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June 17, 2026 Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ “Art lifts man from his personal life into the universal life.” Leo Tolstoy, “What is Art?” ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Officials race to contain screwworm as cases rise to 12: As the number of confirmed cases grow, so does the concern among ranchers and agriculture officials. Cattle ranchers in Texas and across the nation are preparing for the possibility of the parasitic fly spreading farther north. Ranchers say it’s unsettling, especially as the outbreak edges closer to the Dallas area.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/animals/screwworm-cases-rise-12/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE rushing out new rules allowing detention center contractor to avoid lawsuits. Experts said the changes would help contractors limit legal liability, reduce costs and get more operational flexibility while doing little, if anything, to improve conditions for roughly 60,000 people currently detained.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-detention-standards-conditions-immigration-detainees-5f87c9e1099cc70718a2a7f39fb7f9ff

Woman’s death from hypothermia after release from ICE custody ruled a homicide: Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel, who was 31, died days after ICE released her in Philadelphia’s South Side, where she spent at least 24 hours on a bus shelter bench in freezing temperatures. She was a vulnerable adult suffering from untreated severe mental health issues and a significant language barrier
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5925375-haitian-woman-death-homicide-ice-custody/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
FDA approves third over-the-counter nasal spray to treat opioid drug overdoses
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-broadens-access-over-counter-naloxone-nasal-spray-opioid-overdose

Nonconsensual Drug Testing Has Criminalized Tens of Thousands of Pregnant People. The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy,  and that’s a significant undercount.  In many cases, the referrals began with false positive results from flawed drug tests, sometimes triggered by the women’s prescribed medications.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/10/baby-hospital-mom-pregnant-police-drugs

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘This Has to Be Stopped’: Alarm As Trump’s Crypto Firm Set to Get Federal Banking Privileges. “For the first time in history, a president is leaning on a bank regulator to give his private enterprise the implicit backing of the federal government,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/world-liberty-financial-charter

Trump’s bombast could blow up dollar hegemony. Extreme threats risk global exit from U.S. financial power.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/30/trump-threats-colombia-blow-up-dollar-hegemony-canada-mexico/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Ohio Republican Lawmakers Pass Bill That Includes Requiring Schools to Teach When to Have Kids: Ohio lawmakers passed Senate Bill 276, which requires public schools to teach the “success sequence” to students in grades 6-12. This curriculum  dictates that individuals should graduate high school, secure a job, and get married before having children, and it will be integrated into the state’s graduation requirements
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio/ohio-republican-lawmakers-pass-bill-requiring-schools-teach-when-to-have-kids-success-sequence/95-826b667f-14f3-4bf4-ae25-6c25ee7fa423

Senators join education tech leaders in looking for answers on how to bring AI into K-12 education
https://www.cbs19.tv/video/news/local/senate-hearing-explores-how-ai-could-reshape-k-12-education/501-bc98ffe6-0c97-4499-8bd1-0fbe944f940d

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘We Came Here to Work With Dignity’: Dairy Workers Rally Behind Bill to Fight Exploitation at New York Farms. New York has the fifth largest dairy industry in the country. Its farmworkers say they face fear, exploitation, and lost wages.
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/15/dairy-workers-new-york-for-all-farms-bill/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
‘The system is critically stressed’: San Andreas and San Jacinto faults close to major earthquake, study finds
https://ktla.com/news/california/stress-on-san-andreas-fault-reaches-highest-levels-in-1000-years-as-scientists-await-next-major-rupture/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Denver has a wild plan to replace aging heating and cooling systems.  The innovative, $280-$320 million plan extracts clean energy from geothermal boreholes, warm urban wastewater (sewage), and even neighboring buildings to heat and cool properties without fossil fuel
https://www.achrnews.com/articles/166331-wastewater-heat-fuels-interest-in-thermal-energy-networks

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
For Second Time in 7 Months, Baby Formula Linked to Infant Botulism Is Recalled. The recalls have fueled concerns about the safety of infant formula and the effectiveness of federal oversight. Do not use Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing.
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-powdered-infant-formula-june-2026

Heinz Tomato Ketchup will now feature a “contains bioengineered food ingredient” warning on its label because it utilizes ingredients derived from genetically modified crops.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY9yJS2Bjjz/

10 common bioengineered foods
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3pgMgjocY/?hl=en

More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program. Reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-benefits-children-food-stamps

# General News
Sean Penn is making the January 6th movie Trump hoped America would never see. While Trump rewrites January 6th as a love-fest, Sean Penn is putting the truth on the big screen. The as-yet-untitled drama will follow the life of a police officer who gets mixed up in the violent insurrection of 2021. Cooper is reportedly in talks to play him. Hollywood remembers. America remembers.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/sean-penn-bradley-cooper-january-6-film

# Gov / Politics / US
Sending ICE to Polling Places Is Illegal. Armed federal agents have absolutely no business near election sites.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/sending-ice-polling-places-illegal

Investigations have linked a U.S. airstrike in the town of Jamaame, Somalia, to the deaths of at least 12 civilians, including eight children. The attack occurred on November 15, 2025, during an escalation of military operations in the region under the Donald Trump administration … and NEVER told the public! What ELSE aren’t they telling us?
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/16/somalia-us-trump-war-alshabaab-islamists-drone-airstrikes-civilian-deaths-children

Election denier Jim Marchant is the GOP nominee in Nevada’s secretary of state race
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/election-denier-jim-marchant-advances-in-nevada-secretary-of-state-race/

“Abolish ICE” is popular stance in NYC Congressional races: Read a comparison of candidates’ platforms, and learn why the real contest in this year’s primaries arguably lies outside of immigration policy altogether.
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/17/nyc-primary-races-immigration/

U.S. Department of Justice investigates Newsom’s associates.. The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating people close to California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the past year for reasons that have not been fully disclosed. “They’re being run through [the] U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of California, and they were triggered by local sources and whistleblowers in California,” the source said of the investigations.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_19ab6709-4a7d-4087-90a6-8aecabb25952.html

[Video] Donald Trump Plots To Upend Impeachment Rules To Clear His Name After Becoming The Most Impeached President In U.S. History
https://knewz.com/donald-trump-upend-impeachment-rules-impeached-president-history/

Stinging report claims Trump White House knew ballroom plan would use taxpayer funds despite denials
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ballroom-funded-taxpayers-records-reveal-1235578674/

Hidden taxpayer costs for Trump’s pet project leave analyst aghast: ‘Knock it down.’   “Everything about this project has been a lie. It’s like George Costanza is running the White House.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ballroom-2677049425/

Trump Thanks Russia And China For Helping With Iran Deal, Ignores They Helped Iran Target US Troops. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-thanks-russia-china-helping-215018794.html

# Politics / Global
“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die.” (Frank Ssekamwa, an attorney and digital rights expert in Uganda.) Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-state-department-africa-uganda-aid-medical-data-privacy

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
One-year-old boy is shot dead by cops in Walmart parking lot as he sat on mom’s lap with family demanding answers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ly0FgNhoU

# Military / Global
Autonomous Robots Confirmed to Have Killed Human Soldiers: A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
A Texas-size chunk of winter sea ice is missing from Antarctica — and it’s probably not coming back. Scientists don’t know what is driving the shortfall, but they are deeply concerned about its consequences, as sea ice influences the planet’s climate, global ocean currents and marine ecosystems.
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/antarctica-texas-sized-sea-ice-missing

# Planetary / Solar Activity
Scientists find strange changes on sun hours before a powerful X9 solar flare: ‘I was not expecting what I found.’ “There’s very few that reach that amount of power.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/scientists-find-strange-changes-on-sun-hours-before-a-powerful-x9-solar-flare-i-was-not-expecting-what-i-found

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Trump’s Tax Law Is Quietly Costing Social Security $169 Billion
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-tax-law-quietly-costing-150846000.html

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
This could get awkward: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was reportedly among the tech leaders who raised security concerns about Anthropic’s newest AI models to Trump administration officials, before a government order forced the AI lab to take the models offline. The twist: Amazon has invested $13 billion in Anthropic, with billions more planned.
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-ceo-reportedly-raised-anthropic-fable-concerns-prior-to-u-s-order-forcing-models-offline/?utm_source=GeekWire+Newsletters&utm_campaign=56010c115c-daily-digest-email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e93fc7dfd-56010c115c-1433410559&mc_cid=56010c115c&mc_eid=ef5d740e7f

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Veterinarian Urges Pet Parents to Watch for These ‘New World Screwworm’ Warning Signs.  USDA is tracking confirmed cases and urging animal owners to watch for bloody or foul-smelling wounds or visible larvae or eggs in or around wounds.
https://www.akcchf.org/educational-resources/library/articles/new-world-screwworm-what-dog-owners-need-to-know/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
New Jersey ICE agent ‘mowed down as shots fired and vehicle flees.’ An ICE agent appeared to get into an altercation with a bystander that left them needing a stretcher in New Jersey
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ice-agent-fires-shots-after-being-hit-by-van-in-stafford-twp-nj-police-say/4417623/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump aims to strip California EV waivers in fight over emissions rules. The ⁠Trump administration has ⁠mounted a multi-pronged effort to deny California the ability to require cleaner vehicles and ​more electric vehicles. The EPA has also enacted rules making it easier for automakers to sell more gasoline-powered cars and trucks, while making it more expensive to buy EVs.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-06-12/us-epa-sends-california-emissions-rules-to-congress-for-potential-reversal

Immigration nation. The Justice Department sued Virginia over the state’s new limitations on federal immigration enforcement operations, including a new ban on masked federal agents. The federal government argues that the state has no authority to regulate the actions of federal law enforcement.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-challenging-virginia-mask-ban-and-identification

Data Shows ICE’s “Worst of the Worst” Crackdown Is Sweeping Up Far More Than Violent Offenders. Just 3% of recent ICE detainees had a violent felony conviction, government data shows
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/

Dozens of Women Join Hunger and Labor Strike at Delaney Hall ICE Jail. “We are mothers, daughters, sisters. We are women that are being unjustly imprisoned,” the women said in a video.
https://truthout.org/articles/dozens-of-women-join-hunger-and-labor-strike-at-delaney-hall-ice-jail/

Trump team wanted to suspend Constitutional right in order to deport more immigrants, memo reveals. White House aides privately warned against ‘insane’ idea pushed by Stephen Miller to suspend habeas corpus
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/habeas-corpus-trump-mass-deportation-arrests-b2996080.html

‘Dreamers’ are losing their jobs waiting for renewals under Trump: ‘It feels like a personal attack’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/15/dreamers-losing-jobs-daca-renewals-trump

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Unprecedented Scale: 3,600 Stock Trades by President Trump’s Investment Accounts in Three Months
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/trumps-unusual-stock-frenzy-portfolio-shows-3600-trades-in-90-days/articleshow/131773421.cms?from=mdr

[Video] Donald Trump Is Called A ‘Grifter’ After He Collects $59M In Deposits For Trump Mobile Phones. The T1 phone was originally marketed as an American-made alternative to Apple and Samsung, but these claims were later dropped after tech analysts pointed out that domestic smartphone manufacturing in this timeline was impossible.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/videos/donald-trump-called-grifter-collects-190139550.html

In ‘Grotesque Billionaire Bonanza,’ 41 Energy Tycoons Saw Fortunes Grow by $23.5 Billion Since Trump Launched Iran War. “Conflict devastates countries and costs countless lives, yet for some it is extraordinarily profitable,” said the executive director of Oxfam International.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/g7-billionaires-iran-profits

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Countdown until 1million Americans kiss cell phones goodbye under strict ban. New Jersey has become the latest state to adopt the policy, prohibiting students in public schools from using them as well as smart devices during school hours, on school buses and at school-sanctioned events.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/pregnancyparenting/cell-phone-ban-takes-effect-for-millions-of-americans-under-new-law/ss-AA1U4BYA?ocid=POM

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/lawmakers-fight-stop-trump-administrations-124917817.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump plans to protect methane-leaking oil and gas wells. This billionaire donor will benefit
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-methane-jeffery-hildebrand-hilcorp-oil-regulations

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
THE 35 LIST: Inside the Leaked Dossier Igniting the Epstein Case
https://everunity24h.com/sh-the-35-list-inside-the-leaked-dossier-igniting-the-epstein-case-and-the-ghost-of-jonbenet-ramsey/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSeFohleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEMnZ1cmRNa1RGRmprVjVjc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnFFLUBpgkDP2ABfLQDisVMhtgtKgo3niAeiuydeai2696dUFrQBOJ2DfUwt_aem_1bLsHB8j0YV1-MizJWzZQg

A list of powerful people named in the Epstein files
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/power-people-named-epstein-files/3839884/

Epstein survivors push Comer to investigate potential leads from DOJ’s files in private meeting, arguing that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s suggestion there were no more leads to pursue in the case is not true.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/politics/jeffrey-epstein-victims-comer-meeting-doj

# Gov / Politics / US
[Video] Trump Scam 2026.
https://share.newsbreak.com/iqjgbkkr

“Single greatest scam” President Trump on impeachment. President Trump posted a new video on his Twitter account, saying the impeachment inquiry is the “single greatest scam in American political history.” He was greeted by protestors chanting impeach outside his golf club in Virginia. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idOVAYKUVVJ/

DHS chief Mullin refuses to rule out ICE at polls, claims only American citizens should be in line
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/dhs-chief-mullin-refuses-rule-220007865.html

As US-Canada trade stalls, PM Carney signals pivot to Europe for a ‘New World Order.’ During his visit to Dublin, Canadian Prime Minister Carney says the “new world order will be built out of Europe,” signaling move away from U.S. ahead of the G7 summit
https://justthenews.com/world/canada/canadian-pm-carney-declares-new-world-order-will-be-built-europe-pivoting-away-us

Most voters oppose mid-decade redistricting. As many states rushed to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, half of American voters say district lines should only be redrawn once a decade after the U.S. Census, a new national poll finds.
https://www.commoncause.org/work/mid%E2%80%91decade-redistricting-democracy-on-the-line/

Newsom: Trump ordered investigation into him and his wife without cause. “He’s coming after me because I am considering running for president,” the California governor said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/15/gavin-newsom-says-trump-investigating-him-wife-00962403?user_id=66c4bf235d78644b3aa2c263&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&utm_source=join1440

A psychologist and author shared a sobering warning about President Donald Trump on Sunday, noting that the president’s symptoms appear to be as bad as ever. “What I believe, he is setting us up. He is grooming us for nuclear war,” Gartner said. “He wants to be the person who pushes the button first, because that would put him in history as the most powerfully destructive military leader in human history.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2677039345/

Vance Confirms Iran May Receive $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund If Nuclear Conditions Are Met
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5924963-vance-iran-300b-reconstruction-fund/

‘Trash the Constitution!’ Fox’s Jonathan Turley Blasts 2028 Dems for Embracing Court-Packing
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/trash-constitution-foxs-jonathan-turley-185952499.html

Marjorie Taylor Greene Sounds Alarm on ‘Rigged’ Elections as MAGA Rebel Claims Americans No Longer ‘Control Our Government’ in Explosive Rant
https://radaronline.com/p/marjorie-taylor-greene-rigged-elections-no-longer-control-government/

Trump Demands GOP-Controlled House Expel Democrats Lawmaker Jamie Raskin. The president and his allies are also reportedly working on a resolution to “expunge” his past impeachments.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5921412-jamie-raskin-donald-trump-expulsion-biden-pardon-jan-6/

# Politics / Global
Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon may pose stumbling block for lasting US-Iran peace deal
https://justthenews.com/government/security/tuedespite-iran-deal-lebanon-stumbling-block-lasting-peace

Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon may pose stumbling block for lasting US-Iran peace deal
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5821977-israel-lebanon-hezbollah-strikes-iran-ceasefire/

Live Updates: Iran says deal with U.S. requires Israeli forces to leave Lebanon
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-deal-peace-israel-lebanon-hezbollah-strait-of-hormuz/

As US-Canada trade stalls, PM Carney signals pivot to Europe for a ‘New World Order’
https://justthenews.com/world/canada/canadian-pm-carney-declares-new-world-order-will-be-built-europe-pivoting-away-us

The Taliban are dragging women off Herat’s streets in vans. Silence is now a choice the world is making. I am a woman from Afghanistan who has spent years being told to temper my words about the Taliban, writes Shabnam Nasimi. But no longer – this is a terrorist regime that kidnaps women off the street and shoots their parents when they call for their return
https://www.the-independent.com/voices/taliban-women-afghanistan-herat-abductions-kidnapping-b2993845.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
US Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens With “Less-Lethal” Weapons, Victim Says. Human rights experts condemn the increasing use of weapons like tear gas, pepper balls, and rubber bullets, citing severe injuries, maiming, and what experts call state-sponsored authoritarianism
https://truthout.org/articles/us-is-terrorizing-its-own-citizens-with-less-lethal-weapons-victim-says/

Former detention deputy facing potential life sentence for disregarding detainee’s medical needs
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-jury-convicts-former-correctional-officer-civil-rights-violation-resulted-inmates

Police misconduct in Philadelphia leads to dozens of dropped cases. Two Philadelphia Police Department officers, who acted as partners, illegally stopped and searched hundreds of Black men, according to a report by local public defenders. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are reviewing nearly 1,000 cases built on the testimony of three narcotics officers who officials say repeatedly gave false statements.
https://www.police1.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/more-than-130-philadelphia-pd-drug-cases-vacated-after-judge-finds-3-officers-testimonies-unreliable

Intelligence community ‘terrified of showing information’ to President Donald Trump’s acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte. The central question on the minds of many is what, exactly, Pulte would do with the office he’s obviously unqualified to fill.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-bill-pulte-acting-dni-controversy

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
House Oversight committee probes ‘pay-to-play’ concerns at anti-Trump lawyer’s nonprofit
A nonprofit allegedly using donor funds to target adversaries may violate tax laws under the IRS codes.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/oversight-committee-probes-pay-play-concerns-anti-trump-lawyers-nonprofit

Supreme Court to hear jury limits, disability cases. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up cases on intellectual disability in death sentences and limits on the number of jurors.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_022faaf4-07b8-41c1-aa58-cc0df897ca46.html

Judge poised to order criminal trial of Todd Blanche: ‘More than sufficient’ evidence
https://www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche-criminal-trial/

The saga of Chief Judge Boasberg’s contempt of court inquiry involving Todd Blanche and Emil Bove
https://www.justsecurity.org/142031/boasberg-contempt-blanche-bove/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Greg Abbott banned rainbow crosswalks in Texas. So El Paso wrapped Pride flags around their street lights instead. In his order, DeSantis cited concerns over the road safety of pedestrians and drivers, despite evidence that brightly painted roadways actually reduce traffic accidents and increase pedestrian safety.
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/texas-rainbow-crosswalks-pride-ban-street-lights

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Congenital Syphilis Skyrockets as US Has Shortage of Drug That Treats It. The United States has a shortage of the only first-line medication recommended for pregnant women with syphilis to prevent passing it to their baby, even as congenital syphilis rates have been skyrocketing.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/15/one-us-made-drug-treats-congenital-syphilis-and-the-country-is-running-short/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20has%20a,syphilis%20rates%20have%20been%20skyrocketing

Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments: A study by the anti-poverty charity Z2K has found that hundreds of thousands of disabled people are going through “unnecessary” personal independence payment (Pip) reviews, “wasting” public money and “significantly harming” the mental and physical health of claimants.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/15/disabled-people-with-lifelong-conditions-facing-unnecessary-pip-reassessments

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
The National Institute of Standards and Technology added dozens of marijuana components to an official government library of compounds, providing ‘reference spectra needed to identify rare plant variants, degradation artifacts and minor homologs that are becoming increasingly relevant in modern cannabis testing.’
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/federal-science-agency-adds-new-cannabis-compounds-to-its-library-of-chemical-fingerprints/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
NATO allies raise alarm over potential US military cuts, with German lawmaker voicing no confidence in Trump’s commitment to Europe’s defence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6RW–3Leg

NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about-face on U.S. troop moves in Europe
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/nato-allies-bewildered-by-trumps-about-face-on-u-s-troop-moves-in-europe

Washington is relocating an aircraft carrier strike group, bombers, and submarines, leaving the alliance scrambling to find replacements for surveillance and long-range strike capabilities
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-to-sharply-cut-military-contributions-to-nato-report/3948979

Deeper troop cuts in Germany are underway, with the administration planning a reduction that extends beyond the initial withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-plans-deeper-troop-cuts-202745000.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff
We Metal Detected the Town Jesus Condemned… and Found This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUn298W-Mdg

Archaeologists Discover the Real Biblical Bethsaida?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUMNKqcnaB0

Ancient DNA from the ocean floor shows what might happen when Arctic sea ice disappears
https://www.earth.com/news/ancient-dna-from-the-ocean-floor-shows-what-might-happen-when-arctic-sea-ice-disappears/

# Planetary / Solar Activity
Scientists investigate strange rumbling beneath Utah, “It’s sort of a mystery in terms of fundamental physics.” Data suggested the rumbling occurred over 55 miles below sea level, a depth that made no sense in conventional geology.
https://futurism.com/science-energy/strange-rumbling-deep-mantle-earthquakes-utah

Scientists pinpoint biggest driver of sea level rise, it’s not melting ice sheets or glaciers. As sea level rise accelerates, more people, ecosystems, and infrastructure are facing increasing coastal flood risks globally.
https://www.climatecentral.org/press-release-sea-level-rise-global-extremes

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Speaker Mike Johnson’s 2027 Social Security Plan is Already Alarming Retirees.  Facing looming program insolvency, the Speaker is pushing to adjust and reform entitlement spending, prompting sharp pushback from lawmakers and anxiety among retirees over potential cuts
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5922483-johnson-social-security-republicans/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
New York City Council passes measure requiring sanctuary law signs be posted in public buildings: The bill directs the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Department of Education to post “know your rights” information inside schools, city buildings, courthouses and other public spaces.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/article_d7fc24d5-19c9-45d5-b891-9baec672919e.html

ICE agents gained access to local voter files, records requests find: One county in Texas and another in North Carolina handed over voter information to Homeland Security Investigations in May this year and November last year, emails reveal.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/13/ice-voter-files-texas-north-carolina

Flight deports at least two dozen migrants from U.S. to Central African Republic under third country deal: Among those aboard were individuals from Iran, Armenia, Turkey and several other countries, according to a legal advocacy group. The number of migrants deported is not yet clear, but it is believed to be around two dozen. The Trump administration has signed controversial deals with several African countries to deport migrants it cannot send home.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-deports-migrants-including-iranian-activist-to-car/a-77537594

USCIS officials agree to resume asylum, green card processing after judge’s demand: A judge reprimanded the Trump administration for failing to comply with an earlier order to end its pause on immigration processing
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/us/politics/trump-uscis-asylum-immigration.html

Immigration nation. Why this media outlet is calling Delaney Hall, the immigration detention facility in New Jersey, a “concentration camp.”  The term describes facilities where targeted groups are held without due process under inhumane conditions.
https://jerseybee.org/2026/06/11/why-were-calling-delaney-hall-a-concentration-camp/

ICE detention center mismanagement wasted millions, endangered detainees, GAO finds
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/ice-detention-center-mismanagement-wasted-055435368.html

# Business / Industry / Corporations
SBA Reforms 8(a) Business Development Program to End Racial Discrimination in Federal Contracting. Agency issues new proposed rule to dismantle race-based admissions
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/06/11/sba-reforms-8a-business-development-program-end-racial-discrimination-federal-contracting

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
8 Steps to Protect Your Bank Account from Hackers and Fraud. Mobile and online banking has made handling your finances more convenient than ever.
https://www.glcu.org/resource-center/blog/8-steps-to-protect-your-bank-account-from-hackers-and-fraud/

Alarm Grows Over Vought Plan to Give Trump Cronies Control of Federal Grant Money. “The test will be a simple one: Are you sufficiently loyal to the president? If the answer is no, it will result in the denial of lifesaving disaster relief, funding for research into cures, the closure of Head Start offices, and more.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/vought-grant-funding

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing ‘Discomfort.’ Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats. “Will we insist that students deserve classrooms that tell the truth, nurture their humanity, and equip them to challenge injustice — or will we allow fear and violence to become the curriculum?”
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-describes-executions-to-kids-while-maga-bans-lessons-causing-discomfort/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Group warns labor bill allows govt takeover of union contract negotiations. Bipartisan legislation meant to speed up first-time union contracts would promote efficiency but also erode both employee and employer rights, a labor policy group argues.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b2c2d477-e71d-4f96-b8c5-8632d8612e10.html

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Following a massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake, parts of the southern Philippines caused parts of the seabed to rise by as much as 2 metres and the coastline has reportedly moved out by around 200 metres.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/philippines-earthquake-raised-seabed-costal-uplift-coral-exposed

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Chevron, second-largest oil company in the US, plans to slash thousands of jobs. The news comes as the company missed Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings expectations. It was the first time the refining business marked a loss since 2020, according to multiple reports.
https://www.ktnv.com/business/company-news/chevron-second-largest-oil-company-in-the-us-slashing-thousands-of-jobs

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
USDA Issues Directive to Restore Grazing on National Forest Lands and Strengthen Support for America’s Ranchers
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/forest-service-grazing-memo.pdf

Elon Musk’s Destruction of USAID Takes Food Aid From Millions Facing Deadly Hunger. “Now in its third consecutive year of famine, Sudan received nothing.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-usaid-famine

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents. Professional news outlets immediately went to work, sometimes in tandem, when the Justice Department released over three million pages of documents and tens of thousands of visual images on Jan. 30. Hundreds of journalists at The Associated Press, CBS, NBC, MS NOW and CNBC are collaborating to examine the files and share what they find.
https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/02/24/citizen-journalists-citizen-sleuths-helping-to-unravel-the-tangle-of-epstein-documents/

‘It is all horror’: Survivors’ diaries reveal how Jeffrey Epstein preyed on girls and women. The recollections of survivors’ abuse in the Epstein files are recorded in personal diaries, private messages or confidential legal interviews.
https://news.sky.com/story/its-all-horror-survivors-diaries-reveal-how-jeffrey-epstein-preyed-on-girls-and-women-13507029

# Gov / Politics / US
The truth behind ‘all men are created equal’
https://sustainablehuman.org/stories/the-truth-behind-all-men-are-created-equal/
The Declaration of Independence Document
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20220929/115171/HHRG-117-GO00-20220929-SD010.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution Of The United States
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/preamble/
The United States Constitution Document
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/full-text

US, Iran Reach Peace Deal. Uncertainty remains over whether Israel will honour the agreement.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/15/iran-us-agree-tentative-deal-to-end-war-your-questions-answered

Trump’s lawyers just created a ‘big problem’ in his eye-popping BBC lawsuit: President Donald Trump’s lawyers made a big mistake in the president’s $10 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, one so big that two legal experts argued on Sunday that it could be evidence of malpractice.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-lawsuit-2677039065/

‘Sounds a Lot Like a Nuclear Threat’: Trump Floats ‘Ultimate Alternative’ If Iran Talks Collapse
Trump claimed on social media that a diplomatic agreement would be signed on Sunday, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry pushed back on that timeline.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-casually-drops-ultimate-threat-if-deal-with-iran-fizzles/

# Politics / Global
Israel issues first statement since Trump announced Iran deal: Israel is alarmed by Trump’s deal with Iran. Critics say the deal eases pressure on Tehran while others say it shows the war was a mistake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laqj2THreGQ

Netanyahu’s Israel grapples with Trump-Iran deal as details remain unclear. Israeli defense minister says forces will remain in security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza ‘without any time limit’
https://www.foxnews.com/world/netanyahus-israel-grapples-trump-iran-deal-details-remain-unclear

Israel Says It Won’t Withdraw From Lebanon: The newly announced US-Iran peace deal is facing its first major challenge as Israel says it will not withdraw from southern Lebanon despite reports that a Lebanon ceasefire is part of the broader agreement. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces will remain in security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, citing national security concerns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmUCcQG8d00

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Medicare’s standard Part B premium is $202.90 a month this year, and high earners pay up to $689.90
https://www.medicare.org/articles/2026-medicare-costs/

3 Million Seniors Lost Their Medicare Advantage Plan in 2026: 7 Moves to Make Before Your Coverage Lapses
https://cepr.net/publications/new-research-reveals-millions-will-lose-medicare-advantage-coverage-this-year/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
A top NATO commander says the West can no longer count on its homelands staying safe in future wars
https://www.businessinsider.com/western-homelands-no-longer-guaranteed-safe-future-war-nato-commander-2026-6

# Military / Global
One of Ukraine’s most sacred sites burns after Russian strike. Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones at Ukraine, killing people in Kyiv and Kharkiv and damaging Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, officials said.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drones-kyiv-kharkiv-80bf94ad017eb8aad6af1f4e96494431

# NASA / NORAD / Space
A Virginia group wants to stop NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery from moving to Texas: Two senators from Texas want to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. NPR’s David Folkenflik talks with activist Joe Stief of the group Keep The Shuttle
https://www.ctpublic.org/2026-06-14/a-virginia-group-wants-to-stop-nasas-space-shuttle-discovery-from-moving-to-texas

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Ocean Science Says the Sound Recorded at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench Is Never Truly Silent. Researchers left a recording device at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean for 23 days. Rather than an acoustic void, they captured a cacophony of overlapping sounds
https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/seven-miles-deep-ocean-is-still-noisy-place

# Science / Research
Scientists Discover 3rd Circulation System in Humans That Could Bridge Eastern, Western Medicines. The interstitium, a body-wide network of fluid-filled spaces within connective tissue, as a newly classified third circulatory system. This anatomical discovery is bridging the gap between Western medicine and Eastern practices like acupuncture by providing a physical structure that aligns with ancient meridian maps.
https://www.galvnews.com/health/free/discovery-of-third-circulatory-system-links-eastern-western-medicine/article_91f2a089-9921-4fef-a73b-4af6871f17f9.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
A New Social Security Plan is Gaining Bipartisan Support, And It Could Affect Every Retiree. With Social Security’s retirement trust fund reserves depleting, inaction legally requires the Social Security Administration to slash checks to match incoming tax revenues.
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/issue-brief/the-unfinished-work-of-retirement-reform/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
AI is coming alive, evading human control: Artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing toward “recursive self-improvement”—the ability to rewrite its own code without human intervention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASsmJ96tRuU

Humanity isn’t ready for the coming intelligence explosion. We must find a way to control AI, then to live side by side with it, writes Will Marshall
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/15/humanity-isnt-ready-for-the-coming-intelligence-explosion

For years the pitch was that AI would automate the world and workers should get ready. The tune is changing now. AI Billionaires are getting scared. Workers are tearing down data centers and ripping surveillance cameras off poles, and suddenly Bezos and Musk want to help the working class
https://thoughtcatalog.com/holden-desalles/2026/06/ai-billionaires-are-getting-scared-workers-are-tearing-down-data-centers-and-ripping-surveillance-cameras-off-poles-and-suddenly-bezos-and-musk-want-to-help-the-working-class/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
House GOP’s immigration gamble hits a wall as Chip Roy and other conservatives demand permanent reforms or risk bringing the bill down entirely.  Conservatives like Chip Roy temporarily withheld their votes on a critical $70 billion Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol budget package, demanding that leadership commit to making Trump-era border policies (like those outlined in H.R. 2) permanent.
https://thehill.com/latino/3920921-tensions-high-as-house-gop-tackles-take-two-at-border-bill/

‘It’s massive destruction’: Outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend National Park. Despite plunging border crossings, the Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/13/texas-border-wall-big-bend-national-park

Philadelphia Family Demands Answers After Second Southeast Asian Man Dies in ICE Detention. Tuan Van Bui died in April at an Indiana immigration detention center
https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/tuan-van-bu-dies-ice-custody-family-requests-investigation

Thousands of children are losing parents to ICE detention, report says
https://www.kxan.com/news/thousands-of-children-are-losing-parents-to-ice-detention-report-says/

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
This shrub looks like a garden ornamental, but it’s more toxic than a snake bite: Oleander (Nerium oleander), produces beautiful, showy flowers, but every part of the plant, the leaves, roots, nectar, and sap, is highly toxic.  Even the smoke from burning clippings, or the water used in a vase with the flowers, remains severely toxic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd71kNUd2ko

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Americas Taxpayers Could Face a New $3 Billion Cost Thanks to Kevin Warsh and the Fed
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/americans-taxpayers-could-face-3-145030786.html

Trump cements end to US ‘global empire’ – and the economic damage ‘will be huge’: expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2677036730/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump Admin Opens Door to Resumed ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Use on BLM Land: What they are: M-44s are spring-loaded devices staked into the ground that use scented bait to lure in predators like coyotes and foxes. When an animal tugs at them, they shoot a lethal dose of sodium cyanide into the mouth.
https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/trump-administration-lifts-ban-cyanide-bombs-killing-animals

Judge orders Trump admin to reverse National Park changes. Judge Angel Kelley sided with the challengers on Friday, finding that the federal government’s action “sets a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization” while undermining the “integrity” of the National Parks system.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5922592-judge-rules-trump-parks-diversity/

Trump administration waives environmental laws to blast barriers,  bulldoze roads in Big Bend National Park
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-waives-environmental-laws-to-blast-border-barriers-roads-through-big-bend-national-park-2026-06-08/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
8 warning signs from Tyson’s Texas layoffs  show America’s beef industry is under pressure. Tyson Foods’ mass layoffs in Amarillo, Texas, cutting 1,761 jobs by reducing the facility to a single shift, and the shutdown of its Lexington, Nebraska plant perfectly illustrate the critical challenges facing the American beef industry.
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-nebraska-cattle-industry-mass-layoffs-11099816

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein survivors hit Trump with a birthday gift he won’t want to open
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2677037686/

# Gov / Politics / US
“Ted Lieu Cornered Patel With One Recording — The 7 Words That Ended The Hearing”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJx8NzcBfjE

Issue One Policy Director Michael McNulty released the following statement: The FBI’s raid on free and fair election: “This fits with a troubling pattern of an election takeover playbook that we’ve seen across the country: spreading false claims about election fraud, using those claims to justify extraordinary government action, and then abusing the power of the executive branch to intimidate and attack the very people and institutions that administer and support elections.”
https://issueone.org/press/new-fbi-raids-in-ohio-raise-alarm-over-broader-pattern-of-election-interference/

Supreme Court nears end of term with several high-profile cases still pending. Perhaps no case this term has attracted more public attention than the challenge to Trump’s executive order purporting to deny birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are unlawfully present or on temporary visas.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/supreme-court-nears-end-term-several-high-profile-cases-still-pending

Sen. Tom Cotton Vows Fast-Track Confirmation for Trump’s Pick to Lead All 18 U.S. Intelligence Agencies
https://www.dailygazette.com/tribune/senate-plans-fast-action-on-trump-s-dni-pick/article_00d68d69-5027-5694-82a2-286fe5484694.html

Trump’s UFC fight is a ‘volcano of corruption,’ suit says. A judge could deliver an 11th-hour KO to the event
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-ufc-fight-volcano-corruption-175936901.html

Inside Trump’s planned CIA overhaul: president reportedly eyes sweeping purge of Obama- and Biden-era intelligence leaders. A senior CIA officer who oversaw Russia analysis has been stripped of her security clearance, part of a sweeping removal of 37 serving and former officials accused of “betray[ing] their oath to the Constitution,” the Economist reported on Aug. 21.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-escalates-purge-senior-044200685.html

Trump has once again chucked a grenade on the Senate floor ahead of a key funding deadline. Senate Majority Leader John Thune could well end up the loser of Trump’s war with Democrats over Bill Pulte simply because House Speaker Mike Johnson is closer to the president
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-thune-pulte-senate-fisa-b2994122.html

Supreme Court poised to gut century-old law to expand Trump’s power: legal analyst
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-ftc-new-report/

‘It’s Total Confusion’: MS NOW Analyst Argues Trump ‘Kneecapping’ Any Actual Strategy to End Iran War. “Maybe he’ll go in, maybe he won’t go in. We don’t really know. And so it does kneecap his ability to be taken seriously at the negotiating table.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/total-confusion-ms-now-analyst-162200981.html

‘God help us’: Ex-GOP operative warns of ‘incandescent’ signal America is in decline. Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said that Elon Musk — the world’s first trillionaire — is “a danger to every single American,” in a video on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-steve-schmidt/

ICE Digs Into Voter Files Ahead of Midterms: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were given access to voter files in two counties in Texas and North Carolina, according to a news report.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ice-agents-accessed-voter-files-in-texas-and-north-carolina/

Trump is pushing to have Congress ‘expunge’ his impeachments – even without a law saying its possible.  President is first in US history to be impeached twice, over abuse of power and inciting an insurrection
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/12/trump-congress-expunge-impeachments

# Politics / Global
The US May Not Have Troops on the Ground, Venezuela’s Government Is Occupied. Delcy Rodríguez capitulates to US demands, the Venezuelan left is calling for resistance.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-may-not-have-troops-on-the-ground-but-venezuelas-government-is-occupied/

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessels and says US strikes have made ceasefire ‘practically useless.’ After a second day of exchange of fire between the US and Iran, Tehran further said the Strait of Hormuz was now shut to all shipping, a claim CENTCOM denied.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/11/us-and-iran-trade-strikes-for-second-day-threatening-return-of-all-out-war

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
‘This court does not have the power’: Trump attorneys flatly tell judge to back off inquiry into ‘anti-weaponization fund.’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/this-court-does-not-have-the-power-trump-attorneys-flatly-tell-judge-to-back-off-inquiry-into-anti-weaponization-fund/

A federal judge on Friday said she doesn’t believe President Donald Trump’s plan for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” is fully dead, and issued an order indefinitely blocking the proposal.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-says-she-doesn-t-153324389.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Fox News viewers turn on Trump after White House move that is ’embarrassing on a global scale.’  Fox News shared images of the UFC Freedom 250 construction underway on the White House South Lawn ahead of the June 14 event, with viewers outraged over the reported $700,000 in damage to the historic grounds
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/fox-news-viewers-turn-trump-1881463

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Texas rural hospital organization to end contracts with UnitedHealthcare over ‘unsustainable’ rates:  “We can’t keep absorbing losses while our communities go without care”
https://www.gilmermirror.com/2026/06/12/rural-texas-hospitals-draw-line-in-the-sand-torch-cin-terminates-unitedhealthcare-contract-we-cant-keep-absorbing-losses-while-our-communities-go-without-care/

Original Medicare now requires prior authorization for some procedures in six states under a new federal pilot. Private Medicare Plans Are Denying Rehab Care at Alarming Rates, New Analysis Shows: 6 States to Pilot Prior Authorizations for Original Medicare
https://www.elderlawanswers.com/6-states-to-pilot-prior-authorizations-for-original-medicare-21225

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Tennessee health department warns parents their children will be reported to immigration officials. Letters give parents until June 30 to decide whether to keep their disabled children on a public health program that provides life-sustaining care or risk reporting
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/06/11/tennessee-health-department-warns-parents-their-children-will-be-reported-to-immigration-officials/

[Video] Robot nurses join Texas hospital staff to assist with patient care.  Service robots at an Odessa hospital help transport supplies, easing workloads and allowing nurses to focus more on patient care.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywX6E33pjHU

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US to withdraw all aerial refuelling aircraft and several fighter jets from Nato operations in Europe.  Plans include cutting 50 fighter jets, while restationing aircraft carrier, bomber task force group
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/12/us-to-cut-air-and-naval-assets-deployed-for-nato-operations-in-europe

Former U.S. Intelligence official worries America committed ‘an apparent war crime’ in recent strikes. They pointed to reported strikes on civilian infrastructure, including a primary school in Minab where at least 175 people were killed, as evidence
https://www.latintimes.com/more-100-legal-experts-raise-serious-concerns-us-strikes-iran-may-war-crimes-596336

India’s Foreign Minister Tells Marco Rubio U.S. Navy Attacks on Commercial Shipping Are ‘Not Justified’ After Three Indian Mariners Killed
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/ahead-of-modi-trump-meet-us-justifies-ship-attacks-offers-no-regret-for-deaths-of-3-indian-sailors-4038403

# Military / Global
Peace talks descend into chaos after Trump accuses Tehran of leaking ‘fake’ deal terms. The  President said the Iranian negotiators were ‘very dishonorable people to deal with’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/12/dishonorable-trump-says-leaked-iran-ceasefire-terms-fake

Taiwan fires dozens of US-made missiles at China from mobile ‘shoot and scoot’ launchers in first show of force.  The “shoot and scoot” mobile launchers were used as part of a two-day drill, in which the military targeted the narrow Taiwan strait separating the self-governing island from China.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16479132/taiwan-fires-us-missiles-china/

# Other Interesting Stuff
Something Deeply Abnormal Just Happened In Antarctica: The coldest continent on Earth reached 15.4C during winter and stayed above freezing for weeks. Researchers say it was one of the most extreme winter warming events ever recorded in Antarctica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzLqySVz45E

NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible? This increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has reversed, scientists say.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/nasa-satellites-show-antarctica-has-gained-ice-despite-rising-global-temperatures-how-is-that-possible

Antarctica has a strange gravity hole and scientists finally know why: Gravity often feels dependable and unchanging. It seems steady enough that we rarely question it. But the real picture is more surprising.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260306224213.htm

Why Scientists Are Terrified About What They’re Finding Beneath Antarctica. Scientists believe we may be approaching a tipping point that could completely redraw the world’s coastlines, putting cities such as Kolkata, New York and London at risk of severe flooding, displacing millions of people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL3RZsT-Hwg

A mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the ocean has puzzled scientists. The “cold blob” (or “warming hole”) in the North Atlantic is an anomaly south of Greenland and Iceland where sea surface temperatures have cooled by nearly \(1^{\circ}C\) (\(1.8^{\circ}F\)) since 1900. A recent study concludes this cooling is a primary indicator that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is weakening
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/mysterious-cold-blob-ocean-puzzled-095207654.html

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
BlackRock CEO says Americans’ savings and pensions can fund a $10 trillion data center boom. A TikTok clip of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is drawing scrutiny after he suggested that Americans’ savings and pension money could help finance a massive buildout of data centers in the artificial intelligence era. “I can’t afford to feed my child but sure.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/blackrock-ceo-americans-savings-pension-finance/

# Transportation / Trucking
‘Wall’ of angered drivers may flood shops amid new Texas inspections
https://autos.yahoo.com/policy-and-environment/articles/wall-angered-drivers-may-flood-110300538.html

# Veterans / VA
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules for 9,000+ Combat-Disabled Veterans To Receive Full Retroactive Combat-Related Special Compensation:  U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of a class of over 9000 disabled Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans who were wrongfully denied their full retroactive combat-related special compensation (CRSC).  The class is represented by pro bono legal counsel Sidley Austin LLP and the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP).
https://nvlsp.org/supreme-court-unanimously-rules-for-9000-combat-disabled-veterans-to-receive-full-retroactive-combat-related-special-compensation/

Federal Court Ruling Upholds Veterans’ Right to Choose Support for VA Claims. In a landmark legal victory, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in favor of veterans’ constitutional rights, affirming that veterans have the right to seek and pay for professional assistance when navigating the often-complex VA disability claims process.
https://veteransguide.org/news/federal-court-ruling-upholds-veterans-right-to-choose-support-for-va-claims/

Federal Court Orders Sweeping Action to End Veteran Homelessness. Ninth Circuit orders VA to build thousands of units of housing for disabled veterans
https://publiccounsel.org/a-historic-court-victory-for-veterans/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump’s former border chief wants to deport one-third of all Americans – claiming they are all migrants. Controversial former Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino recently stated he wants to deport 106 million people, a fabricated figure representing roughly a third of the U.S. population. He falsely claimed that all of these individuals are migrants, despite U.S. Census Bureau estimates putting the total immigrant population at roughly 50 million
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-deportations-b2992496.html

California sues ICE and other federal agencies over construction of alleged ICE holding facility
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/california-sues-over-construction-alleged-213000366.html

ICE agents break the law, arrest two parents at pre-school graduation ceremony, leaving terrified children in tears, screaming and prompting swift condemnation from city and state leaders
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/federal-agents-detain-individuals-outside-baltimore-school-before-pre-k-graduation/article_7fc3bf5d-e7e1-5bd6-811f-0332eb490463.html

House GOP’s immigration gamble hits a wall as Chip Roy and other conservatives demand permanent reforms or risk bringing the bill down entirely
https://thehill.com/latino/3920921-tensions-high-as-house-gop-tackles-take-two-at-border-bill/

Tom Homan says even if rioters shut down Delaney Hall in Newark, ICE will simply take those detainees and fly them to places like Texas, which means detainees lose the privilege of easy family visitation. Rioters clearly haven’t thought this through. “If I can’t detain them in that city where they’re close to their families, then we’ll have to move them someplace else. How does that benefit the migrant community?!” “Because we’re going to keep arresting people.”
https://share.newsbreak.com/iogf7kx2

# Chemicals / Parasites / Bugs
A potentially deadly tapeworm is spreading across the U.S., and was just found in a pack of Pacific Northwest coyotes.
https://san.com/cc/a-parasitic-tapeworm-has-been-detected-across-the-us-posing-a-risk-to-pets-and-humans/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
As Musk becomes the first trillionaire, historian sees warning signs: An expert on wealth and power breaks down what Musk’s trillion‑dollar fortune means for inequality, history and the future of democracy.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5922382-elon-musk-trillionaire-spacex-ipo/

Trump turns on USMCA: Trade tensions, deficits bring North American trade pact to the brink. President Trump declared he is “not looking to renew” the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), bringing the pact into question ahead of a mandatory July 1 joint review milestone. The sudden shift has sent shockwaves through North American supply chains, sparking debates over trade deficits
https://justthenews.com/nation/economy/trump-turns-usmca-trade-tensions-deficits-bring-north-american-trade-pact-brink

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Another 230 Seattle Tech Workers Gone, Company Layoff
https://newstalkkit.com/ixp/136/p/seattle-firm-cuts-230-tech-workers/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
AMOC Alarm: An Unusual “Cold Blob” In North Atlantic Suggests Major Ocean Current System Is Dwindling
https://www.newsweek.com/the-atlantics-cold-blob-could-change-weather-across-america-12045642

Court Blocks Censorship and Erasure of American History and Science at National Parks. Injunction Halts Effort to Unlawfully Remove History and Science from Park Displays
https://democracyforward.org/news/press-releases/court-blocks-censorship-and-erasure-of-american-history-and-science-at-national-parks/

The Sealed Ice Core Recovered From Greenland in 2024 Contains a Layer That Glaciologists Say Should Not Exist at That Depth
https://www.newsbreak.com/discover-wild-science-318442312/4706714321750-the-sealed-ice-core-recovered-from-greenland-in-2024-contains-a-layer-that-glaciologists-say-should-not-exist-at-that-depth

# General News
Workers begin to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after court rulings. In the dead of night, behind a screen, the president’s name started to be purged from the facade of the Washington building
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/13/trump-name-removed-kennedy-center-facade

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump took out the Epstein Republicans — but not his Jeffrey Epstein problem: ‘We still got seven months.’ Only one Republican who helped pass the law ordering release of the Epstein files escaped Trump’s political retribution. But, Eric Garcia writes, the issue has not left the public consciousness
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-nancy-mace-thomas-massie-b2994840.html

North Carolina, Washington and More States Drop Out of President Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/videos/north-carolina-washington-more-states-123119699.html

White House Crisis: Donald Trump’s Panicked Staffers Used Situation Room to Discuss Fallout From Handling of Jeffrey Epstein Files
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/insight/trump-aides-clashed-over-epstein-memo-fallout-in-situation-room/gm-GM3287DF33?gemSnapshotKey=GM3287DF33-snapshot-6&uxmode=ruby

A model’s mother spent 11 years hoping her daughter would come home, then the Epstein files told her what she feared most. The woman, only identified as “Michele,” left her family home in September 2015 when she was 22 and has not been heard from since, the report said.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/german-model-missing-for-11-years-named-in-epstein-files-report

# Gov / Politics / US
‘Pissed’ Trump Currently ‘Frustrated With Everyone’ in His Orbit: Politico: President Donald Trump has grown increasingly “pissed” at pretty much everyone around him as he faces opposition to recent policies he’s tried to enact, according to a bombshell Politico report on Thursday
https://www.rawstory.com/angry-trump-chaos/

Trump warns federal government will ‘take back’ DC if democratic socialist  Janeese George wins mayoral race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ziiMPr-Yw

After Trump threatened to attack Iran, a scramble to stop him. Senior officials from Qatar, the UAE and Pakistan rang Trump as he was threatening to strike Iran “very hard tonight.” Their assurance of a deal in reach convinced him to pull back.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/gulf-leaders-called-trump-to-stop-him-from-hitting-iran-it-worked-for-now-00960157?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=aa92e1a8-e105-46c1-8828-d00cc60d5df4

Trump’s missile diplomacy strategy backfires. “You’re bombing what to get what at this point?” said a former Trump administration official.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/trump-iran-bombs-fail-00959658?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=72fccd97-6e7e-4838-8ba8-7402620765e0

Trump’s ambush diplomacy comes with long-term costs. Again and again, diplomatic engagement has coincided with — and appears in some cases to have facilitated — sudden military escalation. The pattern is now too consistent to dismiss as coincidence.
https://www.aol.com/articles/opinion-trump-ambush-diplomacy-comes-120000173.html

Trump Slung A Nasty Insult At A Group He’s Obsessed With — And Experts Say This Word Cuts Deep. “I watch all these ingrates, they’re always complaining … they didn’t build anything,” Trump said. “They couldn’t build anything.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ingrates-insult-racist_l_6a2c31dfe4b0ba7a1fecc494

23 States Are Suing to Block a Trump Executive Order That Would Bar the USPS from Sending Mail-In Ballots to Voters Not on a State-Submitted List. The order at the center of the case is titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.”
https://thoughtcatalog.com/holden-desalles/2026/06/23-states-are-suing-to-block-a-trump-executive-order-that-would-bar-the-usps-from-sending-mail-in-ballots-to-voters-not-on-a-state-submitted-list/

‘Blatant act of intimidation’: Trump raid on Ohio voter registration group spurs chorus of outrage
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-administration-ohio-organizing-collaborative-raid-outrage/

Trump Super PAC to Hold $1 Million-Per-Plate Fundraiser as Hunger Surges. The fundraiser comes as a recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed food insecurity in the US has reached its highest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-super-pac-fundraiser

New Billionaire Jared Kushner Is Mired in Conflicts of Interest as ‘Peace Envoy.’ Jared Kushner’s Role as ‘Special Peace Envoy’ Is a 5-Alarm Constitutional Fire. Here’s Why: Kushner claims to be representing the US in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations, while also pursuing billions from other nations for his firm. So, who is he actually working for, Kim Wehle asks.
https://zeteo.com/p/jared-kushners-role-as-special-peace

# Politics / Global
Pakistan says US, Iran have agreed upon the ‘final’ text of peace deal framework. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the US and Iran are inching closer to cementing a deal, with “finalization likely expected in the next 24 hours.”
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-pakistan-pm-says-peace-deal-expected-in-24-hours/live-77535647

# LGBTQ / Transgender
10 Years After Pulse, Protecting Queer Spaces Is Critical for Liberation.  The Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, resulted in the tragic loss of 49 lives, primarily queer and Latinx individuals. Ten years later, LGBTQIA+ spaces remain essential sanctuaries for joy, cultural celebration, and community organizing, especially amidst ongoing debates regarding queer safety and civil rights
https://giffords.org/analysis/10-years-after-pulse-queer-lives-deserve-more-action-on-gun-safety/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
DOJ approves Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, potentially putting CBS News and CNN under one roof. The Justice Department’s antitrust division approved Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
https://san.com/cc/doj-approves-paramount-warner-bros-merger-potentially-putting-cbs-news-and-cnn-under-one-roof/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Mike Johnson admits Republicans plan cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security next year. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wants to adjust Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid funding to decrease entitlement spending, but other lawmakers disagree
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mike-johnson-wants-fix-social-223021309.html

Under Healthcare ‘Dystopia’ Envisioned by Trump, Cash-Strapped Patients Would Take Out Loans From Insurers: “This could ruin people’s finances, while creating a financial incentive for insurers to deny coverage,” said one Democratic congresswoman.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-republican-aca-plan

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Inside Trump’s Reversal on HIV: The president’s first-term pledge to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 has evaporated in his second term. Since returning to the White House in 2025, Trump has slashed HIV prevention grants, gutted government offices and terminated advisory
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/06/12/trump-hiv-aids-reversal-00954488?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=33891946-77bb-4978-bcef-4ae6c8ea7724

Gabbard releases intelligence showing federal government has funded 120 biolabs in 30 countries. “The information surrounding the existence, history, locations and funding of these US funded biolabs has been intentionally covered up by powerful people falsely, claiming that they do not exist,” Gabbard’s announcement stated.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4163-pr-10-26

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Kennedy Seeks to Add Nutrition Requirements to Medical Competency Evaluations
https://www.thewellnews.com/health/kennedy-seeks-to-add-nutrition-requirements-to-medical-competency-evaluations/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
While Slashing Food Aid and Healthcare, GOP Advances Trillion-Dollar Military Budget: “The money that Trump wants to burn on war should instead be spent on the needs of the American people, including restoring funding for healthcare, food, housing, and climate action,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-advance-ndaa

RFK Jr. Says 77% of American Children Can No Longer Qualify for Military Service — Calls It a National Security Crisis as U.S. Fights Iran and Automatic Draft Registration Approache
https://www.aol.com/articles/rfk-jr-claims-majority-american-111711000.html

# Military / Global
Russia Building New Infrastructure For Major Troop Deployments Along NATO’s Northern Flank
As Russia builds facilities for tens of thousands of troops,  NATO is also bolstering its defenses with a new Arctic combat force to act as a deterrent.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/russia-building-new-infrastructure-for-major-troop-deployments-along-natos-northern-flank

# NASA / NORAD / Space
SpaceX shares up over 20% from opening price, as CEO Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire
https://apnews.com/article/musk-spacex-tesla-ipo-trillionaire-billionaire-worth-rockets-7723f82b6063a9a17c194e25982cd66d

Conservation Groups Sue to Block SpaceX Land Deal in Texas Wildlife Refuge: The groups argue SpaceX’s test launches send rocket debris into the area, which is home to an endangered ocelot.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/11/environmental-groups-sue-to-stop-spacex-land-deal/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
California woman spots a mystery door built into the side of a mountain. Then she crossed a river and climbed over rocks to get to it
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/california-woman-spots-a-mystery-door-built-into-the-side-of-a-mountain-then-she-crossed-a-river-and-climbed-over-rocks-to-get-to-it/

Archaeologists digging beneath Notre Dame uncover a 2,000-year-old Paris hidden just below tourists’ feet. The excavation was set in motion by two recent developments.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/archaeological-discovery-notre-dame-cathedral/

# Science / Research
On her way out, DNI Tulsi Gabbard drops a bio-labs truth bomb on Mitt Romney and news media.
Gabbard’s declassified revelation that U.S. has funded 120 bio-labs in 30 countries puts a definitive end to a years-long campaign to diminish the threat of an accidental release of pathogens from one of those locations, especially in war-torn Ukraine.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/news/2022/03/14/gabbard-draws-criticism-for-pro-russia-claims

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
Critics View Trump’s New Director of National Intelligence Pick Jay Clayton as Unqualified, Picked for Loyalty. Like Trump’s pick for “acting” DNI Bill Pulte, Jay Clayton does not have an “extensive” national security background.
https://truthout.org/articles/critics-view-trumps-new-dni-pick-jay-clayton-as-unqualified-picked-for-loyalty/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
As Mike Johnson Floats Social Security Cuts, Trustees Report Shows Harm of Trump Policies
https://larson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/mike-johnson-floats-social-security-cuts-trustees-report-shows-harm-trump

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Pentagon releases 3rd batch of UFO files, showing sightings around the world. The Pentagon released a third volume of UFO files on Friday morning. The volume includes more than 70 files, including six videos.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/pentagon-ufo-files-third-tranche/

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Screwworm Parasite ‘No Longer Contained in Texas’ as Trump USDA Doubles Down on Efforts to Blame Biden. “This has nothing to do with Joe Biden,” one senator said, “but Trump and DOGE definitely screwed our cattle industry.”  Confirmed cases have now appeared in multiple Texas counties—including Zavala, La Salle, Andrews, and Gillespie, and the parasite has jumped to neighboring Lea County, New Mexico
https://therealnews.com/screwworm-parasite-in-texas-as-trump-usda-doubles-down-on-efforts-to-blame-biden

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
NY AG Letitia James gets hundreds of taunts, racial slurs in ICE public reporting portal. Krystal Nurse patiently waited to prove her hunch that a portal asking for information on ICE abuses from an attorney general who prosecuted the president would elicit some nasty responses. Sadly, what she got back from a public records request was worse than any of us expected it would be.
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-launches-portal-collect-photos-and-videos-ice-activity
Federal Action Reporting Form: https://ag.ny.gov/federal-actions-form

How ICE uses mystery ‘shuffle flights’ to move, and break detainees forced from NJ: The Trump administration is increasingly flying individuals in ICE detention to new locations without telling them where they are going or why. Experts are calling the practice a “form of terror.”
https://www.nj.com/essex/2026/06/lost-in-the-shuffle.html

Women from turbulent New Jersey ICE detention facility moved to El Paso. Media reported that migrants were seen being loaded into large white vans Friday night at the Newark facility known as Delaney Hall following a melee the day before that included an escape by four men detained at the 1,000-bed ICE detention facility operated by the private company GEO Group.
https://elpasomatters.org/2025/06/15/ice-moves-detainees-to-el-paso-after-escape-at-new-jersey-delaney-hall/

GAO finds millions of dollars wasted, safety and security at risk in Texas detention center. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/09/texas-immigration-camp-east-montana-el-paso-gao-report/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
‘Voters Are Seeing Through the BS’: Progressives Take Down Corporate Dems Nationwide. “If the Democratic Party wants to beat Republicans and win back a majority in November, they need to listen to their voters and usher in a new generation of fighters.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-win-democratic-primaries

88 Corporations That Paid No US Federal Income Tax in 2025 Spent $852 Million on Recent Lobbying, Elections. “The result,” said the author of a new Public Citizen analysis, “is a self-reinforcing loop where corporate cash buys policy, and policy pays cash back.”
https://www.citizen.org/news/corporate-tax-dodgers-lobbying-and-political-spending-records-reveal-self-reinforcing-loop/

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One. In April 2025, a Forest Service inspector found a crack in the wing of a Bridger scooper the company had presented as ready for fire season. That same month, a draft executive order eliminating the inspection program leaked from Sheehy’s Senate office.
https://westernpriorities.org/2026/06/senator-pushed-to-cut-firefighting-aircraft-inspections-as-his-companys-aircraft-failed-one/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
Lawmaker Pushes for Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers. When Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, prison officials had the former Honduran president’s ICE hold lifted and he was driven to a posh New York hotel. That “can never be allowed to happen ever again,” said Rep. Norma Torres.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-bureau-prisons-pardons-juan-orlando-hernandez-norma-torres

Siding with Drug Traffickers, Federal District Judge Wrongly Strikes Down Safeguard Against Money Laundering Through U.S. Residential Real Estate
https://thefactcoalition.org/federal-district-judge-strikes-down-real-estate-safeguards/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Dems Unveil Plan to Crack Down on Stock Buybacks as Trump Tax Cuts Fuel $4.8 Trillion ‘Bonanza.’ “It’s shameful that wealthy shareholders and executives are profiting while American families pay through the roof for groceries, gas, and rent.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-tax-cuts-stock-buybacks

POLL: Voter inflation concern hits record high as prices keep climbing. Voter concern about inflation and prices has surged to its highest level since The Center Square began tracking the issue.
https://www.pdclarion.com/news/national/poll-voter-inflation-concern-hits-record-high-as-prices-keep-climbing/article_6c10e004-996f-56f9-bd3f-0bc73dcacad2.html

Judge Strikes Down US Treasury Policy: Federal judges have recently struck down multiple U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) policies, most notably overturning rules targeting green energy tax credits, residential real estate transactions, and H-1B visa fees

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Mark Zuckerberg Says America Needs ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Skilled Tradespeople As Meta Launches Workforce Academy To Provide ‘Free Training’
https://fortune.com/2026/06/10/meta-data-center-free-training-employment-blue-collar-trade-jobs/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Sempra Infrastructure announced Tuesday that it has begun operating the Port Arthur Louisiana Connector pipeline, expanding the regional network linking natural gas producers in Louisiana and Texas to international energy markets.
https://americanpress.com/2026/06/10/new-pipeline-expands-gulf-coast-liquified-natural-gas-network/

‘Grim and Stupid’: Trump Hints at US Ground Invasion to Seize ‘Total Control’ of Iranian Oil. Senior officials have warned that an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island could cause many American casualties. But Trump said the US would “make a fortune.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/trump-wants-to-invade-iran-to-seize-oil-calls-us-objectors-stupid

NY Gov Hochul pressured by Trump admin to ease New York gas pipeline rules
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/article_c4c294a4-2e1e-426d-97d9-0b7cdaa6db8b.html

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Trump Official Lies That ‘No One Was Kicked Off’ SNAP as Millions Lose Food Aid—Including Kids. “Did 700,000 children simply not apply?” asked one advocate in response to USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ Senate testimony.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/brooke-rollins-food-aid-cuts

Trump SNAP Cuts Called ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ as Hunger Surges. “SNAP participation is already declining at alarming rates, with over 3.5 million people leaving” the program since the passage of the GOP budget law, the Democratic senators said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-snap-cuts-impact

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump’s aides held secret meetings about Epstein. His reaction says it all: Inside Trump team’s Epstein files fumble: Situation room meetings, rushing out influencer binders and MAGA divided
A new book claims Trump’s aides ‘were determined to keep their rising sense of panic out of public view’ when the Epstein files scandal erupted last summer
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-epstein-files-response-b2993215.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Fired ’60 Minutes’ Star Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss Bari Weiss of Pushing Trump’s Agenda and Demands for Her Removal
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/07/scott-pelley-bari-weiss-renee-good-report

‘This Is Oligarchy’: Nearly 100 Billionaires Are Funding Susan Collins’ Reelection Bid
https://themainemonitor.org/billionaires-donating-reelect-collins/

Trump claims Iran deal reached, Tehran says no “final decision.” Iran’s Fars news agency denied any deal had been agreed, but said there was a “possibility” Tehran would consider signing off.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/11/trump-cancel-iran-strikes-deal-strait

Florida Supreme Court greenlights GOP gerrymander that violates state ban. The Florida Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for Republicans to use DeSantis’ gerrymandered congressional map in 2026, despite the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering. The only judge to dissent from the order was the sole state Supreme Court justice who was not appointed by DeSantis.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/florida-supreme-court-greenlights-gop-gerrymander-that-violates-state-ban/

With latest delay, Missouri court lets GOP run out clock on redistricting fight. The postponement in this case increases the likelihood that the GOP will defeat opponents of the new map by simply running out the clock.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/with-latest-delay-missouri-court-lets-gop-run-out-clock-on-redistricting-fight/

Where Things Stand Now as Redistricting Scrambles the Midterm Elections. Under current maps, Republicans are likely to gain up to 17 seats, while Democrats could gain up to six.
https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/where-things-stand-now-as-redistricting-scrambles-the-midterm-elections

Demcoratic Caucus Leader Aguilar Says Republicans Are Laying Groundwork to Challenge Midterm Election Results. The California elections results have reignited a debate on Capitol Hill about election integrity, with the two parties drawing very different lessons.
https://www.ms.now/news/democrats-warn-trump-republicans-laying-groundwork-election-challenges-california

John Bolton Says ‘Whatever Deal’ Trump Makes With Iran, His Contradictory Decisions Have Laid Groundwork For Nuclear Arms Race In Middle East
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/john-bolton-says-whatever-deal-023121679.html

How Donald Trump’s son-in-law used his position to hop in bed with autocrats—and sell out America. Jared Kushner parlayed his sweeping White House foreign policy portfolio into billions of dollars in sovereign wealth investments from autocratic Middle Eastern regimes immediately after leaving government. J
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-fund-saudi-arabia-qatar-uae-israel-middle-east-deals-nepotism-iran-war-gaza-peace-deal-diplomat-steve-witkoff-donald-ivanka-trump/

# Politics / Global
Israel Escalating Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank ‘Before the Eyes of the Entire World’: Amnesty
“This is not the work of rogue actors,” said the human rights group’s secretary general. “What we are witnessing is deliberate, state-led annexation.”
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/acceleration-of-israels-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestinians-must-spur-global-action-to-halt-west-bank-annexation/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
CIA and FBI face Trump-ordered bloodbath — Prez Planning ‘Night of Long Knives’ to ‘Slaughter Obama and Biden Intelligence Bosses’
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-inside-donald-trumps-cia-151921012.html

Why does no one talk about the fact that the constitution still allows slavery? The 13th amendment literally says that as long as they’re prisoners, you can have slaves. Private prisons currently use them to profit.
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/is-slavery-still-legal-in-the-us-yes-under-the-13th-amendment-exception/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
DOJ: More than 475k children trafficked to US under Biden, 300k unaccounted for.  Trump admin has found 146,000 children, DOJ hopes tp prosecute 15,000 illegal sponsor cases.
https://www.swiowanewssource.com/news/nation/article_561a41f6-df99-5697-804e-6830276796b5.html

35 former judges can’t all be wrong about Trump’s fraudulent self-settlement
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5914594-retired-judges-challenge-trump/

DOJ alerts Judge Cannon to ‘violation’ of court order burying Mar-a-Lago report, suggests she should ‘consider further action’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-doj-alerts-judge-cannon-to-violation-of-court-order-burying-mar-a-lago-report-suggests-she-should-consider-further-action/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
US Turnaround on International Vaccines Comes Too Late for Hundreds of Thousands. The State Department finally overruled RFK Jr.’s defunding of a group that vaccinates 60 percent of children globally.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-turnaround-on-international-vaccines-comes-too-late-for-hundreds-of-thousands/

A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune. After ProPublica contacted Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren’t needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote
https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-shot-joseph-mercola-reversal-babies
Related Read: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
https://www.protectourcare.org/icymi-propublica-babies-are-bleeding-to-death-as-parents-reject-a-vitamin-shot-given-at-birth/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Senate Armed Services Committee advances effort to rename Defense Department as Department of War
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/11/congress/senate-panel-approves-department-of-war-name-change-00958970

‘There’s No Trust or Delegation’: Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Chaos Exposed After ‘Paranoid’ Defense Sec. Goes on Firing Spree
https://www.aol.com/articles/theres-no-trust-delegation-pete-190000000.html

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, responding to questions about the agency’s selection of an all-male crew for the Artemis III mission, said the astronauts were chosen based solely on their experience, skill sets and availability.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-all-male-crew-for-artemis-iii-mission/

# NOAA / Weather
Executive Proclamation restores commercial fishing in Pacific marine monuments, unlocks economic opportunity opening additional prized fishing grounds to hard-working American fishermen and United States flagged fishing vessels. This bold Executive action opens more economic opportunities for commercial fishermen and continues to strengthen the economic security of coastal communities.
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/executive-proclamation-restores-commercial-fishing-in-pacific-marine-monuments-unlocks-economic

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
I Reached Out to the White House Counterterrorism Czar for Comment. He Lashed Out on X. Sebastian Gorka accused a ProPublica reporter of writing a “putrid piece of hackery” about him. Here’s how basic beat reporting led to a broader story about the state of the U.S. counterterrorism mission at a critical moment.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sebastian-gorka-counterterrorism-reporting?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary

Sebastian Gorka has one of the most powerful national security jobs in the White House.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LcXmGS1Mt0Q

Trump considers executive order to extend surveillance act after House vote fails: ‘Let’s see what happens’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5920854-section-702-fisa-congress/

# Social / Communities / Housing
Feds suspend funding to Los Angeles homelessness agency. A federal agency suspended taxpayer funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority on Thursday, effective immediately.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_70bf97d3-6cb3-47ed-ac10-15282bc4a5a8.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
New Identity Verification at the SSA Is Causing Payment Delays for Thousands: Social Security Strengthens Identity Proofing Requirements and Expedites Direct Deposit Changes to One Day
https://www.ssa.gov/news/en/press/releases/2025-03-18.html

As Mike Johnson Floats Social Security Cuts, Trustees Report Shows Harm of Trump Policies
“MAGA Mike Johnson won’t show the American people his secret plan to eliminate Social Security because he knows Republican policies are wildly unpopular.”
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/statement-on-the-2026-social-security-trustees-report

# Sports
The White House’s UFC Arena Is ‘All Lit Up’ — And It Looks Like Total ‘S**t,’ Critics Say
https://wsbt.com/news/nation-world/white-house-unveils-ufc-arena-ahead-of-historic-fight-night-south-lawn-history-marco-rubio-fighters-ceremony

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
New Report Details ICE’s Expanding and Increasingly Unaccountable Detention System
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-expanding-detention-system/
Annals of immigration detention: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Annals+of+immigration+detention.&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

Ousted by the Trump Administration, U.S. Immigrants Remain Locked up in African Kingdom. Held indefinitely, immigrants imprisoned in Eswatini lack medical attention, food and clothing, according to complaint.
https://capitalandmain.com/ousted-by-the-trump-administration-u-s-immigrants-remain-locked-up-in-african-kingdom

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
White House names Texas cattleman as screwworm advisor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71iHWZvy6k4

White House and data at odds over who’s to blame for screwworm invasion. Screwworms, eradicated 60 years ago, have returned to Texas. Six cases confirmed across two states
https://www.newsweek.com/doge-biden-new-world-screwworm-blame-12049389

Bee thought extinct since 1960 found in Rhode Island among 25 never-before-recorded species. Researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Bee Lab recently recorded over 25 never-before-seen bee species in the state, bringing the state’s total to over 280. The discovery offers a rare piece of good news.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/bee-reappears-in-rhode-island-after-decades/

Lawyers Are Building a New Infrastructure to Fight Trump’s Deportation Machine. Lawyers and activists are organizing “habeas projects” to file petitions on behalf of unlawfully detained immigrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/lawyers-are-building-a-new-infrastructure-to-fight-trumps-deportation-machine/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘A New Pinnacle of Oligarchy’: Elon Musk Poised to Become World’s First Trillionaire. With Elon Musk’s SpaceX set to go public on Friday, the world’s richest man could soon become the first-ever trillionaire—an achievement that one leading humanitarian group called “a new pinnacle of oligarchy and a dark day for democracy.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-trillionaire

Chase has confirmed it will shut down all 5,000 locations for 24 hours – but here’s how you can access your money. The brief closures come amid several changes from the financial institution, including the opening of more than 160 new spots.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/16481682/chase-bank-closes-branches-juneteenth/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Education Department admits it violated court order in Title IX cases. The U.S. Department of Education confirmed a whistleblower’s allegations that the agency violated a federal court order while handling Title IX cases tied to gender identity and sexual orientation
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0aaa5d8a-d2f2-4d94-bb38-0e583f8bb060.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
20 House Republicans Break Ranks to Join Democrats in Passing Pro-Union Bill. The bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act aims to accelerate contract negotiations between newly-unionized workplaces and their employees.
https://time.com/article/2026/06/10/20-house-republicans-break-ranks-pass-democratic-led-labor-bill/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump Administration Is Turning Ocean Into a Gas Station and Garbage Dump. EPA “has failed to conduct any meaningful  review of the impacts of dumping fracking waste into the water.”  That waste includes arsenic, lead, mercury and benzene, the release of which may imperil threatened and endangered species. Those include three whale species, turtles such as leatherbacks and loggerheads, sturgeon, grouper and many types of coral, Monsell wrote in her letter to the EPA.
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/trump-letting-oceans-turn-into-toxic-waste-dumps-conservationist-group-claims/article_da9e9fa6-fe55-5aa0-9eca-107a456b0aba.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
‘It’s Over For Iran!’ Trump Announces ‘Secret Mission’ Has Taken Millions of Barrels of Oil Away From Iran
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/over-iran-trump-announces-secret-190039350.html
Did US sneak 100 million barrels of oil out of Hormuz, as Trump claims?
The maths doesn’t appear to hold up, even though the US has likely managed to get some oil out of the strait during the blockade.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/11/did-us-sneak-100-million-barrels-of-oil-out-of-hormuz-as-trump-claims

# General News
After the Karmelo Anthony Verdict, Black Parents Are Having Conversations They Never Wanted To Have. It’s the conversation no parent wants to have, but every Black parent must after Karmelo Anthony was found guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf.
https://www.theroot.com/after-the-karmelo-anthony-verdict-black-parents-are-ha-2000110723

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein’s Longtime Assistant Claims She Set Up Several Calls Between Donald Trump and Disgraced Financier. . Groff stated these calls were infrequent, occurring about once per quarter, and took place before Trump won the 2016 presidential election
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/09/congress/trump-and-epsteins-phone-calls-00954798

Who is Lesley Groff: Groff worked for Epstein from 2001 to July 2019, when the late, disgraced financier was arrested on sex-trafficking charges. Her name appears more than 160,000 times in the millions of documents the Justice Department has released related to Epstein.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/who-is-lesley-groff-jeffrey-epsteins-former-assistant-being-interviewed-in-house-probe

# Gov / Politics / US
Expert shares sobering warning on Trump’s ‘sinister’ election scheme: ‘This is not legal’: A political expert offered a sobering warning about President Donald Trump’s latest scheme to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-election-2677025011/

Election equipment dispute escalates into criminal investigation in Maricopa County. A power struggle, a special investigator and the theft of election equipment has led to quite the situation in Arizona’s Maricopa County. Local officials have accused county recorder Justin Heap’s office of improperly seizing election equipment and documents as votes were being counted in local elections earlier this year.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/maricopa-county-supervisor-board-recorder-justin-heap-election-machines-ballot/

Trump warns Iran to make a deal or ‘we’ll bomb the s–t out of them tomorrow’ after latest strikes:  President Trump warned that additional attacks on the Islamic Republic were coming to try to force Tehran to re-enter serious peace negotiations.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/us-launches-new-strikes-on-multiple-targets-in-iran-centcom-says/

President Trump said he is readying new strikes on Iranian infrastructure — after warning that the Islamic Republic will “have to pay the price” for taking “too long” to negotiate a peace deal.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/president-trump-readying-new-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants-bridges-have-to-pay-the-price/

Former Trump official Miles Taylor says the president’s agenda may soon push Republican senators too far. Then he predicted what’s coming next. Taylor’s comments come amid what appears to be a broader pattern of Republican lawmakers breaking with Trump on certain issues in recent weeks. On top of that, four House Republicans voted alongside Democrats to curb Trump’s war powers last week.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/former-trump-official-miles-taylor-says-the-presidents-agenda-may-soon-push-republican-senators-too-far-then-he-predicted-whats-coming-next/

GOP’s California lies are setting the stage to subvert the midterms. Trump and the GOP’s false claims of fraud over mail ballots in California’s primary offer a grim preview of what’s to come during the midterms this November. They are gearing up to undermine elections when control of the House of Representatives could hinge on the Golden State
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-lies-over-california-vote-counting-set-stage-to-subvert-midterms/

Experts Warn Trump Order Would Effectively End the Ability to Vote by Mail. Congressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general are urging courts to block the order.
https://truthout.org/articles/experts-warn-trump-order-would-effectively-end-the-ability-to-vote-by-mail/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Another incarcerated woman has died behind bars at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Michigan, prompting bipartisan calls by lawmakers for the state’s corrections director to resign or be removed. Three women have died in custody since May 13
https://apnews.com/article/michigan-womens-prison-deaths-lawmakers-action-b63b5a82e573e56e5dfddc5353083333?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=9a46348bb8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_11_10_45&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-9a46348bb8-486092373

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Google’s New AI-Fueled Search Bar Threatens to Further Upend Journalism Industry. Independent journalism needs a lifeline to survive as Google urges readers toward AI summaries instead of article links. It’s not hyperbole to suggest that this change could spell the death of digital journalism.
https://insider-gaming.com/google-ai-changes-threaten-future-digital-journalism/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
VC-25B Air Force One “Bridge” Aircraft Now Wears Trump’s Preferred Red, White, and Blue Paint Job. The VC-25B “Bridge” jet is also undergoing a final round of modifications before its official debut this summer.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/qatari-donated-air-force-one-172813599.html

US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gyp9v0e93o

# Planetary / Solar Activity
California’s Primed for an Apocalyptic Earthquake, Geological Research Finds. Southern California is home to two major fault lines, the San Andreas and San Jacinto, where large tectonic plates grind past each other, occasionally triggering violent earthquakes. The densely populated LA region is home to the Cajon Pass, a “critical fault junction,” meaning that a major earthquake could cross from one fault line to the other.
https://earthsky.org/earth/california-faults-record-levels-of-stress-earthquake-risk/

Unusual earthquakes have been rattling Earth. Is it a warning? The danger is not evenly distributed, but it is never limited to a single country. Earthquakes are a worldwide reminder that the ground beneath us is not as still as it looks.
https://www.newsbreak.com/timeless-dishes-377396610/4703214808392-earthquakes-are-rattling-the-world-but-the-real-warning-is-not-what-people-think

Earthquake in Florida? Social media reports feelings of tremors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86wbVC3-cEI

Seattle Is Under Serious Earthquake Threat, Scientists Warn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3chSkrcvxw

A notably strong magnitude 7.8 quake struck the Philippines. And Cuba saw its strongest earthquake in decades.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/10/earthquakes-philippines-cuba-aftershocks/90471506007/

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
Sen. Rand Paul releases timeline of Dr. Fauci’s extensive contacts with intel community. Follow the science, or follow the spies? Fauci’s involvement with the intel community dates back more than two decades.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/sen-rand-paul-builds-damning-timeline-connecting-fauci-shady-intel-community

# Sports
Scared of ICE, Angry at Trump, and Facing Red Tape, Many Are Skipping World Cup. Hotel bookings lag in all US host cities, and in several a majority of hotel owners say the tournament is a “non-event.”
https://percevalpress.com/scared-of-ice-angry-at-trump-and-facing-red-tape-many-are-skipping-world-cup/

Iran’s Soccer Team Says US Revoked Its Ticket Allocation Ahead of World Cup. The US has posed numerous obstacles for Iran’s soccer team, and is now restricting other participants.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49008116/world-cup-tickets-iran-fans-revoked-says-country-federation

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Trump Moves to Deeply Censor the Entire Internet. “Taken together, these bills would fundamentally change the internet as we know it.” The White House and Congress are working on a deal to clamp down on what US citizens are allowed to say online.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/white-house-hill-relaunch-effort-block-state-ai-laws

An unprecedented data center boom means new challenges for Texas. Find out what’s planned near you. A Texas Tribune analysis identified at least 248 planned data center projects. Developers and speculators had been buying up land across the state, looking to cash in on a chance to construct massive warehouses filled with computers to power artificial intelligence for companies such as Meta, Amazon and Google.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/08/texas-regulation-data-centers-electricity-power-water/

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Recalled pet foods may cause neurological issues. Additional products have been added to a list of recalled pet food that could cause life-threatening nutritional deficiencies.
https://www.aol.com/articles/recalled-pet-foods-may-cause-191140307.html

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Border Wall Is Coming: Steel Deliveries and Worker Camps Signal Major Texas Construction Push. Between extending the border wall itself and adding waterborne barriers in the Rio Grande River, the federal government is adding more obstacles for immigrants who are trying to enter the United States illegally.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/texans-pushing-border-plans/

Democrats wanted oversight. Republicans approved $70 billion instead. The House has approved a $70 billion immigration enforcement package, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it Wednesday morning.
https://abc7news.com/post/house-passes-70b-bill-fund-immigration-enforcement-3-years-sending-measure-trump/19265295/

New York Immigration Coalition employees push for union recognition: Higher wages, financial transparency and a seat at the decision-making table are among the workers’ demands
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/09/nyic-workers-demand-union/

The country’s largest contractor for ICE, which owns and operates detention centers nationwide, is challenging a new law alleging that it oversteps the bounds of the state’s authority. State Health Commissioner Raynard Washington said the department needs full access to the detention facility, not just the food services area to get an accurate picture of conditions. The contractor argues the legislation is preempted by federal law, singling out the state’s only immigration center
https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/2487593/ice-contractor-challenges-colo-health-inspection-law

Supreme Court deals setback to ICE detention contractor in fight over detainee work The justices denied GEO Group’s bid to toss out a lawsuit claiming prisoners in Colorado were illegally forced to work.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/supreme-court-ruling-ice-detention-contractor-00797951

ICE to purchase private detainment facilities to circumvent states’ authority. Homeland Security has been in talks with the private prison company to purchase “turn-key” facilities as detention centers to avoid oversight in Democrat-led states via the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. This strategy follows increased litigation by states against immigration jails over inadequate “medical services, food services, and general cleanliness.”
https://www.projectcensored.org/ice-private-detainment-states-authority/

Red state moves to strip life-sustaining care from critically ill immigrant children. Tennessee to report disabled immigrant children receiving public healthcare to ICE, advocates say: The state’s department of health is now required to verify and report their immigration statuses, potentially endangering access to critical medical care, according to the Tennessee Justice Center.
https://www.rawstory.com/tennessee-to-report-disabled-immigrant-kids-getting-public-healthcare-to-ice/

ICE jail in Louisiana reports second detainee death in less than two months, marking 50th detainee death under Trump: Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old Georgian national, was found “unresponsive” in the Winn Correctional Center, according to a press release from ICE.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-ice-facility-second-detainee-death-less-2-months-rcna349107

Five hundred babies and toddlers held in immigration detention. Trump administration officials have dramatically increased the number of infants and toddlers being held in the nation’s federal immigration detention facilities.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/09/babies-and-toddlers-in-ice-detention

Latino families report rising costs, thin savings and immigration fears in new survey
https://share.newsbreak.com/iolswiud

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump family ‘made $500 million from crypto coin deal’ — before the bottom fell out on individual investors: Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don’t
Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they’ve wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit, a Reuters examination found.
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/under-trump-crypto-playbook-family-always-wins-investors-dont-2026-06-09/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
After a year of pushing employees out, OPM embraces familiar recruiting playbook. In order for agencies to attain top talent, Office of Personnel Director Scott Kupor pointed to job websites specific to college students, multi-agency position postings and tech recruiting programs, strategies  the Biden administration employed.
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/06/after-year-pushing-employees-out-opm-embraces-familiar-recruiting-playbook/414074/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
One company, Zelestra, is building a massive 1.4 GW solar portfolio for Meta
https://electrek.co/2026/06/09/one-company-is-building-a-massive-1-4-gw-solar-portfolio-for-meta/

A Texas Oilfield Equipment Manufacturer Has Entered Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/oil-field-vendor-nine-files-bankruptcy-to-cut-320-million-debt

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Lake Mead nearing ‘system crash’ as experts warn a ‘world of hurt’ could be coming for some states
https://share.newsbreak.com/iojz5qcj

The Colorado River’s largest reservoirs are heading toward a ‘system crash,’ The warning comes as seven Western states and the federal government struggle to agree on new rules for managing the shrinking river.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/06/05/colorado-river-system-track-crash/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Bill Gates questioned over his Epstein ties. Photos of Gates, along images of powerful figures in politics, business and entertainment. that the committee members said were from Epstein’s estate were made public in December and were released without accompanying context information.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/politics/2026/06/10/bill-gates-jeffrey-epstein-investigation-lesely-groff-probe-house-oversight-committee

# Gov / Politics / US
One month into 2026 and Republicans are losing their minds. Sending in ICE and federal agents to patrol elections isn’t just about immigration. We know that ICE won’t hesitate to go after American citizens, and just their presence alone will prevent people from going to the polls.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-month-into-2026-and-republicans-are-losing-their-minds/

California election fraud conspiracy theories run rampant. Election fraud conspiracy theories ahead of recall vote raise fears of violence
https://lookout.co/california-newsom-recall-election-fraud-conspiracies-run-rampant-will-they-help-or-hurt/story

Why the GOP’s voter fraud theories in California don’t make sense. Many on the right have cried foul over late shifts toward Democrats in results from California’s June 2 primary.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/politics/voter-fraud-theories-california

After Landslide Primary Win, Graham Platner Vows to Defeat ‘Spineless and Corrupt’ Susan Collins. “The truth is, Susan Collins doesn’t serve us, she serves Donald Trump,” said Platner. “She serves her corporate donors and the corrupt political system that has rigged the economy against us.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/graham-platner-wins-primary

‘Every Time We Rise’: Ayanna Pressley Says Supreme Court Is Rolling Back Black Americans’ Rights. Pressley Rips SCOTUS Decision Gutting Voting Rights Act: “An Assault on Our Democracy and Black Political Power.” Congresswoman Renews Calls for Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Supreme Court Reform, Including Expansion
https://pressley.house.gov/2026/04/29/pressley-rips-scotus-decision-gutting-voting-rights-act-an-assault-on-our-democracy-and-black-political-power/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Trump admin halts contraceptive aid, leaving millions of women facing growing health
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/tipsheets/the-quickie-the-trump-administration-destroys-millions-of-dollars-of-needed-contraception

Ron Johnson calls on Trump administration to recognize COVID-19 vax injuries as medical condition
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/sen-ron-johnson-calls-icd-code-patients-covid-19-vaccine-injuries

US insurers’ move to back vaccines sends ‘powerful’ message about safety of shots, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/insurance-coverage-vaccines-trump

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. launches retaliatory strikes against Iran. U.S. forces have begun launching “self-defense strikes” against Iran after President Donald Trump announced a response to the Islamic Republic’s shooting down of a U.S. Army helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/09/us-retaliatory-strikes-iran-00955278

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Buried History: The Statue of Liberty Was Never About Freedom — It Sits on an 11 Pointed Star Fort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfoZJh2Vq-8

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Supreme Court rules AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile sold your data. The FCC case centers on location data that can reveal where customers live, work, shop, and spend time.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/att-and-verizon-lose-supreme-court-case-over-fines-for-selling-location-data/

Plans for huge ‘man camp’ for thousands of data center construction workers enrage Wyoming locals
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/wyoming-ai-boom-comes-man-183138599.html

East Texas county judge urges state lawmakers to help locals combat data center proliferation. A proposed data center in Angelina County will occupy more than 1,000 acres outside of Lufkin. The county judge says there’s nothing he can do to stop it.
https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/10/east-texas-county-judge-urges-state-lawmakers-help-locals-combat-data-center-proliferation/

Seattle City Council votes unanimously to pause big new data centers. Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure grows
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/seattle-ai-datacenters-ban

How communities are pushing back against data centers: As Big Tech aggressively peddles AI technology, corporate entities like BlackRock and xAI are aiming to construct massive data centers across the country. Communities across the country are pushing back — and winning.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/18/communities-are-blocking-billions-in-data-centers-big-tech-has-wagered-1-trillion-otherwise/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Homan says ICE preparing to send the largest deployment to New York City it has ever seen. Tom Homan says he made Kathy Hochul promise after governor signed bill protecting New Yorkers against ICE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/ice-agents-new-york-city-tom-homan

The Trump Administration Moves to Strip Citizenship From 17 People in Expansion of Aggressive Denaturalization Efforts
https://time.com/article/2026/06/08/trump-administration-denaturalization-citizenship-immigration/

‘There Must Be Accountability,’ Says Jayapal in Response to 50+ ICE Detainee Deaths. “This is unprecedented and further proof that ICE and their private, for-profit prison contractors should not be sent another cent of taxpayer dollars.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jayapal-ice-deaths

Inside Delaney Hall’s Black Box: Senator Andy Kim entered ICE’s Delaney Hall—and found a woman curled up in pain.  Sen. He saw people in visible medical distress—but GEO Group guards refused to let him speak to anyone detained there. What he was able to see was disturbing.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/inside-delaney-halls-black-box/\

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The ‘New NAFTA’—officially known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)—is a cornerstone of the North American economy. You should care about this deal because it heavily influences your job, the prices you pay at the store, and international supply chains.
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-06-08/usmc-what-why-you-should-care-about-new-nafta

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
A School Bus Killed a 5-Year-Old. The Crash Is Among Dozens Missing From the Bus Company’s Federal Safety Record. A 5-year-old boy was killed by a school bus in Boston. Transdev, the company that operated it has more reported fatal crashes nationwide, but most are missing from its official federal safety record.
https://www.newsgram.com/accidents/2026/06/09/school-bus-kills-5-year-old-dozens-missing

Higher Education Must Not Become a Research Arm of Militarized Power. Universities risk becoming agents of militarized socialization rather than sites of democratic education.
https://truthout.org/articles/higher-education-must-not-become-a-research-arm-of-militarized-power/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Another lawsuit alleges DOJ is illegally rejecting telework requests from employees with disabilities.
Some of the plaintiffs said that the revocations of their telework reasonable accommodations have forced them to take leave and worsened their health.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/06/lawsuit-claims-doj-retaliating-against-employees-disabilities-who-request-telework/413955/?oref=ge-featured-river-top

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies.  In the past decade, Southern Coal and other Justice corporations have racked up tens of thousands of alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and have been sued repeatedly by state and federal prosecutors over their failure to properly follow environmental laws at their mining sites.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/insight/doj-halts-criminal-probe-into-maga-senator-s-coal-empire/gm-GM0A42A9BB?gemSnapshotKey=GM0A42A9BB-snapshot-3&uxmode=ruby

Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700 million to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal. US president announces plans for two new coal plants, in Alaska and West Virginia, using Defense Production Act
https://grist.org/energy/trump-uses-wartime-powers-to-dole-out-700-million-to-clean-beautiful-coal/

Texas Gas Drillers Shut Out of Oil Price Rally Shut Off Wells. Two extremes are currently playing out in the Permian Basin. Drillers are reaping the benefits of a historic price rally due to the Iran war. But when it comes to natural gas, they’re having to pay customers to take it away.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-08/texas-gas-drillers-shut-out-of-oil-price-rally-turn-to-shutting-off-wells

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One. Senator Tim Sheehy, a former firefighting pilot and founder of an aerial firefighting company, is pushing for the Forest Service to end its own aircraft inspections, calling them redundant to FAA checks
https://www.firerescue1.com/wildfire-and-wildland-urban-interface/mont-senator-calls-for-end-of-usfs-wildfire-aircraft-inspections

Ecology Says Forests That Were Clear-Cut a Century Ago Are Now Communicating Underground Through Fungal Networks That Predate the Trees Themselves. Research has shown that beneath every forest and wood there is a complex underground web of roots, fungi and bacteria helping to connect trees and plants to one another.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48257315

How an underground fungal map of the world’s oldest, slowest-growing rainforest trees can boost the resilience of Earth’s long-term carbon sinks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118515

The Amazon Tributary NASA Has Been Monitoring for Three Years Just Triggered Emergency Alerts Across Four Research Institutions
https://discoverwildscience.com/the-amazon-tributary-nasa-has-been-monitoring-for-three-years-just-triggered-emergency-alerts-across-four-research-institutions-1-405100/

Pennsylvania Communities Are Beating Back a Wave of Water System Privatization. As corporations angle to squeeze profits out of water systems throughout Pennsylvania, towns are fighting back.
https://popularresistance.org/pennsylvanians-are-beating-back-a-wave-of-water-system-privatization/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.  As raw milk continues to sicken consumers, high-level lawmakers and government officials are championing the industry’s expansion rather than curbing the danger.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mark-mcafee-raw-milk-recalls-maha

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Gates is among several individuals brought in by lawmakers on the oversight committee to testify about their relationship with Epstein. Previously, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former president Bill Clinton were brought in to testify about Epstein.
https://www.cbs19news.com/bill-gates-to-testify-on-epstein-relationship-wednesday/article_e83f1034-9006-5183-a566-28208770ac0b.html

‘The Epstein files are about more than men and money’: All the Rage, the ‘guerrilla’ play fuelled by 80 furious women. Enraged at how the victims of Jeffrey Epstein are being forgotten, more than 80 female and non-binary writers united – to create an epic drama fusing art, activism and anger. How will it work?
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jun/08/epstein-files-men-money-all-the-rage-guerrilla-play

# Gov / Politics / US
An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143676326

New World screwworm gets political in Texas governor’s race
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/new-world-screwworm-texas-governor-race

Trump considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius to secure base. US draws up proposal to bypass Britain and make its own deal to take control of Diego Garcia
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/07/white-house-plan-chagos-islands/

Texas Secretary of State resigns. By law, Gov. Greg Abbott is required to nominate someone to fill the vacant position “without delay.” It’s unclear how quickly Abbott will move to fill Nelson’s role or whom he is considering for the job.
https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/06/02/secretary-of-state-jane-nelson-resigns-greg-abbott/

Here’s how the Texas secretary of state’s resignation could complicate the midterm elections. “If the new secretary of state has a laundry list of demands that election administrators can’t meet, that’s going to throw our elections into disarray,” said Emily Eby French, policy director at Common Cause Texas.
https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/06/08/secretary-of-state-jane-nelson-greg-abbott-nomination/

White House slams bombshell leak from US officials on new ‘critical’ threat – from US ally. Two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official, speaking with NBC News under the condition of anonymity, claimed that the Pentagon had grown “increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S.”
https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/israel-2677007113/

Jasmine Crockett says the Supreme Court is bending to the will of a “wannabe king,” and the backlash has been immediate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0EibrbDs_s

Donald Trump’s ‘CIA shame.’ Radar lifts lid on furious reaction to $2million Kennedy Center ‘spy bribe’ case
https://radaronline.com/p/donald-trump-cia-shame-kennedy-center-spy-bribe/

A Virginia firm that organized Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021, ‘Stop the Steal’ rally is set to receive a further $1.2 million in taxpayer funds to help promote ‘Trump Accounts’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-accounts-jan-6-organizer-federal-contracts-b2992008.html

Trump Storms Off After “Meet the Press” Host Asks for Proof of “Rigged” Races. Election officials are “crooked just like you’re crooked, your press is crooked,” Trump told a reporter.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-storms-off-after-meet-the-press-host-asks-for-proof-of-rigged-races/

‘Schumer Is Far Out of Touch’: 80% of New York Democrats Oppose US Weapons Transfers to Israel. “If current party leadership is unwilling to represent their own voters and the majority of Americans, then it is time for new leadership.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/chuck-schumer-weapons-israel

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Inmate serving life sentence convicted of selling 165 pounds of meth while in prison
https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/inmate-serving-life-sentence-convicted-selling-165-pounds-meth-while-prison/YBYN2Y26MZAJHMGVDHAHASZLCQ/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1781012181

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks
https://projects.propublica.org/measles-outbreak-analysis-utah-texas/

How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues. As the U.S. pulls international aid, deadly and disabling diseases like diphtheria, rubella and polio continue to harm people overseas and can easily reach the U.S.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish. Before vaccines, death and disability stalked children. When immunization rates drop, however, plagues from the past can come roaring back, as measles has in American communities where parents decided not to vaccinate their children.
https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
‘Conspiracy theorists were right’: Thomas Massie warns NDAA Section 224 merges US and Israeli militaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4QEhPNHxew

Sen. Schiff introduces bill to restrict Defense Department’s use of AI without human involvement. The legislation, called the Human Authority in Lethal Operations Act, seeks to establish a “clear chain of command” under which a designated commander has the final say over decisions to use force that involve autonomous weapon systems.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5914836-human-authority-lethal-operations/

Hegseth warns Europe to defend itself against a second D-Day: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning, asserting that Europe faces an “invasion of dangerous ideologies” arriving by sea, drawing a controversial link between contemporary immigration and the legacy of the D-Day landings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWY0pt0SU2M

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Scientists Detect Massive Structure Under Antarctica.  The structure is shaped like a fan. Researchers say it was formed by the Earth’s crust spreading out from a focal point near the South Pole, similar to the fingers spreading apart on a hand. This spread occurred before the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, and may have influenced the separation of the landmass into the modern continents we know today
https://nautil.us/vast-hidden-structure-discovered-beneath-antartica-1281798

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
Dozens of U.S. lawmakers demand privacy reforms as FISA deadline looms. Congressional leaders are desperate to renew the federal government’s authority to conduct mass electronic surveillance before the authority expires, but dozens of lawmakers in both chambers are bucking a long-term extension unless it includes significant reforms.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_85bd64c9-e111-4367-a9ad-8b89eb0eec6a.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Retirees Are Opening Their Mail to Find $14,000 Social Security Bills: Here’s What’s Happening
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/14-000-demand-letter-retirees-181500231.html

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
President Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders agree: Americans should get a cut of the AI boom. President Trump is pursuing a Bernie-like interest in having the U.S. government take stakes in AI giants — not out of populism, but with a dealmaker’s eye for profit.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/trump-bernie-sanders-ai

Barton, Zillow co-founder, co-founded Expedia Group in the Seattle area. and Seattle tech icon Rich Barton takes up residence in Las Vegas. The news marks the end of an era for one of Seattle’s most prolific entrepreneurs.
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/zillow-co-founder-and-seattle-tech-icon-rich-barton-takes-up-residence-in-las-vegas/?utm_source=GeekWire+Newsletters&utm_campaign=282e596d04-daily-digest-email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e93fc7dfd-282e596d04-1433410559&mc_cid=282e596d04&mc_eid=ef5d740e7f

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Federal judge blocks Trump’s 100K visa fee. A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s policy seeking to implement a $100,000 fee on visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-trump-foreign-workers-technology-de169f36bb0bbdc7c982b556d62e9560

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Scientists Release Results After Scanning 3I/ATLAS for Alien Signals. It streaked into the Solar System on a path so extreme that astronomers could quickly tell it did not originate here.
https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/seti-checked-3i-atlas-for-alien-signals-heres-what-they-found/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Feds seek expansion of ICE detention centers: Shuttered Appleton prison will convert to immigrant detention under proposed contract. Prairie Correctional Facility owner CoreCivic already operates nearly a dozen immigration detention facilities nationwide.
https://www.startribune.com/shuttered-appleton-prison-will-convert-to-immigrant-detention-under-proposed-contract/601853735

Trump visa restrictions trigger Texas housing slowdown: North of Dallas, towns like Frisco, Prosper and Celina became some of the fastest-growing suburbs in the US, fueled in part by corporate relocations and Indian-born workers with H-1B visas. But tech layoffs, higher visa costs, tighter immigration rules and AI disruption are now cooling demand in a housing market built around rapid growth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUnh1vwrFV8

Geo Group founder came to U.S. via Ellis Island in 1953: “My own immigrant story has shaped the core values that have guided my entire life and career, which include the principle of never placing profit above the value of people,” said the CEO of the nation’s largest for-profit jailer of immigrants and ICE’s biggest contractor.
https://edition.cnn.com/us/george-zoley-geo-group-ice-immigration

Federal judge strikes down Trump. admin limits on asylum and immigration processing, cites “anti-immigrant animus”: U.S. District ‌Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ‌Services had adopted ​a series ​of ​unlawful policies ‌targeting people from 39 ​African, ​Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern ​countries.
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-judge-invalidates-trump-policies-144814000.html

Senate GOP passes immigration funding bill, bypassing Democratic filibuster: The bill, which next heads to the House for a vote, will give an additional $70 billion in funding to ICE and Border Patrol over the next three years. The package includes roughly $38.5 billion for ICE, over $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/06/senate-in-overnight-session-as-republicans-debate-limits-on-1-8b-trump-settlement/

Sen. Murkowski Stands Alone as Only Republican to Vote Against Trump’s $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Package
https://share.newsbreak.com/inwrs318

Federal officials accused of ‘strange secrecy’ as court cases fast-tracked. Lawyers representing immigrants being swept up by the Department of Homeland Security are raising the alarm that federal authorities are deploying new tactics to fast-track deportations.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-deportation-2677007505/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Bessent backs 3% deficit goal despite 5% budget forecasts
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_438579cf-67a1-4aac-8e69-18d6d3eb6c87.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Trump Admin Suspends 27,000 Loan Borrowers: Millions of student-loan borrowers risk facing debt collectors who were penalized for ‘misleading’ behavior
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-debt-transfer-to-treasury-private-collectors-trump-borrowers-2026-6

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump’s edict making 8,000 feds at-will employees draws swift outcry. Schedule Policy/Career is part of a larger effort by the president to reshape the federal government to his liking, critics warn.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-rattles-federal-workforce-with-latest-order/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Texas Landowner Finds New Lock on Oil Pipeline Gate He Thought He Controlled—Then Learns the Company Changed Hands and Locked Him Out of His Property
https://kfdm.com/news/local/southeast-texas-landowner-and-oil-company-take-legal-action-against-each-other

Ohio Supreme Court overturns permit for massive 6,000-acre solar farm after local officials fight back. “Are the township and county officials actually impacted or is it just a case of NIMBY?”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/clean-energy-project-ohio-roadblock/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Pennsylvania Communities Are Beating Back a Wave of Water System Privatization. As corporations angle to squeeze profits out of water systems throughout Pennsylvania, towns are fighting back.
https://truthout.org/articles/pennsylvania-communities-are-beating-back-a-wave-of-water-system-privatization/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
How a Tiny Insect From China Decimated Florida’s Citrus: Florida’s wonky weather patterns (a.k.a. hurricanes) have played a small part in the disruption of citrus production, but the real culprit is much smaller — and much more lethal. Its name is the Asian citrus psyllid, and it’s caused complete mayhem in the citrus industry.
https://onlineentomology.ifas.ufl.edu/how-the-asian-citrus-psyllid-brought-the-citrus-industry-to-its-knees/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
“I’m Done Staying Silent”—Jimmy Kimmel Risks It All, Salutes Scott Pelley, and Publicly Names the Puppet Master Behind the Epstein Cover-Up!
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-defends-scott-pelley-slams-cbs-trump-suck-ups-1236766917/

Straight to the Point: The Epstein Files: Global social media is exploding with leaked confidential documents from the shocking hearing on May 29th!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ic5GSWFfaw

The Pandora Papers: Offshore havens and hidden riches of world leaders and billionaires exposed in unprecedented leak. The release of these files has fueled immense public scrutiny into the guardrails of the legal and financial systems that shield high-profile individuals
https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump RAGES after major A-List celebrities REFUSE to attend his trashy, embarrassing UFC cage fight! The president and his followers are eagerly anticipating UFC 250, a major event organised by Dana White set to take place at an “eyesore” ring erected on the South Lawn on his 80th birthday.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-snubbed-celebrities-ufc-37260618

‘The Humiliation Just Compounds’: Trump Tells Netanyahu Not to Bomb Iran, Then Israel Strikes Anyway. The Israeli military bombed Iran on Monday shortly after US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to an Iranian missile barrage, which came in retaliation for Israel’s earlier bombing of Beirut.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-netanyahu-iran-2677009860

The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate. Alabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won. A new constitutional right to discriminate, thanks to the six Republican appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court. Black voters have no rights that anyone is bound to respect.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/alabama-racial-discrimination-voting/687448/

White House correspondent fact-checks Mike Johnson’s Jan. 6 claim: They were walking through the building, destroying property, spreading feces on the walls, stealing things, rioting and threatening to kill the Vice President. But other than that . . .” Johnson’s remarks surfaced through The Intellectualist, which flagged the clip and noted the claim had already been fact-checked as false.
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677008454/

Democrats eyeing investigations, and perhaps prosecutions, of Trump officials
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5912666-democrats-trump-officials-investigations-prosecute/

A fresh voice has broken through the noise — and it’s sending MAGA insane
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/hunter-biden/

Trump’s latest crime was caught by a rolling camera
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-stock-market/

Trump just pardoned a convicted insider trader, which is terrible timing because three insider-trading stories swirl around him right now
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-just-pardoned-a-convicted-insider-trader-which-is-terrible-timing-because-three-insider-trading-stories-swirl-around-him-right-now/

# Politics / Global
Iran says United States’ ‘contradictory’ positions are main obstacle to deal. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran’s main issue when it comes to negotiating with the U.S. is its contradictory positions.
https://san.com/cc/iran-says-united-states-contradictory-positions-are-main-obstacle-to-deal/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
They Asked for Help. Instead, They Died in Solitary: 47 people died by suicide inside restrictive housing units in Mississippi between 2015 and 2025, investigation reveals. State corrections officials continue to send people diagnosed with mental illness, including those who say they want to kill themselves, into isolated detention despite growing evidence that such treatment exacerbates mental illness and makes suicide more likely.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/08/mississippi-prison-solitary-confinement-suicide

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Southern Poverty Law Center floats sanctions against DOJ after unsigned indictment shared with media before being filed in court
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/southern-poverty-law-center-floats-013646883.html

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Sen. Ron Johnson: “The FDA now fully admits the COVID-19 vaccines killed American children.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-covid-vaccines-children-deaths-rcna246437

Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals: Eli Lilly issued an ultimatum to approximately 50 large hospitals, threatening to suspend their access to federal 340B drug discounts. The move is part of an ongoing clash over how to prevent duplicate discounts and curb perceived waste within the healthcare system
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/06/01/lilly-warns-hospitals-submit-claims-data-or-lose-340b-drug-discounts/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
The White House Office of Management and Budget is urging Congress to “update the statutory definition of final hemp-derived cannabinoid products to allow Americans to benefit from access to appropriate full-spectrum CBD products” while restricting “products that pose serious health risks.”
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/white-house-pushes-congress-to-keep-some-hemp-products-legal-newsletter-june-8-2026/

Changes to the Statutory Definition of Hemp and Issues for Congress: . This ‘In Focus. discusses congressional actions regarding the definition of hemp, the potential effect of the new definition on the hemp industry, and selected issues for Congress.
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF13136/IF13136.3.pdf

# Other Interestimg Stuff
A Drone Reached the Bottom of the Bermuda Triangle — What It Filmed Shocked Everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSZGt0Z9lAc

The Great Barrier Reef Just Sent a Chemical Signal That Marine Researchers Say Has No Natural Precedent: Climate change isn’t the only existential threat to the coral that make up Australia Great Barrier Reef, it seems – a scientific team has just revealed a previously hidden chemical threat seeping out from beside and beneath the iconic reef.
https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/revealed-hidden-chemical-threat-to-gbr/

Mount Rushmore Is Cracking From the Inside Out – And Engineers Say There’s No Way to Stop It.
The monument is broken down into approximately 144 mapped inconsistencies and 22 distinct rock blocks.
https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/preservation.htm

# Science / Research
The Trump administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of how the federal government awards billions of dollars in research grants, giving political appointees a much larger role in funding decisions
https://share.newsbreak.com/inru5rs4

# Social / Communities / Housing
‘They found out the president was stealing all the money’: Houston residents launch petition to oust HOA board
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/homeowners-petition-remove-hoa-board-houston/

# Social Media Platforms
Can you tax social media? Illinois faces legal questions over proposed law. Facing a budget shortfall, Illinois is hoping to raise $200M by taxing social media companies based on their usage in the state.
https://san.com/cc/can-you-tax-social-media-illinois-faces-legal-questions-over-proposed-law/

Illinois’ New Social Media Tax Is a Shambles
https://taxfoundation.org/blog/illinois-social-media-tax/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Oversight Committee Releases Bombshell Report Exposing Rampant Fraud Plaguing Minnesota’s Taxpayer-Funded Social Programs
https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-bombshell-report-exposing-rampant-fraud-plaguing-minnesotas-taxpayer-funded-social-programs/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Texas Community Pushes Back Against Proposed Data Center Boom: ‘If You Keep Electing Clowns, You’re Gonna Keep Getting a Circus’
https://thenerdstash.com/texas-community-pushes-back-against-proposed-data-center-boom-if-you-keep-electing-clowns-youre-gonna-keep-getting-a-circus/

AI is evolving faster than the news can tell you what’s happening
https://san.com/cc/ai-is-evolving-faster-than-the-news-can-tell-you-whats-happening/

Amazon plans 1,500-foot wells beneath Missouri town for data center set to use 50 million gallons a year. While the plan is designed to avoid affecting private wells, locals have voiced opposition to the project.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/amazon-data-center-new-florence-missouri/

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