Voices, The Peoples News
June 3, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Standing Rock renews legal fight to stop Dakota Access Pipeline amid ongoing environmental review. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is launching the latest round of its legal fight to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline for continuing to operate without a valid easement.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/tribe-appeals-ruling-on-dakota-access-pipeline/
“A Dream That Comes True”: Standing Rock Elder Hails Order to Shut Down DAPL After Years of Protest. Following years of resistance, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous organizers across the country scored a massive legal victory Monday when a federal judge ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and emptied of all oil, pending an environmental review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3wq7wkgvYY
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Massachusetts Town Rallies to Demand ICE Release Local High School Student. Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice.
https://truthout.org/articles/massachusetts-town-rallies-to-demand-ice-release-local-high-school-student/
More White South Africans Arrive In the US Under a New Refugee Program. A second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration, officials and advocacy groups said Monday.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-refugees-afrikaner-white-f5ed3aa615e0448157f8c4752d2a0cc7
‘This was bananas’: Rachel Maddow floored by ICE raid gone ‘horribly wrong’: According to the MSNBC host, “multiple clown cars” of agents in “full battle rattle with helmets and long guns and flak jackets and goggles and masks” stormed a San Diego restaurant on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/rachel-maddow-2672251517/
A lawyer’s prolonged detention shows how El Salvador’s gang emergency extends to common crimes
https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-bukele-state-of-emergency-lopez-14174429e743e5aecabcdeb637582064
Arizona ICE Agents Disguised as City Workers Reportedly Ignore Warrants to Enter Migrant’s Home
https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_e949f7c5-d339-4546-804c-cbb3c970af38.html
Communities across US rally against ICE raids as thousands more arrested
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/communities-across-us-rally-against-ice-raids-as-thousands-more-arrested/vi-AA1FXg6x
Courts Push Back Against DOJ Pursuing Criminal Charges for Migrants Who Fail to Register
https://www.latintimes.com/courts-push-back-against-doj-pursuing-criminal-charges-migrants-who-fail-register-584149
ICE head defends arrest of Massachusetts high school student. Officials said they were searching for the teen’s father, who is also in the country illegally, when the arrest occurred.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-defends-arrest-of-massachusetts-high-school-student-driving-to-volleyball-practice
Massachusetts Father Deported After Honking at Undercover ICE Agent: The Worcester father of a 4-month-old child was deported to Fortaleza, Brazil, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials signed a deportation authorization document in his name without his permission, according to his attorney.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/06/worcester-father-of-4-month-old-deported-after-ice-violated-his-rights-attorney-says.html
Mexican artists face visa revocations impacting their ability to perform in the U.S
https://apnews.com/article/grupo-firme-trump-administration-visas-narco-corrido-b064fa78f000cbe15dc790aa7e75f397
Nearly 100 people from 30 countries received their U.S. citizenship in Brazos County
https://www.newsbreak.com/kbtx-1982223/4034159168477-nearly-100-people-from-30-countries-received-their-u-s-citizenship-in-brazos-county
Think Trump’s deportations have been bad? Wait until his civilian army gets started.
https://www.aol.com/opinion-think-trump-deportations-bad-150000241.html
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Texas lawmakers reject all proposals to restrict or study PFAS pollution. Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of PFAS-laced firefighting foams
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bills-aimed-studying-restricting-forever-100000222.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Donald Trump won’t ask GOP Congress for tariff approval and he has a big reason. In a lengthy post criticizing the Federalist Society, he expressed his frustration with the court’s decision, stating, “The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs… If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power. The Presidency would never be the same!”
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/presidency-would-never-be-the-same-donald-trump-wont-even-ask-gop-congress-for-tariff-approval-and-he-has-a-big-reason/
‘This isn’t normal’: Expert warns markets are ‘waking up’ to GOP dysfunction. The Treasury market only handles U.S. government debt. High inflation makes bonds less valuable. The Fed, for its part, sets interest rates and, in extreme circumstances, can buy Treasury bonds “en masse.”
https://www.rawstory.com/economy/
Galloway Warns Trump Is Eroding Trust In the Stock Market With Insider Trading: ‘I Don’t Think People Realize What This Does’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/podcasts/galloway-warns-trump-is-eroding-trust-in-the-stock-market-with-insider-trading-i-dont-think-people-realize-what-this-does/
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Harvard says it has documents showing the White House directed the abrupt freeze of more than $2B
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/harvard-asks-judge-for-fast-ruling-in-us-funding-freeze-case/ar-AA1FXsAw?ocid=TobArticle
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Attorney Stephanie Lindsey Blasts Federal Funding Cuts To Job Corps: ‘Step Aside If You Can’t Fight for Our Youth’
https://shinemycrown.com/attorney-stephanie-lindsey-blasts-federal-funding-cuts-to-job-corps-step-aside-if-you-cant-fight-for-our-youth/
After DOGE firings White House asks new job seekers to write Trump loyalty essays, from lawyers to janitors
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-staffing-trump-white-house-jobs-b2762174.html
Republican Mega-Bill Charges Federal Workers for Basic Rights on the Job. If the spending bill is passed, an estimated three-quarters of eligible federal workers may be coerced into at-will employment.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-03-republican-mega-bill-charges-federal-workers-for-basic-rights/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump administration moves to revive controversial drilling plan in protected Alaska wilderness
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5328571-trump-arctic-drilling-alaska-oil-biden/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
An Underwater Volcano Near Oregon Is Ready To Blow—and It Will Be Livestreamed. The Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano about 300 miles off the Oregon coast, is swelling, quaking, and almost certainly gearing up to erupt. It’s really not a matter of if…more like when.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/19/axial-seamount-eruption-dont-panic/
Dozen earthquakes rock US town sitting on top of a ‘sleeping giant’ fault. A small town in Idaho has experienced 12 earthquakes in the last 24 hours.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14773593/Dozen-earthquakes-rock-US-town-Idaho.html
Wildfire smoke from Canada worsens air pollution across central U.S. as alerts expand
https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2025/06/03/canada-wildfire-smoke-air-quality-alerts/84005727007/
Cities Stuck With Tab for Climate Resiliency Projects as Trump Cuts EPA Grants
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-funding-for-environmental-protections-endangers-americans-health-while-draining-their-wallets/
Officials face immense backlash over multibillion-dollar plans to carve out natural lands to build new airport: ‘Worse than we could have imagined’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/officials-face-immense-backlash-over-multibillion-dollar-plans-to-carve-out-natural-lands-to-build-new-airport-worse-than-we-could-have-imagined/ar-AA1FXBfb
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Lt. Gen. Honoré: With FEMA cuts and big storms ahead, we must rely on ourselves
https://www.fox8live.com/video/2025/06/02/lt-gen-honor-with-fema-cuts-big-storms-ahead-we-must-rely-ourselves/
# Food / General News
Cuts at USDA spark fears over food safety, disease response. One lab reportedly lost up to 30% of its staff, risking animal disease and pest response. More than 15K USDA staffers out as administration pushes to shrink agency. Farmers face delays in USDA grant payouts needed for crop planning
https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/food/usda-cuts-food-safety-disease-response/
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Legalize Undocumented Farmworkers, Reform Key Visa Program: ‘Food Security is National Security.’ Farm Workforce Modernization Act offers legal status, tech upgrades, and wage stability for farmworkers and growers alike
https://migrantinsider.com/p/bipartisan-farm-workforce-bill-leads
Chiquita Panama to lay off remaining workers after management leaves country
https://fruittoday.com/en/chiquita-panama-lays-off-entire-workforce-after-prolonged-strikes/
# General News
7 U.S. States Where Privacy No Longer Exists: In an age where digital footprints are tracked, surveillance cameras monitor city corners, and personal data flows like currency, the notion of privacy has transformed from a right into a fading luxury. Across the United States, the erosion of personal privacy has accelerated—not just due to federal oversight or tech giants, but also because of aggressive state-level policies.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4034291351730-7-us-states-where-privacy-no-longer-exists?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDg5MTcwMjYzNjQ%3D
Live Aid founder Bob Geldof didn’t hold back his criticism of Elon Musk and former US President Donald Trump during a concert in Dublin on Sunday, June 1.
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/bob-geldof-slam-trump-musk-35325333
# Gov / Politics
Foreign nationals charged amid Trump visa crackdown for scheme to smuggle US military equipment into China
https://www.aol.com/foreign-nationals-charged-amid-trump-185918666.html
‘Turned the constitutional structure upside down’: Trump admin asks SCOTUS to halt ‘indefensible’ court order and permit mass termination of federal workers
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/02/trump-supreme-court-federal-layoffs/83991774007/
What’s the message behind Trump’s military parade, a parade estimated to cost $45 million? The last major military parade in the nation’s capitol was in 1991. It marked the end of the Gulf War. “Donald Trump may imagine himself an all-powerful ruler, but he is a president, not a potentate, and the American people don’t pay tribute to him as if he were a king,” Cohen said in a statement. “Least of all do we waste taxpayer dollars burnishing his insatiable ego.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-05-22/what-to-know-about-the-military-parade-on-trumps-birthday
State Voter Suppression Bills Could Disenfranchise Millions Ahead of Midterms. Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has fueled legislation to restrict access to the ballot in more than two dozen states.
https://truthout.org/articles/state-voter-suppression-bills-could-disenfranchise-millions-ahead-of-midterms/
Feds Handcuff Rep. Jerry Nadler’s aide during office sweep. ‘Officers identified themselves and explained their intent to conduct a security check, one individual became verbally confrontational and physically blocked access to the office…’
https://headlineusa.com/feds-handcuff-rep-jerry-nadlers-aide-during-office-sweep/?utm_source=HUSA_EMAIL_NSP2000&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HUSAemail
‘Extreme by MAGA standards’: The president nominated far-right podcaster Paul Ingrassia to head up the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which was set up by Congress after Watergate to protect whistleblowers and other federal workers from unlawful employment practices, as well as enforcing the Hatch Act that forbids political activity in the federal workplace
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4034462411665-extreme-by-maga-standards-law-expert-terrified-at-delusional-trump-nominee
A surprising coalition of GOP senators holds all the megabill leverage. An ideologically diverse clutch of Republicans have found rare alignment — and significant power.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/02/medicaid-moderates-gop-megabill-senate-00378510
‘We are guilty. Period.’: Jan. 6 rioter refuses pardon from ‘felon Trump,’ claims president has been ‘gaslighting’ followers
https://www.newsbreak.com/law-crime-520571/4034296753890-we-are-guilty-period-jan-6-rioter-refuses-pardon-from-felon-trump-claims-president-has-been-gaslighting-followers
“This is an existential threat”: Legal experts warn that the rule of law is on the ropes
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/02/this-is-an-existensial-threat-attorney-says-law-firms-betrayed-the-rule-of-law-by/
Follow the money: Trump’s corruption hits shocking heights. The money grab is so breathtaking that it has left Trump’s critics muttering expletives while the normally reliably loud critics of government corruption, especially congressional Republicans, appear in stunned silence.
https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/5326917-follow-the-money-trumps-corruption-hits-shocking-heights/
# Gov / Politics / Global
North Korea says military alliance with Vladimir Putin brings ‘peace and stability’ to world
https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/north-korea-says-military-alliance-1186089
Under a New South Korean President, Can Peace Activists Push US Troops Out? A pro-peace presidential candidate offers a historic opening to transform the front line of a new Cold War.
https://truthout.org/articles/under-a-new-south-korean-president-can-peace-activists-push-us-troops-out/
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Milwaukee inmate admits writing threat letters to frame immigrant, records show. Part of a plot to get a man deported.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/assassination-threat-hoax-031815276.html
Major Corporations — Including Oracle, McDonald’s, and Morgan Stanley — Are Dumping Law Firms That Caved to Trump
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/major-corporations-including-oracle-mcdonalds-and-morgan-stanley-are-dumping-law-firms-that-caved-to-trump/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Former Capitol attack prosecutor slams Trump pardons of January 6 defendants. Greg Rosen, who is moving into the private sector, said the pardons send ‘a terrible message to the American people’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/03/capitol-attack-prosecutor-trump-pardons
‘Flouts this Court’s clear precedents’: Justice Jackson takes colleagues to task over ‘patently erroneous’ ruling on racial discrimination
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/flouts-this-courts-clear-precedents-justice-jackson-takes-colleagues-to-task-over-patently-erroneous-ruling-on-racial-discrimination/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Warns Trump Is Destroying ‘America’s Unique Advantage’ Over Its Enemies
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/cnns-fareed-zakaria-warns-america-is-destroying-its-own-unique-advantage-over-its-enemies/
# Medicare / Medicaid
‘Math is hard’: Senator trolls Trump budget chief for lying about Medicaid cuts
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/math-is-hard-senator-trolls-trump-budget-chief-for-lying-about-medicaid-cuts/ar-AA1FXdNt
Democrats hammer Vought over Medicaid claims: ‘Outrageous lies’
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5329416-democrats-criticize-trump-budget-medicare-cuts/
Pennsylvania disability advocates fight to save Medicaid
https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_2068e151-2aaa-44cf-8c10-989739e13b7a.html
‘There will be no Senate bill if that is on the table’: Josh Hawley leads Medicaid revolt threatening GOP megabill
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/02/congress/hawley-great-talk-with-trump-on-medicaid-00380561
# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Trial Gets Underway in Death of Teen Whose Family Alleges Was Killed by Hospital COVID Protocols. According to the complaint, the hospital was financially incentivized to implement COVID-19 protocols that allegedly caused Grace’s death, including administration of three contraindicated medications — Precedex, lorazepam and morphine — and that it implemented a “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) order over her family’s objections.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/grace-schara-trial-death-hospital-covid-protocols/
Public health system unravels as federal cuts leave communities exposed to disease threats, end progress, threaten worse to come
https://apnews.com/article/public-health-measles-rfk-maha-trump-d863f53a5d370413de8d165d5ab96e65
Antidepressants Linked to Higher Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults
https://www.powershealth.org/about-us/newsroom/health-library/2025/04/04/antidepressants-linked-to-sudden-cardiac-death
# Medical Science / Research
DOD official urged Trump administration not to end grant for biological threat research, Harvard tells court
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/us/harvard-funding-trump-threats
# Medical Technology
A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person. Paradromics, a brain-computer-interface startup, inserted its brain implant in a person—briefly—in an early test of its technology.
https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/this-neuralink-rival-just-implanted-its-device-in-a-human-patient/91197388
# Military / Militia / General News
Tennessee soldiers take over US training of Ukrainians at Army base in Germany
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-06-02/ukraine-training-national-guard-army-17986646.html#:~:text=The%20Tennessee%20soldiers%2C%20collectively%20known,Command%20facilities%20for%20nine%20months
Task Force Saber assumes JMTG-U mission during transfer of authority ceremony
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/499372/task-force-saber-assumes-jmtg-u-mission-during-transfer-authority-ceremony
# Military / General News / Global
About 200 US troops redeploy from South Korea to Middle East, report says
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2025-06-02/korea-patriot-battery-middle-east-17985879.html
Israeli Military Massacres 31 Starving Palestinians at US-Run Food Aid Site. “The Israelis set a huge trap for us to lure us here and kill us,” one Palestinian eyewitness said. Eyewitnesses say they were ‘ambushed’ while lining up for food aid, as soldiers opened fire, aiming at heads and chests
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-32-starving-palestinians-latest-us-aid-point-massacre
# NASA
Uncertainty at NASA: Trump withdraws nominee for administrator while the agency faces a proposed budget cut
https://theconversation.com/uncertainty-at-nasa-trump-withdraws-his-nominee-for-administrator-while-the-agency-faces-a-steep-proposed-budget-cut-258032
# NOAA / Weather
Louisiana Republican Points to ‘Big White Lines’ From Planes as Proof Government Is Manipulating Weather. ‘Magic’ and conspiracy theories: GOP bills banning ‘weather manipulation’ advance in red state
https://www.alternet.org/weather-manipulation/
# Science / Science Engineers
Trump administration hands political appointees sweeping authority over federal science. A Trump executive order claims to champion scientific integrity but scientists warn it centralizes political power over research and undermines independence.
https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-hands-political-appointees-sweeping-authority-over-federal-science
# Social
New bill would help property owners in Illinois evict squatters. The bill would help property owners evict squatters on their properties. The bill would allow for the arrest of squatters as trespassers. The law currently requires squatters to go through eviction court
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/property-owners-illinois-squatters/
# Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
Dave Ramsey has blunt words for Americans on Social Security. Navigating the transition from a steady paycheck to retirement can be daunting for American workers.
https://www.thestreet.com/retirement/dave-ramsey-sounds-alarm-on-social-security
# Transportation / Travel Advisories
Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas, Ushering in a New Era of Freight. With roundtrip driverless hauls between Dallas and Houston occurring on a regular basis, the company is the first to deploy a self-driving class 8 trucking service in the U.S.
https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/119/aurora-begins-commercial-driverless-trucking-in-texas
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