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Voices, The Peoples News

June 19, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Local Police Departments Are Enabling ICE’s Deportation Machine. Even in cities where police decline to work with ICE, local law enforcement still bolster Trump’s deportation agenda. Advocates warn such agreements come at a high cost to communities
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-deportation-police-287g-program-expansion

California Migrants Paid Not To Work in Order To Avoid Ice Raids. The Gist of It: Several groups have begun paying street vendors in California to temporarily stop working in public areas to avoid ICE raids.
https://www.newsweek.com/california-migrants-paid-not-work-ice-raids-2087148

Video shows ICE agents handcuffing Afghan man who helped U.S. troops: An Afghan man who helped U.S. troops in Afghanistan was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last week in San Diego.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/video-shows-ice-agents-handcuffing-afghan-man-who-helped-us-troops/

Immigration crackdown leaves US home health workforce at risk. 40% of eldercare workers in several states are immigrants. Advocates warn some patients can’t switch caregivers easily
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/immigration-home-health-workforce-crisis/

# Communications / Censorship
“I have not been quiet”: Federal official urges Americans to fight censorship.
https://www.alternet.org/push-back-against-trump-to-protect-precious-liberties-lone-democrat-on-fcc-urges-kentuckians/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Fake ‘populism’:  Donald Trump is portrayed as a “populist” committed to average working-class people. His administration includes 13 billionaires, including Elon Musk, and he is cutting taxes on the rich and corporations while imposing a consumption tax on the poor through tariffs.
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/30/populism-trump-rich-billionaires-taxes/

Republican budget shifts wealth to the top as workers pay the price, report finds. New congressional analysis reveals massive tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans while working families shoulder cuts, tariffs, and rising costs under GOP economic plans.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/06/18/republican-budget-shifts-wealth-to-the-top-as-workers-pay-the-price-report-finds/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Campus Police Are Using Israeli Spy Tech to Crack Down on Student Protest. Israeli-made surveillance technologies are accelerating the militarization of campus police departments across the US.
https://truthout.org/articles/campus-police-are-using-israeli-spy-tech-to-crack-down-on-student-protest/?utm_source=campaign_email&utm_campaign=061925am&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-df72203684-650262369

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Demetriev says Russia , US and Saudi Arabia could act jointly to stabilize oil market
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/exclusive-russias-dmitriev-says-russia-us-and-saudi-arabia-could-act-jointly-to-stabilise-oil-markets/articleshow/121950017.cms?from=mdr

Trump allies with fossil fuel billionaires as Sunrise launches campaign to end the oligarchy. New youth-led movement confronts Trump’s climate rollbacks and Big Oil’s influence while pushing for state-level accountability and mass mobilization.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-climate-protest-oligarchy

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Activists fight against sale of public lands in proposed budget bill, ‘If we lose access to these lands they’re gone forever’
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/06/19/activists-fight-against-sale-public-lands-proposed-budget-bill/

# Food / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
FDA halts new clinical trials that export Americans’ cells to foreign labs in hostile countries for genetic engineering. Trials failed to inform participants about the international transfer.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/fda-halts-new-clinical-trials-export-americans-cells-foreign-labs-hostile-countries-genetic-engineering

# Gov / Politics
Trump Gives Netanyahu Green Light to Continue His Reckless Wars. Donald Trump just encouraged the Israeli prime minister to continue with his attacks in Iran and Gaza.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196966/trump-israel-netanyahu-green-light-iran-gaza-keep-going

Republican Senator Warns Trump Against Entering Israel’s War on Iran. Who knew Josh Hawley would be leading the Republican resistance on this?
https://newrepublic.com/post/196970/josh-hawley-warns-trump-israel-iran-us

America Is at a Terrifying Turning Point—and There’s No Going Back. Why the events of this past weekend should worry everyone who wants a peaceful democracy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/america-terrifying-turning-point-no-100000728.html

Trump’s use of the military in Los Angeles is “unprecedented.” It could be just the beginning. The DOJ argued Trump has the power to take control of state National Guard units whenever he wants — a chilling preview of what could happen in cities across the U.S.
https://theconversation.com/the-use-of-federal-troops-to-quell-los-angeles-protests-recalls-militarized-law-enforcement-during-the-civil-rights-movement-258866

Trump would not say Wednesday whether he has decided to order a U.S. strike on Iran, a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-nuclear-us-strike-israel-eeaad923bb2df019b05f31f2e11d486c

Trump slammed for ‘cruel’ joke as he warns White House worker’s lives ‘will be destroyed.’ Donald Trump took his crackdown on illegal immigration to a new level as he targeted construction workers at the White House with a ‘cruel’ joke by quizzing them about their status
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/demented-trump-slammed-cruel-joke-35418244

Florida attorney general James Uthmeier called for the deportation of a U.S congresswoman for criticizing President Trump’s military parade.
https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/06/18/florida-attorney-general-calls-for-deportation-of-u-s-congresswoman

5 U.S. Elected Officials Who Have Been Arrested or Approached by Authorities While Protesting Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
https://time.com/7295823/elected-officials-arrests-confrontations-immigration-protests/

Democrats accuse Trump administration of weaponizing law enforcement to silence political foes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-trump-administration-weaponizing-law-enforcement-silence-political-foes/

If Justice Dept. Can’t Prosecute Trump’s Foes, It Will ‘Shame’ Them, Official Says. Prosecutors have long spoken only through court filings, to investigate crimes, not people. That’s changing as President Trump demands his administration target enemies, with little evidence of criminality.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/trump-justice-department-ed-martin-weaponization.html

Congress Has One Way to Stop Trump From Going to War With Iran. A War Powers Resolution would prohibit the “United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/17/iran-war-powers-resolution-congress-israel-trump-massie-khanna/

AIPAC Demands Democrats ‘Stand With Israel.’ The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2025/06/19/aipac_demands_democrats_stand_with_israel_648721.html
AIPAC:  AIPAC is a national organization with more than 5 million grassroots members who want to strengthen and expand the U.S.-Israel relationship.
https://www.aipac.org/about

Trump S Nuclear Warning Shocks Europe, Middle East | FULL SPEECH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJR4QoAFsf8

Trump’s World War III: Ex-Russian President warns Trump after Putin’s criticism. The threat came as Trump said he would “absolutely” consider new sanctions on Moscow amid missile and drone bombardment in Ukraine
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/world-war-iii-ex-russian-president-warns-trump-after-putins-criticism-8528001

Trump’s crackdown is expanding to the political opposition. Images of Handcuffed Democrats Start to Pile Up in Trump’s Crackdown
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/democrats-arrested-lander-padilla-trump.html

Trump’s immigration crackdown collides with political reality
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2025/06/18/trumps-immigration-crackdown-collides-with-political-reality-00413899

Targeting of Dem officials is no longer a pattern, it’s an epidemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaNgOhT-v6s

Trump Reportedly Greenlights Plan for US Attack on Iran Without Congressional Approval
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-approves-iran-attack

Martial Law in the United States. Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
https://nationofchange.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d8c536d78fef3dd6b12305a66&id=78780c40b6&e=9569279063

# Gov / Politics / Global
U.S. Intel Says Iran Isn’t a Nuclear Threat. Israel Wants the U.S. to Bomb It Anyway. The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/17/iran-nuclear-israel-us-intel/

Iran Calls on UN To Halt Israel’s Attacks and Stop Trump From Joining War
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-calls-un-halt-israels-attacks-stop-trump-joining-war-2087523

With the Israel-Iran war, Russia is learning to become irrelevant
https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/with-the-israel-iran-war-russia-is-learning-to-become-irrelevant/

Tensions Escalate as Israel Strikes Iran; U.S. and Europe Seek to Contain Conflict
https://thedebrief.org/tensions-escalate-as-israel-strikes-iran-u-s-and-europe-seek-to-contain-conflict/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
US Appeals Court Questions Lower Court Judge. Members of a federal appeals court on June 17 questioned what role courts should have in reviewing President Donald Trump’s authority
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5355754-appeals-panel-scrutinizes-judges-block-on-trump-national-guard-deployment/
See also: https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure/about-us-courts-appeals

# LGBTQ / Gender
Supreme Court Deals Another Major Blow To Transgender Rights. Amid all the upheaval of the second Trump administration, this week held a particularly brutal shock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=renyrRc88bA

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
PBS funding cuts: A blow to children who need it most. “We want high-quality public media that’s accessible to kids.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/pbs-funding-cuts-a-blow-to-children-who-need-it-most/

Journalist covering the LA protests; ” Here are the shocking things I witnessed police do. Because we were part of the press, bearing witness to what was happening, we initially assumed that we couldn’t possibly be the intended targets.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/journalists-los-angeles-ice-protests-police-attack_n_68529febe4b038d013e30fd2

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Republicans Threaten a Hospital Apocalypse. Experts warn of potentially hundreds of hospital closures, which would degrade the entire medical system. “The cuts would threaten the health and well-being of millions of Americans and harm the essential hospitals that serve as community lifelines.”
https://prospect.org/health/2025-06-13-hospitals-senate-republicans-senate/

Kennedy’s picks for vaccine advisory panel raise concerns about anti-vaccine bias. A few of the new members Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed to the federal panel have promoted misinformation about vaccines and public health.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-advisory-panel-concerns-anti-vaccine-bias-rcna213496

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
USS Gerald Ford to deploy to 6th Fleet, moving a 3rd carrier group closer to Israel-Iran conflict
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-06-18/ford-carrier-europe-iran-israel-18165558.html

U.S. Bases in Europe Go to Higher State of Alert. Amid the conflict, the U.S. military has undertaken a series of precautionary measures to defend assets across the Middle East.
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3823705/us-bases-in-europe-go-to-higher-state-of-alert/

Trump reportedly greenlights Iran attack plans as military buildup expands. Reports reveal trump’s private approval of attack plans as U.S. forces deploy across Europe and Middle East amid rising pressure from Israeli and GOP war hawks.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/06/19/trump-reportedly-greenlights-iran-attack-plans-as-military-buildup-expands/

# Military / General News / Global
Israel Kills Over 70, Wounds Hundreds as Tanks Open Fire on Aid Seekers in Gaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N0MlpCqPHY

Israel Kills Over 70, Wounds Hundreds as Tanks Open Fire on Aid Seekers in Gaza. “The people are dying, they are being torn apart, to get food for their children,” one eyewitness said
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-kills-over-70-wounds-hundreds-as-tanks-open-fire-on-aid-seekers-in-gaza/

# NOAA / Weather
Trump cuts to NOAA, NASA ‘blinding’ farmers to risks, scientists warn. The Trump administration’s cuts to climate research and federal weather forecasting agencies are “blinding” the U.S. to oncoming threats to its food supply and kneecapping efforts to protect it.
https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/5357564-trump-cuts-noaa-nasa-farmers-climate-change-food-supply/

# Nuclear
Nuclear Tensions Surge as Report Warns of New Arms Race and Global Security Crisis
https://thedebrief.org/nuclear-tensions-surge-as-report-warns-of-new-arms-race-and-global-security-crisis/

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security, Medicare funding outlook worsens bringing funding cliffs sooner. The latest projections come amid bitter political and legal fights over the Trump administration’s early efforts to crack down on alleged fraud in Social Security programs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/18/social-security-medicare-funding-cliff-00412879

# Space News
2 Chinese spacecraft met 22,000 miles above Earth, What were they doing? A space situational awareness company spied satellite close approaches in geosynchronous orbit.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/2-chinese-spacecraft-just-met-up-22-000-miles-above-earth-what-were-they-doing

# Space Force / Starlink
Honda launches and lands its 1st reusable rocket. This test marked the first launch and landing test conducted by Honda with an aim to demonstrate key technologies essential for rocket reusability, such as flight stability during ascent and descent, as well as landing capability.
https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html

# Veterans / VA
Thousands of medically retired veterans qualify for retroactive combat disability pay after Supreme Court ruling
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2025/06/16/supreme-court-ruling-gives-extra-payouts-to-some-combat-wounded-vets/

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Voices, The Peoples News

June 18, 2025
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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump Orders ICE to Ravage Democratic Cities After Countrywide Protests. Trump says he’s ordering his entire administration to attack cities he calls “the Democrat Power Center.”
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-orders-ice-to-ravage-democratic-cities-after-countrywide-protests/

Trump’s Two-Track Immigration Crackdown: As we’ve noted here before, the Agriculture Department has estimated that 42% of hired crop farmworkers were not legally allowed to work in the U.S. That’s millions of laborers doing jobs that native-born workers have shown no interest in taking up.
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-06-17/brace-for-trumps-two-track-immigration-enforcement

ICE says it deported more than 500 people in the Houston area in one week. The agency did not offer details about the types of crimes or immigration violations the majority of the people were accused of.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/13/texas-houston-ice-deportations/

Looking Latino Is Grounds for Deportation … in Blue States. Trump’s order to ICE to seize California’s undocumented, ignoring those in Texas or Florida, is profoundly partisan.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-06-17-looking-latino-grounds-for-deportation-blue-states/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Seen at January 6 Riot Flown Above Government Agency in DC. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-appeal-to-heaven-flag-sba-government-agency-dc/

Gary residents demand cleaner air as Nippon Steel takes control of U.S. Steel plant
https://www.ehn.org/gary-residents-demand-cleaner-air-as-nippon-steel-takes-control-of-u-s-steel-plant

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump’s Big Bill Would Increase Deficits by $2.8 Trillion on a Dynamic Basis: CBO
https://apnews.com/article/cbo-trump-tax-cuts-budget-deficit-355a929637110adf1712df882360a995

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative/

Officially, 59,000 federal jobs are gone under Trump. There’s more to the picture
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5421277/trump-federal-workers-layoffs-doge

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Senate Bill Gives Giant Tax Break to Big Oil. A provision inserted by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) would exempt many domestic oil and gas drillers from having to pay any corporate taxes.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2025/06/18/senate_bill_gives_giant_tax_break_to_big_oil_1117341.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump ends Columbia River salmon deal, halting dam removal and energy transition plans
https://www.ehn.org/trump-ends-columbia-river-salmon-deal-halting-dam-removal-and-energy-transition-plans

Locals oppose ‘insane’ plan to sell 500,000 acres of public lands for housing in Nevada and Utah. Nevada’s congressional delegation, environmental groups, tribes and local officials see the late-night amendment to House Republicans’ budget bill as a threat to the state’s water resources, tribal sovereignty and public engagement.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15052025/nevada-utah-public-lands-housing-development/

Giant Volcano Eruption Triggers Emergency Evacuations and Grounds Flights. Lewotobi volcano has erupted in Indonesia, sending a cloud of fiery ash high into the sky.
https://www.newsweek.com/watch-volcano-huge-eruption-fiery-ash-cloud-explodes-33000-feet-high-2086578

# Food / SNAP [Food Stamps] / General News
Trump Chickens Out on Major Immigration Flip. Donald Trump has decided he’s OK with hurting farmers, actually.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-chickened-out-gobsmacking-flipflop/

# General News
The Minnesota Shootings Were Shocking. Then the Details Really Started Coming Out. A reporter on the killing of “the Nancy Pelosi of Minnesota”—and all that came after.
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-shooting-lawmakers-timeline-boelter-08189f917904a9e5e79f5df948503a4f

# Gov / Politics
It Really Looks Like the U.S. Is Headed for War With Iran. There are several problems the president doesn’t seem to have thought all the way through.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/06/iran-trump-us-war-israel.html

‘The Project’ explores Project 2025’s origins and goals to reshape American culture. Many of the policies enacted by the Trump administration with lightning speed in these first 100 days were initially laid out two years ago in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. Full Transcript.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-project-explores-project-2025s-origins-and-goals-to-reshape-american-culture

Trump’s Judicial Nominees Can’t Say Whether Jan. 6 Happened. Where Are the Democrats?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/06/trump-judge-nominee-jan-6-answer-smdh.html?pay=1750255745040&support_journalism=please

Trump Warns “We” Control Iran’s Airspace in Ominous Post. Donald Trump casually conflated the U.S. and Israel in the terrifying threat.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196916/donald-trump-threat-israel-iran-airspace

Trump Completely Brushes Off Tulsi Gabbard in Iran Comments. Donald Trump’s decisions regarding Israel’s war in Iran fly in the face of his own intelligence community.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5356672-jd-vance-tulsi-gabbard-donald-trump-iran-israel-conflict/

Russian-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/russian-iranian-cooperation-and-threats-us-interests

Republican Spending Bill Throws $156 Billion at Defense Contractors. Experts say its military spending isn’t grounded in strategy, would line the pockets of defense corporations, and would redirect the military to domestic deportations.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-17-republican-spending-bill-throws-156-billion-at-defense-contractors/

As Trump Weighs Attack Plans, Iran Says US Intervention Would Be ‘Recipe for All-Out War’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-us-war

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Used Secret U.N. Records to Evade Nuclear Probes. Internal IAEA documents, obtained by Iranian intelligence, were sent to top officials amid an investigation into a suspected past nuclear-weapons program
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-used-secret-u-n-records-to-evade-nuclear-probes-11653473247?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjOKpIL3jQUc3QGJXCzPVdAFjox8EKcuRgrA9BcH1j750OUg_fjhxQA-aQdn4M%3D&gaa_ts=6852dd32&gaa_sig=X5v8rgjRDExiRALbTfKetD3eHNajXBmcXZgLlbBydImhoNU0qyoqGG3mFeI-XP9HQyBO9spxeITqMrCZGyAWzQ%3D%3D

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Chinese Police Stations in North America? Crack down on illegal Chinese police stations in the US
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4008817-crack-down-on-illegal-chinese-police-stations-in-the-u-s/

Former aide who refuted Trump’s false 2020 election claims is under federal investigation. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Chris Krebs is “under active investigation by law enforcement agencies” but declined to say why.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-aide-refuted-trumps-false-223422752.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump reaches deals with 5 law firms, allowing them to avoid prospect of punishing executive orders
https://apnews.com/article/trump-law-firms-executive-order-fe8f38a61cf77c5bb6add1315f5f96f1

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Donald Trump has declared war on the free press for one reason: Because he knows that killing independent journalism is a key step towards dismantling democracy.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-abc-settlement/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Trump’s Plan Is Pushing Health Insurers to Hike Premiums
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/18/tariffs-health-insurance-premium-hikes

Republican factions gawk at Senate’s tax, Medicaid changes to ‘big, beautiful bill.’ The Senate Finance Committee’s tax and health care additions to Republicans’ multitrillion-dollar policy megabill include deal-breaking changes that have thrown congressional Republicans in disarray.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_193cd7a1-9773-44a0-9a7c-a75ee754f0e5.html

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Brain-dead mom forced to be kept alive because of Georgia’s anti-abortion laws gives birth via C-section. Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old brain-dead Atlanta woman, gave birth on June 13 and will be removed from life support on Tuesday under Georgia abortion laws, her family says.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/georgia-brain-dead-mom-gives-birth-b2771564.html

Why Are Medical Students, or Anyone for Matter, Still Required to Get COVID Vaccines? COVID-19 vaccines aren’t harmless. Myocarditis hits young men at a rate of 1-10 per 100,000 mRNA doses, according to a 2022 Journal of the American Medical Association study. Medical schools, in particular, should know better. They should move away from anachronistic, lockstep, doctrinaire mandates.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/why-medical-students-anyone-still-required-covid-vaccines/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20250617

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Army Bringing in Tech Executives as Lieutenant Colonels. The Army is swearing in top tech executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Palantir as senior officers to be part-time advisors.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-army-tech-executives/

U.S. Air Force Fighters Deploy To Reinforce Middle East. The Pentagon is expanding its tactical options by using the tankers it just deployed to flow additional fighters into the region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BzKYvIoDgU

U.S. Air Force Mobilizes F-22s and F-35s as Situation in Middle East Escalates
https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/17/usaf-mobilizes-f-22s-f-35s-middle-east/

Pentagon Shifts Greenland to US Northern Command in Shakeup. “Aligning Greenland with NORTHCOM will mean that it is treated not as an outpost, but as a cornerstone of U.S. security,” a former Pentagon official said.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_32b2c023-0921-4199-b766-cf850dbbd8fc.html

Army Eliminates Office for Minimizing Civilian Deaths on Battlefields. The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which once housed roughly 30 staff, has been folded into the Army’s dense web of unrelated bureaucratic policy shops.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/13/army-eliminates-office-minimizing-civilian-deaths-battlefields.html

# Military / General News / Global
Iran Must Be Stripped of All Nuclear Capabilities. Iran Already Has Enough Highly-Enriched Uranium to Produce Multiple Nuclear Weapons Within Weeks—and Can Deliver Them
https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/iran-must-be-stripped-of-all-nuclear-capabilities

Israeli Airstrikes Blunt Iranian Long-Range Ballistic Missile Threat (Updated). As Israel claims to have destroyed a large portion of Iran’s long-range missile launchers, the number of weapons fired in each barrage has also plummeted.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/israeli-airstrikes-blunt-iranian-long-range-ballistic-missile-launch-capabilities?utm_term=The%20War%20Zone_Wire_06.17.25&utm_campaign=The%20War%20Zone_Dedicated/Sales&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

Inspired By Ukraine War, Europe Is Developing Shahed-Style One-Way Attack Drones. European missile-maker MBDA is enlisting an automotive manufacturer to ensure the kamikaze drones can be rapidly built in mass.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/inspired-ukraine-war-europe-developing-192703911.html

Israeli strikes have not knocked out Iran’s nuclear programme – or its nuclear ambitions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/18/israels-gamble-on-force-could-push-iran-to-accelerate-nuclear-plans

# Nuclear
Trump removes nuclear safety commissioner in unusual shake-up. President Trump removed a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission late Friday, a move the commissioner says violates federal law.
https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-regulatory-commission-trump-hanson-fired-cd6208b400acf1a9f22862179331a2a4

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The NPT is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.
https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/npt/

Iran’s Nuclear Agreements: A History of Compliance and Evasion
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00396330902749764

# Science /  Science Engineers
Taking It to the Streets: Scientists Mobilize to Fight Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Anti-Science Agenda. Scientists turned out at rallies from coast to coast and in Europe to “Stand Up for Science,” revitalizing a movement to defend scientific integrity that started during Trump’s first term.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07032025/stand-up-for-science-rallies-against-trump-anti-science-agenda/

# Social Services / Programs
The Bureaucrat and the Billionaire: Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security. The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/doge-social-security.html

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT Causes Mental Health Breakdowns, So Mattel Is Planning on Incorporating It Into Children’s Toys. “Leveraging this incredible technology is going to allow us to really reimagine the future of play.”
https://futurism.com/mattel-announces-openai

Tensions Mount As South Korea Plans On Targeting US Tech, Letting China Slide
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/17/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-eu-regulations-american-tech-trump-china-platform-competition-protection-act/

# Transportation / Travel Advisories
Disturbing test shows what happens when Tesla Robotaxi sees a child mannequin pop out from behind a school bus
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/06/teslas-fsd-botches-another-test-but-its-not-to-blame/

# Veterans / VA
Thousands of medically retired veterans qualify for retroactive combat disability pay after Supreme Court ruling
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-06-17/supreme-court-veterans-disability-pay-18154333.html

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
U.S. Plans To Restrict Entry For Citizens Of Several Central Asian And African Nations
https://menafn.com/1109677112/US-Plans-To-Restrict-Entry-For-Citizens-Of-Several-Central-Asian-And-African-Nations

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Senate Republicans Unveil Trickiest Parts of Their Big Tax Bill
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/16/senate-gop-one-big-beautiful-bill-text-taxes-medicaid-cuts

# Employment / Labor / Unions
The Real Democratic Civil War. It’s not so much about ‘abundance’ as it is about how to reconnect with a justifiably angry working class.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-16-real-democratic-civil-war/

Trump administration may weaken or block first national workplace heat protections. Workers could soon be protected from working in the scorching heat – if Trump doesn’t change the rules
Nine workers died last August from heat-related illnesses, but the actual number of deaths may be higher due to difficulty tracking and reporting heat deaths
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/federal-workplace-heat-rules-trump-osha-b2771115.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Fossil fuel advocate shapes Republican push to cut renewable energy funding
https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/us-senate-proposal-ends-tax-cuts-for-clean-energy-disappointing-climate-advocates/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Alaskas first heat advisory. The heat bearing down on central Alaska “could feel like 110” in a state where the sun can shine all day.
https://grist.org/extreme-heat/alaska-just-hit-a-climate-milestone-its-first-heat-advisory/

# Food / SNAP [Food Stamps] / General News
Tyson Foods Is Dumping Millions Of Pounds Of Pollutants Into American Waterways
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/04/tyson-foods-is-dumping-millions-of-pounds-of-pollutants-into-american-waterways/

Industry-Friendly Loophole Lets Tyson Pollute, Deplete Groundwater Supplies. Minimal oversight from state agencies often means residents have little information about whether the industrial poultry farms are polluting or depleting the region’s groundwater.
https://whyy.org/articles/tyson-chicken-pollution-waterways-nitrogen-phosphorus/

Scientists urge FDA to overhaul food chemical safety rules as Kennedy targets industry loopholes. A sweeping government report on children’s health has reignited criticism of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s outdated approach to food.
https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/fda-food-testing-maha/

# General News
The Trump Family’s Latest Grift Is a Cheap Phone That Might Not Work. The launch, not coincidentally, is tied to the 10th anniversary of Trump’s infamous golden escalator ride, but it marks yet another example of the Trump family blurring the line between public office and private profit.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/16/2328352/-Trump-family-s-latest-grift-is-coming-for-your-phone

# Gov / Politics
Will the U.S. get pulled further into the Israel-Iran war? Trump seems to be trying to associate himself with the attacks after the fact. “We’re not involved in it. It’s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved,” the president told ABC News.
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/416774/iran-israel-attack-us-war

Trump Erupts in Crazed Hard-Right Rant as MAGA Fury Takes Darker Turn
https://newrepublic.com/article/196849/trump-erupts-crazed-hard-right-rant-maga-fury-takes-darker-turn

Mark Carney Brutally Shuts Trump Down for Whining on Russia’s Behalf. Donald Trump kicked off the G7 meeting by shilling for Russia.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196880/donald-trump-mark-carney-russia-g7

Trump to depart G7 summit early after warning Iranians to leave Tehran. The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump would be departing the G7 summit early, citing matters in the Middle East.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/16/trump-evacuate-tehran-warning-israel

Trump not seeking ceasefire with Israel, Iran as he rushes back to White House. After leaving the G7 summit ahead of schedule, President Donald Trump quashed any talk of trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6149fd45-2ed8-437d-b82e-4a9fba7ce18f.html

Tim Kaine Introduces War Powers Resolution to Prevent Trump From Attacking Iran. This comes a day after Trump floated the possibility of deeper US involvement in the intensifying war. The measure by Democratic lawmaker Tim Kaine comes as foreign policy hawks call on US to join Israel in attacking Iran.
https://san.com/cc/kaine-introduces-war-powers-resolution-requiring-approval-for-iran-strike/

Trump urges immediate evacuation of Tehran as U.S. deploys ‘defensive’ forces to Middle East. Warnings echo those earlier from Israeli officials, who urged hundreds of thousands of people in the Iranian capital to evacuate.
https://time.com/7294722/iran-israel-war-trump-strike/

Israel’s War with Iran Isn’t America’s Fight—And Voters Know It
https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-strike-iran-congress-backlash/290010/

The Worst Part of Trump’s Big Bill Is Getting Almost No Attention. Democrats have been largely silent on perhaps the bill’s most ominous characteristic: an orgy of resources for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller’s shock troops to carry out President Trump’s indiscriminate crackdown on immigration and protest.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196753/trump-republican-budget-bill-immigration-enforcement

5 million reject Trump’s militarism with No Kings protests as immigration raids expand. Nationwide demonstrations denounce authoritarianism, ICE crackdowns, and Trump’s $45 million military parade while calling for sustained resistance.
https://truthout.org/articles/5-million-people-attended-no-kings-protests-how-can-we-build-on-this/

Federal Agents Handcuff and Detain New York City Mayoral Candidate. Brad Lander was taken into custody at an immigration court in Lower Manhattan.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/brand-lander-ice-mayor-immigration-trump-dhs-warrant/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-06-17-2025

The Trump Admin. Keeps Detaining and Prosecuting Elected Officials Who Get in His Way. This retribution campaign, though long promised, has proven sweeping and egregious, targeting everyone from law firms that cross him to the highest levels of the Democratic Party.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/trump-detain-elected-officials-democrats-brad-lander-alex-padilla-lamonica-mciver/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-06-17-2025

Trump appears to demand ‘unconditional surrender’, threatens ‘easy target’ ayatollah. Trump previously seemed to confirm American involvement in the war by stating that “we” had control over Iranian air space and that American equipment had played a role in achieving air supremacy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/17/israel-iran-conflict-live-updates-tehran-trump-evacuation-middle-east

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran wants Israel destroyed: Former PM Naftali Bennett. Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reiterated his nation’s desire to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon and argued that Iran wants to destroy Israel.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-israel/iran-israel-destroyed-naftali-bennett/

As Israel Eyes Regime Change, Iran’s Opposition Is Divisive and Divided. Need to know: With the Iranian government facing its most serious existential threat, a variety of opponents are looking to capitalize.
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-eyes-regime-change-irans-opposition-divisive-divided-2086253

Israeli Strikes Hit Natanz Halls As Trump Urges Iran To ‘Give Up’—Report: Live Updates
https://www.newsweek.com/iranians-flee-tehran-israel-strikes-trump-says-stay-tuned-live-updates-2086517

Israeli strikes damage Iran’s underground nuclear site, agency says as Trump warns Tehran
https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-missile-attacks-nuclear-news-tehran-trump-06-17-2025-3f08988b5e8fd375645967b6e22916f3

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
American Bar Association sues Trump Admin over executive orders targeting law firms. It claims the executive orders pursued by the White House have cast a chill across the legal industry.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/16/american-bar-association-sues-trump-00409204

9th Circuit to hear Trump’s appeal of National Guard ruling. An appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether President Donald Trump can keep control of the California National Guard.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_4860cb7c-f4f4-4136-b135-81b49ed5cc30.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Senate Finance Committee endangers even more Medicaid patients, it goes further than the House, threatening the lives of more Americans.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-17-senate-finance-committee-endangers-even-more-medicaid-patients/

Senate GOP deepens Medicaid cuts to fund Trump tax breaks as healthcare losses mount. Republicans propose harsher work requirements, provider tax reductions, and new co-pays that threaten millions of low-income Americans’ access to care.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/06/17/senate-gop-deepens-medicaid-cuts-to-fund-trump-tax-breaks-as-healthcare-losses-mount/

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
The Supreme Court Takes Aim at Abortion Protections in Blue States
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/06/supreme-court-vs-abortion-new-york-jersey.html

Keep the Federal Government out of  State Public Health and Vaccine Law making. There are calls by some for the White House and US Attorney General and Congress to intervene in California, New York, Maine and Connecticut and to override the constitutional authority of those state legislatures to make vaccine laws
https://www.nvic.org/newsletter/june-2025/protect-religious-exemptions-to-vaccination

New Hampshire could ban funding for programs for disabled people
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/report-new-hampshire-disabled-benefits-bill-dei/

# Medical Science / Research
Doctors cured a deadly disease by editing DNA inside a living human for the first time. New England Journal of Medicine published what has become a high-profile case of a 5-month-old boy called KJ with a deadly genetic disorder, who became the first to receive a personalized CRISPR gene-editing treatment.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/infant-rare-incurable-disease-first-successfully-receive-personalized-gene-therapy-treatment

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Armada of USAF tankers just deployed East over Atlamtic Spurring  Speculation
https://www.twz.com/air/armada-of-usaf-tankers-just-deployed-east-over-atlantic-spurring-speculation

New US nuke missle drops first strike gauntlet on China. Newly unveiled LRSO air-launched missile raises the nuclear stakes ahead of New START Treaty expiration in February 2026
https://asiatimes.com/2025/06/new-us-nuke-missile-drops-first-strike-gauntlet-on-china/#

Hidden in the US Armys new reform initiative is a warning for Europe
https://www.justsecurity.org/114375/us-army-reform-warning-europe/

Pentagon vows US is maintaining ‘defensive posture’ as Trump assembles National Security Council. The developments come as the president is also calling for his National Security Council to gather in the Situation Room Monday night.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/pentagon-vows-us-maintaining-defensive-posture-trump-assembles-national

Trump dismisses US intelligence, says Iran was ‘very close’ to having nuclear weapon. ‘I don’t care what she said. I think they were very close to having one,’ Trump says in response to testimony from his intelligence chief
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-dismisses-us-intelligence-says-iran-was-very-close-to-having-nuclear-weapon/3601885

Tankers Deploy to Europe as US Weighs Options in Israel-Iran War. Dozens of aerial refueling tankers have flown from American military bases to Europe as the U.S. considers its options for potential involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-tankers-deploy-europe-as-us-weighs-options-israel-iran-war/

‘Unprecedented Mass Deployment’ of Warplanes Across Atlantic Fuels Fears of US War on Iran. “You don’t spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex,” said one observer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/u-s-israel-iran

# Military / General News / Global
‘War Crime’: Iran Demands UN Action After Israeli Bombing of Media Building on Live TV. A regional director of the Committee to Protect Journalists said that “Israel’s killing, with impunity, of almost 200 journalists in Gaza has emboldened it to target media elsewhere in the region.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/iran-israel-attack-state-television-irib

‘The Rubicon Has Been Crossed’: Iran Likely To Break Paralysis With Massive Retaliation
https://kashmirobserver.net/2025/06/13/the-rubicon-has-been-crossed-iran-likely-to-break-paralysis-with-massive-retaliation/

China’s nuclear arsenal surges 20% in one year, reaching over 600 warheads: SIPRI. The Chinese arsenal is still much smaller than that of Russia and the US, but Moscow is watching Beijing’s buildup warily,
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/chinas-nuclear-arsenal-surges-20-in-one-year-reaching-over-600-warheads-sipri/

Nimitz sails to Middle East as fighting between Iran and Israel intensifies
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2025/06/16/uss-nimitz-heading-to-middle-east-defense-official-says/

# Pharmaceuticals
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs. Investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma

# Planetary / Earth
Scientists have discovered an ocean deep within the earth. Though not in the familiar liquid form, the ingredients for water are bound up in rock deep in the Earth’s mantle, the discovery may represent the planet’s largest water reservoir.
https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=111648

Earths core is acting up. Nasa links planet wide disturbance to mysterious energy emerging from deep with in the mantle. NASA’s recent discovery of an expanding magnetic anomaly in the South Atlantic Ocean, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, raises significant concerns about its potential impact on technological systems and space exploration.
https://www.sustainability-times.com/research/its-growing-nasa-detects-massive-earth-anomaly-expanding-rapidly-and-threatening-the-entire-continental-united-states/

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security retirement age set to change in 2025. In 2025, the full retirement age is 66 years and 10 months. For those who turned 66 in 2024, FRA is 66 years and eight months.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-full-retirement-age-2025-what-to-know/

# Veterans / VA
New VA policy sparks outrage as doctors may refuse treatment to Democrats and unmarried veterans alike. New rule allows VA doctors to refuse treatment based on politics. Federally protected classes cannot be discriminated against. The rule allows doctors to discriminate against other characteristics. The VA can also discriminate in hiring due to nonprotected reasons
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/new-rule-va-refuse-treatment-politics/

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# Indigenous
EPA Grants were set to address health risks on the Hopi and Navajo reservations, until Trump administration cut them. Tribal services aren’t national altruism. They’re written into centuries-old treaties.
https://stateline.org/2025/03/04/for-indian-country-federal-cuts-decimate-core-tribal-programs/

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Pursuing smarter solutions to secure the northern border. Border Patrol using technology to ‘wall’ off Canadian border
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3408507/border-patrol-technology-us-canada-border/

Trump revived an 85-year-old immigration law. It puts undocumented immigrants in a Catch-22. The Trump administration has begun prosecuting immigrants who don’t comply with a registration requirement in a 1940 law.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/14/trump-administration-alien-registration-act-00403535

After ICE Detains Wife Of Marine Vet, Lawyer Says ‘There Needs To Be Exceptions.’ “This young man served his country honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps and now they’ve taken his wife,” the couple’s attorney said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marine-vet-wife-detained-ice_n_684d9000e4b0028eac530a26

CBP agents caught in ‘racial profiling incident’ in LA after detaining U.S. Citizen and confiscating I.D.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/hispanic-americans-raids-citizenship.html

DHS Pledges to Continue Immigration Crackdown Despite Ruling. Hours later a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order directing President Donald Trump to return control of the Guard to California.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/los-angeles-protests-ice-national-guard/2025/06/12/id/1214756/

Family says US citizen was detained by ICE
https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-says-us-citizen-detained-031711625.html

Hialeah man with student visa says ICE agents lied to him to get him out of his home and detain him. Despite false claims from the Trump administration that Khalil tried to flee, Columbia surveillance footage again confirms he complied. Attorneys ask for reconsideration in immigration case given false arrest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoVcPwMvXLA

New Footage Confirms ICE Lied and Had No Reason to Detain Mahmoud Khalil. Despite false claims from the Trump administration that Khalil tried to flee, Columbia surveillance footage again confirms he complied. Attorneys ask for reconsideration in immigration case given false arrest
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-footage-confirms-ice-lied-and-had-no-reason-to-detain-mahmoud-khalil

MacArthur Park goes quiet amid ICE sweeps. ‘They’re targeting people that look like me’
https://www.aol.com/news/macarthur-park-goes-quiet-amid-225136221.html

Mom gives birth prematurely after being detained by ICE
https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-11-los-angeles-287734262/4052034661938-mom-gives-birth-prematurely-after-being-detained-by-ice

More Democratic Governors Dare Trump’s Border Czar to Arrest Them Over Resistance to ICE’s Efforts: ‘Go For It’
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/walz-hochul-pritzker-sanctuary-state-congressional-hearing

Trump’s border czar threatens arrest for immigration interference, warns Newsom and Bass not to ‘cross that line’ ICE agents will be out “every day” regardless of pushback amid widespread protests across Los Angeles County, Tom Homan told NBC News on Saturday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tom-homan-trump-border-czar-los-angeles-rcna211701

Will we stand idly by as a son is torn from his Utah family and deported to one of the world’s most inhumane prisons?
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/06/13/cecot-wrongful-imprisonment-illegal-deportation-uriel-david-utah-venezuela/

ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation. Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/ice-deports-3-u-s-citizen-children-held-incommunicado-prior-to-the-deportation

Pro-Trump Employer Expresses Regret After ICE Detains a Third of His Workforce
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-supporter-breaks-down-ice-employees-2084439

‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from immigration raids.
https://thewarhorse.org/military-family-members-not-safe-from-deportation/

ICE Agent Fled From Angry Residents Outside New York School — and Got in a Car Crash. Masked and unidentified ICE agents lurking near schools and homeless shelters spark fear and confusion in majority-Latino enclaves outside New York.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/13/ice-school-raid-long-island-new-york/

Palestinian Activists Came to Speak at California Synagogue — But Face Deportation at the Airport. CBP revoked Eid and Awdah Hathaleen’s visas before detaining them on Wednesday. Local organizers haven’t heard from them since.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/12/palestine-peace-west-bank-san-francisco/

US deports two Palestinians who landed with valid visas for an interfaith mission. One of the organisers from a California synagogue says revocation of visas an ‘act of cruelty’
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-deports-two-palestinians-valid-visas-interfaith-mission

Obama Says Immigrants Are Not the Enemy as Trump Demands More ICE Raids
https://www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeast-513346/4054015999507-obama-says-immigrants-are-not-the-enemy-as-trump-demands-more-ice-raids

Trump Orders ICE Vengeance Hit on Cities That Protested Against Him
https://newrepublic.com/post/196841/us-forces-iran-israel-war-missile-attack

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Democrat Michigan AG Asked FBI to Raid Protesters’ Homes — But Won’t Tell Students Why/ “It’s a terribly unusual thing,” a lawyer said about sealed affidavits in an investigation of alleged pro-Palestine vandalism.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/15/university-michigan-fbi-raid-students-palestine/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse pushes back against plan to sell millions of acres of public land. Republicans in the U.S. Senate have introduced a proposal to sell millions of acres of federal land in 11 Western states, including Colorado
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-congressman-joe-neguse-pushes-back-to-sell-public-land/

Toxic algae are quietly killing wildlife and rewriting the rules of water. A surge in toxic algal blooms driven by climate change and fertilizer runoff is devastating wildlife and reshaping ecosystems worldwide.
https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/effects-dead-zones-and-harmful-algal-blooms

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Trump move to dismantle FEMA prompts resignation of disaster response chief. A top federal emergency official has resigned after President Trump announced plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
https://www.ehn.org/trump-move-to-dismantle-fema-prompts-resignation-of-disaster-response-chief

# General News
Trump Arrives in Canada for G7 Summit Amid Global Tensions. President Donald Trump arrived in Canada on Sunday for the Group of 7 summit, marking his first major international leaders’ gathering since beginning his second term in January.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/16/trump-presidency-news-g7/

# Gov / Politics
‘Grow a backbone’ An Older Republican man, and his wife speak out, protest against Trump policies, and possible cuts to healthcare programs
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/grow-a-backbone-an-older-republican-man-and-his-wife-speak-out-protest-against-trump-policies-and-possible-cuts-to-healthcare-programs/vi-AA1GIj35

‘Shut Up!’: House Hearing Erupts Into Chaos After Dem Calls Out ICE Barbie
https://www.yahoo.com/news/conservatives-erupt-dem-senators-temper-012916104.html

House Dem Lashes Back at ICE Barbie for Threatening to Arrest Her
https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-dem-blasts-ice-barbie-151307003.html

Bill Clinton Says Americans ‘Should Be Worried’ About Trump’s Actions In Office, Fears ‘Courts Won’t Hold’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-keeps-bill-clinton-up-at-night-about-the-country-the-view_n_6841c532e4b0daf9137c7d3b

Congresswoman Confronts Mike Johnson About LA Handcuffs, “Everyone Is Inflamed”
https://www.newsbreak.com/2paragraphs-news-308815884/4052014954407-congresswoman-confronts-mike-johnson-about-la-handcuffs-everyone-is-inflamed

Dalton teen detained by ICE speaks before senators
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/dalton-teen-detained-by-ice-speaks-before-senators/vi-AA1GCI09?ocid=nl_esco_a1_20200708_1_1

Hakeem Jeffries Warns Colleagues to Act ‘Responsibly’ After MN Democrats Shot: Nation ‘On Edge Like Never Before.’ Jeffries was one of a number of Democratic leaders to take to social media and respond to the shooting
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/jeffries-warns-colleagues-to-conduct-themselves-responsibly-after-shooting-of-democrats-nation-on-edge-like-never-before/

MAGA Influencers Sound the Alarm on Trump’s Big Tech Database, Warn They Are Being Bought Off. In recent days, MAGA influencers from Steve Bannon to Tom Dillon to Ian Carroll have all sounded the alarm on Peter Thiel’s Palantir being brought in by the Trump administration to create a central database of Americans’ information.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maga-influencers-sound-the-alarm-on-trump-s-big-tech-database-warn-they-are-being-bought-off/ar-AA1GFowf?ocid=PerDHP

Rep. Torres Alleges ‘Chemical Agents’ Used On Members Of Congress In DTLA. Representative Norma Torres, a Democrat from Pomona, reported being hospitalized after ‘chemical agents’ were used during a Congressional visit to the Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.
https://1043myfm.iheart.com/featured/la-local-news/content/2025-06-13-rep-torres-alleges-chemical-agents-used-on-members-of-congress-in-dtla/

Trump Is Stiffing the National Guard Soldiers He Sent to L.A: The thousands of National Guardsmen President Trump sent to Los Angeles in an authoritarian power play are working for free.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196729/trump-stiffing-national-guard-los-angeles-immigration-protests

America Is at a Terrifying Turning Point—and There’s No Going Back. Why the events of this past weekend should worry everyone who wants a peaceful democracy
https://newrepublic.com/article/196851/america-political-violence-terrifying-turning-point

Trump Says US Forces ‘Could Get Involved’ as Israel Expands Deadly Assault on Iran. “Any U.S. attack on Iran would almost certainly be illegal,” said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war

# Gov / Politics / Global
A brief look back at what led to Israel’s attack on Iran, from the Bulletin’s archives. Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities—and its scientists, and its generals—was stunning. But not completely unexpected.
https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/a-brief-look-back-at-what-led-to-israels-attack-on-iran-from-the-bulletins-archives/

Mexican Senate President: I Told Trump We’ll Pay For A Wall On Mexico’s 1830 Borders
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/06/11/mexican_senate_president_i_told_trump_well_pay_for_a_wall_on_mexicos_1830_borders.html

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Juarez, Mexico, are trying to make sense of an overnight spate of violence that left seven people dead and exposed motorists to bodies hanging from an overpass.
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-crime/bodies-hanged-from-highway-overpass-in-juarez/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Lied to courts’: Appeals court affirms disbarment recommendation for Trump attorney John Eastman. Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, talks to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2023
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/lied-to-courts-appeals-court-affirms-disbarment-recommendation-for-trump-attorney-john-eastman/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Max Blumenthal: Israel is arming Ukrainian Nazis while IAEA paved the way for Israel’s war on Iran
https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/max-blumenthal-israel-is-arming-ukrainian

Ex-ABC reporter fired over anti-Trump posts warns ‘we will lose our democracy’ after Padilla incident
https://www.aol.com/ex-abc-reporter-fired-over-010051858.html

Jon Stewart slams ABC for firing Terry Moran after Trump administration criticism: ‘They’re a f—ing joke’
https://www.aol.com/jon-stewart-slams-abc-firing-222456667.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Trump’s Medicaid and SNAP red tape will devastate millions of Americans. Trump’s legislation may truly be enormous, but it is far from pretty — it stigmatizes the wrong people, slashes the wrong programs and will hurt far more Americans than it helps.
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5344424-trump-medicaid-snap-cuts/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
US Will Enter Israel’s War With Iran: U.S. Forces Enter Iran-Israel Feud Despite Trump Vow to End All Wars. U.S. and Israeli officials have reportedly confirmed that U.S. forces are now working with Israel.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196841/us-forces-iran-israel-war-missile-attack

The U.S. military helped defend Israel from Iranian-fired missiles Friday, a day after Tel Aviv launched a massive air attack on Iran’s military leadership and nuclear program.
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/06/13/us-helps-defend-israel-from-iranian-missile-attack/

Indo-Pacific Command raises threat level, ends Trusted Traveler base access: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has raised its force protection condition to Bravo and implemented additional Charlie-level security measures. All personnel and visitors must now undergo full identification checks before entering military installations
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-06-14/indo-pacific-command-raises-threat-level-18116675.html

# Military / General News / Global
Iran Defies Nuclear Safeguards as Regional Tensions Escalate. Israel strikes may make Iran more determined to pursue nuclear programme. Analysts believe that Iran may accelerate efforts to acquire a nuclear bomb as it faces a major Israeli assault.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/iran-to-double-down-on-nuclear-programme-after-israeli-strikes-analysts

SIPRI report highlights growing nuclear threat as modernisation accelerates and arms control weakens. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its Yearbook 2025, warning that a new and dangerous nuclear arms race is taking shape amid a widespread weakening of arms control frameworks. The report reveals that nearly all nine nuclear-armed states have continued to modernise and expand their nuclear capabilities in 2024.
https://defence-industry.eu/sipri-report-highlights-growing-nuclear-threat-as-modernisation-accelerates-and-arms-control-weakens/

Israel and Iran launched strikes against each other for a third day on Sunday, with both countries vowing to continue responding to attacks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7575lv4ddo

Ukraine’s smart munitions deliver a punch—and a warning about the future of warfare. Ukraine’s use of low-cost quadcopters shows how drones can lower the barrier to obtaining long-range precision strike capabilities.
https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/ukraines-smart-munitions-deliver-a-punch-and-a-warning-about-the-future-of-warfare/

Conflict in Focus: Insights for Future Conflicts from the Russia-Ukraine War
https://www.csis.org/analysis/conflict-focus-insights-future-conflicts-russia-ukraine-war

Ukraine’s Future Vision and Current Capabilities for Waging AI-Enabled Autonomous Warfare. This paper examines how Ukraine is advancing AI-driven unmanned systems to reduce direct warfighter involvement while enhancing combat effectiveness.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/ukraines-future-vision-and-current-capabilities-waging-ai-enabled-autonomous-warfare

5 Weapons You’ll See on the Battlefield of the Future, Influenced by Russia’s War in Ukraine. The conflict in Ukraine is elevating new military technologies, like drones, lasers, and anti-radiation weapons.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a40709833/new-military-innovations-following-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/

# NATO
Key risk factors to monitor in the days ahead include:
* Potential Iranian retaliation against U.S. military facilities in the region, particularly in Iraq, the Gulf, or the Mediterranean.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-threatens-hit-us-bases-middle-east-what-threat-level
* Follow-up Israeli airstrikes on remaining nuclear sites, such as Fordow or Bushehr, which could further destabilize the region.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/israels-operation-rising-lion-lays-bare-irans-nuclear-web-satellite-images-reveal-direct-strikes-that-tehran-wont-admit/articleshow/121863389.cms?from=mdr
* Russian activity along NATO’s eastern flank—whether via cyber attacks, military drills, or the deployment of shadow forces into neighbouring states.
https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/06/13/russias-hybrid-war-on-natos-eastern-flank-quietly-escalates/

This convergence of risks is central to The DEFCON Warning System’s current threat modelling and alert posture.
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Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years, says secretary general. In speech in London Mark Rutte says he expects alliance members to agree to raise military spending to 5% of GDP
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/09/nato-chief-russia-quantum-leap-defence

# Social Services / Programs
Trump wants to cut federal housing funds in half, and even Republicans are questioning it. Turner was tasked with explaining what Trump’s proposed $45 billion cut to HUD’s funding would look like in practice. The agency would be among the hardest hit parts of the federal government under Trump’s plan to eliminate $163 billion in federal spending.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5374077/trump-budget-housing-rental-aid-hud-homelessness-funding

# Space News
Antarctic detector picks up signals that defy all known laws of particle physics. The ANITA experiment captured steep, upward signals that can’t be explained by neutrinos or cosmic rays. Researchers now suspect unknown forces at play.
https://interestingengineering.com/science/antarctic-detector-picks-up-signals-that-defy-all-known-laws-of-particle-physics

Trump’s 2026 budget cuts would force the world’s most powerful solar telescope to close. “There’s no way for us to operate such a complex facility.”
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/trumps-2026-budget-cuts-would-force-the-worlds-most-powerful-solar-telescope-to-close

# Transportation / Travel Advisories
After Trump signs bill overturning CA gas car ban, Newsom signs order reaffirming ban
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_84a9e9c9-515d-42ab-b8d5-4129c818c5ca.html

# Veterans / VA
Police arrest 60 veterans and military family members protesting outside US Capitol after group crosses police line
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/06/14/gainesville-veteran-87-among-60-protesters-arrested-outside-us-capitol-after-crossing-police-line-reports/

Trump’s L.A. Marines Zip-Tie Veteran in First Ever Detention. US marines deployed to Los Angeles on Friday temporarily detained a civilian, the US military confirmed, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by Donald Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/marines-los-angeles-protests-trump

Who’s Winning the Multibillion Dollar Battle Over Veterans Benefits? With lobbying and lawsuits, for-profit companies scored two recent victories in the courts and on Capitol Hill.
https://thewarhorse.org/congress-advances-bill-to-charge-veterans-for-va-help/

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June 15, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Amid Trump’s Immigration Onslaught, There Is No Sanctuary. Amid the fear, chaos, and violence playing out on the streets, the protections promised by neoliberalism are nowhere to be found.
https://www.levernews.com/amid-trumps-immigration-onslaught-there-is-no-sanctuary/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Fire At Marathon Oil Plant In Texas City’s Galveston Bay Causes Thick Black Smoke | Videos
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/fire-at-marathon-oil-refinery-in-texas-citys-galveston-bay-causes-thick-black-smoke-videos-article-151951100

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
After Massive Cuts to Forest Service, US Enters Fire Season Woefully Unprepared. The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.
https://truthout.org/articles/after-massive-cuts-to-forest-service-us-enters-fire-season-woefully-unprepared/

# Food / SNAP [Food Stamps] / General News
US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike. President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’ and said the company has ‘just cause’ for the layoffs.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/23/us-banana-giant-chiquita-fires-thousands-over-panama-strike

# General News
Texas Is Removing Tons of Sand from the Gulf of Mexico to Get to Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki3lvz9otVQ

# Gov / Politics
The Untied States of America? By deploying troops without state consent, the President is overriding state sovereignty, undermining federal law and defying the foundational documents of the Republic. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
https://kucinichreport.substack.com/p/the-untied-states-of-america?utm_source=phpList&publication_id=1441588&post_id=165697591&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MPEN%20e-Newsletter%20No.%202025-06-15&utm_content=HTML&r=1lfab&triedRedirect=true

Former appointee of Tim Walz sought in ‘politically motivated assassination’ of lawmaker and husband in creepy mask
https://nypost.com/2025/06/14/us-news/suspect-in-deadly-minnesota-shootings-identified-as-vance-luther-boelter/

Dem Assassin Is Armed Guard Boss With Anti-Abortion Hit-List
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dem-assassin-armed-guard-boss-165416935.html

Trump Turns Presidency Into His Cash Cow With $600M Haul
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-presidency-into-his-cash-cow-with-600m-haul/

Thune Says Trump Nominees Are Being Confirmed At Rapid Pace Despite ‘Historic’ Obstruction
https://www.aol.com/exclusive-thune-says-trump-nominees-170750249.html

Pennsylvania governor reaffirms his control over state’s National Guard after Trump took control of California’s troops
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-must-return-control-of-california-national-guard-to-the-state-judge-rules

Trump Accidentally Reveals a Dark MAGA Truth and Hands Dems an Opening. A little-noticed letter from vulnerable House Republicans acknowledges the flaw at the heart of Trump’s mass deportations. Democrats: Seize on this!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-accidentally-reveals-dark-maga-171733730.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel’s Military Theatrics May Be a Trap for the US. It is not only Iran that Israel seeks to provoke, but the United States.
https://truthout.org/articles/israels-military-theatrics-may-be-a-trap-for-the-us/

Israel’s mission hinges on destroying Iran’s hardest nuclear target. One factor that could determine whether Israel’s audacious attack on Iran proves a daring success or a dangerous mistake is the fate of Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment site.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/iran-nuclear-facilities-fordow-israel-strike

Report: Israel asked US to join military campaign against Iran, but US rejects request. Israel has urged the United States over the past two days to join its newly launched military campaign against Iran, but the US is currently not considering such a move, reports Axios, citing Israeli and American officials.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/israel-iran-war-us-nuclear-program-trump

Israel started a war with Iran, but it doesn’t know how it ends. Israel’s attack on Iran began as a campaign against its nuclear program but has already begun to morph into something far riskier: regime change. It is staking its strategy on deep US involvement, but fault lines between the two are already visible.
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/06/israel-started-a-war-with-iran-but-it-doesnt-know-how-it-ends/

# Medical Science / Research
“Third state” of existence between life and death confirmed by scientists. In science fiction movies like Frankenstein and Re-Animator, human bodies are revived, existing in a strange state between life and death. While this may seem like pure fantasy, a recent study suggests that a “third state” of existence might actually be present in modern biology.
https://www.earth.com/news/third-state-of-existence-beyond-life-and-death-confirmed-by-scientists/

# Medical Recalls
# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Elevated security ordered for military installations in NORTHCOM area of responsibility
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-06-14/northcom-additional-security-measures-fpcon-june-2025-18120378.html

# Military / General News / Global
China Unveils Its Military Mega-Project: Satellite Images Reveal Construction of the Largest Military Hub on Earth Spanning Over 1,000 Acres: The underground command center will incorporate state-of-the-art systems, from advanced communication networks to sophisticated defense mechanisms. This technological feat reflects China’s broader ambition to become a leading military power capable of competing with the United States and other military giants.
https://www.sustainability-times.com/reports/china-unveils-its-military-mega-project-satellite-images-reveal-construction-of-the-largest-military-hub-on-earth-spanning-over-1000-acres/

# NOAA / Weather
NOAA predicts above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Above-average Atlantic Ocean temperatures set the stage, goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2025-atlantic-hurricane-season

# Nuclear
War Profiteers Benefit as Nuclear Weapons Spending Soared Above $100 Billion Last Year
New analysis reveals that global nuclear weapons spending “could feed all of the 345 million people currently facing the most severe levels of hunger globally, including starvation, for nearly two years.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-spending-nuclear-weapons-13

# OSHA
# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
Antarctic detector picks up signals that defy all known laws of particle physics. The ANITA experiment captured steep, upward signals that can’t be explained by neutrinos or cosmic rays. Researchers now suspect unknown forces at play.
https://interestingengineering.com/science/antarctic-detector-picks-up-signals-that-defy-all-known-laws-of-particle-physics

For 9 Days, Earth Was Sending Out Mysterious Signals. Now We Know What They Were. NASA technology traced the pulsing back to a massive tsunami.
https://scitechdaily.com/the-earth-shook-every-90-seconds-for-9-days-in-2023-scientists-finally-know-why/

The Cuban underwater formation is a site thought to be a submerged granite structural complex off the coast of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. The story has disappeared into obscurity. What ever happened to the sunken ‘ruins’ of Cuba? Were they ever fully investigated? And why has the media fallen silent on this unusual discovery?
https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/sunken-city-cuba-0021231

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Trump Is Rapidly Expanding the Surveillance State as Protests Grow. With the help of Big Tech, in just a few short months, the Trump administration has expanded the government surveillance state to a whole new level. Immigrants are only the first target of a rapidly expanding digital dragnet that can track our individual movements.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-admins-emerging-surveillance-state-153037372.html

# Space News
NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft Found A 30,000-50,000 Kelvin “Wall” At The Edge Of Our Solar System. Temperatures there reach an astonishing 30,000-50,000 kelvin.
https://www.iflscience.com/nasas-voyager-spacecraft-found-a-30000-50000-kelvin-wall-at-the-edge-of-our-solar-system-79454

# Space Force / Starlink
Trump Just Quietly Teed Up $20 Billion In Starlink Contracts. A new carveout could redirect billions in funding for rural broadband construction to Elon Musk’s satellite company.
https://www.levernews.com/trump-just-quietly-teed-up-20-billion-in-starlink-contracts/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans
NASA Satellite Captures Massive Wastewater Flow off California Coast. Turns out, NASA’s spectroscopic imaging tool, EMIT, can detect water pollution.
https://gizmodo.com/nasa-satellite-captures-massive-wastewater-flow-off-california-coast-2000615580

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June 14, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump admin changes requirements for green cards ‘effective immediately’
https://san.com/cc/trump-admin-changes-requirements-for-green-cards-effective-immediately/

RFK Jr. Hands Medicaid Data to ICE as It Ramps Up War on Immigrants
https://newrepublic.com/post/196814/rfk-jr-hands-medicaid-data-ice-deportations

Attorneys warn of U.S. citizens being detained by ICE
https://www.yahoo.com/news/attorneys-warn-u-citizens-being-004019639.html

Exclusive-US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows. The brief detention marked the first time federal troops have detained a civilian since they were deployed to the nation’s second-largest city by President Donald Trump in response to protests over the administration’s immigration arrests.
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-marines-man-detained-491a1a6a1328ade60cb3e2e341336e53

ICE’s novel strategy allows for more arrests from inside immigration courts. Under the new approach, after their case is dismissed, immigrants are arrested again, at times before even leaving the building
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5409403/trump-immigration-courts-arrests

Federal Judge Grants Habeas Corpus Petition For Mahmoud Khalil, Preventing Trump From Deporting Him. A Judge Said the Excuse for Arresting Mahmoud Khalil Was Unconstitutionally Vague. Why Isn’t Khalil Free? U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio’s dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.
https://reason.com/2025/06/13/a-judge-said-the-excuse-for-arresting-mahmoud-khalil-was-unconstitutionally-vague-why-isnt-khalil-free/

Hiding in the fields – farm workers fearing deportation stay in California’s shadows
https://www.aol.com/hiding-fields-farm-workers-fearing-013845778.html

Suburban woman says husband detained at O’Hare airport despite longtime legal residency
https://www.yahoo.com/news/suburban-woman-says-husband-detained-224311597.html

Trump Admin Spending $45B to Expand ICE Detention Space
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-ice-contracts/2025/06/13/id/1214832/

DHS Issues Notices of Termination for the CHNV Parole Program, Encourages Parolees to Self-Deport Immediately
https://mx.usembassy.gov/dhs-issues-notices-of-termination-for-the-chnv-parole-program-encourages-parolees-to-self-deport-immediately/

US citizen blasts ICE after being detained as he drove to work: ‘They’re the criminals.’ The ICE agents allegedly left Lemus in cuffs for 20-25 minutes, and confiscated his phone to prevent him from filming them. They eventually found his ID in his pockets. “This is not America. This is not how we as Americans should have to live.” Attorney Fred Brewington said.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/uknews/us-citizen-blasts-ice-after-being-detained-as-he-drove-to-work-they-re-the-criminals/ar-AA1GFNpa

Mexico Confronts ICE Over Denied Access After Death of Detained Mexican Citizen in Georgia. Mexico is demanding the US to disclose information on the Mexican immigrant who died while detained by US authorities, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/mexico-urges-us-to-provide-information-on-mexican-immigrant-who-died-in-ice-custody/3597429

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump signs executive order approving US Steel, Nippon partnership. Both companies have signed a National Security Agreement that collectively invests $11 billion into the U.S. economy over the next three years.
https://investors.ussteel.com/news-events/news-releases/detail/729/president-trump-approves-historic-partnership-between-u-s

# Children / Youth
How the U.S. Foster System Is Feeding Children Into ICE Custody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv1gWGYv0O8

U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement. Immigration enforcement actions and the ever-present threat of enforcement action, have significant physical, emotional, developmental, and economic repercussions for millions of children across the country.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/us-citizen-children-impacted-immigration-enforcement

DHS initiative uncovers widespread abuse, exploitation of unaccompanied kids placed with previously improperly vetted sponsors. Some of the sponsors had paid smugglers to bring the children into the country or fraudulently claimed familial relationships. As a result, these children were subjected to physical abuse and sexual and labor exploitation.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/dhs-initiative-uncovers-widespread-abuse-exploitation-unaccompanied-kids-placed

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Economist Mohamed El-Erian Warns Israel-Iran Conflict Could Deliver Economic Shock At ‘An Already Fragile Time.’ “With growth and inflation concerns already high, key policy tools limited, and the global architecture shaken, the adverse effects are likely to be both direct and indirect.”
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/economist-mohamed-el-erian-warns-israel-iran-conflict-could-deliver-economic-shock/chliJ7URRbL

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
From a Russian prison, US schoolteacher tells lawyers he was grabbed by Moscow’s soldiers. Stephen Hubbard is one of several Americans held in Russia. US-based lawyer says Hubbard has professed his innocence. Washington has designated him ‘wrongfully detained
https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-prison-us-schoolteacher-tells-lawyers-he-was-grabbed-by-moscows-soldiers-2025-06-13/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments. The Trump administration has long touted the downsizing and elimination of national monuments, and a legal opinion from the Department of Justice argues that the president has the power to do that.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11062025/doj-says-trump-has-power-to-eliminate-national-monuments/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Trump ending FEMA would be ‘big mistake,’ Kentucky governor warns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv6w0isBWM8

# Food / SNAP [Food Stamps] / General News
Immigration raids are threatening businesses that supply America’s food, farm bureaus say. Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses that supply much of the country’s food, farm bureaus say.
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-06-13/immigration-raids-on-california-farms-seen-threatening-businesses-supplying-americas-food

KFF Health News Reports on Dangerous Food Additive, Doesn’t Mention It’s Also Used in Vaccines.  [polysorbate-80-foods-vaccines]
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/dangerous-food-additive-polysorbate-80-used-food-vaccines-kff-health-news/

# Gov / Politics
Morning Joe’: Chris Murphy Says Alex Padilla Incident Is Proof Trump Is Trying to ‘Intimidate This Country.’ “We’re at a point of no return,” the Connecticut senator warns
https://www.thewrap.com/morning-joe-chris-murphy-reacts-senator-alex-padilla-incident-slams-trump/

‘Now we know who’s boss’: Trump humiliated after Netanyahu ignores him and bombs Iran
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/now-we-know-whos-boss-trump-humiliated-after-netanyahu-ignores-him-and-bombs-iran/

‘He is a Nazi’: Genocide expert holds out no hope for Trump. “Negotiating with Nazis didn’t prove useful in 1939. It won’t now either,” says founder of Genocide Watch
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/12/ban-trump-top-genocide-scholar-issues-dire-warning/

Americans think Trump’s big military parade is not a good use of government funds, poll shows. The president said in May the cost would be “peanuts compared to the value of doing it.” The cost of the parade is estimated to cost between $25 million and $45 million, according to Army officials.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/12/trump-military-parade-poll-00402675

‘Very chilling’: Ex-Trump aide warns president is setting up a violent ‘clash.’ A former Trump White House aide warned president Donald Trump’s crackdown on protesters would backfire.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-protesters-2672364773/

‘What the president does from here could end up defining his presidency’: Trump caught between betrayed MAGA base and Israeli strike
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4050820320212-what-the-president-does-from-here-could-end-up-defining-his-presidency-trump-caught-between-betrayed-maga-base-and-israeli-strike?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDk4NjU2MzA5MTI%3D

MAGA Warned Trump on Iran. Now He’s In An Impossible Position. President Donald Trump campaigned on ending what his base has long derided as U.S. foreign adventurism, leading the rebellion against an establishment that long favored international interventions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-warned-trump-iran-now-025602771.html

Congressmen responsible for national security rake in cash from assets linked to the CCP
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3438474/congress-stock-trading-china-national-security-assets-linked-ccp/
What is the CCP? The Chinese Communist Party
https://2017-2021.state.gov/the-chinese-communist-party-threatening-global-peace-and-security/#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20Communist%20Party%20(CCP,not%20a%20model%20world%20citizen.

Trump ‘deserves to be impeached’ for wasting taxpayer money on ‘self-glorification’ birthday parade. “It’s not for anybody else but himself and his goons and his billionaire buddies…It’s a waste of taxpayer’s money.”
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-deserves-impeached-wasting-taxpayer-1207701

Watch: Congressman calls Hegseth an “embarrassment” after claiming all communications are classified
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRfLdCvf4Lg

Trump Is Calling Handcuffed Senator Vile Racial Slur: Wolff said that Trump excused the assault by dismissing Padilla as an immigrant nobody.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-calling-handcuffed-senator-vile-190454799.html

MAGA’s Worst Fear Comes True as Trump Forced to Defend Israel
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-worst-fear-comes-true-221757715.html

Trump Praises ‘Excellent’ Israeli Strikes on Iran
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/13/trump-israel-attacks-praise-interviews-00405303

U.S President Trump Declares World War III? Praises Israel’s War on Iran, Warns of More Destruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW1wd06sddQ

Two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot, report says. The suspect was reportedly impersonating a police officer when the shootings occurred. Police say they have recovered writings in a car used by suspect in shooting of Minnesota lawmakers
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-d7983e1e4f1a7573a487cab1a98cd172

Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case
https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/nation_world/longest-serving-legislative-leader-in-us-history-given-7-1-2-years-in-federal-corruption/article_470a3545-5f99-5291-980c-8443c594faa9.html

Canadian leadership calls out the indictment against Donald Trump! “We’re not talking about creeping fascism here. This is full-on police state tyranny from the gangster president, Donald Trump, and this is the man who will soon be crossing our border to attend the G7 meetings in Canada.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politician-says-gangster-trump-shouldn-001103426.html

‘Horrifying Moment in Our Nation’s History’: Fellow Senators Denounce ‘Assault’ on Padilla. “Senator Padilla is a respected leader of great dignity and he has every right to ask a question of Secretary Noem without being slammed down and handcuffed,” said one Democratic senator.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/padilla-california-homeland-security

‘That’s a Dictator’: Trump Threatens Force Against Military Parade Protesters. “Worth stressing that he’s not threatening rioters or people who are violent or lawless but literally just ‘protesters.'”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-military-parade-protests

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin tells Netanyahu issues surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme must be solved through diplomacy. Putin denounces Israeli action, tells Netanyahu diplomacy needed. Russia has a strategic partnership pact with Iran. Has helped Iran with its civil nuclear energy programme. Has offered help with U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. Urges restraint from both sides
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/russia-says-israels-attack-iran-was-unprovoked-illegal-2025-06-13/

Israel wants to eliminate Iran’s nuclear infrastructure: Israel first launched attacks on Iran late Thursday. Iran responded with airstrikes of its own Friday. Leiter said the attacks on Iran are far from a one-off
https://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/israel-iran-nuclear-infrastructure-ambassador/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
“Democracy is not guaranteed”: J6 police sue over House GOP’s failure to recognize insurrection
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/12/democracy-is-not-guaranteed-j6-police-over-gops-failure-to-recognize-insurrection/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge Frees Harvard Scientist ICE Tried to Deport to Russia. Petrova was returning from a vacation earlier this year in France, where she had stopped at a lab specializing in splicing superfine sections of frog embryos and obtained a package of samples for research.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/russian-researcher-harvard-release

Kilmar Ábrego García pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges. Wrongfully deported man expected to contest US prosecutors’ attempt to have him detained pending trial
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/kilmar-abrego-garcia-pleads-not-guilty

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘Terrified’ ABC News Staffers ‘Wiping Everything From Computers’ After Terry Moran Was Fired For Stephen Miller Post — ‘Trump Is Running The Place Now’
https://radaronline.com/p/abc-news-staffers-deleting-files-terry-moran-fired-trump/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Las Vegas Couple Arrested While Live Streaming After Telling Officers to ‘Honor’ Their Oath. “Did not know it was still live streaming. Listen to their words. And how the 1st amendment doesn’t mean shit to them,” said one Reddit user
https://www.latintimes.com/watch-las-vegas-couple-arrested-while-live-streaming-after-telling-officers-honor-their-oath-584985

‘Political pawns’: Morale among California National Guard and Marines deployed in LA is underwater, report claims. State leaders in California have sharply criticized Trump administration decision to ignore their wishes and send military troops to respond to Los Angeles protests
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/national-guard-marines-los-angeles-morale-pawns-b2769145.html

Contributor: Trump’s military parade and contempt for troops dishonor our service. Our equipment isn’t what makes us great. Our Army and all America’s armed services are made of men and women, not metal and wire. The gear always changes; the Americans who serve and sacrifice are the constant.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-06-13/trump-parade-military-service-memorial-day

US helps defend Israel from Iranian missile attack. The attack follows Israel’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership Thursday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-worst-fear-comes-true-221757715.html

# Military / General News / Global
Shocking New Video Shows Iranian Hypersonic Missiles Beating Israel’s Iron Dome And Striking Tel Aviv. Iran’s boldest retaliation yet, over 100 missiles fired at Israel in a shocking escalation. Dramatic video footage shows the exact moment Iranian missiles strike central Tel Aviv, sending shockwaves across the region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhVbrPIRiI0

Terrifying moment Fox News reporter runs for cover live on air & yells ‘everyone move!’ as missiles rain down on Israel. He posted on social media after the panic
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14475908/trey-yingst-fox-tel-aviv-video-israel-live/

# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
In Louisiana, ancient earthworks show that native Americans built massive ceremonial structures. The ancient earthworks at Poverty Point, constructed by Native Americans nearly 3,400 years ago, reveal advanced engineering and a complex society.
https://www.historyexpose.com/places/ancient-city-louisiana-built-3000-years-arrival-columbus#:~:text=Hidden%20in%20the%20forested%20landscape,engineering%20and%20a%20complex%20society

# Social / Communities
Marines move into LA for security, more Guard troops assigned to ICE immigration sweeps
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-06-13/marines-national-guard-trump-los-angeles-18112045.html

Hegseth Accused of Double Standard on Military Use Against Protesters. Hegseth defends military involvement in LA protests as defense secretary faces questions over costs and authority
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hegseth-back-spotlight-series-capitol-100003983.html

Judge blocks Trump’s use of National Guard in protest-hit Los Angeles: ‘Donald Trump will be relieved of his command at noon’: Victorious Gavin Newsom vows to take command of National Guard.
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/6/13/judge-blocks-trump-s-use-of-national-guard-in-protest-hit-los-angeles-1136

Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California. The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on Tuesday. The ruling came only hours after a federal judge’s order was to take effect at noon Friday.
https://apnews.com/article/california-immigration-national-guard-newsom-trump-lawsuit-aedf8cdd95ee899c9559d5e54a2e4833

Former Trump official says president’s targeting has taken a “devastating toll”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AZWKUigSO0

Kristi Noem says the feds are coming to ‘liberate’ Los Angeles. We should take the Trump administration seriously when officials threaten a federal takeover of a Democratic-led city.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kristi-noem-alex-padilla-detained-los-angeles-ice-rcna212764

‘We are not going away’: Kristi Noem’s ominous LA takeover warning sparks federal overreach fears
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/we-are-not-going-away-kristi-noems-ominous-la-takeover-warning-sparks-federal-overreach-fears/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Earlier this year, humanoid robotics company Figure showed off its Figure 02 robot using a sophisticated visual language system called Helix to sort packages at a logistics warehouse. It’s a remarkable feat of robotics that highlights how close the tech is to completing human-level tasks in a warehouse environment, at least at specific tasks.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/figure-robot-sort-packages-video?utm_term=Futurism%20//%2006.13.25&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

# Veterans / VA
Veterans Condemn Trump’s ‘Misuse of Military’ in Protests
https://time.com/7293271/veterans-condemn-trump-military-power-national-guard-los-angeles-protests/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
The Trump administration is suing the State of New York over a sanctuary law that dramatically restricts immigration enforcement actions at court houses.
https://apnews.com/article/courthouse-immigration-arrests-border-sanctuary-04de968ad7c408f52b7e06eb47914527

Chicago Mayor Urges City To ‘Resist’ Looming Trump Immigration Crackdown. Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson urged city residents to “resist” as the Trump administration escalates immigration enforcement operations nationwide.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/12/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-resist-trump-immigration-crackdown/

Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground: Surveillance and Military Force Meet U.S. Immigration Protests
https://thedebrief.org/eyes-in-the-sky-boots-on-the-ground-surveillance-and-force-meet-protest-in-los-angeles/

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

DeSantis Says Drivers Can Hit Anti-ICE Protesters With Their Cars. The Republican governor’s remarks come a day after a 26-year-old man was arrested for threatening to run over demonstrators.
https://thehill.com/video/ron-desantis-running-over-protesters-is-allowed-if-driver-feels-life-is-in-danger-rising/10804105/

# Consumer Product Safety
Recalls & Product Safety Warnings
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
208 House Democrats vote against codifying DOGE cuts, not a single member of the party voting for the rescissions package.
https://www.aol.com/news/208-house-democrats-vote-against-202242200.html

House Republicans Pass DOGE Rescissions Package to Cut Funding for USAID, NPR, PBS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-republicans-pass-doge-rescissions-package-to-cut-funding-for-usaid-npr-pbs/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Pete Ricketts Introduces 4 Bills To Stop China From ‘Disrupting American Prosperity’: Sen. Pete Ricketts introduced a legislative package on Thursday to protect America’s economic strength and tax benefits from Communist China.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pete-ricketts-china-economy/2025/06/12/id/1214678/

Trump’s tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here’s a timeline of how we got here
https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-inflation-trump-trade-6ea513a44876c2f4dc948a25c15b0eb0

Trump’s Secret China Gamble Could Make Investors Very Wealthy.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/expert-reveals-americas-secret-weapon-against-long-term-competition-china

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
The Department of Energy is quietly slashing disability rights
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/energy-department-504-federal-disability-rights/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land. The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/senate-republicans-want-to-sell-3-million-acres-of-public-land/

# Food / SNAP [Food Stamps] / General News
States restrict SNAP purchases; UN agency unveils new food safety strategy. The new rules in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah are set to go into effect next year.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/food-and-drink/trump-admin-signs-waivers-for-3-states-to-ban-sugary-drinks-junk-food-from-snap

# Gov / Politics
Sanctuary Governors Dare Tom Homan To Arrest Them — But Tim Walz Doesn’t Seem Too Keen About Idea. Democrat Govs. Kathy Hochul of New York and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois dared border czar Tom Homan to arrest them on Thursday.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/walz-hochul-pritzker-sanctuary-state-congressional-hearing

House passes rescission package that includes cutting billions in foreign aid, PBS funding. The package passed in a 214-212 vote.
https://arrington.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3821#:~:text=In%20collaboration%20with%20House%20and,for%20Public%20Broadcasting%20(CPB)

Trump is trying to turn our army into a domestic army of occupation — into neo-redcoats.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-is-trying-to-turn-our-army-into-a-domestic-army-of-occupation-into-neo-redcoats/

Military Crackdown on LA Protests Portends Further Erosion of Everyone’s Rights. Governments at all levels from both parties have paved the way to an authoritarian response to dissent.
https://truthout.org/articles/military-crackdown-on-la-protests-portends-further-erosion-of-everyones-rights/

The Authoritarian Machine Is Growing — and It Won’t Stop at Immigrants. “Fascism and authoritarianism are deployed through law enforcement,” says author and organizer Silky Shah.
https://truthout.org/audio/the-authoritarian-machine-is-growing-and-it-wont-stop-at-immigrants/

It Seems Trump Knew of Israel’s Planned Attack on Iran All Along. Israeli officials claim that Trump was only pretending to oppose an Israeli attack in public—while greenlighting it in private.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196791/israeli-officials-say-trump-knew-attack-iran

Trump Praises Israel Attack, Warns Iran on Next Steps in Grim Message. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel that it ‘must expect severe punishment.’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/trump-urges-iran-to-make-a-deal-as-tehran-vows-response-to-israel-attacks

# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu’s Iran War Trumps Trump: How Netanyahu and Trump fooled the media over the Iran strike. Netanyahu long urged US action on Iran, and despite media claims, Israel’s recent strike had full US backing after a final ultimatum.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-857635

Houthis Warn US and Israel of ‘War’ If Iran Attacked
https://maritime-executive.com/article/yemen-s-houthi-rebels-warn-of-war-if-iran-is-attacked

Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo Documents How Genocide Has Eroded International Law. Gaza became a “graveyard of international law” not just for Palestinians but for all people, says a Palestinian lawyer.
https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-tribunal-in-sarajevo-documents-how-genocide-has-eroded-international-law/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge says Trump illegally deployed National Guard to LA
https://time.com/7293803/federal-judge-breyer-ruling-california-trump-national-guard-illegal-control/

Appeals court temporarily lifts judge’s block on Trump’s National Guard deployment
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5Appeals%20court%20temporarily%20lifts%20judge%E2%80%99s%20block%20on%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20National%20Guard%20deployment348353-appeals-court-temporarily-lifts-judges-block-on-trumps-national-guard-deployment/

Does the Supreme Court Really Believe in the Constitution? States are supposed to lose representatives in the House if they infringe on voting rights. So far the Court has ignored that part of the 14th Amendment
https://prospect.org/justice/2025-06-13-supreme-court-fourteenth-amendment-voting-rights/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The mainstream media has enabled Trump’s war on universities. For the past decade, the US press has fueled a moral panic over leftists on campus while failing to report on the right’s assault
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/mainstream-media-trump-universities

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
‘We are preparing for war’ with China ‘threat’, says US military. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered an extremely hawkish speech in which he demonized China as a “threat” and said, “We are preparing for war”. Ben Norton analyzes the top Trump admin official’s aggressive remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOTTVI_LAA

# Military / General News / Global
Iran Says Israel Killed Its Top Terrorist Commander In Airstrikes. Iranian state media has confirmed that Israel killed the top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander in airstrikes targeting Iran on Thursday night.
https://readlion.com/iran-says-its-top-commander-killed-in-airstrikes/

Iran launched a counterattack against Israel Friday afternoon after Israel’s comprehensive strike against Tehran’s leadership and nuclear assets
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/13/iran-strikes-israel-missiles-tel-aviv

# Nuclear
Iran pulls out of US nuclear talks after Israeli strikes, officials say
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5348689-iran-nuclear-deal-talks-suspended/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Trump Is Rapidly Expanding the Surveillance State as Protests Grow. Immigrants are only the first target of a rapidly expanding digital dragnet that can track our individual movements.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-admins-emerging-surveillance-state-121352825.html

# Sports
Antonio Brown Wanted On Attempted Murder Charges. The Miami-Dade County Police issued a warrant Wednesday for former NFL star Antonio Brown, relating to a May shooting at a celebrity boxing event.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45503522/ex-wr-antonio-brown-sought-attempted-murder-charge-report-says

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Ukraine, NATO eye tech trials for intercepting Russia’s cabled drones. Drones operating via fiber-optic wires are a new military challenge globally, as they are largely immune to jamming and interception attempts
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/06/12/ukraine-nato-eye-tech-trials-for-intercepting-russias-cabled-drones/

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June 13, 2025, No. 1
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
2-year-old stranded in Indianapolis after parents’ deportation
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-post-597/20250515/281711210549290?srsltid=AfmBOop0wpJb6SSQz1ZFEIthISziBtFMPytrvDHKfRFysS8Wt-twBDg0

Toddler held in US after parents’ deportation has been returned to Venezuela
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/americas/venezuela-mikaelys-deportation-intl-latam

Man ‘fitting the general description’ of someone wanted by ICE arrested at courthouse. Turned out to be a US Marshal
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-detain-us-marshal-tucson-b2768824.html

Middle Tennessee family torn apart after ICE-Highway Patrol checkpoint ‘looking for color of skin,’ wife says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/middle-tennessee-family-torn-apart-235848693.html

Trump ‘stunned into silence’ as judge rules National Guard deployment in LA was illegal
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-stunned-silence-judge-rules-1205654

Ramming cars and raiding churches: The ways ICE is becoming more aggressive in arresting migrants. Tactics deployed by ICE agents to detain migrants are becoming more aggressive, a catalogue of recent high-profile incidents show
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-raids-arrests-churches-aggressive-b2769068.html

House investigator targeting Nashville mayor’s standoff with ICE gives explosive update amid LA riots
https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-investigator-targeting-nashville-mayors-200334222.html

ICE tactical teams ‘ready to deploy’ to Chicago. Mayor Johnson’s administration is preparing to go into defensive mode when federal immigration enforcement teams come to town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ieBPOIQT0U

Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leave. The Department of Homeland Security is notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the United States has been revoked and they should leave the country
https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/national_news/trump-administration-tells-immigrants-from-cuba-haiti-nicaragua-and-venezuela-they-have-to-leave/article_41c5c9a6-bcb1-536e-8b29-f25c3427f840.html

Trump Voter Gets Choked Up After ICE Detains a Third of His Staff. “They are legally here,” she said. “Valid work permit, not even close to expired … again, no criminal records — not here, not in Nicaragua.”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-maga-voters/

U.S. Troops Ramp Up Role In Immigration Enforcement, Now Detaining Migrants Entering Military Areas
https://www.aol.com/us-troops-begin-detaining-migrants-202558005.html

Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great.’ Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was unnecessary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/los-angeles-national-guard-troops-marines-morale

Trump’s National Guard Troops Deployed for LA Protests Are Still Unpaid, Sleeping on Cots Outdoors
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/guard-soldiers-deployed-trumps-la-crackdown-arent-getting-paid-yet.html

Deported Child With Rare Brain Tumor Begs Trump Admin to Save Her Life. The 11-year-old girl’s condition has worsened since she was abruptly removed from the country in February.
https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-girl-deported-mexico-cancer-20374284.php

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
“It’s shameful”: CBO finds lowest-income families will take big hit under GOP’s “beautiful” bill
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/what-dictators-do-republicans-who-once-trashed-trumps-45-million-military-parade-idea-now-scramble-to-avoid-talking-about-it/

Fed Chair Slaps Down Trump’s Demands to His Face. According to a Fed statement, Powell told Trump that he will make monetary policy decisions “based solely on careful, objective, and non-political analysis.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fed-chair-slaps-down-trump-202602023.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Unconscionable’: Nearly 60,000 former public workers see pension values cut nearly in half
https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-43-524562/4049581448494-unconscionable-nearly-60-000-former-public-workers-see-pension-values-cut-nearly-in-half

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Coal miners push back against federal safety rollbacks and force reversal. A wave of opposition from miners, unions, and lawmakers prompted the Trump administration to reinstate key mine safety programs
https://grist.org/regulation/coal-miners-are-fighting-trumps-safety-cuts-and-winning/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump breaks historic Columbia River deal between U.S. government, tribes, Northwest states. In an order issued Thursday, Trump said he would withdraw the U.S. from a 2023 deal made with tribes and environmentalists to end lawsuits over fish losses
https://oregoncapitalinsider.com/2025/06/13/trump-breaks-historic-columbia-river-deal-between-u-s-government-tribes-northwest-states/

Experts warn of looming threat to US infrastructure projects: ‘Could have severe consequences’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/inflation-reduction-act-repeal-bill-article/

Trump EPA claims power plant emissions aren’t harmful, contradicting climate science
A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal dismisses the climate dangers of carbon emissions from power plants, drawing sharp criticism
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-epa-announces-climate-regulation-rollback-but-faces-legal-hurdles/

Trump administration fires climate.gov team, leaving federal climate science site in limbo. Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired. Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/climate-website-shut-down-noaa

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Trump announces plan to begin shutting down FEMA after hurricane season
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/trump-says-fema-be-wound-down-after-hurricane-season-2025-06-10/

The Trump Administration Keeps Denying Disaster Preparedness Aid to States. These denials are one way the administration is trying to cut costs and narrow the scope of FEMA, the nation’s primary agency for disaster work that sits under the Department of Homeland Security.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/06/12/827246.htm

# Food / General News
Trump brazenly admits his Immigration crackdown is hurting farmers. Donald Trump knows exactly what he’s doing.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196730/trump-immigration-policies-hurting-farmers

Trump Hints At Measures For Migrant Hotel and Farmworkers As Employers Say They Are ‘Almost Impossible To Replace’
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/trump-immigration-enforcement-farms-hotels

# Gov / Politics
Global skepticism of President Trump’s leadership fuels decline in US reputation, survey says
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/06/11/us-image-declines-in-many-nations-amid-low-confidence-in-trump/

The Real Reason Those White South Africans Are Here. Hint: It’s not because they’re actually being persecuted.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/white-south-african-refugees-trump/

Donald Trump Criticized for Contradicting His Entire Argument on Immigration in Rambling Rant
https://okmagazine.com/p/donald-trump-contradicting-entire-argument-immigration/

Trump just admitted that an Israeli strike on Iran “could very well happen and warns of possible ‘massive conflict’ in Middle East, and the consequences would be catastrophic.”  Why are U.S. diplomats being pulled out right now? What’s really happening behind closed doors?
https://www.aol.com/trump-says-israeli-strike-iran-172740489.html

‘What dictators do’: Republicans who once trashed Trump’s $45 million military parade idea, a $100M event critics say reeks of pure dictatorship,  now scramble to avoid talking about it
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/what-dictators-do-republicans-who-once-trashed-trumps-45-million-military-parade-idea-now-scramble-to-avoid-talking-about-it/

“Manhandling” Of California Sen. Alex Padilla By Federal Agents In L.A. Puts Trump Team In Spin Mode. “I began to ask a question,” Padilla said. “I was almost immediately forcibly removed from the room. I was forced to the ground, and I was handcuffed. I was not arrested. I was not detained.”
https://deadline.com/2025/06/alex-padilla-removed-kristi-noem-press-conference-1236432260/

‘Uncharted Territory’: Political World Shocked By Footage of Federal Agents ‘Assaulting’ Senator. Schumer Demands to Know ‘What the Hell’ Happened After Federal Agents Force Dem Senator to the Ground and Cuff Him
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/uncharted-territory-political-world-shocked-by-footage-of-federal-agents-assaulting-senator/

California Dem tells Hegseth he’s an ’embarrassment’ to the US, should ‘get the hell out’ of the DOD
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/hegseth-hearing-carbajal-california-congressman

Democrats renew Trump-Hitler comparisons, call ICE ‘Gestapo.’ The renewed rhetoric was the subject of debate at a Congressional hearing that included the Democratic governors of three sanctuary states.
https://san.com/cc/democrats-renew-trump-hitler-comparisons-call-ice-gestapo/

Trump Admin Reportedly Pressuring Mexico To Prosecute And Extradite Politicians Suspected Of Cartel Ties
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-pushes-mexico-prosecute-politicians-with-ties-drug-cartels-2025-06-11/

Trump blames weak governors for needing help as he plots to slash away everything that makes them independent
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-blames-weak-governors-for-needing-help-as-he-plots-to-slash-away-everything-that-makes-them-independent/

Trump’s DOJ cleans house of ‘weaponized prosecutors,’ including one who concocted Civil War-era charge against J6ers
https://www.lucianne.com/2025/06/12/trumps_doj_cleans_house_of_weaponized_prosecutors_including_one_who_concocted_civil_war-era_charge_against_j6ers_152815.html

Trump’s AI gamble in the Gulf doesn’t put America first. His deals provoke concerns over human rights, corruption, and national security.
https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/trumps-ai-gamble-in-the-gulf-doesnt-put-america-first/

Democratic Rep. John Mannion explodes at GOP Rep on House Floor: ‘Get some f***ing balls!’: “I’m a kid from Tipp Hill that’s fighting for my hometown and my country. I’m giving everything I have to stop the rise of authoritarian government and the destruction of American democracy, if making some noise on the House floor and calling out Trump enablers draws attention to what’s happening to our country right before our eyes, good. Today it’s roughing up and handcuffing a United States Senator and a politicized military patrolling the streets of American cities.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5347949-john-mannion-mike-lawler-hour-floor/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Canadian politician reveals how ‘gangster’ Trump’s imminent visit has triggered alarm ahead of G7 visit
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5347308-canada-trump-gangster-g7-visit/

Europeans and Arabs must take steps toward a Palestinian state. Next week, these leaders could finally commit to a concrete plan to turn that wish into reality.
https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2025/06/europeans-and-arabs-must-take-historic-steps-toward-a-palestinian-state?lang=en

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Brevard sheriff’s warning to violent protesters: ‘We will kill you graveyard dead’: The remarks come ahead of planned nationwide protests against the Trump administration on Saturday
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/12/brevard-sheriffs-warning-to-violent-protestors-we-will-kill-you-graveyard-dead/

Fake ICE agent ‘screamed immigration before zip-tying woman’ in terrifying jewelry store robbery
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/fake-ice-agent-screamed-immigration-35377883

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Justice Gorsuch warns Supreme Court just handed IRS ‘powerful new tool’ to get away with mistakes affecting everyday Americans
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/justice-gorsuch-warns-supreme-court-just-handed-irs-powerful-new-tool-to-get-away-with-mistakes-affecting-everyday-americans/

DOJ warns US attorneys to prepare for criminal investigations ahead of nationwide anti-Trump protests. Thousands of “No Kings” protests are slated to take place across the country on Saturday, June 14th, with attendees expected to rally against the Trump administration’s policies.
https://www.aol.com/news/doj-warns-us-attorneys-prepare-230636741.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
L.A. law enforcement’s treatment of journalists during protests is once again under scrutiny: With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-los-angeles-media-4b9b062785bde9428a3155812fd092de

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Reinstated CDC workers return as public health programs remain gutted
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5430893/cdc-employees-layoffs-revoked-hhs-hepatitis-lab

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Big Money for Pharma, Big Risk for Kids: The FDA has approved only two drugs, both antipsychotics, for treating children with autism. Both are approved specifically for treating “irritability associated with autism.” Doctors also prescribe, off-label, other drugs, including stimulants and antidepressants, without the benefit of studies on how multiple drugs may interact.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/big-money-pharma-big-risk-kids-doctors-prescribe-antipsychotics-ssri-autism/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
This White Guy Protesting ICE Somehow Gave The National Guard The Most Humbling Speech You’ve Ever Heard, And It’s Just So, Soooo Good
https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1l7jbbm/not_sure_who_he_is_but_the_way_he_spoke_to_the/

More US troops are currently occupying LA than Syria and Iraq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9gIfM60gjk

Pete Hegseth Won’t Answer When Asked If He’ll Respect a Court’s Decision On Deploying Marines to LA. The Defense secretary said he’d comply with a Supreme Court order blocking Trump’s domestic deployment, but did not commit to the other courts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/12/hegseth-marines-los-angeles-00402794

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing
https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-greenland-signal-congress-295b03478d985678c4f2bf2eb5b513ba

ANC passes resolution against military parade on President Trump’s birthday
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/anc-passes-resolution-against-military-parade-on-president-trumps-birthday/
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advisory_Neighborhood_Commission

Pentagon May Abandon Wedgetail Buy in Favor of Navy’s Hawkeye, Satellites
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/pentagon-may-abandon-wedgetail-buy-in-favor-of-navys-hawkeye-satellites/

Air Force Reveals First Image of LRSO Nuclear Cruise Missile
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-reveals-first-image-of-lrso-nuclear-cruise-missile/

# Military / General News / Global
Live updates: Israeli strikes kill Iran’s top military leaders and prompt retaliation
https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack

Trump Warns Iran of ‘Even More Brutal’ Attacks Without Nuclear Deal: Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard was killed in strikes.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-strike-conflict?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAiJYZNCsqDORN0SjlWbNGSQV2NmbdPzcRcLiDVklX3ZINeUyX0X4bFxFCZpT40%3D&gaa_ts=684c2de8&gaa_sig=02qRq56FlFOMIiRHI_c6WXSJwe8YHzlWb_E13lwFDnU8WaPUAEgYpaakFiPS4lioOe_KXfbnrE98zhaKrqpY9Q%3D%3D

Chinese stealth fighters just pierced Taiwan’s airspace in a terrifying low-altitude formation. Taiwan’s defence ministry says it warned off several Chinese fighter jets that briefly entered island’s airspace.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/6/9/chinese-fighters-jets-briefly-enter-taiwans-airspace

# Space Force / Starlink
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are being destroyed by the Sun. And it’s only set to get worse.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-elon-musks-satellites-dropping-005522697.html

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June 12, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Cannot just simply disregard it’: Judge orders Trump admin to uphold Biden-era agreement over family border separation policy
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-finds-trump-administration-breached-aclu-family-separation-settlement-agreement

‘Hereby declared unlawful’: Judge finds ‘severe deficiencies’ in Trump admin’s use of Alien Enemies Act, permanently blocking future deportations
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/hereby-declared-unlawful-judge-finds-severe-deficiencies-in-trump-admins-use-of-alien-enemies-act-permanently-blocking-future-deportations/

Hegseth says troops in LA are lawful. He just can’t explain why. The Pentagon chief stumbled when pressed on the legal underpinning for the deployment of 700 Marines to California
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/11/hegseth-hearing-stumble-los-angeles-00400436

“Downright un-American”: Hegseth blasted by Democrats over military deployment in Los Angeles
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/11/downright-un-american-hegseth-blasted-by-democrats-over-military-deployment-in-los-angeles/

42 men facing deportation are flown to Alaska for holding after being arrested in other states: The men are expected to be held in the Anchorage Correctional Complex for the next month, according to official
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/alaska-immigration-ice-detainment-deportation-b2768185.html

California Jails Ignored Over 13,000 ICE Detainers
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/california-ice-detainers/2025/06/11/id/1214561/

European nation agrees to ‘temporarily’ host deported immigrants from US amid Trump push
https://ground.news/article/kosovo-accepts-us-request-to-host-third-party-deportees

Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/la-ice-raids-immigration-conditions

# Bundy Rides Again
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Expert warns ‘China Shock’ on manufacturing that struck one state could spread to the rest of the country via the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: ‘A chilling effect.’ The manufacturing renaissance resulting from three recent pieces of legislation has amounted to a 279% increase in manufacturing across America.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/north-carolina-manufacturing-renaissance/

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
# Children / Youth
# Communications / Censorship
# Consumer Product Safety
# Crafting with kids
# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
‘Not worth the paper it’s written on’: Trump administration admits their new China trade framework is basically meaningless
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/not-worth-the-paper-its-written-on-trump-administration-admits-their-new-china-trade-framework-is-basically-meaningless/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Fulbright board members quit due to Trump administration’s political meddling. Resignations follow scholarship cancellations and probe into Harvard’s work with blacklisted Chinese officials
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/fulbright-board-quits-trump

# Employment / Labor / Unions
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Federal appeals court faces backlash after siding with controversial pipeline project: ‘Inconsistent with state law.’ A federal court of appeals has sided with a pipeline company over local officials and residents, striking down ordinances aimed at regulating pipelines within their communities,
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/summit-carbon-solutions-pipeline-iowa-counties/#:~:text=Prompting%20sharp%20criticism%2C%20a%20federal,their%20communities%2C%20the%20Gazette%20reported

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Justice Department Paves Way To Rein In Federal Land Grabs. The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has the authority to revoke national monument designations made by previous presidents.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/11/justice-department-paves-way-to-rein-in-federal-land-grabs/

# Gov / Politics
GOP bill would oust, arrest elected officials who share immigration enforcement information. Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson said the bill ‘sends a message’ to Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and ‘any other blue-city mayor’
https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/11/gop-bill-would-oust-arrest-elected-officials-who-share-immigration-enforcement-information/

‘There’s a clear distinction’ between LA riots and Jan. 6 violence, Mike Johnson says. Trump is facing strong criticism from Democrats, Capitol police officers, and federal prosecutors, who said he is being hypocritical in his handling of the Los Angeles riots.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3437567/clear-distinction-la-riots-jan-6-violence-mike-johnson/

‘Any Republicans with decency?’ Democracy advocate explodes at GOP on MSNBC. Donald Trump is “increasingly using the Justice Department against his political enemies.” That includes arresting a liberal state judge, a Democratic member of Congress, and a prominent pro-Democratic labor leader. Earlier this week, Trump also suggested that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) should be arrested.
https://www.rawstory.com/marc-elias-2672354304/

No, Leftists, Rioters Don’t Deserve Land Acknowledgements. ‘California was part of Mexico, all of the Southwest is Mexico, so the roots are really deep in that region,”’ said former Univision anchor María Elena Salinas
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/11/los-angeles-riots-california-mexico-maria-elena-salinas-spain-gerardo-fernandez-norona/

‘This isn’t an isolated incident’: Trump’s show of military force in LA was years in the making. The president had been waiting for this made-for-TV clash that allows the administration to ‘manufacture’ a crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-military-force-plotting

‘We couldn’t have scripted this better’: The White House is thrilled with how events are unfolding in LA. Trump officials reportedly believe it has shown how Democrats are out of touch with country on law enforcement and immigration issues
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-la-protests-national-guard-b2768346.html

Bondi insists US has jurisdiction over California when asked about supremacy clause in LA riots
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3436396/pam-bondi-federal-jurisdiction-california-supremacy-clause-la-riots/

Karoline Leavitt gets fiery as she’s pressed on Trump’s military response to Los Angeles protests
https://www.yahoo.com/news/karoline-leavitt-gets-fiery-she-193010458.html

Fact-check: Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg contained lies and conspiracy theories about LA:  Trump made a series of vague assertions about the protests in Los Angeles for which he presented no evidence. Here is a fact check of some of his checkable false claims from the speech – plus a false claim he made in remarks about California at the White House earlier in the day.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/politics/fort-bragg-troops-trump-lies

GOP bill would oust, arrest elected officials who share immigration enforcement information
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-bill-oust-arrest-elected-100017719.html

GOP Rep Announces Sudden Retirement in Shock Twist for Trump
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-announces-sudden-retirement-020740626.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Australian Prime Minister Albanese lashed out at Los Angeles law enforcement after a journalist was struck by a rubber bullet while covering protests in the city, adding that the reporter was “clearly identified as media.”
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/australian-pm-furious-after-clearly-identified-journalist-shot-by-rubber-bullet-in-la-horrific/

CJNG + Los Chapitos: Mexico’s Most Dangerous Narcos Are Signaling a Terrifying Alliance: A video shared across social media platforms this week has ignited alarm among security experts and the public alike, appearing to show a chilling new chapter in Mexico’s ongoing cartel war; a public show of unity between two of the country’s deadliest criminal organizations, the Sinaloa Cartel Los Chapitos and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/cjng-los-chapitos-mexicos-most-dangerous-narcos-are-signaling-a-terrifying-alliance/ar-AA1GsdcW

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Court filings show what triggered federal raid in Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors released more details about a drug trafficking investigation that led to the search of a Minneapolis restaurant last week. The large law enforcement presence on Lake Street, which included ICE agents, drew protesters who believed that it was an immigration raid.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/06/10/details-emerge-on-lake-street-raid-as-feds-charge-protester-with-assaulting-fbi-agent

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted following ICE protest. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced three charges Tuesday night.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/10/rep-lamonica-mciver-indicted-ice-protest-00398768

Abuse of military power: Lawsuit filed against Trump administration. “An unmistakable step toward authoritarianism”
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/06/09/governor-newsom-suing-president-trump-and-department-of-defense-for-illegal-takeover-of-calguard-unit/

‘A stain on the Constitution’: Abrego Garcia lawyers refuse to drop his case against U.S.
https://royalexaminer.com/a-stain-on-the-constitution-abrego-garcia-lawyers-refuse-to-drop-his-case-against-u-s/

‘Proof is in the pudding’: Trump DOJ tells court it will seek dismissal of Abrego Garcia case
https://www.yahoo.com/news/court-documents-trump-administration-calls-213230764.html

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is “defending bedrock constitutional protections for all of us,” his lawyer says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-abrego-garcia-lawyer-due-process-takeout-interview/

Bar Association: ‘Deeply Disturbing’ That Pam Bondi Cut Us Out Of Vetting Trump’s Court Picks
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bar-association-pam-bondi-trump-judicial-nominees_n_6848c703e4b07d60ea75a2db

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump’s attacks on the media are unlike anything in my lifetime: Bob Costas Slams Trump’s ‘Ongoing Assaults’ on Free Press and Warns Against ‘MAGA Media.’ ‘Democracy As We Know It Is Under Attack’
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bob-costas-donald-trump-assault-free-press-maga-democracy-1236425505/

Astonishing moment CNN host realizes reporter is being detained by LA cops during live segment. A CNN reporter and his crew were briefly detained, forced out of an area of the Los Angeles riots and warned by police if he trespassed again he would be arrested.
https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/4045228180337-astonishing-moment-cnn-host-realizes-reporter-is-being-detained-by-la-cops-during-live-segment

Dozens Of Journalists Targeted, Shot, Detained While Covering LA Protests, Press Org Says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dozens-journalists-targeted-shot-detained-223900515.html

‘Policing American streets’: Oh no,  co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin took to X to warn Democrats against taking Trump’s bait in his legally questionable military deployment in LA.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/policing-american-streets-oh-no-alyssa-farah-griffin-just-reminded-trump-what-the-u-s-military-is-actually-for/

‘The View’: Whoopi Questions Whether Trump Admin Is Now ‘Pure Fascism’ After Weekend of LA Protests. “What ever happened to states’ rights?” the ABC moderator asks
https://www.thewrap.com/los-angeles-protests-trump-response-whoopi-goldberg-pure-fascism/

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Americans urged to stay vigilant for new unusual Covid symptom caused by dangerous Chinese strain
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14794385/covid-nimbus-strain-doctors-warn-variant-symptoms.html

Fact Check: Clarifying claims Louisiana voted ‘to force a 9-year-old girl to deliver her rapist’s baby’:
What’s True: In early June 2025, Louisiana lawmakers rejected a bill that would have added exceptions for rape to the state’s abortion ban, specifically allowing young rape victims to terminate their pregnancies.
What’s False: The proposed bill did not reference or target any specific case of a pregnant 9-year old.
In short, the claim was a mixture of true, false and undetermined information.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/louisiana-abortion-law-vote/

Family fights for lost Medicaid benefits for 6-year-old with chronic illnesses. Her parents have been navigating her complex diagnoses, including eosinophilic esophagitis, asthma, eczema, tracheomalacia and cyclic vomiting syndrome, essentially since birth.
https://www.channel3000.com/news/family-fights-for-lost-medicaid-benefits-for-6-year-old-with-chronic-illnesses/article_e98787b3-818c-43ec-b00d-48f348ac45f9.html

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great.’ Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was unnecessary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/los-angeles-national-guard-troops-marines-morale

‘Don’t Spare Even A Single…’: Trump’s CHILLING Order To US Army As Los Angeles Burns | UNCUT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwqzouiMAos

‘Your first statement is inaccurate!’ Dem explodes at Pete Hegseth at hearing: “We’re willing to listen to all of that, because in fact, in contrast to what your earlier statement was, we have in fact supported mightily the submarine industrial base from this committee that has not been neglected,” the Democratic lawmaker said.
https://www.rawstory.com/delauro-hegseth/

American Service Members Are Getting Real Sharing Their Thoughts On The Marines Being Sent Into LA
https://laist.com/news/veterans-react-to-marine-deployment-in-la

The U.S. is “target one” for the Chinese Communist Party, and retired Gen. Jack Keane says that beefing up defenses to stand up against the threat should be high on the list of priorities.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/gen-keane-warns-china-conducting-most-comprehensive-penetration-american-society-250-year-history

# Military / General News / Global
Devious Putin’s secret Nato invasion plans revealed as experts warn Ukraine is just the start, Germany’s spy boss has warned. Bruno Kahl, head of Berlin’s Federal Intelligence Service, says his team have intel that Russia is plotting to test the resolve of the alliance in the coming years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4cWz9DF6K0

# OSHA
# Other Interesting Stuff/ Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
‘Bad omen’ declared after ancient pyramid suddenly collapses
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/travel/news/bad-omen-declared-after-ancient-pyramid-suddenly-collapses/ar-AA1GuxLD?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

Archaeologists Unearth ‘Impossible’ Ancient Native American Farm Beneath Michigan Forest. Small, egalitarian Menominee communities successfully farmed this challenging northern climate for 600 years (1000-1600 CE) without centralized leadership or large populations
https://studyfinds.org/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-native-american-farm-menominee-michigan/

# Science /  Science Engineers
China completes monumental task using declassified US documents: ‘We mastered every technique in the literature, then pushed further.’ The team studied the American research and recreated the old experiments. Scientists in China have built the world’s first working thorium molten salt reactor (MSR).
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/thorium-molten-salt-reactor-china-nuclear/

U.S. Authorities Charge Chinese Nationals With Smuggling Biological Samples. Third Chinese national whom authorities have accused over the past two weeks of smuggling biological samples.
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/policy_briefs/2025/06/11/u-s-authorities-charge-chinese-nationals-with-smuggling-biological-samples/

# Social / Communities
A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos
https://theconversation.com/a-field-guide-to-accelerationism-white-supremacist-groups-using-violence-to-spur-race-war-and-create-social-chaos-255699

Americans face $523 fee under new trash law coming into force in July – it doesn’t matter how much you throw out. City leaders voted Monday to impose the new monthly charge of $43.60 for standard trash, recycling, and organic waste bins.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14446229/san-diego-trash-law-fee-rise-residents-protest/#:~:text=City%20leaders%20voted%20Monday%20to,and%20those%20on%20fixed%20incomes

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Trump teams with a tech company to create a database of Americans. A recent report indicated that Trump is partnering with the tech company Palantir
https://theweek.com/politics/tech-trump-palantir-database

# Veterans / VA
Army Veteran claims LA police detained her without explanation
https://www.newsbreak.com/wish-tv-2107872/4047289436256-exclusive-army-veteran-claims-la-police-detained-her-without-explanation

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Inside largest ICE workplace operation in Omaha: ICE detains 70 workers in Nebraska’s largest workplace raid. Workers hid in rafters, freezers; one threatened agents with box cutters. Business owner used E-Verify but workers used stolen US identities
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/largest-ice-workplace-raid-omaha/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint. Nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-trump-staffers-tracker-update

Johnson touts ‘first of many’ rescissions packages to codify DOGE cuts. With the House Rules Committee meeting Tuesday to send the White House’s rescissions package to the floor, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., outlined to reporters how Republicans plan to launch “a multifront war against the deficit.”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_879dff79-be8b-41b8-b29b-0e4b02634d7e.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
US, China reach trade deal, pending approval from Trump and Xi. The agreement setting tariffs, and opening door to Chinese college students came after Trump met with Xi Jinping to resolve the tariff dispute that nearly halted trade between the two countries.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/11/us-china-reach-deal/84145644007/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Judge: Trump administration can dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/06/court-allows-trump-administration-proceed-efforts-destroy-institute-museum-and-library

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Expert warns ‘China Shock’ on manufacturing that struck one state could spread to the rest of the country via the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: ‘A chilling effect.’ The manufacturing renaissance resulting from three recent pieces of legislation has amounted to a 279% increase in manufacturing across America.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/north-carolina-manufacturing-renaissance/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Kentucky solar and battery jobs face threat as Congress moves to cut clean energy tax breaks
https://www.dailyclimate.org/kentucky-solar-and-battery-jobs-face-threat-as-congress-moves-to-cut-clean-energy-tax-breaks-2672350638.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
EPA moves to weaken climate rules despite US power plants ranking among top global polluters.  Trump administration plans to end climate regulations for them.
https://www.powermag.com/epa-moving-to-axe-emissions-limits-from-coal-and-gas-fired-power-plants/

Global effort to protect international waters nears milestone as more countries back UN ocean treaty.
Eighteen more nations signed onto a United Nations treaty to protect biodiversity in international waters
https://apnews.com/article/high-seas-treaty-oceans-un-ocean-conference-53ad46ae3cf8737ec82d925761a3d089

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Experts warn that changes in FEMA leadership, reduced coordination, and stricter aid thresholds could leave vulnerable communities unprotected during increasingly intense disasters.
https://www.ehn.org/state-and-local-emergency-managers-brace-for-less-federal-aid-during-disasters#:~:text=As%20hurricane%20season%20begins%2C%20local,report%20for%20The%20Washington%20Post

Rubio Orders Abolishment of USAID’s Entire International Workforce. All foreign assistance programs will now be managed by the secretary of state.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/usaid-workers

All Of USAID’s International Workforce Will Be Eliminated By Sept. 30: Report
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/all-of-usaids-international-workforce-will-be-eliminated-by-sept-30-report/

# General News
Donald Trump ‘Paving Over’ White House Rose Garden: What We Know
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-white-house-rose-garden-cosmetic-changes-oval-office-2046361

# Gov / Politics
Donald Trump’s Dirty Self-Dealing: The Audacity of His Rapacity. The first term was historically corrupt. But this time Trump has grabbed billions already—and by the time he’s done, he may make off with tens of billions.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196187/trump-corruption-self-dealing-audacity-rapacity

The Authoritarian Message Behind Military Parades. Amid mounting pressure on various institutions in the U.S. — universities, courts and public discourse. the military/birthday parade is an extravaganza that fuses esthetics and propaganda to cement authority, suppress dissent and consolidate power.
https://flaglerlive.com/the-authoritarian-message-behind-military-parades/

After LA, Trump hard launches new First Amendment: Only MAGA can protest. Rule No. 1: No protesting unless it’s something Trump wants you to protest. Rule No. 2: Protesters can only use American flags. Rule No. 3: No spitting on or disrespecting law enforcement officers
https://www.yahoo.com/news/la-trump-hard-launches-first-080356229.html

Abuse of military power: Lawsuit filed against Trump administration
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/california-sue-trump-federalizing-state-national-guard-ice-protests/

U.S. to cut Ukraine aid – defense secretary
https://defence-blog.com/hegseth-ukraine-support-will-be-reduced/

Omaha, Nebraska sworn in its first ever Black mayor on Monday after Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing Jr. defeated the incumbent.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/10/omaha-nebraska-swears-in-first-ever-black-mayor-john-ewing-jr/

Obama Exposing MAGA’s Double Standards Is Going Viral. It’s a startling reminder of how things have changed.
https://www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpact/video/7513612620511841579

Governor Newsom just handed Alabama Senator their behind on a silver platter with undeniable facts. He told Florida’s Voice, “LA looks like a third world country, anarchists in charge, law enforcement being attacked, the rule of law is nonexistent.” He’s got a point.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/governor-newsom-just-destroyed-arkansas-152850795.html

Trump’s Real War Is Against America: In the decade he has been in the political spotlight, Trump has shown a desire to turn the U.S. into a police state, with him at the top. What he’s now doing in Los Angeles is a warning to the nation
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-los-angeles-military_n_68487014e4b0682b100c4d80

‘There is no invasion’ or ‘rebellion’ to justify military troops in LA anti-ICE protests, California attorney general says.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-invasion-california-ag-los-042659048.html

How the immigration protests in Los Angeles started. Solidarity protests against ICE have broken out in other cities.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/los-angeles-immigration-protests-how-they-started/story?id=122704771

The inherent danger of what Trump is asking Marines in L.A. to do: Has ignited a fierce national debate over state sovereignty and civil-military boundaries.
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/marines-mobilized-los-angeles-insurrection-act/

Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections
https://apnews.com/article/voting-elections-trump-executive-order-4e9edb53f47e61e241a43ceef8164022

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted by federal grand jury for assaulting immigration officers. Congresswoman from New Jersey could face up to 17 years in prison if convicted
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-rep-lamonica-mciver-indicted-by-federal-grand-jury-for-assaulting-immigration-officers/3593644

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Wall Street To Insurers: Keep Denying Care. UnitedHealth Group’s investors were profiting from its high denial rates. Now, they’re suing to ensure that doesn’t change.
https://www.levernews.com/wall-street-to-insurers-keep-denying-care/

Republicans plan to SLASH Medicaid! House Republican Bill Grows Even Harsher, Cutting Medicaid Funding to States That Cover Lawfully Residing Children and Pregnant Adults
https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/house-republican-bill-grows-even-harsher-cutting-medicaid-funding-to-states-that

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Family fights for lost Medicaid benefits for 6-year-old with chronic illnesses
https://www.channel3000.com/news/family-fights-for-lost-medicaid-benefits-for-6-year-old-with-chronic-illnesses/article_e98787b3-818c-43ec-b00d-48f348ac45f9.html

Researchers raise red flag that doctors may be underprepared for devastating new disease emerging in US:  Babesiosis, a disease typically spread by blacklegged ticks, is on the rise in the mid-Atlantic
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/babesiosis-ticks-mid-atlantic-spread/

Covid warning as experts warn about variant that comes with ‘unusual’ symptoms caused by dangerous Chinese strain
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14794385/covid-nimbus-strain-doctors-warn-variant-symptoms.html

Trump-era NIH workers warn of illegal orders and suppressed science. The letter, dubbed the “Bethesda Declaration,” accuses NIH leadership under Director Jay Bhattacharya of enabling harmful policies, including censorship of research and the illegal withholding of funds.
https://www.ehn.org/trump-era-nih-workers-warn-of-illegal-orders-and-suppressed-science

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
As the Army prepares for its 250th birthday parade, the service is hauling millions of pounds worth of military equipment into Washington, D.C.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/tanks-helicopters-bombers-dc-army-birthday/#:~:text=The%20Army%20is%20sending%20around,enlisting%20and%20other%20new%20enlistees.

The Georgia National Guard officially activated a new intelligence unit this month, the first of its kind in the Army, specifically tasked with electromagnetic warfare
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/georgia-national-guard-electronic-warfare/

What Can (and Can’t) The National Guard Actually Do? Here’s your National Guard primer, from how it differs from the rest of the military to the limits state governors—and presidents—have on calling on its troops
https://thewarhorse.org/everything-to-know-about-the-national-guard/

Meet DOGE’s team inside the Defense Department. ProPublica has identified four men installed by defense contractor Elon Musk at the Pentagon—and 100 more across the federal government.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/06/meet-doges-team-dod/405963/

Trump Budget Calls for More Airmen, Guardians in 2026. Over half a million troops would serve in the Air Force and Space Force in 2026, the Trump administration said last week, keeping the workforce essentially flat as Airmen and Guardians tackle a growing list of missions around the globe.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/trump-budget-calls-for-more-airmen-guardians-in-2026/

# Social / Communities
NORTHCOM provides update on number of troops deployed to Los Angeles
https://www.northcom.mil/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Article/4210889/usnorthcom-statement-on-additional-military-personnel-in-the-los-angeles-area/

700 Marines will deploy to Los Angeles after Hegseth warned California to control riots
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/06/09/700-marines-deployed-to-la-to-respond-to-immigration-protests/

LA officials implement mandatory curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/11/la-mayor-announces-curfew-amid-protests-over-trumps-immigration-crackdown

2,000 LA anti-ICE rioters takeover 101 Freeway downtown as self-driving cars lit on fire in chaotic scene
https://www.aol.com/news/2-000-la-anti-ice-020105572.html

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