V Aubagne oices, The Peoples News
January 12, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
ICE detaining enrolled members of a sovereign Native nation should alarm everyone. These are not immigrants.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-native-americans-minnesota-minneapolis-oglala-sioux-11339071
Klamath Indigenous Land Trust finalizes 10,000-acre land acquisition as Salmon Return
https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/klamath-indigenous-land-trust-purchases-10-000-acres-as-salmon-return
Native Americans Are U.S. Citizens. Here’s What to Do If ICE Stops You. On Friday, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) released a guide that explains your rights if approached by ICE at home, work, in public, or during detention
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/native-americans-are-u-s-citizens-here-s-what-to-do-if-ice-stops-you
The Navajo Nation Council’s Resources and Development Committee and Law and Order Committee held a joint meeting Monday to address ongoing problems with enforcement of grazing permits and violations of the Nation’s Agricultural Resource Management Plan.
https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/navajo-council-committees-tackle-grazing-enforcement-code-revisions
Tribe Sues IHS Over Rejected Opioid Treatment Facility as Natives See Highest Overdose Rates
https://nativenewsonline.net/health/tribe-sues-ihs-over-rejected-opioid-treatment-facility-as-natives-see-highest-overdose-rates
Rappahannock Tribe first in US to enshrine rights of nature into constitution
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/rappahannock-tribe-first-in-us-to-enshrine-rights-of-nature-into-constitution/
River Gets Rights: Tribe Gives Rappahannock River Power to Sue!
https://www.rivermixer.com/river-gets-rights-tribe-gives-rappahannock-river-power-to-sue/
Rappahannock Tribe challenges Virginia water permit, cites sovereign rights. The permit threatens the river’s health and disregards the tribe’s sovereign rights.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/energy/15437-rappahannock-tribe-challenges-virginia-water-permit-cites-sovereign-rights
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians receives Nikwasi mound in historic land transfer. The town of Franklin, N.C., formally transferred the Nikwasi mound to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Jan. 5, completing a years-long effort to return the largest un-excavated Cherokee mound in the Southeast to tribal ownership.
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/ebci-acquires-part-of-former-cherokee-nation-homeland/article_76cd9683-67ff-4b9a-b705-40f71bdd11af.html
The Miccosukee Tribe blocked Alligator Alcatraz. Then Trump blocked a bill to return their land. The White House vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded Miccosukee land and environmental stewardship
https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/01/10/miccosukee-tribe-of-indians-in-florida-trump-veto-alligator-alcatraz-everglades-flooding/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
States move to rein in ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting. Legislators nationwide are advancing bills to curb immigration enforcement and limit cooperation with federal agents.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/01/states-move-to-rein-in-ice-after-fatal-minnesota-shooting-pro-00721208
Education Minnesota demands ICE stays away from schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pd1LYa6m2Q
Noem says ‘hundreds’ more federal agents are going to Minneapolis after killing of Renee Good. Kristi Noem says that more officers are being deployed amid protests in several cities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/12/donald-trump-ice-minnesota-fed-jerome-powell-iran-cuba-venezuela-greenland-us-politics-live-news-updates
Seattle mayor calls for people to sign up for ‘ICE Mobilization Alerts’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_81463912-9f1b-4c87-8e8d-5922b85503db.html
Judge blocks Trump admin. move to strip 10,000 immigrants of legal status this week: A temporary restraining order extends their family reunification parole status, set to expire on Wednesday, for another two weeks
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/10/judge-trump-administration-immigration-00721260
# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Workday hires for millions. A lawsuit seeking plaintiffs says its AI shut out applicants over 40. A lawsuit alleges that Workday’s AI disadvantaged applicants who are Black, disabled, female or over 40.
https://san.com/cc/workday-hires-for-millions-a-lawsuit-seeking-plaintiffs-says-its-ai-shut-out-applicants-over-40/
After confusion, State will move forward with hundreds of layoffs. A judge said a statutory moratorium on RIFs does not require they be withdrawn entirely. The State Department has backtracked on a commitment to rescind layoffs for around 250 foreign service officers, instead arguing a measure signed into law by President Trump and a subsequent court order does not require the employees be permanently reinstated.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/after-confusion-state-will-move-forward-hundreds-layoffs/410598/
# FEMA / USAID
Democrats decry reports that Trump will further slash FEMA’s workforce. Leaked documents show FEMA could cut thousands of employees, though the agency says no final decisions have been made.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/democrats-decry-reports-trump-will-further-slash-femas-workforce/410527/
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Human sewage laced with cancer-causing toxins discovered in America’s food supply
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15443121/Human-sewage-forever-chemicals-pfas-Americas-food-supply.html
# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
Arctic Frost probe driven early on by anti-Trump FBI agent, claims by liberal outlets, memos show. Internal bureau emails show a key FBI agent, who had already demonstrated a bias against the POTUS, consistently circulating and citing anti-Trump articles as support for pushing an inquiry into Trump over J6. It turns out the agent likely had a hand in having those articles published in the first place.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/anti-trump-fbi-agent-and-liberal-outlet-claims-heart-controversial-arctic
Jan. 6 probe potentially investigated over 150 Republicans, documents show. Approximately 160 Republican figures may have been investigated as part of the FBI’s Arctic Frost probe into alleged efforts by allies of President Trump to overturn the 2020 election, newly released documents show.
https://san.com/media-miss/fbi-may-have-probed-over-150-gop-figures-groups-in-connection-with-jan-6/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell accuser, Sarah Ransome, reacts to Maxwell’s guilty verdict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO0-EG-GNKU
Sarah Ransome writes about Jeffrey Epstein abuse allegations in ‘Silenced No More’
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1065083182/sarah-ransome-writes-about-jeffrey-epstein-abuse-allegations-in-silenced-no-more
Survivor Sarah Ransome Speaks Out Against Ghislaine Maxwell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxA1lxsdEvE
# General News / Gaza / Iran / Iraq
U-Haul truck appears to drive through Iran protest in Los Angeles, report says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIyvdbuPyII
Iran security forces have killed at least 496 people as opposition protests continue
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/11/500-dead-bodies-iran-protests-crackdown/
Tehran ‘fully prepared for war’ as Trump warns of military action over protests
https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/12/at-least-544-killed-in-iran-protests-activists-say-as-trump-says-tehran-has-proposed-negot
# Gov / Politics
Fed Chair Jerome Powell describes federal criminal probe as political pressure, vows to stand firm. Powell disclosed the probe on Sunday, saying federal prosecutors had served subpoenas to the Federal Reserve and raised the possibility of criminal charges linked to testimony he gave before a Senate committee regarding renovations to Fed buildings.
https://www.arise.tv/us-justice-department-investigates-fed-chair-jerome-powell-over-senate-testimony/
Centrist-minded Pennsylvania governor now at center of politically charged ICE enforcement debate. At issue is whether the Pennsylvania state police should keep contributing data to a law enforcement database used for ICE roundups
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/pa-gov-shapiro-finds-himself-center-politically-charged-immigration-enforcement
Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal’ or face the consequences. No more Venezuelan oil or money will flow to the communist-run island after Maduro’s fall, says US president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/trump-tells-cuba-to-make-a-deal-or-face-the-consequences
Trump says Rubio running Cuba ‘sounds good’ but he ‘strongly’ suggests regime make a deal with US, a sentiment that has been repeated across social media by some in reference to the many roles Rubio has already accepted while serving as secretary of state.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-marco-rubio-cuba-president-sounds-good-11341918
Trump Called ‘A Wannabe Dictator’ as His DOJ Goes After Powell. Trump is destroying trust in government and acting like a dictator.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W7K8-EdYw-E
“No Kings” protestors call on Congress to block funding for ICE and war: Thousands took to the streets in Manhattan amid U.S. military raids on Venezuela and following the deadly shooting of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5683235-protests-against-ice/
Authorities uncover government official’s tie to criminal operation hidden deep in forest: ‘Encouraging trespassing on government … assets’
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/illegal-mining-oyo-state-nigeria-ruler/
Fed’s Powell says Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/powell-trump-indictment-threat/
Trump tactics could leave office with him – or the US could descend into a rogue state
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/friday-briefing-trump-tactics-could-leave-office-with-him-or-the-us-could-descend-into-a-rogue-state
Trump claims some citizens don’t deserve their status, and its setting a dangerous precedent
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trump-claims-some-citizens-dont-deserve-their-status-and-its-setting-a-dangerous-precedent/
Hope Walz addresses her father’s decision not to run for reelection. Gov. Tim Walz’s daughter was interviewed on a podcast a few hours after his announcement on Monday.
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/hope-walz-addresses-fathers-decision-not-to-run-for-reelection
A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump’s Second Term — And It’s Playing Out With Renee Good
https://www.aol.com/articles/disturbing-pattern-emerged-trumps-second-110017227.html
‘Perfect window’: GOP strategist warns Trump allies just revealed MAGA’s ‘evil’ core. Steve Schmidt, political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, argued, “hate is what binds the Nazis and MAGA.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674873370/
“It won’t happen under my watch,” Sen. Rand Paul says on stopping military action in Greenland
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/rand-paul-makes-it-clear-i-will-do-everything-in-my-power-to-stop-any-kind-of-military-takeover-in-greenland/
Democrat says Trump is ‘stealing’ from taxpayers and could be impeached if Republicans lose control of Congress
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/rand-paul-makes-it-clear-i-will-do-everything-in-my-power-to-stop-any-kind-of-military-takeover-in-greenland/
Kristi Noem Goes on TV and Lies Through Her Teeth (Again). “It should be terrifying to every American how Noem lies,” said one critic. “She doesn’t sweat or move uncomfortably. She just doesn’t care. This is what Trump has created. An environment where you only get in trouble if you don’t lie.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-noem-lies-renee-nicole-good
Omar Says Trump’s Minnesota Operations Seem to Be Pushing Toward “Martial Law.” Three members of the Minnesota congressional delegation were denied access to a Minneapolis ICE jail on Saturday.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-noem-lies-renee-nicole-good
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
With House ACA bill likely to fail in Senate, new bipartisan plan emerges. The House voted Thursday to advance a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/08/house-aca-vote-senate-obamacare-subsidies
Nearly 1M impacted by tussle over Affordable Care Act extension
https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_8d20ca09-a04b-433c-81d9-3075c2939f80.html
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Workplace violence is pushing NYC nurses to the brink of striking: More than 16,000 nurses at five New York City hospitals could walk off the job next week as management continues to push cuts to employee care and staffing
https://www.nysna.org/press/nearly-16000-nyc-nurses-strike-monday-unless-hospitals-agree-workplace-violence-protections
# Military / War Department
US military draft disqualifications list exemptions amid fears over World War 3. A newly updated version of the requirements for people to be drafted into the U.S. Army have been released, sparking questions about a potential war in the future
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/military-draft-disqualifications-list-exemptions-1609253.amp
# Military / Global / NATO
Russia, Iran and China join naval drill in South Africa — as tensions with US rise: ‘A pawn in the power games’
https://apnews.com/article/china-russia-iran-south-africa-naval-drills-bbb566d8f5374dca040b6d4714b99a71
NATO’s Top Commander Warns, ‘Chinese and Russian Vessels Are Not Studying Seals or Polar Bears. They Are Conducting Bathymetric Surveys Figuring Out How To Counter NATO Capabilities’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nato-europe-commander-sees-growing-145717187.html
# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Incredible ancient ruins resurface in Middle East, but experts are worried about why they’re appearing: ‘No cause for celebration.’ For the first time in decades, many ancient ruins have become visible across Europe.
However, the reason behind their appearance caused many experts to sound the alarm, according to Bianet.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/reemergence-ancient-ruins-europe-drought-underwater/
# Social Services / Programs
Experts believe Washington ‘must break its promise on Social Security’ to protect it from ‘imminent insolvency’
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/experts-believe-washington-must-break-120000992.html
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