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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-17

Voices, The Peoples News

October 17, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year. According to a joint report by The Marshall Project and The Guardian, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more than twice as many immigrant children in the first seven months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/ice-immigrant-children-arrests-trump

The One Reform DHS Refused: Why ICE Has Never Disciplined an Agent for Not Turning On a Body Camera. A federal watchdog found ICE has never penalized an officer for camera noncompliance and recommended automatic activation — the Trump administration rejected it, even as nine people have died in immigration enforcement shootings with no footage.
https://www.latintimes.com/one-reform-dhs-refused-why-ice-has-never-disciplined-agent-not-turning-body-camera-600256

Border wall ‘man camps’ have rapidly spread across the Big Bend with little state oversight. Locals fear it’s putting their health at risk.
This past summer, locals got an unexpected new neighbor — a sprawling, dusty “man camp” facility designed to house as many as 200 border wall construction workers.
https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2026-10-16/border-wall-man-camps-have-rapidly-spread-across-the-big-bend-with-little-state-oversight-locals-fear-its-putting-their-health-at-risk

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports AI experts are prepping for the financial system to collapse. Powerful AI models are going on hacking sprees — or helping humans with them — left and right. If the AI industry doesn’t get its collective act together and stop its products from being used to such dangerous ends, it could be only a matter of time before one of these AI-powered hacks targets our essential infrastructure.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-expert-doomsday-prepping-ai-financial-system

President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/17/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid-deepening-row-with-ukraine

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Statistics: The Reality of the Youth Gun Violence Crisis: A fatal shooting Oct. 15 at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon was the 26th school shooting so far this year. In 2026 alone, such incidents have killed 17 people and injured 26, many of them children, the data shows.
https://www.omnilert.com/blog/school-shooting-statistics

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals Trump Rule Change Allows for ‘Unintentional’ Killing of Polar Bears by Fossil Fuel Companies.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service finalized the polar bear-killing rule despite a near universal negative reception from more than 85,000 public comments.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-administration-polar-bears

‘Deadly Serious’: Half of World’s Reef-Building Coral Face Extinction Threat as Oceans Warm, Study Warns. “Every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid gives corals a better chance,” said one of the researchers. “So action now really does count.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-reef-extinction

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA There is a story circulating that President Trump could ban all lab-grown meat across the U.S. sy Executive Order. No order has been signed. Several states have already moved on their own. President Trump signed an executive order on September 4, 2026, that focuses on modernizing meat inspections, easing processing rules for traditional ranchers, and helping smaller meat processors—not banning cultivated meat.
https://heatmap.news/lifestyle/lab-grown-meat-trump-rfk

# Gov / Politics / US
Texas Sen. Cornyn says President Trump’s deal “weakens American security interests” as he joins 11 senators urging Trump to rescind Russian diesel agreement https://share.newsbreak.com/jvpb13xh

DOJ sues to block California ballot-counting as state officials refuse late bid to alter voter rolls. President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice sued California on Thursday after state officials rejected demands to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters and prevent them from voting in the Nov. 3 election.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbx56B_xBDk

Newsom Says the American People “WILL Stop Donald Trump” After Reports of MAGA Allies Discussing Martial Law in Connection With Possible Midterm Disputes. The post responded to an Axios report that MAGA activists are pushing for President Trump to resort to extraordinary measures — including martial law — if they believe the midterm elections are “rigged.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4950134321305-newsom-says-the-american-people-will-stop-donald-trump-after-reports-of-maga-allies-discussing-martial-law-in-connection-with-possible-midterm-disputes

Trump indicates he’ll unleash this ‘most powerful’ presidential tool:
‘I’m allowed.’ “So I just have to ask you, are you seriously considering a self-pardon before you leave office?”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-indicates-ll-unleash-most-190506952.html

Amid GOP Midterm Woes, Trump Allies—Including Convicted Election Denier—Push for Martial Law. The president hasn’t exactly assuaged the worries of those who fear he could go to extreme measures to maintain his party’s grip on power.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maga-allies-push-trump-for-martial-law

‘The President and Vice President Must Be Impeached’: Air Force Member Lists Donald Trump’s ‘High Crimes’ in Speech That Landed Him in Solitary
Confinemen: Watson, 40, delivered an exhaustive summary of Trump’s “crimes,” starting with his military actions in Venezuela, Cuba and Iran. “When the President of the United States orders military action against foreign countries absent an emergency scenario where American interests are under imminent, dire threat… that is an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s authority and a violation of the War Powers Clause,” he said.
https://okmagazine.com/p/air-force-member-lists-donald-trumps-high-crimes-speech-solitary-confinement/

# Global News
‘They both lied. Ukrainians died’: Musk under fire after explosive Starlink report. Elon Musk’s attempt to wash his hands of a decision Ukraine says proved deadly blew up in his face after a new report tied him to it, and critics wasted no time pouncing.
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-trump-2678098711/

Zelensky personally thanks King for his ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine. The pair met at an audience in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon. The Prime Minister is expected to use the visit to announce an acceleration of military support for Ukraine, and to pledge further rounds of sanctions aimed at Moscow.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/volodymyr-zelensky-charles-iii-ukraine-buckingham-palace-andy-burnham-b3066792.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations Judge loses patience and threatens sanctions as Trump crosses the line in BBC lawsuit.
A federal judge warned President Donald Trump that he will face sanctions if he continues to disregard her orders in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC.
https://www.rawstory.com/judge-trump-bbc-sanctions/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services # Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs Researchers Say Parkinson’s May Be Largely Manmade.Twelve million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease. That number has nearly doubled in six years. Unlike many neurological conditions, researchers say Parkinson’s may largely be something we are doing to ourselves.
https://parkinsonseurope.org/parkinsonslife/could-risk-factors-for-parkinsons-disease-be-largely-man-made/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes New Montana “Super Range” Complex Could Add Critical Weapons Testing Capacity. Trump announced a new facility aimed at testing autonomous weapons, space, and electronic warfare technology, supersonics and ⁠hypersonics.
https://www.twz.com/air/new-montana-super-range-complex-could-add-critical-weapons-testing-capacity

Army Wants High-Energy Laser Weapons It Can Put On “Any Vehicle In The Motorpool.” The Army sees modular laser systems not tied to specific vehicles as key to truly operationalizing and distributing counter-drone laser capabilities.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/army-wants-high-energy-laser-weapons-it-can-put-on-any-vehicle-in-the-motorpool

# Military / Global
Senior U.S. Officials Say the Order to Limit Ukraine’s Battlefield Satellite System Came From Inside the White House. The officials said leaders at the Defence Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/order-restrict-ukraine-starshield-satellite-103158937.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff
World’s Oldest Shipwreck Discovered off the Coast of Turkey. Here’s Everything We Know. Researchers found about 30 ancient jars off Turkey that may have carried wine, olive oil, or resin—and some still held residue.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/worlds-oldest-shipwreck-discovered-off-the-coast-of-turkey-heres-everything-we-know/

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers Is AI built on theft? Almost 100 lawsuits say so. AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.” Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/openai-chatgpt-microsoft-copyright-legal-case-documents-revelations/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-16

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE Shooting Victim in NYC Held in Solitary Confinement. In a new court filing, Oscar Belgal’s attorneys say he’s being denied adequate medical care with a bullet still lodged in his neck. Harold Solis, an attorney said, “It’s not clear to us why a person with a bullet in their body is in solitary confinement and hasn’t been seen by medical specialists that apparently even the hospital told him he needs.”
https://solitarywatch.org/2026/10/14/man-shot-by-ice-in-nyc-held-in-solitary-confinement-in-notorious-federal-jail/

‘Five terrifying days’: Scathing lawsuit details disturbing claims against ICE contractor
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-contractors-new-report-five/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Wholesale prices see a 6.3% annual jump in September, much higher than economists expected. Both the monthly and annual increase exceeded forecasts of economists polled by Dow Jones, who expected an increase of 0.6% for the month and 5.5% for the year.
https://justthenews.com/nation/economy/wholesale-prices-see-63-annual-jump-september-much-higher-economists-expected

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Oregon school shooting kills 4: A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said. The three children were aged 5, 8 and 11. Another child, 7, and a teacher, 54, were injured and taken to the hospital in critical condition
https://apnews.com/article/oregon-school-shooting-silver-rail-elementary-b0642ec5cd3da0db24227a2798e2c6ce

‘I do not care’: A Texas teacher says they removed two students without asking the vice principal, and that the parents are ‘still in denial’: Texas Teacher Uses State Law to Kick Two Students Out of Class: ‘We Are Teachers, Not Social Workers’
https://thenerdstash.com/texas-teacher-uses-state-law-to-kick-two-students-out-of-class-we-are-teachers-not-social-workers/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Texas contractor faces 30-year prison sentence after stealing over $300,000 from customers. “You are destroying homes, their investments, and their life.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/north-texas-contractor-sentenced-30-years-prison/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to eliminate all national rules that limit dangerous air pollution from power plants, putting the health, safety and well-being of all Americans at greater risk.
https://www.edf.org/trump-administration-attacks-protections-against-pollution-power-plants

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
The ‘Biggest Oil Deal in History’ Is Turning Off the Lights in Venezuela. The recent U.S.-Venezuela oil deal leaves Venezuelans with very little income or benefits, and even less sovereignty.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-biggest-oil-deal-in-history-is-turning-off-the-lights-in-venezuela/

Donald Trump promised Russian diesel supplies, but analysts said the volumes are too small to meaningfully reduce American fuel costs
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-russia-diesel-deal-price-impacts-pump-experts-12557596

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Epstein Court Papers Face Deadline as Judge Demands Review to Protect Victims, Court Docs Show
https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/evidence-deadline-looms-in-case-of-epsteins-ex-girlfriend

US judge denies request to unseal records in Ghislaine Maxwell case. Government had hoped to get files released about Jeffrey Epstein associate to quell furore that had grown over the case.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/11/us-judge-denies-request-to-unseal-records-in-ghislaine-maxwell-case

How Democrats Could Investigate Banks That Worked With Epstein—And Punish Execs Who Helped Him
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/lawmakers-seek-to-compel-regulators-to-probe-epstein-tied-banks

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump’s DOJ absurdly wanted California to verify 417 voters an hou
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-demanded-california-vet-20000-voters-within-48-hours-before-suing/

Watchdog sues to block Jared Kushner from serving as Trump’s envoy without Senate confirmation or financial disclosures, citing his $6 billion foreign-funded firm
https://apnews.com/article/jared-kushner-crew-lawsuit-trump-envoy-diplomat-aa28eeb278937ec29c0f35e72d13ba45

Duckworth Says “This Is Peak Corruption” After Reports of Large Contracts Placed Minutes Before Trump’s Truth Social Post on Iran
https://apnews.com/article/jared-kushner-crew-lawsuit-trump-envoy-diplomat-aa28eeb278937ec29c0f35e72d13ba45

Trump donor threatens to bring down his ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION tomorrow! Man at the center of the Kimberly Guilfoyle scandal says he has a secret 16-minute recording that could blow the White House apart!
What on EARTH is on this tape?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-donor-center-guilfoyle-scandal-175118935.html

Trump, Netanyahu hold off on Iran strikes as elections loom in U.S., Israel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_30b5c0eb-bdfa-41d8-9a36-c698028fff92.html

We’re tracking 76 ongoing anti-voting lawsuits (and counting): As Election Day nears, these federal cases could still impact access to the ballot
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/as-election-day-nears-these-federal-cases-could-still-impact-access-to-the-ballot/

‘Don’t tell anyone’: White House history group told staff to hide secret East Wing funds. Association president Stewart McLaurin and his deputies gave staff a directive – “don’t tell anyone” about the gift from businessman Vance Patterson or the detailed photographs of the East Wing the group had commissioned, four people familiar with the conversations told the Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/16/white-house-historical-association-has-courted-trump-alienating-donors/

Declassified memos challenge key witness testimony from 2019 impeachment case against Trump. Newly declassified State Department emails and documents show former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch received frequent briefings from top aides on Burisma and Hunter Biden, conflicting with her congressional impeachment testimony. Internal emails also show her deputy in Kyiv believed the Burisma/Biden relationship was adversely affecting U.S. policy.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/declassified-records-challenge-key-2019-trump

Autocracy watch. ICE officials are planning to spend $100 million to deploy 142 intelligence agents in more than two dozen cities and the District of Columbia as part of a sweeping domestic surveillance program. The new program is called the Enforcement and Removal Operations Overwatch and National Security Enforcement. “It looks dangerously like the construction of an internal spying agency,” says an ACLU analyst.
https://prospect.org/2026/10/14/ice-planning-nightmare-domestic-spy-program-ero-one/

Blumenthal Says Putin Is “Playing Trump for a Fool” and Hoping to “Weaponize a Freezing, Starving, Bloody Winter Against Ukraine” — Demands President Rescind Russian Diesel Deal
https://substack.com/@senblumenthal/note/c-360076027

President Trump just sent a WARNING to Ohio: elect Democrats, and be invaded by SOMALIS like Minnesota. “They come in, they have nothing, and they’re the number one buyers of Mercedes, Benz and BMWs in the state of Minnesota.” “They’re low IQ people!” “If you want to stop Ohio from being PLUNDERED, RANSACKED, and DESTROYED like Minnesota is being destroyed, vote for John Husted and vote for Vivek Ramaswamy.”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jvdfycw0

White House ‘money laundering operation’ exposed by ex-DOJ pardon attorney: ‘Shady’: After records revealed the donors behind President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, former Justice Department pardon attorney Liz Oyer called the project “basically a money laundering operation.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ballroom-money-laundering/

GOP Congressman Will Pursue Hegseth Impeachment, “I’ll Force a Vote”: “The House adjourned until after the election to avoid votes on releasing the rest of the Epstein Files and on the impeachment of SecDef Hegseth,” Massie wrote Thursday on X. “When we return, if the files haven’t been released and if Hegseth is still in office, I’ll force a vote on both.”
https://2paragraphs.com/2026/10/gop-congressman-will-pursue-hegseth-impeachment-ill-force-a-vote/

‘Something is up’: Ex-GOP operative alarmed as shady Trump deal points to Ukraine blackout
https://www.rawstory.com/tim-miller-2678092200/

4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outage. Four Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for information about whether Pentagon officials ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s access to the satellite-based Starshield network, which Ukrainian officials said limited their ability to intercept Russian drones.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6152690-senators-demand-starshield-probe/

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s $6billion foreign investment empire under fire in lawsuit, Court docs show
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-son-in-law-jared-kushner-foreign-investment-empire-lawsuit/

Trump’s suck-up ballroom donors are finally unmasked, One name is notably absent from the list of contributers—the president himself.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-suck-ballroom-donors-finally-175358062.html

12 Senators Demand Trump Stop Giving Putin a Financial Lifeline Amid Ukraine War
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-senators-demand-stop-giving-putin-financial-lifeline-ukraine-war/

# Global News
‘China made its choice’: Robert Kiyosaki says the nation is ‘dumping’ the US over 1 thing. Fortify your nest egg now. “This isn’t a coincidence; it’s positioning.” “Bill Gates is buying farmland. China is buying farmland,” Kiyosaki said (1) in an Instagram video. “That should get your attention, because when two very different power centers agree on one asset, it’s worth asking why.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/kiyosaki-red-flag-bill-gates-110500000.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Harris County DA considering charges against ICE agent who hit man with vehicle in Houston. District Attorney Sean Teare said his office is investigating whether an ICE agent in an SUV intentionally struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez as he fled.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/13/ice-houston-hit-pedestrian-car-criminal-investigation/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Judge orders President Donald Trump and White House aide Natalie Harp to respond to lawsuit over Truth Social subscriber program: Plan called ‘extraordinary, corrupt and unconstitutional’ in legal filing
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/judge-orders-president-donald-trump-white-house-aide-natalie-harp-respond-lawsuit-truth-social-subscriber-program/

# Media / Press / TV
Trump’s new press secretary is lying, incompetent, and perfect for the Job. An administration built on clumsy lies deserves a press secretary who’s a clumsy liar. Now Trump has one.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/katie-zacharia-press-secretary-trump.html

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs
Growing pressures facing hospitals could mean service cuts that will impact patients in rural communities. How Much More highlights the real-world consequences for patients and the growing financial pressures for the hospitals and health systems that patients rely on.
WATCH: https://buff.ly/Zj24pv9

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Lockheed Martin has announced a $300-million investment to expand its missile manufacturing facility in Grand Prairie, Texas.
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/04/11/us-nuclear-bomb-production-2/

# Social / Communities / Housing
HUD’s staffing cuts hurt certain housing services, watchdog finds. Housing organizations told the Government Accountability Office that they now face more obstacles getting in touch with department employees in a timely manner.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/10/huds-staffing-cuts-hurt-certain-housing-services-watchdog-finds/416635/

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Japan Invests $21 Billion in New York Chip Factories. The country will provide $10 billion to speed up construction of a semiconductor fabrication plant from GlobalFoundries that the company aims to bring online by 2029, while another $10 billion will go toward a second plant from the chip manufacturer.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6148573-trump-announces-chip-deal-japan/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-15

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Indigenous
DHS Gave an Arizona Tribe 60 Seconds Before Sending Armed Agents In, Now It Flies Drones Over Their Prayers. A two-decade border partnership collapses as federal agents, surveillance drones, and a “Resistance Is Futile” meme target a sovereign Arizona tribe that said no to a wall.
https://www.latintimes.com/dhs-gave-arizona-tribe-60-seconds-before-sending-armed-agents-now-it-flies-drones-over-their-600145

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. At an immigration detention facility in west Michigan, many domestic violence victims have leaned on one another to survive months in custody. The Trump administration has tried to dismantle some of the protections that victims of domestic violence once counted on to avoid deportation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/domestic-violence-immigrant-victims-ice-detention

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Another multi-billion-dollar company is expanding operations in Texas utilizing taxpayer money: Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC. The company says it’s making a $544 million capital investment to build an advanced manufacturing and operations campus in the rural community of Hutto in Williamson County.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_20643d81-4700-489f-83e0-b540c5c981ec.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
U.S. banks restricted customers over political, religious views. Nine of the largest U.S. banks dropped services for customers over political and religious views, according to a report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released Wednesday. Banks Evaluated: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC Bank, TD Bank, and BMO Bank
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c07c9bdd-39c3-471b-b5e7-c4db7f27dd17.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
For Texas schoolchildren, minor misbehavior can mean serious punishment. More students ages 10 to 13 are ending up in the justice system after vaping, making threats or lashing out at school.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/texas-schoolchildren-minor-misbehavior-mean-100000528.html

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
Judge says Trump admin officials ‘acted urgently’ to defy her court order and cut down hundreds of non-invasive trees she demanded be protected
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-says-trump-admin-officials-190724490.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
‘We’re Making a Fortune,’ Trump Says of High Oil Prices as Working Class Pay. “Workers are losing the race between wages and prices,” said one economist. “It’s no wonder workers feel left behind in the current economy.” According to one recent analysis, the president’s investments in fossil fuel stocks have boosted his net worth by up to $15.5 million since January.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-prices-fortune

Trump touts Taiwan investment in Alaska energy infrastructure project. Trump says Taiwan will buy Alaska LNG. The project is still in flux. The president said Taiwan had committed to purchasing liquified natural gas from a proposed Alaska pipeline, calling it the “largest Offtake Agreement in History.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/14/trump-taiwan-alaska-lng-korea-01118483

Surprise Russia diesel deal spurned by growing number of GOP senators. At least eight Republican senators have expressed public concerns over the deal, which would pave the way for the United States to import hundreds of thousands of metric tons of Russian diesel over the next two months.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6146695-senate-gop-criticize-russia-diesel-deal/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
A SNAP recipient who misses the 80-hour monthly work rule loses benefits after three months and must meet it for a full 30 days or qualify for an exception to get them back
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/food/snap-food-benefits/snap-work-rules

Judge rules Elon Musk, Kristi Noem spread false info to fire FEMA official. A federal judge in Virginia cleared former FEMA Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans, ruling that former presidential adviser Elon Musk and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem engaged in “outrageous government conduct” and spread knowingly false information to justify her February 2025 termination
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/14/fema-fired-mary-comans-false-info-elon-musk-kristi-noem/92247275007/

# Gov / Politics / US
‘Terrorized’ battlegrounds turn into ‘ghost towns’ as ICE swarms early voting
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ice-2678066622/

A little girl’s pajama party got invaded by armed vigilantes in Trump’s mail-in voting war. The ridiculous accusation would all be a laugh, except for an attempted murder and vigilantes armed with AR-15s who appeared at his daughter’s pajama party.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/mail-in-voting/

Trump Reportedly Thinking About Dumping Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as Rivals Are Circling: ‘She’s Burned a Lot of People’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-reportedly-thinking-about-dumping-chief-of-staff-susie-wiles-as-rivals-are-circling-shes-burned-a-lot-of-people/

Battle plans drawn for 150 ways Trump could hijack midterms, but one still scares Dems. In a recent interview, Trump teased testing the full weight of presidential powers when asked if he’d trigger the Insurrection Act, which enables presidents to deploy the military on U.S. soil, ahead of this year’s midterms.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-midterms-hijack/

Traitorous Trump knifed Ukraine — and proved a terrifying Putin theory is true
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-putin-ukraine/

Trump says leakers should be shot. resident Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that people who leak sensitive information about the government to the media “should be shot,” calling them the “scum of the earth.”
https://time.com/article/2026/10/15/trump-leakers-shot-journalists-arizona-rally/

The House Republican panic has set in. GOP internal polling revealed key House seats that Trump won comfortably in 2024 are now competitive.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/09/house-gop-panic-deep-red-seats-trump-01113006

Trump branded ‘diabolical miscreant’ and ‘full on traitor’ as he thanks Putin and trashes Zelensky
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-branded-diabolical-miscreant-full-37761207

‘Outrageous!’ Legal expert aghast as Trump admin defies court in ‘contemptuous’ case: Legal analyst Katie Phang blasted the Trump administration Tuesday over what she described as its “outrageous” defiance of a federal court order blocking a $20 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-2678080932/

Bill O’Reilly warns President Donald Trump that the Iran war threatens to ‘kill’ his legacy: ‘And he cares about that very much’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/bill-oreilly-warns-iran-war-could-kill-trumps-legacy/

‘Their agenda is dead’: Republican lawmaker threatens Trump admin for ‘aiding’ the enemy
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-ukraine-russia-2678085224/

Jared Kushner is ‘unlawfully’ and unconstitutionally serving as a diplomat in countries where his business interests raise ‘serious conflict-of-interest concerns,’ lawsuit says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/jared-kushner-is-unlawfully-and-unconstitutionally-serving-as-a-diplomat-in-countries-where-his-business-interests-raise-serious-conflict-of-interest-concerns-lawsuit-says/amp/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Federal investigators from different agencies are ramping up scrutiny on Rep. Ilhan Omar, examining her conflicting birthdate records, citizenship paperwork and timeline, as well as fluctuating financial disclosures.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-probes-deepen-rep-ilhan-omars-citizenship-and-financial-disclosures

# LGBTQ / Transgender
These five states are putting transgender sports, gender-medicine questions before voters next month.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/these-five-states-are-putting-transgender-sports-gender-medicine

# Media / Press / TV
Donald Trump ‘violated the First Amendment’ with CNN ban, judge rules: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must allow White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, arguing that the ban violated the First Amendment. US District Judge Tim Kelly implemented a new short-term order to block the ban, as the previous order was set to expire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl1wZZTiWmc

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pete Hegseth’s Execution Plan Sparks Moral Objections From Soldiers
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/09/hegseth-public-execution-backlash-01113728

Russian drones and missiles hit American business facilities in Ukraine, but the White House is silent
https://share.newsbreak.com/juzhq1m7

Protesters Call Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth and Other Military Leaders “War Criminals”
https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/14/war-criminal-protestors-scream-pete-hegseth/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Stunning megastructure discovered hidden beneath the Pacific – and scientists say it answers questions. Scientists have stumbled upon a strange megastructure deep inside the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island, which may be the reason behind the East Pacific Rise – which is the fastest spreading ocean ridge in the world.
https://www.newsbreak.com/indy100-1276868/4944888184261-stunning-megastructure-discovered-hidden-beneath-the-pacific-and-scientists-say-it-answers-questions

# Veterans / VA
3.6% COLA is official: What it means for VA disability checks: Military retirement checks and Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits are on track to increase by 3.6 percent in 2027 following an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/36-cola-is-official-what-it-means-for-veterans-va-disability-checks.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-14

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE Accused of Keeping Immigrants’ Cash, Passports and Personal Belongings for Months After Release in Lawsuit
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/ice-sued-7-immigrants-withheld-passports-work-permits/

‘Terrorized’ battlegrounds turn into ‘ghost towns’ as ICE swarms early voting. As early voting in the midterm elections gets underway, voting and immigrant rights organizers across the country are bracing for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployments at polling places.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ice-2678066622/

An estimated 500 people detained in ICE jail are currently on strike at the Folkston ICE Processing Center in Georgia this week, the latest in a surge of strikes that detained immigrants have organized demanding humane conditions and due process.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/ice-detention-facility-georgia

Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence. “We demand answers and transparency from all agencies involved,” the FIEL executive director said. “The community needs to know the identities of the agents and if there are charges that are filed for the wrongdoing committed.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6147446-ice-officer-car-accident-texas-prosecutors/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Bank of America Fined $1.2 Billion. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) fined Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the country, $1.2 billion for its failure to “mitigate and report priority national security risks,” the department said in a release.
https://thehill.com/business/6146632-bank-america-treasury-fine/

# Gov / Politics / US
The dangerous case of Donald Trump: The text features contributions from psychiatrists, psychologists, and other experts who analyze Trump’s observed behavior during his presidency and prior political run.
https://www.c-span.org/program/book-tv/the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump/523455

Trump’s Genocidal Rhetoric on Iran Deserves Legal Consequences, Scholars Say. As Trump repeats annihilation threats against Iran, legal scholars implore other countries to step in.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-genocidal-rhetoric-on-iran-deserves-legal-consequences-scholars-say/

We Should All Be Worried That Trump’s Hands Are on the Nuclear Trigger. There are no “right hands” to be in possession of nuclear weapons. But Donald Trump clearly possesses utterly “wrong hands” and should be lawfully removed from an office that gives him the power to destroy humanity.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-nuclear-weapons

Leak Reveals Trump Plot for Stunning Election-Day Surprise. The White House has ordered military chiefs to prepare fresh attacks that could help Republicans in the midterms. The president is plotting a major move as his party faces disaster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVTCKfofggU

‘Betrayal’: Trump leaves GOP exposed with five-day ‘gift to adversary.’ President Donald Trump has spent the past five days doing favors for Russian President Vladimir Putin, but with the midterm elections just three weeks away, Republicans are left with the political fallout.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-2678083122/

Trump boasts about his plans for ‘our new and beautiful Greenland’ in late-night post: Trump hails oil and gas exploration in ‘our new and beautiful Greenland’ – months after threatening to invade. A September deal between Greenland, Denmark and the U.S. was supposed to resolve underlying tensions around sovereignty
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/donald-trump-oil-exploration-greenland-invasion-b3066481.html

President Donald Trump has never been one to shy away from a spectacle—even one that ends with a firing squad. The president appeared to give an enthusiastic thumbs-up to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s controversial plan to livestream a military execution, even as his own vice president and fellow Republicans recoiled at the prospect.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-revels-pete-hegseth-055726770.html

Dem Rep. Ilhan Omar’s team got birthdate changed in public records after she was elected to House
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/dem-rep-ilhan-omars-team-got-birthdate-changed-public-records-after-she-was

Trump ‘considers firing’ Pete Hegseth and John Ratcliffe over Iran nuclear deal opposition. The claim comes from political commentator Dominic Michael Tripi, who suggested the president wants to protect the image he’s cultivated as someone who was opposed to foreign wars.
https://www.aol.com/articles/donald-trump-considering-firing-pete-202726000.html

# Global News
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles as Trump considers entering conflict.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-houthi-saudi-arabia-trump/

Houthi official warns of ‘swift, painful response’ if US enters Yemen war: A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a “painful response” if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington’s help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/saudi-says-resilience-tested-vows-134140110.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies. The U.S. Department of Justice is warning that hackers working for the North Korean regime are increasingly relying on Americans to facilitate the hacking of U.S. companies.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/justice-department-says-north-koreans-have-infiltrated-dozens-of-u-s-companies/

# Media / Press / TV
Judge: Trump likely violated First Amendment by banning new outlets from White House. The ruling allows reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico to keep accessing the White House grounds while their lawsuit moves forward. The president excluded CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House last month before a judge intervened.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/10/13/judge-deals-another-blow-trumps-white-house-media-bans/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Critics Say ‘Medicare for Americans’ Is Corporate Democrats’ Latest Way of ‘Protecting’ For-Profit Insurers. “We need Medicare for All,” one critic said. “No private insurance necessary.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/public-health-option

How Washington Forces Doctors to Defraud Seniors. Medicare has decided it can avoid paying its bills by simply changing the meanings of basic words. ER doctors like me sign off on this every day.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/how-washington-forces-doctors-to-defraud-seniors/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs
Texas may cut autism program for hundreds of children
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/dem-rep-ilhan-omars-team-got-birthdate-changed-public-records-after-she-was

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Air Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment Is in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day.
One law professor told Common Dreams the detention of Maj. Jason Watson was a “blatant case of illegal pretrial punishment.” According to a report by Military.com, Air Force Major Jason Watson is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day while awaiting trial for publicly calling for President Donald Trump’s removal
https://www.military.com/air-force-major-jason-watson-called-trumps-impeachment-solitary-confinement-24-hours-a-day-attorney

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bombshell firing-squad plan is set to backfire — and leave President Donald Trump shot in the foot, political experts contend.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/reeks-of-desperation-firing-squad-cosplay-predicted-to-shoot-trump-in-the-foot/

# Military / Global
Iran, Russia Ramping Up Campaigns in UK, MI5 Chief Says. Over 50 individuals have been arrested for Iran-linked operations in the past 12 months.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/6145661-mi5-warns-iranian-military-threats-united-kingdom/amp/

# Social / Communities / Housing
When cities clear homeless camps, disabled residents lose their lifelines. Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t be the last.
https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-encampment-sweeps-cities-08ff74489ba00cfa927fe1cf54c0d401

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
The AI Data Center Boom Is Creating Emissions From Backup Energy Sources, but the Technology to Clean It Up Already Exists
https://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=36701

AI-powered surveillance cameras are watching us, but this surprisingly simple trick can stop them. Adversarial patterns printed on clothing or vehicle wraps can stop AI-powered surveillance cameras from recognizing objects, people, or vehicles. Instead of physically blocking or destroying a camera, this trick exploits a fundamental loophole in computer-vision algorithms to make subjects entirely invisible to artificial intelligence
https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/new-algorithm-creates-patterns-that-make-you-invisible-to-ai-cameras

Anthropic Issues AI Self-Replication Warning. AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai

# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
If You’ve Seen A Speed Limit Sign With A Red Border, Here’s What It Means.
• The lower speed limit takes effect at the exact location of the sign, not further down the road.
• Final Warning: Used primarily by the Texas Department of Transportation in high-accident or high-speed transition areas where drivers often fail to slow down.
https://www.carscoops.com/2285795/speed-limit-sign-red-border-meaning-texas/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-13

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Indigenous
Seminole Tribe sues DraftKings over alleged illegal sports betting in Florida. The Seminole Tribe of Florida sued DraftKings seeking to shut down products it alleges constitute illegal sports betting and divert revenue from its gaming operations and government services. Under the 2021 Gaming Compact, the Seminole Tribe maintains exclusive control over sports betting in the state of Florida, a right they said is being infringed upon by DraftKings and CEO Jason Robins.
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/seminole-tribe-accuses-draftkings-of-running-illegal-gambling-operation-in-florida/

Indigenous People Are Resisting Erasure From Schools, Media, and Our Land. Joining the fight against our erasure helps Native communities defend our right to be seen, heard, and counted.
https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-people-are-resisting-erasure-from-schools-media-and-our-land/

Indigenous Community Quickly Mobilized as Fire Raged on Oregon Reservation. Mutual aid is becoming increasingly vital as tribes face climate disasters with insufficient state support.
https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-community-quickly-mobilized-as-fire-raged-on-oregon-reservation/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Targeting children. The Trump administration is now offering children $3,000 to voluntarily deport. Sometimes, ICE lawyers make the pitch to children. Sometimes, immigration judges do so.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/dhs-offers-migrant-children-3-000-to-voluntarily-depart-us?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=ce8653c533-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_10_13_10_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-ce8653c533-486092373

Federal immigration officials are considering using ships to transport hundreds of deportees to Central and South America
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-trump-admin-considers-using-233048853.html

ICE detained dozens of religious leaders under President Donald Trump: ‘Once you are detained by ICE, you cease to be a human being,’ detained pastor says. Pastor Steven Tendo, a Pentecostal pastor from Uganda who sought asylum in the United States said that ICE officers pulled him from his car, forced him onto an icy floor and handcuffed him.
https://knewz.com/ice-detained-dozens-religious-leaders-under-donald-trump/

Trump-appointed federal judge rules ICE agents made illegal arrests and falsified official records to cover up their actions: ‘All the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication’
https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/trump-appointed-judge-ice-agents-falsified-records-illegal-arrests

125 Hoosier National Guard members deploying to Texas for immigration enforcement support. Approximately 125 Indiana National Guard members from Plymouth are deploying to southern Texas for a nearly yearlong mission to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/12/125-hoosier-national-guard-members-deploying-to-texas-for-immigration-enforcement-support/

US citizen of 15 years faces denaturalization over discard green card. The U.S. government said in the lawsuit that Akinkunmi had taken the Oath of Allegiance and was admitted as a citizen on June 8, 2011.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-citizen-15-years-faces-142132413.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
‘Fire the Principal’: Texas Dad Erupts After School Allegedly Hands Out Sharia Pamphlets. Wylie East High School Principal Tiffany Doolan resigned effective June 30, 2026, following community outrage and procedural breaches after an unapproved outside organization handed out Islamic materials on campus
https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-news/outrage-over-qurans-and-hijabs-at-texas-school-fuels-bible-revival-outside-school-gates/
Sharia Law: A body of religious law that forms the Islamic tradition[1][2][3] based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur’an[4] and hadith.[1] In Islamic terminology sharīʿah refers to immutable, intangible divine law, in contrast to fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), which refers to its interpretations by Islamic scholars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
Plan to pump billions of gallons of water from East Texas appears on hold
An East Texas farm sued the local groundwater conservation district that has authority over the aquifer that would be pumped. As part of a settlement, the district has voided its original permits.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/21/east-texas-water-pump-plan-paused/

Trump officials cut down 430 trees in East Potomac Park over the weekend. Then the judge looks at their lawyers: ‘I am beyond disappointed’
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6143318-trump-administration-east-potomac-park-golf-trees/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
Alarm as Trump admin invokes emergency powers ‘to mitigate blackout risks’: US declares power grid emergency across 13 states: What it means for residents
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-declares-power-grid-emergency-across-13-states-what-it-means-for-residents/articleshow/134918446.cms?from=mdr

Trump defends Russian diesel deal amid backlash. President Donald Trump is doubling down on his decision to lift restrictions on Russian diesel imports to lower high domestic fuel prices, despite facing intense bipartisan pushback from U.S. lawmakers and sharp criticism from Ukraine
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/made-the-right-choice-trump-on-russia-diesel-deal-pushback-12176609

High power bills are pushing voters toward city-owned utilities this November. Ann Arbor is one community pushing for city-owned electric service to slow the unrelenting tide of rate hikes hitting household budgets.
https://apnews.com/article/2026-election-utility-bills-ai-data-centers-13703f61d1397612fd067e69b9093116

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
On National Farmers Day, farm bill stuck in limbo. Despite several federal farm and agriculture assistance programs having stopped in the middle of harvest season, Congress likely won’t reauthorize funding until after the midterm elections.
https://highlandcountypress.com/news/national-farmers-day-farm-bill-stuck-limbo#gsc.tab=0

Scammers are stealing millions from food stamp recipients. Congress could fix it — but won’t. Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won’t pay for it.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Elites still dote on famed stylist Epstein survivors say groomed them like ‘dolls’: According to the 17-page lawsuit reported by Courthouse News Service, Epstein would allegedly issue specific instructions to bleach victims’ hair blonde and groom them “like dolls” to look as young as possible.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/frederic-fekkai-epstein-files-lawsuit

# Gov / Politics / US
Stage set for probes of Trump’s ‘implicated’ cabinet member: ‘Low-hanging fruit’: Lawmakers demand answers from HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin about their roles in Trump’s pardon decisions for convicted fraudsters
https://scanlon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2082

Kaitlan Collins stings Trump with shot of empty seats after he demanded arrests over them
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ohio-2678077163/

‘I fell for it’: Trump’s Rust Belt voters bail as his Ohio rally plays to empty seats
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-ohio/

Trump Throws Full-Fledged Tantrum Over Reports on His Latest Rally. Donald Trump insisted his Ohio event was “packed.” Photos show otherwise. “The narcissism is incomprehensibly off the charts. And he’s the president of our country,” posted author Jennifer Erin Valent. “This is such a tragic era of American self-destruction.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-292-word-meltdown-ohio-203504337.html

White House asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as ambassador to Greece. After coming under severe criticism over allegations she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens, new Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ambassador-greece-guilfoyle-9da9d2e50e18bccc38946404c1ca756f

Search of Ilhan Omar’s home raises prospect of legal consequences for squad lawmaker. Federal probe focuses on immigration history, opening potential legal and denaturalization risks for the Minnesota lawmaker.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/search-ilhan-omars-home-raises-prospect-legal-consequences-squad-lawmaker

“Americans See This for What It Is”: Gov. Tim Walz Calls Out Trump for “Abusing” Power “To Go After Political Opponents”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4942158479579-tim-walz-accuses-trump-of-abusing-his-power-to-go-after-political-opponents-over-ilhan-omar-raid-says-americans-see-this-for-what-it-is-three-weeks-before-the-midterms

Trump ‘Sets Aside Millions’ to ‘Protect Son Barron From Potential Democrat Investigation’: “There’s enough Trump family corruption to go around,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, warned in an interview last month, signaling that Trump’s relatives could face intense scrutiny if his party regains control of Congress.
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-sets-aside-millions-protect-barron-democrat-investigation/

Trump tells Justice Thomas district judges must be stopped from intimidating his attorneys, uses Hillary Clinton RICO case to ‘protect’ presidency
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-takes-suit-against-hillary-233623000.html

70 U.S. senators, 185 House members and 44 governors received violent threats over two years, with records showing the danger has pushed officials out of office, investigation finds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-threats-target-70-senators-123352647.html

Shadowy deals and Trump’s Kennedy Center at the heart of MAGA couple’s quick union: A recent report from the New York Times sheds new light on the speedy marriage between a Turkish billionaire and one of President Donald Trump’s former lawyers.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kennedy-center-2678075196/

# Global News
Ukraine continues to hit Russian energy facilities. Now the U.S. is reportedly threatening to stop intel sharing and weapons shipments to Kyiv
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/11/politics/ukraine-us-weapons-intelligence

Nato’s top military commander tells Putin: We will destroy ‘anything and everything’ if you attack us
The speech is expected to outline Nato’s response to a Russian attack in detail to deter Moscow
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nato-putin-security-trump-war-b3065010.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Corrections officials in Texas have appealed a federal court order requiring the state to provide air-conditioning in all units of all state prisons before 2030. State attorneys say the order will cause “chaos and confusion” within the sprawling prison system. Will Texas actually comply with the order?
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/26/texas-heat-california-cold-prison

# Media / Press / TV
Trump iced out his own chief of staff on high-profile White House hire: Fresh Cracks Between Trump and His Ice Maiden Exposed in New Leak. The president reportedly sidelined his chief of staff while handpicking his new White House press secretary.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fresh-cracks-between-trump-and-susie-wiles-exposed-in-new-report

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia makes briefing room debut
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-new-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-holds-first-briefing

MS NOW supercut shows enraged voters ready to abandon Trump: ‘They got us all caged up’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-latinos-2678075764/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals
Houston father becomes first in Texas to use wearable incubator to hold premature baby
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/dad-able-hold-premature-baby-201733947.html

A sixth measles-related death is reported in Pennsylvania. Latest fatality is unvaccinated woman, 39, with ‘underlying conditions’ but CDC still lists only two deaths nationwide
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/pennsylvania-measles-sixth-death

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-kollitides-pentagon-contracts-alvarez-marsal

# Surveillance / DHS / Communication / Security / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9QpyfYi3Fk

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-12

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
More details emerge about the ICE shooting in Marble Hill. Oscar Bergal is being held at a Brooklyn Detention center, and his attorney says the bullet is still lodged in his body.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhZrhGDcCHs

Federal Judge Blocks Deportation After ICE Shoots Dominican Man in Marble Hill — Here’s What Comes Next. An ICE shooting in Marble Hill with a child in the back seat and a federal court order halting deportation: what the case of Oscar Bergal reveals about immigration enforcement in New York.
https://www.latintimes.com/federal-judge-blocks-deportation-after-ice-shoots-dominican-man-marble-hill-heres-what-comes-600049

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Famed Epstein reporter sounds alarm as predator’s ally reaches brink of governorship
https://www.rawstory.com/stacey-plaskett-epstein-new-report/

Democrats begin naming redacted Jeffrey Epstein associates after the FBI allegedly refuses to investigate. The Times understands that in lieu of criminal investigations into alleged Epstein associates, members of Congress are ‘taking matters into their own hands’
https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/democrats-epstein-files-redacted-names-release-tlhhmbjnz

# Gov / Politics / US
“It Ends in Darkness for Donald Trump and a Brighter Horizon for America”: Anthony Scaramucci Predicts What Will Happen “If Democrats Take Both Chambers”
https://deltiasgaming.com/it-ends-in-darkness-for-donald-trump-and-a-brighter-horizon-for-america-anthony-scaramucci-predicts-what-will-happen-if-democrats-take-both-chambers/

Pence Torches Trump For ‘Fueling’ Putin’s ‘War Machine’ In Scathing Takedown
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Pence:-Trump’s-Russian-energy-deal-‘makes-no-sense’/67271945

Trump says US to get diesel from Russia to help ease prices before midterms. The U.S. has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022, when the Biden administration banned them because of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/the-president/trump-says-us-to-get-diesel-from-russia-to-help-ease-prices-before-midterms

Mullin says livestreaming Hasan execution is part of ‘restoring American values.’ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6141440-mullin-backs-hasan-execution-livestream/

Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan
https://apnews.com/article/trump-diesel-russia-ukraine-senators-protest-93fa63c8a88e538f1456e7d448fc550d

GOP senators can’t ‘stop the bleeding’ in red states as money fails to move needle. Republicans are pouring money into Senate races in deep-red states, but there’s little sign yet that it’s working, according to a national political reporter who just got back from Kansas.
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-midterms-2678070843/

Trump Floats Another ‘Unconstitutional War.’ This time it’s Cuba
https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-for-fox-news-trump-is-leading-us-into-another-unnecessary-war-this-time-its-cuba-2/

Trump suggests War Powers Act unconstitutional as Iran war hits 60 days. President Trump on Friday suggested that the War Powers Act, which requires presidents to seek congressional authorizations for foreign conflicts, is unconstitutional, as the Iran war hit 60 days, a key milestone under the Vietnam War-era law.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5859639-trump-war-powers-act-iran/

# Global News
Zelenskyy: ‘We will stop’ strikes on Russian diesel if Russia pauses attacks
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-will-stop-hitting-russian-oil-only-if-putin-ends-energy-strikes-zelenskyy-says-23324

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Who Can Stop Him?’ Kash Patel’s Upcoming Russia Trip Reportedly Sparks Alarm Inside FBI: According to a Friday report, FBI officials have privately urged bureau leadership to abandon the trip, which is expected to begin next week. After their objections failed, some brought their concerns to lawmakers.
https://crowdblue.com/news/926696?open_in_web=true

Federal agents raid Democratic Rep Ilhan Omar’s DC residence: Donald Trump and key allies have accused Omar of obtaining citizenship fraudulently, fantasizing openly about denaturalizing her and expelling her from the country. It was unclear what the nature of the warrant was – neither Omar’s office, DoJ, the department of homeland security nor the White House immediately responded to the Guardian’s requests for comment.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/federal-agents-ilhan-omar-home-raid

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
‘People are going to jail’: Trump admin put on notice if DOJ secretly leaned on MAGA judge
https://www.alternet.org/trump-psychology-2678072591/

Jack Smith team got anti-Trump judges to approve phone monitoring, didn’t reveal lawyers as targets. Unsealed court records reveal at least two Obama-appointed judges, often openly critical of President Trump, signed off on monitoring communications for Trump aide Susie Wiles. Smith never disclosed that he was planning on spying on lawyers. The results tracked calls made to and from lawmakers, other lawyers and journalists.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/emb6am-mon-judges-who-have-opposed-trump-approved-jack-smith-surveillance

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Suze Orman warns 390,000 seniors on Medicare plan exit
https://www.aol.com/articles/medicare-advantage-quietly-cutting-one-093000000.html

# Military / Global
Deadly Saudi airport attack caught on video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlYFfeyRqWk

Zelensky backs Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ but says Russia continues to hit power plants
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pvg4jyz1m0o

Kremlin rejects 60-day truce offer and refuses to comment on Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire.’ Zelenskyy had proposed a 60-day total ceasefire to allow Ukraine to hold presidential elections. Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/12/ukraine-russia-trump-energy-ceasefire-nato-zelenskyy-nobel-latest-news-updates

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Cave drawings discovered on a sacred mountain show that the massive ancient city of Teotihuacan had a functioning writing system. Red painted glyphs in Cave 19 at Chalcatzingo, Mexico, provide strong evidence that the ancient city of Teotihuacan used a true, functioning writing system rather than simple decoration.
https://www.earth.com/science/chalcatzingo-cave-19-teotihuacan-glyphs-teotihuacan-writing/

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Taxpayer group: Some state tax policies disadvantage data centers
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d37d9b18-f9b5-4549-a71b-40693a3b82cb.html

Watch “Abacus AI’s New Personal Agents Are Creating a New Kind of Internet” on YouTube
https://youtu.be/u4oTy7Qi8Sk?si=LZiBRRlq_wOy0P0l

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-11

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
“ICE Is a Rogue, Lawless Paramilitary and Surveillance Agency”: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says “Abolish ICE” in Response to Marble Hill Shooting Incident
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/aoc-calls-full-independent-investigation-105242544.html

Outrage as feds raid camp to destroy 200-year-old landmark for Trump’s border wall: More than 80 federal officers swarmed an Arizona camp built to protect a 200-year-old landmark in the path of President Donald Trump’s border wall, sparking a chaotic scene that infuriated activists
https://www.rawstory.com/border-wall-2678070454/

Trump admin violated due process of Arizona man sent to random African country before he was ‘hooded, and beaten’: A.M.A.S. was identified by Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva as 30-year-old Ahmed Soliman, an Arizona resident who had lived in the U.S. since he was 4 years old.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-admin-violated-due-process-of-arizona-man-sent-to-random-african-country-before-he-was-hooded-and-beaten-judge/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Todd Blanche creeping ‘inexorably’ toward contempt in Epstein case: Sullivan said a contempt finding would be premature for now, but made clear that the option remains available. He gave Blanche until Sept. 21 to seek clarification if he considers the renewed order unclear, three days before the government’s compliance deadline.
https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/todd-blanche-epstein-files-civil-contempt

# Gov / Politics / US
[Video] Donald Trump’s Texas rally turns violent as MAGA faithful get physical with protestors: ‘They’re paid by enemies of our nation,’ president says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yePCPa9hvzE

Trump floats changing name of the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/politics/video/trump-floats-changing-name-atlantic-pacific-oceans-vrtc

Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz blasts Jack Smith, urges DOJ to rein in spying on phones
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/us-northern-command-sends-hundreds-troops-rio-grande-valley-effort-rapidly-reinforce-forces-amid-wave-cartel-violence-along-mexico-border/#google_vignette

This is Trump’s most dangerous operative, and few Americans have heard of him. It took Steve Cheung, one of the most important and dangerous officials that the average American has never heard of, to eviscerate trust built up over generations in official White House communications. And we don’t yet know the full impact, only that it’s horrific and could get much worse, and sooner rather than later.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-is-dangerous/

Full-throttled dictator Trump may have one last resort if Dems win midterms. We may soon witness the beginning of the end of this daymare, unless Trump goes full-throttled dictator and prevents votes for Democrats in the Senate and House from being certified.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-dictator-2678070869/

Trump’s vile promise threatens to send his own rank-and-file followers to jail: It is a federal crime to “make or offer money, goods, services, or any other thing of value to someone to vote, withhold a vote, or vote for or against a candidate.” The violation can cost the perpetrator up to two years in federal prison, a substantial fine, or both.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-s-vile-promise-threatens-to-send-his-own-rank-and-file-followers-to-jail/

Trump pumps brakes on Hegseth’s sickening live stream execution plan with confession. President Donald Trump said that the final decision to air the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan rests with him — and he is undecided.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-pumps-brakes-hegseths-sickening-2063370

Gallego Says Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Russian Diesel Deal Is A “Payday” For Putin, Calls It “A Betrayal Of Our Servicemembers, Our Allies, Democracy, And Everything We Have Stood For As A Country”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/deal-devil-lawmakers-sound-off-005903619.html

Trump pushes Russia-Ukraine ‘energy truce’: Can it work? Talks of a possible halt in attacks on energy facilities come as strikes on such targets continue unabated.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/trump-pushes-russia-ukraine-energy-truce-can-it-work

Trump torched as ‘traitor to the free world’ for demanding US ally ‘get a new president.’ President further vented that Ukraine’s president ‘better damn well stop’ after being asked about his deal to buy diesel from Vladimir Putin
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-zelensky-ukraine-russia-putin-war-refineries-b3064647.html

JD Vance’s insult to Black candidate sparks fierce response: ‘I don’t need his permission’: JD Vance Torched For Telling Black Lawmaker She Doesn’t Belong In America, She Fires Back With Brutal Line
https://www.themarysue.com/jd-vance-tells-black-florida-candidate-running-for-senate-that-she-doesnt-belong-in-america-she-turns-his-attack-back-on-him/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Despite the machismo of prison, these mencollaborated on a quilt. A quilting workshop united men at Vermont’s Correctional Facility. The result? A museum-quality piece of art.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/09/quilt-prison-vermont-restorative-justice

Rep. McCollum Says Hegseth’s “Desire to Conduct a Public Execution Is Disturbing and Should Be Stopped” as Pentagon Confirms Hasan’s Firing Squad Death Will Be Livestreamed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/09/pentagon-fort-hood-livestream-firing-squad-execution-reaction-backlash-pete-hegseth-donald-trump-mussolini-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6ac8d3b78f08ac9a344047b9

Georgia homicide detective warns against Trump admin’s livestreamed execution, the ‘price is your peace. Your decency. And the soul of our society.’ “There is no lesson learned in seeing someone die.”
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/georgia-homicide-detective-warns-against-trump-admins-livestreamed-execution-the-price-is-your-peace-your-decency-and-the-soul-of-our-society/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Trump admin asks 9th Circuit to reverse district judge and allow president to fire Washington US attorney who was appointed by court panel, complains of ‘effective veto’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-admin-asks-9th-circuit-183034499.html

A federal judge received a paper trail showing how President Donald Trump’s administration turned $20 million meant for border-security ceremonies into TV ads promoting himself.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-campaign-ad-lawsuit/

International Criminal Court ‘firmly rejects’ new US sanctions. Today, the United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution. This unprecedented step follows a series of designations against thirteen independent Judges and prosecutors who serve the cause of justice.
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongly-rejects-us-sanctions-against-institution

# Medical Pharmaceuticals
The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule. Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access when a customs rule goes into effect later this month, a change that has sparked opposition from Democrats and some Republicans with the cost of living a top issue for voters ahead of the midterm elections.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/123323

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Trump ‘no longer wants a deal’ with Iran, as U.S. military is reportedly preparing for possible strikes before the midterm elections: Trump rejects Iran ceasefire, expects renewed bombing after midterms. The president says ‘I’m rejecting their deal’ as he reportedly vacillates between diplomatic, economic and military alternatives
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-rejects-iran-ceasefire-expects-renewed-bombing-after-midterms-5982ee50

Trump threatens Ukraine for attacks on Russian oil refineries, teases joining Saudi strikes: “We move very quickly.” resident Donald Trump on Saturday urged Ukraine to replace Volodomyr Zelensky with a new leader, lashing out at him for strikes on Russian oil refineries that have contributed to pre-election high diesel prices.
https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-threatens-ukraine-over-russian-oil-refinery-attacks-while-teasing-joining-saudi-strikes-3539142

U.S. Northern Command sends hundreds of troops to the Rio Grande Valley in effort to ‘rapidly reinforce’ forces amid wave of cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/us-northern-command-sends-hundreds-troops-rio-grande-valley-effort-rapidly-reinforce-forces-amid-wave-cartel-violence-along-mexico-border/

Trump says US may help Saudis fight Houthis after airport attack kills 12, including American
https://time.com/article/2026/10/10/trump-says-u-s-may-join-saudi-strikes-on-houthis-after-riyadh-airport-attacks/

US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman ‘without harming the crew’, CENTCOM says.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/us-forces-disable-ship-attempting-to-run-iran-blockade-in-gulf-of-oman

A US military fighter jet has struck a ‌commercial cargo ship in ‌the Gulf of Oman after the vessel’s crew attempted ‌to defy the naval blockade against Iran.
https://thenightly.com.au/world/middle-east/us-militarystrikes-cargo-vessel-in-gulf-of-oman-trying-to-run-iran-blockade-in-c-23000467

# Military / Global
Mecca pact: Pakistan and Turkey have answered Saudi Arabia’s call for help – but don’t expect them to fight the Houthis. Following a surge in Houthi drone and missile strikes targeting Saudi territory, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan activated the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in October 2026 to coordinate regional deterrence, though both Ankara and Islamabad have strictly limited their assistance to defensive measures rather than direct offensive combat in Yemen
https://theconversation.com/mecca-pact-pakistan-and-turkey-have-answered-saudi-arabias-call-for-help-but-dont-expect-them-to-fight-the-houthis-293873

Blumenthal Says “Putin Celebrated His 74th Birthday Yesterday by Murdering 24 or More Civilians,” in a “Barbaric, Bloody Bombing Barrage”
https://www.aol.com/articles/putin-celebrates-74th-birthday-unleashing-120000000.html

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Congress cleared a bill for Trump that would rename Social Security’s early, full and delayed claiming ages as the minimum, standard and maximum benefit ages
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/congress-passes-bill-rename-social-213728671.html

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Proposed Data Centers Could Swallow Tens of Thousands of Rural Acres of Agricultural Land Across Just 3 States. Rural counties in Texas, Kansas, and Virginia face fragmented approval processes that obscure full energy infrastructure tied to each campus
https://www.gadgetreview.com/proposed-data-centers-could-swallow-tens-of-thousands-of-rural-acres-of-agricultural-land-across-just-3-states

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Indigenous
DHS promised to work with a border tribe. Instead, it’s surveilling and intimidating the community. has revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is actively using surveillance, masked agents, and drones to intimidate the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona. This aggressive positioning follows strict assurances given by DHS officials in federal court that the government would engage with the tribe in good faith regarding border operations. The ongoing friction stems from a critical shift in the federal government’s approach to border infrastructure on indigenous lands
https://www.propublica.org/article/tohono-oodham-nation-arizona-border-wall

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump illegally sent thousands to face ‘torture and possibly death’ in Mexico: judge
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-remain-in-mexico-asylum-seekers-court-ruling-b3064416.html

‘Should Concern All Americans’: Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of Midterms. “If not for the laws that protect the public’s right to know what their government is doing, the public likely would have never known about these concerning schemes.”
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-has-obtained-over-50-million-voter-roll-records-from-doj-ahead-of-midterms/

White House directs ICE to make 3K migrant arrests per day: The directive comes as some Republicans push back against the Trump administration over who is being detained
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/white-house-ice-3000-arrests/

Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say
https://abc7ny.com/story/off-duty-ice-agent-shot-assaulting-72-year-old-man-daughter-fresno-home-police-say/19925704/

Electric shock gloves deemed too painful by US Army are being rolled out by ICE
https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252

“This statement all but admits that there was no, absolutely no legitimate reason to shoot”: US Rep. Dan Goldman on Homeland Security’s statement regarding ICE shooting in New York. Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman last summer, an incident that led to protests and the ouster of the city’s police chief, was jailed on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
https://share.newsbreak.com/jtdvgcan

Chinese basketball player from Mississippi Valley State was detained by ICE, and now his university is deeply concerned about his well-being
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ice-detained-another-college-basketball-165803880.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
‘Morally Wrong’: Trump Sparks Anger on Left and Right By Lifting Russian Sanctions
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/morally-wrong-trump-sparks-anger-on-left-and-right-by-lifting-russian-sanctions/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
Washington couple finds 120-foot cell tower on their property — co-op threatens to cut power if they don’t sign easement
https://www.aol.com/articles/washington-couple-stunned-120-foot-091500000.html

Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/article/trump-announces-russia-will-release-22-million-barrels-of-diesel-immediately-with-more-to-follow-202347251.html

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed.
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/10/fda-toxic-chemicals-food-analysis

# Gov / Politics / US
‘Why Would You Need Courage to Speak the Truth?’: Navi Pillay, Who Led UN Report on Gaza Genocide, Wins Nobel Peace Prize. “Thank you so much,” said the international jurist in a moment of jest. “If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/navi-pillay-nobel-peace-prize

‘Affront to Democracy’: Trump’s National Guard Troops Seen in Front of Ballot Box in DC. “Armed troops do not belong near ballot boxes,” the head of the District of Columbia ACLU told Common Dreams.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/national-guard-dc-ballot-box

Trump Keeps Giving Ominous Warnings About a Midterm ‘Surprise.’ Election Experts Say Whatever It Is, They’re Ready. “No one outside the administration knows what a ‘Midterm Surprise’ means, but nothing this administration has done so far has come out of nowhere,” one expert told Common Dreams. [Note: Will he declare martial law to hold on to power as he has threatened before?]
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-midterm-surprise

172 Billionaire Families Have Spent Record $1.7 Billion on 2026 Midterms So Far: “With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy.”
https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-midterms-billionaires-corporations-pour-in-cash-as-campaign-spending-nears-record-highs-14051495.html

Trump White House in ‘full-on panic mode’ over close advisers hired by pro-Putin Balkans government. While Trump is ‘livid’ over his party’s doomed prospects in midterms, some of his top allies are maintaining relationships with Russian-linked leaders
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-james-blair-chris-lacivita-b3063598.html

Trump Bought Up to $5 Million of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bonds Two Days Before Signing a Memorandum That Could Benefit the Company — White House Insists “There Are No Conflicts of Interest”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6138851-white-house-denies-spacex-conflict-of-interest/

Trump’s ‘Unlawful’ Nationwide Voter Purge Plan Struck Down in Court, Records Show
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-shuts-down-trump-dojs-nationwide-voter-roll-crusade/

Preparing for a constitutional crisis in case the Trump administration attempts to thwart the midterm election
Three scholars have produced a guide to help communities prepare to defend the midterm election vote.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/preparing-for-a-constitutional-crisis/

Trump voters turn on Republican governor they call ‘scarier than a communist’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voters-texas/

Voters have ‘had enough’ of Mideast turmoil. But the Houthi conflict is just getting started.
One U.S. senator is calling the Yemen and Iran conflicts a “full blown regional war.” One U.S. senator is calling the Yemen and Iran conflicts a “full blown regional war.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/08/voters-have-had-enough-of-mideast-turmoil-but-the-houthi-conflict-is-just-getting-started-01113105

Nobody else’s power matters to Donald Trump
https://substack.com/@michaelwolffnyc/note/c-353514676?utm_source=feed-email-digest

‘The brown people are coming up here to kill us…’: Leaked audio allegedly captures Nebraska Senate hopeful Dan Osborn making racist and graphic remarks
https://share.newsbreak.com/jtdx10tz

“Trump engaged in serious crimes…”: Jack Smith Shocks GOP With Chilling Investigation Details
Jack Smith’s explosive statements about Donald Trump have reignited political controversy in Washington, raising fresh questions about the former special counsel’s investigations and their implications for the GOP. Smith’s allegations that Trump engaged in serious crimes have drawn renewed attention to the legal battles surrounding the president.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li7TYpAD-zY

Trump’s gambit to bury Jack Smith report past midterms about to collapse: ex-prosecutor
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-jack-smith-2678017295/

# Global News
UK’s Online Safety Act has silenced, punished free speech in ways that pose as warning to Americans. Businesswoman Bernie Spofforth was arrested for her social media post of the identity circulating online of a supposed suspect in the stabbing death of three little girls. The whole debate may feel foreign in the United States, but cracks are also appearing in America’s free speech protections.
https://justthenews.com/world/europe/europe-and-free-speech

Trump’s plan to salvage midterms with Russia’s help literally explodes into flames. A few hours after Donald Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel, Ukraine set a major Russian fuel export terminal on fire.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-putin-2678069413/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Donald Trump pushes for broader use of death penalty. President Donald Trump floats expanding capital punishment in the US following botched attempted execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike.
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/president-donald-trump-floats-expanding-capital-punishment-following-botched-attempted-execution-convicted-murderer-christa-pike/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Judge in Kennedy Center case stops discovery door from slamming shut, and opens it even further, as lawmaker challenges ‘Chairman’ Trump on executive privilege. A discovery dispute within the broader fight over the fate of the Kennedy Center will drag on at least a bit longer, a federal district judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday morning.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-kennedy-center-case-stops-200542701.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
UnitedHealth and Humana cutting Medicare Advantage plans in 2027
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/unitedhealth-humana-cutting-medicare-advantage-172601329.html

# Medical Pharmaceuticals
6 Prescription Drugs Medicare Part D Could Stop Covering in 2027 – Check Your Plan
https://www.aol.com/articles/6-prescription-drugs-medicare-part-090000000.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Congressional report exposes massive aircraft losses as war drags on under Hegseth
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-iran-war-cost-new/

# Military / Global
Russian strikes kill 11 people, injure 16 others, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/12-killed-including-3-children-in-russian-strike-on-ukraine-zelenskyy/4084270

A direct act of war is closer than ever. ‘Performative’ Iron Domes won’t protect us. Is there a threat which requires a massive investment in air defence? Well, there were a raft of unexplained drone incursions in Poland, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden in 2025. Anything “explosive”? No, but a lot of military air bases were targeted in what looked like reconnaissance.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/burnham-germany-russia-iran-fairford-drone-attack-b3063443.html

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Senators Push for Big Change to Social Security to Save the Program
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-senators-push-for-big-change-to-save-program-12116770

‘He Thinks Working People Are a Joke’: Ken Paxton Floats Social Security Cuts in Leaked Audio. This is a man who should not be allowed anywhere near the levers of power, since clearly he thinks working people are a joke to be laughed at with the billionaire donors he works for.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/paxton-social-security-leak

Social Security makes rare payment change in November
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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-09

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Stephen Miller Wants ICE Facilities to Be Intentionally Inhumane. The cruelty is the point.
https://newrepublic.com/post/216414/stephen-miller-shot-down-ice-facilities-humane

ICE suffers double policy blow: Judge rules agency can’t detain people at immigration court anymore, while ICE boss shuts down high-speed chases
https://knewz.com/ice-suffers-double-policy-blow-judge-rules-agency-cant-detain-people-immigration-court-boss-shuts-down-high-speed-chases/

Mamdani calls to abolish ICE after NYC shooting. Leading New York Democrats expressed anger and demanded curbs on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violence after a federal officer shot a man in a car where a five-year-old child was sitting, sparking fierce protests. Children were coming home from school in the busy Marble Hill neighborhood of the south Bronx in New York City.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/abolish-ice-mamdani-aoc-new-york-shooting

ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal: ICE tabs millions for analytics help to comb through voter data. The Department of Homeland Security component plans to spend up to $5 million on procuring services to support its “fraud detection” and “data segmentation” efforts.
https://fedscoop.com/ice-voter-data-dhs-procurement-plan-fraud-detection/

ICE keeps some children in hotels and other locations where advocates and loved ones cannot find them.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/ice-trump-children-hotels-detain-families

ICE wrongfully arrested him. Will his lawsuit change how courts hold agents accountable? According to the federal lawsuit filed against them, they smashed his window, dragged him out of his car while pointing a Taser at him, cuffed him, forced him into the back of an unmarked SUV and drove him across state lines. Officers released him from an ICE facility in Massachusetts around 9 p.m. that evening, when they realized they had no reason to hold him. He was left stranded in a different state with sore wrists, a broken car window, and the unshakeable fear that it could happen again.
https://knsiradio.com/2026/10/07/ice-wrongfully-arrested-him-will-his-lawsuit-change-how-courts-hold-agents-accountable/

ICE Turned a Manhattan Immigration Courthouse Into a Trap — And a 6-Year-Old Girl Asked Where Her Father Went. The July 2025 detention of Jefferson Velazquez at a Manhattan immigration court — with his 6-year-old daughter and wife present — exposed a deliberate shift in ICE enforcement targeting families with active, pending asylum claims, a pattern that a May 2026 federal court order has yet to fully stop.
https://www.latintimes.com/ice-turned-manhattan-immigration-courthouse-trap-6-year-old-girl-asked-where-her-father-went-599978

Border Patrol Unleashes Violence on Protesters Over Trump’s Border Wall. Activists say federal agents dragged protesters across a barbed wire and used “extreme pain compliance” tactics.
https://truthout.org/articles/border-patrol-unleashes-violence-on-protesters-over-trumps-border-wall/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
Switzerland has found a clever solution to increase solar power without sacrificing space. As a solution, a pilot project there has placed solar panels between the rails on a live train line. The project has been so successful that other countries have shown interest in doing the same
https://www.ediweekly.com/power-on-the-rails-switzerlands-unconventional-solar-experiment/

You’re not imagining it. Data shows utilities are requesting record rate hikes. Gas and electricity bill increases proposed across the country set a record in the third quarter of 2026, a new report found. Record second-quarter filings could affect the future bills of more than 56 million utility customers nationwide.
https://powerlines.org/utilities-request-18-6-billion-in-rate-increases-in-first-half-of-2026/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Record farm payouts come as subsidies projected to top 30% of net farm income. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a record near $14 billion payout through two farmer safety net programs – not the first time the Trump administration has announced record amounts of taxpayer funding to America’s farmers.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_5bca61cb-6cf6-460d-9843-03b98101ddd1.html

Food Aid enrollment tanks after SNAP rule changes. Rising prices and hunger, millions of Americans have lost food assistance, often on procedural grounds. It’s been more than a year since President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and SNAP enrollment is down by more than 20% in Louisiana. Anti-hunger groups say far more people could lose access if states are required to cover more of the program’s cost.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/food-aid-enrollment-tanks-after-snap-rule-changes/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein ‘Evidence’ Points to ‘Potential Struggle’ as Doctor Says Predator’s Suicide Cause of Death Is ‘Problematic.’ Dr Michael Freeman will ‘dispute the official cause’ of the late paedophile’s death at a University College London law-faculty event next month
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-brother-cause-death-6nqsgm2lm

# Gov / Politics / US
Smirking Trump’s slip into honesty may have doomed the longest con in American history
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-2678058291-2678058291
Trump suggests Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISCCmw6KDuI

Trump calls El-Sayed a ‘terrible candidate’: El-Sayed, who is Muslim, was born in Michigan to Egyptian immigrants. He is the former director of the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services and defeated centrist Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the Democratic primary earlier this year.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6135783-donald-trump-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-race-criticism/

Fury as American diplomat accused of ‘covering up’ US deaths for foreign nation: ‘Traitor.’ US Embassy Aide Suppressed Report on Israeli Killings of Americans in West Bank. David Milstein, top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, has wielded enormous power in US-Israel policy decisions.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-embassy-aide-suppressed-report-on-israeli-killings-of-americans-in-west-bank/

Trump’s bombshell signals a horrific October Surprise is in the works. “While he is not on the ballot, he has sought to make this election a referendum on his performance—and that’s worrying GOP candidates as Trump 2.0 is not popular and is dragging the party down in the polls.”
https://www.newsweek.com/could-trump-drop-an-october-surprise-5-possibilities-12541322

Trump administration’s quiet move makes it harder for some US citizens abroad to vote, lawsuit says
https://www.audacy.com/kdawn/news/world/trump-hegseth-overseas-voters-form-midterms-5922e7bdef92bfcbed5993209fa2cf5f

Frantic push mobilizes millions of long-dormant overseas voters enraged by Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/voting-in-midterms-from-abroad/

Trump rules out Iran strikes before midterms as US sends more forces. Trump says the U.S. is having “productive discussions” with Iran and has ruled out further strikes before Election Day.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/trump-rules-iran-strikes-midterms-130026046.html

Former President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail. Democrats are bringing him into some of their biggest midterm fights as they try to expand the map. But with Election Day approaching, how much difference can he really make?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-videos/2023/08/president-obama-back-on-the-campaign-trail

Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security detail costing millions of dollars
The Texas attorney general’s use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, our analysis found.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/09/ken-paxton-travel-costs/

Justice Department to deploy election monitors nationwide as critics warn of intimidation. With less than one month to go before Election Day, Trump administration is laying out what voters can expect at polling places nationwide, including Justice Department election monitors, a move that could threaten the election process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhxy896Nh8c

Who will stop Trump now from seizing voting machines? According to a report from Democracy Docket, elections deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to seize voting machines after the midterms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxsUAxtMWsQ

Trump’s worst nightmare unfolding as Midwest base collapses: ‘He’s not making sense’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voters-2678053153/

Federal Lawyer Quits, Warns Trump Admin Is Creating “a Shitty Country.” Objected specifically to the administration’s blatant disregard for established environmental safeguards and standard legal processes
https://newrepublic.com/post/216281/lawyer-quits-interior-department-trump-shitty-country-assault-rule-law

Trump Has Granted $6 Billion in Contracts to Arms Makers His Sons Have Invested In. Trump has previously said that his children have “inside information” about government actions.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-granted-6b-in-contracts-to-arms-makers-his-sons-have-invested-in/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said members of the general public will be able to see the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/first-thing-hegseth-promises-execution-live-stream-trump-pause-war-iran

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Christa Pike survives executions and regains consciousness. Now a judge wants the state to hand over every note, syringe, and log from that night
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/tennessee-court-orders-officials-to-preserve-evidence-from-failed-execution-of-christa-pike-as-she-regains-consciousness

Star Witness in Jan. 6 Insurrection Probe Could Be Charged With Lying To Congress
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/star-witness-jan-6-insurrection-175337730.html

Mississippi Is in Danger of Executing Woman on Death Row, Despite Key Evidence. Lisa Jo Chamberlin’s co-defendant confessed to coercing her into their crime. Will that be enough to stop her execution? “In capital cases, women who have experienced some of the most extreme forms of gender-based violence and oppression are also among those who have received the least support from the legal system, from their communities, from their families, and from society.”
https://truthout.org/articles/mississippi-is-in-danger-of-executing-woman-on-death-row-despite-key-evidence/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
[Video] President Trump says during rally that we “are not going to let weak, gutless, self-hating, transgender promoting freakshows destroy everything that we’ve built”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jt23hksk

# Media / Press / TV
Judge leaves Wisconsin mail voters at the mercy of USPS: In blow to mail voters, Wisconsin judge won’t allow provisional ballots for people fearing Postal Service delays
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-blow-to-mail-voters-wisconsin-judge-wont-allow-provisional-ballots-for-people-fearing-postal-service-delays/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Ken Paxton In More Leaked Audio Suggests Cutting Federal Benefit Programs To Reduce National Deficit. Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton suggested he would support cuts to federal benefits programs during a private fundraiser with Washington lobbyists last month, according to an audio recording obtained by The Texas Tribune, the fourth leaked clip from the Sept. 24 event.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/08/ken-paxton-leaked-audio-federal-benefits-texas-senate-election-2026/

Aetna’s chronic-condition Medicare plans can disenroll members whose condition a provider does not verify. A patient’s chronic condition must be confirmed under the authority of a licensed health care provider (MD, DO, NP or PA) involved in the member’s care. Authorized office staff may assist with completing or submitting the confirmation, but the provider’s NPI will need to be validated. Aetna adds plans in six more states for 2027
https://www.aetna.com/insights/news/aetna-2027-medicare-advantage-plans.html

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Trump Admits He Wants to Privatize Social Security, “I wanted to do it so badly,” Trump said of his desire to privatize Social Security in his first year in office.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admits-he-wants-to-privatize-social-security/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=de7137f0f9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_10_08_08_55&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-de7137f0f9-654298152

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Rural Texans Demand Transparency as a Texas Agency Tries to Hide Data Center Locations, Water and Power Usage
https://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2026/09/10/texas-needs-greater-transparency-on-data-centers-water-and-air-impacts/

# Veterans / VA
VA rolls out CLEAR login option and in-person identity verification pilot. The new offering will allow participating veterans to use facial recognition to access their VA.gov accounts.
https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/10/va-rolls-out-clear-login-option-and-person-identity-verification-pilot/416516/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-10-08

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE child arrests are up. Thus far in President Donald Trump’s second term, ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children. Many of those children have been detained in locations where lawyers and family members couldn’t find them, like hotels and hold rooms in office buildings.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/ice-immigrant-children-arrests-trump

ICE Shock Gloves Are So Dangerous That Even Army Employees Got Hurt During an Exercise
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/ice-shock-glove-army-study-compliant-technologies-trauma/

# Children / Youth / Childcare / Interstate Child-Trafficking
Parental rights bill targets funding of state child welfare programs. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller says her newly introduced legislation will stop bureaucrats from using taxpayer-funded child welfare systems to tear children away from families.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5628e27b-283a-4411-9f8d-e9db2bc1f9f9.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
New tariffs would take nearly a decade to cover Trump’s $5,000 checks
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_973f8468-dbf7-4193-84b9-2786d65e9d1e.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Kaitlin Bennett Just Exposed the 50 Elite Names Shielded by the Epstein Act!
The swamp is shaking! The massive cover-up surrounding Jeffrey Epstein just blew wide open
https://trendify1.jervisfamily.com/posts/50-names-never-appeared-epstein-leak-internet-cant-stop-lam123456-team-apex-e8ff70

Death of Whistleblower Who Exposed Trump Official’s Links to Epstein Sparks Probe. A top U.K. regulator is launching a probe into how it handled whistleblower complaints by Simon Andriesz when he worked at BGC Financial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcqYGhzb_Ks

Trump DOJ Moves to End Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein Files While Feds Provide Secret Documents to Judge for Review
https://www.aol.com/articles/doj-must-expedite-processing-epstein-082135000.html

Trump’s DOJ Begs Judge To Kill Epstein Files Case After Court Loss in Phang Lawsuit. The Justice Department now argues that journalist Katie Phang cannot use federal administrative law to force further disclosure.
https://meidasnews.com/news/trumps-doj-begs-judge-to-kill-epstein-files-case-after-court-loss-in-phang-lawsuit

Judge denies DOJ’s request to unseal Epstein grand jury records. The decision marks the third and final time a judge has denied the request.
https://abcnews.com/US/judge-denies-dojs-request-unseal-epstein-records-criminal/story?id=124818529

# Gov / Politics / US
Companies Backed by Trump Sons Have Scored Over $6 Billion in Pentagon Contracts: Analysis
“Let’s call this what it is: blatant corruption and an abuse of power.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-brothers-pentagon-contracts

Democrat Opens Probe Into Kushner’s Firm’s Stake in Israeli Military. Kushner’s role as a “special envoy” allows him to dodge financial reporting requirements, Rep. Robert Garcia pointed out. U.S. Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has launched a formal inquiry into Jared Kushner’s financial investments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgc0FFuj_uI

Poisonous Natalie Harp will be the first head to fall in Trump’s next purge
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/natalie-harp-trump/

Trump official’s leaked Signal chats astound legal expert: ‘I can’t believe my eyes’: Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a group text with White House officials discussing war plans. This is why Democrats and security experts are alarmed.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-03-25/what-to-know-about-the-leaked-signal-chat-with-top-u-s-security-officials

The ammo that will wipe out Congress is in the GOP’s own slogan. In a nationwide poll conducted a few weeks ago, the majority of all registered voters surveyed said the number one word to describe Donald Trump is “corrupt.” This represents a massive opportunity for Democrats both now and for the next two years.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-corruption-2678019664/

Vance says Iran must cut nuclear enrichment to end war with US
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/vance-says-iran-must-cut-120000900.html

Sen. Murray Says She Is “Downright Sick” of Trump “Attacking” Americans in Blue States, Declares “We Are ALL Americans” and Calls His Iran “Take Out” Rhetoric “Divisive and Sickening”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jss3pg9r

Trump Rages at ‘Disloyal’ Democrat for Not Switching Parties After He Pardoned Him
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-rages-disloyal-democrat-not-001307332.html

Trump Ominously Says He Can Do ‘Bad Things’ To Top Democrats: ‘I Can Do Whatever I Want’: Donald Trump stated regarding political opponents that he possesses broad latitude in his actions, drawing criticism and concern from political commentators and Democratic figures.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-ominously-says-bad-things-183910900.html

# Global News
‘King of Injustice’: Golden naked Trump statue installed at European Parliament: A satirical 8.5-foot copper sculpture covered in 23-carat gold leaf titled “The Orange Plague” or “King of Injustice”—depicting a naked U.S. President Donald Trump sitting on the shoulders of a smaller, frail man—was unveiled on October 6, 2026, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. He said his decision to depict Trump naked alludes to Hans Christian Andersen’s story “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” in which a vain emperor parades the city in the nude. “Dictators don’t like you laughing at them,” he explained.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/style/golden-naked-trump-statue-european-parliament

Gaza Genocide ‘Not Over,’ Says UN Expert as Israel’s Onslaught Enters Fourth Year. “The situation on the ground is catastrophic,” said Francesca Albanese. “It’s really beyond what words can say.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/francesca-albanese-gaza-genocide-not-over

Could the US sell weapons to its biggest rival China? The US ambassador to China says President Trump floated the idea of selling weapons to Beijing during talks with Xi Jinping. It would mark a major turnaround in US foreign policy and potentially far-reaching consequences for Taiwan and other US allies in the Pacific region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1SNEt-UgLg

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Union demands federal prison leaders be held in contempt after agency ‘openly defies’ court order.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons director reportedly said in a meeting shortly before an injunction required him to restore the agency’s union contracts, “I don’t take directives from the court. I take my orders from the president.”
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/10/union-federal-prison-leaders-contempt-agency-defies-court-order/416483/?oref=ge-author-river

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Grassley under the gun over hidden docs behind botched attack on Jack Smith
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/08/democrats-judiciary-jack-smith-eric-schmitt-01110755

Judge orders Tennessee to preserve evidence from Christa Pike’s botched execution. New details are emerging about Pike’s condition, with her attorneys saying she woke up and is “angry and confused” about the circumstances. The ruling followed an emergency hearing where Pike’s attorneys shared new details about her condition.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/judge-orders-tennessee-to-preserve-evidence-from-christa-pikes-failed-execution

Judge Warns First Amendment Faces Risk as Lawsuit by Fired ‘Stars and Stripes’ Ombudsman Moves Forward Against Pete Hegseth and Pentagon
https://radaronline.com/p/pete-hegseth-fails-to-kill-lawsuit-from-fired-stars-and-stripes-jacqueline-smith/

# Media / Press / TV
Trump Calls for Media Outlets to Be Arrested Over Rally Coverage: ‘Dishonesty and Disservice’
“The Times knows this, and so does everyone else. I never have empty seats — Never have, and never will,” the president writes
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/trump-calls-media-outlet-arrests-rally-coverage/

Trump Won’t Reimburse Taxpayers for Ads Promoting Himself Paid for by Government. Trump has spent at least $10 million in taxpayer funds on TV ads ahead of the midterm elections.
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/06/trump-super-pac-taxpayer-funded-ads-reimbursement

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Memorial Hermann is closing its Medicare Advantage plan on December 31, and members have a special enrollment period through February 28, 2027 to pick new coverage
https://healthplan.memorialhermann.org/for-brokers/resource-center/medicare-advantage-plan-program-closing

As ‘Medicare for All’ support hits a record 66%, Bernie Sanders reminds again who is driving public anger
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/as-medicare-for-all-support-hits-a-record-66-bernie-sanders-reminds-again-who-is-driving-public-anger/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals
Russia Responds After Reports of 2nd Laboratory Worker Death, WHO investigating
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/who-russia-second-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker/

Russian researcher’s mystery death could be ‘far worse’ than the plague, former senior Trump official warns. A Soviet bioweapons defector told Marshall Billingslea about an antibiotic-resistant plague from the same facility
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/russian-researchers-mystery-death-could-be-far-worse-than-plague-former-senior-trump-official-warns

MIT Biologist Kevin Esvelt Says Russia’s Response to a Researcher’s Death May Point to a Pathogen Other Than Plague. Kevin Esvelt, a 44-year-old biologist at MIT, laid out his doubts in a thread on X on Monday. Russia locked down five hospitals, brought in the FSB, and reportedly used hazmat gear after a single researcher died at a weapons-lineage lab in Irkutsk.
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2026/10/mit-biologist-kevin-esvelt-says-russias-response-to-a-researchers-death-may-point-to-a-pathogen-other-than-plague/

68 rural Texas hospital districts to receive $750,000 each after lost revenue from federal cuts. The state expects the program to deliver roughly $1.4 billion over five years
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/rural-health-funding-texas-hospital-districts/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Kelly Says Firing Generals “Because of the Color of Their Skin or Because They’re Women” Is “Damaging Our Readiness” After Hegseth’s 20% Cut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmBs1mLUI8&t=77s

U.S. military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cartels-military-strike-caribbean-0589ce7065bc2dea0ae719c3420f4072

235 Dead in US Boat Strikes, And Still No Public Proof. As of October 2026, at least 238 people have been killed in ongoing U.S. military boat strikes against alleged drug traffickers during United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear, amid ongoing public debate and scrutiny over the limited transparency and public evidence provided for the targeted vessels
https://www.latintimes.com/235-dead-us-boat-strikes-still-no-public-proof-599880

Jaw-Dropping Scale of Trump’s Secret Military Losses Is Exposed: More than 80 U.S. warplanes have been destroyed or damaged in the course of Donald Trump’s war on Iran at a cost of more than $3 billion, according to a new congressional report.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/jaw-dropping-scale-trump-secret-114642964.html

What Else Is the Pentagon Hiding From Us? Four more troops have died than Pete Hegseth’s DOD has admitted, new reporting reveals.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/pentagon-dod-hegseth-trump-iran-casualties-military-deaths/

# Military / Global
The War on Afghanistan Was Launched 25 Years Ago. It Still Hasn’t Ended. The war inaugurated a terrible new global order in which armed drones kill civilians who are neither named nor counted.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-war-on-afghanistan-was-launched-25-years-ago-it-still-hasnt-ended/

Iran can, will seal off remaining Strait of Hormuz routes created, used by oil smugglers:
https://justthenews.com/world/iran-can-will-seal-remaining-strait-hormuz-routes-created-used-oil-smugglers-report

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Trump’s Proposed Social Security Rule Could Cut Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Americans: Trump Administration Poised to Cut SSI Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Low-Income Disabled and Older People
https://www.cbpp.org/research/social-security/trump-administration-poised-to-cut-ssi-benefits-for-nearly-400000-low

Social Security ends flexible work schedules, teeing up clash with union. AFGE, which represents SSA employees, has filed a grievance over the agency’s decision to end alternative work schedules.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/10/ssa-to-end-alternative-work-schedules-on-nov-16/

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