Voices, The Peoples News
July 31, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# 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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