty Explicit White Nationalism’: Trump National Security Strategy Document Leaves Critics Aghast. One critic described the document as “a pretty explicit defense of using the state as a means of enforcing white supremacy.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-national-security-strategy

The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/supreme-court-restored-texas-gerrymandered-congressional-map-redistricting/

Trump’s New National Security Strategy: Focus on building up a larger military presence in the Western Hemisphere, balancing global trade, tightening up border security, and winning the culture war with Europe.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5635890-trump-national-security-strategy/

‘Make it bloody’: Ex-GOP insider predicts Trump’s next move to punish his closest allies: Donald Trump is planning a dramatic change of pace that also represents a return to his roots in an effort to punish his allies, according to a former GOP insider on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-bloody-firing-rick-wilson/

Donald Trump’s state department just issued a directive that is allegedly a gross violation of free speech, and it involves a secret list of unacceptable job duties
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/05/fact-checkers-and-others-could-be-denied-u-s-visas-under-new-plan/#:~:text=The%20statement%20continued:%20%E2%80%9CIn%20the,and%20Michele%20Kelemen%20contributed%20reporting

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court Will Hear Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/nx-s1-5619186/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-case

Trump DOJ Sides With Roundup Manufacturer Over Cancer Victims in Supreme Court Case. An attorney at Food & Water Watch said the DOJ sent a “clear message… to sick Americans harmed by toxic pesticides: Trump has Bayer’s back, not theirs.”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/02/trump-admin-sides-with-roundup-maker-at-supreme-court-00672633

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Yet Another Trump Jr.-Backed Company Receives Massive Pentagon Deal. One legal expert said the contract “falls under the cloud of conflicts of interest we have seen throughout this administration.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/donald-trump-jr-pentagon

# NASA / Space
Scientists Discover Massive Spinning Structure in Space — and It’s More Than 5 Million Light-Years Long. This “tornado” or “teacup” of galaxies, located 140 million light-years away, shows coherent rotation, challenging previous ideas and revealing how galaxies get their spin, with the filament funneling material and angular momentum to its galaxies.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-discover-one-of-our-universes-largest-spinning-structures-a-50-million-light-year-long-cosmic-thread

New Image Shows Signs of Activity on 3I/ATLAS. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS exhibits a bright, extended ion tail while releasing gas and dust as it travels through the inner solar system.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/interstellar-comet-3i-atlass-tail-is-still-growing-new-image-shows

Solar flare pushed Earth’s radiation to 20-year high, creating a “Ground Level Event” (GLE) that briefly spiked radiation at aircraft altitudes (40,000 ft) to ten times normal levels, disrupting radio and GPS, and highlighting risks to aviation during this active solar cycle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXweykDnQCk

# Social Services / Programs
The House of Representatives passed multiple bills targeting the Social Security Administration’s services for potential retirees.
https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-smucker-legislation-strengthen-social-security-and-protect

# Transportation / Shipping
New two wheel drive ban comes into force – and American motorists face $650 fines. AS winter weather rolls in, American motorists driving certain cars are at risk of breaking the law and receiving a massive fine. The law focuses on the exact drivetrain a vehicle has, and if US drivers aren’t on the right setup, it could cost them up to $650.
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/15597526/two-wheel-tread-chain-law-driving-laws/

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December 5, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
New ‘zoning’ law to force American pet owners to give up their beloved animals. A NEW law is cracking down on a controversial pet procedure – but veterinarians are pushing back. The rule, set to take effect on January 1, will ban pet owners from providing their animals with surgical procedures, except in cases where it’s medically necessary.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15581007/new-pet-owners-law-blasted-vets-unnecessary/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE goons stopped a Florida woman driving to work in hospital scrubs and dragged her out of the car while she screamed she was a US citizen before tackling her to the ground and handcuffing her! Once again, we are presented with clear-cut evidence that ICE thugs do not discriminate when it comes to harassing, abusing, and brutalizing people; US citizen or immigrant, it’s “get thrown to the ground and cuffed like a criminal until we bother looking at your license.”
https://www.newsweek.com/woman-medical-scrubs-us-citizen-being-dragged-car-11155821

DHS crackdown begins in New Orleans: Over 200 CBP and ICE agents have been deployed as a part of so-called “Operation Catahoula Crunch.”
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/03/dhs-launches-operation-catahoula-crunch-new-orleans-targeting-criminal-illegal

Citizenship Requirements to Change For Millions of Americans Under New Bill. The “Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025” would establish that citizens of the United States “shall owe sole and exclusive allegiance to the United States,” according to a text of the bill.
https://www.newsweek.com/dual-citizenship-requirements-millions-americans-new-bill-moreno-11139538
Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025
https://www.moreno.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Exclusive-Citizenship-Act-of-2025.pdf

Noem’s rush to bolster ICE’s members means applicants who can ‘barely read or write’ are being accepted, report says. The Homeland Security Department hopes to hire 10,000 new deportation officers by the end of the year to help in President Donald Trump’s massive immigration crackdown
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-ice-applicants-barely-read-write-b2877758.html

Democratic congressman claims Trump’s ICE is ‘primarily going after innocent people, including US citizens
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democratic-congressman-claims-trumps-ice-200209302.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
In Trump Economy, Holiday Spending Plans Plummet and Layoffs Hit Highest Level Since Covid Pandemic.
The grim data arrive as President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to “aggressively push back” on negative perceptions about his economy.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-economy-holiday-spending

Dem plots to take $175B from Trump ‘slush fund’ to tackle the ‘number one issue’ of 2026: Rep. Gomez.  “The housing crisis as the biggest issue the country is facing not only this year, but last year and in the year ahead too.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-big-bill-2674365731/

Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Wednesday argued that Americans have lost trust in major institutions because powerful executives routinely avoid consequences for their failures, saying “poor people” are “the only people who pay the price for being wrong in this culture.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/palantir-ceo-says-poor-people-005525000.html

# Education / Schools
Trump’s Education Department transfers illegal, Senate Dems say. The senators blasted the move as “outrageous,” and “illegal,” saying it circumvented appropriations law — which is how Congress exercises its power of the purse — and would “jeopardize the funding and support that tens of millions of students, teachers, and families across the country rely on.”
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/trumps-education-department-transfers-illegal-us-senate-dems-say,169652

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘If I had a job I wouldn’t be looking’: Man gets rejected by job recruiter because they’re not looking to hire someone who’s unemployed
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/if-i-had-a-job-i-wouldnt-be-looking-man-gets-rejected-by-job-recruiter-because-theyre-not-looking-to-hire-someone-whos-unemployed/

After Congress paused layoffs, 1,000 feds still facing dismissals are seeking court intervention. The Trump administration says the blanket RIF moratorium does not apply at five agencies.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/12/after-congress-paused-layoffs-1000-feds-still-facing-dismissals-are-seeking-court-intervention/409949/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Energy News Roundup: U.S. oil output rose to record high in September
https://www.oedigital.com/news/532964-eia-data-show-that-us-oil-production-reached-a-record-high-in-september

Revenues from energy production at $14.6B for 2025. Energy production on federal lands and waters and in U.S. tribal areas generated $14.61 billion in government revenues in the 2025 fiscal year
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_9d0eb736-7a0b-4263-a1f6-961f3306b6e2.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from states led by Democrats if they don’t provide recipient data
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-says-it-will-withhold-snap-from-states-led-by-democrats-if-they-dont-provide-recipient-data

# General News / Boat Strikes
Top Dem Says Video of Military ‘Attacking Shipwrecked Sailors’ Among ‘Most Troubling Things’ He Has Ever Seen. “Two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, were killed by the United States.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-briefing-congress-venezuela-alleged-drug-boats/

UN Experts Say Those Ordering and Carrying Out US Boat Strikes Should Be ‘Prosecuted for Homicide.’ “US military attacks on alleged drug traffickers at sea,” said two human rights experts, “are grave violations of the right to life and the international law of the sea.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/politics/us-military-second-strike-caribbean

Rand Paul Releases Coast Guard Data Showing 1 in 5 Boats Had No Drugs — Raising New Questions in Hegseth ‘Second-Strike’ Scandal. Roughly 20% of vessels boarded on suspicion of drug trafficking had no drugs on board in the year before the U.S. military carried out its now-controversial boat strikes in the Caribbean.
https://local.newsbreak.com/the-coffman-chronicle-358564907/4379507704454-rand-paul-releases-coast-guard-data-showing-1-in-5-boats-had-no-drugs-raising-new-questions-in-hegseth-second-strike-scandal

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Author Andrew Lownie Defends Source Who Claimed ‘Jeffrey Epstein Introduced Donald Trump to Wife Melania’ — Even After Being Forced to Cut Allegation Out of Book
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-author-andrew-lownie-defends-201354625.html

# Gov / Politics
Classified Report Concludes Defense Secretary’s Signal Messages Were a Safety Risk to U.S. Personnel
https://thedebrief.org/classified-report-concludes-defense-secretarys-signal-messages-were-a-safety-risk-to-u-s-personnel/

‘Somebody’s Getting Rich’: Senator Suggests Trump Pardon Spree Is Yet Another Grift. “There’s clearly a whole group of people around him that are making millions of dollars, and they’re handing out favors to folks in the form of pardons,” said Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dem-senator-raises-alarm-trump-055214769.html

Palantir CEO says ‘poor people’ are ‘the only people who pay the price for being wrong in this culture’
https://www.aol.com/articles/palantir-ceo-says-poor-people-005525000.html

Leaked memo exposes MAGA’s ‘authoritarian’ targeting of key government agency. The move prompts fears the data will be sent to ICE to further the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/us-veterans-affairs-database-immigration

House exodus threatens Johnson’s grip on power as over 40 members head for exit. Over 40 House members plan to exit Congress this year, posing risks to Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrow majority and reflecting a wider trend driven by safety worries, reduced civility and dwindling enthusiasm for the job.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/reporters-notebook-house-exodus-threatens-161909334.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of “Ceasefire.” For us here in Gaza, this “ceasefire” is a fiction. The bombing has continued as Israel moves its Yellow Line.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-quietly-expanding-its-occupation-of-gaza-under-cover-of-ceasefire/

Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of ‘Ceasefire.’ For us here in Gaza, this “ceasefire” is a fiction. The bombing has continued as Israel moves its Yellow Line.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-quietly-expanding-its-occupation-of-gaza-under-cover-of-ceasefire/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Barack Obama suggests military ‘resistance’ pushing back on ‘politicization’ of the Justice Department. The former president joined several Democratic figures arguing President Trump politicized the military
https://www.foxnews.com/media/barack-obama-suggests-military-resistance-pushing-back-politicization-justice-department

Supreme Court Rules 6–3 on Texas Election Map challenged as racially discriminatory
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-use-redistricting-map-challenged-as-racially-discriminatory/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Millions of Republicans on Obamacare want enhanced subsidies extended. Most Hill Republicans don’t
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5634256-gop-health-care-plans-frustration/

Most on Affordable Care Act Exchange Can’t Afford Even Modest Increases in Health Costs. Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on whether to extend tax credits for people on the health exchange.
https://truthout.org/articles/poll-most-on-aca-exchange-cant-afford-even-modest-increases-in-health-costs/

# Medical Recalls / Alerts
FDA Recalls Blood Pressure Drugs.  The recall affects various strengths of prazosin capsules manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, with expiration dates between 2025 and 2026. Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) Recalls (Valsartan, Losartan, and Irbesartan)
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-and-press-announcements-angiotensin-ii-receptor-blocker-arb-recalls-valsartan-losartan

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Hegseth broke rules, DODIG concludes, even though he said Yemen strike details were ‘safe to declassify.’
Inspector general’s Signalgate report arrives two months after SecDef alleged the office had been “weaponized.”
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/12/hegseth-broke-rules-dodig-concludes-even-though-he-said-yemen-strike-details-were-safe-declassify/409942/

Hegseth Ousted Admiral Who Objected to Boat Strikes Under His Command. Hegseth reportedly told the admiral: “When you get an order … don’t ask questions.” Hegseth forced out US Navy admiral who had legal concerns over Trump’s drug boat strikes. The departure of Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, has stunned lawmakers and military experts
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-drug-boats-navy-admiral-b2877882.html

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
When Egyptian archaeologists opened three 4,000-year-old rock-cut tombs, they found rare artifacts untouched by looters. Venom expert, chief palace physician, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants were also likely on his resume.
https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-egypt-magician-tomb/

Scientist makes first-of-its-kind discovery on remote mountain range: ‘It was incredible.’  This never-before-seen bee was dubbed the Lucifer bee after the Netflix show.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/lucifer-bee-australia-new-species/

# Science /  Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
Scientists discover ‘magical’ material that’s stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum — and its potential is dizzying
https://discussion.fool.com/t/scientists-discover-magical-material-that-s-stronger-than-steel-and-lighter-than-aluminum/97795

Scientists discover unbelievable use for substance hidden in pomegranate trees. Here’s hoping that pomegranate proves to be the fruit of clean energy’s future.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/punicin-lithium-extraction-pomegranate-trees/

# Transportation / Shipping
Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration on Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders across the government.
https://apnews.com/article/ntsb-stb-discrimination-primus-brown-trump-8a5522b403598801ee51f57fea81d6c7

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE Targets Somalis in Minneapolis as Trump Calls Them “Garbage.” “When they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch, we don’t want them,” Trump said. US president’s xenophobic rant comes amid reports of ramped-up deportation efforts in Ilhan Omar’s district
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/trump-somali-immigrants-minnesota

Activists Are Forming Watch Groups And Using Whistles And Car Horns to Monitor Immigration Enforcement, Alert Neighbors
https://lapublicpress.org/2025/11/la-ice-bystanders-help-immigration/

# Drugs / Trafficking
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Critics Warn “Trump Accounts” Won’t Address Most Families’ Needs. The program is “another giveaway to the richest Americans that leaves everyone else further behind,” one critic said.
https://truthout.org/articles/critics-warn-trump-accounts-wont-address-most-families-needs/

Senator Elizabeth Warren has stated that the demise of the IRS Direct File program for the 2026 tax season will result in “huge profits” for tax preparation companies and cause Americans to be “ripped off” with higher prices.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/12/49178006/elizabeth-warren-has-a-prophecy-about-the-2026-tax-season-says-demise-of-direct-file-means-huge-profits-for-some-and-americans-getting-ripped-off

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Global
In ‘Historic Victory’ for Oceans, Norway Pauses Controversial Deep-Sea Mining Plans. “We will not let this industry destroy the unique life in the deep sea, not in the Arctic, nor anywhere else,” one campaigner said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/norway-deep-sea-mining-2674367383

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘Truth Is Not a Fireable Offense’: Former EPA Staffers File Legal Challenge Over Terminations by Trump
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2025/12/fired-epa-employees-challenge-agency-alleging-free-speech-violations/

# General News / Boat Strikes
Pete Hegseth Finds His Fall Guy. The defense secretary is doing everything he can to avoid blame for the September 2 boat strikes that have been likened to a “war crime.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/pete-hegseth-admiral-bradley/

Congressmen Unveil Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump War on Venezuela. “No conflict for oil, no armed intervention, no war with Venezuela!” said Rep. Jim McGovern.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5632671-trump-venezuela-military-resolution/amp/

A US strike on a suspected drug boat has the military in the hot seat. Its own law of war manual explains why
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-strike-suspected-drug-boat-223031473.html

# Gov / Politics
How Trump family business ventures stand to directly benefit the President. New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company, are capitalizing on the President’s position, and creating unprecedented conflicts of interest.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5388474/how-trump-family-business-ventures-stand-to-directly-benefit-the-president

Hegseth continues facing scrutiny over boat strikes, Signal messages
https://www.today.com/video/hegseth-faces-scrutiny-for-military-plans-shared-in-signal-chat-253682245736

Justice Department Sues Six Additional States for Failure to Provide Voter Registration Rolls
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-six-additional-states-failure-provide-voter-registration-rolls

Rand Paul Set To Join Dems To Force Trump To Go Through Congress If He Wants To Declare War Against Venezuela
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5632671-trump-venezuela-military-resolution/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons
Chicago promoted two police officers after investigators found they engaged in sexual misconduct
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-police-department-sexual-misconduct-promotions

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Trump team weighs disability cuts up to 20% and what it means: Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers. After reporting by ProPublica and other publications, the administration is dropping an effort that could have led 830,000 people, disproportionately blue-collar workers in red states, to lose eligibility for Social Security disability payments.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Potentially Deadly Infant Illness Reported in 18 States. The FDA and CDC said they are investigating the multistate outbreak with the help of state officials and other partners. Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025). Do not use recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025

# NASA / Space
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Appears To Be Experiencing “Cryovolcanism”, And Is Eerily Similar To Objects In The Outer Solar System
https://www.iflscience.com/interstellar-comet-3iatlas-appears-to-be-experiencing-cryovolcanism-and-is-eerily-similar-to-objects-in-the-outer-solar-system-81758

NASA has stunned the world with newly analyzed data from Voyager 2 — one of the most extraordinary spacecraft ever launched by humanity. Decades after leaving our solar system, Voyager 2 continues to deliver discoveries that challenge what we thought we knew about the cosmos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyR9v3yw_oc

# Social Services / Programs
Chairman Comer Launches Investigation into Massive Fraud in Minnesota’s Social Services System on Governor Walz’s Watch
https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-launches-investigation-into-massive-fraud-in-minnesotas-social-services-system-on-governor-walzs-watch/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Faces Reckoning for Assisting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza. The tech giant could face legal liability for aiding and abetting “atrocity crimes” in Palestine, legal groups say.
https://truthout.org/articles/microsoft-faces-reckoning-for-assisting-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

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December 3, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Proposed Bill to End Dual Citizenship Would Force First Lady and Son Barron to Choose or Lose U.S. Status. According a book about Melania Trump, it was essential for the first lady that Barron spoke Slovenian and held a Slovenian passport, in addition to an American one
https://www.latintimes.com/proposed-bill-end-dual-citizenship-would-force-first-lady-son-barron-choose-lose-us-status-592137

Republican Files Bill to Eliminate Dual Citizenship, Force Renunciations. The legislation directs the secretary of state to create a database on people with multiple citizenships.
https://www.moreno.senate.gov/press-releases/new-moreno-bill-to-outlaw-dual-citizenship/

‘Monday Afternoon Massacre’: Trump Fires 8 Immigration Judges in NYC. “The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the ‘deportation judges’ they want,” said one policy expert.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/monday-afternoon-massacre-trump-administration-ousts-8-new-york-immigration-judges-amid-migrant-crackdown-11764644966236.html

6-year-old missing after ICE arrested him and his dad and shipped them off to separate facilities. “He said to me, ‘I did what they said I should do. I came in for this check-in.’ And yet they arrested him and his son,” Spector said. Homeland Security denied these claims
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/news/2025/12/03/father-and-6-year-old-son-allegedly-detained-and-separated-by-ice

# Drugs / Trafficking
Former Top DEA Official Says Trump’s Campaign Against Drug Traffickers Is a ‘Charade’: ‘Based on Hypocrisy’
https://www.latintimes.com/former-top-dea-official-says-trumps-campaign-against-drug-traffickers-charade-based-592131

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Abbott asks Treasury Department to suspend Islam group’s tax-exempt status. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took more action Tuesday against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
https://texasscorecard.com/federal/abbott-asks-treasury-secretary-to-suspend-islamic-groups-tax-exempt-status/

# Education / Schools
New online portal to track universities’ foreign funding live in 2026. Starting in January, American universities can more easily report foreign funding, according to the Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-new-and-improved-portal-universities-report-foreign-funding

# Employment / Labor / Global
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/monterrey-mexico-air-quality-industrial-pollution

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
‘No data, no money’: USDA says states who don’t hand over info will lose SNAP funding. The administration is seeking the names and immigration status of the aid recipients.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/trump-admin-may-pull-snap-funds-from-democratic-states-that-refuse-to-share-data#google_vignette

# General News / Boat Strikes
Second US Strike on Boat Attack Survivors Was Illegal—But Experts Stress That the Rest Were, Too. “It is blatantly illegal to order criminal suspects to be murdered rather than detained,” said one human rights leader.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-drug-boat

Russian Oil Tanker Struck In Aerial Attack Hundreds Of Miles From Ukraine. Ukraine denies involvement in the third reported attack on Russian-connected tankers in the Black Sea since Friday, but has claimed responsibility for the rest.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/russian-tanker-struck-off-turkiye-as-ukraine-targets-shadow-fleet

Former Top Pentagon Lawyer Says Hegseth’s Finger-Pointing After Boat Survivor Killings Won’t Work: ‘I Don’t See It Playing Out Well’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/former-top-pentagon-lawyer-says-hegseths-finger-pointing-after-boat-survivor-killings-wont-work-i-dont-see-it-playing-out-well/

Admiral Stavridis on alleged drug boat strike: ‘It simply screams for a significant, unbiased, bipartisan investigation’
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/world/video/ac360stavridisvenezuela

‘No conceivable legal justification’: Trump administration’s defense of Caribbean strike raises serious questions about what really happened
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/no-conceivable-legal-justification-trump-administrations-defense-of-caribbean-strike-raises-serious-questions-about-what-really-happened/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump slapped with massive lawsuit alleging ‘Epstein-identical’ trafficking operation
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674362253/

# Gov / Politics
White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes. One legal expert called the press secretary’s remarks “painful” to watch and warned of “how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US service members.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-the-law-says-about-killing-survivors-of-a-boat-strike-according-to-experts

Trump says he has revoked Biden’s autopen pardons: But can he do it? Legal experts say there is no basis in the US Constitution for a president to revoke pardons.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/3/trump-says-he-has-revoked-bidens-autopen-pardons-but-can-he-do-it

Swalwell Says Some U.S. Troops Privately Told Him They’re Ready to “Check” President Trump. Swalwell argued that the Biden-era balance of power—Congress versus the presidency and the courts—has eroded, and said some service members now believe their own oath to the Constitution effectively makes them a backstop if the political branches fail.
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4376704659475-swalwell-says-some-u-s-troops-privately-told-him-they-re-ready-to-check-president-trump

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Announces New Territory Claim
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/2/russia-ukraine-war-live-trumps-envoy-witkoff-to-meet-putin

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons
WA police departments back diversion to get people help instead of jail. On Monday, the Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee heard from some members of law enforcement voicing support for pre-arrest diversion programs.
https://www.everettpost.com/state-news/watch-wa-police-departments-back-diversion-to-get-people-help-instead-of-jail/

Prisoner release bills pushed by retiring congressional lawmakers. Aging or rehabilitated prisoners should be released sooner into society to save taxpayers’ money. “When the FIRST STEP Act was signed into law last year, it represented monumental bipartisan reform to our prison system. Today’s bill builds upon that momentum because it promotes fairness in the implementation of Good Conduct Time.”
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-prison-reform-for-elderly-offenders

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
A $1.8 billion fraud CEO was sentenced for seven years in prison, Trump’s stunning intervention makes mockery of the entire justice system
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/a-1-8-billion-fraud-ceo-was-sentenced-for-seven-years-in-prison-trumps-stunning-intervention-makes-mockery-of-the-entire-justice-system/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
‘We Must Stop Tinkering Around the Edges’: Van Hollen Makes Case for Medicare for All Amid ACA Fight. “Yes, let’s extend the ACA tax credits to prevent a huge spike in healthcare costs for millions,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “Then, let’s finally create a system that puts your health over corporate profits.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/van-hollen-medicare-for-all

Johnson: Democrats ‘broke the system’ of U.S. health care. Republican leaders in Congress remain firmly opposed to any health care plan that renews the pandemic-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_453978ed-59d8-4d20-bbf9-58308c67c559.html

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Multiple Child Deaths Linked to COVID Vaccination: FDA
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/29/nx-s1-5624998/fda-vaccines-covid-children-safety

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Lawmakers warn Hegseth may have committed war crimes following second-strike report
Democrats and even some Republicans said Hegseth’s orders may have been illegal if a report on his commands to kill survivors of a boat attack are true. “This is murder,” said one legal expert.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/war-crimes-hegseth-venezuela-strikes-00671160?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

# NASA / Space
NASA Spots a Mysterious Object Racing 1 Million Miles per Hour — And It May Be Exiting the Milky Way. identified as CWISE J1249, moving at approximately one million miles per hour, which is likely a low-mass star or brown dwarf on an escape trajectory from the Milky Way
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/nasa-spots-a-mysterious-object-racing-1-million-miles-per-hour-and-it-may-be-exiting-the-milky-way

# Social Services / Programs
Trump Admin Aims to Cut Down Office Visits in Latest Attack on Social Security. About 7,000 workers have already been cut from the agency, leading to understaffed field offices and overwhelmed phones.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-aims-to-cut-down-office-visits-in-latest-attack-on-social-security/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Something Grim Is Happening to Kids Who Got Cell Phones Early.  “When you give your kid a phone, you need to think of it as something that is significant for the kid’s health.” New research conducted by scientists from UC Berkeley and Columbia University found that children 12 years old and younger who received one of these devices were at a higher risk of depression, obesity, and sleep deprivation.
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/grim-happenings-kids-smartphones

Sam Altman Is Suddenly Terrified, He just declared a “code red.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-code-red

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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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# 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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# 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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# 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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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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