Voices, The Peoples News
July 24, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
GOP congressman: ‘Round everybody up and deport them all,’ before he claimed that undocumented immigrants are a “huge drain” on the U.S. economy. Experts disagree.
https://local.newsbreak.com/alternet-332687158/4128030624079-gop-congressman-round-everybody-up-and-deport-them-all
Alabama: Father of 4-year-old leukemia-stricken girl faces deportation by ICE, ‘He is devoted to her’
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/07/dont-be-sad-alabama-father-detained-by-ice-while-his-4-year-old-battles-leukemia.html
Cornyn: ‘Illegal aliens’ not entitled to same due process as Americans. Senators spar over ICE raids as witnesses share emotional testimony of how immigration policy has ripped their families
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/cornyn-illegal-aliens-not-entitled-to-same-due-process-as-americans/
Federal judge blocks ICE from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon release from custody. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that the federal government “shall restore Abrego Garcia to his ICE Order of Supervision out of the Baltimore Field Office,” paving the way for his return to Maryland.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-custody/
Trump’ immigration crackdown is leaving children terrified and ‘truly alone.’ Advocates say unaccompanied minors are being detained longer and used as bait to arrest those who care for them
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jun/05/trumps-immigration-children-unaccompanied-minors
Trump administration moves to rapidly deport migrant children, asking teens if they want to leave
https://www.aol.com/exclusive-trump-administration-moves-rapidly-215017158.html
Feds Make It a Crime to Give PPE to ICE Protesters. The Trump administration is targeting nonviolent acts like identifying masked agents and aiding LA’s anti-ICE protests.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/23/feds-criminalize-protests-masked-ice/
State Cops Quietly Tag Thousands as Gang Members — and Feed Their Names to ICE. Gang databases are often racially biased and riddled with errors. States and cities send their flawed information to immigration authorities.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/22/ice-gang-database-trump-deportations/
The Pentagon Won’t Track Troops Deployed on U.S. Soil. So We Will. The Pentagon says 20,000 federal troops have deployed to support ICE across the country. The real number may be markedly higher.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/22/military-troops-deployed-border-ice/
Trump admin prepares to kick mixed immigration status families out of public housing. A pending HUD rule mirrors an old Trump proposal that would force families with undocumented members to leave their homes or be separated.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/22/hud-immigration-mixed-status-eviction/
Border Patrol Wants Advanced AI to Spy on American Cities. A U.S. Border Patrol “Industry Day” deck also asks for drones, seismic sensors, and tech that can see through walls.
https://san.com/cc/border-patrol-seeks-surveillance-technology-to-see-through-walls/
Heavily armed Mexican soldiers accidentally cross US border, surround Americans while looking for drug traffickers, gunrunners
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/4126721559161-heavily-armed-mexican-soldiers-accidentally-cross-us-border-surround-americans-while-looking-for-drug-traffickers-gunrunners
Latino tenants sued their landlord. A lawyer told them they would be ‘picked up by ICE’: “I was born here. I have a birth certificate. I pay taxes. I was already depressed over the eviction,” she added. “Now I’m hurt, embarrassed and nervous as well. Will he really call ICE on us?”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/los-angeles-eviction-landlord-ice-b2794709.html
Terrifying moment dad pleads with ICE agents to let his child out of the car at daycare before they arrest him. The alarming footage shows the 38-year-old chiropractor asking ICE agents to “wait for three minutes” because “there is a baby in the car.” After the child was removed, ICE officers can be seen cracking open the driver’s side window.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/terrifying-moment-dad-pleads-ice-135654336.html
ICE Sets Its Sights on a New Target in Deportation Drive. An advocacy group leader says the change will harm the most vulnerable people in an attempt to boost deportation numbers.
https://www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeast-513346/4130035318390-ice-sets-its-sights-on-a-new-target-in-deportation-drive
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Tech Billionaires Accused of Quietly Working to Implement ‘Corporate Dictatorship.’ In an interview on Decoder, tech journalist Gil Duran outlines a disturbing emerging ideology espoused by the “Nerd Reich,” a slurry of ideas championed by benevolent figures like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and others.
https://futurism.com/billionaires-corporate-dictatorship
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
There’s a new acid in our rain. A chemical called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is falling in rain and its levels are rising across the planet — in lakes and rivers, food crops, trees, and in our own bodies
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02259-6
We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky. Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.
https://www.vox.com/climate/401600/pfas-microplastics-pollution-rain
# Consumer Product Safety
SCOTUS rules Trump can remove three Democrats from Consumer Product Safety Commission. The justices once again have backed the president’s power to reshape agencies that Congress sought to insulate from political pressure. All three liberal justices dissented.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/23/supreme-court-consumer-product-safety-firings-00472292
# Education / Schools
‘You voted for all of this’: GOP senator ripped for saying Trump’s law could close schools
https://www.alternet.org/gop-murkowski-schools/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency drafting plan to destroy environment, boost emissions, aid polluters. The administration is reportedly rescinding a landmark declaration about the danger greenhouse emissions pose to humans
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/environmental-protection-agency-endangerment-finding-1235392233/
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Trump goes on FEMA spending binge announcing several states will receive federal funding months after disasters
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fema-funding-states-truth-social-b2794516.html
# General News / Trump / Epstein
‘Deal with it’: Top Senate Republican gives Mike Johnson an ultimatum over Epstein scandal
https://www.alternet.org/gop-senate-johnson/
Speaker Johnson questions if Ghislaine Maxwell can ‘be counted on to tell the truth’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5416064-speaker-johnson-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein/
Ghislaine Maxwell is ‘worse’ than Jeffrey Epstein, claims accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre: ‘She is a monster.’ “She’s worse than Epstein,” Giuffre declared. “She did things even worse than Epstein did. She was vicious, she was evil and she was a woman.”
https://www.aol.com/2020-07-16-ghislaine-maxwell-is-worse-than-jeffrey-epstein-claims-accuser-virginia-roberts-giuffre-she-is-a-monster-24563772.html
Federal judge denies DOJ’s request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts. The DOJ had cited “extensive public interest” and “transparency to the American public” in its request
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/23/jeffrey-esptein-grand-jury-doj-00471291
House subcommittee passes motion to subpoena Clintons over Maxwell connection. The move comes the same day Comer subpoenaed Maxwell for a deposition
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5416843-epstein-doj-investigation-subpoenas/
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb. Ron Wyden has some ideas for Pam Bondi to pursue—if, that is, she’s genuinely interested in getting to the bottom of the Epstein scandal.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-epstein-fiasco-takes-darker-100000547.html
Epstein’s Brother Exposes Just How Close Epstein and Trump Really Were. Mark Epstein says Trump is lying about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein to “cover his butt.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5415258-epstein-brother-white-house-claim-blatant-lie/
# Gov / Politics
American fascism, is it alarmist to point out the parallels? While it’s not necessarily alarmist to point out parallels between American politics and historical fascism, it’s crucial to do so with careful consideration and nuance. But this descent into fascism is coming on faster and more flagrantly than almost anyone would have foreseen.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-07-23-american-fascism/
‘Menace’: Former Air Force secretary says Trump using ‘universal tool of authoritarians.’ Kendall further said the insidious fear brought on by Trump’s second term has penetrated not only military and civil services, but extends into “universities, law firms, C‑suites and the leadership of nonprofit organizations.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/menace-former-air-force-secretary-says-trump-using-universal-tool-of-authoritarians/ar-AA1J0Q5e
Donald Trump just pulled a Jimmy Carter move that could destroy America’s relationship with Brazil forever
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/donald-trump-just-pulled-a-jimmy-carter-move-that-could-destroy-americas-relationship-with-brazil-forever/
Tulsi Gabbard Says She’s Referring Obama For Criminal Charges. Russiagate reignited: Tulsi Gabbard says Barack Obama engineered false intel, DOJ to review charges
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/russiagate-reignited-tulsi-gabbard-says-barack-obama-engineered-false-intel-doj-to-review-charges-11753300695097.html
Ro Khanna Says Mike Johnson’s Decision To Shut Down The House Early Speaks Volumes. The California Democrat said the House speaker likely acted at the direction of President Donald Trump.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/khanna-criticizes-johnson-call-to-adjourn-house-early_n_6880ad5ae4b0f277db45279b
Trump administration defies one in three court orders, undermining rule of law. Analysis finds the White House routinely ignores federal court rulings, triggering growing concern over constitutional crises and erosion of judicial power.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-white-house-refuses-to-abide-by-1-in-3-court-orders-made-against-them/
Trump faces roadblock in prosecuting Obama for ‘treason’ after his own presidential immunity ruling
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/one-many-roadblocks-trump-prosecuting-161520249.html
Why is Trump calling out Zelenskyy? What does this mean for the future of global peace and America’s role in international politics? This unexpected move is sparking debates and could have major consequences for diplomatic relations, the economy, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The absurd fight over Trump’s MAGA prosecutor in New Jersey, explained. Like much of what Trump touches, the fight over Alina Habba mingles authoritarianism with goonish incompetence.
https://www.vox.com/criminal-justice/420816/alina-habba-new-jersey-donald-trump-us-attorney
# Gov / Politics / Global
American man from Oklahoma ‘brutally executed’ by Syrian-backed jihadis
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/american-man-oklahoma-brutally-executed-173908707.html
US Military Veteran Working for Aid Site in Gaza Says He Had ‘Never Seen Such Force Used Against Unarmed Civilians’: US contractor recounts gruesome details of Gaza aid delivery. Man who claims to have worked for US Mercenary firm UG Solutions says he has never seen such violence inflicted on unarmed civilians
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-contractor-recounts-gruesome-details-gaza-aid-delivery
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Cops Force Black Man Out of Car and Accuse Him of Selling Drugs—All They Recover Is $10 After He Gave Someone a Ride
https://www.inquisitr.com/cops-force-black-man-out-of-car-and-accuse-him-of-selling-drugs-all-they-recover-is-10-after-he-gave-someone-a-ride#deny
# LGBTQ / Gender
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump Escalates His War on the Press. The president is not happy with reporting linking him with Jeffrey Epstein. White House Correspondents Association, retorted: “This attempt by the White House to punish a media outlet whose coverage it does not like is deeply troubling, and it defies the First Amendment. Government retaliation against news outlets based on the content of their reporting should concern all who value free speech and an independent media.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-07-23/trump-escalates-his-war-on-the-press
# Military / Militia / National Guard / NATO
‘He has no clue!’ Pentagon insiders pen blistering letter demanding Pete Hegseth be fired
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-pentagon-press-pledge/
# NASA
NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Earth-Tracking NISAR Satellite
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-launch-coverage-for-earth-tracking-nisar-satellite/
# NORAD
NORAD intercepts Russian bombers and fighters near Alaska: July 24, 2024, NORAD intercepted six Russian military aircraft, including two Tu-95 bombers, two Su-35 fighters, one Tu-142 F/J, and one A-50 Mainstay, operating near the Western Aleutian Islands.
Duration: The intercept lasted about two and a half hours.
NORAD Response: NORAD launched fighter jets from Alaska to monitor and intercept the Russian aircraft.
International Airspace: The aircraft remained in international airspace, not posing a direct threat to U.S. or Canadian territory.
ADIZ: The Alaska ADIZ is a designated area extending 150 miles from U.S. sovereign territory, where aircraft are expected to identify themselves.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/norad-intercepts-russian-bombers-fighters-near-alaska/
# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
Treasure trove of half-billion-year-old animal fossils in Grand Canyon. It’s the first time Cambrian fossils have been found in the Grand Canyon.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/palaeontology/grand-canyon-animal-fossils/
Also: Preserved Cambrian biota from the Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adv6383
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Why Are We Pretending AI Is Going to Take All the Jobs? Yes, generative AI is transformational. Will it eliminate most entry-level jobs? That depends. Will we continue to demand excessive returns on capital? If so, then we’re in trouble.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/why-are-we-pretending-ai-is-going
# Veterans / VA
Republican lawmakers take aim at VA bonuses amid staffing cuts
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/07/23/republican-lawmakers-take-aim-at-va-bonuses-amid-staffing-cuts/
‘Gaslit and abandoned’: Gulf War veterans push to declassify documents on chemical exposure. Advocates are pushing the Defense Department to declassify thousands of documents relating to the potential toxic exposures of more than 100,000 troops from the 1991 demolition of a chemical weapons complex in southern Iraq.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-07-22/gulf-war-veterans-chemical-exposure-18518789.html
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