Voices, The Peoples News
February 2, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Giving a Dam: Wyoming Tribes Push to Control Reservation Water as the State Proposes Sending it to Outside Irrigators. The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have long fought for water sovereignty on the Wind River Indian Reservation, but their effort is being challenged by federal legislation and a changing water landscape.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02022025/wyoming-tribes-fight-for-water-sovereignty/
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Daughter of man who was detained by ICE speaks out, says father has visa and work permit
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/columbus-man-detained-then-released-by-ice-daughter-speaks-out/530-171deb42-49b5-4810-a062-5f25026e9345
Trump’s immigration policy is already terrifying America’s kids. What it’s like to go to school in the shadow of ICE. Ever since Donald Trump won the presidential election last November, kids around the country have been scared about what his promise of mass deportations might mean for them and their classmates.
https://www.vox.com/education/397259/ice-raids-schools-trump-immigration-kids
In immigration crackdown, Trump targets legal pathways: President Trump campaigned on a pledge to crack down on illegal immigration. But since taking office, he’s primarily targeted several longstanding programs that give migrants lawful ways to come to the U.S
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/in-immigration-crackdown-trump-targets-legal-pathways/
Trump administration has issued a directive that rescinds the “sensitive locations” policy and replaced it with…rhetoric. The Trump administration’s bombastic language obscures its potential harmful impact on our communities. For starters, the new policy is completely unnecessary.
https://unidosus.org/blog/2025/01/28/why-we-should-care-about-trumps-targeting-of-schools-hospitals-and-places-of-worship-for-immigration-enforcement-actions/
Trump Aide Karoline Leavitt’s Creepy Flattery of Him Takes a Dark Turn, Social media posts by Trump’s new press secretary reveal the irresolvable paradox—and the massive scam—at the heart of his immigration policies.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190696/karoline-leavitt-trump-secretary-creepy-flattery-dark-turn
# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Trump pushes companies to abandon DEI initiatives — but these businesses won’t back down
https://thehill.com/business/5103287-trump-dei-corporations-diversity-inclusion/
Some companies are refusing to comply with Trump’s anti-DEI crusade. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Pinterest are just a few of the companies whose leaders say they will still emphasize diversity, as the new administration’s war on such policies ramps up.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-dei-companies-target-jpmorgan-goldman-sachs-rcna189196
Trump calls DEI programs ‘illegal.’ He plans to end them in the federal government. For the past four years, the federal government embraced the idea that a more diverse, inclusive workforce would better serve the American people. Now, with the stroke of his pen, President Trump has abruptly reversed course.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5271588/trump-dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-federal-workers-government
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Musk’s team given access to U.S. government payment system, including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, according to two people familiar with the situation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/musk-claims-doge-lax-treasury-00201946
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump Officially Slaps Canada, Mexico, and China With Tariffs – Citing ‘Illegal Aliens and Deadly Drugs’
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-trump-just-slapped-tariffs-on-mexico-canada-and-china-whats-next/
‘Makes No Sense’: WSJ Editorial Board Savages Trump Tariffs on Allies as ‘Dumbest Trade War in History’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/makes-no-sense-wsj-editorial-board-savages-trump-tariffs-on-allies-as-dumbest-trade-war-in-history/
# Education / Schools
Senate Judiciary committee passes bill to require Ten Commandments in schools on party lines
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/30/congress/budget-omb-vought-trump-00201562
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Hundreds of mayors and dozens of Democratic governors vow to defy Trump’s energy policies
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/hundreds-mayors-and-dozens-democratic-governors-vow-defy-trumps-energy?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators
Large solar plant in Mojave Desert appears headed for closure 11 years after opening, under pressure from cheaper green energy sources. Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises.
https://justthenews.com/government/local/massive-solar-plant-appears-headed-closure-11-years-after-opening
# Foods / Things that impact your health
Ultra-Processed Food Addiction: A Little-Known and Growing Problem
https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/ultra-processed-food-addiction-a-little-known-and-growing-problem-5728293
# Gov / Politics
‘Which Side Are We On?’ New DNC Chair Ken Martin Envisions Party Focused on Trump, Progressive and Race-Focused Politics
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/ken-martin-elected-dnc-party-chair-00201938
‘Black Americans for Trump’ Demand Answer from White House, “What Was Our Message?”
https://www.threads.net/@bluegirlgreentears/post/DFjIbr7uX-_
Trump Cancels Black History Month at Federal Agency, Whistleblower Lawyer Reports
https://2paragraphs.com/2025/01/trump-cancels-black-history-month-at-federal-agency-whistleblower-lawyer-reports/
Fact Check: Yes, Tennessee Bill Criminalizes Voting Against Trump Immigration Policy. Senate Bill 6002 makes it a felony for local government officials to support “sanctuary” policies protecting immigrants in the country illegally.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tennessee-voting-felony/
Rep. Robert Garcia Claims Trump ‘Is Building Himself A Private Army’ By Pardoning Jan. 6th Rioters: ‘It’s Really Dangerous’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/rep-robert-garcia-claims-trump-is-building-himself-a-private-army-by-pardoning-jan-6th-rioters-its-really-dangerous/
Senate Budget Committee advances Russell Vought, Project 2025 architect, to floor vote
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/30/congress/budget-omb-vought-trump-00201562
We’ve Now Learned the Three Principles of Trumpism, and They’re Ugly:
1. There is no such thing as settled law. There is law Trump and the broader right accept, and law that they don’t accept, and everything in the latter category will be relentlessly challenged.
2. There is no such thing as independence within the government. There is only loyalty to Trump and the cause.
3. Diversity is poison. It’s the job of the federal government not merely to arrest its progress where it is but to push it back, aggressively.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ve-now-learned-three-principles-151430953.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Canada Retaliates With 25 Percent Tariffs on $155 Billion Worth of US Imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will be imposing 25 percent tariffs on $155 billion worth of U.S. imports in response to President Donald Trump’s order
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/canada-and-mexico-order-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-as-trumps-tariffs-spur-trade-war
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
‘Repulsive’: Top Democrats Blast Trump’s FBI Bloodbath. FBI agents who participated in the investigations that led to now-abandoned criminal charges against President Donald Trump are expected to be fired in a sweeping purge of the top US law enforcement organization
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-agents-trump-probes-facing-213003466.html
Parents charged with neglect after 8-year-old girl dies from fentanyl poisoning. Last year, an 8-year-old girl with cerebral palsy was found unresponsive in a dirty home on pallet next to her five siblings in the living room where the family slept before her parents called 911.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cugfCaWM2zo
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Has Plunged the DOJ Into Its Deepest Crisis Ever. It’s barely been a week, and the Justice Department has been deeply corrupted. And it sure doesn’t look like there’s anyone there to save it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190861/trump-plunged-department-justice-crisis
‘Efforts to erase the insurrection’: Deletion of Jan. 6 database appears to violate federal law, watchdog says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/efforts-to-erase-the-insurrection-deletion-of-jan-6-database-by-trump-administration-appears-to-violate-federal-law-watchdog-says/
# Media
Trump media grants nominees Patel, McMahon who are Trump administration nominees, stock worth hundreds of thousands of dollars
https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-media-patel-mcmahon-restricted-stock-d5c08450
# Medical / General News
Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion Kills 5-Year-Old Boy. The boy was receiving medical treatment at a Michigan medical center when the chamber exploded on Friday, the authorities said. His mother was also injured.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/boy-killed-hyperbaric-chamber-explosion-michigan.html
Wall Street Is Jacking Up The Cost Of Your Doctor Visits. A groundbreaking study finds doctors affiliated with hospitals and private equity firms are charging billions more annually than independent general practitioners.
https://www.levernews.com/wall-street-is-jacking-the-cost-of-your-doctor-visits/
# Medical Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
The Deadly Secrets Behind “Breakthrough” Alzheimer’s Drugs: Regulators approved controversial therapies amid excess deaths, questionable efficacy, and conflicts of interest.
https://www.levernews.com/the-deadly-secrets-behind-breakthrough-alzheimers-drugs/
Alzheimer’s Disease shrinks your brain, why do the new drugs for the condition do the same thing? A loss of brain volume associated with new immunotherapies for Alzheimer’s disease may be caused by the removal of amyloid plaques, rather than the loss of neurons or brain tissue, finds a study led by UCL researchers.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-alzheimers-drug-shrinks-the-brain-scientists-say-thats-the-point
What Alzheimer’s Drugs Do Inside Your Skull. Drugmakers say small brain bleeds and swelling caused by the new Alzheimer’s drugs are benign and self-resolving
https://www.levernews.com/what-alzheimers-drugs-do-inside-your-skull/
# Military / General News
Pete Hegseth refuses to rule out military strikes on Mexico: ‘All options will be on the table.‘ The newly confirmed Secretary of Defense told Fox News that there would be a ‘shift’ in military focus toward the securing of America’s borders
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-military-cartels-mexico-b2690153.html
# Military / General News / Global
Satellite Images Reveal Possible Nuclear Fusion Center in China for Power, Nuclear Weapons
https://san.com/cc/new-images-reveal-china-working-on-massive-nuclear-fusion-center-report/
# Sports
Nearly 80% of Americans don’t want men playing in women’s sports. Surveying nearly an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, a poll taken by the New York Times and polling company Ipsos showed that the majority of Americans do not want transgender-identifying men in women’s sports.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b6537968-dff2-11ef-b274-9fbf7250bf7f.html
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Foreign Hackers Are Using Google’s Gemini in Attacks on the US – Plus: WhatsApp discloses nearly 100 targets of spyware, hackers used the AT&T breach to hunt for details on US politicians, and more.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-says-hackers-abuse-gemini-ai-to-empower-their-attacks/
# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
# Transportation / Travel
Colorado bill introduced requiring human be present in automated vehicles. This comes as some companies are racing to find a way to push moving commercial fleets to fully driverless trucks.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/article_23f50b90-dfed-11ef-acf8-f343719ee248.html
Government Considers Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax to Track and Replace Declining Gas Tax Revenue: Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) taxes are the road funding tool of the future. For decades, the gas tax proved to be a reliable user fee that funded road construction and maintenance, and consumers paid for their road usage via gasoline taxes when they filled up at the pump.
https://taxfoundation.org/blog/state-vmt-vehicle-miles-traveled-taxes/
# Water
A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands. The city’s only wetlands “mitigation bank” on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a federal “no net loss” policy for these coastal ecosystems.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02022025/new-york-threatened-wetlands-mitigation-bank/
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