Voices, The Peoples News
October 8, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE child arrests are up. Thus far in President Donald Trump’s second term, ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children. Many of those children have been detained in locations where lawyers and family members couldn’t find them, like hotels and hold rooms in office buildings.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/ice-immigrant-children-arrests-trump
ICE Shock Gloves Are So Dangerous That Even Army Employees Got Hurt During an Exercise
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/ice-shock-glove-army-study-compliant-technologies-trauma/
# Children / Youth / Childcare / Interstate Child-Trafficking
Parental rights bill targets funding of state child welfare programs. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller says her newly introduced legislation will stop bureaucrats from using taxpayer-funded child welfare systems to tear children away from families.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5628e27b-283a-4411-9f8d-e9db2bc1f9f9.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
New tariffs would take nearly a decade to cover Trump’s $5,000 checks
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_973f8468-dbf7-4193-84b9-2786d65e9d1e.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Kaitlin Bennett Just Exposed the 50 Elite Names Shielded by the Epstein Act!
The swamp is shaking! The massive cover-up surrounding Jeffrey Epstein just blew wide open
https://trendify1.jervisfamily.com/posts/50-names-never-appeared-epstein-leak-internet-cant-stop-lam123456-team-apex-e8ff70
Death of Whistleblower Who Exposed Trump Official’s Links to Epstein Sparks Probe. A top U.K. regulator is launching a probe into how it handled whistleblower complaints by Simon Andriesz when he worked at BGC Financial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcqYGhzb_Ks
Trump DOJ Moves to End Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein Files While Feds Provide Secret Documents to Judge for Review
https://www.aol.com/articles/doj-must-expedite-processing-epstein-082135000.html
Trump’s DOJ Begs Judge To Kill Epstein Files Case After Court Loss in Phang Lawsuit. The Justice Department now argues that journalist Katie Phang cannot use federal administrative law to force further disclosure.
https://meidasnews.com/news/trumps-doj-begs-judge-to-kill-epstein-files-case-after-court-loss-in-phang-lawsuit
Judge denies DOJ’s request to unseal Epstein grand jury records. The decision marks the third and final time a judge has denied the request.
https://abcnews.com/US/judge-denies-dojs-request-unseal-epstein-records-criminal/story?id=124818529
# Gov / Politics / US
Companies Backed by Trump Sons Have Scored Over $6 Billion in Pentagon Contracts: Analysis
“Let’s call this what it is: blatant corruption and an abuse of power.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-brothers-pentagon-contracts
Democrat Opens Probe Into Kushner’s Firm’s Stake in Israeli Military. Kushner’s role as a “special envoy” allows him to dodge financial reporting requirements, Rep. Robert Garcia pointed out. U.S. Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has launched a formal inquiry into Jared Kushner’s financial investments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgc0FFuj_uI
Poisonous Natalie Harp will be the first head to fall in Trump’s next purge
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/natalie-harp-trump/
Trump official’s leaked Signal chats astound legal expert: ‘I can’t believe my eyes’: Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a group text with White House officials discussing war plans. This is why Democrats and security experts are alarmed.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-03-25/what-to-know-about-the-leaked-signal-chat-with-top-u-s-security-officials
The ammo that will wipe out Congress is in the GOP’s own slogan. In a nationwide poll conducted a few weeks ago, the majority of all registered voters surveyed said the number one word to describe Donald Trump is “corrupt.” This represents a massive opportunity for Democrats both now and for the next two years.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-corruption-2678019664/
Vance says Iran must cut nuclear enrichment to end war with US
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/vance-says-iran-must-cut-120000900.html
Sen. Murray Says She Is “Downright Sick” of Trump “Attacking” Americans in Blue States, Declares “We Are ALL Americans” and Calls His Iran “Take Out” Rhetoric “Divisive and Sickening”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jss3pg9r
Trump Rages at ‘Disloyal’ Democrat for Not Switching Parties After He Pardoned Him
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-rages-disloyal-democrat-not-001307332.html
Trump Ominously Says He Can Do ‘Bad Things’ To Top Democrats: ‘I Can Do Whatever I Want’: Donald Trump stated regarding political opponents that he possesses broad latitude in his actions, drawing criticism and concern from political commentators and Democratic figures.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-ominously-says-bad-things-183910900.html
# Global News
‘King of Injustice’: Golden naked Trump statue installed at European Parliament: A satirical 8.5-foot copper sculpture covered in 23-carat gold leaf titled “The Orange Plague” or “King of Injustice”—depicting a naked U.S. President Donald Trump sitting on the shoulders of a smaller, frail man—was unveiled on October 6, 2026, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. He said his decision to depict Trump naked alludes to Hans Christian Andersen’s story “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” in which a vain emperor parades the city in the nude. “Dictators don’t like you laughing at them,” he explained.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/style/golden-naked-trump-statue-european-parliament
Gaza Genocide ‘Not Over,’ Says UN Expert as Israel’s Onslaught Enters Fourth Year. “The situation on the ground is catastrophic,” said Francesca Albanese. “It’s really beyond what words can say.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/francesca-albanese-gaza-genocide-not-over
Could the US sell weapons to its biggest rival China? The US ambassador to China says President Trump floated the idea of selling weapons to Beijing during talks with Xi Jinping. It would mark a major turnaround in US foreign policy and potentially far-reaching consequences for Taiwan and other US allies in the Pacific region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1SNEt-UgLg
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Union demands federal prison leaders be held in contempt after agency ‘openly defies’ court order.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons director reportedly said in a meeting shortly before an injunction required him to restore the agency’s union contracts, “I don’t take directives from the court. I take my orders from the president.”
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/10/union-federal-prison-leaders-contempt-agency-defies-court-order/416483/?oref=ge-author-river
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Grassley under the gun over hidden docs behind botched attack on Jack Smith
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/08/democrats-judiciary-jack-smith-eric-schmitt-01110755
Judge orders Tennessee to preserve evidence from Christa Pike’s botched execution. New details are emerging about Pike’s condition, with her attorneys saying she woke up and is “angry and confused” about the circumstances. The ruling followed an emergency hearing where Pike’s attorneys shared new details about her condition.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/judge-orders-tennessee-to-preserve-evidence-from-christa-pikes-failed-execution
Judge Warns First Amendment Faces Risk as Lawsuit by Fired ‘Stars and Stripes’ Ombudsman Moves Forward Against Pete Hegseth and Pentagon
https://radaronline.com/p/pete-hegseth-fails-to-kill-lawsuit-from-fired-stars-and-stripes-jacqueline-smith/
# Media / Press / TV
Trump Calls for Media Outlets to Be Arrested Over Rally Coverage: ‘Dishonesty and Disservice’
“The Times knows this, and so does everyone else. I never have empty seats — Never have, and never will,” the president writes
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/trump-calls-media-outlet-arrests-rally-coverage/
Trump Won’t Reimburse Taxpayers for Ads Promoting Himself Paid for by Government. Trump has spent at least $10 million in taxpayer funds on TV ads ahead of the midterm elections.
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/06/trump-super-pac-taxpayer-funded-ads-reimbursement
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Memorial Hermann is closing its Medicare Advantage plan on December 31, and members have a special enrollment period through February 28, 2027 to pick new coverage
https://healthplan.memorialhermann.org/for-brokers/resource-center/medicare-advantage-plan-program-closing
As ‘Medicare for All’ support hits a record 66%, Bernie Sanders reminds again who is driving public anger
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/as-medicare-for-all-support-hits-a-record-66-bernie-sanders-reminds-again-who-is-driving-public-anger/
# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals
Russia Responds After Reports of 2nd Laboratory Worker Death, WHO investigating
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/who-russia-second-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker/
Russian researcher’s mystery death could be ‘far worse’ than the plague, former senior Trump official warns. A Soviet bioweapons defector told Marshall Billingslea about an antibiotic-resistant plague from the same facility
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/russian-researchers-mystery-death-could-be-far-worse-than-plague-former-senior-trump-official-warns
MIT Biologist Kevin Esvelt Says Russia’s Response to a Researcher’s Death May Point to a Pathogen Other Than Plague. Kevin Esvelt, a 44-year-old biologist at MIT, laid out his doubts in a thread on X on Monday. Russia locked down five hospitals, brought in the FSB, and reportedly used hazmat gear after a single researcher died at a weapons-lineage lab in Irkutsk.
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2026/10/mit-biologist-kevin-esvelt-says-russias-response-to-a-researchers-death-may-point-to-a-pathogen-other-than-plague/
68 rural Texas hospital districts to receive $750,000 each after lost revenue from federal cuts. The state expects the program to deliver roughly $1.4 billion over five years
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/rural-health-funding-texas-hospital-districts/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Kelly Says Firing Generals “Because of the Color of Their Skin or Because They’re Women” Is “Damaging Our Readiness” After Hegseth’s 20% Cut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmBs1mLUI8&t=77s
U.S. military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cartels-military-strike-caribbean-0589ce7065bc2dea0ae719c3420f4072
235 Dead in US Boat Strikes, And Still No Public Proof. As of October 2026, at least 238 people have been killed in ongoing U.S. military boat strikes against alleged drug traffickers during United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear, amid ongoing public debate and scrutiny over the limited transparency and public evidence provided for the targeted vessels
https://www.latintimes.com/235-dead-us-boat-strikes-still-no-public-proof-599880
Jaw-Dropping Scale of Trump’s Secret Military Losses Is Exposed: More than 80 U.S. warplanes have been destroyed or damaged in the course of Donald Trump’s war on Iran at a cost of more than $3 billion, according to a new congressional report.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/jaw-dropping-scale-trump-secret-114642964.html
What Else Is the Pentagon Hiding From Us? Four more troops have died than Pete Hegseth’s DOD has admitted, new reporting reveals.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/pentagon-dod-hegseth-trump-iran-casualties-military-deaths/
# Military / Global
The War on Afghanistan Was Launched 25 Years Ago. It Still Hasn’t Ended. The war inaugurated a terrible new global order in which armed drones kill civilians who are neither named nor counted.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-war-on-afghanistan-was-launched-25-years-ago-it-still-hasnt-ended/
Iran can, will seal off remaining Strait of Hormuz routes created, used by oil smugglers:
https://justthenews.com/world/iran-can-will-seal-remaining-strait-hormuz-routes-created-used-oil-smugglers-report
# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Trump’s Proposed Social Security Rule Could Cut Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Americans: Trump Administration Poised to Cut SSI Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Low-Income Disabled and Older People
https://www.cbpp.org/research/social-security/trump-administration-poised-to-cut-ssi-benefits-for-nearly-400000-low
Social Security ends flexible work schedules, teeing up clash with union. AFGE, which represents SSA employees, has filed a grievance over the agency’s decision to end alternative work schedules.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/10/ssa-to-end-alternative-work-schedules-on-nov-16/
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