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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-24

Saint-Malo Voices, The Peoples News

March 24, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday
is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.”
– Robert H. Goddard
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Crying woman who struggled with ICE agents in SF airport was detainee being deported to Guatemala, DHS says. ICE agents seen ‘terrorizing’ woman and child at SFO, Calif. senator says. The widely circulated footage has since caused furor online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYm_pkRhHDc

Trump Official Who Introduced Donald and Melania Asked ICE to Detain His Brazilian Ex During Custody Battle, Report Claims. Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.
https://people.com/paolo-zampolli-ex-girlfriend-ice-deportation-11931023

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Toyota Announces $1 Billion Investment in US Plants. The funds are part of a broader plan to spend up to $10 billion on U.S. manufacturing through 2030
https://qz.com/toyota-billion-investment-kentucky-indiana

# Employment / Labor / Unions
MSPB relinquishes jurisdiction over some federal worker appeals. The agency tasked with adjudicating appeals of federal employee firings upended decades of precedent in ruling that agencies may challenge its jurisdiction on constitutional grounds.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/mspb-relinquishes-jurisdiction-over-some-federal-worker-appeals/412318/
MSPB: Merit Systems Protection Board https://www.mspb.gov/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms. Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas instead
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/trump-administration-wind-project-plan

EPA’s open invitation to polluters. The basis for these exemptions simply isn’t true. Threats to Southern communities. The Trump administration recently announced it is further weakening environmental safeguards and giving industry a free pass to pollute with a cancer-causing chemical at the expense of the health and clean air of millions of Americans.
https://www.selc.org/news/a-free-pass-to-pollute-what-to-know-about-presidential-exemptions/

Natural gas prices in Texas plunge deep into negative territory and producers are burning it off, while the rest of the world braces for shortages
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3/23/2374535/-Natural-gas-prices-in-Texas-plunge-deep-into-negative-territory

Russia Maintains Ambiguity About Alleged Oil Shipments To Cuba, Which Would Need To Evade U.S. Blockade
https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-ships-fuel-cuba-using-spoofing-tactic-challenging-trump-embargo-reports

U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island: In a general license published Thursday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Cuba to a list of countries that would be blocked from transactions involving the sale, delivery or offloading of crude or petroleum products that originate from Russia.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/cuba-crisis-fuel-tankers-russia-oil-gas-energy-us-trump.html#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Treasury%20Department%20has,Israeli%2Dled%20war%20on%20Iran.

Russian Tankers Could Challenge US Blockade of Cuba. Russian fuel shipments are heading to Cuba, according to maritime tracking data, in a development that could test President Donald Trump’s effort to choke off the island’s energy supplies.
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-tankers-could-challenge-us-blockade-of-cuba-11703935

Russia Confirms Talks With Cuba on Oil Shipments Amid U.S. Blockade. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia is in talks with Cuba to finalize shipments of oil and fuel to the island, amid the tightening of the economic embargo imposed by the United States for more than half a century.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/russia-confirms-talks-with-cuba-on-oil-shipments-amid-u-s-blockade/

# General News
‘They refuse to conform’: 100,000 churches could close across the U.S. due to the disruption of in-person worship. The unprecedented contraction, expected to continue over the next decade, risks leaving gaps in communities nationwide — particularly rural ones, where churches often are crucial providers of food aid, child care and disaster relief.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/03/us-churches-close-religious-shift-christians

Engineer Says It’s Time to Rebuild the Twin Towers With Giant Data Centers, Huge Tech Labs, and Anti-Aircraft Lasers on the Roof. We repeat: a “last resort anti-aircraft surface-to-air missiles or a multi-megawatt laser defense weapon.” “This is what America rightfully deserves. We shall no longer be afraid.”
https://futurism.com/science-energy/engineer-twin-towers-lasers

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Child safety nonprofit founded by Tom Steyer’s brother has multiple Epstein ties: ‘No concerns.’ Common Sense Media board members have past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, raising concerns about the organization’s leadership.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/monterey/news/2026/03/21/child-safety-nonprofit-tied-to-steyers-brother-has-epstein-connections/

The Gates Foundation and Epstein? Turns out they shared an interest in visas for young European women
https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/the-gates-foundation-and-epstein-turns-out-they-shared-an-interest-in-visas-for-young-european-women/

# Gov / Politics
Trump Gives Congress an Ultimatum: US President Donald Trump renewed his push for the SAVE America Act, escalating pressure on the United States Congress to pass the legislation. Trump said he may refuse to sign any new bills unless lawmakers approve the proposed measure, which aims to tighten voting rules and introduce stricter verification requirements in U.S. elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG-anwbh2Mc

Voter ID or voter purge? What the SAVE America Act actually does. We’re taking your comments and questions straight from YouTube and putting them to the test in this week’s Straight From You. This week’s focus: Is the SAVE America Act just a voter ID bill, or does it go further?
https://san.com/cc/voter-id-or-voter-purge-what-the-save-america-act-actually-does/

What’s at stake in Trump’s ultimatum for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz. The closed Strait of Hormuz is beginning to creep into aspects of our everyday lives. Gas is skyrocketing, farmers are worried about where their next crops will get their fertilizer, even materials necessary to conduct MRIs has become an issue.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/whats-stake-trumps-ultimatum-iran-221846953.html

Energy, water, bonds: What are Iran’s targets if Trump hits power plants? Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline for Iran raises concerns about attacks on energy in the Middle East.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/23/energy-water-bonds-what-are-irans-targets-if-trump-hits-power-plants

“Manipulated by Israel”: Resigning Counterterrorism Chief Drops Bombshell, Claims Trump Was Goaded Into Iran War by Netanyahu and Murdoch. The revelations have sparked a sharp defense from the White House, even as cracks in the administration’s “America First” facade become impossible to ignore.
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4552722156588-manipulated-by-israel-resigning-counterterrorism-chief-drops-bombshell-claims-trump-was-goaded-into-iran-war-by-netanyahu-and-murdoch

Can the United Nations Survive Without the US? Beset by one of its worst budget and political crises since its founding in 1945, the U.N. is struggling to uphold its core mission of safeguarding global peace and human rights.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/can-the-united-nations-survive-without-the-us/

Markwayne Mullin’s ‘terrifying’ secret plan with a Democrat could rip apart Trump’s hardline vision. His past actions painted a different picture.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/markwayne-mullins-terrifying-secret-plan-with-a-democrat-could-rip-apart-trumps-hardline-vision/

Sen. Murphy Says We’ve Given $14 Billion To Iran To Fund The War — “We’re Literally Putting Money Into The Pockets Of The Very Nations We’re Fighting Right Now. We’ve Never Seen This Level Of Incompetence In War‑Making In This Country’s History”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4553339995006-sen-murphy-says-we-ve-given-14-billion-to-iran-to-fund-the-war-we-re-literally-putting-money-into-the-pockets-of-the-very-nations-we-re-fighting-right-now-we-ve-never-seen-this-level-of-incompetence-in-war-making-in-this-country-s-history

Americans want answers on the Iran War — Benjamin Netanyahu just offered a clue: He wants oil and gas flowing through Israel
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/americans-want-answers-on-the-iran-war-benjamin-netanyahu-just-offered-a-clue-he-wants-oil-and-gas-flowing-through-israel/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Is Hunting Down Iranian Regime Members in Their Hideouts, One by One. The killings of top officials mark milestones in a fierce campaign to bring down the Tehran government
https://www.livemint.com/global/israel-is-hunting-down-iranian-regime-members-in-their-hideouts-one-by-one-11773795961274.html

Iran threatens to ‘completely’ close Strait of Hormuz and hit power plants after Trump ultimatum. Late Saturday, the U.S. president set a 48-hour deadline to open the strait.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/22/iran-threatens-to-completely-close-strait-of-hormuz-and-hit-power-plants-after-trump-ultimatum-00839615

Iran denies talks with US after Trump postpones strikes on power grid. A European official said that while there had been no direct negotiations between the two nations, Egypt, Pakistan and Gulf states were relaying messages. A Pakistani official and a second source told Reuters that direct talks on ending the war ‌could be held in Islamabad as soon as this week.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-threatens-retaliate-against-gulf-energy-water-after-trump-ultimatum-2026-03-23/

Iranian protesters say revolution is just around the corner — can’t wait to ‘finish the job’: “The protest that will happen will be something extraordinary, because the hatred people have for [the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] after the massacre is extremely intense,” a woman currently living in Tehran told The Post.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/21/world-news/iranian-protesters-say-revolution-is-just-around-the-corner-everyone-is-waiting/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Justice Sotomayor warns conservative justices just gave cops ‘license to inflict gratuitous pain’ when ‘there is no threat’ or a ‘reason’
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/justice-sotomayor-warns-conservative-justices-just-gave-cops-license-to-inflict-gratuitous-pain-when-there-is-no-threat-or-a-reason/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
“The Law Must Prevail”: Judge Defies Trump Administration, Orders Major Hearing Over Seizure of Atlanta’s 2020 Election Records. A federal judge has denied a high-stakes request by the Trump administration to cancel an evidentiary hearing regarding the FBI’s seizure of nearly 700 boxes of 2020 election records from Fulton County.
https://local.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4552709313134-the-law-must-prevail-judge-defies-trump-administration-orders-major-hearing-over-seizure-of-atlanta-s-2020-election-records

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
ICE Raids and Medicaid Cuts Put Both Caregivers and Their Patients at Risk. ICE raids and cutbacks to personal care services are leaving seniors and disabled adults scrambling for in-home aid.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-raids-and-medicaid-cuts-put-both-caregivers-and-their-patients-at-risk/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
As TrumpRx Scam Does Virtually Nothing, Big Pharma Jacks Up Prices on Cancer Drugs. “As they continue to hike prices, the pharmaceutical industry is also working overtime to block reforms that would lower them, and patients are paying the price.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pharma-cancer-drugs-price-2676579218

Woman Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease at 2 Months Old Wakes Up with No Pain for the First Time in Her Life After New Treatment
https://people.com/woman-diagnosed-with-sickle-cell-disease-at-2-months-old-wakes-up-with-no-pain-for-the-first-time-in-her-life-after-new-treatment-11931453

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Trump is deploying 4,500 Marines to take Iran’s main oil island, but the IRGC warned they have “naval surprises” ready for their arrival. The war is getting more complex
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trump-is-deploying-4500-marines-to-take-irans-main-oil-island-but-the-irgc-warned-they-have-naval-surprises-ready-for-their-arrival/

# Military / Global
Iran’s flex of long-range ballistic missiles vindicates Trump, may change European calculus
https://justthenews.com/government/security/irans-flex-long-range-ballistic-missiles-vindicates-trump-threat-perception

Israel targets Iranian checkpoints using tip-offs from informants, source says
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-targets-iranian-checkpoints-using-tip-offs-informants-source-says-2026-03-13/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up: Comet K1, whose full name is Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), had just passed its closest approach to the Sun and was heading out of the solar system. Though it had been intact just days before, K1 fragmented into at least four pieces while Hubble was watching. The odds of that happening while Hubble viewed the comet are extraordinarily low.
https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news-releases/2026/news-2026-010

# Nuclear
Dome over contaminated nuclear blast site is leaking — expert warns risk from lethal landfill could be ‘devastating’
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-infamous-radioactive-tomb-is-leaking-and-experts-are-worried

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
Officials discover over 300 eggs of creatures thought to have vanished: The butterfly population dropped dramatically due to flailing hedges — a mechanical method of trimming using a tractor-mounted, fast-rotating drum fitted with heavy-duty blades. While an efficient way to landscape, this type of cutting unknowingly destroyed thousands of eggs.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-down-314855763/4552623037054-officials-discover-over-300-eggs-of-creatures-thought-to-have-vanished-it-could-make-an-enormous-difference

Mysterious pyramid-like structures spotted in remote region spark ancient civilization theories. Beneath Antarctica’s vast, icy expanse lies a mystery that has captivated scientists, explorers, and theorists for decades. Speculation intensified after satellite imagery revealed pyramid-like structures emerging from the snow—geometric shapes so precise they sparked debate over whether they are natural formations or remnants of a lost, intelligent culture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjNw8b8yBd0

The Hidden Structure Linking Every Ancient Civilization: From the pyramids of Egypt to the stone complexes of Mesoamerica, from ancient temples in Asia to megalithic sites in Europe, early societies that never met — and could not communicate — appear to have built according to the same underlying structure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV46JHd67cM

Scientists Discover Lost Amazon Cities with Pyramids Hidden Under Trees. Using advanced laser scanning technology, scientists discovered these massive constructions hidden beneath dense jungle canopies, reshaping our understanding of Amazonian history and architecture. This discovery proves the forest once hosted complex societies far older than previously believed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAq1JBlqjvM

# Science
Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle. Composed of two charm quarks and one down quark, the doubly charmed particle is four times heavier than a proton
https://home.cern/news/news/physics/lhcb-collaboration-discovers-new-proton-particle

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
State Department issues worldwide security alert for US citizens amid Iran war. The U.S. Department of State issued a worldwide security alert urging American citizens abroad, especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution and follow the guidance of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
https://san.com/media-miss/state-department-issues-worldwide-security-alert-for-us-citizens-amid-iran-war/

Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin as new DHS secretary. The first-term senator and former MMA fighter now takes on one of the most challenging roles in the second Trump administration.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/23/senate-confirms-mullin-to-be-dhs-chief-00841157

# Technology / AI / Robotics
US Sanctions North Korean Criminal Network for Allegedly Draining $800,000,000 From Businesses in Data Extortion Schemes. Six North Korean individuals and two entities were hit with U.S. sanctions over an alleged crypto-fueled fraud scheme targeting U.S. firms.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/dc/washington/news/2026/03/13/us-treasury-sanctions-alleged-800-million-north-korean-it-worker-fraud-operation/

This UPS Driver Started His Dead Car With an iPhone Charger, and Car Guys Are Having a Full Meltdown
https://autos.yahoo.com/people-and-culture/articles/ups-driver-started-dead-car-154040500.html

World’s Richest Man Elon Musk Owes Billions After Jury Rules He Misled Twitter Investors. Jury finds that two tweets posted in May 2022 by Musk contained false statements responsible for a plunge in Twitter’s share price.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/21/us-jury-finds-elon-musk-misled-investors-during-twitter-purchase

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Trump Holds Travelers Hostage With Ultimatum for Democrats. The president is demanding the passage of his voting bill to make a deal on TSA funding.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-holds-travelers-hostage-with-ultimatum-for-democrats/

ICE Agents Deployed to 14 US Airports. Which airports is ICE going to? What will agents be doing? What to know. ICE agents are being sent to major airports to ease long lines as Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages grow.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2026/03/23/ice-agents-which-airports-list/89285937007/

This Is No Longer Dysfunction — It Is Danger. We are talking about vulnerability in one of the most sensitive and critical systems in our country. Aviation security is not just another government function. It is a frontline defense. And when that defense shows signs of strain, every American should pay attention.
https://www.thealpenanews.com/opinion/2026/03/this-is-no-longer-dysfunction-it-is-danger/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-22

Voices, The Peoples News

March 22, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump Says ICE Agents Will Work TSA Checkpoints Starting On Monday
https://onemileatatime.com/news/trump-ice-agents-work-tsa-checkpoints/

‘Coercive conditions to terrorize’: ICE agents ‘knowingly and unlawfully’ violated tortured man’s ‘due process rights’ on multiple occasions, judge says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/coercive-conditions-to-terrorize-ice-agents-knowingly-and-unlawfully-violated-tortured-mans-due-process-rights-on-multiple-occasions-judge-says/

‘Take our national day out of your mouth’: ICE is facing a brutal backlash for its new tone-deaf blunder
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/take-our-national-day-out-of-your-mouth-ice-is-facing-a-brutal-backlash-for-its-new-tone-deaf-blunder/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Billionaire Investor Says We’re ‘Quite Close’ to a Capital War Where Money Itself Could Be Used as ‘War,’ Here’s What He Means – Bond yields are rising in response to a new round of trade tensions brought about by the President. This legendary billionaire investor says the next risk is a “capital war” where money itself becomes a weapon.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonkochkodin/2026/01/20/hedge-fund-billionaire-ray-dalio-warns-of-capital-wars-heres-what-he-means/

“The Beginning of the End”: Analyst Warns Trump’s Iran Strategy Could Shatter 52-Year Global Dominance of the U.S. Dollar
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4549890656661-the-beginning-of-the-end-analyst-warns-trump-s-iran-strategy-could-shatter-52-year-global-dominance-of-the-u-s-dollar

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Bank Of America Will Settle With Epstein Accusers— The Agreement Could Set This Precedent: Lawsuit claims the Charlotte banking giant actively concealed evidence of the sex trafficking scheme.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestv/2026/03/20/bank-of-america-will-settle-with-epstein-accusers–the-agreement-could-set-this-precedent-attorney/

New video shows guards milling about with Epstein a few feet away in his cell, instead of conducting mandatory rounds. The video, resurfacing through newly reviewed Department of Justice records, is drawing fresh attention to missed rounds, warning notices and unanswered questions surrounding the final hours inside Metropolitan Correctional Center.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWKvtuoCFQ8

Epstein prison guard will testify before Congress one way or another: ‘If she doesn’t, I’ll subpoena her’
https://www.aol.com/articles/epstein-prison-guard-testify-congress-212708781.html

Viral sensation “Palm Beach Pete” comes clean, saying that he used to be at parties with Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/i-m-not-jeffrey-epstein-florida-man-breaks-silence-after-the-viral-lookalike-video

Utah mom says her son played a game titled ‘Five Nights at Epstein’ on a school computer. In Five Nights at Epstein’s, players must defend themselves from the convicted pedophile on his island
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/utah-five-nights-at-epstein-school-b2941816.html

Alumni of Pam Bondi’s Law School Threaten to Cut Off Donations If School Doesn’t Denounce Her Over Epstein Hearing
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/alumni-of-pam-bondis-law-school-threaten-to-cut-off-donations-if-school-doesnt-denounce-her-over-epstein-hearing/

# Gov / Politics
Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/iran-donald-trump-48-hours-open-hormuz-strait

There’s a reason no president before Trump authorized war with Iran: Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed a long-standing view of the regime’s leaders, arguing: “These people make policy decisions on the basis of pure theology. So it’s hard to do a deal with Iran.” The rhetoric was such a staple of Washington talk, hardly anyone noticed. But this profoundly ingrained anti-Iran sentiment in Washington helped set the stage for Trump taking the United States to war.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/03/20/no-president-trump-authorized-war-iran/

Robert Mueller, Former Special Counsel Who Probed Trump, Dies
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/21/robert-mueller-dead

Trump on Robert Mueller’s Death: ‘Good, I’m Glad He’s Dead’: The president celebrated the death of the former special counsel who investigated his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-robert-mueller-death-1235535306/

Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Subpoenas Former FBI Director James Comey In Effort To Revive ’16 Russian Election-Interference Probe: NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, confirmed Comey was subpoenaed in the probe, which is also reviewing the previous investigations into President Trump, including the work of Obama-era intelligence officials.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5792806-comey-subpoenaed-in-2016-election-probe-in-florida/

U.S. And Israel Reportedly Have Intelligence Suggesting Mojtaba Khamenei Is Alive As He Remains Unseen Since The Beginning Of The War
https://www.latintimes.com/us-israel-reportedly-have-intelligence-suggesting-mojtaba-khamenei-alive-he-remains-unseen-595922

Ex-Trump White House Lawyer Rips ‘Demented Narcissist’ President Over Mueller Death Post. “What the President said today, of course, is petty, shameful, despicable and undignified,” ex-White House lawyer Ty Cobb said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ty-cobb-demented-narcissist-trump-over-robert-mueller-death-post_n_69bf091ce4b0284f9be0b723

Kushner’s Middle East ties have reached a breaking point for US intelligence. So, of course, Trump is ignoring it all
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/kushners-middle-east-ties-have-reached-a-breaking-point-for-us-intelligence-so-of-course-trump-is-ignoring-it-all/

Bush reacts to Mueller’s death: ‘He proved he was ready for tough assignments.’ “In 2001, only one week into the job as the 6th Director of the F.B.I., Bob transitioned the agency mission to protecting the homeland after September 11,” Bush says in the statement.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/bush-reacts-muellers-death-he-proved-he-was-ready-tough-assignments

JD Vance Warns of 2026 Democratic “Coup,” While Trump Tells GOP to Brace for Mandatory Midterm “Firewall”
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4549922077819-jd-vance-warns-of-2026-democratic-coup-while-trump-tells-gop-to-brace-for-mandatory-midterm-firewall

Trump and Netanyahu may have jointly started the war in Iran, but ending it together will be difficult
https://theconversation.com/trump-and-netanyahu-may-have-jointly-started-the-war-in-iran-but-ending-it-together-will-be-difficult-278483

Gordon Chang Warns U.S.-China Ties Will Shatter if Beijing-Linked Missiles Strike U.S. Navy; “They Are an Enemy Combatant.” Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to warn of China backing Iran while questioning its stance on the Strait of Hormuz, and raises concerns over Chinese-linked missiles.
https://www.aol.com/finance/gordon-chang-warns-chinese-enemy-132343260.html

Trump’s ‘knew nothing’ defense just crumbled as the president threatened a level of total destruction against Iran that has the entire world on edge
https://www.themarysue.com/trumps-knew-nothing-defense-just-crumbled-as-the-president-threatened-a-level-of-total-destruction-against-iran-that-has-the-entire-world-on-edge/

# Gov / Politics / Global
The high price of regime change in Cuba. Cuba has long been the prize in the Trump administration’s Western Hemisphere policy. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, has throughout his political career called for an end to the island’s communist government.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/forecast/2026/02/19/the-high-price-of-regime-change-in-cuba-00789529

Iraq declares force majeure on foreign-operated oilfields over Hormuz disruption, sources say: Declaring force majeure excuses a party from fulfilling its obligations due to “superior force” – specifically, war, hostilities, military actions, or related events that make performance impossible.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-declares-force-majeure-foreign-operated-oilfields-over-hormuz

Iran Shares Western Intel With 2,500-Mile Missile Strike on Diego Garcia, “Europe Is Now in the Strike Zone.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/dpa-2102879/4551533037162-iran-warns-of-fresh-wave-of-attacks-using-new-strategies

Cuba’s leader posts defiant message on social media. Miguel Diaz-Canel is saying that if the U.S. threatens to take over Cuba they will be met with resistance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3ROlE9OL38

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Innocent woman arrested 1,200 miles away from the crime, lost her home, livelihood, and spent 6 months in jail all because of an AI error. This is far from the first case of an AI error flagging the wrong suspect
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/tennessee-grandmother-ai-fraud

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
‘John Roberts has had enough’: Analysts say Supreme Court just put Trump on notice. “Their opinions are subject to criticism,” Roberts said of judges across the judiciary during the appearance on Tuesday. “But personally directed hostility is dangerous, and it’s got to stop.”
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-trump-2676478321/

The United Nations Secretary-General has said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that both Israel and Iran have committed war crimes after recent strikes on energy facilities.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/guterres-israel-trump-war-crimes-iran-b2942482.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
‘Winning decisively’: U.S. has largely defanged Iran’s military power despite negative press
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/03/04/iran-war-hegseth-caine-us-winning/

“The Trend is Overwhelmingly Positive”: Analysts Say Iran’s Military Capabilities are Collapsing as Missile Attacks Plunge Amid ‘Operation Epic Fury’
https://local.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4551470217137-the-trend-is-overwhelmingly-positive-analysts-say-iran-s-military-capabilities-are-collapsing-as-missile-attacks-plunge-amid-operation-epic-fury

Operation Epic Fury Explained: Riches and Domination Drive This War. In Trump’s upside-down world, the war is going “well.”
https://truthout.org/articles/operation-epic-fury-explained-riches-and-domination-drive-this-war/

War Becomes Spectacle in Trump’s Horrific Propaganda Promoting War in Iran: The White House has circulated videos that fuse footage of bombing raids with visuals from video games and action films. The White House’s social media feed has issued a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, gaming footage and bone-crunching football tackles, leading critics like a top cleric of the U.S. Catholic Church to condemn a trivialization of deadly real-life conflict.
https://www.ksat.com/entertainment/2026/03/10/white-house-war-promo-videos-marry-action-movies-sports-and-video-games-to-real-life-combat-footage/

US Is Sending Thousands More Troops to Middle East, Reports Say, in Escalation. New polling this week found the majority of Americans say the war benefits Israel more than it does the US.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5793273-pentagon-speeds-up-marine-deployment/

# Military / Global
North Korea’s Expanding Military Ambitions in Space: North Korea is rapidly advancing its military ambitions in space, transitioning from experimental satellite launches to building an operational surveillance network designed to enhance its nuclear strike capabilities and intelligence gathering.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/09/north-korea-nuclear-space-weapon-missile-defense-golden-dome/

Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants. The developments signaled that the war – going into a fourth week – was moving in a dangerous new direction.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/21/dozens-injured-in-israel-after-iranian-missile-strikes-target-areas-near-nuclear-research-center-00839357

The Invisible Frontline: The nature of China’s unrestricted warfare and why the US needs a strategic wake-up call: “Indirect tactics, efficiently applied, are inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth, unending as the flow of rivers and streams; like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more.” Sun Tzu
https://smallwarsjournal.com/2024/12/16/the-invisible-frontline-the-nature-of-chinas-unrestricted-warfare/

Iran’s Retaliation Reignites Discontent With US Military Bases in Middle East. The US spent decades building an empire of military bases throughout the Middle East. Now they’re under attack
https://truthout.org/articles/irans-retaliation-reignites-discontent-with-us-military-bases-in-middle-east/

Russia is adding fiber-optic cables to its cheap ‘Molniya’ strike drones, making them unjammable
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-adds-fiber-optic-wires-molniya-drones-makes-them-unjammable-2026-3

A Sanctioned Tanker Is Heading To Cuba Carrying Hundreds Of Thousands Of Oil Barrels. The Anatoly Kolodkin is carrying 730,000 barrels of Russian oil and is heading to Matanzas, in Cuba
https://www.latintimes.com/sanctioned-tanker-heading-cuba-while-carrying-hundreds-thousands-oil-barrels-595869

# Social / Communities
“The Math is Brutal”: Two-Thirds of Americans Now Forcing Themselves into Isolation as Cost-of-Living Crisis Deadlocks Social Lives. The trend highlights a growing “financial FOMO” that is severing social ties across the country.
https://local.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4551470218772-the-math-is-brutal-two-thirds-of-americans-now-forcing-themselves-into-isolation-as-cost-of-living-crisis-deadlocks-social-lives

# Social Media Platforms
Elon Musk faces huge potential penalty after California jury finds he misled Twitter shareholders
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/us-jury-finds-elon-musk-001244167.html

# Sports
Stephen A Smith blasts Trump for Army-Navy executive order: ‘Who the hell does he think he is?’
https://www.aol.com/articles/stephen-smith-blasts-trump-army-195446985.html

# Technology / AI / Robotics
Confrontation between billionaire CEO and Lutnick hints at trouble with huge data center project. The two had a heated exchange at the Nvidia AI conference in Silicon Valley.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/20/confrontation-ceo-and-lutnick-00838496

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-21

Voices, The Peoples News

March 21, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…”
– Hermes Trismegistus
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Since things are changing anyway, senior Trump official heavily encourages a immigration pivot
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/since-things-are-changing-anyway-senior-trump-official-heavily-encourages-a-immigration-pivot/

Georgia city cuts off water to planned ICE detention ‘mega center’ that could house up to 10,000 migrants
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/03/18/georgia-town-cuts-off-water-to-ice-facility-amid-fight-with-dhs/89207168007/

Trump team accused of ‘largest fraud’ in immigration history by taking $1 billion in fees from migrants. President Donald Trump is allegedly wringing eye-watering sums of money from the very same people he has decided not to let into the country. Critics are calling it “the largest fraud in the history of the U.S. immigration system.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trumps-administration-accused-of-defrauding-migrants-out-of-1-billion/

# Communications / Censorship
When political dissent is criminalized, speaking out is critical
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/protecting-free-speech-in-the-face-of-government-retaliation

Fact Sheet on Political Dissent and Censorship
https://ncac.org/fepp-articles/fact-sheet-on-political-dissent-and-censorship

The Multi-Pronged Authoritarian Attack on the Right to Dissent
https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/the-multi-pronged-authoritarian-attack-on-the-right-to-dissent/

Pam Bondi Memo Criminalizes Political Dissent
https://speakoutsocialists.org/pam-bondi-memo-criminalizes-political-dissent/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA
U.S. citizen takes helm of Mexico’s fiercest cartel, shining uneasy light on birthright citizenship. The new cartel boss Juan Carlos Valencia González possession of dual citizenship presents challenges for U.S. intelligence surveillance, which led the Mexican government to his predecessor.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/us-citizen-takes-helm-mexicos-strongest-cartel-putting-birthright-citizenship

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The Strait of Hormuz Is Just a Distraction. The Real Story Is Bonds. What the Yield Curve Is Saying.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/strait-hormuz-just-distraction-real-144946786.html

Trump Admin Readies Big Gift for Wall Street While Waging War, Gutting Aid Programs: “At a time of extreme and growing inequality,” said one critic, “today’s proposals will drain lending away from Main Street families’ needs and priorities and further enrich the already wealthy on Wall Street.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-wall-street-capital-requirements

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
House Passes ‘Deporting Fraudsters Act’ as Trump Freezes Millions in Federal Funding Over “Ghost Daycare” Scams
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4549910166529-house-passes-deporting-fraudsters-act-as-trump-freezes-millions-in-federal-funding-over-ghost-daycare-scams

# General News / Boat Strikes
US Kills at Least 2 More People in Yet Another Illegal Boat Bombing. In an initial statement, the US military said three people survived the strike but only one survivor was ultimately recovered alive.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/20/us-says-it-struck-alleged-drug-trafficking-vessel-in-pacific-killing-two

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Imposter’ Bombshell as Top Surgeon Claims Jailed Ex-Madam Is a ‘Completely Different Person’
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-ghislaine-maxwell-imposter-bombshell-192000852.html

Jeffrey Epstein’s personal lawyer says he took out huge cash withdrawals because he had trouble getting a credit card
https://www.aol.com/articles/jeffrey-epsteins-personal-lawyer-says-180050911.html

Lawmaker Reveals Epstein Email in Congress, Disputing Trump’s Account
https://www.aol.com/articles/epstein-bombshell-donald-trump-never-172618371.html

Female Pastor Named in 1,800 Pages of Epstein Files Suspended; Says She Knew Him in Final Months
https://www.newsnationnow.com/religion/epstein-island-missouri-pastor/

Tearful Crown Princess Mette-Marit finally breaks silence on Epstein scandal: ‘I was manipulated and deceived’: On Tuesday, the Norwegian parliament voted unanimously to appoint an independent investigative commission to look into connections between the country’s foreign office and Epstein.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/norway-crown-princess-mette-marit-deceived-jeffrey-epstein

# Gov / Politics
Desperate and Delusional Trump More Dangerous and Destructive Than Ever. Three eminent psychiatrists claim “delusional” Donald Trump could become dangerous amid the ongoing impeachment inquiry. The experts, who have never met the President, even believe he has the potential to become a “threat to the safety” of the US.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/125367/donald-trumps-delusional-mental-state-is-a-danger-to-america-three-top-psychiatrists-warn-impeachment-inquiry/

NATO won’t play along with Donald Trump’s dreams, so now he’s planning an illegal move
https://www.themarysue.com/nato-wont-play-along-with-donald-trumps-dreams-so-now-hes-planning-an-illegal-move/

The DNC Approach to Israel Is Political Malpractice and Moral Failure. No matter how much the DNC leadership tries to shunt it aside, the burning issue of US policy toward Israel will not go away.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/20/dnc-approach-to-israel-is-political-malpractice-and-moral-failure/

Ending the Trump-Netanyahu War in the Middle East: If not stopped soon, this war could easily turn into a global conflagration, effectively into World War III.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-to-end-the-iran-war

‘Everything Is On The Table’: Officials Prepare For Trump To Try To Steal The 2026 Election: President Donald Trump is unpopular. Really unpopular. And his approval rating could sink further — every day that his war on Iran continues, gas and food prices rise exponentially.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-election-2026-ballots_n_69bc3dbfe4b06f4d9c81cfde

The Real Power Player Behind Trump’s Latest Moves and Meltdowns. We may barely have a country left, but at least we are getting a clearer view who is really responsible for all the chaos and destruction.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-real-power-players-president-190327889.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Human Rights Watch to Hungary: Arrest Netanyahu on sight. EU should condemn continued disregard for rule of law
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/20/hungary-arrest-netanyahu-if-he-visits

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Weiss announces end to CBS News Radio as part of plan to remake network’s news division
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cbs-news-layoffs-underway-bari-weiss-1236542195/

# Medical Marijuana / Hemp
PA Gov. Shapiro projects $729M in revenue if pot made legal, but no agreement yet on framework. The bill does not carry out legalization – that would be done separately – but Laughlin believes the new board is needed to oversee the state’s already-existing medical marijuana program. Recreational marijuana could be added to its duties later, he said.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_110681d6-e668-4102-9a7d-935f354a24f8.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Millions of Americans Joining the Ranks of the Uninsured Thanks to Trump-GOP Cuts in 2025. New data released by KFF underscores how “universal, seamless coverage throughout the life course remains an urgent prerogative for the nation,” said one physician and advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/aca-and-uninsured

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Ibuprofen Recalled Across US: The recall affects Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension, a pain reliever that comes in liquid form. The product was manufactured in India by Strides Pharma for Taro Pharmaceuticals.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nearly-90-000-bottles-childrens-185419412.html

Georgia woman charged with murder after taking abortion pill. “It’s mind-blowing that she got charged with that over something like this,” a friend of the woman said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/georgia-woman-faces-murder-charge-after-taking-abortion-pill-2026-03-21/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
‘Desperate’ President Donald Trump is sending thousands more Marines and sailors to the Middle East.
“The US has lost control of this war,” said foreign policy expert Trita Parsi.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/more-troops-to-iran

‘Hell No’: Pentagon Wants Over $200 Billion to Fund Trump’s Illegal Iran War. “We are seeing the Iran war become a quagmire in real time,” said one analyst.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hell-no-pentagon-wants-over-200-billion-to-fund-trump-s-illegal-iran-war

Battle to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Begins With US Air Strikes, Allies Deploying Apaches
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15663599/US-battle-Strait-Hormuz-Iran.html

What Boots On The Ground In Iran Could Entail According To Former CENTCOM Commander
https://www.twz.com/news-features/former-centcom-commander-on-what-u-s-boots-on-the-ground-in-iran-could-entail

USS Boxer The Second Amphibious Assault Ship Now Heading To Middle East (Updated): With two Amphibious Ready Groups heading to the Middle East, there is increasing speculation that the U.S. will try to seize Iran’s strategic Kharg Island.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/uss-boxer-the-second-amphibious-assault-ship-now-heading-to-middle-east

A-10 Warthogs Are Prowling For Iranian Boats In The Strait Of Hormuz: A-10s are executing one of the lesser-known missions they’ve trained to do for decades, hunting down Iranian fast attack boats and mine layers in the strait.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2026/03/19/a-10-warthogs-target-iranian-fast-attack-craft-in-strait-of-hormuz/

A multi billion dollar demand from the Pentagon just backfired against Hegseth as he is forced to admitted the Iran war is worse than we all thought. You’d think the previous $150 billion would be enough.
https://www.themarysue.com/a-multi-billion-dollar-demand-from-the-pentagon-just-backfired-against-hegseth-as-he-is-forced-to-admitted-the-iran-war-is-worse-than-we-all-thought/

‘Beyond the Pale’: General Says US Military Will Create a ‘Camp’ at Gitmo to ‘Deal With’ Cubans Fleeing Trump Blockade. One foreign policy expert noted that fears of a “mass exodus” of refugees come “as the US starves Cuba of energy and food.”
https://therealnews.com/beyond-the-pale-general-says-us-military-will-create-a-camp-at-gitmo-to-deal-with-cubans-fleeing-trump-blockade

# Military / Global
Iran Can’t Hit U.S. Directly—So It’s Hitting Everyone Around It: Iran strikes Gulf nations, oil hubs, and U.S. bases across the region. The result: rising oil prices, global instability, and a war spreading through allies
https://egberto.substack.com/p/iran-cant-hit-us-directlyso-its-hitting

Iran confirms its Natanz nuclear facility was hit in an airstrike: Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike, an official Iranian news agency reported, saying there was no radiation leakage.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-march-21-2026-260bac76e5554ff31aaf5a3a30c92a2e

Iran threatens attacks on ‘tourist destinations’ worldwide in retaliation for US-Israel airstrikes
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-threatens-to-target-tourism-sites-worldwide-and-says-its-still-building-missiles-nearly-3-weeks-into-war

India Joining One Of Europe’s Fighter Programs Is Anything But Easy. India has an urgent need for new combat aircraft but the European next-generation fighter offerings may not be the answer. One defense analyst said that at this stage, it may be difficult for either the GCAP or FCAS teams to take on new development partners.
https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/india-seeking-to-join-european-sixth-generation-fighter-program-reports/

Iran’s Retaliation Reignites Discontent With US Military Bases in Middle East. The US spent decades building an empire of military bases throughout the Middle East. Now they’re under attack.
https://truthout.org/articles/irans-retaliation-reignites-discontent-with-us-military-bases-in-middle-east/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Tulsi Gabbard stuns senator by saying it’s not her job to ‘determine what is … an imminent threat’ to the US
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/tulsi-gabbard-iran-threat-nuclear-ossoff-b2941413.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
‘Now We Know Why Trump Fired the Inspector General at Social Security,’ Says Watchdog Group. New revelations show an IG report about wait times for people seeking help or services was altered after it was submitted to the administration.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/social-security-ig-report

Nearly Every House Republican Votes for Amendment That Would Slash Medicare, Social Security: “The so-called ‘balanced budget amendment’ is the Republicans’ latest backdoor attempt at gutting Americans’ hard-earned benefits,” said one Democratic lawmaker
https://www.schwartzreport.net/2026/03/21/nearly-every-house-republican-votes-for-amendment-that-would-slash-medicare-social-security/

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Elon Musk offers to pay salaries of TSA employees during ongoing DHS shutdown
https://nypost.com/2026/03/21/business/elon-musk-offers-to-pay-tsa-workers-salaries-amid-dhs-budget-standoff/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
For the first time in 40 years, the ‘ocean’s breath’ off the coast of Panama has disappeared. . This crucial oceanographic process, which usually happens between January and April, brings cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface, supporting marine biodiversity and local fisheries
https://scitechdaily.com/for-the-first-time-in-40-years-panamas-ocean-lifeline-has-vanished/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-20

Voices, The Peoples News

March 20, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“The most subversive thing we can do is refuse to disappear.”
– Author Unknown
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Teenager Dies in ICE Detention Center Known for Abuse. A report released in January by several advocacy groups, including the ACLU of Florida and the Detention Watch Network, found troubling conditions at the Glades county detention center from 2008 to 2022.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/teenager-ice-detention-florida-dies

ICE Is Deporting Parents Without Letting Them Bring or Find Care for Their Kids. Dozens said they weren’t given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/trump-deportation-children-trauma

Red state lawmakers up in arms after being blindsided by secret deal to build ICE facility
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-utah/

Anti-ICE Organizing Is Creating Counter-Institutions Based on Care. Rapid-response networks and mutual aid are not charity. They’re shared infrastructure for collective care and survival.
https://truthout.org/articles/anti-ice-organizing-is-creating-counter-institutions-based-on-care/

Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2026/02/06/omar-says-ice-drawdown-not-enough-as-thousands-of-agents-remain-deployed-in-minnesota/

US to require up to $15,000 bond for visa applicants from 12 new countries: The Trump administration has introduced measures meant to restrict both legal and illegal immigration to the U.S. Wednesday’s list expansion is the latest move under President Donald Trump to restrict immigration into the US from largely non-Western nations.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/18/us-to-require-up-to-15000-bond-for-visa-applicants-from-12-new-countries#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20Department%20of,from%20largely%20non%2DWestern%20nations.

Trump administration is deporting parents without their children in violation of its own policies: Dozens of parents said they weren’t given the chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported on short notice, a study shows
https://phr.org/news/ice-is-separating-families-and-denying-care-to-pregnant-women-in-violation-of-its-own-policies-new-report-finds/

ICE defied judges for a year, keeping an activist locked up — and the reason why is downright shocking. Her lawyers had repeatedly voiced serious concerns about the filthy and dangerous conditions inside the detention center. In February, Kordia was even hospitalized after suffering a seizure. She stated through her attorney that she was shackled at her hands and legs throughout her entire 72-hour hospital stay.
https://www.themarysue.com/ice-defied-judges-for-a-year-keeping-an-activist-locked-up-and-the-reason-why-is-downright-shocking/

# DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]
Interior renews call for feds to snitch on ‘DEI discrimination’ in the dept. The refusal to participate in DEI activities is covered by whistleblower protection laws, DOI says.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/interior-renews-campaign-employees-snitch-dei-discrimination-department/412255/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator: Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. “No Longer Independent”: Nuclear Regulatory Commission veterans say the administration is limiting oversight in dangerous ways.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nuclear-power-nrc-safety-doge-vought

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Admin Readies Big Gift for Wall Street While Waging War, Gutting Aid Programs. “At a time of extreme and growing inequality,” said one critic, “today’s proposals will drain lending away from Main Street families’ needs and priorities and further enrich the already wealthy on Wall Street.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-wall-street-capital-requirements

The Trump Administration’s proposed capital gains tax cut could add nearly $1 trillion to the national debt within the decade, think tank warns
https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/the-trump-administration-proposed-capital-gains-tax-cut-add-1-trillion-national-debt-committee-for-responsible-federal-budget/

Red states move to cut income taxes as Trump eyes federal shift. As Republican-led states move to lower or eliminate income taxes, Democrat-led states are heading in the opposite direction, considering higher income and wealth taxes.
https://www.cbs19news.com/red-states-move-to-cut-income-taxes-as-trump-eyes-federal-shift/article_35d960a7-27e9-55eb-b639-d25282ed65b3.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings. Their database pinpointed nearly 600 wells operating illegally, injecting wastewater at pressures and volumes above their permitted limits and threatening to contaminate Oklahoma’s drinking water.
https://www.sej.org/headlines/okla-found-100s-waste-wells-violating-rules-then-it-ignored-findings

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Scientists warn grocery shelves may soon be missing pantry-staple food due to worsening drought conditions
https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/wild-blueberries-shortage-maine-drought-2026/

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
Two former FBI agents sue Patel, Bondi for wrongful termination related to ‘Arctic Frost’ probe. The pair allege that their First Amendment rights to free association and speech were violated, along with their Fifth Amendment rights to due process.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/two-former-fbi-agents-sue-patel-bondi-wrongful-termination-related

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein Bombshell: Donald Trump ‘Never Asked’ Disgraced Financier to Leave Mar-a-Lago, Unredacted Docs Claim
https://www.aol.com/articles/epstein-bombshell-donald-trump-never-172618371.html

“I Never Saw Anything”: UMC Suspends Missouri Pastor After Secret Role Managing Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Island Surfaces in DOJ Files
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19l3v4Fj?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM5NDU4MjA1MjY=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Gov / Politics
Trump Asks for Taxpayers to Shell Out $200 Billion to Fund His Deadly, Cost-Raising War. This is “more than enough” to cover Medicaid for 16 million people kicked off the program by the GOP, an expert said.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-asks-for-taxpayers-to-shell-out-200b-to-fund-his-deadly-cost-raising-war/

Sanders Mounts New Push to Block Sales of Over 20,000 Bombs to Israel. “No more weapons to support an illegal war,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-mounts-new-push-to-block-sales-of-over-20000-bombs-to-israel/

Ted Cruz is on the Senate floor dropping STRAIGHT TRUTH on how LUDICROUS Democrat arguments against the SAVE America Act are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvHWkZyibSg

Fraudster Trump Promises to Do Something About Fraud After Pardoning $1.3B of His Fellow Fraudsters. The president’s new Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is chaired by the same White House that wiped out $1.3B owed to fraud victims.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fraudster-donald-trump-romises-to-do-something-about-fraud-after-pardoning-13b-of-fraudsters/

Trump hosts dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The event comes after the world leaders held a bilateral meeting in the afternoon, when Trump ribbed Japan over its bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
https://thehill.com/video-clips/5792427-watch-live-donald-trump-sanae-takaichi-white-house-dinner-japan/

As Trump Demands Voter Data, This Fiercely Independent Red State Says No. Critics fear Trump would use the data to target opponents or hype rare cases of noncitizen voting.
https://stateline.org/2025/09/18/some-republican-states-resist-doj-demand-for-private-voter-data/

Trump’s Plan to Gather Data on Every Voter Will Cripple Democracy. On January 8, Texas turned over to the Justice Department a treasure trove of information about every voter in the Lone Star state.
https://thefulcrum.us/ethics-leadership/trump-voter-data-democracy-threat

Ex-Trump official unmasks plot to impose Christian nationalism on all Americans. The aim of Christian nationalist movements is to impose their faith on everyone else, according to a report by Right Wing Watch.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-admin-2676305505/

Rep Sounds Alarm on Trump Family Member’s ‘Corruption’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rep-sounds-alarm-trump-family-011830854.html

The Trump administration is putting millions into a minerals company backed by the president’s son
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/vulcan-elements-donald-trump-jr-b2942286.html

Sobering warning issued about America’s ‘ticking time-bombs’ Trump may soon detonate
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2676403058/

# Gov / Politics / Global
A Saudi analyst just revealed the kingdom’s backup plan if it enters the Iran war, and it involves Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. A Saudi geopolitical researcher has revealed that if Saudi Arabia joins the ongoing war with Iran, the kingdom plans to activate a mutual defense pact with Pakistan, potentially drawing on Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/a-saudi-analyst-just-revealed-the-kingdoms-backup-plan-if-it-enters-the-iran-war-and-it-involves-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal/

International Convoys Deliver Aid to Cuba as Russian Tanker Moves to Defy US Oil Blockade. Russian oil tanker heading to Cuba amid US economic blockade. Hundreds of thousands of barrels of Russian oil are heading to Cuba, according to maritime tracking data, as the communist island suffers blackouts under a US economic blockade and Donald Trump threatens to take it over.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/cuba-us-economic-blockade-trump-russian-oil-tanker

Netanyahu appears for first in-person press conference since rumors circulated about his death
https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-appears-first-person-press-conference-rumors-circulated-about-his-death

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Don’t Bet on It: Kalshi Faces Legal Fire: The state of Arizona has filed criminal charges against the online prediction market Kalshi for allowing people to bet on elections and “operating an illegal gambling business” in the state.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207878/arizona-first-state-criminally-charge-kalshi

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Federal judge temporarily changes grand jury rules after Trump effort to charge members of Congress
https://www.aol.com/articles/federal-judge-temporarily-changes-grand-120452548.html

Comey subpoenaed in DOJ’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe against slate of Trump’s enemies. The investigation has produced more than 130 subpoenas since cranking up last year, and targets top officials who worked under former presidents Barack Obama ⁠and Joe Biden, Axios reported.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-comey-subpoena-conspiracy-case-trump/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Nearly Every House Republican Votes for Amendment That Would Slash Medicare, Social Security
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-balanced-budget-amendment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revealed a change that will allow millions of Americans to access their online Medicare accounts more securely.
https://www.newsweek.com/medicare-makes-major-change-for-americans-11618363

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Six of The Most Dangerous Medications Still Prescribed to Seniors: Here are six medications still commonly prescribed to seniors that can do more harm than good and why every older adult (and their caregiver) should think twice before taking them.
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/03/18/10158391_six-of-the-most-dangerous-medications-still-prescribed-to-seniors.html

‘I’m already giving you $10,000’: Woman astounded after AI denied anesthesia for her life-saving heart surgery
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/im-already-giving-you-10000-woman-astounded-after-ai-denied-anesthesia-for-her-life-saving-heart-surgery/

She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section. A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like. When advocates for pregnant women say that you shouldn’t lose your constitutional rights just because you conceived, this is the kind of situation they’re talking about.
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section

GOP Bill Would Make Women Use ‘Catch Kits’ On Toilets To Stop ‘Abortion Water’
https://jessica.substack.com/p/republicans-introduce-national-catch

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
‘People Can’t Afford Healthcare’: Sanders Rips $200 Billion Trump Request for Iran War
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bernie-sanders-robert-reich-ramit-130711360.html

Pentagon asks White House to approve $200B request to Congress for Iran war: The Pentagon had already reportedly spent more than $11.3 billion in the first six days of the Iran war
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pentagon-funding-request-iran-war-congress-b2941499.html

Analysis from West Point warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/west-point-analysis-iran-war-costs

Pentagon Deploying Additional Military Force. News of this force deployment comes just days after the Department of War ordered the USS Tripoli ARG and its attached 31st MEU to relocate from the waters near Japan to the Middle East.
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/pentagon-to-move-more-marines-extra-warships-to-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions-united-states-military-department-of-war-pete-hegseth-conflict-deploy-operation-epic-fury-israel-strait-of-hormuz-oil-gas-president-donald-trump

US weighs sending thousands of troops to region as Iran war rages: Report
The deployments could help provide Trump with additional options but would further entrench the US in a foreign war, the like of which he has repeatedly promised never to do.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/us-weighs-sending-thousands-of-troops-to-region-as-iran-war-rages-report

# Military / Global
RQ-180 Secret Stealth Drone Appears To Have Made An Emergency Landing At A Greek Air Base. Spotters in Greece have caught an especially good look at what appears to be a particularly secretive drone.
https://www.twz.com/air/secret-rq-180-stealth-drone-appears-to-have-made-an-emergency-landing-at-a-greek-air-base

European Nations, Japan Issue Joint Statement on Strait of Hormuz. Countries are looking for ways to contain record-high prices as the oil and gas crisis deepens.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/european-nations-japan-to-join-appropriate-efforts-to-open-hormuz-strait

# Nuclear
After claiming the lives of two American physicists, a plutonium core for a third nuclear bomb earned a chilling nickname
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-chilling-tale-of-the-demon-core-and-the-scientists-who-became-its-victims

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
What Archaeologists Found Written on Those 43,000-Year-Old Egyptian Notes and Receipts
https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-unearth-43000-ancient-egyptian-receipts-notes-and-to-do-lists-2000734191

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Questions Swirl Over Renewal of Surveillance Powers Law. Lawmakers are gearing up to reauthorize a controversial Surveillance Powers law. Trump officials met with lawmakers yesterday to move it forward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYuk60c9P-g

# Social / Communities
Trump’s HUD Is Pushing Low-Income Tenants Out of Subsidized Housing. The Trump administration’s housing agenda targets immigrant families and the nation’s poorest renters.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-hud-is-pushing-low-income-tenants-out-of-subsidized-housing/

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
The White House is getting ready to release files on potential extraterrestrial life interfering with our military
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/videos/19lVqrif?ctype=native_video&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM5NzgyMTgxNDA=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-19

Voices, The Peoples News

March 19, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE has been deporting pregnant and postpartum immigrants. Now we know how many. The numbers offer the most detailed look at how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing people have been caught up in the immigration enforcement surge, despite federal policy discouraging the practice.
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/ice-deporting-pregnant-postpartum-immigrants-data/

Supreme Court unanimously backs the Trump administration and immigration judges in asylum cases
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4480220/supreme-court-rules-courts-defer-immigration-judges-asylum/

# Communications / Censorship
Trump Admin Ordered to Reinstate Over 1,000 Employees of Agency That Runs Voice of America. The ruling amounted to a rebuke of administration efforts to dismantle the international broadcast organization.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/17/voice-of-america-back-to-work-00833388

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
U.S. House tanks balanced budget amendment as debt tops $39T, increases by $1 trillion in less than 6 months
https://www.offthepress.com/39-trillion/

“A Polite Fiction”: Former Treasury Official Warns U.S. National Debt is Actually $100 Trillion, Blames Federal “Shell Game” for Masking Crisis
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19ifivWY?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM4NzYyNTI4NzQ=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Treasury Department eases oil sanctions on Venezuela to boost world oil supply amid Iran war
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/international/2026/03/18/united-states-ease-oil-sanctions-venezuela-amid-iran-war-supply-increase

US Unveils Plans for First New Coal Power Plant Since 2013, the Alaska Coal Power Plant Project
https://constructionreviewonline.com/us-unveils-plans-for-first-new-coal-power-plant-since-2013-the-alaska-coal-power-plant-project/

President Donald Trump issued a 60-day temporary waiver of the 106-year-old maritime law known as the Jones Act to battle rising gas prices as a side effect of the war in Iran, the White House announced
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/03/18/jones-act-oil-iran/7211773846440/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
New shopping law takes effect in 2 days impacting how customers pay for groceries. Retailers and food stores cannot refuse cash payments for in-person transactions.
https://www.themirror.com/money/new-york-cash-payment-protection-1746473

Trump’s Chicago Hotel Restaurant Failed Its Health Inspection (And Not For The First Time)
https://www.thetakeout.com/2124536/trump-chicago-hotel-fails-restaurant-inspection/

# Gov / Politics
A Paranoid President Is Unraveling as Allies Fade and Aides Flee
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/a-paranoid-president-is-unraveling

Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-demands-others-help-secure-strait-hormuz-japan-australia-say-no-plans-send-2026-03-16/

Trump’s ‘Friendly Takeover’ of Cuba: Four Questions. Cuba may be next up for U.S. intervention amid economic and infrastructure collapses.
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-03-18/four-questions-about-trumps-friendly-takeover-of-cuba

Republican Rep. Warns The Party Will Go Through ‘Civil War’ If Trump Seeks To Pull Out Of NATO: ‘It Would Implode’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5789281-don-bacon-gop-nato-trump/

Trump told impeachment now the ‘least of your problems’: ‘Nothing will save you, Donald’
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2676280304/

A former Republican House Speaker just proposed fixing the Strait of Hormuz with a dozen nukes. Newt Gingrich has lost his mind. The plan you ask? Create a new channel with thermonuclear explosions of course!
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/a-former-republican-house-speaker-just-proposed-fixing-the-strait-of-hormuz-with-a-dozen-nukes/

Ray Dalio warns of ‘great disorder’ period for world economy, marked by ‘clash of great powers’—just like the 1930s. The international order is fracturing, giving way to what Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio calls “the law of the jungle,” where raw power, not diplomacy, determines global outcomes. Dalio predicts we’re headed in that direction.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19ic5GaK?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM4NzY1MzA4NjE=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel is publicly calling on Iranians to rise up, but a leaked cable shows Israeli officials privately told U.S. the protesters would be massacred. Israeli officials told US diplomats that the Iranian government is “not cracking” in a State Department cable.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-urging-iranian-uprising-while-privately-saying-theyd-get-slaughtered/

Allies to Trump: “No Thanks” — French General Torches Iran War Push: A senior French military figure issues a scathing rebuke of US efforts to draw NATO into the Iran conflict – comparing participation to “buying cheap tickets for the Titanic after it hit the iceberg”
https://www.michaelbociurkiw.com/p/allies-to-trump-no-thanks-french

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the United States made no formal request for naval assistance in the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/australian-treasurer-says-us-made-no-formal-request-for-naval-help-in-strait-of-hormuz-6000218

Media, lawmakers downplay threat from the Iran regime, but evidence shows the true scope of danger.
Tehran’s actions include organizing assassination plots against an American president, steadfastly refusing to cease its nuclear program, and seeking deadly anti-ship missiles from China to directly threaten U.S. naval vessels.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/media-and-lawmakers-downplay-threat-iran-regime-public-evidence-shows-true

Costa Rica’s President Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties With Cuban Regime. Costa Rica closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba’s communist government to pull its diplomats from San José.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-rejects-legitimacy-cuban-government-orders-embassy-closure-2026-03-18/

Iran parliament speaker says Middle East post-war order will exclude US: “This cycle must be broken”: “The order here will change, but it will not be an order in which the will of the United States prevails,” Mr Ghalibaf said in a recorded video interview, carried by Tasnim news agency and other media.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-parliament-speaker-says-mideast-post-war-order-will-exclude-us

Russia says it supports Cuba after Trump says he will ‘take’ the island
https://san.com/media-miss/russia-says-it-supports-cuba-after-trump-says-he-will-take-the-island/

China’s icy silence on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz plea exposes a terrifying truth about his global standing
https://www.themarysue.com/chinas-icy-silence-on-trumps-strait-of-hormuz-plea-exposes-a-terrifying-truth-about-his-global-standing/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
US agencies to investigate nonprofit groups for suspected links to domestic terrorism: FBI, IRS to spearhead investigations to ensure nonprofits have no ties to groups promoting political violence
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-agencies-to-investigate-nonprofit-groups-for-suspected-links-to-domestic-terrorism-report/3870495

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Federal Judge Richard Leon heavily criticized the Trump administration on March 17, 2026, regarding the demolition of the White House East Wing to make way for a new, privately funded, $400 million ballroom project
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/politics/white-house-east-wing-alteration-brazen-interpretation-laws-vocabulary#:~:text=He%20took%20issue%20on%20Tuesday,the%20losing%20side%20was%20likely.

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Amazon said USPS backed out at the ‘eleventh hour’ in contract negotiations to increase package volume. The way millions of Amazon packages move across the country could shift dramatically.
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-delivery-says-usps-exited-deal-talks-at-eleventh-hour-2026-3

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Dr Oz says Florida is next target in Medicaid fraud crackdown
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5789035-florida-medicaid-fraud-investigation/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is spreading doubts about the safety of vaccines and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how vaccine-preventable diseases can roar back when trust in shots or access to them have faltered.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
‘Hell No’: Pentagon Wants $200 Billion to Fund Trump’s Illegal Iran War. “We are seeing the Iran war become a quagmire in real time,” said one analyst.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hell-no-pentagon-wants-over-200-billion-to-fund-trump-s-illegal-iran-war

US Fires Bombs Near Strait of Hormuz: The U.S. military said on March 17 that it had carried out strikes on hardened Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz using multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5789279-strait-hormuz-oil-supply/

Pentagon’s new military education list includes school filled by Hunter Biden laptop letter signers. Pentagon removed leftwing Ivy League schools from military fellowship program, a replacement school has an entire center staffed by Trump foes, many of whom participated in what could only be called a “disinformation” campaign to deny the legitimacy of Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/pentagons-new-military-education-list-includes-school-filled-hunter-biden

Iran choked 27% of global energy. So the U.S. answered with 5,000-pounds of ‘let’s make it worse’: The U.S. military dropped 5,000-pound bunker buster bombs on underground Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz. The strike came as Iran’s ongoing blockade of the Persian Gulf waterway has severely disrupted global shipping and rattled international energy markets.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/iran-choked-27-of-global-energy-so-the-u-s-answered-with-5000-pounds-of-lets-make-it-worse/

Top U.S. General Says Mexican Cartels Are Making Death Threats To U.S. Troops After Killing of El Mencho
https://www.latintimes.com/top-us-general-says-mexican-cartels-are-making-death-threats-us-troops-after-killing-el-mencho-595797

Sen. Joni Ernst reveals $77B in ‘secret’ defense spending kept from taxpayers. The sum included funds for radio equipment, shipbuilding, COVID-19 vaccine development, test kits and therapeutics paid to companies like AstraZeneca and Microsoft between fiscal years 2021 and 2025.
https://www.offthepress.com/sen-ernst-reveals-77b-in-secret-defense-spending-kept-from-taxpayers/

# Military / Global
Mideast experts on Trump’s push to reopen Strait of Hormuz. Iran is still blocking the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump is now demanding that NATO allies act to help reopen it.
https://www.thirteen.org/programs/pbs-newshour/donegan-tocci-dis-1773697625/

Israel bombs world’s largest gas field in Iran war escalation with massive implications. Asaluyeh, Iran – Israel bombed a major Iranian gas field on Wednesday in the latest escalation of a war waged jointly with the US that is threatening to spiral out of control.
https://www.tag24.com/topic/iran-war/israel-bombs-worlds-largest-gas-field-in-iran-war-escalation-with-massive-implications-3481901

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Trump’s new DHS nominee promises some changes, adequate staffing amid shutdown-induced departures.
DHS will be “adequately staffed” after the shutdown, Markwayne Mullin says, though he warns the ongoing shutdown could have significant mission impacts
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/trumps-new-dhs-nominee-promises-some-changes-adequate-staffing-amid-shutdown-induced-departures/412215/

# UFO / UAP Disclosure / Ancient Civilizations
Disclosure Day Is Bigger Than You Think: The latest UFO / UAP news covers Steven Spielberg’s shocking public admission at SXSW 2026 that he believes we are not alone on Earth right now, breaking down the real UAP events, including the 2017 Pentagon UFO report, the 2023 congressional hearings, Obama’s viral alien comment, and NASA’s 20-page warning letter, that shaped his upcoming film Disclosure Day, releasing June 12, 2026.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTTc2onuPs

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-18

Voices, The Peoples News

March 18, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth,
the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete.”
– Rod Serling – The Twilight Zone
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Top architecture firm won’t design more ICE prisons after employees revolt. They thought their firm focused on humane design. Then they learned of the private detention center contract.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/ice-dlr-group-detention-corecivic-contract-worker-resistance-trump/

Gregory Bovino to retire from Border Patrol: The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/16/greg-bovino-border-patrol-retiring

Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol’s year of unchecked force: ‘The first thing that you do when you give an agent a gun and a badge and the authority over American people is to make sure that they follow the Constitution, period.’
https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/03/agents-of-chaos-border-patrol/

Abused and neglected youths granted immigration protections are being detained and deported
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/abused-neglected-youths-granted-immigration-100041001.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump steamrolls over California’s anti-fossil fuel crusade to get oil flowing from offshore rigs. Were it not for the fact that California GDP accounts for 14% of the U.S. total, and is home to military installations and key shipping ports, Trump might be happy to let the state run its energy industry into the ground. But with its impacts reaching beyond state borders, Trump is taking action.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/trump-steamrolls-over-californias-anti-fossil-fuel-crusade-get-oil-flowing

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
US state’s ‘ridiculous digital leash’ law slammed as Americans now require licenses just to be in public parks
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16099206/utah-digital-leash-law-hunting-fishing-license-public-parks/

Top climate research center sues Trump administration over alleged plan to ‘destroy’ U.S. climate research. Lawsuit alleges breakup of federal climate lab was tied to Trump’s feud with Colorado
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5788345-colorado-climate-lab-trump-tina-peters/

# Gov / Politics
World Leaders to Trump: You Started This Mess — You Deal With It: ‘Not our war’: US allies refuse to clean up Trump’s ‘Strait of Hormuz mess’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yho3tc4tsSQ

Senate votes to begin debate on SAVE America Act
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5788105-senate-save-america-act-debate/

Trump Is Dismantling US Democracy at a Speed ‘Unprecedented in Modern History’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-democracy-backsliding-trump

‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog.
Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-is-aiming-for-dictatorship-thats-the-verdict-of-the-worlds-most-credible-democracy-watchdog

Pain of American Consumers the ‘Last of Our Concerns’: Trump Economic Adviser. “If [the war] were to be extended, it wouldn’t really disrupt the US economy very much at all,” Hassett said.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-adviser-says-war-induced-pain-to-consumers-is-the-last-of-our-concerns/

Summer Lee Introduces Impeachment Articles Accusing Bondi of ‘Breaking the Law’ to Protect Trump, Target Opponents. “We live in a country where we have one reality for everyday people and another for the rich, the well-connected, and the well-protected,” Lee said. “And that cannot continue to be our reality.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pam-bondi-impeachment-articles

A billionaire gave $1 million to Donald Trump’s PAC and then filed to run for Georgia governor, and the poll numbers since are suspicious
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/a-billionaire-gave-1-million-to-donald-trumps-pac-and-then-filed-to-run-for-georgia-governor-and-the-poll-numbers-since-are-suspicious/

Expert Warns If Donald Trump Reinstates Military Draft Amid Iran War, It Would ‘Leave Americans Outraged’
https://www.inquisitr.com/expert-warns-if-donald-trump-reinstates-military-draft-amid-iran-war-it-would-leave-american-outraged

Trump fumes as NATO allies reject calls for naval coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz. Washington’s allies say the US-Israeli war on Iran was launched without their consultation and therefore is ‘not NATO’s war’
https://thecradle.co/articles-id/36529

Arizona Files Illegal-Gambling Charges Against Predictions Platform Kalshi
State says startup violates laws against elections betting and unlicensed wagering
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6214ec53-19d3-41a3-ae51-3abce566d986.html

WATCH: Trump disappointed in NATO decision, one U.S. ‘will remember’: President Donald Trump expressed disappointment Tuesday over NATO allies’ refusal to send ships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway under threat from Iran.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/watch-trump-disappointed-nato-decision-210500179.html

America and China at the Edge of Ruin. A Last Chance to Step Back From the Brink
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/america-and-china-edge-ruin-lampton-jisi

Trump is panicking over Hormuz, promising a grim future, but Germany chooses sarcasm to point out his hypocrisy. US-Iran War: Germany has firmly ruled out military involvement in the escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for allied support in the region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Hs8iMN8hI

The Reckoning: Trump, Epstein, and the Geopolitics of a Presidency Under Siege: We are witnessing the confluence of three historic currents: the unmasking of a president’s decades-long entanglement with a convicted sex offender, the clearest evidence yet of foreign influence purchased at the price of national security, and a war in the Middle East that has exposed the hollowing out of American alliances.
https://nigeriaindepth.com/the-reckoning-trump-epstein-and-the-geopolitics-of-a-presidency-under-siege/

Sixty-six members of the U.S. Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/03/16/sixty-six-members-of-the-u-s-congress-have-announced-they-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2026/

Texas Nationalist Movement renews calls for the state to secede from the U.S. on Texas Independence Day
https://knewz.com/texas-secessionist-group-makes-fresh-call-for-independence/

# Gov / Politics / Global
To Trump: you started this mess.
https://www.threads.com/@nicolelamy/post/DV_lfqElMWt/to-trump-you-started-this-mess

France ‘will never take part’ in Hormuz naval op: Macron
https://8am.media/eng/macron-france-wont-join-strait-of-hormuz-operations/

Spain rules out participating in military operations in Strait of Hormuz
https://www.reuters.com/world/spain-rules-out-participating-military-operations-strait-hormuz-2026-03-16/

Multiple allies decline US calls for Strait of Hormuz support amid rising Middle East tensions
Germany, Australia and Spain among countries rejecting involvement in helping secure strategic waterway
https://www.foxnews.com/world/multiple-allies-decline-us-calls-strait-hormuz-support-amid-rising-middle-east-tensions.amp

Thousands of Chinese Ships Form Strange Pattern in Ocean. “The sight of that many vessels operating in concert is staggering.”
https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/china-fishing-boats

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘I was holding his hand’: 15-year-old crossing street with his girlfriend mowed down and killed by driver while walking to store, cops say
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/i-was-holding-his-hand-15-year-old-crossing-street-with-his-girlfriend-mowed-down-and-killed-by-driver-while-walking-to-store-cops-say/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Nearly $1 stamps? Lawmakers contemplate how to avert USPS financial crisis. During a hearing, officials testified that the Postal Service will likely run out of money without congressional intervention. “For Congress to consider this request, the Postal Service must also prove that they have exhausted their [other] options already.”
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/nearly-1-stamps-lawmakers-contemplate-how-avert-usps-financial-crisis/412196/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Mainstream media play fast and loose with facts in take down of FDA officials who threaten pharma. Wall Street Journal takes three weeks to correct false sexual harassment report, days before FDA commissioner said targeted official was leaving.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/cancel-culture/mainstream-media-play-fast-and-loose-facts-take-down-fda-officials

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Record-smashing $1.5-trillion spending proposal will fund only the ‘most essential things’: The Pentagon’s acting CFO also said that just a sliver of the $153 billion reconciliation funds remains unallocated.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/03/record-smashing-15-trillion-spending-proposal-will-fund-only-most-essential-things-comptroller/412190/

US warship believed to be carrying additional Marines to Middle East tracked off Singapore
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-warship-believed-carrying-marine-105137373.html

Navy E-2D Hawkeyes Appear To Be Rushing To The Middle East. The E-2D is America’s most capable platform for spotting drones and other low-flying Iranian threats that are wreaking havoc on Gulf Arab States.
https://www.twz.com/air/navy-e-2d-hawkeye-radar-planes-appear-to-be-rushing-to-the-middle-east

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
DHS hasn’t published a threat report since Trump took office and has gone silent on dangers from Iran War
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/dhs-threat-report-trump-iran-war-b2940137.html

U.S. intel hid Chinese 2020 election meddling from Trump because they opposed his policies, memo says
https://www.allsides.com/news/2026-03-18-0700/elections-us-intel-hid-chinese-2020-election-meddling-trump-because-they-opposed-his-policies-memo-says

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-17

Voices, The Peoples News

Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

March 17, 2026

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Under outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, DHS has said it plans to use eminent domain to take Texans’ land if they don’t agree to voluntarily sell it for a border barrier system. More than $3 billion already awarded for border wall construction in Big Bend region
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_0606d148-c9be-4870-8669-d5a04b5fd47a.html

SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump admin’s bid to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians
https://www.ctpublic.org/2026-03-16/supreme-court-to-hear-expedited-arguments-on-protected-status-for-migrants

Trump team wants to make it easier for migrants to work on US farms – after targeting them in deportation raids
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/15/trump-backtrack-immigration-raids-business-agriculture

Trump team wants to make it easier for migrants to work on US farms – after targeting them in deportation raids. The Trump administration has quietly admitted in recent months its immigration crackdown was helping spark a farm labor shortage
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-immigrant-farm-worker-visa-b2938966.html

Enforcement is not punishment: ICE must stop treating immigrants like criminals
https://www.aol.com/articles/opinion-enforcement-not-punishment-ice-130000956.html

A Senate bill criminalizes sanctuary cities and diminishes states’ rights
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5786501-sanctuary-cities-act-congress/

“They Aren’t Publishing the Data”: Trump Administration Accused of “Data Blackout” as Mass Deportation Numbers Stun Expert
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19f6PojX?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM3MDAwOTM0MzM=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Afghan dad who fought with US special forces dies after arrest by ICE agents in front of his kids. Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, seized by ICE agents outside his Richardson home last Friday morning, March 13 died Saturday morning.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2026/03/16/546199/afghanistan-asylum-seeker-dies-ice-custody-dallas/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Tricky negotiations begin Monday to renew a trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada
https://apnews.com/article/trump-usmca-mexico-canada-trade-tariffs-7a838812f96da25af9f7975461421ed2

States and small businesses challenging President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs have asked a Manhattan trade court to immediately block or suspend the new import duties as their legal case proceeds.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/trump-tariffs-legal-challenges-00828854

Watchdog warns of challenges as IRS handles first tax season after Trump staffing cuts, also reported that the tax agency has reversed some of its losses due to the deferred resignation program.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/03/watchdog-warns-challenges-irs-handles-first-tax-season-after-trump-staffing-cuts/412158/

Malaysia Becomes First Country To Declare US Trade Deal ‘Null And Void’ After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling. Malaysia voids US trade deal after court ruling on Trump tariffs. Here’s how it could hit US supply chains, costs, and strategic trade interests.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/malaysia-becomes-first-country-declare-134407523.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
“Freedom Is Not Free”: GOP Senator Roger Marshall Tells Americans to Suck Up Record Gas Prices as a Necessary “Sacrifice”
https://local.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4541087400962-freedom-is-not-free-gop-senator-roger-marshall-tells-americans-to-suck-up-record-gas-prices-as-a-necessary-sacrifice

Cuba faces island-wide blackout as power grid fails. Cuba’s energy ministry said it was investigating a “complete disconnection” of the electrical grid, blaming a U.S. oil blockade for the country’s energy crisis.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/cubas-national-electric-grid-collapses-says-grid-operator-2026-03-16/

Trump threatens to ‘take’ Cuba as island grapples with nationwide blackout. Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening the humanitarian crisis on the island.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/cuba-electric-grid-collapses-amid-us-oil-blockade-causing-national-blackout

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Epic CEO and billionaire Tim Sweeney has been using some of his cash to buy up 50,000 acres of forest so it can’t be flattened. And made the “largest private land donation in North Carolina history.”
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/epic-ceo-and-billionaire-tim-sweeney-has-been-using-some-of-his-cash-to-buy-up-50-000-acres-of-forest-so-it-cant-be-flattened/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Officials issue warning as US region becomes infested with harmful, crop-destroying creatures. The spread of these pests can have severe impacts.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/spotted-lanternfly-massachusetts-bridgewater/

# General News
He Drove His New Truck for 10 Days. Then Police Rammed It and Handcuffed Him Over a Dealership Error. On June 21, 2025, a routine trip to a car dealership turned into a legal nightmare that would later spark a lawsuit and raise serious questions about dealership errors and police conduct.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/drove-truck-10-days-then-180013543.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Bank of America’s Epstein Settlement Just Shut Down a Deposition That Could’ve Rocked Wall Street
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-victim-lawsuit-bank-of-america-settlement-2026-3

Top Iranian Official says ‘members of Epstein’s network’ planning false flag attack ‘similar to 9/11’ to blame Tehran
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israel-iran-war-iran-warns-of-9-11style-falseflag-plot-by-epstein-network-11218837

# Gov / Politics
Trump teases potential statehood for Venezuela after baseball win: ‘STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-statehood-another-country_n_69b8eb85e4b07119c0bd5c73/amp

Trump snubs Zelensky’s offer to help US with drone tech and lashes out at him for not making deal with Putin. Trump once again blames Ukraine president for prolonging war by refusing to accept Russia’s demands
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/zelensky-trump-iran-drones-ukraine-russia-peace-b2939105.html

Trump could snub China over Strait of Hormuz, but Xi Jinping has the ultimate checkmate. Tensions are high — and oil is at the center.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-could-snub-china-over-strait-of-hormuz-but-xi-jinping-has-the-ultimate-checkmate/

WOW! Even OBAMA’S DHS Secretary is calling on Democrats to cut their BS and fund DHS NOW.” We are in a heightened threat environment! Bottom line to all of this: Congress needs to fund the department that exists to ensure homeland security.”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/videos/19ePsE2Z?ctype=native_video&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM3MDM5NzEzMTQ=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Trump’s Son-In-Law, Jared Kushner, Solicits $5 Billion From Foreign Governments For His Investment Firm While Acting As U.S. Middle East Negotiator
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/business/jared-kushner-affinity-mideast-funds.html

Trump pick to replace Kristi Noem bought Chevron stock days before Trump’s Venezuela attack
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-pick-replace-kristi-noem-142924689.html

Donald Trump pulls his top general into the Oval Office over the Strait of Hormuz – the answer left him with zero good options. The president was apparently fed up with his handpicked general for not having a magic solution.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-frustrated-with-favorite-general-over-consequences-of-his-own-actions/

Donald Trump wants allies to help him out in the Strait of Hormuz, but what he’s getting instead may be the sharpest betrayal yet
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/donald-trump-wants-allies-to-help-him-out-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-but-what-hes-getting-instead-may-be-the-sharpest-betrayal-yet/

Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-demands-others-help-secure-strait-hormuz-japan-australia-say-no-plans-send-2026-03-16/#:~:text=Summary,since%20he%20returned%20to%20office

Trump called it ‘appropriate’ to fundraise off fallen soldiers’ coffins, then went after the reporter who had the audacity to ask him about it
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-lashes-out-reporter_n_69b79873e4b0fa6e898047da

Trump on Iran War — “Maybe We Shouldn’t Even Be There at All… It’s Almost Like We Do It for Habit”
https://truthout.org/articles/as-us-bombards-iran-trump-opines-maybe-we-shouldnt-even-be-there-at-all/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20don’t%20need%20it,Instagram

Trump’s inner circle showing ‘buyer’s remorse’ over Iran war and fear president was ‘high on his own supply,’ report says. Donald Trump’s advisers can’t make up their minds over how long to let the war drag on.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207740/donald-trump-inner-circle-iran-war

Trump administration reportedly set to be paid $10bn for brokering TikTok deal. Exceptionally rare ‘fee’ to be paid by investors who took control of US operations from Chinese parent company
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/14/tiktok-trump-administration-10bn

Trump horrifies Johnson by revealing terminally ill congressman was told he’d be ‘dead by June’
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/16/congress/neal-dunn-health-trump-update-00829874

# Gov / Politics / Global
Britain had meltdown when China hacked voter files, but U.S. intel kept it secret in America. Hidden from lawmakers, new evidence emerges that the Biden White House knew that China accessed voter registration data as far back as 2020. But as a vote comes up on election security laws, legislators have been kept in the dark.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/us-intel-has-known-2020-china-gained-access-us-voter-files-memos-show

With the US pressuring Cuba, a Castro known as ‘the Crab’ is making appearances. Here’s why it matter
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/14/americas/cuba-raul-castro-raulito-latam-intl

El Salvador forcibly disappearing nationals deported from the US, rights group says. Disclose Their Whereabouts; Take Them Before a Judge
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/16/us/el-salvador-deportees-forcibly-disappeared

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Media clash escalates as FCC chair threatens broadcast licenses. Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr took to social media Saturday evening threatening to revoke FCC licenses over Iran war coverage. Senator Ron Johnson pushes back, saying he’s not in favor of government meddling in freedom of speech
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/15/fcc-chair-broadcasters-license-iran-war

‘Shh, you’re very obnoxious’: Trump targets another woman reporter with cranky response to Iran war questions. President Trump told a male reporter than he was ‘much better’ than the female reporter
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-iran-war-dead-soldiers-b2939177.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Seniors Overpaid Medicare Premiums By $13.4B In 2025. That’s About $212 For Every Enrollee, Joint Economic Committee Estimates
https://www.aol.com/articles/seniors-overpaid-medicare-premiums-13-183044897.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s vaccine policies, including changes to childhood immunization schedule. Unprecedented changes to routine US immunization recommendations ‘arbitrary and capricious’, court says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/judge-blocks-rfk-jr-vaccine-policy-changes

Study Shows State-Sanctioned Scalpels: Florida Courts Order Forced C-Sections On Laboring Women As Hospitals Invoke ‘Fetal Rights’: Florida has gone further than other states to guarantee medical freedom for those who decline vaccines, but it also has restricted the medical freedom of pregnant women.
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Congress zeroes in on pilots from ‘foreign adversary’ nations training in U.S: The evidence suggests that China’s aviation industry, both civilian and military, is hungry for Western expertise.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/congress-zeroes-pilots-foreign-adversary-nations-training-us

Trump warned NATO of a ‘very bad future’ if they won’t help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but military experts say every option is a losing one
https://time.com/article/2026/03/16/strait-of-hormuz-international-responses-starmer-uk-trump-threatens-nato/

Top admiral says US forces are hitting more than Iranian warships. They’re destroying mines, drone boats, and torpedoes too
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-forces-hitting-more-than-iran-warships-mines-drones-torpedoes-2026-3

# Military / Global
Iran’s Hormuz blockade is its most powerful card against Trump and Israel. It won’t back down easily. By imposing massive costs on the global economy, the Iranian government hopes to cause the US to back down
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/iran-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-trump-israel

As India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of seized tankers, sources say
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/gulf/iran-asks-india-to-release-3-seized-tankers-in-exchange-for-passage-of-indian-ships-report

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Joe Kent resigns from National Counterterrorism Center, citing opposition to Iran War
https://justthenews.com/government/security/joe-kent-resigns-national-counterterrorism-center-citing-opposition-iran-war

# Sports
A global anti-doping agency is drafting a rule to bar Trump from the LA Olympics he is hosting, and it all traces back to $7 million in unpaid bills
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wada-trump-olympics-ban_n_69b791fee4b0e8cdfdd2ea43

# Transportation / Trucking
The Trump administration’s anti-immigration push has spread to a new arena: the open road. Under a rule imposed by the Department of Transportation, about 200,000 immigrant truck drivers — virtually all of them in the U.S. legally — have begun to lose their commercial driver’s licenses.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2124697/immigrant-truck-drivers-losing-cdls-expensive/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
US Cities Face Water Stress Amid Crumbling Infrastructure. US lakes are vanishing due to groundwater pumping, not just drought. 41 lakes disappeared in 20 years, impacting cities & agriculture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Z4_iaUq-U

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-16

Voices, The Peoples News

March 16, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Promises Made, Money Missing: RE: The Transformative Economic Benefits of Native CDFIs and the Urgent Need to Apportion and Deploy FY. 2025 Funding for the CDFI Fund’s Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program. Federal policy toward Indian Country often follows a familiar dynamic: authorize support, delay the funding, then leave tribes waiting when federal priorities move elsewhere.
https://nativecdfi.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/NCN-Sign-On-Letter-FY-2025-NACA-Funding-Issue-3-13-26-FINAL.pdf

Interior warns of funding gap as tribes back $5B Arizona water settlement
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/policy-and-law/15526-interior-warns-of-funding-gap-as-tribes-back-5b-arizona-water-settlement

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Photo Essay: US troop deployment at new militarized zones on the border with Mexico. U.S. troops from all branches of the military are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the U.S. border with Mexico under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/mexico-us-border-militarized-zones-arizona-53584b1c9b35c49b0b2b0eb3a2d938d7

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump admin invokes Defense Production Act, directs oil company to restart California operations
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says move will ‘strengthen America’s oil supply’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/trump-admin-invokes-defense-production-act-directs-oil-company-restart-california-operations

Permian Basin Data, History & Stats: This guide provides information about the Permian Basin, oil and gas data, history, top operators and other facts.
https://novilabs.com/permian-basin/

Seven Ways bp is Investing in America: One of the world’s largest energy companies is driving innovation, jobs, economic growth and safety in the US
https://www.politico.com/sponsored/2025/01/seven-ways-bp-is-investing-in-america/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump EPA Risks Health of Millions With Giveaway to Corporate Polluters That Use Cancer-Causing Gas. EPA moves to roll back 2024 ethylene oxide pollution standards that lower cancer risks by 92 percent
https://www.selc.org/press-release/trump-administration-guts-protections-for-communities-against-cancer-causing-pollution/

# General News
In a first, nine Texas Antifa members found guilty on federal terror charges. In a historical first, nine people have been convicted by a federal jury on domestic terrorism charges connected to Antifa https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b505df1b-2f95-42cc-926d-52722971a688.html.
Antifa: Antifa (/ænˈtiːfə, ˈæntifə/) is a left-wing anti-fascist and anti-racist political movement. It is a highly decentralized array of autonomous groups in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)#:~:text=Antifa%20(%2F%C3%A6n%CB%88t,groups%20in%20the%20United%20States.

# Gov / Politics
U.S. Senate to hold marathon debate on GOP voter ID bill
https://www.aol.com/articles/u-senate-hold-marathon-debate-195800345.html

No countries respond yet to Trump’s call for warships to keep Strait of Hormuz ‘open and safe’: The US president’s call for allied naval forces comes as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says, ‘Let him send his ships’.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/muted-response-as-trump-urges-nations-to-escort-ships-through-hormuz-strait

Trump leaves allies and foes guessing on his endgame for Iran. As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, pressure is growing on the person in the best position to end it: Donald Trump.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-leaves-allies-foes-guessing-231752115.html

‘The most successful con artist’: In a twist, Donald Trump says his Iran war isn’t about Iran
https://www.themarysue.com/the-most-successful-con-artist-in-a-twist-donald-trump-says-his-iran-war-isnt-about-iran/

17 Reasons to Tell Trump: “You’re Fired!” It is long overdue for the Democrats in Congress to lay the groundwork for impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office. A growing majority of the American people want Trump Impeached. They are feeling the impact where they live, work, and raise their families of Trump’s dictatorial, corporatist regime, which is endangering, weakening, and wrecking America!
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/17-reasons-to-fire-trump
Articles of Impeachment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_of_impeachment

This DHS Official Oversees the Security of Federal Elections. He Wants to Ban Voting Machines. “The security of our election infrastructure depends on leadership that is trusted,” a voting rights advocate said.
https://truthout.org/articles/dhs-official-responsible-for-election-security-previously-called-to-ban-voting-machines/

Aide’s chilling 6-word order revealing tensions behind the scenes of Trump administration
https://www.aol.com/articles/aides-chilling-6-word-order-131406012.html

“The Genetics Are Not Exactly Your Genetics”: Trump Sparks Outrage with Pseudoscientific Attack on Immigrants During National TV Interview. The comments represent a significant escalation in Trump’s long-standing use of dehumanizing rhetoric, moving beyond critiques of policy toward a pseudoscientific framework that historians and civil rights advocates liken to early 20th-century eugenics.
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4541087407983-the-genetics-are-not-exactly-your-genetics-trump-sparks-outrage-with-pseudoscientific-attack-on-immigrants-during-national-tv-interview

The Trump Administration’s Attack on First Amendment Rights Is Enabled by Fourth Amendment Shortcomings
https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-administrations-attack-first-amendment-rights-enabled-fourth-amendment-shortcomings

War on Iran Is Enriching Weapons Firms as It Tanks the Global Economy. The military-industrial complex rakes in profits as the rest of the world suffers, economist C. P. Chandrasekhar argues.
https://truthout.org/articles/war-on-iran-is-enriching-weapons-firms-as-it-tanks-the-global-economy/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran threatens to ‘pursue and kill’ Netanyahu after prime minister declares Israel, US are crushing regime. “If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,” said the Guards on Sepah News.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iran-guards-vow-to-pursue-and-kill-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu/articleshow/129585155.cms?from=mdr

Iranian regime arresting people accused of sharing information with Israel
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-arrests-hundreds-accused-sharing-information-adversaries?nid=434266&topic=War%2520on%2520Iran&fid=553106

Israeli Forces Kill Parents and 2 Children in West Bank, Beat Surviving Children. “Targeting an entire family in this savage manner reveals the true nature of the Israeli occupation and its policies based on killing and extermination, destruction and displacement,” the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-arrests-hundreds-accused-sharing-information-adversaries?nid=434266&topic=War%2520on%2520Iran&fid=553106

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump Floats ‘Charges for Treason’ Against Media Outlets Over Iran War Coverage. US Sen. Ed Markey warned that the Trump administration is engaged in a “blatant attempt to muzzle the free press.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-treason-charges-media

FCC chair threatens networks’ licenses after Trump complains about Iran coverage
https://thehill.com/media/5784658-fcc-threatens-broadcast-licenses/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Obamacare Won’t Work: Time for Medicare for All: Our healthcare ‘system’—with or without the Affordable Care Act—is unsustainable: we have reached the end of the line.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/medicare-for-all-better-than-obamacare

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Advocates call for repeal of FACE Act over unequal enforcement concerns. After anti-ICE protests erupted in Minnesota, legal advocates are calling for reversal of the FACE Act
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c04cc16e-6ae9-4ddd-87d8-0f75607b9f2d.html
FACE Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Access_to_Clinic_Entrances_Act

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Dr. Casey Means Reverses Stance, Echoes Dr. Mehmet Oz’s ‘Take The Vaccine’ Call
https://thehill.com/homenews/5784691-measles-vaccine-surgeon-general-stance/

States Tighten HIV Drug Assistance, Raising Access Concerns. Advocates warn restrictions could disrupt treatment for thousands relying on HIV medication aid.
https://truthout.org/articles/states-tighten-hiv-drug-assistance-raising-access-concerns/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Expert stunned at uncovered Pentagon ploy to recruit Wall Street: ‘Egregious corruption.’ The New York Times revealed new details on a Pentagon “headhunting” operation targeting Wall Street bankers, an operation the ex-official warned held the “potential for truly egregious corruption.”
https://www.rawstory.com/pentagon-2676099860/

Warnings of Iran Invasion Grow as US to Send Up to 5,000 Marines, Sailors to Middle East. “Bringing this war to an end,” said one former US intelligence analyst, “requires recognizing it can still get much, much worse.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/5000-marines-warships-iran

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Scientists have observed a small comet (Comet 41P) that stopped spinning completely and then started up again, but in the opposite direction. This unexpected reversal reveals how quickly these icy space objects can change, and it may help explain why some small comets eventually break apart and vanish.
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-comet-mysteriously-reversed-its-spin-after-passing-the-sun-but-why

# Social / Communities
Union and lawmakers criticize HUD’s handling of HQ move as questions go unanswered. Employees and Democratic senators claim HUD officials have not been forthcoming with operational or budget details related to the move to Virginia, which they argue could run afoul of federal law.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/union-and-lawmakers-criticize-huds-handling-hq-move-questions-go-unanswered/412120/

# Sports
Most voters support bans on transgender athletes in female sports
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6cb3dafe-3c20-4a71-bdae-1c5a2faeb8df.html

# Technology / AI / Robotics
New York Residents Are Fighting a Data Center Backed by a Billionaire Trump Ally. Residents in Western New York are opposing a data center backed by an Epstein-tied private equity firm.
https://truthout.org/articles/new-york-residents-are-fighting-a-data-center-backed-by-a-billionaire-trump-ally/

# Veterans / VA
Judge orders VA to restore collective bargaining. VA Secretary Doug Collins violated the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act last August when he terminated the American Federation of Government Employees’ union contracts.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/judge-orders-va-restore-collective-bargaining/412123/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-15

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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Bad Weather: A rapidly intensifying “bomb cyclone” is bringing a severe,
multi-threat weather event to the U.S. this weekend (March 14-16, 2026).
The storm will produce blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest and
Plains—with up to 1-3 feet of snow—while dangerous tornadoes and high
winds threaten the South and Ohio Valley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBDdqzWdX8o
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Naturalized but radicalized: Recent terror attacks expose glaring problems with citizenship vetting. After four attacks on the U.S. with one common thread—immigration—the time may have come to make transformative changes to the system that decides who comes in.
https://justthenews.com/nation/crime/us-terror-attacks-reveal-glaring-problems-citizenship-standards-and-vetting

ICE agents accused of leaving New Jersey children unattended after arresting father
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0YSkxb4CEPE

ICE left 2 kids alone in car after picking up dad on N.J. street, report says. Video taken by the 15-year-old on his cellphone shows ICE agents at the car window as the father reached for his wallet and provided identification to the officers. The agents took him out of the car, put him in handcuffs and detained him in another vehicle.
https://www.nj.com/somerset/2026/03/ice-left-2-kids-alone-in-car-after-picking-up-dad-on-nj-street-report-says.html

# Business / Industry / Corporations
War on Iran Is Enriching Weapons Firms as It Tanks the Global Economy. The military-industrial complex rakes in profits as the rest of the world suffers, economist C. P. Chandrasekhar argues.
https://truthout.org/articles/war-on-iran-is-enriching-weapons-firms-as-it-tanks-the-global-economy/

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Second lawsuit filed by Islamic schools, parents over Texas school choice program. At issue is a new Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program administered by the Texas Comptroller’s Office.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_52f4731b-5756-4355-9eb3-5071d28bb724.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Forget Nvidia And Micron — The Iran War Just Created An Earnings Boom For US Refiners. While Nvidia dominated 2024 and Micron Technology was among the leading performers of 2025, a sustained military conflict in the Middle East could trigger a windfall of an entirely different kind: a historic boom for America’s oil refiners.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/19ZW2K54?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzM1NDAxODQ4MDg=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Offshore wind project targeted by Trump administration starts sending power to the New England grid
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/offshore-wind-project-targeted-trump-administration-starts-sending-131059983

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Plastics industry pollution is everywhere
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/02/how-microplastics-get-into-the-food-chain/

Microplastics: Are we facing a new health crisis – and what can be done about it?
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/02/how-microplastics-get-into-the-food-chain/

Trump administration sues California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission rules
https://apnews.com/article/california-trump-administration-emission-vehicles-electric-cars-1e174fede381afb9c76b867cc92d86c6

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
GOP Farm Bill Set to Unleash Pesticide Use and Strip Animal Welfare Protections. The bill protects agrochemicals producers from lawsuits, and overturns food and pesticide safety laws and statutes.
https://truthout.org/articles/gop-farm-bill-set-to-unleash-pesticide-use-and-strip-animal-welfare-protections/

Republican farm bill criticized as agribusiness giveaway: ‘Pesticide industry wishlist’: Advocates say bill weakens safety reviews, boosts industry influence and shields pesticide makers from legal liability
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/republican-farm-bill-pesticide-environment

A Farm Bill That Works Against Animals: What’s in It, What’s Missing, and What You Can Do. The House Agriculture Committee is moving forward with a Farm Bill that strips voter-approved animal welfare laws, shields industrial agriculture from accountability, and ignores animal fighting.
https://animalplace.org/a-farm-bill-that-works-against-animals-whats-in-it-whats-missing-and-what-you-can-do/

# General News / Boat Strikes
Trump: US will keep ‘shooting Iranian boats and ships out of the water,’ Hormuz will soon reopen. US president urges naval coalition as Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed to ‘tankers and ships of enemies’ during war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/14/trump-says-many-countries-will-send-warships-to-hormuz-amid-iran-blockade

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Committee chair says Epstein accountant named five people who fueled pedophile’s wealth. Kahn allegedly facilitated fake marriages, impersonated Epstein with banks, and dealt with payments for women and “girls.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAk4oFCksRY

Epstein Accountant Spills Bombshell Payout to Alleged Trump Victim. Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s personal accountant went before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, where he revealed that an accuser of President Donald Trump was paid out by the Epstein estate.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-accountant-spills-bombshell-payout-215837049.html

# Gov / Politics
Desperate Trump begs for Iran war help but France refuses amid ‘scaremongering’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g31_u3NZfOg
UK, France, Spain Draw the Line, Refuse to Back Trump’s Iran War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYu5A38i57g

The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors. The new screening facility would have seven lanes to ease processing and reduce wait times. Construction could begin as early as August, according to the plans, as the White House said it wants the facility operating by July 2028, six months before Trump’s term ends.
https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/shareable-stories/white-house-wants-to-build-an-underground-center-for-security-screening-of-visitors/article_9e2b5511-8154-5af8-a2b7-44dc590b1409.html

Trump slammed for fundraising email featuring dignified transfer of fallen US soldiers
https://www.indy100.com/politics/trump/trump-fundraiser-email-iran-dignified-transfer

The Republican racing to fill Elise Stefanik’s seat hired a convicted forger to collect ballot signatures, but claims he had no idea who the man was. Fired him the moment reporters started asking questions
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/the-republican-racing-to-fill-elise-stefaniks-seat-hired-a-convicted-forger-to-collect-ballot-signatures-but-claims-he-had-no-idea-who-the-man-was/

Trump administration declines attempts to begin Iran ceasefire talks, report says. Trump’s administration has reportedly rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-rejects-efforts-to-launch-iran-ceasefire-talks-sources-say_n_69b62dfce4b049fcc8809bae

Trump family member says president’s answer to military question ‘should alarm everyone.’ Trump does not know about the speciifcs of Iran’s military status or power.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676087215/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Protesters set fire to Communist Party building in Cuba, one person shot: report
https://www.aol.com/articles/protesters-torch-communist-party-hq-203233705.html

Iranians report health issues from black rain after attacks on oil facilities. Environmental and health specialists said exposure to the residue in “black rain” can irritate the eyes and skin and may aggravate respiratory conditions.
https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/iranians-report-health-issues-black-rain-after-attacks-oil-facilities?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

US Flag Raised Over Embassy in Venezuela for First Time in 7 Years. Though the flag is now waving, the building is undergoing renovations and it remains unclear when it will fully reopen.
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-american-embassy-flag-reopens-b6699999e31ee34dbd0b5e0a2051d38b

With dogs, dance and uncovered hair, Iranians defy ‘unholy alliance’ of socialists, radicals: ‘Hypocrites!’
https://www.aol.com/articles/dogs-dance-uncovered-hair-iranians-220556784.html

Any country except for US and Israel can pass through Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister says
https://www.newsonair.gov.in/irans-fm-abbas-araghchi-says-strait-of-hormuz-open-but-bars-us-israel-linked-vessels/

Exiled crown prince says he’s ready to lead Iran’s transition ‘as soon as the Islamic Republic falls’: Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, eldest son of the late shah of Iran, says circumstances may align in the “very near future,” after additional U.S.-Israeli air assaults on Islamic Republic targets — and, hopefully, after defections from within.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/crown-prince-iran-katie-pavlich/

Russia names great-granddaughter of Soviet leader Khrushchev as ‘foreign agent’: Nina Khrushchev, a professor at The New School, is the latest target in Russia’s crackdown on dissent.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ny/new-york/news/2026/03/13/putin-labels-granddaughter-of-soviet-leader-a-foreign-agent/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Lawyer who sought Trump pardon for his client is accused of plotting ‘violent’ extortion, feds say. Joshua Nass could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of attempted extortion
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/joshua-nass-extortion-charge-lawyer-b2938654.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Federal judges keep disqualifying Trump prosecutors, sparking concerns about judicial overreach. The rulings have drawn all three branches of government into the debate about who ultimately controls the selection those holding top positions in U.S. Attorney offices.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/judges

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
More Than 60,000 Washington Post Customers Canceled Subscriptions After Jeff Bezos Axed 44% of Reporters
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-60-000-washington-post-214621090.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Automatic draft registration: Everything old is new again. You may have only recently heard: As of this coming December, all American males will find themselves “automatically registered,” upon the occasion of their 18th birthdays, for a prospective military draft. “Draft registration,” it seems to me, has always been about something else. It’s not a matter of “military necessity.” It’s a power play. It’s a way to remind us who’s in charge. It’s a threat.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/automatic-draft-registration-everything-old-is-new-again/

US Marines are on the hunt for a cloak they can wear to hide themselves from thermal-imaging sensors. As the Ukraine war has shown, drones equipped with thermal sensors have made the battlefield so hazardous that the best defense is not to be spotted at all.
https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/03/11/us-marine-corps-pursues-thermal-cloaks-to-hide-troops-from-heat-sensors/

Possible X account of missing general William McCasland claimed fellow general was murdered over nuclear material
https://www.aol.com/articles/possible-x-account-missing-general-135512464.html

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Revealed a Huge Surprise: What’s exciting is that the Gediz Vallis Channel, where Curiosity found the rock, is littered with objects that look suspiciously similar to the sulfur rock before it got fortuitously crushed – suggesting that, somehow, elemental sulfur may be abundant there in some places.
https://www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cracked-open-a-rock-on-mars-and-revealed-a-huge-surprise

# Planetary / Solar Activity
Earth’s Magnetic Poles Surge Forward: Speeding Up and Sparking Global Worries (Video). Scientists warn that this flip could have major consequences, from disrupting satellites to affecting power grids and even animal migration. In this video, we’ll break down what’s really happening, why it matters, and how it could impact life on Earth!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tapo>yNmn4

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
DHS says more than 300 TSA agents have quit since start of shutdown. It is now Day 25 of the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, which is causing major disruptions at airports across the U.S. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljlzDnRszPM

# Social / Communities
Arizona pastor found crucified in own home with crown of thorns on his head. Detectives from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office connected Sheafe to the pastor’s murder through evidence at the victim’s home, along with evidence from the Cave Creek burglary, and items found in Sheafe’s backpack and a stolen truck.
https://maricopacountyattorney.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/1215

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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