Voices, The Peoples News
February 1, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Certain international cartels and other organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/
Cartels authorized the use of weaponized drones against ICE agents.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/cartels-have-authorized-the-use-of-weaponized-drones-against-immigration-officers-the-hill/10418672/
‘Uptick in encounters’: Border agent shares update on national security
https://www.wdtn.com/as-seen-on-2-news/uptick-in-encounters-borhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/der-agent-shares-update-on-national-security/
Gang feud gunman who opened fire on mourners at wake causing ‘utter terror’ is jailed for life. Meshaq Berryman, 22, was found guilty of attempted murder and drugs offences after heroin, cocaine, a knife and a machete were found at his home.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gang-violence-birmingham-west-midlands-police-cctv-crown-court-b2690005.html
Trump Ripped For Plan To Send 30,000 Migrants To Guantanamo Bay Facility, Which Is Being Called A ‘Concentration Camp’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-wants-to-hold-up-to-30000-detained-migrants-at-guantanamo-bay-heres-what-to-know
Right-Wing Group Sends Trump Deportation List Over Palestine Activism. Donald Trump has finally signed his “antisemitism” order—and a pro-Israel group says it gave the president a list of activists to start deporting.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/24/trump-decree-paves-way-for-muslim-ban-targeting-pro-palestine-students
# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Fact Check: Yes, Musk Once Posted It Would Take Airplane Crash To End ‘Crazy’ DEI Hiring Policy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-yes-musk-once-234800258.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Elon Musk Is Trying to Get Control of Key Payment System—at Any Cost. A top Treasury official plans to resign after a fight with Elon Musk’s allies over access to a sensitive payment system.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/top-official-quit-musk-tries-141856383.html
There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good. An unelected and unaccountable billionaire wants to dictate what working families can and cannot afford.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/musk-doge-treasury-payment-system-rcna190222
U.S. Money Supply Recently Did Something Last Seen During the Great Depression — and It’s Historically a Precursor to a Big Move in Stocks
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/02/01/us-money-supply-great-depression-big-move-stocks/
Trump To Slap Mexico, Canada And China With Tariffs Saturday. Donald Trump will be following through on his threat to hit Mexico, Canada and China with tariffs over complaints about illegal immigration and illicit drugs.
https://apnews.com/article/tariff-canada-mexico-trade-trump-economy-b228a60ec878cc5596c021ff80962441
Canada promises ‘forceful’ response to U.S. tariffs. U.S. consumers could start paying higher prices for goods from Canada as the two countries vow to tax imports on each other.
https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/trudeau-promises-forceful-response-to-potential-trump-tariffs/video/b07026d4629c115a8b2e62737e9e4ed3
US inflation is lingering and tariffs threatened by Trump could nudge prices in wrong direction
https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-federal-reserve-4619a1d5d70a90b6a870535906d36028
Federal Reserve adviser charged with ‘economic espionage’ for helping China
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-senior-adviser-federal-reserve-indicted-charges-economic-espionage
Why Trump’s meme coin is a cash grab. Roughly 80% of the coin supply will be distributed to its founders over the course of three years – and that could leave everyday investors holding the bag.
https://time.com/7209169/trump-meme-coins-crypto/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Amid Paused Solar Funding, EPA Floats Workforce Reductions. Solar for All, its funding paused by a Trump executive order, would be just one of the programs to lose support if the agency goes through with mass-firings.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31012025/amid-paused-solar-funding-epa-floats-workforce-reductions/
‘Drill Baby Drill’: Texas City Approves New Site for Fracking Near Daycare and Schools. It was the first time in 12 years that Arlington opened new land for fracking. TotalEnergies will drill 10 new gas wells that are two-tenths of a mile from a daycare center amid an uptick in Barnett Shale activity.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29012025/arlington-texas-approves-fracking-near-daycare-and-schools/
Maryland’s Renewable Energy Program: More Smoke and Mirrors Than Wind and Solar, New Report Alleges. Hailed as a transformative initiative, the program has failed to deliver its promise of transitioning Maryland to clean, fossil-free electricity, the report’s authors write
https://thatcarbonoffset.com/marylands-renewable-energy-program-more-smoke-and-mirrors-than-wind-and-solar-new-report-alleges/
South Carolina Is Untapped Ground for Solar Energy. The state’s largest utility-scale solar installation will come online this year. It could spur more projects across the state, but pending legislation puts the future of solar at risk.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022025/south-carolina-untapped-ground-for-solar-energy/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Senate panel wants all federal lands in Wyoming except Yellowstone. Agriculture committee asks Congress to give the state 30 million federal acres, including Grand Teton National Park.
https://wyofile.com/senate-panel-wants-all-federal-lands-in-wyoming-except-yellowstone/
NASA Radar Imagery Reveals Details About Los Angeles-Area Landslides. Analysis of data from NASA radar aboard an airplane shows that the decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded. Analysis of data from NASA radar aboard an airplane shows that the decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded.
https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/nasa-radar-imagery-reveals-details-about-los-angeles-area-landslides/
# General News
‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered. Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline in the rain as investigators sought clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people and raised questions about air traffic safety
https://apnews.com/article/ronald-reagan-national-airport-crash-325edc6c0c2439dd6c1e73a81e382c0e
Last year, 10 flight slots were added to the airport’s daily limit despite warnings
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/congress-authorized-more-flights-reagan-airport-despite-warnings/
Federal websites told to purge content related to gender, climate. The entire census.gov page appeared to be down. Federal grant recipients were also told to remove content
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/federal-websites-purge-content-gender-climate/
Musk Aides Lock Federal Employees Out of Computer System: ‘No Visibility Into What They Are Doing’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/musk-aides-lock-federal-employees-out-of-computer-system-no-visibility-into-what-they-are-doing/
# Gov / Politics
‘Breathtakingly Ignorant and Dangerous’: Trump’s DOT Orders Sweeping Purge of Climate, Gender, Race, Environmental Justice Initiatives
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31012025/trump-dot-orders-sweeping-purge-of-initiatives/
Federal Bureaucrats Ordered To Remove Pronouns From Email Signatures. Federal agency employees were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by close of business Friday, according to ABC News.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/31/donald-trump-email-signatures-federal-employees-agents-departments-executive-order-pronouns-transgender/
Venezuela releases six U.S. detainees after Trump special envoy meets Maduro. “We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens,” Grenell wrote on X
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5120173-venezuela-hostages-trump-administration/
Harris County Texas Commissioner Adrian Garcia and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee joined dozens of local government officials from several different states in signing an amicus brief filed this week in a Massachusetts federal court, arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order violates the U.S. Constitution.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/30/512464/houston-officials-trump-end-birthright-citizenship/
Gavin Newsom Notified of Intent to Recall as Petition Reaches Target. The Gist of It: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially been notified of an attempt to remove him from his position after an intent to recall petition reached the required number of signatures
https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-recall-petition-wildfires-target-signatures-2023987
‘Congress has not given the Executive limitless power’: Federal judge torches Trump admin with order blocking spending freeze, says ‘actions violate the Constitution’
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3786175838688-congress-has-not-given-the-executive-limitless-power-federal-judge-torches-trump-admin-with-order-blocking-spending-freeze-says-actions-violate-the-constitution?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Mzg0MjY3MDQ5NzU%3D
Trump Media is quietly storing at least one of its data centers in a facility owned by a longtime Republican donor and media mogul
https://fortune.com/2025/02/01/donald-trump-media-truth-social-white-house-data-center-tech/
Trump’s ‘attack on women and black people’ could be ‘a coverup’ after Musk revelation, Senator claims. Senator Chris Murphy told CNN that Donald Trump is blaming the Potomac river plane crash on “women and black people” to cover up for his friend tech billionaire Elon Musk
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trumps-attack-woman-black-people-34593690
Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba claims ‘American people will suffer and die’ due to ‘sloppy hires’
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trumps-lawyer-alina-habba-claims-34593380
Trump Doesn’t Want to Make Government Better—He Wants to Dismantle It. The president’s assault on nearly every branch of government, including the safety-related FAA and disaster-related FEMA, is actually part of a plan reaching back decades.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-doesnt-want-to-make-government-better-he-wants-to-dismantle-it
Trump says he ordered airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump wrote on social media. “The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.”
https://www.vpm.org/npr-news/2025-02-01/trump-says-airstrikes-on-isis-in-somalia-killed-terrorists-without-harming-civilians
It’s Been Just 11 Days, But 100,000 Have Already Signed Petition to ‘Impeach Trump Again’. “The overwhelming support for impeachment shows that the American public is not willing to accept King Trump,” said Alexandra Flores-Quilty, Free Speech for People campaign director.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/free-speech-for-people-impeachment
‘We Do Not Consent,’ Says Warren of Illegal ‘Power Grab’ as Judge Halts Trump Order. Multiple lawmakers and advocacy groups argue that the White House’s freeze on federal grant and loan funding is unlawful, and two legal challenges are already in progress.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-freeze
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump’s FBI Pick Isn’t Confirmed, and the Purges Have Already Begun. Donald Trump has a new agency in his crosshairs.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190997/donald-trump-purge-fbi-kash-patel
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Justice Department purges dozens of prosecutors involved in J6 cases. The move is the latest reshuffle from the Trump administration. The FBI shook up its agency on Friday as well.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/31/doj-purges-prosecutors-january-6-cases-00201904
# Medical / General News
A New Mother Was Billed Almost A Million Dollars For Her Daughter’s Hospital Stay, And It Says A Whole Lot About US Healthcare
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dannicaramirez/viral-tiktok-expensive-medical-bill
# NASA / Space
6 Things to Know About SPHEREx, NASA’s Newest Space Telescope
https://www.nasa.gov/universe/6-things-to-know-about-spherex-nasas-newest-space-telescope/
# Science / Science Engineers
Trump’s science freeze leaves researchers in limbo
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/29/trump-federal-grants-freeze-tech-research-ai
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Something Bad Is Brewing Inside Google: Google Says It Appears to Have Accessed Parallel Universes. Can they access one where Steve Irwin is still alive?
https://futurism.com/google-quantum-computer-parallel-universes
DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot. Security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks against DeepSeek’s popular new AI chatbot. It didn’t stop a single one.
https://futurism.com/deepseek-failed-every-security-test
Here’s How DeepSeek Censorship Actually Works—and How to Get Around It. An investigation shows that the popular Chinese AI model is censored on both the application and training level.
https://blockbuzznews.com/blog/2025/01/31/heres-how-deepseek-censorship-actually-works-and-how-to-get-around-it/
# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Full special: Whistleblower reveals UAP retrieval program; object caught on video. Jacob Barber had a storied career in U.S. Air Force. He and his team are now working to show UAPs to the world. He hopes the stunning footage is just the beginning
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/hfr-uap-recovery-video-egg-shaped-object-exclusive/
# Veterans / VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs has dismissed its directors for the Center for Women Veterans and the Center for Minority Veterans, both political appointees from the Biden administration who had three years left on their six-year terms.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/30/va-dismisses-directors-of-centers-women-minority-veterans.html
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