Voices, The Peoples News
May 3, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
At U.N., mining groups tout protections for Indigenous people. Mining Companies Must Obtain Free, Prior, Informed Consent, Partner with Indigenous Peoples to Ensure Responsible, Ethical Land Use, Speakers Tell Permanent Forum
https://press.un.org/en/2025/hr5491.doc.htm
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump Admin Laying Groundwork For Unilateral U.S. Military Action Against Cartels In Mexico: According to several sources, officials have discussed bombing cartels with or without Mexico’s consent.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-white-house-is-considering-using-drones-to-bomb-cartels-in-mexico-report/
Exiling Americans? This Isn’t Legal. It’s Not Even Close. Trump is openly floating the idea of banishing “homegrowns” to Salvadoran prisons, with zero legal basis. This isn’t “deportation.” It’s the kind of fascist lunacy that should be laughed out of the room—except his administration is actually considering it.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-threatens-exile-americans-repeat-232214207.html
Georgetown Peace Scholar Being Held as a High-Risk Threat in ICE Jail. A federal immigration judge will rule on Badar Khan Suri’s case in the coming days.
https://truthout.org/video/georgetown-peace-scholar-being-held-as-a-high-risk-threat-in-ice-jail/
International Tribunal Condemns U.S. Border Officials for Torturing, Killing Immigrant. Case calls for sweeping reforms to police use-of-force, could set precedent for reexamining high-profile deaths.
https://capitalandmain.com/international-tribunal-condemns-u-s-border-officials-for-torturing-killing-migrant
Mom said 20 agents forced her and her daughters outside in their underwear, into the rain before they had a chance to get dressed in Wrongful ICE Raid
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-force-family-underwear-oklahoma-2065984
The Trump administration has a tough new message for foreigners in the United States: One strike, and you’re out. Foreign nationals visiting or living in the country legally could lose their visa status if they run afoul of the law under the new and unforgiving so-called “catch and revoke” policy, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/02/foreign-visitors-one-strike-policy-rubio-trump/83413717007/
Trump Pulls the U.S. Post Office Into His Cruel Deportation Efforts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHX5lx2ws1Q
‘Madness!’ Experts aghast as Trump agency suggests deporting people over dismissed tickets
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportation-2671883719/
Trump Is Quietly Using The U.S. Military In A Whole New Way. Since last month, Trump has authorized soldiers to detain “trespassers” on U.S. soil.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-border-roosevelt-reservation-national-defense-area_n_6815262ae4b0c553a15ccad7
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE Is in Its AI Era. In its push for “efficiency,” DOGE has leaned increasingly on AI—regardless of whether it makes any sense. And it’s using it as an imperfect means to destructive ends.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-is-in-its-ai-era/
A DOGE recruiter is staffing a project to deploy AI agents across the US government. Anthony Jancso, cofounder of AccelerateX, a government tech startup, is looking for technologists to work on a project that aims to have artificial intelligence perform tasks that are currently the responsibility of tens of thousands of federal workers
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-recruiter-ai-agents-palantir-clown-emoji/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump’s budget proposal aims for sharp spending cuts. Trump’s plan aims to cut child care, disease research, renewable energy and peacekeeping abroad.
https://www.mcall.com/2025/05/02/white-house-trump-budget/
Despite Trump’s promised cuts, U.S. spent more than $200 billion more in first 100 days than last year
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-promised-cuts-spent-200-billion-more/
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class. A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-tax-cuts-congress-republicans-plan-slash-benefits
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are working to finance their plans to cut taxes for the ultrawealthy—and they are cutting environmental protection and clean energy programs, endangering American lives and livelihoods, as part of this effort.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administration-and-congressional-republicans-plan-to-make-billionaires-richer-may-make-americans-sicker/
Republican Agenda’s “Triple Threat” to Low- and Moderate-Income Family Well-Being. The centerpiece of that agenda is far-reaching tax and budget legislation intended to be passed through the fast-track budget “reconciliation” process.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/republican-agendas-triple-threat-to-low-and-moderate-income-family-well-being
Tax Giveaways for Gouging: How the Trump Tax Law Fueled Corporate Profiteering. We review the failure of President Trump’s initial tax cuts to deliver on its grand promises and expose the large corporations Trump plans to reward for fleecing consumers.
https://groundworkcollaborative.org/work/corporate-profits-taxes/
The Trump Administration Thinks You Should Be OK With Being Poor. As the country’s economic outlook bleakens, Trump officials are trying to convince us that actually, being poor is a good thing.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-poverty-trade-war-economy_n_6814ee26e4b08575d39c9a8a
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Five million Americans forced to repay loans by May 5 as two new changes get the green light – or face huge penalties. This ends a years-long pause that has protected defaulted borrowers from some of the harshest financial consequences.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14156217/five-million-americans-repay-student-loans-penalties/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Just Cut the Minimum Wage for Hundreds of Thousands of Private Sector Workers. By tearing up a Biden-era executive order that set a minimum wage for workers on federal contracts, the Trump administration has made some private sector workers vulnerable to pay cuts of up to 25 percent.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trump-just-cut-the-minimum-wage-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-private-sector-workers/
Trump Is Trying to Axe Collective Bargaining for 1 Million Federal Employees. If Trump’s order withstands the legal challenges against it, two-thirds of the federal workforce will lose union rights.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-axe-collective-bargaining-for-1-million-federal-employees/
Trump Quietly Took Away a Living Wage From Thousands of Federal Workers. Companies can now illegally pay federal contractors less than the current minimum wage and face no consequences.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-quietly-took-away-a-living-wage-from-thousands-of-federal-workers/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=328624d432-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_01_04_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-328624d432-650963661
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
NASA issues warning after sudden change in the ocean surprises scientists: ‘Getting faster and faster’ “Every year is a little bit different.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/effects-of-rising-sea-levels-nasa-analysis/
Panthers, Owls, and More at Risk Under Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes for Endangered Species. The Trump administration proposed changing the interpretation of the Endangered Species Act to allow developers to alter the habitats of endangered species like panthers, sea turtles and owls
https://people.com/panthers-owls-turtles-at-risk-under-trump-administration-proposed-changes-endangered-species-act-11717386
# Gov / Politics
Trump says he’s attracted $7 trillion in private investments into the US: ‘Never seen anything like it.’ White House data shows companies like Apple, Stargate, TSMC and NVIDIA have committed hundreds of billions of dollars
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-attracted-7-trillion-private-investments-never-seen-anything-like-it
Trump Wants to Erase Black History. These Digital Archivists Are Racing to Save It. Donald Trump’s executive orders are attacking everything from the Smithsonian to Black sports history
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5326573/internet-archive-wayback-machine-trump
Trump Threatens to Take Over Congress’s Powers in Budget War. Donald Trump just released a radical budget proposal. And he’s threatening Congress if they don’t fall in line.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194802/trump-threatens-congress-impoundment-budget-plan
John Fetterman Seems Like a Risk to Himself and Everyone Around Him. A damning new report reveals how the Democratic senator appears to be endangering his own life, and those around him.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194783/john-fetterman-health-danger
‘A perfect mix of racism and dementia’: Donald Trumps hears ‘Harlem’ instead of ‘Harvard’ and leaves silence in his wake. Just days ago, he was bragging about acing his cognitive tests
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/a-perfect-mix-of-racism-and-dementia-donald-trumps-hears-harlem-instead-of-harvard-and-leaves-silence-in-his-wake/
‘The attacks are not random’: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says ‘affronts’ by Trump and his allies are ‘designed to intimidate’ judges who rule against the government
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/supreme-court-news-ketanji-brown-jackson-trump.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
From impeachments to exports, Communist China pressures a key American ally in South Korea. China last week threatened to punish South Korean companies that export products containing critical rare-earth metals to the U.S.
https://justthenews.com/government/diplomacy/south-korea
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Leaders of 764 Arrested and Charged for Operating Global Child Exploitation Enterprise. Arrests Mark Significant Takedown Within Violent Online Network
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/leaders-764-arrested-and-charged-operating-global-child-exploitation-enterprise
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
A Supreme Court Justice Finally Just Stood up to Trump. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the president’s unsettling attacks on the judiciary.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194781/supreme-court-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-finally-just-stood-trump
Judge rules Trump order pulling security clearances from law firm unconstitutional
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/judge-blocks-trump-executive-order-targeting-elite-law-firm-a-blow-to-his-retribution-campaign/article_d09a1e9d-3142-5643-87fa-2920f87c712d.html
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
60 Minutes Isn’t Backing Down From Trump’s Threats. The news magazine is under fire from the president, but it’s still airing critical segments about his regime. Donald Trump also dragged The New York Times into his tirade.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194614/donald-trump-threatens-new-york-times-60-minutes-lawsuits
Reporters Without Borders Sounds Alarm on US Press Freedom Under Trump
https://www.courthousenews.com/alarming-deterioration-of-us-press-freedom-under-trump-says-reporters-without-borders/
‘Blatantly unlawful’: Furious PBS President tears into Trump, warns his funding cuts are a step toward authoritarianism. Public broadcasting costs taxpayers a whopping… $1.60 per person per year.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/blatantly-unlawful-furious-pbs-president-tears-into-trump-warns-his-funding-cuts-are-a-step-toward-authoritarianism/
# Medicare / Medicaid
Medicare Advantage Bribery Scheme Highlights ‘Bad Behavior’ Trump Wants to Reward. “The Trump administration recently announced it would substantially increase payments to private Medicare Advantage plans in 2026, rewarding their bad behavior.” “Privatized Medicare plans are denying patients the care they need, while defrauding the government of billions a year,” said one advocacy group. “Donald Trump is giving them even more taxpayer money.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-medicare-advantage-payments
# Military / General News
Marine AH-1Z Attack Helicopter’s Mystery Missiles Identified. The modular Red Wolf launched effects weapon could give Marine AH-1Zs a key new standoff strike tool and open the door to other capabilities.
https://www.twz.com/air/marine-ah-1z-attack-helicopters-mystery-missiles-identified
DOD building $400 million fuel storage facility in Papua New Guinea
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-05-01/papua-new-guinea-dod-fuel-storage-17640349.html
# NASA / Space
White House 2026 budget plan includes proposal to phase out funding for NASA rocket
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/05/03/proposed-24-percent-cut-to-nasa-budget-eliminates-key-artemis-architecture-climate-research/
# Security / Surveillance / Cybersecurity
Trump plans to cut 1,200 jobs from CIA, other US spy agencies: Cuts will reportedly take place over several years and be accomplished through reduced hiring as opposed to layoffs.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/3/trump-plans-to-cut-1200-jobs-from-cia-other-us-spy-agencies-report
# Social / Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
What Trump has done with Social Security so far. In Trump has proposed or initiated changes to how Social Security functions, including closing offices and offering buyouts. Here’s an updated roundup.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/social-security/what-trump-has-done-with-social-security
Social Security under Trump live updates: DOJ Sues Three Medicare Advantage Plan Insurers and the May Payment Schedule. Social Security is undergoing big changes in 2025 under President Trump.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/social-security/live/medicare-trump-updates
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years.
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.
https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump
Email Mistake Exposes Trump’s Dark Agenda on Child Welfare Programs. The Trump administration plans to terminate research on child welfare programs. The termination was revealed by a publicly released spreadsheet from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Over 150 research projects, including studies on Head Start and child care policy, are under consideration for termination.
https://san.com/media-miss/email-mistake-reveals-secret-plans-to-end-research-on-head-start-and-other-child-safety-net-programs/
Trump asks SCOTUS to grant DOGE access to social security data: SSA data includes Social Security numbers, medical records, mental health records, hospitalization records, drivers’ license numbers, bank and credit card information, tax information, income history, work history, birth and marriage certificates and home and work addresses
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-grant-doge-access-to-social-security-systems
Trump Social Security Cuts Will Result in New Burden for Millions. “When people can’t get their benefits for any reason, that is a benefit cut,” said one advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/social-security-direct-deposit-2-million
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger: Golden Chickens’ New Malware Families Discovered. The financially motivated cybercrime group, Golden Chickens-operating under the alias Venom Spider-has rolled out two new malicious tools, TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, marking a sharp escalation in credential and sensitive data theft operations in early 2025.
https://cyberpress.org/terrastealer-strikes-browser/
# Transportation / Travel / Advisories
How to Get a Real ID License for Traveling on Airplanes. For Americans without a passport, a new type of driver’s license is required to board flights in the United States. Here’s how to update your license to the new Real ID standard.
https://www.usa.gov/real-id
Travelers horrified as TSA uses mystery device to access phones at airport checkpoints
https://www.themirror.com/travel/travelers-horrified-tsa-uses-mystery-1128486
# Veterans / VA
Trump to rename Veterans Day to ‘Victory Day for World War I,’ add ‘Victory Day for World War II’: In a late-night social media post, President Trump suggested the date was not sufficiently recognized in the U.S.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/holidays-and-celebrations/trump-says-he-will-rename-veterans-day-to-victory-day-for-world-war-i-commemorating-the-end-of-world-war-i
Veterans react to president’s desire to change name of Veterans Day. “Those days are set aside as a reminder of freedom and sacrifice. It is not about victory over an opponent or in war,” veteran advocate and retired Lt. Colonel John Paradise told us. “If this president thinks this is the right decision to be made on behalf of all our veterans, I will strongly question that.”
https://www.westernmassnews.com/2025/05/02/veterans-react-presidents-desire-change-name-veterans-day/
House VA Committee chairman urges investigation over ‘fake’ budget shortfall. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and other agency leaders violated federal law when they made an urgent request for $3 billion to close a budget shortfall that did not exist.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-05-01/veterans-budget-shortfall-house-lawmakers-investigation-17646349.html
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