Voices, The Peoples News
October 15, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
DHS Gave an Arizona Tribe 60 Seconds Before Sending Armed Agents In, Now It Flies Drones Over Their Prayers. A two-decade border partnership collapses as federal agents, surveillance drones, and a “Resistance Is Futile” meme target a sovereign Arizona tribe that said no to a wall.
https://www.latintimes.com/dhs-gave-arizona-tribe-60-seconds-before-sending-armed-agents-now-it-flies-drones-over-their-600145
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. At an immigration detention facility in west Michigan, many domestic violence victims have leaned on one another to survive months in custody. The Trump administration has tried to dismantle some of the protections that victims of domestic violence once counted on to avoid deportation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/domestic-violence-immigrant-victims-ice-detention
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Another multi-billion-dollar company is expanding operations in Texas utilizing taxpayer money: Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC. The company says it’s making a $544 million capital investment to build an advanced manufacturing and operations campus in the rural community of Hutto in Williamson County.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_20643d81-4700-489f-83e0-b540c5c981ec.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
U.S. banks restricted customers over political, religious views. Nine of the largest U.S. banks dropped services for customers over political and religious views, according to a report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released Wednesday. Banks Evaluated: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC Bank, TD Bank, and BMO Bank
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c07c9bdd-39c3-471b-b5e7-c4db7f27dd17.html
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
For Texas schoolchildren, minor misbehavior can mean serious punishment. More students ages 10 to 13 are ending up in the justice system after vaping, making threats or lashing out at school.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/texas-schoolchildren-minor-misbehavior-mean-100000528.html
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
Judge says Trump admin officials ‘acted urgently’ to defy her court order and cut down hundreds of non-invasive trees she demanded be protected
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-says-trump-admin-officials-190724490.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
‘We’re Making a Fortune,’ Trump Says of High Oil Prices as Working Class Pay. “Workers are losing the race between wages and prices,” said one economist. “It’s no wonder workers feel left behind in the current economy.” According to one recent analysis, the president’s investments in fossil fuel stocks have boosted his net worth by up to $15.5 million since January.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-prices-fortune
Trump touts Taiwan investment in Alaska energy infrastructure project. Trump says Taiwan will buy Alaska LNG. The project is still in flux. The president said Taiwan had committed to purchasing liquified natural gas from a proposed Alaska pipeline, calling it the “largest Offtake Agreement in History.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/14/trump-taiwan-alaska-lng-korea-01118483
Surprise Russia diesel deal spurned by growing number of GOP senators. At least eight Republican senators have expressed public concerns over the deal, which would pave the way for the United States to import hundreds of thousands of metric tons of Russian diesel over the next two months.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6146695-senate-gop-criticize-russia-diesel-deal/
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
A SNAP recipient who misses the 80-hour monthly work rule loses benefits after three months and must meet it for a full 30 days or qualify for an exception to get them back
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/food/snap-food-benefits/snap-work-rules
Judge rules Elon Musk, Kristi Noem spread false info to fire FEMA official. A federal judge in Virginia cleared former FEMA Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans, ruling that former presidential adviser Elon Musk and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem engaged in “outrageous government conduct” and spread knowingly false information to justify her February 2025 termination
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/14/fema-fired-mary-comans-false-info-elon-musk-kristi-noem/92247275007/
# Gov / Politics / US
‘Terrorized’ battlegrounds turn into ‘ghost towns’ as ICE swarms early voting
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ice-2678066622/
A little girl’s pajama party got invaded by armed vigilantes in Trump’s mail-in voting war. The ridiculous accusation would all be a laugh, except for an attempted murder and vigilantes armed with AR-15s who appeared at his daughter’s pajama party.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/mail-in-voting/
Trump Reportedly Thinking About Dumping Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as Rivals Are Circling: ‘She’s Burned a Lot of People’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-reportedly-thinking-about-dumping-chief-of-staff-susie-wiles-as-rivals-are-circling-shes-burned-a-lot-of-people/
Battle plans drawn for 150 ways Trump could hijack midterms, but one still scares Dems. In a recent interview, Trump teased testing the full weight of presidential powers when asked if he’d trigger the Insurrection Act, which enables presidents to deploy the military on U.S. soil, ahead of this year’s midterms.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-midterms-hijack/
Traitorous Trump knifed Ukraine — and proved a terrifying Putin theory is true
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-putin-ukraine/
Trump says leakers should be shot. resident Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that people who leak sensitive information about the government to the media “should be shot,” calling them the “scum of the earth.”
https://time.com/article/2026/10/15/trump-leakers-shot-journalists-arizona-rally/
The House Republican panic has set in. GOP internal polling revealed key House seats that Trump won comfortably in 2024 are now competitive.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/09/house-gop-panic-deep-red-seats-trump-01113006
Trump branded ‘diabolical miscreant’ and ‘full on traitor’ as he thanks Putin and trashes Zelensky
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-branded-diabolical-miscreant-full-37761207
‘Outrageous!’ Legal expert aghast as Trump admin defies court in ‘contemptuous’ case: Legal analyst Katie Phang blasted the Trump administration Tuesday over what she described as its “outrageous” defiance of a federal court order blocking a $20 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-2678080932/
Bill O’Reilly warns President Donald Trump that the Iran war threatens to ‘kill’ his legacy: ‘And he cares about that very much’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/bill-oreilly-warns-iran-war-could-kill-trumps-legacy/
‘Their agenda is dead’: Republican lawmaker threatens Trump admin for ‘aiding’ the enemy
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-ukraine-russia-2678085224/
Jared Kushner is ‘unlawfully’ and unconstitutionally serving as a diplomat in countries where his business interests raise ‘serious conflict-of-interest concerns,’ lawsuit says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/jared-kushner-is-unlawfully-and-unconstitutionally-serving-as-a-diplomat-in-countries-where-his-business-interests-raise-serious-conflict-of-interest-concerns-lawsuit-says/amp/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Federal investigators from different agencies are ramping up scrutiny on Rep. Ilhan Omar, examining her conflicting birthdate records, citizenship paperwork and timeline, as well as fluctuating financial disclosures.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-probes-deepen-rep-ilhan-omars-citizenship-and-financial-disclosures
# LGBTQ / Transgender
These five states are putting transgender sports, gender-medicine questions before voters next month.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/these-five-states-are-putting-transgender-sports-gender-medicine
# Media / Press / TV
Donald Trump ‘violated the First Amendment’ with CNN ban, judge rules: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must allow White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, arguing that the ban violated the First Amendment. US District Judge Tim Kelly implemented a new short-term order to block the ban, as the previous order was set to expire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl1wZZTiWmc
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pete Hegseth’s Execution Plan Sparks Moral Objections From Soldiers
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/09/hegseth-public-execution-backlash-01113728
Russian drones and missiles hit American business facilities in Ukraine, but the White House is silent
https://share.newsbreak.com/juzhq1m7
Protesters Call Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth and Other Military Leaders “War Criminals”
https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/14/war-criminal-protestors-scream-pete-hegseth/
# Other Interestimg Stuff
Stunning megastructure discovered hidden beneath the Pacific – and scientists say it answers questions. Scientists have stumbled upon a strange megastructure deep inside the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island, which may be the reason behind the East Pacific Rise – which is the fastest spreading ocean ridge in the world.
https://www.newsbreak.com/indy100-1276868/4944888184261-stunning-megastructure-discovered-hidden-beneath-the-pacific-and-scientists-say-it-answers-questions
# Veterans / VA
3.6% COLA is official: What it means for VA disability checks: Military retirement checks and Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits are on track to increase by 3.6 percent in 2027 following an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/36-cola-is-official-what-it-means-for-veterans-va-disability-checks.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4
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