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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-17

Saint-Malo Voices, The Peoples News

February 17, 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

# Indigenous
Native Activists Launch Prayer Camp Outside Minnesota Immigration Detention Center. The camp was established in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, near the site of a former US internment camp for Dakota people. The camp was established in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, near the site of a former US internment camp for Dakota people.
https://truthout.org/articles/native-activists-launch-prayer-camp-outside-mn-immigration-detention-center/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
27 members of Tren de Aragua, splinter faction members charged in New York: Twenty-Seven Members and Associates of Tren de Aragua Splinter Faction Anti-Tren Charged With 2024 Double Murder in New York and Sex Trafficking, Kidnapping, Racketeering, and Other Offenses
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/twenty-seven-members-and-associates-tren-de-aragua-splinter-faction-anti-tren-charged-2024

Essentially told the Court to pound sand’: Judge makes Trump admin pay for ‘defiance’ with airfare to US for ‘third country’ deportees who ‘desire’ return
https://apnews.com/article/deportation-flights-trump-boasberg-el-salvador-e2a0b8f5d7e78a64b935f52ed026ce8e

‘Activist judges’ are blasting the Trump administration for a staggering 4,400 unlawful detentions
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-illegal-arrests

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Walmart Customers Slam New Pricing Move: Walmart shoppers slam major change to price tags as ‘so inconvenient’ – they say it’s ‘stupid’ and ‘impossible.’ Shoppers fear the new system is a gateway to ‘dynamic pricing’
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14954798/walmart-shoppers-slam-major-change-price-tags/

Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China. Paulson’s decision to offshore 150 jobs in Ohio is deeply offensive after Paulson has publicly declared his support for domestic manufacturing
https://www.rawstory.com/make-america-great/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA
Smuggling operations continue at U.S.-Canada border despite increased indictments. Cartels Shift Border Crossings North, As U.S. Indictment Alleges Smuggling Ring Flew Mexican Migrants Into Canada, Guided Them Across Vermont
https://www.thebureau.news/p/cartels-shift-border-crossings-north

DEA Supervisor Charged With Accepting Bribes From Foreigners To Help Them Get Non-Immigrant Visas To The U.S: “This individual was entrusted by the American people to faithfully execute his duties and represent the American Government abroad as a leader within the DEA,” said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. “Instead, he is alleged to have broken the law, squandered this special trust and undercut the President’s immigration priorities. This behavior by any government official is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/dea-supervisor-arrested-and-charged-bribery-conspiracy-and-visa-fraud

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
“US Billionaires Became $1.5 Trillion Richer Last Year, the Average Worker in America Has Just $955 in Retirement Savings & 21% of Seniors Are Trying to Survive on Less Than $15,000 a Year,” Bernie Sanders Declares — “Never Before Have So Few Oligarchs Held So Much Power Over Our Economy, Political Life, and Media”
https://inequality.org/article/billionaire-wealth-concentration-is-even-worse-than-you-imagine/#:~:text=The%20905%20billionaires%20in%20the,power%20that%20undermines%20our%20democracy.

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio is taking state legislative leaders to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, following a report from her office that identified nearly $12 million in alleged fraud within public assistance programs during fiscal year 2025.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/massachusetts-auditor-heads-to-court-after-finding-12m-in-fraud/ar-AA1WssxW

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Professors sounding the alarm as Gen Z arrive to college unable to even read a sentence. With Gen Z facing a literacy crisis, some colleges are being forced to water down their standards.
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/199007/gen-z-are-arriving-college

# Employment / Labor / Unions
OPM instructs agencies to terminate union contracts potentially in violation of court orders
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/02/opm-instructs-agencies-terminate-union-contracts-violation-court-orders/411441/

Labor Department watchdog flags more than $900M in unused COVID-era benefits, demands ‘immediate’ return to taxpayers. The department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that some $720 million in unemployment insurance benefits are sitting on prepaid debit cards, while another $192 million has been moved to state unclaimed property offices.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/16/us-news/labor-department-watchdog-flags-more-than-900m-in-unused-covid-era-benefits-demands-immediate-return-to-taxpayers/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Arapaima, a giant ‘prehistoric’ Amazon fish, is now in Florida, and wildlife experts are paying attention.
Although it might thrive in Florida’s warm waters, this fish, known as the arapaima (Arapaima gigas) a sizable creature that can grow to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and up to 440 lbs. (200 kilograms), according to a 2019 study in the journal PLOS One, the odds are stacked against it, at least for now
https://www.livescience.com/amazon-fish-found-in-florida.html

# FEMA / USAID
Trump directs FEMA to get involved in recovery operation of sewage spill into Potomac River
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-seizes-control-in-potomac-sewage-crisis/gm-C9AEC6AE76?gemSnapshotKey=C9AEC6AE76-snapshot-1&uxmode=ruby

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Oregon Animal Rights Activists Push To Basically Ban Hunting, Fishing, Ranching. Animal rights activists in Oregon are pushing a ballot initiative that would effectively ban hunting, fishing and ranching. Should it pass, one Oregon resident said there aren’t enough prisons in the country to hold all the “lawbreakers” it would create.
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/02/15/animal-rights-activists-push-to-ban-hunting-fishing-ranching-in-oregon/

Baby Food Recalled Nationwide Due to Mold: California-based Initiative Foods is recalling one lot of fruit puree baby food due to elevated levels of mold toxin patulin. The product is sold in most U.S. states and may also have been distributed in Guam and Puerto Rico
https://people.com/baby-food-brand-recalling-product-due-to-contamination-concerns-11907113

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein Revelations Have Toppled Top Figures in Europe While US Fallout Is More Muted. The Jeffrey Epstein files have rocked Europe’s elite, revealing ties to a prince, an ambassador, and top politicians
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-07/epstein-revelations-have-toppled-top-figures-in-europe-while-us-fallout-is-more-muted

Tom Pritzker, chair of Hyatt Hotels, steps down over Epstein association. Files released by the Justice Department show Pritzker was in close contact with Epstein in the years after Epstein’s 2008 plea deal for procuring a minor for prostitution.
https://thehill.com/business/5740879-pritzker-epstein-controversy-resignation-hyatt/

‘Her story is up for sale’: Lawyers insist that Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘twisted’ clemency pitch is just a desperate game of chess. Maxwell’s attorney, David Oskar Marcus, made the pitch publicly, stating, “Ms Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump.” What’s truly attention-grabbing is that she specifically offered to clear the names of both Trump and Bill Clinton, claiming, “Ms Maxwell alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to that explanation.”
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/her-story-is-up-for-sale-lawyers-insist-that-ghislaine-maxwells-twisted-clemency-pitch-is-just-a-desperate-game-of-chess/

GOP congresswoman blasts Bondi’s new effort to bury Epstein files: ‘This isn’t going away’: “You’re Either on the Side of Protecting Vulnerable Children or You’re on the Side of Protecting Predators Who Prey on Vulnerable Children,” Rep. Nancy Mace Challenges — “There Is No Middle Ground. You’re Either With the Kids or You’re Against Them… I’ll Stay Standing Until Every Predator Is Held Accountable”
https://www.rawstory.com/bondi-epstein-2675270696/

Newly Released Jeffrey Epstein Files Reveal His Disturbing Obsession With Ex-Girlfriend’s Teenage Daughter Who Called Him ‘Uncle’ & ‘wanted to make her his teen bride’
https://www.boredpanda.com/jeffrey-epstein-obsession-with-ex-girlfriends-teen-daughter/

# Gov / Politics
Democrats in North Carolina suffering heavy voter registration losses. It’s a steady erosion for the party that claimed 47.6% of more than 5 million registrations on Jan. 1, 2004, while Republicans were at 34.4% and independents 17.7%.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_50f7c884-6af2-49fe-b66d-26a810afa357.html

“Donald Trump and the GOP Want to Jam the SAVE Act Through the Senate to Disenfranchise Over 20 Million Americans and Make It Harder for Millions More to Vote,” Senate Minority Leader Schumer Insists — “The Very Definition of Jim Crow 2.0”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4495189194819-donald-trump-and-the-gop-want-to-jam-the-save-act-through-the-senate-to-disenfranchise-over-20-million-americans-and-make-it-harder-for-millions-more-to-vote-senate-minority-leader-schumer-insists-the-very-definition-of-jim-crow-2-0

Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution
https://theconversation.com/citizenship-voting-requirement-in-save-america-act-has-no-basis-in-the-constitution-and-ignores-precedent-that-only-states-decide-who-gets-to-vote-275658

Trump is proof Founding Fathers were ‘tragically wrong’ about demagogues: Donald Trump was reelected despite his first term and the January 6th insurrection, Rubin argued modern Americans will need to add legal reforms to rectify their errors.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-founding-fathers-demagogues/

Legal expert cheers as MAGA lawyer disbarred for Jan. 6 riot
https://www.alternet.org/legal-expert-maga/

‘We Can’t Afford Bread’: Regretful Trump Voters Say They’re Struggling to Survive. Some Trump voters say the bills are piling up, and the patience is wearing thin.
https://www.inquisitr.com/we-cant-afford-bread-regretful-trump-voters-say-theyre-struggling-to-survive

President Donald Trump issues a warning at the United Kingdom over with economic ties with China
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/30/Britain-Trump-warning-over-economic-ties-with-China/2621769776510/

“We in America Have No Interest in Being Polite and Orderly Caretakers of the West’s Managed Decline,” Marco Rubio Tells Munich Security Conference, Drawing Standing Ovation in Germany — “We Want Allies Who Can Defend Themselves So That No Adversary Will Ever Be Tempted to Test Our Collective Strength”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18tXR3YO?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzEyOTIwMzQwODU=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Rubio’s Imperialist Munich Speech Seen as ‘Cause for Worry, Not Applause.’ One analyst called the US secretary of state’s address “one of the most revisionist and imperialist speeches I’ve ever seen a senior American official make, and that’s saying something.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/marco-rubio-munich

Trump Claims Denmark Doesn’t Have A ‘Right’ To Greenland – But Century-Old U.S. Treaty Says Otherwise. In a text exchange with Norway’s Prime Minister, President Donald Trump said Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland is flimsy. But the U.S.’s own actions over the past 100 years say otherwise.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/jan/20/denmark-greenland-trump-written-documents-own/

“This Is Textbook Authoritarianism,” Rep. Durbin Insists, “The President of the United States Is Working to Rig the System to Ensure That Republicans Never Lose Another Election.” “Trump and His Allies Want to Deploy Militarized Agents to Polling Locations to Intimidate and Deter Americans From Actually Voting”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4495063756641-this-is-textbook-authoritarianism-rep-durbin-insists-the-president-of-the-united-states-is-working-to-rig-the-system-to-ensure-that-republicans-never-lose-another-election-trump-and-his-allies-want-to-deploy-militarized-agents-to-polling-locatio

Donald Trump Faces Backlash Over Exclusive ‘Pay-To-Play’ Packages Promising Access to the President on Independence Day. The scheme reportedly has five tiers, which also involves a speaking opportunity on July 4.
https://www.inquisitr.com/donald-trump-faces-backlash-over-exclusive-pay-to-play-packages-promising-access-to-the-president-on-independence-day

‘I’m Not Sure There Is a Floor!’ CNN Data Guru Reveals Trump Has Sunk to New Low in 4 Different Polls. Enten pointed out that Trump is nearly 20 points underwater with Quinnipiac University’s tracking poll and even further in trouble, according to three other surveys: NBC News, Yahoo/YouGov, and AP-NORC.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/polls-donald-trump-approval-cnn-b2921340.html

Tulsi Gabbard Under New Scrutiny After Revelation That Search Warrant For Georgia Election Facility Relied On Debunked Conspiracy Theories
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5738302-democrats-question-gabbard-fbi-search/

President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that Cuban actions are a threat to the United States. U.S. Declares National Emergency on Cuba and Announces Tariff Framework Targeting Oil Suppliers
https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2026/2/us-declares-national-emergency-on-cuba-and-announces-tariff-framework-targeting-oil-suppliers

“You Are the Attorney General of the United States of America and You Don’t Want to Hold Any of These Pedophiles Accountable? Resign or Be Impeached!” Rep. AOC Bashes Pam Bondi — “It Is Shocking, the Amount of Power That Has Been Held by Predators”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18uQ0mV2?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzEyODcyNDUwNjU=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Gov / Politics / Global
Radar Reveals the ‘Last Ditch’ Methods Europe Could Use to Block Trump From Seizing Greenland. Donald Trump is still on a mission to gain control of oil-rich Greenland
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-greenland-purchase-eu-block-anti-coercion-arctic-sentry/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
U.S. Threatens New International Criminal Court Penalties Unless Trump Prosecution Dropped: If the court does not act on this US demand and two others – dropping investigations of Israeli leaders over the Gaza war and formally ending an earlier probe of US troops over their actions in Afghanistan – Washington may penalise more ICC officials and could sanction the court itself, the official said.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/12/10/us-threatens-new-icc-sanctions-unless-court-pledges-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
This Tennessee Prison Is Leaving LGBTQ People Unhoused Behind Bars. The South Central Correctional Center leaves LGBTQ people defenseless, so they’re organizing to fight for their safety. LGBTQ+ group called Be the Change, has about 35-40 members in the prison. Be the Change is fighting within the facility for the ability to ensure that LGBTQ+ people are housed safely, setting an example for prisoner organizing nationwide.
https://truthout.org/articles/this-tennessee-prison-is-leaving-lgbtq-people-unhoused-behind-bars/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceuticals
With new vaccine schedule secured, RFK Jr. allies head to statehouses. Advocates are seizing the moment to push for looser school requirements and more exemptions
https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/vaccine-requirements-state-challenges/

15 Groups Take Aim at Vaccine Mandate: Anti-vax groups rack up victories against Covid-19 push. Anti-vaccine fervor spread widely during the pandemic as the U.S. government urged people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/14/anti-vax-groups-covid-victories-493482

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Judge Halts Pentagon’s Punishment Of Sen. Mark Kelly, Rebukes Hegseth For Violation Of Free Speech Rights. Judge Leon blocked the Pentagon from moving forward with proceedings that sought to demote Kelly and reduce his retirement pay. The judge called the attempt to punish a sitting senator for his views “unprecedented”.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-hegseth-kelly-senator-00778449

The Pentagon Plans to Spend $1B on Drones. This Company Is Already Delivering: Pentagon Launches $1B Program To Rapidly Buy Hundreds Of Thousands Of Kamikaze Drones. The plan calls for these drones to be delivered in four phases ending in early 2028.
https://www.twz.com/air/pentagon-launches-1b-program-to-rapidly-buy-hundreds-of-thousands-of-kamikaze-drones

# Military / Global
Iranian navy organizes military drills ahead of nuclear talks with U.S: Iranian naval forces began military exercises Monday in the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, the day before a second round of talks with the United States for a nuclear deal amid heightened tensions.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5740234-iran-naval-exercises-nuclear-talks/

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
Spain and Portugal Aren’t Exactly Staying Put. Scientists Say the Ground Beneath Is Slowly Turning. The Iberian Peninsula is rotating clockwise. New data shows how the approach of the African and Eurasian plates is forcing displacement that will eventually close the Mediterranean Sea
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-12-16/the-iberian-peninsula-is-rotating-clockwise-scientists-report.html

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Combating terror from the skies: Trump’s team bolstering security to neutralize drone attacks
Iranian proxies like Hamas and the Houthis have shown terror groups increasingly relying on inexpensive but potentially deadly commercial drones to wreak havoc.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/combating-terror-sky-trumps-team-bolstering-security-neutralize-drone-attacks

# Social / Communities
U.S. Housing Market Now Among Most Unaffordable in History Under Trump, Data Shows
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/us-housing-market-now-among-most

# Veterans / VA
VA Denies Coverage for Veteran Lorraina Robles After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis Following Deployment
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUs7IqEkf_c/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
President Trump says the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT is taking over recovery efforts after Democrat-led DC and Maryland allowed over 1 BILLION gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River, running through DCThere’s been practically NO OUTRAGE from the environmentalists, despite this being one of the largest raw sewage spills in U.S. history, endangering millions of people and animals.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/trump-maryland-moore-potomac-river-sewage-spill-blame

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-16

Voices, The Peoples News

February 16, 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

# Indigenous
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is backing state efforts to crack down on prediction market operators that executives say are illegally encroaching on the tribes’ exclusive gaming rights, as the casino operator reported a first-quarter profit buoyed by a one-time accounting gain.
https://cdcgaming.com/brief/mohegan-warns-of-prediction-market-threat-amid-tepid-first-quarter-financial-results/

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California acquired 10,274 acres in what tribal leaders say is a significant step toward healing historical displacement.
https://www.placersentinel.com/2026/02/13/563367/wa-iw-land-trust-acquires-10-274-acres-north-of-lake-tahoe-in-historic-land-back-purchase

Gwich’in people are battling oil development in Alaska. Oil and gas leasing in the refuge’s coastal plain threatens a way of life that has endured for thousands of years.
https://grist.org/indigenous/gwichin-fight-to-protect-caribou-from-alaska-oil-development/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Keeping New Yorkers Safe: Governor Hochul Introduces the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to Stop ICE from Co-Opting Local Law Enforcement
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/keeping-new-yorkers-safe-governor-hochul-introduces-local-cops-local-crimes-act-stop-ice-co

ICE purchases detention site in Hudson Valley, faces pushback: Local lawmakers say they have no record of the sale and are prepared to challenge it in court
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2026/02/12/ice-says-it-purchased-hudson-valley-site-for-detention-facilities

ICE jailed people illegally over 4,400 times since October, analysis of court records reveals: Detained immigrants have also filed over 20,200 habeas suits seeking to be released since Trump reentered office
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-jailed-people-illegally-4400-times-hundreds-of-judges-rule-report-11525251

U.S. deports nine migrants in violation of court orders, documents show: The individuals, who were protected from removal to their home countries, were all sent to Cameroon in January — where they had never lived before.
https://gvwire.com/2026/02/15/us-deports-nine-migrants-in-secret-ignoring-legal-protections/

What Immigrants Need to Know About ICE’s New Power to Forcibly Enter Homes. ICE has given agents sweeping power to enter a house without a judge’s permission, but that could be unconstitutional.
https://url-media.com/what-immigrants-need-to-know-about-ices-new-power-to-forcibly-enter-homes/

Warnock wants to block Georgia immigration detention facilities
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/02/13/georgia-senator-attempts-to-block-ice-facility-construction-in-congress/88661703007/

Ayotte disputes ICE claims about detention facility
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_hampshire/article_e5e8947a-74eb-4334-9e17-77f634382d4e.html

Big Cooperation: More than 250 ICE agreements signed with Texas law enforcement in a year
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_52c4459d-40ae-41ca-94d7-c40b556f8516.html

National Guard troops quietly withdrawn from LA, Chicago, Portland
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/national-guard-chicago-portland-los-angeles.html

Trump’s National Guard deployment isn’t over in these 3 cities. While National Guard troops have quietly left Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon, thousands remain in three other U.S. cities.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/13/national-guard-deployments-updates/88646816007/

Community rallies behind 6-year-old Venezuelan girl summoned to immigration court alone. A judge granted a partial victory to advocates when he agreed to attach Victoria’s case to her mother’s, though her entire family’s cases have not yet been fully consolidated.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/community-rallies-behind-6-old-004010853.html

‘The court can conceive of no circumstance’: Judge bars ‘warrantless’ immigration enforcement raids at churches to protect ‘religious freedom’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-court-can-conceive-of-no-circumstance-judge-bars-warrantless-immigration-enforcement-raids-at-churches-to-protect-religious-freedom/

Ecuador accuses the U.S. of an ‘attempted incursion’ after ICE agents tried to enter its consulate in Minneapolis. The country’s foreign ministry sent an official complaint to the US embassy in its capital, Quito, about the incident
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/ice-ecuador-consulate-minneapolis

$30 million spent by Trump administration to deport migrants, but not to their home countries, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-paid-32m-to-five-countries-to-accept-about-300-deportees-report-shows

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE Quietly Shuts Down With 8 Months Left on Mandate
https://www.newsweek.com/doge-quietly-shuts-down-with-8-months-left-on-mandate-report-11096826

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Wall Street could seize your retirement savings in the next financial crash — and it’s perfectly legal
https://www.aol.com/articles/wall-street-could-seize-retirement-130040086.html

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Trump cut $168 million from school funding, leaving kids to return to schools gutted of key care programs
https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/articles/trumps-education-plan-leaves-kids-parents-to-suffer-at-the-mercy-of-the-market/

North Carolina Students Walk Over a Mile to Vote After GOP Shut Down Campus Polling Places. “Aggies do what is necessary for our rights, for our survival, and for our people,” said one student organizer at North Carolina A&T State University, the largest historically Black college in the nation.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/north-carolina-students-mile-voting

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Elliott Abrams Says There Is No Legal Basis for U.S. Seizing Venezuelan Crude: ‘It’s Not Our Oil.’ Abrams argued that the U.S. military operation that seized Nicolás Maduro does not extend to claiming ownership over oil revenues
https://www.latintimes.com/elliott-abrams-says-there-no-legal-basis-us-seizing-venezuelan-crude-its-not-our-oil-594611

This Ohio County Banned Commercial Wind and Solar. Not So Fast, Residents Said. The state, shockingly, lets local officials block renewables projects—but not fossil-fuel ones.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/ohio-richland-county-ban-wind-solar-challenge-voter-referendum-sb52/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Senate Dems Launch Investigation Into Trump EPA Policy to ‘Disregard’ Health Impacts of Pollution
“The only beneficiaries will be polluting industries, many of which are among President Trump’s largest donors,” the lawmakers wrote.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dems-investigate-epa-rule-health-costs

Trump just nuked US climate regulation. What’s next? The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning. As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/12/trump-repeals-landmark-epa-climate-finding/88641826007/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
GOP Ripped for ‘Grotesque’ Farm Bill Full of ‘Industry-Backed Poison Pills.’ “Chairman Thompson appears poised to check off industry’s cruel wish list,” one critic warned.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/farm-bill-2026

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Justice Department provides Congress list of names who appear in Epstein files in 6-page letter
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/epstein-files-unredacted-names

Attorney General Pam Bondi Says All Jeffrey Epstein Files Have Been Released, Includes List Of More than 300 https://www.commondreams.org/news/farm-bill-2026embarrassment or reputational harm.
https://deadline.com/2026/02/jeffrey-epstein-files-released-pam-bondi-1236725344/

AG Pam Bondi lists 300 bigwigs named in Epstein files — including Trump, Obamas, Clintons and Kamala Harris
https://nypost.com/2026/02/15/us-news/pam-bondi-announces-all-epstein-files-have-been-released-with-over-300-names/

How Epstein files aftershocks are rippling through Hollywood — from Barry Diller to Tommy Mottola
https://pagesix.com/2026/02/12/hollywood/epstein-files-aftershocks-ripple-through-hollywood/

GOP congresswoman blasts Bondi’s new effort to bury Epstein files: ‘This isn’t going away’
https://www.rawstory.com/bondi-epstein-2675270696/

Casey Wasserman Selling His Talent Agency After Epstein Debacle: ‘I Have Become a Distraction’
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/casey-wasserman-selling-talent-agency-185129138.html

Document #EFTA02731361 And Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Eugenic Breeding Program
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4492056449945-document-efta02731361-and-jeffrey-epsteins-alleged-eugenic-breeding-program?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzEyMTE3MzUwNDQ%3D

‘Egregious and appalling’: Epstein survivor blasts Trump DOJ over redaction failures. Danielle Bensky told Nicolle Wallace she was worried the government’s lack of care to protect survivors could create a “chilling effect.”
https://www.ms.now/news/epstein-survivor-blasts-trump-doj-epstein-files-redaction-failure

Girls Strangled To Death During Fetish Sex, Buried Near Epstein Ranch: Bombshell Claim In Epstein Files
According to an email recently released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) as part of the investigation into the Epstein sex scandal, two girls died during fetish sex and were buried on the orders of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/girls-strangled-to-death-during-fetish-sex-buried-near-epstein-ranch-bombshell-claim-in-epstein-files

Massie Says ‘Significant’ Epstein Files Were Shielded From Lawmakers Before They Could View Unredacted. DOJ removed “some of the most significant documents,” including files related to victim Virginia Giuffre’s case and photos of the notorious financier.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/02/15/massie-says-significant-epstein-files-were-shielded-from-lawmakers-before-they-could-view-unredacted/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads&utm_term=se-breaking

Jeffrey Epstein Donated $15K To Elite Private School To Ensure Woody Allen’s Daughter Graduated, Newly Released Files Show
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65707166/?ref_=nm_nwr_1

Epstein said ‘world does not understand how dumb Trump is’ in newly released email. Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Summers, a former US Treasury Secretary and president of Harvard University, are shown chatting about President Donald Trump during his first term in office in a number of emails
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/epstein-said-world-not-understand-1653558

Epstein asked staff to install hidden video cameras at his Florida home, email exchange shows
The emails were among millions of documents released by the US Department of Justice last month.
https://news.sky.com/story/epstein-asked-staff-to-install-hidden-video-cameras-at-his-florida-home-email-exchange-shows-13506953

New Epstein File Videos Allegedly Show Disturbing Audition Footage: Renewed Demands for Accountability
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15914780/epstein-videos-young-girls-catwalk-auditions-paedo/

# Gov / Politics
DHS shuts down as GOP, Dems split on funding and reform: It’s uncertain how long the third shutdown of Trump’s second term will last, though immigration enforcement is likely to continue
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/politics/dhs-shutdown-ice-congress

Liberal network leader’s wife, Code Pink leader promote ‘Red China’ trips for Americans. Curated by whom? Jodie Evans of Code Pink is married to Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham. The duo both play their part in pushing pro-CCP messaging, and Evans is now engaged in encouraging Americans to take “curated” tours to Red China.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/ccp-tied-singham-network-leaders-wife-and-code-pink-leader-recruits-americans

Democrat presidential hopefuls turn decades-old Munich Security Conference into anti-Trump soapbox
https://www.aol.com/articles/aoc-other-2028-democratic-hopefuls-183048178.html

Federal court to decide Utah redistricting fight
https://www.standard.net/news/2026/feb/11/utahs-redistricting-fight-heads-to-federal-court-anti-gerrymandering-plaintiffs-ask-to-intervene/

Meet the YOLO Republicans: Lawmakers with nothing to lose are threatening Trump’s grip on Congress. A small group of politically insulated members is causing headaches for party leaders and anxiety among their GOP colleagues.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/republican-trump-congress-defections-00780479

“I Cannot Believe How Incredibly Stupid This Country Has Become”: This Trump Nominee Was Asked To Define “White Culture,” And Things Got Awkward So Quickly. “This is painful to watch.”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/trump-nominee-struggles-to-define-white-culture

House Bill would make physical & chemical castration of convicted sex offenders legal
https://www.wdtv.com/2026/02/13/house-bill-would-make-physical-chemical-castration-convicted-sex-offenders-legal/

Senator Mark Kelly: “It Took a World War and Eight Decades to Build the Strongest Alliance That This World Had Ever Seen. It Took Less Than a Year to Practically Destroy It,” Sen. Mark Kelly Bashes Trump Administration — “Donald Trump Only Knows How to Break Things, Not Fix Them”
https://local.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4494719207702-it-took-a-world-war-and-eight-decades-to-build-the-strongest-alliance-that-this-world-had-ever-seen-it-took-less-than-a-year-to-practically-destroy-it-sen-mark-kelly-bashes-trump-administration-donald-trump-only-knows-how-to-break-things-not-fix-t

Kristi Noem says she will ensure the ‘right people’ vote in midterms and elect ‘the right leaders’
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5740058-kristi-noem-comments-election-security/

Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again. With their profile and vile words, these malign provocateurs are tearing down decency’s guardrails
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/13/donald-trump-elon-musk-jim-ratcliffe-making-racists-feel-great-again

Trump’s new commission wants to ‘redefine the boundaries between government and religion’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-religious-commission/

Is AOC the Democrat Needed to Fight Trump’s Billionaire Fascists?
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fighting-oligarchy-interview-1235349605/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
DOJ Antitrust unit is in total chaos after its leader abruptly quits amid the biggest merger battle in years
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/doj-antitrust-chief-exits-amid-turmoil/gm-177FE11190?gemSnapshotKey=177FE11190-snapshot-7&ocid=U146HDHP

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceuticals
Sen. Rand Paul unveils bill to end nationwide liability protections for vaccine manufacturers, which is a legal shield that has been in place for four decades.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-rand-paul-unveils-bill-to-end-nationwide-liability-protections-for-vaccine-manufacturers/ar-AA1Wpxsl

‘Medical kidnapping’: Florida mother fights back after viral video shows her sick 5-year-old removed by state workers. The whole story starts to feel like two worlds colliding: families of medically complex kids live in a world of second opinions, side effects, trial-and-error meds, and risk balancing, while child welfare agencies live in a world of danger assessment and worst-case scenarios, where delay itself can be treated as harm.
https://www.newsbreak.com/survival-world-358566355/4494762941307-medical-kidnapping-florida-mother-fights-back-after-viral-video-shows-her-sick-5-year-old-removed-by-state-workers

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Pentagon moves next-generation nuclear reactor in landmark energy operation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CM3Y8SB260

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
DHS subpoenas tech giants for information on anti-ICE social media accounts, officials and tech workers report: Google, Meta and Reddit are among the companies that have complied with requests for information in recent months
https://mashable.com/article/homeland-security-issues-subpeonas-to-dox-social-media-users

DHS Partially Shuts Down, Setting Up Battle Over ICE Accountability in Coming Weeks. “We need massive reforms in DHS with real accountability before we send another dime their way,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-shutdown-begins

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security’s trust fund is nearing insolvency, and the borrowing binge that may follow will rip through debt markets, economist warns
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18u94she?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzEyMTE2MDA3MDc=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Feds take over after Western states fail to strike Colorado River deal. The seven states in the Colorado River Basin have failed to reach a new 20-year agreement by the final deadline.
https://san.com/cc/feds-take-over-after-western-states-fail-to-strike-colorado-river-deal/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-15

Voices, The Peoples News

February 15, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
‘South Texas will never be red again’: Home builders warn GOP over Trump’s immigration raids. Construction executives have held multiple meetings over the last month with the White House and Congress to discuss immigration busts on job sites.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/14/south-texas-will-never-be-red-again-builders-warn-gop-over-trumps-immigration-raids-00781374

$1.1 Million Per Migrant: Democratic Report Slams ‘Exorbitant’ Cost of Third-Country Deportations
https://nepyork.com/2026/02/13/1-1-million-per-migrant-democratic-report-slams-exorbitant-cost-of-third-country-deportations/

ICE’s ‘insidious’ new program leaves security expert rattled: ‘Cause for real concern’: Leaked documents revealed details on a new program launched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement known as “masked engagement,” a program that left one national security expert rattled
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2675267101/

At Least 32 Children Entered Foster Care Over the Past Year After Parents Were Detained or Deported. That includes four toddlers ages 1 to 3 in Vermont, all of whom spent at least three months in custody of the state, according to the Vermont Department for Children and Families. It includes 10 kids in Kansas, at least nine in Maryland and four each in Idaho and Virginia.
https://stocktonia.org/news/immigration/2026/02/15/foster-care-ice-detention-deportation/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Administration Moves Venezuela Oil Revenue From Qatar To US Treasury As Sales Top $1 Billion
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/commodities/26/02/50632027/trump-administration-moves-venezuela-oil-revenue-from-qatar-to-us-treasury-as-sales-top-1-billion

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘I apologize to you, as a Republican, for what has happened.’ Former Congresswoman stands with federal workers. Former Republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock apologized to federal workers in February 2026 for the “egregious” and “traumatic” treatment of civil servants by the Trump administration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN0IOfWReoI

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Minnesota farmers demand trade fix as $50B in losses has potential to push US agriculture toward ‘widespread collapse.’ It’s a fight against rising agricultural costs, surplus crops dragging revenues down and the fallout of an international tariff war that threatens, as a February 3 letter from concerned U.S. agriculture experts put it, a “widespread collapse” of farms and rural communities
https://moneywise.com/news/it-is-not-too-late-to-turn-this-around-minnesota-farmers-demand-trade-fix-as-50-billion-in-losses-push-us-agriculture-toward-widespread-collaps

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
FBI destroyed original Epstein jail footage before releasing rebuilt version. Documents detail bureau’s effort to rebuild surveillance footage after original recording was discarded
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/fbi-destroyed-original-epstein-jail-footage-before-releasing-rebuilt-version/3827648

NM land commissioner seeks probe into allegation of two girls buried near Epstein ranch. Anonymous 2019 email to local radio host contained in latest batch of Epstein records
https://sourcenm.com/2026/02/10/nm-land-commissioner-seeks-probe-into-allegation-that-two-girls-were-buried-near-epstein-ranch/

Jimmy Kimmel Rebrands the Epstein Docs as the Trump Epstein Files and Refuses to Let It Go. The host proposed adding his name to the Epstein files – “or, with your cooperation and the cooperation of others, will heretofore be known as the Trump-Epstein files”.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/feb/12/jimmy-kimmel-trump-epstein-files

Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon’s Conspirators in the Plot to Take Down Pope Francis: Newly released files by the U.S. Department of Justice show that Jeffrey Epstein and former Trump aide Steve Bannon discussed strategies to undermine Pope Francis, revealing how the Vatican was viewed as a geopolitical pressure point by Epstein’s network of political and financial leaders.
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/epstein-files-reveal-ties-catholic-conservatives-anti-francis-campaign

This Careless Mistake The DOJ Made With Releasing The Epstein Files Is Incredibly Telling. The core of the issue stems from the release of millions of pages of documents, which were supposed to be redacted to protect victims, but instead resulted in the exposure of private information of survivors, including their names, email addresses, and even identifying photographs.
https://msmagazine.com/2026/02/05/survivor-reactions-epstein-files-redactions/

How Epstein leveraged his relationships with Columbia affiliates to help admit JPMorgan executive Jes Staley’s daughter. Staley’s daughter met with several prominent Columbia faculty and administrators while applying and was in contact with an administrator regarding her GRE scores. She graduated in 2015.
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02/13/how-epstein-leveraged-his-relationships-with-columbia-affiliates-to-help-admit-jpmorgan-executive-jes-staleys-daughter/

Columbia University axes personnel after files reveal Ivy League admitted Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend through ‘irregular’ admissions
https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/columbia-university-axes-personnel-after-files-reveal-ivy-league-admitted-jeffrey-epsteins-girlfriend-through-irregular-admissions/

# General News / Gaza
For Gaza’s Students, International Scholarships Offer Both Hope and Heartbreak
https://truthout.org/articles/for-gazas-students-international-scholarships-offer-both-hope-and-heartbreak/

# Gov / Politics
Lawrence O’Donnell Blasts Trump For ‘Killing More People In Peacetime Than Any President In History.’ The “Last Word” host ran down a damning list of all the ways President Donald Trump has put lives around the world in jeopardy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lawrence-odonnell-trump-kill-more-people-during-peacetime-than-other-presidents_n_698f68b8e4b0be3c0c97133a

Our government won’t stop posting Nazi dog whistles: Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging. A flurry of posts from the White House, Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security have included images, slogans and even a song used by the white nationalist right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/white-supremacy-trump-administration-social-media.html

Rubio calls on Europe to join Trump’s new world order: Top U.S. diplomat backs new partnership with the continent as he reiterates MAGA talking points.
https://www.politico.eu/article/marco-rubio-msc-europe-we-belong-together/

The Arctic Chessboard: Why Greenland and Canada Are Critical to US Security Against the CCP as the “northern high ground” for missile defense, early warning systems, and, increasingly, as a crucial front for monitoring Arctic shipping lanes. As a “near-Arctic state” with growing interests, China seeks to expand its footprint through infrastructure projects in Greenland, which poses a strategic risk.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-arctic-chessboard-why-greenland-and-canada/id1471411980?i=1000749770107

Nebraska Agrees to Give Trump Administration Sensitive Data About Every Voter in the State. The sensitive information involves voters’ birth dates, addresses and partial Social Security numbers
https://people.com/nebraska-agrees-to-give-trump-administration-sensitive-data-about-every-voter-in-the-state-11905725

Trump privately said GOP senator who criticized his Obama video was ‘dead to him’:
https://www.alternet.org/trump-gop-senator-video/

JD Vance spits on free speech, tells U.S. Olympians that they are ‘not there to pop off about politics’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5735056-jd-vance-olympics-politics/

Sen. John Fetterman BROKE with his own party, saying it’s RIDICULOUS that they’re trying to hold up DHS funding, “So you’re going to PUNISH all these other very important parts of our government — TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, Cybersecurity — what statement is that to our enemies?! Our CYBERSECURITY is shut down?!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9oLwZtzuNA

The Greenland Saga Goes Back Decades. Here’s Why It’s Critical to Countering the CCP: Closer to New York Than Copenhagen, Yu Maochun Warns of CCP Arctic Strategy. Beijing’s long-term Arctic strategy aims to secure a strategic foothold on the edge of the United States—and why Greenland has become a frontline in great-power competition.
https://www.visiontimes.com/2026/01/22/closer-to-new-york-than-copenhagen-yu-maochun-warns-of-ccp-arctic-strategy.html

Trump sparks outrage with Putin picture, raising concerns from European officials and U.S. lawmakers. The photo has renewed a new wave of criticism for the Trump administration by European officials and U.S. leaders alike.
https://foxbaltimore.com/station/share/framed-trump-putin-photo-in-white-house-sparks-controversy-reignites-criticism-from-us-european-leaders-russian-ukraine-war

# Gov / Politics / Global
Greenland Is Not for Sale: An Indigenous Activist Speaks Out Against the US: The people of Greenland have stated: “We don’t want to be American, we don’t want to be Danish, we are Greenlandic.”
https://truthout.org/articles/greenland-is-not-for-sale-an-indigenous-activist-speaks-out-against-the-us/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Trump gives CIA election intel to the man who tried to overturn 2020 — even as it ‘threatens national security.’ Donald Trump remains convinced that the 2020 election was rigged. The president has now taken his most drastic step yet, getting the CIA involved in his quest to prove his unsubstantiated claims.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-gives-cia-election-intel-to-the-man-who-tried-to-overturn-2020-even-as-it-threatens-national-security/

Red Defection: CIA deploys new video seeking to lure Chinese soldiers to U.S. amidst PLA turmoil
https://www.allsides.com/news/2026-02-15-0800/china-red-defection-cia-deploys-new-video-seeking-lure-chinese-soldiers-us-amidst-pla-turmoil

How the FBI search warrant to raid the Georgia election office was based on debunked conspiracy theories.
Affidavit backed by election deniers in the Trump administration fails to include key findings from investigations into 2020 results
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/fbi-raid-fulton-county-georgia-election-b2919414.html

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Hundreds of Anti-Trans Bills Have Already Been Introduced This Year. Advocates say the wave of legislation is the culmination of a decade-long campaign to undo victories for LGBTQ+ rights
https://truthout.org/articles/hundreds-of-anti-trans-bills-have-already-been-introduced-this-year/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceuticals
Life-Threatening Condition Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine: Myocarditis and Pericarditis
Description: These conditions involve inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) and the lining around the heart (pericarditis).
Linked Vaccines: They have been linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/researchers-pinpoint-cause-rare-life-threatening-blood-clots-after-adenovirus-based-covid

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
Scientists Placed 300 Cameras Across Annamite Mountains. The Footage Revealed Several Rare Animals. These forest dwellers are some of the most vulnerable and trafficked animals from the Annamite mountain range.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/scientists-placed-300-cameras-across-annamite-mountains-the-footage-revealed-several-rare-animals
See also: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/serow-annamites-mountains

# Social / Communities
Trump Admin Launches Investigation Into Texas’s Muslim-Only Community Project: Feds launch fair housing probe into North Texas development marketed to Muslims. HUD is investigating whether the project that had been called the East Plano Islamic Center City discriminated based on race or national origin.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/epic-hud-north-texas-islam-muslim-housing-development/

# Social Services / Programs
‘Suicide is only one option’: Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
Experts and SSA employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/02/suicide-only-one-option-social-security-staff-newly-assigned-phone-duties-raise-concerns-over-training/411429/

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
FAA Imposes New Mandate on Airlines: FAA orders U.S. airlines to certify strictly merit-based pilot hiring, igniting a national clash over safety, diversity policies and how future cockpits are staffed at United, Delta, American and Southwest
https://www.thetraveler.org/faa-mandates-merit-only-pilot-hiring-escalating-battle-over-airline-diversity-programs/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-14

Voices, The Peoples News

February 14, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
St. Paul Mayor: ICE Car Crash Shows ‘Operation Metro Surge Needs to End Immediately.’ “The incident today at Selby and Western underscores the fact that ICE is still present, causing chaos, and putting residents at risk in Saint Paul,” said Mayor Kaohly Her.
https://www.stpaul.gov/news/mayor-kaohly-her-statement-ice-incident-saint-paul

Texas Lawmakers Sound Alarm on ‘Torture, Killing, and Inhumane Treatment’ of Detainees in Fort Bliss ICE Facility. At least three inmates have died in the facility in just two months, including one who witnesses say was choked to death by guards.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fort-bliss-inhumane-ice-conditions

Amid Secretive Expansion, Leaked Docs Reveal Locations of New ICE Facilities Nationwide. Many new facilities will be located near schools, hospitals, and places of worship such as churches and mosques.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-dhs-expansion-plans

ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Opening Seven New Immigration Detention Centers
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-ice-actively-considering-opening-six-new-immigration-detention-centers

Horrific conditions discovered as lawmaker makes unannounced drop-in at ICE facility. “[DHS Secretary] Kristi Noem has a budget of $75 billion she could use to ensure humane conditions, but we saw 60 men packed into a room shoulder-to-shoulder, 24-hours-a-day, with a single toilet in the room and no shower facilities,” Raskin said. “They sleep like sardines with aluminum foil blankets.”
https://www.rawstory.com/jamie-raskin-2675265218/

We went inside the immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas. Children there described the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the U.S. and the fear of what comes next.
https://www.propublica.org/article/life-inside-ice-dilley-children

Undocumented father faced deportation nightmare but walks free after a judge sees his three sons. The 49-year-old Mexican national has lived here for three decades, but his life was thrown into chaos last June.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/undocumented-father-faced-deportation-nightmare-but-walks-free-after-a-judge-sees-his-three-sons/

Toddler returned to ICE detention after intensive care, was denied prescribed medication. Federal court filing details medical crisis involving 18-month-old held at Texas facility, media reports. an. 18, she was rushed to a children’s hospital in San Antonio with pneumonia, COVID-19, RSV and severe respiratory distress.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/toddler-returned-to-ice-detention-after-intensive-care-was-denied-prescribed-medication/3823817

Trump deportation surge left Texas with shortage of home builders. Now Republican wants completely new visa to fix that. The U.S. already has special visas for workers in sectors like agriculture and tech
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-texas-construction-immigrant-visa-b2920201.html

Trump’s Concentration Camp Build-Out Includes Nearly $40 Billion for Warehouse Conversions. “Germany’s concentration camps didn’t start as instruments of mass murder, and neither have ours,” wrote talk show host Thom Hartmann recently. “History isn’t whispering its warning: It’s shouting.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/list-of-ice-detention-centers

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Data Reveals Trump Economy Added Hundreds of Thousands Fewer Jobs in 2025 Than Previously Reported. “Today’s numbers show that the economy spent 2025 treading water while costs surged and families fell further behind.”
https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/how-many-jobs-did-us-economy-trump-create-2025-weakest-since-pandemic/

Senate GOP Kills Bill That Would’ve Reversed $10 Billion Trump Corporate Tax Break: Sen. Ron Wyden called the tax giveaway “indefensible at a time when so many Americans are getting battered by inflation and barely staying afloat.”
https://itep.org/trump-undermined-the-constitution-to-give-corporations-a-10-billion-tax-cut/

# FEMA / USAID
Millions of Dollars from Now-Defunct USAID Reportedly Paying For Russell Vought’s Security Detail
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/usaids-last-funds-are-paying-for-voughts-security-detail.html

# General News / Boat Strikes
US military kills 3 in latest attack on boat in the Caribbean. At least 133 people have been killed in US attacks on vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since September.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/14/us-military-kills-3-in-latest-attack-on-boat-in-caribbean

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell’s American citizenship is put in grave jeopardy as it’s revealed that she lied on her application. The Epstein saga just took another jaw-dropping turn. Maxwell claimed that she had not “committed a crime or offense for which you were NOT arrested” and that she had not “been a prostitute, or procured anyone for prostitution.
https://www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-maxwell-citizenship/

‘There’s a Bunch of Sick F*cks’: Lawmakers in Both Parties Stunned and Disgusted After Viewing Unredacted Epstein Files. “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care, I don’t know what the big deal is,” the Trump-supporting Sen. Cynthia Lummis said. “But now I see what the big deal is.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epstein-files-unredacted-viewed

“These Are Sick People” — Lauren Boebert Warns of ‘Torture’ Mentions in Unredacted Epstein Files.
The U.S. Rep. wrote, “Terrifying language in the Epstein Files I viewed yesterday…The women around Epstein were also deeply involved in trafficking children.” “These are sick, sick people,” she concluded.
https://www.inquisitr.com/these-are-sick-people-lauren-boebert-warns-of-torture-mentions-in-unredacted-epstein-files

Does this image show 14-year-old Pam Bondi with Trump? Not so fast: Social media users circulated the image alongside a claim that Bondi grew up as an “Epstein party baby.” The image is fake, generated by artificial intelligence.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/image-trump-bondi-14-year-old/

Why Is Madeleine McCann In Epstein Files? Ghislaine Maxwell Mentioned Amid Suspect Sketch Mystery.
Madeleine McCann’s name appeared in newly released Epstein-related court documents due to an uncorroborated witness claim involving Ghislaine Maxwell.
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/madeleine-mccann-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-suspect-sketch-article-153598201

Radar Rips Lid Off Cover-Up of the Century By Naming and Shaming Jeffrey Epstein’s Most Rich and Powerful Conspirators. RadarOnline.com can reveal, after the long-awaited release of the s– fiend’s highly desired “client list.”
https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-conspirators-most-rich-powerful-list/

I witnessed Epstein’s post mortem. His death must be reinvestigated. In an interview with The Telegraph, Dr Michael Baden raises questions about paedophile’s suicide. Doctor at Epstein’s post-mortem makes bombshell claim paedophile was strangled not hanged
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/02/13/epstein-post-mortem-results-suicide/

# Gov / Politics
Trump declares that voter ID will be required to vote in the midterm elections. Trump pushes voter ID ‘whether approved by Congress or not!’ The president says he won’t need Congress to force sweeping changes in midterm voting.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/trump-voter-id-congress-00782094

Trump Effort ‘To Rig Our Elections Is Well Underway,’ Experts Warn: One expert expressed fear that “something truly spectacular is going to happen in which our 2026 midterm elections are not administered like past elections have been.”
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election

Republicans Approve ‘Dystopian’ Voter Suppression Bill That Would Force States to Give Info to DHS
https://therealnews.com/republicans-approve-dystopian-voter-suppression-bill-that-would-force-states-to-give-info-to-dhs

‘Most Vile Scumbags on Earth’: Critics Appalled by Explosive Report on Kristi Noem’s Corruption. “Noem and Lewandowski are like the most toxic couple you have ever met given full rein of a government agency.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-noem-corruption-wsj

Bondi Stonewalls Congress on the ‘Enemies List’ She Directed DOJ to Compile. “Americans have never tolerated political demagogues who use the government to punish people on an enemies list,” said one congresswoman.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/bondi-wont-say-who-is-on-dojs-new-list-of-domestic-terrorists-besides-antifa

Grand Jury Stops ‘Outrageous’ Trump DOJ Effort to Indict Dems Who Said Troops Must Refuse Illegal Orders. “They tried to have me charged with a crime—all because of something I said that they didn’t like,” said Sen. Mark Kelly. “That’s not the way things work in America.”
https://time.com/7377620/doj-grand-jury-slotkin-goodlander-kelly-indictment-illegal-orders-trump

Reporting Says Rubio ‘Deliberately’ Lying to Trump About US-Cuba Talks. According to Drop Site News, said one organizer, “Marco Rubio is personally overseeing the starvation of an entire nation.”
https://thecradle.co/articles/rubio-deliberately-lies-about-cuba-talks-in-push-for-regime-change-report

Fact Check: Trump’s White House ballroom project was allegedly scrapped. We broke down real status
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/trumps-white-house-ballroom-sparks-questions-about-funding-and-ethics/

# Gov / Politics / Global
European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with dart frog toxin
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-5-european-nations-say-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-was-poisoned-and-blame-the-kremlin/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Dragnet? FBI opened 1,200 ‘assessments’ on politicians, media, and religious leaders. “Assessments” were created in 2008 as a special investigative tool for the FBI that require no factual predicate to launch and permit agents to use a wide range of investigative techniques.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/fbi-opened-1200-assessments-politicians-journalists-religious-leaders

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-118hhrg55073/html/CHRG-118hhrg55073.htm

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Marriage Equality is back in conservatives’ crosshairs as new coalition targets SCOTUS decision. “These are the same opponents of marriage equality that lost the first round,” Lambda Legal attorney Karen Loewy told The Advocate.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/conservatives-marriage-equality-challenge

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceuticals
Brain Scans Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Reveal Microstructural And Chemical Changes. Medical professionals have also noted that individuals who recover from the acute phase of COVID-19 sometimes demonstrate subtle cognitive slowing. Previous imaging studies attempted to map these changes but have produced inconsistent results.
https://www.psypost.org/covid-19-infection-may-alter-brain-microstructure-even-in-people-who-fully-recover/

FDA reverses course, refuses to review Moderna’s application for new mRNA flu vaccine. In a press release, Moderna said the FDA determined that the company’s study was not “adequate and well-controlled” because the comparable vaccine used in the trial did not represent the “best-available standard of care” in the United States at the time of the study.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-vaccines/fda-reverses-course-refuses-review-moderna-s-application-new-mrna-flu-vaccine

Democratic-Led States Sue to Stop Trump From Withholding $600M in Health Grants. Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-02-11/democratic-led-states-sue-to-stop-trump-from-withholding-600m-in-health-grants

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Pacific Islands on Front Line of Future US-China War. A think tank has released a new platform focusing on how Micronesia, a little-mentioned but strategically placed archipelago in the western Pacific, is becoming a central arena in the U.S.-China great-power competition.
https://www.newsweek.com/pacific-islands-front-line-united-states-china-war-micronesia-guam-11067803

Guam Hosts U.S., Allied Navies for Indo-Pacific Exercises
https://news.usni.org/2025/11/28/guam-hosts-u-s-allied-navies-for-indo-pacific-exercises

Think tank calls for keeping Guam-bound Marines on Okinawa to counter China
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-02-09/okinawa-guam-marines-relocation-20676544.html

US Official Warns of Nuclear Blast Detected in China. The undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, Thomas DiNanno, disclosed the major U.S. intelligence finding at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Friday.
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2026-02-11/the-u-s-claims-china-is-conducting-secret-nuclear-tests-heres-what-that-means

# Military / Global
CCP research vessels suspected of mapping northwest Pacific for military use. The vessels’ activity over 90 days coincided with United States-led defense exercises in the region and amplified suspicions that CCP science vessels conduct military assignments.
https://ipdefenseforum.com/2025/12/ccp-research-vessels-suspected-of-mapping-northwest-pacific-for-military-use/

Russia Attacks a NATO Country in a War Game. It Doesn’t End Well. In a simulation where Russia breaches the Lithuanian border, Europe struggles to respond without U.S. help.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/russia-nato-wargame-germany-simulation-00778818

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Privacy in Public Spaces: The Reasonable Expectation of Privacy against the Dragnet Use of Facial Recognition Technology
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1376&context=law_review

Partial shutdown of Homeland Security Department begins after Congress fails to approve funding. Lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over much-criticized agency’s funding
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-homeland-security-department-shutdown

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family

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February 13, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants. Immigrants filed more habeas cases in the first 13 months of the second Trump administration than in the past three administrations combined, including his first.
https://projects.propublica.org/habeas-tracker/

ICE gets caught in a horrifying scandal as one of their background checkers gets arrested in a sex trafficking bust, proving that the true criminals work for Trump. This one’s going to be hard for MAGA to spin…
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/federal-worker-who-does-background-checks-on-ice-agents-arrested-in-sex-trafficking-sting

Exposure of shocking conditions at immigrant prisons add to Trump’s burden as public loses patience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BPJT63Y7oM

There are several ongoing lawsuits and legal challenges regarding the conditions and access to counsel in U.S. immigration detention facilities under the current President Donald Trump administration.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook-remaking-government/2026/02/12/the-trump-appointed-judges-ruling-against-ice-detentions-00779110

How ICE Went Rogue. A Brief Analysis of the Legal Authorities Governing ICE and CBP Operations — and How They’re Being Undermined and Violated by Policy and Practice
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/ice-cbp-legal-analysis/

Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process. In 2025, Washington federal courts granted petitions challenging detention more than half the time
https://www.investigatewest.org/rulings-found-immigrant-detentions-flouted-due-process/

Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana. One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/into-the-black-hole-navigating-the-center-of-trumps-deportation-force-in-louisiana

The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms. The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security is out of control, endangering the well-being and lives of Americans. DHS must follow the law and fulfill its role to enhance—not compromise—the security of Americans and the homeland.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-ice-and-cbp-have-become-a-threat-to-americans-congress-must-ensure-that-dhs-follows-the-law-and-adopts-commonsense-reforms/

[Warning: graphic] Bodycam footage released showing moments before Border Patrol agent shot Chicago woman, who survived: An agent shot Marimar Martinez, a 31-year-old teacher, five times after their vehicles collided in October.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDN2LZ7WcDM

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan working on sanctuary city crackdown legislation. Jordan went on to describe the difficulties of apprehending criminal immigrants when local law enforcement in so-called “sanctuary cities” opt to release them onto the streets instead of flagging them for immigration enforcement.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/frijordan-teases-sanctuary-city-crackdown-bill

Judge releases four illegal immigrants convicted of murder, child sex crimes from ICE custody. Below are the criminal illegal aliens Judge deGravelles released back into American communities:
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/02/11/lawless-abomination-activist-judge-orders-release-4-criminal-illegal-aliens

US Customs and Border Protection supervisor arrested, charged with harboring illegal immigrant. According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement learned that an illegal alien was residing at Wilkinson’s residence without legal authorization. The complaint further alleges that Wilkinson was aware of her unlawful immigration status yet maintained a romantic relationship with her.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/customs-and-border-protection-supervisor-arrested-harboring-illegal-alien

On Senate Floor, Murray Calls Out Abuses by ICE and CBP: “Americans are demanding accountability, and we will settle for nothing less.”
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minority/on-senate-floor-murray-calls-out-abuses-by-ice-and-cbp-americans-are-demanding-accountability-and-we-will-settle-for-nothing-less

“I Don’t Care if Stephen Miller Wants ICE to Be Able to Beat Up, Shoot, or Detain Citizens. In America, We Believe in Our Constitution. We Believe in Law and Order,” Sen. Patty Insists — “If You Don’t Like That? Go to Russia… We Have to Stop This Outrageous Tyranny”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18qW9iih?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5ODM1NDI1MTA=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Texas now building icebreakers for border security operations in the Arctic: New icebreakers are being built for the U.S. Coast Guard in Galveston and Port Arthur to support President Donald Trump’s planned border security operations in the Arctic.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_44aab0ab-dffd-44ce-a4f8-1fb22c305631.html

Trump admin hammered by judge for effort to deport student solely because of Israel views. “The administration did not even bother to present a pretext for its actions – it arrested her, jailed her in horrific conditions and sought to expel her solely because she expressed views shared by millions of Americans about one of the most important issues of our time,” Stern said
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/10/judge-blocks-turkish-student-deportation/88611820007/

ICE Agents Pepper-Spray 76-Year-Old Vietnam Vet Three Times. ICE also took the veteran into custody and seized his phone. An immigration attorney, Jennifer Scarborough, has pointed out how this is not the extent of ICE’s misconduct. According to her, they have also been “stealing people’s documents as another form of cruelty.”
https://www.inquisitr.com/ice-agents-pepper-spray-76-year-old-vietnam-vet-thrice

Class Action Claims Hundreds Of People, Including U.S. Citizens, Were Zip-Tied at Gunpoint in October Idaho Raid. According to the lawsuit, more than 200 officers in armored vehicles and helicopters entered La Catedral racetrack in Wilder with guns drawn, using flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets
https://www.latintimes.com/class-action-claims-hundreds-people-including-us-citizens-were-zip-tied-gunpoint-october-594575

Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned. Some were as young as 13, and at least half of those taken in so far became pregnant as a result of rape, sources said. Their pregnancies are considered high risk by definition, particularly for the youngest girls.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2026/02/11/543133/texas-trump-immigration-pregnant-migrants-shelter/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump’s immigration curbs will help take 2.4 million people out of the workforce, but he’s betting AI can pick up the slack
https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/trump-shrinking-workforce-ai-productivity-cbo/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
TVA to keep two coal-fired power plants operating indefinitely. Two coal-fired power plants in Tennessee that had been scheduled for closure in 2026 and 2028 will be kept open for the “foreseeable future” after a unanimous vote by the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0d32fd6c-dae5-4633-af7d-eb621bd0b53a.html

US government hit with setback after secret actions are revealed: ‘Dangerously slanted. A U.S. federal court has ruled that an advisory group convened by the Department of Energy broke federal law. The ruling adds new uncertainty to a controversial policy process that critics say was shaped by secrecy rather than open scientific review.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/doe-advisory-climate-working-group-violated-law-endangerment-finding/

In Gift to Big Oil, Trump Halts EPA Fight Against ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History.’ Repealing the EPA’s endangerment finding “isn’t about saving taxpayers’ money, it’s about saving an industry that has already been exposed as a permanent danger to American families,” said the head of 350.org.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-guts-endangerment

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Donald Trump ‘betraying’ families as he prepares ‘morally bankrupt’ announcement: The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, called the move “the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-betraying-families-as-he-prepares-morally-bankrupt-announcement/ar-AA1WdfG5

Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges. The climate science chapter has now been deleted, so they’ll be on their own with climate-related cases. This document was intended to help advise judges as they grapple with related cases.
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/us-judicial-body-removes-climate-research-paper-after-complaints-from-republicans-164829295.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
“We’ve Lost Over Half of All the Cattle Operations That Were in Business Just Over a Generation Ago,” CEO Bill Bullard Breaks Down the Massive Collapse of America’s Cattle Operations Over the Past 40 Years — “That’s an Alarming Rate of Loss in an Industry That Is So Vital to America Producing a Very Important Protein Staple”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18oB3nFz?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5MjkzMTUyODU=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein survivor: Bondi ‘really dehumanized us’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5735141-epstein-survivor-bondi-doj-house-testimony/

The complicated puzzle that is the Epstein files: revelations from the latest document dump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuqx4WodcrA

Jeffrey Epstein’s FedEx account active for years after his death, mysterious packages collected as late as 2024: Investigative outlet The Ditch says it gained access to Jeffrey Epstein’s FedEx account, uncovering shipping records that show activity years after his death in 2019. The records also include an address book listing nearly 100 contacts, among them a former senior Israeli military officer now described as a “strategic consultant” on diplomatic matters.
https://countercurrents.org/2026/02/jeffrey-epsteins-fedex-account-active-years-after-death-linked-to-israeli-military-consultant/

‘The Daily Show’: Jordan Klepper Wonders Why They’re Called the Epstein Files When Trump’s Name Appears ‘More Than a Million Times.’ “There’s not even that many references to Hamlet in the play ‘Hamlet.'”
https://mashable.com/video/daily-show-trump-epstein-files-mentions

Emirati oligarch named in Epstein files loses CEO, chairman posts at DP World. DP World appoints new chairman and group CEO following departure of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem over ties to sex offender.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/13/logistics-giant-dp-world-replaces-chief-named-in-epstein-files

# General News / Gaza
Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Hospitals. Now It’s Banning Doctors Without Borders. Israel says it will start enforcing its ban on 37 aid groups in Gaza in March, putting more Palestinian lives at risk.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-destroyed-gazas-hospitals-now-its-banning-doctors-without-borders/

# Gov / Politics
Democrats in the U.S. Senate tanked the Homeland Security full-year funding bill in a last-ditch vote Thursday, all but guaranteeing a partial government shutdown starting Saturday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-tank-dhs-bill-again-203600093.html

Senate departs Washington for the week without DHS funding bill
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/shutdown-homeland-security-senate-negotiations

“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes. The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion/

Cornyn files Defeat Sharia Law in America Act, another Texas-led effort. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, filed a bill to ban Sharia law in the U.S., another act in a Texas-led effort addressing Islamic ideology. The caucus was launched in December “to counter the alarming rise of Sharia Law in the United States. Sharia is a dominating force that is not compatible with the U.S. Constitution,” they said. 33 members of Congress from 18 states have joined
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_247157fb-a47e-41d2-86ad-48e91aacec5a.html

“Because They Got Married and Changed Their Names, They Have to Go Down to a Clerk and Prove They’re Citizens?” Rep. Katherine Clark Raises Concerns That GOP Voter ID Measure Could Disadvantage Women. “They’re Trying to Say This Is a Voter ID Bill? That’s Not What’s Happening Here”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18p8waRn?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5Mjg3NjgyMzk=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

‘The cover-up is crumbling.’: Rep. Becca Balint debunks Trump’s claims of having kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-lago
https://eng.pressbee.net/show4518555.html?title=the-cover-up-is-crumbling-rep-becca-balint-debunks-trump-s-claims

Republicans warn Trump planning something ‘spectacular’ to ‘break’ the midterms. “This is the first instance in which I could begin to believe that something truly spectacular is going to happen in which our 2026 midterm elections are not administered like past elections have been,” Stephen Richer
https://www.alternet.org/trump-break-midterms/

Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders unite to counter Trump administration’s agenda
https://apnews.com/article/trump-dei-congressional-black-caucus-civil-rights-e89732d6221e1befbf16878f6ff27ae0

Epstein ‘secret camera’ footage emerges including haunting moment young woman kneels next to paedo at his desk. Sky News has found an email exchange from 2014 showing that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein asked a member of staff to install hidden video cameras at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
https://news.sky.com/video/surveillance-videos-show-epstein-in-his-palm-beach-home-office-13506882

“Europe Is Gone,” — President Trump Insists — “Europe Isn’t Even Recognizable Anymore… Between Immigration and Environmental Things Like the Windmills, They Are Taking Over”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4490664749553-europe-is-gone-president-trump-insists-europe-isn-t-even-recognizable-anymore-between-immigration-and-environmental-things-like-the-windmills-they-are-taking-over

‘The United States is now a hostile and potentially predatory nation’, says conservative historian
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-united-states-is-now-a-hostile-and-potentially-predatory-nation-says-conservative-historian/vi-AA1Wezgs?cvid=698ea69ec5444871b8f305c01b2c5065

Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
https://theconversation.com/citizenship-voting-requirement-in-save-america-act-has-no-basis-in-the-constitution-and-ignores-precedent-that-only-states-decide-who-gets-to-vote-275658

Rand Paul Plays Alex Pretti Killing During Senate Hearing: ‘Not Even a Hint’ of Aggression ‘On His Part’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGn67Cp0Wmw

Pam Bondi stresses there is ‘no evidence’ of Trump committing a crime, Ted Lieu has paperwork to prove her wrong
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18pqEbiT?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5NDE4NzYwOTA=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Secret Jared Kushner ‘gossip’ rocks Trump’s inner circle as spies intercept high-stakes phone call
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15555527/Secret-Jared-Kushner-gossip-rocks-Trumps-inner-circle-spies-intercept-high-stakes-phone-call.html

‘Everyone is scared’: Professor reveals devil’s bargain made with Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-billionaires-2675264978/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Turn his murder into entertainment’: Corrections officers spend 3 full minutes recording the murder of an inmate on their phones while doing nothing to help, lawsuit says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/corrections-officers-spend-3-full-minutes-recording-the-murder-of-an-inmate-on-their-phones-while-doing-nothing-to-help-lawsuit-says/ar-AA1WeuQe?ocid=BingNewsBrowse

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
This Minneapolis postal worker wears her uniform to protect herself from ICE: Bianca Sonnenberg witnessed the aftermath of a deadly ICE operation while delivering mail in her South Minneapolis neighborhood.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/mn/minneapolis/news/2026/02/12/minneapolis-postal-worker-describes-chaos-during-ice-crackdown/

Who counts as a journalist? Arrests, access fights put press freedom on trial: Disputes over who qualifies as a journalist directly affect which reporters can access government buildings, cover officials and claim constitutional protections when arrested or charged.
https://san.com/cc/who-counts-as-a-journalist-arrests-access-fights-put-press-freedom-on-trial/

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
During repairs in a French church, construction crews uncovered a hidden staircase leading to the densely packed graves of adults and children. An excursion down a forgotten staircase in a 12th century French church resulted not only in a lost burial vault, but in a trip back in time to the sixth century.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69967343/forgotten-staircase-400-year-old-burial-vault-discovery/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-12

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

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Georgia army veteran deported after traffic stop speaks out on ICE detention. Wade hopes his experience will bring attention to the vulnerabilities faced by veterans and legal residents caught in the immigration system. “There are thousands of people behind me who may be going through a similar situation,” he said, calling for reforms to ensure due process and fair hearings for all. ICE has not responded to our request for comment on Wade’s deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-army-veteran-deported-to-jamaica-after-routine-traffic-stop-speaks-out-on-ice-detention-systemic-failures/

The Trauma of ICE Raids Is Rippling Through Public Schools Across the US. ICE raids have left children stranded without caregivers after school bus drop-off. Abductions traumatize whole schools.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-trauma-of-ice-raids-is-rippling-through-public-schools-across-the-us/

Homan announces end of illegal immigration crackdown in Minnesota
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/homan-announces-end-to-minnesota-immigration-crackdown

As ICE Expands, an AP Review of Crimes Committed by Agents Shows How Their Powers Can Be Abused
https://apnews.com/article/ice-agents-arrested-misconduct-crimes-abuse-corruption-45b0d2248c0add9523e0bf5a953faaea

Border patrol chief praised federal agent who shot US citizen in Chicago. New evidence shows Gregory Bovino hailed agent who fired at Marimar Martinez five times in her car
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/gregory-bovino-praised-agent-shot-us-citizen-chicago

Prosecutors Rocked by Shocking Orders in ICE Agent Shooting Case. As more prosecutors resign, the community watches anxiously, fearing justice might be swept aside. The allegations against the federal system continue to escalate, with trust hanging by a thread.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18nwWdzN?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA4NTYzNzQ5MzU=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
FTC chair warns Apple News it could violate consumer protection laws with alleged left-wing bias
https://deadline.com/2026/02/ftc-apple-news-tim-cook-letter-1236716669/

Firefighters wore gear containing ‘forever chemicals.’ The Forest Service knew and stayed silent for years. As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters
https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Foreclosure bloodbath deepens as banks seize 40,000 homes – and the pain is only beginning. With the number of Americans losing their homes to banks rising for an eleventh straight month, it’s clear the housing crisis is getting worse rather than better.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/real-estate/article-15547193/banks-repossess-homes-foreclosures-us.html

‘Pain Street’: Markey Report Shows Trump Hurting Small Businesses and Working Families. “Small businesses don’t have Mar-a-Lago memberships, golden gifts, or ballroom invitations granting them special exemptions from Trump’s reckless economic policies, including his tariff taxes.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-small-business

214 House Republicans Just Tried to Give ‘Mad King’ Trump Even More Tariff Powers. “The trade powers Trump is illegally usurping are expressly granted to Congress under the Constitution,” said Rep. Don Beyer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-tariffs-house-vote

Trump warns GOP lawmakers they will ‘suffer’ serious consequences if they vote to end Canada tariffs
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-threatens-consequences-after-6-house-republicans-vote-reverse-his-canada-tariffs

America’s national debt borrowing binge means interest payments will rocket to $2 trillion a year by 2036, CBO says
https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/national-debt-interest-payments-2-trillion-per-year-by-2036-cbo/

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Voted to Grant Trump Dictatorial Authority Over Tariffs. This Time His Vote Wasn’t Enough. With everyday costs escalating for average Americans, Fitzpatrick voted to shield Trump’s tariffs from Congressional oversight – oversight granted by the U.S. Constitution.
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2026/02/rep-brian-fitzpatrick-voted-to-grant-trump-dictatorial-authority-over-tariffs-this-time-his-vote-wasnt-enough/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
FBI strategy memo on election violence raises questions about double standard between J6, BLM riots
The bureau says it lacked the authority to monitor social media activity ahead of the pro-Trump insurrection, but it did exactly that during 2020 racial justice and police violence protests
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jan6-fbi-social-media-privacy-black-lives-matter-1337565/

Trump administration plans ‘largest deregulatory action in American history’ that will upend decades of climate policy in one fell swoop
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
MAGA Congresswoman Argues With Ghislaine Maxwell’s Attorney, “Those Games Don’t Work With Us”
https://2paragraphs.com/2026/02/maga-congresswoman-argues-with-ghislaine-maxwells-attorney-those-games-dont-work-with-us/

The Guardian view on Epstein, power and accountability: full transparency is the least survivors deserve. As the wheels of justice begin to turn in Britain, a spotlight should also shine on the financier’s wealthy enablers in the US
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/04/the-guardian-view-on-epstein-power-and-accountability-full-transparency-is-the-least-survivors-deserve

The Epstein Files: New York Secret Tunnels, Blackmail, and the Architecture of Global Power: The Epstein saga exposes a separate ecosystem where power, secrecy, and “kompromat” intersect. We analyze the strategic “curated chaos” of these releases and why the timing of such disclosures often mirrors high-stakes political power struggles.
https://researchcentre.trtworld.com/publications/podcast/the-epstein-files-new-york-secret-tunnels-blackmail-and-the-architecture-of-global-power/

What’s Next In The Battle Over The Epstein Files Cover-Up: Key Lawmakers Read The Hidden Epstein Files And Say Pam Bondi Is Covering Them Up. The Justice Department faces a deadline for explaining why it censored so many documents released from its investigative material on Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.aol.com/articles/next-battle-over-epstein-files-155352882.html

Pam Bondi Melts Down as Dems Press for Answers on Epstein-Files Fiasco. The attorney general ignored questions about the administration’s handling of the case, which has enraged lawmakers, survivors, and the public
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pam-bondi-melts-down-dems-press-answers-epstein-files-1235514752/

Bondi Punts On Why Ghislaine Maxwell Was Transferred After Agreeing She Doesn’t Deserve ‘Special Treatment’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bondi-punts-why-ghislaine-maxwell-202014606.html

‘They need to check their own homework’: Lawmakers find six ‘likely incriminated’ men after just two hours reviewing millions of Epstein files
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5730626-massie-khanna-unredacted-epstein-files/

Dems put Bondi on the back foot over Epstein in contentious House hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8uXy48O58I

‘Where is she?’: Epstein files suggest secret children, a baby taken at birth, and a sinister ‘superior gene pool’ plan
As more disturbing information trickles in, the Department of Justice seems more focused on the stock market. The Epstein ring of influence wasn’t just filled with powerful people, but also involved some of the sickest crimes reported in the 21st century.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/true-crime/where-is-she-epstein-files-suggest-secret-children-a-baby-taken-at-birth-and-a-sinister-superior-gene-pool-plan/

Jeffrey Epstein Commissioned A 9-Foot Painting Called “Massacre of the Innocents” and Put It in His Entryway
https://thoughtcatalog.com/january-nelson/2026/02/jeffrey-epstein-commissioned-a-9-foot-painting-called-massacre-of-the-innocents-and-put-it-in-his-entryway/

Head of gynecology at Ohio university received $25k every three months from Epstein. Dr Mark Landon allegedly received a series of packages from Epstein between 2001 and 2004, but their contents remains unknown
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-jeffrey-gynaecology-mark-landon-ohio-state-b2918396.html

Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged former staffer claimed ‘Madam G’ ordered bodies buried at Zorro Ranch, and NM state just sought federal probe. “What is damning about Jeffrey Epstein is yet to be written. Did you know somewhere in the hills outside the Zorro, two foreign girls were buried on orders of Jeffrey and Madam G? Both died by strangulation during rough, fetish sex.”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360937027/us-official-demands-investigation-bodies-buried-hills-epstein-ranch

# General News / Gaza
Netanyahu meets with Trump at White House to discuss Gaza peace process, Iran
https://www.cfr.org/articles/netanyahu-to-discuss-gaza-and-iran-during-washington-visit

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reveals ‘master plan’ for Gaza including new infrastructure and housing
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-s1-5694656/what-jared-kushner-s-new-gaza-plan-includes-and-what-it-leaves-out

# Gov / Politics
‘Outrageous abuse of power’: Sen. Mark Kelly rebukes Trump admin’s reported push for criminal charges over ‘illegal orders’ video. At the urging of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the DOJ had reportedly opened an investigation into the video featuring Kelly, as well as Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin and four other Democratic lawmakers
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mark-kelly-charges-illegal-orders-trump-b2917942.html

Trump agrees to invite all US governors to annual event after backlash for excluding Democrats
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/democratic-governors-trump-meeting-00774814

The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled its annual White House meeting after President Trump only invited Republican governors to the gathering. The yearly meeting is traditionally bipartisan and offers a chance for state leaders to convene with one another and the president.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5731782-governors-association-skips-trump-dinner/

‘Our Democracy Depends on Rejecting This Charade’: GOP Pushes Bills to Prevent Millions From Voting. “It is Trump’s power grab in legislative garb,” said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-voter-suppression-bills

Republicans Approve ‘Dystopian’ Voter Suppression Bill That Would Force States to Give Info to DHS
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-pass-save-act

Rep. Melanie Stansbury says Trump is ‘right at the center’ of the largest ’scandal’ in the history of the country and “Donald Trump is right at the centre of it.”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18noP5Ej?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA4NTc3OTI4MTE=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Jack White calls for US President Donald Trump to be arrested, impeached and jailed, “How is it possible we’ve given this evil man so much power?,” his post continues.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/jack-white-calls-us-president-185214617.html

Former Trump admin lawyer John Mitnick calls for the president’s impeachment after fatal Minneapolis shooting
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-dhs-lawyer-mitnick-impeachment-11414005

“You Will Be Remembered as One of the Worst Attorneys General in History, an Attorney General Who Has Prioritized Obstruction of Justice, Corruption Over the Law, and Fealty to the President Over Loyalty to the Constitution.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzLdsrnaMks

Bondi Lies To Congress, Tells Them Maxwell Was Not Transferred To A ‘Lower Level Facility’: Epstein’s partner in child sex trafficking was, in fact, sent from a low-security prison to a “Club Fed”-type prison camp after meeting with Bondi’s deputy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bondi-maxwell-trump-lies_n_698cf9dae4b02cd58c098d2a

Did Pam Bondi Just Lie Under Oath About Trump and Epstein? Representative Ted Lieu accused Bondi of perjuring herself—and he brought receipts.
https://newrepublic.com/post/206472/pam-bondi-lie-under-oath-donald-trump-epstein

Staggering New Figures Blow Up ICE Barbie’s Biggest Claim. The number of migrants who claim ICE is detaining them unlawfully has increased nearly 10,000 percent in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term in what critics say is a damning rebuke to MAGA’s claims of going after the “worst of the worst.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/staggering-figures-blow-ice-barbie-192314533.html

House passes GOP elections overhaul: The SAVE America Act faces a filibuster roadblock in the Senate even as conservatives seek out workarounds.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/11/congress/save-america-act-passes-house-00777405

# Gov / Politics / Global
Nearly half of powerful .50-caliber ammo seized by Mexican government came from US Army plant, defense minister says. Mexican officials shared the data in response to an investigation by ICIJ and media partners.
https://www.icij.org/news/2026/02/nearly-half-of-powerful-50-caliber-ammo-seized-by-mexican-government-came-from-us-army-plant-defense-minister-says/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump asks federal judge to block DOJ from releasing Jack Smith report tied to dismissed case
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-block-jack-smith-report-testimony-11390592

DOJ forced to reveal names of Epstein co-conspirators after lawmakers catch them hiding billionaire and powerful ‘sultan.’ This powerful Emirati businessman appears over 4,700 times in the files, showing a high level of communication with Epstein. Sultan bin Sulayem also has a tie to President Trump
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18nwDBvs?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA4NTc2NDU0NDg=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

‘Punishable by DEATH’: Trump wanted six lawmakers indicted for treason, but grand jury just delivered stunning blow to his Justice Department
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/punishable-by-death-trump-wanted-six-lawmakers-indicted-for-treason-but-grand-jury-just-delivered-stunning-blow-to-his-justice-department/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals
‘Deeper conspiracy’ between Chinese man behind California lab and Vegas lab property keeper: Police
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/deeper-conspiracy-between-chinese-man-behind-california-lab-and-vegas-lab?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say. The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport
https://apnews.com/live/faa-el-paso-texas-air-space-closed-updates

# Pharmaceuticals
Lawmakers call for drug price transparency, lower costs: A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday called on pharmaceutical companies to provide increased price transparency and lower costs for drugs.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e3210479-592d-4b1a-bf2d-738e0d54c506.html

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
AOC Says DHS Is Building a ‘Black Box System That Disappears People’ as ICE Expands Warehouse Detention Sites. She added that many projects require state and local approvals and said communities can push officials to deny permits if they oppose them
https://www.latintimes.com/aoc-says-dhs-building-black-box-system-that-disappears-people-ice-expands-warehouse-detention-594463

DHS officials implore lawmakers not to force their employees to endure more delayed pay during a shutdow
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/02/dhs-officials-implore-lawmakers-not-force-their-employees-endure-more-delayed-pay-during-shutdown/411377/

# Sports
Multiple Major WWE Legends Named In The Epstein Files
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/wwe-legends-mentioned-jeffrey-epstein-160035737.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-11

Voices, The Peoples News

February 11, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge: The White House has demanded that Canada “share authority” and ownership of a new bridge connecting the two countries after a “clear and direct” call between Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-threatens-block-opening-us-020816960.html

Mark Carney reminds Trump that Canada paid for key border bridge US president says he won’t open
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360936867/canadian-pm-reminds-trump-his-country-paid-bridge-us-president-says-he-wont-open

Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s Massive Jail in Texas. The number of people held at the notorious Dilley immigration jail has nearly tripled since October.
https://truthout.org/articles/children-are-getting-sick-inside-ices-massive-family-jail-in-texas/

Believing Borders Make Us Safer Is Like Believing the Sun Revolves Around Earth. Trump’s cruel and immoral anti-immigrant frenzy rests on false economic claims.
https://truthout.org/articles/believing-borders-make-us-safer-is-like-believing-the-sun-revolves-around-earth/

Immigrants Have Filed Over 18,000 Cases Challenging Legality of Their Detention Under Trump. A large majority of federal judges who’ve ruled on the habeas petitions so far are siding with immigrants.
https://www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump

Amid Secretive Expansion, Leaked Docs Reveal Locations of New ICE Facilities Nationwide
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-ice-actively-considering-opening-six-new-immigration-detention-centers

Unmasking ICE: Many federal agents involved in the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant campaign have tried to hide their identities. The Intercept is working to expose them and their brutal, potentially illegal, tactics.
https://theintercept.com/collections/unmasking-ice/

Immigration Data Shows Who ‘the Worst of the Worst’ Really Are. Just 14% of immigrants arrested during Trump’s second term have been accused of violent offenses.
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-02-10/immigration-data-shows-who-the-worst-of-the-worst-really-are

NYC’s immigration attorneys are facing unprecedented challenges. As lawmakers questioned the country’s top Department of Homeland Security officials on Capitol Hill yesterday, immigration attorneys in New York City tackled another day of work in an upended legal system. In a year of unprecedented challenges, the city’s attorneys are advising clients amid a shifting legal landscape, and an immigration court backlog of 334,000 cases.
https://documentedny.com/2026/02/11/immigration-attorneys-in-new-york-navigate-the-unknown/

“Let me be clear: no child, not Liam Ramos, not Gabby, or any of these children should be used as pawns in Stephen Miller’s sick and twisted Great Replacement agenda.” — Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) speaking during the House Homeland Security Committee oversight hearing yesterday, where top immigration enforcement officials testified before lawmakers.
https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/homeland-security-immigration-customs-officials-testify-at-oversight-hearing/673027

ICE detained immigrants on an undisclosed floor at 26 Federal Plaza, Trump admin. attorneys admit: The agency moved immigrants being held on the 10th floor to a different floor after a judge ordered it to address overcrowding and dirty conditions.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/26-federal-plaza-jail-conditions-ice-judge-kaplan-ruling/

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/ice-school-cameras-police-license-plates

Irish Man Who’s Been Held by ICE for Months Calls Facility a ‘Modern-Day Concentration Camp.’ Seamus Culleton said conditions at his detention centre in Texas were akin to “torture” and that the atmosphere was volatile. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/irish-man-ice-detention-fears-life-ireland-help-seamus-culleton

ICE is ‘flipping the bird’ at judge’s warrantless arrest order as agents continue to snatch ‘parents and families’ off the streets without checking flight risk: Lawyers
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4484987301366-ice-is-flipping-the-bird-at-judges-warrantless-arrest-order-as-agents-continue-to-snatch-parents-and-families-off-the-streets-without-checking-flight-risk-lawyers?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3Nzk1NTIzMjc%3D

A harmless household item is now being declared a ‘violent weapon,’ as it becomes key to the resistance against ICE. A simple coach’s whistle, the kind you might use at a kid’s soccer game, is now being declared a “violent weapon” by some conservative commentators. This isn’t just about noise complaints; the humble whistle has become a central tool for activists resisting President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/a-harmless-household-item-is-now-being-declared-a-violent-weapon-as-it-becomes-key-to-the-resistance-against-ice/

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
Trump’s War on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cost Consumers $19 Billion
https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/new-report-finds-trumps-attack-on-the-cfpb-has-cost-americans-19-billion-in-one-year-alone

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
A Study Just Found The Average Cost Americans Paid For Trump’s Tariffs In 2025, And It’s Expected To Get Worse: Last year, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports from over 180 countries. At the time, Trump insisted that other countries would “eat” this extra cost. However, economists warned that Americans would end up paying the price.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/study-just-found-average-cost-215519473.html

Republicans in Congress quietly voted backdoor effort to tie Trump’s hands. Trump will have more difficulty withholding money for federal programs appropriated by Congress, thanks to lawmakers from both parties.
https://www.alternet.org/republicans-congress-trump-spending/

Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCWm6HfvPI

Feds can’t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules. A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now.
https://apnews.com/article/social-service-funds-trump-democratic-states-536a40afc6abca52bd9a660196394333

“Trump and his family have gained over $4 billion by using the White House as their own personal grift machine,” Warren says, calling it “corruption”
https://www.newsbreak.com/now-rundown-370982501/4485184594149-trump-and-his-family-have-gained-over-4-billion-by-using-the-white-house-as-their-own-personal-grift-machine-warren-says-calling-it-corruption

EU Parliament delays decision to unfreeze US trade deal
Lawmakers are divided on whether to play hardball with Washington or to ratify the deal to smooth trade relations.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-delays-decision-unfreeze-us-trade-deal/

America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026
https://fortune.com/2026/02/10/government-borrowing-cbo-report-deicit-lending-interest/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Congress paused all federal layoffs for 3 months. That’s set to change this week. A ban on agency RIFs is scheduled to be lifted after Feb. 13.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/02/congress-paused-all-federal-layoffs-three-months-s-set-change-week/411305/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Walmart shoppers ‘left the cart in the aisle and walked out’ after retailer makes ‘scanning’ change
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18lkvL7C?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3NTg0NTEzNTY=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

“Trump Claims That Ranchers Are Making Too Much Money on Beef — His Solution Is to Feed It to Turkeys, Import Beef from Argentina, and Tell American Ranchers to Lower Their Prices,”Democrats Criticize US Beef Deal — Rep. Jim McGovern Pushed Back on Trump, “Importing Beef From Argentina Is Not ‘America First,’ You Liar”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18ktSIk2?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3NTgzMjgxNzg=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Producers react to U.S. deal to import beef from Argentina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01X6MNUXmZ4

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump Commerce Secretary Admits He Did, In Fact, Go to Epstein’s Island. Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Howard Lutnick he “misled the country and the Congress” when he claimed to have cut off ties with the billionaire sex offender.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-lutnick-downplays-relationship-with-epstein-during-senate-testimony

GOP senator on Epstein files: ‘Now I see what the big deal is’: “I’ve not been one of the members who has glommed on to this as an issue,” Lummis said in an interview with journalist Pablo Manríquez. “I’ve sort of intentionally deferred to others to find out about it. But 9-year-old victims … wow.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5731136-cynthia-lummis-senate-gop-epstein-files/

Attorney for Epstein survivors on what’s missing in files: “We need to know what the government did”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7WYdB8frWY

Epstein couldn’t stop emailing people about eugenics. In the latest tranche of Epstein records and emails made available by the Department of Justice, themes of genes, genetics, and IQ—alongside more explicit threads of white supremacy—keep cropping up, often adjacent to Epstein’s fascination with steering research in the biological sciences.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/epstein-emails-eugenics-chomsky-altruism-billionaires/

GOP Rep. Says ‘A Lot Of Congressmen Probably Should Be In Jail’ Over Involvement With Epstein But Doesn’t Think That Will Happen. Tim Burchett also said Bill and Hillary Clinton should be in prison but they are not because they’re “very slippery”
https://www.latintimes.com/gop-rep-says-lot-congressmen-probably-should-jail-over-involvement-epstein-doesnt-think-594475

Unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files reveal sickening revelation about 9-year-old — as GOP lawmaker threatens to expose names. “You read through these files, and you read about 15-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls,” Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, told reporters.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18lGZuWb?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3NTkwMTgzODk=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Ro Khanna Reads Out Names of “Six Powerful Men” in Epstein Files: Khanna Names 6 Men ‘Likely Incriminated’ by Epstein Files That ‘DOJ Hid for No Apparent Reason.’ “The reality is that Donald Trump’s FBI scrubbed these files in March, long before Thomas Massie and I passed the Epstein Transparency Act,” said the California progressive.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-names-epstein-list-men

‘Missing minute’ of Jeffrey Epstein jailhouse video surfaces: This week, a document dump in the Epstein case included a copy of the jailhouse video with the minute intact. “The buck stops with Pam Bondi, and she needs to go back and find out who’s given her blatant lies,” Joshua Schiffer told “Banfield” on Wednesday. “That is indefensible as the leader of such an important agency.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/missing-minute-jeffrey-epstein-jailhouse-video/?ipid=promo-link-block1

# Gov / Politics
Election security takes center stage as GOP lawmakers push three reform bills
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_9c61ebd1-87b1-4263-930b-afa85a36b4ba.html

Marco Rubio Reportedly Deceiving Trump About High-Level Cuba Talks As He Seeks To Overthrow Havana Regime
https://www.commondreams.org/news/marco-rubio-cuba

The US just hit its worst-ever corruption ranking, and the reason experts are alarmed is deeply unsettling. Experts are alarmed by the erosion of democratic checks, weakening of judicial independence, and the targeting of independent voices. Key factors include the manipulation of government tools against political foes, reduced enforcement of anti-bribery laws, and declining public trust.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/the-us-just-hit-its-worst-ever-corruption-ranking-and-the-reason-experts-are-alarmed-is-deeply-unsettling/

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘Now we’re in a power struggle’: Europe’s resentment grows over Trump’s newest provocations. President Trump has backed off his threats toward Denmark’s territorial sovereignty, he and aides have continued to irritate much of Europe.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/after-greenland-its-the-micro-agressions-00772114

Mexican Security Secretary Says Workers Of Canadian Mining Company Were Killed After Being ‘Mistaken For Members Of An Opposing’ Cartel. The bodies of at least five workers were found in a mass grave
https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-security-secretary-says-workers-canadian-mining-company-were-killed-after-being-mistaken-594459

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Boy, 3, Killed in Hostage Situation with Cops After Dad Threatened to Kill Child: Authorities say Kentre Baker was shot three times, and two of the gunshot wounds allegedly came from his father’s firearm
https://people.com/boy-killed-hostage-situation-cops-dad-threatened-kill-him-police-11901642

Tens of thousands of new mothers have been flagged to police over unreliable drug tests. The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy—and that’s a significant undercount.
https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2026/02/tens-of-thousands-of-new-mothers-have-been-flagged-to-police-over-unreliable-drug-tests/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump’s DOJ ‘weaponization’ group was supposed to expose his enemies, but now insiders reveal it’s turned into an embarrassing disaster
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/trumps-doj-weaponization-group-was-supposed-to-expose-his-enemies-but-now-insiders-reveal-its-turned-into-an-embarrassing-disaster/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Freedom of the Press Foundation Files Complaint Over Raid of Reporter’s Home. The complaint warned of “dire consequences for First Amendment freedoms” if illegal raids on journalists go unchecked.
https://freedom.press/issues/fpf-complaint-targets-prosecutor-over-washington-post-reporter-raid/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
“Millions lost health care so Washington Republicans could give their rich friends yet another tax cut,” Warnock says as ACA subsidy fight stalls
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4485832183633-millions-lost-health-care-so-washington-republicans-could-give-their-rich-friends-yet-another-tax-cut-warnock-says-as-aca-subsidy-fight-stalls?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3Nzg4NDc0MDA%3D

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Pete Hegseth announces breaking ties between US Department of War and Harvard University over ‘woke’ worry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/harvard-military-pete-hegseth
Woke: “Woke” originated in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as a term for being alert to racial prejudice and social injustice. While initially signifying awareness of systemic racism, it evolved to cover broader social issues. Now largely a political pejorative, “woke” is used by conservatives to mock progressivism, while proponents see it as necessary, empathetic engagement with marginalized groups. Woke had come to mean ‘well-informed’ or ‘aware,’ especially in a political or cultural sense
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke

Pentagon to end $5.1 billion in contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others. The contracts “represent non-essential spending on third party consultants” for services Pentagon employees can perform, Hegseth said in the memo
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-terminate-51-billion-it-contracts-with-accenture-deloitte-others-2025-04-11/

# Military / Global
China “Just Not There Yet” On H-20 Stealth Bomber: Global Strike Command’s Top General. The new head of Air Force Global Strike Command says “China is a regional bomber force at best.”
https://www.twz.com/air/china-just-not-there-yet-on-h-20-stealth-bomber-global-strike-commands-top-general

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
‘Klanhood and slave patrol’: DHS leaders silent as accused of ‘great evil.’ “You have used your power to perpetrate great evil. And it’s about time you answer to this committee for the lawlessness that you’ve empowered and defended in your testimony,” Ramirez said.
https://www.rawstory.com/dhs-hearing/

# Technology / AI / Robotics / Social Media Platforms
New federal pipeline pays tech workers up to $195K, then funnels them to Amazon and Meta
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-federal-program-pays-tech-stars-up-to-195k-then-funnels-them-to-amazon-meta/ar-AA1UEGVO

Watch awkward Chinese humanoid robot lay it all down on the dance floor. The model demonstrated remarkable precision, stability and speed across a highly complex dance routine.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/watch-chinese-humanoid-robot-adam-u-ultra-dance-without-missing-a-beat-in-eerie-new-video

New AI Robot acts shockingly human in public: AgiBot revealed a humanoid robot that actually talks, moves, and reacts like a real person, not in a lab demo, but in the real world. At the same time, XPENG dropped footage of its bare-metal robot dancing after learning the routine in just two hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTzWQh6NqzQ

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-10

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump Admin Can End Protected Status for Nationals of 3 Countries: Appeals Court
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/02/10/latam-us-appeals-court-TPS-Honduras-Nicaragua-Nepal/8661770706680/

Florida woman seen on video being body slammed by officer is found guilty after telling jurors she was the real victim
https://www.newsbreak.com/survival-world-358566355/4484959833089-florida-woman-seen-on-video-being-body-slammed-by-officer-is-found-guilty-after-telling-jurors-she-was-the-real-victim

ICE detention facility whistleblower reveals inmates left lying in feces like ‘caged animals’: Backlash against the conditions in Baltimore Detention Facility are growing, especially after a viral video, reportedly from inside, showed dozens of men crammed into a small cell as a man can be heard pleading for help
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/ice-detention-center-conditions-1671118

Department of Justice Nixed Probe Into Renee Good’s Killing After Trump Made False Claims — Report
The Department of Justice has withheld evidence from state investigators examining Renee Nicole Good’s killing by ICE.
https://truthout.org/articles/doj-nixed-probe-into-renee-goods-killing-after-trump-made-false-claims-report/

Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantánamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/us-public-health-service-resignations-guantanamo-immigration-detention/

Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Detected at Camp East Montana ICE Jail in El Paso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tXnVYHkpso

‘We Rely on Hispanic Labor’: ICE Raids Trigger Economic Alarm Bells in Trump States. “What happens if everyone who is Hispanic thinks they’re at risk?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/red-state-ice-raids

How ICE Raids Are Reshaping the U.S. Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxzZBcZ3z_s

‘We Rely on Hispanic Labor’: ICE Raids Trigger Economic Alarm Bells in Trump States. .Communities in two red states that voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election have found themselves being unexpectedly hurt by his mass deportation agenda.”
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016423064

Massie Threatens to Go ‘Nuclear’ and Reveal Epstein Client Names If Bondi Won’t Unredact Them. After getting the opportunity to view the unredacted files, Rep. Thomas Massie threatened to read the names on the House floor to secure justice for survivors.
https://thehill.com/video/thomas-massie-threatens-to-read-off-epstein-files-redacted-names-on-the-house-floor-rising/11504290/

Watch Live: ICE, Boarder Protection leaders testify before House panel ahead of DHS funding deadline
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-heads-of-ice-immigration-agencies-testify-as-funding-deadline-looms

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
U.S. added nearly $700 billion to national debt in four months
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/report-u-added-nearly-700-213100290.html

Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis: The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the minute and more politically powerful year after year.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-extreme-wealth-concentration-and-our-societal-crisis

# Employment / Labor / Unions
OPM seeks to consolidate power over employee appeals in new regs. Opponents of OPM’s new proposed regulations raised concerns of the erosion of due process for federal employees, and the creation of conflicts of interest.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2026/02/federal-employees-options-for-appealing-adverse-actions-headed-for-an-overhaul/

‘Statistics Are Human Beings With the Tears Wiped Away’: Silicosis, Dead Workers, and Corporate Greed
The counter-top manufacturing industry doesn’t want to protect workers from harm; it wants protection from the workers it harms.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/silicosis-lawsuit

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Next oil and gas lease sale for U.S. Gulf scheduled for March
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6feb0b69-0e03-482e-b19b-a4c09edf938d.html

Pushing for Regime Change, Trump Accused of ‘Asphyxiating’ Cuba With Fuel Embargo. “Bus stops are empty, and families are turning to wood and coal for cooking, living through near-constant power outages amid an economic crisis worsened by the Trump administration’s steps in recent weeks.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cuba-regime-change

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Global
Claudia Sheinbaum Confirms Mexico Is Not Sending Oil To Cuba Due To U.S. Pressure: ‘Seeking To Avoid Any Negative Impact’
https://www.latintimes.com/claudia-sheinbaum-confirms-mexico-not-sending-oil-cuba-due-us-pressure-seeking-avoid-any-594431

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
North Dakota lawmaker resigns to take federal USDA post
https://northdakotamonitor.com/briefs/north-dakota-lawmaker-resigns-to-take-federal-usda-post/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein death chaos erupts after a federal document reveals the US government knew he was dead long before the guards found him
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/did-epstein-die-a-day-before-he-was-officially-pronounced-dead-new-doj-files-raise-questions-article-13817347.html

‘We can unequivocally confirm’: Dalai Lama’s office forced to issue statement after his name appears 169 times in Epstein files
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CVDGmvZUI

Massie Says There Are 6 Names In Unredacted Epstein Files That Would ‘Likely’ Be Incriminated
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/epstein-files-unredacted-doj-massie-khanna

Elon Musk surprisingly offers to pay legal fees for any of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims who ‘speak the truth’ despite being named in files
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSNGHaQeSlY

DOJ Under Congressional Scrutiny After Improper Redactions in Epstein Files. “Concealing the reputations of these powerful men is a blatant violation” of federal law, Rep. Ro Khanna said
https://truthout.org/articles/doj-under-congressional-scrutiny-after-improper-redactions-in-epstein-files/

# Gov / Politics
A MAGA push to erase a Dem House seat is triggering accusations of fraud and violence in Utah. Assault allegations, potential fraud and a roster of Trumpworld supporters are rocking the Beehive State.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/trump-backed-redistricting-initiative-in-utah-goes-sideways-00767959

Garry Kasparov Says Trump Has Worked ‘Hand In Glove’ With Russia, Calls White House’s Ukraine Talks ‘Fake’
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/02/50472137/garry-kasparov-says-trump-has-worked-hand-in-glove-with-russia-calls-white-houses-ukraine-talks-fake

# Gov / Politics / Global
Inside the Right-Wing Movement Pushing Alberta to Secede From Canada. Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.
https://truthout.org/articles/inside-the-right-wing-movement-pushing-alberta-to-secede-from-canada/

Chinese Congress Makes Unusual Move: Hu Jintao Escorted Off Stage At 20th Party Congress? Rumors Swirl After Video Goes Viral
https://www.latintimes.com/why-was-hu-jintao-escorted-stage-20th-party-congress-rumors-swirl-after-video-goes-530517

Iran’s Comprehensive Peace Proposal to the United States: Mediators propose framework for crucial Iran-US talks this week. Proposals include requirements for Iran to halt uranium enrichment for three years and transfer stock to a third country, Al Jazeera has learned.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/4/mediators-propose-framework-for-crucial-iran-us-talks-this-week

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Safe Drinking Water Is a Basic Human Right That Texas Prisons Fail to Respect. Imprisoned people are forced to drink and bathe with water they describe as over-chlorinated, slimy, and foul-smelling.
https://truthout.org/articles/safe-drinking-water-is-a-basic-human-right-that-texas-prisons-fail-to-respect/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
In stunning reversal, Trump DOJ seeks to dismiss Steve Bannon’s J6 conviction and indictment. The Justice Department is seeking to wipe longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon’s conviction for evading a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5730156-justice-dept-bannon-conviction-contempt/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Detransitioner wins $2 million in landmark New York malpractice case, after proving she was coerced by doctor, psychologist. Varian’s case was the first of its kind in which the plaintiff was victorious, but there are 28 detransitioner lawsuits in various stages currently in the U.S.
https://sentinelksmo.org/detransitioner-wins-2-million-landmark/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Some Army civilians worked during the shutdown—and were told to say they didn’t
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/02/some-army-civilians-worked-during-shutdownand-were-told-say-they-didnt/411299/

# Military / Global
Chinese scientists embraced by U.S. colleges worked with Chinese military-linked firms
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/09/05/pentagon-funded-research-colleges-has-aided-chinese-military-house-gop-report-says.html

Beijing Holds Special Meeting to Expel 3 Senior Defense Industry Officials Amid Ongoing Military Purge
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/three-high-ranking-chinese-military-officials-expelled-for-corruption/articleshow/126215128.cms?from=mdr

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
DHS implies it will stop certain oversight investigations, senator alleges. A Homeland Security Department official stressed in a statement that the secretary has the authority to pause some inspector general inquiries.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/02/dhs-implies-it-will-stop-certain-oversight-investigations-senator-alleges/411289/

“You don’t have to lock somebody up to make them reticent to make their voice heard.” Nathan Freed Wessler, ACLU attorney: The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics
https://futurism.com/future-society/homeland-security-google

# Technology / AI / Social Media Platforms
Super Bowl Ad for Ring Cameras Touted AI Surveillance Network
Ring’s AI-powered network is likely to be used in its partnerships with law enforcement and agencies like ICE. The attempt at telling a heartwarming story of reuniting dogs with their owners masks Ring’s true intentions of creating a nationwide surveillance system, analysts noted.
https://truthout.org/articles/super-bowl-ad-for-ring-cameras-touted-ai-surveillance-network/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Deadline approaches for Colorado River negotiations. Officials negotiating to protect and redefine use of the Colorado River face a major deadline approaching on Feb. 14. Experts said an agreement is unlikely to come in time for the river, which is a major source of drinking water, irrigation and hydropower in seven western states.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/deadline-approaches-colorado-river-negotiations-011000376.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-09

Voices, The Peoples News

February 9, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Tribal sovereignty wins, Indian gaming threats, and Native finance shifts
https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/how-the-gaming-economy-helps-tribes-navigate-shifting-policies

Appeals court overturns White Earth member’s cannabis conviction in sovereignty ruling
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/food-agriculture/15477-appeals-court-overturns-white-earth-member-s-cannabis-conviction-in-sovereignty-ruling

Higher bond issuance costs push tribes toward private capital, study finds
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/finance/15485-higher-bond-issuance-costs-push-tribes-toward-private-capital-cicd-find#:~:text=Tribal%20governments%20face%20higher%20costs,finance%20infrastructure%20and%20enterprise%20development

Native American Governments’ Borrowing Costs: Evidence from Municipal Bond Markets
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Loftus-et-al_2022-7-10-LMZ.pdf

22nd State of the Tribes address set for Feb. 10 at Wisconsin Capitol: Wisconsin tribal leaders will gather at the state Capitol in Madison on Feb. 10 for the 22nd annual State of the Tribes address, one of the few formal moments each year when tribal governments speak directly to state lawmakers from the Assembly floor.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/sovereignty/15478-22nd-state-of-the-tribes-address-set-for-feb-10-at-wisconsin-capitol

Revitalizing the Snake River Basin/ How Helping One River’s Distressed Fish, People, and Power Helps Build the Nation
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/revitalizing-the-snake-river-basin/

The Lumbee Tribe’s Federal Recognition is Assured with a Final Push by Trump. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina achieved a goal more than a century in the making on Wednesday when it secured federal recognition as a tribal nation through the passage of a defense bill in Congress.
https://nativeamericatoday.com/breaking-news-5/

Alaska Native group sues Interior over canceled caribou protections. A Nuiqsut group says the administration violated federal law by ending Teskekpuk Lake safeguards and dismissing subsistence harvesting as a ‘non-use’ of resources
https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/02/alaska-native-group-sues-trump-administration-for-nixing-north-slope-caribou-protections/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Children describe life inside ICE’s Dilley detention center: ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
https://www.propublica.org/article/life-inside-ice-dilley-children

Families freeze outside ICE detention center. Judge orders three families returned to U.S., says ‘lies, deception, and coercion’ used to deport them: The ruling states their separations at the southern border, and later removals, violated a 2023 legal settlement on Trump’s family separation policy.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-u-s-citizen-says-ice-forced-open-the-door-to-his-minnesota-home-and-removed-him-in-his-underwear-after-a-warrantless-search

Judge orders three families returned to U.S., says ‘lies, deception, and coercion’ used to deport them: The ruling states their separations at the southern border, and later removals, violated a 2023 legal settlement on Trump’s family separation policy.
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/politics/2026/02/07/judge-deported-families-family-separation-settlement

Trump admin. names 33 new immigration judges amid “deportation judge” drive: The move comes following months of nationwide firings that have left dozens of judicial seats empty.
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/politics/2026/02/07/judge-deported-families-family-separation-settlement

FBI secretly prepared for disputed election and political violence in 2020, bombshell J6 memos show. What did they know, and when did they know it? The memos from 2020 recently turned over to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel also warned that foreign enemies like Iran and China were likely to foment domestic violence on U.S. soil.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/monfbi-secretly-prepared-disputed-2020-election-and-political-violence

Border crime busts in TX, OK: cartel tunnel trafficking, fake ID enterprise
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_1e77b739-a6a2-446d-ba7f-5ee3de616c03.html

11 of 37 Mexican nationals extradited to U.S. being prosecuted in Texas
https://www.power107radio.com/national/11-of-37-mexican-nationals-extradited-to-u-s-being-prosecuted-in-texas/

‘There Was Never a Wall’: Man Beaten Nearly to Death by ICE Refutes Self-Harm Claim. “They were very racist people,” Alberto Castañeda Mondragón said of his ICE attackers. “No one insulted them… It was their character, their racism toward us, for being immigrants.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/alberto-castaneda-mondragon

‘Awful News for Due Process’ as Court Backs Trump’s Mass Immigrant Detention. “This decision will wipe out the availability of release through bond for tens of thousands of people,” one critic noted.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/court-upholds-trump-mass-detention

Toddler was returned to ICE custody and denied medication after hospitalization, lawsuit says
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/09/toddler-was-returned-to-ice-custody-denied-medication-after-hospitalization-lawsuit-says

‘Violence is in no way isolated’: Anti-ICE protesters demand DHS stop its ‘ongoing brutality’ against peaceful demonstrators outside agency’s headquarters in Portland
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/prioritize-violent-responses-judge-urged-to-bar-trump-admin-from-gratuitous-ice-response-in-oregon/

‘Scum rises to the top’: America’s shrug at Trump abomination leaves critic appalled
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/prioritize-violent-responses-judge-urged-to-bar-trump-admin-from-gratuitous-ice-response-in-oregon/

Kash Patel kills investigation into woman killed by ICE agent, but his follow-up order was so ‘legally dubious’ it had prosecutors resign in protest. The evidence didn’t match the president’s version of events.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/true-crime/kash-patel-kills-investigation-into-woman-killed-by-ice-agent-but-his-follow-up-order-was-so-legally-dubious-it-had-prosecutors-resign-in-protest/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Broke Bureaucracies: America’s 5 largest U.S. cities don’t have enough money to pay bills: Its Financial State of the Cities 2026 report examines the fiscal health of the cities of Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York City, with New York City again leading the U.S. with the greatest taxpayer burden.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_abd99fd3-7c19-452e-9642-ace40533f3ec.html

Trump Admin Suspends 111,620 California Borrowers. $8.6 billion in suspected fraudulent activity linked to the COVID pandemic, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced Friday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-admin-uncovers-staggering-8-122222819.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Paris Agreement failed. So buckle up.
https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/why-the-paris-agreement-failed-climate-change/

# General News
“The Day the Latino, African American and Asian Communities Realize They Share the Same Oppressor Is the Day We Start Winning,” — Rep. Wu Pushes Back on White People — “We Are the Majority in This Country Now. We Have the Ability to Take Over This Country” — Resurfaced Interview Sparks Renewed Debate
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4483278674872-the-day-the-latino-african-american-and-asian-communities-realize-they-share-the-same-oppressor-is-the-day-we-start-winning-rep-wu-pushes-back-on-white-people-we-are-the-majority-in-this-country-now-we-have-the-ability-to-take-over-this-country

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell invokes 5th Amendment in deposition with Oversight panel
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/politics/2026/02/09/ghislaine-maxwell-5th-amendment-house-oversight-committee-deposition

The fallout from the latest release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein is spreading both in the U.S. and overseas. Britain’s Prime Minister Kherson on Thursday apologized for appointing Peter Mandelson to be his ambassador
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/epstein-revelations-toppled-top-figures-europe-us-fallout-129944882#:~:text=Interest%20Successfully%20Added-,Epstein%20revelations%20have%20toppled%20top%20figures%20in%20Europe%20while%20US,title%20and%20taxpayer%2Dfunded%20mansion

Bill Gates just got backed into a corner as Congress threatens a subpoena over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Chair James Comer says members of both parties are asking him to compel the billionaire to testify.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/04/congress/house-oversight-mulls-bill-gates-subpoena-00766254

Jeffrey Epstein Death Announcement Drafted a Day Before His Passing? New Document Sparks Scrutiny
https://www.inquisitr.com/jeffrey-epstein-death-announcement-drafted-a-day-before-his-passing-new-document-sparks-scrutiny

Ex-KGB official says 2 countries have copies of compromising Trump video
https://www.alternet.org/trump-russia-kompromat/

The Federal Government Released 3.5 Million Pages on Epstein and Prosecuted No One. This Bill Lets All 50 States Investigate and Prosecute.
https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/01/30/the-latest-justice-department-releasing-3-million-pages-from-its-jeffrey-epstein-files/

# Gov / Politics
Superintendent group webinar details school response to ICE. Minnesota schools report that agents have staged enforcement operations from their parking lots and pulled over district vans
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/educators-sue-over-ice-activity-on-school-grounds-and-nearby/2026/02

Democratic senator requires photo ID to enter campaign event while opposing voter ID for elections
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ga/atlanta/news/2026/02/07/senate-democrat-requires-voter-id-for-campaign-events-but-opposes-it-for-federal-elections/

‘Everything Is for Sale’: Trump Exploits 250th Anniversary of US Independence for Yet Another Grift
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-us-250th-birthday

Three-Time Trump Voter Calls C-SPAN to Apologize for ‘Supporting This Rotten, Rotten Man.’ “This is not a decent man. This is not an honest man. He openly takes bribes. He’s pathetic as a president.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-voters-regret

‘It’s open season on the president’: Op-ed unleashes West Wing meltdown
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/05/trump-official-comes-out-against-the-president-in-anonymous-times-op-ed-808714

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
USPS posts $1.3B quarterly loss, as officials clash over fixes
https://postaltimes.com/usps-posts-1-3b-quarterly-loss-as-officials-clash-over-fixes/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Hegseth declares ‘good riddance’ to America’s oldest institution claiming they are training ‘wokesters’ instead of warriors
https://www.aol.com/news/hegseth-ending-military-education-ties-054917728.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
Revealing Michelangelo’s True Colors
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2026-02/restoration-work-michelangelo-last-judgment-sistine-chapel.html

Michelangelo – Secrets of the Sistine Chapel Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2cigajWgz4

# Pharmaceuticals
Key Facts About TrumpRx Discounts: It’s a useless, dressed-up shopping page that points Americans to discounts they could already find on their own.
https://www.protectourcare.org/fact-sheet-10-reasons-why-trumprx-is-an-utter-joke/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-02-08

Voices, The Peoples News

February 8, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“I’ve spent fifty years wearing a mask to show you what a nightmare
looks like for entertainment. But looking around this room tonight… the
real nightmare is the indifference of obscene wealth surrounded by a
world that is falling apart. We sit here polishing our diamonds while
people outside are fighting just to survive. If your platform is just a
pedestal for your own ego, you aren’t creating art—you’re just
creating useless noise.”

– Alice Cooper
The Godfather of Shock Rock’s Ultimate Act:
Alice Cooper’s $160 Million Reality Check lht
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# Indigenous
Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE. Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.
https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-led-collectives-are-keeping-minnesotan-communities-safe-from-ice/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Federal agents arrested kidney transplant recipient delivering groceries and detained him without medication, family and lawmakers say
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-arrest-rochester-minnesota-kidney-transplant-b2915706.html

ICE Calls On Newsom Not to Release 33,179 Criminal Illegal Immigrants Into Communities
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/sanctuary-calamity-dhs-and-ice-urgently-call-gavin-newsom-and-sanctuary-california

Newsom debunks DHS claim about California releasing undocumented criminals from prison. California governor accused the administration of trying to ‘distract’ from Trump posting a racist video of the Obamas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/gavin-newsom-debunks-stephen-miller-claim-x

Gruesome Discovery: Four Haitian Women Deported by the U.S. Found Decapitated. The victims’ families have withheld names and photographs out of fear of further gang retaliation. Many Haitians undertake perilous sea journeys (“yolas”) to reach Puerto Rico, only to face detention, raids, and removal — heightening dangers upon return to an unstable homeland.
https://www.lunionsuite.com/graphic-content-warning-four-haitian-women-deported-from-puerto-rico-found-decapitated-near-dominican-border/

Noem deploys to both borders, says ICE won’t be deterred by sanctuary officials who ‘want to create conflict’
https://www.aol.com/articles/noem-deploys-both-borders-says-180534081.html

Appeals court rules Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans in U.S. was illegal
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/appeals-court-rules-noems-decision-to-end-protections-for-venezuelans-in-u-s-was-illegal

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Washington state Democrats propose 3-cent sugar tax per fluid ounce of sweetened beverages. . Scheduled for 2028, the tax would increase the cost of sodas, energy drinks, and sweetened teas by 72 cents on a 24-ounce drink, targeting increased revenue and reduced consumption.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wa-dems-propose-3-cent-223600735.html

Trump signs proclamation to ‘unleash commercial fishing in the Atlantic.’ This action reopens nearly 5,000 square miles of protected waters off New England to fishing, aiming to reverse regulations originally set by President Obama, which were restored by President Biden in 2021
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-makes-major-change-to-fishing-11482477

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
President Donald Trump and ex-Prince Andrew named on ‘prominent’ FBI list of accused abusers amid Jeffrey Epstein probe. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein were included on a list of “prominent names” in an FBI presentation related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, new documents show.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/andrew-fbi-prominent-names-list-103105013.html

“It’s All One Big Club and You Ain’t in It,” Rep. Thomas Massie Links Epstein Documents to Donors Funding Opposition to His Reelection — “Literally Every Fat Cat Coming After Me Is in the Files”
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4482395463227-its-all-one-big-club-and-you-aint-in-it-rep-thomas-massie-links-epstein-documents-to-donors-funding-opposition-to-his-reelection-literally-every-fat-cat-coming-after-me-is-in-the-files?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA1MjAxNjgwMDE%3D

Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Cellmate Alleges Donald Trump Wanted Pedophile ‘Dead,’ Exposed Him to Violence ‘on Purpose.’ Convicted quadruple murderer Nicholas Tartaglione alleged in a pardon/commutation petition last summer that the Trump administration wanted Epstein “dead.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4480907655466-jeffrey-epsteins-former-cellmate-alleges-donald-trump-wanted-pedophile-dead-exposed-him-to-violence-on-purpose?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA1MTk0NTcwODU%3D

Truth, Consequences and the Limits of Epstein’s Web: The appearance of chumminess among the Epstein set has landed at an acutely populist moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACKbPWEGo4

# Gov / Politics
Proposed WA Constitutional amendment would end legislative privilege
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_40f8076e-8d4c-4b71-9307-202587345bd3.html

Judge strikes down officials’ attempt at forming secretive group to repeal crucial US policy: ‘The public deserves transparent … decisions.’ “The court confirmed today that the process for this sham report … violated the law.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/climate-working-group-government-lawsuit-trump-administration/

Trump Is Doing The Exact Same Thing That Led To The Downfall Of Dictators, According To This History Professor
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ruth-ben-ghiat-donald-trump_n_6981cdc8e4b0feb4ec4e3bfb

Family Facing Deportation Vanishes with ‘Blood Throughout’ Home: 911 Call Reveals About the Disappearances
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ruth-ben-ghiat-donald-trump_n_6981cdc8e4b0feb4ec4e3bfb

Trump “Called for My Arrest and Hanging” Says U.S. Congressman, “I Will Not Be Intimidated”
https://2paragraphs.com/2026/02/trump-called-for-my-arrest-and-hanging-says-u-s-congressman-i-will-not-be-intimidated/

President Donald Trump seeks federal court order to block his own Justice Department from releasing Jack Smith special counsel report. Trump calls on judge to block his own DOJ from releasing Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report. Trump claims the special counsel’s report could be weaponized by his political opponents and ‘irreparably harm’ him
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jack-smith-mar-a-lago-report-b2904886.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
“Ukraine Is Our Enemy,” — Hungarian Prime Minister Declares — Contradicting Hungary’s Billions in Humanitarian Support
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-general-trump-zelensky-peace-deadline-b2916140.html

Cuban Regime Reportedly Negotiating Opening Up The Economy In Exchange For Not Getting Overthrown
https://www.latintimes.com/cuban-regime-reportedly-negotiating-opening-economy-exchange-not-getting-overthrown-594282

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Kash Patel stopped Renee Good investigation in order to protect Trump’s assessment on the shooting:
Justice department ‘not investigating’ Renee Good killing in contrast to 2020 inquiry on George Floyd death
In 2020, Trump DoJ investigated police killing of Floyd in Minneapolis, leading to four officers’ convictions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/justice-department-ice-renee-good-george-floyd-minneapolis

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
U.S. Threatened International Criminal Court Sanctions Over Trump Probes — Now They’ve Imposed Them
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/us-threatened-international-criminal

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/washington-post-publisher-will-lewis-says-hes-stepping-down-days-after-big-layoffs-at-the-paper-00770487

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
After Second Arrest Linked to Illegal Bio Labs, Rep. Kiley Urges Hearing on Bipartisan Public Health Bill
https://kiley.house.gov/posts/after-second-arrest-linked-to-illegal-bio-labs-rep-kiley-urges-hearing-on-bipartisan-public-health-bill

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals
House Intel chairman warns China may be setting up illicit biolabs in U.S. to seed next pandemic
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/house-intelligence-committee-chairman-warns-biolabs-us-might-lead-next-pandemic

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
DHS dismisses senior CBP official for allegedly leaking sensitive information: A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson warned that the disclosures put law enforcement at direct risk.
https://voz.us/en/politics/260208/33217/dhs-removes-senior-cbp-official-for-leaking-sensitive-information.html

# Social Services / Programs
Inside the radical revamp of Social Security where a Wall Street CEO is changing almost everything at the $1.6 trillion benefits agency. Enter Frank Bisignano, changes he has quickly enacted at SSA—drawing heavily on his time in the private sector—are real, and they’re impressing even the Administration’s fiercest critics.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inside-radical-revamp-social-security-102100712.html

# Transportation / Shipping
New bill would look into imposing per-mile tax on California drivers. The study investigates charging drivers a fee based on miles driven, often discussed in the range of six to nine cents per mile.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_6df1e48f-ca6b-4749-a25b-2fbf7862c86d.html

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