Bam Voices, The Peoples News
August 3, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
California approves $25M loan for Quartz Valley landback deal: The Quartz Valley Indian Reservation is poised to acquire nearly 40,000 acres of ancestral land after California approved a $25 million zero-interest loan to finance the purchase. The acquisition would rank as the second-largest tribal land-back deal in California history.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/real-estate/15701-california-approves-25m-loan-for-quartz-valley-landback-deal
Native entrepreneurs don’t need discovery. They need opportunity: The Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act isn’t just a small-business bill. It’s long-overdue recognition that Native enterprise predates the United States — and that federal policy should finally reflect that reality.
https://pechanga.net/native-entrepreneurs-dont-need-discovery-they-need-opportunity-p80067-188.htm
Yurok Tribe gains 125-acre redwood gateway in California land transfer
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/real-estate/15708-yurok-tribe-gains-125-acre-redwood-gateway-in-california-land-transfer
Murray, Cortez Masto reintroduce bill to expand food assistance for tribal households
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/food-agriculture/15707-murray-cortez-masto-reintroduce-bill-to-expand-food-assistance-for-tribal-households
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
How Trump is targeting DACA recipients for deportation. “I would be so blessed to be able to go back home, because that’s what I long for most right now.” A Texas mother of three U.S. citizens was deported to Mexico despite having legal status in the U.S. as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient and now has sued the Trump administration.
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/a-dying-dream-how-trump-targets-immigrants-who-arrived-as-children/
For Texas DACA recipients, a fearful present and an uncertain future as protected status expires. The Trump administration is slow-walking DACA renewal applications, allowing many to expire, leaving people without work permits and vulnerable to deportation.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/31/texas-daca-work-permits-renewal-delays-deportation-fears/
Plan B for ICE’s move to expand detention facilities
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/ice-immigrant-detention-private-contractors
# Children / Youth / Childcare / Interstate Child-Trafficking
Missing Tennessee Teen Found in Florida Leads to Texas Arrest After Interstate Child-Abduction Investigation
https://www.teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/aa0b1b81-f195-42cc-b983-ee9a72c6a627/en-US
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
[A bit of history.]
The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845–1848
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation
In 1845, Congress passed the Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas; Texas accepted and became a state: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, the Republic of Texas frequently sought to join the United States, but the process was stalled for years due to political tensions surrounding the expansion of slavery and the fear of war with Mexico
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/march1845.htm
Could Texas secede from the United States, if it wanted to?
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/could-texas-secede-from-the-united-states-if-it-wanted-to
Texas secession movements
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_movements
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Texas Hill Country Floods Trigger Rescues, Road Washouts and at Least Two Deaths After Guadalupe River surges 32 feet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtRYIpFJ32Q
Arizona, Nevada blast federal plan for Colorado River: Arizona and Nevada on Friday opposed a Colorado River usage reduction plan by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which could define the crucial waterway for 40 million people over the next decade.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/article_31652fea-7c17-4e01-972b-59628c6f9eba.html
Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems: People in southern Illinois are storming into city meetings and making public records requests in the battle over water.
https://truthout.org/articles/grassroots-movement-in-illinois-is-resisting-corporate-grab-of-water-systems/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Texas lawmakers under fire for advancing transmission line plan using eminent domain. Texans’ land, state lawmakers felt the rage of property owners during a 15-hour hearing on Wednesday. By Friday, senators were calling for a halt to the process.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_e035b53d-8567-4190-ab3f-4c0d7eecc210.html
# Gov / Politics / US
From Four Seasons Landscaping to the Reflecting Pool: A pattern of lies
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-reflecting-pool-lies-exposed-085032341.html
Fine print shows Blanche tried to ‘sneak through’ overnight ‘scam’ to shield Trump: report
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221417964
Crucial deadline in Mitch McConnell saga set to trigger never-before-tested law
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/mitch-mcconnell-2677644915/
Senators to vote Tuesday on Blanche after fund recission. Senators plan to vote Tuesday on Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after he issued an order rescinding the nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
https://timesnews.net/news/384624/senators-to-vote-tuesday-on-blanche-after-fund-recission/
Trump admin dusts off ‘Civil War-era law’ to punish protesters and ‘scare Americans’: A review of federal court records found that since President Donald Trump returned to office, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases under a rarely used 19th-Century statute, conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which carries up to six years in prison.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-protesters/
What is the Insurrection Act and could Trump use it in Minneapolis? President Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis after tensions escalated between protesters and federal officers following the shooting of Renee Good. Deploying the military for domestic law enforcement purposes usually requires congressional authorization, but invoking the 19th-century law would permit Trump to do so unilaterally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jkO42zPo8&t=25s
Insurrection Act: The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law that grants the president the authority to deploy active-duty U.S. military troops and federalize state National Guard units within the country
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/insurrection-act-explained
Is the U.S. “Merging” With Israel’s Military? What the NDAA Really Says About U.S.-Israel Defense Cooperation. Section 219 is not new security assistance to Israel. It focuses on expanding U.S.-Israel cooperation on defense technology, not increasing annual security assistance.
https://www.ajc.org/news/is-the-us-merging-with-israels-military-what-the-ndaa-really-says-about-us-israel-defense
Did Congress vote to ‘merge’ the US and Israeli militaries? No, that’s False: Did Congress just approve a merger of the U.S. and Israeli militaries? That’s what U.S. politicians from both political parties are saying. “Yesterday, the United States Congress voted to merge our military with Israel’s military,” Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback said in a July 23 X video. “This may be the last straw for American sovereignty.”
https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jul/29/james-fishback/us-israel-military-merger-ndaa-fishback-florida/
H.R.1229 – United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025. This bill requires or authorizes certain actions to increase defense-related cooperation between the United States and Israel.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1229
Virginia Democratic governor restores voting rights for more than 66,000 felons. The announcement comes ahead of the November referendum that would make rights restoration automatic after release from incarceration.
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/07/31/spanberger-restores-voting-rights-to-more-than-60000-virginians/
Trump declines to confirm reports of U.S. troops moving out of Bahrain and Kuwait, says “I don’t want to comment on that.” President Trump declined to confirm or deny reports that the U.S. military is repositioning troops out of Bahrain and Kuwait, offering no explanation when pressed by a reporter aboard Air Force One.
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4805811887213-trump-declines-to-confirm-reports-of-u-s-troops-moving-out-of-bahrain-and-kuwait-says-i-don-t-want-to-comment-on-that
Rep. Greg Casar accuses Trump of corruption, “Congress needs to tax the rich and hold Trump accountable. Americans deserve a government that works for them, not one captured by billionaires and corporate lobbyists”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQC-UaR_zY
Rep. Beyer accuses Trump of manufacturing the Iran War Crisis, “He helped create this crisis by walking away from the Nuclear Deal negotiated by President Obama.” Says the solution is still “diplomacy, not war”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4805644055358-rep-beyer-accuses-trump-of-manufacturing-the-iran-war-crisis-he-helped-create-this-crisis-by-walking-away-from-the-nuclear-deal-negotiated-by-president-obama-says-the-solution-is-still-diplomacy-not-war
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued an ultimatum to Mitch McConnell demanding that the senator publicly demonstrate he remains fit to serve or resign
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5993560-andy-beshear-mitch-mcconnell-health-update-ultimatum/
Trump called Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘traitor’ over the Iran war, and now she’s announced a new ‘movement’ with former allies: ‘America First’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mtg-tucker-carlson-announce-movement-200715024.html
Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions. Cuba’s humanitarian crisis is the latest episode in a 128-year struggle for control over the island.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-brutal-blockade-on-cuba-harkens-back-to-the-days-of-us-invasions/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Family Members Demand Investigation of Michigan Prison After Deaths of 5 Women. As severe medical issues and deaths increase, advocates and families are pressing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to take action.
https://www.wilx.com/2026/08/01/advocates-demand-whitmer-release-prisoners-after-5-deaths-huron-valley-womens-prison/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Bezos’ WaPo in turmoil as top editor abruptly departs after ‘total embarrassment’
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos-washington-post-is-falling
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Fauci privately estimated COVID-19 death rate far lower than he gave Congress, diary shows: A diary played an unusual role in a contentious Senate hearing Wednesday – musings from Dr. Anthony Fauci, a scientist who became a leading voice in the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.kcra.com/article/anthony-faucis-covid-era-diaries-takeaways/73305109
# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Senate Gives Hemp THC Products A Lifeline By Including Provisions To Delay Planned Federal Ban In New Spending Bill
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senate-gives-hemp-thc-products-a-lifeline-by-including-provisions-to-delay-planned-federal-ban-in-new-spending-bill
Tracking Evidences of Dandelion for the Treatment of Cancer: From Chemical Composition, Bioactivity, Signaling Pathways in Cancer Cells to Perspective Study. Dandelion Shows Promise Against Cancer. Human Trials Are Needed
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12694484/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US won’t say how it knows drug-boat strikes are working
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_79da5209-d668-4049-b346-4ff60430e8d2.html
Outrage Builds Over Apparent US Use of 2,000-Pound Bomb on Iranian Family Home. “Everyone in the chain of command who authorized this should be charged with murder.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-crimes
# Military / Global
As Trump balks again at escalating war, Iran smells ‘blood in the water’ and looks to exploit its newfound strategic advantage, experts say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-balks-again-escalating-war-174824421.html
# Other Interestimg Stuff
A chunk of the Earth’s crust is missing and scientists have discovered where it is: The Great Unconformity is a famous geological mystery where miles of rock layers are completely missing from the geological record across the globe (most famously observed at the Grand Canyon). A massive gap of about 1 billion cubic kilometers of rock simply vanished.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weV7sPI7OAw
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
Lack of FISA reform lets federal govt surveil ‘entire communities’ with AI. As Congress plans to reauthorize a major government surveillance authority, privacy advocates say that failing to enact reforms would allow the federal government to spy on Americans at an unprecedented scale with artificial intelligence.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_1e430e4c-82e5-48f7-aed1-681998d2cb02.html
Big tech, state lawmakers fight back against unexpected disinformation war on data centers: Facing NIMBY: Industry experts and lawmakers are pushing back against “disinformation” about data centers, arguing that they are vital for American jobs and technological leadership.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/big-tech-and-state-lawmakers-fight-back-against-unexpected-disinformation
Most voters want data centers to provide their own electricity as opposed to an outright ban: According to a summary of the poll results, only 28% prefer a candidate who would ban data centers
https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/most-voters-want-data-centers-pay-their-own-electricity-opposed-outright-ban-poll
Anthropic allegedly destroyed millions of rare books to train AI — now booksellers see a surge in mysterious bulk orders
https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/ai-anthropic-buying-destroying-books-train-lawsuit/
AI hacks 3 more companies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PpeVFqGVNk
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