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Voices, The Peoples News

October 30, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Search More Than 500 Cases of U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents. Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets will inevitably result not only in the erosion of rights for immigrants but also for citizens. Since the start of this Trump administration, we’ve watched those warnings come true.
https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/list/

ICE refuses to release mentally ill US citizen who told immigration he was Jamaican and Lebanese royalty despite US documents
https://www.themarysue.com/ice-refuses-to-release-mentally-ill-us-citizen-who-told-immigration-he-was-jamaican-and-lebanese-royalty-despite-us-documents/

Washington advocates say ICE arrested a college-bound honor student and two home caregivers as state sees record enforcement surge. Data obtained by the University of California’s Deportation Data Project shows that in July, agents arrested approximately 700 people in Washington, the highest monthly total recorded under President Donald Trump’s second administration.
https://www.chronline.com/stories/ice-surge-is-here-say-washington-immigrant-advocates-sharing-stories-of-arrests,410874

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals / Bugs
Central Arizona Project joins Colorado River lawsuit. Arizona water heavyweight joins Colorado River lawsuit against Trump administration. Lower Basin states say Colorado River management plans are unlawful and put the burden on three of seven basin states
https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/29/arizona-heavyweight-colorado-river-lawsuit/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel
ST LNG approved for deepwater port license off Texas coast. Federal officials approved an $8.2 billion LNG port off Matagorda, Texas, with thousands of jobs planned and construction expected to begin in 2027.
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2026/10/29/st-lng-marad-deepwater-port-license-texas-coast.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Police probe the royal retreat at the center of cryptic Epstein emails. The inquiry, confirmed by authorities as being in its “very early stage,” focuses on serious allegations that women and young girls were trafficked to the royal residence during a series of stays beginning in 1999
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/uk-police-open-probe-into-ex-princes-time-with-jeffrey-epstein-at-royal-estate/

FBI records show ‘classified material’ from Epstein files went to Todd Blanche’s office despite DOJ insisting no national security secrets are being withheld. The records appear to contradict Blanche’s repeated assurances that the department withheld no Epstein files on national security grounds.
https://share.newsbreak.com/jzyexi89

# Gov / Politics / US
Frantic FBI agents fear this Trump order is their ticket to prison: Seven people inside and around the FBI reached out to say that they’re afraid that in the next few days they’ll be called upon to illegally seize voting machines or ballots to disrupt our election next week.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/fbi-agent-midterm-polls/

‘Panic mode’: Trump compared to KKK leader after insulting racial meltdown. Scarborough described Trump’s final pitch to Black and Jewish voters as saying they’d be “crazy” to vote for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, and that even if they don’t, “you’re crazy anyway.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-meltdown-2678170866/

Trump’s Views Are More Dangerous Than the KKK: We should have been outraged by Trump from the very beginning. But that would’ve required that we confront the ugliness in ourselves. Americans aren’t too keen on that. We prefer our illusions straight no chaser.
https://time.com/4241465/trump-kkk-dangerous/

Trump floats jailing of own general in stunning escalation after Pete Hegseth fires top General
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-issues-big-problems-095250125.html

Melania stole glory from one of the world’s most selfless humans: Melania’s R.N.C. speech was a hit until we realized she stole it from Michelle Obama. What was briefly a slam dunk for the campaign quickly turned sour.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/melania-trump-speech-michelle-obama?srsltid=AYCX9vJgxUzrVeZBV812cUgeWQpM0WZcKLs4_fO4gMC2oUfnMprKtiQR

‘Do the right thing’: Top Dems indecisive as furious voters clamor to punish Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-impeachment-midterms/

The Democrats Think They Have a Choice on Impeachment. They Don’t. The party’s establishment has little appetite to impeach the president or members of his Cabinet. Its base is another story altogether.
https://newrepublic.com/article/217316/democrats-trump-impeachment-party-base-no-choice

Alaska Democrat denies ballot scheme amid DOJ probe. The Justice Department is looking into allegations that Alaska Democrats hatched a plot to confuse voters and steal votes, while the Democratic Senate candidate denies any involvement.
https://san.com/cc/alaska-democrat-denies-ballot-scheme-amid-doj-probe-trump-cancels-in-person-campaign-stops/

Rebuffed by judge, DOJ opens criminal probe of California mail-in ballots. Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles and at least one other California district began issuing the subpoenas Thursday.
https://san.com/cc/rebuffed-by-judge-doj-opens-criminal-probe-of-california-mail-in-ballots/

The midterms are almost here. But what happens after the votes are counted? Let’s go Off Script. With the midterms approaching, the decades-old political mantra faces another test at the ballot box.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/midterms-almost-happens-votes-counted-200000551.html

ICE takes center stage in governor’s race: ICE mask ban takes effect in N.Y. amid dueling lawsuits and a race for governor. New York’s high-profile new law restricting mask use by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carrying out their duties went into effect Friday under the cloud of dueling lawsuits
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2026/06/26/ny-ice-mask-ban–

These GOP ballot measures are more dangerous than they appear. Republicans’ extremism hellbent on unraveling fundamental freedoms has been on full display. From dangerous abortion restrictions to undermining LGBTQ+ freedoms to attacking voting rights, state legislatures have become hotbeds of the worst GOP policies, with effects reverberating across the country.
https://www.dlcc.org/news/press/dlcc-highlights-the-worst-most-dangerous-republican-bills-pushed-in-state-legislaturesin-2024/

Trump has robbed victims of $119M in court-ordered restitution with his pardons of allies. Convicted fraudsters and other criminals pardoned by the president over the last year thanks owed victims and the federal government more than $1 billion
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pardons-victims-restitution-fund-b3074846.html

‘Their Plan Is Insane’: Senator Issues Grave Warning About Post-Election Assault on Iran: If carried out, says Sen. Chris Murphy, the attack Trump and Hegseth are plotting “will lead to devastating escalation and the likely destruction of our commitment to the rule of law.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/chris-murphy-iran-war-plan

Journalist asks Randy Fine if Melania Trump will be deported after GOP Rep demands anyone who lied on citizenship paperwork should be deported
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-open-to-deporting-melania-trump-elon-musk-if-they-lied-on-forms-12622363

Donald Trump Accused of Throwing Cash at Girl, 13, After Alleged Sexual Assault, Lawsuit Claims. “Jane Doe,” was set to appear at a press conference at the law offices of Lisa Bloom, but the woman didn’t come to the press conference. Bloom told a room full of waiting reporters that Johnson was afraid after receiving multiple death threats, and that they would have to reschedule.
https://www.courthousenews.com/rape-allegations-refiled-against-trump/

# Media / Press / TV
‘The GOP deserves to suffer’: Trump fan vows to destroy MAGA after realizing he was duped. But the first “supporter” they encountered threw them for a loop. “We’ve got Tom right here, kind enough to answer a few questions. Tom, why are you here this morning?” “Well, in the late ’70s, I was a little too young to get involved and, um, go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre, but this is as close as I’ll ever get, so that’s why I’m here,” the man replied. Wait, the Jonestown Massacre?” the reporter asked. “That’s right,” Tom confirmed. “There’s nothing like seeing a cult right up front, man.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/fox-news-duped-anti-maga-195919350.html

MAGA melts down as ‘unhinged’ rallygoer compares them to death cult: ‘Track down this man!
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rally-2678166063/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Hegseth gifts Vietnamese counterpart declassified reports that could lead to discovery of hundreds of remains. Pete Hegseth presented a four-part declassified after-action report to Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Văn Giang that could help locate the remains of 440 missing Vietnamese soldiers.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4782642/pete-hegseth-vietnam-declassified-reports-discovery-remains/?srsltid=AYCX9vLIfup4mahlGSuSmYs1sYsLFQMRAnVvFnF28uWRVn3USPVWyh2G

U.S. Senator Sends “Sledgehammer” as Russian Diesel Tankers Head to U.S. Ports – “Reverse Course.” U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, issued a warning to the shipping company transporting a cargo of Russian diesel to the United States: turn back, or risk violating U.S. sanctions law.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/reverse-course-while-theres-still-194000851.html

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Elizabeth Warren Has a Warning for Americans Counting on Social Security as Trump Admin Corrects Millions of Social Security Records: ‘I’m Doing Everything I Can’
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-admin-lying-fudging-numbers-183053889.html

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Kentucky residents confront officials over two massive data centers planned less than 10 miles apart: In the video, someone is speaking at the podium when a loud buzzing noise is played by another resident in the room. The noise then stops, and you can hear a man in the audience say, “It’s annoying, isn’t it. 24/7, 365.” The speaker continues for a moment before the noise starts again. That’s when things start to get tense.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kentucky-residents-confront-officials-over-014200190.html

Tesla’s Optimus robots may be built for more than factory work. One day, they could land on Mars first—deploying power, mining ice, building habitats and preparing the planet before humans arrive. Elon Musk said in an earnings call that customer shipments could be ready by next year as Tesla makes progress on its Optimus robotics line in Fremont, California.
https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/tesla-begins-optimus-humanoid-production-california-shipments-2027/872864/

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Voices, The Peoples News

October 29, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Tennessee blocks driver’s licenses for Dreamers, other immigrants with U.S. work permits. Thousands of DACA recipients in Tennessee, immigrants brought here as children then granted permission to live and work in the U.S. are among those who could be impacted by new rules
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/10/27/tennessee-blocks-drivers-licenses-for-dreamers-other-immigrants-with-u-s-work-permits/

ICE releases some detainees in Fresno far from home under ‘cruel’ tactic, officials say: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing sharp criticism from local elected officials and immigrant advocates for releasing out-of-state detainees in Central Valley cities like Fresno and Bakersfield hundreds of miles away from their homes.
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article317787691.html

After unfavorable SCOTUS ruling, Trump targets birth tourism by other mean. President Donald Trump (R) is pursuing a new strategy on birthright citizenship and birth tourism just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his administration’s broader attempt to deny citizenship to certain children born in the United States.
https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/trump-targets-birth-tourism-after-supreme-court-citizenship-ruling/

ICE takes a mentally ill man at his word that he was born in Jamaica, but his mother and public records say he was born in the U.S. .. Public records, his mother in Florida, and a birth certificate used to obtain a U.S. passport for 15 years show that James was born in Florid
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/citizen-detained-ice-nearly-year-2086353

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals / Bugs
Satellites watch an escaping Antarctic iceberg | Space photo of the day for Oct. 28, 2026
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/satellites-watch-an-escaping-antarctic-iceberg-space-photo-of-the-day-for-oct-28-2026

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel
Trump says Venezuela sent him 1 million barrels of oil as a ‘gift.’ But the U.S. is reportedly paying for it. The president said he is giving the oil, taken by the US as part of its seizure of Venezuela, to “you people.”
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-venezuela-gave-him-1m-barrels-of-oil-as-gift-as-us-seizes-revenues/

Blumenthal Says Delivering Russian Diesel to New York Would Violate “a Very Explicit Statute” Despite Trump’s License as a Greek-Owned Tanker Crosses the Atlantic
https://share.newsbreak.com/jzm5o5mt

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
SNAP EBT cards might change under new proposal. According to Grocery Dive, the department has proposed a rule that would require EBT to be enabled with microchips as well as tap-to-pay technology. And for retailers under SNAP to accept them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/the-trump-administration-is-proposing-a-new-snap-rule-to-curb-card-skimmers-heres-why-and-how-to-keep-your-benefits-safe-171722714.html

Butter Recalled In 10 States Due To Yeast, Mold & E. Coli
https://share.google/lU22u9lFoBTc0kY4E

Texas agriculture commissioner Sid Miller sounds alarm after new cases confirmed in Texas, warns livestock threat is far from over as screwworm spreads
https://texasagriculture.gov/News-Events/News-Events-Details/Article/12019/Commissioner-Miller-Sounds-Alarm-as-More-New-World-Screwworm-Cases-Confirmed-in

USDA sends more relocation notices, seemingly in violation of court order. A court-ordered stay prohibits USDA from issuing or enforcing “any other notice or directive of reassignment or relocation in whole or in part.”
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/10/usda-sends-more-relocation-notices-seemingly-violation-court-order/416900/?oref=ge-featured-river-top

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
DOJ Appears to Be Hiding Classified Documents From Epstein Files. The Justice Department said it wasn’t withholding any classified documents for national security reasons. The Epstein files suggest otherwise.
https://newrepublic.com/post/217301/doj-classified-documents-missing-epstein-files

# Gov / Politics / US
Intel officials pull back curtain on Trump DOJ’s election ‘doomsday’ plan: National security reporter Ken Klippenstein is hearing from more sources inside President Donald Trump’s administration that his Justice Department is trying to craft a “contingency plan” to possibly intervene in the Nov. 3 election. Even if the DOJ can come up with something, the lawyer said, “There is no law covering a federal government takeover.”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-s-election-day-plan/

President Donald Trump floats making Venezuela a ‘prosperous 51st state’ while thirsting over the country’s oil: ‘We’re bringing out a lot of oil for ourselves’
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/president-donald-trump-floats-making-venezuela-prosperous-51st-state-thirsting-over-countrys-oil/

‘Inflict Some Pain’: Elon’s Texas Dream Could End Soon. The trillionaire’s unprecedented political spending in the 2026 midterms could cost him in his home state of Texas if Democrats breakthrough and win in November.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-2026-spending-texas_n_6ae22a1ce4b0a2cccd4493ef

Trump demands he get the blame for this GOP-ending whupping. His reckoning is about to go down.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-blame-midterms/

‘Wild’: Republicans fume that Trump’s meddling put once-safe Senate seat at risk. Senate Republicans say President Trump has become increasingly toxic with independent voters critical to winning Senate races in battlegrounds such as North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa and Alaska.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6124725-trump-senate-race-risk/

GOP governor launches probe into Democrat’s campaign after Trump cries ‘voter fraud’: Alaska’s Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday night he’s ordering an investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign, hours after President Donald Trump demanded she be thrown off the ballot and prosecuted.
https://www.rawstory.com/mary-peltola-dan-sullivan-new/

‘Read the First Amendment!’ Joe Scarborough starts shouting as GOP ‘shreds’ Constitution. Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough unloaded live on-air Wednesday in a full-throated tirade, screaming in rage as he excoriated Republicans “ashamed” to formally honor the Capitol Police officers who defended Congress during the January 6 riot.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/joe-scarborough-screams-fury-republicans-163255121.html
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects five fundamental freedoms: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. Ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights, it explicitly prevents the federal government from interfering with individual rights of conscience and expression
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Trump’s loose lips put lives at risk in a last-ditch push to keep Congress: “Trump says he tipped off oil companies on Venezuela attack.” So, even though he refused to tell anyone in Congress that he was going to launch a risky attack on a foreign country, he was blabbing about it to oil company executives before it took place. It is doubtful that any of the oil execs had a security clearance.
https://www.idahopress.com/opinion/columnists/jones-loose-lips-endanger-the-lives-of-america-s-finest/article_129a2d60-f861-4637-8a91-3804afcf8530.html

Trump threatens ‘serious consequences’ in furious election rant: ‘The Democrats cheated!’ President Donald Trump demanded consequences on Truth Social on October 28, 2026, accusing Democrats of fraud and perjury regarding an Alaska Senate race ballot.
https://www.rawstory.com/dan-sullivan-trump/

# Global News
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
A wall of secrecy: Secrecy Grab’ to Shield Police Files. As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.
https://www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
How DOJ’s Alaska lawsuit is laying the groundwork for something bigger. US attorney general calls CNN ‘crazy’ for suggesting Trump’s attempt to overturn election could lead to January 6 repeat.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/todd-blanche-doj-lawsuit-alaska-senate-election-results

Chinese National and New York Resident Plead Guilty in $65,000,000 Senior Fraud Ring That Conspired With India-Based Call Centers. Federal prosecutors have obtained guilty pleas from the final two defendants in a $65 million fraud operation that targeted thousands of elderly victims in San Diego and across the country.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/lead-defendant-and-10-others-plead-guilty-65-million-multinational-fraud-ring

‘Cease immediately’: Judge David O. Carter warns against threats to election workers and promises a ruling by Wednesday on the Justice Department’s bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/trump-ballot-claims-california-ruling/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Spike in health insurance premiums has many Texans caught choosing between healthcare and food.
More than half of Texans worry about paying for food while keeping health insurance
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/10/28/health-insurance-costs-rise-for-2027

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a policy shift on October 28, 2026, to allow 503A compounding pharmacies to produce and distribute six unapproved wellness peptide injections without standard FDA approval
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-lifts-peptide-restrictions-b3075262.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Strategic planning general ousted: Hegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes. There is no immediate replacement for Sylvia and no reason has been given for the firing.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/watertown/politics/2026/10/29/hegseth-fires-pentagon-s-top-military-planner

US launches nuclear readiness drills with ‘doomsday planes’ and bombers airborne nationwide: U.S. Strategic Command is conducting its annual Global Thunder exercise to test the military’s ability to command, communicate with, and operate its nuclear forces during a crisis. The command confirmed Tuesday that Global Thunder 27 was underway and said the public could see increased bomber and support aircraft activity,
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us-tests-nuclear-readiness-global-151033211.html

# NASA / Space
Astronomers discovery mystery object beyond Neptune and it might be a new dwarf planet. “My first reaction was one of excited disbelief.” The powerful Vera Rubin Observatory has spotted what seems to be a dwarf planet circling the sun in the frigid depths beyond Neptune
https://www.space.com/astronomy/dwarf-planets/astronomers-found-a-mysterious-object-beyond-neptune-and-it-could-be-a-new-dwarf-planet

# Nuclear
Trump effectuates nuclear renaissance in move to reopen plants in Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania. Increasing energy output, in all its forms, has been a central theme of Donald Trump’s presidency. His second term might bring about the biggest leaps in production and efficiency yet.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/trump-effectuates-nuclear-renaissance-move-open-plants-iowa-michigan-and

# Surveillance / DHS / Communication / Security / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Hackers unmask thousands of DHS agents Trump officials tried to keep hidden:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/leak-website-releases-data-tens-thousands-dhs-employees-2026-10-28/

Flock Reportedly Reinstalls Cameras Without Authorization After Minnesota City Cancels Contract. The city later revealed that Flock had returned one camera to service without permission. Officials later discovered that a second camera had also been reinstalled.
https://brobible.com/sports/article/flock-reinstalls-cameras-minnesota-city-cancels-contract/?shem=dsdf%2Csharefoc%2Cagadiscoversdl%2C%2Csh%2Fx%2Fdiscover%2Fm1%2F4

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Elon Musk’s Real Estate Goons Threaten Local Residents Not to Sue Over Deafening Data Center Noise
https://share.google/UlD961XuEU46OE1rH

Chrome Now Scans Gmail to Auto-Fill Orders, Flights, and Tracking Info
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/chromes-ai-powered-autofill-can-now-dig-through-your-gmail-to-fill-out-forms/

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Voices, The Peoples News

October 27, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

5 Reasons Societies Begin to Decline When individuals defend their leaders more fiercely than they seek the truth. When corruption becomes normal and honesty becomes rare. When people blame others for problems their so-called leaders helped create. When individuals look away from injustice because it doesn’t affect them personally. When a society values obedience more than creative and critical thinking. Related to themes explored by Socrates and Plato

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
GOP Rep. Randy Fine Won’t Rule Out Deporting Melania Trump & Elon Musk If They Lied On Immigration Records. Florida Rep. Randy Fine says the same standard should apply to ‘anyone,’ even high-profile associates of the Trump administration
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-trump-elon-musk-randy-fine-immigration-b3074065.html

ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished: Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/01/ice-transparency-immigrants-disappear-transfers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=subscriber-email&utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=5e3a6e7707-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_10_26_01_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5e3a6e7707-486092373

Why we’re suing ICE and CBP: Since President Donald Trump’s return to office, federal immigration agents have secretly detained people — cutting them off from lawyers and family — for hours, days and, in some cases, weeks, according to numerous media reports.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/20/ice-suit-arrests-constitution

“No administration had ever carried out a purge at this scale.” The federal immigration courts do not operate like traditional courts and are overseen by the U.S. Attorney General and the president. The courts have become a main cog in Trump’s effort to deport tens of thousands of people from the United States. As the Trump administration has fired more than hundred judges, one current judge is speaking out.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/10/25/how-respected-us-immigration-judge-lost-her-job-under-trump/

‘Dismantle ICE,’ Jayapal says after 60th death in agency custody since Trump took office, calls for investigation and accountability. She also called for the Folkston facility to be shut down immediately: “When our country detains people, we have the responsibility of ensuring both their physical and mental health—not driving them, though incredible cruelty, to commit suicide.”
https://knewz.com/dismantle-ice-jayapal-says-60th-death-since-trump-took-office-calls-investigation/#google_vignette

Texas dad gets detained by ICE during his Uber shift, and deported to a country he has no ties to: ‘This isn’t real.’ The 57-year-old, who left Mali on a tourist visa at age 32 and later received a work permit after a judge blocked his return there, spent three weeks in detention without speaking to his lawyer or appearing before a judge.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/texas-dad-gets-detained-by-ice-during-his-uber-shift-and-deported-to-a-country-he-has-no-ties-to-this-isnt-real/

An ICE agent was seen leaving a California detention center with two boys. But their presence sparked questions about where they were going. ‘What Are They Doing With These Poor Kids?’
https://thenerdstash.com/outrage-after-ice-agent-in-california-is-seen-driving-with-two-little-kids-what-are-they-doing-with-these-poor-kids/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Is it still the economy, stupid? How voter anger over prices could reshape Congress. Despite dozens of hot-button issues plastered across every commercial break this month, voters have long maintained that the economy is their biggest concern.
https://san.com/cc/is-it-still-the-economy-stupid-how-voter-anger-over-prices-could-reshape-congress/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals / Bugs
Judge extends block on Trump administration cutting down trees at historic DC golf course. Judge Ana Reyes says the government must give ten days’ notice before making “any irreparable modification” to the course. Organizations representing preservationists and local golfers, including Democracy Forward, praised the ruling as a crucial step to prevent permanent damage to East Potomac Park while the legal battle continues
https://wtop.com/dc/2026/10/judge-extends-court-ordered-block-on-trumps-renovation-plans-for-historic-public-golf-course-in-washington/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
Texas restricts animal movement as screwworm spreads in 19 counties: The Texas Animal Health Commission has placed movement restrictions due to an established New World Screwworm Infested Zone in Midland’s neighboring counties. The counties of Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Brewster, Crockett, Edwards, Hudspeth, Schleicher, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Val Verde and Zapata are part of that restriction.
https://www.mrt.com/news/article/texas-screwworm-movement-restrictions-22495366.php

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a 53-page staff report on October 26, 2026, alleging that President Donald Trump was an “active participant” in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-10.hjc-dems-staff-report-epstein-and-trump.pdf

Trump-Epstein ties covered up, House Democrats allege; want special counsel: Issued just nine days before the midterm elections, the report details inconsistent – and in some cases, inaccurate – public statements the president has made about his relationship with Epstein, including a claim that he never flew on Epstein’s plane, when flight logs show he did. The two men were friends from the late 1980s until the early 2000s.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-epstein-ties-covered-house-202108970.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots: In a 2-1 ruling, the judges said the appeals court didn’t have the authority to step in before a lower court had ruled.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/26/california-election-ballots-justice-department-ruling

MAGA’s crusade to yank women’s vote is no joke and it’s storming the mainstream: The push to strip women of the right to vote has “morphed from a joke into a serious proposal” and is making its way into the Republican mainstream, with a pastor tied to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth among its loudest voices
https://www.salon.com/2026/10/26/maga-attacks-on-women-voters-are-no-joke/

This absurd legal ploy could let Trump steal the midterms — and it’s just the start. No joke. No foolin’ around. The operation is in place to overturn the results of next Tuesday’s vote in the midterm elections. While America slept, Trump’s vigilante organizations, as we explain in Jim Crow Reloaded, are challenging voters of color. In 2024, the Texas Trump front group True the Vote challenged over three-quarters of a million voters’ registrations. This year, they’re keeping the number secret.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/midterms-blanche/

Sen. Blumenthal Says Americans “Deserve a Reckoning” as Trump-Connected Companies Brace for Investigations — Warns “Subpoenas & Forced Disclosure” Are “Likely” Over “Secret Contract Deals, Pay to Play, Pardon Schemes”
https://combatrated.com/blumenthal-says-trump-linked-companies-face-investigations-over-secret-contracts-pay-to-play-deals-and-pardon-schemes/

# Global News
Kremlin issues disturbing Volodymyr Zelensky assassination appeal to Donald Trump: Kremlin ally Dmitry Medvedev has issued a disturbing public appeal urging Donald Trump to direct the CIA to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/218588/Kremlin-disturbing-assasination-Donald-Trump

Netanyahu fights for political survival in Israel election. Opinion polls point to a close contest between Netanyahu’s Likud party and its right-wing allies and a rival alliance led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, a security hawk drawing support from both the right and centre.
https://newswav.com/article/netanyahu-fights-for-political-survival-as-israelis-vote-amid-war-fallout-A2610_uCnIyo

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Former FBI Officials Arrested Over Allegedly Lying to Congress About Investigation Into Joe Biden’s Son Hunter. The charges stem from an ongoing investigation into the since-dissolved FBI Foreign Influence Task Force
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/two-former-fbi-officials-charged-lying-congress-about-hunter-biden-investigations

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
James Comey charged again. This marks the third time the Trump administration has charged Comey. He has been a subject of the president’s ire since his dismissal from the first Trump administration in 2017.
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/26/james-comey-national-defense-information-charges

‘Deeply revealing’ Kennedy Center privilege log shows DOJ is hiding ‘complete picture’ about key Trump intermediaries: The Times of India first reported the story on 26 October. It has since been carried by four outlets under four different owners in three countries, most of them within 12 hours. No British outlet has yet reported it. Among the owners are The Times Group, People Inc. and Reach plc. No two of the four headlines are identical. Most headlines use Trump and Kennedy, while two outlets use desperate and exposed.
https://dailydigest.com/story/trumps-kennedy-center-row-deepens-as-lawmaker-demands-nearly-200-secret-text-313597/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon presses Congress to keep measure changing name to ‘Department of War.’ The War Department was established in 1789 under former President George Washington, and the name remained until 1949 when it became the Defense Department.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6172772-pentagon-pushes-department-war-name/

‘Killing and raping our white women’: Disturbing posts from Hegseth aide come to light: A little-known Pentagon aide who has helped shape some of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s most inflammatory speeches has a years-long trail of racist, homophobic and conspiratorial posts online
https://www.rawstory.com/ryan-higgins-pentagon/

Embassy evacuation ordered as US forces plan massive new attack: U.S. forces in the Middle East are ready to launch major new military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, and that order most likely won’t come until after the midterm elections.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-war-2678144425/

# Military / Global
UK Must Be Ready for War in 1,000 Days, Official Says: UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warned that Britain and its allies have a little over 1,000 days to strengthen their military defenses, stating that Russian and adversary war economies could be capable of attacking NATO countries by 2030
https://aa.com.tr/en/europe/britain-must-be-ready-for-war-within-1-000-days-defense-secretary/4100544

# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Social Security will not approve an SSI application unless the applicant lets it search bank accounts for unreported money. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will automatically deny an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application if the applicant refuses to grant written permission to search their financial records and bank accounts
https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-0207.htm

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Microsoft makes new ‘voluntary exit’ offer to about a quarter of its workforce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VGErJpffkA

Samsung’s massive Texas chip project is about to get even bigger. A South Korean tech giant is moving forward with plans to finish part of its $17 billion chip factory in Central Texas this year. While Samsung’s first semiconductor manufacturing facility is still on track to be completed soon, the company will also begin construction on a second fab next month.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/samsung-taylor-fab-opening-22487865.php

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October 26, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.” Plato

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE has overdue medical bills. Months of delays mean that in the interim, the agency has racked up millions in bills owed to ambulance services, hospitals and other healthcare service providers. While payments lapse, ICE facilities have delayed or denied medical care to detainees
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/ice-stopped-paying-for-detainee-medical-care-as-population-surged/

A 66-year-old woman in upstate New York charged with voting illegally — and set up as an example by the Trump administration — was adopted as a child and only recently discovered she is not a U.S. citizen, according to a criminal complaint.
https://apnews.com/article/syracuse-noncitizen-voting-arrest-charges-1e36b0d416c444f6aabfb5327adf8082

ICE detained a special needs, non-verbal student, who is a U.S. citizen, close to Santa Maria High School last Wednesday. The student was hospitalized for a wrist injury requiring surgery
https://www.independent.com/2026/10/23/ice-detains-special-needs-student-u-s-citizen-near-santa-maria-high-school/

Dozens of protestors gathered in Ogden, Utah, on Saturday after ICE detained a young couple at a traffic stop and separated them from their two-month-old child
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10/24/ogden-protest-planned-utah-couple/

ICE agents arrested US citizen at gunpoint in Charlotte, NC immigration advocates say. Atilio Portillo said he has been living in the U.S. since 1988 and became a naturalized citizen in 2013.
https://ncnewsline.com/2026/10/23/ice-agents-arrested-u-s-citizen-at-gunpoint-in-charlotte-nc-immigration-advocates-say/

‘Dismantle ICE’ Says Jayapal After 60th Death in Agency Custody During Trump 2.0. “When our country detains people, we have the responsibility of ensuring both their physical and mental health—not driving them, though incredible cruelty, to commit suicide,” Jayapal said
https://www.commondreams.org/news/60th-death-ice-custody

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
Texas SNAP benefits are disappearing for thousands of families and Latinos are taking the biggest hit
https://latination.com/texas-snap-benefits-cuts-disproportionately-impact-latino-families/

Nearly 1 Million Chickens Slaughtered at Second-Largest Egg-Producing Farm in the U.S. amid Bird Flu Outbreak. There is no treatment available for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), so infected and exposed birds must be killed to contain the virus
https://people.com/nearly-1-million-chickens-killed-at-egg-farm-as-nation-s-largest-bird-flu-outbreak-grows-12192789

# Gov / Politics / US
Panicked phone calls fly from Trump’s corporate allies after ‘cardinal sin.’ Tech and defense companies that spent the last two years cozying up to President Donald Trump are now rushing to court Democrats, as they brace for a wave of congressional investigations if the party wins control of Congress in the midterms.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-silicon-valley/

Trump Confesses to Ordering Brazen Election Rigging Plot: President Donald Trump admitted that he personally ordered a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of the results of Alaska’s upcoming Senate election. “I’m the one that said do it,” Trump, 80, said when asked about the Department of Justice’s lawsuit filed on Thursday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-confesses-ordering-brazen-election-034113326.html

‘You’re out’: Unique legal plot hatched in case Trump meddles in election. Closing in on a week before Election Day, a lawyer is pushing state leaders to take legal action to prevent President Donald Trump from interfering in the midterms.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/2678129451/

Two FBI officials charged with lying about roles in Hunter Biden probe. Two senior Federal Bureau of Investigation officials were taken into federal custody Friday on charges of lying to Congress and criminally obstructing its investigation into the financial dealings of Hunter Biden
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/ex-fbi-officials-charged-hunter-biden-laptop

The battle between Ken Paxton and James Talarico for the Texas U.S. Senate seat has now become the most expensive non-presidential race ever tracked.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/10/23/paxton-vs–talarico-in-an-expensive-u-s–senate-showdown

Trump Declares He Doesn’t ‘Give A Damn’ About Gas Prices, Boasts U.S. Is ‘Making A Frickin Fortune’ From Iran War Oil Spike At Rally
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-he-doesnt-give-a-damn-about-gas-prices-as-us-making-fortune-12615894

# Global News
Brazil’s Bolsonaro refuses to concede, seeks to overturn Lula’s historic election win. For the first time since 1985, the second-highest vote getter in the first round of Brazil’s elections won the runoff.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-heads-polls-runoff-between-leftist-lula-bolsonaro-jr-2026-10-25/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Bombshell report flags possible crime in Trump DOJ’s Epstein ‘cover-up’: Judiciary Democrats’ report details mounting evidence linking Trump to Epstein’s criminal activities and DOJ’s cover-up; specific accounts involving 11 women provide more evidence of potential sex crimes. DOJ and FBI shut down investigations and withheld evidence while claiming no basis to prosecute or even investigate any additional Epstein co-conspirators
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Ballot Measures Will Impact LGBTQ+ Rights in 7 States This Election. Voters will decide how trans youth can participate in school sports, access gender-affirming health care, and more.
https://truthout.org/articles/ballot-measures-will-impact-lgbtq-rights-in-7-states-this-election/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs
Tennessee Senate Bill 1949 (SB1949), known as the “mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition Act,” was introduced by Republican Senator Janice Bowling during the 114th General Assembly to classify mRNA COVID-19 and related products as weapons of mass destruction
https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1949.pdf

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October 25, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
The Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His Neighbors: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/24/deportations-ingram-texas-287g-jaron-alexander/

Trump administration can hold immigrants in ICE custody without bond, court rules
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/23/appeals-court-ice-mass-detention-01134109

ICE’s Plan to Deport Gravely Ill Detainees to Central Africa This Week: Will Their Health Be Protected Abroad? Advocates warn that deportation flights this week could send critically ill immigrants from two overcrowded Florida detention centers to Central Africa — where no medical care and no diplomatic reception plan awaits them.
https://www.latintimes.com/ices-plan-deport-gravely-ill-detainees-central-africa-this-week-will-their-health-protected-600481

Armed federal agents are going door to door searching for suspected noncitizen voters: ‘American elections are for Americans,’ Homeland Security Investigations says. “It is deeply, deeply concerning on multiple levels. This is highly irregular and inappropriate in many ways, and they’re using tactics designed to intimidate legitimate voters rather than address any significant problem,” Wendy Weiser, vice president for democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice, told Newsweek Wednesday.
https://www.newsweek.com/armed-federal-agents-knock-doors-search-noncitizen-voters-12600274

ICE agents tackle and injure U.S. citizen student with disabilities: A Santa Maria High School student, who is a U.S. citizen, was detained by immigration agents on Wednesday, according to school and city officials. The student, a 20-year-old with limited verbal communication, was hospitalized for wrist injuries afterward.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-23/santa-maria-high-school-student-u-s-citizen-is-injured-as-ice-detains-him

A group of anti-ICE protesters is facing a combined 550+ years in prison following a protest outside the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Texas. It’s Trump’s very first successful prosecution under NSPM-7, his presidential directive ordering federal law enforcement to target political dissenters as likely domestic terrorists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r_YPOEaSpQ

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Trump is taking Canadian plywood, some paper products and refrigeration equipment off his tariff list and adding carpets and valves on October 30
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/10/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-further-modifies-canadian-products-subject-to-tariffs-under-section-338/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals / Bugs
Bees are disappearing so fast, the US government has had to legally declare them endangered. Seven species of yellow-faced bees in Hawaii and the rusty patched bumble bee, have been individually listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
https://beegrrl.com/seven-bee-species-added-endangered-species-list/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel
Secret Russian Funding Revealed in Trump-Putin Energy Scheme: Joel Riddle and other executives resigned after discovering the hidden Russian financing and notified Trump administration officials, calling the arrangement both unlawful and contrary to U.S. strategic interests
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/politics/in-us-gas-talks-with-kremlin-hidden-financing-for-alaska-project-emerges.html

# General News
JFK Jr.’s Body Was Found Just Hours Before Search for His Remains Was Nearly Called Off, Mission Leader Reveals. The search team used side-scanning sonar and a video camera to locate the wreckage of the Saratoga II, which John had been flying when it went down. The following morning, five days after the crash, divers recovered all three bodies.
https://radaronline.com/p/jfk-jr-body-found-hours-before-search-nearly-called-off-mission-leader/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump is not who you think: Understanding Donald Trump requires looking past standard political labels and examining analyses of his core motivations and behavioral patterns. Driven by the hatred of the other that has become the central psychosis of our politics, there has been an urgency to find their champion in the man who is the presumptive nominee of their party, but if they believe that Donald Trump stands for anything they believe in, they are deluding themselves.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-is-not-who-y_b_10151020

Trump’s Oval Office outburst has social media questioning his mental state: ‘A fairly textbook dementia symptom. Clips of the exchange and other clashes with Feinberg quickly went viral on social media, drawing millions of views and thousands of comments. Many users expressed shock at the level of anger on display
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-oval-office-outburst-the-independent-reporter-reactions-b3072684.html

New investigation: Boom in Major AI Company Spending on Lobbyists. A spike in spending on lobbying in the third quarter comes as the artificial intelligence industry faces bipartisan criticism and the prospect of greater regulation. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia spent about $7.5 million combined on lobbying the federal government in the third quarter.
https://www.pogo.org/investigates/boom-in-major-ai-company-spending-on-lobbyists

From diesel fuel to prisoner releases, Trump is reviving Kissinger’s ‘peace dividends’ strategy. Kissinger suggested to Nixon in 1973 that the United States could score small victories with the Chinese and Soviets, which could ease human suffering and help Americans, that incrementally would lead to peace in Vietnam. That may be a precedent of note today.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/suna-diesel-prisoner-releases-trump-reviving-kissingers-peace-dividends

Trump, Justice Department escalate fight over Alaska Senate ballot. President Donald Trump accused political opponents of exploiting voter confusion in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race during a news conference. Trump called the situation “pure corruption” and said he had recommended that the Justice Department examine the candidacy of Dan J. Sullivan, a Republican challenger whose name closely resembles that of Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
https://san.com/cc/trump-justice-department-escalate-fight-over-alaska-senate-ballot/

Trump’s plan to control who wins: Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency. Having seized unprecedented control over the federal government, the Trump administration is now effectuating a multipronged plan to subvert the 2026 midterm elections, cementing its power and policy agenda without accountability.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-the-trump-administration-is-interfering-in-the-2026-midterm-elections-to-entrench-the-imperial-presidency/

Bush dynasty delivers another blow to GOP in Texas Senate battle as family member breaks ranks. The son of George HW Bush and brother of George W Bush publicly backed Talarico over Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, saying he voted against a political style he believes has “damaged our country.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bush-dynasty-delivers-another-blow-gop-texas-senate-battle-family-member-breaks-ranks

Obama slams Ramaswamy and Trump in his first rally of the midterms: “There’s gotta be something inside you where you just say no office is worth stooping that low,” Obama said of Ramaswamy’s choice to run the ad.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/24/obama-slams-ramaswamy-trump-ohio-rally-midterms-01134765

Trump Says “I Wouldn’t Tell You if I Did Know” After Reporter Presses Him on Who Restricted Ukraine’s Starlink Access. Ukraine is still struggling with Starlink access, and Donald Trump doesn’t seem to care.
https://newrepublic.com/post/217064/trump-refuses-explain-starlink-shutoff-ukraine-says-he-lying

Rep. Boyle Says “Instead of Lowering Costs, Trump Cut Health Care, Gave Tax Breaks to Billionaires, and Started Another Forever War” — Says Americans “Are Right” to Feel Terrible
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4965557892454-gillibrand-says-republicans-picked-tax-breaks-for-billionaires-over-feeding-children-and-working-families-as-grocery-costs-rise-and-millions-struggle-to-afford-basic-needs

# Global News
Israeli military evicts Palestinians, demolish homes in West Bank after Netanyahu orders lockdown.
Wafa reported Israeli forces forced around 1,500 people to leave their homes in Hebron’s Deir Baha and al-Jilda neighborhoods.
https://www.dw.com/en/israel-orders-home-demolitions-after-soldiers-killed-in-west-bank/a-79739292

King Haakon opens the doors of the Royal Palace to President Zelenskyy for a historic first
https://www.royalcourt.no/news/president-zelenskyj-i-audiens-pa-slottet

# Media / Press / TV
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service. Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast
https://www.salon.com/2026/10/24/ballot-rejections-soared-in-rural-counties-after-usps-reduced-mail-service-partner/

The corporate media thinks you’re stupid: Criticism of media coverage often centers on the argument that corporate media and cultural elites misjudge or patronize the public, while political figures themselves frequently clash with journalists by questioning their competenc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc-OVNBH-kU

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
The Medicine Cabinet Our Grandmothers Kept. Convenience has allowed us to forget how much we once knew how to do. There is a quiet rebellion happening against that forgetting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ8hyG07HEI

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Impending strikes heighten threats to US personnel in the Middle East. Iran reveals ‘offensive’ doctrine, US issues alert: Is war imminent? US orders diplomatic staff out of Saudi Arabia amid escalating conflict and reports of potential US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/iran-reveals-offensive-doctrine-us-issues-alert-is-war-imminent

Hegseth warns troops they could face criminal charges over this activity: The Activity: Wagering or engaging in financial transactions on military outcomes using classified or unclassified nonpublic information
https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/hegseth-warns-troops-they-could-face-criminal-charges-over-this-activity-our-enemies-watch.html

# Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.
https://www.newsgram.com/science/2026/10/24/hanford-nuclear-waste-workers-doe-compensation-claims

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Voices, The Peoples News

October 24, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
New details in a Texas ICE death: the man was a green-card holder, and the stories conflict. The cause of death remains unknown pending an autopsy, ICE said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/man-died-ice-custody-texas-041715386.html

Senator Alex Padilla Visits Sacramento ICE Facility After Agent Was Accused of Hit and Run, Says ‘This Administration’ Must Be Held ‘Accountable.’ Padilla was among several Democratic lawmakers who shamed ICE after video showed an ICE vehicle appearing to intentionally hit citizen Antonio Moreida, then drive off without checking on him. Moreida was filming ICE vehicles in the middle of a Woodland street. Multiple video angles showed that the ICE vehicle had plenty of space to stop before striking Moreida.
https://okmagazine.com/p/senator-alex-padilla-visits-sacramento-ice-facility-hit-run-accountable/

‘Someone like me isn’t worth’: José García-Sorto, shot by an ICE officer on a Phoenix freeway and never charged with a crime, lives with a bullet lodged in his spine
https://knewz.com/jose-garcia-sorto-shot-by-ice-officer-phoenix-never-charged-lives-bullet-lodged-spine/

‘We’ve seen the killings’: Fury mounts as lawmakers demand Trump remove ICE
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-2678128109/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Texas School Police Referred Tens of Thousands of Children to Prosecutors for Minor Misbehavior. A media investigation found criminal referrals of schoolchildren age 10 to 13 grew as the number of school resource officers in Texas likewise ballooned.
https://reason.com/2026/10/21/texas-school-police-referred-tens-of-thousands-of-children-to-prosecutors-for-minor-misbehavior/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
“The Trump EPA is tearing down our national limits on the extensive and dangerous pollution from power plant smokestacks, just as data centers and other drivers are increasing this harmful pollution,” says Vickie Patton, general counsel for Environmental Defense Fund
https://www.edf.org/media/trump-epa-attacks-us-protections-against-power-plant-pollution

Iconic Texas lake now more than 70% below capacity after mid-year surge. Canyon Lake, in Comal County, has plunged to a mean water level of just 886.75 feet this April, Texas Water Data reports. This is the lowest the lake has been since the 1960s, when its construction was first completed, according to a local report.
https://www.newsweek.com/major-texas-lake-lowest-water-level-1893115

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
15 canned foods you won’t find after Nov. 1st. Worried about grocery shortages? These 15 canned foods deserve a closer look before holiday shopping picks up and pantry budgets get tighter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5XPOvqhaO0

Healthy foods that are actually toxic. Walk through any grocery store and you’ll see foods labeled “multigrain,” “high-protein,” “plant-based,” or “natural.” These words, paired with attractive packaging, can make products seem like healthy choices. Sometimes they are. But these labels can also be misleading.
https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/diet-nutrition/unhealthiest-healthy-foods?srsltid=AYCX9vKYj7SdkqFUDCumaA6Fq__IBo4wOG3xaM6JaMNgELUBIOEFdJst

‘Hunger Disaster Unrolling Before Our Eyes’: Alarm Grows Over Trump Food Aid Evisceration. “SNAP participation is falling because the Trump administration has intentionally kicked people off of the program—leaving Americans hungry and still struggling to afford food,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/5-million-lose-snap-benefits

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump erupts as court clears path for criminal trial: The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled unanimously that former presidents do not possess absolute and permanent immunity from criminal prosecution for private acts, a legal principle later addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity ruling (Trump v. United States).
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-loses-bid-move-already-decided-criminal-hush-money-case-us-court-2026-08-28/

Texas Woman Goes to Vote Early, Gets Threatened With $500 Fine by Stranger Who Says She Doesn’t ‘Look Disabled’: ‘The Audacity of People!’
https://thenerdstash.com/texas-woman-goes-to-vote-early-gets-threatened-with-500-fine-by-stranger-who-says-she-doesnt-look-disabled-the-audacity-of-people/

The ‘Flat-Out’ Lies, Moral Decrepitude, and Economic Malpractice of Trump’s GOP: What are loosely described as Trump’s “conflicts of interest,” for example, extend way beyond enriching himself from his presidency. He has violated the basic norms of presidential decency.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-morality/

Supreme Court hands Republicans major election win just days before midterms. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only member of the court to publicly dissent
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/supreme-court-new-hampshire-student-d-voting-b3072109.html

Trump Launches Desperate Move to Snatch Must-Win Seat. After nearly 30 years in the Senate, Collins appears to be on the brink of losing her seat to Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, with Trump worsening her troubles in August by imposing a 50 percent tariff on about $20 billion of Canadian products.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-launches-desperate-move-to-snatch-must-win-seat

US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran. Multinational ‘anti-war bloc’ uses Istanbul summit to call for a diplomatic solution to Middle East crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/european-middle-eastern-ministers-summit-iran-us-israel

The astonishing Trump-Putin mystery just got much darker: Trump, Russian bribes, and Reform: What really happened? Foreign correspondent Luke Harding tells openDemocracy what he’s learnt from two decades of reporting on Russia
https://www.opendemocracy.net/trump-russia-asset-reform-farage-luke-harding-ukraine-war-putin-nathan-gill-bribes/

Spy chief warns Marco Rubio lethal plots against Americans reached ‘advanced stages.’ Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told Rubio that Iran has “substantially increased” its efforts to go after U.S. personnel, such as diplomats, and that lethal plotting against American citizens has reached “advanced stages” in the Middle East and other countries, according to an Oct. 23 memo Axios obtained and reported on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/marco-rubio-iran-assassinations/

Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine Elections. From promoting false claims of fraud to trying to wrest control of elections from the states, the administration is attempting to interfere with the foundation of American democracy.
https://www.brennancenter.org/series/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-elections

We are in a constitutional crisis: “We Believe We Are in a Constitutional Crisis”: Law Professors and Law Teachers Stand Against Administration’s Illegal and Unconstitutional Actions. More than 1,000 law scholars from around the country have signed on to a bipartisan letter decrying President Trump’s slew of illegal executive orders and actions. The letter was coordinated by Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School, and the American Constitution Society.
https://www.acslaw.org/inbrief/we-believe-we-are-in-a-constitutional-crisis-law-professors-and-law-teachers-stand-against-administrations-illegal-and-unconstitutional-actions/

Trump threatens to ‘veto everything’ during a Democratic Congress: President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he plans to use his veto power on bills or resolutions Democrats want to pass if they win in either the House or the Senate, with days to go before the November midterm elections.
https://www.ntd.com/trump-says-he-will-veto-everything-if-democrats-win-midterms_1180979.html

Trump declares Dem’s House seat ‘conceded’ and orders Republicans to inform Mike Johnson: “The Dumocrat Party has just conceded the seat of the former Ilhan Omar from the lovely country of Somalia,” Trump said. Democrats have not conceded the seat, and Omar remains in office.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ilhan-omar-2678135963/

‘And so it begins’: Americans brace as Trump preemptively launches first midterm challenge. Critics sounded the alarm Friday after the Trump administration launched its first legal challenge to results of the midterms, more than a week before Election Day.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-midterms-2678134876/

Mark Kelly Says Trump’s Administration Is “One of the Most Corrupt in History,” Claims “Everything” He Does Enriches Himself and “His Rich Friends” While Americans Are “Struggling to Get By” Amid Iran War Gas Prices and 3.7% Inflation
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4959837530258-mark-kelly-says-trump-s-administration-is-one-of-the-most-corrupt-in-history-claims-everything-he-does-enriches-himself-and-his-rich-friends-while-americans-are-struggling-to-get-by-amid-iran-war-gas-prices-and-3-7-inflation

‘Let’s Be Clear,’ Expert Says, There Is ‘No Role’ for DOJ or Todd Blanche in Election Certification. Blanche said the DOJ would not “improperly interfere” in elections, but did not rule out blocking certification of a state’s election results in a hypothetical “doomsday scenario.”
https://truthout.org/articles/todd-blanche-wont-rule-out-doj-disruption-of-midterm-elections-certification/

# Global News
French President Emmanuel Macron accuses Trump, other foreign leaders of exploiting France’s unrest for political gain. French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that foreign leaders — including those “on the other side of the Atlantic” — were seeking to exploit France’s tense social climate for political gain following a weekend of street violence and looting.
https://www.kptv.com/2026/10/21/macron-calls-claims-by-trump-others-blaming-muslim-migrants-french-riots-stupid/

More than 70,000 police officers deployed in France as cities prepare for more riots
https://www.dw.com/en/france-to-deploy-70000-police-officers-ahead-of-protests/a-79747655

Putin Is Ready to Restart Ukraine Peace Talks With US Mediation, But He Wants More Than a Ceasefire: ‘Let’s See How Things Develop.’ Vladimir Putin announced through the Kremlin that Moscow is prepared to resume U.S.-mediated trilateral peace talks with Ukraine as early as November, though he emphasized that any final agreement must establish comprehensive security guarantees rather than a temporary ceasefire.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/10/62551339/putin-ukraine-peace-talks

A Russian drone slammed into a 24-storey Kyiv apartment block, and hours later Trump’s envoy was in St Petersburg telling Putin ‘I commend you’
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/a-russian-drone-slammed-into-a-24-storey-kyiv-apartment-block-and-hours-later-trumps-envoy-was-in-st-petersburg-telling-putin-i-commend-you/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Entire Georgia Police Department Resigns After Mayor Allegedly Puts Tracker on Chief’s Car
https://people.com/georgia-police-department-resigns-claims-mayor-tracker-chief-car-12188595

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Why DOJ is trying to block Alaska’s Senate results in advance. The DOJ’s highly unusual lawsuit asks a federal judge to block the state from certifying the race’s results if Sullivan loses by a margin less than the number of votes his same-named challenger, Republican Dan J. Sullivan, receives. The midterm elections happen Nov. 3.
https://san.com/cc/why-the-doj-is-trying-to-block-alaskas-senate-results-in-advance/

GOP senator blows Trump-ordered election lawsuit out of water: ‘Should never have filed’: President Donald Trump on Friday said he told his administration to file its lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, kicking off what many fear could become a lengthy battle between the government and states over certifying an election where the president’s party is struggling.
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/trump-s-administration-sues-block-possible-a22490957

‘Furious’ judges are tired of assuming Trump administration’s good faith. The Trump administration’s brazen disregard for the legal process is shattering the longstanding norm that judges assume DOJ attorneys are operating in good faith.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/furious-judges-are-tired-of-assuming-trump-administrations-good-faith/

# Medical Pharmaceuticals
Mothers of 2 girls who died after Gardisil HPV vaccine sue Merck. The mothers of a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old filed wrongful death lawsuits against Merck in February 2024, alleging that the Gardasil HPV vaccine caused severe autoimmune and neurological dysfunction leading to their daughters’ deaths
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse/merck-hit-two-new-wrongful-death-lawsuits-allege-gardasil-vaccine-killed-young-women/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Trump threatens new Iran strike: ‘We may do another little Epic Fury, or they’ll agree.’ Trump Says After Claiming Not to Know About Possible Strike on Iran. The president previously said he wouldn’t take any more military action in Iran until after the midterms. Trump’s warning follows Tom Barrack’s suggestion of a weekend strike on Iran, despite the White House pledge to wait until after the midterms; UN envoy Mike Waltz says the US can maintain its blockade but disputes claims of a prolonged standoff
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj0xogyhfg

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Wolves Descend on Finnish Villages After Google Hacked Down 1,300 Acres of Habitat to Make Room for AI Data Centers
https://futurism.com/future-society/wolves-finland-google-ai-data-centers

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Voices, The Peoples News

October 23, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Dallas green card holder stopped at Laredo border over 2004 arrest. Then he becomes the 7th person to die in Texas ICE custody this year. A 56-year-old lawful permanent resident from Dallas, became the seventh person to die in Texas ICE custody this year after being found unresponsive on October 17, 2026, at the Rio Grande Processing Center in Laredo
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/19/texas-permanent-resident-ice-death-laredo-green-card/

Driver drinks coffee at Nevada truck stop, then immigration officers questions him about his citizenship: When asked about his citizenship, Juanito cooperated and clearly stated, “I was born here in the United States.” The officer then asked which country he was a citizen of, prompting the driver to reiterate that he is a U.S. citizen
https://www.operationsports.com/driver-drinks-coffee-at-nevada-truck-stop-then-immigration-officers-questions-him-about-his-citizenship-i-was-born-here-in-the-united-states/

‘You wanna keep him or let him go’: ICE agents confront a Guatemalan father holding his two toddlers in Providence, then release him; ICE says there was ‘no arrest’
https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html

Pete Hegseth approves testing of controversial ‘heat ray’ weapon that causes ‘intolerable burning’ for potential use at U.S. border. The Pentagon has granted permission to test a military-grade heat ray known as the ‘Active Denial System’
https://people.com/pete-hegseth-approves-testing-heat-ray-that-causes-intolerable-burning-potential-use-us-border-12186769

Investigation finds hundreds of U.S. citizens detained by ICE. Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets and the erosion of civil rights for immigrants will inevitably result in the erosion of rights for citizens.
https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
50,000 Americans getting automatic $5,000 refunds from IRS: Here’s who qualifies: The money, according to 24/7 Wall Street, comes from unused tax credits that families have been carrying forward year after year because their tax bills were too small to absorb them.
https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/50000-americans-getting-automatic-5000-refunds-from-irs-heres-who-qualifies.html

Ken Paxton created loophole for Texas payday lenders while raking in big donations from the industry. Documents obtained by the Current show the Texas attorney general let payday lenders boost rates with unregulated products around the same time the industry pumped $34,000 into his campaign coffers.
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/ken-paxton-created-loophole-for-texas-payday-lenders-while-raking-in-big-donations-from-the-industry/

Trump cheers as ‘worst corporate heist in years’ drains Americans’ wallets: The greatest heist in American history? No one has ever taken as much money in the history of the nation as Trump is attempting to hoover up from the federal government right now. pay attention to the one he is about to pull off, because it’s got a chance to be the greatest heist in American history: a direct transfer of billions of your taxpayer dollars directly to the president, all dressed up as a “settlement” of a lawsuit in which he is both the plaintiff and the defendant.
https://www.ms.now/all-in/trump-irs-lawsuit-greatest-heist-in-american-history-corruption
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# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
Orange County’s largest freshwater lake is draining. Orange County’s largest freshwater lake is set to remain empty. The lake’s primary purpose is water storage. But now, the lake is about to sit empty for the next five years, as the local water district upgrades aging infrastructure and prepares the lake for more intense and frequent storms in the future.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/orange-county-lake-empty-22480739.php

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel
The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal: The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. the full text of the accord — which grants the U.S. sweeping access to Venezuela’s oil reserves — has been one of the most sought-after secrets in Washington, D.C.”
https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/21/the-secret-terms-of-trumps-venezuelan-oil-deal/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
Florida, Texas, and six other states have banned lab-grown meat. Should President Trump prohibit it nationwide?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3483146/texas-ban-lab-grown-meat/?srsltid=AYCX9vLwV8efqIcbNhS2gTivR9NyaEgjPJ-c-nWQvYARtE8LGKuhHdqf

Walmart brand fruit cocktail recalled over potential lead contamination. The recalled product was distributed to Walmart stores in Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wyoming, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s enforcement report.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/recalls/walmart-brand-fruit-cocktail-recalled-lead-contamination/

# General News
Texas Lawmakers Passed A Bill To Keep Clocks On Daylight Time Year-round, But It Needs Federal Approval First. The bill was sent to the U.S. Senate and referred to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, where it awaits further action. Similar efforts have stalled in past congressional sessions due to divided opinions on whether permanent daylight saving or permanent standard time is preferable
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/05/23/522234/texas-senate-passes-bill-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-pending-federal-action/

Pete Hegseth’s staff destroyed Dwight Eisenhower’s globe in a botched rush relocation of relic. A new report indicates that a team deployed by Pete Hegseth’s staff dropped a priceless globe believed to be owned by former president Dwight D. Eisenhower in an attempt to relocate it to Hegseht’s office
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/pete-hegseths-staff-destroyed-dwight-37800015

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Representative Thomas Massie stood on the House floor on August 31, 2026, and read aloud the names of 14 individuals he identified as Jeffrey Epstein “co-conspirators.” One year after the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed into law, over 3 million federal documents remain withheld. Massie initiated a discharge petition to compel a House vote on releasing unredacted DOJ records. The effort follows the continued withholding of millions of federal files related to Epstein
https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/thomas-massie-epstein-co-conspirators-house-vote

# Gov / Politics / US
Shock as Jared Kushner’s hacked phone exposes secret billion-dollar money trail: ‘Insane.’ Dutch had cracked the device themselves and could watch Kushner’s screen in real time. What they saw, Cole reports, was Kushner logging into a UAE bank account stocked with hundreds of millions of dollars routed through a bank in Azerbaijan. Cole’s reporting alleges that the Saudi and Emirati royals ultimately put at least $2 billion into accounts tied to Kushner
https://www.rawstory.com/jared-kushner-2678128976/

The greatest betrayal in US history is happening right now — and the GOP is on vacation. Trump gutted his own Russia sanctions law, cut a diesel deal with Putin, and is now talking about carving up the world with Putin and Xi. Congress has the power to stop him right now. Why are Thune and Johnson still on vacation?
https://www.rawstory.com/the-greatest-betrayal-in-us-history-is-happening-right-now-and-the-gop-is-on-vacation/

Protection racket? White House docs latest to expose scheme to obstruct Biden corruption probe: Memos show that FBI and State Department acted to prevent a Ukrainian witness from testifying to Senate investigators. This is only the latest evidence of “deep state” intervention making sure investigations into alleged Biden family corruption were stalled or sidetracked.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/new-white-house-docs-expose-latest-effort-cover-biden-corruption-allegations

Dolly Parton’s sister joins freakout as voters say machines ‘flipped’ votes to Republicans. Here’s what voters are reporting and how election officials recommend verifying your ballot.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/dolly-parton-sister-says-machine-181531775.html

Judge Cannon’s ‘great care’ in burying Mar-a-Lago report ‘appropriately’ ensured no one ‘could feign a right to speak freely,’ Trump lawyer says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-cannons-great-care-in-burying-mar-a-lago-report-appropriately-ensured-no-one-could-feign-a-right-to-speak-freely-trump-lawyer-says/

‘Very soon’: Thomas Massie is coming for Pete Hegseth with 8 articles of impeachment as Dems eye House majority
https://knewz.com/thomas-massie-coming-for-pete-hegseth-with-8-articles-of-impeachment/

Pentagon whistleblowers ready to ‘spill their guts’ to oust Hegseth after midterms: Defense Secretary and his closest allies could quickly find themselves hit by subpoenas if opposition Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives come November
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-house-investigation-pentagon-b3071464.html

Supreme Court rules New Hampshire student IDs cannot be used to vote in Novembe
https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/10/23/supreme-court-upholds-nh-voter-id/

Elon Musk Faces Calls for Investigation as House Republican Claims Billionaire May Have ‘Broken the Law’: ‘This Is a Very Serious Matter’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/house-republican-says-we-gotta-investigate-elon-musk-says-billionaire-may-have-broken-the-law-after-bombshell-report/

‘Inform the public’: Judge grants expedited discovery in case over Trump plans to send armed ICE agents to voting locations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-grants-expedited-discovery-case-183200585.html

These greedy, authoritarian monsters must be stopped: Billionaires are buying elections. And billionaires are buying the media. Meanwhile, the Trump family has pocketed $2.9 billion since the 2024 presidential election in cash and gifts from crypto ventures, fossil-fuel stock trades, corporate shakedowns, and other shady deals.
https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/robert-reich/monsters-american-capitalism-trump-bankman-fried-musk-show-greed-public-danger/

# Global News
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu orders IDF, Mossad to pursue overthrow of Iranian regime. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran posed an “existential threat” and that President Donald Trump had said he was “ready to finish the job.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/22/netanyahu-says-us-israel-must-topple-iranian-regime/

Netanyahu orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after 2 Israeli soldiers reportedly fatally shot. Clampdown comes as Israeli pogroms heighten tensions and spread violence across Palestinian territory.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/israel-arrests-36-palestinians-in-the-west-bank-attacks-on-farmers-ramp-up

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
“I’m not doing anything”: Video of Utah police officer dragging and slamming AI data center protestor to the ground goes viral
https://www.primetimer.com/news/individual-allegedly-assaulted-a-deputy-utah-police-defend-officer-slamming-female-ai-data-center-protester-to-the-floor-in-viral-video-amid-backlash

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations4
Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC
The president had agreed to sit for a deposition on Oct. 16, but it was canceled for what was described as a “matter of national importance.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-sit-deposition-10-billion-defamation-lawsuit-bbc-jan-6-rcna605034

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
UnitedHealthcare, Humana Medicare Advantage cancellations to affect 1 million. The companies are the two largest private health insurance companies for older adults in the U.S. and are ending plans in specific areas where they are making less money, a shift that comes as Medicare enrollment season starts.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6165587-unitedhealthcare-humana-medicare-advantage-cancellations-to-affect-1-million/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs
Police raid RFK Jr. allies’ office and seize hepatitis B vaccines. Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns. Officials say the newborn trial has not been authorized
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/rfk-jr-vaccine-researchers-offices-raided-guinea-bissau

# NASA / Space
First interstellar space mission planned for 2028, take 80,000 years to reach nearest star
https://share.google/ez2qLMMRBmf9sCANI

A Strange Radio Signal in The Far Reaches of The Milky Way Is Behaving Like Nothing Else in The Galaxy. Astronomers have now observed an object behaving in ways that no one has ever seen before. It’s called VT J1906+0849, located out beyond the Milky Way’s outer Norma-Cygnus spiral arm, and changing in blazing radio light.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-radio-signal-in-the-far-reaches-of-the-milky-way-is-behaving-like-nothing-else-in-the-galaxy

# Nuclear
2.5 GW hybrid nuclear plant built from 1,500-ton reactor blocks slated for Texas site. Stepping up the country’s nuclear energy goals, the American government has greenlit another clean energy project.
The company will manufacture prefabricated reactor sections, called “Blue Blocks,” at shipyards.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nuclear-plant-from-1500-ton-blocks

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
A Nobel-winning scientist says AI is conscious: ‘We’re toast: “Now, normally, when you say something’s aware of that, that means it’s conscious,” he continued. “Being conscious and being aware are pretty much the same thing.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nobel-scientist-geoffrey-hinton-ai-conscious-toast

Counties race to regulate groundwater as data centers and water demand surge
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/counties-race-regulate-groundwater-data-100000324.html

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October 22, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Hunger strike reported at immigration detention center: Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/hundreds-at-delaney-hall-join-detained-people-across-country-in-hunger-strike-against-inhumane-conditions

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Student loan defaults are surging, and the government wants to unleash the bill collectors. Trump administration is reportedly planning on aggressively going after people who’ve defaulted on their federal student loans.
https://san.com/cc/student-loan-defaults-are-surging-and-the-government-wants-to-unleash-the-bill-collectors/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
The easing of child labor laws in Republican-run states is a form of child abuse. “Between 2021 and 2023, fourteen states introduced or passed bills that weakened child labor laws.” States are attempting to weaken child labor protections, just as violations of these standards are rising. This report identifies bills weakening child labor standards in 10 states that have been introduced or passed in the past two years alone.
https://www.epi.org/publication/child-labor-laws-under-attack/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
Trump’s Public Land Grab: Selling Off Our Parks, Wildlife, and Way of Life. Don’t let billionaires sell off our public land. Federal public lands are facing ongoing legislative and administrative threats of privatization and extractive development.
https://www.sierraclub.org/mother-lode/blog/2025/03/trump-s-public-land-grab-selling-our-parks-wildlife-and-way-life

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
Italy became the first country in the world to officially ban the production, sale and import of cultivated meat and synthetic food. Italian MPs have voted to back a law banning the production, sale or import of cultivated meat or animal feed, in what the right-wing government calls a defence of Italian tradition.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67448116

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein Advisers Hit With Lawsuit. The men concealed the operations of Epstein’s criminal enterprise, New Mexico’s attorney general said. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime advisers, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, accusing them of facilitating and concealing the late sex offender’s crimes
https://www.iheart.com/content/2026-10-21-new-mexico-ag-sues-epstein-advisors/

FBI Whistleblower Warned DOJ That Releasing Epstein Records Would ‘Destroy People’s Lives’ — Documents Reveal
https://okmagazine.com/p/fbi-whistleblower-warned-epstein-records-release-would-destroy-lives/

# Gov / Politics / US
Rep. Ilhan Omar became an American citizen in 2000, Elon Musk in 2002 and Melania Trump in 2006. Omar is the subject of a federal criminal investigation; no comparable probe of Musk or the first lady has been reported.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-report-rep-ilhan-omars-phone-seized-and-relatives-subpoenaed-in-criminal-probe

US activists deploy poll volunteers over Trump intimidation fears. US civil rights and pro-democracy groups have begun sending out trained volunteers to counter the possible deployment of armed federal agents to polling locations ahead of next month’s midterm elections
https://www.afp.com/en/us-activists-deploy-poll-volunteers-over-trump-intimidation-fears

Susan Collins’ on-stage gaffe perfectly sums up Trump’s Senate losers: They spent the last few years deferring to an 80-year-old man who has absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. As a result, they are nothing more than cheap, foolish, and pathetic knockoffs of Trump. Like rock salt, they abrasively scrape away at your nerves and common sense. They leave a harsh, caustic sting, and they have inevitably corroded and ruined the structural integrity of everything they’ve touched.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/susan-collins-on-stage-gaffe-perfectly-sums-up-trump-s-senate-losers-opinion/ar-AA2fOqW6

Trump threatens ‘powerful legal options’ to keep candidate off the ballot in key state. President Trump said he is looking at “powerful legal options” to force the removal of the Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., claiming his name is causing confusion as the incumbent senator also up for election is named Dan S. Sullivan.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-threatens-legal-action-remove-second-dan-sullivan-alaska-senate-race-midterms-12604028

‘Republicans Have Officially Started Cheating’: Texas Ballot-Machine Claim Ignites Midterm Outrage. A Texas voter’s claim that an electronic voting machine repeatedly changed her selection from Democrat Jon Rosenthal to Republican Bo French has exploded across Reddit, turning an already heated Texas midterm race into something much bigger: another battle over whether voters can trust the machines in front of them.
https://thenerdstash.com/republicans-have-officially-started-cheating-texas-ballot-machine-claim-ignites-midterm-outrage/

George W. Bush’s Brother Says Donald Trump Has Done ‘Enormous Damage’ to GOP. Bush criticized the modern political culture of prioritizing personal loyalty to Trump over traditional constitutional and political principles
https://okmagazine.com/p/george-w-bush-brother-donald-trump-damage-gop-votes-against-ken-paxton/

Todd Blanche’s Dangerous Mission to Undermine Democracy in Service of Trump. Blanche has forgotten that he works for all Americans, not one single man. Attorney General Todd Blanche admitted that he has abandoned the principle that has guided the Justice Department since Watergate. Asked if he would pledge to act independently of the White House, he said: “No, I’m not going to pledge that. And no attorney general should make that pledge.”
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/todd-blanche-undermine-democracy

‘Heaven to Hell’: Cuban and Venezuelan Exiles Warn Against Socialism. Alejandro Rios’s father had a decision to make: It was 1962, his family was living in the United States, and every year they traveled back to Cuba to visit extended family.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1174&context=swb

A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. Habba, who recently married a Turkish billionaire, denied playing any role in the pardon process
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pardon-venezuelan-alina-habba-b3070698.html

Elon Musk threatened to retaliate against Democratic lawmakers on October 21, 2026, warning that he would “come for” those behind potential congressional investigations if Democrats win control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/musk-threatens-democrats-teeing-congressional-194936231.html

Florida Mayor Arrested: Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of Kissimmee Mayor Eva Jacquelyn Espinosa, charging her with Grand Theft and Organized Scheme to Defraud in connection with $50,000 in grant funds she and her family received from a city program she helped create.
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrelease/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-announces-arrest-kissimmee-mayor-grand-theft-organized

Trump attacks ‘migrants and communists’ as he tries to exploit France unrest
President at Kansas rally tries to turn protests into cautionary tale for US as Republicans face potential midterm losses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/trump-france-protests

Declaring a national emergency to secure the United States bulk-power system: In a live address from the Oval Office, President Trump detailed pressing concerns requiring immediate public awareness and federal action, prompting swift reactions from Congress, the Pentagon, and global markets. The President’s speech, focused on a developing situation, urged citizens to remain vigilant as federal agencies coordinate a response to the credible intelligence that prompted the emergency broadcas
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/declaring-a-national-emergency-to-secure-the-united-states-bulk-power-system/

Trump Goon Deletes Tweets as Missing Cash Scandal Explodes. Ric Grenell doesn’t want you seeing his old thoughts, our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-deletes-tweets-as-missing-cash-scandal-explodes

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Video complicates Mississippi’s account of police shooting that killed toddler. A day after Mississippi’s AG cleared the officer who killed a 1-year-old, footage appears to show shots were fired from the side of the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD6rUWtAUZg

Police officer fired after letting ICE agent husband access Flock data. A police officer in Georgia lost her job after her job found out she gave her husband, an ICE agent, her Flock username and password.
https://gizmodo.com/cop-fired-for-letting-her-ice-agent-husband-use-her-flock-login-2000827428

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas charged with drug trafficking, money laundering: DOJ
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/22/L-Louise-Lucas-doj-indictment

# LGBTQ / Transgender
This Anti-Gay Senator’s Gay Scandal Somehow Just Got Worse…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGKu5UCaqFk

The closetocracy? 11 anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans dogged by gay rumors. They built careers attacking queer people. Then whispers about their own sexualities — and, in some cases, full-blown scandals — followed them. The Republican Party is full of politicians who actively fight to strip LGBTQ+ people of their rights and humanity. But it is often those same politicians who get caught up in gay sex scandals or have their sexualities whispered about on Capitol Hil
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republicans-gay-rumors

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Medicare Advantage premiums are slated to fall for millions of Americans next year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says two key premium costs are expected to fall for those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan in 2027.
https://www.aol.com/articles/cms-says-medicare-advantage-premiums-093000000.html

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will no longer offer Medicare Advantage plans starting in 2027
People who rely on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Medicare Advantage plans will have to move to a different plan for 2027.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/health/blue-cross-blue-shield-of-texas-medicare-advantage-medicare-part-d/287-3e25bef1-ef06-4141-92f7-c4e35453366b

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, cuts more than $900 billion from Medicaid through 2034 to fund broader tax reductions. By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Will Take Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raise Families’ Costs
https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/by-the-numbers-harmful-republican-megabill-will-take-health-coverage-away-from

Oz freezes more Medicaid funding. California expanded coverage of nonmedical services
https://share.newsbreak.com/jx96m63f

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs
Startup Deploys AI-Engineered Virus on Human Patient: “If it works, that’s incredible.” On Tuesday, the company called Radical Numerics published a technical paper on its website, explaining the process by which they trialed an AI-engineered viral treatment on a human subject.
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/startup-human-patient-ai-engineered-virus

# Science / Research
# Surveillance / DHS / Communication / Security / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Flock Cameras Helped Put a Texas Man Away for 60 Years—Now a Federal Court Must Decide If Police Needed a Warrant. Defense lawyers asked a federal appeals court to void the conviction, arguing the cameras give police more power than the Constitution allows.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/19/texas-flock-cameras-fifth-circuit-search/

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Texas governor said data centers ‘dug their own grave,’ then took $9 million from data center-linked donors. The money kept coming even as Abbott’s criticism of the industry intensified.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/abbott-data-centers-donors-oversight/

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Voices, The Peoples News

October 21, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

In Red Flag: The Reality of Life Under Socialism and Communism—From Those Who Lived It, hear the harrowing testimony from people who lost everything under the regimes of Castro, Chávez, and Maduro—and their chilling warnings against the tyranny hiding behind socialism’s promise for a better world. If you value American freedom and you’re alarmed by the rise of socialist ideology across our country—you won’t want to miss this film.

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Houston groups declare ‘State of Emergency’ over ICE actions, two girls left alone after mother detained. Among the most striking cases presented at the press conference involved two sisters — Alicia and Britany, ages 10 and 11 — who have been living alone in their Conroe apartment since their mother was detained by ICE.
https://gmg-kprc-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/2026/10/20/houston-groups-declare-state-of-emergency-over-ice-actions-two-girls-left-alone-after-mother-detained/?ref=%2Ftopic%2FTomas_Soucek%2F

ICE detains people in secret. We’ve just sued to help make it public. The Marshall Project on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to force those agencies to disclose the people in their custody.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/20/ice-suit-arrests-constitution

A U.S. citizen in California was hospitalized over the weekend after ICE agents pinned him to the ground in handcuffs. The violent arrest has sparked widespread local outrage and calls for an independent investigation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul8broaRDyA

ICE detainee found dead in private lockup was a legal permanent resident
https://www.scrippsnews.com/investigations/ice-inc/ice-detainee-found-dead-in-private-lockup-was-a-legal-permanent-resident

Former Prison Chief Says Conditions at Largest US ICE Detention Center Are ‘Far Beyond’ Maximum-Security Prisons. Court filing alleges ‘physical abuse by guards’, ‘filthy living conditions’ and disease outbreaks at Camp East Montana
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/texas-ice-facility-immigrants-risks-lawsuit

Lawyers Accuse Trump of Building a “Deportation Assembly Line” for Children: The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Maryland, offers one of the most detailed looks yet at what immigration attorneys describe as a sweeping effort by the federal government to accelerate asylum and deportation cases involving children
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-puts-migrant-kids-on-deportation-assembly-line-attorneys-say-12579965

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
There’s another water crisis happening in the Colorado River Basin — and this one’s invisible: A recent Virginia Tech study published in Water Resources Research reveals a hidden water crisis: the Colorado River Basin lost over 7 trillion gallons of groundwater during a severe three-year drought from 2020 to 2022. Unlike shrinking surface reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, this massive underground depletion is largely invisible.
https://www.news8000.com/news/national-world/there-s-another-water-crisis-happening-in-the-colorado-river-basin-and-this-one-s/article_a3c1b405-9608-50a6-9774-3d6155bcb2b2.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal: The oil deal is designed to prevent future U.S. presidents and Venezuelan leaders from changing or dismantling the enterprise. It could be many years before the company produces enough oil to be a statistically significant share for the United States.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-venezuela-oil-agreement-terms?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river

Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Deep Sea Destruction with First-Ever U.S. Ocean Mining Leases. More than 31 million acres around American Samoa will be up for mining bids on November 19
https://usa.oceana.org/press-releases/trump-administration-fast-tracks-deep-sea-destruction-with-first-ever-u-s-ocean-mining-leases/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump’s DOJ unmasked Epstein victims after ignoring FBI whistleblower’s urgent alarm: Full truth of Epstein files could come from whistleblowers angry at Trump administration’s redactions, senior Democrat says. ‘There are hundreds of FBI agents and others that are good American patriots that have worked to put these files together. They know what is in them’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-files-whistleblower-fbi-doj-b2888651.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Oct 18, 2026: Capitol ERUPTS as Senate PASSES Emergency Resolution Stripping Trump’s Privileges. A dramatic political headline is circulating claiming that the U.S. Senate passed an emergency resolution stripping Donald Trump of his presidential privileges. The Senate has taken several votes challenging specific Trump administration policies. In June 2026, it backed a war-powers resolution directing Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, in a 50–48 vote. That measure challenged a specific military policy; it did not strip Trump of his general presidential privileges or remove him from office.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7lwWo8RYsM

Trump’s rampage revealed a crippling crack in the backbone of America: The United States Constitution is a remarkable and precious document. It was also written in 1787. Article III declares that treason consists of “levying War” against the United States or “adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” It also establishes an extraordinarily high evidentiary bar for conviction. There was a good reason for that.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-constitution/?u=a63dbd5a152696a5bd9cc20c1d15fa741db9ecb203c5056789bece844ededba8&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Oct.21.2026_12.00pm_20545912

“Elon Musk Is Trying To Buy This Senate Seat in Texas”: James Talarico Says Musk “Wants His Own Personal U.S. Senator.” Talarico claimed Musk “wants our land, he wants our water, and he wants his own personal U.S. senator”
https://www.newsbreak.com/deltias-gaming-378674616/4956932455568-elon-musk-is-trying-to-buy-this-senate-seat-in-texas-james-talarico-says-musk-wants-his-own-personal-u-s-senator

Election 2026 is less than two weeks away. U.S. officials privately advise states fearing Trump election meddling. Their private efforts have reached governors, election stewards and lawmakers from both parties who are increasingly alarmed that the administration may interfere in the midterms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/10/20/us-officials-quietly-advise-states-fearing-trump-election-meddling/

Rep. Pallone Says Trump Wants To “Dump The Responsibility For Natural Disasters Onto States” While “He Enriches Himself Every Day.” As he enriches himself every day, he is abandoning Americans facing the worst day of their lives and telling them to fend for themselves.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4955572182123-rep-pallone-says-trump-wants-to-dump-the-responsibility-for-natural-disasters-onto-states-while-he-enriches-himself-every-day

Sen. Gillibrand Says Trump Has “Unlimited Money For Bombs, Ballrooms, And Billionaires” But “Nothing For The American People”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4955557454680-sen-gillibrand-says-trump-has-unlimited-money-for-bombs-ballrooms-and-billionaires-but-nothing-for-the-american-people

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s immigration fraud investigation takes new turn as prosecutors reportedly obtain DNA evidence to examine alleged sibling marriage. Federal investigators are reportedly examining genetic evidence linked to allegations surrounding Omar’s 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi
https://www.firstpost.com/world/united-states/genetic-evidence-enters-the-picture-in-long-running-ilhan-omar-controversy-14053988.html

Trump says U.S. will pay fraud whistleblowers, and he’ll decide who is paid: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the U.S. government as they ramp up efforts to end the abuse of federal programs and dollars.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2026/10/trump-and-vance-to-announce-a-25m-whistleblower-program-to-encourage-public-to-report-alleged-fraud/

Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows. The findings offer an unusually stark example of how Republican-backed voting restrictions, especially those targeting mail ballots, can directly cause large numbers of eligible voters to be disenfranchised.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/exclusive-thousands-of-mail-ballots-set-to-be-rejected-after-gop-imposed-strict-new-rules-data-shows/

# Global News
Russia frees 74-year-old retired Michigan teacher in latest gesture to Trump. Stephen Hubbard was the oldest American held in Russia and the only one in Russia currently designated by the U.S. as wrongfully detained.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/russia-frees-74-year-old-retired-michigan-teacher-latest-gesture-trump

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Mississippi Attorney General Declares Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old “Justified.” The shooting is part of a pattern of racist police violence against Black residents of Senatobia, Mississippi.
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-child-shot-police-b3597fe5cffd7a01aa9ba172d1ff900c

“The city needs to get its act together about the culture at the city jail.” There have been at least 22 deaths at the St. Louis Justice Center since 2022 and our new investigation reveals three main causes.
https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2026-10-21/st-louis-city-jail-detainee-deaths

6 bombshells unearthed as squashed FBI congressional corruption probe comes to light
https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/congress-corruption/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Settling with one hand, litigating with other: DOJ’s split approach to Camp Lejeune victims. Trump on Tuesday night touted the amount of settlement money his administration has already provided and appeared to urge attendees to get out and vote to keep Congress in GOP control so that additional settlement money can be provided.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/environment/settling-one-hand-litigating-other-dojs-split-approach-camp-lejeune

# Media / Press / TV
‘Are you a sick person?!’ Trump growls at reporter and scolds him 3 times in Oval Office Moment
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6161621-trump-snaps-at-white-house-reporter-are-you-a-sick-person/

# Military / Global
Russia Just Did Something Menacing in Orbit That Satellite Trackers Say Is a First: Cosmos 2612 spent several days stalking a U.S.-operated commercial radar-imaging satellite believed to support the Ukrainian military.
https://gizmodo.com/russian-military-satellite-plays-risky-cat-and-mouse-game-with-commercial-spacecraft-2000828229

# Nuclear
Oversight of nuclear material security cut back due to civil service reductions, GAO finds. The Government Accountability Office also reported that the National Nuclear Security Administration has more than lost its recent hiring gains.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/10/oversight-nuclear-material-security-cut-back-due-civil-service-reductions-gao-finds/416709/?oref=ge-author-river

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
Trump creates new problems for Republicans with overnight post on hot-button issue: Donald Trump took to Truth Social early Wednesday to press for more data centers to be built at a time when it has become a highly contentious issue with Republican Party candidates.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-data-centers-2678116186/

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October 18, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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

# Border / Immigration / ICE /
Immigrants ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year. According to a joint report by The Marshall Project and The Guardian, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more than twice as many immigrant children in the first seven months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/ice-immigrant-children-arrests-trump

The One Reform DHS Refused: Why ICE Has Never Disciplined an Agent for Not Turning On a Body Camera. A federal watchdog found ICE has never penalized an officer for camera noncompliance and recommended automatic activation — the Trump administration rejected it, even as nine people have died in immigration enforcement shootings with no footage.
https://www.latintimes.com/one-reform-dhs-refused-why-ice-has-never-disciplined-agent-not-turning-body-camera-600256

Border wall ‘man camps’ have rapidly spread across the Big Bend with little state oversight. Locals fear it’s putting their health at risk.
This past summer, locals got an unexpected new neighbor — a sprawling, dusty “man camp” facility designed to house as many as 200 border wall construction workers.
https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2026-10-16/border-wall-man-camps-have-rapidly-spread-across-the-big-bend-with-little-state-oversight-locals-fear-its-putting-their-health-at-risk

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports AI experts are prepping for the financial system to collapse. Powerful AI models are going on hacking sprees — or helping humans with them — left and right. If the AI industry doesn’t get its collective act together and stop its products from being used to such dangerous ends, it could be only a matter of time before one of these AI-powered hacks targets our essential infrastructure.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-expert-doomsday-prepping-ai-financial-system

President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/17/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid-deepening-row-with-ukraine

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Statistics: The Reality of the Youth Gun Violence Crisis: A fatal shooting Oct. 15 at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon was the 26th school shooting so far this year. In 2026 alone, such incidents have killed 17 people and injured 26, many of them children, the data shows.
https://www.omnilert.com/blog/school-shooting-statistics

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals Trump Rule Change Allows for ‘Unintentional’ Killing of Polar Bears by Fossil Fuel Companies.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service finalized the polar bear-killing rule despite a near universal negative reception from more than 85,000 public comments.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-administration-polar-bears

‘Deadly Serious’: Half of World’s Reef-Building Coral Face Extinction Threat as Oceans Warm, Study Warns. “Every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid gives corals a better chance,” said one of the researchers. “So action now really does count.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-reef-extinction

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA There is a story circulating that President Trump could ban all lab-grown meat across the U.S. sy Executive Order. No order has been signed. Several states have already moved on their own. President Trump signed an executive order on September 4, 2026, that focuses on modernizing meat inspections, easing processing rules for traditional ranchers, and helping smaller meat processors—not banning cultivated meat.
https://heatmap.news/lifestyle/lab-grown-meat-trump-rfk

# Gov / Politics / US
Texas Sen. Cornyn says President Trump’s deal “weakens American security interests” as he joins 11 senators urging Trump to rescind Russian diesel agreement https://share.newsbreak.com/jvpb13xh

DOJ sues to block California ballot-counting as state officials refuse late bid to alter voter rolls. President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice sued California on Thursday after state officials rejected demands to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters and prevent them from voting in the Nov. 3 election.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbx56B_xBDk

Newsom Says the American People “WILL Stop Donald Trump” After Reports of MAGA Allies Discussing Martial Law in Connection With Possible Midterm Disputes. The post responded to an Axios report that MAGA activists are pushing for President Trump to resort to extraordinary measures — including martial law — if they believe the midterm elections are “rigged.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4950134321305-newsom-says-the-american-people-will-stop-donald-trump-after-reports-of-maga-allies-discussing-martial-law-in-connection-with-possible-midterm-disputes

Trump indicates he’ll unleash this ‘most powerful’ presidential tool:
‘I’m allowed.’ “So I just have to ask you, are you seriously considering a self-pardon before you leave office?”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-indicates-ll-unleash-most-190506952.html

Amid GOP Midterm Woes, Trump Allies—Including Convicted Election Denier—Push for Martial Law. The president hasn’t exactly assuaged the worries of those who fear he could go to extreme measures to maintain his party’s grip on power.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maga-allies-push-trump-for-martial-law

‘The President and Vice President Must Be Impeached’: Air Force Member Lists Donald Trump’s ‘High Crimes’ in Speech That Landed Him in Solitary
Confinemen:  Watson, 40, delivered an exhaustive summary of Trump’s “crimes,” starting with his military actions in Venezuela, Cuba and Iran. “When the President of the United States orders military action against foreign countries absent an emergency scenario where American interests are under imminent, dire threat… that is an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s authority and a violation of the War Powers Clause,” he said.
https://okmagazine.com/p/air-force-member-lists-donald-trumps-high-crimes-speech-solitary-confinement/

# Global News
‘They both lied. Ukrainians died’: Musk under fire after explosive Starlink report. Elon Musk’s attempt to wash his hands of a decision Ukraine says proved deadly blew up in his face after a new report tied him to it, and critics wasted no time pouncing.
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-trump-2678098711/

Zelensky personally thanks King for his ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine. The pair met at an audience in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon. The Prime Minister is expected to use the visit to announce an acceleration of military support for Ukraine, and to pledge further rounds of sanctions aimed at Moscow.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/volodymyr-zelensky-charles-iii-ukraine-buckingham-palace-andy-burnham-b3066792.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations Judge loses patience and threatens sanctions as Trump crosses the line in BBC lawsuit.
A federal judge warned President Donald Trump that he will face sanctions if he continues to disregard her orders in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC.
https://www.rawstory.com/judge-trump-bbc-sanctions/

# Medicare / Medicaid  / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services # Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Programs Researchers Say Parkinson’s May Be Largely Manmade.Twelve million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease. That number has nearly doubled in six years. Unlike many neurological conditions, researchers say Parkinson’s may largely be something we are doing to ourselves.
https://parkinsonseurope.org/parkinsonslife/could-risk-factors-for-parkinsons-disease-be-largely-man-made/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes New Montana “Super Range” Complex Could Add Critical Weapons Testing Capacity. Trump announced a new facility aimed at testing autonomous weapons, space, and electronic ​warfare technology, supersonics and ⁠hypersonics.
https://www.twz.com/air/new-montana-super-range-complex-could-add-critical-weapons-testing-capacity

Army Wants High-Energy Laser Weapons It Can Put On “Any Vehicle In The Motorpool.” The Army sees modular laser systems not tied to specific vehicles as key to truly operationalizing and distributing counter-drone laser capabilities.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/army-wants-high-energy-laser-weapons-it-can-put-on-any-vehicle-in-the-motorpool

# Military / Global
Senior U.S. Officials Say the Order to Limit Ukraine’s Battlefield Satellite System Came From Inside the White House. The officials said leaders at the Defence Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/order-restrict-ukraine-starshield-satellite-103158937.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff
World’s Oldest Shipwreck Discovered off the Coast of Turkey. Here’s Everything We Know. Researchers found about 30 ancient jars off Turkey that may have carried wine, olive oil, or resin—and some still held residue.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/worlds-oldest-shipwreck-discovered-off-the-coast-of-turkey-heres-everything-we-know/

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers Is AI built on theft? Almost 100 lawsuits say so. AI exec: We may have pulled off  “the largest theft of labor in human history.” Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/openai-chatgpt-microsoft-copyright-legal-case-documents-revelations/

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