Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-02-10

Voices, The Peoples News

February 10, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Bill would create alert system for missing Indigenous people. Two state lawmakers are trying to create a “Turquoise Alert” system in New Mexico for sending out statewide alerts when Indigenous people go missing.
https://sourcenm.com/briefs/bill-would-create-alert-system-for-missing-indigenous-people/

# Indigenous / Global
‘We left pieces of our life behind’: Indigenous group flees drowning island: The Guna currently inhabit more than 40 other islands. Steve Paton, a scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, says it is “almost a certainty” that most, if not all, of the islands will be submerged before the end of the century.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lg9pedz1o

# Archaeology
First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-digitally-unroll-ancient-scroll-185503835.html

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
More active duty troops will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600. The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration
https://www.abc15.com/news/national/more-active-duty-troops-will-head-to-us-mexico-border-bringing-the-total-to-3-600

Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo. A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/09/court-blocks-trump-guantanamo-immigrants-00203317

Feds preparing ‘large scale’ immigration raid in Los Angeles by end of month: The operation will involve assistance from the FBI, DEA and other federal agencies, although some local agencies, like the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, have stated they will not participate. Protests have developed in response to Trump’s mass deportation strategy, with incidents of violence occurring during demonstrations.
https://san.com/cc/large-scale-immigration-enforcement-coming-to-los-angeles-report/

Migrants arriving at Guantánamo Bay are entering a ‘legal black hole’, refugee groups warn. Immigration advocacy groups and lawyers are asking the government for greater transparency on the undocumented immigrants brought to the detention center at Guantánamo Bay
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/migrants-deportation-guantanamo-bay-refugee-legal-b2694971.html

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Exxon Is Quietly Planning New $8.6 Billion Plastics Plant for Texas’s Gulf Coast. Already dealing with pollution, residents of Point Comfort find the news alarming, environmentalists are already on edge.
https://www.chron.com/business/article/exxon-mobil-plastics-plant-texas-20154414.php

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Bill to ban nitrous oxide: Nitrous Oxide abuse bill signed into law. Nitrous oxide, sometimes referred to as “laughing gas,” can cause euphoria and mild hallucinations when inhaled. “Although this gas is used in some food preparation and medical services, people are also using the charging canisters for the sole purpose of getting high.”
https://www.senatorjosephbellino.com/bellinos-nitrous-oxide-abuse-bill-signed-into-law/
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide

# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Apple, Coca-Cola, IBM, Berkshire Hathaway: These companies are facing a DEI shareholder showdown in 2025
https://fortune.com/2025/02/10/dei-shareholder-proposals-2025-diveristy-inclusion-corporate-battle-apple-coca-cola-ibm-berkshire-hathaway/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
On Trump’s authority alone, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies.
https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/

The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks. Much attention has been paid to the young Silicon Valley engineers working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the group has also hired high-powered legal talent.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-lawyers-supreme-court

Billionaire Mark Cuban goes to war with Musk’s team. ‘They don’t want anyone questioning’: It started with a right-wing video creator called MAZE quoting Cuban from 2017: “Reduce the overall size of government by at least one third. Focus on making it more efficient,” Cuban said at the time.
https://www.rawstory.com/cuban-war-on-musk-doge/

Elon Musk’s gutting of US agencies is illegal, experts say. How do you muzzle Doge?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/elon-musk-doge-agency-illegal

Musk DOGE Staffer Caught Reposting White Supremacist Nick Fuentes [I tried to find other links for this item, but none of them will laod. Censorship maybe?]
https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-staffer-caught-reposting-white-supremacist-nick-fuentes/
Also tried this one:
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0yjBzguQ?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzkxOTA5NjAzMjc=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Red states create their own DOGE efforts to cut state government
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/10/red-states-create-their-own-doge-efforts-to-cut-state-government/

The ‘More Sinister’ Reason Behind Musk’s Attack on Consumer Agency. Recent days have seen a full-frontal assault on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Trump’s favorite billionaire has much to gain personally if the agency no longer has the ability to operate effectively on behalf of the American people.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/musk-cfpb-visa-payment-app

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
New Executive Orders May Contradict Federal Collective Bargaining Agreements. President Donald Trump issued several executive orders that may conflict with provisions embedded in federal union contracts and that have led to lawsuits challenging the actions.
https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/new-executive-orders-may-contradict-federal-collective-bargaining-agreements/

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Expected to Examine Another Treasury System Next Week. The new target, sources said, is a sensitive database that tracks the flow of money across the government.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-cars-treasury-examine

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s government efficiency group from accessing the U.S. Treasury’s payment system.
https://www.pymnts.com/politics/2025/judge-blocks-musks-doge-from-accessing-treasury-payments-data/

Trump says Musk’s DOGE ‘geniuses’ have found ‘very fraudulent stuff.’ President Trump told reporters this could tip the scales in America’s multi-trillion national debt headache, though Musk’s figure is only a fraction of interest payments alone.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/10/trump-musk-dode-national-debt-fraud/

Trump says 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum coming Monday
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-tariffs-aluminimum-steel/

President Donald Trump Wants to Change Social Security, but It Comes With a Potentially Big Cost to Retirees. Retired workers and survivor beneficiaries could see their Social Security checks slashed in just eight years.
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2025/02/08/donald-trump-change-social-security-cost-retirees/

China’s tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tariffs-timeline-trump-xi-08b5d468e61ba15e760563ef0186b2bb

Confusion reigns and stocks sink as Trump announces more tariffs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/confusion-reigns-stocks-sink-trump-202225346.html

# Education / Schools
‘Patriotic education’: Trump orders federal push to monitor K-12 curriculum. Former Education Department staff describe the move as unprecedented interference into the country’s education system.
https://19thnews.org/2025/01/trump-transgender-education-curriculum/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
As Trump Attacks Federal Labor Protections, How Can States Protect Workers? From limits on heat exposure to overtime rules, states can fill in some gaps as Trump dismantles federal protections.
https://www.epi.org/blog/this-week-in-federal-policy-watch-trump-vance-administration-paralyzes-worker-protection-agencies-and-leaves-workers-without-ability-to-enforce-the-right-to-a-union/

States Must Act Now to Protect Workers’ Rights From Trump Courts
https://www.nelp.org/states-must-act-now-to-protect-workers-rights-from-trump-courts/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Labour’s clean energy plan will not only cut emissions but lift hundreds of thousands out of fuel poverty
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/08/labours-clean-energy-plan-will-not-only-cut-emissions-but-lift-hundreds-of-thousands-out-of-fuel-poverty

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Earthquake hits Area 51 after giant tremor sparked tsunami warnings in Caribbean. The United States Geological Survey said there was a 2.8 magnitude shaking of the ground near the highly classified Area 51 base in Nevada on Friday
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/area-51-earthquake-ufo-nevada-34647973#:~:text=The%20tremor%20followed%20a%20massive,the%20center%20of%20alien%20experimentation.

Coast Guard investigates tar on South Florida beaches. The Coast Guard is investigating the source of dark, greasy balls of oil that have washed ashore on South Florida beaches. The substances were reported in the Palm Beach, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach areas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/02/09/florida-tar-balls/78373372007/

# Food General News
Central Georgia farmers speak out on potential ICE raids prior to peach season. Many Georgia farmers say they rely on H-2A visa programs, which grants temporary legal status to vetted workers, who live out of the country.
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/central-georgia-farmers-speak-on-potential-ice-raids-prior-to-peach-season/93-258c95a2-bfaa-45a9-86fd-eef65eb5305f

# Gov / Politics
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warns of Trump’s ‘assault on the Constitution.’ Murphy said the country is in the midst of a “red-alert moment” and argued that Trump is ushering in “the billionaire takeover of government.”
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/democratic-sen-chris-murphy-warns-assault-constitution-118605827

The New Authoritarianism. This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either. Rather than fascism or single-party dictatorship, the United States is sliding toward a more 21st-century model of autocracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/trump-competitive-authoritarian/681609/

Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert. Unlawful deportation or transfer of a population constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-plan-for-gaza-worse-than-ethnic-cleansing-says-un-human-rights-expert/

Trump’s Pardons and Purges Revive Old Question: Who Counts as a Terrorist? The president’s sweeping clemency for Capitol rioters and his administration’s ongoing removal of career national security specialists foretell a permissive new climate for extremist movements, say current and former officials and researchers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jan-6-pardons-trump-purges-domestic-terrorism-focus

‘Congress has collapsed’: Ex-GOP insider says Republicans have no fix for next big problem
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-congress-has-collapsed/

Democratic senator says his party is ready to shut down government over Trump’s actions
https://thehill.com/homenews/5134820-andy-kim-democrats-government-shutdown-trump/

House Speaker Johnson admits to more delays on Trump’s ‘one big beautiful’ bill involving border, tax reform
https://www.aol.com/news/house-speaker-johnson-admits-more-181112268.html

JD Vance claims judges ‘aren’t allowed’ to overrule President Trump on executive orders, suggests POTUS has ‘legitimate power’ to defy judicial rulings
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-trump-can-ignore-judges-1235261430/

JD Vance Makes Absolutely Shocking Statement Challenging Judicial Rule in America — After Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s Access to Sensitive Data
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/vance-and-musk-attack-judicial-authority-as-trumps-agenda-gets-pushback-from-courts

Musk calls for judge impeachment; Republicans aim to hammer out Trump’s budget bill
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5135757-elon-musk-attacks-judges/

Moment Trump’s ‘head snaps round’ in fury as reporter makes Elon Musk ‘wisecrack’: A body language expert analyzed Donald Trump’s behavior when he was asked about Elon Musk’s new Time Magazine cover while with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/moment-trumps-head-snaps-round-34639460

Trump woke up the silent majority
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_473730f2-e591-11ef-bdcb-e76d96b001cf.html

Instead of taking aim at inflation, Trump has returned to his familiar culture war fights
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-instead-taking-aim-inflation-190000238.html

‘Full-Scale Authoritarian Takeover’: Vance and Musk Take Aim at Federal Judges. “We must push back hard against these next leaps down the pathway to tyranny,” said one Democratic in the House.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/musk-vance-judges

# Gov / Politics / Global
“You Don’t Own Gaza, Donald Trump”: Palestinians Vow to Remain and Rebuild. Palestinians from Gaza responded with outrage to Trump’s proposal to expel them from their homes.
https://theintercept.com/2025/02/08/trump-gaza-palestinians-displace/

Egypt announces emergency Arab summit after Trump’s Gaza plan infuriates key allies
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/international/2025/02/09/egypt-arab-summit-israel-gaza-trump

Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation. We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine
https://truthout.org/articles/as-a-palestinian-with-family-in-gaza-i-dont-want-sympathy-i-want-solidarity/

North Korea’s Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-kim-nuclear-trump-south-japan-2780dbee922bfcac8c415e9a5f5b2409

Justin Trudeau Says on Hot Mic That Canda Becoming 51st U.S. State is a ‘Real Worry.’ The Prime Minister added that Trump’s administration knows “how many critical minerals we have” and that could be why “they keep talking about absorbing us”
https://www.thewrap.com/justin-trudeau-hot-mic-canada-51st-state-real-worry/

Kim Jong Un Snubs Trump by Vowing to Bolster Nuclear Weapons Program
https://www.voanews.com/a/north-korea-slams-us-south-korea-japan-partnership-vows-to-boost-nuclear-program-/7968313.html

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
‘He’s Building a Concentration Camp’: Fears Grow as Images Emerge of Offshore Prison at Gitmo. “There’s no reason to build this in Guantánamo unless you want to do things you don’t think you could get away with on the U.S. mainland. It’s easy to put tents in Florida. But they’re putting them in Cuba. Ask yourself why.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gitmo-concentration-camp

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Here Are All The Major Lawsuits Against Trump And Musk—As Judge Cuts Off DOGE’s Treasury Access
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/trump-sued-by-democrat-states-over-musk-access-to-treasury-data

Trump DOJ Deleted January 6 Database in Latest Attempt to Make History Vanish. This push to whitewash recent history carries a disconcerting echo of countless autocratic regimes.
https://www.newsweek.com/jan6-capitol-riot-database-removed-doj-website-trump-2022775

“A corrupt judge protecting corruption”: Musk calls for judge who blocked DOGE to be impeached
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5134725-elon-musk-impeachment-demand/

As Trump steamrolls Washington, courts flex their power to slow him down: Numerous federal district judges around the country have blocked major portions of Trump’s early agenda — but Supreme Court showdowns loom.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/09/trump-courts-block-early-agenda-00203230

Fulton County judge rules railroad can seize land: A Fulton County Superior Court judge has upheld a ruling by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) granting Sandersville Railroad Co. the right to take land from several property owners for a planned rail spur.
https://thegeorgiasun.com/government/georgia-court-says-railroad-company-can-seize-land/

# LGBTQ / Gender
The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students
https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-transgender-students-email

Trump’s Executive Order for the Department of Education “Actively Puts LGBTQ+ Students In Harm’s Way.” “Compelling federally-funded schools to disrespect the identities of LGBTQ+ youth, particularly trans youth, not only opens them up to harassment, bullying, and abuse, but in fact encourages it.”
https://lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_20250129_trump-executive-order-for-department-of-education-actively-puts-lgbtq-students-in-harms-way/

# Media
The Trump administration is throwing more Pentagon reporters out of their workspaces. The Trump administration on Friday doubled the number of news organizations it is evicting from their workspaces at the Pentagon in order to rotate in more friendly outlets.
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-reporters-ejected-press-room-trump-administration-359d22d77ee22cb0f256170f8f67178c

‘Unfair competition’: Trump now wants $20 billion from CBS over Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ interview as he amends lawsuit to add new claims and a co-plaintiff
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/unfair-competition-trump-now-wants-20-billion-from-cbs-over-kamala-harris-60-minutes-interview-as-he-amends-lawsuit-to-add-new-claims-and-a-co-plaintiff/

# Medicare / Medicaid
GOP mulls ‘politically difficult’ plan to take massive ax to Medicaid: Republicans are considering several changes to roll back the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut federal funding.
https://truthout.org/articles/gop-is-gearing-up-to-push-major-medicaid-cuts-leaked-document-reveals/

Hospitals could be Congress’ next target as GOP looks to extend Trump’s tax cuts. Policy changes, Medicaid cuts, and reduced ACA subsidies would all weigh on health systems
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/trump-tax-cuts-congress-medicaid-hospitals-aca-subsidies/

Republican Health Coverage Proposals Would Increase Number of Uninsured, Raise People’s Costs. An Overview of the Project 2025, Republican Study Committee, and House Budget Committee Plans
https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/republican-health-coverage-proposals-would-increase-number-of-uninsured-raise

# Medical News
Marco Rubio’s USAID “Humanitarian Waiver” isn’t helping restart lifesaving programs. After plunging USAID and network of contractors into chaos, communication breakdowns and bureaucratic snafus leave projects stalled.
https://theintercept.com/2025/02/06/marco-rubio-usaid-humanitarian-waiver/

The Senate Finance Committee voted to ADVANCE dangerous conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5123633-kennedy-nomination-advances/

NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers. The NIH says the new policy, which marks a major change in how the agency funds research, is more in line what private foundations pay.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/08/g-s1-47383/nih-announces-new-funding-policy-that-rattles-medical-researchers

# Military / General News
The Rise of the Drone Boats: Swarms of weaponized unmanned surface vessels have proven formidable weapons in the Black and Red Seas. Can the US military learn the right lessons from it?
https://themerge.co/p/drone-boats

# NOAA
DOGE Ransacks NOAA, Raising Fears About Privatization of Climate Data. Elon Musk’s minions reportedly sought access to IT systems at an agency Project 2025 called “harmful to US prosperity.” Right-wing climate denialists accuse the National Weather Service of promoting alarmism over the climate crisis.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-noaa-it-systems-national-weather-service-privatization-cuts-climate-science-project-2025/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-noaa/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
In battle for AI dominance, Chinese corporate espionage creates an uneven playing field. A Sputnik moment or not, Chinese economic espionage could undermine U.S. competitive advantage.
https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/battle-ai-dominance-chinese-corporate-espionage-fuels-uneven-playing-field

‘Replacing human workforce’: Federal insider spills about Elon Musk’s ‘end goal.’ Elon Musk hopes to eventually replace the entire human workforce within the federal government, instead implementing machines and AI
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/replacing-human-workforce-federal-insider-spills-about-elon-musk-s-end-goal/ar-AA1yFMM2?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

“Roll back to Windows 10 immediately”: Microsoft issues stark warning to wily Windows 11 users. The Backstory: Moving Beyond the Upgrade Hype
https://windowsforum.com/threads/microsofts-warning-roll-back-from-unsupported-windows-11-installations.351629/

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta To Begin Mass Layoffs Next Week, Speeds Up Hiring Of Machine Learning Engineers:  Reports suggest that the technology giant is firing 3,600 employees
https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/02/43577521/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-to-begin-mass-layoffs-next-week-speeds-up-hiring-of-machine-learning-engineers-report

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