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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump Administration Targets 12 for Rare Citizenship Revocation. Among them is former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha, a native of Colombia who is serving a 15-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to charges related to his work as a covert spy for the Cuban government.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5870355-justice-department-seeks-denaturalization/
ICE violated order about warrantless arrests in DC, judge says
https://apnews.com/article/ice-trump-warrantless-arrests-immigration-33f4057527133cd670f540ed67cc735a
Big Bend border wall plans cancelled for national park after backlash
https://www.newsbreak.com/nl/general-politics-immigration-1BDoDV8i?utm_source=aigeon&utm_medium=nb_newsletter
# Education / Schools / Children / Youth / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Gov. Abbott orders shutdown of unauthorized North Texas Muslim university. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board issued a cease-and-desist letter at the Governor’s direction, demanding an immediate halt to all advertising, enrollment, and instructional activities.
https://texasscorecard.com/state/state-board-orders-muslim-university-in-dallas-to-shut-down/
The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on Thursday
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/doge-humanities-grants-unconstitutional
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump Dumps Toxic Debris From His Ballroom Onto Public Golf Course. President Trump is taking toxic materials from the White House construction and dumping it onto a public golf course that he wants to take over next.
https://newrepublic.com/post/209959/trump-dumps-toxic-materials-white-house-ballroom-golf-course
An underwater eruption in the South Pacific could point to an “emergency brake” on climate change. South Pacific has provided scientists with unexpected insights into potential climate intervention mechanisms, with recent studies identifying it as a “self-cleaning” event that acted as an “emergency brake” on methane
https://thedebrief.org/this-violent-volcanic-eruption-may-have-revealed-a-hidden-emergency-brake-for-climate-change/
Something Deep in the Ocean is Causing Global Sea Levels to Rise—Now Scientists Reveal What’s Driving the Anomaly. Scientists tracking factors driving a global rise in sea levels in recent years say a key missing piece in the puzzle may have finally been revealed.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-anomaly-global-sea-deep-ocean.html
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
‘Stinks of Rotting Meat’: Critics Warn Trump DOJ Settlement Would Legalize Price-Fixing. “Get ready for even higher prices for chicken, turkey, and pork,” said one antitrust attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-doj-meat-price-fixing
Trump reportedly plans to fire FDA Commissioner Makary. The departure would add to a slew of key federal health care vacancies. . It would be the latest high-profile departure to hit Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health department.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/08/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-exit-controversial-tenure/
# General News / Boat Strikes
Murderous Trump and US Continue to Blow Up Small Boats. The Trump administration is normalizing militarism in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The pace of extrajudicial executions is ramping up
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/08/us-continues-to-blow-up-small-boats-militarism-normalized-in-the-caribbean-and-eastern-pacific/
# Gov / Politics
Critics slam President Trump after he claims taxpayers are “not” paying for luxury in “the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world” but for security upgrades meant to prevent another “fiasco”
https://allnews102.com/2026/05/08/critics-slam-president-trump-after-he-claims-taxpayers-are-not-paying-for-luxury-in-the-most-beautiful-ballroom-anywhere-in-the-world-but-for-security-upgrades-mean/
What Trump and MAGA just did in Virginia and Tennessee shows Democrats have little chance in midterms. Democrats tried to lead by example, Eric Garcia writes. They would up unilaterally disarming in the redistricting wars
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-republicans-house-democrats-tennessee-virginia-b2973222.html
‘He’s Insane’: Trump Stuns With ‘Orwellian’ Description Of Iran Strikes. Critics pointed out the big contradiction with the president’s comment. Trump’s comments appeared to contradictorily suggest “the war is both continuing and ending and there is both a ceasefire and no ceasefire” and that “we are in a war and a ceasefire at the exact same time.” “Orwellian stuff,” another critic added.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-iran-strikes-description_n_69fd8b60e4b06e786e3db55a/amp
Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow. The federal government is carrying forward a white nationalist backlash to the mass uprisings that took place in 2020.
https://truthout.org/articles/black-disenfranchisement-has-not-been-this-intense-since-jim-crow/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Despite Ceasefire, Israel Continues to Expand Occupation of Southern Lebanon. 1.1 million people were uprooted from their homes when Israel escalated its war on Lebanon, ostensibly to disarm the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
https://truthout.org/articles/despite-ceasefire-israel-continues-to-expand-occupation-of-southern-lebanon/
Israel’s attacks and pressure sowing seeds for division in tense Lebanon. Analysts believe Israel aims to exploit Lebanon’s divisions to force concessions amid military and political pressures.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/israels-attacks-and-pressure-sowing-seeds-for-division-in-tense-lebanon
West Bank Faces Economic Crisis as Israel Withholds Tax Revenue and Work Permits. Israel is choking off financial prospects in the West Bank, pushing Palestinians there toward a breaking point.
https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/08/west-bank-faces-economic-crisis-as-israel-withholds-tax-revenue-and-work-permits/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
The Supreme Court’s Path To Killing The Voting Rights Act Is Paved With Bulls**t
https://www.aol.com/articles/supreme-court-path-killing-voting-194159134.html
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘It’s About Time’: ABC News Pushes Back Against Trump’s FCC Attack on Free Press. “ABC has finally learned that bullies don’t stop when companies cower in a corner,” said one free press advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/abc-news-fcc-filing
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
President Trump says he won’t reconsider leaving the WHO
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zq62yUj6Bv4
# Medical Recalls
FDA Issues Heart Device Recall. Boston Scientific’s pacemaker recall is most serious type: The FDA warned that the continued use of the devices without the update could lead to “serious injury or death.”
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/medical-devices/mh-boston-scientific-fda-accolade-pacemaker-recall-correction/
FDA announces more recalls due to risk of syringe breaking during treatment
https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/interventional-cardiology/fda-announces-more-recalls-due-risk-syringe-breaking-during-treatment
# MiIlitary / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO
Top Oversight Democrat Pushes Pentagon Watchdog to Probe ‘Shady’ Trump Family Contracts: “While Trump’s illegal war in Iran is driving up gas and grocery bills for working families, his sons are cashing in on defense contracts funded by hardworking taxpayers. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. invested in a drone company, and weeks later it landed its first ever Pentagon contract. The appearance of possible corruption is wrong and we need an independent watchdog to investigate it immediately,”
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-robert-garcia-demands-dod-watchdog-investigate-shady-trump-family-defense-contracts
The Militia Act of 1792 established the framework for federal conscription by requiring, for the first time, that all free able-bodied white male citizens aged 18 to 45 be enrolled in state militias. This federalized the obligation for militia service, giving the president authority to call them forth. [It was never rescinded.]
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-8/militia-act-establishes-conscription-under-federal-law
# Science / Research
Trump’s Attack on Science Escalates With Firing of Entire National Science Board. The impact of the loss of knowledge and research will be felt for decades — a legacy of Trump’s war on science. The board had 24 members but two of them had already stepped down and were not replaced.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/trump-administration-fires-entire-board-of-uss-national-science-foundation-without-warning/4023353.article
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
Social Security Benefits Could Increase for Millions Under New Bill. The Social Security Caregiver Credit Act, a bicameral bill that would allow eligible caregivers to earn Social Security retirement credits while providing unpaid care to their dependent family members.
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-benefits-could-increase-for-millions-under-new-bill-11894485
Social Security Can Change Into Personal Accounts Under Trump Plan—Ted Cruz. Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, said earlier this week a new Trump‑backed savings program for children could eventually be used to reshape Social Security into personal investment accounts.
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-can-change-into-personal-accounts-under-trump-plan-ted-cruz-11930756
Ted Cruz Admits Trump Accounts Are Designed to Privatize Social Security Over Time. One advocate said the Texas Republican laid bare the “two-pronged strategy to push Social Security privatization: Creating the Trump accounts with one hand and gutting the Social Security Administration with the other.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ted-cruz-privatize-social-security?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=b81a5ba7d5-Top+News+%7C+Thu.+5%2F7%2F26_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0<998917937b-600473715
# Travel / Tourism / TSA
State Department Announces Passport Revocation Policy
https://apnews.com/article/passports-unpaid-child-support-penalty-state-department-42d90cfa8a06ee349bb9145f668919b6
# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Pentagon Releases First Batch of UFO Files: 5 Highlights. Among the releases is a 1969 debrief of Buzz Aldrin stating he saw a ‘sizeable’ object close to the lunar surface
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/pentagon-ufo-files
UFO files: Pictures the Pentagon released
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo-files-pictures-pentagon-released/
PHOTOS: ‘Never-before-seen’ UFO files released by the Trump administration [This one looks like a drone.]
https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/never-before-seen-ufo-files-released-by-the-president-donald-trump-administration-department-of-war-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-uap-fbi-declassified-government-documents-transparency
The Newly Released Government UFO Archives Will Leave You Shrugging. The latest release of records follows years of muddled messaging and controversial claims on a topic with real national security implications.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/the-newly-released-government-ufo-archives-will-leave-you-shrugging
NASA Says Strange Red Dots in Sky Are an Unknown Class of Object That Looks Like a Huge Evil Eye
Among the cooler (and creepier) things you’ll see in space in this lifetime or the next: Astronomers say they’ve found a new specimen, which they’re calling an “X-ray dot,” that suggests these crimson specks are a type of never-before-seen — and improbably extreme — stage of supermassive black hole evolution.
https://futurism.com/space/little-red-dot-evil-eye
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