Voices, The Peoples News
April 22, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
‘An affront to our great Indian population’: Trump rages as school ordered to swap mascots
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-truth-social-2671816411/
The Eastern Shoshone this month voted to classify buffalo as wildlife instead of livestock as a way to treat them more like elk or deer rather than like cattle. Because the two tribes share the same land base, the Northern Arapaho are expected to vote on the distinction as well.
https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-buffalo-wildlife-cattle-048e8c6f7d7bac94d6035f3b967df873
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Troops can now detain, search people on newly minted military land on the border. A 60-foot-wide zone of New Mexico land that runs along the U.S. border with Mexico has been deemed part of Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to allow troops to begin arresting people for trespassing on military territory
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-04-21/new-mexico-border-military-zone-17537794.html
Fans Split As Donald Trump Has Athlete Deported From The United States (Report): Because of a ‘misinterpreted’ tattoo on his arm, a Venezuelan soccer player was deported to El Salvador
https://gridironheroics.com/donald-trump-soccer-deportion/
German teens traveling to US jailed and deported over loosely planned vacation being found ‘suspicious,’ deported over missing hotel reservation. Despite having ESTA approval, the travelers were detained overnight and deported to Tokyo.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/04/21/german-tourists-turned-away-us-border/83195396007/
Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians. Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in Venezuela
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/venezuela-el-salvador-bukele-maduro-prisoners
ICE buses full of Venezuelan migrants heading for deportation flights turn around as SCOTUS ruling drops:
https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/us-news/ice-buses-full-of-venezuelan-migrants-heading-to-airport-for-deportation-flights-turned-around-video-shows/?utm_source=threads&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social
# Border / Immigration / General News
Bukele Has Cruel Plan to Make Trump’s Mass Deportations Even Worse. The president of El Salvador has a new idea for what to do with Venezuelan deportees from the U.S.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194203/nayib-bukele-donald-trump-mass-deportations-venezuela
Border Agents’ Aggressive Tactics Against Black Organizer Raise Alarms About Dissent Suppression. “Customs and Border Patrol does not merely police borders—they police dissent.”
https://newsone.com/6092371/border-agents-aggressive-tactics-against-black-organizer-raise-alarms/
Trump took his attacks about wrongly deported Maryland immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a new level on Easter Day, threatening to pursue legal action against those who do not follow his lead
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-threats-kilmar-abrego-garcia_n_68064b2fe4b02ca6f7ee4180
GOP Senator Admits Dad’s Deportation Was a ‘Screwup’—But Says He’s ‘Never Coming Back to the U.S.’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-senator-admits-dad-deportation-112441261.html
Trump proposal to deport U.S. citizens convicted of violent crimes to El Salvador faces legal hurdle
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-proposal-deport-u-citizens-200700769.html
Can Trump legally deport US citizens to El Salvador prisons? Proposal to deport criminals who are US citizens could test the limits of the US Constitution, experts say.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/16/can-trump-legally-deport-us-citizens-to-el-salvador-prisons
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Lead and Arsenic Discovered in Trusted Toothpaste Brands: Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds. Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/toothpaste-lead-heavy-metals
This non-profit tested common toothpaste brands for toxic metals. Here’s what it found
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/non-profit-tested-common-toothpaste-191739568.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program. A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-peter-thiel-ramp-gsa-smartpay-expense-payment-system
The first shockwaves of Trump’s tariffs are about to hit the world economy.
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/first-shockwaves-of-trumps-tariffs-about-to-hit-world-economy
Wall Street and the dollar tumble as investors retreat further from the United States. Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking the traditional order.
https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-inflation-trump-68a6a7f7765d78d46329abbecfbe0797
Trump Tries To Isolate China: A White House strategy to strong-arm trade partners into joining its efforts to isolate China economically is far from assured of success, economic analysts said. Trump admin to offer more than 70 US trade partners reduced tariffs if they isolate China from their economies
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-admin-planning-isolate-china-tariff-pressure-campaign
China Threatens Retaliation if Trump Tries to Isolate Country, in response to reports that President Donald Trump is attempting to economically isolate China in negotiations over reciprocal tariffs.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-retaliation-threat-donald-trump-isolation-2062532
Why Trade Wars Lead to Real Wars—and This Time May Be No Different: From at least the time of Ancient Greece, tariffs and trade restrictions have been a factor behind wars. As U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs worldwide and particularly on America’s greatest rival, China, the question is whether it will happen again.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-us-china-trade-war-tariffs-2061997
‘This is an administration priding itself on revenge’: Ex-IRS head sounds alarm over Trump’s weaponization of agency
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-irs-tax-harvard-warning-b2736146.html
Trump Sends the Economy Tanking Over Fight With Fed Chair. Donald Trump has made it clear he wants to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194214/donald-trump-economy-tanking-fight-federal-reserve-jerome-powell
# Education / Schools / Libraries
Millions of student-loan borrowers could lose Social Security benefits and tax refunds in 2 weeks if they don’t pay up
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-default-repayment-wage-social-security-garnishment-2025-4
Trump Admin Freezes Additional $1 Billion In NIH Grants To Harvard University. NIH freezes funds to Harvard and four other universities, but can’t tell them. Move follows broader White House attack on Harvard funding and stop-work orders to contractors
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-freezes-funds-harvard-and-four-other-universities-can-t-tell-them
Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
https://apnews.com/article/harvard-trump-lawsuit-grants-f098f55c6986b37e1227e7bcf8967a46
Trump Admin Gets Serious About Collecting Defaulted Student Loans After Borrowers Got A Pass Under Biden. The Department of Education (ED) Monday announced it is beginning involuntary collection efforts for student loans after a five year pause.
https://san.com/cc/trump-administration-to-resume-collecting-defaulted-student-loans-may-5/
As Trump Guts Support for Disabled Students, Their Families Are Fighting Back. Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-guts-support-for-disabled-students-their-families-are-fighting-back/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Trump Administration Opens Up Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument To Commercial Fishing
https://www.iflscience.com/trump-administration-opens-up-pacific-islands-heritage-marine-national-monument-to-commercial-fishing-78884
EPA chief defends sweeping rollback of environmental rules as safe for public and planet. The Trump administration’s effort to dismantle environmental regulations may not survive court challenges, but the attempt alone could create enough disruption to slow climate policy for years.
https://www.ehn.org/epas-deregulatory-push-faces-legal-roadblocks-but-could-still-delay-climate-action
Trump Admin Aims to Gut Endangered Species Act Habitat Protections. The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would eliminate endangered species’ habitat protections in the United States.
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-moves-to-gut-habitat-protections-for-endangered-wildlife-2025-04-16/
Scientists Flew Gophers to Mount St. Helens After an Eruption for Just a Day, the Ecosystem After Will Surprise You. The eruption of Mount St. Helens was catastrophic and caused the wipeout of various species, demanding a revival of the lost ecosystem.
https://knewz.com/world/scientists-flew-gophers-to-mount-st-helens-after-an-eruption-for-just-a-day-the-ecosystem-after-will-surprise-you/
Massive hole the size of Switzerland appeared in the Antarctica sea ice, now we know why. According to a new study, it ultimately formed due to a combination of wind, ocean currents and underwater geography that created the perfect salty conditions to melt the sea ice.
https://www.space.com/antarctica-sea-ice-hole-2016-2017-explained
Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups. Leading climate action advocates spoke out against anticipated moves by President Trump’s administration to strip the nonprofit status of groups who have been at the front line of the fight against its rollbacks of environmental protection.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21042025/climate-leaders-vow-to-defend-environmental-groups-against-trump-action/
Trump administration dismantles pollution protections and deletes public data as EPA grants sweeping exemptions to industry. As the Trump administration intensifies its deregulation of environmental protections, watchdog groups and public health advocates are warning of far-reaching consequences for communities overburdened by industrial pollution.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/04/21/trump-administration-dismantles-pollution-protections-and-deletes-public-data-as-epa-grants-sweeping-exemptions-to-industry/
# Food General News
Tainted fertilizer spread across 10,000 acres may trigger first Superfund designation for farmland. Texas farmers say sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” poisoned their land and killed their livestock. An untold number of farmers and ranchers across Texas have spread it on their land.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/02/texas-farmers-pfas-forever-chemicals-biosolids-fertilizer/
Sewage sludge, the raw material for fertilizer, & the issue of PFAS. The researchers were concerned. The data suggested that the toxic chemicals, made by 3M, were fast becoming ubiquitous in the environment. The company’s research had already linked exposure to birth defects, cancer and more.
https://ariescleantech.com/the-new-york-times-sewage-sludge-the-raw-material-for-fertilizer-the-issue-of-pfas/
Roughly One-Sixth of Croplands Globally Polluted With Toxic Heavy Metals, Researchers Say. Heavy metals are elements that come from both natural and human-made sources. They do not break down in the environment and stay in soils for decades. They accumulate in the body over time, leading to chronic diseases that may not appear for years.
https://www.ecowatch.com/cropland-heavy-metal-pollution.html
# General News
Pope Francis’ successor ‘revealed’ in ancient prophecy plucked from secret Vatican archives. The “Prophecy of the Popes” is a series of cryptic Latin phrases in a document that has been interpreted as describing the lineup of church leaders starting with Celestine II in 1143 and ending with “Peter the Roman” in 2027.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/lifestyle/pope-francis-successor-revealed-in-ancient-prophecy-plucked-from-secret-vatican-archives/
White House Announces It Can Now “Manipulate Time and Space”: You might be thinking to yourself: “They didn’t really say that, though, did they?” Reader, they did. While the statement was likely intended as aspirational language about technological progress, it has since circulated widely online, with some interpreting the comment literally.
https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-says-tech-can-manipulate-time-space-2060986
# Gov / Politics
Behind Trump’s imperial presidency (and Elon), there’s Russell Vought. Elon Musk is the face of DOGE, but Russell Vought is the brains. He’s been planning such a crusade since well before Project 2025.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-russell-vought-doge-musk-trump/?embedded-checkout=true
Why Pete Hegseth Is Just the Tip of the Lunacy and Chaos Iceberg
https://www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeast-513346/3972889307309-opinion-why-pete-hegseth-is-just-the-tip-of-the-lunacy-and-chaos-iceberg
Patience runs thin as Trump’s battle with Supreme Court intensifies
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5258916-supreme-court-trump-administration/
Texas Politician Stabbed and Husband Killed After Attack in Their Own Home: The first Black mayor of a city in Texas was stabbed and her husband killed, allegedly at the hands of their grandson in their home
https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/us-news/texas-politician-bobbie-mitchell-stabbed-husband-killed-after-being-attacked-by-their-grandson-at-home/
House Republicans unanimously voted yes to move forward an extreme, Trump-backed bill that would disenfranchise millions of voters. This is blatant voter suppression, and there’s a real risk of it becoming law
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/save-act-voter-suppression-trump/
Trump targets officials who opposed his election lies: Donald Trump Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, Retaliating Against Anyone Who Resisted His Lies About the 2020 Election
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trump-cant-stop-wont-stop-retaliating-against-anyone-who-resisted-his-lies-about-the-2020-election?srsltid=AfmBOooXiPQ4wfVQOYK11SzICWmepLA1MIV_Hc2us8GelDVzHs3yLdYn
The SAVE Act extends the GOP’s war on women to the voter rolls. If passed into law, the SAVE Act could impede a swath of Americans from accessing the polls, but one of the largest groups of people who could be disenfranchised is married women who changed their last name.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/women-rule/2025/04/18/what-the-save-act-means-for-women-00298305
‘Most dangerous time’ in America: Ex-lawmaker warns nation now at huge risk of attack
https://www.rawstory.com/us-cyber/
Trump harvests autocratic powers. Planted by Bush and Cheney
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/04/21/trump-harvests-autocratic-powers/
Ex-Trump Staffers Call Out His ‘Royal Despot’-Like Behavior. Over 200 people signed the open letter criticizing the president.
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=149509
# Gov / Politics / Global
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal interviews Muhammad Al-Bukhaiti, senior political officer and spokesman for Ansar Allah (the Houthi movement), on Yemen’s direct confrontation with a US military machine which is hellbent on destroying its ability to resist Israel.
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/04/21/houthi-spokesman-confronting-us-israel/
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Two Mississippi Capitol cops indicted for manslaughter after shooting of Black man during traffic stop. Police officers are accused of unreasonably using gunfire against a 25-year-old during a 2022 traffic stop
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/mississippi-capitol-police-jaylen-lewis-b2736913.html
FBI Director Kash Patel replaced as temp ATF director weeks earlier than previously disclosed. It is not clear whether Patel even knew that he had allegedly been replaced as ATF director back in February, and nobody in an official capacity wants to talk about it.
https://apnews.com/article/atf-director-army-secretary-driscoll-kash-patel-9de7e829b0585a9c4b5c13c08d4e7a38
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Comer refers former NY Gov Andrew Cuomo to DOJ for prosecution for Lying About Nursing Home Deaths. The recommendation also comes after the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic sent a referral to the Justice Department over the same allegations last year.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/comer-refers-andrew-cuomo-to-doj-for-criminal-charges-for-lying-about-nursing-home-deaths/
‘I’m astounded’: State AG slams brakes on immigrant arrests after judge rips state prosecutors and law enforcement for violating order she gave blocking them
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/im-astounded-state-ag-slams-brakes-on-immigrant-arrests-after-judge-rips-state-prosecutors-and-law-enforcement-for-violating-order-she-gave-blocking-them/
‘Truly galling’: Law expert accuses Justice Alito of ‘inventing’ procedure to help Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/justice-samuel-alito-2671815052/
‘Get in the mud with a pig’: Law professor gives lesson on Trump’s ‘extortion’ scheme. She called the deals “extortionate demands,” and referred to her former work as a prosecuting attorney. “The extortionist always comes back for more,” she warned. Of the “murky” deals, McQuade said, “One of the things we haven’t seen is the details.”
https://www.rawstory.com/shame-on-you-lawyer-deals/
# LGBTQ / Gender
What Happens When The State Decides It Knows Best For Your Child? We Found Out. The terrifying truth? Affirming reality, not delusion, is now grounds for taking away your child.
https://www.aol.com/happens-states-decides-knows-best-161145952.html
# Media / Press / Mail
Former Fox News host Steve Hilton announces bid for California governor. Hilton said he loved California and one-party rule had ruined the state.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/21/former-fox-news-host-steve-hilton-running-california-governor-00301302
IDF report on Gaza medics’ killing called a cover-up as rights groups demand independent probe. Despite video evidence and global outrage, Israeli military denies executions and offers limited disciplinary action for deadly March 23 attack
https://www.commondreams.org/news/idf-report-medics
# Medical / Health News
Wyoming Judge Clears The Way For Abortion Clinic To Resume Services
https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-abortion-law-court-injunctions-f5f865b9e40b670d72bf7fbb7b83ac1c
Massachusetts Proposes Laws to Remove Religious Exemptions, Parental Consent for Vaccines
https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2025-03-11/lawmakers-take-another-stab-at-getting-rid-of-vaccine-religious-exemptions
Vaccines and Autism: Can We Get to the Truth? After so many decades of silence and a near ban on any and all speculation in media and research in academia, the dam seems to have broken all at once. The NIH is working with teams of researchers in academia and private nonprofits to study the causes of autism, and vaccines are not off the table.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/vaccines-autism-can-we-get-to-the-truth/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20250421
Microplastics found in women’s ovaries raise concerns about fertility and toxic exposure, Peer-reviewed study’s findings raises fresh question on the toxic substances’ impact on fertility
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/19/microplastics-human-ovary-follicular-fluid
Experts sound alarm as health crisis threatens more than 1 billion children: ‘We cannot ignore.’ 48% of the world’s children are suffering from malnutrition
https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/malnutrition-caused-by-changing-temperatures-children-save-the-children/
# Military / DOD / General News
White House has started the process of finding someone to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department
White House denies reports that it plans to replace Hegseth
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/pete-hegseth-trump-signal
Boeing looks to existing production lines for Golden Dome pitch. The head of Boeing’s space mission systems business envisions at least two of the company’s product lines as a clear fit for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome homeland missile defense capability — the X-37B spaceplane and a fleet of missile-tracking satellites
https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/04/21/boeing-looks-to-existing-production-lines-for-golden-dome-pitch/
US Bolsters Israel with Airlift: At least eight U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft were tracked flying from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Israel’s Nevatim Airbase.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-bolsters-israel-airlift-iran-nuclear-tensions-2062043
# Military / General News / Global
Map shows Putin’s warships in Asia amid war in Europe. President Vladimir Putin’s Russia has been flexing its naval muscles in the Indo-Pacific region in recent months while Moscow’s forces simultaneously wage war on Ukraine.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-news-navy-deployment-asia-pacific-vladimir-putin-ukraine-war-2062066
# Nuclear
China Fires Up World’s First Thorium-Powered Nuclear Reactor. The country’s nuclear industry has blown the lid off fission tech. “Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That’s when the tortoise seizes its chance.”
https://futurism.com/china-thorium-nuclear-power
# Security / Surveillance / Cybersecurity
Rep. Shontel Brown Leads Demand To Probe Elon Musk’s Starlink Being Wired Into White House Data Center: ‘This Is a Huge Red Flag’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/white-house-starlink-musk-house-dems
Wiz Acquisition Puts Israeli Intelligence In Charge of Your Google Data. Google recently announced it would acquire Israeli-American cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion. The price tag, 65 times Wiz’s annual revenue, has raised eyebrows and further solidified the close relationship between Google and the Israeli military.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/oogle-wiz-cybersecurity-data-deal/289413/
# Social / Social Programs
‘No additional funding’: Trump admin announces cut that could make 60K people homeless. People who rely on Emergency Housing Vouchers to pay their rent are facing upheaval, according to a new report.
https://www.rawstory.com/funding/
# Solar Activity
Mysterious 100-Year-Old Solar Cycle Has Been Awakened, Scientists Claim it Could Make Space Weather Dangerous. New research on recent solar intensity revealed connections to a 100-year solar cycle, which could lead to a continuous increase in solar activity.
https://knewz.com/world/mysterious-100-year-old-solar-cycle-has-been-awakened-scientists-claim-it-could-make-space-weather-dangerous/
# Space Force
To fully implement the White House orders, Space Force officials say they need more funding, personnel and budget flexibility. A sweeping Space Force acquisition review geared toward finding avenues for more commercial integration appears to have given the service a head start in aligning with several Trump administration directives aimed at reforming defense acquisition and pulling more private sector capabilities into the federal government
https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/04/17/space-force-gets-head-start-on-trumps-commercial-buying-push/
# Transportation / Travel / Advisories
“He’s pure evil.” Former Tesla Engineer Says Elon Threatened to Deport Her Team for Pointing Out a Problem With the Brakes. According to Balan, she was simply following Musk’s orders to “talk to me” if staffers thought it was the “fastest way to solve a problem for the benefit of the whole company.”
https://futurism.com/tesla-engineer-elon-musk-deport-team-safety
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