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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-01-03

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January 3, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
The Trump Administration Bans Entry to the United States for Nationals of Seven Additional Countries. Individuals from seven countries will not be able to travel to the United States starting Thursday, according to updated CBP guidance obtained by ABC News.
https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/trump-administration-expands-travel-ban/

Artist accuses Homeland Security of stealing his work for meme that promotes deporting one-third of the country. Trump administration repeatedly comes under fire for appropriating artists’ work to promote anti-immigrant agenda
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/artist-theft-plagiarism-deportations-homeland-security-b2893702.html

Trump DHS Post Calling for ‘100 Million Deportations’ Suggests Intent to Kick Out Nonwhite Citizens
One journalist called it “absolutely insane Nazi propaganda, posted by the US government.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-100-million-deportations

Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies May Suffer Complications from Chronic Stress of ICE Raids, Experts Warn
At least two doctors say they’re already seeing warning signs in patients, including high blood pressure and deteriorating mental health.
https://documentedny.com/2026/01/02/ice-pregnant-immigration-raids-stress-complications/

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk. Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.
https://19thnews.org/2025/10/pregnant-immigrants-ice-fears-deportation/

Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention. ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/pregnant-and-postpartum-women-face-neglect-and-abuse-in-ice-detention

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Reveals Why SCOTUS Tariff Decision Is Critical: President Donald Trump warned that the Supreme Court ruling against him in a key case on his power to apply tariffs would be the “biggest threat in history to United States National Security.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-ruling-11178256

US Billionaire Wealth Surges to $8.1 Trillion as Affordability Crisis Hammers Working Class. “Billionaires are raking in staggering profits off the backs of ordinary workers,” said Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-billionaire-wealth

Americans plan a tax strike rally across the country on January 3: ‘We want our money back’: The gatherings’ organizers are yet unknown, but based on social media posts on X and Facebook, they appear to be in line with right-wing views, with Democrats being criticized and politicians connected to MAGA taking part.
https://marketrealist.com/what-is-the-so-called-planned-tax-strike-rally-about/

# Education / Schools
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-attempts-to-control-higher-education-follow-a-familiar-fascist-playbook/

Officials deploying AI surveillance devices in school bathrooms. A report revealed the troubling rise of AI surveillance at Beverly Hills High School that may be a sign of things to come for school districts throughout North America.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/officials-deploying-ai-surveillance-devices-140000648.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Over 100 companies including Amazon and FedEx might lay off thousands of workers soon
https://marketrealist.com/which-companies-are-laying-off-workers-in-2026/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities. Overseeing all this is a powerful regime of investor-owned utilities that dominate our energy system. These for-profit corporations own and control the basic infrastructure we all depend on. Their executives and shareholders profit by raising electric rates or skimping on maintenance. And now, private equity firms are gunning for utilities.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-electricity-bills-rise-activists-are-demanding-public-control-of-utilities/

# FEMA / USAID
Trump Administration Makes Deep Cuts at FEMA as Climate Crisis Accelerates. An ex-FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-makes-deep-cuts-at-fema-as-climate-crisis-accelerates/

# General News / Boat Strikes
Oil tanker fleeing U.S. forces goes completely dark, but not before the crew pulled a stunt that could spark an international incident. The tanker, called Bella 1, has been running from US forces since December 21. The crew claimed the ship was under Russian protection while traveling to pick up oil in Venezuela. The ship has been under US sanctions since 2024 for carrying Iranian oil.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/fyi/oil-tanker-fleeing-u-s-forces-goes-completely-dark-but-not-before-the-crew-pulled-a-stunt-that-could-spark-an-international-incident/

# Gov / Politics
Philosopher Who Influenced JD Vance Calls the Trump Administration a ‘Tragedy’ That Has ‘Already Lost’
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/18/jd-vance-world-view-sources-00168984?ref=pressrex.com

Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns Americans Will “Comply or Die” Over Digital ID and CBDC Threat. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sharply reacted this week to evolving federal crypto policy, warning that digital identity and currency changes could force Americans into a stark choice: “comply or die.”
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/marjorie-taylor-greene-warns-americans

Nancy Pelosi claims Trump is displaying ‘mental incapacity’ and declares ‘something’s wrong’
https://www.aol.com/articles/somethings-wrong-nancy-pelosi-sounds-064043341.html

‘This Is State Terrorism’: Global Outrage as Trump Launches Illegal Assault on Venezuela. The Trump administration’s military assault on Venezuela and apparent abduction of the country’s president in the early hours of Saturday morning sparked immediate backlash from leaders in Latin America and across the globe, with lawmakers, activists, and experts accusing the US of launching yet another illegal war of aggression.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-outrage-us-bombing-venezuela

Trump Claims Maduro ‘Captured’ as US Bombs Venezuelan Capital
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-outrage-us-bombing-venezuela

DOJ formally charges Maduro and his wife after they were captured in Venezuela following U.S. strike
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/01/united-states-strikes-venezuela-captures-president-maduro.php

Leaders of Colombia, Mexico, Cuba and Brazil oppose U.S. strike that led to capture of Maduro
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/maduro-captured-world-reaction-00709580

Project 2026: Trump’s plan to rig the next election: From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favor.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/donald-trump-plan-to-rig-2026-midterm-elections-voter-suppression-gerrymandering-certification/

Inside Trump’s plan to keep control of Congress in 2026. The president is investing in the midterms, eliminating potentially bloody primary battles and promising to help the GOP stay in power.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/25/trump-2026-midterm-playbook-00476592

Trump: ‘We’re going to run’ Venezuela after capture of Maduro until transition takes place
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/3/trump-says-us-will-run-venezuela-after-nicolas-maduro-seized

Maduro and Wife’s Charges Announced After Their Capture
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5670837-trump-operation-captures-maduro/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
An Arrested MAGA Individual Just Threatened a Judge by Saying He Would Call for Donald Trump
https://www.themarysue.com/an-arrested-maga-individual-just-threatened-a-judge-by-saying-he-would-call-for-donald-trump/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’: Jack Smith Testifies to Congress Trump ‘Engaged in a Criminal Scheme.’ Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/jack-smith-house-testimony

Supreme Court advances ‘kooky theory’ devoid of ‘constitutional grounding’: legal expert: The theory claims that U.S. presidents have sole authority over the federal government’s executive branch, and its critics argue that it ignores the checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution.
https://www.alternet.org/unitary-executive-scotus/

After transmitting classified information about the B-2 Spirit to foreign governments, Noshir Gowadia was sentenced to 32 years in prison for espionage
https://www.newsbreak.com/war-history-online-1745274/4422897556861-after-transmitting-classified-information-about-the-b-2-spirit-to-foreign-governments-noshir-gowadia-was-sentenced-to-32-years-in-prison-for-espionage

# LGBTQ / Transgender
‘Shameless administration’: Federal employees accuse government of trying to force transgender individuals out of the workforce with new insurance change
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/1/us-federal-employees-file-complaint-against-trumps-anti-transgender-policy

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Hospitals and Health Systems Are Dropping Medicare Advantage Plans: Hospitals and health systems continue to sever ties with certain Medicare Advantage plans heading into 2026, citing persistent frustrations with prior authorization denials and slow reimbursement from insurers.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/16-health-systems-dropping-medicare-advantage-plans-2026/

Democrats Aim to Make GOP Pay as ‘Angry’ Voters See Health Insurance Premiums Soar: “Republican politicians who cut healthcare to pay for more billionaire tax cuts, or to increase profits for their corporate donors, are selling out working families,” said Rep. Greg Casar.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-aca-subsidies

# Military / Global / NATO
‘Punch landed’ in drone strike by ‘underground forces’ determined to ‘bring Putin down’. Russia has blamed Ukraine for a drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putin’s properties, but a former British MP believes it was Russian dissidents
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/194867/putin-drone-strike-likely-russian-dissidents-ukraine-says-former-british-mp

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Astronomers Appear to Have Caught a Star Splitting In Half, With Catastrophic Results
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/did-astronomers-see-a-star-explode-twice/

# Technology / AI
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women. When we dug through this content, we noticed another stomach-churning variation of the trend: Grok, at the request of users, altering images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
https://futurism.com/future-society/grok-violence-women

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Trump says he vetoed water project in part because so many people are leaving Colorado: ‘Bad governor’: Why Trump issued the first veto of his second term. The president in an interview blasted Colorado’s governor when asked why he vetoed a water project.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/trump-veto-colorado-water-jared-polis-00708585

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-01-02

Voices, The Peoples News

January 2, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move to Revoke Deportation … The ruling found that the administration’s cancellation of the protections for 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua was illegal.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-tps-honduras-nepal-nicaragua-11292316

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Trump admin overhauls chemicals and sets new MAHA agenda for 2026: The MAHA Effect: The chemical review overhaul seeks to comprehensively reassess food additives, pesticides, and environmental toxins to reduce their role in chronic diseases and improve overall safety standards.
https://justthenews.com/government/trump-admin-overhauls-chemical-ingredients-and-sets-new-maha-agenda-2026

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
IRS Tax Changes for 2026: The IRS has released 2026 inflation adjustments and structural changes
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-releases-tax-inflation-adjustments-for-tax-year-2026-including-amendments-from-the-one-big-beautiful-bill

Conservatives on X threaten a 2026 tax revolt amid Minnesota fraud reports. Multiple prominent conservatives on the social media platform, X, say they won’t pay taxes in 2026 amid all the reports of fraud coming out of Minnesota.
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/conservatives-on-x-threaten-a-2026-tax-revolt-amid-minnesota-fraud-reports-marjorie-taylor-greene-minneapolis-irs-pentagon

Tax the Rich, Say Mamdani, Sanders, and NYC Inauguration Crowd. “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it,” said the new mayor. “Our City Hall will change that.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/zohran-mamdani-tax-plan

500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax. “If the monstrous political-economic system that is tearing our planet, the climate, and its people apart isn’t brought to its knees—then humanity will be,” warned one climate scientist.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/31/billionaires-added-record-wealth-2025

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Global
China’s Largest Solar Farm Is Doing A Lot More Than Generating Energy. China’s massive solar farms, like the Qinghai cluster, do more than generate clean power; they create microclimates that boost desert biodiversity, improve soil moisture, and support unique ecosystems, while also creating local jobs, enabling agrivoltaics (like sheep grazing), and driving technological innovation in renewable energy, making them multifaceted environmental and economic assets.
https://www.slashgear.com/2063861/china-largest-solar-farm-desert-ecosystem-study/?zsource=yahoo

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Oklahoma’s ban on Chinese-owned farmland made an exception for Smithfield Foods. The carve-outs specifically exempt Smithfield Foods, the only Chinese-owned company with farmland in Oklahoma.
https://investigatemidwest.org/2025/12/08/oklahomas-ban-on-chinese-owned-farmland-made-an-exception-for-smithfield-foods/

# General News / Boat Strikes
U.S. military carries out more strikes against alleged drug boats, killing 8 people
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/u-military-carries-more-strikes-233943502.html

Coast Guard Searches For Missing Alleged Drug Traffickers That Jumped Overboard After Hegseth Ordered US Strikes on Boat Convoy
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3338359/us-coast-guard-searches-survivors-after-strike-alleged-drug-boat-convoy

Trump Ends 2025 by Bombing More Boats, Bringing Death Toll to at Least 115. Journalists called out missing details from the latest disclosures, with one outlet saying that “US authorities no longer bother to specify where they’re conducting the extrajudicial murders.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-strikes-boat

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Top Senate Dems Demand Trump’s Chief of Staff Explain How She ‘Read the Epstein Files.’ WH COS Susie Wiles admitted in Vanity Fair interview that she has read the Epstein file and President Trump “is in the file, was on [Epstein’s] plane,” and is “on the manifest”
https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-and-durbin-ask-trumps-chief-of-staff-how-she-received-access-to-epstein-files/

The Epstein Emails Spark Global Chaos, Leaked Messages Include Secrets, Threats, Sex Claims and Massive Political Bombshells. Epstein’s emails that involve everyone from Bill and Hillary Clinton to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson – and even Trump himself. Here are the seven biggest bombshells.
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/exclusive-epstein-emails-spark-global-113000594.html

# Gov / Politics
Minnesota Republicans gleefully admit they orchestrated the “Daycare Fraud” conspiracy to push Trump’s agenda. In the latest example of MAGA politics eating itself alive, Minnesota Republicans have now admitted they directed a right-wing YouTuber to harass Somali-owned childcare centers — then acted shocked when the stunt exploded into a national embarrassment.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Hip_hop_that_u_need/comments/1q0s02i/maga_fraudster_blows_his_story_in_epic_backfire/

A federal judge drops the HAMMER on Donald Trump by ruling that he must secure funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or risk violating a court order. And it gets even better for the American people… The CFPB was created after the 2007-08 financial crisis
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/court-rules-trump-administration-must-fund-consumer-finance-watchdog

Why Mark Carney Is The One Person Trump Actually Fears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQdoXrBm_3o

Newsom Blasts Trump Over Mar-a-Lago Diplomatic Meeting, Calls Costs an “American Burden”
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/newsom-blasts-trump-over-mar-a-lago

The Oath Keepers are back in a big bad way. Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, announced that he will relaunch the group after it disbanded following his prison sentence in 2023.
https://www.alternet.org/oath-keepers-relaunch/

US embassies in the Western Hemisphere directed to report on human rights violations tied to mass migration
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-30/us-embassies-to-track-migration-crimes-in-western-hemisphere

Trump Email Tells Supporters Democrats Will “Steal Tariff Rebate Checks” if They Don’t Donate. The appeal ratcheted up tension, telling readers troubles were “boiling over” and only a “massive and immediate response” could save everything the campaign had worked on. Recipients were warned that Democrats wanted to redirect tariff payments if they didn’t act fast.
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/trump-email-tells-supporters-democrats

# Gov / Politics / Global
Protests turn deadly in Iran as Trump says US could step in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mWIdd__030

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Growing concerns about ‘activist judges’ intensify calls for structural reforms. The long-simmering calls have recently intensifies as a number of federal district court judges have repeatedly blocked major executive branch initiatives
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/growing-concerns-about-activist-judges-intensify-calls-structural-reforms

# Medical / Science / Research
RFK Jr. Stops Requirement for Doctors. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like cancer screenings and HIV medications, should be fully covered by insurance.
https://www.hematologyadvisor.com/news/rfk-jr-may-remove-top-panel-on-preventive-services-task-force/

U.S. health policy has been dramatically reshaped under RFK Jr.: As part of his campaign against chronic disease, he has redrawn the government’s position on topics such as seed oils, fluoride and Tylenol.
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/2025-us-health-policy-rfk-jr/4324867/

RFK Jr. removes all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee. The entirety of the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the vaccine schedule and required coverage of immunizations, will be retired and replaced with new members,
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/health/rfk-cdc-vaccine-advisers-removed

# Military / Global / NATO
A Russian soldier surrendered by writing ‘Please take me prisoner, I want to live’ on cardboard seen by a drone, units say. The corps said the Russian was given instructions on how to surrender and was detained.
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-soldier-surrender-message-drone-ukraine-2026-1

Putin Unveils ‘Unstoppable’ Nuclear-Capable Missiles Placed Within Minutes of European Targets. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a TV address, said that Russia had launched a “new conventional intermediate-range” missile with the codename Oreshnik, meaning hazel tree in Russian.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg07zw9vj1o

Israel Defense Force Central Command Chief Warns of ‘Surprise War’ After Snap Inspection. The warning followed a large-scale, unannounced inspection of forces stationed throughout the West Bank, intended to test the military’s agility in a rapidly shifting security landscape.
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4420386743491-israel-defense-force-central-command-chief-warns-of-surprise-war-after-snap-inspection

# NASA / NORAD / Space
A star discovered in 1892 went missing without explanation. Now, after 134 years, it has been discovered again. In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Venus, but then it vanished. We may now know why
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509810-star-that-seemed-to-vanish-more-than-130-years-ago-is-found-again/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-01-01

Voices, The Peoples News

January 1, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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Wishing you 12 months of success, 52 weeks of laughter, 365 days of
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Number of Americans detained in Venezuela has risen since US increased pressure on regime: State Department is considering designating two Americans as wrongfully detained while others face real criminal charges, according to U.S. official
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/venezuela-trump-americans-detained-military-b2892896.html

State Department Advances Campaign Against Mass Migration. The State Department is now advancing its policies against mass migration, which it deems an existential threat to Western civilization.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-directs-diplomats-lobby-governments-against-mass-migration-cable-says-2025-11-27/

ICE Plots $100 Million ‘Wartime Recruitment’ Drive Aimed at Hiring Gun Enthusiasts. The propaganda blitz will be aimed at “people who have attended UFC fights, listened to patriotic podcasts, or shown an interest in guns and tactical gear.”
https://www.inkl.com/news/ice-plots-100m-wartime-recruitment-blitz-targeting-gun-shows-ufc-fights-and-patriotic-podcasts-report-says

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Sanders Backs Push for Billionaire Tax in California as Newsom Raises Money to Fight It. “Yes: We need a wealth tax on billionaires,” said US Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://www.aol.com/articles/california-ag-admits-billionaire-tax-224632726.html

# Education / Schools
Comer invites Walz to testify in front of House Oversight panel about Minnesota fraud
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/tim-walz-house-oversight-minnesota-fraud-allegations-00708589

New fraud allegations raise same concerns in Minnesota child care program as 2018 warning
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-nick-shirley-video-day-care-investigation/

Minnesota daycare center claims it was vandalized over fraud allegations, important docs missing
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/31/somali-child-care-providers-report-vandalism-threats-after-viral-video

Walz Says Trump Is Exploiting Minnesota Fraud Issue to Defund State’s Childcare Programs. “He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans,” said the Democratic governor.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5667686-tim-walz-trump-administration-frozen-child-care-payments-minnesota/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
UN to Cut 2,900 Jobs, $570 Million in Budget Following US Scrutiny: Ambassador Bartos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9TmXbm4IWE

Judge blocks White House’s attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid. At the heart of the case is whether OMB Director Russell Vought, also CFPB acting director, can effectively shut down the agency and lay off all staff.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/12/judge-blocks-white-houses-attempt-to-defund-the-cfpb-ensuring-employees-get-paid/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Montana Rancher Donates 38,000-Acre Ranch, Valued At $21 Million, To Ensure It Remains A Ranch. A real-life Yellowstone moment unfolded earlier this year when Dale Veseth and his wife, Janet, announced they were donating their $21.6 million ranch, spanning over 38,000 acres across Montana, to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA).
https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/12/30/montana-rancher-donates-38000-acre-ranch-valued-at-21-million-to-ensure-it-remains-a-ranch/

SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1
https://apnews.com/article/snap-waiver-food-stamps-soda-7787585c75e098d3a16aefacc32ac4f5

Boy, 17, died at Nebraska governor’s farm.. then officials made it harder for mom to find out why. Pulling early morning shifts, the 17-year-old helped with maintenance at Beaver Valley Pork, one of the nearly 100 farms owned by Pillen Family Farms, the largest pork producer in the state.
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/19/the-mysterious-death-of-a-teen-at-pillen-family-farms/

# General News
400-Acre Muslim Development in Texas. The developers say the goal is to create a vibrant, self-sustaining community for muslims…But the project has sparked controversy around the state.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iblP-xul8R0

# General News / Boat Strikes
U.S. strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, search for survivors underway
https://maritime-executive.com/article/search-launched-for-four-survivors-after-u-s-strike-on-three-drug-boats

Venezuelan Indigenous People Describe Alleged U.S. Attack On Cartel Infrastructure: ‘Never Seen Anything Like It’
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4420190526471-venezuelan-indigenous-people-describe-alleged-us-attack-on-cartel-infrastructure-never-seen-anything-like-it?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NjcyMzg1MjYyNjE%3D

Tanker’s painted Russian flag complicates US-Venezuela oil blockade. U.S. authorities are weighing the legal risks of a forced boarding if the ship is legitimately registered in Russia.
https://san.com/cc/tankers-painted-russian-flag-complicates-us-venezuela-oil-blockade/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Justice Department still has 5.2 million Epstein documents to review
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-justice-department-trump-9e3a6f572859a5ff12616bb04409ae8c

# Gov / Politics
Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming a supermajority
https://apnews.com/article/iowa-special-election-state-senate-supermajority-32ecda723de7a58d0da7d1d701dbc980

New laws are taking effect across the country, targeting things like climate change, AI and the cost of living.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/what-to-know-about-new-state-laws-in-2026-on-wages-snap-benefits-and-climate-tax/ar-AA1TlYYA

Another MAGA P*do Politician BUSTED: A Warr Acres, Oklahoma City Councilman, Jason Cole, was arrested on 10/8/2025, on complaints of r*pe by instrumentation and exposing children to explicit s*xual content. The victims (all under 10) were interviewed at a child advocacy center.: A Warr Acres, Oklahoma City Councilman, Jason Cole, was arrested on 10/8/2025, on complaints of r*pe by instrumentation and exposing children to explicit s*xual content. The victims (all under 10) were interviewed at a child advocacy center.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/warr-acres-city-council-member-040000663.html

House Judiciary Dems release Jack Smith’s congressional deposition with DAMNING evidence of Trump’s criminal acts! Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, defended his investigation before a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that the basis for the prosecutions “rests entirely with President Trump and his actions.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3cFKQh8axc

‘You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit’: Newsom Mocks Trump’s Claim He Voluntarily Removed National Guard. Newsom and his staff were quick to hit back at the president, claiming that National Guard troops were being removed not under Trump’s direction, but rather due to court rulings.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/you-cant-fire-me-i-quit-newsom-mocks-trumps-claim-he-voluntarily-removed-national-guard/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads

Montana GOP Officially Censures 9 Republican Senators After Bipartisan Votes Shake Senate Majority
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/04/04/montana-republican-party-censures-nine-gop-senators-no-longer-considers-them-republicans/

Lawmakers Demand Probe After Firm Linked to Kristi Noem Secretly Earns $220M in DHS Ads
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2025/11/lawmakers-call-probe-how-firm-tied-kristi-noem-got-piece-220m-dhs-ad-contracts/409786/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Mexican President Sheinbaum Calls UN To Take a ‘Much More Leading Role’ In U.S.-Venezuela Tensions
https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-president-sheinbaum-calls-un-take-much-more-leading-role-us-venezuela-tensions-593099

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
‘Bad news for Trump’ as documents show DOJ appears to be behind ‘vindictive prosecution’
https://www.alternet.org/department-of-justice-2674839308/

Federal judge cancels the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and instead calls for a new hearing to find out if Trump is unfairly prosecuting him! The saga of Abrego Garcia is one of the most dystopian, nightmarish ordeals that could ever happen to a person just trying to live their lives.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5660264-judge-bars-retaliation-abrego/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
In the Face of Anti-Trans Escalation, We Need More Than Legal Strategies. The swiftness with which Trump dismantled decades of meager, hard-fought protections exposed the limits of legal work.
https://truthout.org/articles/in-the-face-of-anti-trans-escalation-we-need-more-than-legal-strategies/

# Marijuana / Hemp
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The USPS just changed how postmarks work—and it will affect mail-in voting while hitting Americans with late fees on everything from tax payments to rent checks.
https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/usps-changes-postmark-rules-heres-why-your-mailed-ballots-bills-can-arrive-late-in-2026/4093766/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Trump declared the greatest victory for patient affordability, then the exact thing he promised to stop is exploding to an even worse level
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trump-declared-the-greatest-victory-for-patient-affordability-then-the-exact-thing-he-promised-to-stop-is-exploding-to-an-even-worse-level/

# Medical / Science / Research
‘Nowhere to turn’: Fear as major court ruling allows Trump to enact a ‘back-door’ ban
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/planned-parenthood-medicaid-funding-ends

Republicans in Congress Ripped for ‘Entirely Preventable’ 2026 Healthcare Crisis. “Working families simply can’t afford to pay more money for worse care. We need to extend ACA tax credits to lower costs.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/aca-subsidies-expire

# Military / War Department
Trump announces he is pulling National Guard troops from 3 Democratic-run cities after court rulings
https://san.com/cc/trump-pulls-national-guard-troops-out-of-major-cities-after-supreme-court-decision/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
3I/ATLAS Is Now Emitting X-RAYS. Scientists detect X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS extending 250,000 miles into space. Two X-ray space telescopes capture the comet’s high-energy glow, revealing hidden gases and solar wind interactions.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/scientists-detect-x-ray-glow-from-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-extending-250-000-out-miles-into-space

# Pharmaceuticals
As Trump Claims He’s Slashing Costs, Big Pharma Jacks Up Prices on 350 Drugs. One critic charged that Trump’s earlier deals with pharmaceutical companies “just nibble around the margins in terms of what is really driving high prices for prescription drugs in the US.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-drug-price-increases

# Social Services / Programs
Millions Of Social Security Recipients Are Experiencing Delays In Benefits After Trump’s 12% Staffing Cut
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-delayed-for-millions-due-to-record-backlogs-report-11286706

Secret Data Exposes True Scale of Social Security Chaos Under Trump
https://www.thedailybeast.com/secret-data-exposes-true-scale-of-social-security-chaos-under-donald-trump/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Trump Vetoes Colorado Clean Water Bill—Then Tells State’s Officials to ‘Rot in Hell.’ The bill vetoed by Trump would have provided funds to finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a 130-mile pipeline designed to deliver clean, filtered water to 50,000 residents in the eastern part of the state.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-vetos-colorado-bill

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-31

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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“The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.”
Confucius, “Analects”
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Construction Leaders in Texas Warn ICE Raids Are Driving Workers Underground: ‘There’s No Labor.’ Data show construction employment in the South Texas fell about 5% in the third quarter, the largest drop among major sectors
https://www.latintimes.com/construction-leaders-texas-warn-ice-raids-are-driving-workers-underground-theres-no-labor-593064

Newly-released body cam video raises questions over tactics used by federal immigration agents. Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f—ing gas.’ The videos, released weeks after U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ historic order limiting agents’ use of force, offer a firsthand look at flashpoint incidents from suburban Broadview, and Chicago’s Little Village and East Side neigborhoods.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/11/28/border-patrol-bodycam-video-tactics

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The Party of Fiscal Responsibility Has Been Bleeding America Dry for Fifty Years: There is an American amnesia that allows the Republican Party to present itself, election after election, as the guardian of fiscal responsibility, law and order, and national strength. The actual record tells a different story entirely.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-powell-house-press-345986679/4418883325358-the-party-of-fiscal-responsibility-has-been-bleeding-america-dry-for-fifty-years

# Education / Schools
Parents back teaching civil debate in high schools. A majority of parents say it is important for high school students to learn civil debate skills, according to a new survey from EdChoice.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_78513b92-6df9-4259-a61c-e2666a689f74.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-doomsday-glacier-is-getting-closer-and-closer-to-irreversible-collapse/

The Doomsday glacier expedition has started. This ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than anyone thought. Now Earth’s biggest cities are in danger. Antarctic expeditions and outlandish geoengineering schemes hope to slow sea level rise… but it might be too late
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/doomsday-glacier-melting-thwaites-antarctica

# General News / Boat Strikes
New details emerge on Venezuelan strike. New details are emerging surrounding the U.S. strike on a suspected drug loading site in Venezuela, with multiple reports claiming a CIA drone carried it out.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_eac0c37f-46f3-4aed-ae21-8bd08c06e2ec.html

You Won’t Believe What One of the Boats Trump Struck Was Carrying: Marijuana, a drug synonymous with the “peace and love” movement of the 1960s, is about as far from a tool of war as you can get. Trump himself signed an executive order to expedite the process of reclassifying weed from a Schedule I drug—which are considered to have high abuse rates with little to no medical application—to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/won-t-believe-one-boats-211533167.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Senate Dems Want to Know How Trump’s Chief of Staff Got Access to Epstein Files. With the Justice Department under fire for how it’s handled the documents, the senators asked Susie Wiles to describe her “role in any process related to the review, redaction, withholding, or release of material.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epstein-files-white-house

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump turned on her over Epstein survivors. The congresswoman revealed how and why she broke from Trump and Republican leadership.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-trump-turned-on-her-over-epstein-survivors/

# Gov / Politics
Trump admin freezes Minnesota child care funds, the latest in a series of moves against Gov. Tim Walz’s administration as it attempts to manage allegations of fraud.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/30/hhs-freezes-all-child-care-funding-for-minnesota-00708364

Fox Contributor Reminds Colleagues Minnesota Fraud Ringleader Is a ‘White Woman’ Who Is ‘Already in Prison’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fox-contributor-reminds-colleagues-minnesota-fraud-ringleader-is-a-white-woman-who-is-already-in-prison/

29 US Ambassadors Get Recalled; EU Hit With Travel Ban for Violating US Free Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz24G9npGcs

Senate Democrats Demand Trump Reverse Unprecedented Recall of 30 Ambassadors
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5663073-trump-recall-ambassadors-senate-concern/

‘Big issue’: Analysts reveal Trump’s true intentions behind focus on Minnesota fraud. Trump and several MAGA voices have focused intently on the cases, using them to attack Trump’s political foes like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674836105/

How a MAGA activist who reportedly admitted he had a ‘Nazi streak’ ended up with a key role in Trump’s administration. Some officials are reportedly questioning Paul Ingrassia’s qualifications after he was tapped for a key role at the General Services Administration
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/paul-ingrassia-trump-administration-gsa-b2892249.html

Trump’s Hope of Deporting Prince Harry Shut Downl. “Removal or deportation in the United States is governed by statute, not by presidential preference. Even a sitting president cannot personally order the removal of a specific individual. Deportation proceedings must be initiated by the Department of Homeland Security and adjudicated through established legal processes, often involving immigration courts.”
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-deporting-prince-harry-rejected-zero-authority-rogue-royal/

Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat. Trump is not the first would-be autocrat to manufacture a crisis to seize extraordinary powers.
https://theconversation.com/like-strongmen-the-world-over-donald-trumps-power-grab-required-a-crisis-and-a-scapegoat-272064

Trump flings open the door for founder of firm that funneled Kremlin cash to GOP influence. The Trump administration is authorizing visas for the founders of an infamous company that facilitated payments from the Russian government to pro-Trump influencers
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674836009/

Kristi Noem demands emergency demolition of historic buildings in DC alarming preservationists. Kristi Noem cites threats from ‘malicious insiders’ in request to raze buildings on landmark property, some of which are more than 100 years old, arguing that there is no such evidence of an “emergency” beyond Noem’s “unilateral declaration” of one.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-dhs-demolish-dc-buildings-b2892289.html

Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover Plunges Further Into Chaos. More artists are abruptly canceling shows after the president’s deeply unpopular move to add his name to the center.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trumps-kennedy-center-takeover-plunges-further-into-chaos/

Attorney General Bondi orders prosecutors to start grand jury probe into Obama officials over Russia investigation.
Trump’s Attorney General Confirms She’s Investigating ‘Lawfare’ and Accuses Both Former Presidents Of ‘Election-Meddling’
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/04/politics/justice-department-russia-grand-jury

# Gov / Politics / Global
Canada’s 3,200-Mile Rail Pivot Just Cut U.S. Ports Out, And the Bill Is Exploding. This didn’t happen at the docks.
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/22/g-s1-18831/labor-dispute-canada-rail-freight-us

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
DOJ Issues Sweeping New Domestic Terrorism Directive: The key message is unmistakable: federal law enforcement will target individuals, organizations, and funders whom the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) contends are “domestic terrorists,” under a definition that links political violence to “anti-fascist” ideologies.
https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/perspectives/blogs/enforcement-edge/2025/12/doj-issues-sweeping-new-domestic-terrorism-directive

Another ISIS sympathizer charged in Texas. Texas Man Charged with Providing Bomb Components and Funding to Individuals He Believed Were Involved with Foreign Terrorist Organization
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-charged-providing-bomb-components-and-funding-individuals-he-believed-were

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift.
The single-payer health care system is again becoming a rallying cry for progressives in the midterms.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/21/democrats-have-been-united-in-bashing-the-gop-on-obamacare-medicare-for-all-could-reopen-a-rift-00701232

Republicans now have an answer for Democrats’ Medicare-for-all. Republicans, including President Trump, have repeatedly emphasized the need to improve affordability for Americans, and healthcare costs often hit families the hardest.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/republicans-now-have-answer-democrats-medicare-all

# Medical / Science / Research
Superbug hits 27 states: Here’s where the deadly fungus is spreading. Deadly ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease Chagas on the Rise in the U.S., CDC Warns. Plus, what to do if you develop symptoms, per the CDC.
https://www.prevention.com/health/a66013990/deadly-kissing-bug-disease-chagas-spread-us/

AI Chatbots Linked to Psychosis, Say Doctors. People and their artificial-intelligence companions are entering into shared delusions, psychiatrists say; chatbots can be ‘complicit’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/doctors-ai-almost-certainly-linked-130000294.html

# Military / War Department
‘This Is an Act of War’: CIA Carried Out Drone Strike on Port Facility Inside Venezuela. One expert called the reported drone strike a “violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cia-drone-strike-venezuela

Trump Directs National Guard Units Across US to Train for Rapid Civil Disturbance Response by January 1st 2026
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/10/31/national-guard-each-state-ordered-create-quick-reaction-forces-trained-civil-unrest.html

Treasury sanctions Iran, Venezuela over combat drones, weapons trade. Sanctioned Company Linked to Sale of Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Combat Drones to Venezuela
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0347

Navy increases physical fitness tests to twice a year starting in January. This change, outlined in NAVADMIN 264/25, also introduces a sex-neutral waist-to-height ratio for body composition and brings combat roles a new Combat Fitness Assessment
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2025/12/30/navy-doubles-annual-pt-test-requirement-updates-failure-guidelines/

# Military / Global / NATO
Zelenskyy Discusses Establishing US Military Presence in Ukraine With Trump. “To be honest, this can only be confirmed by the President of the United States of America. These are U.S. troops, and therefore it is America that makes such decisions.
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/30/zelenskyy-trump-considering-us-troop-deployment-in-ukraine/

China Fires 27 Rockets Into Taiwan’s Waters in 2nd Day of Military Drills: China’s military exercises come less than two weeks after the US announced a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan. Taipei condemned the drills as irresponsible but said it would not escalate tensions.
https://www.dw.com/en/china-fires-rockets-on-second-day-of-drills-around-taiwan/a-75338221

Panicking Ukrainian Territorials Fled Their HQ. Then The Russians Shattered The Southern Front Line.
https://www.trenchart.us/p/panicking-ukrainian-territorials

Saudi Arabia Bombs Port: Saudi Arabia reveals details of Yemen bombing, as UAE set to withdraw
Move comes after Riyadh accused Abu Dhabi of backing separatists in Yemen and bombed what it said was an Emirati-weapons shipment in the port of Mukalla.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/31/uae-to-pull-forces-out-of-yemen-as-tensions-rise-with-saudi-arabia

# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
A game-changing innovation puts plastic waste to use in battery operations. Lead battery plastic: 100 percent recyclability of their plastic components is one of the best examples of a circular economy as recognized by the World Economic Forum. Here’s what the process looks like:
https://interestingengineering.com/science/scientists-turn-plastic-trash-into-battery-power

Scientists have developed a new, cleaner way of recycling used plastic using air moisture and catalysts to break down plastics like PET into valuable building blocks (monomers) for new products, reducing energy, eliminating harsh solvents, and creating a more circular economy with less waste and fewer greenhouse gases
https://www.plasticsindustry.org/articles/lsu-scientists-develop-efficient-plastic-recycling-method/

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security Administration ‘In Turmoil’ as New Reporting Details Damage Done by Trump Cuts. In-depth reporting from the Washington Post found the Social Security Administration is dealing with “record backlogs that have delayed basic services to millions of customers.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-social-security-administration-2674837440

‘Systemic fraud’: HUD secretary condemns $5.8 billion in ‘questionable’ payments
https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/hud-audit-reveals-58-billion-in-questionable-rental-assistance-payments-under-biden-biden-administration-scott-turner

Rep. Omar is center stage in massive Minnesota fraud scandal for her support of abused programs. Worse than Walz? Omar’s pandemic-era MEALS Act was later exploited by more than 70 defendants who stand accused of using meals program money for personal expenses or to send overseas.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/waste-fraud-and-abuse/ilhan-omar-caught-middle-minnesota-fraud-concerns-support

# Technology
T-Mobile’s terrifying security nightmare continues as they leave every single customer phone number sitting in a visible drop-down menu
https://attackofthefanboy.com/tech/t-mobiles-terrifying-security-nightmare-continues-as-they-leave-every-single-customer-phone-number-sitting-in-a-visible-drop-down-menu/

T-Mobile Ripping People Off, How They Hide From the Accountability, Why They Won’t Fix It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qitx-aVTJAc

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-30

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Musician Cancelled as AI Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes. If it could happen to him, what could happen to you? The paper reports that the misinformation was the result of one of Google’s AI summaries — brief summations it helpfully plasters above all other search results — which blended the musician’s biography with another person who bears the same name.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/musician-ai-canada-google

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
‘Exacerbated by the government’s conduct’: Obama judge kills Trump DOJ’s case against immigrant TikToker shot by ICE, says feds ‘deprived’ him of access to lawyers
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/exacerbated-by-the-governments-conduct-obama-judge-kills-trump-dojs-case-against-immigrant-tiktoker-shot-by-ice-says-feds-deprived-him-of-access-to-lawyers/amp/

Anti-ICE Resistance Sprang Up Across Red States in 2025. In Texas, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and beyond, grassroots resistance to ICE is growing.
https://truthout.org/articles/anti-ice-resistance-sprang-up-across-red-states-in-2025/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Bankruptcies on the rise across US economy, large corporate filings highest in 15 years. Through November 2025, at least 717 companies filed for bankruptcy, a 14% increase over the same period in 2024.
https://www.businessinsider.com/bankruptcies-across-economy-small-business-households-corporate-2025-12

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Watchdog warns Trump and Burgum’s halting of offshore wind projects is illegal. “Burgum’s actions on offshore wind appear motivated by the personal financial interests of those in the administration, not our collective national interests.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/offshore-wind-farm-projects

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
More than Half of Earth’s Glaciers Could Disappear Within the Next Two Decades, Study Finds
A team of Swiss scientists examined the statistics of disappearing glaciers and the results weren’t too positive.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/more-than-half-of-earths-glaciers-could-disappear-within-the-next-two-decades-study-finds

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
New USDA rule takes effect Jan. 1 that changes what “Made in USA” really means on meat labels. ‘Product of USA’ or ‘Made in the USA’ now means the animal’s entire life cycle (birth, feed, harvest, processing) happened in the U.S.
https://m.farms.com/ag-industry-news/meat-labeling-updates-what-product-of-usa-really-means-619.aspx

# General News / Boat Strikes
US SOUTHCOM kills two male ‘narco-terrorists’ in Eastern Pacific in latest drug strike. US hit an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, Trump says, as Pentagon carries out another deadly strike in the Pacific.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/30/trump-claims-attack-on-a-dock-in-venezuela-us-strikes-kill-two-in-pacific

# Gov / Politics
Justices warn of “massive” presidential power increase. The Supreme Court on Monday morning signaled that it was likely to strike down a federal law that restricts the president’s ability to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/court-seems-likely-to-side-with-trump-on-presidents-power-to-fire-ftc-commissioner/

Trump threatens to sue Fed Chair Jerome Powell for ‘gross incompetence’
https://thehill.com/business/5665840-trump-powell-lawsuit-fed-buildings/

America Is Arguing About Free Speech–The World Is Putting People in Prison for It. The issue took center stage as free speech advocates, lawyers and experts from around the world convened at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
https://futurefreespeech.org/usa-today-free-speech-is-facing-threats-in-the-us-and-beyond-here-are-the-pressure-points/

‘Respond in the next hour!’ Trump demands supporters give him money before Dems steal it
https://newrepublic.com/post/204794/donald-trump-donate-democrats-steal-tariff-money

Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests House Speaker Johnson is ‘under direct orders’ from White House
https://www.aol.com/articles/mtg-alleges-mike-johnson-puppet-225351831.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court to decide Louisiana redistricting dispute with national implications. As the 2026 elections near, election officials, lawmakers and advocacy groups await the ruling, which could determine not only who draws the lines, but how – and ultimately who – gets to vote in districts that meaningfully reflect their communities.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/supreme-court-decide-louisiana-redistricting-dispute-national-implications

Bondi announces 60 people have been convicted of fraud in four Minnesota scams so far
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/more-than-90-charged-over-alleged-minnesota-fraud/ar-AA1TfPTz

Fact Check Team: Exploring the billions of alleged fraud in Minnesota. The much larger dollar estimates stem from an expanded federal probe that now reaches far beyond pandemic meal programs, according to reporting from the AP.
https://kcby.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-exploring-the-billions-of-alleged-fraud-in-minnesota

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Trump’s push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/19/nx-s1-5649891/transgender-pediatrician-trump-rfk-jr-ban

HHS moves to cut federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors. Under the proposals, unveiled by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a press conference, hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors will be cut off from federal insurance funding.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/hhs-moves-cut-federal-funding-hospitals-over-gender-affirming-care-minors

19 blue states sue to stop RFK’s proposed gender-affirming care hospital ban. The states argue that Kennedy overreached his power in threatening to withhold funds from hospitals.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/19-blue-states-sue-to-stop-rfks-proposed-gender-affirming-care-hospital-ban/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation. Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reaching-out-reporting-obstacles

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Trump administration announced the official launch and initial state-level awards for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the program is designed to modernize healthcare delivery and stabilize struggling hospitals in rural America.
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-launches-landmark-50-billion-rural-health-transformation-program

Big Changes Are Coming to Medicare Payments—and They Could Affect Your Care and Costs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZU6aAKs7wk

# Medical / Science / Research
Hospital emergency departments ‘in big trouble’ as ‘corridor care’ becoming normalised, medical chief says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/health/hospital-accident-emergency-corridor-care-nhs-b2891723.html

# Military / Global / NATO
China launches major military drills around Taiwan. Day two of the ‘Justice Mission 2025’ drills will include 10 hours of live-fire exercises and a simulated blockade of Taiwan’s major ports.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/30/china-kicks-off-second-day-of-military-drills-around-taiwan

# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
Another Chinese Researcher Arrested for Sneaking Hazardous Biological Material Into US. Within the last three months, we already discussed: a Chinese woman, from Wuhan of all places, who was smuggling in roundworms through the mail—while studying at a lab in Michigan. It’s the second such case in a week involving the University of Michigan.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/another-chinese-researcher-accused-smuggling-biological-material-rcna211963

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Noem sends ICE agents to Minnesota to assist FBI in investigating alleged fraud sites. The action comes after years of investigation that began with the $300 million scheme at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, for which 57 defendants in Minnesota have been convicted.
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-minnesota-ice-immigration-noem-fraud-investigation-5f97cefc9adf9c0d14a90762dca3cfc8

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-29

Voices, The Peoples News

December 29, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
US resident of 30 years who fled religious persecution detained by ICE at green card appointment
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/resident-30-years-who-fled-1568975

How an ex-US marine became vital in the fight against Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/26/janessa-goldbeck-vet-voice-foundation-trump

Epstein Files Raise Alarms After Reporter Who Exposed Case Finds Her Flight Records Included
https://www.inkl.com/news/top-epstein-reporter-claims-doj-monitored-her-flights-as-trump-era-secrets-explode

# Children / Youth
The US state where 235 children have disappeared in missing persons epidemic
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-mirror-us-1900780/4415110678375-the-us-state-where-235-children-have-vanished-in-missing-persons-epidemic

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Former Treasury Official Warns Americans Need To Worry About Not Just About Soaring US Debt, But Also About Who Is Buying It. Interest payments on the national debt have now surpassed defense spending.
https://www.aol.com/articles/former-treasury-official-warns-americans-134614772.html

Even if the Supreme Court rules Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, refunds are unlikely because that would be ‘very complicated,’ Hassett says.
https://reason.com/2025/12/23/trumps-economic-adviser-says-tariff-refunds-would-be-very-complicated-and-unlikely/

DC is LITERALLY spending your tax dollars on monkey business, cocaine puppies and $1.2 trillion in interest. Mind-blowing outlays went for an endless string of absolutely nutty projects:
https://nypost.com/2025/12/28/opinion/dc-is-literally-spending-your-tax-dollars-on-monkey-business-cocaine-puppies-and-1-2-trillion-in-interest/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Amazon wipes out a Missouri hub workforce overnight. What looked like a local business decision in Missouri is, in reality, part of a broader pattern of abrupt cuts, shifting contracts, and high‑stakes bets on automation and artificial intelligence across Amazon’s vast network.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/amazon-wipes-out-a-missouri-hub-workforce-overnight/ar-AA1TaoT1

‘That’s Trump’s economy’: Dem senator torches admin as unemployment hits four-year high
https://www.rawstory.com/unemployment-2674832248/

Despite Trump’s War on Workers, Labor Movement Notched Crucial Wins in 2025. As Trump prepares to escalate attacks on unions and immigrant workers, the labor movement must build power to stop him.
https://truthout.org/articles/despite-trumps-war-on-workers-labor-movement-notched-crucial-wins-in-2025/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Climate activists v. the U.S. energy industry: Cases to watch in 2026
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a939cbd4-79d1-46a1-99d5-1386f179bcc2.html

Experts raise red flags on overlooked crisis impacting millions of animals around globe: ‘They are suffering’
They urged the industry to act quickly.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/livestock-animals-death-climate-change-cost/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Ex-Watergate Prosecutor Calls DOJ’s Epstein File Explanation “Total Nonsense”
https://www.alternet.org/department-of-justice-2674830055/

Trump Says Epstein Files Release Is Effort ‘To Deflect’ From His ‘Tremendous Success’ – As Records Show He Flew On Epstein’s Jet 8 Times
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/17eGVWUv?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NjY5NzMxODY1NTM=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

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The Epstein files are nothing compared to this.
The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein, Part 1
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/the-last-days-of-jeffrey-epstein?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein, Part 2
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/the-last-days-of-jeffrey-epstein-5ea?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein, Part 3
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/the-last-days-of-jeffrey-epstein-b47?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein, Part 4
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/the-last-days-of-jeffrey-epstein-a12?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

# Gov / Politics
A brain drain is coming for America — and it’s going to be catastrophic. From social media to immigration offices, a new phrase is becoming more and more popular: ‘The new American Dream is leaving America.’ Holly Baxter reports on parents, students, professors, and retirees, all of whom are planning to say goodbye to US in the near future
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/america-brain-drain-trump-us-immigration-b2851223.html

The Trump ally fighting for criminal investigations of Obama, Biden and Clinton. For years, Mike Davis has called for probes into what he calls “the greatest conspiracy in American history.” New investigations approved by Attorney General Pam Bondi have raised his hopes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-federal-investigations-obama-biden-clinton-rcna223075

President Donald Trump has corruptly commodified one of the most potent parts of the presidency and turned it into a product to be sold to the highest bidder, according to one lawyer.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674833599/

Bernice King Responds After JD Vance Says White Americans “Don’t Have to Apologize” Anymore
https://thegrio.com/2025/12/23/bernice-king-reacts-to-vp-jd-vances-remarks-on-no-longer-needing-to-apologize-for-being-white-its-time-to-stop/

Trump’s inner circle is filled with architects of Project 2025. Here are the policies they have implemented so far
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/project-2025-policies-trump-administration-b2890180.html

Fear Of Retaliation Grips State Department Lawyers Meant To Advise On International Law. “Imagine being afraid to provide what you think is appropriate legal advice,” one former attorney told HuffPost.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-legal-office_n_694b590ee4b00ac998b34419

“GOP has abolished Congress”: Pelosi says Republican lawmakers do nothing without Trump’s say-so
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/28/gop-has-abolished-congress-pelosi-says-republican-lawmakers-do-nothing-without-trumps-say-so/

Trump Officials Reportedly Discussed ‘Phase Two’ Of Operations Against Accused Cartels Led By Army Delta Force Units
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-officials-reportedly-discussed-phase-two-operations-against-accused-cartels-led-army-592987

The president’s first year of his second term showcases he “simply lacks respect for our system of justice,” according to John E. Jones III – a former federal judge (appointed by George W. Bush)
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-conversation-u-s–512718/4416011255414-the-president-s-first-year-of-his-second-term-showcases-he-simply-lacks-respect-for-our-system-of-justice-according-to-john-e-jones-iii-a-former-federal-judge-appointed-by-george-w-bush-who-breaks-down-what-trump-s-pre

Trump Executive Order Triggers Nationwide National Guard Riot Response Plan. The Insurrection Act authorizes the president to deploy federal troops to quell domestic violence, insurrections, and rebellions against U.S. The president’s move represents an unprecedented, dangerous, and legally doubtful exercise of power.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/unpacking-trumps-order-authorizing-domestic-deployment-military

Understanding the Dangerous Trump-MAGA National Security Strategy, declaring an end to Pax Americana, the strategy reinforces white supremacy, authoritarianism, and kleptocracy at home and abroad.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-s-national-security-strategy

# Gov / Politics / Global
German Chancellor Warns Pax Americana Is Over — and Europe Is Entering a More Dangerous Era
https://theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/merz-warns-pax-americana-is-over

Iran President Warns of ‘Full’ War: “Here, they are besieging us from every aspect, they are putting us in difficulty and constraint, creating problems, in terms of livelihood, culturally, politically, and security-wise, while raising society’s expectations,” he said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/27/iran-war-israel-trump-00706976

Russia Appears to Be Moving New Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles at Former Belarus Airbase, Researchers Say
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/27/russia-using-belarus-territory-to-bypass-ukraines-defences-says

Russia using Belarus territory to bypass Ukraine’s defences, says Zelenskyy. Ukrainian leader accuses Belarus of helping Russian forces to circumvent defences that protect Ukraine from attack.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/27/russia-using-belarus-territory-to-bypass-ukraines-defences-says

Netanyahu to Press for ‘Another Round of War With Iran’ in Meeting With Trump This Week
Amid a growing rift between Israel and the White House, one foreign policy analyst says the meeting “will signal whether Washington is prepared to continue underwriting open-ended escalation.”
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/12/29/netanyahu-presses-trump-for-renewed-iran-war-push-amid-widening-regional-disputes/

Nigerian Town Bombed by Trump Has No Known History of Anti-Christian Violence. Experts say Trump’s narrative of a “holy war” in Nigeria threatens to inflame religious tensions and incite violence. Trump’s narrative of a “holy war” in Nigeria threatens to inflame religious tensions and incite violence.
https://truthout.org/articles/nigerian-town-bombed-by-trump-has-no-known-history-of-anti-christian-violence/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
FBI director says previous fraud arrests in Minnesota ‘just the tip of a very large iceberg’
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-investigating-minnesota-fraud-scheme-director-says-2025-12-28/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Queer and Trans People Were Under Attack in 2025. Here’s How We Fought Back. From ICE jails to public libraries to Instagram, queer and trans people battled fascism on every front this year.
https://truthout.org/articles/despite-trumps-war-on-workers-labor-movement-notched-crucial-wins-in-2025/

# Medical / Science / Research
Scientists achieve full neurological recovery from Alzheimer’s in mice by restoring metabolic balance
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-achieve-full-neurological-recovery-from-alzheimers-in-mice-by-restoring-metabolic-balance/

# Medical Recalls / Alerts
Over-the-Counter Drugs Recalled. The December 26 recall includes cold and flu medications, dietary supplements, food, pet food, cosmetics, and medical devices distributed mainly in Minnesota.
https://www.newsweek.com/cold-and-flu-medicine-recalled-rodent-faeces-11274504
Drug Recalls: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/drug-recalls

# Military / War Department
Pentagon Eyes Biggest Military Command Shake-Up in Decades, Sources Say. If adopted, the changes would complement other efforts by the Trump administration to move resources away from the Middle East and Europe.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/15/military-command-plan-caine-hegseth/

In late 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel announced a major escalation in the agency’s counter-drone operations to address evolving national security threats from criminal networks, terrorist groups, and hostile foreign actors.
https://www.aol.com/news/fbi-shifts-agents-back-counter-204218666.html

Pete Hegseth Reportedly Kept Top Military Officials In The Dark About Order To Strike Alleged Drug Boats
https://www.latintimes.com/pete-hegseth-reportedly-kept-top-military-officials-dark-about-order-strike-alleged-drug-boats-592984

# Military / Global / NATO
NATO country declares national emergency over Russia ally
https://www.newsweek.com/nato-emergency-lithuania-belarus-balloons-russia-11178571

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Astronomers found a colossal spinning structure hiding in the Universe
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TBU7ZmqAs5M

Mystery as NASA probe goes dark after close encounter with interstellar visitor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEqaQkESpqI

# Planetary / Solar Activity
A Solar Milestone: Earth Hits Perihelion on January 3, 2026. A cool cosmic coincidence kicks off 2026! The first full moon of the year on January 2-3, a supermoon, will coincide with Earth’s closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion. That means the Earth, moon, and sun will all be unusually close and aligned as the new year begins. This triple event, closest moon, full moon, closest sun, is rare.
https://earthsky.org/tonight/earth-comes-closest-to-sun-every-year-in-early-january/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Underwater robot survives voyage to ‘never-accessed region of the planet.’ An Argo float delivered unprecedented data after eight months beneath Antarctic ice. Thanks to an underwater survey robot, oceanographers are getting the first-ever readings collected from underneath East Antarctic’s vast ice shelves.
https://www.popsci.com/environment/underwater-robot-survives-voyage-antarctic/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-28

Voices, The Peoples News

December 28, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump appoints attorney and part-time beauty salon owner to oversee which foreigners can enter US. Mora Namdar, whose parents are Iranian immigrants, was sworn as the State Department’s new assistant secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mora-namdal-promotion-state-department-visas-b2890806.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
After U.S. debt soared to $38 trillion, the ‘easy times’ are now over as hedge funds jump into the bond market, former Treasury official warns
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-debt-soared-38-trillion-181550210.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Senator flags ‘underreported story’ about Trump ‘illegally’ creating a shortage on purpose. . Taking to social media, the senator said, “One of the most underreported stories of 2025 is that Trump is the first President ever to create electricity shortages on purpose.” “He is illegally canceling solar and wind, causing layoffs and price spikes, and the media is like ‘wow what a showman that guy is!'” he added Saturday.
https://democraticunderground.com/10143589046

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Graham suggests reopening Clinton impeachment records after latest Epstein files release
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/graham-suggests-reopening-clinton-impeachment-records-after-latest-epstein?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Newly unearthed Jeffrey Epstein documents reveal long list of potential prosecutions. The records, released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, include internal communications outlining several potential avenues of prosecution that were never pursued.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/newly-unearthed-epstein-documents-reveal-long-list-of-potential-sdny-prosecutions-in-wake-of-pedos-death/

MTG says ‘only evil people’ would protect Epstein’s enablers as documents shed light on possible co-conspirators
Trump’s former ally joins members of Congress pressing for answers after DOJ’s latest dump reveals possible collaborators
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mtg-trump-epstein-files-coconspirators-b2889821.html

DOJ Scrambles to Explain Vanishing Epstein Files, Photo of Trump Removed Then Restored
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/epstein-files-photos-removed

Trump slams ‘sleazebags’ who partied with Jeffrey Epstein days after president seen in fresh pictures
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-slams-sleazebags-who-36457367

EPSTEIN’S ‘ANDY DRAWER’ Jeffrey Epstein had ‘tapes in secret compartment’ at Bahamas pad that relate to Andrew Windsor, an FBI tip-off claims. Released Epstein files show Andrew asking Ghislaine Maxwell if she had found him any ‘new inappropriate friends’
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15700282/epstein-tapes-andrew-windsor-fbi/

Epstein Files Reveal Bizarre Amazon Purchases Including School Girl Uniforms. Hundreds of thousands of ‘Epstein files’ have been released — and there’s a lot more to come
https://www.aol.com/articles/hundreds-thousands-epstein-files-released-100059997.html

FBI should ‘have a chat with Trump’ after new post admits Epstein knowledge: The president signaled he knows more than he previously suggested about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-doj-fbi-interview/

Amid Epstein Fallout, Video of Trump Judging Teens in Model Contest Resurfaces. Polls show most Americans — and a high portion of MAGA voters — are dissatisfied with transparency in the Epstein case.
https://truthout.org/articles/amid-epstein-fallout-video-of-trump-judging-teens-in-model-contest-resurfaces/

# Gov / Politics
Republican lawmaker warns ‘second civil war has already started.’ Some worried that progressive policies threaten to divide the country, while others have blamed the MAGA movement for divisive rhetoric.
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-civil-war-indiana-trump-redistricting-11198479

Trump Appoints U.S. Envoy To Greenland Amid Threats To Seize Island, Denmark Slams Move As ‘Completely Unacceptable.’ Trump has repeatedly suggested that Greenland, with its strategic location and mineral wealth, should be a part of the United States.
https://local.newsbreak.com/upolitics-311253526/4412685543858-trump-appoints-u-s-envoy-to-greenland-amid-threats-to-seize-island-denmark-slams-move-as-completely-unacceptable

U.S.-Europe Relations Hit New Low Over Trump Security Strategy Calling For Closer Ties For Russia
https://upolitics.com/news/u-s-europe-relations-hit-new-low-over-trump-security-strategy-calling-for-closer-ties-for-russia/

‘The View’s Ana Navarro Calls Out Trump For Stoking Political Violence After He Called For “Death” Punishment For Sen. Mark Kelly: “Rhetoric Needs To Go Down Starting From The Top”
https://decider.com/2025/12/26/the-view-ana-navarro-trump-political-violence-mark-kelly/

‘Made some lame excuse’: Trump officials are openly dodging Congress’ lawful demands. Top Trump administration officials are dodging lawmakers’ requests to testify before congressional committees, and in some cases, “not even” adhering to “legally required” requests according to one Democratic senator, The Washington Post reported
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-administration-2674831920/

Donald Trump’s Own Cabinet Did Not Think He Was Fit To Serve
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-own-cabinet-did-not-think-he-was-fit-serve-opinion-1927781

Why Trump Will Destroy Every Member of His Cabinet. President Donald Trump is set to “disgrace” everyone in his orbit—from Vice President J.D. Vance to Secretary of State Marco Rubio—until there’s no one left to succeed him, former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci predicts.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-president-trump-destroy-every-165152365.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelensky meeting with Trump in Florida, plans to discuss security guarantees
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/27/zelenskyy-security-trump-florida-00706926

UK anti-disinformation watchdog sues Trump admin over “unconstitutional” US sanctions. The chief of a prominent anti-disinformation watchdog has sued President Donald Trump’s administration over a US visa ban, calling it an “unconstitutional” attempt to expel the permanent American resident, court filings show.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/f4912c55236b

‘We are the free world now’ — Europe declares war on free speech in the US
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5663912-we-are-the-free-world-now-europe-declares-war-on-free-speech-in-the-us/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Federal Judge Stops Trump Administration From Revoking Security Clearance Of Whistleblower Attorney. A federal judge halted a White House order revoking the security clearance of attorney Mark Zaid, who called the memorandum “improper political retribution.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/12/judge-blocks-trump-effort-to-strip-security-clearance-from-attorney-who-represented-whistleblowers/

Federal Judge Cancels Immigrant’s Trial, Orders Probe Into DOJ Instead. A Tennessee judge scrapped the trial date and ordered a hearing that could blow up the DOJ’s case entirely.
https://www.inquisitr.com/federal-judge-cancels-immigrants-trial-orders-probe-into-doj-instead

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
This Christmas, this GOP state is facing disaster, thanks to the GOP. Families across our state are staring down something that should never be part of the holiday season: the real possibility of losing their health care on Jan. 1.
https://www.rawstory.com/health-care-subsidy/?utm_source=smartnews

Jasmine Crockett Warns Americans Face ‘Health Care Cliff’ As Key ACA Subsidies Set To Expire At End Of 2025, Predicts Skyrocketing Premiums
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/12/49601267/jasmine-crockett-warns-americans-face-health-care-cliff-as-key-aca-subsidies-set-to-expire-at-end-of-2025-predicts-skyrocketing-premiums

Healthcare Providers Are Testing New ‘Convenience Charges.’ Patients say they’re being charged new fees during routine medical visits. These charges often appear under vague labels like “convenience fee,” “facility charge,” or “administrative support.” Many people don’t realize these fees are not always covered by insurance. Patients feel blindsided.
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2025/12/27/10710315_healthcare-providers-are-testing-new-convenience-charges.html

# Medical / Science / Research
Pediatricians group sues federal government over cuts to child health funding. Lawsuit Challenges Retaliation Against Pediatricians after HHS abruptly cut nearly $12 million in federal public health funding in retaliation because AAP has spoken out against the administration’s actions that have threatened children’s health. Democracy Forward represents AAP in this case.
https://democracyforward.org/updates/aap-funding-complaint/

Lawmakers take action as concerning health syndrome spreads across US: ‘It’s what I get the most calls about.’ Lawmakers across multiple states are trying to get better awareness and reporting for alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne disease that is becoming more prevalent in the U.S.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/alpha-gal-syndrome-tick-borne-illness-red-meat-allergy/

# Military / War Department
US Orders 219 Additional Tomahawk Missiles at $1.75 Million Each to Boost Indo-Pacific Arsenal. The announced potential sale to Tokyo comes days after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met military leaders in the Indo-Pacific.
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/us-clears-2-4b-deal-with-japan-for-hundreds-of-tomahawk-missiles-systems/

# Military / Global / NATO
China Sends Military Aircraft and Ships Across Taiwan Strait Median Line After US $10 Billion Arms Plan, Taiwan
https://apnews.com/article/trump-taiwan-arms-sales-china-2743b66e3a4e47a895e731568cef9008

Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/nigerian-residents-of-jabo-are-rattled-after-close-u-s-airstrikes-made-their-homes-shake-and-the-sky-glow-red

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Most shocking examples of Chinese espionage uncovered by the US this year: ‘Just the tip of the iceberg’
https://www.aol.com/articles/complex-secret-network-fuels-chinese-130000056.html

# Veterans / VA
Kristi Noem confronted over deported US military vets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL5Ny-q958U

California Healthcare CEO Arrested at Airport Trying to Flee to Nigeria with $7M Stolen from Veterans
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/ceo-fresno-based-health-care-company-arrested-san-francisco-airport-alleged-7-million

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-27

Voices, The Peoples News

December 27, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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their own shoulders to those of others.”
—Livy, “History of Rome”
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
More than 260 Tren de Aragua leaders and members have been federally indicted under Trump
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-highlights-nationwide-crackdown-tren-de-aragua

DOJ prosecuting MS-13 gang members on murder, terrorism, racketeering charges
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/doj-prosecuting-ms-13-gang-191700007.html

‘Never expected this’: White Afrikaner blindsided with detention despite Trump’s pledge. A white Afrikaner from South Africa found himself blindsided when he ended up in handcuffs. President Donald Trump promised that white Afrikaners would receive preferential refugee status because he claimed they were victims of government discrimination after apartheid ended.
https://www.rawstory.com/afrikaners-2674831205/

ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/24/nx-s1-5650773/ice-immigration-agent-leave-oversight

ICE Agents Violently Detain Pastor on Christmas Eve. “Are you in this country illegally?” “No, I’m not illegally here,” he responded, while the person filming vouched for him. That wasn’t enough for the agents, as they dragged the man out of his car and onto the ground, cuffing him. “He’s a pastor, he’s a pastor!” the bystander protests. “You’re beating a pastor!” “Not in this state,” one of the agents replied while leading the man away.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204761/ice-agents-detain-black-pastor-christmas-eve

ICE agents shot an undocumented man in Maryland who they say attempted to ram them with his van
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5663206-ice-shooting-maryland/

Maryland-Born Woman Arrested by ICE, Faces Deportation as Citizenship Dispute Erupts. A Maryland mom’s family says she was born in the U.S. ICE wants to deport her. The family provided News4 with what it says is a copy of her birth certificate. The document says she was born in Maryland, although her family says she lived in Mexico for most of her life.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/a-maryland-moms-family-says-she-was-born-in-the-u-s-ice-wants-to-deport-her/4031546/

DHS rages after being called out for arresting ‘indisputable’ U.S. citizen: “It is an indisputable fact that she was born inside the United States. I’ve seen her birth certificate. We have immunization records. We have multiple affidavits from people who were there at her birth,” she said, CBS News reported.
https://www.rawstory.com/deportation-2674830767/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Worked — They Liberated Americans From Their Jobs. Trump’s economy since he imposed tariffs has created one-tenth of the jobs per month as Biden’s economy, while manufacturing has lost jobs each month.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-weak-jobs-numbers_n_69496c1ce4b0c3ddb223098a

‘It’s not a glitch if it’s been happening for 2 years’: Walmart shoppers slam the retailer after machine tries to steal nearly $100. The dollar has fallen about 9% this year against a basket of major currencies, placing it on course for its weakest annual performance in eight years.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/its-not-a-glitch-if-its-been-happening-for-2-years-walmart-shoppers-slam-the-retailer-after-machine-tries-to-steal-nearly-100/

# Education / Schools
Government Has Rejected Over 300,000 Requests for Lower Student Loan Repayments. The American Federation of Teachers previously sued Trump to maintain the existing arrangement for student borrowers
https://protectborrowers.org/aft-sues-u-s-department-of-education-demands-justice-for-student-loan-borrowers-blocked-from-affordable-loan-payments/

‘Cruel, Unnecessary, and Irresponsible’: Trump Admin to Resume Garnishing Wages of Student Borrowers.
One group noted “the irony of a billionaire being in charge of collecting pennies from debtors.”
https://protectborrowers.org/trump-admin-decision-to-garnish-wages-from-defaulted-student-loan-borrowers-is-cruel-unnecessary-and-irresponsible/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Chuck Schumer Says Trump Is ‘Trying Again To Kill Thousands Of Good-Paying Union Jobs’ As Administration Freezes Offshore Wind Projects. U.S. government halted approvals for five major offshore wind projects, a move that sent company stocks lower and raised concerns among industry and labor leaders.
https://www.webull.com/news/14080418837775360

# FEMA / USAID
“Unconscionable and unlawful”: Judge blasts Trump admin for blocking Dem states’ disaster funding. A federal judge called recent funding cuts to Democratic states “arbitrary” and unconstitutional
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/24/unconscionable-and-unlawful-judge-blasts-trump-admin-for-blocking-dem-states-disaster-funding/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Investigation Shows How Decades of Corporate Consolidation Have Devastated US Cattle Ranchers
“The marketplace is fundamentally broken,” one rancher explained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy71h01r_2U

# General News
Times Square Ball to be used in July for an America 250th birthday drop. The committee overseeing celebrations for America’s 250th birthday next year announced Friday that the Times Square Ball in New York City will be featured in a pair of events on New Year’s Eve and in July.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5663592-times-square-ball-new-years-americas-250th-2026/

‘Corruption, Pure and Simple’: Probe Identifies Rich Donors Benefiting From Trump Presidency. “These people are not getting coerced. They are making business decisions,” said one former official who left the Trump White House to become a lobbyist
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-post-election-donors

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump blasts Justice Department finding more Epstein Files: ‘When do they say NO MORE’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5663953-trump-doj-more-epstein-documents/

Conspiracy theories fly as new DOJ Epstein note burned by both sides. “The US Attorney informed the Department of Justice that they have uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.” “A million documents? When they’ve been on high alert for months?” he asked. “And DOJ and FBI do have filing systems. (That’s why they’re the Epstein FILES.) Something’s rotten in DOJ.”
https://www.rawstory.com/doj-epstein-trump-rotten/

Trump’s Flight Records Surface in Latest Epstein Files, Including ‘Young’ Co-Passengers. Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet “many more times than previously has been reported”, according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms part of the new batch of documents about Epstein released on Tuesday
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/23/newly-released-epstein-files-spotlight-trumps-past-jet-trips-with-maxwell

Explosive FBI Tip on Trump and Epstein Gains New Credibility After Death Records Surface. An explosive FBI tip that involved President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is getting renewed attention because a local newspaper says it uncovered death records that align with a key detail described in the tip.
https://www.inquisitr.com/explosive-fbi-tip-on-trump-and-epstein-gains-new-credibility-after-death-records-surface

Epstein Survivor Calls for Trump’s Impeachment over Epstein Files: ‘I Redact Any Support I’ve Ever Given to Him’. Republican Haley Robson, who met Jeffrey Epstein at 16 years old, said she’s “so disgusted with this administration” after they missed the deadline to release the Epstein files then shared heavily blacked-out documents
https://people.com/epstein-survivor-calls-for-trump-impeachment-over-epstein-files-11875852

FBI Received Rape Allegation Against Trump During Epstein Probe, File Shows, but DOJ Dismisses Claims as ‘Untrue and Sensationalist.’ A former limo driver claimed that a woman who went to police with allegations of rape against Trump and Epstein later turned up dead, one document in the Epstein files says
https://people.com/epstein-files-rape-allegation-against-trump-11875364

Jeffrey Epstein’s wills listed former bank CEOs and other Wall Street figures as possible estate executors
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-will-estate-wall-street-executives-executors-2025-12

# General News / Floods
California Begins Assessments of Christmas Floods, Mudslides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X9ZgcMHBTo

# Gov / Politics
Blue states created an election trimester for ballots, now conservatives are pushing back. Look for wild vote count fluctuation for days after polls close.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/satliberal-states-created-election-trimester-ballots-now-conservatives

Patel announces FBI has finalized plans to close down its Hoover building headquarters permanently
https://wtop.com/dc/2025/12/j-edgar-hoover-building-to-close-for-good-as-fbi-relocates-its-hq-patel-says/

Why Trump Is Taking the Fight to Venezuela’s Doorstep. Without providing evidence, Trump has accused Maduro of “emptying his prisons and insane asylums” and “forcing” its inmates to migrate to the US.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93n4nx5yqro

Rep. Adam Smith says Trump’s oil blockade is about power over Venezuela. “This is about regime change in the conflict with Venezuela, much more than it’s about trying to enforce international laws against false flag vessels or dark fleet vessels,” Smith told Morning Edition.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/nx-s1-5651285/trump-oil-blockade-venezuela-adam-smith

What Trump Is Planning for Venezuela Is Worse Than an Invasion, Trump is doubling down on something more insidious: total economic asphyxiation.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/will-trump-invade-venezuela

‘Horrible Racist’ Stephen Miller Slammed for Using Classic TV Christmas Special to Bash Immigrants. “Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra would hate Stephen Miller and his politics,” said one critic in response to Miller.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/stephen-miller-racism

‘Loyalty over all’: Trump was once known for constantly switching out his staff. Not any more. The president’s professed satisfaction with his cabinet may reflect how hard it would be to get a replacement confirmed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/26/loyalty-over-all-trump-was-once-known-for-constantly-switching-out-his-staff-not-anymore

UN experts declare US blockade of Venezuela illegal and issue message to Congress. UN experts criticise US blockade for endangering human rights and call for an investigation into alleged violations.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/24/un-experts-condemn-us-naval-blockade-of-venezuela-as-illegal-aggression

US accused of “greatest extortion known in our history” over Venezuela at UN
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5662756-venezuela-accuses-us-extortion/

Kristi Noem Accused of Massive Corruption in $220 Million DHS Scheme
https://www.inquisitr.com/kristi-noem-accused-of-massive-corruption-in-220-million-dhs-scheme

Texas Republican slams ‘toxic environment’ as startling number of GOP leave Congress. Numerous members of the 119th Congress have decided to leave the House and instead run for governor in their respective states. 10 House Republicans from states like Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, Wisconsin and others are all launching gubernatorial campaigns. And some legislators are simply fed up with Washington.
https://www.alternet.org/republicans-quitting-congress/

JD Vance: Donald Trump’s vice president pick suggests UK is ‘first Islamist country with nuclear weapons’
Mr Vance – who once described Mr Trump as an “idiot” and “America’s Hitler” – made the comments about the UK at the National Conservatism conference last week.
https://news.sky.com/story/jd-vance-donald-trumps-vice-president-pick-suggests-uk-is-first-islamist-country-with-nuclear-weapons-13178526

Trump Claimed Multiple Properties As His Primary Residence In Mortgages – Same Activity He Called ‘A Crime’ When Done By Democrats
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences

Revealed: The Huge Error Donald Trump Could Be Making by Launching New $10 Billion Lawsuit Against BBC
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx-s1-5645649/trump-sues-bbc

NYC’s New Socialist Mayor Has a Radical Proposal: Have Government Do Its Job. Rent freezes and free buses can come later. But what if landlords obeyed the law and transit ran on time?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/nycs-new-socialist-mayor-has-a-radical-proposal-have-government-do-its-job/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelensky says he is prepared to call for a referendum on Trump peace plan with immediate ceasefire
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/26/zelensky-ukraine-plan-referendum-trump-meeting

Putin’s Ex-Defense Chief Suddenly Dies on Christmas Day After Being Fired, Russian State Media Says. Sadovenko served as deputy defense minister for more than a decade before he and former Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu were ousted in May 2024 in a massive Kremlin shakeup.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/putin-keeper-secrets-dies-suddenly-164040650.html

China is investing billions in Latin America, potentially sidelining US farmers for decades to come. Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports — from Santos to Chancay — reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/24/china-is-investing-billions-in-latin-america-potentially-sidelining-us-farmers-for-decades-to-come/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Airman says she never felt such ‘extreme fear’ until police falsely held her at gunpoint. An Air Force airman with eight deployments says the most intense fear she has ever felt did not happen overseas. She says it happened on a dark San Antonio roadway, during a traffic stop that started with a mistake and escalated into rifles pointed at her.
https://local.newsbreak.com/survival-world-358566355/4414256133172-airman-says-she-never-felt-such-extreme-fear-until-police-falsely-held-her-at-gunpoint

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
After Trump Pardons Convicted Fraudsters Who Donated To His Campaign, Victims Lose Millions In Court-Ordered Restitution
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-pardon-fraud-victims

A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme. A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/new-jersey-trump-pardon-fraud-conviction

As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they’re losing key witnesses in criminal cases
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/22/texas-district-attorneys-deportation-witnesses-criminal-cases-immigrants/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
‘No legal authority’: Trump admin using ‘executive fiat’ in ‘unlawful’ bid to ban ‘medically necessary’ health care for transgender youth, lawsuit says
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/states-sue-trump-gender-affirming-care/756768/

LGBTQ+ groups sue to stop Trump ban on gender-affirming care
Trump’s order would deny federal funds to health care providers that offer gender-affirming medical treatments to anyone under 19
https://rollcall.com/2025/02/04/lgbtq-groups-sue-to-stop-trump-ban-on-gender-affirming-care/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘Merry Christmas!’ Declares Trump Moments After Threat to Destroy Broadcasters Who Air Criticism of Him. Trump’s latest threat came shortly after he once again lashed out at late-night host Stephen Colbert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-threatens-broadcast-licenses

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Trump’s cash for health care scheme faces tough road in Congress as insurance costs set to skyrocket
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-obamacare-tariff-cash-payments-b2890212.html

Bezos-Owned Newspaper Bashes Medicare for All in Christmas Day Editorial. The Washington Post editorial predictably ignores research showing that a single-payer system would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and tens of thousands of lives—each year.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/washington-post-medicare-for-all

Even Trump-Aligned Economists Warn President Is About to Upend U.S. Health Care. Trump’s flashy TrumpRX pitch promises cheaper drugs, but even friendly economists say the real costs could show up later.
https://www.inquisitr.com/even-trump-aligned-economists-warn-president-is-about-to-upend-u-s-health-care

# Medical / Science / Research
Scientists at Northwestern University used a novel compound to arrest early stages of Alzheimer’s disease in mice — setting the stage, if all goes well, for a groundbreaking treatment in which the debilitating condition can be controlled like high cholesterol.
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/northwestern-university-possible-alzheimers#:~:text=Scientists%20at%20Northwestern%20University%20used,be%20controlled%20like%20high%20cholesterol.

Nursing homes are about to get a lot worse, thanks to Trump and RFK Jr. For years, families assumed that if a loved one lived in a nursing home, someone qualified was always watching. Someone trained to recognize a change in condition, to intervene when minutes matter, to prevent a crisis before it starts.
That assumption is about to disappear.
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5662282-weakening-elder-care-standards/

Chaos as Trump crackdown triggers massive nursing home crisis: ‘I’m expecting the worst.’ A staffing crisis looms for nursing homes as the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration eliminates work authorization for immigrant employees who care for vulnerable seniors.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-immigration-2674831031/

# Military / War Department
Hegseth Plans Major Overhaul of U.S. Military Commands, Shrinking Presence in Europe and Africa
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-military-command-overhaul-europe-b2885452.html

# Military / Global / NATO
Russian missile and drone strike hits Kyiv ahead of key Ukraine-U.S. talks
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g-s1-103802/russia-attacks-kyiv-ahead-of-talks

China Says U.S. Seizure of Venezuela-Bound Tanker Is a “Serious Violation” of International Law
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-says-us-seizure-ships-serious-violation-international-law-2025-12-22/

# Social / Communities
Supreme Court rules in favor of Kentucky, 19 other states to restore federal housing funding
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/judge-blocks-hud-changes-restoring-160552854.html

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
AI-powered toys are terrorizing children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L-u2j2pyaA

Children Falling Apart as They Become Addicted to AI. “This is my child, my little child who is 11 years old, talking to something that doesn’t exist about not wanting to exist.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/children-falling-apart-become-addicted-120000120.html

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
New airport ‘DNA’ law now in effect at US airports – see how it could impact your holiday travel. The new rule comes one day before one of the busiest travel days of the year
https://www.the-sun.com/travel/15677269/airport-dna-law-impacts-christmas-travel/

Airlines Cancel Over 1,500 Flights Across the US. A major winter storm, named Devin, brought heavy snow and difficult conditions to the Northeast.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/27/over-1500-flights-cancelled-as-winter-storm-devin-hits-us-holiday-travel

# Veterans / VA
Trump’s plan to gut program that houses homeless veterans prompts panic among experts. Trump officials are attacking Housing First as ineffective and claiming that it isn’t doing enough to reduce homelessness, especially in major U.S. cities. But according to policy experts interviewed by the New York Times, the program is working much better than Trump allies appointed to HUD say it is.
https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/housing-first-trump/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-26

Voices, The Peoples News

December 26, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
“Something Terrible They Did To Us” – Tragedy Strikes Deported Woman As Husband Dies in ICE Detention. “I never saw him again, I never spoke to him or heard his voice again,” Pedro Juan said. “It’s something terrible they did to us. Yes, it’s something terrible they did to us.”
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2025/12/19/immigration-news-widow-says-ice-failed-husband-in-custody/87786319007/

‘Beyond Dehumanizing’: ICE Docs Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses. The proposal does not treat detainees “as people but just things to be warehoused like Amazon packages,” said one critic. “They want to build a network of concentration camps,” said one critic.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-documents-expose-plan-to-hold-80000-people-in-warehouses/

Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting migrants appearing for court dates in Northern California
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/sf-ice-courthouse-arrests-21261412.php

Palau signs agreement with Trump administration to take 75 migrants from US for $7.5 million. “What if we spent the $100,000 per person in America setting them up with housing assistance, healthcare, education, etc?” asked one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-palau-deportees

Customs said a $70K seizure was routine. A congressman says it was ‘theft’: Border agents seized $70,000 from a motorist heading from the United States into Mexico — not because the man had done anything illegal, but because he had failed to mention he was carrying the cash.
https://san.com/cc/customs-said-a-70k-seizure-was-routine-a-congressman-says-it-was-theft/

17,500 Arrested in DHS Special Operation. The law is in honor of a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant in February 2024. The Department of Homeland Security said the Venezuelan was previously arrested and released before Riley’s death. It also said the Venezuelan was a member of the terrorist criminal gang Tren de Aragua, which the State Department designated in February as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/25/dhs-arrests-17500-illegal-immigrants-laken-riley-act/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Agencies Cancel Over 100 Excessive Contracts Worth $4.4B. The Department of Government Efficiency announced that, over the past five days, federal agencies canceled 103 excessive contracts with a total ceiling value of $4.4 billion, resulting in a reported $103 million in savings
https://www.executivegov.com/articles/federal-agencies-cut-103-contracts-save-103m

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Admin Halts Minnesota Payments. Kelly Loeffler, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced the decision, citing the state’s fraud scandals.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-official-pulls-5-5-190315826.html

Trump’s Chip Embargo Against China Is Backfiring Spectacularly
https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-china-ai-chip-investors

Latest GDP Figures Show Rich Reaping Rewards as Working Class Continues to Suffer Under Trump. The law has had limited overall impact — and delivered its benefits almost entirely to corporations and the rich. These findings are yet another example of how Trump’s bold economic claims belie the myriad challenges facing Americans.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/economics-policy-wages-gdp-trickle-down-effect-corporate-profits

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Billionaire Mark Cuban Says ‘Name And Shame’ Big Employers Who Pay So Little Their Workers Get Medicaid—’Taxpayers Are Subsidizing’ Their Profits
https://www.benzinga.com/news/health-care/25/06/46132209/mark-cuban-calls-out-low-wage-employers-says-taxpayers-are-subsidizing-their-profits-pushes-name-and-shame-strategy-to-cut-medicaid-costs

Trump’s long, tortured relationship with the unemployment rate just got worse. As bad as the unemployment situation looks right now, last week the chairman of the Federal Reserve said that he thinks the real numbers are actually worse. . . .
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-bad-economy-is-even-worse

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
In June 2025, Meta signed a landmark 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to save the Clinton Clean Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in central Illinois, from early decommissioning.
https://www.ans.org/news/2025-06-03/article-7084/constellation-meta-sign-20year-deal-to-source-entire-illinois-nuclear-plants-power/

Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up. After courting coal miners during his campaign, Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
https://truthout.org/articles/coal-miners-were-poised-to-win-key-safety-protections-then-trump-showed-up/

Trump ‘Choosing From the War Crimes Menu’ With ‘Quarantine’ on Venezuela Oil Exports. “Economic strangulation is warfare and civilians always pay the price,” lamented CodePink.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-venezuela-quarantine

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
USDA backing Washington ranchers in standoff with state authorities. Water wars are common in the West. But this Nov. 8 story explores the federal government’s unusual decision to intervene on behalf of cattle ranchers who faced criminal investigation for damaging protected wetlands to collect rainwater for their herds.
https://san.com/cc/usda-backing-washington-ranchers-in-standoff-with-state-authorities/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein Files Bombshell: Donald Trump and Disgraced Financier Accused of ‘Raping the Same Female’, Newly Released FBI Docs Claim
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/epstein-files-bombshell-donald-trump-200144810.html

Epstein’s ‘First Known Victim’ Was Just 13 Years Old — and Alleges Disgraced Financier ‘Introduced’ Her To Trump, Bombshell Lawsuit Claims
https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-first-known-victim-lawsuit-trump-introduction/

Justice Department Humiliated as People Find the Epstein Files Can Easily Be Un-Redacted. The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored.
https://futurism.com/future-society/eptein-files-easily-unredacted

Latest Epstein files name Trump multiple times. The newly released batch of some 10,000 files make multiple references to President Donald Trump, including a January 2020 memo by an assistant US attorney revealing that Trump was on many more flights than the DOJ was aware of — between 1993 and 1996.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article313920022.html#storylink=cpy

Epstein’s Brother Told FBI He Believed Jeffrey Was ‘Murdered In His Jail Cell’ Because ‘He Was About To Name Names.’ A series of security lapses at the jail where Epstein was held have also added fuel to claims that the disgraced financier was murdered.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-brother-wild-trump-fbi-024151627.html

# Gov / Politics
‘I don’t want another Afghanistan or Iraq’: These Republic lawmakers just torpadoed Trump’s Venezuela strategy, they want Congressional authority, and that’s a good thing.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/i-dont-want-another-afghanistan-or-iraq-these-republic-lawmakers-just-torpadoed-trumps-venezuela-strategy/

Experts warn Supreme Court tried to rein Trump in but accidentally gave him his next move. The Supreme Court’s decision blocking President Trump from deploying the National Guard into American cities has alarmed legal experts who fear the ruling may inadvertently create a pathway for the administration to invoke the Insurrection Act.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-insurrection-act-2674827468/

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/12/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-designates-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/

Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse. Rather than launching a military invasion that would provoke public backlash and congressional scrutiny, Trump is doubling down on something more insidious.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/will-trump-invade-venezuela

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump Blockade of Venezuela, Murders on High Seas Violate International Law: UN Experts: “The illegal use of force, and threats to use further force at sea and on land, gravely endanger the human right to life and other rights in Venezuela and the region.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/un-experts-denounce-us-maritime-blockade-on-venezuela-as-illegal/3780073

# LGBTQ / Transgender
19 States and DC Are Suing to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Youth. The lawsuit challenges a Health and Human Services declaration last week that bars providers from Medicare and Medicaid.
https://truthout.org/articles/19-states-and-dc-are-suing-to-protect-gender-affirming-care-for-youth/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
After calling Stephen Colbert ‘dead man walking,’ Trump threatens networks’ broadcast license
https://www.yahoo.com/news/entertainment/tv/articles/donald-trump-rages-over-pathetic-114817266.html

‘Merry Christmas!’ Declares Trump Moments After Threat to Destroy Broadcasters Who Air Criticism of Him. Trump’s latest threat came shortly after he once against lashed out at late-night host Stephen Colbert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-threatens-broadcast-licenses

‘Fire Them!’ Stephen Miller Throws a Fit Over ‘Revolt’ of ‘60 Minutes’ Producers Against Bari Weiss. Miller’s demand comes as one CBS News insider described the mood at the network as “dismal,” “confused,” “demoralized,” and “super fucked.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-miller-fire-them-cbs-60-minutes-revolt_n_694bb7a4e4b080674cec00e6

New Alzheimer’s Breakthrough. Scientists have reversed Alzheimer’s disease in mice in a peer-reviewed study, potentially showing a pathway to treat the illness.
https://news.uhhospitals.org/news-releases/articles/2025/12/study-shows-alzheimers-disease-can-be-reversed-in-animal-models

# Medical / Science / Research
U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say.
The U.S. reportedly plans to overhaul the country’s childhood vaccine schedule. The move could set public health back decades
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-plan-to-drop-some-childhood-vaccines-to-align-with-denmark-will-endanger/

# Military / War Department
China’s Military Buildup Leaves US Vulnerable, Pentagon Warns. The assessment also says that in 2024 China “tested essential components” of Taiwan invasion options, “including through exercises to strike sea and land targets, strike U.S. forces in the Pacific, and block access to key ports.”
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/china-military-buildup-leaves-us-increasingly-vulnerable-pentagon-report/

Before Executing 2 Shipwrecked Sailors, US Admiral Consulted Top Military Lawyer: A military spokesperson refused to comment on what the admiral told Congress beyond confirming that “he did inform them that during the strike he sought advice from his lawyer and then made a decision.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/admiral-bradley

Trump launches ‘powerful and deadly’ strikes on ISIS in Nigeria for the killings of Christians: US bombs target ISIL in Nigeria: What’s really going on? Trump says northern strikes are related to ‘Christian genocide’ but attacks on Christian farmers have occurred in a different part of the country.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/us-bombs-target-isil-in-nigeria-whats-really-going-on

U.S.–Venezuela War BREAKING: Russia & China SUPPORT Maduro After Trump’s Navy HITS Chinese Oil Ship. China and Russia have voiced support for Venezuela as it faces a U.S. blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, escalating tensions with Washington. President Donald Trump has renewed calls for Nicolás Maduro to step down, saying the U.S. will keep or sell seized Venezuelan oil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSUVJgU85o0

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Archaeologists have uncovered 1,400‑year‑old Mayan hieroglyphs naming a powerful queen, rewriting the history of the Mayan Dynasty.
https://local.newsbreak.com/splash-travels-317739776/4411667297632-archaeologists-have-uncovered-1-400-year-old-mayan-hieroglyphs-naming-a-powerful-queen-rewriting-the-history-of-the-mayan-dynasty

# Social / Communities / Global
Rule of Law Rejected as Canada Increasingly Embraces Racism: Law prof details the overt and systemic racism in 3 key cases in Canada’s legal history. ‘We hid what we were doing behind race-neutral titles and race-neutral excuses,’ says Constance Backhouse
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/law-prof-details-the-overt-and-systemic-racism-in-3-key-cases-in-canada-s-legal-history-1.5709934

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
US Issues Travel Warning: “The U.S. government has extremely limited ability to help detained U.S. citizens,” the State Department said. “You may not receive consular access. You could also face arbitrary detention with no contact with the outside world.”
https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/u-s-issues-update-to-level-4-do-no-travel-warning

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Indigenous
This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home. The lawsuit specifically targets a federal permit granted in October 2025, which would allow Enbridge to build a new 41-mile segment of the pipeline around the tribe’s reservation.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/16/bad-river-band-sues-army-corps-of-engineers-over-enbridge-pipeline-permit-approval/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE Agents Break Into Women’s Bathroom: “Pull Your Pants Up!” Remember when Republicans pretended to care about men in women’s bathrooms? The officers justified their invasive actions by telling Cato’s owners that they had a warrant for a violent felon. In reality, the warrant they did have only allowed them to go into the building and seize documents, not kidnap a woman while she was on the toilet.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204732/ice-agents-break-in-women-bathroom-pull-pants-up

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump prays for favorable Supreme Court ruling on tariff authority, said his tariffs on foreign imports are fueling the nation’s economic growth.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_447fbeae-d52f-4cde-b5fa-4df49b7bc465.html

Cracks emerge as members of Congress try to curb their own stock trading. Republicans tease new plan as hopes dim for a compromise bill
https://rollcall.com/2025/12/18/cracks-emerge-congress-curb-their-own-stock-trading/

# Education / Schools
Expert says higher education must take new approach to AI
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_98b2830c-5180-400f-bedf-f8093f19908c.html

Education Department to start garnishing wages next year for those who defaulted on student loans
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/trump-administration-says-it-will-begin-garnishing-wages-of-student-loan-borrowers-in-default

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro as tanker seizures paralyze oil exports. to Donald Trump, Venezuela was first all about narcotics. Now it is all about narcotics, oil, and the theft of American assets.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2025/12/trump-venezuela-tankers-maduro/685347/

Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers. US households paid $124 more on natural gas in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17122025/liquefied-natural-gas-exports-driving-up-energy-bills/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed Texas another win in a lawsuit brought by Chinese nationals challenging a state law banning foreign adversaries from purchasing land in Texas.
https://nationalaglawcenter.org/federal-court-dismisses-challenge-to-texas-newly-enacted-foreign-ownership-law/

# FEMA / USAID
Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fema-funds-lawsuit-immigration_n_694b6990e4b080674cebdee8

# General Recalls / Alerts
FDA Confirms 83,000 Items Recalled: 83K bags of frozen shrimp recalled over radioactive concerns. The shrimp, imported from Indonesia and sold nationwide under the Market 32 and Waterfront Bistro brands, may have come in contact with Cesium-137, a radioactive substance. [More on site]
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/recalls/raw-frozen-shrimp-recall-radioactive-cesium/

# General News
More than a dozen staffers leave Heritage to join Pence-led nonprofit. It’s the latest in a string of departures from the embattled organization.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/heritage-staff-join-pence-nonprofit-00703192

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
New Epstein files add color but no new charges. While the files offer more detailed “color”—including photos, emails, and jail surveillance videos—they have not resulted in new criminal charges or major revelatory bombshells.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/19/us/epstein-files-release

Democrats’ push for Epstein files boomeranged with Clinton featured prominently throughout
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5660274-bill-clinton-jeffrey-epstein-files-democrats-trump/

New trove of apparent Epstein files posted on DOJ site disappears. The Justice Department didn’t respond to requests for comment on the new documents or the decision to remove them.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/epstein-files-release-justice-department-00704265

Department of Justice Releases New Epstein Files With Disclaimer Attempting to Exonerate Trump. Trump is mentioned numerous times in the latest batch of documents related to the elite sex trafficker.
https://truthout.org/articles/doj-releases-new-epstein-files-with-disclaimer-attempting-to-exonerate-trump/

# Gov / Politics
Trump ‘Sends a Dangerous Message’ With ‘America First’ Diplomat Purge, Says Union. The American Foreign Service Association said the move “tells our public servants that loyalty to country is no longer enough—that experience and oath to the Constitution take a back seat to political loyalty.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-state-department

Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing. Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the US is a negative force globally
https://www.thedailybeast.com/scathing-polling-reveals-what-key-us-allies-really-think-of-america-under-trump/

Newhouse Becomes Latest GOP Lawmaker to Head for the Exit as Greene Says the “Dam Is Breaking”
https://newrepublic.com/post/204546/republican-rep-newhouse-retires-mtg-warns-dam-breaking

More than 10% of Congress won’t return to their seats after 2026. According to NPR’s congressional retirement tracker, as of Dec. 20, 2025, there are 55 current representatives and senators who are retiring or running for a different office — 11 senators and 44 House members.
https://www.wunc.org/2025-12-17/more-than-10-of-congress-wont-return-to-their-seats-after-2026

Rubio issues sanctions on European officials who attempted to censor American free speech. State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/24/us-state-department-visa-ban-former-eu-commissioner-europe

# Gov / Politics / Global
Too Early, Too Alone: France Prepares for Russia as US Withdraws. Paris has long worried the United States was an unreliable partner. Donald Trump is proving them right.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/21/france-europe-security-trump-00700889

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump can’t use National Guard troops in Chicago, in another blow to the president’s push for federalization nationwide.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/23/supreme-court-national-guard-ruling-00704962?utm_content=topic/politics&utm_source=flipboard

# LGBTQ / Transgender
California attorney general joins coalition to protect trans youth in sports. The amicus brief notes that courts have repeatedly held that policies inclusive of transgender students are consistent with Title IX’s language, which forbids exclusion “on the basis of sex.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/california-attorney-general-joins-coalition-000000385.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Condé Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers. Facing the impacts of mergers and displacement by AI, media unions are fighting for democracy and freedom of expression.
https://truthout.org/articles/conde-nast-upheaval-signals-a-new-level-of-corporate-war-on-media-workers/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Loophole Closed on Giving Welfare to Noncitizens. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today increased federal oversight to stop states from misusing federal Medicaid dollars to cover health care for individuals who are in the country illegally. As part of the action, CMS is ramping up financial oversight across the board to identify and stop improper spending.
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-increasing-oversight-states-illegally-using-federal-medicaid-funding-health-care-illegal

# Medical / Science / Research
How Overdiagnosis Turns Healthy People Into Patients by expanding disease definitions, lowering risk thresholds (like for blood pressure), and using advanced screening to find harmless abnormalities (overdetection), leading to unnecessary treatments, lifestyle changes, and the psychological burden of being labeled “sick” for conditions that never would have harmed them
https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/web/overdiagnosis/

# Medical / Global
Chinese National Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the U.S. While Working at a University of Michigan Laboratory
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/chinese-national-pleads-guilty-and-sentenced-smuggling-dangerous-biological-pathogen

# Military / War Department
Pentagon Fails 8th Audit in a Row as Congress Grants It $1 Trillion Budget. This funding will enrich billionaires like Elon Musk and Alex Karp as Americans struggle to afford basic needs.
https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/12/19/pentagon-fails-financial-audit-for-8th-year-in-a-row/

USAF F-35As Have Arrived In The Caribbean. The F-35As bring enhanced capabilities to Operation Southern Spear, and are the first USAF fighters deployed for it.
https://www.twz.com/air/usaf-f-35as-have-arrived-in-the-caribbean

Battleship Missouri’s Sailors Brace For Incoming Missiles In Intense Desert Storm Video. Sailors aboard USS Missouri faced incoming anti-ship missiles and a suspected chemical attack on February 25, 1991.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/onboard-camera-brace-for-missile-impact-battleship-missouri-gulf-war/vi-AA1N3N6z?ocid=a2hs

US Army and Navy stretched the rules to misrepresent the academic qualifications of recruits, the inspector general says
https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-ig-report-army-navy-misrepresented-recruit-qualifications-2025-12

# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
Humans create massive amounts of trash, and that’s a problem that doesn’t look to be going away anytime soon. Fortunately, some very smart people are turning that trash into useful things. This list highlights five ways trash is being repurposed to make our lives better.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/recycled-products-plastic-bricks-waste/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=01KCRZKH3Y5GB7KCJWVTG5A4BK&utm_id=01K2W29RSZZS5N96NWWDZ2SY6A

# Veterans / VA
‘Dangerous and Cruel’: Trump VA Quietly Bans Abortion. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued an internal memorandum immediately banning almost all abortion services and counseling for veterans and their dependents, including in cases of rape, incest, or serious health risks.
https://democracyforward.org/updates/trump-vance-administration-bans-abortion-care-and-counseling-for-veterans-in-secret/

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