Voices, The Peoples News
July 7, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Rural Trump country will be hit hard — impacting the health of the whole U.S. economy
https://www.alternet.org/rural-hospitals-trump/
Trump’s plan to create a sovereign wealth fund that’s the world’s envy remains undefined. While all sovereign wealth funds carry risks, those with poor governance structures and weak institutional guardrails are at increased risk of corruption. Executive control of a sovereign wealth fund can risk subverting constitutional spending powers.
https://protectdemocracy.org/work/trumps-sovereign-wealth-fund-plan-explained/
Consulting giants get DOGE’d. As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s push to clean up the federal bureaucracy, Trump officials are putting pressure on consulting firms to justify their billions of dollars in federal contracts,
https://www.wsj.com/business/trump-administration-asks-mckinsey-bcg-to-justify-consulting-contracts-0e5fec73?mod=e2tw
# Education / Schools
ICE agents seen urinating on grounds of California school, officials say: Surveillance video captured about ten ICE agents urinating near storage containers in the school’s parking lot on June 17, 2025. This location is adjacent to a preschool playground and a nearby elementary school where summer classes were in session. The school district stated that the agents were on school grounds without permission
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5383709-ice-agents-urinated-california-school-grounds-dhs-noem-trump-immigration/
Colleges will soon have to fork over millions of dollars as Trump’s bill extends a tax on their endowments. Universities use their endowments to fund critical operations and to provide services, such as tuition assistance to low-income students
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tax-bill-colleges-endowment-b2783063.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump Admin Quietly Accelerates Massive Crude Oil Project on Colorado River. Trump is using emergency powers to rush environmental review of a crude oil railway along the already-endangered river.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-quietly-accelerates-massive-crude-oil-project-on-colorado-river/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
[Note: Death toll is now at 90, including children.] Texas floods live updates: At least 90 dead or missing, including Camp Mystic campers and counselors, as storms continue. Forecasters warn slow-moving thunderstorms could cause more flash flooding over Texas today.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/texas-floods-live-updates-search-for-survivors-rcna217165
Matthew McConaughey Leads Emotional Tributes to Texas Flood Victims
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-flood-statement-1249529
“He Got Every Last Girl Across.” Camp Mystic Director Dies Saving Campers: Twenty-four hours after flash floods tore through the Guadalupe River on July 4, the community is reeling—not just for the lives lost, but for the man who gave everything to protect others.
https://www.newsbreak.com/jane-myer-334418980/4091698727274-he-got-every-last-girl-across-camp-mystic-director-dies-saving-campers
Harvesting the Texas Skies in 2022 – A Summary of Rain Enhancement Operations in Texas. In early May 2025, several reports emerged online about a phenomenon of “blue rain” or “purple rain” in Texas and other southern states. This unusual occurrence sparked concern and curiosity among residents.
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/weather/summary.htm
Cloud Seeding Programs in Texas: South Texas Weather Modification Association (STWMA), the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (PGWCD), and the Trans Pecos Weather Modification Association (TPWMA). A more detailed look at some of the major programs:
https://www.google.com/search?q=7+major+cloud+seeding+programs+in+texas&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS924US924&oq=7+major+cloud+seeding+programs+in+texas&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBdIBCTE3MjU1ajBqNKgCCLACAfEFWGjqt_MQnLI&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Blue rain is becoming a trend throughout the states. Where will it pop up next?
https://www.tiktok.com/@expenzive_taste/video/7502194991339441438
See also: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnickholiday/video/7501156875715628334
Evacuations urged in Kerr County amid flash flood warning, officials say. Evacuations urged in Kerr County amid flash flood warning, officials say
https://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?aid=1607597&label=v3.cmct2jjj2gnfx0830o0l6xeo1&latitude=29.9791272&longitude=-99.14561529999999&ss=Kerrville%2C%20TX%2078028%2C%20USA
Harrowing Tales Emerge in Texas as Rescuers Keep Up Search for Missing. More than 80 people were killed in the disastrous floods that roared through Central Texas on Friday. Dozens, including 10 young campers, were still unaccounted for.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/06/us/texas-floods
Bush releases statement on Texas flooding: ‘Heartbroken by the loss of life’: “We are grateful to the first responders and volunteers who are working to find the missing and comfort the grieving at Camp Mystic and along the Guadalupe. We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will,” Bush says
https://www.bushcenter.org/newsroom/statement-by-president-george-w-bush-on-flooding-in-texas
Death toll rises to at least 69 in Texas floods as frantic search for missing children continues. Officials in Kerr County said they are still looking for children who were attending an all-girls camp
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/search-texas-flood-victims-enters-third-day-with-more-rain-forecast-2025-07-06/
Trump declares major disaster in Texas as rescue operations continue
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_209f09e3-6dab-4e2e-9df1-1abe3f6172a5.html
Earth Is Trapping Way More Heat Than Forecasted — and Its Energy Imbalance Has Doubled in 2 Decades. Recent research indicates that Earth is trapping significantly more heat than previously forecast, with its energy imbalance more than doubling in the last two decades.
https://knewz.com/news/earth-is-trapping-way-more-heat-than-forecasted-and-its-energy-imbalance-has-doubled-in-2-decades/
‘Geoengineering’ Suspected of Causing Deadly Texas Flood. ‘No person, company, entity, or government should ever be allowed to modify our weather by any means possible!’
https://headlineusa.com/geoengineering-suspected-of-causing-deadly-texas-flood/
Texas flooding: What happened, what went wrong and what’s the death toll? The deaths and destruction caused by the floods have brought the government’s response and warning systems under scrutiny. A warning for flash floods in parts of Texas remains in place through Monday, and the search for missing people continues.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/texas-flooding-what-happened-what-went-wrong-and-whats-the-death-toll
Texas officials question scaled-back Weather Service’s flood forecasts – but experts say the agency did all it could
https://www.aol.com/texas-officials-weather-warning-amid-210836211.html
Weather Service Staffing ‘Clearly a Concern’ Ahead of Deadly Texas Floods
https://www.newsweek.com/weather-service-staffing-clearly-concern-deadly-texas-floods-2095053
Trump answers critics on responsibility for flood deaths and fired meteorologists. Speaking to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, the president revealed that his administration was not planning on rehiring them despite the devastating floods in Texas.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-answers-critics-responsibility-flood-35511129
Trump says ‘I can’t hear you’ as Texas flood death toll rises to 78
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-says-i-cant-hear-35511086
Two different moisture sources were aimed at Texas creating the devastating flooding.
https://abc11.com/post/texas-flooding-what-circumstances-caused-deadly-severe-weather-central/17001778/#:~:text=KERR%20COUNTY%2C%20Texas%20%2D%2D%20Heavy,Texas%20creating%20the%20devastating%20flooding.&text=The%20jet%20stream%20sent%20moisture,Ocean%20eastward%20across%20the%20state
History repeats itself: Remembering the 1987 Guadalupe River flash flood that killed 10 after
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/history/guadalupe-river-flash-flood-teens-killed-1987-comfort-texas/269-e92dd375-b461-4ce7-8723-188a9de6a03a
‘These Deaths Are on Trump’s Hands’: Texas Flooding Spotlights Assault on Climate Science: Deadly flooding caused by torrential rain in central Texas late last week called attention to U.S. President Donald Trump’s full-scale assault on the climate research and monitoring agencies tasked with studying and predicting such weather catastrophes, as well as his ongoing attacks on disaster preparedness and relief.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-texas-flooding
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA Activates in Texas Following President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration Announcement. FEMA will partner with Texas state and local authorities to provide resources and assist in recovery efforts
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/06/fema-activates-texas-following-president-trumps-major-disaster-declaration
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
Trump’s megabill slashes food aid while boosting subsidies for industrial farms
https://www.ehn.org/trumps-new-tax-bill-slashes-food-aid-while-boosting-subsidies-for-industrial-farms
# Gov / Politics
‘Retaliation is real’: Why senators who stood up to Trump caved to his ‘needlessly cruel agenda.’ “The arc of Republican lawmakers in the Trump era bends toward complete submission. That’s the posture in which Hawley and other Senate Republicans granted the president his financially reckless and needlessly cruel agenda.”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-hawley-murkowski-bruni/
‘More like a reality TV show’: Expert worried by new development in US politics, prioritizing chaos and inflammatory rhetoric.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2025/03/24/trump-is-running-america-like-its-a-tv-show-letter/82363183007/
Inside the second, and worse, stage of Trump’s agenda
https://www.alternet.org/trump-stage-2/
‘Worst thing Trump could imagine’: Ex-aide warns of president’s ‘ferocious’ plan. According to the former insider, “Now is the time to turn our fear into power.” “Because even in the chaos, I promise you, there are cracks forming. I told you they would come. And they’re here. Inside the Republican Party. Inside MAGA itself,” he wrote.
https://www.rawstory.com/worst-thing-trump-musk-ferocious/
Trump says he will probably visit Texas on Friday to survey flood damage. “I would have done it today, but we’d just be in their way. Probably Friday,” Trump says
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5387111-trump-probably-visit-texas-friday/
Trump administration’s decision to gut government agencies can hurt everyday Americans.
https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-trumps-attack-on-independent-agencies-hurts-everyday-americans/
Elon Musk Sends MAGA Into A Meltdown Over Bombshell Claim About Trump And The Epstein Files. According to the tech mogul, Trump is named in the files, seemingly suggesting that he may be involved in the delay.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-sends-maga-meltdown-221521925.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced the country is prepared to resume uranium enrichment and “make up for lost time,” following recent military strikes on its nuclear infrastructure.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/29/iran-could-resume-uranium-enrichment-within-months-says-iaea-chief
Israel army bulldozers plough through homes at West Bank camps
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/07/israel-army-bulldozers-plough-through-homes-west-bank-camps
Mexicans protest against gentrification and US migration. Affluent foreigners, particularly Americans, are increasingly working remotely in Mexico City due to its lower cost of living. This trend has sparked backlash because many Americans can stay in Mexico for up to 180 days without a visa, choosing to leave when they reach the six-month limit.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexicans-protest-against-gentrification-us-095048138.html
Protests against overtourism in Mexico City turn violent against visitors
https://apnews.com/video/protests-against-surging-mass-tourism-in-mexico-city-end-in-vandalism-harassment-of-tourists-885633c8871f4a8dafc3a8f0d5638166
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Ghislaine Maxwell May Be Helping Feds Expose Epstein’s Elite Network: Author
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ghislaine-maxwell-may-helping-feds-041530321.html
# Marijuana / Hemp
While VA doctors cannot prescribe cannabis, which is banned under federal law, a measure in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act would let them discuss it as an alternative health care treatment in states that have legalized medical marijuana.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/house-votes-to-let-va-doctors-recommend-medical-marijuana-to-military-veterans-and-to-support-psychedelics-research/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Republicans praise ‘big, beautiful bill’s’ work requirement for Medicaid: ‘We’ve got to get back to work’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-praise-big-beautiful-bills-work-requirement-medicaid-weve-got-get-back-work
Trump Officials Are Doing Everything They Can To Obscure The Actual Fallout Of His Tax Bill
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-officials-doing-everything-obscure-012358934.html
‘Attack on rural America’: Kentucky governor hits Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/06/beshear-trump-medicaid-cuts-attack-rural-america/84484222007/
Enormous cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress? The final bill, passed by the House on Thursday, delivered a $1 trillion-plus cut to health care programs and could lead to an estimated 11.8 million people losing their insurance.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/06/republican-medicaid-cuts-midterms-big-beautiful-bill-00440023
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Trump-voting Nebraska county loses sole clinic to president’s ‘anticipated federal budget cuts’
https://www.newsweek.com/nebraska-hospital-trump-district-closes-medicaid-cuts-2094487
# Military / Militia / National Guard
Pentagon sparks outrage with decision that could leave US more vulnerable to hurricanes: ‘Likely to create situations where we are unprepared.’ “It’s a very useful dataset for getting a lot of detail, and it works at night.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/satellite-hurricane-tracking-data/
While the US Air Force is actively working to accelerate the production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the exact pace and duration of this increase remain unclear.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/b-21-production-speeding-up-how-much/
# NOAA / Weather
As Flood Deaths Rise, Texas Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by DOGE-Gutted National Weather Service. “Experts warned for months that drastic and sudden cuts at the National Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability and endanger lives during the storm season,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/nws-cuts-texas-floods
Meteorologists issue warning as data reveals dire threat that will impact entire continent: ‘Will have major repercussions.’ In a year defined by prolonged land and ocean heatwaves, severe floods, vanishing glaciers, and unseasonal droughts, the message is clear: This is no longer a future threat — it’s here.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/asia-climate-report-warmest-years-human/
‘Call a thing what it is’: Trump biographer says president caused Texas flood deaths. “I have no difficulty saying that Trump and Musk caused some of the 50+ flood deaths in Texas,” Abramson wrote. “And here’s why: these two men with no expertise in disaster preparedness were told not to cut the positions they cut, and were told people would die if they did. And then people died,” he said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/call-a-thing-what-it-is-trump-biographer-says-president-caused-texas-flood-deaths/ar-AA1I43v6
‘DOGE has consequences’: Fingers pointed at Trump admin after Texas flood deaths: “NWS was among the government agencies targeted by the Trump administration in its effort to gut the federal bureaucracy, losing approximately 600 staffers. After the cuts, the agency—which was already understaffed—began to prepare to offer ‘degraded’ forecasting services, facing ‘severe shortages’ of meteorologists, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times in April.”‘
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4090950274933-doge-has-consequences-fingers-pointed-at-trump-admin-after-texas-flood-deaths?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NTE4NTQzMjUzNzg%3D
New report reveals worsening crisis that could force thousands of Americans out of their homes: ‘Now on the front lines.’ “Already eroding foundational assumptions.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/climate-related-mortgage-risk-flood-insurance-repossession/
Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight. Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting rapid intensification of storms.
https://www.kadn.com/news/investigates/pentagon-to-halt-hurricane-data-sharing-from-3-satellites-experts-worried/article_762eb737-61a6-4a31-97a4-98f430b1b7d6.html
US efforts to predict weather hit by staffing cuts: ex-NOAA chief
https://www.newsbreak.com/reuters-555486/4091819491198-us-efforts-to-predict-weather-hit-by-staffing-cuts-ex-noaa-chief
# Pharmaceuticals
Pharma got some wins, and avoided a big loss, in the megabill. Drugmakers were pleased GOP lawmakers did not require them to lower prices to what other nations pay as Trump has demanded.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/07/pharma-got-some-wins-and-avoided-a-big-loss-in-the-megabill-00436314
# Recreation
Trump’s cuts at the agency have saddled these federally run beaches with a lifeguard shortage.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-week-in-brief-trump-national-park-service-cuts-lifeguards-public-beaches/
# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry
Terrence Howard: “This is The Best Kept SECRET in The ENTIRE WORLD!” Howard argues that the conventional periodic table, typically presented as a rectangular grid, should instead be organized in a spiral pattern, reflecting the interconnectedness of elements through sound frequencies and color patterns, akin to musical octaves.
https://newstangail24.com/this-is-the-best-kept-secret-in-the-entire-world/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLXbRtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoZExiSVdRT3pxS3hrbFJnAR7CO3mMnAmM4MNtz8b7WR1kLk8hQ58e0ZQbW0f020YDSnuCbEDitqs9YsBwSA_aem_66ZqtBA_2PGoO7FeDkMomA
# Social / Communities
New ‘liability law’ adds additional fee to insurance bills from this July – it hits ‘inexperienced’ drivers the worst. Plus, eight more laws are coming into effect
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/14620440/liability-law-car-insurance-north-carolina-surcharge/
# Social Services / Programs
Key Trump claim about Social Security taxes raises eyebrows. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is sending mixed messages about whether most Americans are required to pay federal income taxes on their Social Security benefits.
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5386758-social-security-no-taxes-message-rump-bill/
# Sports
“This Country Is An Embarrassment” — People Can’t Help But Be Frustrated With Donald Trump’s Planning To Host A UFC Fight At The White House
https://www.yahoo.com/news/internet-cant-help-clown-donald-183947505.html
UFC confirms Trump’s plan to host a fight at White House in 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ufc-confirms-trumps-plan-host-193418554.html
# Veterans / VA
Trump doesn’t know what it means to be a veteran. His budget bill punishes us. And, based on his policies, he doesn’t care to learn from those of us who do.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/07/04/trump-budget-bill-veteran-healthcare-va/84446523007/
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Wes Studi became an advocate for veterans following his service in Vietnam
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/vietnam-war/wes-studi.html
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