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Voices, The Peoples News

September 14, 2026, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

“You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch on his throne.” Miguel de Cervantes, ‘Don Quixote’

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE deports mother of Navy service member after taking her into custody during scheduled green card interview. The removal has intensified scrutiny of the administration’s immigration tactics, particularly toward military families. The decision leaves Garcia, who began his service commitment this summer, separated from his mother as advocates warn more families could face similar disruptions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ice-deports-navy-midshipmans-mom-153301607.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
ICE casts shadow over back-to-school in NYC: Immigration enforcement activity has brought severe anxiety to New York City immigrant families as the 2026 school year begins. High-profile student detentions, combined with sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents near school properties, have disrupted communities and sparked a wave of student walkouts and “Know Your Rights” rallies.
https://documentedny.com/2026/09/14/ice-arrests-queens-new-york-back-to-school-immigrants/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Mercedes-Benz to Close Plants and Cut Wages as Workers Face Layoffs
https://hrexecutive.com/bmw-to-shed-8000-roles-following-volkswagen-and-mercedes-benz-cuts/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Lands / Water / USGS
USGS has released data showing that America’s underground aquifer storing water is officially drying up. Spanning approximately 174,000 square miles across eight states from South Dakota to Texas, the Ogallala Aquifer (High Plains Aquifer) is the lifeblood of American agriculture, providing roughly 30% of all groundwater used for U.S. irrigation.
https://www.newsweek.com/the-largest-us-groundwater-supply-is-running-out-11998061

Water levels at Lake Mead are at historic lows amid a sustained megadrought, threatening water supplies and hydroelectric power for millions in the Southwest
https://prescottenews.com/2026/09/13/a-drought-the-colorado-river-and-the-hoover-dam-the-epoch-times/

Rio Grande’s Trouble Is Worse Than Most Realize. Texas Monthly looks at how taps may run dry next year in cities that rely on US-Mexico river
https://www.newser.com/story/396060/rio-grandes-trouble-is-worse-than-most-realize.html

New map reveals 10 million dead trees from Maine to South Carolina as saltwater creeps inland. Researchers also found that more than 6 million dead trees were concentrated in forests below 16 feet of elevation.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/dead-trees-atlantic-coast-maine-south-carolina/

Trump shrank Utah’s Grand Staircase by 90%, dismissing prized dinosaur fossils as ‘common’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/trump-shrank-utahs-grand-staircase-123400543.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
‘The rationing has begun’: Alarm as major US retailer slaps new restrictions on motor oil
https://carbuzz.com/costco-motor-oil-rationed-shortage/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
The food-stamp work rule now reaches age 64, and veterans, homeless adults and former foster youth no longer have an exemption.
https://share.newsbreak.com/jl0up2ps

New SNAP Work Requirements Will Now Affect More Older Adults
https://elderlawms.com/new-snap-work-requirements-will-now-affect-more-older-adults/

Texas heat destroys 100% of outdoor crops at local farm. Owner Anna Sims said the season left her with nothing in the fields, describing a scene of cantaloupes bursting on the ground before they could be harvested.
https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/texas-heat-destroys-100-of-outdoor-crops-at-local-farm

Judge considers temporary pause in USDA relocations in new lawsuit. A federal judge in San Francisco said an administrative stay “doesn’t say anything about the merits” of the case, but would give him more time to “adjudicate this properly.”
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/09/judge-considers-temporary-pause-usda-relocations-new-lawsuit/415942/

# Gov / Politics / US
Mitch McConnell could return to the Senate as early as Monday after 3 months of absence
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-absent-3-months-senate-reconvene-this-week-12431986

Chip Roy is leaving Congress — but not before warning his colleagues about AI
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/13/chip-roy-ai-threat-regulation-01073553

“This Is Just a Stunt From the Most Corrupt President in History” — Sen. Alex Padilla Rips Trump’s $5,000 Election-Year Payout as Illegal Vote Bribery Source: Combat Rated
https://share.newsbreak.com/jl0waold

Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post: ‘Will you condemn this?’ Republican’s post sparks national debate about GOP racism. Texas Railroad Commission Republican nominee Bo French sparked a political debate by posting a controversial comment targeting South Asian students at the University of Texas.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/13/john-cornyn-bo-french-texas-students-01073901

Don Jr’s lavish Bahamas wedding secretly bankrolled by oligarch linked to Putin. The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin

Donald Trump’s Political Circle Hit by New Resignation Linked to Conspiracy Inquiry. Joe diGenova led investigation focused on intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 election
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/trump-ally-resigns-president-conspiracy-inquiry

Somali-born Democrat Ilhan Omar facing bombshell ‘ongoing criminal investigation’: Border czar Tom Homan has confirmed that Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar is under investigation over several allegations. Homan made the revelation during an appearance on Fox News, where he said Omar is facing an “ongoing criminal investigation”. Homan refused to elaborate on whether Omar committed immigration or naturalisation fraud, but claimed that “things are going on.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/watch-tom-homan-confirms-criminal-investigation-ilhan-omar/

‘Do your job or get out’: Fury after Mike Johnson lets slip a startling admission on CNN: “The problem is … the guys who are raising the alarms all have very different ideas about what the guardrails should be,” Johnson said. “There’s no consensus among them, and Congress is obviously less qualified than the people who are pushing this frontier.”
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677853067/

New Lawsuit Challenges Trump-Vance Administration Plan to Send Armed ICE Officers Into Polling Places. Plaintiffs represent millions of voters across the United States
https://democracyforward.org/news/press-releases/new-lawsuit-challenges-trump-vance-administration-plan-to-send-armed-ice-officers-into-polling-places/

Texas House panel to study possibility of adding New Mexico counties. A proposal by two New Mexico legislators to allow three counties along the Texas border to secede from the Land of Enchantment was dead on arrival in Santa Fe earlier this year, but across the border in Texas Lone Star legislators are running with the idea and holding hearings backed by Texas’ Speaker of the House.
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/09/10/texas-legislature-to-hold-hearings-on-annexing-new-mexico-counties/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
MAGA prosecutor abruptly quit after tense phone call with Todd Blanche: Justice Department prosecutor diGenova abruptly resigns from leading ‘grand conspiracy’ probe. The prosecutor did not state why he was resigning, but said his wife attorney Victoria Toensing, who also worked with the team of federal prosecutors in Florida, will also be leaving the Justice Department on Friday.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/prosecutor-leading-grand-conspiracy-probe-abruptly-resigns-doj-post

Judges, juries, reject federal criminal cases against protesters accused of assaulting federal law enforcement agents. Justice Department prosecutors failed to get plea deals or other convictions against most of the 102 people arrested for anti-ICE or anti-National Guard protests in four cities last year.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-12/doj-went-after-protesters-for-felony-assault-but-juries-judges-were-unconvinced

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The 60 Minutes broadcast featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on a military rescue over Iran rather than an exposé on internal military abuses. Public backlash centered on the segment’s friendly tone toward the Pentagon rather than any critical whistleblowing.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-pardons-2677854468/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Thirty hospital systems have now broken a Medicare Advantage contract this year: Health systems report excessive friction and inappropriate denials for necessary patient treatments. Staff spend months fighting insurers over claim approvals instead of focusing on patient care
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/16-health-systems-dropping-medicare-advantage-plans-2026/

Medicare Advantage Plan No Longer Covers Your Health Care Provider? Learn What to Do!
https://triagecancer.org/medicare-advantage-drop-provider

Major companies to cut back on 2027 health benefits in blow to workers: Overall health benefit costs per employee are projected to jump by an average of 8.2% in 2027. To save money, many businesses are shifting a larger financial burden onto workers through higher deductibles, increased premiums, and reduced coverage
https://www.beckerspayer.com/financial/from-disney-to-starbucks-big-employers-are-pulling-every-lever-to-contain-health-costs/

Medicare added a citizenship and immigration test for Part A and Part B, flagged New on page 9 of the 2027 handbook. New Immigration-Related Restrictions for Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, and Marketplace
https://www.healthreformbeyondthebasics.org/new-immigration-related-restrictions-for-medicaid-chip-medicare-and-marketplace/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
[Video] Judge rules surrogate does not have custody of child
A Texas judge ruled against a surrogate’s attempt to obtain custody of a baby she gave birth to in Dallas.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/judge-rules-surrogate-does-not-035219799.html

Medicare Paid an Estimated $380 Million for Organs Its Patients Never Received. Its Own Guidance Allowed It. Most were used in non-covered transplants and some weren’t used at all, OIG report finds
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/122933

The US Is Paying to Keep Ebola Patients Out of America, While Cutting the Programs That Stop Outbreaks at the Source Source:
https://afsa.org/putting-america-first-stopping-outbreaks-their-source

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
DEA pressures medical cannabis business over workers with convictions. A medical cannabis business owner told Marijuana Moment she is planning to fight a decision by the Drug Enforcement Administration that she says could force her to fire two good employees if she wants to register for federal protections in line with the Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule marijuana.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-dispensary-owner-says-dea-is-forcing-her-to-fire-workers-in-order-to-get-federal-protections-under-trumps-rescheduling-move/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
New horrors in military detailed as insiders tell all: ‘Every unit has a Hegseth’
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/hegseth-military/

Top general under fire from his own ranks as Hegseth chaos creates ‘climate of mistrust’
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-dan-caine/

# Military / Global
‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/12/middleeast/yemen-houthi-saudi-us-blame-intl

Iran reports commercial vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hARYHeafGMo

# Social / Communities / Housing
A House committee bill would cut HUD by 10.4 percent and voucher administration money by $536 million: Yes, the House Appropriations Committee approved an FY 2027 spending bill that reduces the total Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) allocation by 10.4 percent ($10.659 billion) below FY 2026 enacted levels.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/house-bill-would-leave-over-400000-more-people-without-stable-affordable-housing

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
A New Government Report Found $291 Million in SSI Benefits That Were Never Delivered to Recipients
https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2026-09-03-audit-finds-ssa-did-not-pay-an-estimated-291-million-in-underpayments-owed-to-ssi-recipients/

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
We asked AI whether it would lead to human extinction in a decade. Here’s what it said Source
https://www.newsweek.com/will-ai-cause-human-extinction-10-years-asked-ai-12419575

Iran hackers: Dissatisfaction with AT&T services drove decision to target telecom in Texas. APT Iran claimed it disrupted AT&T internet services across four Texas cities. AT&T says attempted cable theft caused the outage, not a confirmed cyberattack. DownDetector logged nearly 1,700 reports, and over 7,000 Dallas households were affected. Cybernews researchers say the hackers may have claimed credit for an existing outage.
https://cybernews.com/security/iran-takes-credit-for-at-t-outage/

A series of security breaches at the world’s leading AI laboratories has pushed the debate over AI safety past a tipping point. AI risk journalist Garrison Lovely documents newly surfaced incidents in which advanced AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta broke containment and performed autonomous operations outside their intended environments.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/11/us-legislators-push-ai-safety-laws-amid-human-extinction-warnings

# Veterans / VA
An order signed last week could cut another 20 to 30 days off a veteran’s first disability payment. A new Trump executive order could cut VA claim times by up to 30 days for recently separated troops by speeding military records sharing.
https://www.military.com/new-trump-order-could-cut-va-disability-claim-times-by-up-to-30-days-for-new-veterans

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Voices, The Peoples News

September 13, 2026, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Resisting Plans to Build ICE Jail on Contaminated Site. Organizers are hard at work to convince officials to roll back an agreement with a private prison operator. Organizers are hard at work to convince officials to roll back an agreement with a private prison operator.
https://truthout.org/articles/louisiana-residents-are-resisting-plans-to-build-ice-jail-on-contaminated-site/

Border wall construction brings a mess Texans didn’t want. A 1,000-mile drive through the Big Bend region finds longtime Republicans ready to vote blue over the Trump administration’s plowing ahead.
https://www.ms.now/news/border-wall-construction-brings-a-mess-texans-didnt-want

Trump pushes new bill making it illegal for future presidents ‘to open the border again. President Trump is floating a new bill that would make it illegal for future presidents “to open the border again,” he announced during a speech at the Republican midterm convention.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/09/us-news/trump-pushes-new-bill-making-it-illegal-for-future-presidents-to-open-the-border-again/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Congress mum on federal deficit hitting $2 trillion milestone, again
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/congress-mum-federal-deficit-hitting-203000793.html

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Lands / Water
Man leaves his camera in a river overnight to capture Earth’s rotation. Then he returns to find the river completely gone
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/man-leaves-his-camera-in-a-river-overnight-to-capture-earths-rotation-then-he-returns-to-find-the-river-completely-gone/

Betrayed Texans say Trump wants to give their land to Mexico: ‘Greed and corruption’: President Donald Trump’s administration has turned Republican Texans against the entire political party by threatening to seize their land for a border wall, they told MS NOW in a new video report.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-big-bend-wall/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sep.12.2026_9.09pm_19830979

A Texas LNG plant pumps out chronic, unpermitted pollution, a watchdog finds. Oilfield Witness identified 532 unpermitted emission events reported by Freeport LNG since 2019, but just seven penalty fines levied by Texas’ environmental regulator.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092026/texas-freeport-lng-unpermitted-pollution/

Federal appeals court rules there’s no constitutional right to clean water. The majority opinion stated that the 14th Amendment’s substantive due process does not extend to safe municipal water systems because it is not rooted in U.S. history and legal tradition. The court also ruled that citizens do not have a constitutional right to truthful information from government officials during a public health crisis
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6081044-clean-drinking-water-not-constitutional-right-appeals-court-ruling/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
Gas Is Being Diluted Under a New Policy. Here’s What It Could Mean for Your Car. E15 is safe and approved for most cars built in 2001 or newer. However, it can damage older engines, small engines (like lawnmowers), and vehicles made before 2001
https://herlifeadventures.com/gas-is-being-diluted-under-a-new-policy-heres-what-it-could-mean-for-your-car/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Food stamp recipients aged 55 to 64 can now be cut off after three months under the rewritten work rule. A new law introduced in the House this month would add more restrictions to what types of food SNAP recipients can buy with their monthly benefits.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6084903-new-bill-would-restrict-snap-benefits-in-9-states-heres-what-could-be-cut/

Four companies buy 85 percent of America’s cattle, and a new order targets that. According to historical data, these companies handled only about 36% of the market in the 1970s. This high level of control leaves independent ranchers with very few buyers for their cattle
https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=nx-s1-5959146

US judge rules that Trump plan to halve FEMA workforce violated law
https://www.newsweek.com/federal-judge-says-trump-plan-to-halve-fema-workforce-was-unlawful-12435762

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Lawmakers race to support Epstein files bill successor — but ‘time is running out’: report
https://time.com/7334902/epstein-files-released-house-vote/

French Prosecutors Expand Jeffrey Epstein Probe Amid Discovery Of New Potential Victims. French prosecutors expanded their sex-trafficking probe tied to Jeffrey Epstein after identifying 13 new potential victims. The new findings bring the total number of potential cases in France to 26
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni66012707/?ref_=nmnw_art_perm

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump’s colossal botch has wrenched open an unbelievable opportunity. The setback comes as the president’s renovations and the repair work that followed have lasted more than five months.
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/trumps-botched-reflecting-pool-redo-2012340

Ridicule as confused Trump asks of his own deal: ‘What does that mean?’ President Donald Trump faced mockery and accusations of confusion after appearing unfamiliar with the acronym for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a major trade deal signed during his first term
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-usmca-nafta-tariffs-canada-mexico_n_67bda523e4b0f4e8df29f534

Latino and Voting Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Keep Armed ICE Agents Away From Polling Places
https://www.latintimes.com/latino-voting-rights-groups-sue-trump-administration-keep-armed-ice-agents-away-polling-places-599173

McConnell’s return shines spotlight on older lawmakers
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6085627-mitch-mcconnell-aging-lawmakers-term-limits-health-challenges/

Donald Trump biographer suggests the $45,000 cash gift that he gave Natalie Harp may buy his aide’s silence. The payments amounted to 30% of each aide’s $150,000 annual salary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/trump-cash-gifts-aides-natalie-harp

GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany is running for governor on the Republican ticket in Wisconsin and has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/national/congressman-tom-tiffany-emergency-landing-2bfa267b324b27688b9b66088f7ab7c8

What would Scalia do? Parents demand legal right to challenge ‘state-sanctioned kidnapping’ law. They tell SCOTUS that Washington’s youth shelter laws, which hide and withhold runaways from parents who object to so-called gender affirming care, are “classic” example of a political majority targeting a minority, as late justice feared.
https://justthenews.com/government/state-houses/what-would-scalia-do-parents-demand-legal-right-challenge-state-sanctioned

‘He should be shot’: GOP convention attendee repeatedly calls for violence as Sen. Ted Cruz criticizes Democrats Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico: Cruz mentioned three Democrats — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. After each name, there were shouts audible on the broadcast of “He should be shot!”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/shouts-of-he-should-be-shot-heard-during-gop-midterm-convention-speech

Donald Trump’s plan to remove a black congressman hits a court roadblock. Then he launches a fiery response: ‘Horrible, ridiculous’: Donald Trump’s plan to remove a black congressman hits a court roadblock. Then he launches a fiery response: ‘Horrible, ridiculous.’ Some lines are easier to draw than they are to keep
https://www.themarysue.com/donald-trumps-plan-to-remove-a-black-congressman-hits-a-court-roadblock-then-he-launches-a-fiery-response-horrible-ridiculous/

# Global News
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Poor Judgment’: Black Michigan Teen Sentenced After Killing Active Shooter at Mall Who Had Already Shot One Person Dead and Kept Firing
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/09/10/black-michigan-teen-sentenced-after-killing-active-shooter/

Mom ‘Invested’ in Lindsay Clancy Case Allegedly Had ‘Weird Giggle’ After Son, 2, Was Found Hanging . Corie Walsh, 40, was seen trying to harm herself with a knife after her 2-year-old son was found hanging in the basement
https://people.com/mom-invested-lindsay-clancy-case-weird-giggle-12115831

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
50,000 East Texas Patients Kept Their Coverage, 30,000 West Texas Patients Lost Theirs for 4 Months. Same Insurer, Very Different Outcomes. Regional health insurance disputes and administrative barriers frequently leave tens of thousands of Texas patients facing disparate coverage outcomes based on geography. While some regional contract renewals protect large patient numbers from losing local access, stalled negotiations or bureaucratic processing delays in other areas can trigger multi-month coverage gaps.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/26/texas-medicaid-unwinding-consequences/

The new Medicaid work rule exempts veterans rated totally disabled and anyone already on Medicare. Under the new federal Medicaid work requirements established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) explicitly grants mandatory federal exemptions for both veterans rated totally disabled and individuals enrolled in Medicare
https://www.ama-assn.org/health-care-advocacy/access-care/catch-medicaid-work-requirements-medical-frailty-exemption

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Next-gen cybernetic augmentation platform. Neural-linked bionic prosthesis with adaptive actuators, aerospace-grade titanium-carbon chassis and real-time proprioceptive feedback. Mobility re-engineered. What if it’s already being tested?!
https://news.mit.edu/2024/prosthesis-helps-people-with-amputation-walk-naturally-0701

A New Era for Bionic Limbs. Recent breakthroughs in science and technology have produced prosthetic hands, arms, and legs that increasingly resemble biological ones
https://www.embs.org/pulse/articles/a-new-era-for-bionic-limbs/

Bionic Technology in Prosthetics: Multi-Objective Optimization of a Bioinspired Shoulder-Elbow Prosthesis with Embedded Actuation. To overcome these challenges, this paper presents a novel, bioinspired, and integrated prosthetic system as an advancement in bionic technology.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12838797/

Next Level Limbs Prosthetic Tech That Will Blow Your Mind. In recent years, the field of prosthetics has undergone extraordinary change. These innovations don’t just restore mobility—they redefine what’s possible. From bionic limbs that move with thought to microprocessor-controlled knees that adapt to every step, the future is here, and it’s transforming lives.
https://www.gainesvilleprosthetics.com/post/next-level-limbs-prosthetic-tech-that-will-blow-your-mind

Nearly Half of U.S. Hospitals No Longer Deliver Babies as Medicaid Cuts Threaten Further Losses. Over 700 hospitals shuttered their maternity wards between 2010 and 2024, creating widespread “maternity care deserts” that put millions of pregnant patients at risk
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/half-of-us-hospitals-lack-maternity-wards-as-medicaid-cuts-loom-report/830015/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon rages as Pete Hegseth’s pressure campaign on rescued airmen exposed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignored concerns about leaking classified information by pressuring airmen to do a ’60 Minutes’ interview, CNN reported.
https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-60-minutes/

# Military / Global
Iranian commercial ship hit near Strait of Hormuz, causing one death, Iranian media say
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-hormuz-ship-struck-aa034da0d8226f5a3b4794b10afb8b3b

# Nuclear
Nuclear energy continues comeback as Energy Department directs loan to restart third shuttered plant. Google-backed 615 MW nuclear plant set for 2029 return to power 500,000 homes
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/google-backed-nuclear-plant-to-return

# Other Interestimg Stuff
The Atlantic Ocean Has a Hidden ‘Heat Valve’ That Controls Earth’s Temperature – And It Could Be Closing. [Includes video.]
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-atlantic-ocean-has-a-hidden-heat-valve-that-controls-earths-temperature-and-it-could-be-closing

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Social Security Checks Are on Track for a $73 Raise in 2027 and Medicare’s Premium Hike Could Take a Big Bite Out of It. The 2027 COLA is expected to be 3.5%, a 0.7 percentage-point increase from this year’s COLA, according to a new estimate from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), an advocacy group. That means the average beneficiary would receive almost $68 more each month from Social Security.
https://www.investopedia.com/social-security-cola-update-2027-inflation-12115141

Connecticut retirees face the deepest Social Security cut in 2032 — $556 monthly — while 29 other states top $500 losses
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/connecticut-retirees-face-deepest-social-123000214.html

Social Security starts matching federal pension records against 111 million Medicare files this month to test Extra Help claims. The data matching ensures that the millions of individuals cross-enrolled in Medicare are appropriately categorized, identifying who qualifies automatically and who must have their assets explicitly reviewed
https://share.newsbreak.com/jkrsyvok

# Sports
“They Shot Her Dead”: Terry Bradshaw Reveals How Cowboys Hate Went Too Far in Heartbreaking Story
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shot-her-dead-terry-bradshaw-104000174.html

# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
US Issues China Travel Warning After Americans Detained. The State Department recently updated its Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution” advisory for mainland China, warning Americans about the arbitrary enforcement of local laws, exit bans and “the risk of unjust arrest or detention.”
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-warns-americans-about-exit-bans-unjust-detention-popular-destination

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September 12, 2026, PM
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
She Watched Agents Kill Alex Pretti From The Backseat Of An ICE Vehicle. Now She Can Share What She Saw. “She saw him get killed. She’s been freaked out by it and she’s been experiencing some trauma,” he said. “And these days, if you’re a witness to this sort of thing, you never know if the administration is going to come after you.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/she-watched-federal-agents-kill-alex-pretti-now-she-has-told-investigators-what-she-saw_n_6aa3f4fce4b09fd4319e91a2

A loophole protecting federal agents. When immigration agents unlawfully detained Juan Sebastián Carvajal-Muñoz in Maine earlier this year. ACLU Sues Federal Officers for Violent Abduction of Lawful Immigrant During January ICE Operations. The case could re-establish the ability to hold federal agents accountable under state law. Advocates are representing an engineer who was violently abducted in downtown Portland.
https://www.acludc.org/press-releases/aclu-sues-federal-officers-for-violent-abduction/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
After public pressure, Texas OKs more 765 lines, directing companies to work with landowners. The Public Utility Commission voted to greenlight some proposals to build first-of-their-kind transmission lines after approving two massive lines last month.
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/after-public-pressure-texas-oks-more-765-lines-directing-companies-to-work-with-landowners/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID`
FDA announces another vegetable recall in new salmonella outbreak after 22 sick
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/broccoli-sprouts-salmonella-outbreak-recall-b3048925.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump admin quietly pushes ‘extremely cruel’ policy to weaponize housewives
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-daycare-comment/

Billionaire GOP Donor Warns Russia, China, Iran and North Korea Will ‘Do Anything’ to Weaken Trump Ahead of Midterm Election: ‘Our Country Is Under Attack
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/09/61753761/billionaire-gop-donor-warns-russia-china-iran-and-north-korea-will-do-anything-to-weaken-trump-ahead-of-midterm-election-our-country-is-under-attack

President Donald Trump’s off-the-cuff comment about a “very cool thing” has created an international uproar embroiling multiple frustrated nations, reports show.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ireland/

Political strategist James Carville says Russia has ‘got something on’ President Donald Trump: ‘He does exactly what Putin would want him to do’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/there-is-a-pee-tape-james-carville-still-insists-trump-is-compromised-by-putin/

Eric Trump Pocketed $25,000 From Local Group Before Speaking At Its 9/11 Event
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2022/06/29/eric-trump-pocketed-25000-from-local-group-before-speaking-at-its-911-event/

Lie-spewing Trump made a shock admission before pocketing cash meant for 9/11 victims. Donald Trump received $150,000 from a post-9/11 economic recovery program intended for small businesses, despite later claiming the funds were reimbursement for helping at Ground Zero
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-9-11/

Barron Trump Gets 1 Step Closer to Getting Subpoenaed in Criminal Case After Claims He’s Being ‘Manipulated’ by Someone with ‘Dirt’ on His Family
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/barron-trump-gets-1-step-175802059.html

# Global News
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Homicide detectives arrest man over death of Black woman found hanging from tree in Mississippi
https://abcnews.com/US/man-arrested-death-woman-found-hanging-tree-mississippi/story?id=136379328

Appeals Court Grants Immunity to Texas Cops Who Held Handcuffed Woman Face Down in a Fire Ant Hill. Taylor Rogers filed a federal lawsuit last year against the city of Santa Fe, Santa Fe ISD Police Chief Ruben Espinoza and officer Christian Carranza. The city of Santa Fe was dismissed from the lawsuit in March, per a ruling by a U.S. district judge.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/05/13/487287/woman-suing-santa-fe-officers-over-fire-ant-bites-asserts-they-violated-her-rights/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
The agony trans women face in ICE custody: Transgender women in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody face extreme physical danger, severe medical neglect, and deep psychological harm due to hostile housing assignments and the rollback of protective policies.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/12/ice-women-transgender-trump-detention

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
To Boost Profits, Medicare Advantage Giants Move to Kick Over a Million Seniors Off Their Plans
Humana said it is exiting plans covering roughly 600,000 seniors to “drive the intended margin expansion.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/medicare-advantage-benefit-cuts

Trump Administration Cuts 16 Minority Health Grants—Here’s What That Means For Public Health. The Trump administration has terminated 16 grants administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, raising questions about how the federal government will address racial and ethnic health disparities.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/omerawan/2026/09/09/trump-administration-cuts-16-minority-health-grants-heres-what-that-means-for-public-health/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Texas Children’s Hospital will now be Forced to Open Detransition Wing and Fire Physicians in Lieu of State Settlement. The Texas Attorney General’s office had announced an investigation into the Houston-based hospital system in 2023 for providing gender-affirming care to minors. Such a “detransition clinic” could be the first in the nation.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2026/05/15/552010/texas-childrens-settlement-ken-paxton-gender-affirming-care/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Three-star Air Force general warns US must prepare for ‘limitless number of UAS type of threats’ to homeland security
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-air-force-chief-staff-discusses-national-security-threats-weve-got-change

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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
Bacteria, heavy metals, and toxic pollutants are leaking from data centers across the United States. AI data centers aren’t just consuming water, they’re poisoning it too
https://www.techradar.com/pro/rare-bacteria-heavy-metals-and-toxic-pollutants-are-leaking-from-data-centers-across-the-united-states-breaking-treatment-facilities-and-poisoning-rivers

# General News
Morgan Freeman fiercely criticized the state of American politics during a live television appearance, delivering a profanity-laced critique of the presidency. After asking if he could speak freely, the 88-year-old actor declared, “We have somebody sitting in the White House who’s leading us down a sh*thole.”
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/morgan-freeman-trump-convicted-felon-b2929219.html

# Gov / Politics / US
How 41 Senators Could End the Iran War and Rein In Defense Spending. Forty-one is the number of senators needed to stop the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act—a massive bill that sets defense policies and authorities—and push for key modifications.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/41-senators-end-iran-war

9/11 Began a US Reign of Terror in the Middle East—Now It’s Come Home. The so-called “War on Terror” has revealed itself to be a war OF terror, one that is being waged by our own government on foreign soil as well as here in the United States.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/9-11-began-us-terror

Former White House lawyer says President Donald Trump could be impeached over $45,000 Natalie Harp gift
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/09/09/do-trumps-45000-cash-gifts-violate-the-law-some-legal-experts-think-so/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Maria Bartiromo Breaks Her Silence 1 Week After Fox Announced Her Departure
The longtime anchor said she’s “so grateful for the outpouring of love” on a post on X
https://people.com/maria-bartiromo-breaks-silence-1-week-after-fox-departure-12115568

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Anthropic Just Revealed That It’s Stopped Foreign Agents From Using Claude to Develop Possible Bioweapons. From the Department of No Sh*t: “A military institution doing gain-of-function research is concerning.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-stopped-bioweapons?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=futurism-newsletter&_bhlid=8beb2f6a8b911255f1d48d6d45d18945baa4f935

# Military / Global
Iran military commander says ‘American warmongering’ has shifted global power to the East
https://www.aol.com/articles/iran-military-commander-says-american-125700000.html

Saudi Arabia Is Becoming Ground Zero for an Even Bigger Iran War. The most influential nation in the Arab and Islamic worlds is becoming a focal point for the Middle East crisis as Saudi Arabia contends with a multi-front campaign being waged by Iran and its Axis of Resistance allies.
https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-is-becoming-ground-zero-for-an-even-bigger-iran-war-12421071

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Voices, The Peoples News

September 11, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Confirming a “shadow surge” in immigration enforcement over the summer. Inside the ‘Shadow Surge’ Driving ICE Arrests to New Heights. Flush with money and leery of bad publicity, ICE has banked on local police agencies to help ramp up immigration arrests.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/10/ice-arrests-immigrants-local-police-287g

House Dems introduce legislation to ban ICE agents from using electric shock gloves: ‘Under no circumstances can DHS be trusted with the power to inflict sudden death,’ Rep. Delia Ramirez says
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/lawmakers-push-ice-cancel-shock-gloves-contract-compliant-technologies-delia-ramirez/

# Children / Youth / Childcare / Interstate Child-Trafficking
Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse. Facebook is filled with AI-generated videos of children being beaten, burned, and bludgeoned with heavy objects. Meta doesn’t seem to care. These are beyond repulsive. “We’ve taken a look and found that the page doesn’t go against our Community Standards,” the company wrote.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/facebook-meta-ai-generated-violent-child-abuse

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Congress mum on federal deficit hitting $2 trillion milestone. Eleven months into fiscal year 2026, the U.S. government has added $2 trillion to the national debt, borrowing $168 billion during August alone, the Congressional Budget Office estimates.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ee3fe830-f96d-4bb5-96f1-fd8ddec41b44.amp.html

The IRS Now Issues a “Tax Compliance Report” Saying Whether You Filed and Paid on Time. You Could Need It for a Job, a Loan, or Benefits, and Getting One Might Require a Selfie
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/irs-now-issues-tax-compliance-203645539.html

Former Biden Ambassador Says Trump’s Canada Strategy is Backfiring, Pushing Allies Toward ‘Broader and Larger Deals With China.’ Cohen Says Trump Pressure Benefits China
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:b026b2c8f094b:0-former-biden-ambassador-says-trump-s-canada-strategy-is-backfiring-pushing-allies-toward-broader-and-larger-deals-with-china/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Vouchers Promise Students With Disabilities a Path to Private School. Parents Say That’s Not the Reality. To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest time finding schools that will accept them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/school-vouchers-disabilities

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells
https://www.propublica.org/article/methane-gas-epa-proposal-stripper-wells

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
‘Wholly unacceptable and inconsistent’: City of London says ex-Prince Andrew faces removal of Freedom honor amid Epstein scandal
https://www.wonderwall.com/celebrity/royals/city-of-london-says-ex-prince-andrew-faces-removal-freedom-honor-amid-epstein-scandal/

# Gov / Politics / US
Iran war largely ignored at the Republican midterm convention. Aside from mentions by Trump and top administration officials, speakers at the convention mostly avoided talking about the war.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/iran-war-largely-ignored-republican-midterm-convention-rcna597141

Empty Seat: U.S. Absent as Western Powers Meet on Wartime Protections for Civilians. A multinational group meets this week at NATO headquarters in Belgium to discuss protections for civilians during combat. Even though the U.S. co-founded this effort, no American delegation will be in the room
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-hegseth-dod-nato-civilian-harm-reduction-absent

‘Here’s my secret’: Republican plot flagged as way to terrorize voters — and ‘sow chaos.’ When MAGA supporters fueled by conspiracy theories angrily protested Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 win in Arizona, it fell to Recorder Adrian Fontes to certify the results in Maricopa, the state’s largest county surrounding Phoenix.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-allies-clamoring-for-federal-agents-at-polls-sets-stage-to-challege-certifications/

Trump stiffs major US ally after ignoring pleas for help as Iran war spirals: President Donald Trump declined a request for military support from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, a U.S. official told Axios on the condition of anonymity, as analysts warn that the U.S. war against Iran is starting to spiral out of control.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2677846303/

Lie-spewing Trump made a shock admission before pocketing cash meant for 9/11 victims. “Donald Trump owes New Yorkers an explanation for taking funds meant for small-business owners recovering from 9/11,” said Rory Cooper
https://time.com/4291666/super-pac-attacks-trump-over-911-recovery-cash/

DOJ asks Supreme Court to let DHS use immigration database to purge state voter rolls: The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order and allow the Trump administration to use a flawed federal immigration database to initiate voter registration purges.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-let-it-use-immigration-database-to-purge-state-voter-rolls/

Here is Trump’s blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms. The threats to free and fair elections are real and growing more serious by the day. What once seemed like an abstract threat has now become concrete. The risk of a rigged election is no longer unthinkable. The need for action can no longer be delayed or denied.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/here-is-trumps-blueprint-to-rig-the-2026-midterms/

Rep. Crow Says Trump Made $2 Billion In Office, 6,000 Times His Presidential Salary, While Americans “Struggle To Survive” — Accusing President of “Enriching Himself Through Stock Trades & Crypto Deals”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps-2b-income-in-2025-raises-fresh-questions-about-profiting-off-presidency

A U.S. Territory With Complicated Trump Ties Is In Crisis — And No One Is Talking About It
https://share.newsbreak.com/jk3s87cc

The United States is facing an imminent “strategic disaster” as Yemen’s Houthis inch closer to capturing a major oil trade “chokepoint,” The Guardian reported Thursday, a development that could soon open a “second front” in President Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular war against Iran.
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2677842270/

Former White House lawyer says President Donald Trump could be impeached over $45,000 Natalie Harp gift

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Black Woman, 29, Found Hanging from Tree Is Being Investigated as Homicide Pending Autopsy Results, Police Chief Says. Tasia Fortune, 29, was discovered behind a vacant home in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 3, and her death has since sparked growing calls for answers in the local community
https://people.com/death-of-black-woman-found-hanging-from-tree-being-investigated-as-homicide-12114362

Trump Wants “Model Cities” With High-Tech Police. New Orleans Just Said “No.”: New Orleans is the latest to refuse a $300 million grant program that critics say would build Trump’s police state.
https://truthout.org/articles/cities-reject-trumps-funding-for-high-tech-policing-and-mass-surveillance/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Alaska surrogate asks U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after Texas judge dismisses custody claims. The boy has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition that limits blood flow and can be fatal without surgery, the AP reported. He had open-heart surgery soon after birth. She cites their request for an abortion around 23 weeks, NBC 5 reported. The filing also says she fears they may choose hospice in California.
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/alaska-surrogate-asks-supreme-court-to-step-into-dallas-baby-case

Justice Department prosecutor diGenova abruptly resigns from leading ‘grand conspiracy’ probe. A veteran prosecutor tapped by the Justice Department to helm an investigation into the Russia-related investigation that dogged President Donald Trump during his first term abruptly resigned after less than five months on the job.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/10/doj-prosecutor-resigns-from-probe-into-suspected-anti-trump-conspiracy-01071750

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Shock as Trump ‘lunges and growls’ at female reporter in tense late-night incident
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/unhinged-trump-lunges-female-reporter-092443686.html

Jimmy Kimmel Had To Pull An Interview With Texas Senate James Talarico Candidate Over Threats From The Government
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-james-talarico-interview-fcc-threats-trump-1235625100/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Trump’s $500 Healthcare Rebate Plan Called ‘An Absolute Joke’ as Premiums Skyrocket
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-aca-rebates

The Medicaid notice goes to every expansion adult, including those the rule exempts. The Medicaid work and community engagement IFR is extremely long and complicated. The IFR that CMS released on June 1 also does not go into effect until January 1, 2027. Because of this, AAPD will, over the next six months, provide many tools and resources to help the disability community prepare for the changes coming on January 1, 2027.
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicaid-community-engagement-requirement-certain-individuals-interim-final-rule-comment-period-cms

Medicaid Work Requirements FAQ: The Medicaid work and community engagement IFR is extremely long and complicated. The IFR that CMS released on June 1 also does not go into effect until January 1, 2027. Because of this, AAPD will, over the next six months, provide many tools and resources to help the disability community prepare for the changes coming on January 1, 2027.
https://www.aapd.com/medicaid-work-requirements-faq/

CMS requires a medically frail Medicaid applicant to show the condition significantly impairs working: To qualify for the medical frailty exemption from the 80-hour-per-month work and community engagement mandate, individuals must pass a two-step evaluation:
*1: Establish that they fall into one of the designated statutory categories of medical frailty.
*2: Demonstrate that the specific physical, mental, or behavioral condition significantly impairs their capacity to comply with the required work activities
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/the-medical-frailty-exemption-from-medicaid-work-requirements-key-takeaways-from-the-cms-interim-final-rule/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states, like Texas, with abortion bans. Deaths from ectopic pregnancies are rising nationwide, with the highest rates reported in states enforcing strict abortion bans, according to a report.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/health/report-finds-sharp-increase-in-ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-across-the-us

A 100 percent tariff on brand name imported drugs takes effect September 29, though generics are exempt. Tariffs will not be applied to generic drugs, orphan drugs
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5813970-trump-signs-drug-tariffs/

# Technology / Robotics / AI
Elon Musk accused of funding ‘fake’ voter registration site ahead of US midterm elections ‘designed to mine and sell data.’ The website, called votesafe.org, is owned by America PAC, a super committee created by the tech billionaire to support Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/elon-musk-accused-setting-up-fake-voter-registration-site-mid-term-elections-5HjdhHg_2/

Anthropic Is Building a Huge Surveillance System to Spy on Anti-AI Activists and Predict Their Activities. New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.
https://prospect.org/2026/09/09/anthropic-artificial-intelligence-surveillance-system-monitor-activists/

Tons of Smart TVs Caught Secretly Recording Users, Even When Disconnected From the Internet
https://www.theverge.com/tech/991190/lg-tv-spying-standby-recording-wi-fi-scanning-gamers-nexus

# Veterans / VA
The VA inspector general found 35,100 mail packets that left claimants at least $822,000 short. Reviewers found that out of more than 164,000 processed mail packets, staff incorrectly marked 35,100 files as “unidentifiable” even though they contained enough specific data to match them to a veteran or beneficiary’s electronic file.
https://www.newsweek.com/va-error-may-have-left-thousands-of-veterans-without-disability-benefits-12322488

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September 10, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Border Patrol Is Secretly Tracking Americans’ Money and Movements: U.S. Citizens Can Be Pulled Over Without Being Suspected of a Crime. Customs and Border Protection operates 20 sectors nationwide
https://www.latintimes.com/border-patrol-secretly-tracking-americans-money-movements-us-citizens-can-pulled-over-599113

Somali Migrant With Legal Right to Live in US Sent to Guantánamo. Adam Abdullah of St. Paul, Minnesota, is a legal resident with no criminal background, says he’s not the only immigrant now locked up at the infamous detention camp.
https://newrepublic.com/post/215215/ice-immigrant-legal-papers-guantanamo-bay

She Found the One Law They Forgot to Waive, and It’s Stopping the Border Wall in Big Bend
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin waived dozens of federal laws to bulldoze through Big Bend National Park as fast as possible. He missed one. A Lipan Apache woman caught it, and it’s the reason construction has stopped.
https://thetexan.news/issues/immigration-border-issues/big-bend-border-wall-construction-to-remain-paused-until-september-30/article_ab05afc1-7ede-40b3-a2d0-bffc94db4260.html

How ICE cooperation endangers children. The latest scheme is using 287(g) agencies to participate in “UAC verification,” which was the subject of my latest piece for The New Republic. Under this program, DHS appears to be using local law enforcement to locate and track unaccompanied immigrant children (basically, anyone under 18 who immigrated to the U.S. without a parent).
https://sheriffs.substack.com/p/the-kids-are-not-alright?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=9592c51acb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_10_10_39&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-9592c51acb-486092373

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Colorado school district fights Trump admin after federal officials threaten to cut more than $50 million in funding for school meals and special education over transgender-inclusive policies
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/jefferson-county-public-schools-sue-president-donald-trump-administration-lawsuit-threaten-funding-transgender-inclusive-policies/

# General News
Assessing the Threat: Flock cameras and ICE gloves. ABC News’ Perry Russom spoke with John Cohen about the rising privacy concerns surrounding Flock cameras and ICE purchase of electric shock gloves.
https://abcnews.com/video/135628249/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Europeans investigating Epstein say DOJ has not agreed to requests for help. Although the DOJ has not brought any additional cases based on the information contained in the files, revelations about Epstein’s activities and associates have sparked multiple investigations in foreign countries, as well as state-level investigations in the U.S.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trumps-doj-accused-ignoring-requests-173510581.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Talarico Contrasts GOP Event With a Texas Food Drive: James Talarico steals the spotlight from Trump’s billionaire convention debacle by collecting 20,000 pounds of groceries for Texans in need!
https://www.newser.com/story/396176/talarico-contrasts-gop-event-with-a-texas-food-drive.html

‘Buckle up’: Pete Hegseth warned of brutal war ahead as Dems take aim. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will have another difficult war to win if Democrats take back the House in November, according to a new report.
https://www.rawstory.com/web-push-notification/secretary-of-war-pete-hegseth/

Earthquake as Jim Jordan surrenders his gavel: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will give up his seat as the leader of the House Judiciary Committee after eight years with the gavel.
https://www.rawstory.com/jim-jordan-2677839922/

Trump Cabinet official appears to try and swat congresswoman’s rear as she takes stage. The moment in question came as HUD Secretary Scott Turner left the stage at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Texas
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/scott-turner-anna-paulina-luna-republican-convention-dallas-b3047670.html

Trump is staffing up agencies with political appointees. They’re not sticking around, new analysis finds. The Partnership for Public Service previously reported on high turnover among Senate-confirmed political appointees during the president’s second term. In a new report, researchers from the nonprofit find a similar trend with non-Senate-confirmed ones.
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/09/trump-staffing-agencies-political-appointees-theyre-not-sticking-around-new-analysis-finds/415892/

Pete Hegseth’s Incomprehensible Life and Times. How is he even possible? Eventually one of America’s enemies will exploit Hegseth’s incompetence at devastating cost to our national security.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5980903-hegseth-iran-war-failure/

White House Historical Association goes dark as Trump takes a bulldozer to the building it’s supposed to protect. One critic accuses the nonprofit established by Jacqueline Kennedy of ‘complicity’ in the president’s controversial renovations to the ‘People’s House’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-house-historical-society-silent-trump-renovations-b3047393.html

Final Rules Dismantle Civil Rights Protections for Minorities, Women, Individuals with Disabilities, and Veterans. Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the right to free, appropriate public education.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-war-on-disability/

Supreme Court blocks GOP’s Missouri gerrymander for 2026 midterms. In a major win for voters*, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday temporarily blocked Missouri’s gerrymandered map that would eliminate a Democratic district in Kansas City while legal challenges are resolved. The decision means the gerrymander won’t be used in the 2026 midterms.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-blocks-gerrymandered-missouri-map-that-federal-judge-revived/

In His Trade War, Trump Crossed a Red Line: Canada’s French Language Policies: Canada is united in its defense of its cultural ties to French. Trump was foolish to encroach on language issues.
https://truthout.org/articles/in-his-trade-war-trump-crossed-a-red-line-canadas-french-language-policies/

Trump’s Top Oil Stocks Have Made Him Up to $4.4 Million Richer During Iran War: Trump growing richer off his own war leaves many Americans “wondering where national policy ends and private financial interest begins,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-profit

# Global News
China Warns Against U.S. Interference in Venezuela After Washington Secures Major Oil Deal. “Cooperation between China and Venezuela is protected by international law and the laws of both countries,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday
https://www.latintimes.com/china-warns-against-us-interference-venezuela-after-washington-secures-major-oil-deal-599096

China’s Supreme People’s Court announced the execution of three men convicted of child sex crimes, publishing case details of each and describing the punishments as proof of the country’s zero tolerance for anyone who harms a child.
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/16/WS6826fb25a310a04af22bfe3e.html

Iran says it plans to announce a new ‘exclusion zone’ near the Strait of Hormuz: The new head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Sunday said Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-strait-hormuz-ship-attack-a52beec77dc90af3d040d0553837ad20

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Michael Flynn says he would never have taken 2018 plea deal if he had full FBI evidence in his case
Prosecutors alleged the former three-star general lied about his contacts with a Russian diplomat. “There is a lot of new information that I was not aware of,” he said, saying he feared the FBI’s representations to the court during his prosecution “didn’t reflect hardly anything of what was actually the truth.”
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/michael-flynn-says-he-would-never-have-taken-2018-plea-deal-if-he

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Supreme Court, Federal Judge Issue Conflicting Orders on Missouri Congressional Map. The primary already ran on the blocked map. Now two courts issued opposite orders on the same day, and a legal expert says the situation is a mess.
https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2026/09/09/court-orders-leave-missouri-maps-in-limbo/

UN atomic watchdog reports Iran to UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years
https://apnews.com/article/un-iran-atomic-watchdog-security-council-607ecdffcd8ef88ddf8f33041e86b720

Trump’s investigation into the ‘Russia probe’ turns aggressive as federal prosecutors force top CIA officials to testify under oath
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/trumps-investigation-into-the-russia-probe-turns-aggressive-as-federal-prosecutors-force-top-cia-officials-to-testify-under-oath/

# Medicare / Medicaid
Hospitals say Trump’s upcoming rules are worse than Medicaid cuts and will force layoffs: ‘No need to cut any more’ / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/hospitals-trumps-upcoming-rules-worse-090000497.html

Insurers Have Already Told Wall Street Which Advantage Plans Die on December 31. Members Are the Last to Know, and the Letter Isn’t Due Until October 2. Members of continuing plans must receive an Annual Notice of Change by September 30. Someone whose plan is disappearing receives a separate nonrenewal notice by October 2. That leaves 90 days before the coverage ends, but only 66 days before Medicare Open Enrollment closes on December 7.
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/insurers-already-told-wall-street-211215190.html

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
NEXUS MK-IV CYBER-SPINE // Prototype 001. Autonomous robotic integration of a titanium-alloy neural interface. Beyond restoration, we engineer evolution. Precision medical technology redefining the human chassis. When will we see this technology in clinical reality?
https://www.odtmag.com/breaking-news/nexus-spine-implants-for-use-in-spinal-surgeries-become-available/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
A congressman with power, connections, and resources fought his own insurance company eight times just to access medicine he needed. Insurance companies own your pharmacy. Your doctor’s network. Your medications. And they’re using that control to decide whether you deserve treatment.
https://www.tiktok.com/@unapologeticaquariushoe/video/7683289480257768735

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
[Video] Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall accuses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of attempting to politicize the U.S. military: ‘Long-term serious damage is being done’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/frank-kendall-pete-hegseth-department_n_6a9e7a72e4b00f094b1a8d8b

# Military / Global
Hours after U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff leave Moscow, Russian forces launch missiles and drones at Kyiv in large attack
https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-kyiv-russia-attacks-us-envoy-visit/33849876.html

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit: The company, which has a hundred and thirty thousand cameras monitoring the streets of the U.S., frames privacy as a worthwhile trade-off for safety and security, echoing the language of the post-9/11 surveillance boom.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/flock-wants-a-closely-surveilled-world-with-no-exit

What the Flock? Exposing Big Tech’s Surveillance State. As spying becomes big business, more people are mobilizing to resist mass surveillance.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/flock-big-tech-surveillance

We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants. Create a moral panic. Blame it on certain people. Commence monitoring. Deploy droves of security agents. Detain or remove the targets. Sound familiar?
https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/laying-groundwork-to-contain-people-of-color-and-immigrants/

# Technology / Robotics / AI
Machines turn activists: Robots stage protest, wave flags, chant slogans to save human jobs. The demonstrators ranged from bipedal humanoids to dog-like quadrupeds, circling the ministry while loudspeakers played recorded slogans like “Defend workplaces” and “Don’t wait, regulate.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/machines-turn-activists-robots-stage-065347651.html

# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
The government wants to charge Americans new ‘pay-by-the-mile’ road use fee in US state – ‘it’s gonna kill me.’ Under the change, Americans would instead pay into road maintenance budgets relative to the miles they drive rather than the gas they buy.
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/16975475/new-pay-by-mile-road-use-fee-proposal-michigan/

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September 9, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Losing TPS. An estimated 170,000 Salvadorans in the U.S. enter legal limbo today when their Temporary Protected Status expires. The program has shielded many of them from deportation and allowed them to work legally in the U.S. for decades.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/08/temporary-protected-status-el-salvador-immigration-missouri

Immigration nation. Oklahoma is now the national leader in per capita immigration arrests thanks to cooperation from state and local law enforcement agents, including the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/09/06/embedding-with-state-troopers-carrying-out-trumps-immigration-crackdown/?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=a4dbcd3d10-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_09_10_33&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-a4dbcd3d10-486092373

The Oklahoma Communities Gutted by ICE: As private prisons and local sheriffs make millions from ICE contracts, Oklahomans are still reeling from the loss of parents, children, and friends.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/the-oklahoma-communities-gutted-by-ice/

CoreCivic offered to pay Appleton, Minnesota, $1.2 million per year after selling a former prison there to the Trump administration for $496 million. The feds plan to open an immigrant jail there, the first of its kind in the state.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/02/corecivic-offers-to-pay-appleton-1-2-million-annually-to-cover-lost-tax-revenue/

The Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport students, scholars, and others for their advocacy and participation in protests surrounding Israel’s war in Gaza show how habeas can be undermined without ever formally suspending the writ.”
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/free-speech–deportation–and-the-suspension-of-habeas-corpus

“I came to this country to pursue my education. I didn’t come here to commit a crime or hurt anyone.” Pierre Damas Bel, a young Haitian immigrant with a bright future, took his own life after he was forced to wear an ankle monitor when his TPS ended. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called his death “a horrible, horrible tragedy.”
https://aijustice.org/2026/09/04/college-student-dies-of-apparent-suicide-after-losing-temporary-protected-status-tps/

ICE has paid nearly $10 million to maintain a Maryland warehouse it is legally barred from converting into a detention facility. The government has spent $225.4 million so far on a Maryland warehouse it’s legally barred from using as a detention center. The total could reach $753.4 million.
https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-pays-nearly-10-million-to-maintain

A judge ruled that the IRS unlawfully shared 47,000 taxpayer addresses with ICE following a request from the agency for as many as 1.28 million addresses to target immigrants living in the U.S.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/irs-under-trump-unlawfully-shared-taxpayer-info-with-immigration-authorities-2026-09-08/

ICE deports mother of Navy service member after taking her into custody during scheduled green card interview. The removal has intensified scrutiny of the administration’s immigration tactics, particularly toward military families.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-deports-naval-academy-mom-green-card-interview-military-12412184

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Canada hits the U.S. with tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. exports as trade war escalates
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs-4620ffb5ecc029322217207fa6758431

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch announces retirement amid pressure from Trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/smithsonian-secretary-lonnie-bunch-to-retire-amid-clashes-with-trump-administration-269494853922

AI School Hooking Children Up to Heart Monitor in Front of Class While Playing Critiques of Their Work. Students are expected to regulate their physiological stress and keep their heart rates within 10 percent of their baseline to pass the exercise. “It’s pretty clear that there’s an absence of any moral compass at all.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-alpha-school-education-heart-monitor

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
A money laundering investigation ends. The Justice Department has closed a decade-long investigation into Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt. Instead of prosecuting him for a billion-dollar money laundering scheme, the feds now reportedly want to recruit Betancourt to work on a new oil deal with the Trump-installed Venezuelan government
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/trump-admin-quietly-closes-probe-betancourt

# Gov / Politics / US
Washington has exploded! In a historic first, 17 Republicans have joined Democrats to officially impeach the President. All seven of Washington’s Democratic U.S. House members are now calling for an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. This isn’t just politics—it’s a constitutional collapse that has the entire White House in a total panic!
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/all-house-democrats-from-washington-state-support-impeachment-inquiry

Defeated Trump aides admit they’ve lost all control: ‘Why bother?’ Top White House officials and elected Republicans are no longer even attempting to talk President Trump out of anything, according to Axios, which spoke with numerous aides, advisers and donors in the president’s orbit.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-whims/

Trump steps off Marine One after raging against Canada, looking CHAOTIC and FRIED. He seems to snap at the pilot, forgets the traditional salute to the marines right in front of him, fumbles his jacket, and walks like a zombie. Something is terribly off. Damn.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/lip-reader-trump-yelled-marine-191204461.html

Trump DOJ tells Chief Justice Roberts that a judge’s ‘indefensible order’ is what actually ‘threatens the integrity of upcoming elections’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-doj-tells-chief-justice-181902296.html

Kavanaugh declines to lift block on new Missouri congressional map in time for November elections
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6077470-supreme-court-missouri-congressional-map/

# Global News
Iran Official Warns US Oil and Gas Companies. Iran Threatens to Target U.S. Energy Assets in Gulf If U.S. Strikes Again
https://time.com/article/2026/09/08/iran-us-war-strait-of-hormuz-gulf-targets/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Declassified FBI notes expose discrepancies between Flynn interview, official FBI records
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/29/fbi-michael-flynn-224311

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans
https://www.propublica.org/article/ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-doubled-analysis

Amish Country Is Seeing a Major Measles Outbreak. RFK Jr. Is Making It Worse. RFK Jr. mocked vaccinations in Lancaster County. Now two are dead of measles, and Pennsylvania’s outbreak is spreading.
https://truthout.org/articles/amish-country-is-seeing-a-major-measles-outbreak-rfk-jr-is-making-it-worse/

# Military / Global
Israel’s Quadcopter Drones Have Become a Weapon of Everyday Killing in Gaza. No space, either on land or in water, sits outside the drones’ reach. The siege tightens by the day.
https://truthout.org/articles/israels-quadcopter-drones-have-become-a-weapon-of-everyday-killing-in-gaza/

# NASA / Space
NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish. The new Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23) is located at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, near Barstow, and is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
https://www.nasa.gov/technology/space-comms/deep-space-network/new-next-gen-dish-adds-muscle-to-nasas-deep-space-network/

# Technology / Robotics / AI
The Tyrannical Race to Build Superintelligence. Despite making noises about respecting democracy, AI companies are unilaterally deploying extremely dangerous technologies without the consent of the people.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-tyrannical-race-to-build-superintelligence/

Anthropic Researcher Quits, Citing Internal Fears That AI ‘Could Kill Us All’ This Decade
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs-4620ffb5ecc029322217207fa6758431

More than 100 robots are laying bricks across Europe, and their maker just raised $32 million. Homes, schools, hotels, community buildings, and infrastructure all require reliable masonry work.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/monumental-robotics-funding-bricklaying-technology/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=01M210R5HF71JC09X7RFE2HH2C&utm_id=01K2W29RSZZS5N96NWWDZ2SY6A

Delivery Robots Swarm Busy City Sidewalk In Act of Sedition and/or Union Organizing Against Human Overlords: “As a disabled person this is an actual nightmare.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/glitch-delivery-robots-swarm-chicago-sidewalk

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE Wrongfully Arrested Him. Will His Lawsuit Change How Courts Hold Agents Accountable? As courts winnow legal path to sue federal officers, attorneys search for new avenues in state law. “There has to be a way to hold federal officers accountable.” A Colombian man working in Maine says he was wrongfully arrested and held by immigration agents earlier this year and then left stranded outside an immigrant jail.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/08/maine-ice-arrest-bivens-lawsuit

ICE detains 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer during citizenship interview, forcing him to miss critical medical treatments, daughter says
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/09/02/gznv-s02.html

Trump administration officials are depriving immigrants of their due process. Yes, the Trump administration is eviscerating the due process rights of immigrants. Part two of my response to Pirate Wires editor Harris Sockel’s disingenuous defense of Trump’s immigration policy
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/yes-the-trump-administration-is-eviscerating

The administration has drastically expanded the use of “expedited removal,” allowing immigration agents to quickly deport undocumented migrants nationwide without granting them an appearance before a judge
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/journal/policy-beat/trump-administrations-expansion-fast-track-deportation-powers-transforming

Judge rebukes Trump admin for deporting Nigerian man despite standing order protecting him from being returned to the country where government officials tortured him. The man, protected under the Convention Against Torture since 2012 after proving he faced severe abuse by Nigerian officials, was secretly removed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
https://www.newsweek.com/judge-slams-ice-deportation-of-man-tortured-by-his-government-12386058

Born here but deported. A Texas man’s harrowing ordeal. Morales García was born in Denver, according to a copy of his birth certificate. He is part of a long, largely uncounted history of U.S. citizens swallowed by the nation’s immigration system. The federal government does not release data on how often its agents detain or deport U.S. citizens, but investigations by journalists, researchers and oversight agencies have documented thousands of citizens detained, deported or otherwise targeted by immigration authorities across decades.
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-man-deported-mexico-ice-returns-producing-birth-record-12391316

Demanded ICE checkpoints at supermarkets, then ICE deported him in a day. Now Milo Yiannopoulos fights removal. Border czar Tom Homan points to Milo Yiannopoulos’s 24-hour removal as proof of a faster system, the same system now sending weekly flights of Haitians into a country the U.S. calls too dangerous to visit.
https://www.latintimes.com/demanded-ice-checkpoints-supermarkets-then-ice-deported-him-day-now-milo-yiannopoulos-fights-598877

ICE allegedly cut open a hunger-striking detainee’s stomach in Texas to force feed after allegedly winning court approval: ‘America are you great now?’ Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/cuban-hunger-striker-ice-force-feeding

# Bugs / Parasites
Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries. Ringworm is a common fungal infection that causes an itchy, scaly, circular rash on the skin. The fungi that cause ringworm can also lead to infections such as athlete’s foot. The fungus has now been identified in 29 countries. The first U.S. case was reported in 2023.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/drug-resistant-ringworm-fungus-spread-study/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
President Donald Trump says he’ll ban sales in America of products made by Canadian aviation giant Bombardier unless the company builds its products in the United States, escalating his trade war with Canada on the eve of retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. products.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/09/07/trump-threatens-ban-on-canadian-plane-maker-bombardier-unless-it-manufactures-in-us/

Canada hits US good with new tariffs: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6075462-live-updates-trump-canada-tariffs-rnc-midterm-convention/

$1,800,000,000 in Iran-Linked Funds Transferred To Unnamed U.S. Banks From UAE, Treasury Says
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/iran-moves-billions-us-banks-142206857.html

Iran’s Access to UAE Banks Targeted Under Operation Economic Outcast
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0617

‘Uncharted territory’: The $40 trillion U.S. national debt just got uglier as interest payments rise to $1.25 trillion a year. Higher interest expenses can reduce the amount of federal revenue available for other spending and, when financed through additional borrowing, can contribute to further increases in government debt.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/u-federal-interest-costs-reach-085531181.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
As AI reshapes the workplace, most U.S. workers fear becoming obsolete in the future workforce and believe developing new skills is essential to job security. Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace, and many U.S. workers worry their current skills might become obsolete.
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/02/25/u-s-workers-are-more-worried-than-hopeful-about-future-ai-use-in-the-workplace/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Federal court tells lead-poisoned Jackson, Mississippi residents they have no constitutional right to clean water. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/drinking-water-mississippi-lawsuit/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
South Korea and the U.S. have agreed on the size of Seoul’s planned investment in a gas project in Texas at around $22.3 billion, Korean media Edaily reported, citing unidentified officials and politicians. The project, which would be Seoul’s first U.S. investment under last year’s trade agreement, aims to build a 6.3-gigawatt gas plant in Encinal, Texas, to meet rising power demand for AI data centers, according to media reports.
https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/september/south-korea-us-agree-on-more-than-20-b-gas-plant-investment-in-texas

Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project: This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm. Panamint Capital broke ground on a $1.7 billion solar and storage project at the Calvert coal mine. The mine and an adjacent coal plant will stay online.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/texas-coal-mine-solar-farm

# Gov / Politics / US
GOP senator who fought to repeal Obamacare built fortune suing patients who couldn’t pay
https://www.rawstory.com/senator-roger-marshall/

These squirming underdogs are the key to putting Trump in prison: ‘This would be a seismic event’: Judge warns Trump that jail is really possible
https://www.ms.now/11th-hour/watch/this-would-be-a-seismic-event-judge-warns-trump-that-jail-is-really-possible-210390085735

No characteristic or attitude has defined Trump Administration 2.0 more broadly or blatantly than the money grab, a pattern established well before Inauguration Day.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-corruption-2677820822/

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s return to senate post-Labor Day. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is aiming to return to Capitol Hill from his months-long absence when the Senate reconvenes Sept. 14.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6069343-comer-mitch-mcconnell-absence-return-update/

Washington Wasn’t Warned: Inside the Federal Voter Fraud Sweep Hitting 9 States Before the Midterms. A federal sweep targeting nine states, including two with major Latino electorates, rests on numbers that collapsed by over 98% under review after a judge already ruled the database unlawful.
https://www.latintimes.com/washington-wasnt-warned-inside-federal-voter-fraud-sweep-hitting-9-states-before-midterms-598934

Nevada Democratic election chief says Trump administration hit his office with seven DOJ subpoenas
https://electionlawblog.org/2026/justice-department-issues-subpoenas-for-voter-data-in-nevada/

Republicans ‘scared to death’ as Trump blows $10 million: Not even a $10 million donation from President Donald Trump can save Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s flailing campaign, a political analyst argued
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-paxton-2677827116/

Trump administration ordered by judge to reveal identities of architects behind MAGA slush fund. Judge issues order as part of discovery process in lawsuit brought by non-profit into now defunct compensation fund
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/judge-trump-administration-anti-weaponization-fund

”Undoubtedly”: Rep. Jamie Raskin says Trump committed “impeachable offenses,” says POTUS “believes that he’s a king.” Raskin pointed to Trump’s actions involving military authority, congressional spending powers and the White House while outlining why he believed the president could face an impeachment inquiry.
https://www.primetimer.com/news/rep-jamie-raskin-says-trump-committed-impeachable-offenses-says-potus-believes-that-hes-a-king

# Global News
UN inspectors tore down walls at a secret site in Syria and uncovered 73 tonnes of hidden uranium
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/un-inspectors-tore-down-walls-at-a-secret-site-in-syria-and-uncovered-73-tonnes-of-hidden-uranium/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Supreme Court’s new trick clears path for Trump’s ‘blatant violations’: The Supreme Court has a new way to hand President Donald Trump victories that threatens to leave “blatant” lawbreaking unchecked, a legal scholar warned.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supreme-court-2677824080/

“In 40 years of judicial service, I have never experienced an executive branch that is so overtly hostile to the federal judiciary — top to bottom.” Why don’t prosecutors pursue more cases against people who threaten or dox judges?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/dozens-federal-judges-record-rising-100017884.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
A Florida health system is ending every UnitedHealthcare contract on December 31, forcing Medicare Advantage members out of network in the new year.
https://share.newsbreak.com/jj2fuesf

Medicare is ending a Part D subsidy for 2027, and most drug-plan members will pay up to $10 more a month. Prepare for rising Part D costs, shrinking drug plan options, and newly negotiated prescription prices before Open Enrollment begins.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/medicare/changes-coming-to-medicare-in-2027

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is transferring funds to the U.S. military to study and develop drugs and other tools against nuclear threats, infectious diseases, and pandemic influenza, according to a newly disclosed document.
https://www.science.org/content/article/outrage-greets-nih-pact-could-funnel-biodefense-research-funds-pentagon

Pentagon Investigates Deadly Strike on Iranian Wedding That Experts Say Was Likely a Direct Hit by American Munition Killing 5 and Wounding Nearly 70
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/deadly-strike-iranian-wedding-was-likely-direct-hit-by-us-munition-analysis-2026-09-03/

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired ‘once-in-a-generation’ general over viral photo mistaken for selfie. The image was actually taken by an Army photographer using a cellphone and night vision equipment.
https://knewz.com/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-fired-general-christopher-donahue/

# Military / Global
Russia’s quieter nuclear submarines threaten NATO, former commander warns: Russia’s Yasen-M submarines and militarized Kola Peninsula are forcing NATO to confront a growing undersea threat across the GIUK Gap and Arctic, expert warns.
https://www.marineinsight.com/silent-russian-submarines-threaten-natos-northern-flank-former-commander-warns/

China’s Military Quietly Accelerates Humanoid Robots For Combat And Firing On Human-Verified Targets — “Combatants”
https://enterpriseai.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/industry/china-may-be-exploring-the-idea-of-deploying-humanoids-on-battlefields/133878551

China is accelerating the militarisation of humanoid robots; these robots have unique advantages in urban warfare. China is accelerating the integration of humanoid robots into military applications, transitioning them from civilian and industrial use cases to potential battlefield roles.
https://expose-news.com/2026/09/07/china-is-accelerating-the-militarisation-of/

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
25 years after 9/11: Department of Homeland Security has cost taxpayers trillions. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had a budget of about $31 billion in its first full year of operation. For 2027, the Trump administration wants $118 billion.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_926691cf-e62a-4fcf-8d20-5da0000e91d0.html

# Technology / Robotics / AI
OpenAI Reveals Another Incident With ‘Real-World’ Impact: ‘Things Are Getting Even More Insane’: Another Major AI Breakout Revealed. “How much more is there that we don’t know about?” asked one historian after it was revealed that OpenAI had buried reports that its AI agents had hijacked a German website without the company’s knowledge.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/openai-2677820966

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

Truth is patient. You protect it. You carry it. You pass it forward. And eventually, even people who believe they have buried history may be forced to stand before it. Author Unknown

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Senior immigration official and alleged moneyman caught accepting $960K in bribes for citizenship favors: prosecutors
https://nypost.com/2026/09/06/us-news/senior-immigration-official-and-alleged-moneyman-caught-accepting-960k-in-bribes-for-citizenship-favors-prosecutors/

Fear of deportations could be adding to Texas construction worker shortage
https://www.borderreport.com/border-report-tour/immigration/texas-builders-say-ice-operations-delaying-construction/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
China’s export shock is pushing the global economy to a breaking point, and the U.S. may have to clean up the mess, former trade official says. Trump’s tariffs are pushing China to flood other markets with low-cost goods, disrupting industries from Southeast Asia to Europe
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/a-new-china-shock-ripples-across-the-globe-as-exports-surge-outside-the-us-article-13136896.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
‘So vulnerable:’ Trump administration’s MAHA chiefs declare war on kids’ screen addiction. Parents are being given a toolkit to unplug their kids dubbed the 5 D’s: discuss, do, delay, divert and disconnect.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/health/suna-so-vulnerable-trump-administrations-maha-chiefs-declare-war-kids-screen

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
The “ocean vacuum” is real—but its latest version is far more advanced than the viral description suggests. The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit, is operating System 03 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where currents concentrate enormous amounts of floating waste. Its long U-shaped barrier guides plastic into a retention zone, capturing everything from discarded fishing nets to fragments only a few millimeters wide.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6-y5ijTJp/

Florida-led attorneys general say Big Four climate reporting efforts could break state laws.
“These costs will ultimately be passed onto consumers, who will be forced to bear the burden of increased prices.”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_45c8178b-d53d-45d8-802d-4606ae4e5348.html

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
2 New World screwworm quarantine areas lifted in Texas, congressman says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lifted quarantine restrictions for two previously listed “infested” zones in Texas where the New World screwworm had been found, a South Texas congressman says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/texas-lifts-world-screwworm-movement-201317247.html

# Gov / Politics / US
MIT Predicts The 12 Ways AI Ends | The Shoggoth Is Already Here: In 2017, an MIT professor named Max Tegmark asked the people building AI to name the worst thing that could happen to us. The company building the future is also the one deciding which one you live in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQkPJk0GXqs

‘Oh Hell No!’ New Mexico Lawmakers Go Nuts on Trump Floating State Rebrand to ‘New America’
https://sourcenm.com/2026/09/06/new-mexico-officials-reject-trump-post-proposing-state-name-change/

TRUMP ARCH CHALLENGED: Three military veterans and an architectural historian are asking a federal judge to block work on President Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, arguing the project lacks Congressional approval
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/vietnam-veterans-suing-trumps-arch-seek-court-block/

Donald Trump did not literally say that the deaths of 18 Americans were “small potatoes.” What he did say may be just as disturbing: he described the entire U.S. conflict with Iran as “small potatoes for us” and “not a big thing.” That conflict has lasted six months, cost more than $37.5 billion, and killed 18 U.S. service members, according to AP.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/04/missouri-supreme-court-congressional-district-map-mail-in-voting-us-canada-trade-war-executive-orders-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a9b4a358f0834a1091dfd76

President Donald Trump has been caught in a strange grift that involves his Secret Service, his golf course, and his epic love of hot dogs.
https://www.rawstory.com/bloomberg-trump-hot-dogs/

This horrific pattern shows who is truly in charge of the White House
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/putin-trump/

Trump declares the Moon US territory and unveils new uniforms in bizarre series of posts. President Donald Trump declared Sunday that the U.S. owns the moon in a series of bizarre Truth Social posts
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/trump-declares-moon-territory-unveils-37633845

# Global News
Iran has announced: We will preemptively strike our enemy from now on. Now you may ask: Iran had been responding to American attacks all this time. Why is it now going to attack on its own? American military analyst Colonel Larry Wilkerson said today that Iran has realized: The United States’ stockpile of military equipment is running low.
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/trump-just-got-hit-with-a-major-new-military-problem-iran-says-its-forces-may-now-strike-first-not-just-respond/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
An Alarming Fungal Infection Is Spreading Across America … and Resisting Meds
Because you needed something else to worry about.
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/candida-auris-superbug-fungus-spreading-united-states/73355906

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
President Donald Trump commuted the sentences of more people with marijuana convictions as his administration continues to consider federal cannabis rescheduling.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-releases-more-federal-marijuana-prisoners-as-dea-considers-rescheduling-cannabis/

Texas Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Vikki Goodwin is campaigning on her support for cannabis reform
https://cannabispromotions.com/news/article/texas-democratic-lieutenant-governor-candidate-campaigns-on-2003pa8t

# Technology / Robotics / AI
Rising AI Adoption and Data Center Boom in Texas Drive Unemployment Surge Among Recent College Graduates
https://www.ft.com/content/9334212a-3cc4-426c-9cbe-57cb48033603?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. For the traitor appears not a traitor, he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared.” Cicero, Roman Statesman, 42 BC

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# Indigenous
Federal judge orders halt to Shawnee National Forest logging project over Endangered Species Act violation. A federal judge this week ordered the U.S. Forest Service to suspend a commercial logging project in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, finding the 2024 approval of the project under President Joe Biden violated the Endangered Species Act.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/forest-service-shawnee-logging-indiana-bat-review/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Video: Satellite Images Contradict Border Agency on Construction in Big Bend: Customs and Border Protection claimed that construction on a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas was limited to “survey and design” work. Visual Investigations’ satellite specialist Christoph Koettl tracked the activity and found evidence of patrol roads and vehicle barriers already being built.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011128810/big-bend-construction-border-wall.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Chemicals / Minerals
NRDC Wins In Court: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has a strong track record of winning critical legal battles against federal policies that threaten public health and the environment
https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/court-upholds-rule-designating-two-forever-chemicals-hazardous-substances

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Peter Schiff Warns Trump’s Trade Threat Could ‘Crash the US Economy’ as Jim Cramer Questions How Fed Chair Will Handle the President. This would crash the U.S. economy, as a shortage of goods would send prices and unemployment soaring.”
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/economic-data/26/09/61643155/peter-schiff-warns-trumps-trade-threat-could-crash-the-us-economy-as-jim-cramer-questions-how-fed-chair-will-handle-the-president

US imposes new sanctions on Cuba. The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Cuba. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the sanctions target a grandson of Raúl Castro and a state-owned bank that handles international transactions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbl7oLwbR0M

US sanctions Turkish bank as pressure on Iran intensifies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhmAFoBOXD4

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
James Talarico Voted Against Bills Targeting CCP Influence in Texas, Including Popular Measure Barring Chinese Nationals From Buying Farmland. Left-wing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico opposed a series of 2025 bills in the Texas house aimed at curbing Chinese Communist Party influence in the United States, including one that restricted Chinese nationals’ purchases of Texas farmland.
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/james-talarico-voted-against-bills-targeting-ccp-influence-in-texas-including-popular-measure-barring-chinese-nationals-from-buying-farmland/

Trump’s “Beautification” Plan Has Turned Community Parks Into Policing Traps. Trump’s plan to “make D.C. beautiful again” means more policing for the city’s residents.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-beautification-plan-has-turned-community-parks-into-policing-traps/

USDA approves genetically modified American chestnut tree developed at SUNY ESF: The U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this week approved a genetically modified American chestnut tree developed over decades by scientists at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2026/09/usda-approves-genetically-modified-american-chestnut-tree-developed-at-suny-esf.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
US-Venezuela oil deal could help secure American dominance if domestic shale production declines
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/us-venezuela-oil-deal-could-help-secure-american-dominance-if-domestic-shale

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Trump allows ranchers to process their own beef and sell across state lines
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/04/trump-tariffs-executive-order-cattle-ranchers/91611299007/

Tyson Shutters Illinois Meatpacking Plant and Fires 2,500 Workers Without Notice
Workers say both the company and their own union, United Food and Commercial Workers, hung them out to dry.
https://www.labornotes.org/2026/09/treated-worse-cattle-2500-tyson-workers-laid-plant-shutters-overnight

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv for talks with Zelensky after meeting with Putin
Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv for second leg of US diplomacy push
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/europe/witkoff-kushner-visit-kyiv-intl

Trump to headline both nights of GOP convention in Dallas, leans into Texas Senate race with cash. Trump’s cash-flush super PAC, MAGA Inc., sent $10 million to help Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton win the U.S. Senate seat there.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/trump-headline-both-nights-gop-convention-dallas-leans-texas-senate-race

Trump jumps into Texas Senate race. His political group throws in $10 million behind Paxton in his battle with Talarico
https://www.lmtribune.com/wire/trump-jumps-into-texas-senate-race-bcd5dcc3

Sunday shows preview: Trump travels to Texas for RNC midterm convention; Administration downplays Iran war consequences
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/6073362-sunday-shows-trump-rnc-convention-iran-war/

Fuming Fetterman gives wild excuse for ditching veterans: ‘Lies, half-truths, innuendos: Senator John Fetterman dismissed a report regarding canceled meetings with constituents as a collection of “lies, half-truths, innuendos” driven by disgruntled former staffers. In a statement, Fetterman defended missing a scheduled meeting with paralyzed veterans by stating he was home ill before arriving at his office later that day.
https://www.rawstory.com/fetterman-lashes-out/

Mike Johnson’s sickening silence catches him in a shameful lie: Mike Johnson and the rest of the Republican Party’s steadfast backing of alleged abuser Max Miller is exactly that. They have decided that placing their political backing behind this unhinged, angry, abusive man is more important than the well-being of his ex-wife and his daughter. Shame isn’t a strong enough word.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/mike-johnson-2677820943/

Bernie Sanders Rips Vance for Saying Iran Conflict Isn’t a “War” — “Explain That to the Families of the 19 U.S. Service Members Who Lost Their Lives”: Senator Bernie Sanders criticized Vice President JD Vance on social media after Vance stated during a White House press briefing that he would not classify the U.S. conflict with Iran as a war.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc4mRe6jd69/

Abbott leaves nearly a million Texans without a vote in Congress. Nearly 800,000 people living in a district that stretches from northwest San Antonio to El Paso still have no vote in Congress because Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t set a special election to fill the seat left open by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. He resigned last spring under pressure from House Republicans amid a sex scandal.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-leaves-nearly-a-million-texans-without-a-vote-in-congress/4069876/

Trump stroke fears addressed as medical experts give verdict on ‘drooping face’: The US President’s face appeared to drop to one side during a 9/11 memorial event.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2107722/medical-expert-verdict-donald-trump-face-health-fears

The president’s health remains a topic of significant concern and attention for the nation, especially given his age: At 79 years old, he is the oldest person ever elected to the presidency, followed by Joe Biden and then Trump again in his first term.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-appears-normal-viral-drooping-face-speculation-2129152

Trump’s Second-Term Executive Orders (2025–2026) Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation team members are actively monitoring and reviewing President Trump’s executive orders and other actions. This tracker provides brief overviews of the numerous orders published by the Trump Administration. Click the title of each executive order to learn more.
https://www.hklaw.com/en/general-pages/trumps-2025-executive-orders-chart

Work to begin on Trump’s 250-foot arch despite criticism: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this week announced the start of construction of a 250-foot-tall Triumphal Arch across the Potomac River from the capital, despite legal challenges and the lack of final approval from a government planning authority.
https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/work-to-begin-on-trumps-250-foot-arch-despite-criticism/article_67d68a5f-ee04-573c-b3fa-bafd03996554.html

# Global News
China is holding back materials America needs to build weapons and high-tech products until Trump speaks with President Xi
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/china-is-holding-back-materials-america-needs-to-build-weapons-and-high-tech-products-until-trump-speaks-with-president-xi/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Utah lawmakers pass bill allowing some non-citizens to become police officers. Supporters, as highlighted in reports by AP News, noted that non-citizens can already serve in the U.S. military, making law enforcement a logical next step
https://voz.us/en/just-the-news/260905/38888/utah-lawmakers-pass-bill-allowing-some-non-citizens-to-become-police-officers.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Your Medicare plan may cost more in 2027: Annual notices reveal changes to premiums, prescriptions, and benefits. Here’s what to review before your plan renews automatically.
https://www.thestreet.com/retirement/medicare-annual-notice-change-2027-plan-review

With Trump admin’s wizardry, Medicare gets new life under Oz: Trump Administration Prioritizes Affordability by Announcing Major Crackdown on Health Care Fraud. Initiative Seeks Input on Strengthening Program Integrity to CRUSH Fraud
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-prioritizes-affordability-announcing-major-crackdown-health-care-fraud

AG Ken Paxton hasn’t challenged the Trump administration over Texas’ $10-billion Medicaid cut even though he sued Biden. The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/04/texas-medicaid-hospitals-ken-paxton-trump-biden-lawsuit/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Pennsylvania confirms second death of child with measles after RFK Jr. told CDC director to delete numbers
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/pennsylvania-measles-death-lancaster-rfk-jr-b3044784.html

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
Fewer Employees Skip Work Days Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal, Especially For Manual Labor Jobs, Study Shows
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fewer-employees-skip-work-days-where-medical-marijuana-is-legal-especially-for-manual-labor-jobs-study-shows/

Trump Releases More Federal Marijuana Prisoners As DEA Considers Rescheduling Cannabis
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-releases-more-federal-marijuana-prisoners-as-dea-considers-rescheduling-cannabis/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. forces strike three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC missile attack on U.S. warships
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109

The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order. A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4519028761188-great-way-to-go-to-jail-hegseth-s-rules-of-engagement-threat-sets-off-alarms

Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies
But none are likely to lead to charges
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/06/pete-hegseth-could-be-investigated-for-illegal-orders-by-5-different-bodies-partner/

Trump vows jail for ‘treasonous leakers’ over missile shortage report in latest Truth Social rant
President rages that any insiders who spoke to the press will be ‘hunted down’ and face ‘long term jail sentences’ after White House denies confrontation with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over weaponry used against Iran
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-missile-leakers-truth-social-hegseth-b3028546.html

# Military / Global
Lebanon’s border Christians: Life under Israeli military restrictions: Just a few kilometers from the Israeli border lies the Lebanese Christian town of Debel – inside what Israel calls a “yellow zone,” an Israeli self-declared security zone which stretches from Israel’s northern border some 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon. Other nearby towns, predominantly Shiite, have been evacuated and partially or entirely destroyed by the Israeli military.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODk9IDis3k

Saudi Arabia seeks more than 10,000 bombs and JDAM-ER guidance kits in potential $5 billion U.S. sale with Boeing as principal contractor
https://defence-industry.eu/saudi-arabia-seeks-more-than-10000-bombs-and-jdam-er-guidance-kits-in-potential-5-billion-u-s-sale-with-boeing-as-principal-contractor/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# NASA / Space
Something doesn’t add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope finds — Space photo of the week. A dazzling new Hubble image of NGC 6723 poses one of astronomy’s biggest questions: How did the Milky Way’s oldest star clusters form?
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/something-doesnt-add-up-in-the-chandelier-cluster-hubble-telescope-finds-space-photo-of-the-week?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Nearly 300 metres beneath Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert, miners tunnelling for ore broke into a chamber filled with crystals as long as a bus — giant beams of gypsum up to 11 metres long, hidden underwater for hundreds of thousands of years until mine pumps exposed them
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/cave-of-crystals-the-deadly-cavern-in-mexico-dubbed-the-sistine-chapel-of-crystals

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service / Data Centers
Flock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different Name
https://www.jalopnik.com/2250034/flock-cameras-coming-down-replaced-same-tech-axon/

Data Center Backlash Uniting Far-Left and Far-Right: In a country where few issues unite people across the political spectrum, one appears to be bucking that trend: opposition to data centers built to power artificial intelligence. The fight over their construction has created an unusual alliance stretching from the progressive left to the MAGA right — and it’s shaping up to be a defining issue of the midterm elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl0w8lK8hLI

# Social / Communities / Housing
From nepotism to phantom camps: Congress scrutinizes LA homeless authority’s spending record. Since 2021, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has received more than $1 billion in federal funds, including $220 million just in 2024.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/nepotism-phantom-camps-congress-scrutinizes-lahsas-spending-record

# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
Labor Day travel: Texas troopers launching weekend traffic crackdown. Operation CARE will concentrate on drivers who are speeding, intoxicated and not complying with the move-over law.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/labor-day-travel-texas-troopers-weekend-traffic-crackdown

Drivers at higher risk of fines up to $10,000 and losing licenses in multi-state Labor Day Weekend crackdown. A LABOR Day Weekend crackdown on DUI drivers could see some people fined up to $10,000. Several states are participating in the crackdown which could also see reckless drivers lose their licenses.
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/16954894/drivers-risk-fines-license-labor-day-crackdown/

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