Voices, The Peoples News
October 10, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net
# Indigenous
DHS promised to work with a border tribe. Instead, it’s surveilling and intimidating the community. has revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is actively using surveillance, masked agents, and drones to intimidate the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona. This aggressive positioning follows strict assurances given by DHS officials in federal court that the government would engage with the tribe in good faith regarding border operations. The ongoing friction stems from a critical shift in the federal government’s approach to border infrastructure on indigenous lands
https://www.propublica.org/article/tohono-oodham-nation-arizona-border-wall
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump illegally sent thousands to face ‘torture and possibly death’ in Mexico: judge
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-remain-in-mexico-asylum-seekers-court-ruling-b3064416.html
‘Should Concern All Americans’: Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of Midterms. “If not for the laws that protect the public’s right to know what their government is doing, the public likely would have never known about these concerning schemes.”
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-has-obtained-over-50-million-voter-roll-records-from-doj-ahead-of-midterms/
White House directs ICE to make 3K migrant arrests per day: The directive comes as some Republicans push back against the Trump administration over who is being detained
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/white-house-ice-3000-arrests/
Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say
https://abc7ny.com/story/off-duty-ice-agent-shot-assaulting-72-year-old-man-daughter-fresno-home-police-say/19925704/
Electric shock gloves deemed too painful by US Army are being rolled out by ICE
https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252
“This statement all but admits that there was no, absolutely no legitimate reason to shoot”: US Rep. Dan Goldman on Homeland Security’s statement regarding ICE shooting in New York. Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman last summer, an incident that led to protests and the ouster of the city’s police chief, was jailed on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
https://share.newsbreak.com/jtdvgcan
Chinese basketball player from Mississippi Valley State was detained by ICE, and now his university is deeply concerned about his well-being
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ice-detained-another-college-basketball-165803880.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
‘Morally Wrong’: Trump Sparks Anger on Left and Right By Lifting Russian Sanctions
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/morally-wrong-trump-sparks-anger-on-left-and-right-by-lifting-russian-sanctions/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
Washington couple finds 120-foot cell tower on their property — co-op threatens to cut power if they don’t sign easement
https://www.aol.com/articles/washington-couple-stunned-120-foot-091500000.html
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/article/trump-announces-russia-will-release-22-million-barrels-of-diesel-immediately-with-more-to-follow-202347251.html
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed.
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/10/fda-toxic-chemicals-food-analysis
# Gov / Politics / US
‘Why Would You Need Courage to Speak the Truth?’: Navi Pillay, Who Led UN Report on Gaza Genocide, Wins Nobel Peace Prize. “Thank you so much,” said the international jurist in a moment of jest. “If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/navi-pillay-nobel-peace-prize
‘Affront to Democracy’: Trump’s National Guard Troops Seen in Front of Ballot Box in DC. “Armed troops do not belong near ballot boxes,” the head of the District of Columbia ACLU told Common Dreams.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/national-guard-dc-ballot-box
Trump Keeps Giving Ominous Warnings About a Midterm ‘Surprise.’ Election Experts Say Whatever It Is, They’re Ready. “No one outside the administration knows what a ‘Midterm Surprise’ means, but nothing this administration has done so far has come out of nowhere,” one expert told Common Dreams. [Note: Will he declare martial law to hold on to power as he has threatened before?]
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-midterm-surprise
172 Billionaire Families Have Spent Record $1.7 Billion on 2026 Midterms So Far: “With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy.”
https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-midterms-billionaires-corporations-pour-in-cash-as-campaign-spending-nears-record-highs-14051495.html
Trump White House in ‘full-on panic mode’ over close advisers hired by pro-Putin Balkans government. While Trump is ‘livid’ over his party’s doomed prospects in midterms, some of his top allies are maintaining relationships with Russian-linked leaders
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-james-blair-chris-lacivita-b3063598.html
Trump Bought Up to $5 Million of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bonds Two Days Before Signing a Memorandum That Could Benefit the Company — White House Insists “There Are No Conflicts of Interest”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6138851-white-house-denies-spacex-conflict-of-interest/
Trump’s ‘Unlawful’ Nationwide Voter Purge Plan Struck Down in Court, Records Show
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-shuts-down-trump-dojs-nationwide-voter-roll-crusade/
Preparing for a constitutional crisis in case the Trump administration attempts to thwart the midterm election
Three scholars have produced a guide to help communities prepare to defend the midterm election vote.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/preparing-for-a-constitutional-crisis/
Trump voters turn on Republican governor they call ‘scarier than a communist’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voters-texas/
Voters have ‘had enough’ of Mideast turmoil. But the Houthi conflict is just getting started.
One U.S. senator is calling the Yemen and Iran conflicts a “full blown regional war.” One U.S. senator is calling the Yemen and Iran conflicts a “full blown regional war.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/08/voters-have-had-enough-of-mideast-turmoil-but-the-houthi-conflict-is-just-getting-started-01113105
Nobody else’s power matters to Donald Trump
https://substack.com/@michaelwolffnyc/note/c-353514676?utm_source=feed-email-digest
‘The brown people are coming up here to kill us…’: Leaked audio allegedly captures Nebraska Senate hopeful Dan Osborn making racist and graphic remarks
https://share.newsbreak.com/jtdx10tz
“Trump engaged in serious crimes…”: Jack Smith Shocks GOP With Chilling Investigation Details
Jack Smith’s explosive statements about Donald Trump have reignited political controversy in Washington, raising fresh questions about the former special counsel’s investigations and their implications for the GOP. Smith’s allegations that Trump engaged in serious crimes have drawn renewed attention to the legal battles surrounding the president.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li7TYpAD-zY
Trump’s gambit to bury Jack Smith report past midterms about to collapse: ex-prosecutor
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-jack-smith-2678017295/
# Global News
UK’s Online Safety Act has silenced, punished free speech in ways that pose as warning to Americans. Businesswoman Bernie Spofforth was arrested for her social media post of the identity circulating online of a supposed suspect in the stabbing death of three little girls. The whole debate may feel foreign in the United States, but cracks are also appearing in America’s free speech protections.
https://justthenews.com/world/europe/europe-and-free-speech
Trump’s plan to salvage midterms with Russia’s help literally explodes into flames. A few hours after Donald Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel, Ukraine set a major Russian fuel export terminal on fire.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-putin-2678069413/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Donald Trump pushes for broader use of death penalty. President Donald Trump floats expanding capital punishment in the US following botched attempted execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike.
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/president-donald-trump-floats-expanding-capital-punishment-following-botched-attempted-execution-convicted-murderer-christa-pike/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Judge in Kennedy Center case stops discovery door from slamming shut, and opens it even further, as lawmaker challenges ‘Chairman’ Trump on executive privilege. A discovery dispute within the broader fight over the fate of the Kennedy Center will drag on at least a bit longer, a federal district judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday morning.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-kennedy-center-case-stops-200542701.html
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
UnitedHealth and Humana cutting Medicare Advantage plans in 2027
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/unitedhealth-humana-cutting-medicare-advantage-172601329.html
# Medical Pharmaceuticals
6 Prescription Drugs Medicare Part D Could Stop Covering in 2027 – Check Your Plan
https://www.aol.com/articles/6-prescription-drugs-medicare-part-090000000.html
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Congressional report exposes massive aircraft losses as war drags on under Hegseth
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-iran-war-cost-new/
# Military / Global
Russian strikes kill 11 people, injure 16 others, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/12-killed-including-3-children-in-russian-strike-on-ukraine-zelenskyy/4084270
A direct act of war is closer than ever. ‘Performative’ Iron Domes won’t protect us. Is there a threat which requires a massive investment in air defence? Well, there were a raft of unexplained drone incursions in Poland, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden in 2025. Anything “explosive”? No, but a lot of military air bases were targeted in what looked like reconnaissance.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/burnham-germany-russia-iran-fairford-drone-attack-b3063443.html
# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Senators Push for Big Change to Social Security to Save the Program
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-senators-push-for-big-change-to-save-program-12116770
‘He Thinks Working People Are a Joke’: Ken Paxton Floats Social Security Cuts in Leaked Audio. This is a man who should not be allowed anywhere near the levers of power, since clearly he thinks working people are a joke to be laughed at with the billionaire donors he works for.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/paxton-social-security-leak
Social Security makes rare payment change in November
https://share.google/P4rcLu3lpKTlWHiUD
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