August 2025

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-01

Voices, The Peoples News

August 1, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
US citizen responds to being asked to shave beard by ICE agents. The arrest raises concerns around identity verification and racial profiling.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-citizen-detained-ice-shave-beard-immigration-2105494

A Police Officer Arrested by ICE in Maine: Local Authorities Reject Allegations of Wrongdoing
https://apnews.com/article/maine-ice-police-officer-arrested-09952522b305e10659dce4018ce81f34

How Trump Made One of the Most Controversial Post-9/11 Policies the New Normal. Thousands of other people are going to get put into detention of indeterminate length with far less recourse, which could stretch years.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/trump-alligator-alcatraz-indefinite-detention-911.html

MAGA senator slams illegal immigrants as ‘criminals’ — then steps in to free ICE detainee
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator-john-kennedy-does-bizarre-180-to-release-ice-detainee-paola-clouatre/

What Happens To The Women ICE Detains? The Trump administration’s deportation machine is detaining immigrant women at record numbers. and they’ve become invisible targets. “You’re not human when you’re in there.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detention-for-women-is-uniquely-cruel_n_688a681ee4b07dfa117f0372?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2025-08-01&utm_term=us-morning-email&email_hash=2ad8a4b29c39da108f4f8ffda0cf56cd20dc9eb9

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Tariffs Are Fundamentally Reshaping the U.S.-Brazil Relationship. The rift between the Western Hemisphere’s two largest democracies is the strongest evidence yet that Trump is in the business of autocracy promotion.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/30/brazil-trump-tariffs-lula/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

‘You’re paying that!’ Michael Steele says Trump taking ‘money out of Americans’ pockets’
https://www.alternet.org/michael-steele-trump-tariffs/

Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days. The executive order follows through on the president’s recent trade agreements with some trading partners and his threats to slap punishing new duties on others.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/trump-executive-order-higher-tariff-rates-00487913

Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-effect-05bc12428163b9f28ef80f952cf9dafd

Trump just upped the tariff burden on American consumers – this time for low-cost goods from around the world. The Tax Foundation calculated that about 75 percent of the country’s food imports would be impacted by the tariffs in some way, notably liquor, baked goods, coffee, fish and beer.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5428344-trump-tariffs-food-grocery-prices/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Workers Roast as Federal Heat Standard Languishes. Workers are overheating on the job, even in blue states. A proposed federal rule could help—but the Trump administration might abandon it.
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-07-30-workers-roast-federal-heat-standard-languishes/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump administration proposal to revoke key climate finding draws criticism from scientists. The repeal of the finding on the dangers greenhouse gases pose to human health and welfare will face fierce legal challenges.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/epa-to-revoke-2009-finding-that-climate-pollution-endangers-humans-00476166

Coal plants and chemical facilities secured air rule exemptions through Trump-era email system
https://www.dailyclimate.org/coal-plants-and-chemical-facilities-secured-air-rule-exemptions-through-trump-era-email-system-2673790818.html

# General News / Floods
‘Not a damned penny!’ ‘Abandoned’ Texas flood survivors prepare to clash with officials
https://www.rawstory.com/texas-flood-2673794764/

# General News / Gaza
Arab Nations Urge Hamas To Give Up Arms And Power In Gaza For First Time. The Arab states called on Hamas to relinquish its arms and rule over the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented move
https://san.com/cc/several-arab-and-muslim-states-call-on-hamas-to-disarm-relinquish-power/

# General News / Trump / Epstein
Mystery Third Person Seen on Epstein Prison Video on Final Night Alive
https://nypost.com/2025/07/30/us-news/mystery-orange-shape-spotted-near-jeffrey-epsteins-jail-cell-night-before-his-death-report/

How Epstein and Maxwell Used Trump’s Fame to Groom 13-Year-Old Girl
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-met-teenage-epstein-victim-182140564.html

# Gov / Politics
Trump Threatens Trade Deal With Canada After Liberal Gov’t Moves To Recognize A Palestinian State. President Donald Trump has threatened to stall trade talks with Canada late Wednesday night after Canada’s move to recognize Palestinian statehood.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/31/trump-threatens-trade-deal-after-canada-moves-towards-recognising-palestine

‘RIP Democracy:’ Left-Wing Protesters Drop Coffin On Wisconsin GOP Rep’s Doorstep. A group of left-wing protestors left a coffin at the home of Republican Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil last week, the congressman confirmed.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/31/protesters-drop-coffin-republican-wisconsin-rep-bryan-steil/

Trump donor swindled more than $30 million from people thinking they were getting access and visas
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-donor-scam-guilty-plea-b2799636.html

The one man who has the strength to finish off Donald Trump. If Rupert Murdoch becomes a white knight standing up to a rampantly bullying US president, the world has moved into the upside-down.
https://www.alternet.org/rupert-murdoch-trump-2673787761/

This Trump policy ‘imperils’ the ‘most vulnerable’ residents of state that voted for him
https://www.alternet.org/trump-fema-missouri/

Trump threatens he could take over sanctuary cities and arrest unruly mayors under martial law
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14954615/donald-trump-martial-law-sanctuary-cities-mayors-immigration.html

Trump Kicks Melania Out of East Wing to Build Mar-a-Lago Ballroom
https://www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeast-513346/4148861160574-trump-kicks-melania-out-of-east-wing-to-build-mar-a-lago-ballroom

C-SPAN Cameras Catch Elizabeth Warren Absolutely Wipe Out on Senate Floor — And MAGA Goes Wild
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/c-span-cameras-catch-elizabeth-warren-absolutely-wipe-out-on-senate-floor-and-maga-goes-wild/

‘We cannot run a Republic like this’: FBI’s Bongino hints at shocking deep-state corruption
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5422040-bongino-vows-to-uncover-truth-in-cryptic-message-we-cannot-run-a-republic-like-this/

‘All the fake gold’: Outrage follows new plan to ‘turn the White House into a Trump resort’
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/all-the-fake-gold-outrage-follows-new-plan-to-turn-the-white-house-into-a-trump-resort/ar-AA1JFRyv?cvid=07CE3304CC19494A845AF7402F996934&ocid=wispr

‘Shaky situation’: How Karoline Leavitt’s ‘absurdly over-the-top’ Trump flattery gives away the game
https://www.alternet.org/leavitt-trump-maga/

‘Barbaric’: Karoline Leavitt Calls ‘Ending the Chemical Castration of Children’ a Trump Administration ‘Priority’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/barbaric-karoline-leavitt-calls-ending-the-chemical-castration-of-children-a-trump-administration-priority/

‘How can this possibly be allowed?’: JD Vance asks the question as Trump orders Texas to rig its own election maps
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/how-can-this-possibly-be-allowed-jd-vance-asks-the-question-as-trump-orders-texas-to-rig-its-own-election-maps/

How the US Could Cash in On Mineral-Rich DR Congo’s Peace Deal
https://www.newsweek.com/india-philippines-hold-drills-south-china-sea-2105774

Democrat moves to block Trump admin from using military drones to monitor protests after LA riots
https://www.aol.com/democrat-moves-block-trump-admin-100032279.html

Making America Epstein Again. Trump’s transactional ethics are making the U.S. a refuge for criminals. This mirrors something Israel has done for years.
https://prospect.org/power/2025-08-01-making-america-epstein-again/

New York Gov. Hochul Warns She Will Also Retaliate If Texas Moves Forward With Redistricting: ‘I Won’t Sit By’
https://www.latintimes.com/new-york-gov-hochul-warns-she-will-also-retaliate-if-texas-moves-forward-redistricting-i-wont-587876

Texas AG to Dems: Accept GOP Gerrymandering or I’ll Lock You Up. Attorney General Ken Paxton says he could “lock the doors” on the state’s legislature if it doesn’t approve a radical new congressional map.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198673/texas-ag-dems-accept-gop-gerrymandering-ill-lock

Republicans reject Democrats’ amendment to block Trump from taking Qatari jet after presidency
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5431133-republicans-reject-democrats-amendment-aimed-at-blocking-trump-from-taking-qatari-jet-post-presidency/

Sen. Josh Hawley Wants to Block ‘Biden Voters’ From Getting $2,400 Trump Tariff Rebate Checks
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sen-josh-hawley-wants-exclude-152244806.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
China Wants Nuclear Weapons to Strike Fear into America
https://www.newsweek.com/china-wants-nuclear-weapons-strike-fear-us-allies-2106812

India Wades into Contested South China Sea on Side of US Ally
https://www.newsweek.com/india-philippines-hold-drills-south-china-sea-2105774

Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west’s help
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/30/israel-starvation-gaza-keir-starmer-west

American Jews’ Support for Israel Is Near Its Breaking Point. The big legacy groups remain mostly silent. But nearly everyone else now agrees: Netanyahu’s Gaza war is one of the great catastrophes in Jewish history.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198651/american-jews-support-netanyahu-israel-near-breaking-point

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
12,000 rounds of ammo stolen from FBI training camp in Southwest Washington, deputies say
https://www.chronline.com/stories/12000-rounds-of-ammo-stolen-from-fbi-training-camp-in-southwest-washington-deputies-say,384701

Another Shady Trump Official Is About to Lose His Law License
https://newrepublic.com/post/198674/trump-official-jeff-clark-disbar-law-license

‘At 80, to be treated like a terrorist is shocking’: arrested on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action. Retired priest and former magistrate among those held after Palestine Action was banned as a terror organization
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/30/at-80-to-be-treated-like-a-terrorist-is-shocking-arrested-on-suspicion-of-supporting-palestine-action

Nearly all states allowing jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for room and board or medical care highlights a deeper problem: their families, especially Black women, are forced to cover the costs, according to a new report.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/26/states-inmates-pay-incarceration-black-women

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Why Fauci says pandemic ‘didn’t have to be this bad’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-fauci-says-pandemic-didnt-have-to-be-this-bad

Anthony Fauci on becoming the ‘devil’ and a warning for his successor. After a frenetic 38 years, former U.S. infectious disease chief discusses his quieter new life, working for Trump, and what’s next for HIV and coronavirus prevention
https://www.science.org/content/article/anthony-fauci-becoming-devil-and-warning-his-successor

Famed immunologist who led the nation’s COVID response talks new PBS doc, Trump and Fox News, gain-of-function research, the lab-leak theory, and more
https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/03/21/dr-anthony-fauci-would-like-to-set-the-record-straight/

# Medical Science / Research / Technology
Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-rfk-jr-health-tech-fa73703bd1fd557c787ef0b590e151f1

Trump administration to burn $10 million in contraceptives meant for global aid. A nonprofit says the administration rejected its offer to buy the birth control.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-plans-to-burn-around-10m-worth-of-contraceptives-meant-for-aid/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / NATO
What exactly are US special forces doing in Israel? Secrecy is the name of the game when it comes to the Biden administration’s support for the offensive in Gaza.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-special-forces-in-israel/

# NASA
NASA Unveils ‘Hidden’ Cave Entrances to the Moon’s Secret Underworld. Scientists have suspected for decades that there are subsurface caves on the Moon, just like there are on Earth. Pits that may lead to caves were suggested in images from NASA’s lunar orbiters that mapped the Moon’s surface before NASA’s Apollo human landings.
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/new-evidence-adds-to-findings-hinting-at-network-of-caves-on-moon/

# Pharmaceuticals
Trump presses pharmaceutical companies to lower drug costs. President Donald Trump sent letters to 17 pharmaceutical companies Thursday, urging them to match drug prices to the lowest price offered in other developed countries within 60 days or face consequences.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/trump-most-favored-nations-drug-pricing-lower-pharmaceutical-prices/

# Social / Communities
‘Anti-white bigotry’: Mob beats victims down to street — including male who punches woman in face, apparently knocks her out
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-07-29-1037/violence-america-anti-white-bigotry-mob-beats-victims-down-street-including

White Florida couple racially harasses, threatens to lynch black man just for knocking on their door. Antavis Johnson, a Black project manager in Florida, recently had an encounter with a white couple who threatened to lynch him
https://newsone.com/6347873/white-florida-couple-threatens-to-lynch-black-man-for-knocking-on-their-door/

# Social Services / Programs
‘Trump Accounts’ Cannot Possibly Replace Social Security. This is just another tax break for the rich
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-07-31-trump-accounts-cannot-possibly-replace-social-security/

Treasury Secretary Says Trump Accounts Could Pave Way to Privatizing Social Security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments about the safety net program ventured onto the so-called third rail of American politics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/business/bessent-trump-social-security.html

Bessent backpedals after blowback on ‘privatizing Social Security’ comments. Representative Katherine Clark wrote on X, “Well, Republicans said the quiet part out loud: They want to ‘privatize Social Security.’ Your money. Your benefits. Sold to the highest bidder. So much for standing with seniors.”
https://www.investmentnews.com/retirement-planning/bessent-backpedals-after-blowback-on-privatizing-social-security-comments/261551

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
AI data center planned in Wyoming will consume more electricity than all the state’s homes combined
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/ai-in-wyoming-may-soon-use-more-electricity-than-states-human-residents/

Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further Into Government. Palantir has become one of the few winners in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, offering other contractors a lifeline while consolidating its own reach and power.
https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-government-contracting-push/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Global
The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware. The FSB cyberespionage group known as Turla seems to have used its control of Russia’s network infrastructure to meddle with web traffic and trick diplomats into infecting their computers.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-fsb-turla-secret-blizzard-apolloshadow-isp-cyberespionage/

# Transportation
USDOT boss says 1,500 truck drivers have been taken out-of-service for lack of English language proficiency
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/30/exclusive-transportation-department-suspends-1500-truck-drivers-poor-english/

# Veterans / VA
Privatizing Veterans’ Health Care Will Be a Disaster. Thousands of VA health care workers have been fired. Private-sector replacements will be worse. Thousands of VA health care workers have been fired. Private-sector replacements will be worse.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-07-30-privatizing-veterans-health-care-will-be-disaster/

Air Force Serviceman Finds Transformation in Wounded Warrior Program, Warrior Games as Part of PTSD Recovery. Multiple deployments overseas combined with the physical impact and psychological damage involved with his work led him to seek help with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/23/air-force-serviceman-finds-transformation-wounded-warrior-program-warrior-games-part-of-ptsd.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-07-31

Voices, The Peoples News

July 31, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Bloodied faces, sobbing children: Immigration officers smash car windows to speed up arrests. We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests, a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself.
https://projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/

What is Mexico’s ‘supercartel,’ and what does it mean for crime? Two of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels are reportedly forming an unlikely and powerful alliance that represents a serious shift in the operations of international criminal organizations and could create a dangerous ripple effect across the world.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/cartels/mexicos-supercartel-crime/

Democratic lawmakers sue Trump admin. for limiting visits to ICE detention centers
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/30/ice-detention-facilities-lawsuit-democrats

State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records. The White House search for partners in its global gulag has grown to 64 nations. Most of them are notorious violators of human rights.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/29/trump-deport-immigrants-third-country-human-rights/

CBP officers working in Houston, Galveston ports playing role in border security. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Area Port of Houston/Galveston are seizing large amounts of firearms, “many of which are smuggled southbound to dangerous nations such as Honduras.”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_d97c04b0-1a24-46de-84bb-dffc3680bc78.html

Family of Mexican Brothers Released From Alligator Alcatraz To Sue For Abuses In Detention
https://www.latintimes.com/family-mexican-brothers-released-alligator-alcatraz-sue-abuses-detention-587832

Trump’s New Plan to Revoke Birthright Citizenship Would Put ICE in Maternity Wards. Try as it might, the government cannot cover up the horrors with bureaucratic legalese.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-ice-maternity-ward.html

Sheinbaum demands return of Mexican citizens held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Mexican president said citizens held at controversial Florida immigration jail ‘should be repatriated immediately’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/30/mexico-sheinbaum-alligator-alcatraz-trump

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
White House pushes Congress to open up crypto opportunities. Congress should get started on regulations for cryptocurrencies, a White House report released Wednesday recommends, as President Donald Trump ordered regulators to immediately enable trading at the federal level.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_1beff8a0-a6f6-4020-bbeb-1592fc5af0df.html

Trump lands another deal, 15% tariff for South Korea imports. President Donald Trump outlined the framework of a trade deal with leaders in Seoul on Wednesday that will include a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/30/trump-threatens-new-tariffs-india-friday-deadline-deals-nears/

# Education / Schools
Idaho Schools Are Breaking Special Education Laws. Idaho Schools Consistently Break Disability Laws. Parents Say They’re Not Doing Enough to Fix the Problem.
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-special-education-disabilities-complaints

Why Government Schools Are Broken and the Solutions to Fix Them. The public school system in America was never designed for the world we live in now. It was built in an era when conformity was the goal, not creativity.
https://dcjournal.com/why-government-schools-are-broken-and-the-solutions-to-fix-them/

The Big Ten Rises Up Against Trump. The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198355/big-ten-conference-colleges-trump-fight

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at Former U.S. Nuclear Bomb Site. Federal workers made a startling discovery during routine tests, and many questions remain unanswered.
https://people.com/discrepancies-discovered-in-jeffrey-epstein-jail-video-from-night-of-death-report-11782180

# General News
“The Simpsons” Creator Just Dropped How People Can Be Liberated From MAGA In Three Words
https://www.theblaze.com/align/the-simpsons-creator-gleefully-predicts-somebodys-death-before-attacking-maga-there-will-be-dancing-in-the-streets

# General News / Floods
Texas lawmakers to hold public hearings on floods in Kerr County
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/texas-flooding-kerr-county-public-hearing-live/

As the floods hit, Kerrville officials’ messages show lack of information about what was coming. Lawmakers plan to hear testimony Thursday in Kerr County. Questions remain about how state and local entities responded to flood warnings.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/30/texas-kerrville-hill-country-floods-response-emails/

# General News / Gaza
As Gaza Starves, Republicans Take Aim at Another Lifeline. Almost No One Noticed. Many Republicans in Congress have criticized the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main agency distributing aid in Gaza.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/29/gaza-unrwa-aid-congress-republicans/

Will Gaza Ever Know a Real Ceasefire, or Just a Pause Before the Next Bomb? If the crossings remain closed and humanitarian aid is not allowed in, the world may soon witness one of the largest criminal mass killings in modern history.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/30/gaza-ceasefire-famine-starvation/

USAID Cuts Help Push West Bank Into Extreme Water Shortages. The world’s biggest humanitarian aid organization is effectively shut down. The Trump administration says foreign aid is not aligned with American interests, and it’s reevaluating the aid worldwide.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5298672/u-s-foreign-aid-freeze-shuts-down-critical-infrastructure-projects-in-the-west-bank

19 Senate Democrats Vote to Keep Arming Israel as It Starves Gaza. Here’s the list of every Democrat who voted against measures from Senator Bernie Sanders to stop giving weapons to Israel.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/31/record-number-of-democrats-join-failed-bid-to-block-weapons-sales-to-israel

# General News / Trump / Epstein
CBS News investigation finds inconsistencies with Jeffrey Epstein jail video. CBS News analyzed footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death in jail. The footage reportedly does not back up claims stemming from the government’s investigation
https://people.com/discrepancies-discovered-in-jeffrey-epstein-jail-video-from-night-of-death-report-11782180

DOJ’s Bombshell Admission About Epstein Grand Jury Testimony. DOJ also admits they never attempted to contact or provide notice to the victims who may be referenced in the grand jury transcripts.
https://www.aol.com/doj-says-epstein-maxwell-grand-105900868.html

Bondi Blows Up Trump Claim Epstein Files Are a ‘Hoax.’ The Attorney General also admits the firestorm had escalated since the administration tried to shut down the issue.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bondi-blows-up-trump-claim-epstein-files-are-a-hoax/

Epstein cover-up fears mount as Chuck Schumer unleashes FBI, points finger directly at Donald Trump. So they know he’s in there, but we’re pretending he’s not?
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/epstein-cover-up-fears-mount-as-chuck-schumer-unleashes-fbi-points-finger-directly-at-donald-trump/

Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Worsens as Dems Suddenly Find Big New Weapon. Senate Democrats are using a 1928 law to pressure Trump to release the Epstein files. The White House will ignore them. Here’s what could happen next.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-epstein-fiasco-worsens-dems-174049617.html

Donald Trump Is in a Tailspin. The Epstein scandal is making an unpopular president even more unpopular, and there’s no sign that this will end anytime soon.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198303/trump-epstein-presidency-turning-point

Esptein Victim’s Family Stunned by Trump Claim Epstein “Stole” Her. Virginia Giuffre’s family is wondering what else the president knows.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198647/virginia-giuffre-esptein-victim-family-stunned-trump-claim-stole

The Epstein Case Is Not a Distraction. It Shows How Elite Impunity is Sustained. To wave off every horror as a distraction is to participate in the very obfuscation that protects the powerful.
https://organizingmythoughts.org/not-a-distraction-epstein-elite-impunity-and-the-rot-at-the-core/

# Gov / Politics
Virginia city councilman set on fire in workplace attack; suspect charged with attempted murder, an attack that authorities say was rooted in a personal dispute, not politics.
https://apnews.com/article/virginia-city-councilman-attack-fire-lee-vogler-61c21949bf022171834850ad32be9ef1

Black Politician Arrested, Dragged From Hearing After Criticizing Texas GOP
https://twincities.binnews.com/content/2025-07-29-black-politician-arrested-dragged-from-hearing-after-criticizing-texas-gop/

The Philippine Missile Crisis: U.S. Deployed Arms to the Philippines and No One Noticed but China. It was a massive escalation that angered China — and there was no congressional debate, no televised announcement, and no vote.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/30/philippines-missiles-us-china/

The GOP wants to use their majority to implement ALL of Trump’s most extreme policy goals.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/g-s1-46934/congress-republicans-trump-policy

Donald Trump just bragged about keeping underage ‘staff’, and everyone finally connected the dots. Donald Trump made shocking comments aboard Air Force One, providing his most detailed account yet of how his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein ended. When reporters asked if the workers included young women, Trump clearly stated, “The answer is yes, they were.” He specifically named Virginia Giuffre as one of the women Epstein took from his property, saying, “He stole her.”
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/donald-trump-just-bragged-about-keeping-underage-staff-and-everyone-finally-connected-the-dots/

Trump Issues Veto Threat Against Bernie Sanders’ Latest Anti-Israel Move. The White House is coming out swinging against an effort from Bernie Sanders to block the Trump administration from selling certain weapons to Israel.
https://www.aol.com/exclusive-trump-issues-veto-threat-181445858.html

Gov. Newsom Warns California Will Retaliate If Texas Eliminates Dem Seats In Redistricting: ‘The 2026 Election Is Being Rigged.’ The new map, which still needs the approval of the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature, carves up five districts now represented by Democrats, greatly diminishing the incumbents’ chances of winning re-election.
https://san.com/cc/gop-unveils-new-texas-congressional-map-in-bid-to-retain-control-of-house/

Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn’t followed
https://apnews.com/article/voa-voice-america-media-trump-administration-b60d40621f41b2ff4460803de4e0142f

The Fine Print of Trump Fascism. The Trump regime is taking over every major institution in America. Here’s how.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/this-is-what-fascist-control-looks

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
MAGA Champion Who Said Trump Would Fight Child Predators Is Arrested on Charges of Being a Child Predator.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-champion-scott-soucek-said-trump-would-fight-child-predators-arrested-for-being-a-child-predator/

Trump Russiagate papers found in ‘burn bags’ in secret room, FBI claims. Kash Patel and online allies suggest deep state conspiracy, while president appears to confuse incident with Epstein controversy
https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/kash-patel-burn-bags-russia-trump-links-6n9zjdwjh

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Trump administration has halted litigation aimed at stopping civil rights abuses of prisoners in Louisiana and mentally ill people living in South Carolina group homes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-civil-rights-lawsuits-halted-louisiana-south-carolina

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Point: Medicaid Work Requirements Are a Common-Sense Reform
https://paragoninstitute.org/newsletter/american-voters-want-commonsense-medicaid-reforms/

COUNTERPOINT: Work requirements increase bureaucracy more than accountability
https://themercury.com/counterpoint-work-requirements-increase-bureaucracy-more-than-accountability/article_70d72ecf-7948-4c7c-a3ba-9bb17955ad7e.html

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Beta-HPV can directly cause skin cancer in immunocompromised people. NIH case study finds virus drives creation of cancer cells in context of defective T cells.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/beta-hpv-can-directly-cause-skin-cancer-immunocompromised-people

A Flu Vaccine in Your Dental Floss? Researchers Tout Benefits, Critics Question Safety. A new study shows “floss-based vaccination as a simple, needle-free strategy that enhances vaccine delivery and immune activation.” However, critics raise “real-world” concerns about uncontrolled dosing and the impossibility of guaranteeing informed consent.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/flu-vaccine-dental-floss-critics-question-safety-informed-consent/

# NASA
NASA-ISRO Satellite Lifts Off to Track Earth’s Changing Surfaces. Carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite has launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-isro-satellite-lifts-off-to-track-earths-changing-surfaces/

# NOAA / Weather
Defense Department opts to not end satellite data for storm forecasts
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/07/31/military-wont-cut-off-data-used-by-hurricane-forecasters/85421928007/

# Pharmaceuticals
Drug Giants’ Rebate Plan Could Gut Rural Hospitals
https://www.haponline.org/News/HAP-News-Articles/Latest-News/proposed-340b-rebate-changes-put-already-strapped-hospitals-at-risk

# Social / Communities
Vegas’ dark secret: City’s homeless living in storm drains under the Strip. Around 1,500 homeless people have been living in the tunnels. A HUD report found that homelessness in America rose by 18% in 2024
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west/vegas-dark-secret-citys-homeless-living-in-storm-drains-under-the-strip/

# Social Services / Programs
Trump Treasury Sec. Brazenly Gives Up the Game on Social Security. Scott Bessent is saying the quiet part out loud. The Trump administration is working toward privatizing Social Security.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/treasury-sec-brazenly-admits-trump-182539612.html

# Transportation
A Landmark Deal Just Reshaped the Future of US Rail
https://www.newsweek.com/landmark-deal-reshaped-future-us-rail-2105759

# Veterans / VA
Exodus at VA: 10,000 Employees Are Resigning in September
https://thewarhorse.org/list-va-positions-deferred-resignation/

Trump Prepares to Revoke Lifesaving Abortion Care for Veterans. A pending VA rule appears designed to strip crucial health care from hundreds of thousands of veterans in states with abortion bans.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/07/abortion-at-veterans-affairs-medical-facilities-trump-rule-biden-policy/

Advocates warn Trump order pushes homeless veterans into long-term ‘institutional settings.’ The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans is protesting a July 24 executive order that directs state and local officials to forcibly move people living on the streets into long-term “institutional settings.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/07/28/advocates-worry-new-white-house-order-on-homelessness-could-hurt-vets/

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July 30, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Had to Sleep on the Floor’—Honduran Woman Detained by ICE During Routine Check-In Describes ‘Inhumane’ Conditions in U.S. Custody
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/07/28/honduran-woman-held-at-broadview-ice-facility-describes-conditions-as-inhumane

South Dakota’s ‘Operation Prairie Thunder’ to support ICE
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/operation-prairie-thunder-to-aid-ice/

Florida State Senator Condemns Conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘32 Men to a Cage, Chanting for Freedom’
https://www.aol.com/florida-state-senator-laments-visit-200030960.html

Lawyers say Alligator Alcatraz violates constitutional rights of detainees. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a federal immigration court has canceled bond hearings.
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/toledo/politics/2025/07/28/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-held-without-charges–barred-from-legal-access-attorneys-say

Police in Maine say officer arrested by ICE was cleared by federal government to work. ICE accused the police department in Old Orchard Beach of “knowingly” hiring an immigrant who is in the country illegally, which the police chief denied.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maine-ice-arrest-jon-luke-evans-reserve-officer-government-work-rcna221719

Masked and armed agents are arresting people on US streets as aggressive enforcement ramps up
https://theconversation.com/masked-and-armed-agents-are-arresting-people-on-us-streets-as-aggressive-enforcement-ramps-up-261499

More churches are suing ICE over arrests in places of worship: ‘Congregations have gone underground’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-church-raids-lawsuit

U.S. border officers admit to scheme to allow vehicles hauling drugs to pass through certain inspection lanes
https://san.com/cc/cbp-officers-admit-to-drug-smuggling-conspiracy-using-emojis-to-talk-to-runners/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Analysis Shows Big Corporations Are Using Trump Trade Chaos as ‘Cover’ to Jack Up Prices. Tariffs and judicial chaos shake investor confidence in Mexico: ‘Everything has been put on hold.’ Growing wave of uncertainty is freezing investment plans in Mexico, rattling business leaders in the US and abroad
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/30/trump-tariffs-mexico-us-trade

‘Great cover for increased pricing’: CEOs say Trump policies help them gouge customers
https://www.aol.com/social-media-posts-reveal-anti-195534013.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
New Tariff Rebate Proposed. For policymakers, it could be a balancing act, as tariff checks could rekindle inflationary forces, since direct transfer payments boost disposable income, leading to higher consumption levels and broader-based price increases.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/senate-republicans-wants-americans-get-600-checks-from-tariff-revenue

Trump to Decide China Tariff Truce Extension After Trade Talks Conclude
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-29/us-china-agree-to-continue-talks-on-a-tariff-truce-extension

# Education / Schools
Investors gamble with teachers’ retirement. Texas’ teacher pension fund divested from investment firms accused of ‘boycotting’ oil and gas industry
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/07/texas-investment-funds-teacher-retirement-system-esg/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Big Tech Is Behind Your Massive Electric Bill. States are competing to attract artificial intelligence-powering data centers, at the expense of consumers’ electricity bills.
https://www.levernews.com/big-tech-is-behind-your-massive-electric-bill/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘Exceptionally Dangerous’: Trump EPA Targets Endangerment Finding That Enables Climate Rules. “Zeldin’s assertion that the EPA shouldn’t address greenhouse gas emissions is like a fire chief claiming that they shouldn’t fight fires,” said one critic. “It is as malicious as it is absurd.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/exceptionally-dangerous-trump-epa-targets-endangerment-finding-that-enables-climate-rules

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
‘Big 4’ Consolidate 80 Percent of Beef Supply; Steak Prices Soaring
https://thehill.com/business/3469128-big-four-meatpackers-deny-price-fixing-amid-record-profits/

# General News
Day in Photos: Wildfire in Portugal, Protest in Peru, Cease-Fire in Thailand
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/day-in-photos-wildfire-in-portugal-protest-in-peru-cease-fire-in-thailand-5893935?utm_source=atcn&utm_content=hw1016multicomp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atc&utm_term=hws1comp

# General News / Gaza
US Veteran Alleges Gazan Child Who Thanked Him For Food Was Shot Dead Moments Later By IDF
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/us-veteran-alleges-gazan-child-who-thanked-him-for-food-was-shot-dead-moments-later-by-idf/

The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t agree to a Gaza ceasefire
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5484001/uk-palestinian-state-israel-hamas-gaza

How significant is UK’s move to recognise Palestinian state, and why now? Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September, amid famine situation in Gaza.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/30/how-significant-is-uks-move-to-recognise-palestinian-state-and-why-now

Netherlands bans Israeli far-right ministers Ben-Gvir, Smotrich over supporting ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza. Israeli ministers ‘repeatedly incited violence against the Palestinian population,’ and ‘called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza Strip,’ says Dutch foreign minister
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/netherlands-bans-israeli-far-right-ministers-ben-gvir-smotrich-over-supporting-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/3644891

Far-right Israeli minister slams aid airdrop for Gaza. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has criticized the resumption of larger aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/far-israeli-minister-slams-aid-184718429.html

‘Worst-Case Scenario of Famine’ Unfolding in Gaza: IPC Report
https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/countries-in-focus-archive/issue-133/en/

Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene labels Gaza crisis a ‘genocide’ in break from GOP colleagues
https://www.wabe.org/georgias-marjorie-taylor-greene-labels-gaza-crisis-a-genocide-in-break-from-gop-colleagues/

“This Is Trump’s Famine”: How the US Is Complicit in Gaza’s Suffering. An American-funded food distribution network provided Israel cover as starvation spread.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/gaza-famine-united-states-donald-trump/

Silence in the Face of Gaza’s Starvation is Absolute Betrayal of Holocaust Victims
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-betrayal-of-the-victims-of-the

‘I will never care’: Laura Loomer shamelessly celebrating death of 59K children but don’t you dare criticize Israel, or she’ll have a meltdown
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/i-will-never-care-laura-loomer-shamelessly-celebrating-death-of-59k-children-but-dont-you-dare-criticize-israel-or-shell-have-a-meltdown/

The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States. During this century, in the Middle East, the U.S.-Israel duo has vastly outdone all other entities combined in the categories of killing, maiming, and terrorizing.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/u-s-israel-genocide

# General News / Trump / Epstein
The Epstein Conspiracy Flames That Trump Fanned Are Now Blowing Back on Him. In 2019, then first-term President Donald Trump jumped aboard the Epstein conspiracy bandwagon. Six years later, he’s now trying desperately to stop it.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-epstein-conspiracy

There is a larger problem for Trump in the Epstein chaos. Whatever he does to deflect and distract from the Jeffrey Epstein morass only deepens the suspicions — including those about the two men’s relationship.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-could-burned-conspiracy-theory-120042894.html

Forensics expert analysis of Jeffrey Epstein jail video contradicts government’s claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edDSqqd9GRM

Ghislaine Maxwell Throws Down Gauntlet: ‘I’ll Testify Before Congress — But Only If You Grant Me Immunity!’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/29/ghislaine-maxwell-congress-testify-immunity

I’ve Told a Story About Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein for Years. Suddenly People Are Interested
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files-list-fbi-news.html

DOJ Called Just 1 FBI Agent, and No Victims, to Testify before Epstein Grand Jury
https://www.live5news.com/2025/07/30/justice-department-says-epstein-maxwell-grand-juries-heard-only-2-law-enforcement-witnesses/

Supreme Court Lets Trump Enact His Authoritarian Agenda on Its ‘Shadow Docket’: The right-wing-dominated Supreme Court keeps greenlighting Trump’s most authoritarian actions without even bothering to give us an explanation
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-supreme-court-shadow-docket-emergency-agenda-1235394694/

# Gov / Politics
‘Everything Is Under Consideration’: Senate GOP Vows Action To Steamroll Dems’ Obstruction. Senate Republicans are mulling how to circumvent Democrats’ unprecedented roadblocks slowing the confirmation process of President Trump’s nominees.
https://ijr.com/everything-is-under-consideration-senate-gop-vows-action-to-steamroll-dems-obstruction/

House GOP Moves To Prop Up Anti-Conservative ‘Democracy’ Org Trump Wants To Defund. House Republicans want to give hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to an organization the Trump administration has sought to defund for its anti-GOP bias.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/29/house-gop-moves-to-prop-up-anti-conservative-democracy-org-trump-wants-to-defund/

‘F*cking Fight’: Two Dems Face-Off In Epic Verbal Spat On Senate Floor. Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker accusing his fellow party members of betraying their party and condoning authoritarianism.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/29/cory-booker-amy-klobuchar-fight-senate/

‘We can’t let them control the narrative’: Republicans panic as leaked memo exposes their biggest fear. The party leadership wants members to take control of the message, particularly regarding controversial aspects like Medicaid changes.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/we-cant-let-them-control-the-narrative-republicans-panic-as-leaked-memo-exposes-their-biggest-fear/

From Medicaid Cuts to Violent Deportations: Trump Policies Are Boosting Democrats’ Confidence Ahead of The Midterms
https://www.latintimes.com/medicaid-cuts-violent-deportations-trump-policies-are-boosting-democrats-confidence-ahead-587774

Donald Trump is breaking America — our children will suffer worst
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5414744-fixing-government-efficiency-speed/

Trump Administration Invests Millions In Creating Mega Database Of Americans’ Private Data. The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html

Trump admin’s emerging surveillance state raises privacy concerns. Civil liberties advocates say the Trump administration’s data collection and sharing endanger Americans’ constitutional rights.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/04/trump-surveillance-state-federal-data/83924420007/

Awkward: Trump Spills Secret Service Agent’s Crazy Wife-Smuggling Plan. An investigation is now underway over the incident, which the president described as “weird.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-spills-weird-new-details-about-secret-service-incident/

# Gov / Politics / Global
The Rise of China’s ‘Surveillance Colonialism’ in Africa. As African nations increasingly implement advanced surveillance systems developed by Chinese firms, significant concerns emerge regarding the erosion of civil liberties and the entrenchment of authoritarian governance.
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/the-coloniality-of-chinese-surveillance-technologies-in-africa/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Social Media Posts Reveal Anti-Trump Bias Of CIA Officer Who Helped Create 2016 Russiagate Report. Social media comments show that a CIA counterintelligence officer who helped lead the 2016 U.S. intelligence community assessment has compared Trump to dictators.
https://www.aol.com/social-media-posts-reveal-anti-195534013.html

Black Man Handcuffed and Searched After Stopping to Text—Now He’s Suing Police For Racial Profiling
https://www.newsbreak.com/inquisitr-news-522568/4142037991767-black-man-handcuffed-and-searched-after-stopping-to-text-now-he-s-suing-police-for-racial-profiling

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump and Bondi have degraded the once-proud Justice Department
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5423818-trump-and-bondi-have-degraded-the-once-proud-justice-department/

DOJ Targets Federal Judge for Warning Trump Could Spark ‘Constitutional Crisis.’ Judge James Boasberg reportedly raised concerns that the Trump administration “would disregard rulings of federal courts,” something the White House has done repeatedly.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-doj-complaint-boasberg

Senate Confirms Trump Lawyer Emil Bove to Appellate Court
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/senate-confirms-emil-bove-to-third-circuit-as-dems-fail-to-thwart-trump-pick-00482965

‘A dangerous embarrassment’: Feds caught lying as ‘assault’ charges against LA protesters crumble
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/a-dangerous-embarrassment-feds-caught-lying-as-assault-charges-against-la-protesters-crumble/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
No One Is Happy After Learning The Trump Admin Is Burning Nearly $10 Million Worth Of Contraceptives. “This is cruel, disgraceful, and a needless waste of your taxpayer dollars,” one representative said.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/state-department-burn-contraceptives-poor-countries

A Federal Judge May Have Just Saved Planned Parenthood. The reality is that Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit will raise the stakes for Republicans next year.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/judge-saves-planned-parenthood-republican-loss-midterms.html

Judge blocks Trump attempt to defund Planned Parenthood clinics serving Medicaid patients
https://apnews.com/article/planned-parenthood-funding-cuts-ruling-343034bc26917049d6d58a8ba8c58c21

# Military / Militia / National Guard / NATO
Longer assignments coming soon for troops heading to South Korea. The directive extends tours for unaccompanied service members assigned to South Korea from 12 months to 24 months.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-south-korea-tours-longer/

# NASA
Ex-NASA engineer claims trillions of shape-shifting, cloaked devices are hidden across Earth. Richard Banduric, CEO of Field Propulsion Technologies and a former propulsion engineer for NASA and Lockheed Martin, shared the shocking allegations during a December 2024 episode of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast, which has recently resurfaced on social media platform X.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14951779/NASA-engineer-trillion-devices-hidden-Earth.html

# Pharmaceuticals
Federal judge blocks Arkansas law barring pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies in state
https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2025/07/30/federal-judge-blocks-arkansas-pbm-law

# Planetary / Earth
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsumani Warnings Across Northern Pacific. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Far East, triggering a tsunami in the northern Pacific and prompting warnings for Alaska, Hawaii, and New Zealand.
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/tsunami-warning-8-8-magnitude-earthquake-triggers-alert-worldwide-list-of-countries-that-are-under-threat-11753845941230.html

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI). Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits. Last week, the Trump administration released plans further gutting environmental laws in order to help Big Tech build data centers unhindered by bare-minimum concerns like preserving clean water or breathable air.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf

# Tourism / Travel Advisories
Mexican Diplomat Warns Nationals To Take ‘Extreme Precautions Or Not Come To Florida’: ‘They Will Detain You For Anything’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14941523/mexico-travel-warning-florida-migrants-alligator-alcatraz.html

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
As Climate-Related Wastewater Threats Grow, U.S. and Mexico Sign a Deal to End the Tijuana Sewage Crisis
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29072025/todays-climate-sewage-mexico-united-states-overflow-agreement/

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