Voices, The Peoples News
August 2, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Hard or easy?’ ICE agents seen using terrifying new tactic to detain immigrants
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-raids-2673795064/
Border encounters, apprehensions fell to record lows in July
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/immigration/2025/08/01/border-encounters–apprehensions-fall-to-record-lows-in-july
Trump Administration Releases New Plans to Enforce Birthright Citizenship Order. New USCIS documents outline how the administration would enforce the controversial executive order, but the policy remains blocked by federal courts
https://www.boundless.com/blog/trump-administration-releases-new-plans-to-enforce-birthright-citizenship-order/
ICE Plans to Build More Tent Jails for Immigrants. What Could Go Wrong? A brief recent history of “soft-sided” facilities and their many faults.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/trump-ice-tent-facilities-conditions-problems-immigrants-alligator-alcatraz/
Family says ICE entered their home without warrant; ICE says no warrant needed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tampa-family-says-ice-entered-214914153.html
Georgia detainee with prosthetic legs who objected to flooded cell sent to solitary. Rodney Taylor placed in ‘restrictive unit’ for refusing to enter flooded cell because his prosthetic legs can’t get wet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFNYjOa4SE0
Hunger strike at Alligator Alcatraz reaches Day 9 as inmate protests conditions
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hunger-strike-alligator-alcatraz-reaches-194357522.html
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for 60,000 from Central America and Nepal
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/817176
Judge rips Noem’s latest termination of immigrant protections: ‘Color is neither a poison nor a crime’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/temporary-protected-status-kristi-noem-ruling-00488161
Narciso Barranco, a father of three U.S. Marines, who was detained by ICE for nearly a month, has now been released and reunited with his family.
https://people.com/father-of-3-marine-brothers-released-from-immigration-detention-center-nearly-a-month-after-detainment-11773100
Trump Donor Pleads Guilty to Swindling $30 Million From Immigrants Seeking Green Cards
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-donor-swindled-more-30-135834550.html
Vaccine researcher with green card held at San Francisco airport for a week and faces deportation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/07/31/texas-researcher-detained-san-francisco-airport/bee337c2-6e4e-11f0-aab6-8141d7095676_story.html
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE has ‘wasted $21.7 billion’ on government shake up that left scientists checking tickets at parks
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doge-wasting-billions-report_n_688bc47ce4b0f5c3b7c9c556
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Who are you gonna trust?’ Economist warns Trump is poisoning America’s fiscal reputation. An economics expert warned that any forthcoming jobs numbers will leave many questioning their accuracy.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-jobs-bls-2673799759/
# Education / Schools
Trump Admin Freezes $339 Million From UCLA Over Civil Rights Violations. The federal government has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against private colleges but this is one of the rare cases it has targeted a public university.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-freezes-339m-ucla-201939116.html
# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Trump destroys our source of information about jobs. This is beyond irresponsible. He hates facts. He rejects truth. He doesn’t want the public to know what’s really happening.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
‘Huge political issue’: Workers outraged as ‘fine print’ excludes them from Trump tax cut
https://www.alternet.org/workers-outraged-trump-tax/
‘Buyouts’: Trump’s mass layoffs are costing taxpayers a fortune — here’s why. One of the tools the Trump Administration and DOGE used in their mass layoffs of federal workers was buyouts, which aren’t saving money for U.S. taxpayers, but are costing them a fortune.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-doge-buyouts/
‘Kill the messenger’: Trump ripped over ‘dangerous and corrupt’ firing of labor stats head
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/kill-the-messenger-trump-ripped-over-dangerous-and-corrupt-firing-of-labor-stats-head/ar-AA1JKDts
‘Bad’ and ‘Brutal’ Jobs Report—Unemployment Jumps in ‘Sputtering’ Labor Market: Experts
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2025/08/bad-brutal-and-in-trouble-unemployment-jumps-in-trumps-sputtering-labor-market/
California fast-food employment tanks under new $20 minimum wage
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-fast-food-minimum-wage-jobs
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
BLM Calls New Oil and Gas Rules ‘Noncontroversial,’ Exempts Them From Public Comment. Environmentalists say the lack of public comment shows the administration’s disregard for maintaining public lands.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082025/blm-oil-gas-rules-exempted-from-public-comment/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation. Experts say the report being used to justify the mass rollback of climate regulations has many claims based on long-debunked research
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-epa-climate-change-report
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
As Trump Shrinks FEMA, State and Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By. In a government survey, state and local officials said they were overworked, underpaid and underappreciated.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28072025/emergency-managers-overworked-as-fema-shrinks/
# General News / Trump / Epstein
‘Selective shielding’: Outrage after FOIA report reveals FBI redacted Trump’s name from Epstein files
https://san.com/media-miss/trumps-name-among-those-redacted-in-fbi-epstein-investigation-files/
Trump’s name among those redacted in FBI Epstein investigation files
https://san.com/media-miss/trumps-name-among-those-redacted-in-fbi-epstein-investigation-files/
Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To Minimum Security Texas Prison. Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer stated that she has been transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas. The move, not announced by the Justice Department or Bureau of Prisons, comes as Maxwell seeks a pardon from President Donald Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/01/epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-moved-prisons/85475060007/
‘The cover-up is huge’: Epstein survivor says Maxwell pardon would be ‘ultimate betrayal’: Offering a sweetheart deal to Maxwell would demonstrate to the American public that the administration “cares more about a convicted pedophile sex trafficker of minors than about victims of sexual harm.”
https://www.alternet.org/epstein-survivor-maxwell-pardon/
Trump says he wants to ‘release everything’ related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Trump administration has faced heavy backlash over its handling of the Epstein investigation, including its promise to release Epstein’s alleged “client list,” which it has since said does not exist.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3489368/trump-wants-everything-in-epstein-files-to-be-released/
Epstein reportedly used Trump meeting to groom 14-year-old: ‘This is a good one, right?’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2673796824/
Epstein Victims Slam Trump Administration for Giving Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Preferential Treatment’
https://time.com/7306977/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-prison-texas/
FBI Reportedly Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files. New details are emerging about the FBI’s review of its documents on Jeffrey Esptein.
https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-officials-reportedly-redacted-references-to-trump-from-epstein-files/
Schumer calls on FBI to conduct counterintelligence threat assessment on Epstein files
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5426224-schumer-fbi-threat-assessment-epstein-files/
Top Democrat demands Trump’s IRS investigate Epstein bank records in sprawling probe: ‘Follow the money’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-bank-records-ron-wyden-leon-black-b2799888.html
Top Democrat Promises Epstein Tell-All On YouTube: ‘How It All Ties Back to Donald Trump’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/top-democrat-promises-epstein-tell-all-on-youtube-how-it-all-ties-back-to-donald-trump/
Virginia Giuffre’s furious family say Ghislaine Maxwell prison move ‘smacks of a cover up’
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/01/virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell-prison-camp-epstein
# Gov / Politics
Trump’s Sloppy Effort to Distract From Epstein Mess Creates a ‘Ticking Time Bomb.’ A Trump adviser admits the president’s distraction ploy — threatening to prosecute Obama — will likely go down as another “broken promise”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-epstein-distract-obama-russia-time-bomb-1235397768/
‘Drives me crazy!’ Ex-GOP rep in disbelief watching Mike Johnson ‘lie’ on national TV
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2673791784/
Trump cranks up distraction machine but focus refuses to budge from Epstein. The president is a master of ‘look over there’ – but not when his supporters’ core beliefs about the ‘deep state’ are in play
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/donald-trump-epstein-distraction
‘Good riddance’: MAGA drives out Baptist leader for not being ‘aligned with Trump’
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143505976
Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now? “Confabulation.” It’s a word you are going to be hearing a lot in the coming months. President Trump has always been willing to mislead people when it was to his advantage. Even his supporters recognize this.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5429516-trump-confabulation-dementia-signs/
‘Rage Against the Regime’ protests planned against Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/01/rage-against-the-regime-protests-trump-machine/85464165007/
Trump’s team calls this ‘America First’ — but here’s what it really means
https://www.alternet.org/trump-prices-2673807134/
One Trump enabler has done more damage than the rest of them combined
https://www.alternet.org/trump-enabler/
‘What in the hell’s going on here?’: MAGA architect reveals uncomfortable truth — the base isn’t united behind Netanyahu after all
https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/what-in-the-hells-going-on-here-maga-architect-reveals-uncomfortable-truth-the-base-isnt-united-behind-netanyahu-after-all/
Abandon the False Hope’: Forget arms control, The US just got a terrifying reality check on China’s nuclear ambitions. A new report from the Hudson Institute delivers a serious warning about China’s rapidly growing nuclear weapons program.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/abandon-the-false-hope-forget-arms-control-the-us-just-got-a-terrifying-reality-check-on-chinas-nuclear-ambitions/
John Thune says Senate will stay in session through the weekend to confirm Trump nominees. At least 150 nominees still need to be confirmed, including many judicial nominees, such as acting United States Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
https://apnews.com/article/senate-nominations-trump-thune-recess-6a30a38f21a841faf099757d76c7d935
How Laura Loomer Became One of the Most Feared People in Washington. That she wields her power from outside the White House is yet another feature of Trump’s presidency that we have simply never seen before in the office.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-laura-loomer-became-one-of-the-most-feared-people-in-washington/
Laura Loomer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Loomer
Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair accuses Texas Republicans of silencing Latino voters with redistricting plan
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5432841-espaillat-accuses-texas-gop-voter-silencing/
Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman warns US faces Venezuela-style collapse under Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman-2673800091/
Senate Republicans Vote To Let Trump Keep Qatar Jet After Taxpayer-Funded $1 Billion Retrofit
https://www.jalopnik.com/1928449/republicans-vote-trump-keep-qatar-jet/
Trump may have accidentally ‘admitted knowledge of a grotesque crime’: legal expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2673797390/
Trump voter livid after being profiled by ICE: ‘I’m an American who now has to be afraid’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voters-furious/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel is losing EU support fast as one country stops weapons trade amid Gaza war
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/817176
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
‘No integrity!’ Furious sheriff slams Noem’s DHS for raiding his ranks using his own data
https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-2673799029/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Supreme Court May Deal Democrats A Huge Blow To Ever Taking House Back. The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to consider a major challenge that could reshape how voting maps are drawn.
https://www.aol.com/supreme-court-may-deal-democrats-231001729.html
DOJ makes nationwide push to clean voter rolls, purging duplicates and noncitizens. DOJ previously sent letters to California demanding information about their election practices, and threatened Wisconsin with withholding federal funding for noncompliance with integrity rolls.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/doj-launching-effort-clean-voter-rolls-report
Board recommends that Trump White House official Jeffrey Clark be disbarred for efforts to overturn 2020 election
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-clark-dc-bar-disbarred-discipline-trump-73ba327c73769674b4b87e8b924d8aeb
The Trump Administration Got Caught Lying to the Supreme Court Again. Almost as soon as Trump returned to the White House, the Justice Department began lying to federal courts in an effort to conceal its flagrant lawbreaking.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/trump-doj-lying-supreme-court-pam-bondi.html
Judges Detail Horrors They’ve Experienced Since Ruling Against Trump. Federal judges warn the independent judicial system is at stake.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198678/judges-trump-rulings-threats
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Media finally awakening to the fact that Trump’s losing it
https://captimes.com/opinion/dave-zweifel/opinion-media-finally-awakening-to-the-fact-that-trumps-losing-it/article_4c0a36c0-8280-11ef-a317-7bb416f1f4c4.html
Trump Cuts Pull the Plug on Public Broadcasting After 60 Years. President Trump has signed a law clawing back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5489808/cpb-shut-down-public-broadcasting-trump
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Sanders says Medicaid cuts will force nursing homes and long-term care facilities to close
https://skillednursingnews.com/2025/07/bad-situation-only-made-worse-sen-sanders-leadingage-and-ag-rhodes-explain-obbba-impact-on-nursing-homes/
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
RFK Jr.’s Movement Is Hurting Children. I See It Every Day at Work. A pediatric surgeon explains what RFK Jr.’s minions are doing to her patients.Trump’s health secretary is trying to convince Americans that their doctors are not to be trusted. He’s succeeding.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/rfk-jr-maha-vaccines-doctors-influencers.html?pay=1754153574842&support_journalism=please
OB-GYN Group Makes Unprecedented Move Against Trump. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obgyns-trump-federal-funding_n_688d179be4b00b7bc191be83
# Military / Militia / National Guard
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/army-gutting-aviation-units-thousands-172836424.html
Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russia president’s menacing tweet. Order comes after president’s anger at tweet from Dmitry Medvedev which called Trump’s threat to sanction Russia over Ukraine a ‘step towards war’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-nuclear-submarines-russia-ukraine
# NATO
NATO country arrests 32 Russian spies accused of beatings, sabotage and arson. The 32 accused of working with Russian intelligence hail from five different countries, including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Colombia and Poland itself.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2089455/poland-32-alleged-spies-russia
USAFE, AMC, AFMC on Chopping Block: At least three high-profile four-star Air Force commands—U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Air Mobility Command, and Air Force Materiel Command—could be downgraded to three-star roles, as the Pentagon presses to shrink the number of generals throughout the Department of Defense,
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/future-usaf-new-e-7-fleet-may-face-cuts/
# NASA
NASA Employees Now Subject To Random Searches As Agency Becomes AI-Fueled Police Mini-State. This memo was just sent out to NASA SMD employees (and others. “To ensure the continued safety of our workforce and compliance with security measures, the NASA Headquarters Protective Services Office will be reinstating random searches and inspections of individuals, belongings, and vehicles…”
https://nasawatch.com/personnel-news/random-employee-searches-to-resume-at-nasa-hq/
# NOAA / Weather
Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting. WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082025/private-companies-noaa-weather-data/
How Joint NASA-ESA Sea Level Mission Will Help Hurricane Forecasts. Sentinel-6B will measure sea surface height for nearly all of the world’s ocean, providing important data for information products, including weather and hurricane forecasts
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/jason-cs-sentinel-6/sentinel-6-michael-freilich/how-joint-nasa-esa-sea-level-mission-will-help-hurricane-forecasts/
# Space Force / Starlink/ SpaceX
SpaceX brings four astronauts to International Space Station in 15-hour trip. The four US, Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre. Their arrival brought the current number of people at the station to 11.
https://news.sky.com/story/spacex-brings-new-crew-to-international-space-station-in-just-15-hours-but-its-still-short-of-russian-record-13405462
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