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Voices, The Peoples News

July 11, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
National Native Organizations and Tribal Leaders Respond to Ann Clouter’s ‘We Didn’t Kill Enough
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/national-native-organizations-and-tribal-leaders-respond-to-ann-clouter-s-we-didn-t-kill-enough-indians-remark

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Donald Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ hit with disgusting problem days after launch. Migrants detail disgusting conditions including no showers, toilets that don’t flush – and lots of bugs
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/alligator-alcatraz-florida-giant-bugs-1257545

From Maine to Texas, federal agents continue to arrest MS-13 gang members. Across the country, federal agents are arresting members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) U.S.-Salvadoran transnational gang designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Trump administration.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_57478298-f55e-40c0-98cd-e0683f6b67b5.html

Taxpayers will no longer fund illegal aliens’ education. The department said “it will end taxpayer subsidization of illegal aliens in career, technical, and adult education programs.”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d08af510-f83b-4340-bd71-ddd714583554.html

ICE Could Be Sending Migrants To Overcrowded Detention Centers To Benefit Private Operators, Report Suggests
https://www.latintimes.com/ice-could-sending-migrants-overcrowded-detention-centers-benefit-private-operators-report-586516

ICE detains Children’s Chaplain after revoking his asylum, leaving community furious: Community members and politicians expressed outrage about detainment of a former chaplain for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital who sought asylum after being tortured and detained in Egypt for the reporting he did there as a journalist.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ice-detains-former-children-chaplain-030726971.html

ICE Morale Plummeting Under Stephen Miller’s “Impossible” Orders. “Morale is in the crapper,” one former ICE agent said of what it’s like to work under the Trump administration.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197814/ice-agents-miserable-stephen-miller

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE Cut National Weather Service Jobs. Trump’s NOAA Pick Now Says He Wants To Fill Them. His statements come amid fierce scrutiny of staffing shortages following the Texas floods
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/national-weather-service-cuts-neil-jacobs_n_686f204ae4b0d01c494c6c87

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump threatens to hit Canada with 35% tariff next month if country does not help with fentanyl: “If Canada works with me to stop the flow of Fentanyl, we will, perhaps, consider an adjustment to this letter,” Trump wrote to Carney. “These Tariffs may be modified, upward or downward, depending on our relationship with your Country.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/trump-to-impose-35-tariff-on-goods-from-canada-mcy2ve5f

Trump plans 35% tariff for Canada. Here are the other countries that received tariff letters. President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most trade partners, dismissing concerns that further tariffs could negatively affect the stock market or drive inflation.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-tariffs-inflation-hasbro-ukraine-patriot-missiles-nato-russia-rcna218125

Republicans are calling for another major tax cut. Fresh off passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” some anti-tax advocates hope to push the administration to change how taxable capital gains are calculated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/10/trump-tax-cut-capital-gains/

US Senators Push For ‘Bone-Crushing’ Sanctions On Putin
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-senators-push-for-bone-crushing-sanctions-on-putin/vi-AA1Imtra

Graham’s ‘bone crushing’ Russia sanctions bill could freeze US trade with the world’s largest economies. The proposed 500 percent tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy could cut the U.S. off from major trade partners.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/07/lindsey-graham-russia-sanctions-bill-trade-embargo-00393297

# Education / Schools
Federal government investigates 45 universities over Title VI
https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/education/article_e103051a-487e-4bf5-90f0-079ff4dabdba.html
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance
https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Supreme Court greenlights layoffs: What it means for federal employees
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5393097-trump-layoffs-implementation-supreme-court-ruling/

Philadelphia strike ends: Race & inequality at center of municipal workers’ fight for a fair wage
https://www.isidewith.com/discuss/5456913897

Tim Walz’s state under the microscope for potentially discriminatory hiring practices. DOJ opening an investigation into Minnesota’s allegedly racist hiring practices, which would violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/10/trump-doj-investigates-minnesota-00447779

Trump administration moves forward with federal layoffs after Supreme Court ruling
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-to-downsize-the-federal-workforce

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Melting Glaciers Will Lead to More Volcanic Eruptions, Study Suggests. Now, All Eyes Are On Antarctica. New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/melting-glaciers-will-likely-lead-to-more-volcanic-eruptions-study-suggests-now-all-eyes-are-on-antarctica-180986945/

The Texas flood is a preview of  chaos to come. Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flash-flood-camp-mystic-climate-change-trump-noaa-fema

USDA: 45M acres of American land owned by foreign entities. Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land, which includes timberland, remains a widely debated and often controversial topic, fueled by concerns about the implications of foreign investments
https://www.fb.org/market-intel/foreign-footprints-trends-in-u-s-agricultural-land-ownership

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Noem demanding to sign off on all FEMA expenditures over $100K and staff says it’s impacting emergency response
https://www.yahoo.com/news/noem-demanding-sign-off-fema-183417809.html

FEMA is not shutting down but ‘rebranding’ to highlight local leaders’ roles in disaster response. In January, Trump floated the idea of minimizing FEMA if not getting rid of it as a whole – a position he has softened his stance on
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/fema-rebrand-local-response-trump-b2787309.html

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is under fire after posting a hostile and defensive social media statement lashing out at damning CNN reporting that exposed FEMA’s delayed response
https://www.alternet.org/kristi-noem-2673065293/

FEMA sends under 100 staffers to Texas flooding disaster as state rolls out nearly 1,800 responders
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/trump-fema-response-texas-floods-b2785617.html

Kristi Noem slammed for delaying Texas rescue teams for 72 hours as calls for her to resign grow
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/kristi-noem-texas-floods-response-35531843

# General News
Elon Musk has disrupted Silicon Valley, the electric car industry, and the U.S. government. What is his next target: democracy? There are always worse political figures waiting in the wings.
https://ips-dc.org/a-new-far-right-american-party/

Things Are Looking a Lot Like They Did Before the Civil War. The parallels between today and the antebellum period are concerning. The debate over who is entitled to rights and freedoms, including voting rights, echoes the pre-Civil War debates about slavery and citizenship
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/ice-public-opinion-civil-war-trump-revolt.html?pay=1752242939044&support_journalism=please

Jeffrey Epstein sent ominous final ‘hanging’ message hours before he was found dead in prison. Author Michael Wolff claims he was the last person to receive a message from Jeffrey Epstein. “So how do you think he died?” Coles asked. “I have no idea,” said Wolff. “And we’re clearly not going to find out anything more from the Department of Justice.”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-final-message-b2786549.html

# General News / Floods
Trump visits Texas to survey flooding devastation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/11/trump-texas-flood-damage-fema

Trump has declared the Texas floods a major disaster, making federal funding available to support emergency operations.
https://www.fema.gov/fr/node/699484

13 states have reported flooding in the last week. Map of flood and high flow condition (United States)
https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?id=ww_flood

After Week Of Serious Flash Floods, It’s A Reminder That Mid-Summer Is Peak Time For This Threat. The country has suffered several major flash flooding events since July Fourth. Here’s what’s happened and why flooding is so common this time of year.
https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2025-07-10-week-of-flash-flooding-united-states-summer-peak-time

Piers Morgan CONFRONTS Destiny Over Grotesque Texas Flood Tweet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0_kJy_iHY

# Gov / Politics
The President’s Sole Authority: The United States places nuclear launch authority solely in the hands of the President. No other individual—not the Secretary of Defense, not the Joint Chiefs, not Congress—has the legal power to authorize a nuclear strike.
https://outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/articles/presidents-sole-authority

The attorney for one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims drops the bombshell allegation that Donald Trump’s Justice Department and FBI are sitting on a “treasure trove” of information that must be released.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5394281-epstein-victims-attorney-doj-fbi-documents/

Musk says Trump is in the ‘Epstein files.’ Here’s where the president has shown up in unsealed records. The president’s name has cropped up repeatedly in Epstein-related court documents. Trump’s name is included in Epstein’s contact book and flight records.
https://www.aol.com/musk-says-trump-epstein-files-170024402.html

Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Call For A Government Investigation Into The FBI’s Failure To Arrest Late Billionaire
https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-victims-demand-government-investigation-into-fbi-failure/

Why is MAGA angry with Trump, Pam Bondi over Epstein files? Right-wing conspiracy theorists have raised questions about a new government memo and video about Epstein.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/9/why-is-maga-angry-with-trump-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files

‘Those people are destroyed’: Bill O’Reilly reveals what Trump told him about Epstein. “He said, and I agree, there are a lot of names associated with Epstein that had nothing to do with Epstein’s conduct,” O’Reilly said in the interview. “They maybe had lunch with him or maybe had some correspondence for one thing or another,” he added. “If that name gets out, those people are destroyed because there’s not going to be any context.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-epstein-destroy-people-bill-o-reilly-2097131

Trump and Epstein: the history of their messy friendship: Mr Trump and Epstein’s friendship stretched back decades. The two wealthy businessmen would fly from New York to Palm Beach together. They would party at Mar-a-Lago Club and dine together at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion. “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy”, Mr Trump told New York magazine in 2002.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-epstein-history-messy-friendship-231157590.html

Pam Bondi claims ‘no knowledge’ of Epstein being intel asset — but evidence is overwhelming. Questions persist over mounting evidence of Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to intelligence agencies, despite Attorney General Pam Bondi’s denial.
https://www.aol.com/pam-bondi-claims-no-knowledge-170815322.html

Trump’s shakedown of big law firms ‘likely to get a lot messier’ for him: ex-prosecutor. Things could get worse for Trump, and for the law firms that capitulated to him.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/10/trump-law-firms-deals-mess-column-00445259

Whistleblower exposes the secret DOJ exchanges that prove what many suspected about Donald Trump’s true intentions
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/whistleblower-exposes-the-secret-doj-exchanges-that-prove-what-many-suspected-about-donald-trumps-true-intentions/

Dershowitz claims he’s seen Epstein files, docs suppressed to protect elites. Dershowitz asserted he had seen the relevant materials due to the accusations he faced from the late Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre and that he was bound to secrecy by court order.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5395597-dershowitz-says-he-knows-epstein-client-list-names-but-im-bound-by-confidentiality/

‘Will get much worse’: Trump’s corruption giving foreign regimes a ‘window of opportunity’: America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This. Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-foreign-corruption/

GOP senator compares Dems who oppose Trump policies to ‘agents of foreign adversaries’
https://www.alternet.org/gop-senator-foreign-adversaries/

‘Wut?’: Donald Trump says Chinese spies near military bases are fine because tariff money is flowing in
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/wut-donald-trump-says-chinese-spies-near-military-bases-are-fine-because-tariff-money-is-flowing-in/

‘You’ve not even done your homework’: Senator embarrasses ‘unqualified’ Trump nominee
https://www.alternet.org/senator-embarrasses-trump-nominee/

Marco Rubio claims US, Russia have come up with a ‘new’ approach for Ukraine peace talks. The comment comes after Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Malaysia, while attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit this week.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/11/us-russian-top-diplomats-hold-fresh-talks-on-ukraine-at-asean-meeting

Trump Is Getting Away With Much More Than Murder. Trump boasted in 2016 that he could get away with murder. In the 4 years since, his administration has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-coronavirus-covid/

Democrats Are at a Historic Low Point. A Certain Kind of Advice Brought Them Here: But the problem is bigger than that. For more than 30 years, Democrats have been taking advice from the same small circle of people who were never chosen by voters, are never accountable to them, and haven’t worked in government in decades.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/donald-trump-news-democrats-elections-strategist-brain.html?pay=1752242639870&support_journalism=please

John Fetterman Throws His Family Under the Bus to Suck Up to Trump. Senator John Fetterman, whose wife is a formerly undocumented immigrant, is suddenly a big fan of ICE. Fetterman has betrayed his own voter base time and time again by supporting Trump’s efforts to target and deport undocumented immigrants, even his own wife, Gisele
https://newrepublic.com/post/197831/john-fetterman-donald-trump-immigration-ice

Trump Picks Annoying Hooters-Obsessed Troll as U.S. Ambassador. A right-wing commentator who has possibly tweeted about Hooters more times than anyone is now Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-picks-most-annoying-far-152502233.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
South America Explores Building 2,800-Mile Transcontinental Railroad with China
https://www.newsweek.com/south-america-transcontinental-rail-2097141

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
FBI Agent’s Ominous Warning About Epstein’s Death Revealed. Tina Brown is lifting the lid on years of secrets about the sex offender in a must-read Substack post.
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending/top/epstein’s-death-mirrors-spy-assassinations

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Dead man walking’: DOJ lawyer claims he was fired after refusing to ‘lie.’ “They’re putting attorneys who have dedicated themselves to public service in the impossible position of fealty to the President or fealty to the Constitution—candor to the courts or keeping your head low and lying if asked to do so,” Reuveni told the outlet
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673068459/

‘Disqualifying’: ‘Trove of e-mails and text messages’ bolster DOJ whistleblower’s claim. A fired Justice Department attorney has provided Congress with a trove of emails and text messages to corroborate his claims that a controversial Trump judicial nominee — top DOJ official Emil Bove — crudely discussed defying court orders.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/internal-doj-messages-bolster-claim-130000138.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
‘Entitlement or not’: Rand Paul wants to slash Social Security and Medicare
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4099546056620-entitlement-or-not-rand-paul-wants-to-slash-social-security-and-medicare

House Democrat Tells Scott Jennings, Medicaid Recipients ‘Are Working Much Harder Than You Are.’ Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) got into a heated debate with the Republican CNN pundit during a discussion Wednesday on the GOP cuts to Medicaid.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ritchie-torres-scott-jennings-debate-medicaid-work-requirements_n_686fb0dce4b0d01c494cd707

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
‘Concerning and Bewildering’: FDA Grants Full Approval of Moderna COVID Vaccine for ‘At-Risk’ Infants and Children
https://investors.modernatx.com/news/news-details/2025/Moderna-Receives-Full-U-S–FDA-Approval-for-COVID-19-Vaccine-Spikevax-in-Children-Aged-6-Months-Through-11-Years-at-Increased-Risk-for-COVID-19-Disease/default.aspx

CDC staff dedicated to birth control safety eliminated by HHS: Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception for millions of women with underlying medical conditions
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4092818253858-cdc-staff-dedicated-to-birth-control-safety-eliminated-by-hhs

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Fighter pilots integrate drones into air combat training. The drones served in a “loyal wingman” role to the pilots, marking “a major leap in human-machine teaming,” the Air Force said
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-fighters-control-semi-autonomous-drones-crucial-test/

Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices. The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/07/10/hegseth-calls-for-extensive-reforms-to-pentagon-drone-buying-practices/

US Launches Massive Air Force Drills with Eye on Pacific War with China
https://www.newsweek.com/us-japan-news-air-force-pacific-air-war-china-2089266

# Military / Global
France, UK join forces in step toward European nuclear deterrent. The British and French say that they can launch a joint nuclear response to a range of “extreme threats,” as fears that U.S. interest in Europe is waning.
https://www.twz.com/nuclear/uk-and-france-to-join-forces-for-nuclear-deterrence

France, UK Suggest Nuclear Protection Could Extend to European Allies
https://www.reuters.com/world/france-britain-unveil-nuclear-weapons-cooperation-counter-threat-europe-2025-07-10/

# NASA
“Save NASA”: Scientists Protest Deep Cuts to Agency’s Science Programs
https://thedebrief.org/save-nasa-scientists-protest-deep-cuts-to-agencys-science-programs/

# NOAA / Weather
Trump’s NOAA nominee backs deep budget cuts amid rising disaster toll. Neil Jacobs, nominated to head NOAA, voiced support for proposed 30% budget cuts despite recent catastrophic floods in Texas, North Carolina, and New Mexico
https://www.ehn.org/trumps-noaa-nominee-backs-deep-budget-cuts-amid-rising-disaster-toll

NOAA budget cuts could impact hurricane forecasting, former officials and lawmakers say
https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-lawmakers-scientists-warn-noaa-cuts-could-have-major-impacts-during-hurricane-season/65356488

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Voices, The Peoples News

July 10, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous / Global
Sand Mining Is a Booming Industry. This Mexican Community Is Paying the Price. Fifty-six residents of an Indigenous Oaxaca community face 200 trumped-up charges for resisting mining in their rivers.
https://truthout.org/articles/sand-mining-is-a-booming-industry-this-mexican-community-is-paying-the-price/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Migrants deported to South Sudan were deceived, told they were being sent from Texas to Louisiana. An Intercept investigation shows that immigration officials deceived the men now expelled to South Sudan.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/08/ice-deportation-louisiana-south-sudan/

‘We Will Not Be Intimidated’: Federal Prosecutor Says Those Who Assault ICE Agents ‘Will Go To Federal Prison.’ Interim United States Attorney Bill Essayli of the Central District of California vowed Wednesday to prosecute anyone who assaulted ICE agents.
https://www.aol.com/not-intimidated-federal-prosecutor-says-193048824.html

New Hampshire judge to hear arguments on class action against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-classaction-lawsuit-055227e3f219fd890c78cd21c89fd5d0

Documenting ICE Agents’ Brutal Use of Force in LA Immigration Raids. Video analysis reveals federal agents regularly use force against unarmed individuals, many of them U.S. citizens. Federal agents have embarked on a militarized rampage and terror campaign across the greater Los Angeles area. “They are hunting us like animals.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/07/ice-raids-la-violence-video-bystanders/

“Are We At Risk?” Wave of ICE Arrests Strikes Fear in Iranian Communities. Iranian immigrants to the U.S. already faced higher scrutiny. After the U.S. waded into Israel’s war on Iran, ICE seems to be targeting them.
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/04/are-we-at-risk-wave-of-ice-arrests-strikes-fear-in-iranian-communities/

Former MSNBC host says with straight face ICE sends illegals to ‘concentration camps’: A former MSNBC host has accused the Trump administration of detaining undocumented immigrants in “concentration camps”. This claim refers to the treatment of immigrants in detention facilities operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
https://www.aol.com/former-msnbc-host-says-straight-132613111.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
This Is DOGE 2.0:  Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its wholesale assault on federal agencies—even without Musk in government.
https://www.wired.com/story/next-stage-doge-elon-musk/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Pricing data shows Trump’s tariffs are making some US-made products more expensive
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tariffs-are-making-some-us-products-more-expensive-data-2025-7

Trump to Impose 50% Brazil Tariff, Citing Bolsonaro Trial
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/world/americas/brazil-trump-bolsonaro-lula-coup-tariff.html

Brazil will respond to Trump’s 50% tariff with ‘reciprocity,’ says da Silva
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/world/americas/brazil-trump-bolsonaro-lula-coup-tariff.html

Senegalese President Resorts to Bribing Trump in Trade Meeting. Foreign leaders are now just openly bribing the president of the United States.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197757/senegal-president-bribes-trump-resort-trade-meeting

President Trump announced a new batch of tariffs Wednesday, including a 50% levy on goods coming to the U.S. from Brazil.  This tariff is set to take effect on August 1, 2025.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/trump-unveils-latest-tariff-rates-with-the-philippines-at-20

Brazil draws up plans to retaliate against Trump’s 50% tariff threat. Brazilian president convened country’s ministers to discuss how his government should address US duties
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/10/brazil-trump-tariff-threat

# Education / Schools
American Teachers in Red States Are Walking Away for Good. The predictable consequences of the right wing’s war on public schools are being felt as educators leave their communities—and their profession.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196744/red-state-teacher-exodus-shortage

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Philadelphia Union Ends Largest Municipal Workers’ Strike in Decades
https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-labor-strike-ends-trash-pool-services-4f0687603189776d89b241f59e6e66f2

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
DOE defies Congress by shifting funds from wind, solar, EVs. The cuts represent another front in the Trump administration’s battle to exert more control over congressionally approved spending.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/08/congress/doe-defies-congress-by-shifting-funds-from-wind-solar-evs-00443190

Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland’s coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy. Keeping a large, or grid-scale, turbine in place in the harsh sea environment that long is a record that helps pave the way for bigger tidal energy farms and makes it far more appealing to investors,
https://apnews.com/article/tidal-energy-turbine-marine-meygen-scotland-ffff3a7082205b33b612a1417e1ec6d6

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Southern Ocean current reverses for first time, signalling risk of climate system collapse: A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what climatologists are calling a “catastrophic” tipping point in the global climate system.
https://www.intellinews.com/southern-ocean-current-reverses-for-first-time-signalling-risk-of-climate-system-collapse-389540/

Mount Rainier Volcano in Washington.  There have been over 250 tremors since this began. Mount Rainier is on the Top Ten list of Volcanoes to watch for catastrophic eruptions.  Heavy snow pack in and around the caldera could produce deadly lahars threatening neighbouring villages and towns.
https://mynorthwest.com/local/400-earthquakes-beneath-mount-rainier/4107939

31 trapped workers rescued after tunnel collapses in Los Angeles
https://www.aol.com/31-workers-rescued-tunnel-collapse-062315264.html

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
US emergency agency FEMA should be ‘eliminated as it exists today,’ Noem says: Noem doubles down on call to axe FEMA, then recreate it to support states
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5393277-noem-fema-elimination-texas-flooding/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
‘Effectively dead’: Kansas farmers reeling as Trump slashes wheat program
https://www.rawstory.com/effectively-kansas-farmers-reeling-after-trump-cut-wheat-surplus-program/

RFK Jr. promotes Medicaid meal provider that uses ultraprocessed ingredients, including chemical additives.  An Associated Press review of Mom’s Meals menu, including the ingredients and nutrition labels, shows that the company’s offerings are the type of heat-and-eat, ultraprocessed foods that Kennedy routinely criticizes for making people sick.
https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-ultraprocessed-foods-diet-maha-trump-018a808efcf059eadfab2f8fc93fad4d

# General News / Floods
Satellite Images Show Devastation Of Texas Floods
https://weather.com/safety/floods/video/flash-flood-emergency-warning-mobile-alerts

Texas flooding response under scrutiny as death toll rises to 119 with over 160 people still missing. The flooding, particularly severe in the Hill Country, is raising questions about the state’s emergency response and whether officials were adequately prepared.
https://www.newsbreak.com/newsnation-2045693/4098768643709-texas-flooding-response-under-scrutiny-as-death-toll-grows

Policies implemented by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may have slowed the federal response to the recent devastating floods in Texas.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbies-new-spending-rule-delayed-fema-response-to-texas-floods-cnn/

Thousands Of People Are Thinking The Same Thing After Seeing A Viral Clip Of The Floodwaters In Texas. “We should not have to beg for better warning systems.”
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thousands-people-thinking-same-thing-195000003.html
You can watch the full video here: https://www.tiktok.com/@kelseycrowder_/video/7523388671349787934

‘Our hearts are heavy with grief’: Fort Bliss soldier’s children die in New Mexico flash flood. Two children of a Fort Bliss soldier, ages 4 and 7, died in flash flooding Tuesday night in New Mexico, and the soldier and his wife remain hospitalized with serious injuries.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-07-09/fort-bliss-soldier-floods-children-killed-18388880.html

Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas: DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state’s weekend flood risk.
https://www.newsweek.com/doge-cuts-texas-floods-noaa-vacancy-2096151

Trump ‘Congratulates’ Texas on ‘Great’ Flood Response as Death Toll Passes 100: ‘You Could’ve Lost Triple’
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-congratulates-texas-great-flood-response-death-toll-passes-100-you-couldve-lost-586366

# Gov / Politics
First, a massive Medicaid attack, then come the midterms, then Republican annihilation. Is this country under attack by an authoritarian enemy?
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/07/08/first-a-massive-medicaid-attack-then-come-the-midterms-then-republican-annihilation/

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-supreme-court-lifts-order-that-blocked-trumps-mass-federal-layoffs-2025-07-08/

Chuck Schumer Lays Groundwork For Government Shutdown. ‘Implicitly threaten to shut down the government’
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/09/chuck-schumer-lays-groundwork-for-government-shutdown/

Rubio Slaps Sanctions On UN Palestine Envoy After ICC ‘Lawfare’ Stunt. Rubio slapped sanctions on UN Palestine envoy Francesca Albanese, saying her bid to drag American and Israeli officials before the ICC crossed a red-line.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/09/marco-rubio-icc-un-palestine-francesca-albanese/

The Echoes of Hitler That Make Trump the World’s Most Dangerous Man
https://apnews.com/article/trump-hitler-poison-blood-history-f8c3ff512edd120252596a4743324352

Max Blumenthal: Netanyahu’s real agenda with Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQhHhiQl_So

Don’t believe Trump’s new disinfo campaign about Social Security
https://www.alternet.org/trump-social-security-2673045697/

Prison-Bound George Santos Blames Speaker Johnson for Blocking Trump Pardon. “The statistics around what happens to gay men in BOP custody are horrifying, and that’s exactly why I’m putting this out there now. So if something does happen, there’s no confusion,” he added. “I did NOT kill myself.”
https://www.rawstory.com/george-santos-2673042413/

The Epstein Files anticlimax is exposing Trump for who he really is. Donald Trump does not want to talk about Jeffrey Epstein. Unfortunately for Trump, many of his staunchest backers want to talk about Epstein
https://www.yahoo.com/news/epstein-files-anticlimax-exposing-trump-193142447.html

Trump Discusses Economic Investment With African Leaders at White House Meeting. The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/trump-african-leaders-china.html

Whistleblower Emails Expose Fresh Trump Abuses in Abrego Garcia Case. Newly released communications show the lengths the Trump administration went to in order to label Kilmar Abrego Garcia an MS-13 leader. They show in how officials sought to create the impression that Abrego Garcia was a dangerous criminal before having any evidence to back up the claim, which has since proven to be unsupported.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/whistleblower-emails-expose-fresh-trump-130000891.html

FedNow won’t give agency power to seize bank accounts for political beliefs:
CLAIM: The Federal Reserve is launching a new program that will give it the power to monitor, freeze and even seize private bank accounts based on a person’s behavior or political beliefs.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Fed officials and banking experts say the new FedNow service does not give the agency additional surveillance and enforcement authorities. They say the service simply replaces the agency’s outdated system for banks to process checks and electronic payments.
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-banking-federal-reserve-fednow-429714320991

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia vows to refill Iran’s uranium stocks, as Netanyahu warns that enriched supply was unscathed during the war
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-ready-to-assist-tehran-in-refilling-uranium-stockpiles-foreign-minister-says/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Ripe for adjudication’: Judge Cannon nudged to hurry up and rule on whether group can help bring Jack Smith’s full Mar-a-Lago report to light
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/ripe-for-adjudication-judge-cannon-nudged-to-hurry-up-and-rule-on-whether-group-can-help-bring-jack-smiths-full-mar-a-lago-report-to-light/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
The GOP’s New Lie After Cutting $1 Trillion From Medicaid: We Gave It More Money! House Republicans who voted to pass President Donald Trump’s tax bill last week know it’s going to slash the federal Medicaid program by $1 trillion and kick millions of people off of their health care.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-republicans-cut-medicaid-damage-control_n_686d96a0e4b041f69cfd6636

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Can One Angry Dad Fix The Drug Industry? Bil Schmidtknecht blames pharmacy benefit managers for the death of his son. He won’t rest until he holds them accountable.
https://www.levernews.com/can-one-angry-dad-fix-the-drug-industry/

Nebraska’s Billionaire Senator Voted for Hospital Carnage. Now independent union leader Dan Osborn, who nearly won a U.S. Senate race in 2024, is vying for his seat.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-09-nebraskas-billionaire-senator-voted-for-hospital-carnage-dan-osborn/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Is This ‘What They Signed Up For?’ New Military Missions Ignite Interest in Conscientious Objectors.  Increased interest in conscientious objection is occurring due to recent military engagements. This is despite the fact that enlistees must sign an affidavit stating they don’t have objections to war when they join the all-volunteer force
https://thewarhorse.org/military-conscientious-objectors-interest-surge/

# Military / Global
Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea with only 6 of 25 aboard found
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-yemen-houthis-israel-eternity-c-0ada222883158dd248b0d844543736c7

# NASA
Trump names Duffy as interim NASA administrator. It will likely be 2026 before a permanent administrator is confirmed to lead the space agency.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trump-names-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-as-interim-nasa-administrator

Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented budget cuts. Seven former leaders of NASA’s Science program urge Congress to reject the wasteful 47% cuts proposed in the White House’s FY 2026 budget proposal
https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/nasa-science-chiefs-letter-press-release

# NOAA / Weather
Top Democrat Sounds the Alarm on 3,000 Vacant Positions at Weather Forecasting Agency: We Lost ’24/7 Local Coverage’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/top-democrat-sounds-the-alarm-on-3000-vacant-positions-at-weather-forecasting-agency-we-lost-24-7-local-coverage/

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is filing federal legislation banning the use of chemicals to engineer or modify the weather.
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-weather-modification-bill-2095076

Trump administration moves to shut down critical storm research lab in Oklahoma: The Trump administration has proposed closing more than two dozen federally funded meteorological labs, sparking bipartisan concern over public safety and economic consequences.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/trump-administration-moves-to-shut-down-critical-storm-research-lab-in-oklahoma-2673045604.html

Trump’s Commerce Secretary Will Get Rich Off These Budget Cuts. Howard Lutnick has ties to companies that gather weather data.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-commerce-sec-rich-off-183339853.html

# Nuclear
It just got easier to build nuclear power plants in Wisconsin. A new bipartisan bill speeds up the timeline for building new nuclear reactors in Wisconsin, which state leaders say will be key to powering new data centers.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10072025/inside-clean-energy-wisconsin-nuclear-power-bill/

Why the US must protect the independence of its nuclear regulator. Three former chairs of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission explain how Trump’s executive orders could have unintended safety consequences.
https://thebulletin.org/2025/07/why-the-us-must-protect-the-independence-of-its-nuclear-regulator/

# Pharmaceuticals
Drugmakers’ Secret Weapon To Keep Your Meds Overpriced. Big drugmakers are abusing the drug patent process to generate extra revenue at the cost of patients, according to a new report.
https://www.levernews.com/drugmakers-secret-weapon-to-keep-your-meds-overpriced/

More Than 33,000 Blood Pressure Drugs Have Been Recalled Nationwide. The FDA said the reason for the recall is that the “product failed to meet dissolution acceptance criteria in the stability studies at the 6th month.”
https://www.thehealthy.com/news/metoprolol-recall-july-2025/

# Science /  Science Engineers / Chemistry
Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts. Political interference and chaotic cuts to staff, programs and grants at the National Science Foundation are producing ‘devastating consequences.’ The future of atmospheric science is going to be shaped by the youth who are seeing the United States abdicate its role in advancing science and discovery.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/national-science-foundation-trump-cuts

# Social / Communities
Connecticut Pilots a Better Way for Unhoused Kids and Caregivers to Access Homes. Connecticut’s “Head Start on Housing” program could serve as a blueprint for other states nationwide.
https://truthout.org/articles/connecticut-pilots-a-better-way-for-unhoused-kids-and-caregivers-to-access-homes/

As Fires Consumed California, Small Towns Organized Their Own Defense. Faced with abandonment from the state, rural residents built their own fire lines, shelters, and support systems.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-fires-consumed-california-small-towns-organized-their-own-defense/

# Veterans / VA
Furious backlash forces Veterans Affairs to slash brutal layoff plan by more than half. The Veterans Affairs Department has signifcantly scaled back on its layoffs after fierce criticism, though some experts warn it will still cause issues.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5388851-trump-administration-scales-back-cuts/

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# Indigenous
Ann Coulter Draws Outrage Over Vile Post About Killing Native Americans. “We didn’t kill enough Indians,” Coulter wrote in the since-deleted post.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ann-coulter-draws-outrage-over-013656786.html

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICE. The Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They’re not authorized to make arrests
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/08/first-wave-of-200-marines-sent-florida-support-ice-operations.html

The 911 Calls Inside ICE Detention Centers. On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack WIRED’s recent investigation of 911 calls made from the facilities where Immigration and Customs Enforcement detains migrants.
https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-the-911-calls-inside-ice-detention-centers/

Dems propose law requiring ICE agents to show ID, remove face coverings:  The long-shot proposal comes following images of masked, heavily armed immigration agents snatching people off the streets and taking them away in unmarked cars have shocked many Americans.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/ice-agents-masks-democrats-id-bill

El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs. El Salvador’s government has directly contradicted Donald Trump’s administration when it comes to who, exactly, is responsible for the deported migrants locked up in that country’s prisons.
https://www.aol.com/el-salvador-officials-deported-migrants-185538324.html

Ex-Trump Prison Official Questions ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Design: ‘Not How We Would Run a Facility’: The former director of the Bureau of Prisons described the new budget for border efforts “astronomical”
https://www.latintimes.com/ex-trump-prison-official-questions-alligator-alcatraz-design-not-how-we-would-run-facility-586341

ICE leaves cars abandoned, lawn mowers running when it arrests workers: A new push to secure property
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-08/ice-abandonded-items

ICE’s Latest: A Military Sweep Through a Park with Little Kids. On horseback, with armored vehicles, Trump’s troops stomp through L.A.’s MacArthur Park.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-07-08-ices-latest-military-sweep-macarthur-park-los-angeles/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
MAGA’s Gift to China: Trump’s tariffs aren’t helping America. President Trump’s self-imposed 90-day pause before he raises “reciprocal” tariffs through the roof expires on Wednesday, July 9. Only most of it may not expire at all.
https://prospect.org/economy/2025-07-08-magas-gift-to-china-trump-tariffs/

‘Let’s be clear, tariffs are a tax’: Economist predicts US households will lose over $2,000 a year
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/Tv/video/amanpour-golodryga-tedeschi-trump-tariffs#:~:text=Former%20Biden%20economic%20adviser%20Ernie,and%20cost%20American%20households%20money.

Taxpayers face higher monthly payments under new law in ‘dangerous attack’ on Americans, expert claims
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14647387/taxpayers-student-loan-payments-one-big-beautiful-bill/

Trump’s tax law by the numbers: $1 trillion less for Medicaid, $75 billion more for ICE: The new law extends tax breaks for the wealthy, slashes Medicaid and food aid and expands immigration enforcement — threatening health care, nutrition and safety nets for millions.
https://19thnews.org/2025/07/trump-big-beautiful-tax-law-numbers/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
The Trump administration has begun garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default. These are the benefits businesses can offer employees to help with their debt
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-begun-garnishing-wages-100000876.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry. Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.
https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-documents-racist-rot-at-the-core-of-the-petrochemical-industry/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees. It developed into the largest US honeybee die-off on record, with beekeepers losing on average 60% of their colonies, at a cost of $600m
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/08/record-us-bee-colony-dieoffs-climate-stress-pesticides-silent-spring-aoe

USDA will ban farmland purchases by Chinese nationals. Chinese nationals and other foreign adversaries will no longer be allowed to purchase United States farmland, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced, citing national security threats. According to the agency, China owns more than 265,000 acres of U.S. agricultural land.
https://san.com/cc/us-bans-farmland-purchases-by-chinese-nationals-and-foreign-adversaries/

EPA workers stand up for public health. Then Trump officials sent them home. The document criticizes the agency for “undermining the public trust.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/epa-workers-speak-up-for-public-health-then-trump-officials-sent-them-home/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
‘People are going to die’: A malnutrition crisis looms in the wake of USAID cuts
https://www.wired.com/story/usaid-rutf-state-department-supplies-warehouses/

‘Essential isn’t a strong enough word’: Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins suggested Medicaid participants who don’t yet meet the work requirements passed in Republicans’ megabill could supplement labor shortages in the agriculture industry.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/08/essential-isnt-a-strong-enough-word-loss-of-foreign-workers-begins-to-bite-us-economy-00443021

Dairy farm worker speaks out after one of Vermont’s largest-ever immigrant raids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tDViVcT1g

# General News
“This Is The Final Straw”: Elon Musk Has Logged On, Seen The Epstein Memo, And Entered Full Chaos Mode. This is not the first time Musk has publicly criticized the Trump administration regarding the Epstein case.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-back-online-stirring-212434012.html
See also: Jeffrey Edward Epstein (/ˈɛpstiːn/ ⓘ EP-steen;[3] January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender.[4][5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein

# General News / Texas Floods
Mexican rescue teams help search for Texas flood victims as Leavitt denies Trump cuts caused deaths
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/mexican-rescue-teams-help-search-35517013

Flood rescuers blindsided as Texas gov reveals new toll. The number of missing had increased to more than 170
https://www.rawstory.com/cnn-2672978729/

Timelapse shows how Texas river swelled 30ft in 45 minutes
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/timelapse-shows-how-texas-river-swelled-30ft-in-45-minutes/vi-AA1I5JGu?cvid=315E64EA4FBE4EF7A57DD9EDEA2A328D&ocid=hpmsn

‘Nowhere to be found’: Disaster workers slam Trump’s ‘slow-walking’ after flood. “But according to sources within FEMA, ‘barely any staff’ have been deployed, and the Acting Administrator David Richardson ‘is nowhere to be found.'”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fema-texas/

Abbott: 109 dead, at least 171 known missing from July 4 flood. A total of 109 people have been confirmed dead in six Texas counties, 161 remain missing in Kerr County, and an additional 10 are confirmed missing in Travis County from July 4 flooding,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLWz1_52uc4

California has deployed an additional 18 Urban Search and Rescue Team members to Texas to assist with ongoing response efforts related to severe flooding impacts. The scale of devastation Texas is experiencing right now is unfathomable, and we’re proud to lend a helping hand.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/07/07/governor-newsom-announces-deployment-of-urban-search-and-rescue-task-force-teams-to-texas/

Amid Deadly Floods, Lawmakers Left Gap In Warning System: Before the Texas disaster, The vast majority of America’s waterways are not being monitored by water level gauges that help identify impending disasters. Lawmakers have long declined to fully fund the federal government’s program supporting a nationwide flood warning system, according to government documents reviewed by The Lever.
https://www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-floods-lawmakers-left-gap-in-warning-system/

Texas summer camp near Camp Mystic had ‘no warning’ about rising waters but were able to safely evacuate 70 before deadly flooding: ‘Saw it coming’
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/4095573808304-texas-summer-camp-near-camp-mystic-had-no-warning-about-rising-waters-but-were-able-to-safely-evacuate-70-before-deadly-flooding-saw-it-coming

Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys team up to commit $1.5 million for Central Texas flood victims
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/08/525882/houston-texans-dallas-cowboys-commit-1-5-million-for-central-texas-flood-victims/

The Real Reason the Texas Flood Turned So Deadly. This time, a changing climate and irresponsible land use weren’t the main culprits. The deadly Texas floods were a result of a convergence of factors, including heavy rainfall, the region’s unique topography, and the impact of climate change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy20fDZs2SE

Democrats Should​ Say Who’s Really to Blame for the ​Flooding in Texas. They’ve got the wrong guys; despite grappling with deep cuts imposed by the Trump administration, the NWS put out early and increasingly urgent warnings about the coming deluge. There’s plenty of blame to go around, though.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197662/democrats-should-say-who-really-blame-flooding-texas?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss

State inspection two days before deadly floods found Camp Mystic had emergency plan in place
https://apnews.com/article/camp-mystic-floods-state-inspection-ef17d51dc7868fa9cc5c3076c31ed98a

# Gov / Politics
Why you should be worried about a new Trump-appointed commission you probably haven’t heard of, White House Religious Liberty Commission on Faith and Religious Freedom, Part 1
https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/white-house-religious-liberty-commission-meeting-on-faith-and-religious-freedom-part-1/661258

5 questions about the Democrats’ Tea Party moment. What’s happening in the Democratic Party? A Vox reporter explains. The movement that I’m talking about started before Obama was elected. It was a mostly libertarian, grassroots, localized, not-that-big movement — a reaction to the bailouts at the end of the Bush administration.
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/418824/democratic-party-tea-party-moment-zohran-mamdani-explained

Inside the new Christian movement that venerates Trump — and inspired the MN shooter
https://www.alternet.org/christ-for-the-nations-institute/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Jul.9.2025_11.47am

‘We have tremendous power’: Trump hints at using federal authority against local officials
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-interview-running-cities-dc-new-york-2096226

Trump floats federal takeover of New York City and Washington DC, amid mayoral election fears
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/trump-floats-federal-takeover-of-new-york-city-and-washington-dc-amid-mayoral-election-fears/articleshow/122333552.cms?from=mdr

Democrats threaten government shutdown if GOP passes $9.4 billion rescissions bill.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8111c292-70f2-4511-b1dc-011885a3d497.html

Schumer draws line in government funding fight
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/schumer-government-funding-republicans-trump-bill

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce. The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/supreme-court-trump-layoffs-federal-workforce-20250709.html

Republicans Just Sold Out Their Own Supporters. One Senator’s Vote Shocks Me More Than Most. It’s a striking example of just how monolithic the once ideologically heterogenous Republican Party has become.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/big-beautiful-bill-lisa-murkowski-republicans-donald-trump.html

Top Trump Aide Finally Confirms He Was Born a Soviet Citizen. The birthplace of U.S. President Donald Trump’s director of personnel has been the subject of media speculation — fuelled by his refusal to answer the question.
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/exclusive-top-trump-advisor-sergio-gor-was-born-in-the-soviet-union

Trump Finally Gets the Police State He’s Been Craving for Years: The president’s increasingly aggressive immigration raids and arrests drew protests in L.A. — and gave him an excuse for a militarized crackdown
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-police-state-troop-deployment-los-angeles-1235360655/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Haitian Vigilantes Fighting Gangs Have Become a ‘Significant Source Of Human Rights Abuses.’ Some gangs include current and former police officers
https://www.latintimes.com/haitian-vigilantes-fighting-gangs-have-become-significant-source-human-rights-abuses-586262

Mexican Attorney General Will Demand Israel Turn Over Evidence Related To $25 Million Bribe In Spyware Deal. “We’ll ask Israeli authorities that this information can be added to a file so we can move forward,” said Alejandro Gertz Manero
https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-attorney-general-will-demand-israel-turn-over-evidence-related-25-million-bribe-spyware-586362

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
FBI Reportedly Launches Criminal Investigations into James Comey and John Brennan. The two men are being investigated in connection with a previous probe centering on potential connections between President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russian government.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/fbi-reportedly-launches-criminal-investigations-into-james-comey-and-john-brennan/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the Mar-a-Lago investigation as well as any of the Epstein files that reference President Trump, accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of shielding potentially damaging information.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5390159-raskin-epstein-files-trump-jack-smith/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
House votes to kill funding for public media, it did so at the direct request of President Trump, who has accused NPR and PBS of bias against conservative viewpoints as part of his broader attacks on the mainstream media.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g-s1-72223/public-media-funding-up-in-the-air-as-house-prepares-to-vote-on-claw-backs

# Marijuana / Hemp
Buying Cannabis in Texas? Yes it’s legal. Yes it’s the same weed from where ever you’re coming from. I keep seeing misinformation and it’s annoying me so here’s a post for all of y’all.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TexasEclipse/comments/1buvx1k/buying_cannabis_in_texas_yes_its_legal_yes_its/

Texas cannabis laws: Dallas Freedom Act decriminalizes weed. Here’s what it means if you get stopped by police
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/01/13/marijuana-decriminalization-law-dallas-police-department-dallas-freedom-act/77666073007/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Hassett issues vicious three-word statement to those worried about losing healthcare, “get a job.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/irish-star-1693764/4093968212909-hassett-issues-vicious-three-word-statement-to-those-worried-about-losing-healthcare

“The Congressional Budget Office has indicated that because the deficits and debt is going above a certain threshold, there may be automatic cuts to Medicare,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) warned. “So we have to activate our seniors as well on this particular topic.”
https://www.rawstory.com/harm-activate-seniors-medicare-cuts/

Retired workers to see frustrating change to Medicare in 2026. Tucked deep inside the 267-page 2025 Medicare Trustees report is a projection that the standard monthly Medicare Part B premium could rise to $206.50 in 2026.
https://www.thestreet.com/retirement/retired-workers-to-see-shocking-change-to-medicare-in-2026

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Heartbreaking story of lonely hospital patient who nobody knows or wants: A man found unconscious on a California street been lying in a hospital bed for more than three weeks and no one knows who he is, where he came from, or whether anyone is even looking for him.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14886757/unidentified-california-hospital-patient-long-beach.html

Chinese spy arrested on Texas university COVID research theft charges. Indicted in Houston in 2023, a Chinese spy has finally been arrested for allegedly hacking a Texas university to steal COVID research on behalf of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/chinese-state-sponsored-hacker-arrested-us-warrant

# Medical / Health / Global
How the World Bank Left African Hospital Patients “Detained” and in Crushing Debt. It promised to improve health care for the poor through its investments with private equity firms.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/how-the-world-bank-left-african-hospital-patients-detained-and-in-crushing-debt/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Hegseth set off a ‘scramble’ after making major decision behind Trump’s back: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth  approved a stoppage of weapons shipments to Ukraine without notifying the White House beforehand
https://www.alternet.org/hegseth-trump-policy/

Trump Burned Through Stockpile of Patriot Missiles at Alarming Rate. The U.S. no longer has enough missiles for all of the Pentagon’s projects.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197696/donald-trump-military-stockpile-patriot-missiles

Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to ‘fund war and weapons’, report finds. Most of defense department’s discretionary spending from 2020 to 2024 went to military contractors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/pentagon-military-spending

# Military / Global
Denmark to rent air defenses as it rushes to rebuild missile shield
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/07/08/denmark-to-rent-air-defenses-as-it-rushes-to-rebuild-missile-shield/

PIRATE BLITZ Israel bombs hijacked Brit ship Galaxy Leader seized by Houthis in devastating wave of airstrikes against terror group. The Galaxy Leader is owned by a British company, which is partially owned by Israeli tycoon Abraham Ungar
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14650485/israel-bombs-brit-ship-houthis/

# NOAA / Weather
Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Defund NOAA, the Service That Helps With Weather Predictions and Alerts? “While the administration has not defunded the NWS or NOAA, it is proposing in 2026 to cut significant research arms of the agency. “Multiple labs that produce forecasting tools and research used to improve forecasting would also be impacted. The reorganization that’s proposed would decimate NOAA’s research capability.”
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jul/08/social-media/national-weather-service-noaa-cuts-texas-flood/

# Planetary / Earth
The Earth’s Rotation Is About to Spin Up So Much That Tomorrow Will Be Much Shorter Than Today. Yes, today, July 9, is predicted to be one of the shortest days in recorded history due to the Earth’s faster-than-usual rotation.
https://www.iflscience.com/nobody-expected-this-earths-rotation-will-speed-up-tomorrow-bucking-the-downward-trend-79905

# Space Force / Starlink
Space Force picks Boeing for $2.8B strategic communications program. The new satellites will have improved resilience and cyber capabilities and provide polar coverage, a capability not featured on the legacy satellites
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2025/07/03/space-force-picks-boeing-for-28b-strategic-communications-program/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Poaches 4 High-Ranking Engineers From Tesla, xAI, and Meta. The new hires are joining OpenAI’s scaling team, according to an internal Slack message sent by cofounder Greg Brockman.
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-xai-executives-poached-openai/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
2 officers shot in Texas near federal immigration facilities. Border Patrol agents and federal immigration officers continue to be targeted for violence, two targeted attacks occurred in Texas within a few days, resulting in local police officers being shot.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/border/article_b9515cb7-9ee1-492b-bb4c-090caf7c2db8.html

DHS revokes Temporary Protected Status for two more Latin American countries. After decades of extensions, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will not renew Temporary Protected Status for Honduran and Nicaraguan citizens residing in the U.S., per new agency announcements.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b3a1e1f4-ef40-41d2-a299-22f900313e6c.html

Trump Creates Dozens of New ICE Facilities as Immigration War Expands, And ICE just got its hands on an influx of cash, thanks to Trump’s budget. This will mean more intimidation, more masked ICE officers raiding places of work, more racial profiling, and more innocent people in ICE custody.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197635/trump-new-ice-detenion-centers

Trump Accidentally Reveals Core Problem With ICE Fiasco, Angering MAGA. As Trump triggers MAGA influencers by saying he might suspend the deportation of farmworkers, Garrett Graff explains how Trump exposed major political vulnerabilities that will now get worse.
https://newrepublic.substack.com/p/trump-accidentally-reveals-core-problem

The ICE Sweeps Are Classic Racial Profiling. Trump’s ‘post-racial’ war on DEI notwithstanding
https://prospect.org/civil-rights/2025-07-07-ice-sweeps-classic-racial-profiling/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
WATCH: Trump announces tariffs, Aug. 1 deadline for 14 countries. President Donald Trump sent letters to 14 nations Monday announcing tariffs on imported goods from their countries will start Aug. 1.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_dbe44006-ea4b-49f2-aaa9-04d519fcf2db.html

Trump announces 25 percent tariffs coming for Japan, South Korea
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5387890-trump-announces-25-percent-tariff/

# Education / Schools
Here’s How Schools Are Catering To Illegal Immigrants While Avoiding Federal Scrutiny. Schools are trying to fly under the radar with programs meant to teach illegal immigrants despite the Trump administration cutting funding for such initiatives.
https://www.aol.com/news/schools-catering-illegal-immigrants-while-194425856.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America? The new law includes $170 billion for immigration enforcement: about $50 billion to build a wall on the southern border, $30 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and $45 billion for detention camps.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/labor-camps-united-states-america-100000044.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Environmental Protection Agency reports Mexico still owes the United States $88 million toward the treatment of millions of gallons of raw sewage from Tijuana that continues to flow into San Diego
https://www.aol.com/mexico-owes-88m-tijuana-sewage-000000834.html

Trump EPA move could allow chemical plants to bypass pollution limits, increasing cancer risk
https://www.dailyclimate.org/trump-epa-move-could-allow-chemical-plants-to-bypass-pollution-limits-increasing-cancer-risk-2672942643.html

# General News / Texas Floods
‘Fake Weather, Fake Flooding’: Republicans Are Spreading A Bizarre Conspiracy Theory After The Deadly Texas Floods. The conspiracy comes as Texas works to recover from one of its deadliest floods.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/weather-manipulation-conspiracy-theory-texas-floods_n_686c0c45e4b0082b3c90c01c

MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) was deployed by the Texas Air National Guard to aid in the search for flood survivors in Texas.  This drone is unarmed and equipped with powerful surveillance capabilities to gather detailed imagery of the flooded areas. It provides a valuable “eye in the sky” for search and rescue teams.
https://www.flyingmag.com/military-drones-support-lone-star-state-flood-recovery/#:~:text=(@TXMilitary)%20July%206%2C%202025,situational%20awareness%20for%20rescue%20units.

Texas Guardsmen Rescue Over 520 Flood Victims
https://www.ngaus.org/newsroom/texas-guardsmen-rescue-over-520-flood-victims

The death tally in Kerr County alone has topped 106 as more bodies continue to be found and more rain on the way.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/ap-top-news/2025/07/08/texas-county-deflects-mounting-questions-over-actions-before-deadly-flood

Ted Cruz blasted for defending Trump and dodging questions on flood warning system failures
https://www.newsbreak.com/alternet-332687158/4093590757658-ted-cruz-blasted-for-defending-trump-and-dodging-questions-on-flood-warning-system-failures

White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-pushes-back-nws-194000532.html

After Hill Country Tragedy, Questions Mount Over Texas Lawmakers’ Failure to Fund Rural Flood Alerts
https://www.newsbreak.com/jane-myer-334418980/4092397273410-after-hill-country-tragedy-questions-mount-over-texas-lawmakers-failure-to-fund-rural-flood-alerts

Texas GOP representative rethinks vote after lawmakers failed to pass bill to improve local flood warning systems. As the death toll from flash flooding in Texas Hill Country continues to rise, questions are swirling about the role that government inaction and past policy decisions may have contributed to the severity of the disaster.
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/texas-gop-rejected-a-bill-improving-disaster-warnings-ahead-of-floods/

Drones, search dogs, volunteers search for survivors and victims of Central Texas flooding
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/drones-search-dogs-volunteers-search-for-survivors-and-victims-of-central-texas-flooding/

Central Texas braces for more rain, death toll expected to rise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoHiBdlwUVs

Search teams facing more rain as they mourn dozens of dead at Texas girls’ camp
https://energynews.oedigital.com/environment/2025/07/07/search-teams-facing-more-rain-as-they-mourn-dozens-of-dead-at-texas-girls-camp

# Gov / Politics
‘Truly pathetic’: Trump official slammed for call to punish private citizen’s free speech
https://www.alternet.org/larry-summers-bessent/

President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have been underwater since February — but it’s not just within America that his image is struggling. Around the globe, his behavior has caused a rapid deterioration of the entire country’s global image
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/arrogant-trump-sinks-us-popularity-in-new-global-survey/ar-AA1Gx0cP?ocid=ML236B

Why Did Trump Rush To Pass The Tax Cut Bill? Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro explains what Republicans don’t want you to know about their legislation — and how it “screws over the people who voted for this president.”
https://www.levernews.com/why-is-trump-rushing-to-pass-the-tax-cut-bill/

Watch Live: Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has already met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/7/donald-trump-live-us-president-to-host-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu

Can Trump Deport U.S. Citizens Like Elon Musk and Zohran Mamdani? “The President of the United States just threatened to have me arrested, stripped of my citizenship, put in a detention camp and deported. Not because I have broken any law but because I will refuse to let ICE terrorize our city.”
https://time.com/7300082/trump-denaturalization-deportation-musk-mamdani-us-citizenship-history-legal-explainer/

Elon Musk Is Back in Politics With the New America Party. “This will be super fun!”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/elon-musk-is-back-in-politics-with-the-new-america-party/

Could Musk Really Create a Viable Third Party? Building a new political party to rival the Democrats and Republicans is enormously difficult and expensive. Small wonder it hasn’t been done.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/elon-musk-third-party.html

Kristi Noem ‘Bragging’ About Using FEMA Funds for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Resurfaces After Deadly Texas Flood
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/a-dedicated-fema-fund-will-pay-for-alligator-alcatraz/

Transcript: Trump’s Use of Secret Police Takes “Shocking” Darker Turn: Trump’s bill gives him vast new law enforcement resources. Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg reflects on what the coming wave of militarized arrests will do to America—and how Democrats should fight it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197622/transcript-trump-use-secret-police-takes-shocking-darker-turn

Trump Just Went Absolutely Nuclear in Screwing Over MAGA Voters: He has persuaded the media and many voters that he’s different from earlier Republicans on economics—but he’s now doubled-down on the GOP’s plutocratic agenda.  Now that Congress has passed President Trump’s big budget bill, all three cons are alive and well—and have even been supercharged into something more venal and deceptive.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197600/trump-republican-budget-bill-screwing-maga-voters

People Are Saying We Might Not Even Make It To The Midterm Election After Elizabeth Warren Tried To Give Hope About Republicans Having To “Face The Voters” In 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/warren-senate-passing-gop-megabill-173104492.html

Trump demands Republicans be ‘absorbed into the Borg’ or face purge from the GOP: conservative
https://www.alternet.org/destroying-the-gop-to-get-a-pack-of-nodding-bobble-heads-conservative-blasts-trump-purge/

‘Trump’s most lawless excesses’ are only getting worse — thanks to the Supreme Court: expert
https://www.alternet.org/scotus-stern-trump-slate/

Ten Bizarre Things Hidden in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: Incentivizing SNAP Fraud, The Mass Shooter Subsidy, The Spaceport Sweetener, No Tax on Oil Drillers, and more.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-07-ten-bizarre-things-hidden-in-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘They threw us out like garbage’: Iran rushes deportation of 4 million Afghans before deadline
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/07/iran-rushes-deportation-4-million-afghans-deadline-women-repression

Ukraine says Russia took 20,000 children during war. Will some be returned? Moscow says it has received a list from Kyiv, demanding the release of hundreds of children as ceasefire talks stumble.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/10/russia-ukraine-children-war

Russian deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children could amount to genocide
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3464454/russian-abductions-ukrainian-children-genocide/

Trump admin ‘exposed as liars’ after El Salvador makes major admission to United Nations
https://www.alternet.org/trump-el-salvador-un/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
A New Supreme Court Case Could Give the Wealthy Even More Political Power. A GOP court challenge could lead to the biggest erosion in campaign spending limitations since Citizens United.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-new-supreme-court-case-could-give-the-wealthy-even-more-political-power/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
States Scramble to Protect Hospitals Ahead of Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts. Hospitals stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars under the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
https://stateline.org/2025/07/07/states-scramble-to-shield-hospitals-from-gop-medicaid-cuts/

Families Steel for Fight After GOP Health Care Cuts. The parents of medically complex children said that despair is not an option after Republicans passed deep cuts to home care.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-07-07-families-steel-fight-gop-health-care-cuts-medicaid/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Federal judge blocks Planned Parenthood defunding in Big, Beautiful Bill
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5388912-judge-temporarily-blocks-planned-parenthood-defunding-megabill/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Trump says U.S. will resume sending weapons to Ukraine after pausing last week
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/08/nx-s1-5460768/trump-ukraine-weapons-zelenskyy-putin-war

# Military / Global
Israeli Defense Minister Orders Plan To Build Concentration Camp for Gaza’s Civilian Population: Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity.’ Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/israeli-minister-reveals-plan-to-force-population-of-gaza-into-camp-on-ruins-of-rafah

Dutch, Norwegian F-35s to guard Ukraine supply lines in Poland. The jets will operate under direct NATO command following a transfer of authority for the duration of the deployment
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/07/07/dutch-norwegian-f-35s-to-guard-ukraine-supply-lines-in-poland/

# Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Pushes Deadline for Study of Myocarditis in Kids and Adults Under 21. Recent updates indicate that the FDA has required Pfizer and Moderna to expand warnings on their COVID-19 vaccine labels regarding the rare risk of heart inflammation, specifically myocarditis and pericarditis, in adolescents and young adults
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9538893/

# Space Technology
The MethaneSAT satellite, worth $88 million, designed for revolutionary monitoring of methane emissions from human activities, has suddenly disappeared.
https://universemagazine.com/en/fighter-against-evil-important-satellite-disappears-in-space-for-unknown-reasons/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
After 9,000 Layoffs, Microsoft Boss Has Brutal Advice for Sacked Workers. “l’d be remiss in not trying to offer the best advice I can under the circumstances.”
https://futurism.com/microsoft-boss-ai-advice

# Veterans / VA
VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2025/07/07/va-expects-30k-voluntary-job-cuts-by-october-erasing-need-for-layoffs/

Veterans disaster relief group rushes to Texas after floods: Team Rubicon, a veterans-led disaster response organization, has sent reconnaissance teams to central Texas and established a quick reaction force there to help people dealing with the aftermath of recent devastating floods
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/veterans-texas-flooding/

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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Rural Trump country will be hit hard — impacting the health of the whole U.S. economy
https://www.alternet.org/rural-hospitals-trump/

Trump’s plan to create a sovereign wealth fund that’s the world’s envy remains undefined.  While all sovereign wealth funds carry risks, those with poor governance structures and weak institutional guardrails are at increased risk of corruption. Executive control of a sovereign wealth fund can risk subverting constitutional spending powers.
https://protectdemocracy.org/work/trumps-sovereign-wealth-fund-plan-explained/

Consulting giants get DOGE’d. As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s push to clean up the federal bureaucracy, Trump officials are putting pressure on consulting firms to justify their billions of dollars in federal contracts,
https://www.wsj.com/business/trump-administration-asks-mckinsey-bcg-to-justify-consulting-contracts-0e5fec73?mod=e2tw

# Education / Schools
ICE agents seen urinating on grounds of California school, officials say: Surveillance video captured about ten ICE agents urinating near storage containers in the school’s parking lot on June 17, 2025. This location is adjacent to a preschool playground and a nearby elementary school where summer classes were in session. The school district stated that the agents were on school grounds without permission
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5383709-ice-agents-urinated-california-school-grounds-dhs-noem-trump-immigration/

Colleges will soon have to fork over millions of dollars as Trump’s bill extends a tax on their endowments. Universities use their endowments to fund critical operations and to provide services, such as tuition assistance to low-income students
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tax-bill-colleges-endowment-b2783063.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump Admin Quietly Accelerates Massive Crude Oil Project on Colorado River. Trump is using emergency powers to rush environmental review of a crude oil railway along the already-endangered river.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-quietly-accelerates-massive-crude-oil-project-on-colorado-river/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
[Note: Death toll is now at 90, including children.]  Texas floods live updates: At least 90 dead or missing, including Camp Mystic campers and counselors, as storms continue. Forecasters warn slow-moving thunderstorms could cause more flash flooding over Texas today.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/texas-floods-live-updates-search-for-survivors-rcna217165

Matthew McConaughey Leads Emotional Tributes to Texas Flood Victims
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-flood-statement-1249529

“He Got Every Last Girl Across.” Camp Mystic Director Dies Saving Campers: Twenty-four hours after flash floods tore through the Guadalupe River on July 4, the community is reeling—not just for the lives lost, but for the man who gave everything to protect others.
https://www.newsbreak.com/jane-myer-334418980/4091698727274-he-got-every-last-girl-across-camp-mystic-director-dies-saving-campers

Harvesting the Texas Skies in 2022 – A Summary of Rain Enhancement Operations in Texas. In early May 2025, several reports emerged online about a phenomenon of “blue rain” or “purple rain” in Texas and other southern states. This unusual occurrence sparked concern and curiosity among residents.
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/weather/summary.htm

Cloud Seeding Programs in Texas: South Texas Weather Modification Association (STWMA), the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (PGWCD), and the Trans Pecos Weather Modification Association (TPWMA). A more detailed look at some of the major programs:
https://www.google.com/search?q=7+major+cloud+seeding+programs+in+texas&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS924US924&oq=7+major+cloud+seeding+programs+in+texas&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBdIBCTE3MjU1ajBqNKgCCLACAfEFWGjqt_MQnLI&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Blue rain is becoming a trend throughout the states. Where will it pop up next?
https://www.tiktok.com/@expenzive_taste/video/7502194991339441438
See also: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnickholiday/video/7501156875715628334

Evacuations urged in Kerr County amid flash flood warning, officials say. Evacuations urged in Kerr County amid flash flood warning, officials say
https://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?aid=1607597&label=v3.cmct2jjj2gnfx0830o0l6xeo1&latitude=29.9791272&longitude=-99.14561529999999&ss=Kerrville%2C%20TX%2078028%2C%20USA

Harrowing Tales Emerge in Texas as Rescuers Keep Up Search for Missing. More than 80 people were killed in the disastrous floods that roared through Central Texas on Friday. Dozens, including 10 young campers, were still unaccounted for.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/06/us/texas-floods

Bush releases statement on Texas flooding: ‘Heartbroken by the loss of life’: “We are grateful to the first responders and volunteers who are working to find the missing and comfort the grieving at Camp Mystic and along the Guadalupe. We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will,” Bush says
https://www.bushcenter.org/newsroom/statement-by-president-george-w-bush-on-flooding-in-texas

Death toll rises to at least 69 in Texas floods as frantic search for missing children continues. Officials in Kerr County said they are still looking for children who were attending an all-girls camp
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/search-texas-flood-victims-enters-third-day-with-more-rain-forecast-2025-07-06/

Trump declares major disaster in Texas as rescue operations continue
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_209f09e3-6dab-4e2e-9df1-1abe3f6172a5.html

Earth Is Trapping Way More Heat Than Forecasted — and Its Energy Imbalance Has Doubled in 2 Decades. Recent research indicates that Earth is trapping significantly more heat than previously forecast, with its energy imbalance more than doubling in the last two decades.
https://knewz.com/news/earth-is-trapping-way-more-heat-than-forecasted-and-its-energy-imbalance-has-doubled-in-2-decades/

‘Geoengineering’ Suspected of Causing Deadly Texas Flood. ‘No person, company, entity, or government should ever be allowed to modify our weather by any means possible!’
https://headlineusa.com/geoengineering-suspected-of-causing-deadly-texas-flood/

Texas flooding: What happened, what went wrong and what’s the death toll? The deaths and destruction caused by the floods have brought the government’s response and warning systems under scrutiny. A warning for flash floods in parts of Texas remains in place through Monday, and the search for missing people continues.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/texas-flooding-what-happened-what-went-wrong-and-whats-the-death-toll

Texas officials question scaled-back Weather Service’s flood forecasts – but experts say the agency did all it could
https://www.aol.com/texas-officials-weather-warning-amid-210836211.html

Weather Service Staffing ‘Clearly a Concern’ Ahead of Deadly Texas Floods
https://www.newsweek.com/weather-service-staffing-clearly-concern-deadly-texas-floods-2095053

Trump answers critics on responsibility for flood deaths and fired meteorologists. Speaking to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, the president revealed that his administration was not planning on rehiring them despite the devastating floods in Texas.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-answers-critics-responsibility-flood-35511129

Trump says ‘I can’t hear you’ as Texas flood death toll rises to 78
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-says-i-cant-hear-35511086

Two different moisture sources were aimed at Texas creating the devastating flooding.
https://abc11.com/post/texas-flooding-what-circumstances-caused-deadly-severe-weather-central/17001778/#:~:text=KERR%20COUNTY%2C%20Texas%20%2D%2D%20Heavy,Texas%20creating%20the%20devastating%20flooding.&text=The%20jet%20stream%20sent%20moisture,Ocean%20eastward%20across%20the%20state

History repeats itself: Remembering the 1987 Guadalupe River flash flood that killed 10 after
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/history/guadalupe-river-flash-flood-teens-killed-1987-comfort-texas/269-e92dd375-b461-4ce7-8723-188a9de6a03a

‘These Deaths Are on Trump’s Hands’: Texas Flooding Spotlights Assault on Climate Science: Deadly flooding caused by torrential rain in central Texas late last week called attention to U.S. President Donald Trump’s full-scale assault on the climate research and monitoring agencies tasked with studying and predicting such weather catastrophes, as well as his ongoing attacks on disaster preparedness and relief.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-texas-flooding

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA Activates in Texas Following President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration Announcement. FEMA will partner with Texas state and local authorities to provide resources and assist in recovery efforts
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/06/fema-activates-texas-following-president-trumps-major-disaster-declaration

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
Trump’s megabill slashes food aid while boosting subsidies for industrial farms
https://www.ehn.org/trumps-new-tax-bill-slashes-food-aid-while-boosting-subsidies-for-industrial-farms

# Gov / Politics
‘Retaliation is real’: Why senators who stood up to Trump caved to his ‘needlessly cruel agenda.’ “The arc of Republican lawmakers in the Trump era bends toward complete submission. That’s the posture in which Hawley and other Senate Republicans granted the president his financially reckless and needlessly cruel agenda.”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-hawley-murkowski-bruni/

‘More like a reality TV show’: Expert worried by new development in US politics, prioritizing chaos and inflammatory rhetoric.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2025/03/24/trump-is-running-america-like-its-a-tv-show-letter/82363183007/

Inside the second, and worse, stage of Trump’s agenda
https://www.alternet.org/trump-stage-2/

‘Worst thing Trump could imagine’: Ex-aide warns of president’s ‘ferocious’ plan. According to the former insider, “Now is the time to turn our fear into power.” “Because even in the chaos, I promise you, there are cracks forming. I told you they would come. And they’re here. Inside the Republican Party. Inside MAGA itself,” he wrote.
https://www.rawstory.com/worst-thing-trump-musk-ferocious/

Trump says he will probably visit Texas on Friday to survey flood damage. “I would have done it today, but we’d just be in their way. Probably Friday,” Trump says
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5387111-trump-probably-visit-texas-friday/

Trump administration’s decision to gut government agencies can hurt everyday Americans.
https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-trumps-attack-on-independent-agencies-hurts-everyday-americans/

Elon Musk Sends MAGA Into A Meltdown Over Bombshell Claim About Trump And The Epstein Files. According to the tech mogul, Trump is named in the files, seemingly suggesting that he may be involved in the delay.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-sends-maga-meltdown-221521925.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced the country is prepared to resume uranium enrichment and “make up for lost time,” following recent military strikes on its nuclear infrastructure.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/29/iran-could-resume-uranium-enrichment-within-months-says-iaea-chief

Israel army bulldozers plough through homes at West Bank camps
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/07/israel-army-bulldozers-plough-through-homes-west-bank-camps

Mexicans protest against gentrification and US migration. Affluent foreigners, particularly Americans, are increasingly working remotely in Mexico City due to its lower cost of living. This trend has sparked backlash because many Americans can stay in Mexico for up to 180 days without a visa, choosing to leave when they reach the six-month limit.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexicans-protest-against-gentrification-us-095048138.html

Protests against overtourism in Mexico City turn violent against visitors
https://apnews.com/video/protests-against-surging-mass-tourism-in-mexico-city-end-in-vandalism-harassment-of-tourists-885633c8871f4a8dafc3a8f0d5638166

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Ghislaine Maxwell May Be Helping Feds Expose Epstein’s Elite Network: Author
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ghislaine-maxwell-may-helping-feds-041530321.html

# Marijuana / Hemp
While VA doctors cannot prescribe cannabis, which is banned under federal law, a measure in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act would let them discuss it as an alternative health care treatment in states that have legalized medical marijuana.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/house-votes-to-let-va-doctors-recommend-medical-marijuana-to-military-veterans-and-to-support-psychedelics-research/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Republicans praise ‘big, beautiful bill’s’ work requirement for Medicaid: ‘We’ve got to get back to work’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-praise-big-beautiful-bills-work-requirement-medicaid-weve-got-get-back-work

Trump Officials Are Doing Everything They Can To Obscure The Actual Fallout Of His Tax Bill
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-officials-doing-everything-obscure-012358934.html

‘Attack on rural America’: Kentucky governor hits Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/06/beshear-trump-medicaid-cuts-attack-rural-america/84484222007/

Enormous cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress?  The final bill, passed by the House on Thursday, delivered a $1 trillion-plus cut to health care programs and could lead to an estimated 11.8 million people losing their insurance.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/06/republican-medicaid-cuts-midterms-big-beautiful-bill-00440023

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Trump-voting Nebraska county loses sole clinic to president’s ‘anticipated federal budget cuts’
https://www.newsweek.com/nebraska-hospital-trump-district-closes-medicaid-cuts-2094487

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Pentagon sparks outrage with decision that could leave US more vulnerable to hurricanes: ‘Likely to create situations where we are unprepared.’ “It’s a very useful dataset for getting a lot of detail, and it works at night.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/satellite-hurricane-tracking-data/

While the US Air Force is actively working to accelerate the production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the exact pace and duration of this increase remain unclear.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/b-21-production-speeding-up-how-much/

# NOAA / Weather
As Flood Deaths Rise, Texas Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by DOGE-Gutted National Weather Service. “Experts warned for months that drastic and sudden cuts at the National Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability and endanger lives during the storm season,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/nws-cuts-texas-floods

Meteorologists issue warning as data reveals dire threat that will impact entire continent: ‘Will have major repercussions.’ In a year defined by prolonged land and ocean heatwaves, severe floods, vanishing glaciers, and unseasonal droughts, the message is clear: This is no longer a future threat — it’s here.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/asia-climate-report-warmest-years-human/

‘Call a thing what it is’: Trump biographer says president caused Texas flood deaths. “I have no difficulty saying that Trump and Musk caused some of the 50+ flood deaths in Texas,” Abramson wrote. “And here’s why: these two men with no expertise in disaster preparedness were told not to cut the positions they cut, and were told people would die if they did. And then people died,” he said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/call-a-thing-what-it-is-trump-biographer-says-president-caused-texas-flood-deaths/ar-AA1I43v6

‘DOGE has consequences’: Fingers pointed at Trump admin after Texas flood deaths: “NWS was among the government agencies targeted by the Trump administration in its effort to gut the federal bureaucracy, losing approximately 600 staffers. After the cuts, the agency—which was already understaffed—began to prepare to offer ‘degraded’ forecasting services, facing ‘severe shortages’ of meteorologists, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times in April.”‘
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4090950274933-doge-has-consequences-fingers-pointed-at-trump-admin-after-texas-flood-deaths?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NTE4NTQzMjUzNzg%3D

New report reveals worsening crisis that could force thousands of Americans out of their homes: ‘Now on the front lines.’ “Already eroding foundational assumptions.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/climate-related-mortgage-risk-flood-insurance-repossession/

Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight. Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting rapid intensification of storms.
https://www.kadn.com/news/investigates/pentagon-to-halt-hurricane-data-sharing-from-3-satellites-experts-worried/article_762eb737-61a6-4a31-97a4-98f430b1b7d6.html

US efforts to predict weather hit by staffing cuts: ex-NOAA chief
https://www.newsbreak.com/reuters-555486/4091819491198-us-efforts-to-predict-weather-hit-by-staffing-cuts-ex-noaa-chief

# Pharmaceuticals
Pharma got some wins, and avoided a big loss, in the megabill. Drugmakers were pleased GOP lawmakers did not require them to lower prices to what other nations pay as Trump has demanded.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/07/pharma-got-some-wins-and-avoided-a-big-loss-in-the-megabill-00436314

# Recreation
Trump’s cuts at the agency have saddled these federally run beaches with a lifeguard shortage.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-week-in-brief-trump-national-park-service-cuts-lifeguards-public-beaches/

# Science /  Science Engineers / Chemistry
Terrence Howard: “This is The Best Kept SECRET in The ENTIRE WORLD!” Howard argues that the conventional periodic table, typically presented as a rectangular grid, should instead be organized in a spiral pattern, reflecting the interconnectedness of elements through sound frequencies and color patterns, akin to musical octaves.
https://newstangail24.com/this-is-the-best-kept-secret-in-the-entire-world/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLXbRtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoZExiSVdRT3pxS3hrbFJnAR7CO3mMnAmM4MNtz8b7WR1kLk8hQ58e0ZQbW0f020YDSnuCbEDitqs9YsBwSA_aem_66ZqtBA_2PGoO7FeDkMomA

# Social / Communities
New ‘liability law’ adds additional fee to insurance bills from this July – it hits ‘inexperienced’ drivers the worst. Plus, eight more laws are coming into effect
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/14620440/liability-law-car-insurance-north-carolina-surcharge/

# Social Services / Programs
Key Trump claim about Social Security taxes raises eyebrows. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is sending mixed messages about whether most Americans are required to pay federal income taxes on their Social Security benefits.
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5386758-social-security-no-taxes-message-rump-bill/

# Sports
“This Country Is An Embarrassment” — People Can’t Help But Be Frustrated With Donald Trump’s Planning To Host A UFC Fight At The White House
https://www.yahoo.com/news/internet-cant-help-clown-donald-183947505.html

UFC confirms Trump’s plan to host a fight at White House in 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ufc-confirms-trumps-plan-host-193418554.html

# Veterans / VA
Trump doesn’t know what it means to be a veteran. His budget bill punishes us. And, based on his policies, he doesn’t care to learn from those of us who do.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/07/04/trump-budget-bill-veteran-healthcare-va/84446523007/

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Wes Studi became an advocate for veterans following his service in Vietnam
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/vietnam-war/wes-studi.html

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249 Years Ago, America Rejected a King and Declared Independence:
249 years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress
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13 American colonies’ separation from Great Britain. It asserted the
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
In Birthright Citizenship Decision, the Supreme Court Expanded Trump’s Power
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/in-birthright-citizenship-decision-the-supreme-court-expanded-trumps-power/

‘Children born on US soil are citizens’: Mothers urge court to issue injunction and reject Trump admin arguments in birthright citizenship merits case
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/children-born-on-us-soil-are-citizens-mothers-urge-court-to-issue-injunction-and-reject-trump-admin-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-merits-case/

How the Supreme Court’s Ruling on ‘Universal Injunctions’ May Affect Birthright Citizenship. Trump’s executive order says that the amendment’s citizenship clause does not apply to individuals born to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or on a temporary visa.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/06/how-the-supreme-courts-ruling-on-universal-injunctions-may-affect-birthright-citizenship/

Fate of birthright citizenship order unresolved after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions. The ruling was a partial victory for President Donald Trump who has made immigration his signature issue.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/27/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-donald-trump-texas/

“They Arrested Them in the Hallway”: Boy With Leukemia Freed From ICE Custody After Public Outcry
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4090257881582-they-arrested-them-in-the-hallway-boy-with-leukemia-freed-from-ice-custody-after-public-outcry

“They Could Die There”: Migrants Plead for Safety as U.S. Moves Forward With South Sudan Deportation
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4090589328976-they-could-die-there-migrants-plead-for-safety-as-u-s-moves-forward-with-south-sudan-deportation

Family plans to reunite with 2-year-old left in Indianapolis after parents’ deportation
https://www.newsbreak.com/wthr-524564/4088576661882-family-plans-to-reunite-with-2-year-old-left-in-indianapolis-after-parents-deportation

Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/nx-s1-5456246/immigrants-no-criminal-convictions-growth-ice-detention-population

Joe Rogan Condemns Trump’s Mass ICE Raids as ‘Insane’: ‘Not Cartel Members, Just Construction Workers’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5383761-trump-ice-worksite-raids-reaction/

U.S. Expands Militarized Zones to 1/3 of Southern Border. The move places long stretches of the border under the supervision of nearby military bases, empowering U.S. troops to detain people who enter the country illegally
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2025/07/05/us_expands_militarized_zones_to_13_of_southern_border_1120870.html

A Utah man is speaking out after spending nearly 50 days in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas, despite being a lawful U.S. resident. His attorney says the federal government got it wrong — and taxpayers footed the bill
https://www.yahoo.com/news/utahn-speaks-being-detained-texas-030912088.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump-GOP Budget Bill Will Give Top 1% Over $1 Trillion in Tax Breaks: The amount set to flow to a “tiny sliver of affluent families” over the next decade is roughly equal to the Medicaid cuts included in the Republican bill, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trillion-tax-cut-for-rich

# Education / Schools
Alabama schools to lose $68 million in federal grants under Trump freeze
https://alabamareflector.com/2025/07/04/alabama-schools-to-lose-68-million-in-federal-grants/

Trump administration freezes $6 billion in education grants, citing “radical leftwing agenda”
https://www.aol.com/trump-administration-pauses-6b-education-191900496.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump Admin Quietly Accelerates Massive Crude Oil Project on Colorado River. Trump is using emergency powers to rush environmental review of a crude oil railway along the already-endangered river.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-quietly-accelerates-massive-crude-oil-project-on-colorado-river/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
New Law Banning Foreign Ownership of Texas Land Goes into Effect Sept. 1
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_8d37c950-c8cf-416f-aa4b-6b033b6d47b2.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
Trump ‘loses it’ as he claims 2 billion farms have been rescued then outright lies over taxes. Trump’s ‘2 billion farms’ gaffe at Iowa event raises mental clarity concerns amid tax bill claims
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/trumps-2-billion-farms-gaffe-35498388

# General News
As flood deaths rise, Texas officials blast faulty forecast by DOGE-gutted National Weather Service. “Experts warned for months that drastic and sudden cuts at the National Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability and endanger lives during the storm season,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/nws-cuts-texas-floods

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape. The destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (8 meters) on the Guadalupe River in just 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing away homes and vehicles. The area is especially popular around the July Fourth holiday, making it more difficult to know how many are missing.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-floods-missing-hill-country-5044c169b59921b2b4f65a2568c354c0

# Gov / Politics
Sunday thought: A national reckoning As we slide further into a dysfunctional police state
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-national-reckoning

‘Worst is yet to come’: Ex-GOP insider floats ‘massive’ claim about Trump’s bill. Trump’s bill will build a massive police and surveillance state,” political strategist Steve Schmidt wrote.
https://www.rawstory.com/worst-yet-to-come-trump/

Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ bill will be seen as ‘mass extinction event’ as voters reel from brutal cuts. The spending bill will strip millions of Americans of healthcare and food security, and will add $3 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-seen-35505337

MAGA Congressional Candidate Calls Texas Floods ‘Fake’: It’s ‘Murder’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-congressional-candidate-calls-texas-215509077.html

GOP cringes over Trump’s vow to wield military against opponents. Trump’s comments about deploying the military to handle the “enemy from within” and “radical-left lunatics,” have put Republican candidates in an awkward spot
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4937655-trump-comments-down-ballot-republicans/

A national reckoning is coming for America
https://www.alternet.org/america-reckoning/

Musk declares war on the two major political parties, forming his own America Party. As a foreign-born U.S. citizen, Musk cannot run for president but he can support third-party candidates. It is rare for third-party candidates to break through significantly.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/6/elon-musk-launches-the-america-party-as-feud-with-trump-escalates

A plan to take human rights off the table at the State Department. The cuts are part of a Trump administration plan to overhaul State, outlined in internal documents.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/29/rubio-human-rights-state-00374606

Red States Follow DOGE’s Lead, Slashing Services to Fund Giveaways to the Rich. A handful of states are using DOGE initiatives to push ahead with cuts conservatives have been wanting for decades.
https://truthout.org/articles/red-states-follow-doges-lead-slashing-services-to-fund-giveaways-to-the-rich/

U.S. Rep Mark Green, R-Tenn. Officially Resigns from Congress
https://www.kake.com/green-officially-resigns-from-congress/article_bc111531-c20a-5ce9-9fb2-5270c11dfa48.html

Sanders Says Every Republican Who Backed Trump-GOP Budget ‘Must Pay a Price at the Ballot Box,’ “They do not deserve to be re-elected and they must be defeated,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-republicans-midterms

# Gov / Politics / Global
The world is increasingly distancing itself from the United States, both politically and culturally, rather than a literal declaration of independence
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2025/jul/04/independence-day-america-decline

Mexicans protest Americans moving into their neighborhoods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QlKaQs0lcA

In Gaza, Aid Is a Tracking Device Distributed by People With Guns and Drones. Hunger in Gaza isn’t accidental — it’s managed. It’s enforced. And now, aid is being militarized.
https://truthout.org/articles/in-gaza-aid-is-a-tracking-device-distributed-by-people-with-guns-and-drones/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The House of Representatives has approved President Trump’s request to cut funding for PBS. They’re claiming that Sesame Street brainwashes viewers and children with “communist” agendas and promotes “anti-American” views
https://apnews.com/article/trump-budget-cuts-npr-pbs-global-health-2844a884091dce5255a3f4ad70f3a1c6

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
‘People Will Suffer, People Will Die’: GOP Nears Final Passage of Largest Medicaid Cuts in US History. “The top 1% are salivating over getting an extra $300,000 a year because of this dangerous bill,” said one House Democrat. “Billionaires win.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-pass-reconciliation-bill

GOP Lawmaker Caught ‘Selling’ Stock in Healthcare Group That Accepts Medicaid as ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Passes House, Trade Insider Says
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-bresnahan-medicaid-stock-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-2094672

Overseas criminal group bought US companies to defraud Medicare, feds say. A total of 15 defendants charged with health care schemes in the eastern district of New York as part of national health care fraud takedown
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/11-defendants-indicted-multi-billion-health-care-fraud-scheme-largest-case-loss-amount

States sue Trump admin for secretly sharing Medicaid data with ICE, DHS. 20 states are suing the Trump administration for allegedly giving Medicaid data to immigration officials. They say it violated federal laws.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/states-sue-trump-admin-for-secretly-sharing-medicaid-data-with-ice-dhs/vi-AA1HSwbN

Colorado joins 19 other states in lawsuit to stop sharing of Medicaid data with ICE, such data sharing violates federal laws and privacy protections. The states allege that the federal government is using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes, which they say is not permitted under the law.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5453885/medicaid-data-immigration-dhs-lawsuit

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues. Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-07-04/foreign-medical-residents-fill-critical-positions-at-us-hospitals-but-are-running-into-visa-issues

Judge gives way for abortion care to resume in Missouri
https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-resumes-abortion-services-judge-000323350.html

New research suggests the conservative mental health advantage is a myth. Across dozens of countries, scientists are uncovering the psychological mechanisms that drive political behavior, from affective polarization to the appeal of authoritarianism.
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-are-uncovering-more-and-more-unsettling-facts-about-our-politics/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
American veterans attacked, injured while distributing aid in Gaza with US-backed group
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/07/05/Gaza-Humanitarian-Foundation-workers-wounded/5211751739501/

Calls to GI Hotlines Rise as Service Members Consider Defying Trump’s Orders. Conscientious objector applications surge under Trump as military members fear becoming “the saber that he’s rattling.”
https://truthout.org/articles/calls-to-gi-hotlines-rise-as-service-members-consider-defying-trumps-orders/

U.S. military’s attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition
https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2025/07/04/fes8-us-hawaii-military-lands.html

# Military / Global
Dutch intelligence services say Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-chemical-weapons-netherlands-26a1bea82a7d1a57b581c60683628712

Ukraine, Denmark ink landmark deal to produce weapons on Danish soil: ‘Paramount for security and investment’
https://nypost.com/2025/07/05/world-news/ukraine-denmark-ink-landmark-deal-to-produce-weapons-in-europe/

# NOAA / Weather
Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas. DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, experts say the agency accurately predicted the flood risk in Texas.
https://www.wired.com/story/meteorologists-say-the-national-weather-service-did-its-job-in-texas/

# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry
Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/national-science-foundation-trump-cuts

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Department of Homeland Security to cut 75% of intelligence office staff
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/07/dhs-plans-shed-most-its-intel-office-workforce/406466/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Supreme Court OKs Trump ‘Third Country’ Deportation of Men Held in Desert Shipping Container. Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in a dissent to a previous ruling on the case that the decision exposes “thousands to the risk of torture or death.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-south-sudan-deportation

‘That’s… unusual’: Donald Trump orders Marines into Florida, says they’re now under ICE command. The release noted that the Marines are just the “first wave” of service members to help ICE in its deportation efforts, with other deployments expected in Louisiana and Texas.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/200-marines-deployed-florida-help-232101915.html

Battle over Alligator Alcatraz detention site intensifies as political, legal fights escalate in Sou. A controversial migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is drawing fierce political and legal scrutiny, with critics calling for its shutdown over environmental and human rights concerns, while supporters defend its operations ahead of a possible federal court ruling next week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6xuJUITg7E

A 6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia has been in immigration detention with his mother and 9-year-old sister since May when federal agents arrested them as they left an immigration hearing. “To subject this family — with a 6-year-old who has a leukemia diagnosis, to arrest and detention is illegal, unconstitutional and unconscionable.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/07/03/boy-leukemia-immigration-detention-trump-administration/84433220007/

Canada increases border security with United States. The Bill will keep Canadians safe by ensuring law enforcement has the right tools to keep our borders secure, combat transnational organized crime, stop the flow of illegal fentanyl, and crack down on money laundering.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2025/06/government-of-canada-strengthens-border-security.html

Fact Check: Laura Loomer posts about feeding ‘illegals’ to alligators are real. [Rating: Correct Attribution]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-laura-loomer-posts-214800620.html

Florida Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Plans ‘To Send Pregnant Women & Children’ to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-lawmakers-sound-alarm-over-plans-to-send-pregnant-women-children-to-alligator-alcatraz/ar-AA1HZyQZ

Florida state lawmaker claims Alligator Alcatraz would not be evacuated in the event of hurricanes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgLSsQZaRo

One Third Of The Border Is Now Covered By Military Zones Allowing Troops To Detain Migrants
https://apnews.com/article/border-military-trump-national-defense-area-89f046e09809fe5b5071c6b9e1f48da9

Homeland Security official says ‘big beautiful bill’ will provide border wall funding, more agents. The bill includes  components of Trump’s agenda, such as no taxes on tips, increased border security funding and extending his 2017 tax cuts.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/homeland-security-official-big-beautiful-bill-will-provide-border-wall-funding

Trump bill gives ICE $45 billion for detaining immigrants – more than it received in the last 15 years combined
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/45-billion-beautiful-bill-ice/

Joy Reid reveals how Melania could be deported under Trump’s system. Trump said he’s open to deporting citizens. “They’re not new to our country. They’re old to our country. Many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here, too, if you want to know the truth,” he said. “So maybe that will be the next job.”
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/joy-reid-warns-trump-that-denaturalizing-citizens-could-lead-to-melanias-deportation-shes-outta-here/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump-GOP budget bill would give top 1% over $1 trillion in tax breaks, analysis finds
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trillion-tax-cut-for-rich

U.S. Imposes More Sanctions on Iran, the First Round Since 12-Day War Ceasefire
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/3/us-issues-first-wave-of-iran-sanctions-after-ceasefire-in-12-day-war

# Education / Schools
French University compares US to Nazi Germany as it welcomes American refugees. Amid fears of funding cuts and political pressure under Trump’s presidency, US researchers have opted to flee America
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/first-batch-of-american–scientific-refugees–arrives-in-fra

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating Hazardous Materials Transport Regulations: Truckers Petition Feds to Enforce HAZMAT Rules on Oil and Gas Waste.Truckers join environmentalists to demand safer conditions, proper training and fair pay for truckers hauling hazardous materials from oilfields
https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/truckers-petition-feds-to-enforce-hazmat-rules-on-oil-and-gas-waste

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
At least 24 people dead from Texas flooding, 23 children missing from all-girls camp. ‘No one knew this kind of flood was coming.’ Heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, leaving 24 people dead and many more unaccounted for Friday, including more than 20 girls attending a summer camp, as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in fast-moving floodwaters.
https://apnews.com/article/thunderstorms-texas-deaths-camp-mystic-trees-hail-e8a4c85c77f714c9a974e50f3cd1fca1

Alaska’s Wilderness At Risk As Trump Opens “Up To 82 Percent” Of National Reserve To Drilling. Oil and gas leases could soon hit the National Petroleum Reserve and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
https://www.iflscience.com/alaskas-wilderness-at-risk-as-trump-opens-up-to-82-percent-of-national-reserve-to-drilling-79868

More than 60 scientists issue dire warning that the Earth is careening toward catastrophe: ‘Things are all moving in the wrong direction.’ “We’re seeing some unprecedented changes.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/unprecedented-climate-change-warning-global-temperatures/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
Trump set to ‘put farmers in charge’ of migrant workers, aiming to shield some of them from his administration’s deportation efforts. His administration is working on legislation that would permit some migrants without authorization to stay in the country and keep working on farms.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5385223-trump-farmers-immigration-undocumented-workers/

Lawmakers pass controversial new law banning sale of entire food category: Texas is now the seventh state to ban lab-grown meat sales. Many claims in support of such a ban have been debunked.
https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/texas-lab-grown-meat-ban-law/

# General News
George Takei is 88 years old and will never stop fighting for equality.  He talked about being held as a five-year-old child with his family in an internment camp for Japanese Americans by the US government during World War II.
https://keyt.com/news/2025/07/03/george-takei-is-88-years-old-and-will-never-stop-fighting-for-equality/

# Gov / Politics
Trump signs One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, cementing his agenda in a July 4 celebration. A triumphant Trump cements his second term agenda into law as the nation celebrates its independence.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/president-trump-signs-republican-megabill-cementing-legislative-agenda/

Trump’s troop deployment is a warning sign for what comes next, legal scholars fear. Trump has cited a provision of U.S. law that allows the president to use the National Guard to suppress the “danger
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/09/trump-national-guard-deployment-legal-00394387of a rebellion.”

As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey. The Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control. People are likely to get hurt.
https://socialistaction.org/2025/06/11/as-trump-sets-military-against-civilians-service-members-have-duty-to-disobey-2/

Trump’s Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. President Donald Trump’s use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/trumps-expanded-domestic-military-use-should-worry-us-all

Suggesting More Troops in More Cities, Trump Bends Military’s Role. President Trump has expanded domestic use of the armed forces, testing the limits on involving troops at protests and the border.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/trump-domestic-military-expansion.html

By Ruling Against Nationwide Injunctions, SCOTUS Affirms the Imperial Presidency. SCOTUS stripped federal judges of their authority to protect people throughout the US when the president breaks the law.
https://truthout.org/articles/by-ruling-against-nationwide-injunctions-scotus-affirms-the-imperial-presidency/

Inside The New Group Remaking The Trump-Rubio State Department. Benjamin Franklin Fellowship fellows hold leadership posts in the State Department, including half of the leading posts in the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/04/benjamin-franklin-fellowship-state-department-bureau-consular-affairs-trump/

‘Flatly inconsistent with our democratic system’: Trump DOJ eyes anti-Nazi law to expel Americans
https://www.alternet.org/trump-targets-students-immigration/

‘Flatly inconsistent with our democratic system’: U.S. Department of Justice is looking to repurpose an old anti-Nazi law to ensnare targets of the Trump administration.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-targets-students-immigration/

‘This ruling is condoning lawlessness’: Supreme Court hands Trump disturbing new authority – the precedent this creates is chilling
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/this-ruling-is-condoning-lawlessness-supreme-court-hands-trump-disturbing-new-authority-the-precedent-this-creates-is-chilling/

It’s Trump’s America now: Republicans’ new definition of Christianity says ‘starve babies’ for a signed hat
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/its-trumps-america-now-republicans-new-definition-of-christianity-says-starve-babies-for-a-signed-hat/

RNC Sues Arizona To Block Voting Access for Overseas U.S. Citizens
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/rnc-sues-arizona-to-block-voting-access-for-overseas-u-s-citizens/

DOJ Sides With Wyoming in Proof of Citizenship Voting Lawsuit
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-statement-interest-wyoming-case-defend-documentary-proof

GOP Lawmakers in Swing States Are Still Working To Suppress Voting
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/alec-sets-sights-on-new-anti-voting-bills-in-states/

Republicans slammed online for celebrating children going hungry and millions losing Medicaid from Trump’s bill
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-celebrate-trump-spending-bill-b2782865.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
House Republican revels in people losing Medicaid: ‘Just some Americans that aren’t Americans’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/house-republican-revels-in-people-losing-medicaid-thanks-to-trumps-bill-just-some-americans-that-arent-americans/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
# Medical Science / Research
NIH cancels sickle cell research grant to study Sickle Cell Disease, which mostly impacts Black people.
https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-condemns-nih-funding-cut-for-sickle-cell-disease-research-citing-dei-and-divisiveness/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Calls to GI Hotlines Rise as Service Members Consider Defying Trump’s Orders. Conscientious objector applications surge under Trump as military members fear becoming “the saber that he’s rattling.”
https://truthout.org/articles/calls-to-gi-hotlines-rise-as-service-members-consider-defying-trumps-orders/

Soldiers Are Taking a Stand Against Trump’s Abuses. On the Fourth of July, members of the military are calling on Congress to protect service members who disobey the president’s immoral or unlawful orders.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197545/soldiers-military-right-refuse-trump-unlawful-orders

Soldiers Are Taking a Stand Against Trump’s Abuses. On the Fourth of July, members of the military are calling on Congress to protect service members who disobey the president’s immoral or unlawful orders.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197545/soldiers-military-right-refuse-trump-unlawful-orders

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security Chief Celebrates Budget Bill That Could Slash Program’s Finances. The bill will accelerate depletion of Social Security and Medicare’s trust funds by a year, according to an analysis.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/experts-warn-senate-tax-bill-accelerates-medicare-social-security-insolvency-dates

The claim that 90% of Social Security recipients will be affected by the “Megabill” is misleading. While the Republican tax and spending bill aims to eliminate or reduce taxes on Social Security benefits for many seniors, it doesn’t impact all recipients equally.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jul/03/social-security-tax-break-impact-solvency/

# Veterans / VA
Trump Celebrates Fourth of July by Deporting Veterans and Their Families. Trump’s second administration has included veterans and their families in his cruel immigration crackdown
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-veterans-immigration-deportations-fourth-of-july-1235378979/

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July 4, 2025
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Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian ultra nationalist political ideology
and movement characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression
of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and the economy. It
typically involves a powerful, exclusionary nationalism centered on a
charismatic leader, and a belief in the nation’s or race’s superiority.
Fascism also involves the suppression of individual rights in favor of
perceived national interests, and the use of violence and militarism
to achieve its goals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional. The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third-most-downloaded iPhone app.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-officials-want-to-prosecute-over-the-iceblock-app-lawyers-say-thats-unconstitutional/

CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones. Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border.
https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/news/cbp-wants-new-tech-to-search-for-hidden-data-on-seized-phones/

The Supreme Court Might Be About to Turbocharge ICE Even More Than Trump’s Big Bill. The court will not write Trump’s deportation policy. But it may write the rule that makes it unstoppable.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/supreme-court-ice-trump-big-bill-deportations.html?pay=1751633041785&support_journalism=please

Sonia Sotomayor Puts It Clearly: None of Our Rights Are Safe
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/06/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-sonia-sotomayor-dissent.html

DHS Suddenly Pulls Weird 180 on “Alligator Alcatraz” After Trump Visit. The Department of Homeland Security is suddenly washing its hands of the Everglades ICE detention facility. The construction of the new ICE detention center is made up of tents on a defunct airstrip in Miami-Dade County.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dhs-suddenly-pulls-weird-180-154653794.html

U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to send migrants to South Sudan. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted a Trump administration request to deport eight noncitizens to South Sudan, a country where they have no ties.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-immigration-trump-south-sudan-5070ecbebf896a4010998d0b30d238ea

DeSantis Races to Open Immigrant Detention Camp in Swamp Amid Hurricane Season. Even before ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Ron DeSantis had defined his political legacy by gleeful cruelty against immigrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-races-to-open-immigrant-detention-camp-in-swamp-amid-hurricane-season/

‘Star Trek’s’ George Takei likens US internment camps of Japanese to Trump detaining illegal immigrants
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/media/star-treks-george-takei-compares-us-internment-camps-of-japanese-to-trump-detaining-illegal-immigrants/

As “Alligator Alcatraz” opens, critics call detention center an environmental hazard, safety issue. The facility’s location in the Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park raises concerns about the impact on wildlife and the delicate freshwater resources.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVCWRfPbof4

CNN commentator suggests investigating Trump children’s citizenship status. A CNN political commentator thinks an investigation should be launched into the citizenship status of four of President Donald Trump’s five children.
https://www.newsbreak.com/independent-journal-review-318184036/4087592535922-cnn-commentator-suggests-probing-trump-children-s-immigration-status

First group of detainees arrive at “Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida says
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/first-immigration-detainees-arrive-at-alligator-alcatraz-in-florida-everglades

Florida lawmakers denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz after walking in, demanding inspection.  Five Democratic state lawmakers were denied entry Thursday to Florida’s newest migrant detention site, a remote facility that has drawn national attention and concern over conditions inside.
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/regional/florida/alligator-alcatraz-lawmakers-barred-entry-police-confrontation/77-08467b3a-6c4a-45f6-94df-75ec9529dd4d

ICE Raids Spark Legal Showdown After 1,600+ Arrests: ‘They’re Detaining People for Looking Latino’
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4086907957175-ice-raids-spark-legal-showdown-after-1-600-arrests-they-re-detaining-people-for-looking-latino

The worst ‘invaders’ in history. MAGA’s demonization of immigrants is preposterous.
https://thehill.com/opinion/5381706-maga-invasion-immigration-reality/

‘Homegrowns are next’: Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad. President Trump says his administration is actively exploring a proposal to detain U.S. citizens and send them to prisons in El Salvador.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/16/nx-s1-5366178/trump-deport-jail-u-s-citizens-homegrowns-el-salvador

Violent criminal gangs have ‘near-total control’ of world nation’s capital, UN says: Violent criminal gangs have ‘near-total control’ of nation’s capital, UN says. UN officials call for increased international action to prevent complete government breakdown
https://www.foxnews.com/world/violent-criminal-gangs-have-near-total-control-nations-capital-un-says

Famous Mexican Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. Arrested by ICE for Deportation. He was arrested in California after allegedly overstaying his tourist visa and making fraudulent statements on a green card application. Additionally, he has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for alleged involvement in organized crime and weapons trafficking.
https://apnews.com/article/mexican-boxer-julio-cesar-chavez-arrested-deportation-e8f600abb9c7e5adfe60de8739fd12df

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
How Trump’s Trade Deal With Vietnam Is Really About China. Let’s talk a bit about the Vietnam arrangement Trump announced this week (and Hanoi largely confirmed).
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-07-03/how-trumps-trade-deal-with-vietnam-is-really-about-china

China criticises Donald Trump’s trade deal with Vietnam. US president’s focus on punishing ‘trans-shipment’ of goods draws Beijing’s ire
https://www.ft.com/content/2bccd9db-bc8f-4563-a5da-7ca1fe7e9596

# Education / Schools
MAGA Rep Literally Cheers for Budget Taking Away Free School Lunch. Representative Derrick Van Orden is apparently excited for all the benefits Donald Trump’s budget strips away.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197614/maga-representative-donald-trump-budget-medicaid-free-school-lunch

Posh Virginia private school that allegedly praised Hitler expelled three Jewish students who faced antisemitic bullying
https://nypost.com/2025/07/01/us-news/posh-virginia-private-school-that-allegedly-praised-hitler-expelled-three-jewish-students-who-faced-antisemitic-bullying-complaint/

School children put in detention because parents can’t afford uniform. 42 per cent of parents said school uniform was not more affordable this school year
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/school-uniform-pupils-cost-problems-b2781319.html

Summer Programs for Thousands of Low-Income Kids at Risk After Trump Freezes Education Funds
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4086795914742-summer-programs-for-thousands-of-low-income-kids-at-risk-after-trump-freezes-education-funds

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘Astounding’: Experts stunned as EPA staff ousted for calling out misinformation: EPA puts 139 employees on leave who criticized administration. The staff were put on administrative leave after signing a “declaration of dissent.”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/07/03/epa-puts-139-employees-on-leave-who-criticized-administration-00439120

# Gov / Politics
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
—The Declaration of Independence, 1776
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RNC Veteran Warns Republicans: Trump ‘Doesn’t Care’ About What’s About to Happen to You
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rnc-veteran-warns-republicans-trump-140730208.html

French mural depicts Lady Liberty covering her face in shame over U.S. policies. Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw painted the mural, titled “The Statue of Liberty’s Silent Protest.”
https://imgur.com/gallery/new-mural-france-depicting-lady-liberty-covering-her-face-shame-was-unveiled-day-before-americas-independence-day-iexf3bh

WATCH: Against odds, GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ passes House, heads to Trump’s desk
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0000b183-fc4d-4f26-b600-3dd62984e978.html

Trump to sign ‘big, beautiful bill’ at July 4 White House picnic. Trump touted the bill as a “birthday gift” to the United States. Critics warn rules could strip coverage from millions of Americans
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-bbb-signing-white-house-july-4/

ROOKE: Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Contains A Special Present For Americans. While President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill addresses a wide variety of issues, there’s a massive gift for Americans nestled inside.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/03/rooke-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-contains-a-special-present-for-americans/

MAGA Rep Admits Trump Scammed People With Budget Bill. Representative Mike Lawler, who is in a swing district, seemed unbothered by the potential consequences of his admission.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197610/maga-representative-donald-trump-budget-bill-tax-tips

Republican Lawmaker Dumped Medicaid-Related Stock Before Voting to Gut Program. Elizabeth Warren said Robert Bresnahan protected his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million people.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-votes-budget-dumping-medicaid-193332653.html

House sends Trump megabill with $150B boost to defense, tighter rules for food aid for veterans
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-07-03/house-vote-big-beautiful-bill-18326972.html

This is Fascism. Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is fascist, not only in what it does and authorizes, but in how it got enacted
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/this-is-fascism?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=167470666&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=thu6w&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

‘Travesty’: Ex-presidents issue rare rebuke of Trump as major agency axed. The former US presidents said the dismantling of USAID was a ‘mistake’ on the last day of the agency’s operations.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/30/obama-bush-decry-travesty-of-trumps-gutting-of-usaid-on-its-last-day

Carville warns Trump could declare martial law to keep Democrats from winning in 2026
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3462450/james-carville-martial-law-trump-2026-midterm-elections/

Elizabeth Warren Calls for Bribery Investigation Into Paramount-Trump Settlement as Blowback Widens. Warren argues that the settlement, which comes as Paramount seeks the Trump administration’s approval for its merger with Skydance Media, could be considered ‘bribery in plain sight.’
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-trump-settlement-bribery-investigation-requested-1236304746/

Trump removes video referencing ‘unified Reich,’ but his Nazi allusions are long-standing. There are alarming echoes of the notorious Nazi-organised exhibition in America today—but we also need to acknowledge the differences between the world today and 1930s Europe
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/03/28/the-1930s-all-over-again-trump-and-entartete-kunst-revisited

Should Washington Be Reconsidering Its Position on Iranian Regime Change? David Petraeus and Karim Sadjadpour discuss the perils and possibilities.
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/07/iran-us-nuclear-weapons-airstrikes-next-steps?lang=en

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Humiliates Trump With Unprecedented Attack Right After Their Phone Call
https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-humiliates-trump-with-unprecedented-attack-right-after-their-phone-call/

Europe Puts Social Programs on Chopping Block to Appease Trump on NATO Funding. Fawning for Trump’s favor, European leaders are ramping up military spending at the expense of public benefits. Fawning for Trump’s favor, European leaders are ramping up military spending at the expense of public benefits.
https://truthout.org/articles/europe-puts-social-programs-on-chopping-block-to-appease-trump-on-nato-funding/

Israel says Trump’s plan to resettle nearly two million Palestinians from Gaza is ‘still active.’ The White House did not deny that president’s plan to transfer nearly 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza was still a possibility when asked by The Independent
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/israel-trump-gaza-plan-netanyahu-b2782230.html

North Korean operatives and American accomplices accused in massive fraud that infiltrated the Fortune 500 and stole millions. Nine charged with alleged scheme to generate revenue for North Korean government and its weapons of mass destruction program
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/nine-charged-alleged-scheme-generate-revenue-north-korean-government-and-its-weapons

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Ketanji Brown Jackson Did Something Brilliant and New in Her Biggest Dissent of the Term. This move was an astonishing corrective to a term drowning in calculated political maneuvering over legitimate judging.
https://www.courthousenews.com/in-dissent-justice-jackson-steals-the-spotlight/

‘There Were Like 15 Cop Cars.’ Cops Arrest Two Black Women With Kids at Gunpoint—Only to Find They Did Nothing Wrong
https://seattle.binnews.com/content/2025-07-02-black-family-arrested-after-being-falsely-accused-of-stealing-their-own-car/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Federal Court Shuts Down Trump Asylum Rule: ‘President Can’t Override Congress’
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-blocks-trump-administration-efforts-to-completely-shut-down-asylum-at-the-border

16 Attorneys Generals are taking Donald Trump to court over his billion-dollar theft from America’s most fragile citizens
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/16-attorneys-generals-are-taking-donald-trump-to-court-over-his-billion-dollar-theft-from-americas-most-fragile-citizens/

‘The full rigor of the Court’s resources’: Judge warns Trump against witness ‘retribution’ in First Amendment case over threatened deportations
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-full-rigor-of-the-courts-resources-judge-warns-trump-against-witness-retribution-in-first-amendment-case-over-threatened-deportations/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump DHS Secretary Says CNN Journalists ‘Could Be’ Prosecuted for Reporting: Attorney General ‘Is Looking Into It’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/01/trump-cnn-prosecuted-reporting-ice-app/84432559007/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Trump Apparently Didn’t Know His Own Bill’s Extreme Medicaid Plan.  House Republicans had to tell the president that his “big, beautiful bill” was indeed slashing Medicaid.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-had-tell-trump-medicaid-132037607.html

MAGA Rep Makes Wild Claim About Why It’s OK People Will Lose Medicaid. Representative Randy Fine admitted that only one thing matters in fighting for Donald Trump’s budget bill.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197580/maga-representative-donald-trump-budget-bill-fight

Republican Governors Quiet Amid Plans to Slash Medicaid Spending in Their States
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/03/medicaid-cuts-would-affect-states-led-by-gop-governors-but-they-re-silent/

Trump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: ‘It’s going to have to hit them first’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/04/rural-americans-medicaid-cuts-trump-bill

Protest Against Medicaid Cuts
https://www.yahoo.com/news/protest-against-medicaid-cuts-232535003.html

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Nursery for drug-dependent babies closes after Washington governor cuts funding. The Pediatric Interim Care Center (PICC) in Kent, which has treated more than 3,500 babies born with drug dependencies since its founding, closed its nursery to new admissions after DCYF canceled its contract and Gov. Bob Ferguson eliminated state funding.
https://www.newsbreak.com/king-5-524536/4083182292628-nursery-for-drug-dependent-babies-closes-after-washington-governor-cuts-funding

Jewish therapists fired from Texas clinic for pushing to help client with trauma from antisemitism: lawsuit
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/us-news/jewish-therapists-fired-from-texas-clinic-for-pushing-to-help-client-with-trauma-from-antisemitism-lawsuit/

# Medical Science / Research
The Impact of NIH Cuts Ripples Beyond U.S. Borders. Cuts to science funding in the U.S. have devastated American institutions, but they also affect a raft of international collaborations and scientists based at institutions abroad. Projects receiving funds from the National Institutes of Health have been terminated or stalled due to recent budget cuts.
https://undark.org/2025/03/10/nih-funding-cuts-universities/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Guardsmen Help Operate ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as Trump Increasingly Leans on Military for Immigration Crackdown
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/03/guardsmen-help-operate-alligator-alcatraz-trump-increasingly-leans-military-immigration-crackdown.html

Army to end contract for longtime mental health program for military kids and families overseas
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2025-07-03/army-eliminating-mental-health-support-children-18324233.html

‘There are innocent people being hurt. Badly. Needlessly’: American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food. Two U.S. contractors, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, said they were coming forward because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices.
https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-gaza-contractors-aid-distribution-fe27f3ea83e06a09d66424eed7a5d56f

“A national disgrace”: Republicans blast Pentagon’s “unacceptable” Ukrainian weapons freeze
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/02/a-national-disgrace-republicans-blast-pentagons-unacceptable-ukrainian-weapons-freeze/

A Tiny Israeli Firm Just Armed the U.S. Military:  This contract allows the army to expand its use of Smartshooter’s high-tech system, the Smash 2000L (also known as the SMASH 3000).
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/israels-smartshooter-says-us-army-expanding-use-of-high-tech-fire-control-system/

# Military / General News / Global
China has also made strides in laser weapon technology, including a portable laser weapon capable of operating in extreme temperatures. This portable laser can disable drones and cut through materials, offering advantages for military and industrial applications.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-weapons-in-chinas-military-innovation/

North Korea sends thousands of soldiers to Ukraine after Russian commanders assassinated
https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-sending-putin-30-094530036.html

Russian soldiers drag Ukrainian PoW to death behind motorbike in new horrifying footage. Russia is facing mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine after harrowing footage emerged showing a Ukrainian prisoner of war being dragged to death
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/176445/russian-soldiers-drag-ukrainian-pow-death-behind-motorbike-new-horrifying-footage

Ukrainian prisoner of war branded with words ‘Glory to Russia’ reveals horror ordeal. Ukrainian soldier Andriy Pereverzev said his Russian torturers used a technique they referred to as “Calling Putin” which involved them taking wires from Soviet-era phones and using them to electrocute their prisoners
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ukrainian-prisoner-war-branded-words-35475241

Between Gaza and Iran, Israel’s Hidden War in the West Bank Is Flaring Up. Violence is surging in the West Bank, undermining hopes for future Israeli-Palestinian peace and tearing at the already frayed fabrics of Israeli society.
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-palestine-west-bank-settler-violence-2093936

# Social Media / Internet
Trump’s Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies. Newly disclosed records show Attorney General Pam Bondi gave cover to not only Apple and Google, but also several other companies that help TikTok operate in the US
https://www.wired.com/story/pam-bondi-trump-tiktok-letters-google-apple-microsoft/
Who owns TikTok? TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok#:~:text=TikTok%2C%20known%20in%20mainland%20China,three%20seconds%20to%2060%20minutes

# Social Services / Programs
# Solar Activity
# Space News
NASA Confirms Arrival of New Interstellar Object in Our Solar System: Here’s What We Know
https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/nasa-confirms-that-mysterious-object-shooting-through-the-solar-system-is-an-interstellar-visitor-and-it-has-a-new-name

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned. IARPA director Rick Muller is departing the R&D unit that invests in emerging technologies of potential interest to agencies like the NSA and the CIA, WIRED has learned.
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:7B471A9E

# Transportation
Probe Launched After Part Falls Off Delta Air Lines Boeing Mid-Flight. The part landed in a person’s driveway in North Carolina.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2025/07/02/delta-air-lines-boeing-737-wing-flap/84450143007/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Can you lose your citizenship? Immigration attorney explains DOJ effort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRInyTwbE4I

A Colorado grandfather who has been in the U.S. since 1980 is taken into ICE custody
https://www.yahoo.com/news/colorado-grandfather-u-since-1980-041415156.html

Alligator Alcatraz branded ‘cruel and inhumane’ as inmates to be forced into tents. The facility, surrounded by pythons, alligators, and mosquitos, will begin operations soon.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/alligator-alcatraz-branded-cruel-inhumane-1238495

California Community Leader Reportedly Taken To The Border And Held At a Warehouse Until She Self-Deports
https://www.yahoo.com/news/l-mother-taken-u-border-224645316.html

Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/30/trump-birthright-citizenship-naturalized-citizens

DOJ directs US attorneys to seek to revoke citizenship of naturalized Americans over crime
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5445398/denaturalization-trump-immigration-enforcement

Father detained by immigration agents while shopping at Home Depot in Burbank
https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-detained-immigration-agents-while-060641219.html

Florida lawmaker accuses Trump of building modern-day ‘concentration camps’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2672527435/

Former Trump Official Says ‘We’re All Going To’ Die When Asked About Man Who Died in ICE Custody. He’s the fifth detained person to die in ICE custody
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/former-trump-official-says-were-all-going-to-die-when-asked-about-man-who-died-in-ice-custody/

Judge orders detained journalist to be released from ICE custody
https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2025/07/01/journalist-mario-guevara-ice-custody-released-atlanta

Lawmakers demand answers after Georgetown scholar detained by ICE
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/lawmakers-demand-answers-after-georgetown-scholar-detained-by-ice/

Mentally ill immigrants now fight deportation alone after Trump-era cuts to legal aid
https://www.aol.com/mentally-ill-detained-alone-trump-100245524.html

More than half of Americans – and 83% of Democrats – say ICE has gone ‘too far’ in arresting migrants
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-arrests-democrats-republicans-poll-b2780678.html

Ron DeSantis plans to ‘deputize’ Floridians as ‘judges’ of immigrant detainees
https://www.rawstory.com/alligator-alcatraz/

Trump OKs using National Guard as immigration judges at Florida detention center
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article309792865.html#storylink=cpy

Trump sickeningly confesses new Alcatraz concept is for escaped immigrants to be ‘eaten by alligators’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/alligator-alcatraz-trump-florida-immigrants-b2780986.html

Trump says only way out of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is deportation. President says detention center will soon host ‘some of the most menacing migrants’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-only-way-out-alligator-alcatraz-deportation

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Donald Trump suddenly develops interest in financial enforcement now that it can’t interfere with his business dealings
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/donald-trump-suddenly-develops-interest-in-financial-enforcement-now-that-it-cant-interfere-with-his-business-dealings/

Senator sounds alarm over secretive tax change discovered last minute in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: ‘It will create uncertainty and freeze the markets’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/clean-energy-bill-senate-provision-fossil-fuels/

Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam, securing ‘TOTAL ACCESS’ to markets. The announcement marks one of the first major trade deals with a key American trading partner since Trump paused his “Liberation Day” tariffs to pursue long-term agreements with foreign partners.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/vietnam-to-pay-20-pc-tariff-on-all-goods-exported-to-us-after-trade-deal/articleshow/122209057.cms?from=mdr

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more
https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-summer-school-english-language-grants-fac670e8f60fab397fbd68dfed866ea1

Trump administration tells states it’s freezing $6.8 billion for K-12 school programs
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3448d9ca-ef1e-48aa-a767-cd50ea0d3134.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Not free to do as it pleases’: Judge says Trump admin lacks authority to unilaterally shutter ‘lifeline’ youth job training program
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/not-free-to-do-as-it-pleases-judge-says-trump-admin-lacks-authority-to-unilaterally-shutter-lifeline-youth-job-training-program/

‘Only the beginning’: Trump admin releases data showing federal workforce slashed since January
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/only-beginning-trump-admin-releases-data-showing-federal-workforce-slashed-since-january

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
President Donald Trump’s budget would kill off tax credits for wind and solar, raising costs for new clean energy projects and blowing up valuable investment in those already in the pipeline.
https://www-allsides-com.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/www.allsides.com/news/2025-07-01-1100/environment-senate-just-put-clean-energy-ai-crosshairs

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
EPA employees sign ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump. More than 170 EPA employees signed letter, with about 100 more signing anonymously out of fear of retaliation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/30/epa-employees-declaration-dissent-trump

85,000 acres of Tennessee’s national forests open for logging under Trump administration plan
https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/30/85000-acres-of-tennessees-national-forests-open-for-logging-under-trump-administration-plan/

Public land sale provision removed from the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
https://www.newsweek.com/plans-sell-millions-acres-federal-land-dropped-2092375

Facing Rising Seas, Thousands in Tuvalu Seek an Escape Through Australia. Tuvalu, a small island nation located in the west-central Pacific, could be the first to disappear as a result of climate change.
https://gizmodo.com/facing-rising-seas-thousands-in-tuvalu-seek-an-escape-through-australia-2000620904

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID / General News
Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years. The administration says the agency has misspent billions in funds and “has little to show since the end of the Cold War.”
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5452513/trump-usaid-foreign-aid-deaths

USAID Formally Ceases to Exist—Obama and Bush Bid a Heartfelt Goodbye to 63 Years of Legacy
https://www.newsbreak.com/inquisitr-news-522568/4084039097542-usaid-formally-ceases-to-exist-obama-and-bush-bid-a-heartfelt-goodbye-to-63-years-of-legacy

# Gov / Politics
Elon Musk Is Threatening to Start a New Political Party—and Take Down the Entire GOP While He’s At It. The billionaire’s outrage over Trump’s signature legislation fuels a pledge to rejoin the political fray
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/media/elon-musk-bill-primary-threat

Trump escalates feud with Musk, threatens Tesla, SpaceX support
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-musk-renews-criticism-trump-spending-bill-calls-new-political-party-2025-06-30/

Trump mused about deporting Elon Musk and canceling his government contracts.  President Donald Trump said he would look at having Elon Musk deported to his native South Africa as their rift reignited and reached new heights
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/07/01/president-donald-trump-talks-deporting-elon-musk-ev-mandate/84429812007/

‘Student has become the master’: Chinese writer warns MAGA is making US more like China
https://www.alternet.org/maga-authoritarian-trump/

Governor Ron DeSantis signs 25 Bills as Florida prepares for changes on July 1
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/07/01/here-are-25-new-florida-laws-that-will-go-into-effect-on-july-1/

Our elected officials are bankrupting the government
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5377620-us-national-debt-federal-spending/

Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem
https://time.com/7299343/americans-democracy-threats-political-violence/

Trump Admin Dropped Charges Against MS-13 Leaders Following Pact Between Gang And Bukele Admin. Bukele administration agreeing to accept over 200 migrants deported from the U.S. into the CECOT prison. These reports appear to be in contrast with Trump’s past promises to crack down on MS-13
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/politics/takeaways-trump-bukele-ms-13.html

‘We should take it seriously’: Critics blast Trump’s latest idea as ‘straight up fascist’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-latest-idea-fascist/

Senate Republicans’ big ugly bill is even worse than the earlier cruelty passed by the House.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/senate-gop-big-ugly-bill

Elon Musk just humiliated Donald Trump in front of millions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0PBtVbuSk

# Gov / Politics / Global
“Delay, Interfere, Undermine:” How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13
https://www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
83-year-old woman spent hours in jail for drug trafficking as her name was one letter away from being the actual suspect, family says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/georgia-drug-trafficking-wrong-arrest-b2780449.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
DOJ quietly gives lawyers new powers to strip away citizenship from naturalized Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfwTDJUyWo8

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘That’s not true and you know that’: CNN host shuts down MAGA guest in front of viewers
https://www.alternet.org/cnn-host-maga-guest/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
‘Panic button’: JD Vance blasted after calling $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts ‘minutiae’
https://www.alternet.org/send/jd-vance-medicaid/

Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment. Trump administration rules that give millions of people less time to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s coverage, and bar some immigrants from buying the health care coverage, are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors
https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/national_news/mayors-doctor-groups-sue-over-trumps-efforts-to-restrict-obamacare-enrollment/article_3918b607-ab47-527d-8a48-18e982fe6441.html

Medicaid cuts in spending bill spark alarm for millions of nursing home residents. Medicaid funding could be cut by $930 billion over the next 10 years by the massive spending bill approved by the Senate. Among concerns is the impact on nursing homes nationwide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcGDcXMZXmA

Rick Scott Demands More Cuts to Medicaid, Which His Company Allegedly Scammed. Scott proposes slashing $313 billion more from Medicaid, a safety-net program his hospital company was accused of fraudulently billing
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rick-scott-medicaid-scam-trump-big-beautiful-bill-1235375383/

The Political Blowback to GOP’s Medicaid Cuts Has Already Begun. Senate Republicans passed a budget package with the deepest cuts to health care in decades on Tuesday.
https://www.twz.com/air/about-to-be-retired-a-10-has-capability-to-use-laser-guided-rockets-to-shoot-down-drones

‘Utter Betrayal’: With Help From Vance, Senate GOP Votes to Decimate Medicaid to Fund Tax Cuts for Rich. “Historians—and voters—will look back at this as a dark day in U.S. history.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/utter-betrayal-with-help-from-vance-senate-gop-votes-to-decimate-medicaid-to-fund-tax-cuts-for-rich

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
‘Not only cruel, it is illegal’: Trump admin unlawfully slashed over $1B in youth mental health funding, breached grant agreements and violated federal regulations, states say
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/not-only-cruel-it-is-illegal-trump-admin-unlawfully-slashed-over-1b-in-youth-mental-health-funding-breached-grant-agreements-and-violated-federal-regulations-states-say/

Tens of thousands of United Healthcare cancer patients could lose treatment access by midnight across Hudson Valley
https://www.newsbreak.com/news-12-1587832/4083206039365-tens-of-thousands-of-united-healthcare-cancer-patients-could-lose-treatment-access-by-midnight

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
US Air Force will shift funds from a nuclear missile program for $400 million refit on Trump’s Qatar jet
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/06/30/us-air-force-uses-leftover-icbm-funds-to-revamp-qatar-plane/

Army Secretary Fires Entire Corps of Civilian Advisers from Communities Across US
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/01/army-secretary-fires-entire-corps-of-civilian-advisers-communities-across-us.html

US won’t send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military assistance
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-us-weapons-shipments-halt-review-48229eb7c814419631a16067a38d6a1d

About To Be Retired A-10 Has Capability To Use Laser-Guided Rockets To Shoot-Down Drones. The A-10s could be uniquely capable drone hunters and they already have the ability to use APKWS rockets to do it, but its career is set to end before it gets the chance.
https://www.twz.com/air/about-to-be-retired-a-10-has-capability-to-use-laser-guided-rockets-to-shoot-down-drones

# Military / General News / Global
New pictures have emerged showing work being done on the Japan Self-Defense Forces’ prototype electromagnetic railgun currently installed on the test warship JS Asuka.  The turreted prototype installed on a testbed surface combatant is the latest step forward in Japan’s work on railguns, something the U.S. Navy shelved years ago.
https://www.twz.com/sea/railgun-installed-on-japanese-warship-seen-in-new-photos

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Global
A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion.’ Consumer-grade AI tools have supercharged Russian-aligned disinformation as pictures, videos, QR codes, and fake websites have proliferated.
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:5E3988B8

# Transportation
New rules to remove safety devices from semi-trucks could let them zoom down the nation’s highways at top-speed: Yes, there are new rules regarding speed limiters on semi-trucks that have been withdrawn, according to recent reports.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/sean-duffy-trump-truck-speed-rules-highways-b2779731.html

# Tourism / Travel Advisories
U.S. Issued Highest Travel ‘Warning’ for 6 Countries This Summer. Americans have been warned.
https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/u-s-issued-highest-travel-warning-for-6-countries-this-summer

10 Countries Just Issued Travel Warnings for the U.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bghc0gAms0s

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Afghan ally who was detained by ICE Now facing fast-tracked deportation. An Afghan man who helped the U.S. military during America’s longest war is now being fast-tracked for deportation after being arrested by immigration officials earlier this month, his lawyer and supporters said Monday.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/30/afghan-ally-who-was-detained-ice-now-facing-fast-tracked-deportation.html

Mayor: Recent ICE raids ‘extremely shameful, un-American.’ Fears of ICE arrests led the city of Bell Gardens to cancel July 4 celebrations. Mayor Jorgel Chavez accused federal agents of inciting fear. Other predominantly Latino communities canceled their events
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/ice-raids-bell-gardens-mayor/

Family Sues Trump Admin After ICE Arrest of 6-Year-Old With Leukemia at Immigration Court. Attorneys challenge immigration arrest, detention of child treated for cancer. As attorneys try to free a 6-year-old boy treated for cancer, as well as his mother and sibling, they’re challenging the Trump administration’s immigration court arrests.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigrant-child-cancer-detained-courtroom-arrest-rcna215330

Federal judge seeks clarity on whether birthright citizenship order means babies could be deported
https://apnews.com/article/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-dec3f7359c83615b3edbc2f2b45f09c1

The U.S. Department of Justice has begun to prioritize stripping naturalized Americans of their citizenship when charged with crimes, according to a recent memo.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/30/trump-naturalized-citizenship-doj-immigration

Kids Left ‘Haunted’ After ICE Shattered Car Window During Dad’s ICE Arrest Despite Pleas ‘Not to Use Violence,’ Mom Says
https://www.latintimes.com/kids-left-haunted-after-ice-shattered-car-window-during-dads-ice-arrest-despite-pleas-not-use-585899

Paul Feig Donates $100K to National Immigration Law Center, Calls Trump ICE Policy ‘Unconscionable and Unacceptable’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/paul-feig-donates-100k-national-010514196.html

People Are Shocked By The Story Of This 18-Year-Old Who Was In ICE Detention For Six Days — Because They Were Looking For His Father. “He’s a student, he’s not a threat. But this is how our system treats young people who’ve grown up here, as if they’re disposable.”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sienaegiljum/teenager-ice-detention-conditions

Texas Lawmaker Urges Trump to Ease Immigration Crackdown Citing Harm to Small Businesses. An analysis published earlier this year found that immigrants make up nearly a quarter of Texas’s labor force—more than 3.7 million workers
https://www.latintimes.com/texas-lawmaker-urges-trump-ease-immigration-crackdown-citing-harm-small-businesses-585654

Trump Administration to Ramp Up U.S. Citizenship Revocation, Sets 10 Priorities
https://www.latintimes.com/texas-lawmaker-urges-trump-ease-immigration-crackdown-citing-harm-small-businesses-585654

Trump’s deal that got migrants shipped to notorious El Salvador prison is only making MS-13 gang stronger
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-el-salvador-cecot-ms13-b2779881.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
President Trump on Monday shared a handwritten note to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urging him to lower interest rates, his latest attempt to push the central bank to do so.
https://thehill.com/business/5377145-trump-jerome-powell-note/

Trump’s tax bill would add $2.4tn to US debt, says non-partisan analysis. The Congressional Budget Office warns Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’ will leave 10.9 million uninsured by 2034
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/04/trump-tax-bill-debt

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump administration concludes Harvard in ‘violent violation’ of Civil Rights Act
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5376797-harvard-trump-civil-rights-act-title-vi-campus-antisemitism/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump’s EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits. More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-administration-epa-pollution

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Judge says Trump cuts to environmental grants were illegal, restores funding to Minneapolis Foundation
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/18/epa-termination-environmental-justice-grants-unlawful-00411906

Massive Force ‘Pulsing’ Beneath Earth Triggers Continent-Wide Rift
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-found-earths-pulse-and-its-tearing-a-continent-apart/

Earth’s Magnetic Poles Are Once Again Starting to Shift: Yes, Earth’s magnetic poles are shifting, and the north magnetic pole is currently moving towards Siberia at an accelerated rate. This movement is not a new phenomenon, but the speed and direction of the shift have recently changed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/earth-s-magnetic-poles-are-once-again-starting-to-shift/ss-AA1GdsC0

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
HARVEST INTERRUPTED: Farmworkers in Ventura County living in fear after ICE raids [Video]
https://www.newsbreak.com/abc-10-news-kgtv-563645/4083170908963-harvest-interrupted-farmworkers-in-ventura-county-living-in-fear-after-ice-raids

ICE raids leave crops to rot, California farms at risk
https://patch.com/california/across-ca/ice-raids-impact-ca-farms-leave-crops-unharvested-report

# Gov / Politics
Full argument: Trump-Zelensky White House meeting descends into shouting match [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_kTNIYsFnQ

Israel Controls Trump’s Inner Circle — Max Blumenthal Exposes Iran Disinfo Ops [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3OxlEDL0I

Lawrence: Trump humiliated globally while Musk live-tweets Trump’s Oval Office ‘stupidity festival’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5vvjXZK08s

Trump, Musk, Republicans, and the Empathy Bug, The real crisis we are living through
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-musk-and-the-empathy-bug

Bette Midler reveals what GOP senators are hiding in their bill — and it’s worse than you thought
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/bette-midler-reveals-what-gop-senators-are-hiding-in-their-bill-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/

GOP senators shocked by what’s in their bill: ‘Don’t know where it came from’
https://www.rawstory.com/lindsey-graham-2672504175/

The Supreme Court’s injunctions decision returns America to the constitutional horrors of Dred Scott
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5376627-supreme-court-universal-injunctions-ruling/

Oregon joins 45 other states in allowing the governor to make appointments to vacant U.S. Senate seats
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2025/06/30/oregon-joins-45-other-states-in-allowing-the-governor-to-make-appointments-to-vacant-u-s-senate-seats/

MAGA Civil War Explodes Over Trump Support for Israel
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-civil-war-takes-ugly-064254601.html

‘Big, beautiful bill’ narrowly passes Senate, faces tough crowd in House. The sprawling domestic policy measure now heads to the House, with Republicans hustling to get it to the president’s desk by July 4.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/01/senate-passes-big-beautiful-bill-00434918?_hsmi=369397941&utm_content=369397941&utm_medium=email&utm_source=hs_email

Why Is Trump Rushing To Pass The Tax Cut Bill? Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro explains what Republicans don’t want you to know about their legislation — and how it “screws over the people who voted for this president.”
https://www.levernews.com/why-is-trump-rushing-to-pass-the-tax-cut-bill/

# LGBTQ / Gender
NYC Pride ends in chaos after teen girl shot in the head near Stonewall Inn hours after 50 hurt by bear spray attack
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14591586/nyc-pride-stonewall-teens-shot/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Voice of America channels fall silent as Trump administration guts agency
https://jcpost.com/posts/2b65be5b-0a4d-40a6-a088-155177d6800a

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Republicans are pushing a Medicaid work requirement. Here’s what happened when Georgia tried it.  Georgia’s example shows that this could threaten health care for nearly 16 million Americans and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-big-beautiful-bill

FBI Uncovers ‘Largest Health Care’ Scheme: The investigation encompassed 50 federal districts and 12 state attorneys general, according to the DOJ. State and federal law enforcement agencies also took part, according to the FBI.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5451736/doj-health-care-fraud-medicaid

# Medical / Health / COVID / Biological
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas. A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-miscarriage-blood-transfusions

HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-cdc-staff-birth-control-safety-women-at-risk/

# Medical Science / Research
HHS Renews Funding For States’ Cancer Prevention, Tracking Programs
https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/30/hhs-resumes-funding-cancer-screening-state-level-tracking/

# Medical Technology
Microsoft Says Its New AI System Diagnosed Patients 4 Times More Accurately Than Human Doctors
https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-medical-superintelligence-diagnosis/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Military requests pulling 200 troops back from California protest duty
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/06/30/military-requests-pulling-200-troops-back-from-california-protest-duty/

# Military / General News / Global
Israel intensifies Gaza attacks ahead of Netanyahu’s White House visit
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-israel/israel-gaza-attacks-trump-ceasefire-netanyahu/

# Social / Communities
No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal? ‘Return to the Land’ is one of the most established white supremacist residential communities in the US, according to the ADL
https://forward.com/news/733168/return-to-the-land-arkansas-jews-eric-orwoll/
The ADL, or Anti-Defamation League: https://www.adl.org/about/who-we-are

# Social Services / Programs
Sweeping Changes Hit Social Security: Recent changes to the Social Security Administration (SSA) include staffing cuts, office closures, and a shift towards digital and in-person service, potentially impacting benefit access for some individuals.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5320263/social-security-administration-changes-identity-office

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/30/congress/blackburn-yanks-support-for-ai-moratorium-00434635

U.S. Arrests Facilitator in North Korean IT Worker Scheme; Seizes 29 Domains and Raids 21 Laptop Farms
https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/us-arrests-key-facilitator-in-north.html

# Veterans / VA
‘We won’t be able to make ends meet’: Congress proposes tighter rules for food assistance for veterans
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-06-30/veterans-congress-legislation-snap-food-18296520.html

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