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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-14

Saint-Malo Voices, The Peoples News

March 14, 2026
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

# DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]
DOGE bros exposed: Depositions from Elon Musk’s team reveal ChatGPT process for gutting ‘DEI’ grants. 10 hours of testimony uncovers their largely uninformed judgments behind sweeping decisions about grant funding
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/musk-doge-bros-deposition-chatgpt-dei-grants-b2938519.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
US National Debt Explodes $543,000,000,000 in Just Four Months As Ron Paul Warns Iran War Could Trigger New Depression
https://dailyhodl.com/2026/03/13/us-national-debt-explodes-543000000000-in-just-four-months-as-ron-paul-warns-iran-war-could-trigger-new-depression/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Energy Chief Accused of Manipulating Oil Markets With Deleted Post About Strait of Hormuz. “The fusion of war-making and market manipulation by top Trump officials isn’t entirely without precedent,” said one observer, “but the speed and brazenness does seem new.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/chris-wright-market-manipulation

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
While Spending Billions on Iran War, Trump Quietly Moves to Boot Millions More Off Food Aid. “Americans can’t afford their groceries, they can’t afford their medicine, they can’t afford the cost of living, and yet we’re dropping a billion dollars of bombs, it seems, every day in Iran,” said one Senate Democrat.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/while-spending-billions-on-iran-war-trump-quietly-moves-to-boot-millions-more-off-food-aid/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Official Leading Epstein Investigation Accused of Personal Interest in Limiting Scope
https://www.scrippsnews.com/investigations/russia-ukraine-war-on-the-ground/ukraine-strikes-heart-of-russias-missile-arsenal-with-homemade-weapon

I Analyzed 1,500 “Pizza” Mentions in the Epstein Files. Here’s What I Found. Forget the Pizzagate codes. The real, dark story is hiding in plain sight. “What the fuck is pizza? How far does this go? How come this never got released before? What is happening?”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/epstein-files-pizzagate-conspiracy-investigation-bannon-clinton/

# Gov / Politics
Understanding MAGA’s Plot to Rig the Midterms and Destroy Democracy: The SAVE Act Is Just One Part of the MAGA Midterm Plot. Trump and his MAGA allies are flooding the zone with a multipronged scheme to rig the midterms and end democracy.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/could-january-3-become-the-next-january-6/

Missile Fragment From Iran School Massacre Marked ‘Made in USA’—But Trump Keeps Lying. “He claims that Iranian Tomahawk missiles were responsible for the bombing,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. “Iran doesn’t have Tomahawk missiles, Donald Trump!” “The claim is beyond asinine,” the senator continued. “Again, he says whatever pops into his head no matter what the truth is. And we all know he lies but on something as formidable as this, it’s appalling.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5776813-schumer-trump-tomahawk-missiles-iran/

Chris Hedges: ‘Trump is the useful idiot’ for Israel’s war on Iran
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cCdl1KFHHto

Every Senate Dem But Fetterman Signs Call for Probe of Iran School Massacre. “Massive civilian casualty incidents like the attack in Minab are not only detrimental to the Iranian people,” argued the rest of the Senate Democratic Caucus, “but they also undermine US national security interests.”
https://www.rawstory.com/every-senate-dem-but-fetterman-signs-call-for-probe-of-iran-school-massacre/

Coalition Demands Schumer, Jeffries Step Down Over Failure to Fight ‘War-Crazed’ Trump. “Schumer and Jeffries have shown that they cannot be trusted to prevent more wars, more threats of wars, or the transfer of another half a trillion dollars a year into the war machine.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/schumer-jeffries-step-down-iran

Trump Makes ‘Most Blasé Admission of a War Crime by a US President in History.’ Critics blasted Trump as “sadistic” for justifying attack on unarmed Iranian ship, which killed over 100 sailors, because it was “more fun” for US forces than capturing it.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676006472/

US Offers $10 Million Reward and Relocation for Information on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Other Top Officials
https://thedefensepost.com/2026/03/14/us-10m-info-iran-leaders/

Trump’s secret Cuba negotiations include unbelievable concessions, leaving observers baffled about what comes next
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trumps-secret-cuba-negotiations-include-unbelievable-concessions-leaving-observers-baffled-about-what-comes-next/

Trump claims Iran had plans to take over Middle East, eliminate Israel. US President Donald Trump cites “information and belief” for his claim that Iran would have taken over the Middle East without US intervention.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/10/trump-claims-iran-planned-to-take-over-middle-east-before-us-attacked

The US has reportedly intercepted encrypted conversations from the Iranian government meant to trigger “SLEEPER CELLS” across the west, including in the US, per ABCThanks to the Democrats, we have NO CLUE how many of these sleeper cells are in the US, and Schumer is STILL keeping DHS shut down.Democrats are enemies of the people.
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https://www.aol.com/articles/breaking-us-intercepts-top-secret-134939714.html

‘Vote nay’: GOP Senator speechless at how SAVE Act targets female voters — that’s the ‘ultimate goal.’ Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn got schooled on how the Trump-backed SAVE Act will disenfranchise 9% of American voters, and particularly married women, at a Senate Judiciary hearing on Thurs. March 12, 2026.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/vote-nay-gop-senator-speechless-at-how-save-act-targets-female-voters-thats-the-ultimate-goal/

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine Files Another War Powers Resolution, This Time To Prevent Trump From Bypassing Congress To Attack Cuba
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5782836-war-powers-resolution-cuba/

Senator Says Iran War ‘Is Going Horribly’ Because Military Is Getting Orders From ‘Senile Old Man.’ “This is the most incompetent, incoherent war America has fought in the last 100 years, and that’s saying a lot,” Murphy said
https://www.thedailybeast.com/senator-chris-murphy-trashes-senile-old-man-donald-trump-after-secret-war-briefing/

Florida’s Legislature passes its version of SAVE America Act. But there’s a catch. The new proof of citizenship requirements won’t take effect until next January, after the crucial midterm elections. Florida legislators also made no changes to the state’s excuse-free use of mail-in voting.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/floridas-legislature-passes-its-version-of-save-america-act-but-theres-a-catch-00827272

Donald Trump, the guy who thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, just said it’s a ‘great honor’ to kill Iranians
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/national/trump-says-honor-to-be-killing-iranian-military/article_8d44f231-6236-5000-810b-81d1627633b6.html

A growing bloc of Republicans has publicly broken with the Trump administration over its coordinated U.S.–Israel military operation against Iran. A growing bloc of Republicans has publicly broken with the Trump administration over its coordinated U.S.–Israel military operation against Iran, exposing fractures within a party that has otherwise largely supported President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
https://www.newsbreak.com/knewz-1594593/4538884386851-a-growing-bloc-of-republicans-has-publicly-broken-with-the-trump-administration-over-its-coordinated-u-s-israel-military-operation-against-iran

Former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.” He believes the United States is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/jason-stanley-fascism-trump-history/

# Gov / Politics / Global
“Revenge Will Be Taken for Every Drop of Blood That Has Been Shed,” Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued his first public message since taking office, vowing revenge for those killed in recent attacks and warning that Iranian forces will continue targeting US bases in the region.
https://clashreport.com/world/articles/irans-new-leader-vows-revenge-in-first-message-6uyagxv8w9

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has offered bounties for any information that helps the group either capture or “neutralize” high-ranking U.S. military officials or senior leadership figures from intelligence agencies.
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-backed-militia-bounties-us-officials-11676132

Iran’s Real ‘Nuclear Option’ Isn’t A Bomb—It’s The Strait Of Hormuz: The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow shipping corridor between Iran and Oman. If that passage is effectively closed or significantly restricted for any sustained period, the economic consequences could rival those of a major military escalation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2026/03/09/irans-real-nuclear-option-isnt-a-bomb-its-the-strait-of-hormuz/

This military rebel group could join the Iran war next against the U.S: Gulf On Fire: U.S., Israel Face New Threat As Houthis Set To Join Iran War. Since the start of U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iran-backed group has largely limited its response to strong rhetoric and mass protests condemning the attacks. Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi has publicly denounced Washington and Tel Aviv, signaling support for Tehran while stopping short of announcing direct military action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKEoYW3BqJA

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Man who served on U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s security detail fatally shot by Dallas police
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/videos/19bjhIoD?ctype=native_video&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM0NTM5MjYzOTI=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Hegseth Calling Rules of Engagement ‘Stupid,’ Critics Warn, Opens Door to War Crimes in Iran
“We are a rogue murder state now, and positively proud of it,” said one historian.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth-rules-of-engagement

Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians
The Defense secretary’s decision to cut offices that mitigate civilian harm faces renewed attention as the Pentagon investigates a strike that killed hundreds of Iranian children.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/military-leaders-warned-hegseth-not-to-gut-offices-that-limit-risk-to-civilians-00827722

Expert unnerved by Pentagon shakiness as war ‘shifting’ in Iran’s favor: ‘It’s shocking’
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-iran-2676088895/

‘Pete Hegseth Needs to Be Fired—Immediately’ After Slaughter of 150 Iranian School Children
Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren make the case for the urgent ouster of President Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pete-hegseth-fired?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=cfcab87613-Week+in+Review%3A+Sat.+2%2F28%2F26+w%2F+fundraiser_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0

Drones are a ‘rapidly evolving’ threat to U.S., and developing countermeasures poses challenges. The Department of War has known for years that drones present a unique threat on the modern battlefield and for domestic security. Experts say that effective countermeasures require a “system of systems” approach, and some technologies are showing promise.
https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/drones-are-rapidly-evolving-threat-us-and-developing-counter-measures-poses

What to Know About the Tiny Iranian Island That the US Bombed. The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/world/middleeast/what-to-know-about-kharg-island.html

More than 2,000 Marines, 2,500 Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli have been ordered to deploy. USS Tripoli ordered to Middle East, reports say.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-03-13/uss-tripoli-marines-middle-east-21053897.html

Pete Hegseth dropped a ‘largely unnoticed’ war crime on live TV: “No quarter, no mercy for our enemies,” said Hegseth. “Yet some in the press just can’t stop.” The phrase “no quarter” is often used colloquially in a political setting, but in a military context, it means any enemy combatants will be killed with no allowance for surrender — something that is a violation of both international law and the U.S. military code.
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-2676100354/

# Military / Global
Ukraine strikes heart of Russia’s missile arsenal with homemade weapon. A cruise missile built from scrapped aircraft engines just hit the factory that makes Russia’s most feared battlefield weapon — 800 miles inside Russian territory.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/investigations/russia-ukraine-war-on-the-ground/ukraine-strikes-heart-of-russias-missile-arsenal-with-homemade-weapon

# Planetary / Solar Activity
Germany’s Deadly Volcano Has Been Dormant For 13,000 Years. Scientists Have Now Detected Unrest. The volcano last erupted 13,000 years ago. But now, scientists suspect that the ‘sleeping giant’ might be waking up.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/germanys-deadly-volcano-has-been-dormant-for-13-000-years-scientists-have-now-detected-unrest

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
The new Homeland Security Secretary has ties to a convicted felon – yet another Donald Trump disaster given the reins of America. The felon in question alleges that Mullin knew everything about his history.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/the-new-homeland-security-secretary-has-ties-to-a-convicted-felon-yet-another-donald-trump-disaster-given-the-reins-of-america/

# Social Media Platforms
Trump faces new impeachment calls after massive TikTok fee revealed: ‘Abject corruption.’ The Trump administration is reportedly about to pocket a whopping $10 billion from the president’s TikTok deal, cashing in big time as investors take control of the app’s U.S. operations from Chinese parent ByteDance.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tiktok-2676101818/

Elon says xAI is failing, orders sweeping layoffs. Besides headlines about the majority of original cofounders fleeing the company, Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has struggled to gain much media attention as of late — particularly as competitor Anthropic’s high-profile spat with the Pentagon continues to develop.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-screwed-up-xai-rebuilding

# Transportation / Trucking
Bill to require trucking companies hauling U.S. military equipment to prove they have no ties to China. U.S. lawmakers are pushing to restrict trucking companies with ties to China from hauling freight for the U.S. military.
https://cdllife.com/2026/bill-to-require-trucking-companies-hauling-u-s-military-equipment-to-prove-they-have-no-ties-to-china/

# Veterans / VA
The Veterans Administration’s ‘Inventing New Reasons’ To Deny GI Bill Benefits, Lawsuit Claims. The lawsuit argues that the VA is using a new, overly restrictive rule that requires veterans to have had a “break in service” to access education benefits from the two main GI Bills.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran-lawsuit-education-benefits/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-13

Voices, The Peoples News

March 13, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Young adults bear the brunt of immigration enforcement. Immigration enforcement appears to hurt test scores, and not just for immigrant students
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/immigration-enforcement-could-hurt-student-test-scores-study-finds/

Federal judge finds “compelling and troubling” evidence that ICE detained Minnesotans based on race and ethnicity: The ruling states that Latino and Somali residents were regularly stopped and asked for identification “without reasonable suspicion.”
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/10/judge-denies-temporary-halt-alleged-racially-biased-ice-enforcement-tactics

Trump admin. appoints 42 new immigration judges, many with enforcement backgrounds: New York, California and New Jersey were among the states who will have new so-called “deportation judges” joining their immigration courts.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/13/trump-immiration-judges-enforcement/

How $154.62 in Gift Card Fraud Led to a Man’s Death in ICE Detention. Chaofeng Ge was found dead in ICE custody last year, hanging in a shower stall with his hands and feet bound behind his back. His family wants answers.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/13/chaofeng-ge-ice-detention-death-pennsylvania/

White South African ‘Refugees’ Choose to Head Home Instead of Living Under Trump. Instead of embracing his invitation to America, growing numbers of those same expatriates are buying one-way tickets home—disillusioned by the violence, fear, and brutality in Trump’s United States.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-south-african-refugees-choose-to-head-home-instead-of-living-under-trump/

Egyptian Family of Six Says ICE Immigration Facility In Texas Is ‘Slowly Killing Us On The Inside, Begs for Freedom. The family, including the mother and her five children, detail in letters what they describe as neglectful medical care, inedible food and a disregard for their religious accommodations. They’ve been imprisoned at the nation’s only family detention center for more than nine months and are believed to be the longest held there.’
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/11/el-gamal-texas-egyptian-family-dilley-health-care-food-ice-detention-letters-children/

Gov. Healey Demands Release of 14-Year-Old Girl Arrested by ICE in a Church Parking Lot and Transferred Out of Massachusett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaFFToY902E
14-year-old girl detained by federal agents is released on judge’s orders
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/12/ice-detention-teen-marlborough-release-new-york

# Employment / Labor / Unions
US states where American workers can be microchipped by their employers revealed – as Washington bans practice. A US state is banning forced microchipping as fears about the future of chipping in the workplace grow. Several states have explicitly banned microchipping – but the practice has become more common, with some US workers choosing to get chipped.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16075986/us-states-microchip-implants-employers-full-list-washington/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Iran strikes four ships in Hormuz strait, warns oil could surge to $200 per barrel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJuLK1RLr5s

Donald Trump Tells Stranded Ship Captains to Sail ‘Full Steam Ahead’—But Hundreds of Tankers Are Refusing to Move Through Hormuz ‘Kill Zone’
https://www.inquisitr.com/donald-trump-tells-stranded-ship-to-sail

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
EPA says it will slash workload after IG flags slashed workforce as overburdened. The environmental agency is struggling to handle its grants work after cutting its workforce last year.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/epa-says-it-will-slash-workload-after-ig-flags-slashed-workforce-overburdened/412100/?oref=ge-author-river

24 AGs question funding of orgs refusing to remove climate agenda from judges manuals
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7cfc99a9-5ebd-4262-9397-b9de918bc9ee.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Newly released DOJ files reveal Epstein told a victim ‘this is the mother of my child’, and one photo in the tranche is hard to ignore. An Epstein victim provided details in an FBI interview released by the Justice Department.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bombshell-claim-on-epsteins-secret-child-exposed-in-files/

# Gov / Politics
From Imprisonment and Torture in Iran to Endless Detention in the U.S: Trump wants Iran’s citizens to rise up –while trying to deport asylum-seekers who have stood up to the regime in the past.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/13/from-imprisonment-and-torture-in-iran-to-endless-detention-in-the-u-s/

Justice Department official says she personally observed ‘incompetence’ in Maricopa elections. Maricopa County, Arizona recently started turning over election records to the FBI pursuant to a grand jury subpoena. Video taken at the time is not comforting to those concerned with ballot integrity.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/justice-department-official-says-she-personally-observed-incompetence

Joe Rogan Doesn’t Hold Back As He Calls Out Donald Trump For “Betraying” Americans – White House Responds. Hours after Joe Rogan’s rant, the White House issued a response. Anna Kelly defended Trump’s actions and said they responded to the need to keep America’s people safe.
https://www.totalprosports.com/mma/joe-rogan-calls-out-donald-trump-betraying-americans/

Trump just got played into making a serious blunder. “Donald Trump is being drawn into the kind of proxy war with Russia that his predecessors have been trying to avoid since the Bay of Pigs,” The Swamp reported
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-putin-iran/

Economist Raises Concerns About Unnoticed Corruption in Trump Administration
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-pentagon-2676062096/

‘Pete Hegseth Needs to Be Fired—Immediately’ After Slaughter of 150 Iranian School Children. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren make the case for the urgent ouster of President Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pete-hegseth-fired

250+ Groups Have Single Message: ‘Not One More Penny’ for ‘Foolish, Destructive’ Iran War. “Every penny wasted on bombing children and families in Iran would be better spent on healthcare and affordable housing in America.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pentagon-iran

‘Take the nuclear codes off him’: In a display of insensitivity, Trump dehumanizes the victims of the Iran bombing
https://www.themarysue.com/take-the-nuclear-codes-off-him-in-a-shocking-display-of-insensitivity-trump-dehumanizes-the-victims-of-the-iran-bombing/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Says It’s Ready to Destroy the Global Economy. “Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200.”
https://futurism.com/science-energy/iran-destroy-global-economy

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Delivers First Written Message. Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, allegedly released his first statement Thursday vowing to use the “lever” of closing the Strait of Hormuz to international energy shipping
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/world-news/irans-new-impotent-supreme-leader-releases-first-statement-after-reports-emerge-he-is-in-coma-had-leg-amputated/

North Korea warns of consequences as U.S.–Iran tensions grow. North Korea has escalated its rhetoric against the United States in response to intensified U.S. military actions in the Middle East, specifically targeting Iran. Pyongyang issued a strong statement warning of consequences, following reports of U.S. and Israeli strikes and a growing U.S. military presence in the region
https://www.aol.com/articles/north-korea-warns-terrible-consequences-141600184.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Colorado community reels from “worst nightmare” as 11-year-old accused of killing 5-year-old brother
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YUfolHleTY

The West Bloomfield Police Department urged residents to avoid the area, citing an “active situation”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/12/active-shooter-michigan-temple-israel-synagogue/89120022007/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Brawl over Pete Hegseth’s ‘blacklisting’ of company for resisting involvement in ‘mass surveillance of Americans’ is already heating up in court
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/brawl-over-pete-hegseths-blacklisting-of-company-for-resisting-involvement-in-mass-surveillance-of-americans-is-already-heating-up-in-court/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Fake AI videos on the Iran war are spreading like wildfire
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/ai-war-video-deepfake-x-israel-uae-iran/

FBI joins search for retired Air Force general, UFO expert missing for 2 weeks. McCasland, 68, was last seen at his home on Quail Run Court in Albuquerque on Feb. 27. He reportedly left on foot around 11 a.m., and his cellphone was found inside the home.
https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/fbi-missing-ufo-expert-general-mccasland/

Pentagon given 180-day deadline to remove Anthropic AI products from military systems
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5778840-pentagon-anthropic-ai-dod-hegseth/

Manhunt Underway After Masked Men Steal Drones From US Army Base
https://www.inquisitr.com/masked-raiders-steal-four-us-army-drones-from-military-base

‘Doomsday’ plane again spotted flying low over California — as Iran tensions rocket. These planes, operated by the 1st Airborne Command Control Squadron out of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, are frequently used in training scenarios
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/doomsday-plane-california-22062997.php

Donald Trump demands the GOP oust one of its own in a shocking move driven by his latest vendetta
https://www.themarysue.com/donald-trump-demands-the-gop-oust-one-of-its-own-in-a-shocking-move-driven-by-his-latest-vendetta/

Fact Check: Democrats requested probe into complaints military commanders used Christian rhetoric to justify Iran war: Rating: Mostly True
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-democrats-requested-probe-100000605.html

Trump promised US Navy protection for ships in Strait of Hormuz, but Iran is blowing up vessels and the Navy is nowhere to be found
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-promised-us-navy-protection-for-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-but-iran-is-blowing-up-vessels-and-the-navy-is-nowhere-to-be-found/

# Military / Global
Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge on U.S., Israel
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-first-message-trump-israel

Iran’s new supreme leader tells Gulf Arab states to ‘shut down’ US bases
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamanei-us-bases-gulf-must-close-or-be-attacked

Israel, Hezbollah exchange rocket fire, ‘a new front’ in the conflict is declared
https://themedialine.org/headlines/hezbollah-opens-new-front-fires-rockets-and-drones-into-israel/

France unleashes a terrifying armada into the Middle East, but still refuses to join the US in attacking Iran
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/france-unleashes-a-terrifying-armada-into-the-middle-east-but-still-refuses-to-join-the-us-in-attacking-iran/

Israeli planes spray herbicides on Syrian farmers’ fields: From Gaza to Lebanon to Syria: Israeli Army’s Chemical Spraying Expands, Scorching Border Farmland in Quneitra to Expand Buffer Zone
https://just-international.org/articles/from-gaza-to-lebanon-to-syria-israeli-armys-chemical-spraying-expands-scorching-border-farmland-in-quneitra-to-expand-buffer-zone/

Ships identify themselves as Chinese around Strait of Hormuz during Iran war to avoid attacks
https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-war-attacks-china-hormuz-6f86d32df52abc738f9cdf5bc825cc20

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Astronomers witness ‘dramatic’ collision of two planets — and they think it’s a replay of how our moon was created
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ks/washington-ks/news/2026/03/12/astronomers-witness-rare-planetary-collision-offering-clues-on-moons-formation/

# Sports
Women shouldn’t have to share locker rooms with men. They shouldn’t have to compete against male athletes. But across America, that’s exactly what’s happening.
https://womenssportspolicy.org/access-to-female-athletes-locker-rooms-should-be-restricted-to-female-athletes-january-28-2023/

# Technology / AI / Robotics
A.I. Is Forcing You, the Employee, to Work Harder Than Ever. Why? For all the stories you hear about it making us more productive, there’s this — the reality of things.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-forcing-employees-work-harder#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWorkers%20often%20use%20the%20time,creep%2C%E2%80%9D%20told%20the%20WSJ.

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Early warning indicator hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds. Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could warn of more severe climate impacts
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-12

Voices, The Peoples News

March 12, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Federal appeals court hands Trump win, overrules judge who blocked deportations to third countries. The ruling, which is still expected to be taken to the nation’s highest court, comes just before Murphy’s ruling was expected to take effect on Thursday.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-appeals-court-lifts-block-dhs-deportations-third-countries

A federal judge has held the Trump administration in contempt over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transfer that violated a court order, while the state of Maryland has filed a separate lawsuit seeking to block construction of a new immigration detention facility.
https://knewz.com/donald-trump-suffers-double-legal-blow-ice/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump pushes forward with new tariffs even as lawsuits mount
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b36ec1a8-b942-43d5-9d2b-7bbf128d5833.html

Trump Admin Launches Trade Probes. The investigations will include some of the US’s largest trading partners, such as China, the European Union, Mexico, India, Japan, South Korea
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/trump-tariffs-revival-trade-investigations-launched-in-china-eu

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Strips More Federal Workers of Their Negotiated Rights. Just days before Labor Day, President Trump continued his assault on the collective bargaining rights of federal employees.
https://www.afge.org/article/trump-strips-more-federal-workers-of-their-negotiated-rights/

Trump orders more agencies to nix collective bargaining agreements. In a new executive order, Trump added more federal agencies to his list slated for collective bargaining cancellations “to enhance national security.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/08/trump-orders-more-agencies-to-nix-collective-bargaining-agreements/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
172 Million Barrels of Oil to Be Released From US Strategic Petroleum Reserve
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/oil-prices-reserve-iran-war

Trump’s dramatic oil market maneuver ‘stunned’ his own allies: President Donald Trump’s sudden announcement that the U.S. would unload some of its Strategic Petroleum Reserves to ease the market pressure resulting from the war in Iran caught some allies off guard
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-oil-2676086348/

# Gov / Politics
‘They all have to go’: The Iran war blew up in Donald Trump’s face, so now he’s backstabbing his most loyal allies
https://www.themarysue.com/they-all-have-to-go-the-iran-war-blew-up-in-donald-trumps-face-so-now-hes-backstabbing-his-most-loyal-allies/

Trump says Iran was linked to the USS Cole attack: a federal judge also ruled Iran was complicit. Trump highlights a lesser-remembered but deadly pre-9/11 al-Qaeda terrorist attack in making his case against the Iranian regime. Federal courts appear to agree with him on the facts.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/trump-says-iran-was-linked-uss-cole-bombing-federal-judge-also-ruled-iran-was

How the GOP’s Redistricting Effort Could Backfire. Democrats responded with their own new maps, and there will be more competitive districts.
https://thedispatch.com/article/gop-redistricting-midterms-backfire/

Hochul claims Democrats have a ‘deep bench’ of governors who could run for president in 2028. The Democratic governor did not embrace the idea of former Vice President Kamala Harris running again.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/kathy-hochul-sees-deep-bench-of-governors-in-2028-election-00823494?oref=csny_firstread_nl&utm_campaign=CSNY+First+Read+-+March+12,+2026&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=newsletter_csny_firstread

Trump admin sparks outrage with latest ‘cruel’ plea to the Supreme Court. “This isn’t about ‘policy.’ It’s about Trump’s cruelty and racism,” progressive writer Michael Herzing posted on Bluesky. “Trump is taking his mass deportation agenda all the way to the Supreme Court.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supreme-court-2676086114/

John Roberts’s 1985 memo to his bosses may be the key to stopping Trump: Congress could throttle Trump’s power to continue the conflict.
https://www.rawstory.com/john-roberts-2676085670/

Trump’s billionaires will accelerate American decline. Dr. Richard Wolff explains how: “The road we are on [as] a declining empire, becoming more and more unequal… you don’t need rocket science to understand that’s not sustainable. That situation is going to blow up, and it’s not going to be pretty.”
https://therealnews.com/trumps-billionaires-will-accelerate-american-decline

’Red flag’ raised that ‘Machiavellian’ Trump aide is building MAGA army to outlast Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-maga-federal-workforce/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran creates propaganda video using Lego-like models. The two-minute animated film shows an attack on a girls’ school, Iranian forces closing the Strait of Hormuz and missiles hitting Israel
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-lego-video-trump-epstein-files-b2936362.html

Palestinians in Gaza Slam Kushner’s Reconstruction Plan as Disguised Theft. The people “want to rebuild it with their own hands — without foreign pressure or intervention,” said one Gazan.
https://truthout.org/articles/palestinians-in-gaza-slam-kushners-reconstruction-plan-as-disguised-theft/

As the Iran war threatens global oil routes, Pakistan just made a military move no country has tried yet
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/as-the-iran-war-threatens-global-oil-routes-pakistan-just-made-a-military-move-no-country-has-tried-yet/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
The State Is Escalating Charges Against Protesters. Labor Must Defend Them.
John Caravello is facing decades in prison for an anti-ICE protest. He needs labor to build a national defense campaign.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-state-is-escalating-charges-against-protesters-labor-must-defend-them/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Family court judge ‘dragged daughter to ground and slashed her face’ after she tried to ‘stop him from strangling mom’
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16071391/family-court-judge-michael-fanning-domestic-violence-arrest/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Drug prices at hospitals can vary up to 2,000X across country: A new report reveals significant price disparities for prescription drugs in hospitals across the United States, with some drugs costing up to 2,347 times more at different hospitals.
https://digg.com/news/Zp7VDaF/report-hospital-drug-prices-can-vary

# Military / Global
Iran denied firing two missiles intercepted over Turkey, but security sources traced both launches to the exact same spot east of Tehran. Following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, two Iranian missiles crossing into Turkish airspace have been destroyed by NATO systems within a week.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/missiles-targeting-turkiye-fired-from-east-of-tehran-security-sources-3216019

Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board to continue Charlie’s ‘legacy’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/10/trump-appoints-erika-kirk-air-force-academy-board-charlie/89081470007/

The UK’s DragonFire high-energy laser weapon has successfully demonstrated the ability to destroy aerial drones at the speed of light, with deployment on Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers scheduled for 2027. Using a 50kW beam, the weapon offers a precise, low-cost defense costing roughly £10 ($13) per shot, making it an effective counter to swarm drone threats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAtT__ZEyJU

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA Captures Aerial View of Lake Within Ancient El Salvador Volcano That Mysteriously Changes Color
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/lake-within-el-salvadors-ancient-volcano-mysteriously-changes-color-and-nasa-caught-it-on-tape#:~:text=Coming%20back%20to%20Lake%20Coatepeque,shift%20in%20color%20remains%20undetermined

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Civilians Warned to Avoid Ports Used by Iranian Forces: On March 11, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is issuing a warning to civilians that the Iranian regime is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping.
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4430855/civilians-warned-to-avoid-ports-used-by-iranian-forces/

# Veterans / VA
VA announces forced guardianship plans for homeless vets that could put them in mental health facilities. The Trump administration will expand the power of government attorneys to initiate court proceedings for veterans “unable to make their own health care decisions.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/veterans-homeless-guardianship-trump.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-11 – PM Issue

Voices, The Peoples News

March 11, 2026 – PM Issue
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Communications / Censorship
Why scammers call you and say nothing – and how to respond safely, ZDNET’s key takeaways
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4514431015921-why-scammers-call-you-and-say-nothing-and-how-to-respond-safely?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzMyNTkxNTM1NDY%3D

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Lawmakers propose bipartisan commission as debt tops $38 trillion. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is seeking to unite Democrats and Republicans in a collaborative effort to talk about the nation’s unsustainable debt.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_249f1b74-f466-464c-82b1-ab10228d6e18.html

White House, Democrats trade blame for missed paychecks and airport delays. More than 100,000 federal workers are slated to miss entire paychecks in the coming days.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/white-house-democrats-trade-blame-missed-paychecks-and-airport-delays/412030/

Gutted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leaves some without credit help. Cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are starting to hit Americans’ credit as they face difficulty removing erroneous entries, costing some housing and loans.
https://san.com/cc/gutted-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-leaves-some-without-credit-help/

The Trump Administration Is Engaging in Increasingly Blatant Efforts to Misuse Federal Funds to Coerce and Punish
https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-trump-administration-is-engaging-in-increasingly-blatant-efforts-to-misuse-federal-funds

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Another illiterate graduate sues their high school. What is happening? The ability to read is such a fundamental life skill that it’s hard to imagine going through life without it. Her lawsuit is just the latest in a series alleging school districts are graduating students unprepared for life after high school.
https://people.com/high-school-graduate-who-reads-at-first-grade-level-suing-former-school-district-11921036

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Official Accused of Manipulating Oil Markets With Post About Strait of Hormuz. “The fusion of war-making and market manipulation by top Trump officials isn’t entirely without precedent,” said one observer, “but the speed and brazenness does seem new.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/chris-wright-market-manipulation

The fog of war is coming from inside the White House—and it cost oil markets $84 million in 10 minutes
https://fortune.com/2026/03/11/iran-war-fog-deleted-tweet-oil-markets-brent-crude/

Middle East crisis live: three ships hit in strait of Hormuz as ‘largest ever’ oil reserve release agreed by 32 countries. Middle East crisis live: Iran launches ballistic missiles in Qatar territory as Trump says US has ‘got to finish the job’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/11/iran-war-live-updates-trump-oil-hormuz-protestors-us-israel-beirut-middle-east-latest-news

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Geologists are exploring the possibility of using salt caverns for renewable energy storage: The massive caverns could be used as a more efficient storage option for hydrogen or compressed air than above-ground storage.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/geologists-drill-borehole-assess-energy-storage/

The World’s Largest Acidic Geyser Just Woke Up in Yellowstone National Park
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-worlds-largest-acidic-geyser-just-woke-up-in-yellowstone-national-park/#:~:text=2026%2C%208%3A20am-,The%20geysers%20at%20Yellowstone%20National%20Park%20are%20still%20very%20much,had%20been%20dormant%20since%202020.

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The Unsealed Files Zuckerberg Hoped You’d Never See: Inside the ‘Wild’ Epstein Dinner. Unsealed emails reveal ongoing connections between Epstein and tech leaders, including visits to Epstein’s properties and discussions about fundraising efforts, raising questions about judgment and transparency in the tech industry.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unsealed-files-zuckerberg-hoped-d-175941514.html

Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says. The breach “included combing through certain files pertaining to the Epstein investigation,” according to a court document.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/hacker-broke-into-fbi-and-compromised-epstein-files-report-says/

# Gov / Politics
Ivanka Trump’s Real Estate Brokers Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking. Women testified that the Alexander Brothers, raped them at exclusive parties and on trips in the Hamptons and New York City.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19VMVJWz?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzMxOTQyOTY5MjI=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

‘Lost His Ever-Loving Mind’: Lindsey Graham Draws Heat Over Remark About Sending America’s ‘Sons and Daughters’ to the Middle East. Since then, voters, commentators, and politicians on both sides of the political aisle are letting the senator have it. Republican Rep. Nancy Mace said she doesn’t want to send the state’s children into the war
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lost-ever-loving-mind-lindsey-175409391.html

Trump admin may be forced to reveal military-election plot with new lawsuit. The Trump administration has not denied whether armed federal agents or military personnel would be stationed at polling places or election offices
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-administration-elections/

Newspaper corroborates some details in woman’s story about Epstein and Trump. It comes after the Department of Justice released previously withheld documents alleging that President Donald Trump raped a girl decades ago.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/newspaper-corroborates-details-womans-story-230818318.html

MAGA collapse as Candace Owens tells US soldiers to resign today as Trump has ‘betrayed America’
https://www.aol.com/articles/maga-collapse-candace-owens-tells-131312702.html

Lindsey Graham Gives Away Trump’s Entire Game on Iran War. Here’s why we’re really at war.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207503/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-iran-regime-change-oil

Trump’s War in Iran is Illegal – Congress Must Stop It. Trump wants to drag American lives and resources into a war without the people’s support
https://www.commoncause.org/work/trumps-war-in-iran-is-illegal-congress-must-stop-it/

Sen. Murphy: “It Might Just Be That Israel Forced Our Hand, And How Weak Does That Make The United States Look?”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/11/sen_murphy_it_might_just_be_that_israel_forced_our_hand_and_how_weak_does_that_make_the_united_states_look.html

Demands for Schumer, Jeffries to Step Down Over Failure to Fight ‘War-Crazed’ Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/coalition-demands-schumer-jeffries-step-down-over-failure-to-fight-war-crazed-trump/

Preliminary Pentagon findings betray Trump’s outrageous lies about Iranian school massacre. Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth “should be potentially charged and prosecuted for war crimes,” said the advocacy group Just Foreign Policy
https://www.commondreams.org/news/preliminary-findings-iran-school-bombing

Amid Alarm That Trump Has No Plan for Iran, Critic Contends None ‘Could Possibly Justify This.’ “The war is wrong and illegal and needs to stop now—that’s it, that’s the line,” said journalist Adam Johnson.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-not-made-case-iran-162041526.html

Trump’s War of Choice in Iran Has Cost US Taxpayers Over $10 Billion in Just 10 Days.The estimated spending on the Iran war in just over a week amounts to over 1% of the 2026 US defense budget.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-operations-against-iran-rack-up-over-10b-in-just-10-days/3856455

Trump humiliated as expert explains how Iranian ‘strategy’ has trapped the US. Professor Robert Pape warns Iran is using Vietnam War tactics to trap the US in a widening military conflict that could spiral toward WW3
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-iran-israel-war-1730741

Trump’s Chicago hotel is latest property to be hit by health violation: ‘Affected by pests’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-chicago-hotel-latest-property-172600915.html

“Trump is spending $1 BILLION A DAY bombing Iran while Republicans in Congress cut health care at home.”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19XRWKbm?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzMyNTU3Mzc1Nzc=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Pam Bondi moved to a military base after Epstein threats, and she’s one of six Trump officials living in taxpayer-funded housing with no military ties. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth all live in housing on secured military bases
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pam-bondi-threats-military-base-epstein-cartels-b2936022.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran’s new supreme leader might lack an official record, but his shadowy behind-the-scenes resume paints a far darker picture. The 1979 revolution was built on ending the idea of passing power from father to son, and this appointment directly contradicts that founding principle.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/irans-new-supreme-leader-might-lack-an-official-record-but-his-shadowy-behind-the-scenes-resume-paints-a-far-darker-picture/

Claudia Sheinbaum Responds to Trump’s Remarks on Cartels, Urges U.S. to Stop Illegal Arms Flow and Fight Drug Addiction. US president claimed he wanted to eradicate cartels and made comments about Mexico’s president that were deemed sexist in summit speech
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/mexican-cartels-guns-come-from-us-sheinbaum-trump

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
FBI fired staff who worked on the Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago documents investigation. FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed more FBI agents and staff tied to the probe into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/26/kash-patel-fbi-agents-fired/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Disinformation Floods Social Media as Iran Conflict Sparks Viral Rumors: State actors are behind much of the visual misinformation about the Iran war. The Iran conflict has triggered a surge in online disinformation, including AI-generated imagery and unverified viral claims.
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/state-actors-are-behind-much-of-the-visual-21960872.php

Q&A: This Iranian fact-checker has been working nonstop since the uprisings. Then the war came. Farhad Souzanchi and his outlet Factnameh have been fact-checking claims about Iran from exile since 2017. The Iranian government has shut down the internet inside the country, cutting off Iranians from the outside world and leaving state media as one of their only sources of information. A “North Korea-esque situation,” he said.
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2026/factnameh-fact-checks-iran-strikes-exile/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Elite Former US Air Force Pilot Arrested for Training Chinese Military Pilots
https://www.twz.com/air/former-air-force-fighter-pilot-and-f-35-instructor-charged-with-training-chinese-military

Retired general questions reason for Iran war: “Seems like someone has been googling ‘Why should we attack Iran?’”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/retired-general-questions-reason-for-iran-war-seems-like-someone-has-been-googling-why-should-we-attack-iran/vi-AA1XSnB7?ocid=ob-fb-eses-741

President Trump Said He Was “A Little Upset” That the U.S. Military Sunk 46 Iranian Ships Rather Than Capturing Them, Because They Were High-Quality Ships — “Why Didn’t We Just Capture the Ship? We Could’ve Used It”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19URLHyT?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzMxNjU2NzQ5ODM=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

U.S.–Israel Campaign Against Iran Shifting to “Phase Two”—Here’s What Comes Next: The U.S.–Iran war enters a new phase as U.S. and Israeli forces shift strikes toward Iran’s missile factories and defense industry.
https://thedebrief.org/u-s-israel-campaign-against-iran-shifting-to-phase-two-heres-what-comes-next/

Ukraine offered Trump a battle-tested anti-drone system months before the Iran war, but the administration dismissed it and is now begging for it back
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/us-ukraine-anti-drone-offer

# Military / Global
Israel did tell U.S. about its Iran strikes in advance but went so far beyond expectations that a U.S. official’s response was just ‘WTF.’ Israel targeted 30 fuel depots, creating massive fires and significant pollution.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/israel-did-tell-u-s-about-its-iran-strikes-in-advance-but-went-so-far-beyond-expectations-that-a-u-s-officials-response-was-just-wtf/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
The US just intercepted an encrypted Iranian transmission that may have activated sleeper cells around the world, and law enforcement on high alert. The development comes as conflict between U.S., Israel, and Iran continues to grow.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19W3Cv2j?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzMxOTM5NTUyMzE=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Technology / AI / Robotics
Tech experts sue Trump admin. over visa bans: A coalition of tech experts on Monday sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over a policy resulting in visa denials, detention or deportation for researchers and fact-checkers reporting on social media platforms.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/tech-researchers-sue-trump-administration-over-visa-bans/

Scientists just uploaded a fly’s brain into a computer, unleashing another manmade horror we’re definitely not ready for
https://wegotthiscovered.com/tech/scientists-just-uploaded-a-flys-brain-into-a-computer-unleashing-yet-another-manmade-horror-were-definitely-not-ready-for/

Iran Warns US Tech Firms Could Become Targets as War Expands: Iran Reportedly Identifies Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM, Oracle And Palantir Offices In Middle East As Potential Targets
https://www.wired.com/story/iran-warns-us-tech-firms-could-become-targets-as-war-expands/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-11 – AM Issue

Voices, The Peoples News

March 11, 2026 – AM Issue
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE sinks deeper into legal quagmire, pummelled by 3 more judges in one day
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/ice-sinks-deeper-into-legal-quagmire-pummelled-by-3-more-judges-in-one-day/

Ga. crowd protests ICE plans for detention center in small town
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/ice-detention-center-warehouse-georgia

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
A Financial Shockwave? Reports of U.S. Dollar Restrictions on Canada Spark Global Alarm. In the early hours of a tense weekend, an extraordinary claim began circulating through financial and political circles. Reports suggested that the United States Treasury had ordered major American banks to sever key correspondent banking ties with Canadian insтιтutions.
https://news.ecohato.com/a-financial-shockwave-reports-of-u-s-dollar-restrictions-on-canada-spark-global-alarm/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQdEqBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFvRzlVa0c0UFlZQjFYZGxjc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrdwUOzdCKGi_ULhDmc>7H3XygDYJxTOMHTgO1AsQtnJS6uD2ZMA9Wgqm0K_aem_Yh_UsNpv35UCxbi5jMJ0Mw#goog_rewarded

Economists warn that oil prices could trigger mass layoffs, with millions of Americans hitting a breaking point that “nobody’s talking about yet”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/economists-warn-that-oil-prices-could-trigger-mass-layoffs-with-millions-of-americans-hitting-a-breaking-point-that-nobody-s-talking-about-yet/ar-AA1XVyjN?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes
https://truthout.org/articles/this-fall-florida-students-will-be-forced-to-take-anti-communist-classes/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump’s Iran War is driving sky-high energy prices. Here’s who is profiting: Defence stocks reach all-time highs, driven by need to produce billions of dollars of weapons systems.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/which-us-and-israeli-military-companies-are-profiting-from-the-iran-war

Iran Vows to Block Oil Shipments Until US-Israeli Attacks End: Only two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have braved ‘chicken run’ since US president’s promise on Friday
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz

# General News / Boat Strikes
Trump says US destroyed 10 Iranian mine-laying vessels, warns ‘more to follow’: Strikes come after president threatened military consequences ‘never seen before’ over Hormuz mining
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-says-us-destroyed-10-iranian-mine-laying-vessels-warns-more-to-follow/3858848

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
DOJ Releases Jeffrey Epstein Emails Featuring Tom Pritzker, Gary Gensler, and Prominent Architects
https://www.archpaper.com/2026/02/doj-emails-reveal-connecting-jeffrey-epstein-famous-architects/

Which architects appear in the Epstein files? The latest release of files relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein contains references to architects, including Frank Gehry, and practices such as Gensler
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/which-architects-appear-in-the-epstein-files

Epstein’s Zorro Ranch under scanner as protesters demand answers, with a truth commission tearing open the shocking details of a 26-year horror show. Lawmakers say the panel will compel testimony to uncover what happened at Epstein’s Zorro ranch and who knew
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/epstein-zorro-ranch-abuse-new-mexico

Americans demand Andrew testify as fury over Epstein boils down to an explosive issue
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15619359/Americans-demand-Andrew-testify-fury-Epstein-boils-explosive-issue.html

Inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s clashes with inmates after ‘cozying up to prison diva, skipping food lines, & not showering’
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16063079/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-inmate-showering-complaints/

# Gov / Politics
How Kristi Noem is screwing us all: How Taxpayers Are Still Getting Screwed on Kristi Noem’s Big Beautiful Jet. The infamous 737 is connected to a DHS contractor who received “an appearance of favoritism.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/kristi-noem-dhs-plan-737-salus-valkyrie/

I study fascism. I’ve already fled America: On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.” He believes the United States is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
https://revealnews.org/podcast/jason-stanley-fascism-trump-history/

Trump Makes ‘Most Blasé Admission of a War Crime by a US President in History,’ and suggested that a reason given by an official for sinking it instead of capturing it was that it was “more fun.” The comment was described by political commentator Adam Schwarz as “the most blasé admission of a war crime by a US president in history.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-ship-sunk-for-fun

Trump admits US killed millions in war based on lies
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/10/iraq-o10.html

Democrats file new war powers resolutions and call for public hearings on Iran strikes. Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/09/democrats-iran-war-powers-resolutions

GOP Senator calls for removal of Stephen Miller. Tillis told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” on Sunday that Miller, a longtime adviser to Trump dating back to his first presidential campaign, is “out of his depth” and has been “repeatedly responsible for embarrassments” for the administration.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5773722-thom-tillis-stephen-miller-criticism/

Sen. Lindsey Graham Coached Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu On How To Persuade Trump To Strike Iran
https://thehill.com/video/lindsey-graham-coached-netanyahu-on-convincing-trump-to-bomb-iran-wsj-rising/11589445/

James Talarico Takes Aim At War In Iran: ‘Always Enough Money To Bomb People On The Other Side Of The World.’ The Democratic candidate to the U.S. Senate for Texas said he worries the U.S. is “making the same mistakes” as those committed during the Iraq war
https://www.latintimes.com/james-talarico-takes-aim-war-iran-always-enough-money-bomb-people-other-side-world-595530

A Trump-Putin call about Iran quietly shifted gears, and now Ukraine has every reason to be nervous
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/former-secretary-of-state-accuses-trump-of-folding-under-the-same-israeli-pressure-that-obama-reportedly-resisted/

Donald Trump Slammed for Saying 6 Year Old Girls Are ‘of Age’: ‘There’s Something Seriously Wrong With Him’
https://www.aol.com/articles/donald-trump-slammed-saying-6-205627758.html

‘Stupidity’ of Iran War Becoming Increasingly ‘Undeniable Even to Its Supporters.’ “We’re entering an even more dangerous moment,” said foreign policy expert Matt Duss.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-criticism

“His Brain Is Broken”: People Are Not Holding Back On “Unstable” Trump After Yet Another Wild Social Media Meltdown. The president escalated his rhetoric against Iran as the war’s second week continues.
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/trumps-muddled-messaging-on-the-iran-war/

Jeffrey Epstein survivors confront President Donald Trump over transparency at his State of the Union address.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5753273-epstein-survivors-trump-state-of-the-union/

Epstein Survivors Trash Donald Trump After SOTU Address. Criticized the commander-in-chief, accusing him of shielding powerful figures and failing to fully release long‑sought government files tied to the late sex offender.
https://www.newsweek.com/epstein-survivors-trash-donald-trump-after-sotu-address-11578280

# Gov / Politics / Global
Yair Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister’s Son, Enjoys Life In Miami During War With Iran, Sparking Ire From Reservists Forced Into Combat. As Israel mobilizes hundreds of thousands of reservists amid war with Iran, scrutiny has intensified over the location of the prime minister’s son.
https://www.newsbreak.com/upolitics-311253526/4531708966510-yair-netanyahu-israeli-prime-minister-s-son-enjoys-life-in-miami-during-war-with-iran-sparking-ire-from-reservists-forced-into-combat

Iran Security Chief Threatens Trump After “20 Times Harder” War Warning: Senior Iranian leader issues chilling warning that Trump could be ‘eliminated’
https://nypost.com/2026/03/10/us-news/senior-iranian-leader-issues-chilling-warning-that-trump-could-be-eliminated/

“Donald Trump Is a Con Man With No Plan,” Newsom Says After Trump Calls Americans “Fools”
https://www.newsbreak.com/now-rundown-370982501/4532830756242-donald-trump-is-a-con-man-with-no-plan-newsom-says-after-trump-calls-americans-fools

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Pam Bondi ripped over ‘illegal’ prosecutor appointments threatening to let scores of criminals walk free
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16066039/pam-bondi-nj-attorney-general-illegal-appointments/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Wisconsin GOP suffers big blow as another conservative state Supreme Court justice flees
https://www.rawstory.com/wisconsin-supreme-court-2675928796/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Judge rules Kari Lake appointment as head of U.S. Agency for Global Media illegal.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/07/kari-lake-usagm-judge-00818165

Maddow connects the dots as Trump boosts Russia while Putin helps Iran target Americans: In a rambling press conference full of bizarre answers to questions about the war he started against Iran, Donald Trump admitted that he is doing it “for the other parts of the world.” Rachel Maddow looks at how Russia is benefitting tremendously from Trump’s attack on Iran, even as it helps Iran target American interests, and how Trump has set off a global energy crisis of historic proportions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geWyWoYi6OU

Mainstream media has failed to confront the U.S. war machine. Media resistance to the new militarism is vital at this moment. Yet, over and over, corporate media has failed to meaningfully confront the U.S. war machine.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/school-attack-media/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Footage appears to show US Tomahawk striking Iranian school
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-school-strike-us-tomahawk-missile-minab-video-munitions-experts-rcna262391

Donald Trump’s Critics Losing It Over President Appointing Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy Board: ‘Lord Have Mercy. The board consists of 16 seats and is “in charge of making U.S. Air Force Academy recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and the president.”
https://okmagazine.com/p/donald-trump-critics-losing-it-appointment-erika-kirk-air-force-academy/

An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters.Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo, quiet death, the first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/04/us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms/

U.S. Striking Iranian Navy Ships With Ballistic Missiles. The use of ballistic missiles to hit adversary ships at long ranges is a preview of what is to come for the U.S. military.
https://www.twz.com/land/u-s-striking-iranian-navy-ships-with-ballistic-missiles

# Military / Global
France is sending 10 warships toward the Middle East, and the mission could soon involve the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/france-sends-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-and-a-dozen-warships-in-largest-naval-deployment-to-middle-east

Iranian drones hit largest oil refinery in the Middle East. The largest oil refinery in the Middle East, located in the United Arab Emirates, was hit by Iranian drones, boosting fears of a rise in oil prices.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4486403/iranian-drones-hit-largest-oil-refinery-middle-east/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA’s DART spacecrat hit an asteroid pair so hard it changed their orbits around the sun: Linked together by gravity, Didymos and Dimorphos orbit each other around a shared center of mass in a configuration known as a binary system, so changes to one asteroid affect the other.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/dart/nasas-dart-mission-changed-orbit-of-asteroid-didymos-around-sun/

‘Space weapons’ expert is missing, and Ross Coulthart warns it’s a crisis America can’t afford: McCasland served as commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from 2011 until his 2013 retirement, overseeing roughly $2.2 billion in annual science and technology programs and thousands of researchers working on advanced aerospace, space, and defense technologies; earlier in his career he also led the AFRL’s Phillips Research Site at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/true-crime/space-weapons-expert-is-missing-and-ross-coulthart-warns-its-a-crisis-america-cant-afford/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-10

Voices, The Peoples News

March 10, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Native Students Receive Excessive Discipline in This New Mexico School District, Report Finds. The Navajo Nation report echoes a 2022 investigation by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica that found Indigenous students were punished more harshly than other students in the state’s Gallup-McKinley school district.
https://www.propublica.org/article/gallup-mckinley-native-students-discipline-navajo-report

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Hegseth ramps up push for DOD civilians to deploy on immigration enforcement. All supervisors must encourage employees to volunteer, secretary says, and requests will be accepted absent high-level intervention. “We all think it’s absurd,” one Army civilian told Defense One.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/03/hegseth-ramps-pressure-defense-civilians-deploy-immigration-enforcement/411998/

‘Huge’: Trump’s own appointee finds ICE likely ran unlawful racial profiling operation
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-raids-2675946140/

Inmate At ICE Detention Detention Center Says Guards Bet Which Detainee Is Going To Commit Suicide Next
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/at-largest-ice-detention-camp-staff-bet-on-detainee-suicides-ap-reports/

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
‘Devastating’: Jillian Michaels isn’t happy after an executive order that seeks to boost a controversial pesticide
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/trump-executive-order-glyphosate-jillian-michaels/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invokes 85-year-old document in Supreme Court decision overturning President Donald Trump’s tariffs: The International Emergency Economic Powers Act
https://knewz.com/supreme-court-justice-invokes-85-year-old-document-ruling-tariffs-donald-trump/

Walmart allowed to charge customers more than the label price thanks to new ‘rounding’ law. The change is meant to cut costs – but the price could be passed on to consumers due to new “rounding” guidance.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/16058154/walmart-rounding-law-penny-shortage/

Credit bureaus are leaving more mistakes on frustrated consumers’ reports under Trump’s CFPB. TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.
https://www.propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Amazon Staffers Learning Hard Lesson as Company Cuts Robotics Jobs. It’s time to forget about job security.
https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/amazon-robotics-layoffs

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Oil-rich Texas to build power lines for renewables, and landowners face possible eminent domain
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/oil-rich-texas-build-power-lines-renewables-and-landowners-face-possible

# General News / Boat Strikes
US conducts strike on another boat carrying suspected narco-traffickers, killing 6 people. The strike, on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, is the first in March and 43rd announced strike. At least 147 people have been killed by the U.S. strikes.
https://news.usni.org/2026/03/09/southcom-strike-on-suspected-drug-boat-kills-6

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Doctor who performed Epstein autopsy reveals why she didn’t initially rule it a suicide
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-death-autopsy-doctor-explains-delayed-suicide-ruling-2026-3

NY Prison Guard Under Scrutiny Over Epstein’s Death: Everything We Know
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/03/09/ny-prison-guard-under-scrutiny-over-epsteins-death-everything-we-know/

New Mexico prosecutors launch search of Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded former Zorro Ranch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0uTiivX34Y

Trump ‘Accidentally’ Missing From DOJ Epstein Files—But Key Claims From 13-Year-Old Victim Are Verified. The Post-Courier was able to verify key dates a woman accusing Trump of sexual assault provided to FBI agents in 2019.
https://truthout.org/articles/newspaper-confirms-some-details-in-trump-accusers-epstein-related-story-to-fbi/

Epstein prison guards overheard saying ‘you killed that dude’ and ‘we’re going to cover it up’, FBI files claim
https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/doj-docs-fbi-interview-raise-new

‘The Cover-Up Is So Brazen’: Trump Administration Accused of ‘Breaking the Law’ With ‘Sloppy’ Release of Epstein Files. The Trump administration’s ongoing release of documents regarding a federal investigation into the late child predator and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell’s trafficking scheme.
https://okmagazine.com/p/cover-up-brazen-trump-administration-accused-breaking-law-epstein-files/

# Gov / Politics
Trump Organization files copyright application to name America’s 250 celebration after him: Trump Org Files Trademarks to Put the President’s Name Front and Center at America’s 250th
In one filing submitted on Friday, a “Trump 250” image was trademarked to be used on a variety of merchandise.
https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/trump-organization-files-trademark-applications-america-250

Watch Live: President Trump holds a news conference at Trump National Doral in Miami
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5775134-watch-live-donald-trump-news-conference/

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate. ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg

Group of Democratic senators plan to shut down Senate business unless they get hearings on Iran. “We have collectively agreed that we’re going to use the levers that we have,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Monday evening. “We should be having hearings on the biggest military engagement since the war in Afghanistan.”
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2026/3/9/2372466/-Dems-Threaten-Senate-Shutdown-over-Iran-War

GOP’s Kevin Kiley turns independent as reelection bid heats up
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5772600-kevin-kiley-independent-reelection/

Rubio warns US will no longer tolerate ‘hostage diplomacy’ and claims Iranian military is ‘being eviscerated’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Teq87SycAg

Trump gets warning he’s triggered unplanned crisis — and it could ‘destabilize the world
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2675887883/

Photo emerges of top Trump official with former Proud Boys leader, and what’s worse is he was convicted for Jan 6 riots. Enrique Tarrio led the white nationalist organization, the Proud Boys, from 2018 to 2021
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/photo-emerges-of-top-trump-official-with-former-proud-boys-leader-and-whats-worse-is-he-was-convicted-for-jan-6-riots/

John Bolton Says Moscow’s Assistance To Iran Is The Wake Up Call Everyone In Washington Needs: ‘Russia Is An Enemy Of The United States’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/john-bolton-says-moscows-assistance-113104023.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran sends out suspected ‘operational trigger’ to activate sleeper cells abroad after Khamenei’s death, US officials warn. Iran-Israel-US Latest Update: Iran Sent Secret ‘Operational Trigger’ to Sleeper Cells Over the Globe After Khamenei’s Death, US Intelligence Alert Claims
https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/iran-israel-us-latest-update-iran-sent-secret-operational-trigger-to-sleeper-cells-over-the-globe-after-khameneis-death-us-intelligence-alert-claims-175252/

Charles Finally Set to ‘Step Down’ & ‘Abdicate’ the Throne to William as His ‘Health Declines’ Due to Andrew—’It’s Too Much to Bear’
https://globemagazine.com/king-charles-likely-to-abdicate-the-throne-to-prince-william-amid-ex-prince-andrew-arrest/

Beijing Reacts to Iran Strikes With Great Fear: Insiders
https://www.visiontimes.com/2026/03/09/beijing-fears-iran-crisis-could-spark-domestic-unrest-in-china-epoch-times.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Before FBI subpoena, congressional observers flagged commingled ballots at Maricopa County center. “Alarming concerns”: A congressional memo was one piece of evidence the FBI used for a subpoena to review Maricopa County, Arizona election records in recent days. The issue extends to other states.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/house-investigators-reported-commingled-ballots-third-party-facility

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
New York Attorney General Is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings. In 2023, ProPublica revealed that Columbia University had ignored women who accused OB-GYN Robert Hadden of sexual assault, enabling the doctor’s abuse for decades. Survivors say they hope school officials will now be held accountable.
https://www.propublica.org/article/columbia-university-new-york-ag-investigation-robert-hadden-assault

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
How Cheap Drones and AI Are Shaping the Iran War. From 3D-printed drones to Anthropic’s Claude, advanced technologies are making conflict more accessible and less accountable — leaving human oversight at risk.
https://restofworld.org/2026/anthropic-ai-and-iran-drone-warfare/

Pete Hegseth Issues New Warning. Pete Hegseth says that casualties ‘stiffen our spine and our resolve’ to finish the fight
https://www.foxnews.com/world/hegseth-warns-more-casualties-expected-operation-epic-fury-against-iran

US military tests on secret weapon bought from Russian criminal network reveal Havana Syndrome-like symptoms: The miniaturized microwave device was allegedly secretly purchased from a complex Russian criminal network for about $15 million in a Pentagon-funded operation by undercover Department of Homeland Security agents, confidential sources told CBS News’s “60 Minutes.”
https://nypost.com/2026/03/09/us-news/us-military-tests-on-secret-weapon-bought-from-russian-criminal-network-reveal-havana-syndrome-like-symptoms-report/

# Military / Global
Russia Shares Military Intelligence With Iran For Targeting US Forces, Trump Calls Questions About Putin’s Involvement ‘Stupid.’ US officials on March 6 told RFE/RL that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack US troops and military assets in the Middle East, confirming a Washington Post report that suggested Moscow is playing a substantial if indirect part in the widening regional conflict.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran–intel-targeting-us-israel-war/33697849.html

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Trump’s DHS pick caught cashing in on war-linked stocks before military strike
https://www.rawstory.com/stocks-venezuela/

Trump targeted by four FBI code-named counterintel probes that ensnared hundreds of American. Abuse of Power? Director Kash Patel is building a criminal case in one operation, and planning the declassification of two others so Congress can be informed of abuses by previous administrations targeting Trump and hundreds of supporters with lawfare.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/trump-targeted-four-consecutive-fbi-counterintel-probes-ensnaring

# Technology / AI / Robotics
Top OpenAI Executive Quits in Protest. “These are too important for deals or announcements to be rushed.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/top-openai-executive-quits-protest

# Transportation / Trucking
Overnight, Thousands of Truckers Lost Their Jobs Because the DMV Issued Licenses It Shouldn’t Have. A licensing crisis in California has finally left thousands of immigrant truck drivers facing the sudden loss of their livelihoods, after state officials moved to cancel more than 13,000 commercial driver’s licenses due to a federal compliance issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcRP5CDwiV0

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-09

Voices, The Peoples News

March 9, 2026
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# Indigenous
Senators are proposing amendments to add tribal housing provisions to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, seeking updates to NAHASDA and new flexibilities as the sweeping federal housing package advances in Congress.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/real-estate/15519-senators-push-to-add-tribal-housing-provisions-to-major-federal-housing-package

Senate bill aims to expand tribal meat processing authority. A bipartisan Senate bill would allow tribes to conduct federally recognized meat inspections at tribally owned processing facilities, a change supporters say could expand bison and other Indigenous food production in Indian Country.
https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1633910

Haskell Foundation, Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy launch tribal energy leadership fellowship
https://tribalcollegejournal.org/haskell-indian-nation-announces-tribal-energy-leaders-fellowship/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Border Patrol uses Cold War-era “carry your papers” law to target immigrants in Arizona: Permanent residents, visa holders and international students have been issued citations under the provision that was designed to track immigrants.
https://azmirror.com/2026/03/05/border-patrol-is-now-using-a-carry-your-papers-law-to-target-legal-immigrants-in-arizona/#:~:text=For%20the%20first%20time%20in,people%20in%20the%20country%20illegally

Trump admin targets Americans in immigration crackdown: Inside the federal government’s efforts to arrest and demonize protesters, observers and bystanders at ICE demonstration. A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive government campaign to detain and demonize dissenters
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/immigration-protests-noem-minneapolis-0b8bd496?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeDy-ajxs2HDP_4AYNKITuSb1m9FLPoxoVzr45Pz0f86Jx0Dwtl6kSyvDtG_OE%3D&gaa_ts=69aec699&gaa_sig=lVlzRkgagsJdTKmk315C8uVcWj_rBUQxbfETdLEK3s0BMS2XmPZg5btpiuTRsTgKQJ-SbwNwF-v3SeV0AN8oBw%3D%3D

‘Our Hands Are Tied’: $560 Work Permit Fee Leaves Asylum Seekers Feeling Trapped. Unable to legally work and unable to afford the fees needed to attain a work permit, asylum seekers in the U.S. say they’re stuck “between a sword and a wall.”
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/05/asylum-seekers-work-permit-fees/

33 people have died in ICE custody. Lawmaker wants California’s detention center to be accountable
https://www.aol.com/articles/33-people-died-ice-custody-181752268.html

Rapid responders are mobilizing to fight ICE in red West Virginia
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-protests-2675670467/

Noem’s deputy director of ICE bought thousands of vehicles that officers can’t use
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4478925/deputy-director-ice-bought-thousands-marked-vehicles-cannot-use/

A deaf 6-year-old was denied his hearing aids by ICE and deported. Now he and his family are in hiding in Colombia
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/deaf-child-deported-ice-colombia-b2934383.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
War in Iran shocks markets, costs U.S. taxpayers $1 billion a day
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8e0aebaa-1ac7-4883-96ef-9a397f79b03d.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Employee groups revive lawsuit to block Schedule F //Erich Wagner. A coalition of labor unions and other employee advocacy groups say President Trump’s plan to convert around 50,000 federal workers to at-will employees violates federal law, the Constitution and threatens to upend the merit-based civil service.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/employee-groups-revive-lawsuit-block-schedule-f/411962/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
DOJ Releases Epstein Files Containing Allegations Against Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/donald-trump-epstein-files-allegations-00816123

Epstein’s guard googled him 40 minutes before his death and lied about it under oath, but that’s not even the most suspicious part. The mystery around Epstein’s death intensifies.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/true-crime/epsteins-guard-googled-him-40-minutes-before-his-death-and-lied-about-it-under-oath-but-thats-not-even-the-most-suspicious-part/

Rosanna Arquette’s Shocking Claim: Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Virginia Giuffre Didn’t Commit Suicide. Her comments align with earlier skepticism voiced by Giuffre’s father and attorney, both of whom cited the absence of suicidal indicators.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/rosanna-arquette-disputes-virginia-giuffre-suicide/gm-GM632F690B?gemSnapshotKey=GM632F690B-snapshot-0&uxmode=ruby

# Gov / Politics
Texodus: At least 12 Texas members of Congress won’t be returning next year. Eleven are incumbents; one is deceased. The number is expected to grow depending on the outcome of upcoming elections. Highest number on record, could increase after runoff and November elections
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_a9eaa74d-ae68-4b9b-b11b-b98e39779bc4.html

Abbott threatens to expel Texas House Democrats who don’t return for redistricting vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOBS4mU67YI

FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest county as voting probe expands. A grand jury subpoena comes after the Arizona Senate raised concerns dating to 2020, and the FBI learned of congressional report from 2024.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/monfbi-secretly-seizes-election-records-arizonas-largest-county-voting

How Trump’s War Just Took Its Most Terrifying—and Predictable—Twist. The U.S. is scrambling to deal with Russia’s unforeseen involvement in the war.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19PRVgrj?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzMwMTY1OTEyMjE=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Lindsey Graham brags about colluding with Netanyahu to manipulate Trump into war with Iran. Graham, who has long advocated for going to war with Iran, said he played a word-association game to get Trump, 79, on board with a full-scale war in the Middle East.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/senator-brags-manipulated-trump-79-161719028.html

Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace faces a major blow as Indonesia threatens to walk away. President Prabowo Subianto meets with more than 160 Islamic scholars at presidential palace in Jakarta, discusses Gaza crisis.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/8e993fee989c

Truth-denier Trump won’t own up to killing schoolchildren in Iran, and Pete Hegseth is right there to applaud him. A number of civilians are asking Trump to stop fighting Benjamin Netanyahu’s war and to disassociate from Iran.
https://www.themarysue.com/truth-denier-trump-wont-own-up-to-killing-schoolchildren-in-iran-and-pete-hegseth-is-right-there-to-applaud-him/

‘He blew it’: President found to have tossed away ‘golden opportunity’ to stop Iran war
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2675834691/

Ahead of the U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran, President Trump had threatened the country that if they did not agree to end its nuclear program and rid itself of ballistic missiles, the U.S. would strike
https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-trump-nuclear-weapons-program-702e7dfa4c3609f8cefdcb9f67b8117a

Karoline Leavitt’s stunning admission on Trump war plans sends shockwaves: ‘unbelievable’
https://www.rawstory.com/karoline-leavitts-stunning-admission-on-trump-war-plans-sends-shockwaves-unbelievable/

How Trump’s War Exposes His Lost Grip on Reality | Inside Trump’s Head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xYTV2KaiwE

# Gov / Politics / Global
Cartels fear US retaliation as Trump-era pressure reshapes strategy: ‘They fear the United States.’ The president’s punishment-heavy plan doesn’t just ignore other factors — it actively undermines itself.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/08/13/trump-drug-cartels-mexico-00506084

The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump. As the Iran disaster escalates, Starmer should treat the US president as someone whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/08/iran-war-keir-starmer-donald-trump-us-israel

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Federal judge rules Trump administration’s actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegal. A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have legal authority to take the actions she’s done to largely dismantle the Voice of America.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/03/federal-judge-rules-trump-administrations-actions-to-dismantle-voice-of-america-are-illegal/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Up to 180K Californians experiencing homelessness could lose Medicaid coverage in 2027
https://www.king5.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/trumps-medicaid-work-mandate-could-kick-thousands-of-homeless-californians-off-coverage/616-b8573361-0875-4a56-9ef5-f2f104d447e7

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Highly contagious virus with no treatment spreading rapidly through western state. Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is rampant in Northern California, wastewater data show. The virus peaked sharply in January and remains elevated in early March, although the seasonal winter wave is now tapering.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/highly-contagious-virus-no-treatment-spreading-rapidly-through-western-state

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Footage Appears to Show ‘Iron Beam’ Laser System Use 100 kW Beams to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles. Footage circulating on social media shows apparent drone interception as Hezbollah fires rockets from Lebanon, opening northern front in parallel with war against Iran
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h13axdmfwx

Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’: why laser weapons are no longer science fiction
https://theconversation.com/israels-iron-beam-why-laser-weapons-are-no-longer-science-fiction-277390

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Voices, The Peoples News

March 8, 2026 – PM Issue
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Investigation Reveals Content of 911 Calls From Immigration Center for Children in Distress: ‘Three Seizures Today’: ‘Abject cruelty’: review of 911 calls from Texas ICE detention facility reveals disturbing conditions. Overcrowding, medical neglect and malnutrition are regular features of Camp East Montana in El Paso
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/06/texas-ice-detention-center-el-paso

Trafficking survivor Jess Levinson, who gave birth at 14, has reunited with the son she placed for adoption for the first time in 20 years. She says her mother began trafficking her for drugs when she was 12, leading her to run
https://www.threads.com/@lawofopinions/post/DVjpMrDjtXt/video-a-traff-cking-survivor-named-jess-levinson-who-gave-birth-at-has-reunited-with

Federal judge to set a deadline for U.S. government to compensate prior ICE detainees for lost items
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/07/judge-orders-feds-to-return-ice-detainees-missing-property-within-30-days

Arizona Councilwoman Slams ICE After Haitian Detainee Dies in Custody: ‘Nobody Should Die From a Toothache.’
“I have seen the inhumane conditions and medical neglect firsthand,” said U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat from Arizona
https://www.latintimes.com/arizona-councilwoman-slams-ice-after-haitian-detainee-dies-custody-nobody-should-die-toothache-595402

He was arrested at gunpoint in a parking lot, jailed twice, lost his car, his girlfriend and his freedom — and later learned it was all a mistake. He produced receipts and other evidence showing he was miles away at the time. None of it mattered: a facial recognition system had flagged his photo, a detective had looked at the result and declared, “That’s him,” and the machinery of prosecution lurched forward without anyone stopping to ask whether the machine had been wrong.
https://www.aol.com/articles/arrested-gunpoint-parking-lot-jailed-150048536.html

A new poll shows support for scrapping ICE has hit a record high, and the immigration fight is heating up
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/ice-trump-immigration-poll

These Women Exposed Prison Sexual Abuse. Now ICE Wants to Deport Them. Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.
https://truthout.org/articles/these-women-exposed-prison-sexual-abuse-now-ice-wants-to-deport-them/

ACLU Report Highlights Death, Abuse and Neglect at Aurora ICE Detention Facility
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-report-highlights-death-abuse-and-neglect-aurora-ice-detention-facility

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Cost of living is up. Paychecks are not. And workers are not OK. Workers’ most desired benefit is fully employer-paid health care premiums to offset rising costs.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/01/25/paychecks-not-keeping-up-with-cost-of-living/88306961007/

Lowering Pay for Federal Jobs Is Bad for Workers – and Bad for America. Going forward, the government will have to pay more – not less – to be competitive.
https://crr.bc.edu/lowering-pay-for-federal-jobs-is-bad-for-workers-and-bad-for-america/

200 Texas workers will be laid off at Campbell’s plant as famed brand moves from producing soups to sauces. The plant in Paris, Texas, will soon focus on producing Prego sauce and Pace salsa
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/campbells-soup-texas-layoffs-sauces-b2933749.html

Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated. “AI has to drive a return on investment,” said Plumb, who worked at Amazon for eight years. “When you reduce head count, you’ve demonstrated efficiency, you attract more capital, the share price goes up.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/top-headlines/ap-top-headlines/ap-did-artificial-intelligence-really-drive-layoffs-at-amazon-and-other-firms-it-can-be-hard-to-tell/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Cuba plunges into darkness as a critical power plant fails, and it has everything to do with the US oil chokehold. Latest outage darkens island facing dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/blackout-cuba-us-oil

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Antarctica Has Lost Ice 10x the Size of Los Angeles. And Something Mysterious Is Fueling Parts of It.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/antarctica-has-lost-ice-10-x-the-size-of-los-angeles-and-something-mysterious-is-fueling-parts-of-it

World’s largest acidic geyser erupts in Yellowstone – sparking fears the supervolcano could be next
https://nautil.us/worlds-largest-acid-geyser-erupts-right-in-our-backyard-1278603

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
The new SNAP food restrictions aren’t just confusing — they’re illegal
https://www.aol.com/articles/opinion-snap-food-restrictions-aren-130000951.html

# General News
Kennedy Center executive quits after Trump’s aggressive takeover and hints at “external forces”: An executive director at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts resigned following President Donald Trump’s takeover and rebranding of the iconic institution.
https://www.tag24.com/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/kennedy-center-executive-quits-after-trumps-aggressive-takeover-and-hints-at-external-forces-3477801

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein’s Close Relationships Expose Hidden Tie to Donald Trump Amid Demands for President to Testify
https://www.aol.com/articles/jeffrey-epsteins-close-relationships-expose-233627921.html

‘I’m a forensic psychologist and there was missing evidence in Epstein’s death scene.’ Forensic psychologist claims new analysis of Epstein surveillance video is conclusive proof of a cover-up
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15429081/Forensic-proof-coverup-Jeffrey-Epstein-death.html

The ‘Epstein Files Transparency Act’ Trump signed is about to deliver a chilling blow, revealing fresh allegations
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/the-epstein-files-transparency-act-trump-signed-is-about-to-deliver-a-chilling-blow-revealing-fresh-allegations/

# Gov / Politics
Trump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target list
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/07/politics/donald-trump-iran-war-endgame-demands

Trump says he won’t sign any other bills until SAVE Act passes the Senate. “It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else,” Trump wrote
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-says-he-wont-sign-any-other-bills-until-save-act-passes-senate
SAVE Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguard_American_Voter_Eligibility_Act

‘I’m Not Learning Your Damn Language’: Trump Addresses Latin American Leaders at His ‘Shield Of The Americas’ Summit
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/im-not-learning-your-damn-language-trump-addresses-latin-american-leaders-at-his-shield-of-the-americas-summit/

Donald Trump bypasses Congress and sells 12,000 bombs to Israel as explosive Iran escalation nears: President Donald Trump’s administration has bypassed U.S. Congress using an emergency authority to expedite the sale of more than 20,000 bombs to Israel worth around $650 million, two U.S. ‌officials familiar with the sale said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-skips-congressional-review-approve-015040950.html

Trump branded Marjorie Taylor Greene a “traitor,” and she just fired back by endorsing his biggest critic for president,Tucker Carlson for president in 2028
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trump-branded-marjorie-taylor-greene-a-traitor-and-she-just-fired-back-by-endorsing-his-biggest-critic-for-president-in-2028/

Trump’s bloodlust knows no limit—after 1,000 civilian deaths, he’s now promising to make things even worse for Iran. In a clip shared, Jay’s World said: “Trump just spoke to reporters and told them he was asked by a staffer how he would rate the military action in Iran on a scale of one to 10, and he said he told them a 15. A 15 everyone. “We have six service members dead, we have at least eight seriously injured, numerous others with minor injuries and this thing looks to be exploding out of control, and he rates it a 15 out of a scale of one to 10. Wow.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/donald-trumps-dangerous-idiotic-reply-080052696.html

A federal design panel composed entirely of President Donald Trump appointees votes to approve plans for his massive new White House ballroom
https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-commission-fine-arts-f2a15d0b1c9c95f24816fe60b6b1ee5f

‘There is something going on’: Texas Republicans alerted to alarming voting numbers
https://www.rawstory.com/texas-gop-war/

Gordon Chang urges US to treat China as ‘enemy combatant,’ warns Chinese submarines are operating in the Arctic very close to Alaska
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/gordon-chang-urges-us-treat-china-enemy-combatant-warns-subs-operating-very-close-us

Trump’s allegation against Noem would constitute a federal crime:
https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-2675562240/

Trump’s Iran War: ‘Your Tax Dollars Being Used to Raise Your Gas Price’ and Kill Kids. ‘We Can All See’: Platner Rips Collins for Choosing War Profits Over Children Killed by US in Iran. Senator Susan Collins, said Platner outside the Republican senator’s office in Portland, Maine, is more interested in the profits of weapons contractors “than the shame that we bring upon ourselves when we kill children.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/graham-platner-susan-collins-iran-war?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=7da78f9d43-Top+News+%7C+Thu.+1%2F8%2F26_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0

Trump brushes off threat from top Iran regime official: ‘I couldn’t care less.’ Trump suggested he barely knew the official and indicated that the warning would not change the administration’s strategy as the military campaign against Iran continues.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-brushes-threat-top-iran-regime-official-i-couldnt-care-less

Floor Firestorm: Senators Freeze As Vote Falls
https://www.newsbreak.com/rex-dalton-323606975/4525852191904-floor-firestorm-senators-freeze-as-vote-falls

The world is watching America lose its moral compass and its global credibility
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5764825-the-world-is-watching-america-lose-its-moral-compass-and-its-global-credibility/

“Sadism On Full Display”: People Are Stunned Speechless Over One Comment Trump Made About Iran With A Little Smile On His Face
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republicans-spent-day-arguing-us-171434095.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Mojtaba Khamenei named new supreme leader of Iran. Though he has never held office, Khamenei has long wielded behind-the-scenes influence in governing affairs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/08/mojtaba-khamenei-son-of-slain-ayatollah-named-irans-supreme-leader-00818513?cid=apn

Iran president says he won’t bow to U.S. or Israel
https://www.citizen.digital/article/iran-president-says-country-will-not-surrender-to-israel-us-n378634

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Wisconsin man charged with 40 sex crimes, detectives find over 110k child porn files. A large-scale investigation into what Wisconsin authorities are calling a complex Internet Crimes Against Children investigation uncovered multiple suspects, with one arrest.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wisconsin-man-charged-40-sex-202939635.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Doctors Warn of a Silent Decline in Men. Dr. Mohit Khera, Professor of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine, explains the hidden truth about testosterone, libido, and erectile dysfunction, and how they connect to heart health, diabetes, fertility, and mental well-being.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktgQH-8lBc&t=506s

Massachusetts Unseals Records of Abuse of Disabled People in State Institutions. The state is baring the history of generations of disabled people and the violence many faced while institutionalized.
https://truthout.org/articles/massachusetts-unseals-records-of-abuse-of-disabled-people-in-state-institutions/

Fear of ICE Is Driving Patients Away From HIV Care. A Minneapolis clinic reports a more than 50 percent drop in new clients as patients delay or avoid care.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/trump-ice-minnesota-deportations-hospitals

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the military campaign against Iran is still in its early stages, warning that substantially larger combat capabilities could be deployed if necessary.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/videos/19Pc9W2r?ctype=native_video&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzI5MjU5ODk5OTU=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

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.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/war-crimes-hegseth-venezuela-strikes-00671160

# Military / Global
Iran Calls For ‘Trump Blood’ After Submarine Torpedo Attack, Says US Will ‘Bitterly Regret’ Sinking Ship
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5768646-araghchi-trump-warning-iran-ship/

China Built the World’s First Bamboo-Fiber Drone. It’s 20% Lighter and Could Make Aviation Greener. The successful take-off and landing of the drone with bamboo wings marked a major milestone in the country’s efforts to use bamboo-based materials in aviation technology.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/china-built-the-worlds-first-bamboo-fiber-drone-its-20-lighter-and-could-make-aviation-greener

Ukraine Is Killing $40,000 Russian Drones With $1,200 Interceptors — Now, the US Wants In: US, Gulf states seek Ukraine’s cheap interceptor drones to stop Iranian Shaheds
https://san.com/cc/us-gulf-states-seek-ukraines-cheap-interceptor-drones-to-stop-iranian-shaheds/

Iran fired its most powerful missile at Tel Aviv, and the reason it’s so dangerous isn’t the impact; it’s what happens 7 kilometers before it lands. Iran’s most advanced weaponry finally in use.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/iran-fired-its-most-powerful-missile-at-tel-aviv-and-the-reason-its-so-dangerous-isnt-the-impact-its-what-happens-7-kilometers-before-it-lands/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Donald Trump’s White House is blocking top US intelligence agencies from warning law enforcement across the country about rising threats to the homeland tied to his war with Iran, the Daily Mail can reveal.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15622933/White-House-blocks-warning-rising-threat-linked-Iran-war.html

# Transportation / Trucking
Those small black boxes seen on poles near traffic lights are multi-lane radar (MLR) sensors that rely on microwave radar technology rather than traditional cameras to control the flow of traffic. Using microwave beams, MLR sensors are able to “see” an intersection and change traffic light behavior based on factors like vehicle count, speed, and distance.
https://www.slashgear.com/2116982/what-are-the-black-boxes-near-traffic-lights/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-08 – AM Issue

Voices, The Peoples News

March 8, 2026 – AM Issue
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Federal agents fire on a teacher driving in her own Chicago neighborhood, and the government later calls her a domestic terrorist.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/videos/19LXpiHV?ctype=native_video&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzI4MDc5ODc5ODc=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Judge rules to release evidence in Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez. Evidence includes texts sent by the agent who shot Martinez, body camera footage. “You can’t call a U.S. citizen with no criminal history who’s a Montessori schoolteacher a domestic terrorist,” he said.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/judge-rules-to-release-evidence-in-border-patrol-shooting-of-marimar-martinez/

Judge Allows Release of Evidence From Border Patrol Shooting. A Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez five times. Video from the October incident in Chicago could now be released as early as Monday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/border-patrol-shooting-evidence-release.html

‘Unconstitutional detention’: ICE must ‘immediately’ release immigrant who was detained after calling 911 to help save someone else’s life, judge says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/unconstitutional-detention-ice-must-immediately-release-immigrant-who-was-detained-after-calling-911-to-help-save-someone-elses-life-judge-says/

A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-arrested-nashville-journalist-without-142200657.html

Trump administration issues directive that could lead to the arrest and detention of thousands of refugees who have yet to receive their green card
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-order-refugees-detention-green-cards-judge-ruling-11550919

Bodycam footage shows shooting of San Antonio man by ICE agent last year
The video, released by the Texas Department of Public Safety, does not show Ruben Ray Martinez running over a federal agent with his car.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/texas-ruben-ray-martinez-shooting-grand-jury-hnk

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA
Trump Announces Military Coalition With Latin American Leaders to Eradicate Cartels: US President Trump welcomed Latin American leaders to Florida to launch a new coalition against drug cartels, even as he struck a dismissive tone toward the region, telling officials their countries had allowed gangs to seize territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjYTnn6o0dI

‘They’re cancer’: Trump threatens cartels, Cuba at Latin American summit. The president offered to launch missiles in Latin America to combat criminal violence as he called to ‘eradicate’ cartels.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/7/theyre-a-cancer-trump-threatens-cartels-cuba-at-latin-american-summit

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Coalition of 24 states sue over Trump’s Section 122 tariffs
https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/coalition-of-24-states-sue-over-trumps-section-122-tariffs/

Trump Keeps Gambling With the Economy — And Getting Away With It. President Donald Trump has taken one risk after another that could have destabilized the American economy. Iran is the latest crisis to test U.S. economic resilience.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/05/trump-economy-risk-iran-oil-tariffs-tax-cuts-00812888?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=40d16c85-9c22-47f8-ac6d-7d94d80d6580

Oil prices just had their biggest weekly gain since 1983, so Trump’s Treasury Secretary is floating a deal that sends money straight back to Russia
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/oil-prices-just-had-their-biggest-weekly-gain-since-1983-so-trumps-treasury-secretary-is-floating-a-deal-that-sends-money-straight-back-to-russia/

Trump Ends American Dominance in the Gulf as Leaders Prepare to Pull Billions From Deals. The Gulf countries are reportedly reassessing their investment plans with the US.
https://www.inquisitr.com/trump-gulf-leaders-pull-billions-from-deals

New York Attorney General Letitia James joins 23 states in lawsuit to block new Trump tariffs
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-tariffs-lawsuit-b2932816.html

Georgia Senate passes data center bill that would end $2.5B tax breaks
https://www.thecentersquare.com/georgia/article_30066769-c39f-43e2-9f7c-a87b209f94a6.html

Over $805 Billion Wiped Out From U.S. Stock Market Today — Sparking Widespread Panic
https://www.newsbreak.com/blamzo-359398792/4527324081072-over-805-billion-wiped-out-from-u-s-stock-market-today-sparking-widespread-panic

$1 TRILLION GONE in 1 DAY – US Stock Market COLLAPSES After Iran War, Overvalued Bubble BURSTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO2yL5J37to

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
A different set of rules’: Thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/13/elon-musk-xai-datacenters-air-pollution-mississippi

Trump Administration opinion cites national security as justification to waive federal, state and local laws slowing oil production restart
https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2026/03/05/trump-administration-opinion-cites-national-security-as-justification-to-waive-federal-state-and-local-laws-slowing-oil-production-restart/

# General News
‘It Was a Disaster’: Chelsea Handler Rips RFK Jr. After Discovering the House She Bought From Him Had a ‘Toxic Environment
https://www.aol.com/articles/disaster-chelsea-handler-rips-rfk-220803857.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump claims
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-missing-release-doj-trump-f9cb1358a649c61f4bb7793bf358393b

The Epstein Investigation You Weren’t Supposed to See: Drugs, Prostitution, and a Probe That Trump Shut Down
https://beingliberal.substack.com/p/the-epstein-investigation-you-werent

Donald Trump Bombshell: Disturbing FBI Interview From Missing File Occurred Just 3 Days Before Jeffrey Epstein’s Death by Suicide
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19PLy5om?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzI4MjkwOTAzMDY=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Nearly 50,000 ‘missing’ Epstein files that contain Trump claims released by US justice department
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19MsAY5e?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzI4MDc5MjUwOTg=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Congressman calls for new Epstein death investigation after ‘troubling’ bombshell report
https://www.rawstory.com/epstein-2675776109/

Epstein guard’s actions spark new probe call: New DOJ files reveal that prison guard Tova Noel Googled Jeffrey Epstein minutes before his 2019 death and made a $5,000 cash deposit days earlier. These details, along with her alleged failure to perform required checks and her possible appearance in surveillance footage, have prompted Congressman Ted Lieu to publicly urge an independent re-investigation.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/insight/epstein-guard-s-actions-spark-new-probe-call/gm-GME87C0D40?gemSnapshotKey=GME87C0D40-snapshot-1&uxmode=ruby

# Gov / Politics
California Rep. Darrell Issa says he’s retiring from Congress, endorses Jim Desmond to succeed him
https://calmatters.org/uncategorized/2026/03/darrell-issa-retires/

The Unfolding Crisis – Iran’s Threats and Trump’s Resilient Base in Focus
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/02/world/iran-us-israel-attack-trump

Pam Bondi’s in trouble with Republicans on Capitol Hill. The attorney general will soon have to appear before a House committee under subpoena.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/06/pam-bondi-epstein-subpoena-00816820

‘This Is Madness’: More Talk of Boots on the Ground as Trump Says ‘Today Iran Will Be Hit Very Hard.’ “The American people do not want more war in the Middle East. No boots on the ground. No more war.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-boots-on-the-ground-iran

‘Deranged and Dangerous’: Trump Says ‘I Guess’ Americans Should Expect a Deadly Attack on US. “We have totally unserious, completely incompetent people taking us into mindless, deadly war,” said Democratic US Sen. Chris Murphy.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/news/2026/03/06/democrats-blast-trump-saying–i-guess–americans-should-be-worried-about-attacks-at-home-amid-iran-conflict

Trump wants Iranian Kurds to lead his ground war, but the fighters he’s calling on remember exactly what happened the last time they helped the US
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trump-wants-iranian-kurds-to-lead-his-ground-war-but-the-fighters-hes-calling-on-remember-exactly-what-happened-the-last-time-they-helped-the-us/

President Trump Announces America’s Counter-Cartel Coalition To Target Drug Cartels In South America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXcb_Bw_WM

People Are Now Referring To The Ultra-Wealthy With A Vicious New Nickname: ‘The Epstein Class.’ “They are the elites they pretend to hate.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-class-goog_l_69a998cce4b0a6593a336f16

Chuck Schumer Warns Trump Is ‘Losing Control’ After Report Says Russia Is Giving Iran Intel On US Forces. The report cited three officials familiar with the intelligence who said the information-sharing began after the conflict escalated last weekend.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/03/51114884/chuck-schumer-warns-trump-is-losing-control-after-report-says-russia-is-giving-iran-intel-on-us-forces

‘Tired of the Endless Wars’: GOP Congressman Tells CNN Americans Are ‘Right to be Skeptical’ of Trump’s Iran Operation
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5766874-warren-davidson-americans-iran-skepticism/

Trump Says ‘I Guess’ When Asked if Americans Should Fear Iranian Attacks: ‘Like I Said, Some People Will Die.’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-says-i-guess-when-asked-if-americans-should-fear-iranian-attacks-like-i-said-some-people-will-die/

‘Don’t think you get to just walk away’: Humiliated Kristi Noem fired by Trump, and her misery isn’t over yet
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/dont-think-you-get-to-just-walk-away-humiliated-kristi-noem-fired-by-trump-and-her-misery-isnt-over-yet/

Ken Paxton doubles down on disobeying Trump: ‘The president can have his own opinion’
https://www.rawstory.com/paxton-vows-to-disobey-trump/

Iran is turning out to be a more effective enemy than many thought, and U.S. allies are losing their patience with the war
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/iran-turning-more-effective-enemy-121102726.html

Hegseth on thin ice as ‘Republicans cannot wait to get rid of this guy’: Dem lawmaker
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-2675754016/

# Gov / Politics / Global
The Border Between Gaza and Egypt Had Just Reopened. Then War With Iran Started. Israel’s closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has thrown surgeries and school plans into limbo.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-border-between-gaza-and-egypt-had-just-reopened-then-war-with-iran-started/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
A New Jersey prisoner was beaten to death in his cell. Officers didn’t find his body for two days
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/inmate-death-body-new-jersey-b2933703.html

FBI says it identified, addressed ‘suspicious activities’ on bureau’s networks. The FBI said this week that it is investigating “suspicious activities” on an internal system that contains sensitive information related to surveillance operations and investigations.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/03/fbi-investigating-suspicious-cyber-activity-on-system-holding-sensitive-surveillance-information/

Democrats and powerful justice groups unite to end police access to equipment they shouldn’t even have. They are continuing the fight to demilitarize the police. This move serves to address long-standing concerns about police militarization. This move serves to address long-standing concerns about police militarization.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/democrats-and-powerful-justice-groups-unite-to-end-police-access-to-equipment-they-shouldnt-even-have/

DOJ seeks to restore Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms: DOJ says it will keep defending Trump’s attacks on law firms, 24 hours after saying it wouldn’t. In a reversal, the Justice Department said it would continue defending Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-justice-department-law-firms-00809639?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Courts have threatened to hold the Trump administration in contempt. It’s time to follow through
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/07/trump-administration-contempt-court-orders

Fired Noem targeted for criminal investigation tied to ‘corruption in the administration’
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-criminal-charges-from-dem/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
WTF??? Marine vet whose forearm was snapped by a senator has been DISAPPEARED by the US government. His family is desperately seeking help to find Brian McGinnis, the marine and firefighter who stood up against Trump’s war in a hearing.
https://www.military.com/feature/2026/03/05/brian-mcginnis-removed-senate-hearing-after-protest-over-us-policy-toward-israel.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-07 – PM Issue

Voices, The Peoples News

March 7, 2026 – PM Issue
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-arrested-nashville-journalist-without-142200657.html

New York Attorney General Letitia James joins 23 states in lawsuit to block new Trump tariffs
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-tariffs-lawsuit-b2932816.html

The Epstein Investigation You Weren’t Supposed to See: Drugs, Prostitution, and a Probe That Trump Shut Down
https://beingliberal.substack.com/p/the-epstein-investigation-you-werent

# Gov / Politics
California Rep. Darrell Issa says he’s retiring from Congress, endorses Jim Desmond to succeed him
https://calmatters.org/uncategorized/2026/03/darrell-issa-retires/

The Unfolding Crisis – Iran’s Threats and Trump’s Resilient Base in Focus
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/02/world/iran-us-israel-attack-trump

President Trump Announces America’s Counter-Cartel Coalition To Target Drug Cartels In South America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXcb_Bw_WM

Ken Paxton doubles down on disobeying Trump: ‘The president can have his own opinion’
https://www.rawstory.com/paxton-vows-to-disobey-trump/

Fired Noem targeted for criminal investigation tied to ‘corruption in the administration’
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-criminal-charges-from-dem/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
U.S. cancels training exercises, fueling speculation of MidEast deployments
https://www.livemint.com/news/cancellation-of-major-training-exercise-speculations-of-us-sending-troops-into-iran-11772868994520.html

‘Cowardly and Despicable’: Hegseth Condemned for Sinking of ‘Defenseless’ Iranian Ship: “If the United States is at war, then Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. If the United States is not at war, then Pete Hegseth is a murderer.”
https://democraticunderground.com/1016424571

Trump’s sudden scramble for weapons sends chilling signal, despite White House claims of endless supply
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trumps-sudden-scramble-for-weapons-sends-chilling-signal-despite-white-house-claims-of-endless-supply/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
So, Donald Trump replaced Kristi Noem, with no law degree, with a new Homeland Security Secretary who doesn’t even have a bachelor’s degree
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/so-donald-trump-replaced-kristi-noem-with-no-law-degree-with-a-new-homeland-security-secretary-who-doesnt-even-have-a-bachelors-degree/

# Technology / AI / Robotics
White House Propaganda Videos Splice Horrific Iran War Footage With Video Games. One clip shows the US strike on an Iranian warship after which the military left 180 crew members to die.
https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/white-house-posts-action-movie-montage-with-real-iran-bombing-footage-labels-it-justice-breaking-bad-top-gun-maverick-better-call-saul-john-wick-tropic-thunder-deadpool

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