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August 8, 2026, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 8, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Attention Readers:

Due to the nature of independent content, Voices, The Peoples News cannot guarantee content validity.

NOTE: Material appearing here is distributed without profit or monitory gain to those who have expressed an interest in receiving the material for research and educational purposes. At any point, you can select the link in every email to subscribe, unsubscribe, or send news items: j.selman.1234@livingston.net

All content is owned by author exclusively. Expressed opinions are not necessarily the views of Voices, The Peoples News, other authors, affiliates, advertisers, sponsors, partners or technicians. Some content may be satirical in nature. Articles are reprinted under Fair Use Doctrine of International Copyright Law.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 7, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 6, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Purple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her as she sat quietly in the front yard of her DC home. National Guard troops seized Anna King, slamming her to the ground and leaving her with injuries that required surgery, according to a federal tort claim
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/veteran-sues-national-guard-detained-dc-b3027489.html

Gruesome criminal history ‘rampant’ as probe exposes multiple immigration agents
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/immigration-agent-crimes/

Legal aid groups alarmed as Trump administration awards $150M migrant child contract to Texas firm. The contract to the Houston-based Burke Law Group comes as the Trump administration ramps up its mass deportation campaign across the country
https://apnews.com/article/migrant-children-deport-unaccompanied-8c8c5b7929f25c410e83d8b1112c5f09

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
While you’re still debating if insects will be part of our future diet, you’ve already been eating crickets and larvae for over a year, disguised as your favorite foods. Corporate translation: “We add insect flour to products, but call it ‘alternative protein.’”
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbofP0NSr9A/

GOP giddy as Trump official brags 5M booted off food stamps: ‘Listen, we’re very generous’: Trump USDA Chief Calls Kicking 5 Million People Off Food Aid ‘A Pretty Big Win.’ “The immense hardship these families are now facing is not, in fact, ‘a pretty big win,’” said one policy expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/brooke-rollins-snap-cuts-2677660136

# Gov / Politics / US
In blow to Trump, ‘very concerned’ GOP senator threatens to withhold Blanche AG vote. A GOP lawmaker on the outs with President Donald Trump is not sold on voting for Todd Blanche to be the country’s next attorney general, per Mediaite.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/blow-trump-very-concerned-gop-205129293.html

Senate committee votes in favor of holding Fauci in contempt of Congress. The former Covid czar refused to testify at a hearing last week, exercising his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/06/senate-panel-votes-to-hold-fauci-in-contempt-01026988

Trump Becomes INCOHERENT During Fox News Interview. Fox News is carrying water for Donald Trump in a big way. They continue trying to convince everyone that he isn’t mentally declining, even though it’s happening right before our eyes.
https://www.aol.com/articles/donald-trump-sparks-health-concerns-064952000.html

Pressure is building on Sen. Mitch McConnell after more than six weeks away from the Senate with little public information about his condition, renewing scrutiny over the country’s aging leaders and questions about their health impacting their ability to serve.
https://cbs4local.com/news/nation-world/oldest-congress-ever-faces-fresh-scrutiny-over-their-health-mitch-mcconnell-transparency-health-problems-age-limits-term-limits

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social in the midnight hours to hurl angry threats at people who have spoken out against him. Trump responded with fury after the Washington Post spoke to internal and anonymous sources about a fight between himself and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over concerns the U.S. is running out of missiles in the middle of a war. “The ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down,” wrote Trump. “Long term jail sentences will be sought!”
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-hegseth-2677664638-2677664638

Vance calls on Congress to codify fraud, fund investigations. Vice President JD Vance called on leaders in Congress to codify more than $230 billion in fraud on Wednesday. He called on leaders to develop legislation that would require data sharing between state and federal governments, increase penalties for bad actors and appropriate more funds for fraud prosecution.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7f984529-2141-4c85-81bc-bc69eebcd152.amp.html

More than 600,000 voter files ripped off Arizona site in 2020 by hacker, but DOJ didn’t prosecute: Election Records Handed Over to the FBI in Maricopa County, Arizona, Could Be Fatally Flawed, Experts Say
Unlike in Fulton County, Georgia, where actual ballots were seized, a federal grand jury subpoenaed digital data related to a partisan audit of the county’s vote.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-arizona-election-records-fbi

Murphy Says Trump “Has Been Gaslighting Us All Along” on Iran — Calls the Latest News “A Possible Deal to Start Talking About a Possible Deal”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4809274264002-murphy-says-trump-has-been-gaslighting-us-all-along-on-iran-calls-the-latest-news-a-possible-deal-to-start-talking-about-a-possible-deal

Gov. Andy Beshear Rejects Notion That a “Deadline” Has Passed to Replace Mitch McConnell
The Kentucky Republican senator has not made any public appearances since June.
https://truthout.org/articles/beshear-rejects-notion-that-a-deadline-has-passed-to-replace-mcconnell/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Pressure mounts on Texas to address brutal heat crisis in prison cells. State hit by new wrongful death lawsuit by family of Jason Wilson, who died in ‘brutally hot, un-airconditioned’ cell. Heat is killing Texas prisoners, and state leaders won’t shell out for AC. The system for choosing who gets a “cool bed” is “arbitrary, inadequate, and ineffective,” a judge ruled.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/heat-stroke-death-texas-prisons-air-conditioning-bills/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Here’s Why Judge Jeanine Defied Trump—And What It Will Cost Her: Even the insiders are sick of hearing about the reflecting pool. “At some moment you have to take a step back and say, ‘This is ludicrous.’ That is what Jeanine Pirro did. So that’s her sin.”
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/heres-why-judge-jeanine-defied-trump

‘Strong evidence of collusion’ in Trump case ‘amply supported’ judge’s decision to slap his lawyers with serious sanctions: Court filing
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/strong-evidence-of-collusion-in-trump-case-amply-supported-judges-decision-to-slap-his-lawyers-with-serious-sanctions-court-filing/amp/

Federal judge reveals chilling threats and intimidation after blocking Trump policy. McConnell said the threats intensified after he blocked parts of the Trump administration’s sweeping freeze on trillions of dollars in federal funding early last year. : Nothing ‘disturbed me as much as that’
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/federal-judge-reveals-chilling-threats-and-intimidation-after-blocking-trump-policy-11785948834188.html

Dozens of judges have ruled that Donald Trump’s policies illegally stifled free speech, in what legal experts say is an unprecedented rebuke of a president who campaigned on a platform of ending censorship.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-vowed-bring-free-speech-back-judges-75-cases-ruled-that-he-has-stifled-it-2026-08-04/

Louisiana is supposed to compensate wrongfully convicted people. The AG keeps pushing back. In her two years in the role, Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill has opposed almost all compensation claims by wrongfully convicted people. Elvis Brooks’ murder conviction was thrown out after a prosecutor admitted he hid potentially exonerating evidence. Murrill maintains he’s guilty.
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-wrongful-conviction-compensation-liz-murrill-elvis-brooks

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Here’s What Will Happen to CNN…and to Donald Trump’s deep, abiding hatred for the network. The fate of CNN, undoubtedly the world’s most famous name in news, hangs in the balance. I will tell you here what’s going to happen to it. Though I’m not sure you should care.
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/heres-what-will-happen-to-cnn

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
FDA: Heart and Blood Meds Recalled:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report warning that some dabigatran capsules have been recalled nationwide.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/prescription-blood-thinner-recalled-nationwide-120800340.html

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
‘Shocking’: Veterans sound the alarm on ‘staggering sum’ spent on Trump crackdown. The Pentagon has already spent more than $700 million to deploy troops in the nation’s capital since last August, and their continued deployment is expected to cost another $1.43 billion, Goldbeck wrote, citing estimates from the Pentagon comptroller nominee.
https://www.rawstory.com/national-guard-2677664010/

Cuba Uses ‘Revolutionary Tourism’ to Destabilize US: Official; The Trump administration is taking the threat from Cuba seriously. A recent State Department report revealed that Cuban agents have infiltrated the top levels of the Pentagon and the National Security Council.
https://mronline.org/2026/08/06/unbreakable-cuba-why-washington-still-fears-a-defiant-island/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
In one of the most extraordinary fossil discoveries ever made, a worker operating heavy equipment near Fort McMurray, Alberta, accidentally uncovered the remains of a 110-million-year-old nodosaur during mining operations. Today, the specimen is regarded as one of the finest dinosaur fossils ever discovered.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/in-2011-a-shovel-strike-at-an-alberta-mine-exposed-a-rare-armoured-dinosaur-hidden-for-millions-of-years/articleshow/131414266.cms

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
U.S. Rep. Keith Self, a Texas Republican, used social media on Wednesday to accuse the federal government of building an expansive domestic surveillance apparatus. Rep. Self Says “Our Founding Fathers Would Be Disgusted” As America’s Surveillance State Expands — Blasts Flock Cameras, 2027 Car “Kill Switches,” and CBDC
https://share.newsbreak.com/j7xaat29

# Social / Communities / Housing
# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
U.S. lawmakers clash over ways to extend Social Security funding. With the Social Security Trust Fund insolvency date looming, a congressional committee discussed creating a basic procedural framework to address the thorny issue at a Wednesday hearing.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_32642fa0-d212-4ee2-ad24-f5356e9f1cf5.html

# Veterans / VA
This dishonorable Trump henchman is robbing fallen heroes — literally. As a veteran, I will go to my grave believing that covering each other’s six doesn’t end at the grave. These names were removed from the Defense Casualty Analysis System due to a supposed “glitch,” taking the number of KIA from 18 to 14.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/hegseth-iran-war-dead/

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 5, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Immigration nation. ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/08/03/ice-begins-outfitting-haitian-immigrants-with-ankle-monitors-attorneys-say/

‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention. Court records reviewed by the Guardian show medical procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/trump-dhs-hunger-strikes-force-feeding-ice-detention

DOJ Moves to Denaturalize 25 US Citizens. Trump DOJ unleashes largest denaturalization effort in department history — and says it’s ‘only the beginning’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-doj-unleashes-largest-denaturalization-202039478.html

Maine man who watched immigration agents puts U.S. government in crosshairs of lawsuit

Maine man who watched immigration agents puts U.S. government in crosshairs of lawsuit

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Education Department Ends Tracking of Bullying and Harassment of Trans Kids. The new policy also alters the definition of rape, excluding “gender identity” from a list of protected statuses. The modifications affect the mandated federal survey sent to public school districts across the country
https://www.k12dive.com/news/education-department-strikes-transgender-nonbinary-students-omb-data-collection-civil-rights/757747/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Appeals court rules Trump’s EPA improperly ended billions in climate funding
https://apnews.com/article/epa-grants-climate-united-trump-36ad8c6684939a1788dd49979e0f3ad9

FEMA cut staff without weighing disaster response risks, GAO reports
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108427

Abbott threatened Corpus Christi over its water crisis but hasn’t intervened with a troubled river authority. A Nueces River Authority project could expand Corpus Christi’s water supply, but the Texas governor has done little about the agency’s financial problems despite choosing its board.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/04/texas-greg-abbott-corpus-christi-nueces-river-authority/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Texas landowners erupt at hearing over bill to seize private land for transmission lines. “After hearing hours of testimony from Texas landowners … one thing is clear: landowners deserve a fair and transparent CCN process.”

Texas landowners erupt at hearing over bill to seize private land for transmission lines

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
First it was Taco Bell. Now Chipotle is at the center of a foodborne outbreak. Pathogen: Salmonella Javiana. 110 total reported cases in Minnesota, with 75 patients confirming they ate at the chain.
https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/health-officials-probe-salmonella-cases-tied-to-jalapeno-peppers-served-at-chipotle-87611740

Texas New World Screwworm Cases Reach 15 Counties: The New World screwworm poses a multibillion-dollar threat to the state’s cattle industry. Track cases here.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/12/screwworm-tracker-texas-cases-by-county/

# General News
Trump orders White House helipad do-over after rejecting nearly finished product. As crews were nearing the finish line, President Trump has ordered contractors to redo portions of the new White House helipad.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6008604-trump-white-house-helipad-construction-new-demands/

National Park Service concludes Trump’s arch is so big that it would intrude on other DC landmarks
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arch-washington-national-park-service-plans-b3026741.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Politician Finally Dares to Ask If Missing Mitch Is Dead
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbJ5FTiCqKh/

The financial ties of Cleta Mitchell’s vast anti-voting network: Election denier Cleta Mitchell granted DHS elections official Heather Honey a lot of money

Election denier Cleta Mitchell granted DHS elections official Heather Honey a lot of money

Anti-voting activist Scott Presler spreads noncitizen disinformation in Pennsylvania: Conservative activists turn to Pa. juror records to purge non-citizens from voter rolls https://radio.wpsu.org/2026-08-03/conservative-activists-turn-to-pa-juror-records-to-purge-non-citizens-from-voter-rolls

“Organized doxxing” by the federal government. The Trump administration has reportedly paid millions to contractors to scour social media sites looking for posts that undermine its immigration enforcement operations.
https://theconversation.com/the-trump-administrations-global-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo-without-congressional-approval-287276

Law Enforcement: DOJ should improve training and misconduct guidelines for nonfederal task force officers
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108468

A Senator Who Reviewed the Classified Boat Strike Orders Just Called the Victims “Murder Victims” in a Letter to Trump. More than 220 people have been killed in Trump’s military campaign on boats in international waters since September.

Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims

Latino Organizations Unite in Unprecedented Push to Mobilize 5 Million Voters Ahead of Midterms
https://www.latintimes.com/latino-organizations-unite-unprecedented-push-mobilize-5-million-voters-ahead-midterms-598391

Top Economist Says Mohammed Bin Salman ‘Forced Trump to Back Off’ Iran Strikes With a ‘Credible Threat’ to Unload US Treasuries
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/bonds/26/08/60871794/top-economist-says-mohammed-bin-salman-forced-trump-to-back-off-iran-strikes-with-a-credible-threat-to-unload-us-treasuries

Rand Paul says he will send Fauci contempt referral straight to DOJ if it passes committee. Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a combative subcommittees hearing regarding the origins of COVID-19 and pandemic handling
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/senator-pushes-hold-fauci-contempt-after-he-declined-answer-covid-related-questions

Warren Decries $1.4 Billion Cost of Trump’s National Guard Deployment in DC: “The National Guard are not pawns, and taxpayer dollars are not a piggy bank for Trump’s political stunts.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/national-guard-deployment-to-washington-through-2029-will-cost-roughly-1-4-billion-estimate-shows

Trump and Blanche keep the president’s corrupt IRS immunity deal — and throw January 6 rioters to the curb. Trump never needed the slush fund for taxpayer-funded payouts. But the fight over ‘Anti-Weaponization’ claims gave convenient cover for DOJ’s shield against tax investigations
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-blanche-irs-immunity-deal-b3026684.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
FBI Bureau secretly probed Trump as a Russian asset for firing Comey: White House Declassified Memo Repository.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/08/fbi-secretly-opened-probe-alleging-trump-fired-comey-because-he-was-a-russian-asset-declassified-memos-show/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Ex-Olympian could sue Trump admin after feds who threatened him with 10 years in prison now move to toss indictment, lawyer says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/ex-olympian-could-sue-trump-admin-after-feds-who-threatened-him-with-10-years-in-prison-now-move-to-toss-indictment-lawyer-says/

Trump Administration Hit With Lawsuit Over Giving Feds Access to Millions of Welfare Recipients’ Social Security Numbers: ‘Gross Breach of Personal Privacy’
https://apnews.com/article/social-service-funds-lawsuit-personal-info-4917888297602fa55b4d4980b48fb5d3

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
HuffPost was gutted in a devastating wave of layoffs that wiped out more than a third of its parent company’s staff. This is what happens when corporate owners prioritize profit margins over the free press.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/verizon-media-huffpost-layoffs_n_5c48b986e4b083c46d64e85a

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump administration finds a new way to screw Medicare members, hiking their drug bills. The administration just piled another lead weight on Americans already struggling to manage their increased expenses because of Trump’s war and tariffs: July 29, Medicare chief Mehmet Oz announced the government is canceling a subsidy program that kept premiums for Medicare prescription drug benefit, known as Part D, under control.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hiltzik-trump-administration-finds-way-100000000.html

A Florida Health Company Paid $14.1 Million After Pressuring Doctors to Add False Diagnoses to Medicare Records: Complete Health to pay $14M to settle Medicare Advantage fraud allegations
The value-based primary care provider submitted false diagnosis codes to the CMS for three years, inflating its reimbursement by millions of dollars, according to the DOJ.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/complete-health-doj-settlement-medicare-false-claims-upcoding/826983/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Walgreens closes massive Texas facility amid nationwide cuts. Texas now only has one distribution center. Texas now only has one distribution center,
https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/walgreens-2026-store-locations-closing-22373292.php

UnitedHealthcare Denies Coverage for NYC Couple’s Premature Twins. Then They See Who the Letter Is Addressed To: ‘My Only Other Question’
https://www.newsweek.com/new-parents-denied-coverage-by-united-healthcare-then-sent-shocking-letter-12032801

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pete Hegseth’s reckless weapons testing caused a civilian medevac plane to crash into a mountain in New Mexico, KILLING everybody onboard!
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/experimental-military-gps-jamming-cited-in-fatal-new-mexico-medevac-plane-crash

Iran war has depleted nearly all of some key US missile stockpiles: THAAD To Patriots: Iran War Has Depleted “Virtually All” Of US’ Missile InterceptorsThe US Army has also used “virtually all” of its highly accurate long-range, surface-to-air weapons during the war, the report said.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/thaad-to-patriots-iran-war-has-depleted-virtually-all-of-us-missile-interceptors-11868874

# Social / Communities / Housing
Are camps for the homeless really imprisonment camps? Internment Camps for Homeless People — Disguised as ‘Help.’ Legally and operationally, sanctioned or designated homeless “campuses” and managed encampments are not formal prisons or concentration camps.

It is against the law to be homeless. National Homelessness Law Center condemns Trump’s misguided Executive Order on homelessness. Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as a crime, will make homelessness worse

Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes

# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Sanders Warns Democrats: Don’t Support Bill to Fast-Track Social Security Cuts
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-democrats-social-security

Pending heart-related disability claims face Social Security’s new medical rules October 30
https://www.newsbreak.com/main-street-dollars-395557091/4805156252799-pending-heart-related-disability-claims-face-social-security-s-new-medical-rules-october-30

Same doctor, same office, new owner: The hospital ‘facility fee’ that now rides along on a medicare visit
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/08/04/same-doctor-same-office-new-owner-the-hospital-facility-fee-that-now-rides-along-on-a-medicare-visit/

# Technology / Robotics / Internet
Trump’s FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for “Woke AI”: As Elon Musk defends nude deepfakes, the Federal Trade Commission is moving to censor AI models trained to recognize historical injustices.
https://www.freepress.net/news/trumps-ftc-threatening-punish-big-tech-woke-ai

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE Is Using Immigration Arrests to Build a Massive DNA Database. A new report accused the agency of “abusing” its power for policing.
https://newrepublic.com/post/213887/ice-building-massive-dna-database-fbi

ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children: Internal documents show ICE’s DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever.
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-fbi-codis/

American Dragnet: Data-Driven Deportation in the 21st Century: ICE has built a sweeping surveillance dragnet—giving them the ability to track nearly every person in the U.S., seemingly at any time.
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-technology-center/research/american-dragnet-data-driven-deportation-in-the-21st-century/

ICE officers are increasingly making arrests at U.S. airports: ICE officers have doubled arrests at airports nationwide since the effort began last summer, a senior Department of Homeland Security official told NBC News.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-officers-are-increasingly-making-arrests-us-airports-rcna590637

ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farm worker and professor changed for ever. Raids on Glass House Farms in California became a ‘litmus test’ for how much violence agents could inflict during Trump’s deportation campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/california-ice-immigration-raid

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Capital One Says It Closed Trump Family Business’ Accounts for ‘Anti-Money Laundering Reasons,’ Not Politics. The bank’s response comes more than a year after the Trump Organization said in a lawsuit that its accounts were closed due to Capital One’s “woke” beliefs
https://people.com/capital-one-says-it-closed-trump-family-business-accounts-for-anti-money-laundering-reasons-not-politics-12032504

The Trump transaction tax. “The administration continues to take ownership in more and more companies, blatantly wielding executive power to reward or punish, all while badgering firms with business before the government to pay up, or else. That’s not free enterprise, it’s a shakedown economy.”
https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-transaction-tax

Trump-driven insider trading scandal ignites DOJ denial — as MAGA star comes unglued
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-launches-investigation-into-trump-scheme-to-sell-insider-access-to-his-own-truth-social-posts

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure. Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports, a measure critics call most extreme in the country.
https://www.rawstory.com/anti-trans-sports-measure/#:~:text=Kindergarten%20girls%20targeted%20for%20invasive%20exams%20by%20new%20GOP%2Dled%20ballot%20measure

‘Every red flag’: School district’s gender identity mandate on teachers risks second SCOTUS rebuke. High court overturned Maryland district’s no-exceptions policy for LGBTQ “storybooks” a year ago. Legal scholars, states, parental rights activists say no-exceptions pronouns and secrecy policies have same problems.
https://justthenews.com/nation/free-speech/every-red-flag-school-districts-gender-identity-mandate-teachers-risks-second

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
At least 7 states report water systems cyberattacks to FBI. In some cases, water systems had to be shut down altogether. Authorities said cyberattacks targeted more than 30 water systems throughout Minnesota, including the city of Plymouth, just outside Minneapolis, with a population of nearly 80,000.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/7-states-water-cyberattacks-fbi/

Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws. For decades, regular citizens and advocacy groups have filed suits that forced companies and the federal government to clean up the environment. Trump officials have moved to limit that power. Congress specifically wrote into those laws ways for citizens to enforce them through the courts when the government does not act to address the problem.
https://theconversation.com/trump-administration-moves-to-block-public-from-enforcing-environmental-protection-laws-288687

How President Trump and Utah leaders lied and misled on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase: Lies about the correct size of a monument, the history of the Antiquities Act, and hunting and fishing access were all used to justify the downsizing
https://westernpriorities.org/2026/07/how-president-trump-and-utah-leaders-lied-and-misled-on-bears-ears-and-grand-staircase/

# General News
The U.S. Government Has Already Prepared for the Worst: Inside America’s Emergency Plans. A Nation Built on Preparedness for Worst Case Scenarios. We report that the United States government maintains one of the most extensive emergency preparedness frameworks in the world, built on the assumption that crises are not hypothetical but inevitable.
https://www.newsbreak.com/easy-everyday-recipes-380399510/4741495246226-the-us-government-has-already-planned-for-the-worst-inside-america-s-national-preparedness-strategy

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
U.S. Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to produce the unredacted documents. The DOJ has refused to hand over Epstein files after a judge’s order. The deadline was July 2, 2026. Not a single arrest or investigation. ZERO.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5952687-justice-department-epstein-files-phang-suit/

GOP pair shamed by furious Epstein survivors after sending an ‘unmistakable message’: One Democratic lawmaker is fed up with how the GOP is handling the investigation into the crimes committed by disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-epstein-2677264206/

‘Unbelievable’: Epstein recruiter found dead secretly ran pro-Trump account: A Jeffrey Epstein-linked French modeling scout who was discovered dead at his home last month was quietly operating an anonymous online account devoted to praising President Donald Trump, according to two researchers who say they traced the account back to him, a finding they called “unbelievable.”
https://www.rawstory.com/daniel-siad/

# Gov / Politics / US
‘Bottomless pit of need’: Trump mocked after claiming victory at his own golf tournament
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-golf-2677647636/

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno says GOP Rep. Max Miller ‘should not’ be serving in Congress: Moreno also said that he believes Miller needs professional help “to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.”
https://time.com/article/2026/08/03/bernie-moreno-max-miller-ohio-abuse-allegations-congress/

Miller denies abuse allegations, says he’s ‘not getting out of’ reelection race in face of resignation calls. During court proceedings, Moreno has accused Miller of throwing hot water on her, holding a gun to her head and breaking their daughter’s collarbone.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6004629-max-miller-denies-abuse-allegations/

Villarreal: You cannot ask for our support while simultaneously attacking our families and targeting our workforce
https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/villarreal-you-cannot-ask-for-our-support-while-simultaneously-attacking-our-families-and,79210

‘Knock her teeth out’: Inside the horror a MAGA congressman chose to make public. Republican Representative Max Miller of Ohio publicly released his own family’s sensitive domestic records, including medical files and police logs, to counter abuse claims. The published documents, aimed at defending his reelection campaign, contained disturbing details regarding a child’s broken collarbone and personal threats
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/max-miller-wife/

Trump’s arch to smack Arlington with years of construction noise beside active burials. National Park Service assessing ‘adverse’ impact of Trump arch on historic sites, and preservationists say that seems to be the point.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2677653900/

Trump’s Constitutional Dictatorship: A constitutional dictatorship unfolding before our eyes, chronicled by two journalists with White House access. “In service to his obsessions, the president is willing to take the country right up to the edge of catastrophe, and no one is willing to incur his ire by trying to stop him. Only the reality of the consequences of what he had done, the collapsing bond markets, persuaded him to reverse course.”
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/08/20/trumps-constitutional-dictatorship-regime-change-haberman-swan/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘I’m Reloading’: Texas Cops Continued to Shoot Black Teen as He Lay Dying on the Ground, But No Gun Was Found, Only a Water Bottle
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/29/us/austin-police-teen-shooting

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Humana to exit more Medicare Advantage plans in 2027. Just Announced 600,000 More Exits
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/humana-2027-medicare-advantage-plan-exits-q2-2026/826441/

Trump slashes Medicare drug subsidies, cutting against affordability message
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6003940-trump-slashes-medicare-drug-subsidies-cutting-against-affordability-message/

‘Just cruel’: Medicaid halt in California and Minnesota plunges caregivers and disabled people into uncertainty. Shock and fury as Trump administration holds back Medicaid funding to states over alleged caregiving fraud
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/medicaid-cuts-minnesota-california

Medicaid Recipients Are Beginning to Lose Coverage as Nebraska Becomes First State to Enforce New Federal Work Requirements. States are entering the first phase of implementing new federal Medicaid work requirements, with Nebraska becoming the first state where some beneficiaries are beginning to lose coverage after failing to meet the reporting requirements.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/health-care/26/08/60870719/medicaid-work-requirements-rollout-begins-nebraska-coverage-losses

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
WATCH: Bruce Willis’ wife advocates for passage of dementia bill: Emma Heming Willis, wife of movie star Bruce Willis, joined lawmakers in the California Capitol on Monday to push for passage of a bill that would track cases of frontotemporal degeneration, the type of dementia her husband has.
https://www.cbs19news.com/bruce-willis-wife-advocates-for-passage-of-dementia-bill/article_177a9f91-5198-5478-9def-402298ca9b6d.html
Emma Heming Willis: The Reality Of Bruce Willis’ Dementia & Caregiving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9GRAj_IX5Q

Treviño: The Americans with Disabilities Act serves as a foundation for TWC’s mission, “every Texan deserves the chance to succeed.”
https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/trevio-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-serves-as-a-foundation-for-twcs-mission,79321

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Hegseth’s wife to head commission helping military spouses and families
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6006186-trump-signs-military-spouse-commission/

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico. “When those lights go out, man, you know you are in big trouble.”
https://www.ctpost.com/business/article/military-jamming-disrupted-a-medical-plane-s-gps-22311544.php

The Pentagon has put 155 wind projects on hold, and the reason is not the turbines but what military radars may fail to see. Wind turbines can confuse radar systems on ships and aircraft. Their massive rotating blades create a “blade flash” on radar screens, while their steel bases reflect electromagnetic waves, making it difficult to distinguish the turbines from aircraft or other objects. That’s a problem for the military, The Trump administration claims wind turbines pose a national security threat. The industry says it’s pure politics.
https://grist.org/energy/pentagon_wind/

‘Heckuva job Pete!’ Pete Hegseth Won’t Be ‘Honest’ About Iran War Because He’s ‘Afraid’ of President Donald Trump and Losing His Job, Republican Lawmaker Claims
https://okmagazine.com/p/pete-hegseth-not-honest-iran-war-afraid-donald-trump-losing-job/

Pentagon expands missile production with prices not yet set. The Department of War signed agreements Monday with Northrop Grumman to help triple production of PAC-3 interceptors and quadruple output of THAAD components, the latest move in the administration’s push to expand the nation’s missile-defense arsenal.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ff1d1554-a88f-44e2-9c56-54587793fed6.html

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
85% of losses reported in the FBI’s 2025 IC3 report came from fraud: Social engineering drives most cybercrime damage, not technical failures. AI is making cyberattacks harder to catch: Voice cloning and deepfakes give social engineering a credibility upgrade.
https://ninjio.com/blog/fbi-why-85-of-cybercrime-losses-in-2025-point-to-a-human-problem/

Beyond the Code: The FBI’s 2025 Report and the Dominance of the Human Element in Cybercrime Losses. This article dissects why human vulnerability, amplified by advanced AI, poses the greatest threat, and outlines indispensable strategies for building resilient human defenses.
https://blog.securetrust.io/beyond-the-code-the-fbis-2025-report-and-the-dominance-of-the-human-element-in-cybercrime-losses/

Cryptocurrency and AI Scams Bilk Americans of Billions. FBI releases annual internet crime complaint report. The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report shows cyber-enabled crimes defrauded Americans of nearly $21 billion, with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence-related complaints among the costliest.
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/cryptocurrency-and-ai-scams-bilk-americans-of-billions

# Technology / Robotics / Internet
$150,000. That’s the price tag on a humanoid robot built to carry the same rifle a soldier carries, walk at almost 4 mph, haul 44+ pounds of gear, clear a building before any person steps through the door. A US startup called Foundation already holds $24 million in contracts with the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Their stated goal: 50,000 units manufactured by the end of 2027, scaling from 50 units this year to 10,000 next year alone.
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/foundation-startup-military-robots-trump-b3024226.html

The Little Robot that Could … Fix Roads. World’s first pothole ROBOT can automatically find and repair damaged roads!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYSfVtRL0y4

Tyler uses robots to map sidewalks, identify accessibility issues. Tyler deploys Daxbot robots to scan 90 miles of sidewalks, identifying ADA accessibility barriers like cracks and steep slopes across the city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6682CbidqI

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August 3, 2026
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# Indigenous
California approves $25M loan for Quartz Valley landback deal: The Quartz Valley Indian Reservation is poised to acquire nearly 40,000 acres of ancestral land after California approved a $25 million zero-interest loan to finance the purchase. The acquisition would rank as the second-largest tribal land-back deal in California history.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/real-estate/15701-california-approves-25m-loan-for-quartz-valley-landback-deal

Native entrepreneurs don’t need discovery. They need opportunity: The Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act isn’t just a small-business bill. It’s long-overdue recognition that Native enterprise predates the United States — and that federal policy should finally reflect that reality.
https://pechanga.net/native-entrepreneurs-dont-need-discovery-they-need-opportunity-p80067-188.htm

Yurok Tribe gains 125-acre redwood gateway in California land transfer
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/real-estate/15708-yurok-tribe-gains-125-acre-redwood-gateway-in-california-land-transfer

Murray, Cortez Masto reintroduce bill to expand food assistance for tribal households
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/food-agriculture/15707-murray-cortez-masto-reintroduce-bill-to-expand-food-assistance-for-tribal-households

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
How Trump is targeting DACA recipients for deportation. “I would be so blessed to be able to go back home, because that’s what I long for most right now.” A Texas mother of three U.S. citizens was deported to Mexico despite having legal status in the U.S. as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient and now has sued the Trump administration.
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/a-dying-dream-how-trump-targets-immigrants-who-arrived-as-children/

For Texas DACA recipients, a fearful present and an uncertain future as protected status expires. The Trump administration is slow-walking DACA renewal applications, allowing many to expire, leaving people without work permits and vulnerable to deportation.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/31/texas-daca-work-permits-renewal-delays-deportation-fears/

Plan B for ICE’s move to expand detention facilities
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/ice-immigrant-detention-private-contractors

# Children / Youth / Childcare / Interstate Child-Trafficking
Missing Tennessee Teen Found in Florida Leads to Texas Arrest After Interstate Child-Abduction Investigation
https://www.teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/aa0b1b81-f195-42cc-b983-ee9a72c6a627/en-US

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
[A bit of history.]
The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845–1848
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation
In 1845, Congress passed the Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas; Texas accepted and became a state: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, the Republic of Texas frequently sought to join the United States, but the process was stalled for years due to political tensions surrounding the expansion of slavery and the fear of war with Mexico
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/march1845.htm
Could Texas secede from the United States, if it wanted to?
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/could-texas-secede-from-the-united-states-if-it-wanted-to
Texas secession movements
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_movements

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Texas Hill Country Floods Trigger Rescues, Road Washouts and at Least Two Deaths After Guadalupe River surges 32 feet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtRYIpFJ32Q

Arizona, Nevada blast federal plan for Colorado River: Arizona and Nevada on Friday opposed a Colorado River usage reduction plan by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which could define the crucial waterway for 40 million people over the next decade.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/article_31652fea-7c17-4e01-972b-59628c6f9eba.html

Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems: People in southern Illinois are storming into city meetings and making public records requests in the battle over water.
https://truthout.org/articles/grassroots-movement-in-illinois-is-resisting-corporate-grab-of-water-systems/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Texas lawmakers under fire for advancing transmission line plan using eminent domain. Texans’ land, state lawmakers felt the rage of property owners during a 15-hour hearing on Wednesday. By Friday, senators were calling for a halt to the process.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_e035b53d-8567-4190-ab3f-4c0d7eecc210.html

# Gov / Politics / US
From Four Seasons Landscaping to the Reflecting Pool: A pattern of lies
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-reflecting-pool-lies-exposed-085032341.html

Fine print shows Blanche tried to ‘sneak through’ overnight ‘scam’ to shield Trump: report
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221417964

Crucial deadline in Mitch McConnell saga set to trigger never-before-tested law
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/mitch-mcconnell-2677644915/

Senators to vote Tuesday on Blanche after fund recission. Senators plan to vote Tuesday on Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after he issued an order rescinding the nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
https://timesnews.net/news/384624/senators-to-vote-tuesday-on-blanche-after-fund-recission/

Trump admin dusts off ‘Civil War-era law’ to punish protesters and ‘scare Americans’: A review of federal court records found that since President Donald Trump returned to office, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases under a rarely used 19th-Century statute, conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which carries up to six years in prison.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-protesters/

What is the Insurrection Act and could Trump use it in Minneapolis? President Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis after tensions escalated between protesters and federal officers following the shooting of Renee Good. Deploying the military for domestic law enforcement purposes usually requires congressional authorization, but invoking the 19th-century law would permit Trump to do so unilaterally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jkO42zPo8&t=25s
Insurrection Act: The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law that grants the president the authority to deploy active-duty U.S. military troops and federalize state National Guard units within the country
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/insurrection-act-explained

Is the U.S. “Merging” With Israel’s Military? What the NDAA Really Says About U.S.-Israel Defense Cooperation. Section 219 is not new security assistance to Israel. It focuses on expanding U.S.-Israel cooperation on defense technology, not increasing annual security assistance.
https://www.ajc.org/news/is-the-us-merging-with-israels-military-what-the-ndaa-really-says-about-us-israel-defense

Did Congress vote to ‘merge’ the US and Israeli militaries? No, that’s False: Did Congress just approve a merger of the U.S. and Israeli militaries? That’s what U.S. politicians from both political parties are saying. “Yesterday, the United States Congress voted to merge our military with Israel’s military,” Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback said in a July 23 X video. “This may be the last straw for American sovereignty.”
https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jul/29/james-fishback/us-israel-military-merger-ndaa-fishback-florida/
H.R.1229 – United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025. This bill requires or authorizes certain actions to increase defense-related cooperation between the United States and Israel.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1229

Virginia Democratic governor restores voting rights for more than 66,000 felons. The announcement comes ahead of the November referendum that would make rights restoration automatic after release from incarceration.
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/07/31/spanberger-restores-voting-rights-to-more-than-60000-virginians/

Trump declines to confirm reports of U.S. troops moving out of Bahrain and Kuwait, says “I don’t want to comment on that.” President Trump declined to confirm or deny reports that the U.S. military is repositioning troops out of Bahrain and Kuwait, offering no explanation when pressed by a reporter aboard Air Force One.
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4805811887213-trump-declines-to-confirm-reports-of-u-s-troops-moving-out-of-bahrain-and-kuwait-says-i-don-t-want-to-comment-on-that

Rep. Greg Casar accuses Trump of corruption, “Congress needs to tax the rich and hold Trump accountable. Americans deserve a government that works for them, not one captured by billionaires and corporate lobbyists”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQC-UaR_zY

Rep. Beyer accuses Trump of manufacturing the Iran War Crisis, “He helped create this crisis by walking away from the Nuclear Deal negotiated by President Obama.” Says the solution is still “diplomacy, not war”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4805644055358-rep-beyer-accuses-trump-of-manufacturing-the-iran-war-crisis-he-helped-create-this-crisis-by-walking-away-from-the-nuclear-deal-negotiated-by-president-obama-says-the-solution-is-still-diplomacy-not-war

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued an ultimatum to Mitch McConnell demanding that the senator publicly demonstrate he remains fit to serve or resign
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5993560-andy-beshear-mitch-mcconnell-health-update-ultimatum/

Trump called Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘traitor’ over the Iran war, and now she’s announced a new ‘movement’ with former allies: ‘America First’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mtg-tucker-carlson-announce-movement-200715024.html

Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions. Cuba’s humanitarian crisis is the latest episode in a 128-year struggle for control over the island.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-brutal-blockade-on-cuba-harkens-back-to-the-days-of-us-invasions/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Family Members Demand Investigation of Michigan Prison After Deaths of 5 Women. As severe medical issues and deaths increase, advocates and families are pressing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to take action.
https://www.wilx.com/2026/08/01/advocates-demand-whitmer-release-prisoners-after-5-deaths-huron-valley-womens-prison/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Bezos’ WaPo in turmoil as top editor abruptly departs after ‘total embarrassment’
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos-washington-post-is-falling

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Fauci privately estimated COVID-19 death rate far lower than he gave Congress, diary shows: A diary played an unusual role in a contentious Senate hearing Wednesday – musings from Dr. Anthony Fauci, a scientist who became a leading voice in the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.kcra.com/article/anthony-faucis-covid-era-diaries-takeaways/73305109

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Senate Gives Hemp THC Products A Lifeline By Including Provisions To Delay Planned Federal Ban In New Spending Bill
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senate-gives-hemp-thc-products-a-lifeline-by-including-provisions-to-delay-planned-federal-ban-in-new-spending-bill

Tracking Evidences of Dandelion for the Treatment of Cancer: From Chemical Composition, Bioactivity, Signaling Pathways in Cancer Cells to Perspective Study. Dandelion Shows Promise Against Cancer. Human Trials Are Needed
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12694484/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US won’t say how it knows drug-boat strikes are working
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_79da5209-d668-4049-b346-4ff60430e8d2.html

Outrage Builds Over Apparent US Use of 2,000-Pound Bomb on Iranian Family Home. “Everyone in the chain of command who authorized this should be charged with murder.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-crimes

# Military / Global
As Trump balks again at escalating war, Iran smells ‘blood in the water’ and looks to exploit its newfound strategic advantage, experts say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-balks-again-escalating-war-174824421.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff
A chunk of the Earth’s crust is missing and scientists have discovered where it is: The Great Unconformity is a famous geological mystery where miles of rock layers are completely missing from the geological record across the globe (most famously observed at the Grand Canyon). A massive gap of about 1 billion cubic kilometers of rock simply vanished.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weV7sPI7OAw

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
Lack of FISA reform lets federal govt surveil ‘entire communities’ with AI. As Congress plans to reauthorize a major government surveillance authority, privacy advocates say that failing to enact reforms would allow the federal government to spy on Americans at an unprecedented scale with artificial intelligence.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_1e430e4c-82e5-48f7-aed1-681998d2cb02.html

Big tech, state lawmakers fight back against unexpected disinformation war on data centers: Facing NIMBY: Industry experts and lawmakers are pushing back against “disinformation” about data centers, arguing that they are vital for American jobs and technological leadership.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/big-tech-and-state-lawmakers-fight-back-against-unexpected-disinformation

Most voters want data centers to provide their own electricity as opposed to an outright ban: According to a summary of the poll results, only 28% prefer a candidate who would ban data centers
https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/most-voters-want-data-centers-pay-their-own-electricity-opposed-outright-ban-poll

Anthropic allegedly destroyed millions of rare books to train AI — now booksellers see a surge in mysterious bulk orders
https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/ai-anthropic-buying-destroying-books-train-lawsuit/

AI hacks 3 more companies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PpeVFqGVNk

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August 2, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Ceuta border collapse leaves 57 dead, streets overwhelmed, and a warning Americans cannot ignore. The core argument of this warning is that an unmonitored or suddenly overwhelmed frontier—driven by rapid surges, legal ambiguities, and transnational smuggling networks exploiting policy changes—can destabilize local infrastructure overnight, creating severe humanitarian and national security emergencies that neighboring states are forced to react to abruptl
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-border-deaths

Federal border wall action on Texas land is illegal, state argues. GLO demands federal contractors ‘Don’t Tread on Texas, stop illegal activity on state land’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_9e08369c-9532-4970-b479-b473e9439186.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money laundering probe
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4623121-capital-one-says-it-closed-trump-organization-accounts-after-aml-probe-report

# General News
‘Don of Dung:’ Portrait of Trump Made with Manure Sells for Big Bucks: A Canadian artist has immortalized U.S. President Donald Trump in horse manure for a portrait that sold after just one day on the market.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/don-of-dung-portrait-of-trump-made-with-manure-sells-for-big-bucks/

# Gov / Politics / US
Council packed with Trump allies aims to change historic site protections so he can remake DC in his image. ‘For us, it felt like a bait and switch,’ says Ira Matt of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, which holds a seat on the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-historic-preservation-agency-remake-washington-b3025506.html

Scholar flags ‘tip of the iceberg’ of what could be ‘biggest’ Trump scandal ‘in history.’ “We have a scandal that is one of the biggest scandals of the Trump administration and its dimensions are literally unknown right now. And there’s a call for an investigation, we have not gotten to the bottom of it,” Blumenthal said.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tate-brothers-2677646665/

Trump’s ‘odd’ Camp David visit a telling — and troubling — sign: biographer. Trump biographer Michael Wolff found not only “odd,” but a potentially telling sign of trouble within his administration.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4804536282663-trump-s-odd-camp-david-visit-a-telling-and-troubling-sign-biographer

Trump’s Image Is Appearing on Coins, Passports and Park Passes, Sparking a Fierce Debate Over Presidential Branding. These passports include one version featuring Trump’s inaugural portrait surrounded by text from the Declaration of Independence, with the president’s signature positioned below his likeness.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/passports-kennedy-center-coins-trump-likeness/

Sen. Rand Paul says he’s working on a plan to BYPASS Senate Democrats and go DIRECTLY to the DOJ with Contempt of Congress findings for Fauci. This would BLOCK Democrats from filibustering Fauci’s contempt charge, and put it IMMEDIATELY in the hands of the DOJTHIS IS THE WAY!
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/29/congress/rand-paul-fauci-biden-pardon-fifth-amendment-01015150

Why USPS is hiring armed guards 100 days before the midterms: Ninety days from the midterms, Raw Story obtained internal USPS communications showing 972 private armed guards being deployed to 54 mail facilities. Union leaders warn it may be an effort to control the mail before Election Day.
https://postaltimes.com/armed-guards-descend-on-usps-as-trumps-war-on-mail-in-voting-ratchets-up/

# Global News
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Failed execution in Tennessee raises questions about the death penalty
https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/article_0a7193d0-321f-4d99-9dcb-e8f0d7db51ba.html

Nolan Wells Case Takes New Turn as Man Is Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Friend’s Mother, a Judge. Wells, 18, was found dead two days after mysteriously vanishing during a July 4 trip to Horn Island with a group of friends
https://people.com/nolan-wells-case-takes-new-turn-as-man-is-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-friend-s-mother-a-judge-12031757

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Trump Fights Back After Judge Calls His $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit ‘Bad Faith’— Mourns Loss of Scrapped $1.776 Billion Fund: Williams concluded that the lawsuit was used to provide “judicial legitimacy” for a settlement that lacked a viable legal or factual foundation.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/07/60859300/trump-fights-back-after-judge-calls-his-10-billion-irs-lawsuit-bad-faith-mourns-loss-of-scrapped-1-776-billion-fund-there-are-a-lot-of-people

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
’60 Minutes’ legend Scott Pelley knifed in the back — by his own partner: By the time Pelley made his stand, the damage to 60 Minutes had already been done. Editorial independence — the program’s defining principle for nearly six decades — had already been called into question.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/cbs-scott-pelley/

Brazen social media fraud schemes wreak havoc as Trump official issues stark warning for
‘fraudfluencers’: The rise of a new type of fraudster has a top Trump administration investigator sounding the alarm as new — albeit brazen — schemes for ripping off hard-working American taxpayers emerge.
https://www.aol.com/articles/brazen-social-media-fraud-schemes-100002000.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump administration rejects Medicaid expansion program, impacting 200K low-income Arkansans. The move also comes as the state has been preparing to impose work requirements for people on the expansion program, required under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/07/31/feds-reject-arkansas-request-to-renew-medicaid-expansion-program/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
The COVID Deception: Dr. Robert Redfield Reveals the Truth Behind the Lies: Covid-19 origin debate ‘squashed’, ex-CDC chief Dr Robert Redfield claims
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64891745

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Trump says US preparing more strikes on Iran. Tensions from Hormuz to Kuwait and Gaza lead to more warnings
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-threatens-more-strikes-on-iran-tensions-from-hormuz-to-kuwait-and-gaza-lead-to-more-warnings

Trump administration creating ‘incubators’ to develop new tech to counter drone terror attacks
Terrorism through drone warfare is the new frontier of attack, and the U.S. is combatting the threat on multiple fronts.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/combatting-fury-skies-drone-warfare-necessitates-new-protection-technology

Iran war latest: Trump ‘cancels’ strikes – as Tehran responds with ‘psychological warfare’ claim
Donald Trump has said he’s agreed to hold off any attack on Iran for now, claiming Middle Eastern countries have reached “the perimeters of a deal” to end the war. Follow the latest – and watch our latest explainer on why so many ceasefires don’t stop the killing.
https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-latest-us-trump-attack-13509565

President Trump is reportedly “exasperated” about the state of the war in Iran: Watch “The War In Iran JUST EXPLODED Out Of Control!!!” on YouTube
https://youtu.be/zvxXLSpGFVI?si=MbWlvWNcpzImmNzu

# Military / Global
Iran Threatens To Strike Other Nations Energy Fields If U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes — “All Will Be Burned to Ashes”: Iran warned this weekend against “adventurous actions” by the U.S. and said it would retaliate if American forces follow through on President Donald Trump’s threats to launch fresh attacks on Iranian target.
https://energynews.oedigital.com/energy-markets/2026/08/01/iran-threatens-to-attack-other-nations-energy-field-if-us-launches-new-attacks

Iran-Linked Hackers Widen Assault On U.S. Water Systems To At Least Seven States As Trump Blames Minnesota Instead
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/us/politics/iran-cyberattack-water-systems.html

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics / Internet
Lack of FISA reform lets federal govt surveil ‘entire communities’ with AI
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_1e430e4c-82e5-48f7-aed1-681998d2cb02.html

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August 1, 2026, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
U.S. Army Considers New Religious Accommodations Allowing Native American Soldiers to Wear Long Hair and Sacred Items
https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/honoring-heritage-in-uniform-native-american-soldier-granted-religious-accommodation-to-grow-hair-embrace-lakota-identity/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE separated nursing mom from infant, toddler in Nashville, against its own rules, advocates say. The woman was arrested without a warrant outside of her Nashville home in May; she hasn’t seen her infant or two-year-old with Down Syndrome since
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/07/31/ice-separated-nursing-mom-from-infant-toddler-against-its-own-rules-advocates-say/

Mother-of-three sues Trump admin after she was deported to Mexico – then had DACA status revoked for ‘unauthorized travel’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jessica-trevino-daca-status-deportation-ice-mexico-lawsuit-b3025463.html

ICE signs $529 million contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver
Facility will hold up to 1,188 detainees, bringing second big detention facility to state
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/07/13/colorado-new-ice-detention-center-hudson/

ICE Is Trading Warehouses for Old Prisons. Adapting to public pushback, the Trump administration is pivoting to expand immigration detention bedspace nationwide.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/01/ice-north-carolina-prison-arrest

[Video] Texas land commissioner sends cease and desist to Customs and Border Patrol: Texas land commissioner orders feds to stop “illegally” clearing state border tract. Dawn Buckingham said a contractor hired by U.S. Customs and Border Protection trespassed and significantly altered land in Presidio County without permission.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/31/texas-border-wall-cbp-cease-and-desist-presidio-county/

Johns Hopkins Researcher Fatima Ameaka Detained by ICE at Baltimore Airport as Airport Immigration Enforcement Expands
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/johns-hopkins-public-health-researcher-detained-ice-increased-airport-enforcement/

[Video] Group running Aurora ICE detention center sues to block law requiring health department inspections
https://share.newsbreak.com/j6gh5y8p

# Children / Youth / Childcare
‘A Slap in the Face to Moms and Dads’: GOP Blocks Attempt to Stop Trump From Raising Childcare Cost. “If Trump had simply done nothing… some of these families would have ended up saving as much as $15,000 a year,” said Sen. Patty Murray.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-blocks-childcare-resolution

# Employment / Labor / Unions
GSA official put on leave for social media post saying veterans’ preference in federal hiring is hampering tech recruiting. A government workforce expert told Government Executive that many hiring rules, including veterans’ preference, have become “procedural hurdles rather than achieving the intended outcome” because they haven’t been updated in decades.
https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/07/gsa-official-put-leave-social-media-post-saying-veterans-preference-federal-hiring-hampering-tech-recruiting/415122/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Arizona, California and Nevada could face major water cuts under new Colorado River plan. Three states may see water use restrictions over the next two years under a plan to manage the drought-stricken Colorado River.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/arizona-california-and-nevada-would-share-cuts-under-federal-proposal-for-colorado-river

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
17 states, including Texas, named in emergency electricity order from Energy Department. The order was issued following a request from Southwest Power Pool, which oversees transmission in all or parts of 17 states. The company is now allowed to send out backup generation units and adjust operations as needed “to maintain reliability,” a press release from the Energy Department explains.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/17-states-emergency-electricity-order-heat/

Texas Holding Consumers Hostage for $33 B in a High-Voltage Heist
https://share.newsbreak.com/j6d6f5yd

Robert Reich Says Americans Are ‘Getting Charged Twice’ as Trump’s Iran War Raises Gas Prices, Boosts Big Oil Profits
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/07/60830411/robert-reich-says-americans-are-getting-charged-twice-as-trumps-iran-war-raises-gas-prices-boosts-big-oil-profits

‘It’s like your home being invaded’: Texas landowners challenge massive power line project: The project has drawn significant opposition from landowners, who argue the nearly 200-foot-tall transmission line structures could impact homes, ranches and family properties. As part of the hearing, senators heard from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT, utility providers involved in the project and dozens of landowners, attorneys and advocates opposed to the proposed routes.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/home-being-invaded-texas-landowners-164832959.html

Trump Says U.S. Took In More Than $13 Billion From Venezuelan Oil, Then Warns Iran Could Be Next.
He said that Congress should approve legislation to allow Venezuela’s funds to be rerouted to the US military.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-us-has-taken-billions-and-billions-from-venezuela-and-iran-is-next/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
A Texas Farmer Has Been Spending $10,000 a Year Repairing Roads an Oil Company Tears Up — Then Discovered the Easement The Claim May Not Even Be Valid
https://share.newsbreak.com/j6gi460q

Texas could face billions in new SNAP costs under federal law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0h3X3Uhvqs

# Gov / Politics / US
Why Trump Is Melting Down Over His Unsolvable Mess: “So he’s yelling at people, ‘Solve the problem. There must be something we can do. What can we do? Do it.’‘”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-trump-is-melting-down-over-his-unsolvable-mess-author-michael-wolff/

Don’t Tread on Texas: Commissioner Buckingham Orders Federal Contractors to Cease Unauthorized Activity on State Land
https://www.glo.texas.gov/about-glo/press-releases/dont-tread-texas-commissioner-buckingham-orders-federal-contractors-cease

‘Keep Bribing Him Forever’: Critics Appalled at New Details of Trump’s Corporate Shakedowns
“I am trying to see how this operation differs from a classic organized crime protection racket. I see little distinction.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-corruption-corporate-shakedowns

“They Have No Frickin’ Idea What They Are Doing” — Rep. Ted Lieu Says Trump’s Iran War Has No Plan, No Strategy, and It’s “Time to Bring Our Troops Home”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4801001448538-they-have-no-frickin-idea-what-they-are-doing-rep-ted-lieu-says-trump-s-iran-war-has-no-plan-no-strategy-and-it-s-time-to-bring-our-troops-home

Trump admin loses another key staffer as White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson walks away
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5996311-abigail-jackson-white-house-onmessage/

CNN’s Elie Honig shocked at DOJ recruiting murderous gangster Sammy ‘The Bull’ for help in Comey Case
https://www.aol.com/articles/cnn-elie-honig-shocked-trump-143813000.html

New Comey revelations throw major wrench in Trump pick’s testimony: ex-DOJ prosecutor
https://www.alternet.org/james-comey-trump-2677292655/

Trump ignored warnings and betrayed a Texas Republican. That personal vendetta could cost him the Senate
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-john-cornyn-texas-talarico-b3025394.html

Iranian SURPRISE Attack Leaves Trump FUMING
https://youtu.be/Cyb4FapvPSg?si=mM_RgfsiUArleAzi

Warnock Says Trump Claimed “No Money” for Hungry Kids, Then “Immediately” Spent Billions on War — Renews Fight Over SNAP Cuts, Medicaid Losses, and the $37.5 Billion Iran War Bill
https://share.newsbreak.com/j6ir80vd

Hollywood legend triggers Trump ambassador with defiant act: ‘Another dim-witted actor’
https://www.rawstory.com/spain/

Trump’s lightning-fast decline is confirmed by this ironic betrayal
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-iran-wall-street/

Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems. People in southern Illinois are storming into city meetings and making public records requests in the battle over water.
https://truthout.org/articles/grassroots-movement-in-illinois-is-resisting-corporate-grab-of-water-systems/

Trump ‘crackdown’ escalates as advocates warn of ‘serious constitutional problems’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-journalists-2677646090/

Former HRW executive director says Marco Rubio wants “right for Americans to commit war crimes” after secretary of state calls ICC an “illegitimate” organization
https://www.primetimer.com/news/former-hrw-executive-director-says-marco-rubio-wants-right-for-americans-to-commit-war-crimes-after-secretary-of-state-calls-icc-an-illegitimate-organization

# Global News
The insiders dismantling Putin’s iron grip from within as Russia’s ruling elite turn on tyrant in humiliating blow. Those closest to Putin are moving their money abroad as they break rank to prepare for a coming “mutiny” and a new Russia.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16778563/insiders-dismantle-putins-grip-ruling-elite-turn-on-tyrant/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Driver Pulls Over For A Migraine, Blows 0.00 Twice, Then Gets A License Suspension Notice Claiming A Crash And Lost Consciousness Never Happened. This scenario reflects a nightmare administrative and legal mix-up—frequently shared and dissected in legal advice and dashcam/bodycam accountability communities
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/ny-woman-pulls-over-after-severe-migraine-but-a-cop-allegedly-detains-her-despite-zero-blood-alcohol-content-then-her-drivers-license-is-suspended/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Trump’s threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/trump-blanche-attorney-general-cornyn-tillis-weaponization-v24221

# LGBTQ / Transgender
She Was Raised by Two Moms. Now She’s Arguing Against Same-Sex Parenting, Surrogacy, and IVF
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/daughter-of-two-moms-comes-out-against-gay-marriage-193651505.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
A Whistleblower Exposed a $36.4 Million Genetic Testing Fraud That Drained Medicare and Medicaid
https://www.aol.com/articles/texas-lab-former-ceo-florida-203550000.html

Forty-three states must start enforcing Medicaid’s 80-hour work rule by January 1, and $580 in monthly pay satisfies it
https://share.newsbreak.com/j6gkvm7w

Medicaid Work Requirements: Federal Outreach Requirements and State Plans
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-federal-outreach-requirements-and-state-plans/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Texas Woman With Stage 4 Cancer Says Insurance Won’t Cover the Scans That Check If It’s Spreading: ‘I’m a Little Too Poor for My Treatment.’ The bone density scan is covered as preventive care — but the scans checking if her cancer has spread aren’t.
https://www.themarysue.com/texas-woman-with-stage-4-cancer-says-insurance-wont-cover-the-scans-that-check-if-its-spreading-im-a-little-too-poor-for-my-treatment/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Armed ATF Agents Detained A 20-Year Navy Sailor At His Own Home — Then Seized $20,000 Of His Legally Owned Firearms And Gear. 28-year-old U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms was the subject of an ATF investigation in Virginia Beach, Virginia
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/ex-navy-sailor-from-virginia-beach-sentenced-for-possessing-selling-unregistered-machine-guns/291-811112c4-8bcd-47a2-bc76-cc7347cbaeff

“Our Troops Deserve Better” — Warren Says Survivors of Iranian Strike Claim Trump Admin Ignored Pleas for Medical Aid, Launches Hegseth Investigation
https://share.newsbreak.com/j6d4xfis

Another aircraft disaster strikes just hours after ‘incompetent’ Hegseth’s boast: Emergency crews were deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in the San Diego area after an F-35B fighter jet caught fire shortly after Hegseth doubled down on military flyovers
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/another-aircraft-disaster-strikes-just-1964004

# Military / Global
Tanker carrying natural gas through Strait of Hormuz attacked as Americans urged to leave Middle East
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/iran-strikes-tankers-us-escort-hormuz-strait-trump-gathers-cabinet

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Polyester is one of the most popular fabrics in the world. How 1.5 million plastic bottles are turned into clothing every day. Made from PET plastic, it is prized for its durability, lightness, and low cost of production, but its widespread use and overproduction have fueled a major global environmental crisis
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-15-million-plastic-bottles-are-turned-into-clothing-2024-6

# Veterans / VA
Rep. Brittany Pettersen Says Trump’s U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Cut a Program That Protected Veterans From Foreclosure, Calls Policy ‘Cruel’
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4802875951664-rep-brittany-pettersen-says-trump-s-u-s-department-of-veterans-affairs-cut-a-program-that-protected-veterans-from-foreclosure-calls-policy-cruel

A bipartisan Senate bill would raise base VA disability compensation for millions of veterans in late 2026
https://www.newsweek.com/va-benefits-millions-of-veterans-would-see-increased-payments-under-bill-11943658

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# Indigenous
ICE detained an Indegenious woman in Oregon, as she stood on a public sidewalk during protests sparked by reports of an ICE raid on Warm Springs Reservation land. The woman, marked with the red handprint symbol of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives, was detained by ICE. They are violating the 1855 treaty with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, that remains legally binding and is routinely violated. ‘They Are Being Paid a Bounty Per Head’
https://thenerdstash.com/backlash-as-video-shows-oregon-ice-detaining-indigenous-young-woman-on-public-sidewalk-they-are-being-paid-a-bounty-per-head/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Norma Bowe, a registered nurse and public health professor, was DRAGGED across the pavement outside a Newark ICE jail, her shirt pulled off, screaming for help. The nurse who tried to help was THROWN by ICE agents – leaving her with a concussion, three meniscus tears, and a fractured kneecap.
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/07/29/nj-nurse-ice-agents-assault-protest/

‘Disgusting’: Dem Senator Says ICE Threatened to Beat Seattle Business Owner Unless He Signed Deportation Form. “What ICE is doing is illegal and disturbing.”
https://westseattleblog.com/2026/07/u-s-senator-patty-murray-speaks-out-against-ice-arrest-in-west-seattle-just-plain-sick/

Court Hands Trump Major Immigration Win, Clearing Way to End TPS for Ethiopian and South Sudanese Migrants
https://voz.us/en/politics/260801/37928/new-judicial-victory-for-trump-court-authorizes-the-end-of-tps-for-two-african-countries.html

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels
Fentanyl’s Deadly Successor Emerges: “Fentanyl is not the only synthetic opioid modern science has produced. Twentieth-century chemistry, informed by scientific studies available on the internet, enables scientists to synthesize entirely new opioids from readily available laboratory chemicals that can greatly exceed the potency of morphine and even fentanyl. One such new category of drugs is nitazenes.”
https://theconversation.com/10-times-stronger-than-fentanyl-nitazenes-are-the-latest-deadly-development-in-the-synthetic-opioid-crisis-265882

DEA Reports Widespread Threat of Fentanyl Mixed with Xylazine: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the American public of a sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine. Xylazine, also known as “Tranq,” is a powerful sedative that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved for veterinary use.
https://www.dea.gov/alert/dea-reports-widespread-threat-fentanyl-mixed-xylazine

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Corpus Christi, fresh water crisis. However, the city has not actually run dry; severe water shortages have been staved off through emergency conservation and sudden infusions of floodwater
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/27/corpus-christi-water-texas-floodwater-emergency/

Every few years, the Pacific Ocean releases an enormous amount of heat into the atmosphere, fundamentally disrupting normal weather patterns. But what happens when ocean temperatures become exceptionally high? Enter the Super El Niño.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu2IJpxKKFQ

Not just Minnesota: Hackers targeted municipal water systems in 7 states, FBI says: Trump blames Minnesota water hacks on Walz, while evidence points to Iran. Federal agencies, including the FBI, EPA and CISA, have warned that attacks on U.S. water utilities first detected in Minnesota are expanding across states.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/31/trump-minnesota-water-hacks-iran-01021161

Cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems have been reported in at least seven states this week, prompting the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency to warn utilities nationwide that hackers are trying to disrupt critical water infrastructure.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/07/31/209200/hackers-targeted-municipal-water-systems-in-7-states-this-week-fbi-says

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Exxon, Chevron Post $26.5 Billion in Combined Profits as High Gas Prices Pummel Americans
“While Americans suffer from high prices and the Iran war imposes tens of billions of dollars of new costs on the American public, the oil industry wins big.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/exxon-chevron-profits-iran-war

‘This Is Obscene’: Shell Profits More Than Double as Iran War Pushes Up Gas Prices. “We’re running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers.” Environmentalists renew calls for windfall tax to support households after Q2 earnings rise to almost $10bn
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/30/shell-profits-double-jump-oil-gas-prices

After hearing hours of testimony, Texas leaders want controversial power line applications denied
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/hearing-hours-testimony-texas-leaders-165434114.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Alan Ritchson, TV’s Jack Reacher, demanded the Epstein files in a podcast rant so brutal the White House responded within a day. (This actually happened. During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Alan Ritchson went on an unscripted, profanity-laced tirade criticizing Donald Trump and the government over the handling and delayed full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.)
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/alan-ritchson-donald-trump-epstein-files-new-interview-1235598526/

White House responds to Reacher star Alan Ritchson’s scathing rant over Epstein files
“I would get those Epstein files out in two seconds,” the actor vehemently declared. “F‑‑‑ing move out of the way.” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said, “Just as President Trump has said, he’s been totally exonerated on anything relating to Epstein.
https://ew.com/white-house-responds-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-epstein-files-rant-12026679

# Gov / Politics / US
Texas Outraged as Registered Voters Were Wrongly Flagged as Noncitizens: ‘Lemme guess. All Democrats that get ‘mistakenly’ deregistered.’ Over 2,700 registered voters were identified using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database in Texas
https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/07/30/save-potential-noncitizens-gave-proof-of-citizenship-to-dps/

‘Corruption on Steroids’: Republicans Kill Effort to Prevent Trump Tax Audit Immunity. “Trump’s sweetheart audit immunity deal is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt action taken by a president in American history,” said one top Senate Democrat.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/30/congress/finance-republicans-kill-bid-to-block-trump-audit-immunity-deal-01017050

As Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Demand End to Iran Attacks, Latest Senate Resolution to Stop War Fails. “Listen to the American people. Vote to end this war,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer. “We’re going to keep forcing Republicans to vote until we do.”
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5998807-us-iran-war-worth-risk-ap-norc-survey/

Trump’s lightning-fast decline is confirmed by this ironic betrayal: Trump is furious that all those countries are turning away in the Middle East; not a single one will fire a gun on Trump’s behalf. They are tired of him and are done listening, never mind acting.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-iran-wall-street/

‘Full-blown scandal’ embroiling GOP provides ammo for new Trump impeachment: Longtime DC insider Michael Tomasky wrote that the president would rather leave the attorney general seat open with an acting administrator rather than agree to forgo his “slush fund” and IRS immunity deal in writing.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-impeachment-2677464123-2677464123

Sen. Durbin Says Trump “Decided to Go to War With Iran Exclusively on His Own,” Citing Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4802612815575-sen-durbin-says-trump-decided-to-go-to-war-with-iran-exclusively-on-his-own-citing-article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/us_constitution_0.pdf

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Justice Department moves to drop charge against former Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool, acknowledging that the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of a botched installation rather than vandalism
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/49501620/doj-drop-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case-david-hearn

Grassley presses Verizon on failure to disclose Arctic Frost subpoenas to Congress. The letter comes after Grassley asked Verizon in 2023 to search for all requests or orders made by the Justice Department or any federal law enforcement agency between January 2016 – October 2023 related to Senate devices and Crossfire Hurricane.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/grassley-asks-verizon-clarify-its-failure-disclose-arctic-frost-subpoenas
‘Arctic Frost’ Investigation: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/arctic-frost
Arctic Frost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Frost_investigation
Crossfire Hurricane is the FBI’s code name for its counterintelligence investigation launched on July 31, 2016. It examined coordination between the Donald Trump presidential campaign and Russia, leading directly to Robert Mueller’s special counsel probe and later critical reviews by DOJ Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz and Special Counsel John Durham.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_Hurricane_(FBI_investigation)

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Medicare Advantage Insurers Are Redrawing the Map for 2027. Members Find Out by Letter This Fall.
https://www.aol.com/articles/medicare-advantage-insurers-redrawing-map-150442000.html

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Trump’s new NIH chief outlines sweeping reforms like new pandemic playbook, vaccine injury body. “The United States will never again support research that has a chance of causing catastrophic human harm,” he says
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/trumps-new-nih-chief-outlines-sweeping-reforms-such-new-pandemic

Ex-CDC chief admits Fauci diary shows Americans misled on COVID virus, vaccine effectiveness. ‘Inexcusable deception,’ RFK Jr., in exclusive interview, discusses Fauci diary, accused Anthony Fauci of ‘lying about everything’ about COVID-19 from the origin to the response.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/30/rfk-jr-anthony-fauci-diary-response/91096405007/

Trump Administration Ending Program Designed To Keep Medicare Premiums Down. Roughly 25 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in plans supported by the subsidies.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2026/08/01/trump-administration-ending-program-designed-to-keep-medicare-premiums-down/

Hospitals See Massive Surge in Uninsured Patients After GOP’s Healthcare Cuts. “We’re really crushing people who are desperately trying to pay their bills,” said a chief executive at a nonprofit hospital group.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/aca-obamacare-health-insurance.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Iran war updates: Trump says US to hit Iran ‘hard’, Gaza plan welcomed
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/31/iran-war-live-irgc-claims-retaliatory-attack-on-kuwait

U.S, Israel planning harshest attacks yet on energy-related sites in Iran, sources say. The U.S. and Israel are planning the most significant strikes yet on Iran’s energy infrastructure, multiple sources say. President Trump has threatened this multiple times in recent months.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2a1U25PACw

Hegseth’s swagger meets a reckoning as Pentagon moves to unwind ‘pugnacious’ purge: report
https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-pentagon-cuts/

Hegseth vows Americans will be ‘seeing and feeling their military’ even more after Blue Angels buzz beachgoers
https://share.newsbreak.com/j69erq74

# Military / Global
‘Netanyahu sells an illusion’: Iran threatens ‘Stone Age’ retaliation as US strike plans accelerate. CNN reports intensified planning against nuclear facilities, including the fortified Pickaxe Mountain site, as Iran launches drones at Kuwait, tankers come under attack near Hormuz and Tehran threatens Israeli gas fields and regional energy infrastructure
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bk2zu8jrfg

Iran reportedly threatens to retaliate by targeting US, Israeli energy infrastructure if attacked. The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Friday said that Tehran would retaliate against any attacks on its infrastructure, warning that Israel would not be spared.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260709-live-iran-buries-khamenei-after-new-fighting-with-us-erupts

Iran war expands to Egypt amid low US support: The U.S.–Iran conflict has expanded to Egypt following a drone strike that sparked a fire on two gas vessels, including a U.S.-owned floating storage facility, at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta. The first time Egyptian soil or assets have been directly hit since the war began
https://share.newsbreak.com/j69erq74

Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East: But it’s not actually as complicated as it sounds, and it’s all related to the broader war between the United States and Iran, currently focused on the Strait of Hormuz.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-saudi-iraq-yemen-egypt-85aefd04354af77b20999da367c297f2

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Ghost DNA in Living Humans Reveals Two Unknown Ancient Human Lineages. Alongside Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, human genomes preserve traces of two other relatives no one can identify. Neither has a sequenced genome or a confirmed fossil, and part of one may be sitting in your DNA. The ancestors of modern humans interbred with two previously unknown, extinct human lineages. Because no fossils for these populations have ever been found or sequenced, scientists refer to them as ‘ghost lineages.’
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/07/30/new-technique-pinpoints-human-dna-inherited-from-ghost-ancestors/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics / Internet
Anthropic said its artificial intelligence models hacked into three other organizations during testing, just days after ChatGPT maker OpenAI raised concerns over AI controls after it disclosed its rogue models hacked another company. Anthropic said the models involved in the incidents were Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Mythos 5 and an internal research test model. The earliest incidents date to April, the AI company said.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/anthropic-says-its-ai-models-hacked-3-organizations-during-testing

Iran Appears to Be Blasting Amazon Data Centers Off the Map – That’s one way to deal with data centers. There’s data center activism, fought with Facebook groups and petitions, and then there’s data center annihilation, fought with guided missile and suicide drones.
https://futurism.com/science-energy/iran-blasting-amazon-data-centers-war-usa

# Transportation / Trucking
Flock cameras roil Republicans and Democrats in North Texas: Police say the AI-assisted cameras are critical investigative tools, but critics across the political spectrum are calling for tighter rules or removal.
https://www.fox26houston.com/video/fmc-4jv3rb37c8x17bul

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