Voices, The Peoples News
January 28, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
[Someone needs to give Trump a crash course in US history!] ‘Fear and anxiety’ as Navajo Nation members targeted in ICE operations. Native American report ICE was’n’t recognizing their documentation
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/navajo-ice-trump-immigration-raid-b2687402.html
Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps. The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, so neither should children of noncitizens born in the US
https://azmirror.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/
# Archaeology
Ancient ‘Flat Clay Man’ Tablet With Holes Intrigues Researchers, Believe It Depicts a Woman and Was Used During Rituals
https://knewz.com/world/ancient-flat-clay-man-tablet-with-holes-intrigues-researchers-believe-it-depicts-a-woman-and-was-used-during-rituals/
Experts discover hidden secrets in 400-year-old map that could solve ‘America’s greatest mystery’
https://www.unilad.com/news/400-year-old-map-america-mystery-lost-colony-749325-20250127
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
USDA begins dropping rabies vaccines this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAZg_TirW0
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Trump order ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants is constitutional, expert says. Expert says key phrase often overlooked today is ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof,’ which demands immigrants’ loyalties be to US, not to foreign power
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-order-ending-birthright-citizenship-illegal-immigrants-constitutional-claims-expert
Colorado drug bust uncovers cartel-connected illegal aliens, approximately 130k fentanyl pills. Cocaine, meth and heroin were also seized during the drug bust
https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-drug-bust-uncovers-cartel-connected-illegal-aliens-approximately-130k-fentanyl-pills
‘All My People Are Getting Attacked!’: Selena Gomez Breaks Down and Sobs as Donald Trump Begins Mass Deportations in the U.S.
https://www.newsweek.com/selena-gomez-faces-maga-backlash-tear-filled-deportation-message-2021692
Federal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans
https://theconversation.com/federal-threats-against-local-officials-who-dont-cooperate-with-immigration-orders-could-be-unconstitutional-justice-antonin-scalia-ruled-against-similar-plans-248276
Guv Issues Warning to Trump: I’m Ready to ‘Stand in the Way’: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he was ready to “stand in the way” of federal authorities if they try to circumvent Illinois law while conducting raids to deport undocumented immigrants.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3778456446851-guv-issues-warning-to-trump-im-ready-to-stand-in-the-way?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzgwMjI4ODIzNTk%3D
Mexican cartels fire at Border Patrol agents as Trump ramps up enforcement: officials
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2525028/mexican-cartel-us-agents-exchange-fire-amid-heightened-security-at-bor
Trump says he could send US special operators after Mexican drug cartels. It could make things a lot worse. This controversial proposal has sparked debate among national security experts, including SWJ’s Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera. She is a renowned scholar and professor at George Mason University specializing in U.S.-Mexico relations and organized crime.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/2025/01/27/trump-says-he-could-send-us-special-operators-after-mexican-drug-cartels-it-could-make-things-a-lot-worse-dr-guadalupe-correa-cabrera-of-swj-shares-insights-for-msn/
Navajo alarmed by reports of Indigenous people caught up in Trump immigration raids. Group takes steps to protect members after ‘traumatizing’ reports of people being stopped or detained by agents
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/navajo-nation-immigration-raids
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Axed Inspector General for Small Business Warns Trump Is Threatening Transparency in Government
https://www.yahoo.com/news/axed-inspector-general-small-business-195929616.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The White House has temporarily frozen all federal grants and loans, affecting billions of dollars in payments,
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-temporarily-frozen-federal-065409419.html
‘Nonsense’: Conservative strategist says House GOP won’t entertain Trump’s new tax ideas
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tax-plan-2671007382/
‘You’re Taking Their Retirement!’ Scott Galloway Drops Scathing Takedown of Trump Coins ‘Grifting’ Ordinary Investors
https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/youre-taking-their-retirement-scott-galloway-drops-scathing-takedown-of-trump-coins-grifting-ordinary-investors/
Republicans back tax cuts: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts extending the tax cuts would add $3.3 trillion to the deficits over the next 10 years. Democrats said the cuts would only benefit the wealthy.
https://www.news10.com/washington/washington-dc/republicans-back-tax-cuts/
# Education / Schools
Oklahoma Board of Education to vote on proposal requiring families to prove citizenship when enrolling students
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/us/oklahoma-school-students-immigration-proof/index.html
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name. New guidance gives federal agencies 90 days to do a preliminary review of jobs that are “policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/trump-plan-civil-service-00200757
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28012025/alabama-conecuh-national-forest-oil-gas-leasing/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Google Maps Plans to Rename Gulf of Mexico and Denali After Trump’s Order. Trump renamed the geographical features to the ‘Gulf of America’ and ‘Mount McKinley’ in an executive order on his first day in office.
https://apnews.com/article/google-gulf-of-mexico-trump-96861212a9ee292966f19498338da6be
Trump administration withdraws proposed PFAS regulations, giving polluters a green light. Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks spark outrage over PFAS deregulation.
https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/epa-drops-pfas-discharge-rule-after-regulatory-freeze-issued-by-trump-administration/
READY TO BLOW Giant mile-wide hidden volcano set to ERUPT from beneath the waves ‘imminently’ near US mainland, experts predict. Axial Seamount, a mile wide and stands 3,600 feet from the seafloor. One of the most active undersea volcanoes in the world, erupted three times over the past 30 years.
https://www.the-sun.com/tech/13396404/hidden-volcano-erupt-imminently-axial-seamount-us-coast/
Earth’s Arctic region has flipped and now emits more carbon than it stores. For centuries, the Arctic-boreal zone served as a critical carbon sink, absorbing more carbon dioxide than it released. But new research suggests this natural balance has flipped. Rising temperatures, wildfires, and thawing permafrost are driving an alarming shift.
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/01/earths-arctic-region-flips-releasing-more-co%E2%82%82-than-it-absorbs-for-the-first-time/
Great Salt Lake is rapidly shrinking, and experts say that they finally know why
https://www.earth.com/news/great-salt-lake-is-rapidly-shrinking-and-experts-have-identified-the-causes/
# Food General News / Recalls
A huge Coca-Cola recall is underway over ‘high levels’ of chlorate, a chemical by-product from chlorine disinfectants, was found in them.
https://www.indy100.com/news/coca-cola-recall-harmful-chlorate
# Foreign Affairs / Aid
‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/chaos-confusion-trump-u-s-foreign-aid-00200771
# General News
The world today – marked by the global surge of autocratic powers and anti-democratic forces, the territorial conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Taiwan, the climate crisis, and a new unpredictable industrial revolution fueled by artificial intelligence – appears to be at a historic watershed.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/27/turning-point-world-history#:~:text=The%20world%20today%20%E2%80%93%20marked%20by,be%20at%20a%20historic%20watershed
Misogyny and violence against women identified as gateways to extremism, leaked Home Office report says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/misogyny-far-right-extremism-home-office-leaked-review-b2687442.html
Stephen Colbert Gives Trump’s Return a Bad Review: ‘I Did Not Know a Week Could Last 10 Years’
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stephen-colbert-gives-trump-return-063051901.html
Stephen Colbert spotted a “real jaw-dropper” from Donald Trump when the former president finally faced facts about the 2020 election. Trump admitted to podcaster Lex Fridman that he “lost by a whisker.”
Colbert was stunned. “He admitted it!” Colbert said. “He admitted it on camera for everyone to see!”
https://www.aol.com/admitted-camera-stephen-colbert-spots-065831201.html
# Gov / Politics
A Belligerent Trump Could Unite Latin America, Against Him. As diplomatic conflict and trade-war talk ramps up, the continent’s often fractious leaders could end up sharing an antagonist in common.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190730/lula-petro-sheinbaum-trump-deportations
Trump held a horrifying call with Denmark’s Prime Minister, demanding they turn over Greenland. The island is rich in natural resources, including rare earth metals such as uranium and iron, and sits in the middle of two potential shipping routes through the Arctic, which could reduce shipping times and bypass the Suez and Panama canals as Arctic sea ice melts.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doubles-down-greenland-claim-after-horrendous-call-2020972
Trump fires all 3 Democrats on privacy oversight board. Leblanc called the decision a “setback” for government transparency.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/trump-terminates-trio-of-democrats-from-privacy-oversight-board
Trump’s crony meritocracy could shatter US civil service
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5105669-trump-civil-service-threat/
Trump tells federal employees, ‘You’re fired!’ But wait — not so fast. Federal employees are protected by a system that upholds accountability and fairness — values that cannot be undermined for political gain.
https://thehill.com/opinion/5107846-federal-employees-civil-service-system/
House DFL boycott enters third week as court ruling freezes Republicans from action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hQRdN40vsI
Fact Check: Photo Supposedly Showing Hitler Posing Like Trump After Assassination Attempt Is Fake
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36988K8
‘Ally, not an Asset’: GOP senator turns on Trump over Greenland fantasy. Americans should work to view Greenland as a partner, not as a potential asset.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5109158-murkowski-greenland-is-an-ally-not-an-asset/
‘Careful what you wish for’: Trump warned he could burn own voters in latest push. The Trump administration announced a total pause in federal grants and loans in an order that seems to usurp the United States Congress’s constitutional powers to control public spending.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-impoundment-order/
‘It makes it all look corrupt’: Trump-supporting exec turns on him over ‘cash grab’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cash-grab-crypto/
JD Vance blasts ‘broken’ FEMA for ‘holding up’ billions in hurricane relief: ‘Not doing the American people’s will’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/27/us-news/jd-vance-blasts-broken-fema-for-holding-up-billions-in-hurricane-relief/
Lawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/federal-employees-email-system-privacy-concerns-lawsuit/index.html
Tennessee Republican Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Allow Trump A 3rd Term As President
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/01/24/house-republican-proposes-change-to-constitution-to-allow-trump-to-serve-a-third-term-andy-ogles
Trump seeks presidential immunity from any state court civil suit filed against him
https://lemmy.world/post/24840468
Trump Set to Sign Order on One of His Dumbest Military Ideas. The president wants to implement a costly missile defense system in order to do something about the zero missiles that fall on the United States every year.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190732/trump-iron-dome-us-missiles
Former White House ethics lawyer: Trump actions ‘pushing the limits common in dictatorships
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5108520-donald-trump-norm-eisen-watchdog-firings-birthright-citizenship/
Limits common in dictatorships: The dictator maintains control by influencing and appeasing the inner circle and repressing any opposition, which may include rival political parties, armed resistance, or disloyal members of the dictator’s inner circle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship#:~:text=Opposition%20parties%20in%20dictatorships%20may,member%20of%20the%20ruling%20party.
Despite the challenges facing liberal democracies, it is authoritarian regimes that remain most precarious.
https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-limits-of-dictatorship/
# Gov / Politics / Global
WW3 fears as Putin tipped to use ‘hypersonic missile’ against NATO member: “Modern air defense systems that exist in the world and anti-missile defenses created by the Americans in Europe can’t intercept such missiles,” Putin declared in an icy and menacing tone. The attack marked the first time that such a missile was used in the war, or in any conflict.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-intercontinental-missile-war-putin-d50183ccfc28b10c71e93f3e68159a61
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump threatens exile for Americans who are ‘repeat offenders’ and ‘violent criminals’: ’I don’t want these violent repeat offenders in our country any more than I want illegal aliens from other countries who misbehave,’ Trump said
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-exile-us-criminals-b2687309.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Fires More Than a Dozen DOJ Employees Because They ‘Played a Significant Role in Prosecuting’ Him. The acting attorney general moved to fire several Justice Department officials who worked on the federal criminal investigations into President Trump, according to two department officials familiar with the matter.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276334/justice-department-firings-trump-special-counsel-jack-smith
Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-special-counsel-trump-046ce32dbad712e72e500c32ecc20f2f
# LGBTQ / Gender
Montana Senate Judicial committee takes up bill that criminalizes care for transgender youth
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/01/27/montana-senate-judicial-committee-takes-up-bill-that-criminalizes-care-for-transgender-youth/
# Medical / General News
Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theorists Freak Out Over Trump’s $500 Billion AI Plan. The Stargate Initiative, spearheaded by several tech giants, has raised alarm in the most paranoid parts of the MAGA movement
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/conspiracy-theory-anti-vax-ai-infrastructure-trump-1235245054/
Doctors say they’ve apprehensively taken on job of preventing patients’ medical debt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/medical-debt-tool-kit-doctors
‘Jaw-dropping’ Study Finds Vaccinated Children Have 170% Higher Risk of Autism. he peer-reviewed study also found that vaccinated children had a 212% greater likelihood of developing other neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, epilepsy/seizures, brain inflammation and tic and learning disorders.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/study-vaccinated-children-autism-risk-increase/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20250127
What the Hell Is Going on at NIH? Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented “Big Brother” research crackdown.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/donald-trump-hhs-nih-cancer-research-pause-crackdown-grant-funding-delays-cancellations-communications/
# Military / General News
FBI begins preparing New York for WW3 with large-scale military exercise: The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the exercise includes military aircraft, and personnel who are set to carry out scenario threats to be ready “to respond in the event of a nuclear incident in the United States or overseas.”
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/new-york-world-war-three-34566076
Large-scale nuclear incident training exercise to take place in Capital Region
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2025/01/25/large-scale-nuclear-incident-training-exercise-to-take-place-sunday-in-capital-region
‘Happening quickly’: Hegseth announces ‘Iron Dome for America’ on first day as defense sec. Pete Hegseth briefed a small group of reporters at the Pentagon for the first time as the secretary of defense
https://defensescoop.com/2025/01/27/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-iron-dome-for-america-priorities-donald-trump/
What is the Iron Dome? Iron Dome (Hebrew: כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל, romanized: Kippat Barzel) is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system,[8] developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.[7] The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometres (2–43 mi) away
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome
# Military / Global
Israeli Forces Kill at Least 24 People Trying to Go Home in Southern Lebanon
The killings came as Israel and Lebanon reportedly agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli forces to leave the country until mid-February.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-kills-lebanese
# NASA / Space
Mystery ‘asteroid’ in Earth’s orbit that baffled experts turns out to be Elon Musk’s car. In an editorial notice, the MPC said: “It was pointed out the orbit matches an artificial object 2018-017A, Falcon Heavy Upper stage with the Tesla Roadster. The designation 2018 CN41 is being deleted and will be listed as omitted.”
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/mystery-asteroid-earths-orbit-baffled-935187
NASA Monitors Growing Dent in Earth’s Magnetic Field. Scientists Say It Could Flip Planet’s Magnetic Poles. A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/icon/nasa-researchers-track-slowly-splitting-dent-in-earths-magnetic-field/
# Pharmaceuticals
RFK Jr. says he’s open to seizing drug patents
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/rfk-jr-health-drug-pricing-00200830
# Planetary
Invisible ‘flickering’ on the sun could predict potentially dangerous solar flares hours in advance: The researchers noted that this flickering could “signal oncoming flares two to six hours ahead of time with 60 to 80 percent accuracy,” which is a significant improvement over current methods.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/invisible-flickering-on-the-sun-could-predict-potentially-dangerous-solar-flares-hours-in-advance
# Sports
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
‘It Is Mind-Blowing’ And Left Me ‘Scared’: Andrew Ross Sorkin Stunned By Power of Chinese AI Model
https://www.mediaite.com/news/it-is-mind-blowing-and-left-me-scared-andrew-ross-sorkin-stunned-by-power-of-chinese-ai-model/
AI experts’ worst fears realised as technology crosses ‘red line’: Artificial intelligence (AI) is feared by many because of the potential it could have if it becomes too powerful, such as replacing jobs, becoming more knowledgeable than humans ever could or even posing a threat to us.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/ai-artificial-intelligence-replicate-outsmart-humans
DeepSeek down: Viral Chinese AI app not working and bans international users due to ‘malicious attacks’
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/deepseek-down-not-working-malicious-attack-b2687107.html
Trump calls DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ for U.S. tech and welcomes China’s AI gains
https://fortune.com/2025/01/28/donald-trump-says-deepseek-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-u-s-tech-giants-and-sees-bombshell-china-ai-advances-as-a-good-thing/
Meta is reportedly scrambling ‘war rooms’ of engineers to figure out how DeepSeek’s AI is beating everyone else at a fraction of the price
https://www.yahoo.com/news/meta-reportedly-scrambling-war-rooms-185625684.html
# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Chuck Schumer challenges Trump to declassify UFO documents. Experts say it’s a good move. Trump has ordered declassifying of documents regarding the JFK assassination and more. Schumer says do UFOs next
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/25/chuck-schumer-challenges-to-declassify-ufo-documents-experts-say-its-a-good-move/
Tennesse Rep. says he believes aliens have underwater bases on Earth. During an interview with Burchett on One America News’ The Matt Gaetz Show, Gaetz asked, “It does seem a lot of these UAP sightings are over water. Do you think there’s anything to that?”
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/tim-burchett-tells-matt-gaetz-aliens-are-hiding-under-the-sea-im-not-worried-about-them-harming-me/
# Veterans / VA
Department of Veterans Affairs places 60 DEI employees on leave with salaries totaling more than $8M
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/va-places-60-staff-on-leave-after-shutting-down-dei-offices/ar-AA1xNOGC
# Water
Trump claims military entered California to release water flow, but state says that did not happen. State officials say that no, the military did not enter California to turn on the water, despite a claim that President Donald Trump posted on social media late Monday.
https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-water-california-wildfires-1236270508/
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