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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-25

Voices, The Peoples News

June 25, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the capitol. The video of John Spitzberg’s arrest has been shared across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/20/nx-s1-5438406/john-spitzberg-veteran-arrest-trump-parade

Supreme Court Allows Rapid Deportations to ‘Third Countries’
https://time.com/7297091/supreme-court-third-country-deportations-trump-south-sudan-sotomayor-dissent/

‘Stunning account’: Whistleblower reveals Trump DOJ plans to defy federal court orders. Ex-Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni has alleged US deportation flights were ordered to depart ‘no matter what.’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/24/us-whistleblower-accuses-trump-officials-of-willfully-ignoring-court-orders

Border Patrol Finds ‘Highly Sophisticated’ Smuggling Tunnel Passing Under California Port Of Entry
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/san-diego-sector-border-patrol-uncovers-sophisticated-cross-border

DHS Approves Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” for Illegal Aliens
https://time.com/7297505/florida-alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention-center/

ICE holds record 59,000 immigrant detainees, nearly half with no criminal record
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/24/ice-is-detaining-a-record-number-of-immigrants-nearly-half-have-no-criminal-record/

Supreme Court Justice Warns ‘Thousands Will Suffer’ After Trump Admin Allowed to Deport Migrants to Any Country That Will Take Them
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-justice-warns-thousands-will-suffer-after-trump-admin-allowed-to-deport-migrants-to-any-country-that-will-take-them/ar-AA1HlilA?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds

Migrant deported to El Salvador after DPS labeled him a member of Tren de Aragua without evidence, lawyer says. Lawyers for Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo deny he is a gang member and say the DPS accusation hinges on a photo they found of him standing next to a man with tattoos.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/18/texas-dps-venezuelan-el-salvador-tren-de-aragua-deportation/

New York City mayoral candidate finds it ‘remarkable’ DHS agents who arrested him were both immigrants
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/18/texas-dps-venezuelan-el-salvador-tren-de-aragua-deportation/

ICE released over 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions, data shows
https://www.wavy.com/border-report/ice-released-over-435000-migrants-with-criminal-convictions-data-shows/
Understanding ICE’s Release of Immigrants with Criminal Convictions
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/press-release/understanding-ices-release-immigrants-criminal-convictions/

‘That’s kidnapping’: LA Man abducted by masked men who claim to be ICE but have no uniform or badge
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/thats-kidnapping-la-man-abducted-by-masked-men-who-claim-to-be-ice-but-have-no-uniform-or-badge/

‘Illegally yanked’: Cities team up to sue Trump admin over terror and nuclear funding freeze, blast DHS for ‘impairing’ ability to protect public safety
https://sfstandard.com/2025/06/17/san-francisco-donald-trump-lawsuit-nuclear-terrorist/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
7 Iconic Brands Abruptly Close US Factories, Lay Off Thousands. A faltering American tech icon is set to lay off as much as a fifth of its workers next month.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14829401/intel-layoffs-thousands-job-losses.html

Coca-Cola Closes US Factory and Fires Everyone – More Could Follow Shortly
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-coconut-mama-317784482/4056157402065-coca-cola-closes-us-factory-and-fires-everyone-more-could-follow-shortly

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
House Democrats, Republicans spar over implementing DOGE cuts. House Republicans and Democrats sparred on Tuesday over codifying cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_45db38ee-f0c6-42c9-84ed-ea5411d2a383.html

‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government. The technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency who’s gone by the name “Big Balls” online, has resigned
https://www.wired.com/story/big-balls-coristine-doge-resigned-us-government/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans. Brian Maloney Jr. was served with a lawsuit against his family’s business, Middlesex Truck and Coach. It turned out that Chase had allowed an unknown individual, who applied online with no identification, to open an account under Middlesex’s name, according to information Chase provided to Maloney. The account was then used to solicit hundreds of thousands of dollars from fraud victims,
https://www.propublica.org/article/pig-butchering-scam-cybercrime-us-banks-money-laundering

This week, the Senate released its version of the reconciliation budget—the budget bill that will harm millions of working families in order to enrich billionaires. And it’s even worse than the version that was already approved by the House.
https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-8-ways-the-senate-budget-bill-is-more-extreme-than-the-house-passed-version/

The Senate bill would steal health care and food assistance away from millions of Americans, in order to give away handouts to the wealthiest Americans. Senate Republicans leaders’ plan doubles down on disastrous House path: Higher costs for families, millions more uninsured people, and children without enough to eat
https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/senate-republicans-leaders-plan-doubles-down-on-disastrous-house-path-higher-costs

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
New grant enables children to learn U.S. history, study founding documents. In honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Department of Education will enable students to learn American history through a new grant program.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_18d4dbc7-651e-4930-afd0-5f87395994ed.html

2 million people could have their salaries garnished by the government this summer over student loans. The Department of Education restarted debt collection activities in May, marking the first time since before COVID that it has taken such measures
https://qz.com/student-loan-borrowers-wages-debt-credit-federal-collection-education

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Senate Republicans’ Climate-Wrecking Corn Ethanol Payout. This version of the Big Beautiful bill would hand vast subsidies to a toxic industry, all while gutting wind, solar, and green hydrogen.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-25-beautiful-bill-ethanol-biofuel-subsidies-climate/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘Thumb its nose at Congress’: Federal judge slams EPA for unlawfully killing $600 million in environmental justice grants. The former Senate majority leader added during Tuesday’s closed-door meeting that “failure” to pass the bill “isn’t an option,” Punchbowl reported.
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-medicaid-get-over-it-report-2090245

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
‘Don’t have a smidgen of hope’: Noem to divert FEMA money as flood victims struggle. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem intends to use FEMA funds to build a new detention center in Florida
https://www.alternet.org/fema-doge-trump-voters/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
‘We’ve never confronted anything like this’: Expert warns of ‘major problem’ facing global food supply
https://www.alternet.org/study-crops-climate-change/

# General News
Donald Trump completely destroyed White House Rose Garden, before-and-after photos are unthinkable. President Donald Trump has vowed to pave over the grass too
https://www.buzzfeed.com/hilaryhanson/donald-trump-white-house-rose-garden-rennovation

# Gov / Politics
Mike Johnson says War Powers Act is unconstitutional
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5367102-speaker-johnson-war-powers-act/

‘If only more people would read it’: Ex-GOP rep reveals tool Congress has to stop Trump
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4056418146037-if-only-more-people-would-read-it-ex-gop-rep-reveals-tool-congress-has-to-stop-trump

‘Nationwide slash-and-burn campaign’: States sue Trump admin over use of ‘subclause buried in federal regulations’ to cut federal funding for congressionally-approved projects
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/nationwide-slash-and-burn-campaign-states-sue-trump-admin-over-use-of-subclause-buried-in-federal-regulations-to-cut-federal-funding-for-congressionally-approved-projects/

On Iran, Trump Followed a Well-Worn Path: Trump says he acted under his authority under Article II. The message is vague about the specific nature of the threat Iran’s nuclear program posed to the United States. 50 U.S. Code § 1543 – Reporting requirement
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1543a&num=0&edition=prelim

Trump Thinks He’s Secured Peace in the Middle East. It’s Not That Simple.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/analysis-trump-iran-strikes-middle-east-ceasefire

Trump’s Iran Strikes Reveal We’re in a New Era of Manufacturing Consent. Trump’s direct-to-consumer style helps fuel his image as a man with unparalleled control over levers of global power.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-iran-strikes-reveal-were-in-a-new-era-of-manufacturing-consent/

US War on Iran Is Not About Nuclear Threats. It’s About US Power and Domination. The US and Israel’s war of aggression against Iran offers more proof that the “rules-based” world order has ended.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-war-on-iran-is-not-about-nuclear-threats-its-about-us-power-and-domination/

Trump takes a bold stand against Zelenskyy in a shocking statement that’s taking the world by storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppyKt8934GA

Cuomo concedes to Mamdani as primary heads to ranked-choice count. Nearly 400,000 people voted early in the race
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/mamdani-cuomo-nyc-mayor-primary/

Garcia secures top Democratic seat on powerful Oversight Committee
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5366030-robert-garcia-wins-house-overwatch-seat/

Patel, Bongino say prior FBI leaders hid evidence of Chinese interference in 2020 election. “Previous FBI leadership chose to play politics and withhold key information from the American people,” the bureau’s new top two leaders say.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/patel-bongino-say-prior-fbi-leaders-hid-evidence-chinese-interference-2020

A New Report Alleges That Trump’s TV Watching Habits Were The Reason He Decided To Bomb Iran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-decision-bomb-iran-influenced-by-fox-news_n_685a78b8e4b0c75437067cd5

San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro joins other lawmakers across U.S. opposing all-out war in Iran. He’s urging other members of congress to oppose the war and call for peace.
https://www.kens5.com/video/news/politics/san-antonio-rep-joaquin-castro-joins-other-lawmakers-across-us-opposing-all-out-war-in-iran/273-a6f41bab-7e2d-441f-a294-2fe1485a9597

# Gov / Politics / Global
South Korea’s new president starts early to mend relations with North
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-06-24/lee-jae-myung-south-korea-president-18222928.html

South Korea’s Lee promises to ‘heal wounds’ in first address as president. President Lee Jae-myung has pledged to tackle the economy and improve relations with North Korea after his swearing-in.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/4/south-koreas-lee-promises-to-heal-wounds-in-first-address-as-president

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
A new Trump plan gives DHS and the White House greater influence in the fight against organized crime. Internal documents show an overhaul led by Stephen Miller would scale back prosecutors’ control over investigations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/stephen-miller-trump-dhs-fbi-doj-war-on-drugs

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Court orders Trump admin to facilitate another deported man’s return from El Salvador. The ruling in Jordin Alexander Melgar-Salmeron‘s case marks at least the fourth time this year that President Donald Trump’s administration has been ordered to facilitate the return of somebody mistakenly deported.
https://www.mcall.com/2025/06/24/immigration-deportations/

Donald Trump’s DOJ shields priests instead of children, and the reason why is even worse. The DOJ it’s suing in order to intervene and protect Catholic priests from having to choose between excommunication from the church, if they were to speak of a given confession, or facing potential prosecution by the state, if they did not comply with child abuse and neglect reporting mandates.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/will-not-sit-idly-by-doj-sues-to-prevent-catholic-priests-from-violating-secrecy-of-confessional-by-having-to-report-child-abuse/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
‘They’ll get over it,’ McConnell reportedly assures GOP colleagues about Medicaid cuts
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-medicaid-get-over-it-report-2090245

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Cuomo gave immunity to nursing home execs after big donations, now people are dying. At the time, New York Democratic Assemblyman Ron Kim warned that the liability protections removed a key deterrent to corporate misbehavior and effectively shielded nursing home executives from legal consequences if their cost-cutting, profit-maximizing decisions endangered lives.
https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-cuomo-caved-donors-he-shielded-nursing-home-bosses-ron-king-says-1570702

3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion Dobbs Ruling Are Apparent to All. We live in a country that has used machines to turn a dying person into a fetus incubator against the family’s wishes.
https://truthout.org/articles/3-years-in-horrors-wrought-by-anti-abortion-dobbs-ruling-are-apparent-to-all/

Washington Post Reports on ‘Plan to Vaccinate All Americans, Despite RFK Jr.’ The effort comes as the Trump administration has replaced members of the key federal vaccine advisory panel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06/24/vaccines-access-rfk-cdc/

RFK Jr. Wants ‘Every American’ Wearing Trackers w/in Four Years
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse/2025/06/24/rfk-jr-wants-a-wearable-on-your-wrist-00419190

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Ford carrier strike group deploys amid Middle East tensions
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/24/us-carrier-strike-group-will-embark-scheduled-deployment-amid-middle-east-tensions.html

Military domestic violence convictions skyrocketed after commanders were removed from process. Courts-martial are on the rise for domestic violence charges across the Defense Department services.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/06/24/military-domestic-violence-convictions-skyrocketed-after-commanders-were-removed-process.html

USS Tripoli arrives in Japan for new Indo-Pacific duties. The U.S. Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship arrived at its new homeport in Sasebo, Japan, as part of a regularly scheduled rotation of forces aimed at bolstering security in the Indo-Pacific region
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2025/06/24/uss-tripoli-arrives-in-japan-for-new-indo-pacific-duties/

The Islamic State militant group remains a threat in Syria and a U.S. military presence is still needed there to deal with it, Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said in his confirmation hearing to become the next head of U.S. Central Command.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/us-troops-syria-stop-isis-comeback-centcom-nominee/

Military vets: We swore an oath to the Constitution, not to Trump
https://www.yahoo.com/news/military-vets-swore-oath-constitution-095006399.html

# Military / General News / Global
Iran retains tactical ability to threaten US troops, CENTCOM admiral says
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2025-06-24/centcom-eucom-commanders-iran-europe-18227953.html

Iran, Proxies Still Threaten US Troops Despite Setbacks: CENTCOM Nominee
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/iran-proxies-threaten-us-troops-setbacks-centcom/

# NASA
Dead NASA satellite unexpectedly emits powerful radio pulse. Astronomers are puzzled by a strong burst of radio waves traced back to a NASA satellite that had been inactive since the 1960s
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2485157-dead-nasa-satellite-unexpectedly-emits-powerful-radio-pulse/

# NOAA / Weather
This Is How F*cking Hot It Is: Shocking Video Shows Entire Road Buckling in Heat, Creating a Jump That a Car Instantly Flies Off
https://futurism.com/the-byte/video-road-buckling-heat-car

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Damning Report Exposes Stephen Miller’s Shady Ties to Palantir. Palantir has been snapping up massive government contracts to increase surveillance capabilities, which stands to make millions off of Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, according to the Project on Government Oversight.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197149/stephen-miller-palantir-stocks-immigration-report

# Veterans / VA
Inside the AI Tool Used by DOGE to Review Veterans Affairs Contracts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88gmzdTqKKo

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-24

Voices, The Peoples News

June 24, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump given green light to ship migrants to far-flung places
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2025/06/23/supreme-court-gives-trump-green-light-to-continue-for-now-third-country-deportations/?slreturn=20250624113631

California Leaders Push Back on ‘Masked Abductions’ by ICE, CBP: “Men dressed in tactical gear, operating unmarked vehicles without displaying credentials or agency affiliation, have infiltrated our neighborhoods,” said Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-leaders-push-back-on-masked-abductions-by-ice-cbp

ICE Impersonations Proliferate Amid the Agency’s Undercover Tactics. Pretending to be an ICE agent to commit crimes is disturbingly easy. Impersonation of law enforcement is not an uncommon occurrence in the United States, but the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies, and the particular ways in which ICE enjoys anonymity, have led to increased opportunities for such behavior, endangering and exploiting immigrants and their communities, regardless of their status.
https://prospect.org/justice/2025-06-24-ice-impersonations-proliferate-agencys-undercover-tactics/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Figures show how much money the US is making from tariffs. Watch this chart. As we get new data every weekday, the shape of the steps that appear over time give important clues to how things are going.
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2025/trump-tariff-income-tracker/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
“Mass layoff” provision in Trump bill sparks alarm: “Deeply concerning.” A provision in the Senate budget bill would allow for millions of dollars to go directly toward President Donald Trump and the administration’s ability to lay off federal workers without the consent of Congress.
https://www.newsweek.com/mass-layoff-provision-trump-bill-sparks-alarm-deeply-concerning-2088523

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is It So Important? The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint. Chokepoints are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes that are critical to global energy security. The inability of oil to transit a major chokepoint, even temporarily, can create substantial supply delays and raise shipping costs, increasing world energy prices.
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61002

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump slammed after opening30% of US national forest land to logging
https://www.alternet.org/trump-national-forest/

Lightning is surging in the Arctic, and scientists warn of rising wildfire and climate risks. Lightning strikes in the Arctic have surged in recent years, raising alarms among scientists about their role in wildfires, permafrost thaw, and the global methane cycle.
https://www.ehn.org/lightning-is-surging-in-the-arctic-and-scientists-warn-of-rising-wildfire-and-climate-risks

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Tennessee ‘prepared to comply’ with Trump admin for personal data of SNAP recipients
https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessee-prepared-to-comply-with-trump-administration-demand-for-personal-data-of-snap-recipients/

# Gov / Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Trump for “Bait and Switch” on MAGA Agenda. The MAGA hard-liner lambasted President Trump and his foreign policy on Monday, accusing him of betraying his true supporters in a “complete bait and switch” by expanding U.S. military intervention in the Middle East.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197107/mtg-taylor-greene-trump-bait-switch-iran-strikes-maga

Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Just Got Darker and Scarier. The president just won a temporary victory in court on his troops in Los Angeles. His unhinged reaction to it reveals the true depths of his malevolent intentions toward—well, us.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197074/trump-threat-unleash-troops-cities

Democrats in Congress Decry Trump’s Iran Strikes as Unconstitutional. The 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/democrats-in-congress-decry-trumps-iran-strikes-as-unconstitutional/

MAGA Is Waging an All-Out War on Family Liberty. From forced births to bans on gender-affirming care for minors, the new authoritarian right seeks total state control over intimate family decisions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-waging-war-family-liberty-100000749.html

Trump Furious over Early Ceasefire Violation: ‘They Don’t Know What the F*** They’re Doing’
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-iran-ceasefire-trump-strikes-live-updates-2089804

Trump’s Bizarre Use of ‘N-Word’ [Nuclear] as He Calls Putin ‘THE BOSS’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-bizarre-n-word-calls-165447885.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin sends Trump clear message after U.S. strikes on Iran: “No basis and no justification”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-basis-no-justification-putin-195536838.html

Iran delivers strong warning after ceasefire
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/nations-around-the-world-react-to-u-s-strikes-on-iran-with-many-calling-for-diplomacy

Nations around the world react to U.S. strikes on Iran, with many calling for diplomacy
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/nations-around-the-world-react-to-u-s-strikes-on-iran-with-many-calling-for-diplomacy

As Hegemons Go, Israel Isn’t All That Benign. Under Bibi, its Middle Eastern supremacy is one of blood and iron.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-06-24-netanyahu-israel-gaza-palestine-iran/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Trump administration’s MS-13 case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia crumbled in court. Given the conflicting evidence, the judge wrote, “the government’s evidence of Abrego’s alleged gang membership is simply insufficient.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-ms-13-case-200721122.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s space bromance takes off in new ‘The Universe Is Absurd’ show. “The two of us together — we’re using this as an occasion to explore elements of who and what we are, and how we became who we are.”
https://www.space.com/entertainment/star-trek-actor-william-shatner-and-astrophysicist-neil-degrasse-tysons-space-bromance-takes-off-in-new-the-universe-is-absurd-show

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
‘Violence in the streets’: Health insurers plan major change that could impact millions
https://www.alternet.org/health-insurers-major-change/

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
How a Favored Migrant Route Became Invasive Species Superhighway to US. The Darién Gap become a pathway for the spread of the New World screwworm—a flesh-eating parasitic fly threatening decades of containment efforts.
https://www.newsweek.com/screwworm-immigration-darien-gap-2088609

# Military / General News / Global
Nato sounds alarm over ‘massive’ Chinese military buildup and potential for Taiwan invasion
https://www.the-independent.com/asia/china/taiwan-strait-china-military-buildup-nato-mark-rutte-b2775651.html

‘We will end this war’: Iran issues stark warning to Trump ‘the gambler’
https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/middle-east/iran-weighs-retaliation-against-us-strikes-nuclear-sites-1171531

# Nuclear
International Nuclear Watchdog Issues Stark Warning: A nuclear watchdog has made an “unimaginable” prediction after a major Iranian uranium site was hit once again.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nuclear-watchdog-makes-unimaginable-prediction-35438072

# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
The Secret Underground Network of the Incas Uncovered. experts have found over a mile of a network of underground tunnels which are believed to have been built by the Incas.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/01/groundbreaking-study-finds-hidden-inca-tunnel-network-over-a-mile-in-length/154298

Reconstruction Reveals True Face of 9,000-Year-Old Jericho Skull. 3D re-creation of the man’s face was created in 2016, but the new image used the latest technology to produce one of the most thorough and accurate facial reconstructions ever made based on an analysis of an ancient human skull.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/plastered-jericho-skull-0017775

Hidden Chamber Revealed Inside Great Pyramid of Giza: Egyptian officials announced the discovery of a hidden corridor above the pyramid’s entrance. Measuring 30 feet long, the passage could serve as a jumping-off point for additional research into the mysterious inner chambers.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hidden-chamber-pyramid-giza-180981745/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Defiant DHS Says Wrongly Deported Dad Will ‘Never Go Free.’ The administration continues to insist that Kilmar Ábrego García is a dangerous criminal.
https://www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeast-513346/4069166236798-defiant-dhs-says-wrongly-deported-dad-will-never-go-free

# Space Technology
Long-Dead NASA Satellite Suddenly Lets Out Epic Blast of Energy. “[It] vastly outshone everything else in the sky for a very short amount of time.”
https://futurism.com/dead-nasa-satellite-energy-burst?utm_term=Futurism%20//%2006.23.25&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-23

Voices, The Peoples News

June 23, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump orders increased ICE deportations in Democratic cities nationwide
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-orders-ice-increase-deportations-220727959.html

18 year old Michigan student arrested by ICE while on school trip deported
https://www.newsweek.com/michigan-student-arrested-ice-while-school-trip-deported-2089104

More than 700 Iranians released into the U.S. under Biden. More than 700 Iranian nationals who illegally entered the U.S. were released into the country by the Biden administration, according to data obtained from a Border Patrol agent.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8a9f5ec5-e337-4d29-8650-ea01eec3ff6a.html

Shocking video appears to show father of three US Marines being beaten by masked agents in parking lot
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shocking-video-appears-show-father-121324902.html

# Business / Industry / Corporations
California Job Collapse Accelerates with 4 Factories Closing Immediately
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-coconut-mama-317784482/4061992364539-sudden-california-factory-closure-sends-1-5-billion-industry-into-tailspin

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
House Passes Trump’s Education Overhaul Forcing Colleges to Pay for Student Loan Defaults
https://www.aol.com/gop-lawmakers-unveil-plan-overhaul-231228479.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump moves to open protected Arctic lands in Alaska to oil drilling. The Trump administration has proposed reopening vast sections of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve to oil development
https://alaskabeacon.com/2025/06/17/trump-administration-revives-plan-to-open-most-of-arctic-alaska-land-unit-to-oil-development/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Yellowstone Officials Are Suddenly Closing Rivers and Streams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZ1X4dltKM

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Another Meat Supplier Shuts Down Plant After Mass ICE Arrests
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-immigration-raid-omaha-meat-211410000.html

# General News
Virginia Giuffre’s ‘Deadman’s Switch’ Released: “I Have Been Murdered – This is the REAL Epstein
https://www.bitchute.com/video/6T7UmuefYCpX/

# Gov / Politics
US on high alert after strikes on Iranian nuke sites; Trump floats regime change: Updates
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/06/22/us-iran-nuclear-trump-live-updates/84304617007/

Trump administration defends Iranian strikes as some lawmakers question its legality
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/22/nx-s1-5441731/iran-strike-congress-reaction-vance-rubio

Donald Trump orders Iran to be wiped from face of the Earth if they try to kill him. President has given officials one simple instruction should Iran try to assassinate him, as fears grow of retaliation following last weekend’s bombings
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/175574/trump-s-instructions-aides-iran-threat-i-ve-left-instructions

Self-Proclaimed “Peacemaker” Drags U.S. Into Another War. Heeding the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump dispatched U.S. warplanes to bomb Iran.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/21/iran-israel-united-states-war/

Anti-war protests planned in major cities after US strikes Iran [Here we go again!]
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/anti-war-protests-us-strikes-iran/

Can Trump’s War Be Stopped? Inside the effort to block the president from getting the United States involved in yet another Middle East war.
https://www.levernews.com/can-trumps-war-be-stopped/?utm_source=newsletter-email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=newsletter-article

How To End Democrats’ Civil War. Abundance liberals and populists can together combat scarcity — but one side has to come clean.
https://www.levernews.com/how-to-end-democrats-civil-war/

Trump Issues Scathing Warning To Republican Congressman. President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie after he voiced his opposition to the White House’s strike on Iran.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-hits-back-republican-thomas-massie-not-maga-2089060

Donald Trump Publicly Humiliates His Own Inner Circle with One Explosive Truth Social Post. In a single post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump threw his top officials under the bus, and reignited fears that the U.S. may, in fact, be gunning for regime change in Iran.
https://www.newsbreak.com/inquisitr-news-522568/4068223607783-donald-trump-publicly-humiliates-his-own-inner-circle-with-one-explosive-truth-social-post

Giuliani Demands Treason Charges for Dems Threatening to Impeach Trump Over Iran
https://www.yahoo.com/news/giuliani-demands-treason-charges-dems-092728462.html

Democrats Call For Congressional Vote On Trump’s ‘Illegal’ War Against Iran. Democrats stress that only US Congress, not the president, has the authority to take the country to war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/22/patently-illegal-critics-dispute-legality-of-trumps-iran-strikes

US on high alert: Sleeper cells activated across major cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5evhXDjp6Qo

Trumps former ‘trusted operative spills Iran story they’re not telling you. Parnas, who previously predicted Trump would indeed strike Iran, said over the weekend that media pundits are asking all the wrong questions.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-trusted-operative-iran-puting/

‘There was no imminent threat,’ Thomas Massie says in joining Ro Khanna in decrying Iran strike
https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-imminent-threat-thomas-massie-161357401.html

‘It was all lies!’ Massive backlash spreads as Trump tries to spin bombing
https://www.rawstory.com/it-was-all-lies-massive-backlash-spreads-as-trump-lauds-bombing/

Meet the Israeli fanatic running Ted Cruz’s office. After Ted Cruz’s humiliation by Tucker Carlson, attention has focused on a top staffer of the self-proclaimed “leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate.”
https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/meet-the-israeli-fanatic-running?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=474765&post_id=166668924&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=thu6w&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

# Gov / Politics / Global
U.S. claims strikes caused ‘severe damage’ and warns Iran against retaliation. Pentagon officials say the U.S. “devastated” Iran’s nuclear program, using decoys and advanced weapons in the largest B-2 strike in history.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/live-blog/live-updates-iran-israel-trump-rcna214325

‘All Options on the Table’: Iran Warns U.S., Mobilizes Nationwide as Washington Weighs Entering War. Gharibabadi warned that Tehran’s military leadership is fully prepared. “Naturally, our military decision makers have all the necessary options on the table,” he added, underscoring Iran’s readiness to respond to any escalation involving the United States.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/846889/all-options-on-the-table-iran-warns-us-mobilizes-nationwide-as-washington-weighs-entering-war

The Popular Mobilization Force is turning Iraq into an Iranian client state. The Popular Mobilization Force (PMF) is on its way to becoming Iraq’s preeminent political and institutional power, with its economic power also expanding.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-popular-mobilization-force-is-turning-iraq-into-an-iranian-client-state/

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC is one of the most powerful organizations in Iran, conceived as the principal defender of the 1979 revolution, and now a critical link to Islamist militant groups violently opposed to Israel and the United States.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/irans-revolutionary-guards

Russia’s chilling warning to US as Putin meets Iran’s foreign minister for critical talks. The Russian foreign ministry slammed Donald Trump’s ‘irresponsible decision’ to attack Iranian nuclear facilities and warned of ‘consequences’
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/175573/russia-slams-irresponsible-us-president-donald-trump-after-iran-nuclear-bombing

“Pandora’s box”: Russia issues new warning to Trump over Iran
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-new-warning-trump-iran-pandora-box-2089188

Children Are Starving in Gaza, as Soldiers Kill People Looking for Food. Doctors trying to save starving children and parents trying to feed their families spoke with The Intercept.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/19/gaza-children-malnutrition-starvation-famine-health/

Israel Blows Up Doors of Iran’s Most Notorious Prison. The entrance gate of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, which holds political prisoners and dual nationals, was hit as Israel carried out a wave of coordinated airstrikes, targeting multiple sites across Tehran. The strike comes as Iran and Israel continue to trade missile attacks for a third straight day.
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-iran-evin-prison-gates-bomb-2089235

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
The Word Games That Enable Medicaid Cuts. We don’t call it Medicaid in many states, and we use euphemisms for what are in reality cuts. That endangers the system, a health care regulator writes.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-23-word-games-enable-medicaid-cuts/

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Republican lawmaker with ectopic pregnancy nearly died amid new Florida abortion laws – but blames the left. Kat Cammack recounts emergency room ordeal but claims ‘fearmongering’ by Democrats and pro-choice activists sowing confusion among medical professionals
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kat-cammack-pregnancy-florida-abortion-ban-b2775051.html

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Submarine spotted off coast of Myrtle Beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXvoWtI0-Uc

A U.S. Navy ship has been spotted this weekend off the coast of the North Myrtle Beach area.
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article288474033.html#storylink=cpy

Satellite photos show aftermath of U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites: ‘Damaged beyond repair’: Military analyst shows before and after photos of Iran’s nuclear site
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/22/world/video/satellite-images-before-and-after-us-strike-iran-digvid

# Military / General News / Global
Iran’s Next Move Against US?: Large Scale Military Response Not Possible, Proxy War To Start Now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Qe95_LFX4

Khamenei Orders Iran Allies To Blow Up U.S. Bases In Iraq, Syria, Jordan? Trump Intel’s Shock Alarm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBJU7oGUOI

Taiwan Is Rushing to Make Its Own Drones Before It’s Too Late. Unmanned vehicles are increasingly becoming essential weapons of war. But with a potential conflict with China looming large, Taiwan is scrambling to build a domestic drone industry from scratch.
https://www.wired.com/story/taiwans-rush-to-make-its-own-drones-before-its-too-late/

US bases in Middle East in lockdown as ayatollah aide urges strike on Navy fleet in Bahrain. The US has thousands of troops deployed on bases across the Middle East – and Iran says they could be legitimate targets
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3315420/iran-threatens-us-military-bases-response-strikes-nuclear-sites

Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar: news reports. Six missiles were launched toward Qatar, two unidentified foreign officials told Axios, and one missile was launched toward Iraq.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/23/iran-retaliation-trump-israel-war

# Planetary / Earth
Scientists Drilled So Deep Into the Center of the Earth, They Knocked on the Mantle’s Door
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-drill-record-breaking-core-near-earth-s-mantle-unlocking-geological-mysteries/ar-AA1Fdy4a

Earth’s Magnetic Poles Are Flipping—What Comes Next? “Consider the potential disruptions to navigation, technology
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/when-earth-s-magnetic-poles-flip-again/vi-AA1AEXUk?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=43548702fc114165964d76a61e6f522d&ei=172

The Indian tectonic plate might be splitting in two, just like Africa. Instead of breaking vertically, like east Africa, to form a new microcontinent, India could be sheering horizontally as it runs into Eurasia, separating into two layers each about 100 kilometers (60 miles) thick.
https://www.iflscience.com/the-indian-tectonic-plate-might-be-splitting-in-two-just-like-africa-72480

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
State Department issues ‘worldwide caution’ security alert: The Department of State issued a qorldwide caution security alert advising U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. The full text:
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/06/worldwide-caution/

# Social Services / Programs
Trump’s Social Security changes: The top 5 states feeling the impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8se1_8nrBo

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-22

Voices, The Peoples News

June 22, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
San Diego clergy visit federal immigration court to bear witness during crackdown on migrants
https://apnews.com/article/clergy-migrants-federal-crackdown-san-diego-35fe2ce4f2ab8befa1f2c1e9f71f1b04

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Wall Street Gets A Trump Tax Break To Fire Workers. Lawmakers quietly added a line that effectively subsidizes Wall Street buying up companies, slashing wages, closing factories, and firing workers.
https://www.levernews.com/wall-street-gets-a-trump-tax-break-to-fire-workers/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Obama-Appointed Judge Allows Harvard To Continue Enrolling Foreign Students. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/20/obama-appointed-judge-allows-harvard-to-continue-enrolling-foreign-students/

The Push to Abolish Education Department Goes Back Decades: The idea of eliminating the Department of Education—and any federal control over education—is even older than that. The history goes back all the way to the Civil War and to America’s foundational struggle over slavery, citizenship, and federalism
https://time.com/7225339/history-efforts-end-department-of-education/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Major EPA change threatens ‘every single American’: analysis
https://www.rawstory.com/forever-chemicals-2672405862/

Idaho senators push back on federal land sale. The Senate is split 53 to 47 with Republicans in the majority. They are attempting to pass the bill that extends and expands President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and includes provisions of his domestic agenda by July 4.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/21/idaho-senators-push-back-on-federal-land-sale/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Crawford on Agroterrorism Attempt by Two Chinese Nationals. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) issued the following statement after two Chinese nationals were charged with allegedly smuggling a dangerous pathogen, a fungus called “Fusarium graminearum,” into the United States.
https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1550

‘They quit after a few hours’: Farmers admit they can’t find American workers. Farmers are facing possible ruination now that the round-up of immigrants have begun in earnest and promised helpis uncertain.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-farmers-2672410822/

# General News
We Better Pray That No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is President. It’s a world exploding with crises waiting to happen. Donald Trump has made us less prepared for every one of them.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196860/trump-unexpected-crisis-national-security

# Gov / Politics
Keisean Raines is warning Americans of a quiet but potentially seismic shift in U.S. governance. She is warning about the possibility of a Constitutional Convention that could rewrite the very foundation of American democracy.
https://shinemycrown.com/this-is-history-being-rewritten-keisean-raines-sounds-alarm-over-push-for-u-s-constitutional-convention/

Trump announces US attack on Iran: US defence secretary says strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities an ‘incredible and overwhelming success’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/22/israel-iran-war-live-trump-says-us-has-attacked-nuclear-sites-in-iran-including-fordow

The Dogs of War What’s really going on: The United States is now at war with Iran. Anyone who has doubted Trump’s intention to replace American democracy with a dictatorship should now be fully disabused.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-dogs-of-war

US Has Begun Evacuating Citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents From Israel
https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-evacuation-americans-0415a2510ae58257042f0e05d2dedc93

‘Misled the country’; Hakeem jeffries has ‘zero patience’ and lays blame for Trumps broken promises where it belongs.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/misled-the-country-hakeem-jeffries-has-zero-patience-and-lays-blame-for-trumps-broken-promise-squarely-where-it-belongs/

‘Patently illegal’: Critics dispute legality of Trump’s Iran strikes. Democrats stress that only US Congress – not the president – has the authority to take the country to war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/22/patently-illegal-critics-dispute-legality-of-trumps-iran-strikes

No matter what Trump says, the U.S. has gone to war, and there will be consequences
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/22/donald-trump-usa-iran-israel-war-bombing

News & Current EventsWho Could Be Drafted? Inside the U.S. Military Draft Rules In Case Of Global War
https://dailypositiveinfo.com/who-could-be-drafted-inside-the-u-s-military-draft-rules/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLFDy1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFkck1CTWJaaXZjWXE1Z0FTAR73hiy3fFC1WWoGN7Ba8Y8TMuPCHAbil2Ihgb6Zx86Gui9r1K7l5UZgGS4VnQ_aem_tHq4Ge8XK8UYH7Fuh3kKKA

This time, it’s Trump’s war: Donald Trump brings America into Israel’s war on Iran.
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/417460/iran-attack-trump-war

Trump is waging war with Iran for Isreal: US attacks Iran: How Trump rejoined ‘team’ Netanyahu. Just four years ago, Trump used a swear word for Netanyahu. On Sunday, he said they worked as a team.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/22/us-attacks-iran-how-trump-rejoined-team-netanyahu

Report: Last Night’s Attack on Iran Was Planned under the Biden Administration. Last March, the Israeli Air Force held a joint exercise with the US Air Force, in what was seen at the time as a message to Tehran
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israeli-militaries-jointly-drilled-iran-strike-during-biden-administration-report/

The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule: Authoritarianism is putting everything we value in danger
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2022/global-expansion-authoritarian-rule

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran orders closure of stait of Hormuz, putting worlds oil supplies at risk, and Russia Says Countries May Give Nukes to Iran
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/22/2329467/-Iran-Votes-to-Close-the-Strait-of-Hormuz-and-Russia-Says-Countries-May-Give-Nukes-to-Iran

Iran Delivers Furious Warning, Speaks of ‘Unprecedented Level of Danger and Chaos’ After ‘Heinous’ U.S. Strikes
https://time.com/7296512/iran-responds-united-states-strikes-trump-nuclear-sites-warning/

Iran’s supreme leader named three senior Islamic clerics as his potential successors in case he is killed in ongoing hostilities with Israel
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/21/irans-leader-reportedly-picks-successors-case-hes-assassinated/

Exposure of Forced Organ Harvesting Could Trigger CCP’s Fall: Chinese Prison Survivor. Mr. Cheng Pei Ming is the first known survivor of the ongoing state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting campaign carried out by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against prisoners of conscience
https://www.freedomunited.org/news/china-organ-harvesting-survivor/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Antifa [anti-fascist] Attacking Journalists at Protests. While we have not recently seen anything on the current scale, this is a reality that existed prior to Trump’s election.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/seattle-journalists-attacked-agitators-call-out-far-left-media-covering-up-violence-protests

Corporate media remains unwilling to report honestly on authoritarianism. Trust in media is at an all-time low, in part because of corporate outlets’ failure to cover what’s really going on.
https://truthout.org/articles/these-are-the-essential-stories-corporate-media-refused-to-cover-in-2023/

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
The state of cyber defense — C4ISR Conference highlights: Experts from across the defense sector weigh in on the evolving nature of command and control software and technology in highlights from 2025 C4ISR Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE9ll0Bh9vU

Oregon Dems vote to prevent Trump from deploying state’s National Guard, as he did in California
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/06/oregon-dems-vote-to-prevent-trump-from-deploying-oregon-national-guard-as-he-did-in-california.html

US inserts itself into Israel’s war with Iran, striking 3 Iranian nuclear sites
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-israel/ap-diplomatic-breakthrough-elusive-as-israel-iran-war-stretches-into-second-week/

Hegseth vows to act ‘swiftly and decisively’ if Iran retaliates as major cities go on high alert. Hegseth says Iran’s ‘nuclear ambitions have been obliterated’ after US attack and he urges the regime to take the path of peace
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/hegseth-says-irans-nuclear-ambitions-have-been-obliterated?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

US Military Scrambles for Ways to Protect Bases From Drone Warfare. One unit created its own virtual trainer with software used by Ukrainian troops.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/05/army-scrambles-improve-drone-training/405706/

# Military / General News / Global
Israel says it’s preparing for the possibility of a lengthy war against Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/israeli-military-planning-possibility-lengthy-war-iran/

# Pharmaceuticals
Big drugmakers are abusing the drug patent process to generate extra revenue at the cost of patients.
https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/patent-abuses-keep-prescription-drugs-unaffordable

# Water / Lakes / Oceans
Mysterious Multiple Water Sinkholes Emerge in Lake Superior, Trigger Global Scientific Alarm Between USA And Canada. Divers exploring the lake stumbled across perfectly round pits that look like something out of a sci-fi movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_QVvGj5DtE

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-21

Voices, The Peoples News

June 21, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Mississippi man’s ICE detention draws international attention. Kasper Eriksen, a Danish-born welder who has legally lived and worked in Mississippi for more than a decade. Due to Eriksen’s background, politics and now, visibility, he has become something of a litmus test for public empathy in the Trump-era immigration debate
https://msindy.org/p/mississippi-mans-ice-detention-draws

ICE Arrests Beloved Oregon Vineyard Manager Outside Church. Sotelo is a fixture of local industry, in 2020 he was awarded with the Vineyard Excellence Award from the Oregon Wine Board and in 2024 he established his own small business maintaining vineyards.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/19/oregon-vineyard-manager-arrest-ice

Border patrol agents arrest US citizen standing up for detained maintenance worker
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/us/video/border-patrol-detains-us-citizen-california-digvid

Contributor: By wearing masks, immigration agents undermine authority and endanger us all
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/contributor-by-wearing-masks-immigration-agents-undermine-authority-and-endanger-us-all/ar-AA1H7bkw?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Florida Foster Child Turned Over to ICE, Sparking Outcry Over Immigration Policy Shift. Experts Warn of Dangerous Precedent
https://www.newsbreak.com/ctn-329309334/4062513346199-florida-foster-youth-referred-to-ice-sparks-outcry-experts-warn-of-dangerous-precedent

Children’s Advocates Condemn Reporting of Child to ICE by FL’s Child Welfare Agency
https://www.theyoungcenter.org/press-releases/childrens-advocates-condemn-reporting-of-child-to-ice-by-fls-child-welfare-agency/

Posts claim ICE is removing foster children for deportation. Here’s what we know
https://www.yahoo.com/news/posts-claim-ice-removing-foster-110000197.html

Florida AG James Uthmeier proposed the creation of a detention center for migrants called “Alligator Alcatraz.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/james-uthmeier-alligator-alcatraz/

# Children / Youth
FBI Dallas and the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Announce the Results of Operation Soteria Shield
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/dallas/news/fbi-dallas-and-the-north-texas-internet-crimes-against-children-task-force-announce-the-results-of-operation-soteria-shield

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump Just RESET The US Dollar (What You Must Know)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNqJvlyLB58

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Amazon Tells Thousands of Employees to Relocate or Resign. One Amazon employee said they were given 30 days to decide, and that they would not receive severance pay if they resigned.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/amazon-tells-employees-to-relocate-to-main-hubs-or-resign/493594

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Pushes the Reset Button on America’s Energy Regulations
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-pushes-the-reset-button-on-americas-energy-regulations/

# Food / Farming / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Trump Now Says Farmers May Continue Employing Migrants Under a System Where They Assume ‘Responsibility’ For Them
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/20/trump-immigration-raids-farms

GOP Bill Would Kill A 33-Year-Old Program That Helps Those On Food Stamps. The program helps SNAP users stretch their benefits and make healthier choices — yet it’s unclear whether lawmakers fully understand what they’re eliminating.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-ed-program-eliminated-gop-bill_n_68501cb4e4b006b6c3e65502

# Gov / Politics
Harry Reid, appointed official puts key parts of Trump bill on chopping block. Key parts of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on the chopping block, and more provisions could be in danger of being struck due to one powerful unelected official
https://www.aol.com/harry-reid-appointed-official-puts-180918788.html

Trump May Have Secret Weapon To Ram DOGE Cuts Past Timid GOP Senators. The White House might leverage a relatively obscure procedural tool to push through billions in cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/20/trump-secret-weapon-doge-cuts-timid-senators-pocket-rescissions/

‘Justice prevailed’: Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks after release from ICE detention. The case is at the center of the Trump administration’s attempts to combat dissent against Israel’s war on Gaza on campuses
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mahmoud-khalil-release-ice-columbia-palestine-b2774109.html

How Donald Trump Has Redefined Watergate. Nixon’s downfall was once a cautionary tale. Yet under Trump, Nixon only “may” have been guilty and historic Watergate rulings may have been misguided.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/07/05/trump-nixon-watergate-344769

Eye Opener: US sanctions target those providing Iran with defense machinery, Houthi oil trading
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-sanctions-target-those-providing-150908155.html

Trump Reset
https://porterandcompanyresearch.co/mrln/?caid=dby6unzw&_ef_transaction_id=2ae1f6d23936479da32f7ee77767919f

# Gov / Politics / Global
Japan pulls out of talks with Trump administration after ‘being ordered to spend more on defence’
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-security-talks-trump-administration-defence-spending-b2774376.html

North Korea Sending Russia Thousand Of Workers To Build Shahed Drones: News about North Korea sending Russia additional personnel comes weeks after Ukraine’s spy chief told us it would happen.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/north-korea-sending-russia-thousand-of-workers-to-build-shahed-drones-report

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Texas police warn of new crime trend called ‘jugging’: Jugging cases are increasing in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. In Central Florida alone, at least seven incidents have been reported in recent weeks. Some victims have suffered injuries, including one case in Texas where a baby was hurt during a jumping attempt.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/jugging-is-on-the-rise-the-new-form-of-robbery-targeting-americans-and-how-to-stay-safe/articleshow/121986365.cms?from=mdr

Alleged Minn. Assassin Says Gov. Tim Walz Wanted Him to Kill Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Walz did not deny the allegation
https://www.aol.com/accused-minnesota-assassin-wildly-claimed-044528742.html

The suspect in the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers had a ‘hit list’ of 45 officials, all Democrats.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/16/nx-s1-5433748/minnesota-shooting-suspect-vance-boelter-arrested-melissa-hortman-john-hoffman

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Fund His Failed Border Wall. Polls consistently show that Americans want more spent on health care, not the border.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/19/oregon-vineyard-manager-arrest-ice

Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5361480-trump-obamacare-dreamer-coverage-ends/

Senate Republicans Take The Attack On Obamacare To A New Level. “They are stripping a number of the ACA provisions down to its bone, decimating provisions of the ACA,” Allie Gardner, senior policy analyst on the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities health policy team, told TPM.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-republicans-attack-obamacare-level-164222667.html

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Army brings wearable and equipment-mounted tech to down drones to Bavarian testing ground. The Hohenfels training is the latest effort by the Army to incorporate more sophisticated drone warfare tactics into small unit formations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG0OUCMDAeY

MQ-28 drones can provide organic protection and extended sensor capabilities for lumbering support aircraft like the E-7 early warning jet.
https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/19/raaf-mq-28a-ghost-bat-teams-up-e-7a-wedgetail/

B-2 Deployment Underway as Tankers Refuel Off Coast
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/b-2-bombers-launch-westward-as-trump-weighs-striking-iran/

[Updated] Sudden Deployment of Dozens of U.S. Air Force Tankers Raises Questions
https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/16/sudden-deployment-dozens-usaf-tankers/

Air Force sends F-15 fighter jets to Diego Garcia on force protection mission
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2025-05-21/diego-garcia-fighter-jets-bombers-17872113.html

# Military / General News / Global
Israel accused of using aid as bait as over 300 Palestinians killed at food distribution sites
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/06/20/israel-accused-of-using-aid-as-bait-as-over-300-palestinians-killed-at-food-distribution-sites/

Iranian missiles were intercepted over Jerusalem in the early hours of Saturday. A week into their war, Israel and Iran have exchanged more strikes, while diplomatic efforts led by the Europeans took place in Geneva.
https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/videos/israel-intercepts-iran-missiles-over-jerusalem/video_d04818fc-761e-592b-b71e-7c55baa80732.html

Iran Just Used Ballistic Missiles With Cluster Warheads To Strike Israel. Cluster munitions offer Iran a way to try to maximize damage, but indiscriminately, and add to the complexities for defenders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoUzDoRJQoc

Israel Launches New Round of Strikes, Warns of “Prolonged Campaign” Against Iran. Iran’s Health Ministry says over 400 Iranians — mostly civilians — have been killed amid Israel’s recent strikes.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-israel/ap-diplomatic-breakthrough-elusive-as-israel-iran-war-stretches-into-second-week/

# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
Archaeologists uncovered ancient Colombian remains that defy connection to modern or ancient populations, sparking new questions about human migration. Their genetic signature reveals a distinct and now-extinct lineage that may have descended from the earliest humans to reach South America, one that diverged early and remained genetically isolated for thousands of years.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14776323/skeletons-never-seen-DNA-human-history-colombia.html

# Planetary / Earth
A 140-Million-Year-Old Lost Continent Has Been Found Buried Beneath Southern Europe. Lost continents continue to be discovered as the technology to study our ever-shifting tectonic plates grows more advanced.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/greater-adria-lost-continent

# Social Services / Programs
The Social Security Trust Fund is expected to run out of cash in eight years, according to a new report.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/19/nx-s1-5438491/social-security-benefits-face-big-cuts-in-2033-if-congress-doesnt-act

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
90 FR 4544 Framework for Artificial Intelligence diffusion IFR 0694 AJ90 1 15 2025
https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/federal-register-notices-1/3563-90-fr-4544-framework-for-artificial-intelligence-diffusion-ifr-0694-aj90-1-15-2025

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-20

Voices, The Peoples New

June 20, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Trump quits deal with Northwest tribes to restore salmon. The plan to remove four hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin that blocks the free flow of salmon was canceled.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-salmon-columbia-river-tribes-deal

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Border Czar Announces New Change Of Course In Immigration Enforcement, Says ‘Criminals’ Will Be Prioritized
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trumps-border-czar-worksite-immigration-raids-continue-rcna213981

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Walmart abruptly shuts down self-checkout permanently in emergency move
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14507504/walmart-shut-self-checkout-major-store-customers-wait-cashiers/

The Most Dangerous Corporation in America. Palantir is now busily combining personal data on every American gleaned from the Department of Homeland Security, Defense Department, Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service, including their bank account numbers and medical claims.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/palantir-the-worst-of-the-corporate

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Shares and oil prices gain as the world waits to see if US will join Israel’s war against Iran
https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-oil-iran-trump-6fa164eed314c41002440d5d304c1eba

Elimination of CFPB and Other Financial Agencies Tossed Out of Budget Bill. The repeal of the EPA’s fuel emissions standards also got the axe, because of the ‘Byrd Rule,’ which blocks policy decisions from budget reconciliation.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-20-elimination-cfpb-financial-agencies-tossed-senate-byrd-rule/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Unexpected toxic substances discovered in the air in the United States. University of Colorado Boulder researchers made the first-ever airborne detection of Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs) in the Western Hemisphere.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-detect-unusual-airborne-toxin-in-the-united-states-for-the-first-time/

Judge rules EPA overstepped in cutting pollution grants. A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from canceling $600 million in environmental justice grants.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/18/epa-termination-environmental-justice-grants-unlawful-00411906

World climate talks resume without U.S. as global negotiators assess new path forward
https://www.dailyclimate.org/world-climate-talks-resume-without-u-s-as-global-negotiators-assess-new-path-forward-2672396323.html

# Food / Farming / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Multiple Texas Farms Shut Down After ‘Almost 100%’ Of Workforce Vanishes Overnight
https://cw39.com/news/texas/100-percent-havent-shown-up-to-work-due-to-immigration-raids-texas-farmer-says/

House Committee Farm Bill’s $30 Billion SNAP Cut, Other Harmful Proposals Outweigh Improvements
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/house-committee-farm-bills-30-billion-snap-cut-other-harmful-proposals

# Gov / Politics
Trump White House Floats Possibility of Dropping Nukes on Iran. Fox News reports that Donald Trump may consider using nuclear weapons to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197037/trump-white-house-nuclear-weapons-iran-fordo

Trump Deliberately Leaves Two Key People Out of Iran Plan Convos. Donald Trump is making his Iran plans without input from some senior Cabinet officials.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197005/trump-iran-plans-hegseth-gabbard?ref=rawdiary.com

Top Democrat Launches House Probe Into FBI Role in ‘Disgraceful’ Arrest of Padilla. Rep. Jamie Raskin described the incident as “the most recent in a string of increasingly flagrant abuses of power by the Trump Administration to deter congressional oversight and intimidate Members of Congress.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/top-democrat-launches-house-probe-into-fbi-role-in-disgraceful-arrest-of-padilla

‘Netanyahu Was Wrong in 2002. He Is Wrong Now’: Sanders Warns Against Following Israeli PM Into War. “We must not get involved in Netanyahu’s war against Iran,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/sen-sanders-warns-against-us-involvement-in-potential-iran-conflict/3605019

‘Pure chaos’: Trump’s alterations leave millions of rural Americans stranded
https://www.alternet.org/trump-broadband/

‘Deeply Unfair’: Calls Grow for Hegseth to Resign. A second allegedly unauthorized attack plan release is met with calls for the secretary’s firing or resignation, but Trump stands by his man.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/04/21/calls-for-sec-def-hegseths-ouster-come-after-signal-gate-sequel/

US ‘will be at war in the Middle East by the end of the week’ expert predicts
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/175318/us-war-middle-east-ww3

Trump Dials Back War Talk, Sees More Time for Diplomacy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-20/trump-to-decide-whether-to-join-strikes-on-iran-within-two-weeks

‘He is hurting Americans!’ New civil war sparks within Trump administration
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4061023784307-he-is-hurting-americans-new-civil-war-sparks-within-trump-administration

# Gov / Politics / Global
What are Iran’s retaliation options if the U.S. were to strike?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/18/us-attacks-iran-expert-predictions-analysis-00413901

Iran, European officials to hold first meeting since Israel conflict began. Iran, UK, Germany, France and EU foreign ministers to meet in bid to avoid further escalation between Israel and Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/20/iran-europe-set-for-first-talks-since-israel-launched-attacks-on-tehran

Iranian President calls for unconditional stop to attacks as conflict enters Day 8
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/video/iran-president-calls-for-unconditional-stop-to-attacks-as-conflict-enters-day-8-2743769-2025-06-20

Xi and Putin present united front over Israel-Iran crisis, in veiled message to Trump. The Russian and Chinese leaders agree there is no military solution to the dispute over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/19/putin-xi-criticise-israels-attacks-on-iran-urge-de-escalation

Putin Closes Door on Military Aid to Iran, Says It Was Never Part of Countries’ Deal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6ynOoyS6pk

Russian Hardliners Slam Putin, Demand ‘All-Out War’ After Drone Humiliation. This move, they argue, would permit full-scale mobilization and even more devastating strikes.
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/russian-hardliners-slam-putin-demand-all-out-war-after-drone-humiliation/

As Trump Considers Striking Iran, Russia Warns World Is ‘Millimeters’ Away From Nuclear Catastrophe
https://time.com/7295939/russia-iran-israel-us-war-nuclear-catastrophe-trump-putin-khamenei/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Three Court Rulings Deliver Triple Blow to Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suffers-triple-legal-defeat-hours-2076684

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Kari Lake announces mass layoffs at US Agency for Global Media. She further indicated that USAGM, Voice of America, and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting now employ a total of 250 people.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/kari-lake-announces-mass-layoffs-us-agency-global-media

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
‘Razor Throat’ COVID in 15 States: As of June 19, the NB.1.8.1 strain has been detected in at least 15 states, according to a map of data posted by the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data database. Here’s what experts told Healthline about the Nimbus variant — and what you should know.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-covid-variant-nimbus-razor-blade-throat-symptom#Nimbus-is-more-transmissible-but-not-as-severe

# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Pentagon Deploys F-22s as Trump Weighs Strikes on Iran
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/default/?year&signoff=true

Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. Adrian L. Spain has been nominated to lead Air Combat Command, the service’s biggest command, the Pentagon announced June 18.
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1571456/adrian-l-spain/

# Military / General News / Global
Israeli Airstrikes Blunt Iranian Long-Range Ballistic Missile Threat (Updated). As Israel claims to have destroyed a large portion of Iran’s long-range missile launchers, the number of weapons fired in each barrage has also plummeted.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/israeli-airstrikes-blunt-iranian-long-range-ballistic-missile-launch-capabilities

# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
What Lies Beneath: Ancient Site Revealed in Ireland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXIEPYsReY8

Archaeologists Uncover 8-Mile Stretch of Prehistoric Amazon Art. Deep in the Colombian Amazon, a prehistoric mural has been revealed – eight miles long and over 12,600 years old. The art captures extinct creatures and human life from a forgotten world. It’s one of the most significant archaeological finds in decades.
https://www.thetravel.com/pre-historic-miles-long-painting-found-in-the-amazon/

New Scans Reveal Two Hidden Chambers Inside the Great Pyramid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0an33E3Lhw

# Pharmaceuticals
Trump’s Drug Pricing Order Could Cost Cancer Patients the Cures They Need
https://dcjournal.com/trumps-drug-pricing-order-could-cost-cancer-patients-the-cures-they-need/

# Planetary / Earth
The ocean is changing colors, researchers say. Here’s what it means.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/ocean-changing-colors-researchers-means-123017166

Geologists Have Created The First-Ever Map of the World’s Lost Continent — Zealandia
https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/zealandia-just-became-the-first-ever-continent-to-be-completely-mapped/

# Transportation / Travel Advisories
How Mexico’s Corridor Will Challenge and Possibly End the Panama Canal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WykVVhYOXwc

Mexico aims to compete with Panama Canal by using cargo trains. Experts say Mexico’s $2.8B Isthmus of Tehuantepec project needs more planning, investment
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-aims-to-compete-with-panama-canal-by-using-cargo-trains

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-19

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-18

Voices, The Peoples News

June 18, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-17

Voices, The Peoples News

June 17, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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June 16, 2025
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# Indigenous
EPA Grants were set to address health risks on the Hopi and Navajo reservations, until Trump administration cut them. Tribal services aren’t national altruism. They’re written into centuries-old treaties.
https://stateline.org/2025/03/04/for-indian-country-federal-cuts-decimate-core-tribal-programs/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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