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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Detainees at Texas ICE facility report frequent beatings and abuse. A new report from human rights advocates says 90% of detainees interviewed at a sprawling ICE facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten
https://apnews.com/article/ice-camp-detention-trump-homeland-security-dhs-immigration-deaths-abuse-30ec92636a5601b0071895efa871b990
Trump’s Immigration Agenda Is No Longer Just About the Border. Legal Immigration Is Being Rewritten: The biggest immigration changes under President Donald Trump are no longer happening at the southern border. They’re happening inside U.S. embassies, visa offices and immigration agencies, where legal pathways that millions once relied on have become harder to navigate and far less predictable.
https://www.newsbreak.com/easy-everyday-recipes-380399510/4770563287267-trump-s-immigration-agenda-is-no-longer-just-about-the-border-legal-immigration-is-being-rewritten
Vehicle stops resume as an effective measure in fighting illegal immigration. Tuesday at the White House, a livid President Trump complained to advisers about the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to pause the type of vehicle stops by ICE agents that had led to two fatal shootings in the past two weeks.
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/16/trump-ice-shootings-vehicle-stops
Key GOP lawmaker seeks vote to restrict birthright citizenship as Trump weighs second SCOTUS appeal
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/hld-republicans-push-clarifying-legislation-supreme-court-birthright
‘A Human Rights Disaster’: Groups Demand Closure of Trump’s Largest Immigrant Detention Center. “The US government should shut it down, conduct independent investigations into all abuses and deaths in custody, and put an end to mass deportations and mandatory immigration detention.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/camp-east-montana-abuses
ICE Keeps Killing Immigrants in Cars It Claims Were “Weaponized” Against Agents
Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a father of a young daughter in Biddeford, Maine, is the second man ICE has killed in six days.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-keeps-killing-immigrants-in-cars-it-claims-were-weaponized-against-agents/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencie
The national debt is over 100% of GDP and most of Congress is ignoring wishes to rein it in. It’s time to amend the Constitution. If Washington continues to embrace its standard operating procedure, that figure is projected to climb to a stunning 175% of GDP over the next 30 years.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/national-debt-over-100-gdp-142640845.html
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Assault on Iran Means More Pain Incoming for Working Families. “Families shouldn’t be paying the price for Trump’s reckless decisions,” said US Rep. Zoe Lofgren.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-restarts-oil
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
East Texas counties move to protect groundwater with new conservation district. More than a dozen East Texas counties are working to create a groundwater conservation district that would prevent over-pumping water
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/16/east-texas-groundwater-district/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Nation’s biggest public utility just doubled down on coal, gas, and nuclear. Tennessee Valley Authority follows Trump’s lead, shying away from solar and wind.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/tennessee-valley-authority-public-utility-coal-gas-nuclear-power/
Pipelines or power lines? Battle over Texas grid threatens reliability, raises prices and pollutants
Texas’ energy future hinges on a battle between pipelines and power lines, as competing industries lobby lawmakers to shape the grid, profits and reliability
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-power-lines-pipelines-battle-22339220.php
Oil prices extended gains as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and Iranian threats against regional energy shipping routes heightened fears of broader supply disruptions. Iran warned that regional energy exports could be disrupted beyond the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over additional maritime chokepoints. Markets are increasingly focused on the risk that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could become another major disruption point for global oil shipments.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Oil-Prices-Climb-for-Fourth-Day-as-Iran-Threatens-New-Energy-Chokepoints.html
Donald Trump announces US troops are no longer needed in Iraq. In the same breath, touts new oil partnerships. After 23 years, the U.S. military is exiting Iraq to make room for a new era of commercial alliances.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/donald-trump-announces-us-troops-are-no-longer-needed-in-iraq-in-the-same-breath-touts-new-oil-partnerships/
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Nearly 100-year-old Texas supermarket chain is closing its last store: Family-Run Texas Grocery Store Chain Closing After Nearly 100 Years: ‘More Than Just a Store.’ “While this chapter is coming to an end, our gratitude is endless,” M. Rivas wrote in a message on its website
https://people.com/texas-grocery-chain-m-rivas-closing-after-nearly-100-years-12009224
EPA dropped microplastics checks for Florida fish farm, then fired engineer who objected. The company was reportedly willing to do the testing.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/epa-microplastics-florida-fish-farm-firing-engineer/
Evidence Grows That Taco Bell Infected Massive Number of Customers With Explosive Diarrhea. Apocryphal tales of its meals causing the runs have plagued Taco Bell since time immemorial. But this latest parasitic outbreak is something else entirely.
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/evidence-grows-taco-bell-explosive-diarrhea
A Federal Judge Just Stepped In To Stop States From Controlling What SNAP Users Can Buy
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/judge-snap-junk-food-rules-maha-00970700
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Six Jeffrey Epstein survivors say his former longtime assistant Lesley Groff lied to Congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8d6maDXwtM
The Epstein investigation is about to reach Obama’s inner circle. Kathryn Ruemmler is the latest prominent figure called before the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers investigate the network of powerful people connected with Epstein
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kathryn-ruemmler-goldman-sachs-epstein-investigation-b3015188.html
# Gov / Politics / US
President Trump will announce that both of Georgia’s Democrat US Senators are “ILLEGITIMATE” due to election fraud, per @DC_Reporter. This comes after FBI and other federal agencies raided election offices in Georgia recently. EXPOSE IT ALL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfeM0Nl2RlQ
Jared Kushner gets caught in a massive scandal as it’s revealed that Iran warned the U.S. that he was abusing his negotiating role to line his and his cronies’ pockets with $9 BILLION!
We suspected it, now we have the smoking gun…
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kushner-witkoff-profit-iran-war
New revelations raise questions whether Jack Smith lied to Congress about spying on lawmakers
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/lawmakers-accuse-jack-smith-lying-congress-call-federal-probe
Senate GOP poised for largest turnover of the millennium due to Trump primaries, retirements
https://thefacts.com/opinion/byron-york-senate-seeing-historic-republican-turnover/article_f69af2b8-b5f3-4b45-8ca6-28644ed4f726.html
Knives are out after Trump unleashes stinging 6-word insult at congressman
https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/07/knives-are-out-after-trump-unleashes-stinging-6-word-insult-at-congressman.html
House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill. Effort is latest attempt to pass bill that seeks to ban mail-in ballots and imposes voter identification requirements
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/house-republicans-save-america-act-spending-bill
Neo-Nazi influencer linked to MAGA candidate chasing crucial Senate seat
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-collins-2677231162/
President Donald Trump slams the White House as ‘deplorable’ and ‘an embarrassment’ while launching latest construction project
https://time.com/article/2026/07/13/how-trump-is-changing-front-of-the-white-house-renovation-project/
If there is one constant in Donald Trump’s administration, it is this: To gain power, one must first submit to acts of public humiliation. If proving ultimate loyalty to a mob boss requires committing a serious crime on his behalf, those seeking to become “made men” in Trump’s orbit must first debase themselves in public. It is initiation by humiliation — a test not of competence, but of submission
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/cost-trump-crosshairs-public-humiliation-rcna195650
Trump Sued His Own Government. A Judge Says the $1.8 Billion Deal Was Never a Normal Legal Fight. President’s Lawsuit With I.R.S. Was Self-Dealing
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/13/us/trump-news
Warren Says Trump Threw a ‘Tantrum’ and Blocked a Housing Bill to ‘Rig the Elections.’
https://www.aol.com/articles/warren-says-trump-threw-tantrum-103000000.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
“Something Not Right in the Buttermilk”: Dr. Matthews Calls for Investigation Into Judge Curvey Allegations.
https://www.houstonstringer.com/2026/07/15/somethings-not-right-in-the-buttermilk-dr-matthews-calls-for-investigation-into-judge-curvey-allegations/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The media has one job Thursday night: Tell the truth about Trump’s lies
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/16/republicans-brace-trump-speech-election-fraud-00999640
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
25 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2026: Providers dropping plans often cite prior authorization denials and slow reimbursement; in other cases, insurers are terminating the contracts themselves.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/16-health-systems-dropping-medicare-advantage-plans-2026/
Johns Hopkins, UnitedHealthcare end contract negotiations after failing to reach agreement
The Baltimore-based system and the major insurer failed to resolve their contract spat despite months of negotiations, sending some 60,000 patients permanently out of network.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/johns-hopkins-unitedhealthcare-contract-negotiations-fail/758596/
# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Health Care Workers Furious as NYC Replaces Nurses With AI. “We are outraged about these layoffs because these dedicated nurses are being replaced by AI.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nyc-replaces-nurses-with-ai
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. launches ‘second wave’ of Iran strikes after ceasefire collapses. The U.S. has sought to limit Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump announced the temporary ceasefire was “over” a week ago.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/us-launches-new-strikes-on-iran-hormuz-00998599
Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotion of several female Navy officers to admiral, resulting in the first all-male promotion slate in more than a decade
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html
# Other Interestimg Stuff
Oceanography Says There Is a Layer of Water in the Pacific That Has Not Mixed With the Surface in Over a Thousand Years. This ancient, stagnant layer, known as the “shadow zone,” harbors life forms uniquely adapted to its extreme and unchanging conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYPJupOpyJY
# Social Services Programs / Social Security / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Bipartisan bill would force vote before Social Security cuts hit: The Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone, or PROMISE Act, would direct the Social Security Advisory Board to submit a base bill guaranteeing at least 50 years of solvency. Congress would then be forced to debate, amend and vote on it within 100 hours, bypassing the inaction that has left the retirement trust fund six years from depletion.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/bipartisan-bill-force-vote-social-204000593.html
# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics / Internet
Georgia homeowners say they have been given an ultimatum: sell your home or the state will take it to build AI datacenters
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/georgia-homeowners-forced-power-ai-150527590.html
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