harum-scarum Voices, The Peoples News
February 27, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
DHS insists abandoned blind refugee had ‘no disabilities’ after he was found dead in snow
https://www.rawstory.com/nurul-amin-shah-alam-dhs/
A Federal Judge Ruled Wednesday That Deporting People to Countries They’ve Never Been to Is Unlawful, the Trump Admin Had Sent Men to War-Torn South Sudan With No Ties There, in as Little as 6 Hours Without Telling Them Where They Were Going
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/25/us-judge-rules-trump-policy-of-third-country-deportations-unlawful
Supreme Court says forced labor lawsuit against firm operating ICE facilities can move forward
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/supreme-court-ruling-ice-detention-contractor-00797951
Trump admin. paid $129.3 million for New Jersey ICE warehouse: Official plans show the 470,000-square-foot warehouse will be renovated to hold 1,500 people.
https://gothamist.com/news/trump-administration-paid-nearly-130-million-for-nj-warehouse-to-turn-into-detention-center
Trump admin. asks SCOTUS to remove protected status for thousands of Syrian nationals: In an emergency appeal, the federal government asked not only for a TPS rollback, but also for the highest court to weigh in on the president’s future powers to take similar actions. The Trump administration has pushed to strip migrants of Temporary Protected Status, arguing that their countries are no longer unsafe.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/us-government-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-deportation-of-syrian-migrants
SCOTUS denies private prison group immediate appeal in long-running lawsuit over immigrant detainee labor: GEO Group failed to toss out a 2014 lawsuit that alleges it paid individuals in detention as little as $1 per day to perform work in a facility in Colorado.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207034/supreme-court-strikes-private-prison-immunity-case-geo-group
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Own Treasury Official Just Quit — He Objected to Monitoring the Financial Transactions of Somali Immigrants in Minneapolis — the White House Had Issued “Marching Orders” — and a Trump Ally Said: “Trump Needs Something for 2026 on Somalia”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-minneapolis-2675334094/
FedEx Just Sued the Trump Administration for a “Full Refund” of Every Tariff It Paid — After the Supreme Court Ruled 6-3 That $175 Billion in Import Taxes Were Illegal All Along
https://www.aol.com/articles/fedex-sues-trump-full-refund-144802368.html
Trump’s latest move could complicate banking for millions of Americans: ‘It’s a bad idea’
https://marketrealist.com/how-is-trump-planning-to-lockout-immigrants-from-banking/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Appeals court declines to block Trump’s anti-union EOs. The lone Democratic appointee on a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel suggested that he and his colleagues may reach a different conclusion with the benefit of a “fully developed factual record.”
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/02/appeals-court-declines-block-trumps-anti-union-eos/411726/?oref=ge-home-top-story
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
The Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein. The political winds appear to be at his back. “Unleashing nuclear energy is how we will power American artificial intelligence,” posted US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on X last year. “Nuclear energy provides the constant energy needed to power data centers and release the full potential of American innovation.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/the-trump-administrations-favorite-nuclear-startup-has-ties-to-russia-and-epstein/
# FEMA / USAID / Peace Corps
Officials warn disaster response at risk as former and current FEMA leaders clash in court over mass staff cuts
https://www.law360.com/tax-authority/articles/2435457/unions-say-fema-staff-cuts-threaten-disaster-readiness
The Trump administration is about to release billions in disaster aid. Several blue states won’t be included
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-administration-release-billions-disaster-211412802.html
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
WA farm groups send letter to state leaders over dramatic drop in ag profitability
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_c8f55583-ab0d-4029-adb5-afdfe9f4cbc1.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Congressman Robert Garcia DEMANDS that the full transcript of Hillary Clinton’s Epstein deposition be released to the American public within 24 hours. This situation has spun fully out of MAGA’s control…
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/26/congress/dems-hillary-clinton-deposition-demands-00801922
DOJ says it may have illegally withheld parts of the Epstein files — including FBI notes alleging Trump also abused a 13-year-old Epstein victim
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/democrats-doj-epstein-files-trump-00795347
The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum was ripped from power, exposed in the Epstein scandal
https://www.afr.com/world/europe/world-economic-forum-ceo-quits-after-epstein-ties-revealed-20260227-p5o5wj
The DOJ Just Accidentally Exposed the Names of 7 People Who Were Cooperating With Federal Prosecutors in the Epstein Case. Buried in the 3 Million Pages Were the Words “Proffer at 500,” Which Means They Were Talking to the Government
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-names-3-people-fbi-once-called-jeffrey-epstein-co-conspirators-rcna258335
The DOJ is still hiding the names of Epstein’s co-conspirators
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article313932008.html
10 alleged Epstein co-conspirators show up in files, partially redacted: US billionaire Leslie Wexner and French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel are both present in files; Wexner says he has been cleared, while Brunel died by suicide in 2022
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/10-alleged-epstein-co-conspirators-show-up-in-files-partially-redacted-report/3781591
DOJ Releases Names of Epstein ‘Co-Conspirators.’ Lawmakers had complained about redactions in the Epstein files.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ny/new-york/news/2026/02/10/doj-releases-names-of-epstein-co-conspirators/
DOJ lists hundreds of prominent people named in Epstein files in letter to Congress. The list includes presidents, business leaders and government officials, in addition to cultural icons who have died
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/02/16/doj-lists-hundreds-prominent-people-named-epstein-files-letter-congress/
A single Epstein accuser’s ‘missing’ FBI interviews could unravel everything, and nobody can believe what the government is saying about it. It’s currently unclear whether these specific allegations against President Trump were discussed in the three other interviews that the Justice Department hasn’t released
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/a-single-epstein-accusers-missing-fbi-interviews-could-unravel-everything-and-nobody-can-believe-what-the-government-is-saying-about-it/
# Gov / Politics
White House ‘circulating’ 17-page executive order draft to declare emergency over voting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/24/american-refugees-escape
‘Sad’: MAGA buried over plot to cook up ‘sham national emergency’ to usurp elections
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-elections-2675340112/
Trump Reportedly Mulling Plan to Declare ‘National Emergency’ Paving Way for Major Power Grab
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-reportedly-mulling-plan-to-declare-national-emergency-paving-way-for-federal-elections-takeover/
Pro-Trump attorneys push EO that would give Trump wide power over elections: A group of pro-Trump attorneys and supporters is circulating a draft of a presidential executive order that uses alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 election — of which there is no evidence — to justify a national emergency declaration that they claim would give President Donald Trump sweeping power over voting, multiple sources told ABC News.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pro-trump-attorneys-push-eo-215201036.html
Former DOJ Lawyer Dismantles Trump’s ‘Madcap’ Scheme To Take Over Elections: ‘He Can’t Legally Do It’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/former-doj-lawyer-dismantles-trump-010505523.html
This Trump grift has rotted through our government. It must bring a reckoning soon
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-crypto-grift-latest-corruption-184019872.html
Omar Demands Probe After Police Brutally Arrest State of the Union Guest. “The heavy-handed response to a peaceful guest sends a chilling message about the state of our democracy,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
https://truthout.org/articles/omar-demands-probe-after-police-brutally-arrest-state-of-the-union-guest/
Texas woman finds her voter registration mysteriously suspended before election day. Now she’s urging Democrats to act. Are Democrat votes being suppressed? Well maybe those fears are valid as one Texas woman arrived at her polling station to vote only to be told that her voter registration was in “suspense,” meaning her vote may not end up being counted.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/texas-woman-finds-her-voter-registration-mysteriously-suspended-before-election-day-now-shes-urging-democrats-to-act/
# Gov / Politics / Global
France Restricts Access Of U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s Dad, After He Ignores Summons
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260223-france-curtails-us-ambassador-kushner-s-access-after-he-fails-to-obey-government-summons
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives. Iranian Asset Farhad Shakeri Employed Multiple Associates in the New York City Area to Surveil and Murder a U.S. Citizen of Iranian Origin Who Has Publicly Opposed the Iranian Government. Shakeri Was Tasked by Iranian Regime with Surveilling and Plotting to Assassinate President-Elect Donald J. Trump
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-murder-hire-and-related-charges-against-irgc-asset-and-two
Family of Ruben Ray Martinez Demands Answers After Grand Jury Declines to Indict ICE Agent Who Killed Him. Lawyers for the family said it wasn’t clear whether the grand jury had been shown footage of officers “dragging Ruben onto the ground and handcuffing him immediately after shooting him three times.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ruben-martinez
Federal judge threatens to haul Trump officials in for violating court orders
https://newrepublic.com/post/207108/it-ends-today-judge-threatens-doj-dhs-officials-oath
‘Corrupt judge’ bashed for effort to hide Jack Smith’s report
https://www.alternet.org/trump-classified-documents-scandal/
# LGBTQ / Transgender
Kansas Invalidates Transgender People’s IDs After GOP Legislature Passes New Law. The law, which goes into effect on Thursday, provides no grace period for the people it affects.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/kansas-trans-drivers-license-law-assault-on-rights
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical
Trump Healthcare Plans Could Slap Families With $31,000 Deductibles
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-obamacare-plans-deductibles
American says he ‘will die’ after Social Security cut his life-saving Medicare. Christopher Phillips, 46, was beaten with a baseball bat outside a Chick-fil-A in Tampa, Florida, aged 19. The attack left Christopher with a left temporal lobe injury and frontal brain damage, resulting in him having continuous seizures, he claims.
https://www.aol.com/articles/american-says-die-social-security-180921810.html
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
A federal judge is blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funding for social service programs in five states: Minnesota, California, Illinois, New York and Colorado
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5727806-judge-block-funding-freeze-social-services-programs-democratic-states/
# Technology / AI / Robotics / Social Media Platforms
New report uncovers dangerous tactics used by Google and Microsoft to promote their products: ‘Serves as a distraction.’ While promising tools are indeed emerging, a scathing new report called into question the logic and evidence behind many of these claims.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/generative-ai-technology-climate-impact-report-debunks-claims/
# Veterans / VA
Hundreds of American Heroes Are Fleeing U.S. Because of Trump. America is on the move. Hundreds of thousands of people are packing up boxes, loading U-Hauls, and shipping out of state in an urgent flight towards safety. They’re being propelled by hostile political forces bearing down on them because of who they are, what they believe, or for their medical needs.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/24/american-refugees-escape
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