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fruitlessly Voices, The Peoples News

August 14, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘Outrageous’: Trump Officials Investigated Left-Wing Groups After Alex Pretti Killing in Minneapolis. One First Amendment advocacy group called the investigation a “disturbing, invasive, and utterly unjustifiable attack on freedom of expression and political dissent.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-left-wing

Federal Agents Began Spying on Minnesota Left-Wing Groups 4 Days After Alex Pretti Was Shot.
Organizations surveilled included unions, socialist collectives, climate action groups, and others
https://truthout.org/articles/federal-agents-in-mn-opened-spying-operation-4-days-after-alex-pretti-was-shot/

ICE facility in New Jersey, Delaney Hall, reports a third migrant detainee has died: The Trump administration previously did not publicly disclose Chajon-Raxon’s death, which is the third involving someone detained at the facility. The DHS spokesperson said ICE was not notified of his death and that the agency is not responsible for monitoring or reviewing deaths of individuals who are no longer in their custody.
https://gothamist.com/news/feds-confirms-recent-death-of-delaney-hall-detainee-released-shortly-after-intake

ICE said it plans to spend up to $20 million to equip agents with electrical shock gloves called the “G.L.O.V.E,” and 404 Media got its hands on a manual that says they may cause “sudden death.” Requires direct contact with bare skin to deliver up to 380 volts of electricity.Designed to disrupt coordinated muscle movement and gain compliance without leaving marks or breaking skin
https://documentedny.com/2026/08/14/ice-agents-electric-shock-gloves/

The Border Chronicle has launched “Wall Watch,” a “community-powered” map that shows the locations of surveillance technology and barriers, as well as other infrastructural information along the U.S.-Mexico border.
https://www.theborderchronicle.com/the-border-chronicle-launches-wall-watch-a-community-powered-mapping-project/

A 43-year-old man died in 2024 after guards allegedly shocked him 27 times with the same gloves ICE now wants for its officers.  An internal investigation by the Madison County Detention Center found that two of the glove shocks lasted 45 and 99 seconds each, far beyond the manufacturer’s recommended 15-second limit, and concluded the shocks caused unnecessary pain and increased the risk of serious health complications.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/a-43-year-old-man-died-in-2024-after-guards-allegedly-shocked-him-27-times-with-the-same-gloves-ice-now-wants-for-its-officers/

In Ohio, Haitians’ American dream shatters as ICE prepares to deport them. US immigration has ramped up operations against Haitians, whose temporary protected status was removed by Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/ohio-haitian-immigrants-ice

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Warren Leads Demand for Answers on Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Volume of Stock Trades. “Your stock trading in 2025—reportedly more than 14,000 stock trades worth up to $1.06 billion—was more than all 535 members of Congress last year combined.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/warren-garcia-demand-trump-reveal-173738070.html

Park funds reportedly redirected to Trump’s vanity projects. 9 major parks get less combined than the National Mall and White House grounds. “The National Park Service is being used as a piggy bank,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-national-park-budget

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Censorship in LA School District Could Become National Norm, Educators Warn. Educators in the country’s second-largest school district are facing repression in the wake of a new California law.
https://truthout.org/articles/censorship-in-la-school-district-could-become-national-norm-educators-warn/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts
Trump’s administration omitted microplastics from a list of pollutants for local utilities to monitor in drinking water.
https://truthout.org/articles/epa-punts-microplastics-monitoring-as-scientists-warn-of-health-impacts/

Texas landowners fear huge new interstate could cut through property. Conceptual maps for a proposed 125-mile interstate are raising flags.
https://www.chron.com/texas/article/texas-interstate-i-14-22386705.php

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Sen. Padilla Says Trump Is Using the Iran War’s Energy Price Spike to Justify “Coming After” California’s Shoreline, Urges Californians to Oppose It
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4826430543256-sen-padilla-says-trump-is-using-the-iran-war-s-energy-price-spike-to-justify-coming-after-california-s-shoreline-urges-californians-to-oppose-it

# Gov / Politics / US
Human Rights Watch Details How Trump Has Gutted Federal Civil Rights Enforcement. A new report finds key federal agencies have stopped providing oversight of civil rights laws nationally.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/trump-administration-gutted-federal-civil-rights-enforcement-hrw-says

Fountains, Ballroom, and a Helipad: Trump’s White House Projects Cost Nearly $1 Billion. The sources of the funding for the various projects are shrouded in mystery.
https://truthout.org/articles/fountains-ballroom-and-a-helipad-trumps-white-house-projects-cost-nearly-1b/

Yet another senior Trump official mysteriously leaves: ‘Spend more time with his family’: Karoline Leavitt Quit Because Trump Was Driving Her Crazy. Donald Trump reportedly would not stop calling Leavitt while she was on maternity leave.
https://newrepublic.com/post/214286/karoline-leavitt-quit-donald-trump-calls-maternity-leave

Leavitt’s departure fuels fears of out-of-control Trump — and a West Wing exodus: insider. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure is about to set off a West Wing exodus amid worries President Donald Trump will go off the rails, according to report Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-leavitt-2677705518/

Top Republican’s squirming shows Mike Johnson’s head could soon roll: “Sick of This Sh*t”: Mike Johnson Snaps Over Republican Dysfunction. Johnson then immediately apologized for his outburst.
https://newrepublic.com/post/213490/mike-johnson-snaps-fails-control-republican-party

Trump’s vicious taunt highlights a severe psychological sickness
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-sadist/

Two federal agencies gave away roughly $2 billion in taxpayer-funded health and humanitarian contracts to charities that watchdogs and a Senate committee have flagged for terror ties, meaning the government’s own vetting either missed those records or decided their terrorist-linked status didn’t disqualify the groups.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/two-federal-agencies-routed-taxpayer-dollars-terror-linked-charities

Schumer Leads 16 Senators in Demanding Trump Administration Designate Five Americans Detained in Russia as “Wrongfully Detained,” Says “We Need to Get These Americans Home”
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-senators-call-on-trump-admin-to-escalate-efforts-to-rescue-us-nationals-detained-in-russia

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to give green light for White House ballroom construction
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la/politics/2026/08/14/trump-supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-construction

Top Economist Tells Trump How to ‘Fix’ the US Government, Calls for Executive Order Creating a Task Force to Rewrite America’s Fiscal Rulebook.  Johns Hopkins economist Steve Hanke is urging President Donald Trump to create a Government Transformation Task Force by executive order, arguing Washington needs a new “fiscal Constitution” to impose discipline on a federal government he says has grown beyond effective control.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/macro-notification/26/08/61167349/top-economist-tells-trump-how-to-fix-the-us-government-calls-for-executive-order-creating-a-task-force-to-rewrite-americas-fiscal-rulebook

Rachel Maddow Spots Exactly How This Trump-Linked Company Could Be ‘Invading’ Greenland. The MS NOW host broke down how officials in the Danish territory are taking on the oil firm. While Greenland ceased plans to issue permits for new oil projects in 2021, Greenland Energy partnered with a U.K. company that acquired oil exploration licenses before the ban.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rachel-maddow-trump-greenland-oil-drilling_n_6a7af37de4b0ecad6d3c79fd

Expert Explains the Real Danger Behind Trump’s Midterm ‘National Emergency’ Threat. Trump is “trying to scare people into thinking he has more power than he has,” said UCLA law professor Rick Hasen.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-2026-election-emergency

# Global News
Putin Warns of Retaliation. Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels
https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-navy-ships-seizures-shadow-fleet-0c184bfe95397fae3b7093139453d1cb

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Police plate readers aren’t just scanning your car anymore, they’re logging your phone: A product called SignalTrace, built by Leonardo’s ELSAG brand, reportedly adds something to that transaction, your phone, your smartwatch, your wireless earbuds, anything broadcasting a surveillance app inside your car gets catalogued too. This isn’t a prototype sitting in a lab.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/police-plate-readers-aren-t-152528293.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Scott Jennings Regularly Misleads. He Could Become Trump’s Next Press Secretary. Scott Jennings regularly peddles falsehoods and defends Trump’s positions on his radio program and on CNN.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6028050-democrats-afraid-scott-jennings-press-secretary-talks/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Mysterious Attacks on Ecuadorian Fishers Raise Fears of Expanded US Boat Bombings. “It would be one thing if the US didn’t have an overt maritime strike campaign, but they do, and they’re posting snuff films of boats going up in flames regularly,” said one expert.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/13/mystery-attacks-ecuadorian-fishing-boats-linked-cia/

‘Manic’ Hegseth slapped with drug test demands after ‘arm thrashing’ appearance: The defense secretary’s comments follow reports that several service members tried to jump overboard due to worsening conditions on the ship, including shortages of basic supplies, moldy showers, and long stretches without hot water. Service members’ mental health is also a concern, their family members have said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/newsom-asks-pentagon-pete-drug-082934038.html

Pentagon Pete’s ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides. Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon. The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War”—is being described by staffers as “manic,” erupting into fits of rage and tumultuous tirades
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pentagon-pete-manic-meltdowns-exposed-193000703.html

Pete Hegseth Faces ‘Fragile Masculinity’ Jabs After Announcing Testosterone Screening Policy as Critics Mock Alleged Makeup and Mood Lighting. If a service member is found to need treatment, it would be up to that individual whether to receive testosterone replacement therapy.
https://www.morninghoney.com/p/pete-hegseth-faces-fragile-masculinity-jabs-after-announcing-testosterone-screening-policy-as-critics-mock-alleged-makeup-and-mood-lighting

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
Flock announces new guardrails. Privacy advocates, critics still not satisfied. What can Flock Safety do to calm the critics? Implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6027324-flock-cameras-ai-surveillance-privacy-updates/

The Largest Data Center In California Has Been Denied Water For Cooling, Now It’s Suing A Public Agency
https://www.bgr.com/2231575/largest-data-center-in-california-denied-water-for-cooling-now-its-suing/

# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Social Security now scans applicants’ bank accounts, running geographic searches to catch hidden money.  During the initial claims process and later reviews of eligibility, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients are required to report their resources to ensure they are eligible for SSI.
https://www.ssa.gov/improperpayments/afi.html

# Veterans / VA
VA Change Makes Some Veterans Eligible for Up to $1,000 in Extra Benefits
https://www.newsweek.com/va-change-makes-some-veterans-eligible-for-up-to-1000-in-extra-benefits-12320051
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs

The largest change to veteran benefits in years is splitting the military community: The proposed Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA) bundles 62 separate legislative measures into a massive omnibus bill. While it offers long-sought benefit expansions—such as concurrent retirement and disability pay and caregiver support—it proposes funding these upgrades by cutting future disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus, creating a deep rift across the military and veteran community.
https://americanhomefront.wunc.org/news/2026-08-13/veterans-are-split-over-a-bill-in-congress-that-would-make-the-largest-benefit-changes-in-years?_amp=true

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 13, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Detained at His Own Front Door, Now Paralyzed in a Texas Hospital Bed: Inside the Gabriel Johnson Case: A Cary pastor’s stroke in federal detention has left him partially paralyzed and set off a bitter dispute between his family and DHS over medical care, his record, and his right to stay in the U.S.
https://www.latintimes.com/detained-his-own-front-door-now-paralyzed-texas-hospital-bed-inside-gabriel-johnson-case-598538

State Department launches new birth tourism prevention task force initiative. The U.S. State Department has launched a new Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force.
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/state-department-establishes-task-force-to-end-birth-tourism/

ICE refuses to disclose records on Ilhan Omar fraud probe, cites ongoing ‘enforcement proceedings.’
It’s All in the Family: The agency claims that releasing documents related to an investigation into the lawmaker’s alleged immigration fraud would, under the law, interfere with “enforcement proceedings
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/ice-refuses-turn-over-records-ilhan-omar-fraud-probe-cites-ongoing

ICE Reveals Horrific Plan to Outfit Agents With Electrocution Torture Gloves: Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who called it unnecessary and cruel. ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to outfit officers and agents with “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices,” according to a notice published Monday
https://www.kcra.com/article/ices-plan-electric-shock-gloves-outrage-fears-misuse/73417199

Asylum seeker says he choked on his own blood while being force-fed by ICE over the course of eight months while detained: ‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/ice-force-feeding-detention-gabar-choli

# Bugs / Parasites
More cases of parasitic screwworm confirmed. Here’s who is at risk, where it’s spreading. The screwworm flies can lay eggs on any warm-blooded animal, including people. Those eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6023520-more-cases-of-parasitic-screwworm-confirmed-heres-who-is-at-risk-where-its-spreading/

Coroner warns of ‘amputation and death’ from flesh-eating bacteria near Southeast Texas
https://fox4beaumont.com/news/local/coroner-warns-of-amputation-and-death-from-flesh-eating-bacteria-near-southeast-texas

# Employment / Labor / Unions
State Department expands push to reclassify employees as at-will worker. An expanded search for more Schedule Policy/Career conversions is still in its early stages, but a department employee says the effort is “moving relatively fast.”
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/state-department-expands-push-reclassify-employees-will-workers/415385/?oref=ge-home-top-story

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Iceland injects captured CO₂ into volcanic rock, and within about two years, the gas literally turns into stone. The carbon turns into solid stone rather than remaining a pressurized gas in underground pockets, the risk of leakage back into the atmosphere is essentially eliminated, removing the need for centuries of active monitoring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_i4IQEFJd0

The EPA Doesn’t Typically Retest Homes in the Country’s Largest Residential Lead Superfund Site. So We Did. Decades after the last plume of lead-laced smoke rose from a smelting plant in Omaha, Nebraska, the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica found lead in concentrations that pose a threat to people’s health in soil throughout east Omaha.
https://www.propublica.org/article/omaha-nebraska-lead-testing-superfund-methodology

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Third Gulf oil lease auction in 8 months brings in $82.7M: The federal government’s auction of offshore oil leases in the Gulf of America on Wednesday brought in $82.7 million in high bids, as participating companies showed strong interest in waters just off the south Texas coast
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e607e067-d6c1-493d-8047-ec17bda27b2d.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Frantic Trump is stoking a raging news cycle to bury this new Epstein scandal: Finally, Republicans are taking Trump’s Epstein crisis seriously — and literally. Trump’s existential Epstein crisis has its roots in Republican lawmakers daring to, for once, take the president at his word.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5610836-trump-can-only-blame-himself-for-the-inevitable-fallout-over-epstein/

Ghislaine Maxwell Loses Bid to Block Release of Jeffrey Epstein Victim Files as Judge Orders Records Unsealed. The depositions ordered unsealed on Tuesday pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act formed the basis for two since-dismissed perjury counts of a superseding indictment brought against Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime sex trafficking partner, Ghislaine Maxwell.
https://courthousenews.com/new-york-judge-orders-unsealing-of-ghislaine-maxwell-related-grand-jury-subpoenas/

# Gov / Politics / US
‘God’s money’: White House enrages with vow that public cash belongs to evangelicals. A Trump administration faith official, Dave Donaldson, sparked outrage during a federal funding webinar when he argued that taxpayer money ultimately does not belong to citizens, stating, “Government’s money is God’s money”.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/evangelical-mega-donors/578563/

Kash Patel vows to carry out ‘Russia’s bidding in plain sight’ in new letter: legal expert
https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-russia-2677699760/

‘Unthinkable’ offer in Trump DOJ case floors ex-prosecutor: ‘Are you on crack?’ A former prosecutor was stunned that lawyers for an Indian billionaire offered the Justice Department a $10 billion investment in exchange for dropping criminal fraud charges. The corruption is in plain sight, but the republicans in Congress won’t do a damn thing about it.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-2677699559/

When a New York Times reporter asked President Trump about the lucrative business deals he is making while in office, he said: “I found out that nobody cared.” Donald Trump has earned billions of dollars through business ventures and investments since returning to the White House, according to financial disclosures and independent tracking. Ethics experts and political opponents argue this creates unprecedented conflicts of interest, while his administration maintains he has no conflicts
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qKFUg0Qq5Po

The government should be working for you. Not working to make President Trump richer. It should be illegal for a president to use their position to expand their personal wealth, but right now it isn’t. Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency in Washington DC. Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/trump-presidency-revenue-wealth

Docs: Intel operation labeled top GOP leaders Russian disinformation ‘conduits.’ Newly declassified documents from the White House transparency task force reveal several top Republican and conservative figures were labeled “conduits” for Russian disinformation
https://www.aol.com/articles/docs-intel-operation-labeled-top-175900000.html

Congressman Chides Trump: “You Are the Only President in American History to Start and Lose a War by Yourself”
https://www.newsbreak.com/2paragraphs-news-308815884/4823333852003-congressman-chides-trump-you-are-the-only-president-in-american-history-to-start-and-lose-a-war-by-yourself

Trump lawyers seek ‘immediate’ halt to judge’s ‘gag order’ that ‘wrongly silences the sitting President’ without any ‘proof of collusion’
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/11/multiple-uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-have-tried-to-go-overboard-amid-extended-deployment-families-say/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Foul-mouthed pundit tops list to replace fleeing White House press secretary: sources
https://www.rawstory.com/leavitt-leaving-white-house/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
At least four more insurers are pulling back from Medicare Advantage for 2027 as medical costs climb
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicare-advantage/5-insurers-stepping-back-from-medicare-advantage/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
Texas hemp-derived THC ban hits businesses as Senate candidates clash over policy. Supporters of the law argue it is necessary to protect consumers from potentially dangerous products, while opponents say it limits access to products many Texans use for wellness purposes and could hurt small businesses.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/texas-hemp-derived-thc-ban-001217371.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon Confirms US Military Killed 153 Civilians, Wounded 243 in 2025 — Says It Was “More Likely Than Not” That U.S. Forces Caused the Harm
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-civilians-killed-pentagon-houthis-c5e2190729a93aa54f6a4d5d1232fce3

US and allies ask for 24-hour advance warning after China’s ballistic missile test. The joint statement warns that such tests increase the risk of miscalculation and undermine global stability and security
The United States and 40 other countries have issued a statement urging advance notice of missile launches after China test-fired a nuclear-capable missile last month.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-demands-missile-launch-warning-after-china-test-12313217

Multiple Sailors Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Attempt to Jump Overboard During Record 250+ Day Deployment With No End Date in Sight
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/11/multiple-uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-have-tried-to-go-overboard-amid-extended-deployment-families-say/

# Nuclear
Scientists Finally Inspect 200,000 Radioactive Waste Barrels Dumped in the Atlantic Decades Ago.
More than 200,000 barrels of low-level radioactive waste were dumped in the Northeast Atlantic between the mid-20th century and the early 1980s. Now, decades later, French scientists have gone nearly 4,700 meters (15,400 feet) below the surface to see what happened to them.
https://www.earth.com/environment/scientists-found-200000-barrels-of-leaking-radioactive-waste/

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
Every one of this town’s Flock cameras was cut down. Public backlash against license plate readers is escalating
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/flock-cameras-stolen-minnesota-town-controversy/

# Sports
This national youth sports organization is failing to protect kids from sexual abuse. Investigations pointed to instances where leadership historically failed to rigorously investigate or interview key witnesses during internal reviews of misconduct allegations
https://www.propublica.org/article/aau-youth-sports-sexual-abuse-failure-amateur-athletic-union

# Technology / Robotics / AI
AI isn’t making you dumber. But it may be changing how you think. Researchers are split on whether relying on AI is eroding our critical thinking — or just changing it. Here’s what they actually found.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-making-us-dumber-learning-skills-risk

OpenAI’s “Head of Ethics” Suddenly Leaves Company Under Mysterious Circumstances
The timing couldn’t be worse. Or sketchier.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openais-head-of-ethics-leaves-company

# Transportation / Trucking
Transportation Secretary: The Air Traffic Controller Crisis Is History, Now That I’ve Hired Thousands of Epic Gamers
https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/air-traffic-controller-gamers

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 12, 2026
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# Indigenous
Leaders of the Tohono O’odham Nation have cooperated with federal officials on border security for generations. Now the feds want to build a border wall on Native land. Tribal leaders filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop construction, posted “No Trespassing” warnings, and mobilized law enforcement against unauthorized federal contractors.
https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/nowall/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
“Absolutely Disgraceful” — Rep. Pallone Condemns Trump for Detaining More Than 50 Parents and Spouses of Active-Duty Troops — “Military Families Make Enormous Sacrifices… But the Trump Administration Is Repaying Them With Terror and Cruelty”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4823723275372-absolutely-disgraceful-rep-pallone-condemns-trump-for-detaining-more-than-50-parents-and-spouses-of-active-duty-troops-military-families-make-enormous-sacrifices-but-the-trump-administration-is-repaying-them-with-terror-and-cruelty

TPS Dealt New Legal Blows: Full List of Communities Facing Deportation
https://www.newsweek.com/tps-legal-blows-full-list-communities-facing-deportation-12298749

Trump’s anti-immigration policies benefit America’s enemies
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/6021557-trump-revokes-tps-status/

Two more countries lose Temporary Protected Status after Supreme Court sides with Trump admin, putting thousands of immigrants at risk of deportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0WIS9XOEsA

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Court must force Trump admin to expose ‘final legal advice’ behind billion-dollar transfer of funds to president’s Board of Peace, lawsuit demands
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/court-must-force-trump-admin-193911307.html

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Whistle blower and military emgineer talks geoengineering. Kristen Meghan (Kelly) served 9 years active duty in the U.S. Air Force as a Bioenvironmental Engineering technician (Staff Sergeant, AFSC 4B071). She separated at the end of 2010. Exact enlistment year isn’t publicly detailed in sources, but that timeline fits her reported service length and whistleblower accounts from around that period.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHm0XhtDyZA&list=PLDOtbl31PsIlwzARsrXIJVrgdzUfBjluF
Profile: Kristen Meghan Kelly is a former U.S. Air Force Bio-Environmental Engineer who has publicly claimed she discovered evidence of what she describes as geoengineering/chemtrails while on duty.
https://therebelpatient.substack.com/p/kristen-meghan-kelly-they-threatened

The bulldozers tearing through Big Bend right now are ripping out desert that took thousands of years to grow, so a man who handed Trump a million dollars can cash a no-bid contract. The work clears native riparian vegetation near Santa Elena Canyon and Cottonwood Campground as part of a border security initiative involving vehicle barriers, patrol roads, and surveillance technology
https://gearjunkie.com/parks-and-public-lands/construction-bulldozes-big-bend-national-park

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
‘Cheering for job destruction?’ Experts stunned as Trump guts industry he hates: President Donald Trump’s long-running hostility toward offshore wind has translated into policy that is rapidly dismantling the nascent U.S. industry, leaving thousands of skilled tradespeople scrambling for work.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-offshore-wind-2677687497/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein Teen Victim Recalls Being Assaulted By Predator ‘For Hours’ at Zorro Ranch After He Flew Her to Property. Her statement, originally given at Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2022 sentencing, was included in an interim report by the New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission.
https://www.aol.com/articles/felt-powerless-epstein-teen-victim-200000000.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump Doesn’t Rule Out ‘National Security Emergency for Elections’ Floated by Far-Right Host
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/11/donald-trump-save-america-act-senate-voting-emergency/91263315007/

Trump HANGS UP on reporter after ProPublica investigation REVEALS he engaged in mortgage fraud with his Palm Beach properties — exactly as HE accused his political enemies of doing! The report noted this matches the definition of mortgage fraud his administration has targeted political rivals over.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences

‘Huge embarrassment’ for Trump as ‘raving’ MAGA candidate refuses to concede: MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s bid to be the GOP nominee in the Minnesota governor race crashed and burned.
Lindell’s loss — immediately subjected to much online mockery — marks the third defeat for Trump-backed candidates in two weeks
https://www.rawstory.com/lindell-trump-loss/

‘Dark’ discrepancies in Trump health reports exposed by Dick Cheney’s doctor. Reiner notes that Trump and the White House are not being open about how ill the president is, while noting ailments that the Daily Beast has routinely been reporting on since February 2025.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-doctor-sounds-the-alarm-on-trumps-health-mysteries/

Shady $70M account revealed at center of Trump power grab to remake White House: President Donald Trump funneled nearly $1 billion for a White House overhaul through a little-known maintenance account, including $70 million with no identified source, confidential records show.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-white-house-shady-account/

President Donald Trump made a startling admission on Wednesday while meeting with his Cabinet. “I don’t care about the midterms,” Trump told reporters when asked about the Iran war.
https://punchbowl.news/article/the-daily-punch/trump-admission/

Sleazy accusations of Katie Miller’s past blow up core GOP lie. The thrice-married philandering Trump, who’s now an adjudicated rapist and the most famous friend Jeffrey Epstein ever had, has permitted them to openly express their misogyny amid the rise of incel culture.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-katie-miller/

Anger as ICE dances around judge’s demand to reveal polling place plans:
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ice-at-polling-places/

Legislators sign new law keeping ICE agents away from the polls during voting
https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/legislators-sign-new-law-keeping-ice-agents-away-from-the-polls-during-voting/article_4b86e434-812e-4ced-b968-43684e2cf22e.html

Trump switched planes after intel on possible attack from shoulder-fired missile launcher: The decision to use the press corps and staff plane as an unwitting decoy drew criticism from press advocacy groups, who argued it unnecessarily put journalists in harm’s way without their knowledge
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/12/trump-confirms-secret-turkey-nato-flight-iran-threat/

What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money? Since he returned to office, President Donald Trump’s administration has upended foreign aid. It’s labeled well-established, long-running programs as “not aligned with American interests” and slashed their budgets. Our reporting found it’s planning to direct funds to controversial groups supporting right-wing causes in Europe and elsewhere.
https://www.salon.com/2026/08/08/what-is-the-trump-administration-doing-with-foreign-aid-money-partner/

Election deniers bombarded Michigan with voting conspiracies during Democratic Senate primary
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/election-deniers-bombarded-michigan-with-voting-conspiracies-during-democratic-senate-primary/

Donald Trump May Shift Presidential Power to ‘Shadow POTUS’ Stephen Miller If His Health Declines, Claims Political Analyst
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-rothkopf-daily-beast-donald-trump-acting-president_n_6a7af69ce4b07b8d6224ca20

After GOP Approves Todd Blanche As Attorney General, Trump Gets His Sweetheart IRS Deal Saving Him $100 Million
https://time.com/article/2026/08/05/trump-tax-audit-immunity-shield-blanche-irs-settlement/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
‘It’s so unbelievable’: Lawyer floored as Trump DOJ seeks to revive case without evidence
https://www.rawstory.com/reflecting-pool-norm-eisen/

‘Unlawful executive order’: Human rights groups challenge Trump ‘unconstitutional’ sanctions regime against International Criminal Court in new lawsuit
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/11/rights-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-targeting-icc

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year: “Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/medicare-for-all-savings

Analysis Shows Insurance Industry Funding Third Way as It Plots ‘War’ on Medicare for All Backers
Third Way has received donations from CVS Health, Johnson & Johnson, and an organization that counts the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association as one of its members, tax filings reveal.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/third-way-medicare-for-all

The dirty little secret behind the AMA’s attack on the new vaccine schedule. The president of the American Medical Association on Monday said President Trump’s new recommendations on childhood immunizations put “children’s health at risk,” joining the chorus of medical experts criticizing the executive order.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6021625-ama-warns-childhood-immunization-risks/

Social Isolation Can Quietly Wreck a Retiree’s Health. Original Medicare Won’t Spend a Cent to Prevent It.
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/08/10/social-isolation-can-quietly-wreck-a-retirees-health-original-medicare-wont-spend-a-cent-to-prevent-it/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
CMS Announces Selection of Drugs for Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Including First-Ever Part B Drugs. Fifteen more prescription drugs face Medicare price cuts in 2028, and for the first time the list includes doctor-administered Part B medicines
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-announces-selection-drugs-third-cycle-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-program-including-first
To review the fact sheet on the drugs selected for negotiation and renegotiation, visit: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/factsheet-medicare-negotiation-selected-drug-list-ipay-2028.pdf
To review the fact sheet on the list of top 50 negotiation-eligible drugs, visit: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/factsheet-medicare-top-50-negotiation-eligible-drug-list-ipay-2028.pdf
For more information about the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, visit: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/medicare-prescription-drug-affordability/overview/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-program

Paxton seeks to keep unborn child with severe birth defect in Dallas County for treatment: Surrogate asks Texas court to let her seek medical care on the baby she’s carrying. “Baby Gabriel deserves a chance at life, and I will not allow anyone to unlawfully deny him medically necessary care,” Paxton said in a news release.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/11/texas-surrogate-ken-paxton-abortion-baby-gabriel/

Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance that can wipe out a bill, but only if you ask for it: If you are uninsured, recently lost Medicaid, or simply cannot afford a hospital bill, there is help available. Federal law requires every nonprofit hospital in the United States to offer a financial assistance program. Many patients qualify for free or deeply discounted care and do not even know it.
https://www.careroute.ai/blog/hospital-financial-assistance-uninsured

UnitedHealthcare dropped Johns Hopkins from its Medicare Advantage network, and patients now face out-of-network rates at most of its hospitals. Impacted Plans: Medicare Advantage (including Dual Special Needs Plans and Group Retiree), Medicaid, employer-sponsored commercial plans, and Individual Family Plans
https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-seniors-could-lose-their-hospital-and-the-money-fight-behind-it-explains-why/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing. General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a real-life dumpster fire.
https://www.alternet.org/pentagon-contractor/

US military fires on cargo vessel it said sought to break Iran blockade: CENTCOM says helicopter fired at engine room of Panama-flagged Vela Nova as US-Iran diplomacy remains stalled.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/us-military-fires-on-cargo-vessel-it-said-sought-to-break-iran-blockade

# Nuclear
Trump administration negotiates removal of nuclear material from covert Syrian site: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will soon remove nuclear material stored at a clandestine site in Syria after the Trump administration reached understandings with Syria and Israel, according to Israeli and U.S. officials.
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/10/syria-nuclear-israel-turkey-iaea

# Technology / Robotics / Interne / AI
Better Hope You Don’t Need an Ambulance in This Major City, Because Its 911 Operators Are Now AI. Your house isn’t just on fire — it’s collapsing in real time. Critics’ Concerns: The deployment has sparked intense debate and criticism regarding potential risks, including AI accuracy, the handling of critical or life-threatening details, processing diverse accents or emotional distress, and potential system bias
https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-u-s-city-is-handing-its-911-calls-over-to-ai

# Veterans / VA
House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare. The letter from lawmakers to Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins cites a recent ProPublica investigation that found hundreds of therapists have left the agency and vets often aren’t getting the help they need.
https://www.propublica.org/article/democrats-veterans-affairs-doug-collins-letter-mental-health

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘They Were Determined to Break Me’: Kurdish Filmmaker Recounts ICE Force-Feeding Horror “That is just not medical care,” said one expert, “that is torture.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-force-feeding-torture

‘Devastating to Watch’: Texas Democrats Condemn Destruction of Big Bend for Trump Border Wall: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) waived 28 environmental and historic preservation laws—including the Endangered Species Act and the National Park Service Organic Act—to fast-track the project
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2026/08/06/558776/border-project-contractors-arrive-in-big-bend-national-park-as-texas-lawmakers-call-for-a-pause/

“The third branch of government is saying no. We’re not going to do it this way.” The Trump administration’s mass deportation surge has flooded the federal courts with tens of thousands of emergency filings by people in immigrant detention facilities who are seeking due process before they are sent away.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/10/ice-detentions-trump-administration-01027440

Trump Donor Tim Barnard’s Company Awarded Billions for Big Bend Project: Contracting firm run by Trump donor is building the border wall through Big Bend
https://westernpriorities.org/2026/06/contracting-firm-run-by-trump-donor-is-building-the-border-wall-through-big-bend/

Federal judge benchslaps Trump admin for ‘yet another attempt’ to evade legal obligations to immigrant children. Court-mandated oversight will remain in place for migrant children in custody. Lawyers have reported poor medical care and lack of sunlight and showers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/migrant-children-trump-flores-settlement.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Jamie Dimon says the dollar could lose reserve-currency status if the US loses its economic and military edge
https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-dollar-reserve-currency-us-economic-military-strength-dedollarization-2026-8

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
U.S. Issues ‘Red Flag Warning’ As Wildfires Threaten 3 States Monday. The U.S. has issued a red flag warning for three different states on Monday, as wildfires threaten part of the country.
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-red-flag-fire-warning-2108710

Droughts Are Getting So Intense That Ancient Ruins Are Beginning to Surface From Dried Up Rivers. “For archaeologists, these moments are ​extremely valuable.”
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/archaeology/droughts-uncover-ancient-artifacts-news.htm

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein recruiter Daniel Siad’s death reignites Mossad theory as ex-CIA specialist says there’s ‘little doubt’ he ran intelligence operation. Daniel Siad, a modeling scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein whose name appeared nearly 2,000 times in Department of Justice files, was found dead at his home near Paris on July 20, 2026 at age 68 or 69. His death has revived speculation regarding intelligence agency ties and theories of a honey-trap or blackmail operation
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/22/europe/model-recruiter-epstein-dead-france-intl

# Gov / Politics / US
‘Trump is OUT’: President yet again appears to fall asleep in Oval Office: Trump was in the Oval Office where he was meeting with several administration officials, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, to discuss the overhaul to the vaccine schedule.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4821267045500-trump-is-out-president-yet-again-appears-to-fall-asleep-in-oval-office

When President Donald Trump expressed serious interest in obtaining Greenland, it wasn’t actually the craziest idea he’s come up with. Many U.S. presidents, some of them fairly good ones, have bandied about the same thought for the same reasons: strategic defense and mineral availability.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-greenland-2677680064/

Major ruling comes down after Trump declares ’emergency’ to hide financial records
https://www.rawstory.com/judge-trump-lifeline-financial-records/

McConnell caregiver flees when pressed on camera about senator’s mystery recovery
https://www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconnell-health-2677681305/

‘He Has No Choice. He Lost’: Expert Delivers Brutal Obituary for Trump’s Failed Iran War.
“This is a devastating defeat for the United States,” said University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-defeat

Trump’s White House Ballroom Fight Is No Longer Just About Construction. It’s a Battle Over Power, History, and Presidential Legacy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/fight-over-trump-white-house-204500137.html

Trump’s ‘Princess of Darkness’ Meredith O’Rourke has helped him secure $800 million from private donors. President Donald Trump is reportedly raking in the cash from donors, drawing attention to the power of the presidency as a fundraising machine.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trumps-princess-darkness-meredith-o-160000775.html

Frank Kendall Spent Decades Guarding America’s Secrets. Now the Former Air Force Chief Faces a Classified Information Battle Over Air Force One
https://apnews.com/article/air-force-one-trump-security-clearance-kendall-50f137fefa1076d4786bdacb3d4a3f25

The insurrectionists won in the end. The “system” failed in almost every way. Trump ‘lit that fire’ of Capitol insurrection, Jan 6 Committee report says
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-lit-that-fire-of-capitol-insurrection-jan-6-committee-report-says

Trump tries again to rewrite the Constitution’s birthright citizenship clause. “There is no ‘commander in chief’ power to ignore the citizenship clause or the Supreme Court’s ruling on it. On the contrary, it is Congress to which the Constitution gives the power to set ‘rules for naturalization.’
https://www.ilrc.org/about-us/press/trump-administration-once-again-tries-change-protections-enshrined-us-constitution

Project 2025 contributor nominated for government watchdog position. While the president recently nominated Dennis Kirk to serve as inspector general at the Interior Department, he’s reportedly already working in that office as a political appointee.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/05/newest-inspector-general-nominees-show-shift-overtly-political-backgrounds/413646/

# Global News
CHECKMATE, TRUMP! Iran announces it’s DONE with Trump and won’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the end of Trump’s term!
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-hormuz-demands

Putin ‘could resort to using nuclear weapons’ as tyrant is poised to ‘mobilise half million men in weeks’ in WW3 threat. The tyrant has sparked World War Three fears with the rumoured mass mobilisation – and is keen to claw back control after suffering a string of powerful Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16814630/putin-nukes-mobilise-troops-ww3-threat/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Defunding police and prisons: Radical DSA platform grabs spotlight as candidates surge in primarie. The Democratic Socialists of America platform contains radical proposals, from abolishing the Senate and office of the President to getting rid of police and prisons.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/democratic-socialist-platform-spotlight-candidates-surge-primaries

Why Did an Illinois Prison Fail to Stop 70 Fires? Three key takeaways from our investigation of the epidemic of fires at the Joliet Treatment Center.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/11/illinois-joliet-deadly-prison-fires-findings

Calls increasing for heavier IDOC oversight. Reports of prisoner mistreatment, intentionally set fires and prisoners setting themselves on fire at a Joliet correctional facility have sparked state lawmakers to demand oversight of state corrections.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6b9cd4c9-4c33-4483-b2c1-5eb465925ac5.html
IDOC: IDOC is an acronym used for a state-level Department of Corrections. Depending on the context or geographic location, it most commonly refers to Adult Correctional Facilities
https://www.idoc.idaho.gov/content/prisons

First Came the Flock Cameras. Now Local Cops Want Autonomous Drones. Hundreds of local police departments have received waivers to fly surveillance drones that navigate with AI.
https://truthout.org/articles/first-came-the-flock-cameras-now-local-cops-want-autonomous-drones/

Virginia prison guards use dogs to terrorize incarcerated people. Prison Attack Dogs Have Attacked Hundreds of Incarcerated People and Staff
https://eji.org/news/prison-attack-dogs-have-attacked-hundreds-of-incarcerated-people-and-staff/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
If a hospital leaves your Medicare Advantage plan mid-year, no grace period kicks in unless you ask. A health system dropping your Medicare Advantage plan could affect your ability to use certain doctors and/or hospitals. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.
https://www.nerdwallet.com/insurance/medicare/learn/hospital-drops-medicare-advantage

Another Hospital System Just Went Out-of-Network Mid-Year. Medicare Advantage Members Have Fewer Protections Than They May Assume.
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/08/07/another-hospital-system-just-went-out-of-network-mid-year-medicare-advantage-members-have-fewer-protections-than-they-may-assume/

UnitedHealthcare exited 225 counties and Aetna exited 160 as Medicare Advantage insurers cut coverage for 2026
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/unitedhealth-exit-medicare-advantage-plans-16-us-counties-2025-10-01/

Original Medicare Has No Annual Out-of-Pocket Cap — The Retirement Healthcare Risk People Underestimate, so a single long hospital stay can cost a retiree tens of thousands
https://money.com/original-medicare-out-of-pocket-maximum/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Trump signs executive order recommending MMR childhood vaccines separated into different shots. The order recommends administering the separate shots across different visits, and directs the nation’s health department to improve vaccine research. He did not specify how far apart the visits were required to be.
https://apnews.com/article/vaccine-research-autism-trump-kennedy-rfk-d10f81f221c4ae9f5b2f83dd0ee98b29

The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it.
Several conservative states will require proof from people who say they’re too sick to work.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/09/medicaid-work-requirements-exemptions-medical-frailty-01029777

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
New York Expands Legal Cannabis Access as Texas Enforces Harsh THC Penalties, Leaving Hemp
Consumers Confused
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-texas-hemp-thc-product-restrictions-take-effect-on-friday-but-what-will-stay-legal/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Trump’s Iran War Leaves U.S. Stockpiles So Low, Pentagon Forced to Pull Air-Defense Systems and Warships From Europe and Asia to Keep Fighting
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-iran-war-draining-192619149.html

Rep. Lieu Says Trump’s Iran War Exposed a Fatal Flaw — the U.S. Military “Cannot Sustain a War Because We Run Out of Munitions Quickly” — Calls for “Massive Change in Defense Strategy”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4819317826031-rep-lieu-says-trump-s-iran-war-exposed-a-fatal-flaw-the-u-s-military-cannot-sustain-a-war-because-we-run-out-of-munitions-quickly-calls-for-massive-change-in-defense-strategy

Iran War Has Caused Roughly $13 Billion in Damage to U.S. Bases — Destroyed or Damaged 42 Aircraft Across Eight Countries, Analysts Warn the Same Vulnerabilities Could Prove Far Costlier Against China
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americas-military-is-dangerously-exposed-26706217

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
Amazon is backing a natural-gas powered data center in Texas that could become the largest single source of carbon emissions in the U.S.
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/amazon-texas-data-center-pecos-county-emissions-natural-gas-b3029869.html

Flock alters system tracking transparency while shadow of alleged misuse cases expands
A growing number of law enforcement officers face discipline or arrest for misusing the surveillance tool, raising concerns over shrinking public oversight
https://www.wdbj7.com/2026/08/10/flock-alters-system-tracking-transparency-while-shadow-alleged-misuse-cases-expands/

Flock’s Secret Surveillance Plan Will Make You Gasp. As 404 Media reports, the controversial company drew up plans to use the dashcams installed in Uber and Lyft drivers’ cars to scan the license plates of every vehicle that drove past them — in effect turning hundreds of thousands of rideshare and delivery drivers into a network of what the reporting describes as “roaming surveillance vehicles.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-rideshare-surveillance-plan?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=futurism-newsletter&_bhlid=a00abd9e8a7d81965a557805d90829d4a2e2e70b

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Pentagon releases 16 new UFO videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAofoWG5Lwg

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August 10, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
New Jersey’s attorney general Jennifer Davenport has launched a civil rights probe into Delaney Hall following another death at the facility last week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6018470-new-jersey-ice-detainee-death-investigation/

ICE expands ankle monitor program to nearly 54,000 immigrants as Geo Group profits from surveillance shift. The US is tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants through GPS-enabled ankle monitors as part of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) electronic surveillance program, according to private prison corporation The Geo Group.
https://www.latintimes.com/end-haitian-tps-threatens-south-floridas-tourism-workforce-hotels-restaurants-brace-labor-gaps-598494

Rep. Adelita Accuses Trump of Targeting Families of Active-Duty Troops for Deportation — “This Administration Doesn’t Care Who You Are”
https://apnews.com/article/military-families-immigration-trump-detained-deported-3337173bff1f06153738c217da52e846

CBP is reportedly hiring private investigators to chase deported immigrants abroad and collect fines that DHS said would be forgiven: DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad. Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-is-hiring-bounty-hunters-to-find-and-photograph-deported-peoples-homes-abroad/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to deregulate Head Start, an anti-poverty initiative started by the uncle of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-admin-moves-to-deregulate-anti-poverty-program-started-by-rfk-jr-s-uncle-3522456

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Hegseth Reveals U.S. Has Secretly Been Running Over 100 Million Barrels Through the Strait of Hormuz Under Iranian Radar — “It Never Stopped. It Just Went Underground.”
https://sports.newsbreak.com/v/1CENTIk6

‘Has Trump’s Invasion of Greenland Already Begun?’: Experts Fearful as MAGA-Linked Oil Company Prepares Unauthorized Drilling. “Let nobody think Trump has given up on taking Greenland,” warned one professor of European politics.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-greenland-oil

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
What’s next for the farm bill? Senate Agriculture Committee passes farm bill draft
https://www.farmaid.org/issues/farm-policy/the-latest-updates-on-the-2025-farm-bill/

Nebraska has cut about 200 people off Medicaid, and every other expansion state must enforce the 80-hour rule by January 1
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicaid/nebraska-begins-medicaid-purge-as-work-rules-kick-in/

# Food / Forageing
The Ancient Fruit Tree Most Gardeners Have Never Heard Of: Ready to take your taste buds on a trip back in time? By planting a medlar (Mespilus germanica) tree in your garden, you can do just that. This ancient fruit tree has been around for thousands of years, with its origin most likely starting in southeastern Europe and/or southwestern Asia.
https://shopping.yahoo.com/home-garden/gardening/articles/ancient-fruit-tree-most-gardeners-140000190.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump On the Golden Staircase: What Epstein knew… and feared… about his old friend’s presidential ambitions. Epstein alleged that Trump tried to seduce the wives of his friends, and described him as someone who was “charming” and “delightful,” but also “a horrible human being.”
https://yalereview.org/article/michael-wolff-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-interview

# Gov / Politics / US
FBI opened probe into AG Jeff Sessions at Democrats’ request even after he updated his testimony. Probe was ignited by a letter from Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee and later a news article.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/6am-mon-fbi-opened-probe-jeff-sessions-alleged-perjury

Dem Senate hopeful ripped as ‘absentee legislator’ after missing nearly 60% of votes. Ashley Hinson calls Democrat rival Josh Turek an ‘absentee legislator’ in race critical to Schumer’s race to retake Senate
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-hopeful-ripped-absentee-legislator-after-missing-nearly-60-votes

Scheme hatched to haul Trump out of office as top lawyers zero in on under-the-radar law: California civil and appellate trial attorney Kevin K. Johnson, posits that because traditional avenues like impeachments and criminal convictions have not prevented Trump’s second term, alternative “under-the-radar” legal mechanisms could theoretically be tested in court.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-impeachment-2677656453/

‘Splintering’ GOP slams door on Hegseth: ‘What’s your Plan B?’ Despite pleas and threats from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Senate Republicans left for their summer break without handing him more money that he insists he needs.
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-gop-lawmakers/

Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ Was Funded by Taxpayers with Money Diverted from National Parks, Report Claims. Trump has publicly claimed that he funded parts of the project with his own money, but a new report suggests his partisan West Wing exhibit cost taxpayers more than $1 million
https://people.com/trump-presidential-walk-of-fame-taxpayer-funds-report-12011499

“This Is a National Humiliation” — Pallone Rips Trump for Quietly Lifting Iran-Linked Sanctions in “Desperate Hope of Making a Deal” as His “Illegal” War Fails
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4814538523032-this-is-a-national-humiliation-pallone-rips-trump-for-quietly-lifting-iran-linked-sanctions-in-desperate-hope-of-making-a-deal-as-his-illegal-war-fails

Rep. Greg Casar Says Trump Has Profited $4 Billion Off the Presidency While Costing American Families $3,500 — “Corruption, Plain and Simple.” Yes, Donald Trump has generated billions of dollars through his businesses and new ventures since returning to the White House, far exceeding the standard $400,000 U.S. presidential salary.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2026/07/15/trump-is-making-three-times-as-much-in-white-house-as-he-did-in-business/

Republicans Move From Warnings To Policy: ‘Don’t Sharia Our Texas’: ‘Weaponizing ignorance’: Muslims bear brunt as Texas Republicans make hate mainstream. Muslims say anti-Islamic rhetoric making everyday life difficult – and threats and harassment not uncommon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/texas-muslims-hate-speech

Sen. Rick Scott Says Iran’s Mass Execution of 56 Citizens Since March Is Proof the Regime Can Never Be Trusted With a Nuclear Weapon — “This Is Exactly the Evil We Are Fighting Against”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4818607284667-sen-rick-scott-says-iran-s-mass-execution-of-56-citizens-since-march-is-proof-the-regime-can-never-be-trusted-with-a-nuclear-weapon-this-is-exactly-the-evil-we-are-fighting-against

[Video] DOJ’s “Nothing Can Be Done” Claim About Trump Tearing Down Statue of Liberty Backfires in East Wing Project Fight
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/05/white-house-ballroom-donald-trump-00951892

Is the District of Columbia part of the U.S.? It is not a U.S. state, but rather the federal district and capital city of the United States. Most users on AskAmericans agree that Washington, D.C. is a federal district and not part of any single state. Created in 1790 under the U.S. Constitution to serve as the permanent seat of the federal government. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation, through which human form and attributes are applied to the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.

Richard Stengel Rips Trump Over Munitions Crisis — Warns “He Will Leave America Weaker Militarily Than It Has Been in a Generation” — “These Will Take Years and Many Billions to Replace”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4819605165680-richard-stengel-rips-trump-over-munitions-crisis-warns-he-will-leave-america-weaker-militarily-than-it-has-been-in-a-generation-these-will-take-years-and-many-billions-to-replace

Former US Official Richard Stengel Accuses Trump of “Unprecedented Ignorance and Corruption”
https://www.voice7news.tv/world/news/29728

# Global News
Iran sets conditions for Strait of Hormuz reopening, calls for U.S. to correct its behavior. Iran has warned that it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless the United States meets six demands, including lifting sanctions, withdrawing military forces from around the country and paying compensation for two wars.
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-demands-us-reopen-strait-hormuz-12301702

Netanyahu Says Trump’s New Gaza Plan Is Unacceptable — “The Military Will Not Carry Out Any Withdrawal Until Hamas Is Disarmed… All Weaponry”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4819734768928-netanyahu-says-trump-s-new-gaza-plan-is-unacceptable-the-military-will-not-carry-out-any-withdrawal-until-hamas-is-disarmed-all-weaponry

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Trump Notches Huge Win as Yet Another Law Firm Caves. Law firms are lining up to bow to Donald Trump. Yet another law firm has come to an agreement with Donald Trump’s administration, after the president began targeting major law firms that hired lawyers he didn’t like or took up cases and clients he claimed went against his agenda.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193505/donald-trump-another-law-firm-caves

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Michigan Just Put Medicare for All on the Ballot, and Voters Said Yes. In the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, Abdul El-Sayed put guaranteed healthcare at the center of a statewide campaign and let voters decide. They decided.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/medicare-for-all-michigan

ECU Health hospitals go out of network with UnitedHealthcare on August 8, Medicare Advantage included: UnitedHealthcare has extended in-network access to ECU Health’s hospitals through August 7. The day after that, those hospitals become out of network for the insurer’s commercial, Medicare Advantage and Individual Family Plan members across eastern North Carolina. Read the wording closely, because an extension is a pause, not a resolution.
https://share.newsbreak.com/j96vbdc7

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
‘We Must Pass Medicare for All,’ Says Troy Jackson as 12th Maine Maternity Unit Closes in 11 Years. “It’s past time that we fix our broken, profit-centered healthcare system that leaves many of us struggling to get care, and most of us struggling to pay for it when we do,” said the US Senate candidate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maine-hospitals-closing

Watch: How a Faulty Hospital Drug Test Can Turn New Parents Into Police Targets: Watch our joint investigation with CBS Sunday Morning, exposing how unreliable drug tests at childbirth lead to parents being referred to law enforcement.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/09/baby-hospital-pregnant-drug-test

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The Cessna That Found an F-16 on Its Wing: It is the kind of thing a weekend pilot never expects to see filling the windscreen: the grey nose of an F-16 Fighting Falcon sliding into formation a few wingspans away, wings heavy with missiles. On Sunday, at least one general-aviation pilot over New Jersey got exactly that view.
https://migflug.com/jetflights/norad-f-16-intercept-bedminster-trump-tfr-2026/

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
[Video] Data Centers Spark Taxpayer Revolt Across America
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/ai-data-centers-spark-local-backlash-across-the-us-artificial-intelligence-electricity-utilities-noise-land-use-tax-incentives

Samsung wants to bring a floating data center to Texas — huge waterborne facility could offer 50MW of capacity and even cool itself. Samsung Heavy Industries and Mousterian have signed a contract to build factory-made floating data centres, starting in Texas. The design dodges the land and water that throttle AI buildout, but not the grid, which the state just froze.
https://thenextweb.com/news/samsung-mousterian-floating-data-centre-texas

AI Data Centers Are Causing Unfathomable Amounts of Air Pollution, and It Gets Worse With Each New One They Build. The tech industry is showing no signs of slowing down
https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-data-centers-air-pollution-generators-worse

# Veterans / VA
Judge rejects VA’s third attempt to cancel union contracts. U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose OK’d a motion to enforce her prior preliminary injunction preserving collective bargaining at the Veterans Affairs Department on the eve of its planned termination of a collective bargaining agreement with AFGE
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/judge-rejects-vas-third-attempt-cancel-union-contracts/415293/?oref=ge-home-top-story
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Government_Employees

House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare. The letter from lawmakers to Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins cites a recent ProPublica investigation that found hundreds of therapists have left the agency and vets often aren’t getting the help they need.
https://www.propublica.org/article/democrats-veterans-affairs-doug-collins-letter-mental-health

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August 9, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Bishop Scott Bullock of South Dakota torches MAGA Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for celebrating the “grave evils” of the murderous soldiers who massacred Native women and children at Wounded Knee. The Catholic Church isn’t pulling any punches now…
https://www.osvnews.com/bishop-jesuits-reject-hegseth-decision-to-honor-soldiers-who-massacred-lakota-at-wounded-knee/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE arrests surge at Philly airport, including those of a babysitter and a senior citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said President Trump is reversing policies that let undocumented immigrants “jet around our country.”
https://www.inquirer.com/news/airport-arrests-ice-trump-philadelphia-international-airport-20260807.html

ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-says-expects-equip-every-field-officer-with-body-cameras-end-august_n_6a779435e4b01ec886906d9b

During Operation Metro Surge, ICE arrested dozens of immigrant crime victims. Years ago, Rosa watched from inside the car as men robbed her husband at gunpoint, shortly after they’d arrived in Minnesota from Guatemala.
https://patch.com/minnesota/minneapolis/during-operation-metro-surge-ice-arrested-dozens-immigrant-crime-victims

New Jersey investigating Delaney Hall ICE facility after detainee deaths: New Jersey is investigating an ICE facility in Newark after detainee deaths and reports of “alarming conditions.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/07/new-jersey-launches-investigation-into-delaney-hall-ice-facility-01029595

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
With broad bipartisan support, Congress is about to give Trump ‘unchecked authority’ to impose new tariffs of up to 100% on top trading partners
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/06/tariffs-congress-russia-trump

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say. “This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental breakup.”
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/a-newly-forming-ocean-may-split-africa-apart-scientists-say

The Afar Triangle: Where a New Ocean Could Be Born: Deep beneath Ethiopia’s Afar Depression, the Nubian, Somali, and Arabian plates are pulling apart at the Afar Triple Junction. Earth isn’t just changing its surface—it’s creating entirely new geological environments
https://www.volcanocafe.org/the-afar-triangle/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Greenland Has Never Produced a Barrel of Oil. Now a Texas Company Is Betting Billions on What Lies Beneath the Ice
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/greenland-never-produced-barrel-oil-134751477.html

Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill. The equipment belongs to Greenland Energy, a Texas-based oil company whose chairman, Larry Swets, is part of Trump’s inner-circle.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/08/greenland-trump-oil-drilling/2831786218141/

‘Has Trump’s Invasion of Greenland Already Begun?’: Experts Fearful as MAGA-Linked Oil Company Prepares Unauthorized Drilling. “Let nobody think Trump has given up on taking Greenland,” warned one professor of European politics.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-greenland-oil

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Fast Fact: RFK Jr. is revealing how a state senator in North Carolina – passed laws to protect a giant food company – then partnered up with the company to take over 28,000 farms and sell them to China, here’s the story:
https://substack.com/@toniwilliams1/note/c-309728619

Over 4 Million People Have Already Lost Food Aid Under Trump’s New Mandates, but the Most Devastating Cuts Are Still Hiding in the Fine Print
https://www.themarysue.com/over-4-million-people-have-already-lost-food-aid-under-trumps-new-mandates-but-the-most-devastating-cuts-are-still-hiding-in-the-fine-print/

# Food / Forageing
Common Backyard Weed May Target Cancer Cells. It began with two roommates on a Leukemia ward whose cancer blood markers plummeted after drinking tea made from a common backyard weed.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/helenalbert/2020/10/30/common-weed-related-to-cabbages-can-stop-cancer-in-its-tracks/

# General News
Mark Zuckerberg hammered after ignoring distress call from stranded vessel: report
https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/expedition-ship-tows-stranded-skiff-while-zuckerbergs-superyacht-fails-to-respond/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
House Oversight Committee Releases Jeffrey Epstein Email Correspondence, Raising Questions About White House Coverup of Epstein Files
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-oversight-committee-releases-jeffrey-epstein-email-correspondence-raising
Emails: https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/11/3-Emails.pdf

# Gov / Politics / US
‘The decline is real’: Ex-Trump official spills on president’s ‘frontal lobe illness’: Cobb continued, arguing that the president’s increasingly erratic behavior was a clear sign of what he described as a “frontal lobe illness.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2677676238/

‘We’re screwed’: Legal expert sounds alarm over major new midterm threa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEbwZFz1TA8

‘It Hits A Nerve’: This Number Reveals How Much Americans Are Paying For Trump’s War With Iran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-war-energy-cost-tracker_n_6a74a9f9e4b0a79b03a72ad6

Trump’s remarkable private admission leaked by US officials:  U.S. officials told the Journal that the president had been “floating the idea privately to senior aides that he’s willing to walk away without a nuclear deal.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2677676947/

Blanche’s fellow spineless co-conspirators in the biggest political cover-up in American history are celebrating a hollow victory at the moment. Trumpublicans haven’t learned that their loyalty is never going to be returned, but I guess worrying about a mean tweet is more important than the lives of roughly 349 million Americans.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/todd-blanche-cassidy/

Trump’s ‘Corrupt and Bullying and Destabilizing’ Second Term : “[I]n Donald Trump’s second term populism has displayed most of the vices that its critics anticipated,” Douthat wrote. “It has been corrupt and bullying and destabilizing. It has rewarded hacks and cronies. And it stumbled into a Middle Eastern war with even less preparation than its establishment predecessors.”
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trumpism-has-failed-ross-douthat-rips-trumps-corrupt-and-bullying-and-destabilizing-second-term-in-ny-times-farewell/

A major win for voting rights you didn’t hear about this week. The path to voting rights was paved with the blood, sweat and tears of generations of people who endured injustice from a system that did not recognize their equality or, at times, their humanity.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what-we-lost-when-the-supreme-court-gutted-the-voting-rights-act-and-why-we-need-a-new-one/

Democrats Quietly Build a Financial Case Against Trump, Targeting the Money Trail Through Companies, Contractors and Financial Firms in His Orbit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bplB5tuwgWI

Trump hands ally $150M in ‘corrupt’ courtroom contract ensnarling kids: A small Houston-based law firm with ties to the Trump administration is reportedly set to receive a $150 million no-bid federal contract to provide legal representation for unaccompanied migrant children — a move that has one Democratic lawmaker crying “corruption.”
https://www.rawstory.com/burke-law-texas/

# Global News
U.S. Intelligence Warns Putin Could Test NATO’s Resolve With Strikes as Munitions Stockpiles Run Low
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-intel-finds-putin-could-test-natos-resolve-with-limited-incursion-e3b02e2c

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, Netanyahu say
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-trump-15-point-plan-hamas-peace-gaza.html

Iran official gives conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz. The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council gave several conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/9/iran-war-live-tehran-demands-end-to-us-blockade-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz

It’s not just Canadian tourists snubbing U.S. cities. Business leaders are cancelling more trips to America as geopolitical tensions continue
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/canadians-boycotting-u-travel-over-130000574.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Black Woman Found Hanging From Tree Behind Vacant House Identified As 29-Year-Old Tasia Fortune. Mississippi authorities have investigated other high-profile cases involving tree-hanging deaths in the past year.
https://capitalbnews.org/black-woman-found-hanging-tasia-fortune/

In February, Todd Sidesinger left the hospital after doctors placed two stents in his heart to address heart failure. Three days later, police arrested him on warrants related to roughly $1,500 in unpaid court debt dating back more than a decade. Less than 48 hours after arriving at the county prison in York, Pennsylvania, Sidesinger was dead. Sidesinger wore a prescribed defibrillator vest that delivers an electrical shock when it detects a life-threatening heart rhythm, and has to be charged approximately once every 24 hours. York County Prison’s medical staff never charged his vest.
https://www.thecarceralreport.com/p/new-in-the-appeal-he-was-arrested

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
White House fraud tracker exposes nearly $300 billion tab as health programs take center stage. According to administration officials, the website called “Fraud Ledger” is intended to give taxpayers a public view of fraud investigations, enforcement actions and fraud prevention efforts
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/white-house-fraud-tracker-highlights-billions-savings-hhs-programs-face

Moffitt says Humana ended its Medicare Advantage contract, leaving the cancer center out of network
https://www.moffitt.org/patient-family/insurance-financial-information/insurance-coverage/humana-announcement/

UnitedHealth is serving 965,000 fewer Medicare Advantage members, pushing some seniors to find new coverage.  The move crystallizes how rising medical costs, tighter government payments, and strategic business choices are converging on the people least able to absorb sudden changes in their health insurance.
https://hc4us.org/unitedhealth-drops-1-million-seniors-in-biggest-cut-in-decades-the-daily-overview/

Some Doctors Have Opted Out of Medicare Entirely. Sign Their Form, and the Whole Bill Is Legally Yours.
https://www.aol.com/articles/doctors-opted-medicare-entirely-sign-120200000.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Paratroopers report that the U.S. Army’s new primary service rifle is already more reliable than the M4
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-03-19/army-to-test-new-carbine-rifle-21117744.html

Top U.S. Army General in Europe Abruptly Removed From Command as Questions Surround Sudden Leadership Change
https://thehill.com/homenews/6018081-army-general-costanza-removed-v-corps/

# Military / Global
Yemen’s Houthis strike Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/09/yemens-houthis-claim-attack-on-saudi-arabia-refinery

# Nuclear
The US has a nuclear waste problem. Five states want to help with the cleanup. Several states have now agreed to take a large part of America’s nuclear waste at the same time a government office says the country could be doing much better.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/nuclear-waste-delivers-a-political-haymaker-five-states-say-it-can-be-done/

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
What is ‘Social Engineering?’ AI bots create fake profiles to make their hacking seem more real. Some AI bots, instructed to complete “cyber challenges” online, created fake profiles and emails to convince real humans to let them edit real code.
https://www.communityamerica.com/blog/2026/social-engineering-and-ai-how-scammers-are-using-new-technology-to-trick-people

# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
A bill in Congress would bar Social Security clawing back overpayments it discovers more than 10 years late
https://financebuzz.com/new-bill-limits-social-security-clawbacks

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE Shot Two More Men With No Cameras: Senate Says February Pledges Were Never Kept
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/323310/20260806/ice-shot-two-more-men-no-cameras-senate-says-february-pledges-were-never-kept.htm

Airlines Block ICE From Boarding Planes for Arrests: Airline workers reportedly decline to help US agents as Trump migrant crackdown accelerates
Expansion of immigration enforcement at US airports puts employees at odds with agents seeking 2,000 daily arrests
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/airline-workers-agents-immigration-crackdown

‘Not to make a scene’: The Trump administration “coerced” a 20-year-old legal resident of the U.S. to sign a document that would enable the government to deport him, a judge ruled this week.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/ice-coerced-legal-resident-signing-151623303.html

An ICE detainee from New Jersey dies a day after calling his mother from the detention center to say he was unwell
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/an-ice-detainee-from-new-jersey-dies-a-day-after-calling-his-mother-from-the-detention-center-to-say-he-was-unwell/

Judge clears way for Trump to deport 350,000 Haitians to a country deemed unsafe. The order complies with a Supreme Court ruling but leaves a racial discrimination claim against the administration alive
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080626_haitian_deportations/judge-clears-way-trump-deport-350000-haitians-country-deemed-unsafe/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
South Korean Company Facing Federal Trade Investigation Paid Trump’s Holding Company $2 Million Last Year
https://newrepublic.com/post/213058/foreign-company-trade-dispute-paid-trump-millions

[Video] Former Donald Trump Aide Sarah Matthews Claims The President Is ‘gaslighting’ Americans On The Economy: ‘it’s A Slap In The Face’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6005802-matthews-accuses-trump-economy-gaslighting/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
RFK Jr says Head Start is his family legacy. Critics say he’s gutting the program that lifts kids out of poverty.  Donald Trump’s top health official is planning to overhaul the program by throwing out regulations and policies that have built it up in the years after it was founded more than 60 years ago during Johnson’s war on poverty.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-head-start-program-trump-administration-b3028867.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Mass layoffs slam Texas as unemployment rates rise. Texas unemployment rate surpasses the national average, approaching 5%.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-22375609.php

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
A federal officer fired a Taser at a man pumping gas and the horrifying footage shows what happened next. Clarence “Chuck” Coyl recorded his interaction with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer at a gas station on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation in Arizona on July 18, according to AZ Family and 12 News. Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump has also shared a video, seemingly from a bystander, of the same incident.
https://people.com/video-shows-man-catching-fire-screaming-taser-officer-12035205

Officials will not release cool water from a Colorado River reservoir to protect threatened fish. Federal officials said Thursday they will not release cool water this year from one of the Colorado River’s major reservoirs, which would have protected a threatened native fish downstream but put more strain on already struggling hydropower production
https://www.chron.com/news/article/officials-will-not-release-cool-water-from-a-22378445.php

Juliana Leon Died in a Climate-Linked Heat Wave. Her Daughter Is Suing Big Oil. This case is reportedly the first to hold Big Oil accountable for an individual’s death in a climate-related disaster.
https://truthout.org/articles/juliana-leon-died-in-a-climate-linked-heat-wave-her-daughter-is-suing-big-oil/

FBI investigates cyberattacks on water systems in several states. Michigan has joined Minnesota and other states across the country reporting cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_39fb31bc-35bf-431f-880f-dfb2c774200b.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Chevron seeks to nullify $744M verdict over coastal damage. Chevron asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to move a Plaquemines Parish coastal damage case into federal court, a step the company says would erase a $744.6 million state jury verdict against it.
https://www.aol.com/articles/chevron-seeks-nullify-744m-verdict-192900000.html

Regulators approve $5.2B Mississippi-to-Georgia gas pipeline. Federal regulators on Friday approved a combined multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline expansion crossing Mississippi and Alabama primarily intended to feed growing energy markets in Georgia.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/alabama/article_b202f09f-5b05-4183-b6dd-a9f36c1f8633.html

# Gov / Politics / US
The Senate has adjourned and will return in September. The U.S. Senate adjourned early Saturday morning for a five-week August recess after passing a stopgap government funding bill, confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general, and deferring major votes on election and college sports legislation until they return in the fall.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6018324-senate-adjourns-funding-blanche-budget-save-america/

Todd Blanche confirmed: Trump’s former criminal lawyer becomes attorney general. Major win for president as former personal lawyer wins approval despite outcry over $1.8bn slush fund
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/todd-blanche-attorney-general-confirmed

Democratic senators did not force erroneous votes to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci. Instead, they offered procedural motions to table or delay the contempt resolution so the panel could consult legal experts and hear from Fauci’s legal counsel regarding his invocation of the Fifth Amendment.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/senate-committee-votes-hold-fauci-contempt-congress/story?id=135422327

‘We have a sick country’: Conservative analyst unloads on MAGA
https://www.alternet.org/trump-maga-gop-midterms-economy/

Texas ‘Trump Train’ Case Puts 150-Year-Old KKK Act Before Federal Appeals Court
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-train-organizer-asks-appeals-110001846.html

Schumer says Trump’s $275 billion battleship fleet with the president’s name on them is a “waste of time and money” driven by “egomania and narcissism” — “not a single penny to lower costs for the American people”
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2622459/senate-minority-leader-criticizes-trumps-proposed-golden-fleet-battleships-as-costly-vanity-project

The Trump Administration Has Lost 75 of 93 First Amendment Cases, Report Finds. The cases involved challenges to the administration’s violations of religious freedom, the free press, and free speech.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-trump-administration-has-lost-75-of-93-first-amendment-cases-report-finds/

Trump Threatens Severe “Treason” Charges Against “Leakers” in Truth Social Rant: “Long term jail sentences will be sought!” Trump promised in an online post.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-severe-treason-charges-against-leakers-in-truth-social-rant/

Rep. Max Miller’s scandals keep getting worse: Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is facing mounting calls to resign and drop out of his reelection campaign following severe domestic abuse allegations from multiple women
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6015595-gop-misconduct-allegations-midterms/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
UF Health patients with United Healthcare could lose coverage if two sides can’t come to terms before Sept. 1 deadline. United says it’s planning to present another proposal Aug. 30
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/08/30/uf-health-patients-with-united-healthcare-could-lose-coverage-if-two-sides-cant-come-to-terms-before-sept-1-deadline/

Clear Spring Health has pulled out of Medicare Advantage entirely, ending its plans in Illinois, Georgia and Colorado
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicare-advantage/illinois-payer-to-shutter-medicare-advantage-plans-in-24-days/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Trump Administration Ends Medicare Drug Subsidies, Will Lead To Spike In Drug Premiums For Seniors
https://apnews.com/article/medicare-drug-subsidy-trump-biden-insurance-3d3fdb43b1bf374a1a168506fded86c0

AI Model Invents Completely New Viruses Unknown to Nature: “Although [it’s] promising for life sciences applications, it also raises urgent biosafety and biosecurity questions. The ability to compose viral genomes using generative AI now exists; the governance to safely steer it does not.”
— Tom Inglesby and Moritz Hanke, Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins University
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-creates-new-virus

A better flu vaccine is possible, if Team RFK Jr. stays out of the way. Flu season is inevitable. This year’s could be better.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/flu-shot-rfk-jr-maha-mflusiva-vaccine.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon revokes former Air Force secretary’s access to classified intel, citing Air Force One leak
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/pentagon-leak-air-force-secretary/

Families outraged after US Navy refuses to salvage sunken fishing vessel and retrieve the six people who died aboard
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/navy-sunken-fishing-vessel-crew-member-recovery-b3028749.html

# Military / Global
AN EXPLOSIVE-laden drone found at a German airport shows Vladimir Putin is prepared to take down a European passenger jet, an expert has warned. Panic broke out at Leipzig Airport on Wednesday after a rigged drone was discovered near a fleet of Ukrainian cargo planes.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16801824/putin-jet-europe-russian-drone-airport/

# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
New Fiscal Commission Proposal Raises Fresh Concerns for Social Security: The Senate Finance Committee debated whether to use a commission to help resolve Social Security’s pending insolvency. The Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is currently projected to pay only 78% of benefits around the end of 2032.
https://www.napa-net.org/news/2026/8/lawmakers-debate-social-security-commission-proposal/

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Video shows US military tracking what appears to be mysterious object flying over Middle East in 2025
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/video-shows-us-military-tracking-what-appears-mysterious-object-flying-over-middle-east-2025

# Veterans / VA
Their military careers were cut short in combat. Now they’re fighting Congress for their full benefits.
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2026/08/06/their-military-careers-were-cut-short-in-combat-now-theyre-fighting-congress-for-their-full-benefits/

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# Indigenous
You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle. “These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.
https://truthout.org/audio/you-cant-drink-data-native-communities-are-resisting-the-ai-death-cycle/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
She Followed ICE’s Advice to Self-Deport. Five Weeks Later, She Was Dead. A St. Louis mother took her three daughters to reunite with her deported husband in Guatemala. Neighbors found the couple bound and shot in a sugarcane field.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/glendy-nixon-guatemala-overland-self-deport-st-louis-immigrant-police-ice/

Daphy Michel: Family Plans Lawsuit Against U.S. After ICE Allegedly Left Mentally Struggling Woman To Die Of Hypothermia. A Haitian immigrant died in Pittsburgh after being released from ICE’s custody. The county medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. Now her family plans to sue.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/2026/08/03/haitian-immigrant-death-ice-family-lawsuit/91147406007/

Tearful Trump Voter Says He Feels ‘Totally Betrayed’ After Fiancée Was ‘Swarmed’ by ICE and Taken Away: ‘This Is Like the Gestapo.’ “I would never have thought the United States would act this way,” John Gannon said
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tearful-trump-voter-says-feels-001136164.html

Trump Administration Seeks to Track Down Deported Migrants Overseas to Collect Immigration Fines. The initiative stems from the revival of a little-used provision of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-administration-seeks-track-down-deported-migrants-overseas-collect-immigration-fines-598463

“There Is No Greater Betrayal to Our Troops,”  Sen. Duckworth Slams Trump After 50+ Military Spouses and Parents Detained for Deportation, “Cruel and Makes Us All Less Safe”
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87e29er

Minnesota Seeks Extradition of ICE Officer From Texas
https://www.fox9.com/news/extradition-paperwork-ice-agent-charged-minneapolis-julio-sosa-celis-shooting

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Trump Is Tanking the US Economy’: Dismal Report Shows 23,000 Jobs Lost, Slowing Wage Growth
“However the White House tries to spin these numbers, their talking points ring hollow for people who are actually experiencing Trump’s weak economy.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/trump-humiliated-disastrous-jobs-report-130548551.html

Trump renews bid to remove Fed official Lisa Cook. President Donald Trump is renewing his push to oust Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook from the seven-member board after a Supreme Court ruling found that his previous attempt did not afford her due process.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/07/trump-fed-lisa-cook-scotus-01029150

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
The transfer of millions of student-loan accounts to the Treasury is taking a key step forward. The plans, first reported by Business Insider, include creating a new “Default Resolution Hub” intended to serve as a centralized location for borrowers to plan their steps to return to good standing.
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-accounts-transfer-to-treasury-step-forward-defaulted-borrowers-2026-8

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Texas water fight deepens as Abbott blames city leaders, desalination board runs low on cash. If supplies drop enough, Corpus Christi residents and businesses would have to reduce water use by 25%.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/corpus-christi-water-crisis-desalination-project/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Oil company profits from Iran War infuriated President Donald Trump. He only has himself to blame. US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/04/donald-trump-oil-companies-war-iran-us-exxonmobil-chevron

‘Relentless in Its War on Offshore Wind,’ Trump Admin Kills More Projects: After RWE disclosed its new gas investments as part of the deal, one climate campaigner declared that “committing to reinvest over $1 billion in fossil fuels is a disastrous mistake.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-offshore-wind-lease-buybacks

Trump hosts mining CEOs, University of Utah president, as he seeks minerals for defense production
The White House announced billions of new investments into mining companies and millions at mining universities for the next generation
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/08/07/president-trump-hosts-ceos-of-mining-companies-looking-for-minerals-to-help-defense-production/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump boys’ ‘shady’ Russia deal ties unmasked in explosive new repor
https://www.rawstory.com/tbilisi-trump-tower/

Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom Project: The question of whether President Donald Trump can build a massive ballroom at the White House, a vanity project that the president has brought up at every opportunity, appears to be heading to the conservative-majority Supreme Court.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/07/appeals-court-ruling-white-house-ballroom-01028755

The week Republicans went after voters who live abroad in latest suppression scheme
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-targets-u-s-citizens-living-overseas-in-latest-suppression-scheme/

Nuclear experts urge Trump not to let Iran steer talks away from regime’s atomic threat. President Trump reiterated in a Fox News interview that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons
https://www.foxnews.com/world/nuclear-experts-urge-trump-not-let-iran-steer-talks-away-from-regimes-atomic-threat

Trump Issues Bonkers Ultimatum To Supporters If They Don’t Pay Up. An email blast from President Donald Trump on Wednesday seemingly attempted to guilt his supporters into donating money to him by claiming their “supporter status” had been “cancelled.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-supporter-fundraising-email_n_6a752ffae4b04fcbf74e16b4

Impeachment Articles Filed Against ‘Unelected Shadow President’ Russell Vought: “Vought’s blatant abuse of power and complete disregard for the Constitution warrants immediate removal by Congress,” said Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove
https://www.commondreams.org/news/russell-vought-impeachment-articles

‘A Fake and Fraudulent Watchdog’: Trump Installs Project 2025 Author at Interior IG Office. “This is a fraud on the office and a fraud on the American people. Democrats will fight to restore independent oversight and hold every official who abuses the public’s trust accountable.”
https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/media/press-releases/huffman-blasts-trump-scheme-to-plant-project-2025-architect-inside-interiors-watchdog-office

In midst of election, Arizona’s Democrat governor faces pay-to-play corruption probe: A sitting governor’s alleged donor payoff is being investigated by an attorney general from her own party who has her own unresolved questions about outside money, and that investigator has promised to deliver a verdict just before voters decide whether to re-elect the person she’s investigating.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/az-democrat-ags-investigation-democrat-governor-conclude-arizona-voters

# Global News
Top Iranian Commander Vows to Pursue Nuclear Weapons as Long as the U.S. Has Them, Triggering New Clash With Israel
https://share.newsbreak.com/j8itpvpt

Iran plans to ban U.S. and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz until compensated for war damages
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-sees-an-opening-to-kick-the-u-s-out-of-the-gulf-b9f9cc53

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Former Bexar County deputy constable arrested in Mexico, charged in triple homicide. Mexican authorities say Chad Eberle committed the killings while trying to take custody of his 3-year-old son in Saltillo. He was a Precinct 2 deputy constable and a Northside ISD police officer. He’s also an Army vet.
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/08/former-texas-police-officer-accused-of-killing-3-in-mexico-fleeing-toward-u-s-with-son/

Local police around the country are performing lookups in Flock’s AI-powered automatic license plate reader (ALPR) system for “immigration” related searches and as part of other ICE investigations, giving federal law enforcement side-door access to a tool that it currently does not have a formal contract for.
https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Mass layoffs sweep Texas TV and radio stations—here’s who was let go. The cuts affected broadcasters in multiple Texas markets.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-tv-radio-layoffs-22378894.php

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Humana is dropping Medicare Advantage plans covering roughly 600,000 members in a third year of retreat. This marks a third consecutive year of footprint retrenchment aimed at cutting off lower-margin plans, restoring profitability, and achieving a sustainable pre-tax margin
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicare-advantage/humana-to-exit-medicare-advantage-plans-covering-600000-members-in-2027/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Medicare is about to penalize the 15-minute breakthrough that saves cancer patients hours of pain
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4678737/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-subcutaneous-cancer-drugs/

Original Medicare now requires prior approval for some procedures in a handful of states
https://www.resourcemedicare.com/post/new-medicare-changes-in-2026-prior-approval-required-for-these-17-services

Medicare Coverage of Cancer Treatment Services
https://www.medicare.gov/publications/11931-medicare-coverage-of-cancer-treatment-services.pdf

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The Iran war’s other bill, and you’re paying It: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently told Congress that the U.S. government has spent an estimated $37.5 billion to date on the Iran war and requested an additional $67 billion in emergency funding.”  “But there are several hidden costs that don’t factor into Hegseth’s accounting, ones that the rest of us are actually paying.”
https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/07/the-iran-wars-other-bill-and-youre-paying-it/

Trump’s $275 Billion Battleship Fleet Set to Be ‘Most Expensive US Warships Ever’: “At a time when families are struggling to afford groceries, gas, healthcare, and childcare, Congress cannot throw hundreds of billions of dollars at Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet,’” said one Democratic senator. The first of 15 ships, the USS Defiant, is projected to cost around $23.4 billion to construct, with each subsequent vessel costing about $18 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis said
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6012597-trump-golden-fleet-battleships-cbo-cost/

# Military / Global
North Korea expert warns US can ‘never take their eye off’ Kim Jong Un following missile test during Iran war. Retired Navy Rear Adm Mark Montgomery tells Fox News Digital that Kim Jong Un remains ‘unpredictable’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-korea-expert-warns-us-never-take-eye-kim-jong-un-following-missile-test-iran-war

# Science / Research
Scientists trained an AI model in DNA and it invented 16 new viruses: The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD3cYZVm1Uc

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
ICE and other Trump administration agencies can use Flock to track your every movement, all across the country. Police in Texas, Florida, and thousands of departments nationwide can track Massachusetts drivers in real-time, without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
https://data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/flock-gives-law-enforcement-all-over-the-country-access-to-your-location/

# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Senate Dems Push GOP to Divulge Secret Plan to ‘Attack Earned Benefits Like Social Security.’ “A plan you will not show the voters before they vote is not reassurance. It is a warning and revealing of Republican priorities.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-plan-cut-social-security

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Updated on: August 7, 2026 / 4:38 PM EDT / CBS News: Pentagon releases fifth batch of UFO Files, comprised of 41 records
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/07/ufo-files-released-photos-videos-documents-pentagon/91212989007/

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August 8, 2026
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# Indigenous
You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle. “These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.
https://truthout.org/audio/you-cant-drink-data-native-communities-are-resisting-the-ai-death-cycle/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
She Followed ICE’s Advice to Self-Deport. Five Weeks Later, She Was Dead. A St. Louis mother took her three daughters to reunite with her deported husband in Guatemala. Neighbors found the couple bound and shot in a sugarcane field.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/glendy-nixon-guatemala-overland-self-deport-st-louis-immigrant-police-ice/

Daphy Michel: Family Plans Lawsuit Against U.S. After ICE Allegedly Left Mentally Struggling Woman To Die Of Hypothermia. A Haitian immigrant died in Pittsburgh after being released from ICE’s custody. The county medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. Now her family plans to sue.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/2026/08/03/haitian-immigrant-death-ice-family-lawsuit/91147406007/

Tearful Trump Voter Says He Feels ‘Totally Betrayed’ After Fiancée Was ‘Swarmed’ by ICE and Taken Away: ‘This Is Like the Gestapo.’ “I would never have thought the United States would act this way,” John Gannon said
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tearful-trump-voter-says-feels-001136164.html

Trump Administration Seeks to Track Down Deported Migrants Overseas to Collect Immigration Fines. The initiative stems from the revival of a little-used provision of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-administration-seeks-track-down-deported-migrants-overseas-collect-immigration-fines-598463

“There Is No Greater Betrayal to Our Troops,”  Sen. Duckworth Slams Trump After 50+ Military Spouses and Parents Detained for Deportation, “Cruel and Makes Us All Less Safe”
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87e29er

Minnesota Seeks Extradition of ICE Officer From Texas
https://www.fox9.com/news/extradition-paperwork-ice-agent-charged-minneapolis-julio-sosa-celis-shooting

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Trump Is Tanking the US Economy’: Dismal Report Shows 23,000 Jobs Lost, Slowing Wage Growth
“However the White House tries to spin these numbers, their talking points ring hollow for people who are actually experiencing Trump’s weak economy.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/trump-humiliated-disastrous-jobs-report-130548551.html

Trump renews bid to remove Fed official Lisa Cook. President Donald Trump is renewing his push to oust Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook from the seven-member board after a Supreme Court ruling found that his previous attempt did not afford her due process.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/07/trump-fed-lisa-cook-scotus-01029150

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
The transfer of millions of student-loan accounts to the Treasury is taking a key step forward. The plans, first reported by Business Insider, include creating a new “Default Resolution Hub” intended to serve as a centralized location for borrowers to plan their steps to return to good standing.
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-accounts-transfer-to-treasury-step-forward-defaulted-borrowers-2026-8

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Texas water fight deepens as Abbott blames city leaders, desalination board runs low on cash. If supplies drop enough, Corpus Christi residents and businesses would have to reduce water use by 25%.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/corpus-christi-water-crisis-desalination-project/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Oil company profits from Iran War infuriated President Donald Trump. He only has himself to blame. US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/04/donald-trump-oil-companies-war-iran-us-exxonmobil-chevron

‘Relentless in Its War on Offshore Wind,’ Trump Admin Kills More Projects: After RWE disclosed its new gas investments as part of the deal, one climate campaigner declared that “committing to reinvest over $1 billion in fossil fuels is a disastrous mistake.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-offshore-wind-lease-buybacks

Trump hosts mining CEOs, University of Utah president, as he seeks minerals for defense production
The White House announced billions of new investments into mining companies and millions at mining universities for the next generation
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/08/07/president-trump-hosts-ceos-of-mining-companies-looking-for-minerals-to-help-defense-production/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump boys’ ‘shady’ Russia deal ties unmasked in explosive new repor
https://www.rawstory.com/tbilisi-trump-tower/

Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom Project: The question of whether President Donald Trump can build a massive ballroom at the White House, a vanity project that the president has brought up at every opportunity, appears to be heading to the conservative-majority Supreme Court.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/07/appeals-court-ruling-white-house-ballroom-01028755

The week Republicans went after voters who live abroad in latest suppression scheme
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-targets-u-s-citizens-living-overseas-in-latest-suppression-scheme/

Nuclear experts urge Trump not to let Iran steer talks away from regime’s atomic threat. President Trump reiterated in a Fox News interview that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons
https://www.foxnews.com/world/nuclear-experts-urge-trump-not-let-iran-steer-talks-away-from-regimes-atomic-threat

Trump Issues Bonkers Ultimatum To Supporters If They Don’t Pay Up. An email blast from President Donald Trump on Wednesday seemingly attempted to guilt his supporters into donating money to him by claiming their “supporter status” had been “cancelled.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-supporter-fundraising-email_n_6a752ffae4b04fcbf74e16b4

Impeachment Articles Filed Against ‘Unelected Shadow President’ Russell Vought: “Vought’s blatant abuse of power and complete disregard for the Constitution warrants immediate removal by Congress,” said Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove
https://www.commondreams.org/news/russell-vought-impeachment-articles

‘A Fake and Fraudulent Watchdog’: Trump Installs Project 2025 Author at Interior IG Office. “This is a fraud on the office and a fraud on the American people. Democrats will fight to restore independent oversight and hold every official who abuses the public’s trust accountable.”
https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/media/press-releases/huffman-blasts-trump-scheme-to-plant-project-2025-architect-inside-interiors-watchdog-office

In midst of election, Arizona’s Democrat governor faces pay-to-play corruption probe: A sitting governor’s alleged donor payoff is being investigated by an attorney general from her own party who has her own unresolved questions about outside money, and that investigator has promised to deliver a verdict just before voters decide whether to re-elect the person she’s investigating.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/az-democrat-ags-investigation-democrat-governor-conclude-arizona-voters

# Global News
Top Iranian Commander Vows to Pursue Nuclear Weapons as Long as the U.S. Has Them, Triggering New Clash With Israel
https://share.newsbreak.com/j8itpvpt

Iran plans to ban U.S. and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz until compensated for war damages
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-sees-an-opening-to-kick-the-u-s-out-of-the-gulf-b9f9cc53

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Former Bexar County deputy constable arrested in Mexico, charged in triple homicide. Mexican authorities say Chad Eberle committed the killings while trying to take custody of his 3-year-old son in Saltillo. He was a Precinct 2 deputy constable and a Northside ISD police officer. He’s also an Army vet.
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/08/former-texas-police-officer-accused-of-killing-3-in-mexico-fleeing-toward-u-s-with-son/

Local police around the country are performing lookups in Flock’s AI-powered automatic license plate reader (ALPR) system for “immigration” related searches and as part of other ICE investigations, giving federal law enforcement side-door access to a tool that it currently does not have a formal contract for.
https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Mass layoffs sweep Texas TV and radio stations—here’s who was let go. The cuts affected broadcasters in multiple Texas markets.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-tv-radio-layoffs-22378894.php

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Humana is dropping Medicare Advantage plans covering roughly 600,000 members in a third year of retreat. This marks a third consecutive year of footprint retrenchment aimed at cutting off lower-margin plans, restoring profitability, and achieving a sustainable pre-tax margin
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicare-advantage/humana-to-exit-medicare-advantage-plans-covering-600000-members-in-2027/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Medicare is about to penalize the 15-minute breakthrough that saves cancer patients hours of pain
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4678737/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-subcutaneous-cancer-drugs/

Original Medicare now requires prior approval for some procedures in a handful of states
https://www.resourcemedicare.com/post/new-medicare-changes-in-2026-prior-approval-required-for-these-17-services

Medicare Coverage of Cancer Treatment Services
https://www.medicare.gov/publications/11931-medicare-coverage-of-cancer-treatment-services.pdf

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The Iran war’s other bill, and you’re paying It: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently told Congress that the U.S. government has spent an estimated $37.5 billion to date on the Iran war and requested an additional $67 billion in emergency funding.”  “But there are several hidden costs that don’t factor into Hegseth’s accounting, ones that the rest of us are actually paying.”
https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/07/the-iran-wars-other-bill-and-youre-paying-it/

Trump’s $275 Billion Battleship Fleet Set to Be ‘Most Expensive US Warships Ever’: “At a time when families are struggling to afford groceries, gas, healthcare, and childcare, Congress cannot throw hundreds of billions of dollars at Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet,’” said one Democratic senator. The first of 15 ships, the USS Defiant, is projected to cost around $23.4 billion to construct, with each subsequent vessel costing about $18 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis said
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6012597-trump-golden-fleet-battleships-cbo-cost/

# Military / Global
North Korea expert warns US can ‘never take their eye off’ Kim Jong Un following missile test during Iran war. Retired Navy Rear Adm Mark Montgomery tells Fox News Digital that Kim Jong Un remains ‘unpredictable’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-korea-expert-warns-us-never-take-eye-kim-jong-un-following-missile-test-iran-war

# Science / Research
Scientists trained an AI model in DNA and it invented 16 new viruses: The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD3cYZVm1Uc

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
ICE and other Trump administration agencies can use Flock to track your every movement, all across the country. Police in Texas, Florida, and thousands of departments nationwide can track Massachusetts drivers in real-time, without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
https://data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/flock-gives-law-enforcement-all-over-the-country-access-to-your-location/

# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Senate Dems Push GOP to Divulge Secret Plan to ‘Attack Earned Benefits Like Social Security.’ “A plan you will not show the voters before they vote is not reassurance. It is a warning and revealing of Republican priorities.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-plan-cut-social-security

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Updated on: August 7, 2026 / 4:38 PM EDT / CBS News: Pentagon releases fifth batch of UFO Files, comprised of 41 records
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/07/ufo-files-released-photos-videos-documents-pentagon/91212989007/

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August 7, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Gruesome criminal history ‘rampant’ as probe exposes multiple immigration agents. The Ohio Immigration Alliance flags the cases of 25 federal immigration agents or contractors criminally charged or credibly. The cases reveal a pattern of domestic violence, sex offenses against children, abuses of authority and corruption among the federal agents responsible for carrying out the administration’s mass deportation campaign.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/immigration-agent-crimes/

Massachusetts signs new law limiting ICE access to schools, hospitals and other sensitive locations: Gov. Maura Healey said in a signing ceremony for the Protect Act that the law also permits parents to pre-arrange guardianship for children in the event that they are detained or deported
https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-protect-act-to-keep-ice-out-of-courthouses-schools-and-hospitals

Work slowdown in Trump admin. immigration offices generating record backlog, while deportation orders hit new highs, agency data shows: The backlog for citizenship, green cards and work permits has hit 7.5 million, while the time applicants have waited for decisions has, on average, nearly doubled
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/trump-immigration-courts-deportation-orders-backlog/73322653

Immigration courts understaffed and overwhelmed, as Trump administration surges enforcement hiring. The Trump administration has fired dozens of immigration judges this year, making it much harder for courts to a chip away at a multi-million-case backlog.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/11/immigration-courts-understaffed-and-overwhelmed-as-trump-administration-surges-enforcement-hiring/

More than 50 military spouses, parents detained in Trump admin immigration crackdown, investigation finds:
Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda. At least six family members of active-duty U.S. troops deported, and at least one person has self-deported.
https://apnews.com/article/military-families-immigration-trump-detained-deported-3337173bff1f06153738c217da52e846

11 Years Old. In Immigration Court. Alone. No Lawyer. More children than ever before are being forced to face immigration judges by themselves without legal representation, advocates say.
https://documentedny.com/2026/08/06/unaccompanied-minors-immigration-court-new-york/

The Chaos and Cruelty of ICE: Within the span of just six days, immigration enforcement agents fatally shot two more people. Their deaths are not an aberration, they’re an indictment: President Donald Trump’s mass deportation machine is deadly and wreaks havoc on American streets every day.
https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/the-chaos-and-cruelty-of-ice/

[Video] Lifelong Republican says ICE is “destroying families” after fianćee was taken at airport. A man from Texas who voted for President Donald Trump has criticized the Trump administration after his Venezuelan fiancee—while traveling to a furniture convention—was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Houston late last month.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-voter-ice-fiancee-detained-houston-airport-12293863

[Video] Mother of immigrant who died in ICE custody sends message to Trump: A Salvadoran man being held at a controversial immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has died, federal officials said Monday, marking the latest death of an immigrant in ICE custody. ICE says they provided comprehensive medical care.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/us/video/edwin-lopez-cornejo-ice-mother-message-trump-digvid

‘Noncompliance is intentional’: Judge slaps Trump admin with daily sanctions after DHS violates discovery obligations for months in lawsuit over ICE raids in Southern California
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/noncompliance-is-intentional-judge-slaps-trump-admin-with-daily-sanctions-after-dhs-violates-discovery-obligations-for-months-in-lawsuit-over-ice-raids-in-southern-california/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels / ATF
The U.S. government on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or “Pelón,” scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico’s most powerful cartel.
https://share.newsbreak.com/j89b7p70

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
A group of scientists rappelled down a dangerous ravine on Robinson Crusoe Island to save the last wild tree of its species. The bank’s latest update says 29 seeds reached its laboratories, 25 appeared potentially viable under X-ray analysis, and all eight used in the first growing trial germinated. But seedlings alone do not equal recovery.
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-rappelled-dangerous-ravine-on-robinson-crusoe-island-save-dendroseris-tree/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Texas Customers Sue Popeyes for $1.5M, Alleging They Found a ‘Condom-Like Foreign Object’ in Chicken. The customers claimed that when they presented the issue to the store’s employees, they “humiliated” them. They alleged that Howard bit into a piece of chicken and “immediately discovered what appeared to be a condom-like foreign object embedded within the chicken.”
https://people.com/popeyes-sued-for-usd1-5m-over-alleged-foreign-object-in-chicken-12035656

Rep. Shontel Brown says Iran war Has “crushed farmers,” says USDA can’t help if it “ignores the problem”
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87jv1lm

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
New Mexico Truth Commission: Minors groomed, abused at Epstein Ranch. An interim report published by New Mexico state lawmakers highlights preliminary evidence of sex abuse, grooming and sex trafficking, including of minors, at convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County.
https://sourcenm.com/2026/08/05/new-mexico-epstein-commission-releases-report-on-investigation-so-far/
Interim Report: New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission
Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein at Zorro Ranch
https://www.nmlegis.gov/handouts/HISC%20080526%20Item%201%20Interim%20Report.pdf

New Mexico sues DOJ over Epstein Zorro ranch files. New Mexico is suing the Justice Department for access to unredacted files tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvoXs0o_DWQ

Investigations into Epstein’s mysterious New Mexico ranch add pressure on the Justice Department
https://www.kwwl.com/news/social/investigations-into-epstein-s-mysterious-new-mexico-ranch-add-pressure-on-the-justice-department/article_ca47d685-408e-501a-ad1c-69d33f647590.html

New Mexico’s Epstein commission releases initial report. New Mexico’s Epstein truth commission believes at least five women and girls were sexually abused at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch and at least 30 more people may have been abused in New Mexico.
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/new-mexicos-epstein-commission-releases-initial-report/

New Mexico Truth Commission: DOJ, US attorneys won’t help with Epstein investigation. Commission releases interim findings on Epstein Ranch investigation
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_mexico/article_2fbfe55c-2174-4ec3-80eb-4622ac34d58a.html

New Mexico Sues DOJ For Blocking Access to Unredacted Epstein Investigative Files in Zorro Ranch Criminal Probe. State says federal refusal to share unredacted records is hampering its renewed criminal investigation into abuse, trafficking, and other sex-related crimes in New Mexico
https://nmdoj.gov/press-release/new-mexico-sues-doj-for-blocking-access-to-unredacted-epstein-investigative-files-in-zorro-ranch-criminal-probe/

Wall Street Giants Are Facing a Reckoning After a New Report Links Their Silence to Epstein’s Ability To Fund His Operations
https://www.themarysue.com/wall-street-giants-are-facing-a-reckoning-after-a-new-report-links-their-silence-to-epsteins-ability-to-fund-his-operations/

# Gov / Politics / US
Mitch McConnell released from rehabilitation center. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he’s been discharged from the rehabilitation center he’s been in since he fell in his home in June. “On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period,” McConnell said in a Thursday statement. “And I’ll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/mitch-mcconnell-health-rehab-recovery

Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and birth tourism. Executive orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitution
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-orders

Democrat AGs planned to sue Trump nearly 7 months before he was reelected. Nearly two dozen state attorneys general banded together as early as April 2024 to plot litigation against President Donald Trump long before he was reelected, according to a confidential document obtained by The Center Square.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_77dccea0-57e7-42f3-9db3-f913885a1cab.html

Senators hold Fauci in contempt, advance to U.S. Attorney. U.S. Senators advanced, in an 8-5 vote on Thursday, a contempt of Congress resolution that would refer Anthony Fauci to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.
https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/fauci-contempt-of-congress-vote-senate-what-next/

A furious wind just ripped through MAGA — now Trump’s going it alone. As has been noted here for months, voters are furious over the state of the nation, and that goes for both Left and Right
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-michigan/

Trump told donors ‘We need to elect JD’ for president in 2028:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-tells-donors-we-need-to-elect-jd-in-2028-presidential-election-report/4020095

Will Republicans get away with silencing Missouri voters? epublicans Now Trying to Trick Voters Into Limiting Their Own Power. Missouri Republicans are pushing a devious ballot measure this primary election.
https://newrepublic.com/post/213889/missouri-republicans-amendment-4-ballot-trick-voters-limit-power

Five ways Trump could interfere in the midterms. For the past year and a half, President Donald Trump has tried to take direct control of U.S. elections. He hasn’t succeeded, largely because the U.S. Constitution gives the president zero lawful authority over how states run elections.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/26/trump-undermine-us-midterms

A Texas county is quietly planning to swap voting maps between its primary and November elections. In what could signal an alarming new precedent, a Texas county revealed it plans to move some local candidates to new districts under a revised map drafted between the primary and general elections.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/a-texas-county-is-quietly-planning-to-swap-voting-maps-between-its-primary-and-november-election/

‘There Is a Reckoning Coming’: Shontel Brown Warns of Accountability Fight Over Trump Administration Policies. I have repeatedly pressed this administration for transparency, only to be met with silence from the White House or obstruction from the Republican majority.
https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2025/03/shontel-brown-some-of-us-in-congress-do-seek-accountability.html

Markey Says Giving Trump More “Usable” Nuclear Weapons “Would Be Like Giving Matches to an Arsonist” as Pentagon Rewrites Nuclear Strategy After New START’s Expiration
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87lrw6b

Sen. Cruz responds after retired Republican judge calls Paxton “Texas’ most corrupt politician” while endorsing Talarico, asks “Didn’t this jackass endorse Colin Allred & Kamala Harris too?”
https://wacojournal.com/texas-sen-cruz-responds-after-former-republican-judge-calls-paxton-texas-most-corrupt-politician-while-endorsing-talarico-asks-didnt-this-jackass-endorse-colin/

Sen. Gallego Says Military Families “Risking Everything for Their Country” Are Being Detained by the Same Government They Serve as AP Says Over 50 Military Spouses and Parents Detained Under Trump
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87fl1qu

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
‘As wrong as it sounds’: Fired immigration judge sues to get her job back, alleges Trump admin discriminated against her because she was previously an ‘immigrants’ rights’ lawyer
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/as-wrong-as-it-sounds-fired-immigration-judge-sues-to-get-her-job-back-alleges-trump-admin-discriminated-against-her-because-she-was-previously-an-immigrants-rights-lawyer/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Trump Ally in Congress Discloses Investment in Private Defense Firm — And Yes, It Has Government Contracts
https://insidedefense.com/document/lawmakers-letter-dod-ig-trump-family-defense-contracts

# NASA / Space
Gov. Greg Abbott announces $16.8 billion SpaceX chip manufacturing plant in Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that SpaceX will build a vertically integrated semiconductor fabrication plant in Grimes County, with the first phase of the Terafab project carrying a capital investment of more than $16.8 billion and creating 3,000 jobs.
https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-spacex-expansion-in-grimes-county

# Other Interestimg Stuff
What looked like nothing more than red water oxidizing on a glacier turned into evidence of living microbes linked to a long-dead ocean.  What looked like nothing more than red water oxidizing on a glacier turned into evidence of living microbes linked to a long-dead ocean
https://www.earth.com/news/red-water-oxidizing-evidence-of-living-organisms-linked-ocean-that-disappeared/

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows. At least 54 cities across the US have voted to cancel, non-renew, or reject Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPRs) since the start of the year
https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-dozens-contracts-alprs-controversy-cancellation

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