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Voices, The Peoples News

June 9, 2025, AM
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
DOGE Exposed Our Immigration Asylum Disaster. That Was the Tip of the Iceberg
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/doge-exposed-our-immigration-asylum-disaster-was-the-tip-the-iceberg

Tren de Aragua: What to know about the Venezuelan gang making headlines in San Antonio and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared gang a ‘foreign terroristic organization’
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/10/11/tren-de-aragua-what-to-know-about-the-venezuelan-gang-making-headlines-in-san-antonio-and-texas/

‘It’s Entrapment’: Immigrants at ICE check-ins detained, held in basement of federal building in Los Angeles, some overnight
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrants-at-ice-check-ins-detained-and-held-in-basement-of-federal-building-in-los-angeles/

“Our children do not belong in cages:” Sarasota family demands return of daughter held by ICE. Martinez came to the Sarasota area with her family from Mexico at 12 years old and recently graduated with an associate’s degree in business administration.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-holds-press-conference-ice-175812275.html

California Billionaire Nicole Shanahan Slams Gavin Newsom, “I Smell CIA All Over This”: Sanctuary cities like LA strategically encouraged erratic and violent migrants to seek refuge and now are using them to violently attack federal law enforcement officers.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/california-billionaire-nicole-shanahan-slams-gavin-newsom-i-smell-cia-all-over-this/ar-AA1GjAVD

California boy, 9, to be deported following ICE detainment. On May 29, he attended an immigration hearing in downtown Los Angeles with his father, Martir Garcia-Banegas, 50. The boy and his father were both detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and separated from each other
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/southern-california-boy-to-be-deported-following-detainment-by-ice/

It’s Official! 2,500 Jamaican Nationals To Be Deported From The U.S.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/05/29/johnson-smith-confirms-2500-jamaicans-to-be-deported-from-us/

Mass deportations from Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill could quietly cost U.S. over $1.4 trillion. White House has been fending off attacks from Elon Musk that bill adds too much to deficit
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-big-beautiful-bill-deportations-cost-b2765523.html

Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released. Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, came to the U.S. from Brazil at age 7, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
https://apnews.com/article/marcelo-gomes-ice-massachusetts-arrest-volleyball-1356302a723f6f5b0a95028754f7291e

Ohio immigration advocate: Homeland Security screwups aren’t just silly, they’re scary. An advocate for immigrants in the state said the mistake-riddled list should be cause for alarm. It named 500 states, cities and counties that were allegedly not doing their duty in helping federal officials enforce immigration law. However, it didn’t say how.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/06/ohio-immigration-advocate-homeland-security-screwups-arent-just-silly-theyre-scary/

Teen targeted by Trump admin raised big ‘legal questions’ after release: Among the things de Silva said in his speech was that there were so many people in the deportation facility who were unable to read or speak English and didn’t know why they were there. Some were given paperwork they had to sign, but couldn’t read. The youngster was forced to tell migrants detained with him that they were being deported. He said that they’d then break down in tears.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportation-2672323449/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Bernie Sanders slams Nike, company makes $23 billion a year, workers make $202 a month, ‘corporate greed at its worst’
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45807588/bernie-sanders-slams-nike-company-makes-23-billion-a-year-workers-make-202-a-month-corporate-greed–

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
‘There’s no deal’: ‘We Would Have Had Leverage’: How Trump Botched the Trade War With China. A former U.S. ambassador to China on Trump’s trade war and how to really think
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/05/trump-china-trade-war-ambassador-interview-00386594

After Walmart Raises Prices Due To Trump Tariffs, Other Retailers Follow Suit, Raising Inflation Fears
https://www.newsbreak.com/upolitics-311253526/4043425206462-after-walmart-raises-prices-due-to-trump-tariffs-other-retailers-follow-suit-raising-inflation-fears

More retailers could raise prices after Walmart’s tariff warning. Experts say Walmart’s tariff-driven price increase gives other retailers cover to follow suit
https://www.thestreet.com/video/more-retailers-could-raise-prices-after-walmarts-tariff-warning

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump Seeks to Slash Pell Grants
https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-college-pell-grants/2025/06/08/id/1214068/

Librarians, teachers and others plan day of action to fight book bans and preserve history
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/06/groups-plan-actions-to-fight-book-bans-and-preserve-history/84022230007/

In emergency appeal, Trump asks Supreme Court to let him gut Education Department
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/06/trump-supreme-court-education-department-appeal/84053671007/

First Black Woman Librarian Of Congress Fired By Trump Says Her Dismissal Came By 31-Word Email Only: ‘That Was It.’ Hayden’s comments to the CBS national correspondent Robert Costa provide a first-hand glimpse at the unceremonious way she was fired from a post to which the US Senate confirmed her in 2016.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/07/librarian-of-congress-carla-hayden

Dept. Of Dumbahh: Education Secretary Linda McMahon Exposes Ignorance On American History, Tulsa Massacre. Linda McMahon was named Secretary of Education despite never having worked for a school or school district a day in her life. Her only skill set is getting filthy rich from her days as a WWE executive and Vince McMahon’s wife.
https://bossip.com/3086267/linda-mcmahon-stumped-by-questions-tulsa-race-massacre/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
New FEMA chief sparks frustration with head-turning statement at staff meeting: ‘Disaster response is no joke.’ “If you don’t know what or when hurricane season is, you’re not qualified to run FEMA.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/fema-administrator-david-richardson-hurricane-season/

# General News
International Neo-Nazi Group ‘The Base’ to Host ‘National Training Event’ in US This Summer: Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event. The Base is emerging from shadows and ramping up its ranks as White House turns blind eye to the far right
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/07/the-base-neo-nazi-group-paramilitary-training

# Gov / Politics
Donald Trump warns ‘we are going to have troops everywhere’ after ICE protests. President Donald Trump warned there will be “troops everywhere” when asked if he will take more action if the LA protests continuie to rage – amid fears that martial law may be declared.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/donald-trump-warns-we-are-going-to-have-troops-everywhere-after-ice-protests/ar-AA1GjVC8

CBS News’ Scott Pelley Sends Bold Message About Donald Trump Lawsuit: ‘If you fall silent, the country is doomed’: CBS News’ Scott Pelley stresses courage as network faces pressure campaign
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/07/media/scott-pelley-good-night-good-luck

Former Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger has issued a dire warning amid swirling speculation that Donald Trump might invoke the centuries-old Insurrection Act. Once that power is unleashed, it’s difficult—if not impossible—to rein it back in.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/it-wont-end-well-warns-adam-kinzinger-as-donald-trump-allegedly-crosses-the-red-line-to-unleash-centuries-old-military-powers/

Trump’s big, beautiful bill, explained in 5 charts. The numbers behind the bill behind Trump’s breakup with Elon Musk. After passing the GOP-controlled House, the bill has moved to the Senate, where Republicans are facing a bitter divide over how to balance their competing priorities.
https://www.vox.com/trump-administration/415825/trump-big-beautiful-bill-congress-deficit-tax-cuts

‘Something much much bigger’: Ex-Trump insider warns of ‘chilling’ new plan. “This isn’t just about Trump’s birthday. This isn’t just about another vanity parade. This is about shutting down resistance.”
https://www.explorelouisiana.com/year-of-food?utm_source=PROGRAMMATIC&utm_medium=NATIVE&utm_campaign=FY25YOF&dclid=CMPJ4o6t5I0DFWXiGAIdT0IfBA&gad_source=7

Bernie Sanders says Trump is rapidly moving the U.S. toward authoritarianism. Senator says the future of the US ‘rests with a small number of Republicans in the House and Senate who know better’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/bernie-sanders-warns-of-authoritarianism

California’s Gavin Newsom demands Trump withdraw national guard troops from LA. Governor, in letter to defense secretary, calls move unlawful and asks for troops to be placed back under state command
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/california-gavin-newsom-los-angeles-national-guard

Democratic governors sign joint letter condemning Trump’s ‘abuse of power’ in LA
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3435084/democratic-governors-joint-letter-condemning-trump-abuse-of-power-la/

Ex-Trump official says retaliatory Trump memo has made him ‘completely radioactive’
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/ex-trump-official-says-retaliatory-35346266

It’s Summer in Trump’s America and Fascism Is in Bloom. Fascism Scholar Says U.S. Is ‘Losing Its Democratic Status.’ Since it was first popularized by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in the 1920s, fascism, and accusations of it, have been a common theme in American political discourse.
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/06/910320018/fascism-scholar-says-u-s-is-losing-its-democratic-status

Understanding the Conceptions of “Fascism” in Our Contemporary Political Climate: The term fascism is often associated with its historical origins in Mussolini’s interwar Italy and in Nazi Germany. Because of this, when the term is used today, it is often done so in analogy to specific oppressive traits or characteristics of these regimes.
https://www.unh.edu/inquiryjournal/blog/2025/04/understanding-conceptions-fascism-our-contemporary-political-climate

Trump is forcing US allies to cobble together a post-America world order. Trump’s second term has turned disruption into a virtual doctrine, including undermining America’s longstanding strategic partnerships with countries such as India and South Africa.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5320319-trump-is-breaking-the-global-order-maybe-thats-a-good-thing/

Progressive states that care not for laws or the border are the ones tearing us apart. It is as if these levels of government have a detached notion of “federalism” that runs only one way: they can levy demands on the federal government, usually involving massive amounts of money and other assistance, while recognizing no obligations in return.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/opinion/progressive-states-that-care-not-for-laws-or-the-border-are-the-ones-tearing-us-apart/

Senator Who Called For Abrego Garcia’s Return Uses White House’s Words Against Trump. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) revealed what he’ll “never” say to the administration after the Maryland father’s return to the United States. “In fact, it’s the Trump administration and all his cronies who should apologize to the country for putting us through this unnecessary situation and to Abrego Garcia for putting him through this situation and his family,” Van Hollen added
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-van-hollen-kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-white-house_n_684388a2e4b04a6fce065a85?origin=top-ad-recirc

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia offers Elon Musk political asylum as relationship with President Trump deteriorates. ARussian official said that the nation could offer American billionaire Elon Musk political asylum over his fierce dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-offers-political-asylum-elon-musk-over-trump-feud-2081887

Qatar’s US influence strategy goes much deeper than you think. Flush with natural gas wealth and unchecked ambition, this tiny Gulf monarchy has spent two decades embedding itself into the American system, buying influence across academia, media, and now the highest levels of government.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5334791-qatars-us-influence-strategy-goes-much-further-than-you-think/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Chief Prosecutor Resigned Over Kilmar Abrego Garcia Indictment, Feared Case Pursued for ‘Political Reasons’
https://www.mediaite.com/crime/kilmar-abrego-garcia-indictment-led-to-chief-prosecutors-resignation-over-concerns-case-was-pursued-for-political-reasons/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
DC Council Candidate Shuts Down Proud Boys’ $100M J6 Lawsuit Press Conference by Screaming ‘Traitor’ Into Megaphone. In the suit, Tarrio and four other Proud Boys members allege their prosecution for January 6-related crimes was politically motivated and constitutionally unjust.
https://www.latintimes.com/dc-council-candidate-shuts-down-proud-boys-100-million-j6-lawsuit-screaming-traitor-megaphone-584584

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Oops: Kevin Hassett says ‘of course’ Medicare cuts are on the table. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett insisted that the Trump administration would consider cutting Medicare even though the president has said the program would not be touched.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4043067568845-oops-kevin-hassett-says-of-course-medicare-cuts-are-on-the-table

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Chinese bioterror suspects’ arrests signal communist country plotting ‘something worse’ than COVID: expert
https://www.yahoo.com/news/coming-us-expert-sounds-alarm-173921409.html

The state Department of Public Health is investigating 69 more instances in which an individual was able to receive a Connecticut nursing license based on alleged fraudulent schooling tied to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/ct-nursing-licenses-fake-college-degree-scam-20365052.php

Paralyzed woman credits investigative series after Medicaid denied medical gear
https://www.newsbreak.com/abc-action-news-wfts-563666/3854014622605-paralyzed-florida-woman-says-medicaid-denied-essential-medical-gear

Pennsylvania Senator aims to codify abortion rights into law with new bills
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-senator-aims-codify-abortion-192747209.html

# Military / Militia / General News
Gen. Flynn: Deep State Pushing US Toward War. “Currently, these forces are working to provoke Russia into a major, perhaps a final, military conflict with the West.”
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/war-military-general/2025/06/08/id/1214053/

An ally took control of live bombs dropped by US Air Force planes. That’s never been done before. The US recently let another country take control of its bombs for the first time. It let Norway take control in flight and steer them toward targets.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ally-took-control-live-bombs-144401604.html

Naval Academy Reinstates Hundreds of ‘DEI’ Books. Following a public outcry, the academy returned titles by Maya Angelou, Harper Lee and others — many by women — that were purged under Pentagon orders targeting race and gender discourse.
https://19thnews.org/2025/05/dei-books-naval-academy/

# Military / General News / Global
Britain has escalated the global nuclear arms race – and is bringing us closer to armageddon. The UK’s strategic defence review risks normalising nuclear warfare. Don’t believe the PR hype: these weapons are immoral, irrational and catastrophic
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/08/uk-strategic-defence-review-nuclear-arms-race-armageddon

# NOAA / Weather
Heartbroken weatherman stops mid-report to explain on live TV why he ‘can’t’ forecast anymore. “We may be flying blind” from now on.
https://www.newsbreak.com/upworthy-560566/4043424465797-heartbroken-weatherman-stops-mid-report-to-explain-on-live-tv-why-he-can-t-forecast-anymore

NOAA is reversing course — now planning to rehire over 100 staffers after cutting dozens. The National Hurricane Center also reiterated last week that they have the resources and personnel in place for the season.
https://www.wwltv.com/article/weather/hurricane/noaa-plans-to-rehire-100-staffers-as-hurricane-season-starts/289-0bac9427-93f6-4ab7-b533-022bcbef137a

# Planetary / Earth
New discovery at the Grand Canyon has rewritten geology textbooks. The Colorado River has been carving its way through northern Arizona for millions of years, but what really stops people in their tracks are the rocks of the Tonto Group in the Grand Canyon walls themselves.
https://www.earth.com/news/new-discovery-at-the-grand-canyon-is-rewriting-geology-textbooks-tonto-group/

Researchers issue warning over concerning phenomenon observed in deep sea: ‘We’re still trying to figure it out.’ “It’s been shown that plastics can mess up the fecal pellets of animals that are crucial for sequestering carbon in the ocean,” Tracy Mincer, an associate professor at Florida Atlantic University published a paper showing that 5% of marine snow in the deep sea is now made of plastic. “But as far as how much … we’re still trying to figure it out.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/plastic-pollution-climate-change-warming/

Scientists make stunning discovery hidden along 2,000-mile stretch of ancient Antarctic mountains: ‘More dynamic … history than previously recognized.’ Transantarctic Mountain basement rocks experienced several punctuated mountain-building and erosion events, creating surfaces along which ancient rocks are missing.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/antarctic-preserved-landscape-ice-sheet-scientists-discovery/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Palantir Stock Falls As GOP Lawmakers Push Back On Government Surveillance Deal. Several Republican legislators are raising alarms about the potential misuse of that data. Some Democrats have also joined in calling for more oversight and restrictions on Palantir’s contracts according to Semafor.
https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/06/45801143/palantir-stock-falls-as-gop-lawmakers-push-back-on-government-surveillance-deal

# Social / Communities
San Antonio Police Confirm Venezuelan ‘Tren de Aragua’ Gang Occupied Vacant Apartments. Gov. Greg Abbott declared the gang a foreign terrorist organization in September.
https://thetexan.news/issues/immigration-border-issues/san-antonio-police-confirm-venezuelan-tren-de-aragua-gang-occupied-vacant-apartments/article_0c7288e0-915e-11ef-93c0-5309a33f06c4.html

Texas Muslim community’s proposed new development prompts investigations. That community is EPIC City. The proposed housing development would be about 40 miles northeast of Dallas. It would have a new mosque, more than a thousand single and multifamily homes, a faith-based school, commercial developments and more.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/nx-s1-5393917/proposed-muslim-development-in-texas-epic-city

Texas politicians push back on building Muslim Mega city
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7On66VYP2Y

Fears of all-out civil war and martial law explode as anger grows over raging LA protests. In a directive issued on Saturday, Trump cited a legal provision that permits him to deploy federal service members in response to “a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fears-of-all-out-civil-war-and-martial-law-explode-as-anger-grows-over-raging-la-protests/ar-AA1Gk5iE

Trump Pours Gasoline on L.A. ICE Protests in Late-Night Rant: ‘BRING IN THE TROOPS!’
https://newrepublic.com/post/196278/trump-late-night-tantrum-la-protests-bring-in-troops

Trump’s Border Czar: Newsom And Bass Could Face Federal Charges Over ICE Riot Response
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/trump-s-border-czar-newsom-and-bass-could-face-federal-charges-over-ice-riot-response/ar-AA1GkjtO

Gavin Newsom Dares Trump Officials To Arrest Him Over ICE Protests: Live Updates: California Governor Gavin Newsom is responding to threats of arrest from the Trump administration as federal immigration raids continue to spark protests across Los Angeles. The clash has intensified tensions between state and federal officials, with Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan warning that leaders who obstruct enforcement efforts could face legal consequences.
https://www.newsweek.com/la-riots-looting-breaks-out-newsom-challenges-homanlive-updates-2082644

Maxine Waters Denied Entry To Federal Building During ICE Raid. Rep. Maxine Waters attempted to enter LA’s federal detention center to check on SEIU President David Huerta but was barred from entry.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/maxine-waters-denied-entry-to-federal-building-during-ice-raid/ar-AA1Gkae2

# Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
Social Security Numbers issued to Non-Citizens over the past four years: 2021 — 270,425 2022 — 590,193 2023 — 964,163 2024 — 2,095,247
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1053674759982477

Social Security Numbers for Noncitizens
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10096.pdf

‘People wouldn’t make it’: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could cut 4 million Americans from SNAP
https://www.newsbreak.com/kcrg-1982225/4041300423034-people-wouldn-t-make-it-trump-s-big-beautiful-bill-could-cut-4-million-americans-from-snap

GOP cuts to food assistance would hit rural America especially hard. Cuts to SNAP would affect residents of every state in all types of communities, but advocates fear the fallout could especially hit rural people, who are more dependent on food stamps, the largest anti-hunger program in the nation.
https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/news/state/gop-cuts-to-food-assistance-would-hit-rural-america-especially-hard/article_88fa046c-b61e-5a89-9904-532f5891d6f9.html

In Lansing, Democrats warn Medicaid and SNAP cuts would be a “perfect storm” for the poor
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lansing-democrats-warn-medicaid-snap-113348356.html

# Space Force / Starlink
Musk: SpaceX will ground spacecraft used to shuttle astronauts, cargo to space station
https://thehill.com/business/5335638-musk-spacex-will-ground-spacecraft-used-to-shuttle-astronauts-cargo-to-iss/

# Veterans / VA
‘You Deserve Better’: Veterans Rally on National Mall Against Trump Cuts
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/06/you-deserve-better-veterans-rally-national-mall-against-trump-cuts.html

They served the nation. Now, these veterans say they’re protesting to save it. Thousands of veterans rallied in D.C. against Trump’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs and his slashing of staff throughout the government.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/06/unite-for-veterans-rally-dc-benefits-trump-cuts/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans
Last week, the International Boundary and Water Commission stated that Mexico is dumping 5 million gallons of sewage a day into the Tijuana river. The toxic waste then flows up into the United States, and can even make its way into the Pacific Ocean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StRp0HthZ1c

Leaked documents reveal alleged cover-up of poison in water supply — here are the details. “We require a just transition to ensure the protection of the environment, human rights, and the community.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/nickel-mining-company-indonesia-water-pollution-harita-group/

Minnesota’s Boundary Waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever. A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainage
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/minnesota-s-boundary-waters-are-pristine-trump-s-big-beautiful-bill-could-pollute-them

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-07

Voices, The Peoples News

June 7, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Florida lineman bring electricity to Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/effort-bring-electricity-navajo-nation-families-gets-underway

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Deported from the country immediately’: Key Trump ally urges ICE to detain ‘illegal alien’ Elon Musk. He said the Trump administration should also investigate Musk’s drug use and his effort to get a classified briefing on China from the Pentagon, according to the report.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/musk-should-be-deported-from-us-immediately-key-trump-ally/3590326

This Glitchy, Error-Prone Tool Could Get You Deported—Even If You’re a U.S. Citizen. Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, despite his U.S. citizenship and Social Security card, was arrested on April 16 on an unfounded suspicion of him being an “unauthorized alien.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept him in county jail for 30 hours “based on biometric confirmation of his identity”—an obvious mistake of facial recognition technology.
https://slate.com/technology/2025/06/ice-facial-recognition-camera-surveillance-mistake-deported.html

US migrant centres: Photos show ‘dangerous’ overcrowding. At the facilities, the inspectors found that 30% of the detained children had been held for longer than the 72 hours permitted. Some had no access to showers or hot meals
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48842434

For Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, ‘reproduction is like a death sentence’: Despite needing medical attention, Jean-Pierre was reportedly afraid to go to the hospital. Why? She feared being deported. Soon after her death, paramedics arrived with police officers to check on the newborn and detain her husband, Ronald Jean. Jean left the newborn with a relative as he waited to be deported.
https://theconversation.com/for-haitian-migrants-in-the-dominican-republic-reproduction-is-like-a-death-sentence-257427

ICE Detained US Marshal Who Matched the ‘General Description’ of Person of Interest Inside Arizona Immigration Court. The deputy’s brief detention comes at a time of increased fear of racial profiling by ICE.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detains-us-marshal_n_68433929e4b04a6fce062fcd

ICE says Chicago arrests had final orders of removal; Illinois officials cry foul
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_38b93b98-e696-45c3-bd16-e567c74cc71b.html

Life without sunlight: Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim. “Several immigrants” at Leavenworth experienced such a depression from extended lockdown periods, which often lasted 20 hours and sometimes as long as three days, that they attempted suicide, said the May 29 letter signed by a collection of eight civil rights organizations and attorney groups
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/06/immigrants-detained-in-leavenworth-federal-prison-live-in-squalor-without-sunlight-letters-claim/#:~:text=Life%20without%20sunlight,rights%20organizations%20and%20attorney%20groups

Majority of Americans Reject Fast-Tracking Afrikaness as Refugees Into the U.S.: When asked whether Afrikaners are victims of “white genocide,” a claim promoted by President Trump, 40% of respondents said no
https://www.latintimes.com/majority-americans-reject-fast-tracking-afrikaness-refugees-us-poll-584336

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts. The billionaire’s feud with the president over the nation’s debt is jeopardizing lucrative deals for SpaceX and other Musk companies.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-federal-contracts-government/

How DOGE Created an Error-Prone AI Program to Tear Up Veterans Affairs Contracts. The faulty tool, created by a staffer with no medical or government experience, helped accelerate the gutting of the VA.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/propublica-explains-how-doges-ai-cut-support-for-veterans-care/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Here’s How Much the Government Spends Flattering Trump. Turns out, sucking up to Donald Trump costs a lot of taxpayer money. But the glitz and glam is about more than simply placating the president, according to political scientists. Instead, the whole spectacle is attached to Trump’s authoritarian leanings.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196253/how-much-government-spends-donald-trump-ego-flattery

Ireland joins the likes of China and Vietnam on list of countries the U.S. is monitoring for currency manipulation
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ireland-joins-likes-china-vietnam-074231740.html

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

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Team Scrambles After Report He’s Killing Manufacturing Jobs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-team-scrambles-report-killing-154203997.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use. If state regulators allow utilities to follow the standard approach of splitting the costs of new infrastructure among all consumers, the public will end up paying for data centers’ power.
https://theconversation.com/how-your-electric-bill-may-be-paying-for-big-data-centers-energy-use-257794

Gulf Coast Communities Take on Insurers Backing Trump-Approved Fossil Fuels. Organizers in Louisiana are fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to expand methane export infrastructure.
https://truthout.org/articles/gulf-coast-communities-take-on-insurers-backing-trump-approved-fossil-fuels/

America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence. These projects, meanwhile, will “extend our dependency on natural gas for decades.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/liquid-natural-gas-pipeline-projects-exports-energy-independence/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
People Using Apps Like iNaturalist and Merlin Are Helping Fuel Scientific Discovery. Experts say this data can help answer conservation questions about where endangered species are located, how climate change is impacting them and how best to protect them. Hobbyist users have even helped discover new species through iNaturalist.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062025/todays-climate-community-science-inaturalist-merlin-science/#:~:text=Apps%20like%20Merlin%20and%20BirdNET,discover%20new%20species%20through%20iNaturalist

“Thirstwaves” Are Growing More Common Across the United States. As climate change accelerates, the atmosphere is increasingly parched. A new study finds “thirstwaves” threaten farms and ecosystems that depend on consistent water availability,
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/thirstwaves-are-growing-more-common-across-the-united-states

Record-Breaking Snowpack Melt Out Across the West. Unusually high temperatures have accelerated snowpack melt in the western U.S., nearly all western basins are now in late season snow drought, despite many stations reaching near to above-average peak snow water
https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/special-snow-drought-update-rapid-snowmelt-2025-05-20

# Food / General News
Food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than thought, study finds. Controversial additive may be in as many as 11,000 US products and could lead to diabetes and obesity
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/titanium-dioxide-food-additive-toxic

# General News
Walmart Goes Big With Drone Delivery Expansion. Walmart, with its partner Wing, plans to bring drone delivery to 100 new stores in five new US cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa.
https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/06/05/walmart-takes-flight-with-drone-delivery-expansion-to-5-new-cities-redefining-fast-flexible-retail

Trump-Pardoned Proud Boy Leaders Just Filed Outrageous January 6 Suit. Donald Trump pardoned the Proud Boy leaders involved in January 6. Apparently, that’s not enough for them.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z7zyl0gwo

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says leaders have to be ‘much more guarded’ about what they say because of social media and populism
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-says-155426911.html

# Gov / Politics
The Real Reason for the Trump-Musk Feud is Uglier Than You Think
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220372283

‘100% Stupid’: MAGA World Is Cautiously Turning on Elon Musk. The right-wing media ecosystem seems to not know what to make of the Elon Musk–Donald Trump spat—but some of the president’s loyalists have made their feelings known in plain terms.
https://www.wired.com/story/100-stupid-maga-trump-cautiously-turning-elon-musk/

How Much Will Elon’s Feud With Trump Cost Tesla? We now have an idea how much oligarchic control of the U.S. government is worth.
https://apnews.com/article/musk-tesla-robotaxi-trump-tax-bill-budget-359f8ddd3739793b3c5e8ab92d191879

Trump’s War With Leonard Leo Could Expose a Conservative Legal Scam. The former Federalist Society power broker used the president to achieve judicial supremacy. Now all that work could get wrecked by the monster he turned loose.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196007/tariffs-court-trump-leonard-leo

There’s Only One Question Here: Can Musk Bring Trump Down if He Wants? The conventional wisdom is that Trump holds more cards than Musk. But if that’s wrong, we’re in for some fun times.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196244/musk-trump-leverage-takedown-feud

Progressives Introduce “Block the Bombs Act” as Israel Escalates Gaza Genocide. Backed by nearly two dozen House Democrats, the new bill would end the US supply of offensive weapons to Israel.
https://truthout.org/articles/progressives-introduce-block-the-bombs-act-as-israel-escalates-gaza-genocide/

Red Line Season: Senators Lay Down Their Must-Haves for Mega-Bill. Clean energy, state taxes, Medicaid, and much more are being debated.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/06/congress/nick-lalota-chip-roy-megabill-red-lines-00392277

The Worst Part of Donald Trump’s Fight With Elon Musk. The president turned a feud between billionaires into a threat to democracy. Like any high-profile divorce that takes a vicious turn, the parties involved are using this relative quiet to weigh more nuclear options, including the cancellation of Musk’s government contracts.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/elon-musk-donald-trump-fued-far-from-over-tax-bill/

Florida Bar rejects complaint accusing Bondi of ‘misconduct’ as attorney general. ” Bondi has earned the praise of conservative Republicans for loyally following Trump’s agenda while drawing the wrath of critics on the Democratic spectrum who say she has politicized the Justice Department on issues ranging from illegal immigration to public corruption.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/06/05/pam-bondi-trump-ethics-complaint-justice-department-tampa-hillsborough/

‘States irreparably harmed’: Judge demands immediate halt to Trump program gut. U.S. District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration must restore the program AmeriCorps — the group that encourages national service and mentorship — in 24 states.
https://www.rawstory.com/americorps-trump-cuts/

Critics warn of loyalty test in new White House hiring guidelines: Candidates for civil service jobs — including janitors, nurses, surgeons, engineers, lawyers and economists — are to be asked four questions on their level of patriotism and support for the president’s policies.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/white-house-loyalty-trump

House GOP ‘didn’t know’ what was in the spending bill when they voted: The fine print: 5 things that even some Republicans didn’t realize were buried in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill. Key allies of the president suddenly seem to have second thoughts about the sprawling legislation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-fine-print-5-things-that-even-some-republicans-didnt-realize-were-buried-in-trumps-big-beautiful-budget-bill-154842233.html

Investigation reveals ‘messy’ online money-making schemes of Trump admin pick
https://www.rawstory.com/casey-means-2672324117/

Trump warns Musk there will be ‘serious consequences’ if he funds Democratic candidates: Trump did not say what the consequences would be.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/trump-says-musk-will-face-very-serious-consequences-if-he-funds-democratic-candidates-nbc-news/articleshow/121697929.cms?from=mdr

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Texas Serial Killer Fears After 19 Bodies Found In Lake. The Gist of It: Rumors of a killer known to people in Austin as the “Rainey Street Ripper” erupted again on June 3, after the body of a teenage boy was found in the lake
https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/austin-texas-serial-killer-lake/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Campaign of coercion’: AG Bondi engaging in ‘concerted effort’ to ‘compel’ DOJ attorneys to violate ethical obligations, complaint says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/campaign-of-coercion-ag-bondi-engaging-in-concerted-effort-to-compel-doj-attorneys-to-violate-ethical-obligations-complaint-says/

Kilmar Abrego Garcia returning to US to face charges. “The government disappeared Kilmar to a foreign prison in violation of a court order. After months of delay and secrecy, they’re bringing him back, not to correct their error, to prosecute him,” attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg . This is an abuse of power, not justice.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5337485-trump-administration-returns-deported-migrant/

Trump’s Budget Bill Would Gut the Judiciary’s Power to Enforce Court Orders. By stripping judges’ ability to hold officials in contempt, the law would undermine their power to check Trump’s agenda.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/house-budget-bill-would-gut-federal-courts-ability-enforce-orders

# Lost Civilizations / Archaeology
Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints. A unique site in Brazil features rock carvings closely associated with dinosaur tracks, suggesting prehistoric people saw the footprints as meaningful
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/archaeologists-find-an-assemblage-of-petroglyphs-alongside-dinosaur-tracks-in-brazil/151094

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The Trump administration can bar the Associated Press from some official events for now
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/06/07/trump-associated-press-appeal-ruling-pool/

House Looks to Formally Slash PBS, NPR and Other Funding Next Week. Also part of the legislation are sweeping cuts to U.S. foreign aid.
https://www.thewellnews.com/congress/house-looks-to-formally-slash-pbs-npr-and-other-funding-next-week/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
North Carolina Senator Tillis advocates for medicare cuts: ‘Electoral suicide’: Swing state Senate Republican buried for suggesting Medicare cuts
https://www.alternet.org/gop-medicare-bill/

4 Changes to Both Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Taking Effect in 2025
https://www.aarp.org/medicare/changes-coming-in-2025/

GOP grabs the third rail with Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Republicans know they are playing with fire by making significant changes to Medicaid. Now GOP senators are eyeing Medicare as well.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/republicans-medicare-medicaid-trump-budget

Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues. Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program. But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/05/medicare-is-a-target-as-senate-gop-faces-megabill-math-issues-00389537

Senate GOP talks cutting Medicare ‘waste, fraud’ to offset cost of Trump tax bill. The House-passed bill would cut more than $800 billion from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but some GOP lawmakers argue that other mandatory spending programs, such as Medicare, should also be reviewed for “waste” to further reduce the cost of the bill.
https://ktla.com/hill-politics/senate-gop-talks-cutting-medicare-waste-fraud-to-offset-cost-of-trump-tax-bill/

Medicaid work rules’ bureaucratic nightmare. Republicans insist that Medicaid work requirements will weed out people who shouldn’t be on the safety net program’s rolls in the first place. The reality is that the red tape and bureaucratic hoops to jump through will have far broader effects, according to health policy experts.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/06/medicaid-coverage-losses-gop-budget

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Chief medical officer ‘anxious’ about US leaving World Health Organisation
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-says-155426911.html

# Medical Science / Research
‘AI scientist’ discovers that common non-cancer drugs, when combined, can kill cancer cells. While AI has already transformed fields like image recognition and translation, researchers are now exploring its potential in discovery-driven tasks, exploring how different drugs interact with cancer cells.
https://www.earth.com/news/ai-scientist-discovers-that-common-non-cancer-drugs-when-combined-can-kill-cancer-cells/#google_vignette

# Military / Militia / General News
Pentagon Wants To Shift Funds From Navy F/A-XX To USAF F-47: Amid the uncertainty surrounding F/A-XX, the Navy continues to stress its need for the sixth-generation stealth fighter.
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2025/06/06/pentagon_wants_to_shift_funds_from_navy_fa-xx_to_usaf_f-47_1115053.html

U.S. Air Force “Shoots Down” U.S. Navy Aircraft Yet Again As Pentagon Prioritizes F-47 Over F/A-XX Program
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/us-navys-next-gen-fighter-program-once-again-faces-delays/

Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe
https://theconversation.com/golden-dome-dangers-an-arms-control-expert-explains-how-trumps-missile-defense-threatens-to-make-the-us-less-safe-258048

# Military / General News / Global
Germany’s Merz says some US lawmakers have ‘no idea’ of scale of Russia’s rearmament
https://energynews.oedigital.com/electric-utilities/2025/06/06/germanys-merz-claims-that-some-us-legislators-have-no-clue-about-the-scale-of-russias-nuclear-rearmament

Russia Executes Revenge Strikes Against Ukraine For Blowing Up Its Bombers. Ukraine also launched a flurry of drone attacks it said were preemptive against long-range Russian aviation bases.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/russia-executes-revenge-strikes-against-ukraine-for-blowing-up-its-bombers

Ukrainian Commander’s Exclusive Insights On Brutal Drone Warfare On The Frontline. The commander of Azov’s Unmanned Systems Battalion shares the latest details about how tactics are evolving in the bloody Donbas region.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukrainian-commanders-exclusive-insights-on-brutal-drone-warfare-on-the-frontline

German F-35s Will Be Armed With Stealthy Joint Strike Missiles. The cruise missiles will give German F-35As a potent land-attack and anti-ship capability that doesn’t sacrifice the jet’s stealth advantage.
https://defence-blog.com/germany-to-arm-f-35s-with-joint-strike-missile/

China reveals secret 4-megaton nuclear warhead with 7,500-mile destruction range. The missile has a range of 12,000 kilometers (7,460 miles), placing the continental United States and Western Europe well within reach.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-nuclear-missile-can-hit-anywhere-in-us

Iran orders ballistic missile components from China — enough to fuel hundreds of explosives. Tehran secures thousands of tons of Chinese-made ammonium perchlorate for ballistic missiles, fueling up to 800 short-range missiles and potential transfers to Houthis; US sanctions Chinese firms, citing security risks
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1f6l7x7xx

# NASA
[Repost] NASA unexpectedly finds ‘X-shaped structures’ in Earth’s upper atmosphere, which they can’t fully explain. Signals from navigation satellites, radio broadcasts, and distant spacecraft all squeeze through a thin, electrified veil in Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere.
https://www.earth.com/news/nasa-gold-mission-unexpectedly-finds-x-shaped-structures-in-earths-upper-atmosphere/

# Nuclear
The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant. The mysterious case of mass drone incursions over America’s most powerful nuclear power plant that only resulted in more questions and no changes.
https://www.twz.com/34800/the-night-a-drone-swarm-descended-on-palo-verde-nuclear-power-plant

# Planetary
Earth’s energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected, and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out why. As scientists scramble to understand why this is happening, the reliability of the satellites that measure this crucial imbalance is also at risk, leaving experts worried that they might lose one of the most essential tools for tracking climate change.
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/06/earth-energy-imbalance-growing-rates/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Federal Agencies Deploy AI-Powered Mass Surveillance Network. A sprawling digital surveillance apparatus is quietly expanding across federal agencies, using artificial intelligence to monitor Americans’ social media activity, location data, and personal communications. Privacy advocates warn the United States is rapidly transforming into a techno-surveillance state.
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending-world-news-317331312/4040862605680-federal-agencies-deploy-ai-powered-mass-surveillance-network

# Social / Communitys
Community-Based Violence Reduction Efforts Could Be Casualties of GOP Budget. The GOP budget’s cuts to Medicaid threaten to decimate 59 trauma recovery centers in 15 states.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/06/street-level-violence-prevention-programs-have-been-decimated-by-trump-just-ahead-of-summer/

# Sports
Judge OK’s $2.8B settlement, paving way for colleges to pay athletes
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/45467505/judge-grants-final-approval-house-v-ncaa-settlement

# Veterans / VA
Veterans commemorated with urn or plaque would get VA burial option under new bill. Families who choose to receive an urn or commemorative plaque on behalf of a deceased veteran forfeit the right to bury that veteran in a national cemetery under a new Department of Veterans Affairs rule.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-06-06/veterans-burials-cemetery-cremated-18034547.html#:~:text=The%20Loved%20Ones%20Internment%20Act,a%20national%20or%20veterans%20cemetery

Senators Banks and Collins Introduce the Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
https://www.banks.senate.gov/press-releases/senators-banks-and-collins-introduce-the-ensuring-veterans-final-resting-place-act-of-2025/

‘I thought this debate was over:’ Female veterans defend women in the armed forces and their place in military history
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-06-05/women-military-diversity-trump-18024006.html

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Voices, The Peoples News

June 6, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or
grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and
information economy… when awesome technological powers are
in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public
interest can even grasp the issues…” – Carl Sagan
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# Indigenous
Astonishing 1,000-year-old Native American crop fields covers hundreds of acres. The site was in use between the years 1000 and 1600 CE. Much of the ancient crop fields remain intact.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/native-american-farming/

Indigenous patrols brave deadly Amazon frontier to defend territory from poachers and gangs
https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/the-first-line-defense-indigenous-guards-amazon/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Lawsuit Challenges “Unlawful” Detention of Migrants at Guantanamo Bay. The point of holding people in the notorious prison is “to instill fear in the immigrant population,” the filing states. The point of holding people in the notorious prison is “to instill fear in the immigrant population,” the filing states.
https://truthout.org/articles/lawsuit-challenges-unlawful-detention-of-migrants-at-guantanamo-bay/

Judge Rules Hundreds of Migrants Sent to El Salvador Deserve Due Process. Migrants deported under Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act were “plainly deprived” of their rights, the judge ruled.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/el-salvador-deportees-entitled-due-process-judge-rules/story?id=122511877

National Guard prepares 20,000 troops for immigration crackdown. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Gen. Randy George, the service chief of staff, said they did not yet know what role National Guard members would play in the immigration enforcement effort but said troop involvement would be legal and in line with training.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-06-05/senate-southern-border-national-guard-18021583.html

Judge’s Order Leaves ICE Agents Stranded in Hostile Territory. Migrants placed on a deportation flight originally bound for South Sudan are now being held in a converted shipping container on a U.S. naval base in Djibouti
https://headlineusa.com/judges-order-leaves-ice-agents-stranded-in-hostile-territory/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump moves to slash $9.5 billion in foreign aid and public media funding as humanitarian crises deepen
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/06/05/trump-moves-to-slash-9-5-billion-in-foreign-aid-and-public-media-funding-as-humanitarian-crises-deepen/

This woman is showing the effects of the tariff war in China, and hooooo boy, you are not ready for this: The whole idea that China is hurting because of the American tariffs? Well, they’re not, because they are not as dependent on the US. In fact, only 18% of Chinese imports come from America.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/thank-trump-womans-viral-video-200816832.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
U.S. Higher Education Was a Cornerstone of Soft Power. Now it’s suddenly viewed with hostility and suspicion. The Murkiness Is the Message. The cement foundation of U.S. federal support for research and higher education is being replaced by sand.
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/06/trump-international-student-visa-higher-ed-impacts-murkiness-message?lang=en

Judge blocks Trump’s ban on Harvard’s foreign students from entering the US. Harvard had asked the judge to block the ban, arguing Trump violated law by failing to back up claims students posed a threat to national security
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jun/05/harvard-trump-foreign-student-ban

# General News
Republicans Admit They Have Zero Respect for Musk, Were Just Using Him for Money and Clout
https://futurism.com/the-byte/republicans-zero-respect-musk-money-and-clout

The Dark MAGA Conspiracy Where Musk Destroys Trump and Democracy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-cpac-doge-maga-bannon-96ad2a6989c1d210c3ea83ccc11069cd

Why Trump Fears Musk’s Epstein Bomb Most of All: Michael Wolff weighed in after the feud between two of the world’s most powerful men “escalated into nuclear territory.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-trump-fears-musks-epstein-bomb-most-of-all-biographer/
Photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1l4mplt/why_trump_fears_musks_epstein_bomb_most_of_all/

Trump Aims to Be an Authoritarian; How Did We Get Here? “Almost every major Trump action is intentionally illegal. Trump is gambling that the US democratic system is too broken to stop him. He assumes, to borrow a phrase: ‘All we’ve got to do is kick the door in and the whole edifice will come crumbling down.’ Testing hour is here.” From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/mar/22/trump-administration-authoritarianism

# Gov / Politics
100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering, leaving the American people and billions of others worldwide to pay the price.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/100-days-of-the-trump-administrations-foreign-policy-global-chaos-american-weakness-and-human-suffering/

Trump Bill Tangled Up in the Senate. Clean energy, state taxes, Medicaid, and much more are being debated.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5333625-trump-big-beautiful-bill-senate-opposition/

The Real Reason Trump Has Created This Autopen Scandal. The latest in manufactured controversies has less to do with legal victories over the Biden administration than it does with creating content for the president’s media allies.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196219/trump-autopen-investigation-biden-propaganda

Why Trump-Musk Feud Suddenly Has White House in ‘Full Panic Mode.’ As the war between Donald Trump and Elon Musk explodes, former GOP strategist Rick Wilson argues that Trump has more to lose—and explains why the White House is likely very nervous about what’s coming next.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196222/trump-musk-feud-suddenly-driving-white-house-full-panic

Rubio, Trump Accused of Criminal Obstruction for Sanctioning ICC Judges. “Sanctioning ICC judges for doing their work on behalf of justice is a flagrant attack on the rule of law,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rubio-icc-sanctions

# Gov / Politics / Global
China’s Approach to Global Governance: China Takes Another Step Toward Global Political Power. Need to know: More than 30 countries have joined a new Hong Kong-headquartered intergovernmental organization that China says is the world’s first mechanism to resolve disputes through mediation rather than arbitration
https://www.cfr.org/china-global-governance/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
State Department sanctions four judges on the International Criminal Court. Rubio claimed two of the judges approved arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The other two authorized the ICC’s investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-sanctions-4-international-criminal-court-judges-abuse-power/

The International Criminal Court deplores new sanctions from the US administration against ICC Officials. These measures are a clear attempt to undermine the independence of an international judicial institution which operates under the mandate from 125 States Parties from all corners of the globe.
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/international-criminal-court-deplores-new-sanctions-us-administration-against-icc-officials

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge says Trump admin. must allow challenges to El Salvador removals
https://apnews.com/article/trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-c581c1ef8ce5199286727b17c12f81d9

# Marijuana / Hemp
House Subcommittee Greenlights Bill That Could Upend Marijuana Industry. A House Appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill Wednesday that targets a majority of consumable cannabinoid products.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congressional-committee-approves-bill-to-ban-all-hemp-products-with-thc/

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
A New COVID Variant, NB.1.8.1, Is Starting to Spread in the U.S. What Are Its Symptoms? NB.1.8.1 recently caused surges in China and other parts of Asia. Will cases spike in the US this summer? Here’s what we know about the new COVID variant.
https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus/new-covid-variant-nb181-symptoms-rcna208189

These Chemo Drugs Can Be Fatal for Some People — Why Aren’t Doctors Testing Patients Before Using Them?
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/chemo-drugs-fatal-some-people-deficient-enzyme-metabolizes-capecitabine/

CDC Accused of Conspiracy in Lawsuit That Also Names Local Entities + More
https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/cdc-accused-of-conspiracy-in-lawsuit-that-also-names-local-entities-more/

# Military / Militia / General News
Navy deploys destroyer USS Sampson to southern border mission. “The deployment is part of the Department of Defense’s support to national objectives along the U.S. southern border, following Presidential directives and ongoing interagency efforts to improve border security and homeland defense.”
https://news.usni.org/2025/06/03/navy-deploys-destroyer-uss-sampson-to-northcom

# Military / General News / Global
German F-35s Will Be Armed With Stealthy Joint Strike Missiles. Stealthy Joint Strike Missiles
The cruise missiles will give German F-35As a potent land-attack and anti-ship capability that doesn’t sacrifice the jet’s stealth advantage.
https://www.twz.com/air/german-f-35s-will-be-armed-with-stealthy-joint-strike-missiles

# NASA
Elon Musk Declares That He’s “Immediately” Cutting Off NASA’s Access to Space. Yes, you read that right: Elon Musk just declared war on America’s space program
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-cutting-off-nasa

# Pharmaceuticals
FDA Approved Hundreds of Drugs With No Evidence They Work
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/fda-approval-drugs-effectiveness-risk

# Science / Science Engineers
Scientists Develop Lower-Carbon Cement Alternative From Recycled Glass and Construction Waste. Ordinary Portland Cement, the industry’s go-to soil stabilizer, is responsible for 7–8% of global carbon emissions
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/japan-converts-construction-waste-into-cement

# Space Technology
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Boost Space Cooperation with Indo-Pacific Allies
https://spacenews.com/senators-unveil-bipartisan-bill-to-boost-space-cooperation-with-indo-pacific-allies/

# Sports
Trump’s New Travel Ban Threatens to Upend World Cup and Olympics for Fans
https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-new-travel-ban-threatens-upend-world-cup-olympics-fans-2081585

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Tech Firm Palantir’s Government Work on Data Collection Sparks New Privacy Fears: In our analysis, we’ll be looking at 1) why government officials and tech experts are sounding the alarm about Palantir’s work in the federal government, 2) a controversial executive order that could pave the way toward overreaches in government data collection, 3) internal dissent within Palantir, and 4) responses to the concerning claims of the tech company’s expanding role in government.
https://thedebrief.org/tech-firm-palantirs-government-work-on-data-collection-sparks-new-privacy-fears/

Palantir to create vast federal data platform tying together millions of Americans’ private records, stock jumps. This platform, powered by Palantir’s Gotham software, is designed to analyze behavioral patterns in real-time, flag potential threats, and support decisions around public safety and fraud detection.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/palantir-to-create-vast-federal-data-platform-tying-together-millions-of-americans-private-records-stock-jumps/articleshow/121521062.cms?from=mdr

# Veterans / VA
Vets hope thousands will rally against VA cuts in nationwide protests
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/vets-rally-dropkick-murphys/

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts. We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this,” one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-veterans-affairs-ai-contracts-health-care

Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health. Experts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to guide critical cuts in services.
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ai-tool-doge-veterans-affairs-contracts-sahil-lavingia

# Water / Lakes / Oceans
Microalgae Can Clean Domestic Wastewater Without Chemicals or Electricity: Scientists have discovered that the tiny green organisms often referred to as “pond scum” offer a low-tech, low-cost method of cleaning domestic sewage in place of expensive wastewater treatment facilities.
https://theconversation.com/algae-can-clean-sewage-without-electricity-or-chemicals-we-put-it-to-the-test-in-south-africa-256339

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June 5, 2025
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# Indigenous
Trump Seeks 90% Cut for Already Underfunded Tribal Colleges. “This would basically be a knife in the chest,” said the president of one tribal college, “and I don’t know how we can survive these types of cuts.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding

Ontario First Nations resist new mining law that bypasses consultation and environmental protections. The bill intends to fast-track mining projects, especially around what is known as the Ring of Fire, located in Treaty 9 territory in northern Ontario.
https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-bill-5-indigenous-consultation/#:~:text=Ontario’s%20Bill%205%2C%20or%20the,9%20territory%20in%20northern%20Ontario

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
US immigration officers ordered to arrest more people even without warrants. Ice officers told to get ‘creative’ with arrests, including of undocumented people encountered by chance
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/04/immigration-officials-increased-detentions-collateral-arrests

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump’s focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement. Members of other agencies are getting detailed to assist ICE, while Justice Department personnel shift to immigration-focused teams and prioritize immigration-related cases.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ice-operation-trump-focus-immigration-reshape-federal-law-enforcement-rcna193494

Outrage after California fourth grader is detained by ICE agents during immigration hearing. Martir Garcia Lara was ordered into custody in Houston as federal agents target courthouses nationwide
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-ice-arrest-elementary-school-b2763614.html

Migrant deported to Mexico is returned to US by Trump administration after order by judge
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-deportation-guatemala-trump-return-64602344d97ef93529ef5f21b4fd5807

ICE operation calls for 5,000 federal agents and 21,000 National Guard troops to make deportation arrests
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-arrests-deportation-plans-national-guard-b2763749.html

ICE Invaded Child’s Birthday Party Claiming It Was a Gang Meeting: Months after detaining 47 people accused of being Tren de Aragua in Austin, authorities offer no evidence of gang ties. People at the raided house say they rented it for a birthday party and deny any connection to the gang. One man says law enforcement accused him of being in Tren de Aragua because of his tattoo.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/texas-immigration-raid-hays-county-austin-venezuelan-gang/

DHS Denies Claims ICE Used Zip-Ties on Children at Texas Court, Says Subject in Video is Over 18
https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2025-05-30/ice-agents-arrest-migrants-at-san-antonio-immigration-court

Video shows traffic stop near school that led to ICE sending family to Mexico. Federal authorities transported Omar Gallardo Rodriguez, his partner Denisse Parra-Vargas, and their three children, two of whom were born in the United States, to Mexico within a week after the traffic stop.
https://www.kxan.com/investigations/new-video-shows-traffic-stop-near-school-that-led-to-ice-sending-family-to-mexico/

Democrats are calling for ICE agents to lose their masks and have identities released. DHS says no way. Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, wants to make it a crime to ‘doxx’ law enforcement
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-mask-democrats-dhs-trump-b2763881.html
Doxing or doxxing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxing

‘Sufficient facts to warrant discovery’: Judge orders Trump admin to reveal its deal with El Salvador after immigrant objects to his jailing in notorious CECOT prison
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/sufficient-facts-to-warrant-discovery-judge-orders-trump-admin-to-reveal-its-deal-with-el-salvador-after-immigrant-objects-to-his-jailing-in-notorious-cecot-prison/

‘More than it can afford’: Congress Angry over Trump’s ICE spending as White House demands ‘minimum’ 3,000 arrests daily
https://www.rawstory.com/lev-parnas-2672309642/

‘It is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process’: The Supreme Court contradicts Nancy Mace’s citizenship claim
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/it-is-well-established-that-the-fifth-amendment-entitles-aliens-to-due-process-the-supreme-court-contradicts-nancy-maces-citizenship-claim/

‘America’s SS’: Trump demands Secret Service agents sign up to ICE ‘mass removal campaign’
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/americas-ss-trump-demands-secret-service-agents-sign-up-to-ice-mass-removal-campaign/

Trump Team Plots Rule Change to Stop Asylum-Seekers Getting Work in New Crackdown
https://sandhillsexpress.com/cbs_politics/trump-officials-weigh-rule-to-prevent-asylumseekers-from-getting-work-permits-cbsid13f168a4/

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Common U.S. herbicide may damage gut health and spark organ failure, scientists warn
https://www.ehn.org/common-u-s-herbicide-may-damage-gut-health-and-spark-organ-failure-scientists-warn

# Children / Youth
‘Invest In Us, Not Prison’: Brave 9-Year-Old Kaitlyn Peoples Delivers Powerful Rebuke Of Bill To Criminalize Kids. The bill is a controversial juvenile justice measure that critics say would further criminalise children rather than support their growth.
https://shinemycrown.com/invest-in-us-not-prison-brave-9-year-old-kaitlyn-peoples-delivers-powerful-rebuke-of-bill-to-criminalize-kids/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
‘We intend to use all of these tools’: White House threatens controversial pocket rescission to make DOGE cuts permanent
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/03/white-house-asks-congress-to-codify-9-4b-in-doge-cuts-to-foreign-aid-npr-pbs-00382872

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump Commerce Secretary Stuns Republican Senator By Undercutting Trump’s Justification For Sweeping Tariffs. Trump cabinet member appeared to undercut Trump’s stated goal for the tariffs – to bring down other countries’ trade barriers on the U.S.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-commerce-secretary-stuns-republican-senator-by-undercutting-trumps-justification-for-sweeping-tariffs/

Lawmakers propose sweeping ban that will have major impact on retailers: ‘The time has come.’ In a big win for environmentalists, another state is considering a flat ban on plastic bags.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-down-314855763/4038144854482-lawmakers-propose-sweeping-ban-that-will-have-major-impact-on-retailers-the-time-has-come

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Harvard seeks end to US funding cuts, says national security, public health research in peril
https://www.aol.com/harvard-seeks-end-us-funding-233320743.html

Trump suspends visas for new Harvard International students, the latest attack on the Ivy League school. US president says it would jeopardize national security to allow university to keep hosting international students
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/04/trump-restricts-harvard-student-visas

Education Department claims Columbia University no longer meets standards for accreditation. “After Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel, Columbia University’s leadership acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students on its campus,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said. “This is not only immoral, but also unlawful.”
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-notifies-columbia-universitys-accreditor-of-columbias-title-vi-violation

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Labor unions demand ‘urgent’ status conference over Trump admin’s ‘noncompliance’ with judge’s injunction blocking federal firings
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/labor-unions-demand-urgent-status-conference-over-trump-admins-noncompliance-with-judges-injunction-blocking-federal-firings/

Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-black-women-minorities-careers-jobs-dismissed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump Is Canceling $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Projects. The agency said the move came after it found the projects “failed to advance the energy needs of the American people, were not economically viable and would not generate a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/trump-is-canceling-3-7-billion-in-clean-energy-projects/ar-AA1FN0ft?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

New Mexico Bans Release of Treated Oil and Gas Wastewater. A draft rule would have allowed discharge of 84,000 gallons of treated produced water per day. The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission backtracked to take a more cautious approach.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04062025/new-mexico-bans-release-of-treated-oil-gas-wastewater/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Dem governor ripped as ‘total disgrace’ after vetoing bill limiting Chinese land ownership near military bases. Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is up for reelection next year, garnered backlash Tuesday after vetoing a bill aimed at preventing China from buying up land next to strategic assets, such as military bases.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dem-governor-ripped-total-disgrace-221247537.html

EPA sheds hundreds of staffers as Trump administration pushes agency cuts
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/epa-trump-cuts-staffers/

Climate change is emptying forests of insects, even in places we thought were safe. A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/climate-species-collapse-ecology-insects-nature-reserves-aoe

Federal judge upholds rule protecting wetlands from farm development. Swampbuster Case Dismissed by Federal Judge. Environmental intervenors celebrate the move to protect wetlands
https://www.agriculture.com/partners-swampbuster-case-dismissed-by-federal-judge-11746201
Farm Bill provision known as Swampbuster
https://www.iaenvironment.org/webres/File/Swampbuster%20Factsheet%2010_2_2024.pdf

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
States Left Without Aid After FEMA Was Not Told Trump Had Signed Off on Disaster Relief: FEMA officials warned the agency is “understaffed and underprepared” heading into hurricane season
https://www.latintimes.com/states-left-without-aid-after-fema-was-not-told-trump-had-signed-off-disaster-relief-report-584333

# Food / General News
Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states. The lawsuit comes three months after the USDA advised states that it was ending the pandemic-era assistance program
https://www.morningagclips.com/pennsylvania-is-suing-the-usda-over-cutting-funding-to-a-1-billion-food-aid-program-for-states/

Campbell’s says soup sales are soaring—and that’s actually a sign the U.S. economy is in a downturn, data shows
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/campbell-says-soup-sales-soaring-144634408.html

‘We’re going to starve’: Trump admin ushers in future famine with bone-headed research cuts
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/were-going-to-starve-trump-admin-ushers-in-future-famine-with-bone-headed-research-cuts/

# General News
Doctor Breaks 60-Year Silence on JFK’s Death—Says ‘Magic Bullet’ is a Myth and the Real Story is Different. Now, almost 62 years later, Curtis was asked to share his insight with the House Oversight Committee, at a hearing May 20. [Video on site.]
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/doctor-jfk-assassination-magic-bullet-theory-744808-20250603

# Gov / Politics
Trump Bans New Visas for Foreign Nationals From 12 Countries. The new ban includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-announces-travel-ban-on-citizens-of-12-countries-set-to-go-into-effect-monday

GOP Bill Would Legalize DOGE and Let Trump Dismantle Everything. The Reorganizing Government Act is a long shot in the Senate, but that could change — and so would the separation of powers
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-republican-bill-legalize-doge-dismantle-government-1235354830/

Trump Whines As Supreme Court Justices He Appointed Rule Against Him, Calling Them ‘Weak’: Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been the primary subject of these complaints after breaking with her right-leaning colleagues
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-whines-supreme-court-justices-he-appointed-rule-against-him-calling-them-weak-report-584323

Bernie Sanders nails ‘cruel’ truth of ‘what Trumpism is really about’ in new takedown. “Beyond cruel” that President Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ has huge tax breaks for the wealthy while taking health care from millions of Americans.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-trumpism_n_68410962e4b00b2e94c59ff9

‘Rattled’: Former Trump associate claims MAGA stalwarts are starting to falter
https://www.rawstory.com/lev-parnas-2672309642/

Trump Faces Shocking Threat to His Presidency From ‘Brutus’ Musk
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-faces-shocking-threat-presidency-224712092.html

Trump Orders Probe Into Biden’s Presidential Actions. Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Wednesday evening directing a probe into “who ran” the U.S. during former President Joe Biden’s time in office.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-investigation-autopen-james-comer-ae7013baea1f3da5417d02a6e83811ec

Eight-Day ‘March To Gaza’ Will Attempt To Enter War Zone: Progressive International, a far-left-wing activist organization, prepares for an eight-day march where they will attempt to “break the Israeli blockade.”
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/04/march-to-gaza-attempt-war-zone/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Here We Go Again: Legally Armed Black Woman Shot By Houston Deputies Banging On Her Door
https://bossip.com/3076583/eboni-pouncy-shot-five-times-by-texas-deputies/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Continues Far-Right ‘Crusade Against Our Courts’ With Judicial Slate. “If confirmed,” said one watchdog leader, “these nominees would be expected to not only look the other way as the building blocks of America’s democracy are gutted, but to pave the way for Trump’s radical agenda.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trumps-judicial-nominees

How the US Justice System Is Being Remade: The United States incarcerates its citizens more than any other country. Mass incarceration disproportionately impacts the poor and people of color and does not make us safer. EJI is working to end our misguided reliance on over-incarceration.
https://eji.org/criminal-justice-reform/

How Project 2025 Plans for Trump to Have Unprecedented Power Over the Justice Department. The policy plan for a second Trump term would turn the department against progressive local prosecutors.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/07/20/trump-project-2025-crime-prosecutors

# LGBTQ / Gender
Corporations Are Pulling Financial Support From Pride, Even Beyond Trump’s Reach. Companies like Mastercard, Pepsi and Deloitte have pulled hundreds of thousands in Pride festival sponsorships after Trump declared DEI initiatives “illegal and immoral.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/corporate-america-pulls-funding-from-pride-festivals_n_683f834ae4b0cc376200a3b9

# Lost Civilizations / Archaeology
Dating the Dead Sea Scrolls to decode their place in biblical history. Some of the texts found do not form part of the accepted canon of the biblical scripture. Some of the scrolls bear dates on them in Aramaic and Hebrew. They date, roughly, to the 5th and 4th century BCE, and another lot from the late 1st and early 2nd century CE.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
CNN anchor halts show to slam Trump’s decision to ‘erase women and people of color.’ https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/cnn-donald-trump-abby-phillip-1190090

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
House bill will leave millions without health insurance, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5332414-congressional-budget-office-estimate-health-insurance-losses-gop-megabill/

Who pays when Medicaid is cut? Children’s health, nursing home care, help for people with disabilities and insurance for 1 in 5 Americans are part of it. Congress is gearing up to cut hundreds of billions in funding for Medicaid.
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2025/mar/how-cuts-medicaid-snap-could-trigger-job-loss-state-revenue

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds. A new policy the Trump administration announced has thrown into doubt the federal government’s oversight of hospitals that deny women emergency abortions, even when they are at risk for serious infection, organ loss or severe hemorrhaging.
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-texas-hospital-doomed-pregnancy-discharge-308ea695a17f72500cbf31622fdb521a

# Military / Militia / General News
Senate Adds Billions for Air Force Programs to GOP Spending Bill
https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/senate-reconciliation-plan-increases-air-superiority-spending

‘Wake-up call’: Ukraine drone strike exposes dangers to US aircraft. Kyiv’s devastating attacks on Russia underscore how easily cheap drones can cripple an air force, including America’s.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/04/ukraine-attacks-us-dangers-aircraft-00385666

# Nuclear
Meta has signed a 20-year agreement with a nuclear power plant in Illinois to supply clean energy for its expanding data infrastructure amid rising artificial intelligence energy demands. The partnership with Constellation energy provides long-term security.
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-signs-multi-decade-nuclear-energy-deal-to-power-its-ai-data-centers-144916645.html

Why a nuclear weapons ban would threaten, not save, humanity
https://thebulletin.org/2024/01/why-a-nuclear-weapons-ban-would-threaten-not-save-humanity/

# Social Media / Internet
If You Thought Facebook Was Toxic Already, Now It’s Replacing Its Human Moderators with AI, “Dollars are dollars.” In spite of its immense influence, none of its internal algorithms can be scrutinized by public watchdogs. Its host country, the United States, has largely turned a blind eye to its dealings in exchange for free use of Meta’s vast surveillance capabilities.
https://futurism.com/meta-moderators-ai-lgbtq?utm_term=Futurism%20//%20060425&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark on AI Superintelligence: We’re Creating an ‘Alien Species’ That Would Replace Us. Few people understand artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as MIT physics professor Max Tegmark. Founder of the Future of Life Institute
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-06-04-0815/technology-max-tegmark-ai-superintelligence-we-re-creating-alien-species-would

FBI Director Christopher Wray warns of alarming hacking threat from China. FBI Director Christopher Wray told a House committee that hackers in China are focusing on American infrastructure and preparing to “wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities.” He said the targets could include electrical grids, water treatment plants, gas pipelines and transportation systems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-2Ae5E1zE

# Tourism
US Embassy Warns Americans on Mexico Trend: Kidnappings tied to dating apps in Mexico, US embassy warns
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/06/03/mexico-dating-app-kidnapping/84017670007/

# Veterans / VA
2 Veterans Tied to ‘Nazi White Nationalist Efforts’ Allegedly Stole Gear from Army Base, Beat Soldier with Hammer
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/04/2-veterans-tied-nazi-white-nationalist-efforts-allegedly-stole-gear-army-base-beat-soldier-hammer.html

VA budget tops $400 billion for 2025 from higher spending on mandated benefits, medical care
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-06-03/veterans-budget-benefits-health-care-staff-cuts-18000765.html

# Water / Lakes / Oceans
Marine heatwave found to have engulfed area of ocean five times the size of Australia. According to the Secretary-General of the World Oceans Organization, Prof. Celeste Saulo, ocean warming and acidification were combining to “cause long-term damage” to marine ecosystems and economies.
https://a2news.com/english/rajoni-bota/bota/vala-e-te-nxehtit-detar-ka-perfshire-nje-siperfaqe-oqeanike-pes-i1149797

The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2024 report warns of record-breaking ocean heat and sea-level rise threatening ecosystems, economies, and entire island nations
https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/ocean-heat-and-sealevel-rise-threaten-communities-in-the-southwest-pacific

Scientists call for urgent ocean protections as warming seas threaten ecosystems
https://www.ehn.org/scientists-call-for-urgent-ocean-protections-as-warming-seas-threaten-ecosystems

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-04

Voices, The Peoples News

June 4, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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When we were young, the monsters lived under the bed.
Now, they write policy. [Nation of Change . org]
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Think Trump’s deportations have been bad? Wait until his civilian army gets started: Research on this type of group suggests three patterns: 1:These groups are tasked with committing human rights violations in pursuit of government’s political goals. 2: The current domestic political environment in the U.S. is conducive to their formation. 3: Groups like this allow federal government officials, and the president to evade accountability for illegal or inhumane tactics.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5325548-erik-prince-paramilitary-proposal-immigration/

Trump Disappeared Them to El Salvador. Now, They’re Being Erased by Immigration Courts. At least 14 cases of Venezuelans sent to a Salvadoran mega prison have been dismissed by US immigration judges.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/el-salvador-cecot-venezulean-frizgeralth-cornejo-immigration-courts-erasing-cases-trump/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-06-02-2025

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
White House proposal would shut down the nation’s top chemical safety agency. The Trump administration is attempting to once again eliminate the small agency charged with investigating dangerous chemical accidents and releases.
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/26901-the-chemical-safety-board-faces-elimination-in-white-house-fy-2026-budget-proposal

The Government’s Chemical Disaster Tracking Tool Just Went Dark. The Environmental Protection Agency just hid data that mapped out the locations of thousands of dangerous chemical facilities.
https://www.levernews.com/the-governments-chemical-disaster-tracking-tool-just-went-dark/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on two American companies. Trump said he’d like to target two specific and very different companies, Apple and Mattel, with tariffs aimed at their key products over comments by their CEOs.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/02/business/trump-tariffs-apple-iphone-mattel-barbie

New U.S. Budget Proposal Slashes Billions in Funds for Science. Among the proposed cuts: A 9.4% cut, or $4.7 billion, to the Department of Energy. A 54% cut, or $5 billion, to the Environmental Protection Agency. A 30.5% cut, or $5.1 billion, to the Interior Department, including $198 billion from the Bureau of Land Management, $900 million from the National Park Service, and $564 million from the U.S. Geological Survey. And so much more.
https://eos.org/research-and-developments/new-u-s-budget-proposal-slashes-billions-in-funds-for-science

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump administration threatens to pull funding from New York schools over Native American mascot ban
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-threatens-to-pull-funding-from-new-york-schools-over-native-american-mascot-ban/ar-AA1FQtzm?cvid=addd25dd27f540088893b347779e5f85&ocid=ansmsnweather

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Militant Grad Workers Build Union Power to Fight Attacks on Education and Labor. In this moment, organized labor can both intervene to defend people and articulate a different vision for higher ed.
https://truthout.org/articles/militant-grad-workers-build-union-power-to-fight-attacks-on-education-and-labor/

Judge Blocks Trump’s Union-Busting Plan At TSA. The judge determined that Trump’s effort to throw out collective bargaining rights for TSA screeners was probably illegal.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tsa-union-injunction_n_683e2836e4b02a49cce697de

Republican Mega-Bill Charges Federal Workers for Basic Rights on the Job. If the spending bill is passed, an estimated three-quarters of eligible federal workers may be coerced into at-will employment
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-03-republican-mega-bill-charges-federal-workers-for-basic-rights/
At-will employment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump budget proposes closing Northeast heating oil reserve
https://energynews.oedigital.com/refined-products/2025/06/02/trump-budget-proposes-closing-northeast-heating-oil-reserve

Gassed Up: Trump Aims to Quickly Approve 14 Climate-Destroying Methane Gas Export Terminals. The supply agreements executed so far by the 14 terminals represent more than 510 million metric tons of climate pollution–equivalent to the annual emissions of 135 new coal plants.
https://www.citizen.org/article/gassed-up-trump-aims-to-quickly-approve-14-climate-destroying-methane-gas-export-terminals/

The Massive Pipeline Buildout in the U.S. Is Mostly for Gas Going Overseas. Plans for U.S. gas pipelines could lock in a dramatic increase in fossil fuel exports and their greenhouse gas emissions, a new report finds.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02062025/us-gas-pipeline-buildout-mostly-for-export/

A Chilean Billionaire Strikes Gold In The Budget Bill. A last-minute provision to the Republican budget bill will allow a Chilean magnate with ties to the Trump family to mine protected lands.
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/chile-mining-trump-luksic-environment

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Small eruption captured on camera in Yellowstone National Park. “It is likely that these small eruptions are a result of the hydrothermal plumbing system for the pool adjusting after the major disruption of the larger explosion last summer,” USGS Scientist-in-Charge Michael Poland told USA TODAY.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/03/pool-eruption-explosion-yellowstone-biscuit-basin/84016399007/

A baffling, dangerous explosion in Yellowstone: What is a hydrothermal explosion?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/24/what-is-a-hydrothermal-explosion/74524082007/

A Strange Darkness Is Spreading Throughout the Oceans. New research indicates that more than a fifth of the global ocean has darkened over the past two decades, with the depths that sunlight can penetrate significantly retreating.
https://futurism.com/darkness-spreading-oceans

Toxic sludge from Louisiana’s only alumina refinery flowed into public waters for months
https://www.rawstory.com/red-alert-a-louisiana-refinery-spilled-toxic-waste-into-the-community-and-knew/

Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump. Some Western states have long pushed to reduce federal ownership.
https://stateline.org/2025/06/04/long-thwarted-efforts-to-sell-public-lands-see-new-life-under-trump/

# Food / General News
Chinese-owned US farmland raises concerns of foreign drone attacks. There are currently nearly 370,000 acres of farmland the Chinese own. Several of those sites have been linked to the mysterious drone sightings that took place across the United States last fall.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-owned-us-farmland-raises-181829649.html

# General News
“Disgusting Abomination”: Cold War Between Musk and Trump Explodes Into Public. In a scorching tweet today, billionaire Elon Musk took aim at president Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill,” excorciating it as a “disgusting abomination” that will massively increase the federal budget deficit.
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-donald-trump-war

# Gov / Politics
Transcript: Trump Rages at GOP Bill Fiasco as Elon Admits It’s a Scam. As Trump erupts at foes of the GOP budget bill and Elon Musk reveals it’s all a sham, the author of a new piece on Musk explains how all this fits into the 50-year GOP project of redistributing wealth upwards.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196100/transcript-trump-rages-gop-bill-fiasco-elon-admits-it-scam

Andrew Cuomo Wants To Spearhead His Party’s Campaign Against Trump
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2025/06/03/cuomos-national-strategy-00381792

White House Sends Congress $9.4B Rescissions Package. The White House sent a $9.4 billion rescissions package partly aimed at codifying work done by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to Congress.
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5330575-white-house-congress-doge-cuts-usaid-npr-pbs/

Trump Admin ‘Can’t Keep Up’ With Legal Challenges as Justice Department Left Short-Staffed by Cuts, California AG Says. California has already filed or joined 22 lawsuits against Trump’s second-term administration
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-admin-cant-keep-legal-challenges-justice-department-left-short-staffed-cuts-584148

Top GOP Map-Drawer and Right-Wing Law Firm Team Up to Target Texas Minority Voters
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/top-gop-map-drawer-and-right-wing-law-firm-team-up-to-target-minority-voters-in-texas/

Controversial Tarrant County redistricting approved amid public protests and partisan debates
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/tarrant-county-redistricting-approved-amid-public-protests-and-partisan-debates/

We Will Not Be Drawn Out: The Fight for Fair Maps in Tarrant County, Texas
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-will-not-be-drawn-out-the-fight-for-fair-maps-in-tarrant-county-texas/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Potential ‘agroterrorism weapon’ fungus smuggled into US by Chinese scientists, FBI alleges. Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop losses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/04/potential-agroterrorism-weapon-fungus-smuggled-into-us-by-chinese-scientists-fbi-alleges

# LGBTQ / Gender
Transgender Troops Face Tough Decision As Deadline to Self-ID Looms. Active-duty transgender troops have until June 6 to self-identify and begin the voluntary separation process or wait and risk possible involuntary separation later
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/default/?year&signoff=true

Another Major LGBT Pride Event Bleeds Corporate Sponsors During Trump’s Second Term
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/03/iowa-pride-event-loses-sponsors-trump/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
The Three Huge Lies Trump is Telling Republican Senators about his Medicaid Cuts — to finance a big tax cut mostly for the wealthy
https://www.alternet.org/trump-medicaid-lies/

Republicans Are Flat-Out Lying About Their Medicaid Cuts. Lawmakers are claiming they’re actually ‘protecting’ Medicaid by kicking millions off of the program and decreasing spending. Republicans’ current reconciliation bill will kick an estimated 15 million Americans off of their health care coverage by 2034.
https://dccc.org/new-republicans-are-flat-out-lying-about-their-medicaid-cuts-rolling-stone/

Seniors Miss Social Security Tax Breaks As Medicare Faces Massive Cuts
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/4034356767123-seniors-miss-social-security-tax-breaks-as-medicare-faces-massive-cuts?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDg5MTY1Mjc4MDI%3D

Social Security chief makes defiant pledge as fears rise benefits will be exhausted in just 8 years
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14383370/social-security-chief-pledge-funds-gone-soon/

Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare
https://www.mmm-online.com/news/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-continues-assault-on-obamacare/

Republicans Are Mocking Americans They Want to Take Medicaid Away From. Mike Johnson said that people raising alarm about Medicaid cuts are “complaining.”
https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-are-mocking-americans-they-want-to-take-medicaid-away-from/

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
RFK Jr.’s health report relies on fake studies and AI-generated fabrications
https://truthout.org/articles/rfk-jr-s-answer-to-us-health-crisis-is-citations-made-up-by-ai/

Vaccines and sudden infant death: An analysis of the VAERS database 1990–2019 and review of the medical literature
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750021001268

Trump ends program in severe blow to development of critical HIV vaccines. Public health experts have claimed that Trump’s move to dissolve the department will reportedly derail hard-won progress against HIV over the past few decades
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-ends-program-severe-blow-1185068

Hospitals Aren’t Required to Perform Emergency Abortions, Feds Now Say: Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-emtala-biden-trump-emergency-hospital-3640bff165dac1d28b91e8adee7e47dd

# Military / Militia / General News
What will DOD civilians do at the border? The Pentagon won’t say. The Pentagon will send some civilian employees to support the Homeland Security Department with the southern border mission and “internal immigration enforcement,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/06/what-will-dod-civilians-do-border-pentagon-wont-say/405779/

Pentagon to Redraw Command Map to More Closely Align Greenland with the US. The Pentagon’s move to shift its oversight of Greenland under U.S. Northern Command aligns with President Trump’s pledge to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/02/pentagon-greenland-northern-command-00381223

US Firm BCG Pulls Out of US’s Gaza “Humanitarian” Scheme as Casualties Rack Up. Over 600 Palestinians have been killed or injured near the US-backed sites in just a week.
https://www.aol.com/news/us-consulting-group-terminates-contract-162310859.html

# Military / General News / Global
Israeli Forces Gun Down Dozens More Palestinians at Another Gaza Food Site
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/more-than-2-dozen-killed-as-gazans-again-face-gunfire-outside-humanitarian-aid-site

# NOAA / Weather
Trump cuts leave National Weather Service scrambling to cover vital shifts. The National Weather Service is offering transfers to meteorologists to fill staffing vacancies after Trump administration budget and staff cuts.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/15/noaa-national-weather-service-will-move-people-to-fill-vacancies/83640852007/

Weather Service rehiring at offices left ‘critically understaffed’ by layoffs
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5329625-nws-seeks-hire-126-people/

# Pharmaceuticals
FDA Approves New Moderna COVID Vaccine, Clinical Trials Show It Causes Serious Adverse Events in 2.7% of Recipients
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-approves-new-moderna-covid-vaccine-mnexspike-john-campbell/

# Science / Science Engineers
Scientists Create Biodegradable Plastic Alternative That’s Literally Alive. Swiss scientists have created a new plastic-like material that’s flexible, biodegradable, and even edible. The secret? It’s still alive. The researchers processed fibers from the mycelium (the root-like part) of the split-gill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) into a liquid mixture, without actually killing them off or destroying their natural biological functions.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-plastic-alternative-thats-literally-alive

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Rep. Jerry Nadler demands investigation after DHS entered his office
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/jerry-nadler-ice-investigation-trump-jim-jordan

# Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
Republicans threaten to cut 300 billion from SNAP in ‘big bill.’ More Than 2 Million Children Live in Households That Would Lose at Least Some SNAP Benefits; SNAP Could End in Some States Entirely
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/house-reconciliation-bill-proposes-deepest-snap-cut-in-history-would-take

# Solar Activity
Can anyone explain why I saw two suns over northern Wisconsin today? I did see this with my own eyes before I took the picture. It was very hazy out from the Canadian wildfires.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Astronomy/comments/149p5pq/can_anyone_explain_why_i_saw_two_suns_over/

‘Two suns’ spotted in China defy explanation. The double sun image is an effect of optical refraction, Kaler said, but it’s a “pretty darn rare” one, and one not fully explained by science.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41927089

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
The Mar-a-Lago Project: Big Tech and President Trump are joining forces in a desperate race with China to build the world’s first AI Superweapon…And a small handful of virtually unknown stocks could skyrocket as a result
https://secure.brownstoneresearch.com/?cid=MKT835809&eid=MKT836382&tid=8684629e22a94796992d398e2505de3c&oid=12&affid=45&uid=0&aff_click_id=j.selman.1234@livingston.net&assetId=AST367688&page=1

# Veterans / VA
US marine veteran takes a stand against Trump: ‘He’s tearing the country apart’: Morgan Akin, 84, has taken down his American flag – and taken to the streets in his conservative California community. It was Akin’s way of taking a stand in response to a country that had become increasingly unrecognizable to him.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/02/us-marine-veteran-trump-california

Veterans becoming face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance. With the Republican president determined to continue slashing the federal government, the burden will only grow on veterans, who make up roughly 30% of the federal workforce and often tap government benefits they earned with their military service.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/veterans-becoming-face-of-trumps-government-cuts-and-democrats-resistance

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-06-03

Voices, The Peoples News

June 3, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Standing Rock renews legal fight to stop Dakota Access Pipeline amid ongoing environmental review. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is launching the latest round of its legal fight to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline for continuing to operate without a valid easement.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/tribe-appeals-ruling-on-dakota-access-pipeline/

“A Dream That Comes True”: Standing Rock Elder Hails Order to Shut Down DAPL After Years of Protest. Following years of resistance, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous organizers across the country scored a massive legal victory Monday when a federal judge ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and emptied of all oil, pending an environmental review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3wq7wkgvYY

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Massachusetts Town Rallies to Demand ICE Release Local High School Student. Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice.
https://truthout.org/articles/massachusetts-town-rallies-to-demand-ice-release-local-high-school-student/

More White South Africans Arrive In the US Under a New Refugee Program. A second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration, officials and advocacy groups said Monday.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-refugees-afrikaner-white-f5ed3aa615e0448157f8c4752d2a0cc7

‘This was bananas’: Rachel Maddow floored by ICE raid gone ‘horribly wrong’: According to the MSNBC host, “multiple clown cars” of agents in “full battle rattle with helmets and long guns and flak jackets and goggles and masks” stormed a San Diego restaurant on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/rachel-maddow-2672251517/

A lawyer’s prolonged detention shows how El Salvador’s gang emergency extends to common crimes
https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-bukele-state-of-emergency-lopez-14174429e743e5aecabcdeb637582064

Arizona ICE Agents Disguised as City Workers Reportedly Ignore Warrants to Enter Migrant’s Home
https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_e949f7c5-d339-4546-804c-cbb3c970af38.html

Communities across US rally against ICE raids as thousands more arrested
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/communities-across-us-rally-against-ice-raids-as-thousands-more-arrested/vi-AA1FXg6x

Courts Push Back Against DOJ Pursuing Criminal Charges for Migrants Who Fail to Register
https://www.latintimes.com/courts-push-back-against-doj-pursuing-criminal-charges-migrants-who-fail-register-584149

ICE head defends arrest of Massachusetts high school student. Officials said they were searching for the teen’s father, who is also in the country illegally, when the arrest occurred.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-defends-arrest-of-massachusetts-high-school-student-driving-to-volleyball-practice

Massachusetts Father Deported After Honking at Undercover ICE Agent: The Worcester father of a 4-month-old child was deported to Fortaleza, Brazil, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials signed a deportation authorization document in his name without his permission, according to his attorney.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/06/worcester-father-of-4-month-old-deported-after-ice-violated-his-rights-attorney-says.html

Mexican artists face visa revocations impacting their ability to perform in the U.S
https://apnews.com/article/grupo-firme-trump-administration-visas-narco-corrido-b064fa78f000cbe15dc790aa7e75f397

Nearly 100 people from 30 countries received their U.S. citizenship in Brazos County
https://www.newsbreak.com/kbtx-1982223/4034159168477-nearly-100-people-from-30-countries-received-their-u-s-citizenship-in-brazos-county

Think Trump’s deportations have been bad? Wait until his civilian army gets started.
https://www.aol.com/opinion-think-trump-deportations-bad-150000241.html

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Texas lawmakers reject all proposals to restrict or study PFAS pollution. Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of PFAS-laced firefighting foams
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bills-aimed-studying-restricting-forever-100000222.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Donald Trump won’t ask GOP Congress for tariff approval and he has a big reason. In a lengthy post criticizing the Federalist Society, he expressed his frustration with the court’s decision, stating, “The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs… If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power. The Presidency would never be the same!”
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/presidency-would-never-be-the-same-donald-trump-wont-even-ask-gop-congress-for-tariff-approval-and-he-has-a-big-reason/

‘This isn’t normal’: Expert warns markets are ‘waking up’ to GOP dysfunction. The Treasury market only handles U.S. government debt. High inflation makes bonds less valuable. The Fed, for its part, sets interest rates and, in extreme circumstances, can buy Treasury bonds “en masse.”
https://www.rawstory.com/economy/

Galloway Warns Trump Is Eroding Trust In the Stock Market With Insider Trading: ‘I Don’t Think People Realize What This Does’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/podcasts/galloway-warns-trump-is-eroding-trust-in-the-stock-market-with-insider-trading-i-dont-think-people-realize-what-this-does/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Harvard says it has documents showing the White House directed the abrupt freeze of more than $2B
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/harvard-asks-judge-for-fast-ruling-in-us-funding-freeze-case/ar-AA1FXsAw?ocid=TobArticle

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Attorney Stephanie Lindsey Blasts Federal Funding Cuts To Job Corps: ‘Step Aside If You Can’t Fight for Our Youth’
https://shinemycrown.com/attorney-stephanie-lindsey-blasts-federal-funding-cuts-to-job-corps-step-aside-if-you-cant-fight-for-our-youth/

After DOGE firings White House asks new job seekers to write Trump loyalty essays, from lawyers to janitors
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-staffing-trump-white-house-jobs-b2762174.html

Republican Mega-Bill Charges Federal Workers for Basic Rights on the Job. If the spending bill is passed, an estimated three-quarters of eligible federal workers may be coerced into at-will employment.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-03-republican-mega-bill-charges-federal-workers-for-basic-rights/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump administration moves to revive controversial drilling plan in protected Alaska wilderness
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5328571-trump-arctic-drilling-alaska-oil-biden/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
An Underwater Volcano Near Oregon Is Ready To Blow—and It Will Be Livestreamed. The Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano about 300 miles off the Oregon coast, is swelling, quaking, and almost certainly gearing up to erupt. It’s really not a matter of if…more like when.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/19/axial-seamount-eruption-dont-panic/

Dozen earthquakes rock US town sitting on top of a ‘sleeping giant’ fault. A small town in Idaho has experienced 12 earthquakes in the last 24 hours.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14773593/Dozen-earthquakes-rock-US-town-Idaho.html

Wildfire smoke from Canada worsens air pollution across central U.S. as alerts expand
https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2025/06/03/canada-wildfire-smoke-air-quality-alerts/84005727007/

Cities Stuck With Tab for Climate Resiliency Projects as Trump Cuts EPA Grants
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-funding-for-environmental-protections-endangers-americans-health-while-draining-their-wallets/

Officials face immense backlash over multibillion-dollar plans to carve out natural lands to build new airport: ‘Worse than we could have imagined’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/officials-face-immense-backlash-over-multibillion-dollar-plans-to-carve-out-natural-lands-to-build-new-airport-worse-than-we-could-have-imagined/ar-AA1FXBfb

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Lt. Gen. Honoré: With FEMA cuts and big storms ahead, we must rely on ourselves
https://www.fox8live.com/video/2025/06/02/lt-gen-honor-with-fema-cuts-big-storms-ahead-we-must-rely-ourselves/

# Food / General News
Cuts at USDA spark fears over food safety, disease response. One lab reportedly lost up to 30% of its staff, risking animal disease and pest response. More than 15K USDA staffers out as administration pushes to shrink agency. Farmers face delays in USDA grant payouts needed for crop planning
https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/food/usda-cuts-food-safety-disease-response/

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Legalize Undocumented Farmworkers, Reform Key Visa Program: ‘Food Security is National Security.’ Farm Workforce Modernization Act offers legal status, tech upgrades, and wage stability for farmworkers and growers alike
https://migrantinsider.com/p/bipartisan-farm-workforce-bill-leads

Chiquita Panama to lay off remaining workers after management leaves country
https://fruittoday.com/en/chiquita-panama-lays-off-entire-workforce-after-prolonged-strikes/

# General News
7 U.S. States Where Privacy No Longer Exists: In an age where digital footprints are tracked, surveillance cameras monitor city corners, and personal data flows like currency, the notion of privacy has transformed from a right into a fading luxury. Across the United States, the erosion of personal privacy has accelerated—not just due to federal oversight or tech giants, but also because of aggressive state-level policies.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4034291351730-7-us-states-where-privacy-no-longer-exists?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDg5MTcwMjYzNjQ%3D

Live Aid founder Bob Geldof didn’t hold back his criticism of Elon Musk and former US President Donald Trump during a concert in Dublin on Sunday, June 1.
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/bob-geldof-slam-trump-musk-35325333

# Gov / Politics
Foreign nationals charged amid Trump visa crackdown for scheme to smuggle US military equipment into China
https://www.aol.com/foreign-nationals-charged-amid-trump-185918666.html

‘Turned the constitutional structure upside down’: Trump admin asks SCOTUS to halt ‘indefensible’ court order and permit mass termination of federal workers
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/02/trump-supreme-court-federal-layoffs/83991774007/

What’s the message behind Trump’s military parade, a parade estimated to cost $45 million? The last major military parade in the nation’s capitol was in 1991. It marked the end of the Gulf War. “Donald Trump may imagine himself an all-powerful ruler, but he is a president, not a potentate, and the American people don’t pay tribute to him as if he were a king,” Cohen said in a statement. “Least of all do we waste taxpayer dollars burnishing his insatiable ego.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-05-22/what-to-know-about-the-military-parade-on-trumps-birthday

State Voter Suppression Bills Could Disenfranchise Millions Ahead of Midterms. Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has fueled legislation to restrict access to the ballot in more than two dozen states.
https://truthout.org/articles/state-voter-suppression-bills-could-disenfranchise-millions-ahead-of-midterms/

Feds Handcuff Rep. Jerry Nadler’s aide during office sweep. ‘Officers identified themselves and explained their intent to conduct a security check, one individual became verbally confrontational and physically blocked access to the office…’
https://headlineusa.com/feds-handcuff-rep-jerry-nadlers-aide-during-office-sweep/?utm_source=HUSA_EMAIL_NSP2000&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HUSAemail

‘Extreme by MAGA standards’: The president nominated far-right podcaster Paul Ingrassia to head up the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which was set up by Congress after Watergate to protect whistleblowers and other federal workers from unlawful employment practices, as well as enforcing the Hatch Act that forbids political activity in the federal workplace
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4034462411665-extreme-by-maga-standards-law-expert-terrified-at-delusional-trump-nominee

A surprising coalition of GOP senators holds all the megabill leverage. An ideologically diverse clutch of Republicans have found rare alignment — and significant power.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/02/medicaid-moderates-gop-megabill-senate-00378510

‘We are guilty. Period.’: Jan. 6 rioter refuses pardon from ‘felon Trump,’ claims president has been ‘gaslighting’ followers
https://www.newsbreak.com/law-crime-520571/4034296753890-we-are-guilty-period-jan-6-rioter-refuses-pardon-from-felon-trump-claims-president-has-been-gaslighting-followers

“This is an existential threat”: Legal experts warn that the rule of law is on the ropes
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/02/this-is-an-existensial-threat-attorney-says-law-firms-betrayed-the-rule-of-law-by/

Follow the money: Trump’s corruption hits shocking heights. The money grab is so breathtaking that it has left Trump’s critics muttering expletives while the normally reliably loud critics of government corruption, especially congressional Republicans, appear in stunned silence.
https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/5326917-follow-the-money-trumps-corruption-hits-shocking-heights/

# Gov / Politics / Global
North Korea says military alliance with Vladimir Putin brings ‘peace and stability’ to world
https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/north-korea-says-military-alliance-1186089

Under a New South Korean President, Can Peace Activists Push US Troops Out? A pro-peace presidential candidate offers a historic opening to transform the front line of a new Cold War.
https://truthout.org/articles/under-a-new-south-korean-president-can-peace-activists-push-us-troops-out/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Milwaukee inmate admits writing threat letters to frame immigrant, records show. Part of a plot to get a man deported.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/assassination-threat-hoax-031815276.html

Major Corporations — Including Oracle, McDonald’s, and Morgan Stanley — Are Dumping Law Firms That Caved to Trump
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/major-corporations-including-oracle-mcdonalds-and-morgan-stanley-are-dumping-law-firms-that-caved-to-trump/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Former Capitol attack prosecutor slams Trump pardons of January 6 defendants. Greg Rosen, who is moving into the private sector, said the pardons send ‘a terrible message to the American people’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/03/capitol-attack-prosecutor-trump-pardons

‘Flouts this Court’s clear precedents’: Justice Jackson takes colleagues to task over ‘patently erroneous’ ruling on racial discrimination
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/flouts-this-courts-clear-precedents-justice-jackson-takes-colleagues-to-task-over-patently-erroneous-ruling-on-racial-discrimination/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Warns Trump Is Destroying ‘America’s Unique Advantage’ Over Its Enemies
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/cnns-fareed-zakaria-warns-america-is-destroying-its-own-unique-advantage-over-its-enemies/

# Medicare / Medicaid
‘Math is hard’: Senator trolls Trump budget chief for lying about Medicaid cuts
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/math-is-hard-senator-trolls-trump-budget-chief-for-lying-about-medicaid-cuts/ar-AA1FXdNt

Democrats hammer Vought over Medicaid claims: ‘Outrageous lies’
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5329416-democrats-criticize-trump-budget-medicare-cuts/

Pennsylvania disability advocates fight to save Medicaid
https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_2068e151-2aaa-44cf-8c10-989739e13b7a.html

‘There will be no Senate bill if that is on the table’: Josh Hawley leads Medicaid revolt threatening GOP megabill
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/02/congress/hawley-great-talk-with-trump-on-medicaid-00380561

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Trial Gets Underway in Death of Teen Whose Family Alleges Was Killed by Hospital COVID Protocols. According to the complaint, the hospital was financially incentivized to implement COVID-19 protocols that allegedly caused Grace’s death, including administration of three contraindicated medications — Precedex, lorazepam and morphine — and that it implemented a “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) order over her family’s objections.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/grace-schara-trial-death-hospital-covid-protocols/

Public health system unravels as federal cuts leave communities exposed to disease threats, end progress, threaten worse to come
https://apnews.com/article/public-health-measles-rfk-maha-trump-d863f53a5d370413de8d165d5ab96e65

Antidepressants Linked to Higher Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults
https://www.powershealth.org/about-us/newsroom/health-library/2025/04/04/antidepressants-linked-to-sudden-cardiac-death

# Medical Science / Research
DOD official urged Trump administration not to end grant for biological threat research, Harvard tells court
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/us/harvard-funding-trump-threats

# Medical Technology
A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person. Paradromics, a brain-computer-interface startup, inserted its brain implant in a person—briefly—in an early test of its technology.
https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/this-neuralink-rival-just-implanted-its-device-in-a-human-patient/91197388

# Military / Militia / General News
Tennessee soldiers take over US training of Ukrainians at Army base in Germany
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-06-02/ukraine-training-national-guard-army-17986646.html#:~:text=The%20Tennessee%20soldiers%2C%20collectively%20known,Command%20facilities%20for%20nine%20months

Task Force Saber assumes JMTG-U mission during transfer of authority ceremony
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/499372/task-force-saber-assumes-jmtg-u-mission-during-transfer-authority-ceremony

# Military / General News / Global
About 200 US troops redeploy from South Korea to Middle East, report says
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2025-06-02/korea-patriot-battery-middle-east-17985879.html

Israeli Military Massacres 31 Starving Palestinians at US-Run Food Aid Site. “The Israelis set a huge trap for us to lure us here and kill us,” one Palestinian eyewitness said. Eyewitnesses say they were ‘ambushed’ while lining up for food aid, as soldiers opened fire, aiming at heads and chests
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-32-starving-palestinians-latest-us-aid-point-massacre

# NASA
Uncertainty at NASA: Trump withdraws nominee for administrator while the agency faces a proposed budget cut
https://theconversation.com/uncertainty-at-nasa-trump-withdraws-his-nominee-for-administrator-while-the-agency-faces-a-steep-proposed-budget-cut-258032

# NOAA / Weather
Louisiana Republican Points to ‘Big White Lines’ From Planes as Proof Government Is Manipulating Weather. ‘Magic’ and conspiracy theories: GOP bills banning ‘weather manipulation’ advance in red state
https://www.alternet.org/weather-manipulation/

# Science / Science Engineers
Trump administration hands political appointees sweeping authority over federal science. A Trump executive order claims to champion scientific integrity but scientists warn it centralizes political power over research and undermines independence.
https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-hands-political-appointees-sweeping-authority-over-federal-science

# Social
New bill would help property owners in Illinois evict squatters. The bill would help property owners evict squatters on their properties. The bill would allow for the arrest of squatters as trespassers. The law currently requires squatters to go through eviction court
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/property-owners-illinois-squatters/

# Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
Dave Ramsey has blunt words for Americans on Social Security. Navigating the transition from a steady paycheck to retirement can be daunting for American workers.
https://www.thestreet.com/retirement/dave-ramsey-sounds-alarm-on-social-security

# Transportation / Travel Advisories
Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas, Ushering in a New Era of Freight. With roundtrip driverless hauls between Dallas and Houston occurring on a regular basis, the company is the first to deploy a self-driving class 8 trucking service in the U.S.
https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/119/aurora-begins-commercial-driverless-trucking-in-texas

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June 1, 2025
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Jelly Roll’s powerful testimony to Senate on fentanyl crisis.
Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll spoke to Congress on
Thursday, pleading with U.S. lawmakers to take action to stop the
fentanyl crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDSekKuG44E
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# Indigenous
Indigenous leaders demand Vatican return property held for over a century. Leaders of various indigenous tribes have demanded that Pope Leo XIV give back various artifacts from their people, which are currently being housed in the Vatican
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/indigenous-leaders-demand-vatican-return-35309022

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘There will be repercussions’ Homeland Security official targets Nashville mayor over immigration. Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell continued to serve as a social media target for federal officials Thursday over his response to the mass detainments of immigrants in Nashville earlier this month.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/repercussions-homeland-security-official-targets-100054623.html

Louisiana’s Immigration Bills Evoke Apartheid. We Cannot Remain Silent. Louisiana isn’t just passing bad policy. It’s laying bricks in a pathway toward fascism.
https://truthout.org/articles/louisianas-immigration-bills-evoke-apartheid-we-cannot-remain-silent/

‘Improper and imminent removal’: Federal judge issues standing order automatically barring deportations for habeas petitioners – citing ‘scheduling difficulties’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/improper-and-imminent-removal-federal-judge-issues-standing-order-automatically-barring-deportations-for-habeas-petitioners-citing-scheduling-difficulties/

An immigration raid at a San Diego restaurant leads to a chaotic scene. A chaotic scene from a federal immigration raid on a popular San Diego restaurant is drawing new attention to government tactics in the push to fulfill President Trump’s promise to deport millions in a historic crackdown.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/31/nx-s1-5418970/san-diego-immigration-raid-restaurant

Feds Uncover Global Money Laundering Network Tied to Sinaloa Cartel, Syrian Regime, and Colombian Guerrillas. The intricate scheme, spanning four continents, appears to justify concerns that the military arsenal of Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian dictator, could fall into dangerous hands.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/world/middleeast/syria-eln-cocaine-weapons.html

Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked to Chinese Underground Banking. China and Mexico Took Law Enforcement Actions Following Justice Department’s Investigation of Alleged Scheme to Violate U.S. Drug and Money-Laundering Laws
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/federal-indictment-alleges-alliance-between-sinaloa-cartel-and-money-launderers-linked

A Chinese Network Is Making Millions Laundering Money For The Sinaloa Cartel In The U.S.: The network allegedly purchased dollars at a discount from the cartel and sold them at a premium to Chinese citizens looking to circumvent the country’s currency restrictions
https://www.latintimes.com/chinese-network-making-millions-laundering-money-sinaloa-cartel-us-report-583187

Treasury Sanctions Criminal Operators and Money Launderers for the Notorious Sinaloa Cartel: The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for a significant portion of the illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs trafficked into the United States and has exploited multiple ports of entry along the southern border for its criminal activities.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0064

ICE calling law enforcement in all counties to help with deportation efforts
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_efdabd74-5fba-4c22-a3ec-1f8fef4ef79d.html

ICE Detains Dozens in Florida, Including a US Citizen, Despite Judge Blocking New Immigration Law. A judge blocked Florida’s immigration law. Police arrested 25 anyway. Most were arrested after being stopped by Florida Highway Patrol for minor traffic violations. Some ended up in ICE custody.
https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2025/05/28/judge-blocked-floridas-immigration-law-police-arrested-25-anyway/

These Texas law enforcement agencies have ICE 287(g) agreements. They represent only 25% of Texas’ 254 counties
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_84221fad-efb6-422e-855a-993bbe9ceffe.html

The laws propping up Trump’s masked deportation army. Unidentifiable law enforcement agents are snatching unsuspecting people off the streets where they live. But just because it’s beyond the pale doesn’t make it illegal
https://newrepublic.com/article/195378/trump-masked-ice-deportation-immigration

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Is This The End Of DOGE? The inside scoop on what happened to Musk and what kinds of ticking time bombs he and DOGE may have left inside the federal government.
https://www.levernews.com/is-this-the-end-of-doge/

Judge Says Musk’s Role at DOGE Is “Continuous and Permanent”
https://www.newsbreak.com/dmr-news-321522575/4030059717677-judge-says-musk-s-role-at-doge-is-continuous-and-permanent

Mayor Brandon Johnson tags DOGE cuts as ‘act of war,’ draws parallels between Trump’s policies and Nazi Germany
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-mayor-calls-doge-act-200750368.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Get Ready To Pay In ZuckBucks. The GENIUS Act isn’t just a crypto giveaway — it could turn tech giants into unregulated banks.
https://popularresistance.org/get-ready-to-pay-in-zuckbucks/

‘Clean Up on Aisle Six’: Karl Rove Predicts Trump Will Pay Heavy Price for ‘Muddled Mess’ Tariff Policy
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/clean-up-on-aisle-six-karl-rove-predicts-trump-will-pay-heavy-price-for-muddled-mess-tariff-policy/

I grew up in poverty – but lifting the 2 child benefit cap for all families is not fair on taxpayers. David Blunkett risks sparking a massive Labour row as he warns that tearing up the 2 child benefit cap risks sparking fury with hardworking taxpayers
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14368991/david-blunkett-benefit-cap-child/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Mark Carney’s daughter could be among international students caught in Harvard-Trump fight. Another high-profile student who may be impacted is Princess Elisabeth, heir to the Belgian throne.
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/mark-carneys-daughter-and-belgian-princess-could-be-among-international-students-caught-in-fight-between-harvard-and-trump

Harvard chooses Chinese student as a commencement speaker in face of student visa crackdown: Harvard Chinese student’s graduation speech strikes a chord as Trump leads crackdown. First Chinese woman selected student speaker at a Harvard graduation sparks heated discussion on both Chinese and American social media
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3312655/harvard-chinese-students-graduation-speech-strikes-chord-trump-leads-crackdown

College Legacy Program For Black Women Halted After Losing Critical Grant. Participants would have received mentorship from tech leaders at companies like Intel, along with hands-on instruction in coding and computing.
https://newsone.com/6191722/college-legacy-program-for-black-women-halted-after-losing-critical-grant/

Harvard’s Laurence Tribe Draws Brutal Parallel Between Trump And A Ruthless Royal Tyrant
https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvards-laurence-tribe-draws-brutal-072631781.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
First round of layoff notices go out to state workers with budget still incomplete. Although nurses received the first layoff notices warning of a government shutdown, lawmakers say there will be a budget in place before then.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/first-round-layoff-notices-state-workers-budget-still-incomplete/89-b0990b3b-e523-42d2-ba98-78c1f575961a

9th Circuit Court Finds Trump’s Mass Federal Firings Violated Constitution. The coalition behind the lawsuit challenging Trump welcomed the ruling and slammed the assault on the federal workforce.
https://truthout.org/articles/9th-circuit-court-finds-trumps-mass-federal-firings-violated-constitution/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
https://apnews.com/article/climate-clean-energy-investments-trump-solar-wind-349e80c0d9c2cc768e63de9d48813d31

Analysts Say Trump Trade Wars Would Harm the Entire US Energy Sector, From Oil to Solar. US renewables stand to lose big in a trade war, but the sting extends to oil and other energy industries
https://cosmicmeta.io/2025/05/31/analysts-say-trump-trade-wars-would-harm-the-entire-us-energy-sector-from-oil-to-solar/

America’s energy revolution goes from boom to bust after Trump’s tariffs and sneaky move by Saudi Arabia. Trump’s aggressive trade policies have pushed up the prices of vital materials needed for oil production such as steel, aluminum and casing. At the same time, oil prices are tumbling because the OPEC cartel has decided to flood the market by increasing production.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14757637/america-shale-boom-bust-trump-tariffs-opec.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Massive volcano eruption is imminent amid earthquake surge, leaving major US city on high alert, scientists fear. Seismic activity levels on Alaska’s Mount Spurr soared earlier this week, sparking fear that an eruption could be on the horizon. “Earthquake activity beneath Mount Spurr remains elevated,” the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned
https://nypost.com/2025/05/30/science/massive-volcano-eruption-is-imminent-amid-earthquake-surge-leaving-major-us-city-on-high-alert-scientists-fear/

Officials sound alarm over catastrophic threat swallowing coastal nations: ‘A perfect storm of vulnerability.’ By 2050, climate scientists expect significant portions of the Maldives to become uninhabitable.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/maldives-islands-climate-change-sea-levels/

# Food / General News
Missouri has agreed to abide by a request from the federal government to turn over personal data about anyone receiving food assistance, the state social services agency confirmed to The Independent Tuesday.
https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/missouri-will-hand-over-personal-data-of-food-aid-recipients-to-feds/#:~:text=Missouri%20has%20agreed%20to%20abide,confirmed%20to%20The%20Independent%20Tuesday

# General News
Elon Musk’s SpaceX company town is reportedly notifying residents they may ‘lose the right to continue’ using their property amid zoning push
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-spacex-company-town-rights

President Trump’s historical 34-count felony conviction. This is the first time a former or sitting U.S. president has been convicted of criminal charges.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/g-s1-1848/trump-hush-money-trial-34-counts

# Gov / Politics
Karoline Leavitt declares courts should ‘have no role’ since Donald Trump can’t function under the same rules as everyone else
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5324277-white-house-court-tariff-rulings/

Musk criticizes Trump bill over abrupt end to energy tax credits
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5323536-musk-trump-gop-budget-bill-biden-green-energy-tax-credits/

‘Anyone paying attention?’: Outrage after Linda McMahon’s ‘attack’ on colleges. The account of investment banker @odinikaeze called McMahon’s statement “deeply troubling, and fundamentally un-American.” “In a free democracy, university research is not supposed to be ‘in sync’ with any administration’s political agenda. That’s not academic inquiry, it’s propaganda.”
https://www.rawstory.com/linda-mcmahon-2672222877/

‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump pardons loyal rapper, potential allies, and gang leader in last-minute clemency blitz. This week’s outburst suggests that America now has a two-tiered justice system.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/31/trump-pardons-maga-supporters/

What Just Happened: The Trump Administration’s Dismissal of Voting Rights Lawsuits. Congress created the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in 1957 and authorized the federal government to seek court injunctions against efforts to interfere with the right to vote.
https://www.justsecurity.org/113745/wjh-trump-dismissal-voting-rights-lawsuits/

22 young Americans sue Trump on climate actions: ‘A death sentence for my generation’
https://san.com/media-miss/22-young-americans-sue-trump-on-climate-actions-a-death-sentence-for-my-generation/

A Palestinian UN envoy broke down in tears over children dying in Gaza, delivering an emotional address to the Security Council on Wednesday (28 May) as he described the “unbearable” suffering of Palestinian children
https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/palestinian-un-envoy-cries-out-over-deaths-of-children-in-gaza/video/474c04de8c4400d835a6039dd65dce39

China thought it had a truce with the US. Then Trump dropped two bombshells
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/china/china-us-truce-chips-student-visa-intl-hnk

Fact Check: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ does not give president power to delay or cancel elections
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-trumps-big-beautiful-230000550.html

Ten Sneaky Sleeper Provisions in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: Yet more horrors are hidden in the fine print. Here are ten of the worst: Crippling Courts, Bonus for the Tax Prep Industry, More Savaging of Migrants, Terminating the Tax Status of Nonprofits. Blocking State Regulation of AI, Gutting the Estate Tax, Weakening the Child Tax Credit, Expanding School Vouchers, Stealth Cuts in the Affordable Care Act, And … Support for Gun Silencers
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-23-ten-sneaky-sleeper-provisions-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/

GOP lawmakers serve notice they won’t save Trump with a ‘stupid vote’: analyst
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-stupid-vote/

John Kennedy says Supreme Court must address judges interfering with Trump’s power
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3425576/john-kennedy-supreme-court-address-judges-interfering-trump-power/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Mexican President Demands U.S. Explain Deals With ‘Terrorist’ Cartel Figures Amid Extradition Push for ‘El Mini Lic’: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday questioned the U.S. government for striking plea deals with Damaso Lopez Serrano, a member of a cartel the United States itself has labelled as “Foreign Terrorist Organization.”
https://english.news.cn/20250530/24f8efa35f914e8bae3c2300d4803a0c/c.html

Africa terror group ramping up ability to strike inside the US, general says: The U.S. military’s top general in Africa said terrorist factions in the Sahel region have increased their presence so much in the past three years that they soon may be able to launch attacks within the United States.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5326324-terrorist-threat-sahel-region-us/

Despite Anti-Trump Mandate, Canada’s New PM Pushes “Golden Dome” Missile System. Organizers protested the Canadian government’s planned investment into militarization at a weapons fair this week.
https://truthout.org/articles/9th-circuit-court-finds-trumps-mass-federal-firings-violated-constitution/

For Palestinians, Seeking Food at a US-Israeli Aid Site Means Risking Your Life. The “aid” seems to empower Israel to prolong its war while attempting to deflect mounting international pressure.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-hostages-aid-06-01-2025-67688833abb96fc068c42d10da90a0a4

House GOP Secretly Votes to Undermine Supreme Court
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iMoXjMxUTGM

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
FBI’s Kash Patel and Dan Bongino face MAGA fury over Jeffrey Epstein and ‘deep state’ conspiracies
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-kash-patel-dan-bongino-184544903.html

3 BSO deputies facing charges for 2022 brutal beating of female inmate
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/exclusive-video-shows-alleged-jailhouse-beating-that-led-to-arrests-of-bso-detention-deputies/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
DOJ undercuts Trump, tells judge the admin does ‘not have the power’ to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to US
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/doj-undercuts-trump-tells-judge-the-admin-does-not-have-the-power-to-return-kilmar-abrego-garcia-to-us/

DC Circuit shuts down Texas probe over Media Matters roast of Elon Musk. A D.C. Circuit panel found there was “uncontested evidence” that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against Media Matters for its reporting on Elon Musk’s social media site X.
https://www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-shuts-down-texas-probe-over-media-matters-roast-of-elon-musk/

Federal courts ruled against the Trump administration 96% of the time in May. GOP-appointed judges join an unprecedented judicial pushback against executive overreach. The data is stunning—but will it matter when cases reach higher courts?
https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-96-rebellion-district-courts

# LGBTQ / Gender
Trump’s Administration Wants to Erase Queer History. An Unconventional Book Club Is Fighting Back. Drag Race star Miss Peppermint is co-leading Queer History 101, a virtual book club merging stories of queer resistance with community.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-wants-to-erase-queer-history-this-unconventional-book-club-is-fighting-back/

# Lost Civilizations / Archaeology
A shoe-print fossil discovered in a seam of coal in Fisher Canyon, Nevada is believed to be about 15 million years old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD_8EvdJsXU

Archaeologists found a strange red mark on rock. More than a fingerprint on a pebble: A pigment-marked object from San Lázaro rock-shelter in the context of Neanderthal symbolic behavior
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-red-dot-a-43000-year-old-fingerprint-and-a-stone-out-of-place-potential-evidence-of-neanderthal-pareidolia/ar-AA1FDSSD

Archaeologists in Arizona discovered evidence of canals dug by an advanced civilization thousands of years old. In the foothills of Mount Graham in Arizona lies a network of mysterious canals believed to have come from an ancient civilization that existed thousands of years ago.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-archaeology/ancient-canals-arizona-show-signs-advanced-engineering-00202

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
MSNBC panel stunned to silence over report on deaths linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE
https://www.rawstory.com/doge-deaths-breaking-news-msnbc/

Trump Calls for MSNBC to Be Shut Down. Trump’s post comes at a tumultuous time for MSNBC, which has been the subject of headlines in recent months amid on-air controversies, ratings struggles, and line-up changes.
https://www.tvinsider.com/1172250/trump-msnbc-shut-down-truth-social/

‘Our Constitution and laws forbid the president’: PBS sues Trump over executive order attempting to defund network, says efforts ‘transgress’ First Amendment
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pbs-suing-trump-administration-over-defunding-three-days-after-npr-filed-similar-case

Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Asks House Republican if He’s Really Willing ‘to Break the Constitution’ for Trump to Get a Third Term
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/foxs-maria-bartiromo-asks-house-republican-if-hes-really-willing-to-break-the-constitution-for-trump-to-get-a-third-term/

# Medicare / Medicaid
‘Well, we all are going to die’: Sen. Joni Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at Iowa town hall
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/30/joni-ernst-town-hall-00376747

House Republicans Unite Around Sweeping Medicaid Cuts. The health care section of the GOP mega-bill has advanced to the House floor, bringing millions of Americans one step closer to losing their health insurance.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-05-21-house-republicans-unite-sweeping-medicaid-cuts/

The cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explained. Why people who work could still lose their health insurance.
https://www.vox.com/health/414045/big-beautiful-bill-congress-trump-medicaid-cuts

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
‘Life and death contradictions’: Lawmakers demand answers on whether ‘heartbeat law’ is keeping brain-dead pregnant woman alive so her fetus can be delivered. “That any law in Georgia could be interpreted to require a brain-dead woman’s body to be artificially maintained as a fetal incubator is not only medically unsound — it is inhumane.”
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405542/a-brain-dead-womans-pregnancy-raises-questions-about-georgias-abortion-law

HHS slams ‘under-tested’ mRNA technology as Trump cuts Moderna’s H5N1 vaccine funding
https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/hhs-cancels-millions-in-pandemic-influenza-mrna-vaccine-development-grants

# Military / Militia / General News
Hegseth gutted Pentagon office that said it would oversee testing of Golden Dome missile defense system. The move may reduce the quality of DOT&E’s second opinions, but may not affect safety, former officials said.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/05/hegseth-halves-pentagons-testing-oversight-office/405659/

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Won’t Work—but It’ll Make Elon Musk Richer. For 40 years, missile defense has never been about keeping America safe. It’s all about the contracts.
https://newrepublic.com/article/195608/trump-golden-dome-elon-musk-richer

# Military / General News / Global
China targets US military members in overseas spy operations, former CIA station chief warns. A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief recently warned that U.S. military members and employees of the federal government are in the “crosshairs” of China’s spy operations as China tries to access information related to the U.S. military.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/05/china-targeting-us-military-members-for-spy-operations-fmr-cia-chief-warns/

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

14,000 troops, 100 ballistic missiles and millions of munitions: What North Korea has sent to Russia, report finds
https://www.aol.com/news/14-000-troops-100-ballistic-080729116.html

China deploys NUKE bombers to strategic sea bases as fears of full scale Taiwan invasion grow
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14365687/china-attack-taiwan-us/

# NASA
President Trump withdraws Isaacman nomination for NASA Administrator days before confirmation vote. The withdrawal of Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur and commercial astronaut, came less than a day after NASA published its proposed budget, which fleshes out the deep cuts forecast in the “skinny budget” previously released.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/05/31/president-trump-withdraws-isaacman-nomination-for-nasa-administrator-days-before-senate-confirmation-vote/

# Planetary
What China Found on The Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY9dnrbQano

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
National Security Council staffers put on administrative leave. A significant number of staff members of the White House National Security Council were dismissed from their positions on May 23 as the Trump administration carried out a major restructuring of the agency.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/23/trumps-national-security-council-slashed-amid-large-scale-firings/83827207007/

Data firm is building ‘detailed portraits of Americans’ on Trump’s order: Palantir is apparently helping Trump develop a database of Americans’ private information, scraped from various government agencies, that could theoretically be used to track or persecute them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-appears-building-unprecedented-spy-202529728.html

# Social
DOJ: Mistreatment of Homeless People Is Not Our Issue. The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its civil rights lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department for the mistreatment of homeless people—just as homelessness is rising and encampment sweeps resume across the city.
https://www.propublica.org/article/phoenix-police-homelessness-doj

HUD choked funding to enforce fair-housing laws. Legal aid groups may not survive. Most housing discrimination claims are handled by local nonprofits around the country. They say the Trump administration has hobbled them, and are challenging the cuts as unlawful.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5325936/hud-choked-funding-to-enforce-fair-housing-laws-legal-aid-groups-may-not-survive/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
How the Loudest Voices in AI Went From ‘Regulate Us’ to ‘Unleash Us.’ Two years after Sam Altman pitched Congress on AI guardrails, he’s back in Washington with a new message: To beat China, invest in OpenAI.
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-sam-altman-ai-regulation-trump/

How to Make AI Faster and Smarter—With a Little Help from Physics
https://www.quantamagazine.org/improving-deep-learning-with-a-little-help-from-physics-20250423/

# Transportation / Travel Advisories
U.S. ATC in dire straits: Over 1,200 employees resign amid busy summer travel, leaving flights at risk
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/u-s-atc-in-dire-straits-over-1200-employees-resign-amid-busy-summer-travel-leaving-flights-at-risk/articleshow/121523878.cms?from=mdr

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-05-31

Voices, The Peoples News

May 31, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
J.D. Vance’s campaign plane carried anti-immigrant rhetoric. Now it carries shackled deportees. The VP campaigned on mass removals aboard aircraft that’s now shipping out immigrants as part of ICE Air
https://ncnewsline.com/2025/05/29/j-d-vances-campaign-plane-carried-anti-immigrant-rhetoric-now-it-carries-shackled-deportees/

Trump’s Proposal for Office of Remigration Evokes Ethnic Cleansing, Critics Say.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-proposal-for-office-of-remigration-evokes-ethnic-cleansing-critics-say/

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is the Same Old Cruel Policy of Family Separation. Families with mixed immigration status are being torn apart as Trump advances his mass deportation agenda.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-the-same-old-cruel-policy-of-family-separation/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is ‘Really Not Leaving’
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-really-not-leaving/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump Issues Deranged Threat to China Over “Stalled” Tariff Talks. Donald Trump warned that he was done being “Mr. NICE GUY.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/195900/donald-trump-threat-china-stalled-tariff-talks

Are Trump’s tariffs blocked? Where levies stand in legal saga. A slew of court rulings this week first blocked a majority of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs before allowing them to carry on, at least temporarily.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-tariffs-court-rulings-blocked-latest/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
O’Leary bashes Trump’s ‘stupid’ Harvard foreign student crackdown
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5326797-oleary-trump-harvard-foreign-students/

Trump’s Fury at Harvard Gets More Deranged—and Exposes a Big MAGA Scam: Trump says he’s attacking foreign students because they’re taking places reserved for American kids. But the House GOP budget bill would hurt countless American students from the working class.
https://newrepublic.com/article/195766/trump-fury-harvard-maga-scam

McCarthy Attacked Individual Professors. Trump Is Going After Entire Campuses. The target then was the nonexistent threat of Communist teachers; today, it’s the supposed radicalism of the academy and its alleged failure to fight antisemitism.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/mccarthyism-universities-trump-attacks/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump doubles tariffs on steel, aluminum to 50% to protect their industry, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices for a metal used to make housing, autos and other goods.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-steel-nippon-pennsylvania-7d8a252934abef553ca9ea7e9e8febc2

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Why Mich. became a test case for Trump’s coal revival. Republicans in southwestern Michigan rallied the president to intervene before the J.H. Campbell coal plant closes. Now they’re hoping for more.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/why-mich-became-a-test-case-for-trumps-coal-revival/

Chinese kill switches found in American energy infrastructure: Chinese “kill switches” that could allow Beijing to cripple power grids and trigger blackouts across the West were found in equipment at US solar farms earlier this month
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/what-is-chinese-kill-switch-found-in-equipment-at-us-solar-firms-trigger-national-security-fears-/articleshow/121440168.cms?from=mdr

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global
1,700 sheep grazing under solar panels are experiencing unexpected changes that could reshape farming. The surprising benefits go beyond simple shelter, hinting at something much bigger.
https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/22/1700-sheep-installed-between-solar-panels-a-surprising-change-observed-in-the-animals/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Millions of honeybees abuzz after truck overturns in Washington state. There was a buzz in the air Friday in northwestern Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped a commercial truck that overturned.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/millions-of-bees-escape-after-truck-overturns-in-washington-state/ar-AA1FOBfD?cvid=CA6FFE11E7F24C9893B203AF3DFB1202&ocid=hpmsn

The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change: It is clear that climate change will reduce income in all countries and across all sectors, affecting industries ranging from transport to manufacturing and retail, not only agriculture and other sectors commonly associated with nature. Kamiar Mohaddes
https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/the-huge-economic-impact-of-inaction-on-climate-change/

# Gov / Politics
Authoritarians don’t rise in a vacuum. They rise when people give up. An Article of the Modern Survival Guide
https://allen-faulton.medium.com/what-authoritarian-takeover-looks-like-afaa0fc02452

Republicans Snuck a Provision Into Their Megabill That Would Let Trump Defy the Courts
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/big-beautiful-bill-donald-trump-judges-courts-contempt.html

GOP State Lawmakers Are Attempting to Undermine Ballot Measures Passed by Voters. Republican elected officials are trying to roll back passed measures and place restrictions on citizen-led initiatives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/red-state-ballot-initiatives-gop-republicans-florida-missouri

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Attorney General Targets Bar Association. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ended the role of the American Bar Association (ABA) in vetting people nominated by the president to serve as judges. The letter marks the latest escalation in a protracted legal fight between Republicans and the nation’s largest legal organization.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/justice-department-tells-american-bar-association-no-longer-comply-ratings-judicial-nominees

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Supreme Court just rendered “constraints of law irrelevant”—Justice Jackson. One immigration lawyer wrote that the order “simply ignores the human costs and blesses the Trump admin’s stripping of status of hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country legally.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ketanji-brown-jackson-chnv-program

Over 130 retired judges file brief supporting Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan. Dugan was arrested in April over the obstruction of an immigration arrest operation and has been charged. Dugan has pleaded not guilty to the charges. In the newly filed brief, the former judges say that the idictment raises questions about judicial immunity and public trust in the judicial process
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2025/05/30/former-judges–hannah-dugan–ice–milwaukee–brief–charges

# Lost Civilizations / Archaeology
Massive Stone Wall, Believed By Some To Be An Ancient Megastructure, Discovered in Montana, USA. The Sage Wall in Montana, a possible ancient stone structure, could challenge historical timelines, suggesting advanced engineering and astronomical knowledge by prehistoric North American civilizations.
https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/06/24/ancient-megastructure-believed-to-be-discovered-in-montana-usa-sage-wall/

Scientists Found Evidence of Our Ancient Human Ancestors Underwater, Suggesting a Sunken World
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-found-evidence-ancient-human-130000435.html

Egyptian archaeologists discovered three tombs in Luxor from Egypt’s New Kingdom. Each tomb came with an inscription to give clues as to the name and position of its inhabitant. Some of the tomb architecture was impressively expansive.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/3-ancient-egyptian-tombs-dating-to-the-new-kingdom-discovered-near-luxor

New discovery beneath Khafre Pyramid reignites theories that Egypt’s iconic monuments served as ancient energy hubs.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2535663/massive-underground-structures-found-beneath-giza-pyramids–

# Military / Militia / General News
Pilot-optional F-35 Joint Strike Fighters could be coming in the future as Lockheed Martin looks for ways to ensure the jets remain relevant for decades to come.
https://www.twz.com/air/what-we-just-learned-a-more-advanced-ferrari-f-35-could-include

Everything We Learned About Lockheed’s QuadStar Missile Aimed At Replacing FIM-92 Stingers. Lockheed’s QuadStar and a design from Raytheon are vying to win the Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor competition.
https://www.twz.com/land/everything-we-learned-about-lockheeds-quadstar-missile-aimed-at-replacing-fim-92-stingers

# Military / General News / Global
China Will Launch an Invasion of Taiwan In Next Few Months: Intel sources believe an attempt by China to invade Taiwan is no less than six months away. The grey zone-type harassment it faces is nearly identical to the actions taken by both the PRC and Russia against other nations in Europe and Asia.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/04/china-will-launch-an-invasion-of-taiwan-in-next-few-months-intel-sources/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Trump Taps Palantir to Create Master Database on Every American. Trump’s dystopian plan is already underway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html

Elon’s Final Move: The AI Investment Secret Set to Disrupt Entire Industries. Starting July 6th, Elon’s new AI venture could create 10 times more American millionaires than Tesla did.
https://www.thedailyworld.com/health/elons-final-move-the-ai-investment-secret-set-to-disrupt-entire-industries/

# Veterans / VA
Veterans Launch 40-Day Fast to Protest Israel’s Starvation of Gaza/ “Having seen what war does … I simply have to do more than hold a sign at a demonstration,” said one veteran organizer.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/veterans-fast-for-gaza

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-05-30

Voices, The Peoples News

May 30, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’ to Kick Immigrants Out of the Country. “Remigration”—a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations—may soon have a dedicated office following a Trump administration reorganization of the State Department.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-remigration-office-immigration-deportations-1235350960/

Trump scrambles to reverse illegal deportation after judge finds it ‘lacked any semblance of due process.’ The deported man got kidnapped and assaulted after the process.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-scrambles-to-reverse-illegal-deportation-after-judge-finds-it-lacked-any-semblance-of-due-process/

Head Of ICE Branch In Charge Of Arrests And Deportations To Leave Post As Trump Officials Push For Expanded Enforcement. The White House is putting intense pressure on law enforcement agencies across the government to meet a goal of a million deportations a year.
https://www.latintimes.com/head-ice-branch-charge-arrests-deportations-leave-post-trump-officials-push-expanded-584001

White House pressure for increased immigration arrests strains law enforcement agencies
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-pressure-increased-immigration-200004326.html

Surge of ICE agreements with local police aim to increase deportations, but many police forces have found they undermine public safety
https://theconversation.com/surge-of-ice-agreements-with-local-police-aim-to-increase-deportations-but-many-police-forces-have-found-they-undermine-public-safety-255937

Venezuelans Deported To El Salvador Are Getting Cases Dismissed And Advocates Say It’s To ‘Complete Their Disappearance’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNQvIObkLC4

Gatekeeper Countries — Key to Stopping Illegal Immigration: Wealthy Countries Are Outsourcing Border Operations to Restrict Immigration. A migrant detention deal between Italy and Albania is part of a global trend that tramples on the right to asylum.
https://cis.org/Report/Gatekeeper-Countries-Key-Stopping-Illegal-Immigration

Supreme Court lets Trump revoke temporary legal status of 500,000 immigrants granted by Biden.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-revoke-parole-status-for-over-500000-migrants/articleshow/121519721.cms?from=mdr

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Study Finds High Levels of Roundup-Type Weedkiller in Tampons. About 300 pesticides are used in cotton production globally and roughly a third of these are toxic
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/toxic-pesticide-found-tampons-b2760706.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk’s Chief Lieutenant at DOGE Leaves Agency. Steve Davis had been handling day-to-day operations at the Department of Government Efficiency
https://www.wired.com/story/nicole-hollander-top-musk-lieutenant-leaving-doge/

In addition to Musk, multiple top DOGE officials leaving Trump administration: Special government employees are limited to 130 days of service.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/addition-musk-multiple-top-doge-officials-leaving-trump/story?id=122321780

Another Top Musk Lieutenant Appears to Be Leaving DOGE. Nicole Hollander, who previously slept in Twitter’s offices while assisting Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, appears to be stepping away from a key role in the General Services Administration.
https://www.wired.com/story/nicole-hollander-top-musk-lieutenant-leaving-doge/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Fortunately, Trump Has Trouble Achieving His Goals. A federal court has struck down most of his tariffs, mainly because he didn’t follow readily available procedures to impose them
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-05-29-fortunately-trump-has-trouble-achieving-his-goals/

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump’s Crackdown on Foreign Student Visas Could Derail Critical AI Research. The US says it will “aggressively revoke” Chinese student visas and has paused interviews for all student visa applicants. Experts warn the moves could weaken American leadership in STEM.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-foreign-student-visa-brain-drain/

Harvard University President Gets Standing Ovation After Taking Dig at Trump During Graduation Speech. Speakers during the university’s commencement ceremony on May 29 defended Harvard’s value following relentless attacks by the Trump administration
https://people.com/harvard-university-president-standing-ovation-trump-dig-11744860

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global
Schoolchildren struggling with headaches and vomiting from oil and gas plant pollution. Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/new-mexico-gas-pollution-health-b2759893.html#:~:text=In%202024%2C%20scientists%20affiliated%20with,spiking%20during%20school%20hours%2C%20to

Officials spark backlash with controversial plan to drill 500 feet in search of underground energy: ‘What a horrible day.’ Known as the Grassy Mountain project, this endeavor was first rejected in 2021 due to the potential environmental impacts on fish and water quality.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/grassy-mountain-coal-project-alberta/#:~:text=Known%20as%20the%20Grassy%20Mountain,that%20it%20offers%20public%20benefits

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA changes leave lower-income communities more exposed
https://theconversation.com/hurricane-season-is-here-but-femas-policy-change-could-leave-low-income-areas-less-protected-256985

# General News
‘Treating them differently’: Deaf Americans say Trump admin violating Constitution by ‘inexplicably’ ending ASL interpretation. A 2020 court ruling mandated the White House provide real-time translations via American Sign Language. President Trump halted their use in January.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/29/deaf-americans-sue-trump-asl-translators-briefings/83924322007/

# Gov / Politics
Rubio outlines plans to drastically cut human rights offices in State. The cuts are part of a Trump administration plan to overhaul State, outlined in internal documents.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/29/rubio-human-rights-state-00374606

Rubio spearheads massive State Dept reorganization set to eliminate, merge more than 300 offices
https://www.aol.com/news/rubio-spearheads-massive-state-dept-141117520.html

Rambling Donald Trump’s speeches tells expert one thing about his health – it’s not good. Mr Trump’s official physician, Dr Sean Barbabella, has insisted the US President “exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health.”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2061579/rambling-donald-trump-speeches-cognitive-decline

“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States. With the federal government largely retreating from focusing on extremist dangers, prevention advocates say the threat of violent extremism is likely to increase.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-domestic-terrorism-extremism-states-michigan

Death, sexual violence and human trafficking: Fallout from US aid withdrawal hits the world’s most fragile locations. Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-malawi-state-department-crime-sexual-violence-trafficking

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Killed UN Worker in “Summary Execution” in Gaza Paramedic Massacre. Israel killed the UNRWA employee, sent to respond to the massacre of 15 paramedics, via a blow to the back of the head.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-killed-un-worker-in-summary-execution-in-gaza-paramedic-massacre/

Trump administration urges South Korea to embrace ‘democratic resilience’ ahead of tense election. There have been rising concerns that communist China has been meddling inside South Korea
https://justthenews.com/world/asia/trump-administration-urges-south-korea-embrace-democratic-resilience-ahead-tense

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Justice Department tells American Bar Association it will no longer comply with ratings for judicial nominees
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5324916-doj-american-bar-association-judicial-nominees/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge Steals 1 Of Trump’s Moves To Emphasize How Dumb His Executive Order Is. One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, targeting law firms he doesn’t like for incredibly petty reasons, was struck down. A frustrated U.S. district judge lambasted one of the president’s pettier executive orders in a way that even Trump could understand.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sassy-judge-exclamation-marks_n_68373882e4b04e6c907772ae

# Medicare / Medicaid
Outrage as House Republicans advance ‘cruel and reckless’ Medicaid cuts. “President Trump repeatedly promised Republicans were not going to cut Medicaid, but that was a lie since Republicans just voted for the largest Medicaid cut in history,” noted one Democratic lawmaker.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-medicaid-cuts-advance

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
CDC told health providers not to treat after East Palestine train derailment: 2023 derailment and burn released hydrogen chloride, phosgene into the air. Residents have long complained of lingering health problems. Some say they were denied medical care
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/ohio-train-derailment/cdc-health-providers-east-palestine-lawsuit/

‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Cites Nonexistent Studies. The original report misinterprets some studies and cites others that appear to be AI-generated fabrications.
https://undark.org/2025/05/29/maha-report-studies/

“Make America Healthy Again” Aims to Make Public Health Your Responsibility: The message coming from the Trump administration is: “Take care of yourselves — because we won’t.”
https://truthout.org/articles/make-america-healthy-again-aims-to-make-public-health-your-responsibility/

Texas cops search license plate cameras across US to find woman who had abortion. Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says use of tool called Flock was to protect health of mother
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/texas-abortion-license-plate-camera-b2760411.html

At troubled UnitedHealth Group, a highly unusual pay package—potentially worth $60 million to its boomerang CEO—heads to a June vote
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/troubled-unitedhealth-group-highly-unusual-210000317.html

American doctors look to relocate to Canada to avoid the Trump administration
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4319912/posts

‘There simply isn’t enough justice to go around’: Controversial ‘free kill’ law to survive with Governor’s veto. A bill to repeal the unique Florida restriction derisively dubbed ‘free kill’ passed overwhelmingly in both legislative chambers. The Governor vetoed it Thursday.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/740088-there-simply-isnt-enough-justice-to-go-around-controversial-free-kill-law-survives-after-governors-veto/
What is the ‘free kill’ law? Florida’s wrongful death statute specifies who can sue for medical malpractice and recover damages. Section 8 of that law specifies that only spouses and minor children of a decedent may pursue damages for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases. A minor child is defined by statute as under 25 years old.
https://www.hpslegal.com/news/floridas-medical-malpractice-free-kill-law/#:~:text=Florida’s%20wrongful%20death%20statute%20specifies,as%20under%2025%20years%20old

# Military / Militia / General News
DOGE can now review most unclassified Pentagon contracts
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/05/29/doge-can-now-review-most-unclassified-pentagon-contracts/

The U.S. and its NATO allies in Europe would dominate the airspace in a potential conflict with Russia and enjoy a decisive battlefield advantage, a new Air Force-commissioned report says.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2025-05-29/nato-russia-air-war-17946309.html

# Military / General News / Global
Israel accepts a US proposal for a temporary Gaza ceasefire: Hamas ‘thoroughly reviewing’ Israel’s response to US ceasefire proposal. Draft reportedly includes release of 28 hostages in first week, 60-day ceasefire and aid for Gaza when deal signed off
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/hamas-us-ceasefire-plan-accepted-israel-does-not-meet-demands-end-war-gaza

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
CEO of Anthropic Warns That AI Will Destroy Huge Proportion of Well-Paying Jobs. This isn’t a fringe opinion held by some tech blogger—the dude runs a $30-40 billion AI company.
https://mashable.com/article/anthropic-ceo-warns-white-collar-unemployment-ai

# Transportation / Travel Advisories
House Republican Introduces Bill to Block Washington Rail Project Unless It’s Called the ‘Trump Train’
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/donald-trump-bill-dc-wmata-metro-republican

# Tourism
U.S. risks $12.5B tourism loss as Trump administration’s travel policies haunt global visitor spending. Experts are pointing to policy missteps and inaction rooted in the Donald Trump administration as a driving cause.
https://www.newsbreak.com/face2face-africa-1703358/4029387960965-u-s-risks-12-5b-tourism-loss-as-trump-administration-s-travel-policies-haunt-global-visitor-spending

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Venezuelan High Schooler Legally Entered the US to Seek Asylum. Then ICE Detained Him at Immigration Court. The Bronx high school student from Venezuela was trying to do everything right.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/27/bronx-high-school-student-detained-by-immigration-ice-agents/

Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem demand ICE agents increase arrests to 3,000 per day: report
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-ordered-triple-number-daily-arrests-2078305

DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow rapid deportations to countries where immigrants have no ties
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/27/trump-supreme-court-deportations-south-sudan-00371595

Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations to third countries. The DOJ filing represents its latest trip to the Supreme Court as it seeks a freer hand to pursue President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/27/trump-supreme-court-deportations-third-countries/83884916007/

State Department to begin pulling visas for Chinese college students. The State Department is also expected to revise its visa approval process to enhance the scrutiny of all visa applications from the Chinese government.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/student-visas-china-us-rubio

Thanks To Donald Trump, The American Dream Is Dead. Donald Trump’s so-called “voluntary deportation” program is yet another example of how he is killing the alleged “American Dream.”
https://newsone.com/6186778/thanks-to-donald-trump-the-american-dream-is-dead/

We Are US Citizens. My Children Are Still Terrified of Being Deported. The Trump administration’s attacks on undocumented and legal immigrants alike are spreading fear and uncertainty.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/19/deportation-child-trump-ice-00299403

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database. Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-dna-migrant-children-fbi-codis/

ICE just ordered $30 million worth of new technology from Palantir to track immigrants
https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-palantir-new-technology-30-million-visa-overstays-self-deportation-2025-4

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk Made Your Life Worse: The billionaire may be on the outs with Trump. But the damage, much of it cruel and at times life-ruining, will continue to unfold.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/elon-musk-made-your-life-worse/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
The U.S. debt crisis is worse than you think. We’re sitting around $40 trillion in debt, and we’re running close to a 7% deficit right now.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4027349320969-the-us-debt-crisis-is-worse-than-you-think?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDg1MTc0NjQzNDA%3D

US International Trade court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xgdj9kyero

Why has a US court blocked Donald Trump’s tariffs – and can he get round it? Challenge to president’s policies raises questions about his trade and economic plans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/why-has-a-us-court-blocked-donald-trumps-tariffs-and-can-he-get-round-it

Top Trump economic adviser predicts legislative agenda will make American families $10,000 richer. [I don’t believe this. Too many lies already.]
https://justthenews.com/nation/economy/economic-adviser-predicts-trumps-policies-will-generate-10000-increase-american

State taxpayers may be on the hook for millions after Trump deals them shortfall
https://www.rawstory.com/food-stamps-snap-cuts-2672224932/

Stephen Miller Leads MAGA Meltdown as Judges Tear Down Trump Tariffs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/stephen-miller-leads-maga-meltdown-032002077.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump Finds a New Way to Attack Education: Cutting Aid for Students Who Are Parents. The Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a vital child care program for lower-income parenting students.
https://theintercept.com/2025/05/28/trump-aid-student-parents-college-child-care/

Judge blocks Trump from stopping Harvard international admissions. The move follows Harvard suing the administration last week in response to a message from the Department of Homeland Security revoking their Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification.
https://apnews.com/article/harvard-international-students-judge-70a69446b265877b801e91b250547cb4

Judge says US acted improperly in stripping Harvard researcher of visa for smuggling in bio samples
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/judge-rules-us-acted-improperly-stripping-harvard-researcher-visa-smuggling?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Trump Education Sec. Says Universities Should ‘Be Able to Do Research’ if They Go Along With ‘What the Administration Is Trying to Accomplish’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-education-sec-says-universities-should-be-able-to-do-research-if-they-go-along-with-what-the-administration-is-trying-to-accomplish/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
The Trump administration’s ever-changing policies on tariffs and trade have injected chaos into the global energy economy. What Will Tariffs Do to the Energy Economy? U.S. renewables stand to lose big in a trade war, but the sting extends to oil and other energy industries, analysts say.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052025/inside-clean-energy-tariffs-economy/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $1.5 Billion to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters, Including Hurricane Helene
https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-announces-over-1-billion-repair-roads

SCOTUS limits judicial authority to block infrastructure projects over environmental concerns. “Courts should afford substantial deference and should not micromanage those agency choices so long as they fall within a broad zone of reasonableness,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/scotus-limits-judicial-authority-block-infrastructure-projects-over?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Supreme Court Limits Scope of Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law: Today’s ruling relieves federal agencies of the obligation to review all foreseeable environmental harms and grants them more leeway to decide what potential environmental harms to analyze, despite what communities may think is important.
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/supreme-court-limits-scope-of-nations-bedrock-environmental-law-2025-05-29/

Despite backlash, more states are considering laws to make Big Oil pay for climate change. After Vermont and New York passed “climate Superfund” legislation, 11 states have introduced similar bills this year.
https://grist.org/accountability/climate-superfund-law-maryland-california-vermont-new-york-trump-lawsuits/

Terrifying Glacier Collapse Buries Mountain Village in ‘Major Catastrophe.’ Harrowing video footage captured a vast field of debris racing toward the settlement. 90 percent of the Swiss village is buried or destroyed.
https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/glacier-collapse-buries-iconic-alpine-village-of-blatten

# Food / General News
Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/food-safety-foodborne-illness-trump-health-agency-cuts-e-coli-outbreak-silence/

# General News
Trump sparks more fears of cognitive decline after fumbling answer on student visas. “Trump doesn’t know what is going on. He is president by tweet only.”
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-sparks-more-allegations-cognitive-35302887

# Gov / Politics
What’s Happened to Our Country? Where is the American soul? How did we become this divided? Has America lost its soul? Did we become too focused on self and individual liberties that we have forgotten how far we have come? Forgotten what we fought for and what is ours to cherish as a nation? Freedom.
https://www.theintelligencer.net/opinion/local-columns/2022/07/whats-happened-to-our-country/

Town Hall Erupts After GOP Congressman Admits To Not Knowing What He Voted For. Nebraska Representative Mike Flood was booed relentlessly at his own town hall Tuesday as he admitted to a roomful of constituents that he had simply not read some parts of Trump’s big, beautiful budget bill.
https://newrepublic.com/post/195777/republican-town-hall-mike-flood-budget

Trump Admin Accused Of Dismissing Charges Against Another MS-13 Leader To Prevent Him From Revealing Pact Between Bukele And The Gang. The man in question is Vladimir Antonio Arevalo-Chavez. A similar accusation was made in the case of Henry Villatoro Santos
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/23/trump-administration-ms-13-leaders-criminal-charges-deportation

Trump administration agrees to return ‘wrongfully’ deported immigrant for first time after battling court orders
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/trump-administration-agrees-to-return-wrongfully-deported-immigrant-for-first-time-after-battling-court-orders/ar-AA1FFwsI?cvid=9159F313C16F4C719FF4369D6FDE703C&ocid=hpmsn

Trump’s new ‘wildly unhinged’ assault is exposing MAGA’s ‘deeper scam.’ President Donald Trump’s assault on Harvard “is a wildly unhinged abuse of power in every way.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-harvard-2672221552/

Tulsi Gabbard’s move accused of opening door to new wave of ‘domestic terrorism’
https://www.rawstory.com/tulsi-trump-domestic-ttero/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Columbia Trustee Got Sued for Securities Fraud — Then Left Her Pharma Firm Under a Cloud. Shoshana Shendelman is reportedly part of a hard-line pro-Israel faction on the Columbia board of trustees.
https://theintercept.com/2025/05/27/columbia-university-trustee-shendelman-sued-pharma/

The Rising Death Toll of the U.S.–Israel Aid Distribution Plan in Gaza. Since a joint U.S.–Israel plan put a nonprofit in charge of aid distribution in Gaza, at least nine people have been killed and 47 injured. “This is what happens when you try to replace the humanitarian system with a political agenda,”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/28/heinous-crime-authorities-say-ten-aid-seekers-killed-in-gaza-in-forty-eight-hours

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department to advance his voter suppression plans
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/donald-trump-justice-department-voting-rights-north-carolina/

Trump’s pardon attorney considers full clemency for Oath Keepers and founder Stewart Rhodes over Jan. 6 crimes. Ed Martin is reviewing requests to pardon far-right militia members charged with treason-related crimes
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pardons-stewart-rhodes-jan-6-ed-martin-b2759341.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Termination notices expected to go out to all remaining Voice of America employees this week. The move would add to the grueling battle between the network and Trump administration.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/28/voice-of-america-rif-terminations-trump-00372238

# Medicare / Medicaid
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Gut a ‘Medical Lifeline’ for Millions
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-republicans-medicaid-cuts-home-health-care-1235348787/

# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
UnitedHealth Group faces lawsuit claiming it used ex-employees’ 401(k) funds to defray its own costs
https://www.ainvest.com/news/unitedhealth-group-faces-lawsuit-alleged-401-fund-misuse-2505/

The Aids crisis was set to end by 2030 – now Trump’s cuts will mean 4 million more deaths. HIV infections and deaths from Aids are set to skyrocket in the next five years if US-funded programmes are not reinstated
https://www.the-independent.com/news/health/trump-aid-cuts-hiv-aids-deaths-b2759143.html

Trump blames Europe as deadly impact of US cuts on Aids pandemic grows. Trump lashes out at France and Germany amid growing evidence that HIV patients are being denied life-saving drugs.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hiv-aids-cuts-treatment-europe-b2757501.html

# Medical Science / Research
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the National Science Foundation from cutting off critical research funding at universities across the state and country.
https://www.newsbreak.com/golden-gate-media-1351221/4028495375871-with-millions-at-risk-california-files-lawsuit-to-stop-trump-s-cuts-to-research-grant-funding

# Military / Militia / General News
Warren, Sheehy Announce Bipartisan Fight to Guarantee Military Right to Repair Its Equipment. “On both sides of the aisle, many of us agree that waste, fraud, and abuse are real problems in our government, and it’s worse when it threatens our military readiness. It’s time to show servicemembers we’ve got their backs and restore their right to fix their own equipment.”
https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-fox-news-op-ed-warren-sheehy-announce-bipartisan-fight-to-guarantee-military-right-to-repair-its-equipment

Hypersonic Flight and AI Dogfights: U.S. Defense Startups Set to Redefine Air Power
https://thedebrief.org/hypersonic-flight-and-ai-dogfights-u-s-defense-startups-set-to-redefine-air-power/

Speed Meets Autonomy: Hermeus and Anduril Unveil the Future of Military Aviation
https://theaviationist.com/2025/05/27/quarterhorse-mk-1-first-flight/

# Military / General News / Global
US Marine and Iraq War vet who volunteered to fight for Ukraine killed by a Russian drone strike
https://nypost.com/2025/05/27/world-news/us-marine-and-iraq-war-vet-who-volunteered-to-fight-for-ukraine-killed-by-a-russian-drone-strike/

# Pharmaceuticals
Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/business/trump-administration-cancels-766-million-moderna-contract-to-fight-pandemic-flu/article_713954a2-526d-54de-98dc-4ce5e522bb0d.html

# Science / Science Engineers
New York and New Jersey’s attorneys general have joined a coalition of 16 states suing the Trump administration over what they call unlawful cuts to scientific research and diversity efforts in STEM fields. This will ‘devastate scientific research’: 16 states sue the Trump administration over National Science Foundation directive
https://gothamist.com/news/ny-nj-attorneys-general-sue-trump-administration-over-cuts-to-science-diversity-in-research

Scientists make jaw-dropping breakthrough that transforms human urine into futuristic energy source: ‘Unprecedented momentum.’ Researchers have discovered an efficient, low-carbon way to generate green hydrogen by using urea that’s found in urine and wastewater.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/green-hydrogen-urea-electrolysis-sewage/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Spyware
Vladimir Putin says Russia needs to ‘strangle’ Western tech companies still operating in his country. He was responding to a gripe from a Russian IT provider about competition from Microsoft and Zoom
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/russia_chokehold_tech_firms/

# Transportation / Travel Advisories
Security Alert: Do Not Travel to Venezuela for any reason and Avoid Venezuelan Borders with Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana. The U.S. government warns U.S. citizens against travel to Venezuela for any reason.
https://co.usembassy.gov/security-alert-do-not-travel-to-venezuela-for-any-reason-and-avoid-venezuelan-borders-with-colombia-brazil-and-guyana/

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