Voices, The Peoples News
July 27, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
ICE agents under fire: Dem lawmakers push to ban mask use, demand answers from DHS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLwxjChY28
‘Hundreds’ of people have been removed from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention camp, says Florida governor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bYzEqinyI
‘I was born in College Station’ U.S. citizen says ICE detained him for nearly two hours
https://www.kbtx.com/video/2025/07/27/i-pretty-much-felt-kidnapped-ice-mistakenly-detains-man-born-college-station/
‘You don’t have immunity’: Stephen Miller and ICE agents put on notice by legal expert
https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-miller-2673765097/
19-Year-Old Went to Visit Girlfriend’s Family in Another State, Then Ended Up Wrongly Detained for 10 Days
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/19-old-went-visit-girlfriends-110000955.html
Third Court This Month Blocks Trump’s Unconstitutional Birthright Order. New Jersey’s attorney general, whose state took the lead on bringing the case, celebrated the ruling.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/third-court-blocks-birthright-order
Broken Promises with Devastating Consequences’: Abused Immigrant Youth Sue Trump Administration Over Cancellation of Deportation Protections
https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-about-face-on-protecting-abused-and-neglected-immigrant-youth-from-deportation/262678
GOP Governor and Trump Ally Voices Concern Over Number of ICE Detainees Without Criminal Charges: ‘That Should Raise Eyebrows’
https://www.latintimes.com/gop-governor-trump-ally-voices-concern-over-number-ice-detainees-without-criminal-charges-that-587580
‘Most Detainees Aren’t Even Criminals At All’: Ivey Denounces Trump Admin ‘Weaponization Of ICE’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiz3Sgg3Xs
ICE releases deaf Mongolian immigrant after holding him for months without interpreter
https://www.aol.com/news/ice-releases-deaf-mongolian-immigrant-203428045.html
Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say. “They beat us, they kicked us. I even have quite a few bruises on my stomach,” he added before later showing a bruised left abdomen.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/trump-venezuelan-deportations-el-salvador-prison
This family self-deported to Mexico, and lost everything
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/family-self-deported-mexico-lost-100153216.html
U.S. Officials Knew a Triple Murderer Was Among Detainees Being Released From Venezuela In Deal With Maduro. Convicted Murderer Released by Trump From Venezuelan Prison Is Free in U.S. At least some American officials knew that Dahud Hanid Ortiz had been convicted of a triple murder when he was put on the plane to the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/americas/trump-venezuela-convicted-murderer-swap.html
‘The Government Has Presented No Evidence’: Abrego Garcia Wins Release Orders in Criminal and Immigration Cases — But Remains in Custody for Now
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4135952936398-the-government-has-presented-no-evidence-abrego-garcia-wins-release-orders-in-criminal-and-immigration-cases-but-remains-in-custody-for-now
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
MAHA Sounds Alarm Over Pesticide Manufacturer Immunity. Supporters of HHS’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are warning that a new House bill includes a provision that would shield pesticide manufacturers from legal liability.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/25/maha-pesticide-manufacturer-immunity-section-453-glyphosate-rfk-jr-tom-cole-house-appropriations/
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE Goons Use AI to Delete Hundreds of Federal Regulations. One staffer at an agency where the deregulation tool was tested said that it made several errors.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-use-ai-to-delete-hundreds-of-federal-regulations/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump Explains Why He Might Not Make Trade Deals With Thailand And Cambodia. President Donald Trump explained why he might not pursue trade deals with Thailand and Cambodia in posts to Truth Social
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5421881-trump-thailand-cambodia-trade-deals-ceasefire/
# Education / Schools
Trump Admin Returns Education Grants It Accused Of Funding Illegal Immigrants. The Trump administration will return several education grants revoked in July for allegedly funding illegal immigrants and other “radical leftwing” priorities.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-grant-funding-immigration-093aa36735f5d50de7406ee8465e1729
Families Feel The Back-To-School Spending Squeeze As Feds Cut Education Funding. As the Trump administration freezes billions of federal funds earmarked for public schools, a startling number of parents say they can’t afford back-to-school shopping this year.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-administration-withholds-billions-in-school-grants-for-critical-programs
The True Impact of School Meal Funding Cuts: More Hunger, Less Learning. Wilson: Reductions that Congress and the White House are considering would make it harder for students to learn and thrive.
https://www.the74million.org/article/the-true-impact-of-school-meal-funding-cuts-more-hunger-less-learning/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
As Private Equity Comes for the Utility Sector, Minnesota Is a Test Case. An administrative law judge has issued a report siding with opponents of BlackRock’s acquisition of an electric utility.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-private-equity-comes-for-the-utility-sector-minnesota-is-a-test-case/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
How the Trump Budget Cuts Are Playing Out at Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park. National parks across the board have seen about a 24 percent reduction in staffing since the current administration
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072025/oregon-crater-lake-national-park-budget-cuts/
The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Axing Funding and Staff for America’s National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. The number of visitors to America’s public lands remains at an all-time high, while the Trump administration has made drastic cuts to popular agencies.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administration-is-recklessly-axing-funding-and-staff-for-americas-national-parks-forests-and-public-lands/
Crater Lake superintendent resigns, citing staff shortages. “Things are not OK,” Heatley told OPB on Monday. “This is not a normal situation. This is a paradigm shift that is having repercussions that will last for at least a generation.”
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/06/02/crater-lake-national-park-superintendent-kevin-heatley-staff-shortages/
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
New FEMA grants set to hand out $600M to states so they can build migrant detention facilities
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5421400-new-fema-grant-program-gives-states-600m-to-build-migrant-detention-centers/
# General News / Trump / Epstein
Melania Trump ‘Very Involved’ In Epstein Scandal: The first lady has largely avoided the hot topic, but Trump biographer Michael Wolff suggests that she’s acting behind the scenes. Epstein–Melania BOMBSHELL? Trump Wife Breaks Silence as Rumours EXPLODE Over Sex Offender Ties
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5w3EllYVeE
Trump Claims He ‘Never Went’ To Epstein’s Island, Tells People To Focus On Bill Clinton Instead. President Donald Trump lashed out at a group of reporters pressing him about his prior relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday and attempted to deflect their attention to former president Bill Clinton.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-never-went-epsteins-180834845.html
Trump Claims He ‘Never Went’ To Epstein’s Island, Tells People To Focus On Bill Clinton Instead
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-never-went-epsteins-180834845.html
It all finally makes sense – Trump threatening to crack open the Epstein case to suddenly hiding behind bushes
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/it-all-finally-makes-sense-trump-threatening-to-crack-open-the-epstein-case-to-suddenly-hiding-behind-bushes/
Court Records Reveal Feds’ Shifting Story On Epstein Files. An eight-year legal battle for the Epstein files uncovers the Justice Department’s shifting, contradictory legal arguments.
https://www.levernews.com/court-records-reveal-feds-shifting-story-on-epstein-files/
# Gov / Politics
Gabbard Is Lying About Obama and Russian Intel: Top CIA Officer. The Trump administration’s allegations of “treason” carried the stench of desperation from a president straining to shift the focus from a burgeoning scandal around Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/tulsi-gabbard-treason-allegation-obama-world-rcna220730
FactCheck Post: Gabbard’s Misleading ‘Coup’ Claim. The foundation for her case is misleading.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/gabbards-misleading-coup-claim/
AIPAC-Backed Lawmakers Are Pushing AI Funding for Israel. Congressional Republicans have delivered on the pro-Israel organization AIPAC’s wish list in the latest military spending bill, including tens of millions of dollars a year for the Israeli military to develop AI technologies.
https://jacobin.com/2025/07/aipac-military-ndaa-israel-tech
Stunning amount Trump’s Scotland trip will cost taxpayers – largely to promote his golf courses there: report
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/stunning-amount-trump-scotland-trip-155730615.html
The more Trump’s tyranny is exposed, the stronger the resistance.
https://www.alternet.org/send/trump-backlash-2673768296/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Fact Check: Scottish newspaper headline about Trump visit referred to him as ‘convicted US felon’? The newspaper’s front page reflected Trump’s legal challenges while avoiding using his name directly in the headline.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scotland-national-newspaper-trump/
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Dan Bongino Says He’s ‘Shocked’ To His ‘Core’ Over Recent ‘Public Corruption’ Investigations. Deputy Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Dan Bongino said on X Saturday that he’ll “never be the same” after recent things he has learned.
https://www.thewrap.com/dan-bongino-statement-fbi-corruption-investigation-shocked/
Who is Robert Shinn, ‘TikTok cult’ leader whose home was raided in federal sex-trafficking probe? A handful of people were led away from the home, located in Los Angeles’ Tujunga neighborhood, in handcuffs, after FBI, IRS, US Postal Service and Labor Department agents swooped in on the residence. However, it was unclear if Shinn, 87, who has been likened to a cult leader, was among them.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/26/us-news/who-is-robert-shinn-tiktok-cult-leader-whose-home-was-raided-in-federal-sex-trafficking-probe/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Facing Rising Caseloads and Stagnant Pay, Hundreds of NYC Legal Workers Strike, The workers say their pay and workloads keep them from providing the best possible representation for their clients.
https://truthout.org/articles/facing-rising-caseloads-and-stagnant-pay-hundreds-of-nyc-legal-workers-strike/
# LGBTQ / Gender
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump, Colbert, And The War On Truth. The White House, billionaires and corporations are aiming to silence criticism and limit free speech.
https://www.levernews.com/trump-colbert-and-the-war-on-truth/
Corporate Media Mostly Sidestepping Russiagate Revelations For Torrent Of Trump-Epstein Coverage
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/25/corporate-media-mostly-sidestepping-russiagate-revelations-for-torrent-of-trump-epstein-coverage/
‘Get over it’: some middle America Trump supporters remain unfazed over Epstein files tumult. New revelations about Trump’s relationship with late sex offender dominate the news, yet many Trump boosters say they’re overblown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/27/trump-supporters-middle-america-epstein-files
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
GOP Rep. Tells Medicaid Recipients to ‘Get Off Your Ass and Get a Job’
https://www.latintimes.com/gop-rep-tells-medicaid-recipients-get-off-your-ass-get-job-587646
Eye-Popping Rate Hikes After Eyebrow-Raising Profits. After raking in billions in profits and spending big on shareholder payouts, major health insurance companies want to raise premiums. Major health insurance companies want to significantly raise premiums.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/insurance/health-insurers-are-hiking-premiums-as-their-profits-balloon/ar-AA1J0TkN
U.S. health insurers seek largest jump in Obamacare premiums since 2018, study shows. Some enrollees could be hit with increases of more than 20% because of federal changes and higher health expenses
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/issue-brief/individual-market-insurers-requesting-largest-premium-increases-in-more-than-5-years/#:~:text=This%20analysis%20of%20preliminary%20rate,policy%20uncertainty%20contributed%20to%20sharp
Analysis of preliminary rate filings submitted by 105 ACA Marketplace insurers in 19 states and DC finds that ACA Marketplace insurers are requesting a median premium increase of 15% for 2026, which would represent the largest hike in premiums since 2018, the last time policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium growth.
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/issue-brief/individual-market-insurers-requesting-largest-premium-increases-in-more-than-5-years/
# Medical Science / Research / Technology
RFK Jr. looks to boot panel that decides which HIV and cancer screenings will be free: Decisions from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force impact millions of people’s access to preventative care for cancer, infectious diseases and mental health
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-preventative-services-task-force-b2796595.html
# Military / Militia / National Guard / NATO
AIPAC-Funded Lawmakers Push For Millions In Spending On Genocide Tech. The latest military spending bill fulfills an AIPAC-curated wishlist and sets the stage for a defense industry feeding frenzy.
https://www.levernews.com/aipac-funded-lawmakers-push-for-millions-in-spending-on-genocide-tech/
# Social Services / Programs
Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Is Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency. The cuts could be as deep as $18,000 per year for a typical married couple, the report found.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-is-speeding-up-social-security-insolvency/
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