Meihekou Voices, The Peoples News
August 16, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Judge rejects attempt to halt Trump from building border wall along tribe’s reservation. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., denied the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request for a court-ordered halt to border wall construction on its 2.8-million-acre reservation. Leon ruled the tribe hasn’t established that a border wall will change its reservation boundaries without congressional authority. The judge also rejected the tribe’s claim that the planned border wall would illegally trespass on its reservation.
https://apnews.com/article/border-wall-trump-tohono-oodham-nation-277da20a8808e120110506133c784c70
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
This horror ends one way — with orange jumpsuits for Trump’s abhorrent posse: (“Terrible things are happening outside, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Anne Frank diary entry January 13, 1943) Authoritarianism doesn’t just begin when a government embraces brutality. It steps in when brutality becomes politically useful, legally routinized, and morally acceptable because a government has first declared its victims undeserving of our empathy.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-deportation-2677709275/
Texas law firm withdraws from $150M contract to represent migrant children
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/13/texas-burke-law-group-declines-immigrant-children-contract/
‘Without sleep and in chains’: Federal judge sanctions ICE for ‘willful’ and ‘deliberate’ violations of court order
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-2677704497/
Arkansas Flock camera got one letter wrong. Police then pulled an innocent couple from their SUV at gunpoint with a baby inside. The Flock camera read the vehicle’s plate as “APX55Y” instead of the actual plate, “APX55X,” because a border on the license plate frame obscured part of the last character.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/arkansas-flock-camera-got-one-letter-wrong-police-then-pulled-an-innocent-couple-from-their-suv-at-gunpoint-with-a-baby-inside/
‘Y’all can’t do that!’ a bystander yelled after an ICE vehicle allegedly struck a man, and agents forced him into their SUV as he screamed.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/social-media/yall-cant-do-that-a-bystander-yelled-after-an-ice-vehicle-allegedly-struck-a-man-and-agents-forced-him-into-their-suv-as-he-screamed/
ICE Is Using Airline Passenger Data to Make Airport Arrests, but an Expired I-94 May Not Tell the Whole Story. An expired I-94 arrival/departure record or lapsed visa stamp does not automatically mean a person is unlawfully present or subject to detention
https://www.latintimes.com/ice-using-airline-passenger-data-make-airport-arrests-expired-i-94-may-not-tell-whole-story-598571
Texas Confirms Some Flagged As Potential Noncitizens on Voter Rolls Had Provided DPS Proof of Citizenship. Although it’s not clear how many U.S. citizens were wrongly flagged, the state told county election officials to immediately reinstate some that had been removed from the voter roll.
https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/07/30/save-potential-noncitizens-gave-proof-of-citizenship-to-dps/
People detained at Mississippi ICE facility say they were sickened by gas leak and denied medical care. Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detained
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/mississippi-ice-facility-gas-leak
[Video] What happened when ICE agents realized they’d mistakenly detained a US citizen
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/happened-ice-agents-realized-d-022438716.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
U.S. national debt nearly $40 trillion as deficits continue to grow – and it’s likely to hit $50 trillion soon
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260814117/the-us-national-debt-is-about-to-reach-40-trillion-milestone-and-its-likely-to-hit-50-trillion-soon
Kentucky auditor warns Beshear: State risks losing funding if fraud continues
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kentucky-auditor-warns-beshear-state-184300193.html
(Good Grief!) Trump administration proposed a 25% tariff on imported brass-wind musical instruments, parts, and accessories under Section 232 national security arguments. The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security claims that utilizing imported copper-and-zinc alloys for instruments could reduce demand for domestic materials during a national emergency
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tariffs-target-tubas-and-other-brass-instruments_n_6a7dfa05e4b0c90844000d19
U.S. budget deficits just surged to $432.3 billion in July while Trump weighs new tax cuts
https://www.aol.com/articles/u-budget-deficits-just-surged-134504000.html
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
‘Perfectly in line with Constitution:’ Right defends Bible in Texas public schools after lawsuit. The state of Texas is being sued for the second time this year over Senate Bill 10 requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/perfectly-line-constitution-right-defends-bible-texas-public-schools
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Faces New Workforce Questions as Women Account for 100% of U.S. Labor Force Decline
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/trump-faces-workforce-questions-women-141855577.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Blue states with climate or net-zero policies have higher energy rates, report finds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-energy-prices-higher-blue-182900158.html
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
USDA recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef that bypassed mandatory U.S. safety inspections before distribution in Florida and Texas during summer 2026.
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-products/a73405922/beef-recall-texas-florida/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Judge shows signs of frustration with DOJ attorneys over handling of Epstein files: ‘The public has a right to know what the hell is going on.’ The judge said he had “absolutely no desire” to go down the road of holding government attorneys in contempt, but he gave a history lesson on when he has done so
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-shows-signs-frustration-doj-attorneys-handling-epstein-files-rcna592418
‘Devastating’ Trump Epstein party footage resurfaces amid DOJ redaction fight: It shows Trump and Epstein interacting and pointing out women on the dance floor. Part of a larger trove, the material stems from roughly 36 hours of unused footage from that era.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2677711971/
Footage of a friendly exchange between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at a party has surfaced after the president tried to distance himself from the wealthy financier who was arrested earlier this month over the alleged sex trafficking of minors.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/17/trump-jeffrey-epstein-party-footage-surfaces
The time Hugh Hefner told the FBI about Jeffrey Epstein. In a 2024 lawsuit, Epstein survivors contend the FBI ignored countless complaints about Epstein’s sexual abuse. The Trump administration is trying to kill the lawsuit.
https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/the-time-hugh-hefner-told-the-fbi
# Gov / Politics / US
Trump Renews Push to Pass Bill That Would Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent: “People are sick and tired of having to change their clocks twice a year. It is foolish, inconvenient and, in some cases, very costly,” Trump said. He went on to argue that the practice “is also bad for your health in the anxiety it creates,”
https://time.com/article/2026/08/13/trump-permanent-daylight-saving-time-bill-senate/
‘Joining every other court’: Trump admin’s losing streak continues in lawsuits seeking ‘unredacted’ voter data with latest loss in Nevada
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/joining-every-other-court-trump-admins-losing-streak-continues-in-lawsuits-seeking-unredacted-voter-data-with-latest-loss-in-nevada/
Trump’s White House construction hits $900 million — with $500 million allegedly diverted from taxpayer funds
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trumps-white-house-construction-hits-152000451.html
# Global News
UAE accuses Iran of attacks on two ADNOC vessels in Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported in the attack, which the UAE called ‘piracy’ and a threat to global energy security.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/uae-accuses-iran-of-attacks-on-two-adnoc-vessels-in-strait-of-hormuz
Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was ‘inconvenient to the Putin regime’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/poland-arrests-man-who-allegedly-tried-to-kill-ukrainian-american
Nobody Knows What China Is Building Beneath London: Unredacted architectural plans for China’s proposed “super-embassy” at Royal Mint Court in central London reveal an underground complex featuring over 200 basement rooms, including a concealed chamber placed feet away from critical fiber-optic data cables
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/12/revealed-china-embassy-secret-plans-spy-basement/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Andrew Tate’s defense team is threatening to pull a high-stakes lever involving Donald Trump if the extradition case doesn’t go their way turning what was already a high-profile legal battle into a full-blown political spectacle.
https://www.themarysue.com/andrew-tates-defense-team-is-threatening-to-pull-a-high-stakes-lever-involving-donald-trump-if-the-extradition-case-doesnt-go-their-way/
# LGBTQ / Transgender
LGBTQ Community Wants Input as Private Club Opens Up on Historic Public Beach. The community that has made a home out of Jacob Riis Beach is using every lever of power available to preserve it. The eastern shore has functioned as an informal LGBTQ+ safe haven since the 1940s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTp_OW_TVL0&t=71s
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Trump is ending a subsidy that kept Medicare drug premiums down, and about 25 million seniors could pay more in 2027
https://apnews.com/article/medicare-drug-subsidy-trump-biden-insurance-3d3fdb43b1bf374a1a168506fded86c0
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
5,000 Sailors and Marines Have Been Aboard USS Lincoln for Months. Now Reports of Overboard Attempts Are Raising Alarms. Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment
# Military / Global
Ukraine Says Nvidia Chip Was Found Inside a Russian Cruise Missile, May Indicate AI Weapons Tech
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/ukraine-says-nvidia-chip-found-155953862.html
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
In Texas and New Mexico, AI data centers may consume 10 times more water than Big Tech says. it’s becoming clear that if left unchecked, AI water use could impact the availability of water in drought-stricken Texas.
https://www.tpr.org/environment/2025-08-15/big-techs-big-thirst-ais-demand-for-texas-water
# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Full Retirement Age Rises in November: Set in motion some 43 years ago, this change to retirement is arriving quietly, but on schedule. If you’re approaching 62—the earliest you can claim Social Security—the change in “full retirement age” alters the math you might’ve worked out some time ago, explains Adam H. Douglas.
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/critical-social-security-rule-permanently-111500909.html
# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA
MODERN SKIES: Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Selects Air Space Intelligence to Deploy State-of-the-Art Air Traffic Control Software, Revolutionize Our Skies
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/modern-skies-trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-selects-air-space-intelligence
# UFO / UAP Disclosure
# Veterans / VA
‘Near-death condition’: Freed marine veteran returns to US for medical treatment after Russian abuse claims: Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, 32, returned to the U.S. after spending 4 years in Russian custody. He arrived in San Antonio, Texas, to receive critical care at Brooke Army Medical Center following severe physical and psychological abuse that left him in a life-threatening, near-death condition
https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-marine-released-robert-gilman-4c14fea91552117ffd7fd4c893c3768e
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