Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-28

Saint-Malo Voices, The Peoples News

March 28, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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– Eleanor Roosevelt
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Trump State Dept. Accused of ‘Largest Fee Fraud in History’ of US Immigration System. An immigration researcher at the Cato Institute found that the Trump administration is “raking in billions of dollars in immigration fees and not providing the adjudications that applicants are entitled to.”
https://www.cato.org/blog/banned-immigrants-us-sponsors-paid-over-1-billion-fees-defrauded-government

One American’s detention in Lebanon exposed a truth that is now devastating an entire country. The detention of an American citizen, and the circumstances surrounding it, demonstrated how non-state actors could operate with impunity, effectively overriding the authority of the Lebanese state.
https://www.aol.com/articles/one-americans-detention-lebanon-exposed-110044265.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
A year after Trump’s DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved. “Nobody was prepared for the complete destruction,” said Thea Price, a former program operations manager. “And for what?”
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/03/27/trump-doge-cuts-workers/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
New deadly drug makes its way to Oklahoma, new synthetic opioid causing concerns in Oklahoma, Arkansas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3pnCioRSzs

China boosts cooperation in fentanyl probes following FBI Director Kash Patel’s visit. China’s track record calls into question the country’s long-term commitment to permanently end the illicit trade of fentanyl precursors.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/china-boosts-cooperation-fentanyl-probes-following-fbi-director-kash-patels

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Mind-Blowing Corruption’: Traders Placed Massive Bets Minutes Before Trump Post on Iran. “Who was it? Trump? A family member? A White House staffer?” asked US Sen. Chris Murphy.
https://therealnews.com/mind-blowing-corruption-traders-placed-massive-bets-minutes-before-trump-post-on-iran

Top Economist Says Russia Just Threatened US: ‘Sanctions Will Have To Give Or Fertilizer Won’t Flow’
https://www.aol.com/articles/top-economist-says-russia-just-133111005.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
New Maps Show How Medicaid and SNAP Cuts from Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Impact PA-01 Kids and Families
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2025/jun/how-medicaid-snap-cutbacks-one-big-beautiful-bill-trigger-job-losses-states

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Material Contamination. This item was shipped to a distributor, and Mom’s Organic Markets retail locations in D.C., Mass., Md., N.J., Pa. and Va.
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ground-beef-products-due-possible-foreign-material

CDC Warns of E. Coli outbreak linked to raw cheddar cheese: DC, FDA, and public health officials in three states (California, Florida, and Texas) are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/2026-cdc-warns-of-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-raw-cheddar-cheese.html

Fertilizer Prices Skyrocket And A 22-Year-Old Farmer Is Out Of Business. But Dave Ramsey Takes Issue With Something Else—The $178K Loan. For farmers already dealing with shrinking margins, falling crop prices and lingering tariff effects, this is another blow.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/fertilizer-prices-skyrocket-22-old-154607727.html

# Gov / Politics
FBI director gets his personal email hacked by ‘Iran-linked group’ and shared online. The group, Handala Hack Team, claimed responsibility for the security breach Friday
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-email-hacked-iran-b2947143.html

Rubio Says US Can Achieve Iran Objectives Without Troops on the Ground
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VuusmV2IyIQ

Trump Proves Why Kings Must Be Overthrown: Trump Is No King—He’s More Dangerous Than That
And yet, as he was elected by the people, we need no revolution to overthrow him. What we must do is reclaim democracy for the common good and put back together what the MAGA movement has smashed.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-is-no-king

The Supreme Court Gives the President the Power of a King. The immunity decision has enormous implications for Trump’s trial — and the future of the presidency.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-gives-president-power-king

Top Democrats Face Rising Pressure to ‘Bring the Iran War Powers Resolution to the Floor Right Now.’ Democrats may have enough votes to pass a war powers resolution before the two-week recess, but party leaders have still not committed to doing so, even as the president appears ready for a ground invasion
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dems-war-powers-vote-now

‘Oligarchy on Full Display’: GOP Lawmakers Block Effort to Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. Over Suspicious Pentagon Loan. “If there is nothing to hide, then why won’t Donald Trump Jr. explain to this committee why, just months after becoming a partner, his firm’s financial stake grew substantially following the single largest loan ever issued by the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital?”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/03/26/republicans-block-subpoena-of-trump-jr-over-minerals-deal-00845453

‘This War Is Dumb as Hell’: Military Historian Assesses Trump’s Disaster in Iran. “Every day this war goes on makes both the United States and Iran weaker, poorer, and less secure.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-analysis

Trump lawyer confesses ‘everybody’s afraid’ at White House: ‘We’re going to be indicted’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676629763/

MSNBC host slams Republicans for thinking they can accomplish regime change but can’t even manage US airports. As Republicans rush to reach a deal to end the partial government shutdown, an MSNBC host hit out at Republicans for mishandling the situation.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/msnbc-host-slams-republicans-thinking-36930542

Trump Tears Into SCOTUS, Rebuffs Chief Justice Roberts: ‘The Supreme Court Has Really Hurt Our Country.’ The president continued to showcase his disdain for justices who don’t do his bidding.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blasts-scotus-justices-he-appointed-for-hurting-our-country/

‘They will all just get mowed down’: Trump rejected Netanyahu’s idea to call for uprising in Iran, report claims
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-netanyahu-iran-uprising-rejected

Trump Is Interested in Moving Madison Square Garden amid Rumor That He Wants Penn Station Rebuilt in His Name:
Trump proposed naming Penn Station after himself in exchange for funding the major Gateway Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey, per multiple outlets
https://people.com/trump-interested-moving-madison-square-garden-amid-rumor-that-he-wants-penn-station-rebuilt-in-his-name-report-11936435

Donald Trump labeled a ‘demented despot’ as he’s accused of ‘violating’ the Constitution. Donald Trump has been accused of “violating” the US Constitution after he made a startling remark about the Iran War at a recent event.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-labeled-a-demented-despot-as-he-s-accused-of-violating-the-constitution/ar-AA1ZsiAy

A primer on treason, seditious conspiracy, and the Constitution: President Donald Trump’s recent statements accusing six Democratic lawmakers of making “seditious” comments to military and intelligence community members has ignited a debate about free speech and the constitutional obligations of those in service of our country.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-primer-on-treason-seditious-conspiracy-and-the-constitution

Ex-Trump White House official warns America to take Bannon’s dark warning ‘very seriously’:  Steve Bannon’s recent warning about President Donald Trump using federal immigration agents at airport security checkpoints as a “test run” for the upcoming midterms should be taken seriously. “We have seen militia groups around the country in previous elections, including elections in which Donald Trump has been a candidate, go to the polls with black jackets on and with rifles to try to scare people in those districts from going to vote,” Taylor said
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-bannon-ice-agents/

‘We’ve set up the enemy’: Trump biographer claims there’s a sinister midterm plan in place. “The reason he is doing this is to set up and to continue the narrative when he loses the midterms. This then becomes the reason he lost the midterms, and he lost the midterms illegitimately…we’ve set up the enemy here.” Podcast host Joanna Coles asked, “So if he wins, the system is perfect. And if he loses, the system is rigged.” Wolff replied, “Yes, but he’s not going to win. So the system is going to be rigged.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-midterms-2676616700/

Gavin Newsom trolled Trump’s entire national security team during the Iran war, and each photo he chose was more damaging than the last, he let the photos do the talking. Trump’s national security picks have a long list of controversies worth paying attention to
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/gavin-newsom-trolled-trumps-entire-national-security-team-during-the-iran-war-and-each-photo-he-chose-was-more-damaging-than-the-last/

Rallies planned in thousands of US cities for ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump. Over 3,200 events planned across all 50 states. Organizers expect more protests in smaller communities this time
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rallies-planned-thousands-us-cities-no-kings-protest-against-trump-2026-03-28/

As No Kings protests grow, a bigger question looms: What comes next? With more than 3K demonstrations planned nationwide, organizers are hoping for lasting political momentum.
https://stateline.org/2026/03/26/as-no-kings-protests-grow-a-bigger-question-looms-what-comes-next/

‘Beyond Despicable,’ Says Democrat After White House Official Says Trump ‘Bored’ With Iran War. “Real people have paid the price of this war,” said Rep. Don Beyer. “Civilians have been killed throughout the Middle East, including the US missile strike that killed more than 150 schoolchildren.”
https://therealnews.com/trump-bored-with-iran-war

‘We Must Act Now’: Tlaib Introduces Pair of Bills to Block US Support For Israel’s Lebanon Invasion. “We are witnessing the same genocidal playbook used against Palestinians in Gaza, now in Lebanon,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tlaib-lebanon-resolutions

Shutdown poised to continue for DHS after House, Senate take diverging paths. A breakthrough appeared early Friday morning but House Republicans appeared to quickly kill it.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/shutdown-poised-continue-dhs-after-house-senate-take-diverging-paths/412459/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israeli Ambassador Ends Press Conference After Being Asked About Israel’s Secret Nukes: ‘Everyone Knows That Israel Is a Nuclear Power’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israeli-ambassador-ends-press-conference-124715590.html

Kim Jong Un taunted Trump about North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during the Iran war
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/kim-jong-un-taunted-trump-about-north-koreas-nuclear-arsenal-during-the-iran-war-the-same-week-reports-of-a-piranha-execution-went-viral/

Iran Rejects Talk With U.S. Special Envoys Witkoff and Kushner, Says They Prefer Negotiating With Vice President JD Vance Instead. The sources told CNN that Vance is viewed as more sympathetic to ending the war. One source noted that there is a perception that the vice president would be intent on “wrapping up the conflict.”
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/iran-signals-prefer-negotiations-jd-36921704

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
U.S. law enforcement agencies issue an alert after intercepting encrypted communications
https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/us-intercepts-encrypted-communications-possibly-linked-to-iranian-sleeper-assets-93CH-4550101

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
SCOTUS Thrown Into ‘Chaos’ After Conservative Justices Complain. The Supreme Court became engulfed in “chaos” this week with “tensions” exploding amid Chief Justice John Roberts’ struggle to rein in “uninhibited questioning.”
https://www.alternet.org/supreme-court-tensions/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Mark Kelly Says ‘Trump And Republicans Knew’ As ACA Subsidy Expiry Drives Millions Off Insurance
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mark-kelly-says-trump-republicans-143108495.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Trump Surgeon General Nominee Has Neither an Active Medical License Nor the Republican Votes to Get Confirmed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-neither-150626092.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Veteran KC-135 Base Commander’s View Of Epic Fury’s Strain On The Tanker Force. Retired Colonel Troy Pananon knows just how big a toll Epic Fury is taking on the fleet, its maintainers, and aircrews.
https://www.twz.com/air/veteran-kc-135-base-commanders-view-of-epic-furys-strain-on-the-tanker-force

B-2 Spirits Heading To Iran Appear With Puzzling Features On Their Wings. New images of B-2s heading out on an Epic Fury sortie show two jets with prominent squares arranged along their leading edges.
https://www.twz.com/air/b-2-spirits-heading-to-iran-appear-with-puzzling-features-on-their-wings

Private F-5 Adversary Jets Taking The Fight To Navy Fighter Pilots. TWZ Special Access: We visited TacAir to learn about their heavily upgraded F-5AT fighters and how they replicate enemy aircraft to keep U.S. fighter aircrews sharp.
https://www.twz.com/air/private-f-5-adversary-jets-taking-the-fight-to-navy-fighter-pilots

‘Heinous Weapons’: Evidence Reveals US May Be Dropping Landmines on Iran. “If confirmed, US military use of its Gator mine scattering system causing civilian deaths and injuries shows exactly why decades of work to ban these weapons cannot be undone,” said one advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-landmines-iran

# Military / Global
Iran-aligned Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel. The Tehran-aligned group, which controls most of northern Yemen, said it had targeted Israeli military sites
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-updates-trump-israel-houthis-hormuz-b2947546.html

Israel Confirms Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facility. Uranium facility, steel plants and heavy water complex among targets hit as IRGC warns of escalation.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/27/israel-launches-strikes-on-iran-nuclear-sites-as-war-enters-fifth-week

Russian Tanker Defies U.S. Sanctions with 730,000 Oil Barrels as Kremlin Vows to Assist “Cuban Friends”
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4561462805228-russian-tanker-defies-u-s-sanctions-with-730-000-oil-barrels-as-kremlin-vows-to-assist-cuban-friends

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
Unexpected Pink Boulders Found On Antarctic Mountain Peaks Reveal A Hidden Deep World Below
[Be sure to watch the video … very interesting.]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/unexpected-pink-boulders-found-on-antarctic-mountain-peaks-reveal-a-hidden-deep-world-below/ar-AA1Zk9r5?cvid=69c5dd88a45d43c9a4ecbf5fba7299a5&ocid=U147DHP

# Science
Scientists are building ‘intelligent’ DNA robots that travel in the bloodstream to seek and destroy cancer and viruses
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-are-building-intelligent-dna-robots-that-searching-destroy-cancer-and-viruses/

# Security / DHS
US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS. Vote came after Trump said he would sign an order directing agency’s new secretary to pay TSA agents
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/senate-dhs-funding-bill-fails

# Technology / AI
Meta lays off hundreds more workers as Mark Zuckerberg pivots away from costly ‘metaverse’ push. Meta’s AI pivot continues to inflict human casualties.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-ai

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Provided a Temporary Distraction from a Collapse Brewing in AI Stocks. What Comes Next Could Get Ugly.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/strait-hormuz-crisis-provided-temporary-161105797.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-27

Voices, The Peoples News

March 27, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Appeals court rules illegal immigrants can be detained without bond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqTRgoAyDM0&t=56s

New Jersey Dem Gov Sherrill signs immigration bills limiting scope of state cooperation with ICE
https://newjerseyglobe.com/immigration/sherrill-signs-bills-to-limit-cooperation-with-ice-bar-law-enforcement-from-wearing-masks/

The Trump administration is increasingly deporting asylum seekers with this legal trick. The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-dhs-order-could-lead-to-detention-of-thousands-of-legal-refugees-in-the-u-s

The Throughline: The Trump Administration’s One Weird Trick To Deport Asylum-Seekers, The tactic is called “pretermission.” Technically, it terminates an open immigration court case – meaning an asylum claim isn’t actually denied, it’s simply never considered – and results in an order of removal for the asylum-seeker. Think of it as a pocket veto for asylum claims. The government doesn’t say that you don’t qualify for asylum; it says that it doesn’t even need to answer that question.
https://www.newsbreak.com/documented-524871/4561464360121-the-throughline-the-trump-administration-s-one-weird-trick-to-deport-asylum-seekers

Mexico wants answers on why 13 of its citizens have died in U.S. immigration custody: Mexican consulates in the U.S. are receiving an average of 535 calls a day from Mexicans seeking protection. The Mexican government is demanding its U.S. counterpart to conduct extensive investigation into the deaths of over a dozen nationals who have died under ICE custody since the beginning of the Trump administration.
https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-government-says-over-dozen-nationals-have-died-under-ice-custody-unacceptable-596084

Missing ICE records leave the public in the dark on detention center conditions. DHS made clear the funding shutdown would not slow immigration enforcement, and ICE has a healthy budget to keep up detentions and deportations. But thanks to a data blackout, we have no idea how many people are being held — or how many are dying in custody.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/missing-ice-records-leave-public-100000317.html

The American Gulag. Our concentration camps are not death camps, but people do die there. Taken together, this network of prisons or, more accurately, concentration camps, constitutes an American gulag. “Gulag” is not so much a word as a Russian initialism that came to stand for the Soviet Union’s concentration camp program, originally developed under Joseph Stalin.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/25/the-american-gulag-2026/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Treasury announces Trump’s signature will be added to US currency in honor of America 250
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0425

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Education Dept. HQ handed to Energy as Trump advances effort to dismantle agency. Education says it no longer needs the space after slashing half of its workforce.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/education-hq-handed-energy-trump-advances-effort-dismantle-agency/412424/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Federal labor board asserts political control over union elections. Union experts warned the move could set the stage for interference in union elections and determining the size of agency bargaining units.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/federal-labor-board-asserts-political-control-over-union-elections/412418/

Texas will require proof of legal immigration status for professional licenses: The state is home to about 1.7 million people without legal authorization who work in industries like construction and hospitality.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2026-03-25/texas-will-require-proof-of-legal-immigration-status-to-get-professional-licenses

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Reveals ‘Substantial’ Hormuz Development. ‘I guess we’re dealing with the right people,’ U.S. President Donald Trump said at a Cabinet meeting.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208223/trump-reveals-very-big-present-iran

Trump’s Bizarre $1 Billion Payoff to Halt Offshore Wind. The U.S. government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building off the Atlantic Coast in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
https://grist.org/politics/trump-interior-offshore-wind-total/

# Gov / Politics
Trump Jokes About Presidential Bid In Venezuela During Cabinet Meeting: ‘I May Run Against Delcy’
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who recently traveled to Venezuela said Trump was viewed favorably in the country and predicted he would receive a statue in his honor
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-jokes-about-presidential-bid-venezuela-during-cabinet-meeting-i-may-run-against-delcy-596098

Blanche says DOJ, FBI has ‘cleaned house’ of agents, employees who assisted in Trump prosecutions
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5802553-todd-blanche-cpac-doj-fbi-firings/

Democrats clamored for George Santos’ ouster. Soon they could face having to evict one of their own. The House Ethics Committee is about to embark on a rare trial to determine Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s political future.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/26/cherfilus-mccormick-ethics-trial-00845753

Senate blocks voter ID amendment in narrow vote
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/26/congress/senate-rejects-voter-id-00846576

Voters want sweeping changes to address government fraud: Voters are concerned about government fraud and want to see lawmakers make sweeping changes, pass new laws and open new investigations to address the longstanding problem at the local, state and federal levels.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_2851bb54-635d-46bb-a463-887849164c25.html

GSA just sold a vacant D.C. federal building and says more sales are coming. The Trump administration is undertaking an effort to shrink the size of the federal portfolio.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/gsa-just-sold-vacant-dc-federal-building-and-says-more-sales-are-coming/412400/
GSA: Delivering effective and efficient government services for the American people
https://www.gsa.gov/

CCP Ties Behind American Unrest Revealed: New evidence is emerging on how a China-based billionaire is funding unrest on the streets in the United States. 2,000 organizations directly work on propaganda across the United States, with messages that align with what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/ccp-ties-behind-american-unrest-revealed_1134594.html

Top Democrats Face Rising Pressure to ‘Bring the Iran War Powers Resolution to the Floor Right Now.’
Democrats may have enough votes to pass a war powers resolution before the two-week recess, but party leaders have still not committed to doing so, even as the president appears ready for a ground invasion.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dems-war-powers-vote-now

Over 1 Million Americans Say Impeach and Remove Trump Ahead of ‘No Kings 3’ Rallies: “Donald Trump poses a direct threat to our Constitution and to the rule of law,” said one of the impeachment campaign’s leaders.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/impeach-trump-again

How the US Became the Most Dangerous Country in the World. The Trump administration’s behavior leaves no room for the common trust on which diplomacy depends. There are only two choices: surrender or strengthen your military in anticipation of war. Every country in the world is having to figure out how to deal with an increasingly rogue United States. Ask yourself: If you led Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, Nigeria, Denmark, Australia, etc., what would you do?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/03/26/united-states-trump-rogue-state-iran/

House Ethics panel finds Dem Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of campaign finance violations. The verdict could lead to a vote of expulsion for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019

# Gov / Politics / Global
“World Anti-Fascist War” Narrative: Singham colludes with CCP to rewrite history of WWII to advance Xi Jinping’s ‘new world order,’ focusing on the claim that Soviet and Chinese fighters bore the highest casualties and were the primary victors, while minimizing the role of the West.
https://merics.org/en/comment/rewriting-world-history-redefine-global-order-xis-claim-chinas-moral-right-lead

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Justice Department opens investigations into three medical schools over alleged race-based admission
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5802998-trump-medical-schools-admissions-data-dei/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Jayapal-Meeks Bill Would Block Trump From Using Federal Funds for Military Attack on Cuba. “Trump has started illegal regime change conflicts in Venezuela and Iran and is now threatening Cuba,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. “We must pass this legislation to block him from acting on a whim.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/democratic-lawmakers-seek-block-funds-100000988.html

‘Escalation Trap’: Trump Mulls Sending 10,000 More US Troops to Iran War: “First Trump ordered 2,500 more American ground troops to the Middle East. Then it was doubled to 5,000,” wrote one analyst. “Now Trump may literally double down again.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-10000-troops-iran

Report: Many Middle East US Bases “All But Uninhabitable” Due to Iran Strikes. Military officials have been relocated to offices and hotels, officials say, spurring civilian targeting concerns.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208211/us-troops-abandon-military-bases-persian-gulf-kuwait-iran-strikes

# Science
Scientists Cloned a Mouse, Then Cloned the Clone, Et Cetera. The Results Were Horrific
https://www.sciencealert.com/dead-end-radical-20-year-study-reveals-genetic-cloning-hits-a-limit

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans: Congress plans to renew a powerful surveillance tool of the National Security Agency, but a former CIA military imagery analyst is urging lawmakers to reconsider.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_17d79d59-95dc-4b65-917c-b7e6be5920bd.html

A data breach reveals the illusion of privacy. The war in Iran, rising gas prices and the crisis in air travel have overshadowed most other news lately.
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/08/25/the-illusion-of-online-privacy

# Sports
New Olympics policy will only allow biological females to compete in women’s sports
https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/olympics-ban-transgender-athletes-womens-events-policy/

# Technology / AI / Robotics
Threat from Chinese hackers moved FCC to ban all foreign internet routers
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/fcc-bans-import-of-new-consumer-routers-made-overseas-citing-security-risks/

# Transportation / Trucking
Trucking schools struggle as Trump administration strips immigrant licenses and demands English: New rules force trucking schools to cut their staff members and classes, and 7,000 training providers are set to lose accreditation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/trucking-schools-trump-english

With the Iowa State Patrol’s help, ICE is arresting truckers at weigh stations: Weigh-station violations are sometimes used to deny bond for immigrants.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/03/26/with-the-iowa-state-patrols-help-ice-is-arresting-truckers-at-weigh-stations/

# Veterans / VA
Trump’s DHS Has Tried to Deport Nearly 300 Veterans, Despite Protections. The Trump administration slashed protections for military members, but the military still touts benefits in recruitment.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-dhs-slammed-after-data-reveals-it-tried-to-deport-nearly-300-veterans/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-26

Voices, The Peoples News

March 26, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE deployments didn’t just cause chaos in cities across America, they cost them millions, research shows. The Trump administration has temporarily paused launching new mass crackdowns, but agents continue to make numerous arrests
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-costs-minneapolis-cities-economy-tax-money-b2945016.html

ICE made their neighbors ‘prisoners in their own homes’. So 130 Memphis residents signed up to deliver food. As US raids spread, a grassroots pantry delivers food, medicine and basics to immigrant families too afraid to leave home
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/ice-memphis-food-pantry-immigration

Disabled Organizers Are Facing Down Trump’s Immigration Crackdown. Disability justice organizers are turning to immigrant rights groups to guide their interventions and support work.
https://truthout.org/articles/disabled-organizers-are-facing-down-trumps-immigration-crackdown/

Supreme Court to hear case that is ‘Literally Life And Death’ for many people. Trump wants the authority to restart the “turnback” policy, which denied asylum seekers the chance to state their case — even if they followed the law.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-border-asylum-policy-metering-turnback_n_69c2d81ce4b0810704c29b42

Families explain what it’s like to wake up at Dilley detention center
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/28/texas-detention-center-families-describe-poor-medical-care-worms-nonstop-lights

Wormy Food, Intimidating Guards, Sick Kids: Inside ICE’s Only Family Detention Center. First-person accounts paint a bleak picture of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/ice-dilley-family-detention-center-immigrant-children-liam-ramos-trump/

Afghan war allies were promised safety in the US—until now. The shooting of two National Guard members has upended the immigration status of thousands of Afghans in the US.
https://revealnews.org/podcast/jeff-holder-afghan-war-allies-immigration/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA
Fentanyl is a Weapon. Treat it That Way: The phrase “Fentanyl is a Weapon” refers to a policy and political debate surrounding the classification of illicit fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD). This perspective arises from the drug’s high potency and its significant role in the overdose crisis.
https://www.govexec.com/sponsors/2026/03/fentanyl-weapon-treat-it-way/412138/?oref=featured-insights

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Evidence Grows That Trump Is Using the War in Iran to Manipulate Markets. An epidemic of suspicious trading has emerged around President Trump’s most consequential decisions, each time, just minutes or hours before he rattles global markets, according to exchange data.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-iran-oil-insider-trading

Trump’s Iran War May Mark the Beginning of the End for Dollar-Backed US Empire. Radical economist Costas Lapavitsas discusses the crumbling of the dollar-backed world system and what could be next.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-iran-war-may-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-dollar-backed-us-empire/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Rowe warns of massive workforce shakeup, says Sanders is right: ‘Revolution unlike anything’ we’ve seen coming: Mike Rowe says there’s a huge shift in the US job market taking place, how to take advantage of this supertrend now
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mike-rowe-says-huge-shift-130000354.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Gas prices approach $4 a gallon in U.S., $6 in California. The average U.S. gallon of gas neared $4 on Wednesday as California closed in on $6, with prices fueled by the uncertainty around the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gas-prices-approach-4-gallon-234500425.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Something Huge Is Headed For Florida As Scientists Anticipate An Unprecedented Sargassum Invasion. Strap in, folks. Strong winds mean sargassum season has come early.
https://www.iflscience.com/something-huge-is-headed-for-florida-as-scientists-anticipate-an-unprecedented-sargassum-invasion-82958

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
The USDA gutted a $300 million program for minority farmers, and their wild excuse? According to one of the cancellation letters shared with POLITICO, USDA determined that the program “involved discriminatory preferences based on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” as well as “wasteful spending.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/usda-cancels-program-help-farmers-buy-land-00841948

# General News / Boat Strikes
U.S. Military Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in the Caribbean, Killing Four People. The Pentagon offered no evidence that the boat was carrying drugs. The attack brings the total death toll to at least 163 people since the Trump administration began targeting so-called narcoterrorists in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific last September.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/26/headlines/us_military_strikes_alleged_drug_boat_in_the_caribbean_killing_four_people

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Evidence from Jeffrey Epstein’s former New Mexico ranch could have been compromised, officials warn. Heinous allegations have prompted state officials to restart an inquiry, which went cold in 2019, into the convicted sex offender’s lesser-known property.
https://www.newsweek.com/zorro-ranch-update-evidence-jeffrey-epstein-estate-11635399

Epstein ranch search revives buried bodies claim. The move follows Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s decision to reopen the state’s criminal investigation, years after a 2019 federal request halted local inquiries. The search marks a significant escalation in the long-stalled probe into alleged abuse and misconduct tied to the ranch.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/epstein-ranch-search-revives-buried-bodies-claim/gm-GMDAFF5AB3?gemSnapshotKey=GMDAFF5AB3-snapshot-8&uxmode=ruby

Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch Search Can ‘Fill in the Gaps,’ Says State Rep. State Rep says Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch search can expose ‘truth’ and investigative failures
https://www.aol.com/articles/jeffrey-epstein-zorro-ranch-search-130607503.html

Department of Justice faces renewed scrutiny over claims it asked New Mexico officials to halt a 2019 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch. Member of the public sent images to state lawmakers, claiming they showed dug-up burial sites, emails show.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/tipster-claims-to-have-seen-grave-like-plots-at-epsteins-zorro-ranch

Jeffrey Epstein left behind a $630 million estate. The people running it say they haven’t been paid
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-accountant-lawyer-explain-finances-congress-house-oversight-testimony-2026-3

# Gov / Politics
Former Minnesota Governor and Navy Seal Jesse Ventura calls on Barron Trump to enlist in Iran war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTULpiIRAY4

Schumer throws wrench into bipartisan plan to reopen DHS. The ongoing partial government shutdown is the second longest shutdown in American history as of Wednesday, and recent bipartisan negotiations are still far from complete.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/schumer-throws-wrench-bipartisan-plan-193600014.html

Bondi may have accidentally thrown Trump under the bus by releasing Jack Smith memo: Dem
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/pam-bondi-2676620969/

The Supreme Court is on the verge of striking down several dozen states’ laws that allow mail-in ballots after election: “You see the results flip, certain numbers on election day, then in some states they can keep receiving ballots for weeks.”It’s simple: Election Day. Period. Do the right thing, SCOTUS!
https://resistthemainstream.com/scotus-nears-landmark-move-that-could-give-gop-critical-victory/

‘Screw the Democratic and Republican parties”: Sen. Cory Booker on why the two parties are failing America
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5623269-cory-booker-democratic-party-appeal-voters/

Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump. Democrat says Congress ‘doing nothing’ may embolden president to attack countries such as Cuba and North Korea
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/cory-booker-trump-war-powers-congress

‘Should be lawyering up’: Ex- aide warns Trump his ‘jaw-dropping’ week will haunt him
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676619033/

Surreal Footage Shows Melania Trump Walking Into White House Summit With Humanoid Robot. It’s like a metaphor walking on two legs. Introduced in October, Figure 03 is the company’s third generation humanoid robot, designed to be a “truly general-purpose robot” that can “perform human-like tasks and learn directly from people” through reinforcement learning and AI.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/surreal-footage-melania-trump-white-house-robot

Raskin: DOJ Records Suggest Trump Leveraged Classified Documents for Financial Gain. Representative Jamie Raskin alleged that a newly released memo shows that Trump mishandled highly sensitive documents while out of office.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/democrat-alleges-trump-sold-out-us-security-in-classified-documents-case

Trump had a way to end government shutdown, but the reason for his rejection isn’t even connected to DHS
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-had-a-way-to-end-government-shutdown-but-the-reason-for-his-rejection-isnt-even-connected-to-dhs/

‘Modern-Day Royalty’: Billionaires Have Already Pumped $430 Million Into Midterms. “Billionaires are on track to break their $1 billion midterm spending record,” said Americans for Tax Fairness.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/billionaire-spending-2026-midterms

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Lays Out Demands To End Conflict – Wants International Acknowledgement Of Its Authority Over Strait Of Hormuz. Iran has reportedly outlined a firm set of conditions for ending its ongoing conflict, signaling a tough stance that could complicate diplomatic efforts with the United States and its allies.
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/iran-lays-out-demands-to-end-conflict-wants-international-acknowledgement-of-its-authority-over-strait-of-hormuz/cZ3YsX0RISY

In a masterclass of trolling, the Iranian Embassy just hit Donald Trump where it hurts
https://www.themarysue.com/in-a-masterclass-of-trolling-the-iranian-embassy-just-hit-donald-trump-where-it-hurts/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Community in Shock After Serial Child Rapist Given Early Release by California Parole Board. A Yolo County man sentenced to 139 years in prison for repeatedly raping and abusing his stepdaughter is now being considered for early release under California’s elderly parole law, prompting strong opposition from prosecutors and the survivor. The victim, who says the abuse began when she was a child and continued for years, described emotional distress after learning of the parole recommendation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvXbSNsTeL4

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN). NY AG Letitia James referred again for criminal prosecution for alleged homeowner insurance fraud. This marks the second time Trump housing official William Pulte has referred James for alleged falsification on her housing records.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/03/26/863540.htm

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
An OB-GYN was repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct. The state medical board let him keep practicing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mark-mulholland-washington-sexual-misconduct-allegations

Why Do Americans Pay More for Prescription Drugs? Drug companies in the U.S. face few restraints on what to charge for their products. A bipartisan bill would penalize those companies that sell their drugs at higher prices than the average of the prices in other wealthy nations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs

Robert Malone Exits CDC Role. Physician and biochemist has questioned the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic
https://rollcall.com/2026/03/24/cdc-vaccine-adviser-malone-steps-down-to-avoid-drama/

‘White plague’ is on the rise in the US — it’s deadlier than COVID and becoming antibiotic-resistant.
We discovered its cause 144 years ago. It’s still a massive problem. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 10,260 tuberculosis cases were reported nationwide in 2025, including a staggering 967 in New York alone. The good news: TB is preventable — and with proper treatment, many people are cured. Here’s what you need to know about the disease quietly making a comeback across America.
https://www.aol.com/articles/white-plague-rise-us-deadlier-152036105.html

CDC: Highly Mutated New COVID Variant ‘Cicada’ Detected in 25 U.S. States. The BA.3.2 strain, nicknamed Cicada, is still at low levels in the U.S. but could be especially contagious.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/infectious-diseases/highly-mutated-new-covid-variant-cicada-detected-in-us/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Drug Camp That Hegseth Said U.S. Bombed in Ecuador Was Actually Dairy Farm: Report
https://gvwire.com/2026/03/25/the-us-said-it-helped-bomb-a-drug-camp-it-was-a-dairy-farm/

Trump admin says Iran peace talks ‘ongoing’ as ground forces head to region
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_02c8ce16-05b1-473d-b2aa-343d0493cf4e.html

American most expensive warship ever built retreats from Iran conflict after a laundry room fire, Pentagon admits it may not be combat-ready
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5796478-uss-gerald-ford-repairs/

Retired General Mike Flynn reaches $1.25M settlement with feds over Russia collusion pursuit. Flynn sued the DOJ for $50 million in 2023 for malicious and politicized prosecution.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/retired-general-mike-flynn-reaches-125m-settlement-feds

Pentagon Revises Restrictions on Journalists — by Essentially Kicking Them Out. Under the new policy, journalists can only enter the Pentagon building if they are escorted by a department official.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pete-hegseth-kicks-journalists-pentagon-174113077.html

Judge Says Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Violated Multiple Laws by Kicking Out Journalists Who Refused to Be ‘Spoon-Fed’ Talking Points. Almost everyone in the Pentagon press corps surrendered their media passes in October after the Department of Defense said reporters could only cover news that they had pre-approved
https://people.com/pentagon-violated-constitution-press-restrictions-ruling-11932148

Federal judge reverses Pentagon press restrictions. The New York Times won a lawsuit arguing that Secretary Pete Hegseth’s policies violated the Constitution.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/20/federal-judge-reverses-pentagon-press-restrictions-00838904

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Chinese lander reveals giant ‘cavity’ of radiation between Earth and the moon, and it could change how lunar exploration is done. The Earth’s magnetosphere reportedly performs beyond expectations.
https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-spot-previously-unknown-space-cavity-thats-quietly-protecting-the-moon-2000737969

See it: NASA astronaut shares photo of egg-shaped object with tentacles growing on International Space Station.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/kill-fire-weird-tentacled-object-36924729

# Science
Physicists just successfully delivered the first bottle of antimatter. Antimatter is incredibly unstable, making it notoriously difficult to store in a solid structure, let along the back of a cabover rig. Yet that’s exactly what they did, after physicists decided it was necessary to move antiprotons away from their CERN production line to another on-campus lab where they’d be free from “experimental noise,” Nature reported.
https://futurism.com/science-energy/antimatter-first-delivery-cern-physicists-truck

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Group behind Europe attacks warns it will target U.S. interests worldwide, but its true identity remains unclear. “The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution. Americans abroad should follow the guidance in security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate,” the State Department said in a statement.
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-issues-worldwide-security-alert-234526017.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
Social Security Head Details Fraud Plan, ‘Getting payments right is the most important thing,’ Social Security Administration Commissioner and IRS CEO Frank Bisignano said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/social-security-chief-mistakes-memo-rcna196888#:~:text=The%20action%20plan%20includes:%20*%20Zeroing%20in,*%20Expanded%20data%2Dsharing%20agreements%20with%20outside%20agencies

New Federal Prosecutor Targets Social Security, Other Government Frauds. The addition of a specially-funded prosecutor has resulted in the indictment of 14 people in the Eastern District of Missouri accused of defrauding the government out of $1 million via disability fraud, pandemic fraud and the theft of Social Security and other benefits.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/new-federal-prosecutor-targets-social-security-other-government-frauds

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
After two days of training, TSA says ICE personnel are ready to help at airports. TSA officers themselves typically train for six months before they are placed on the job, but the agency says ICE is already helping with the shutdown-induced crisis.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/after-two-days-training-tsa-says-ice-personnel-are-ready-help-airports/412375/

# Veterans / VA
VA: Court order requires we reinstate union contract, not honor its terms. The Veterans Affairs Department said the American Federation of Government Employees must file grievances for each instance of the VA ignoring its CBA, though management also refuses to participate in such proceedings.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/va-court-order-requires-we-reinstate-union-contract-not-honor-its-terms/412368/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-03-25

Voices, The Peoples News

March 25, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Fishing expedition: Docs expose expansive FBI surveillance of Trump allies, possible illegality
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/fishing-expedition-new-docs-lay-bare-expansive-fbi-surveillance-targeting-trump

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Roughly 200,000 children who were adopted overseas now at risk for deportation from US, lawyers say
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/us-adoptees-deportation-ice-born-overseas-b2944694.html

Donald Trump slammed as ‘idiot’ for stating ICE will arrest undocumented immigrants at airports
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/donald-trump-slammed-idiot-stating-001918422.html

‘They tricked me’: a father was chained after he went to ICE to reunite with his kids: The Trump administration is using migrant children held by the Office of Refugee Resettlement as bait to lure their parents, whether or not they have a criminal record.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/25/ice-migrant-children-parents-arrest/

How American kids have been collateral damage in Trump’s immigration crackdown: Democrats in the House and Senate are digging into the treatment, detention and sometimes even deportation of American children at the hands of immigration agents.
https://www.propublica.org/article/american-kids-detained-trump-immigration-deportation-democrats-investigation

Supreme Court poised to let Trump turn away asylum seekers at the southern border: The Trump administration argued that migrants must physically ‘arrive in’ the United States to apply for asylum.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/supreme-court-trump-asylum-seekers-case

DOJ guts office that helps indigent immigrants obtain affordable legal aid, sources say: The Justice Department has quietly gutted a more than 60-year-old program created to ensure that low-income and indigent immigrants can receive competent and affordable legal representation
https://worldlawyersforum.org/news/doj-guts-office-providing-legal-aid-to-indigent-immigrants-sources-say/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
America’s main supplier of jet fuel to Israel goes up in flames in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/texas-oil-refinery-explosion

Emergency playbook for worldwide crises quietly released: ‘Get ready for lockdown 2.0’: The guidance comes from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which last week released its report ‘Sheltering From Oil Shocks’ outlining 10 steps countries could take if supplies tighten.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15675413/emergency-energy-playbook-lockdown-iea.html

Trump administration illegally ordered restart of Central Coast oil pipelines, state lawsuit says. The California Department of Justice on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration order that called on a private Texas-based firm to revive controversial oil pipelines along the Central Coast despite ongoing state and local objections
https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/trump-administration-illegally-ordered-restart-of-central-coast-oil-pipelines-state-lawsuit-says/article_6b9dd480-265b-55b1-9508-3f62e04a1dae.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
‘A gun to the head’: States sue Trump admin over ‘coercive conditions’ that hold food and farming funds ‘hostage’ to compliance with anti-immigrant and anti-DEI crusades
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/a-gun-to-the-head-states-sue-trump-admin-over-coercive-conditions-that-hold-food-and-farming-funds-hostage-to-compliance-with-anti-immigrant-and-anti-dei-crusades/

Walmart’s new digital labels hide a shocking truth for every shopper, and it’s coming to all US stores by the end of this year. While intended to improve efficiency, this technology raises concerns about dynamic, “surge” pricing—similar to airlines or rideshares—which could change prices instantly based on demand
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/walmart-digital-price-tags-coming-144657752.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
New CBS Contributor Floats Shocking Theory About Jeffrey Epstein: ‘So Obvious’ He ‘Didn’t Kill Himself’
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/newly-minted-cbs-news-contributor-213347820.html

Epstein’s accountant and lawyer tell Congress they were never interviewed by federal investigators. The revelations came during closed-door depositions with Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/jeffrey-epstein-lawyer-accountants-depositions-00843206

Inside Hillary’s EXPLOSIVE Epstein Deposition: New Details Show Bill Got NO MERCY. Fed-up Hillary Clinton threw husband Bill to the wolves during her Jeffrey Epstein testimony — telling lawmakers, “You’ll have to ask my husband” at least a dozen times when asked probing questions about Bubba’s relationship with the late sex trafficker.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hillary-clinton-shows-no-mercy-154438365.html

# Gov / Politics
Chris Christie Attacks ‘Self-Serving Mirror Hog’ Donald Trump After He Celebrated Robert Mueller’s Death
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/chris-christie-attacks-self-serving-184921233.html

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune rejects Donald Trump’s push to alter filibuster rules to pass the SAVE America Act. John Thune refusing to alter rules to force a vote as US president says he won’t sign any legislation until bill is passed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-john-thune-save-america-act

WATCH: Republican Senator John Kennedy says Donald Trump will not do any deals with Democrats, confirming that the shutdown is Trump’s fault. created by Aaron Parnas with Aaron Parnas’s original sound – Aaron Parna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq8Df2kZQ04

JD Vance drops ominous message for Americans: ‘Suffering is going to get a lot worse’
https://www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-2676613413/

‘It Would Have Worked’: Republican Senator Confirms Trump Killed Plan to End Shutdown and Fund TSA. “As is his right, he said no. No deals with the Democrats,” Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said on Fox News on Monday
https://people.com/republican-senator-says-trump-killed-bipartisan-deal-to-pay-tsa-workers-11933170

Thirteen Americans are dead and the Strait of Hormuz is closed, but Trump just made sure Hegseth owns the decision that started it all
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/thirteen-americans-are-dead-and-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-closed-but-trump-just-made-sure-hegseth-owns-the-decision-that-started-it-all/

‘We’ve never seen this level of incompetence:’ Sen. Chris Murphy shuts down funding requests for Iran War
https://www.themarysue.com/weve-never-seen-this-level-of-incompetence-sen-chris-murphy-shuts-down-funding-requests-for-iran-war/

Stunned Trump ‘takes a look’ at Markwayne Mullin after discovering his ethnicity. Trump was shocked after learning during the new Secretary for Homeland Security is Native American, during his swearing-in ceremony
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/stunned-trump-takes-look-markwayne-36917474.amp

After Trump Says James Talarico ‘Insults Jesus,’ Texas Democrat Responds, ‘Kicking Sick Off Healthcare While Cutting Taxes For Billionaires’ Is The Real Insult
https://upolitics.com/news/after-trump-says-james-talarico-insults-jesus-texas-democrat-responds-kicking-sick-off-healthcare-while-cutting-taxes-for-billionaires-is-the-real-insult/

Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China review – Trump vomits all over Norma Percy’s film
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/23/clash-of-the-superpowers-america-vs-china-review-trump-norma-percy-film

The Trump administration paid these employees not to work for more than a year. It just called them back. Some employees sidelined for their diversity and inclusion jobs received a one year, stress-ridden sabbatical, but are now returning to similar jobs.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/trump-administration-paid-these-employees-not-work-more-year-it-just-called-them-back/412344/

‘Mind-Blowing Corruption’: Traders Placed Massive Bets Minutes Before Trump Post on Iran
https://www.commondreams.org/news/traders-bet-trump-iran

Trump eyes up next permanent change to White House building after gaudy ballroom redesign. The Tennessee flagstone that currently makes up the pathway of the West Wing Colonnade will be ripped up and replaced. The gray and brown pavers on the covered pathway, which connects the Oval Office to the executive residence via the Presidential Walk of Fame, will be swapped out for black granite
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-eyes-up-next-permanent-36914779

Trump’s AG Pam Bondi is moved to heavily-guarded military base after threats over Epstein files and from cartels: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth all live in housing on secured military bases
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pam-bondi-threats-military-base-epstein-cartels-b2936022.html

Supreme Court signals plot to hand GOP ‘cheat code’ to kill any election law: The U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing majority sounds ready to upend election laws across the country, based on its questions on the first day of arguments in a new case.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/watson-v-republican-national-committee-2676611428

Senate Dem Accuses Trump Admin of ‘Mind Blowing Corruption’ After Mysterious $1.5 Billion Stock Trade. Murphy shared a Monday post from market analytics site Unusual Whales that read, “BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump’s announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold.”
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/senate-dem-accuses-trump-admin-of-mind-blowing-corruption-after-mysterious-1-5-billion-stock-trade/

‘They’re afraid’: Ex-senator flags curious GOP decision that gives the whole game away: The segment was part of a broader discussion about how even multiple GOP senators, including Rand Paul (R-KY) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), have sounded the alarm about the administration’s war plans in a new Washington Post article. “I mean, Claire, they gave away all their power and now they’re wondering where their power went,” exclaimed anchor Alicia Menendez.
https://www.rawstory.com/senate-gop-2676581030/

Democrat Torches Trump for Leaving America Vulnerable to Terrorism: ‘Put a 22-Year-Old in Charge!’ Thomas Fugate, graduated from college in 2024 and had prior experience as a landscape business owner and grocery store clerk, was appointed to lead the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3).
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-thomas-fugate-cp3-terrorism-prevention

A war and maybe an unprecedented depression: it’s Trump’s mania, but now all of us will pay the price
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/23/war-unprecedented-depression-trump-mania-iran

Tulsi Gabbard Breaks Silence on Iran War as Top Intel Official Resigns, Claims Trump Alone Defines “Imminent Threat”: Gabbard’s congressional testimony at an annual hearing on worldwide threats came a day after a top deputy, Joe Kent, resigned in protest over the Iran war, saying that the Tehran regime posed no imminent threat and the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign was unnecessary.
https://www.aol.com/articles/intel-chief-gabbard-declines-iran-192604956.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
An Iranian general rejected Trump’s peace talk claims live on camera, but he made sure to deliver the message in English using Trump’s own catchphrase.  Zolfaghar directly addressed President Trump using his iconic line from The Apprentice. “Hey Trump,  you’re fired. You’re familiar with this sentence,” he declared. He also used the president’s favorite social media sign-off, saying, “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/an-iranian-general-rejected-trumps-peace-talk-claims-live-on-camera-but-he-made-sure-to-deliver-the-message-in-english-using-trumps-own-catchphrase/

Netanyahu’s chilling plea to Trump before the Iran chaos comes to light, new intel bombshell reveals what truly happened. Who forced whose hands? This conversation, which happened less than 48 hours before bombs started falling, centered on the urgent reasons for launching a complex, far-off military operation that President Trump had once campaigned against.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/netanyahus-chilling-plea-to-trump-before-the-iran-chaos-comes-to-light-new-intel-bombshell-reveals-what-truly-happened/

Russia Signs Nuclear Power Deal with Vietnam, “The Project Will Strengthen Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” Russia’s State-Owned Nuclear Energy Corporation Says
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-vietnam-agree-deal-nuclear-power-plant-construction-2026-03-23/#:~:text=By%20Reuters,Sign%20up%20here

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge. Louisiana prosecutor Hugo Holland has had a career mired in controversy: concealing of evidence, allegations of racism, submission of false paperwork. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming the de facto frontrunner of his judicial race.
https://www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies

New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office In Disarray After Judge Says Trump Appointees Are ‘Illegally’ Serving
https://upolitics.com/news/new-jerseys-u-s-attorneys-office-in-disarray-after-judge-rejects-trump-appointees-as-illegally-serving/amp/

Texas officials who targeted a journalist just got a response from the Supreme Court that will change how the First Amendment works for everyone
https://www.themarysue.com/texas-officials-who-targeted-a-journalist-just-got-a-response-from-the-supreme-court-that-will-change-how-the-first-amendment-works-for-everyone/

Justice Brett Kavanaugh recuses himself from a case as the Supreme Court declines inmate’s appeal
https://knewz.com/justice-brett-kavanaugh-sits-out-supreme-court-decision/

Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. The case comes before the justices at a moment of broader attacks against mail-in voting.
https://stateline.org/2026/03/23/supreme-court-skeptical-of-allowing-states-to-count-mail-ballots-that-arrive-after-election-day/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Postal unions and stakeholders wary as Trump nominates little-known picks to USPS board
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/postal-unions-and-stakeholders-wary-trump-nominates-little-known-picks-usps-board/412345/

A Texas town arrested a reporter for getting info from a cop. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case. An independent journalist has lost a nine-year court battle arguing that a Texas city violated her First Amendment rights when they arrested her for confirming information from a police officer.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-from-online-citizen-journalist-over-her-arrest-in-texas

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
The youngest-ever female CEO of a Fortune 500 company is fighting Trump’s cuts to keep Medicaid strong
https://fortune.com/2026/03/24/centene-ceo-sarah-london-health-care-insurance-trump-medicaid/

Medicare Is Reducing Coverage for Certain Preventive Screenings in 2026—Here’s What’s Changing
https://themedicarefamily.com/blog/key-medicare-changes-coming-in-2026-what-you-need-to-know-now/

3 Medicare changes in 2026 that retirees are going to hate. These changes could mean more obstacles to care and more money spent out of pocket.
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/01/06/retirees-will-hate-these-3-medicare-changes-taking/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
New Covid variant has been identified and is already spreading in 25 states: First identified in a respiratory sample in South Africa in November 2024, the strain has roughly 70 to 75 substitutions and deletions in the gene sequence of its spike protein relative to the JN.1 variant and its descendant, LP.8.1, the antigens used in the latest COVID-19 vaccines.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-covid-variant-immune-escape-potential-confirmed-us-22-other-countries

5 Common Blood Thinners That Are Now Considered “High Risk” for Seniors Over 75. Warfarin (Coumadin): The Original Blood Thinner With Ongoing Risks
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/03/23/10727022_5-common-blood-thinners-that-are-now-considered-high-risk-for-seniors-over-75.html

‘Hope no one needs an MRI’: Trump gets warning he may have sparked unexpected disaster
https://www.rawstory.com/stringr/iran-war-2676612322/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
A judge ordered the Pentagon to restore press access. A new rule sets more limits. The Defense Department’s response to a judge’s order on media access to the Pentagon may land it back in court.
https://san.com/cc/a-judge-ordered-the-pentagon-to-restore-press-access-a-new-rule-sets-more-limits/

US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say.  The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-expected-send-thousands-soldiers-175150663.html

Retired Patriot Battalion Commander On The Challenges Of Defeating Iran’s Barrages. David Shank, former commandant of the Army’s Air Defense Artillery School, offers a frank assessment of how air defenses are performing against Iran.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/retired-patriot-battalion-commander-on-the-challenges-of-defeating-irans-barrages

Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East. The decision to move the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the region heightens the possibility U.S. troops will enter Iran.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/pentagon-troops-deploy-middle-east-00841827

# Military / Global
China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S:  Some of the surveying is for mineral deposits and fishing grounds, but the data the ships collect has a military application. It gives Beijing a detailed picture of the maritime environment in which submarine battles will be waged if conflict erupts, naval experts say.
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/china-is-mapping-ocean-floor-it-prepares-submarine-warfare-with-us-2026-03-24/

# Science
Rep. Burchett Warns of Missing, Dead US Scientists. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., says some intelligence agencies have thwarted his attempts at finding out what happened to several prominent scientists and researchers in the U.S. who reportedly died or went missing the past year.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/tim-burchett-ufo-nasa/2026/03/23/id/1250487/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Haitian immigrants fear deadly consequences from a proposed ban on remittances. Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security suggested that it was moving to cut off one of Haiti’s most critical lifelines: money sent home from family members in the U.S.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/25/trump-administration-targets-haiti-remittances/

# Technology / AI / Robotics
Cyberattack Disrupts Ignition Interlock Systems in the U.S., Leaving Thousands of Drivers Unable to Start Cars
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/after-hack-some-ignition-interlock-users-couldnt-start-their-own-cars/

With First-of-Its-Kind Bill, Sanders and AOC Propose Moratorium on New AI Data Centers. “These massive facilities are sucking up precious water resources, paving over farmland, driving climate change, and disrupting the fabric of communities,” said one supporter of the new legislation.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-data-center-moratorium

Elizabeth Warren Slams Nvidia: ‘Allowing A Single Company To Be The Gatekeeper For The AI Future Is Dangerous’
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/prediction-markets/26/03/51436353/elizabeth-warren-slams-nvidia

“Jeff Bezos Wants to Raise $100 Billion to Replace Factory Workers with Robots,” Sen. Bernie Sanders Says, as Bezos Plans to Automate Manufacturing With AI
https://www.newsbreak.com/blamzo-359398792/4554981014954-jeff-bezos-wants-to-raise-100-billion-to-replace-factory-workers-with-robots-sen-bernie-sanders-says-as-bezos-plans-to-automate-manufacturing-with-ai

Russian hackers hijack thousands of ‘high intelligence’ messaging app accounts, FBI warns
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/03/fbi-cisa-warn-of-russian-hackers-hijacking-signal-and-whatsapp-accounts

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Thousands of cruise travelers hit with abrupt vacation plan changes: ‘Apologize for the inconvenience’
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/usa-cruise-week-report-sudden-cancellations-hidden-gems-lawsuits-and-more/

# Veterans / VA
Trump breaks military recruitment vows as he arrests and deports veterans
https://www.rawstory.com/military-veteran-deported/

34 former military members were put on deportation track in the past year: The Trump administration has ramped up enforcement against immigrant service members and their families in its wider crackdown.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/24/34-ex-military-were-put-on-deportation-track/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
As Storms Pummel Hawaii, the Western U.S. Continues to Bake Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave. Unusually high March temperatures are shattering records out West—and the heat wave isn’t over yet.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24032026/todays-climate-storms-hawaii-western-heat-wave/

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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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

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

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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/

# 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

# 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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