Levice Voices, The Peoples News
August 22, 2026
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# Indigenous
Native American Leaders Denounce Record Glyphosate Spraying on National Forests. “It’s kind of like killing our tribe again.”
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/08/maidu-native-groups-denounce-record-glyphosate-spraying-national-forests-california-bayer-forest-service/
# Animals / Pets
Trump administration quietly sends thousands of wild horses to slaughter; sanctuary director says ‘slaughter in plain sight.’ Tragically, this isn’t the first time that the Bureau of Land Management has fallen down on the job. The BLM is the primary agency tasked with the responsibility to manage these majestic animals, who live on public lands, and to ensure that the wild horses and burros who are rounded up go to reputable homes. Instead, the agency has set the stage for their betrayal and deaths.
https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/americas-wild-horses-sent-slaughter-under-trump-administration
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Casar Demands Shutdown of Texas Detention Center After ICE Abducts 5-Year-Old on Way to Soccer Match. “Liam should be starting kindergarten this week,” said Rep. Greg Casar. “Instead, he’s sitting in a trailer prison right now in Dilley, Texas.” In additional remarks, Casar called for the child’s release and criticized the facility.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/rep-greg-casar-says-ice-detained-5-year-old-boy-in-austin
In LA immigration courts, Indigenous migrants face deportation because they don’t have interpreters. Attorneys and advocates for Indigenous migrants say little to no court-provided translation means some people don’t understand what immigration judges are asking of them.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/08/immigration-courts-indigenous-speakers-migrants-deportation-interpreters/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
The National debt just hit $40 trillion, and three hidden costs are about to gut Americans’ monthly budgets
https://share.newsbreak.com/jdgyew2x
Trump Delays 50% Canada Tariffs as the Two Countries Race to Finalize a Deal. The President’s announcement came hours before a series of tariffs set to cover about $20 billion worth of imports into the U.S. from Canada were set to take effect
https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/trump-delays-50-canada-tariffs-as-the-two-countries-race-to-finalize-a-deal/
‘It’s War’: Trump’s 50% Tariffs Take Hold After US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse. “Trump is going to be hitting American consumers with a new round of tax hikes just over two months before the election,” said one economist.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/us-canada-trade-talks-collapse-as-new-50-tariffs-go-into-effect-160526827.html
‘Massive redistribution of wealth in favor of convicted criminals’: Democrat report says Trump’s pardons robbed crime victims of $1.7 billion
https://share.newsbreak.com/jdgxvpj8
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority. The ABA, which accredits roughly 200 law schools, has come under GOP criticism over promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion standards.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/21/trump-administration-recommends-stripping-american-bar-association-of-law-school-oversight-authority-01045391
ABA: American Bar Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Trump’s destruction of national parks is just getting started: Trump Is Destroying Pristine Public Lands to Build His Border Wall — Again. Contractors damaged federally protected habitats in Big Bend National Park and areas near sacred springs in Arizona. Last summer, Congress gave the Trump admin $46 billion to construct a wall from the Pacific Ocean to Mexico
https://www.salon.com/2026/08/18/trumps-destruction-of-national-parks-is-just-getting-started/
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
A new SNAP rule changes how utility costs are counted. It changes the accounting behind how much help a family receives, by altering how utility costs are factored into a SNAP calculation. The result, by one analysis, is smaller benefits for about 600,000 households.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-financial-wire-382710013/4840578795029-a-new-snap-rule-changes-how-utility-costs-are-counted-and-about-600-000-households-will-see-smaller-food-benefits
Cattle groups react to Trump’s beef import post. Trump says U.S. will allow up to 300K metric tons of beef to be imported tariff free for 90 days.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6044555-trump-suspends-ground-beef-tariffs/
# Gov / Politics / US
Another high-profile Trump appointee hits the exits. A key voice for the White House in Congress is leaving as turnover in the Trump administration continues. Here’s a running list of high-profile officials to leave during the president’s second term.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/a-key-voice-for-the-white-house-in-congress-is-leaving-as-turnover-in-the-trump-administration-continues-230238293.html
Meet the election deniers influencing Trump’s anti-voting policy
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/the-election-deniers-influencing-trumps-anti-voting-policy-from-outside-the-white-house/
‘Resign’: Jarring break inside Trump world as his own envoy defies him. McGurk stated that the pullout was a total policy reversal that threatened regional stability and left him unable to maintain his integrity
https://www.rawstory.com/tom-barrack-2677758914/
Florida Republican could face death penalty after allegedly molesting grandson under new law he voted for
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article316963811.html
Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene claims the US is discussing the potential use of nuclear weapons against Iran, but she has provided no evidence or identified officials. Her comments come amid escalating US-Iran tensions, disputes over the Strait of Hormuz and claims surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme. The report also examines the unverified allegations and Iran’s response.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jHjyE93c6I
‘A Government of the Rich, by the Rich, for the Rich’: Nearly 60 Top Trump Officials Worth $100 Million or More. The Trump administration has over 10 times as many of these super-rich appointees as the Biden, Obama, and George W. Bush administrations.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-admin-superrich
Forget ‘No Kings’ Placards, Given What Trump Is Plotting Impeach Him This Minute: Trump’s plans to steal the 2026 midterm elections are already underway. It’s not alarmism to say this. He is saying it out loud and the Republican Party has shown just how far they will go for this fascist.
https://freespeechforpeople.org/1-million-americans-demand-impeachment-as-free-speech-for-people-launches-full-page-new-york-times-ad-ahead-of-no-kings-protests/
Time to Raise Hell: Trump Taking GOP Voter Suppression Efforts to Heights Never Seen: Back in the old days, Nixon and Reagan at least had the decency to commit their treasonous election thefts in secret. Not Trump. He is telling us exactly what he’s prepared to do. If we don’t stop him, who will?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/donald-trump-election-stealing-plot
Donald Trump Can’t Buy His Way Out of the Mess He Made When He Started War With Iran. Most people do not know that the term “checkmate” in chess is a loan from Persian. “Shah-mat” means the king is confused and helpless. Trump may learn this hard way—but not without bringing much pain and suffering on people at home and worldwide.
https://qoshe.com/common-dreams-us/juan-cole/spoiled-rotten-donald-trump-can-t-buy-his-way-out-of-the-mess-he-made-when-he-started-war-with-iran/189032150/amp
By calling out Natalie Harp, Jon Ossoff did what no Democrat has been able to do — put Trump on his heels. Trumpworld has gone nuclear on the freshman senator from Georgia. That was the point
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jon-ossoff-trump-natalie-harp-b3037292.html
# Global News
Iran’s president calls for end of war after Trump’s ‘economic terrorism’ threats
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/iran-war-trump-president-end-conflict-b3037100.html
After Bessent Comments, China Warns US That It Cannot Sanction Iran Out of Existence. A spokesperson for the foreign ministry of China, which receives 80% of Iran’s oil exports, said that going along with Trump’s “economic warfare” will “only lead to escalation that serves no one’s interests.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7NRByzxAo
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Cop Used Electrocution Gloves to Subdue High School Student in Special Education Program. “We are constantly seeking ways to keep the public and police officers safe through innovations like G.L.O.V.E.” And though the gloves might be new to most of the American public, they’re certainly not new to local cops, who it turns out are just as likely to use them on vulnerable high school students as they are on violent adult suspects.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/cop-used-electrocution-gloves-subdue-160335177.html
Woman, 47, arrested at KFC told cops ‘I can’t breathe’ as she was booked into jail and died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQiHKHEoCII
Texas Police Are Using Cell Trackers, License-Plate Readers and Sound Sensors to Monitor Suspects and Bystanders Across the State, Raising Privacy Questions
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article316955347.html
Ms Rachel speaks out on Black hanging cases as Raleigh death is declared suicide: Black people “don’t hang themselves from trees” after Raleigh police ruled a death a suicide.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ms-rachel-speaks-out-black-hanging-cases-raleigh-death-declared-suicide
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-appears-to-have-hired-lawyer-convicted-of-hacking-election-sites/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
A Stars & Stripes reporter DEFIES Pete Hegseth by announcing that she works for her newspaper, not him or Trump — and pays for it with her job. This is what true journalistic courage looks like.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/stars-and-stripes-editor-reporter-fired-for-insubordination-after-doing-cbs-interview
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Starting in 2027, Medicaid’s expansion enrollees must reprove eligibility every six months, and missed paperwork can end coverage
https://www.hfma.org/payment-reimbursement-and-managed-care/medicaid-six-month-eligibility-redeterminations-cms-guidance/
75% of US Hospital Finance Leaders Are Reconsidering Medicare Advantage Contracts; 41% Have Acted or Expect a Pullback Within 12 Months. Black Book Research flash poll of 112 hospital and health system finance leaders finds Medicare Advantage contract economics are moving onto the CFO agenda
https://www.newswire.com/news/75-of-us-hospital-finance-leaders-are-reconsidering-medicare-advantage
Roughly three million older Americans may be forced to change Medicare plans for 2027 as insurers keep retreating from a market they call underpaid.
https://share.newsbreak.com/jdh00rhk
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Hundreds of US military family members trapped at camp facing closure, group says
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/20/hundreds-of-us-military-family-members-trapped-at-camp-facing-closure-group-says/
Department of Defense Reveals Number of Americans Wounded in Iran since the conflict began on February 28, 2026. The vast majority of these reported injuries are traumatic brain injuries.
https://www.military.com/department-of-defense-reveals-number-of-americans-wounded-in-iran-war
Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched Vectus Air Defense Systems, a private startup offering subscription-based “air defense as a service”. The company provides tools like jammers, cannons, and interceptors to protect critical infrastructure, data centers, and military bases from drone threats
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/21/erik-prince-vectus-air-defense-service
Shock Report Says Army Secretary to Step Down Amid ‘Tension’ With Pete Hegseth: Army Secretary Driscoll to Step Down This Year Amid Hegseth Friction: Driscoll’s exit would leave Army without a Senate-confirmed civilian leader at a time when the service is stretched by ongoing operations overseas.
https://www.military.com/army-secretary-driscoll-step-down-this-year-amid-hegseth-friction-report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Wife Emerges As His ‘Most Influential Adviser,’ Pentagon Leaders Express Alarm At Her Oversized Role: Former Pentagon spokesperson describes Jennifer Hegseth’s expansive role as ‘bonkers.’ “It’s bonkers that a defense secretary would involve his wife in his sensitive official duties,” John Ullyot said in reference to Pete Hegseth’s spouse.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jennifer-pete-hegseth-defense-department-pentagon
Hegseth rages as Army makes U-turn on standards to screen out ‘stupid’ cadets: report: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly upset that the U.S. Army has decided to backtrack on a set of new academic standards for college students enrolling in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps training program meant to block “stupid people” from joining.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/hegseth-army-standards-stupid-cadets-b3036702.html
Wildfire Is General Atomics’ Successor To The MQ-9 Reaper: General Atomics unveils Wildfire drone with 11,500-mile range, can carry anti-ship missiles. Wildfire drone could carry four LRASMs as General Atomics eyes post-Reaper future. Wildfire, a new long-range unmanned aircraft concept that could represent the company’s answer to the changing demands of modern drone warfare and the eventual need for a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/general-atomics-unveils-mq-9-successor
New Beach Landing Vessel For The Marine Corps Breaks Cover (Updated): The Ancillary Surface Craft is part of a growing fleet of new amphibious vessels that is helping lay the groundwork for future Marine island-hopping operations.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/beach-landing-vessel-being-bought-173227135.html
This Is The New Blackbeard ‘Cheap’ Hypersonic Weapon: Castelion aims at building more affordable and usable hypersonic weapons that can be churned out at high production rates.
https://www.orrick.com/en/News/2026/08/Castelion-Raises-1B-Series-C-to-Scale-Production-of-Low-Cost-Hypersonic-Weapons
New USS John F. Kennedy Brings Back Key Feature From The Nimitz Class. Major radar changes mean ‘illuminators’ are needed to help Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles protect the carrier.
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/08/20/new_uss_john_f_kennedy_brings_back_key_feature_from_the_nimitz_class_1201515.html
# Military / Global
Israel Bombs Syrian Airbase to Block Turkish Military Expansion. Israel’s strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase exposes an escalating struggle with Turkey over Ankara’s future military presence in Syria
https://apnews.com/article/syria-israel-turkey-airstrikes-idlib-3a0e758c87ded0f26ed71b4a92db6816
Saab Unveils Stealthy Supersonic ‘Fighter Drone’ Concept. The advanced drone could become a high-end collaborative companion to the Gripen E, and may also shape Saab’s next crewed combat aircraft.
https://www.twz.com/air/saab-unveils-stealthy-supersonic-fighter-drone-concept
China’s Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization: What was a submerged reef a year ago is now a 1,500 acre artificial island with a large runway under construction, as China’s militarization of the South China Sea accelerates.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/china-rushes-to-complete-paracel-island-militarization
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
Leaked Memo Shows Republicans Are Terrified of the Backlash Against AI Data Centers. “[Data centers have] become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle.”
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/gop-data-center-memo-ai-election
# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
President Donald Trump sees big shift with middle-aged Americans as Social Security and Medicare concerns throw retirement security into question
https://www.newsbreak.com/wonderwall-316270490/4843356206462-president-donald-trump-sees-big-shift-with-middle-aged-americans-as-social-security-and-medicare-concerns-throw-retirement-security-into-question
# Technology / Robotics / AI
An Emergence AI experiment placed groups of 10 autonomous AI agents into five identical virtual towns for 15 days to test self-governance. The different AI models produced wildly contrasting meltdowns: Isolated towns powered independently by models from Claude, Gemini, Grok, and GPT, plus a mixed-model town. The Goal: To observe how autonomous agents manage laws, resources, and social norms without human intervention
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/ai/2026/05/researchers-left-ai-agents-alone-in-a-virtual-town-and-watched-it-all-unravel
# Weather
‘Perfect Storm’ of Trump’s War and Super El Niño: Experts are warning that a combination of a super El Niño climate pattern and two separate wars are threatening to put further upward pressure on food prices over the next several months.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/el-nino-war-food
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