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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-01-29

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Indigenous
Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement reached with the Navajo Nation
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2025-01-29/shipments-of-uranium-ore-can-resume-under-agreement-reached-with-the-navajo-nation

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Mississippi And Missouri Propose Bills To Pay Bounty Hunters A $1,000 Reward For Helping To Find And Deport Illegal Immigrants
https://missouriindependent.com/2025/01/28/missouri-bill-putting-a-bounty-on-undocumented-immigrants-faces-fierce-resistance/

Economist Paul Krugman is warning that President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan is already going off the rails and will “spiral out of control” in the near future.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportations-2671003695/

Trump Border Czar Rages About Migrants Being Too ‘Educated’ About Rights in ICE Round-Ups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmH-BeCfuzk

Chicago mayor rips ICE operations, says Trump ‘is attempting to get us to surrender our humanity’
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/chicago-not-forfeit-humanity-mayor/

Denmark has full European backing to maintain respect of borders, Danish prime minister says
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/28/danish-pm-says-received-european-backing-against-trumps-greenland-push

Ecuador arrests leader of powerful cartel targeted by U.S.
https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuadors-most-wanted-criminal-captured-in-colombia/

Hundreds of US visa appointments canceled in Colombia following spat with Trump over deportations
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/spat-over-deportation-flights-leads-u-s-to-cancel-hundreds-of-visa-appointments-in-colombia

ICE’s goal is to arrest at least 1,200 undocumented immigrants nationwide each day
https://www.wthr.com/video/news/politics/ice-goal-arrest-1200-undocumented-immigrants-nationwide-each-day-president-donald-trump-immigration/531-51dd8b56-941b-4587-8c37-22345998b5cc

Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, ‘nobody gets a free pass’
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-border-security-enforcement-ice-cb40a6a7e2d94582aa0774be47a8ab36

Immigration raids have begun. For immigrant and mixed-status families, everyday life has changed.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5271630/immigration-raids-are-sending-migrants-into-a-deep-panic-advocates-say

Nebraska would rev up role in curbing undocumented workers under bill targeting employers
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/01/27/nebraska-would-rev-up-role-in-curbing-undocumented-workers-under-bill-targeting-employers/

Selena Gomez Just Responded to a Politician Who Wanted to ‘Deport’ Her After She Posted a Viral Video
https://people.com/selena-gomez-responds-to-politician-who-says-she-should-be-deported-8781475

Video shows border wall gate opening to allow people to cross from Juárez to El Paso
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3781062118127-video-shows-border-wall-gate-opening-to-allow-people-to-cross-from-ju-rez-to-el-paso

Marines on Monday began to hang temporary barriers along a wall in San Ysidro, Calif., marking the U.S. border with Mexico as an Air Force flight crew prepared to take off from Fort Bliss, Texas, to Ecuador with the military’s fourth planeload of deported migrants.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-01-28/border-security-marines-troops-deportations-16630848.html

200 deported Colombians included pregnant women and children — but no criminals. The White House falsely labels all immigrants in the country without legal permission ‘criminals’ as ICE aggressively ramps up sweeping arrests
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-deportation-colombia-ice-arrests-b2688591.html

Chinese migrants flood South Florida via boat as authorities seek help with Cuban smugglers. Police and federal agents have stumbled upon dozens of Chinese migrants in Coral Gables, Florida, and arrested at least four suspected smugglers from Cuba and another from Haiti.
https://www.aol.com/chinese-migrants-flood-south-florida-164533194.html

President Donald Trump Considers Firing Nearly 90K IRS Agents And Reassigning Them To Border Patrol: ‘These People Are Allowed To Carry Guns’
https://www.aol.com/trump-says-may-send-nearly-043915670.html

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
‘Punch in the Gut’: EPA Plans to Raise Allowable Levels of Weedkiller Atrazine: U.S. environmental regulators are planning to raise the allowable levels of atrazine, an endocrine disruptor linked to reproductive health issues and banned in the European Union. Critics say the higher concentration discounts years of documented health and environmental risks.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/epa-plans-raise-allowable-levels-weedkiller-atrazine/

# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Trump Department of Education scrubs DEI from website, staff positions. The U.S. Department of Education has removed hundreds of documents from its website, placed staff on paid leave, and halted active contracts to comply with President Donald Trump’s order to end any programs that promote diversity, inclusion, or equity.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/24/trump-dei-order-leads-education-department-to-suspend-staff-scrub-website/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump’s tariff threat worked on Colombia, but his plans for Canada and Mexico carry higher stakes
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-colombia-a5ee8bc89b7fbb459ee574c002c90df1

Bernie Sanders condemns Trump for federal loans and grants freeze: ‘He is not a king’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5111447-bernie-sanders-donald-trump-federal-spending-pause/

# Education / Schools
New laws could force parents to prove children’s citizenship status before going to public school
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/trump-immigration-laws-public-schools-children-b2687728.html

Trump to Defund Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory, Radical Gender Ideology
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/education/trump-target-critical-race-theory-promote-school-choice/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
https://dailyprogress.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/government-politics-equal-workers-discrimination/article_f937b3b5-49d1-5e3e-8c12-efc4bfbc38a3.html

President Donald Trump fired two commissioners at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission late Monday night, drawing rebukes from Democrats who called the ousters an illegal power grab.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-fires-eeoc-commissioners-unprecedented-010513873.html

Dem Lawmaker Has Urgent 3-Word Warning For Federal Workers Tempted By Trump’s Offer. Sen. Tim Kaine warned employees that the president’s buyout might not be what they think.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-kaine-trump-federal-workers-buyout_n_6799a2bfe4b09dcf5694ef54

Trump, challenging federal law, tries to fire labor board leaders who backed worker rights. Trump fired the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel and one of its Democratic members
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/28/trump-violating-law-tries-to-labor-board-leaders-backed-worker-rights/

Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management. Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-office-personnel-management-opm-neuralink-x-boring-stalin/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
The Trump administration has halted spending from the United States Department of Energy (DOE)’s approximately $50 billion budget while a “comprehensive review” is conducted to ensure its spending and other actions — which include funding for new energy
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-doe-spending-freeze.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
The Ocean Surface Is Warming Over 400% Faster Than in The 1980s
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ocean-surface-is-warming-over-400-faster-than-in-the-1980s

Administrator Regan Directs EPA to Reset Critical Science-Focused Federal Advisory Committees. Past administration actions hindered the recruitment and retention of members for the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-regan-directs-epa-reset-critical-science-focused-federal-advisory

EPA removes members from key science advisory panels. Regan said the decision was aimed at reversing “deficiencies caused by decisions made in recent years”
https://gephardtdaily.com/national-international/epa-removes-dozens-of-trump-appointed-science-advisers-from-key-panels/

# Food General News / Recalls
Lay’s potato chip recall classified at highest risk level, consumption ‘could cause death’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fda-recalls-lay-potato-chips-103734985.html

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Is Locked up in Stores, and Many Think It’s Political
https://www.dailydot.com/news/ben-and-jerrys-locked-up/

# General Recalls / Alerts
Honda (7267.T) , opens new tab will recall 294,612 vehicles in the U.S. to fix an issue that may cause engines to stall or suffer a loss of power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday.
https://www.newsweek.com/honda-recalls-cars-engine-issues-2022715

# General News
White House reveals Trump explanation for NJ drones — and raises even more questions
https://nypost.com/2025/01/28/us-news/white-house-says-nj-drones-were-not-the-enemy-heres-what-they-were-actually-doing/

# Gov / Politics
“Just as bad as we feared”: Experts on the chaos and carnage of Trump’s first week
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/28/just-as-as-we-feared-experts-on-the-chaos-and-carnage-of-first-week/

Congressman Demands Fellow Lawmakers Stand Up To Trump: ‘This Is A 5 Alarm F-ing Fire’: “You either enable him or stand up to him in this moment,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) said after the administration announced a federal funding freeze.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congressman-demands-lawmakers-stand-up-trump-alarm_n_679951a4e4b0535cbc5f7b6a

Former Capitol police officer campaigns in Wisconsin against Republican-backed court candidate. The attack on the U.S. Capitol became an issue in the race after Schimel said during a conservative talk radio interview earlier this month that he did not believe some of the non-violent offenders got a “fair shake” in the courts.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-01-28/former-capitol-police-officer-campaigns-in-wisconsin-against-republican-backed-court-candidate

‘Quintessentially ‘personal’ conduct’: Trump can’t escape Carroll defamation judgment after SCOTUS immunity ruling, her lawyers say
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/quintessentially-personal-conduct-trump-cant-escape-carroll-defamation-judgment-after-scotus-immunity-ruling-her-lawyers-say/

Madonna Slams Donald Trump’s Administration For “Slowly Dismantling All The Freedoms We Have Been Fighting For,” ‘It’s So Sad’
https://variety.com/2025/music/global/madonna-slams-trump-administration-dismantling-freedoms-1236289477/

Murphy accuses Trump of ‘blitzkrieg’ to ‘collapse our democracy’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5111241-murphy-trump-executive-actions-democracy/

New federal order from President Trump sparks concern: Just a little over a week into his second term, President Donald Trump is taking steps to maximize his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis as he challenges the separation of powers that have defined American government for more than 200 years.
https://www.kron4.com/news/national/trump-makes-moves-to-expand-power-sparking-chaos-possible-constitutional-crisis/

Republican Congressman Suggests High School Students Who Receive Free Lunches Should Work Instead of Relying on Government Aid
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-calls-kids-freeloaders-wanting-190918582.html

Senate Republicans explore Panama Canal takeover, Cruz rips Central American nation as ‘bad actor’
https://www.aol.com/news/senate-republicans-explore-panama-canal-213212121.html

The Reason Why Donald Trump Shut Down His Government. Chaos isn’t a by-product; it’s the goal.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190838/trump-funding-crisis-chaos-shutdown

Trump Has A Plan To Sabotage The Government — And It Worked Perfectly His First Term
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-usda-kansas-city_n_67993740e4b0032f678f7505

What’s behind Trump’s flurry of executive action: 4 essential reads on autocrats and authoritarianism. Here are some key points to know.
https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-trumps-flurry-of-executive-action-4-essential-reads-on-autocrats-and-authoritarianism-248492

As some Medicaid sites freeze up, White House acts to clarify pause on grants and programs
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/federal-grant-pause-disrupts-medicaid-trump-freeze-executive-order/

‘We Do Not Consent,’ Says Warren of Illegal ‘Power Grab’ as Judge Halts Trump Order. Multiple lawmakers and advocacy groups argue that the White House’s freeze on federal grant and loan funding is unlawful, and two legal challenges are already in progress.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-freeze

Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

GOP steps aside as Trump assaults Congress’ power. The president goes after the “power of the purse” with nary a peep from Republican leaders.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/trump-gop-leaders-congress-power-assault-00002129

The fanfare over Trump’s return to office now extends to national monuments: MAGA Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Put Trump’s Head On Rushmore. MAGA Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Put Trump’s Head On Rushmore
https://www.yahoo.com/news/diehard-maga-rep-introduces-bill-142015777.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
U.S. Ally Offered Greenland Troops to Ward Off Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/united-kingdom-first-dibs-greenland-donald-trump-2021505

EU official: Europe ‘not negotiating’ on Greenland
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5109558-eu-trump-greenland/

‘Ready to defend’: EU hardens line on Greenland as Trump doubles down threat
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/28/ready-to-defend-eu-hardens-line-on-greenland-as-trump-doubles-down-threat

French Film Academy Quits X Due to ‘Positions Taken’ by Elon Musk
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/01/28/french-film-academy-behind-the-cesar-awards-quits-elon-musks-x

You May Not Have Known This, But People Are Protesting Donald Trump Around The World. It’s not just happening in America. People worldwide take to the streets after Donald Trump was sworn in as US president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/jan/20/anti-trump-protests-photos

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump signs into law Laken Riley illegal-migrant crime bill, ‘World will never forget Laken.’ The Laken Riley Act is the first legislation Trump has signed into law since he took office January 20. New law mandates detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, among other provisions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/29/laken-riley-act-us-immigration

‘This is Bulls**t,’ Arizona Sheriff tells AG Mayes after Trump funding freeze announced
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/01/28/arizona-attorney-general-file-lawsuit-over-federal-spending-freeze/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Ex-New Jersey Democrat Sen. Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in federal corruption case. Prosecutors were attempting to give Menendez at least a 15-year sentence.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/nj-senator-bob-menendez-sentenced-prison-d4d08339

Senate Democrats block GOP’s ICC sanctions bill
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/28/congress/dems-block-icc-bill-00201030

U.S. House Democrats sound the alarm on firings and reassignments of career DOJ lawyers
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5110519-justice-department-prosecutors-firings/

# Medicare / Medicaid
States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5111210-trump-freeze-medicaid-access/

Remember When Trump Vowed Not to Touch Medicaid? It’s Already Begun. Trump’s funding freeze has already wrecked Medicaid portals in every single state.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190810/trump-funding-freeze-medicaid

Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says: “Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance”
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/trump-admin-orders-temporary-pause-most-federal-financial-assistance

# Military / General News
Trump and Hegseth are gutting the military’s protection of civilians in combat: In the depths of the Civil War, Lincoln ordered the American military to follow rules in combat to protect civilians against needless exposure to maiming or death. A retreat from concern about the fate of civilians in combat is especially pernicious in light of the new administration’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence.
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5111452-trump-and-hegseth-are-gutting-the-militarys-protection-of-civilians-in-combat/

Japan to join F-35 stealth fighter drills over Guam alongside US, Australia
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/f-35s-from-three-nations-conduct-joint-drills-in-guam-to-strengthen-indo-pacific-air-operations

# NASA / Space
Trump Tells Elon Musk To ‘Go Get’ NASA Astronauts On ISS Since June. The two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, traveled to the ISS in June for what was meant to be a short trip aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. But the Starliner had issues with its propulsion system on its way into space, and NASA later decided to extend the astronauts’ stay aboard the ISS and send the craft home empty.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-tells-elon-musk-nasa-105459663.html

The Moon’s South Pole is a bizarre landscape. Mountain ridges glow in perpetual sunlight while deep craters freeze in billion-year-old shade. Yet hidden in the depths of those shadowed craters, under temperatures almost three times colder than the frostiest day in Antarctica, lurks something familiar–water ice.
https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/curious-universe/why-the-moons-icy-south-pole-is-a-hot-target-for-nasa/

# Planetary
A colossal coronal hole, nearly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) wide, has opened in the sun’s atmosphere, spewing fast-moving solar wind toward Earth.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/gigantic-500-000-mile-hole-in-the-suns-atmosphere-aims-aurora-sparking-solar-wind-at-earth-photo

Ridges On Far Side Of The Moon May Show It’s Far More “Alive” Than We Thought
https://www.newsbreak.com/iflscience-1744888/3782235105819-ridges-on-far-side-of-the-moon-may-show-it-s-far-more-alive-than-we-thought

# Social
DEI order revokes funding for homeless aid programs
https://www.aol.com/dei-order-revokes-funding-homeless-143000016.html

# Transportation / Travel
U.S. Consolate warns travelers going to Mexican border towns
https://www.newsbreak.com/kvia-abc7-1276853/3781738147332-u-s-consulate-warns-travelers-going-to-mexican-border-towns

# Veterans / VA
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announce federal funds for homeless vets
https://www.newsbreak.com/beaverton-valley-times-1490213/3781266325143-oregon-sens-jeff-merkley-and-ron-wyden-announce-federal-funds-for-homeless-vets

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-01-28

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

# Indigenous
[Someone needs to give Trump a crash course in US history!] ‘Fear and anxiety’ as Navajo Nation members targeted in ICE operations. Native American report ICE was’n’t recognizing their documentation
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/navajo-ice-trump-immigration-raid-b2687402.html

Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps. The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, so neither should children of noncitizens born in the US
https://azmirror.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/

# Archaeology
Ancient ‘Flat Clay Man’ Tablet With Holes Intrigues Researchers, Believe It Depicts a Woman and Was Used During Rituals
https://knewz.com/world/ancient-flat-clay-man-tablet-with-holes-intrigues-researchers-believe-it-depicts-a-woman-and-was-used-during-rituals/

Experts discover hidden secrets in 400-year-old map that could solve ‘America’s greatest mystery’
https://www.unilad.com/news/400-year-old-map-america-mystery-lost-colony-749325-20250127

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
USDA begins dropping rabies vaccines this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAZg_TirW0

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Trump order ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants is constitutional, expert says. Expert says key phrase often overlooked today is ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof,’ which demands immigrants’ loyalties be to US, not to foreign power
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-order-ending-birthright-citizenship-illegal-immigrants-constitutional-claims-expert

Colorado drug bust uncovers cartel-connected illegal aliens, approximately 130k fentanyl pills. Cocaine, meth and heroin were also seized during the drug bust
https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-drug-bust-uncovers-cartel-connected-illegal-aliens-approximately-130k-fentanyl-pills

‘All My People Are Getting Attacked!’: Selena Gomez Breaks Down and Sobs as Donald Trump Begins Mass Deportations in the U.S.
https://www.newsweek.com/selena-gomez-faces-maga-backlash-tear-filled-deportation-message-2021692

Federal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans
https://theconversation.com/federal-threats-against-local-officials-who-dont-cooperate-with-immigration-orders-could-be-unconstitutional-justice-antonin-scalia-ruled-against-similar-plans-248276

Guv Issues Warning to Trump: I’m Ready to ‘Stand in the Way’: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he was ready to “stand in the way” of federal authorities if they try to circumvent Illinois law while conducting raids to deport undocumented immigrants.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3778456446851-guv-issues-warning-to-trump-im-ready-to-stand-in-the-way?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzgwMjI4ODIzNTk%3D

Mexican cartels fire at Border Patrol agents as Trump ramps up enforcement: officials
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2525028/mexican-cartel-us-agents-exchange-fire-amid-heightened-security-at-bor

Trump says he could send US special operators after Mexican drug cartels. It could make things a lot worse. This controversial proposal has sparked debate among national security experts, including SWJ’s Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera. She is a renowned scholar and professor at George Mason University specializing in U.S.-Mexico relations and organized crime.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/2025/01/27/trump-says-he-could-send-us-special-operators-after-mexican-drug-cartels-it-could-make-things-a-lot-worse-dr-guadalupe-correa-cabrera-of-swj-shares-insights-for-msn/

Navajo alarmed by reports of Indigenous people caught up in Trump immigration raids. Group takes steps to protect members after ‘traumatizing’ reports of people being stopped or detained by agents
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/navajo-nation-immigration-raids

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Axed Inspector General for Small Business Warns Trump Is Threatening Transparency in Government
https://www.yahoo.com/news/axed-inspector-general-small-business-195929616.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The White House has temporarily frozen all federal grants and loans, affecting billions of dollars in payments,
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-temporarily-frozen-federal-065409419.html

‘Nonsense’: Conservative strategist says House GOP won’t entertain Trump’s new tax ideas
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tax-plan-2671007382/

‘You’re Taking Their Retirement!’ Scott Galloway Drops Scathing Takedown of Trump Coins ‘Grifting’ Ordinary Investors
https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/youre-taking-their-retirement-scott-galloway-drops-scathing-takedown-of-trump-coins-grifting-ordinary-investors/

Republicans back tax cuts: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts extending the tax cuts would add $3.3 trillion to the deficits over the next 10 years. Democrats said the cuts would only benefit the wealthy.
https://www.news10.com/washington/washington-dc/republicans-back-tax-cuts/

# Education / Schools
Oklahoma Board of Education to vote on proposal requiring families to prove citizenship when enrolling students
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/us/oklahoma-school-students-immigration-proof/index.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name. New guidance gives federal agencies 90 days to do a preliminary review of jobs that are “policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/trump-plan-civil-service-00200757

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28012025/alabama-conecuh-national-forest-oil-gas-leasing/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Google Maps Plans to Rename Gulf of Mexico and Denali After Trump’s Order. Trump renamed the geographical features to the ‘Gulf of America’ and ‘Mount McKinley’ in an executive order on his first day in office.
https://apnews.com/article/google-gulf-of-mexico-trump-96861212a9ee292966f19498338da6be

Trump administration withdraws proposed PFAS regulations, giving polluters a green light. Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks spark outrage over PFAS deregulation.
https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/epa-drops-pfas-discharge-rule-after-regulatory-freeze-issued-by-trump-administration/

READY TO BLOW Giant mile-wide hidden volcano set to ERUPT from beneath the waves ‘imminently’ near US mainland, experts predict. Axial Seamount, a mile wide and stands 3,600 feet from the seafloor. One of the most active undersea volcanoes in the world, erupted three times over the past 30 years.
https://www.the-sun.com/tech/13396404/hidden-volcano-erupt-imminently-axial-seamount-us-coast/

Earth’s Arctic region has flipped and now emits more carbon than it stores. For centuries, the Arctic-boreal zone served as a critical carbon sink, absorbing more carbon dioxide than it released. But new research suggests this natural balance has flipped. Rising temperatures, wildfires, and thawing permafrost are driving an alarming shift.
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/01/earths-arctic-region-flips-releasing-more-co%E2%82%82-than-it-absorbs-for-the-first-time/

Great Salt Lake is rapidly shrinking, and experts say that they finally know why
https://www.earth.com/news/great-salt-lake-is-rapidly-shrinking-and-experts-have-identified-the-causes/

# Food General News / Recalls
A huge Coca-Cola recall is underway over ‘high levels’ of chlorate, a chemical by-product from chlorine disinfectants, was found in them.
https://www.indy100.com/news/coca-cola-recall-harmful-chlorate

# Foreign Affairs / Aid
‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/chaos-confusion-trump-u-s-foreign-aid-00200771

# General News
The world today – marked by the global surge of autocratic powers and anti-democratic forces, the territorial conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Taiwan, the climate crisis, and a new unpredictable industrial revolution fueled by artificial intelligence – appears to be at a historic watershed.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/27/turning-point-world-history#:~:text=The%20world%20today%20%E2%80%93%20marked%20by,be%20at%20a%20historic%20watershed

Misogyny and violence against women identified as gateways to extremism, leaked Home Office report says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/misogyny-far-right-extremism-home-office-leaked-review-b2687442.html

Stephen Colbert Gives Trump’s Return a Bad Review: ‘I Did Not Know a Week Could Last 10 Years’
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stephen-colbert-gives-trump-return-063051901.html

Stephen Colbert spotted a “real jaw-dropper” from Donald Trump when the former president finally faced facts about the 2020 election. Trump admitted to podcaster Lex Fridman that he “lost by a whisker.”
Colbert was stunned. “He admitted it!” Colbert said. “He admitted it on camera for everyone to see!”
https://www.aol.com/admitted-camera-stephen-colbert-spots-065831201.html

# Gov / Politics
A Belligerent Trump Could Unite Latin America, Against Him. As diplomatic conflict and trade-war talk ramps up, the continent’s often fractious leaders could end up sharing an antagonist in common.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190730/lula-petro-sheinbaum-trump-deportations

Trump held a horrifying call with Denmark’s Prime Minister, demanding they turn over Greenland. The island is rich in natural resources, including rare earth metals such as uranium and iron, and sits in the middle of two potential shipping routes through the Arctic, which could reduce shipping times and bypass the Suez and Panama canals as Arctic sea ice melts.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doubles-down-greenland-claim-after-horrendous-call-2020972

Trump fires all 3 Democrats on privacy oversight board. Leblanc called the decision a “setback” for government transparency.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/trump-terminates-trio-of-democrats-from-privacy-oversight-board

Trump’s crony meritocracy could shatter US civil service
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5105669-trump-civil-service-threat/

Trump tells federal employees, ‘You’re fired!’ But wait — not so fast. Federal employees are protected by a system that upholds accountability and fairness — values that cannot be undermined for political gain.
https://thehill.com/opinion/5107846-federal-employees-civil-service-system/

House DFL boycott enters third week as court ruling freezes Republicans from action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hQRdN40vsI

Fact Check: Photo Supposedly Showing Hitler Posing Like Trump After Assassination Attempt Is Fake
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36988K8

‘Ally, not an Asset’: GOP senator turns on Trump over Greenland fantasy. Americans should work to view Greenland as a partner, not as a potential asset.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5109158-murkowski-greenland-is-an-ally-not-an-asset/

‘Careful what you wish for’: Trump warned he could burn own voters in latest push. The Trump administration announced a total pause in federal grants and loans in an order that seems to usurp the United States Congress’s constitutional powers to control public spending.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-impoundment-order/

‘It makes it all look corrupt’: Trump-supporting exec turns on him over ‘cash grab’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cash-grab-crypto/

JD Vance blasts ‘broken’ FEMA for ‘holding up’ billions in hurricane relief: ‘Not doing the American people’s will’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/27/us-news/jd-vance-blasts-broken-fema-for-holding-up-billions-in-hurricane-relief/

Lawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/federal-employees-email-system-privacy-concerns-lawsuit/index.html

Tennessee Republican Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Allow Trump A 3rd Term As President
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/01/24/house-republican-proposes-change-to-constitution-to-allow-trump-to-serve-a-third-term-andy-ogles

Trump seeks presidential immunity from any state court civil suit filed against him
https://lemmy.world/post/24840468

Trump Set to Sign Order on One of His Dumbest Military Ideas. The president wants to implement a costly missile defense system in order to do something about the zero missiles that fall on the United States every year.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190732/trump-iron-dome-us-missiles

Former White House ethics lawyer: Trump actions ‘pushing the limits common in dictatorships
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5108520-donald-trump-norm-eisen-watchdog-firings-birthright-citizenship/
Limits common in dictatorships: The dictator maintains control by influencing and appeasing the inner circle and repressing any opposition, which may include rival political parties, armed resistance, or disloyal members of the dictator’s inner circle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship#:~:text=Opposition%20parties%20in%20dictatorships%20may,member%20of%20the%20ruling%20party.
Despite the challenges facing liberal democracies, it is authoritarian regimes that remain most precarious.
https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-limits-of-dictatorship/

# Gov / Politics / Global
WW3 fears as Putin tipped to use ‘hypersonic missile’ against NATO member: “Modern air defense systems that exist in the world and anti-missile defenses created by the Americans in Europe can’t intercept such missiles,” Putin declared in an icy and menacing tone. The attack marked the first time that such a missile was used in the war, or in any conflict.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-intercontinental-missile-war-putin-d50183ccfc28b10c71e93f3e68159a61

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump threatens exile for Americans who are ‘repeat offenders’ and ‘violent criminals’: ’I don’t want these violent repeat offenders in our country any more than I want illegal aliens from other countries who misbehave,’ Trump said
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-exile-us-criminals-b2687309.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Fires More Than a Dozen DOJ Employees Because They ‘Played a Significant Role in Prosecuting’ Him. The acting attorney general moved to fire several Justice Department officials who worked on the federal criminal investigations into President Trump, according to two department officials familiar with the matter.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276334/justice-department-firings-trump-special-counsel-jack-smith

Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-special-counsel-trump-046ce32dbad712e72e500c32ecc20f2f

# LGBTQ / Gender
Montana Senate Judicial committee takes up bill that criminalizes care for transgender youth
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/01/27/montana-senate-judicial-committee-takes-up-bill-that-criminalizes-care-for-transgender-youth/

# Medical / General News
Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theorists Freak Out Over Trump’s $500 Billion AI Plan. The Stargate Initiative, spearheaded by several tech giants, has raised alarm in the most paranoid parts of the MAGA movement
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/conspiracy-theory-anti-vax-ai-infrastructure-trump-1235245054/

Doctors say they’ve apprehensively taken on job of preventing patients’ medical debt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/medical-debt-tool-kit-doctors

‘Jaw-dropping’ Study Finds Vaccinated Children Have 170% Higher Risk of Autism. he peer-reviewed study also found that vaccinated children had a 212% greater likelihood of developing other neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, epilepsy/seizures, brain inflammation and tic and learning disorders.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/study-vaccinated-children-autism-risk-increase/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20250127

What the Hell Is Going on at NIH? Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented “Big Brother” research crackdown.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/donald-trump-hhs-nih-cancer-research-pause-crackdown-grant-funding-delays-cancellations-communications/

# Military / General News
FBI begins preparing New York for WW3 with large-scale military exercise: The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the exercise includes military aircraft, and personnel who are set to carry out scenario threats to be ready “to respond in the event of a nuclear incident in the United States or overseas.”
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/new-york-world-war-three-34566076

Large-scale nuclear incident training exercise to take place in Capital Region
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2025/01/25/large-scale-nuclear-incident-training-exercise-to-take-place-sunday-in-capital-region

‘Happening quickly’: Hegseth announces ‘Iron Dome for America’ on first day as defense sec. Pete Hegseth briefed a small group of reporters at the Pentagon for the first time as the secretary of defense
https://defensescoop.com/2025/01/27/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-iron-dome-for-america-priorities-donald-trump/
What is the Iron Dome? Iron Dome (Hebrew: כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל, romanized: Kippat Barzel) is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system,[8] developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.[7] The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometres (2–43 mi) away
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome

# Military / Global
Israeli Forces Kill at Least 24 People Trying to Go Home in Southern Lebanon
The killings came as Israel and Lebanon reportedly agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli forces to leave the country until mid-February.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-kills-lebanese

# NASA / Space
Mystery ‘asteroid’ in Earth’s orbit that baffled experts turns out to be Elon Musk’s car. In an editorial notice, the MPC said: “It was pointed out the orbit matches an artificial object 2018-017A, Falcon Heavy Upper stage with the Tesla Roadster. The designation 2018 CN41 is being deleted and will be listed as omitted.”
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/mystery-asteroid-earths-orbit-baffled-935187

NASA Monitors Growing Dent in Earth’s Magnetic Field. Scientists Say It Could Flip Planet’s Magnetic Poles. A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/icon/nasa-researchers-track-slowly-splitting-dent-in-earths-magnetic-field/

# Pharmaceuticals
RFK Jr. says he’s open to seizing drug patents
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/rfk-jr-health-drug-pricing-00200830

# Planetary
Invisible ‘flickering’ on the sun could predict potentially dangerous solar flares hours in advance: The researchers noted that this flickering could “signal oncoming flares two to six hours ahead of time with 60 to 80 percent accuracy,” which is a significant improvement over current methods.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/invisible-flickering-on-the-sun-could-predict-potentially-dangerous-solar-flares-hours-in-advance

# Sports
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
‘It Is Mind-Blowing’ And Left Me ‘Scared’: Andrew Ross Sorkin Stunned By Power of Chinese AI Model
https://www.mediaite.com/news/it-is-mind-blowing-and-left-me-scared-andrew-ross-sorkin-stunned-by-power-of-chinese-ai-model/

AI experts’ worst fears realised as technology crosses ‘red line’: Artificial intelligence (AI) is feared by many because of the potential it could have if it becomes too powerful, such as replacing jobs, becoming more knowledgeable than humans ever could or even posing a threat to us.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/ai-artificial-intelligence-replicate-outsmart-humans

DeepSeek down: Viral Chinese AI app not working and bans international users due to ‘malicious attacks’
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/deepseek-down-not-working-malicious-attack-b2687107.html

Trump calls DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ for U.S. tech and welcomes China’s AI gains
https://fortune.com/2025/01/28/donald-trump-says-deepseek-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-u-s-tech-giants-and-sees-bombshell-china-ai-advances-as-a-good-thing/

Meta is reportedly scrambling ‘war rooms’ of engineers to figure out how DeepSeek’s AI is beating everyone else at a fraction of the price
https://www.yahoo.com/news/meta-reportedly-scrambling-war-rooms-185625684.html

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Chuck Schumer challenges Trump to declassify UFO documents. Experts say it’s a good move. Trump has ordered declassifying of documents regarding the JFK assassination and more. Schumer says do UFOs next
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/25/chuck-schumer-challenges-to-declassify-ufo-documents-experts-say-its-a-good-move/

Tennesse Rep. says he believes aliens have underwater bases on Earth. During an interview with Burchett on One America News’ The Matt Gaetz Show, Gaetz asked, “It does seem a lot of these UAP sightings are over water. Do you think there’s anything to that?”
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/tim-burchett-tells-matt-gaetz-aliens-are-hiding-under-the-sea-im-not-worried-about-them-harming-me/

# Veterans / VA
Department of Veterans Affairs places 60 DEI employees on leave with salaries totaling more than $8M
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/va-places-60-staff-on-leave-after-shutting-down-dei-offices/ar-AA1xNOGC

# Water
Trump claims military entered California to release water flow, but state says that did not happen. State officials say that no, the military did not enter California to turn on the water, despite a claim that President Donald Trump posted on social media late Monday.
https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-water-california-wildfires-1236270508/

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January 27, 2025
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# Indigenous
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Argues “Children of Native Americans Aren’t US Citizens” Says Supreme Court Lawyer: This is quite incredible. The US Justice Dept, under Trump, is defending its birthright citizenship Order by arguing that immigrant children covered by the Order cannot be citizens because… the children of Native Americans aren’t US citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-bid-to-block-trumps-cancellation-of-birthright-citizenship-is-in-federal-court/ar-AA1xJRF8?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Military troops arrived to the southern border over the last few days for a deployment to provide deportation support and construction efforts, ordered by President Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-01-26/military-forces-southern-border-mission-16609305.html

Advocate groups ordered to stop aiding refugees who have already arrived in US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvYtLwkJaLo

Pregnant women sue President Trump for ‘unilaterally and unconstitutionally’ seeking to strip children of citizenship
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/pregnant-women-sue-president-trump-for-unilaterally-and-unconstitutionally-seeking-to-strip-children-of-citizenship/

JD Vance defends Trump on birthright citizenship, says the U.S. should “look out for the interests of our citizens first.” “Just because we were founded by immigrants, doesn’t mean that 240 years later that we have to have the dumbest immigration policy in the world.”
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/us/jd-vance-defends-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-says-the-u-s-should-look-out-for-the-interests-of-our-citizens-first/ar-AA1xTrYB?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

Nebraska governor signs executive order requiring state entities to comply with new federal immigration laws
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3776630021294-nebraska-governor-signs-executive-order-requiring-state-entities-to-comply-with-new-federal-immigration-laws?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Mzc5NDA2MzM5MDk%3D

NY has 670K residents who are illegal migrants — including 42,300 undocumented restaurant workers
https://www.aol.com/ny-670k-residents-illegal-migrants-233527292.html

The Trump Administration’s Plan to Strip Citizenship from Thousands of Americans. The Trump administration is discarding longstanding legal norms and protections by adding U.S citizens to its list of targeted individuals, and thereby sending the message that no one is safe in the United States of America.
https://immpolicytracking.org/media/documents/ACLU_Fact_Sheet_on_Denaturalization.pdf

Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/

President Trump is expected to kick-start the process to revoke birthright citizenship after years of proposing the constitutional change as a way to reduce undocumented immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s1-43765/trump-inauguration-birthright-citizenship

The Trump administration is embracing a dark loophole to justify the executive’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenship. Trump’s Assault on Birthright Citizenship Keeps Getting More Psychotic
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-assault-birthright-citizenship-keeps-174504723.html

Trump’s quick executive actions could redefine who counts in our democracy. A reversal of Biden’s census order signals a renewed effort to spotlight immigration status.
https://www.votebeat.org/2025/01/27/donald-trump-executive-order-birthright-citizenship-census-noncitizens-democracy/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Tabitha Brown And Other Black-Owned Brand Owners With Products In Target, Walmart, And Amazon Warn Of The Consequences Of Boycotting After DEI Rollback Announcement. The actress and entrepreneur addresses concerns over Target’s decision, highlighting its impact on Black-owned businesses while urging supporters to remain intentional.
https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/tabitha-brown-warns-boycotting-target-could-hurt-black-owned-businesses/

# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
60 Veterans Affairs employees have been placed on administrative leave following the closure of multiple diversity, equity and inclusion offices across the department, part of a government-wide crackdown on the issue
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2025/01/24/va-places-60-staff-on-leave-after-shutting-down-dei-offices/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Getting out of DOGE? Government efficiency agency sees another top leader bolt as lawyer follows Ramaswamy’s exit
https://www.everand.com/article/819539502/Getting-Out-Of-Doge-Government-Efficiency-Agency-Sees-Another-Top-Leader-Bolt-As-Lawyer-Follows-Ramaswamy-s-Exit

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘Trump taxes Americans to retaliate’: Outrage as President makes Americans ‘pay even more’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-makes-americans-pay-more/

President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all goods entering the US from Colombia yesterday after the country refused to accept a pair of military cargo planes transporting deported Colombian migrants.
https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/president-trump-threatens-tariffs-and-sanctions-against-colombia-colombia-retaliates-with-25-tariffs-on-us-imports/

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff threat
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/g-s1-44876/colombia-deportations-migrants-trump

Trump Aides Want to Hit Mexico, Canada With Tariffs Before Talks
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-aides-want-to-hit-mexico-canada-with-tariffs-before-talks-3ff27f14

How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa. Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africa

# Education / Schools
Schools issue red cards to protect immigrant students. This week schools across the district began distributing Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s Red Cards, also known as “Know Your Rights” cards, to help people assert their rights and defend themselves in the face of ICE agent encounters.
https://boyleheightsbeat.com/lausd-schools-immigration-red-cards/#:~:text=This%20week%20schools%20across%20the,with%20NBC%2C%20L.A.%20Schools%20Supt.

Immigration red cards: The internet rallies to protect undocumented community. Digital communities shore up against La Migra: In the wake of Trump’s sweeping promises to “reform” the country’s immigration processes, crackdown on “illegal immigrants,” and repeal birthright citizenship (among several other terrifying promises to deport people en masse), the internet is arming their undocumented community members with the power of constitutional knowledge.
https://mashable.com/article/ice-immigration-red-cards-how-to-help-undocumented-people

‘He feels empowered’: DeSantis kicks off takeover of second liberal Florida school. Republican governor installs conservatives including self-described anti-feminist to University of West Florida board
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/ron-desantis-university-west-florida-conservative

Across All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting Dumber
https://www.the74million.org/article/across-all-ages-demographics-test-results-show-americans-are-getting-dumber/

Ted Cruz Files National School Choice Bill. As the fight for school choice continues here in the Texas legislature, Senator Ted Cruz is filing a school choice bill at the national level. The bill would open up funds to cover tuition and other expenses for K-12 students enrolled in private schools.
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2025-01-24-ted-cruz-files-national-school-choice-bill/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Staff in US national parks stunned as jobs suddenly melt away
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/other/staff-in-us-national-parks-staff-stunned-as-jobs-suddenly-melt-away/ar-AA1xVgKv

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump plans fossil fuel push that could harm Black communities
https://capitalbnews.org/trump-climate-policies-black-communities/

Trump pushes coal as energy demand grows, despite its decline. President Trump plans to boost coal use by promoting it as a backup energy source
https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-mining-electricity-ai-davos-36acbd0bb3a49eb3dc059b36f08aa573

America’s energy crisis is hiding in plain sight and it’s worse than you know. America’s energy industry, and the country as a whole, faces a broad challenge and a significant opportunity in the second Trump presidency
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/americas-energy-crisis-hiding-plain-sight-its-worse-than-you-know

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Bloomberg pledges to fund U.S. Paris Agreement obligations after withdrawal
https://esgnews.com/bloomberg-pledges-support-for-un-climate-goals-filling-u-s-paris-agreement-funding-gaps/

North Dakota governor who sued Interior Department is now set to lead it
https://www.propublica.org/article/doug-burgum-north-dakota-interior-department-trump

House passes forest bill amid debate over environmental protections. The House approved a bill aimed at wildfire prevention, sparking a clash over its potential impact
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/01/24/house-passes-forest-management-wildfire-prevention-bill-00200335

Trump administration halts proposed EPA limits on PFAS pollution. The withdrawn proposal would limit the amount of PFAS chemical plants can dump into the water supply.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-withdraws-proposed-pfas-limitations-giving-green-light-to-polluters/

The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5271530/hacking-investigation-climate-change

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA Closer to Getting Wiped Out After Trump Emergency Review Order
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14327949/Trump-orders-massive-overhaul-FEMA-accusing-agency-bias-against-Republicans.html

Trump considers scaling back federal disaster aid to states
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-fema-project-2025-56ff64f264403b8934ecbf1f91928d73

# Foreign Affairs
Iconic Vietnam photo is subject of controversial new film. Famous news photo, presented to Pope Francis in 2022, is known worldwide; Who is the photographer who actually snapped the picture of ‘Napalm Girl’?
https://www.ncronline.org/news/iconic-vietnam-photo-subject-controversial-new-film

Britain has ‘first dibs’ on Greenland, island’s last Danish minister says. Donald Trump would need Keir Starmer’s approval for his new ‘aggressive’ Arctic strategy which sent Denmark into ‘crisis mode’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/26/greenland-denmark-keir-starmer-donald-trump-arctic-maga-us/

# General News
‘Unnamed And Unbound’: Black Voters Matter Launches Podcast To Challenge Trump’s Policies And Empower Black Communities
https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/black-voters-matter-launches-new-podcast-unnamed-and-unbound-to-keep-black-communities-informed-and-inspired/

‘Galvanized and ready’: Family members of Jan. 6 rioters and their victims say they’re ‘terrified’ of what’s to come now that Trump pardons actually happened
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/galvanized-and-ready-family-members-of-jan-6-rioters-and-their-victims-say-theyre-terrified-of-whats-to-come-now-that-trump-pardons-actually-happened/

Bill Gates says he thinks it’s ‘insane’ that Elon Musk is allowed to ‘destabilize’ politics in other countries
https://nypost.com/2025/01/27/business/bill-gates-rips-elon-musk-for-populist-stirring-in-europe-insane-sh-t/

Donald Trump’s Petty War With Anthony Fauci Just Got Dangerous. The president removed the security detail that has protected the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. It’s the latest in a series of moves ending protections for Trump’s former allies and longtime rivals.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/24/anthony-fauci-security-trump-006509

# Gov / Politics
‘That man is a snake’: Lindsey Graham faces MAGA wrath after Trump J6 ‘mistake’ claim
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3778222862705-that-man-is-a-snake-lindsey-graham-faces-maga-wrath-after-trump-j6-mistake-claim

A letter from Kim Jong Un to Donald Trump, penned by two top US experts. “There is considerable speculation about how President Trump will deal with Kim a second time around—and how Kim may respond.”
https://thebulletin.org/2025/01/a-letter-from-kim-jong-un-to-donald-trump-penned-by-two-top-us-experts/

‘This violates the law’: Several Republicans reportedly ‘concerned’ about new Trump move. Trump defended his decision to boot 15 independent inspectors general in what has been described as a “late-night purge.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-move-purge-violates-law/

California secession proponents get green light to take next steps toward ‘Calexit’: “People think if you’re a secessionist, you’re crazy,” Calexit leader Marcus Ruiz Evans told The Independent
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-secession-donald-trump-calexit-marcus-ruiz-evans-b2686440.html

Chip Roy Reintroduces Bill To Repeal Law Used To Throw Pro-Lifers In Prison
https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/21/republicans-led-by-chip-roy-move-to-repeal-the-act-biden-used-to-jail-peaceful-pro-lifers/

Donald Trump leaves civil servants ‘terrified’ as MAGA loyalty tests demand to hear testimonies
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-leaves-civil-servants-34556224

I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds. If you didn’t know President Donald Trump had taken the oath of office three days before, you might have thought his speech at Davos’ Congress Hall was a campaign event.
https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-davos-speech-world-economic-forum-eu-2025-1

‘Staff is annoyed’: Dissent reported inside White House as key Trump ally ruffles feathers
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3778929989159-staff-is-annoyed-dissent-reported-inside-white-house-as-key-trump-ally-ruffles-feathers

Conservatives clinch longtime goal of booting Democrats from leadership ranks in Texas House. Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/texas-house-republican-committee-chairs/

# Gov / Politics / Global
China tells new Sec. of State Marco Rubio to watch himself in thinly-veiled warning. The vagueness allows the phrase to express an expectation and deliver a veiled warning, while also maintaining the courtesy necessary for further diplomatic engagement
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-rubio-wang-phone-0c2dfd278aa002cfb6100683daec5b7f

Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during an Alternative for Germany election campaign event, rallying the party’s far-right supporters at the end of a week when he has been embroiled in controversy.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/elon-musk-germany-afd-far-right-b2686495.html

European nations funding Palestinian terrorism-linked group — while shirking NATO obligations
https://nypost.com/2025/01/25/us-news/european-nations-funding-palestinian-terrorism-linked-nurwa-while-shirking-nato-obligations/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump Pardons 2 Cops Involved In Cover-Up, Deadly Chase Of Black Man
https://www.binnews.com/content/2025-01-24-trump-pardons-2-cops-involved-in-cover-up-deadly-chase-of-black-man/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
“The last leg standing”: Jan. 6 civil lawsuit seeks to hold Trump responsible for attacks on police. The lawsuit aims “to prevent the truth of January 6 from being erased from history”
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/24/the-last-leg-standing-jan-6-civil-seeks-to-hold-responsible-for-on-police/

In ‘Hail Mary’ move, ICC prosecutor files surprise application as Senate set to vote on sanctioning court
https://www.foxnews.com/world/hail-mary-move-icc-prosecutor-files-surprise-application-senate-set-vote-sanctioning-court

# Medical / General News
WHO Begs For Money Online After Trump Announces Withdrawal. The World Health Organization is fundraising online to make up for the shortfall left by the U.S. withdrawal.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/24/who-online-fundraiser-us/

UnitedHealth Data Breach: 190 Million Americans May Be Impacted By Cyberattack, Comapny Says. The new estimate nearly doubles the company’s previous report of 100 million affected individuals, already the largest healthcare data breach ever reported to federal regulators.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/change-healthcare-cyberattack-affects-190-million-unitedhealth/738351/

# Military / General News
Trump order blocks families of US troops from leaving Afghanistan
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/01/24/trump-order-blocks-families-of-us-troops-from-leaving-afghanistan/

U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese officials announced Friday
https://news.usni.org/2023/02/19/u-s-marines-japan-self-defense-force-kick-off-iron-fist-exercise-in-western-pacific

U.S. Marines, Japanese forces conclude first Japan-based Iron Fist Exercise
https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/3327512/us-marines-japanese-forces-conclude-first-japan-based-iron-fist-exercise/

Inside Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon and monumental challenges he faces in bid to ‘restore warrior ethos’
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/26/hegseth-takes-charge-pentagon-heres-what-changes-could-be-store.html

# Science / Science Engineers
Engineers develop 3D-printed ultralight material roughly five times stronger than titanium. RMIT University researchers created the new metamaterial – a term used to describe an artificial material with unique properties not observed in nature – from common titanium alloy.
https://newatlas.com/materials/titanium-alloy-highest-strength-3d-printed-metal/

# Social
LA County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella sparks controversy with his latest comment during the Eaton fire update. “My first piece of advice to you is let’s take care of our mental and physical health first, before we embark upon what is going to be a journey to rebuild these communities back, and rebuild them better than they were when we started this fire.”
https://www.instagram.com/iamashcash/reel/DE1cZR4uTmt/

An outdated IRS tax law that’s unchanged since the Clinton era is making the U.S. housing crisis worse. The capital gains tax exclusion for primary residences hasn’t changed since 1997. The dramatic gains in home values mean this tax law is worsening the housing crisis.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/outdated-irs-tax-law-unchanged-080100554.html

The Supreme Court Rules on Homelessness: What it All Means: The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which makes it easier for communities nationwide to fine, ticket or arrest people living unsheltered, even when there is no adequate shelter available.
https://endhomelessness.org/blog/the-supreme-court-rules-on-homelessness-what-it-all-means/

Washington Democrats’ bill legalizes homeless encampments, stops cities from restrictions
https://mynorthwest.com/ktth/ktth-opinion/rantz-washington-democrats-bill-legalizes-homeless-encampments-stops-cities-from-restrictions/4031418

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified. Scientists say AI has crossed a critical ‘red line’ after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-can-now-replicate-itself-a-milestone-that-has-experts-terrified

China’s DeepSeek sparks AI market rout. Startup DeepSeek last week launched a free assistant it says uses less data at a fraction of the cost of incumbent players’ models, possibly marking a turning point in the level of investment needed for AI.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-deepseek-sets-off-ai-071458375.html

X’s Grok AI chatbot is now available to all users / You no longer need a Premium subscription to access the ‘humorous’ chatbot.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/6/24314860/x-grok-ai-chatbot-available-all-users

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok turns on him when X users ask a simple question. Some X users have discovered surprising responses from Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok on his social media platform, causing heated internet discussions with some defending Musk
https://www.newsbreak.com/soap-central-302262230/3776198169071-elon-musk-s-ai-grok-was-asked-if-he-s-a-good-person-it-said-no-leaving-the-internet-in-stitches-over-the-irony

# Transportation / Travel
Royal Caribbean may be adjusting its future travel. Its future heading towards Mexico is a hot topic after the country may be initiating a $42 port fee. This may result in Royal Caribbean reconsidering its investment given the extras cruisers will be forced to pay.
https://www.thetravel.com/royal-caribbean-nice-banned/

# Water
Trump issues executive order to override California’s water management policies. Trump orders agencies to override California policies that ‘unduly burden’ water deliveries
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5108745-trump-executive-order-california-water/

Trump administration ends plan to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in water. Trump EPA withdrawal of PFAS effluent limits is setback for public health, EWG warns
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/statement/2025/01/trump-epa-withdrawal-pfas-effluent-limits-setback-public-health-ewg

# Weather
Germany set up a secret weather station in North America that none of the Allies knew about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6tRLWnD6X0

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-01-26

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Archaeology
Archeologists Put an End to a Centuries-Old Rumor, Confirm the Existence of Underground Tunnel System Beneath Cusco
https://knewz.com/world/archeologists-put-an-end-to-a-centuries-old-rumor-confirm-the-existence-of-underground-tunnel-system-beneath-cusco/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Denver mayor: The city will sue the Trump administration if ICE agents detain immigrants at schools
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/01/24/denver-mayor-says-city-will-sue-to-stop-immigration-enforcement-at-schools/

Congressman introduces bill to exclude illegal immigrants from Medicaid
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_b9ed4640-d9cf-11ef-b8ba-6f71fdba92cf.html

Local governments across U.S. signal they won’t aid Trump migrant crackdown
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5273686/trump-immigration-crackdown-border-police-ice-deportation

Nationwide Expedited Removal Now Applies, Ending 100-Mile and Two-Week Limits
https://www.newsbreak.com/nepyork-288847545/3775926310680-nationwide-expedited-removal-now-applies-ending-100-mile-and-two-week-limits

No court, no hearing: Trump revives fast-track deportations, expands reach nationwide. Legal experts warn the expedited removal expansion bypasses due process and puts citizens and long-term residents at risk
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-border-migrants-immigration-enforcement-a24389b7fd7875ef98b4ab45c14e8418

Trump says he may send nearly 90,000 newly hired IRS agents to border after issuing indefinite hiring freeze
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-abortion-executive-orders-reproductive-care-b2686318.html

# Covid / Biologicals / Pandemics
CIA assessment concludes lab leak likely source of COVID-19 outbreak. The CIA believes the COVID-19 pandemic is “more likely” to have originated from a laboratory leak in China than from animals.
https://news.sky.com/story/cia-believes-lab-leak-most-likely-caused-covid-outbreak-13296912

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Department of Labor Ordered to Cease and Desist All Enforcement Actions and Investigations: The order applies to all department employees, including the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Office of Administrative Law Judges and the Administrative Review Board. The department no longer has any authority under the rescinded Executive Order 11246 or its regulations.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20250124

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Irregular Heartbeat- Research Says It’s Not a Good Sign for Climate Change. The size variations in the Antarctic ice sheet over time have confirmed its unstable nature, made worse by greenhouse emissions.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/antarctic-ice-sheet-has-irregular-heartbeat-research-says-its-not-a-good-sign-for-climate-change

In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution
https://www.yahoo.com/news/policy-reversal-trump-eliminates-help-001512948.html

As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26012025/trump-targets-biden-environmental-justice-initiatives/

# Foreign Affairs
‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/25/i-cant-sleep-im-terrified-the-rise-in-mothers-having-their-babies-taken-away-within-days-of-giving-birth-in-england

Elon Musk Tells Far-Right German Party Rallygoers There’s Too Much ‘Guilt’ in Country Over ‘Sins’ of Grandparents. The billionaire was received with cheers while addressing an Alternative for Germany rally, where he told attendees they shouldn’t be ashamed of their history.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/25/elon-musk-afd-germany-rally/

Elon Musk’s has ‘emboldened white supremacists’, Jewish human rights organization tells Irish Star
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/jewish-human-rights-organization-says-34548937

# General News
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his first week back in office
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-fact-focus-first-week-president-claims-4b60d31b3209e98e63ec383d3f4052dc

# Gov / Politics
Trump administration swiftly enacts retribution against political enemies
https://www.aol.com/trump-administration-swiftly-enacts-retribution-100000153.html

‘The lies impact people’s lives’: Fact checker shreds Trump claims about disaster aid
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fema/

‘We’re watching mass delusion happen’: Trump’s return to White House brings cascade of lies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/trump-white-house-lies-immigration-economy

As the H-1B visa debate tears MAGA apart, Indian-Americans are shaping America’s future
https://www.yahoo.com/news/h-1b-visa-debate-tears-181103239.html

Blumenthal to propose Constitutional amendment limiting presidential pardoning power
https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/video-blumenthal-announces-plans-to-introduce-a-constitutional-amendment-to-limit-presidential-pardon-power

Congress advances wildfire reduction bill as CA blocks wildfire prevention funding
https://www.aol.com/congress-advances-wildfire-reduction-bill-221700084.html

The 14th Amendment was introduced to help racial justice. Trump’s plans ensure the opposite
https://www.aol.com/14th-amendment-introduced-help-racial-171849422.html

‘Let them choke on that’: Michael Steele delivers blunt game-plan to derail the GOP
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-mess/

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatens Taliban leadership with ‘VERY BIG’ bounty over hostages
https://www.voanews.com/a/rubio-threatens-bounties-on-taliban-leaders-over-detained-americans/7950570.html

Top GOPer’s ‘most immediate’ priority for new committee includes probing a MAGA conspiracy
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/j6-committee/

As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed from the Department of Justice’s website.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/politics/january-6-justice-department-database/index.html

At the End of Week One, Every Dark Prediction Is Already Coming True. Trump 2.0 is following the “Nike rule”: Just do it, and dare the courts to come after them later.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190652/trump-orders-pardons-dark-predictions-coming-true

The Sick Message That Trump Is Sending to MAGA America. It’s OK for cops to murder innocent people, for husbands to abuse their wives, and for everyone to target trans people.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sick-message-trump-sending-maga-110000373.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Ontario premier threatens to ban US liquor in stores, shut off power to Americans on border. Beyond curtailing American liquor sales in Canada, Ford warned in December he could cut off electricity exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York.
https://www.the-independent.com/politics/ontario-american-liquor-power-shutoff-b2686441.html

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts: It affects the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service. Private prison firms expect revenue growth from contracts
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-ban-private-prison-contracts/

# Media
‘This is what they voted for’: Red state voters mocked on MSNBC after new Trump proposal
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fema-2670995174/

# Medical / General News
Trump hints at embarrassing U-turn on quitting World Health Organization days after signing order
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/flip-flopping-donald-trump-hints-932770

Trump promised to leave abortion to the states. He capped his first week by targeting reproductive rights
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-abortion-executive-orders-reproductive-care-b2686318.html

Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/common-thyroid-drug-levothyroxine-linked-to-bone-mass-loss

# Military / General News
Prosecutor Who Jailed Capitol Rioters Warns Trump Pardons Unleashed a Loyal Militia: ‘They Have Never Been More Dangerous’
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5106487-prosecutor-jan-6-rioters-freed-dangerous/

GOP Rep Calls For Court-Martialing Gen. Mark Milley, Former Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin. “They’ve broken the military,” said Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), claiming they’ve made the U.S. military too “politicized” to win wars.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/derrick-van-orden-mark-milley-lloyd-austin_n_67952372e4b0c297547a98e1

Air Force cuts Tuskegee Airmen, WASP history class from boot camp on Trump order. A video on the famed unit, as well as one on World War II-era women pilots, was part of three courses removed from Air Force basic training curriculum.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-curriculum-tuskegee-airmen-cut/

# Science
Trump to sign executive order targeting gain-of-function research: Report
https://san.com/cc/trump-to-sign-executive-order-targeting-gain-of-function-research-report/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
China’s artificial sun sets record with 100-million-degree heat for 18 minutes: Netizens troll, ‘That’s playing with fire’
https://www.soapcentral.com/humor/china-s-artificial-sun-sets-record-100-million-degree-heat-18-minutes-netizens-troll-that-s-playing-fire

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-01-25

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Indigenous
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
‘May God have mercy on your soul’: Internet cheers as GOP-appointed judge blocks Trump. A federal judge temporarily suspended Trumps controversial executive order revoking birthright citizenship, a right guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to all children born in the United States regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-order-blocked/

Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, calling it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’: “You are an American citizen if you were born on American soil—period. Nothing that the president can do will change that.”
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-donald-trump-lawsuit-immigration-9ac27b234c854a68a9b9f8c0d6cd8a1c

Representative Kiley Introduces the No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act
https://kiley.house.gov/posts/representative-kiley-introduces-the-no-medicaid-for-illegal-immigrants-act

Mexico Denied A U.S. Deportation Flight As Deportees Are Flown Out Of Country By The Hundreds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-refuses-accept-u-deportation-000155641.html

Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants: Reports | Cuomo
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/mexico-refuses-us-flight-deporting-migrants/

Pregnant women are ‘sad, anxious and confused’ after Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-lawsuit-b2684624.html

Trump ‘cruelly’ leaves thousands of refugees stranded after he cancels flights to the US
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/refugees-already-cleared-to-settle-in-u-s-have-flights-canceled-after-trump-order

ICE arrests over 530 illegal migrants, including sex traffickers and gang members: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday night that some of the migrants arrested were members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/ice-arrests-over-530-illegal-migrants-including-sex-traffickers-and

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Amazon will close all 7 warehouses in Canada’s Quebec province, eliminating 1,700 jobs in next 2 months
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/amazon-to-close-7-warehouses-in-quebec-end-1-700-jobs-in-next-2-months-125012300063_1.html

Jeff Bezos deletes ‘LGBTQ+ rights’ and ‘equity for Black people’ from Amazon corporate policies: A once-champion of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” now says: “We appreciate that our 1.4 million team members reflect the world’s diversity.” Amazon’s modifications mirror similar actions taken by other major companies after Trump’s election victory, including Meta, McDonald’s, and Walmart.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jeff-bezos-deletes-lgbtq-rights-and-equity-for-black-people-from-amazon-corporate-policies/ar-AA1xFOiE

Walmart making 4 changes to 4,600 locations this years as executives confirm shoppers will see ‘very different’ chain. The four initiatives are aimed at attracting a new customer demographic
https://www.the-sun.com/money/13363698/walmart-changes-new-products-logo/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Donald Trump promised to tackle cost-of-living crisis—now he’s risking inflation by demanding interest rates drop ‘immediately’
https://fortune.com/2025/01/24/donald-trump-inflation-cost-of-living-federal-reserve-jay-powell-interest-rates-wef-davos/

Full decoupling between western economies and eastern economies could cost the global economy $5.7 trillion, or up to five per cent of GDP
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-economy-faces-5-7-190000157.html

# Education / Schools
Trump Admin Guts School Safety Committee Created to Combat Mass Shootings
https://www.the74million.org/article/trump-admin-guts-school-safety-committee-created-to-combat-mass-shootings/

Bill requiring SD public schools to display and teach Ten Commandments passes committee
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-requiring-sd-public-schools-060138730.html

Supreme Court takes up Oklahoma effort to create nation’s first public religious charter school. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a bid led by two Catholic dioceses to establish in Oklahoma the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in a case testing the separation of church and state.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-religious-charter-school-oklahoma-a4a31ba7ffc35811ad94a401cb85502f

Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field: Teachers fear Trump may use federal funding as a bludgeon to push “uncritical race theory” on K-12 schools and colleges.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-education-agenda-for-teachers-sanitize-us-history-or-leave-the-field/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reversing efforts by former President Joe Biden to restrict oil and gas drilling. The new order targets Biden-era policies that limited fossil fuel developments in the Arctic and large areas of the U.S. coastline.
https://san.com/cc/trump-executive-order-reverses-bidens-offshore-oil-drilling-restrictions/

What happens after Utah’s coal-fired power plants close? Department of Energy grants are helping eastern Utah plan for the energy transition.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/what-happens-after-utahs-coal-fired-power-plants-close/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
‘Queen of icebergs’ A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/queen-of-icebergs-a23a-is-barreling-toward-a-remote-south-atlantic-island-millions-of-animals-could-be-at-risk

10 new fires started overnight in California as officials brace for rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVR_a8pe6eI

Catastrophic tipping point in Greenland reached as crystal blue lakes turn brown, belch out carbon dioxide
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/catastrophic-tipping-point-in-greenland-reached-as-crystal-blue-lakes-turn-brown-belch-out-carbon-dioxide

World Leaders Remain Committed to Paris Climate Agreement Despite Trump’s Withdrawal. On the second day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, European leaders spoke out against President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Paris Agreement, saying they would remain firmly committed to the global climate accord.
https://www.ecowatch.com/paris-agreement-world-leaders-trump.html

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
‘Getting rid of FEMA’: Takeaways from Trump’s trip to two disaster zones
https://apnews.com/article/trump-first-trip-california-north-carolina-nevada-b906880254ce7bf249c3dcefa45bf846

# Food General News
Food stamps: Agriculture nominee says she ‘can’t commit’ to opposing cuts to SNAP
https://gazette.com/food-stamps-agriculture-nominee-says-she-can-t-commit-to-opposing-cuts-to-snap/article_c06df578-4a36-5cc2-9b71-a228c9c1abd5.html

What You Need to Know About Trump’s Picks to Lead USDA and EPA: With their nomination hearings completed, Brooke Rollins and Lee Zeldin will likely be confirmed soon. Their leadership will deeply impact the American food system.
https://civileats.com/2025/01/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-picks-to-lead-usda-and-epa/

Walmart shopper buys Great Value corn. Now, she’s warning others after what she noticed on the label. Walmart is among the most popular retail chains across the globe and the brand image is built on the trust of consumers who believe that it won’t compromise on quality.
https://marketrealist.com/tiktok-user-reveals-scary-truth-behind-walmart-canned-corn/

# Foreign Affairs
Donald Trump just cut all Foreign Aid to Ukraine and most of the world. Only Israel and Egypt received waivers.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190690/donald-trump-just-cut-foreign-aid-ukraine-world

‘Went nuclear’: State Department reportedly ‘shocked’ as Rubio freezes foreign aid
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/24/state-department-foreign-aid-pause-00200510

# Gov / Politics
Trump Doubles Down On Canada Becoming America’s 51st State: ‘People of Canada Would Like It’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/trump-doubles-down-on-canada-becoming-americas-51st-state-people-of-canada-would-like-it/

DEI Rollback: How it could impact people with disabilities? References to disability within this particular news buzz would appear to be conspicuous by their absence with a greater emphasis placed on gender and race.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/

Democrats revolt against Republican proposals to change Medicare, tax deductions
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b557f934-d9b8-11ef-8490-83aaa0f6ff8b.html

Outrage as Donald Trump calls attacks on police officers at deadly January 6 riots ‘minor incidents’
https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-says-attacks-on-police-officers-in-january-6-riots-were-minor-incidents-13294683

President Donald Trump Revokes Civil Rights Era Measure In Sweeping Anti-DEI Executive Order
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-dei-lbj-rollback

Riggs asks North Carolina Supreme Court to reject “unlawful” GOP bid to throw out thousands of votes
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/22/riggs-asks-north-carolina-to-reject-unlawful-bid-to-throw-out-thousands-of-votes/

Rubio’s first foreign trip aimed at confronting Panama Canal security, immigration head on. Rubio’s Latin American trip highlights the region’s importance to U.S. national security and immigration crisis.
https://justthenews.com/government/diplomacy/secretary-rubios-first-foreign-trip-aimed-confronting-panama-canal-security

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Miami FBI uncovers elaborate money laundering scheme stealing American jobs to fund North Korea’s illicit activities, including weapons programs.
https://www.newsbreak.com/uncovering-florida-1600672/3776105739600-miami-fbi-uncovers-elaborate-money-laundering-scheme-stealing-american-jobs-to-fund-north-korea

‘Very verbal’: Traffic stop escalates after Sen. Regina Goodwin refuses to provide driver’s license
https://nondoc.com/2025/01/23/traffic-stop-escalates-after-sen-regina-goodwin-refuses-to-provide-drivers-license/

‘Widespread Massacre’: Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Move That ‘Appeared To Violate Federal Law’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/24/trump-fire-inspectors-general-federal-agencies/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Cannot whitewash the blood’: Federal judge hammers Trump over decision to absolve Jan. 6 rioters: “On that day, ‘a mob professing support for then-President Trump violently attacked the Capitol’… the dismissal of this case cannot undo the ‘rampage [that] left multiple people dead, injured more than 140 people, and inflicted millions of dollars in damage.’”
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/cannot-whitewash-the-blood-trump-jan-6-judge-hammers-presidents-decision-to-absolve-capitol-rioters/

Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-house-power-struggle-aace5354d7b54c3502b01a1a0c1aca41

Judge bars Oath Keepers from entering Washington, DC. A federal judge yesterday banned the antigovernment Oath Keepers militia group from entering Washington, DC, and the US Capitol without court approval.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5104820-federal-judge-bars-oath-keepers-washington-dc-capitol/

# Medical / General News
Republicans reportedly ready to cut Medicaid funding to pay for Trump plans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/republicans-medicaid-funding-trump

Trump’s Return Sparks Worry About Cuts To Medicaid, Disability Services. Disability advocates are preparing to fend off potentially seismic cuts to Medicaid and community-based services now that President Donald Trump is back at the White House and Republicans are in control on Capitol Hill.
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/01/21/trumps-return-sparks-worry-about-cuts-to-medicaid-disability-services/31251/

She was scheduled for a double mastectomy. The day before her surgery, insurance said it wouldn’t cover it
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/10-investigates/insurance-deny-breast-cancer-surgery-mastectomy/67-189221e2-8f3f-4e69-9e70-1610e13a6ae3

A breast reconstruction surgery insurance change has doctors worried cancer patients may lose access
https://www.nhpr.org/2023-04-07/a-breast-reconstruction-surgery-insurance-change-has-doctors-worried-cancer-patients-may-lose-access

“Going Flat” After a Mastectomy: Women having a mastectomy have myriad decisions to make regarding if, how and when to undergo reconstruction, and for a growing number of women, “going flat” is the right choice for them. Approximately 25 percent of patients with breast cancer are opting out of breast reconstruction.¹
https://www.patientpower.info/breast-cancer/living-with-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-patients-opting-to-go-flat-after-mastectomy

Texas hospital president resigns after unclaimed bodies were cut up for experiments
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/01/23/texas-hospital-president-resigns-unt-bodies-research-university-health-consent-sylvia-trent-adams/77900080007/

Trump Already Ditching Campaign Pledge to Leave Abortion to States With New Executive Orders. He issued executive orders on Friday that revive some anti-abortion policies from his first administration
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/24/trump-issues-executive-orders-reviving-anti-abortion-policies-00200212

# Military / General News
Hegseth heads to Pentagon with plans to upend it. Hegseth’s confirmation could smooth the way for other controversial Trump administration picks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/24/hegseth-confirmed-defense-secretary-senate-00200603

Trump admin is working to dismantle Pentagon office focused on stopping civilian deaths
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/pentagon-civilian-deaths.html

# NATO
NATO’s Rutte: Putin has no right to veto Ukraine membership
https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-no-veto-countrys-nato-224854114.html

# Nuclear
Trump Ally Calls for Open-Air Nuclear Bomb Testing. “Such a test would occur if there were unforeseen ‘political’ reasons why a President would want to test one as part of a signaling campaign during an acute crisis or even conflict,” Peters added in a followup, adding that it would “allow the US to conduct open-air nuclear testing within the US or in the Pacific over open water or uninhabited atoll.”
https://futurism.com/trump-ally-calls-restarting-open-air-nuclear-bomb-testing

# Other Interesting Things
Potentially deadly ‘chirping waves’ detected in baffling location near Earth, and scientists are stumped: Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet’s magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought
https://www.livescience.com/space/potentially-deadly-chirping-waves-detected-in-baffling-location-near-earth-and-scientists-are-stumped

Scientists Reveal What Happened to Earth When Greenland Was Ice-Free 400,000 Years Ago- Issue Serious Warning
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/scientists-reveal-what-happened-to-earth-when-greenland-was-ice-free-400-000-years-ago-issue-serious-warning

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Marc Benioff says that from now on CEOs will no longer lead all-human workforces—enter the new era of AI coworkers
https://fortune.com/2025/01/24/marc-benioff-salesforce-human-workforces-ai-agents/

The ‘First AI Software Engineer’ Is Bungling the Vast Majority of Tasks It’s Asked to Do
https://futurism.com/first-ai-software-engineer-devin-bungling-tasks

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# Indigenous
Indigenous Cultures Institute: We work to preserve the cultures of the Native Americans indigenous to Texas and northern Mexico while maintaining our covenant with sacred sites. There may be more than 11 million people in Texas who are labeled Hispanic and Latino and have ancestors who are Indigenous to the Americas.
https://indigenouscultures.org/

Fear of immigration raids prompts Navajo President to warn tribal members in urban areas
https://sourcenm.com/briefs/fear-of-immigration-raids-prompts-navajo-president-to-warn-tribal-members-in-urban-areas/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Trump Wants a War With Cartels—and May Just Get One. An executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations will expand prosecutors’ jurisdictions, affect relations with Mexico, and risk blowback for which the US is unprepared.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-executive-order-mexico-drug-cartels-terrorist-organizations/

Border Security Becomes Top Priority as DoD Leadership Shifts Under New Administration
https://thedebrief.org/border-security-becomes-top-priority-as-dod-leadership-shifts-under-new-administration/

Keith Ellison among 22 state attorneys general suing Trump over birthright citizenship
https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/keith-ellison-among-21-state-attorneys-general-suing-trump-over-birthright-citizenship/

Mayor accuses ICE of detaining vet, U.S. citizens in N.J. immigration raid
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/24/ice-raid-newark-new-jersey-immigration-us-citizens

Reagan-Appointed Judge BLOCKS Trump’s Order to End Birthright Citizenship, Issues Scathing Statement
https://www.mediaite.com/news/reagan-appointed-judge-blocks-trumps-order-to-end-birthright-citizenship-issues-scathing-statement/

Bill Would Pay Bounty Hunters $1K to Capture Undocumented Migrants. A Republican lawmaker said it was part of an effort to support President Trump’s agenda. The program would offer a $1,000 reward to registered bounty hunters for each successful deportation they help facilitate.
https://wreg.com/news/mid-south/ms-bill-to-offer-bounty-hunters-1k-for-illegal-aliens/

Mississippi state lawmaker introduces Contraception Begins at Erection Act with fines for masturbation. The freshman Mississippi state senator proposed a bill that would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5103052-mississippi-contraception-abortion-masturbation/

Air Force to Conduct Deportation Flights
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-deportation-flights/

# Communications / Censorship
Department Of Health And Human Services Follow Trump’s Order To Pause Federal Communications
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5270866/hhs-cdc-health-communications-trump

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
By the Numbers: 15 Years of Citizens United: During the 2008 election cycle, the last presidential campaign before the floodgates opened, outside spending totaled $574 million. Four years later, in 2012, that amount more than doubled — to nearly $1.3 billion. By 2020, outside spending reached $3.3 billion and came close to $4.5 billion in 2024. Most of that money was spent by super PACs.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/01/by-the-numbers-15-years-of-citizens-united/

Chinese companies could lose a tried and true method for skirting US tariffs, the head of the Council on Foreign Relations says
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-supply-chain-circumvent-tariffs-us-scrutiny-overcapacity-transshipment-trump-2025-1

Trump Just Took His Tariffs Threat to a Catastrophic Level. Donald Trump used his speech at Davos to threaten a global trade war.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190602/trump-threatens-global-trade-war-davos-tariffs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss&utm_term=tnr-newsletter-20240823

Trump tariffs will not tame China’s trade surplus. Correcting major imbalances in the global economy will require collaborative international action.
https://www.cfr.org/article/trump-tariffs-will-not-tame-chinas-trade-surplus

Bracing For A Tariff War: With a second Trump administration starting up, 2025 may bring escalating tariffs, retaliatory trade measures, and a rearranging of the international trade order.
https://gfmag.com/economics-policy-regulation/trump-tariff-war-canada-mexico-china-europe-protectionism/

Fact Check: Leaked Memo Shows Republicans Considering Sweeping Tax Changes: House Republican budget and tax options list, reported in Politico, confirms their agenda: massive cuts that take away or cut health coverage, food assistance, income assistance, and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for millions of people in service to their profligate tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/people-across-us-would-face-more-hardship-under-leaked-republican-budget-tax

Trump Doubles Down on Tariff Threats in Speech to Global Leaders
https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20250123-Trump-Doubles-Down-Tariff-Threats-Speech-Global-Leaders

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, which could lead to an impacting effect coming on Feb. 1
https://www.wdsu.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-energy-plans/63487606

# Education / Schools / Global
School choice, vouchers and the future of Texas education. What they are and how they might change the state’s educational landscape.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/texas-vouchers/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Texas+Tribune+Newsletters&utm_campaign=c3ff77fcc5-TTE_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_23&utm_term=0_-4071a8ac8c-102737553

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Trump nominates lawyer with industry ties for a top EPA role. Fotouhi’s nomination reflects a broader trend of Trump-era appointees with strong ties to polluting industries.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/trump-nominates-lawyer-with-industry-ties-for-top-epa-role-2670987722.html

Firefighters battled Southern California’s deadliest wildfires. Trump’s firestorm of misinformation hasn’t helped
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/firefighters-have-battled-southern-california-s-deadliest-wildfires-trump-s-firestorm-of-misinformation-hasn-t-helped/ar-AA1xKDjv

Heartland Institute teams up with far-right European politicians to fight climate policies
https://www.desmog.com/2025/01/22/usa-climate-denial-group-heartland-institute-using-far-right-to-attack-eu-green-policies/

Satellite Images Chronicle the Total Collapse of a New York-Sized Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Scientists were left scratching their heads when the Conger-Glenzer ice shelf collapsed within a matter of days in 2022.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/satellite-images-chronicle-the-total-collapse-of-a-new-york-sized-ice-shelf-in-antarctica

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
President Trump says he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the formidable task of rebuilding after storm damage in the southeast and devastating wildfires in California
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/23/what-to-know-about-fema-disasters-trump/9399b750-d9f5-11ef-85a9-331436ec61e9_story.html

Senators introduce bill to ban Chinese from buying US land: China owns 347,000 acres of US farmland in more than 25 states. Some lawmakers argue this is a security risk because the land purchases are near U.S. military installations. Now, lawmakers are moving to crack down on such instances using the farm bill.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/us-farmland-threat-china-usda/

# Food General News
Trump USDA Pick Backs Mass Deportations and ‘Ready to Bow to Corporate Interests.’ “As usual, President Trump appears more concerned with buoying business interests than reforming our broken system to deliver safe, affordable food,” one advocate said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/usda-trump

Purging web pages at the FDA: FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban. The scrubbing could affect the ways researchers and companies test drugs and medical devices
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/fda-purges-pages-clinical-trial-diversity-after-trump-dei-ban/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8PSPKMrJnD0JQp1CqW5Aa1M8Gb5rRdA0_eg4Ssfd5mvIXwhVDq-f_2I87kyWOCsD8D9L6knBhdKsxwFEAug93Cr9191l5XImY5q243S6LcC0cBDLk&_hsmi=343931331&utm_content=343931331&utm_source=hs_email

# Foreign Affairs
Putin Is Not Yet Desperate, Economic Pain Won’t Turn the Tide in Ukraine. Faced with the unattractive alternative of continuing to fight without the assurance of further U.S. backing, Kyiv and its Western partners are now considering how to secure an acceptable deal with Moscow.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/putin-not-yet-desperate?mkt_tok=ODEzLVhZVS00MjIAAAGYNHpod67FWJiurvlECVAei7oHnbpYL9BgdVodJrPQNIrG46Dsf1ucbw3LWXsDLa6kRflRwUkhijNGViDPHGvfzAl08frREOGWX5ZmunMPpcw

# General News
Assassination Files Released: The remaining classified files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be made public in the near future, following an executive order from President Trump . Government documents pertaining to the 1968 assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will also be reviewed for eventual release.
https://time.com/7209648/trump-orders-declassification-documents-jfk-rfk-mlk-kennedy-king-assassinations/

Elon Musk posts multiple Nazi-related ‘jokes’ after salute backlash: “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations! I bet you did nazi that coming.” Elon Musk, on Twitter, referring to Adolf Hitler’s right-hand man, Rudolf Hess.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10975722/elon-musk-nazi-jokes-salute-backlash/

Jewish leaders horrified as Elon Musk tweets barrage of holocaust jokes. Even those who defended his Nazi salute are aghast.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/jewish-leaders-elon-musk-holocaust-jokes

Elon Musk – World’s Richest African-American Pro Israel Nazi
https://justthenews.com/podcasts/bauer-and-rose-podcast/elon-musk-worlds-richest-african-american-pro-israel-nazi?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

# Gov / Politics
Shocking, Trump says he “doesn’t care” about the economy, retribution against Joe Biden is more important
https://www.newsbreak.com/hiphopwired-525093/3774855944459-shocking-donald-trump-says-he-doesn-t-care-about-the-economy-retribution-against-joe-biden-is-more-important

Ballots from Helene-damaged areas are among the 65,000 that Republicans want to throw out in North Carolina
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/23/north-carolina-supreme-court-griffin-riggs/

‘Complete failure’: Government shutdown crisis threatens Capitol Hill as Trump plans policy overhaul
https://www.aol.com/complete-failure-government-shutdown-crisis-214536168.html

Davos day three: Donald Trump demands increase in Nato defence spending, and sends oil price sliding
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/jan/23/davos-day-three-ukraine-nato-trump-milei-the-pope-business-live-news
What is Davos? https://finance.yahoo.com/video/davos-know-120041152.html

DeSantis warns Florida lawmakers not to defy him on immigration: ‘It would be very, very hazardous’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/23/desantis-florida-legislature-special-session-00200382

House GOP Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda. House and Senate Republicans float ideas to pay for Trump’s immigration crackdown and to fund tax cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/republicans-medicaid-funding-trump

House Republican Introduces Amendment Allowing Trump To Run for Third Term – But Not Obama
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/republicans-medicaid-funding-trump

The Global Forces Trump Can’t Ignore. The new administration would be wise to reconsider some of its operating assumptions, so that it can go with rather than against these powerful currents. Safely navigating the shoals ahead—and exercising true sovereignty over America’s destiny—will require the forty-seventh president make commons cause with other countries and pursue U.S. interests within international institutions.
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/01/trump-population-climate-ai-megatrends?lang=en&utm_source=ctw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=titlelink&mkt_tok=ODEzLVhZVS00MjIAAAGYNHpod_aNEBdGU1phQDyiFPrLZ3barVhteT24hBzqsRTgdUSfcitoGgAc3uQnz2suqTMDVMwUwdqfjfd8RX-mud5oXTpcI2Hiu6OxB9o-j3Q

Our Enemies Could Be Plotting To Use Trump’s Ambitious Agenda Against Us. President Donald Trump is ushering in a new age of technological advancements with his push to increase America’s AI development.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/23/our-enemies-could-be-plotting-to-use-trumps-ambitious-agenda-against-us-trump-ai-altman/

Marco Rubio To Visit Panama On First Trip As Secretary Of State. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama on his first trip abroad in his new post after President Donald Trump’s calls to seize the country’s canal.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/01/23/marco-rubio-donald-trump-panama-canal/77905262007/

Huge Image of Musk’s Nazi Salute Projected Onto German Gigafactory. They’re looking to “fight the commercial arm of fascism.”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/musk-nazi-salute-german-gigafactory?utm_term=Futurism%20//%2001.23.25&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

Conservatives clinch longtime goal of booting Democrats from leadership ranks in Texas House
https://www.aol.com/texas-democrats-lose-leadership-roles-214333207.html

Republicans are already looking for ways to hand Trump a third term.
http://socket.newrepublic.com/post/190644/republicans-bill-trump-third-term

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Hunter Biden’s name, signature, and shared bank account in $60M fraud investigation. Members of Congress have expressed interest in continuing to probe the Biden family even after sweeping pardons to finally get to the truth.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/bank-records-show-hunter-biden-had-deeper-ties-60-million-fraud

Trump pardons two former D.C. police officers convicted in death of a moped rider
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/22/trump-pardons-two-dc-police-officers-convicted-in-death-of-20-year-old-man-during-pursuit-00200162

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
DOJ Halts All Civil Rights Cases Following Trump’s Directives. Trump “is quickly implementing Project 2025 and is targeting all minorities,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
https://truthout.org/articles/doj-halts-all-civil-rights-cases-following-trumps-directives/

# Media
CNN expected to cut 200 jobs, restructure the company
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/23/cnn-layoffs-digital-investment

# Medicare / Medicaid
NEW REPORT: House Republicans Float Medicaid Cuts to Finance Trump’s Tax Handouts to Billionaire Backers
https://democrats.org/news/new-report-house-republicans-float-medicaid-cuts-to-finance-trumps-tax-handouts-to-billionaire-backers/

# Medical / General News
Trump Pardons Pro-Lifers Ahead Of March For Life: President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists who were prosecuted by the Biden Administration for peacefully protesting outside of abortion clinics. “They should not have been prosecuted,” said the president.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/23/trump-pardons-abortion-clinic-protesters-00200292

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring. Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring

Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern. Researchers worry that NIH funding and scientific updates to the public could be affected
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/trump-administrations-cancels-scientific-meetings-abruptly/

Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/health-and-human-services-secretary-influences-every-aspect-of-america-s-health/article_7eec4313-c05d-5845-b7ed-7785e3b97d0b.html

# Military / General News
Donald Trump Pulling US Troops From Europe in Blow to NATO Allies. A European diplomatic source told ANSA that Trump wants to reduce the American contingent in Europe by about 20 percent and plans to ask for a “financial contribution” for the maintenance of the remaining troops.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-us-troops-europe-nato-2019728

Republican senators introduce bill to protect military installations
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0f5a4c54-d9df-11ef-b672-9fe855e6edcf.html

# Nuclear
Is a Global Deal to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Possible? Need to know: President Donald Trump said he wants to hold “denuclearization” talks with Russia and China now he is back in office – stressing that China would have to join in as well.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-china-russia-2020120?utm_source=STMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Geoscape&emh=1602501a99a5758652052c0857f4beec9307dbfdcb75c1cebcb48b174fbab7bf&lctg=62d7754d3dd0961e82066a82&utm_term=%5BAudience%5D%20-%20Geoscape

Is a World Without Nuclear Weapons Really Possible? Can mankind uninvent the nuclear bomb, and rid the world of the greatest military threat to the human species and the survival of the planet ever created?
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/is-a-world-without-nuclear-weapons-really-possible/

Trump Proves He’s Totally Clueless With Dangerous Nuclear Comments. Donald Trump doesn’t appear to fully understand how disarmament works.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190605/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-nuclear-weapons

# Other Interesting Things
Scientists Listening to Signals From Huge, Mysterious Objects Inside the Earth. “Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon.”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/underground-supercontinent-earth-older

# Planetary
Mysterious Mars Mounds: Clues to Water & Life Discovered
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-mystery-mounds-reveal-history-mars.html

# Space
Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/scientists-detect-chirping-cosmic-waves-160451002.html

# Transportation / Travel
Betrayed by US Again, Afghan Evacuees Stranded After Refugee Program Suspension. About 1,600 Afghans approved to come to the US are now in limbo as the State Department cancels travel plans.
https://truthout.org/articles/betrayed-by-us-again-afghan-evacuees-stranded-after-refugee-program-suspension/

# Veterans / VA
Veterans Affairs officials issued guidance Thursday exempting more than 300,000 department health care posts from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, labeling them as essential to public health and department operations
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/23/roughly-300000-va-jobs-exempted-federal-hiring-freeze-bid-protect-veteran-services.html

# Water
Water supplies strained for 30 million Americans, report finds. Nearly 30 million Americans live in regions with stressed water supplies, with socially vulnerable groups and certain ecosystems at higher risk, according to a new USGS report.
https://www.ehn.org/water-supplies-strained-for-30-million-americans-report-finds-2670980880.html

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

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# Indigenous
“Excluding Indians”: Trump admin questions Native Americans’ birthright citizenship in court. The Trump admin is leaning on a pre-14th Amendment law in its fight to redefine birthright citizenship
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/23/excluding-indians-admin-questions-native-americans-birthright-citizenship-in/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Congress Passes Bill Mandating ICE Detention for Immigrants Arrested
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5253926/congress-laken-riley-act

Massachusetts law prevents local police from enforcing ICE detainers: Immigrants fear police involvement in Trump deportation arrests, but state law bans it. If Trump carries out mass deportations, local chiefs of police and county sheriffs say they won’t round people up or hold them for immigration enforcement.
https://newbedfordlight.org/immigrants-fear-police-involvement-in-trump-deportation-arrests-but-state-law-bans-it/

Pentagon to send 1,500 troops to border to start Trump-ordered surge
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/22/1500-active-duty-troops-being-deployed-border-under-orders-trump.html

Trump Admin To Deport 5,000 Illegal Migrants Using Military Aircraft. President Donald Trump will be utilizing military aircraft to assist in the removal of five thousand illegal migrants out of California and Texas.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/23/trump-using-military-aircraft-to-deport/

ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Fast-Tracking Deportations of Illegal Immigrants
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/immigrants-rights-advocates-sue-trump-administration-over-fast-track-deportation-policy

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
The real reason Elon Musk forced Vivek Ramaswamy out of DOGE.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/real-reason-elon-musk-forced-184012725.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
[Opinion: In my 80 or so years, I have not seen one white skinned person picking fruit, gathering lettuce or cotton or anything else. The brown shinned folks are the ones picking our food at rock bottom wages. If the folks that are so worried about the economy got out there and helped pick that food, things would change in a hurry.] They don’t care about you: Dems want 470,100 illegal migrant workers because they keep wages low!
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3773369798145-they-dont-care-about-you-dems-want-470100-illegal-migrant-workers-because-they-keep-wages-low?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Mzc2MzU5MDAwMDE%3D

President Trump’s ’emergency price relief’ executive order, what does it mean? Trump is ordering departments and agencies that fall under the executive branch, the departments of Commerce, Health and Human Services, Labor, and Energy, to take actions that lower prices for everything from housing and health costs to food and fuel.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-inflation-executive-orders-cost-of-living/

‘America First’: Trump Aims To Dismantle Globalist Trade Policies. Just hours after taking the oath of office on Monday, Trump introduced a myriad of sweeping executive actions which included a presidential memorandum outlining his vision for an “America First” trade policy.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/22/trump-america-first-trade-policy/

# Education / Schools / Global
Antioch high school shooting comes one day after Donald Trump shut down Office of Gun Violence Prevention
https://apnews.com/article/nashville-school-shooting-4ace11dd9a2897d93e901fdad2730b18

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump seeks to prioritize fossil fuels while rolling back renewable energy efforts
https://www.ehn.org/trump-seeks-to-prioritize-fossil-fuels-while-rolling-back-renewable-energy-efforts-2670913909.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
An executive order from Donald Trump has paused disbursements for infrastructure and climate. An executive order from Donald Trump has paused disbursements for infrastructure and climate initiatives launched under Joe Biden, threatening ongoing projects across the U.S.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/trump-halts-billions-in-biden-era-infrastructure-funding-with-executive-order-2670976406.html

Two Trump-era chemical industry allies return to EPA, sparking concerns about weakened rules
https://www.ehn.org/two-trump-era-chemical-industry-allies-return-to-e-p-a-sparking-concerns-over-weakened-rules-2670976663.html

# Environment / Climate / Global
Permafrost is no longer permanent: Arctic communities in danger. There is now growing concern about the release of carbon dioxide and methane, which contribute to heat-trapping greenhouse effects in Earth’s atmosphere.
https://www.earth.com/news/permafrost-is-no-longer-permanent-arctic-communities-in-danger/

Thousands of lakes in Greenland have crossed a tipping point from which they can’t recover
https://www.earth.com/news/thousands-of-lakes-in-greenland-have-crossed-a-tipping-point/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Trump Suggests Eliminating FEMA Because ‘I’d Rather See States Take Care of Their Own Problems’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-suggests-eliminating-fema-because-id-rather-see-states-take-care-of-their-own-problems/

Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it during first interview since return to White House. Trump wants to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency and let states handle their own disaster needs. ‘I don’t think we should give California anything,’ he said
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fema-sean-hannity-interview-b2684711.html

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
Trump’s Immigration Plans Are Already Wrecking the Food Industry. Immigrant farm workers are too scared to show up to work. “This sent shockwaves through the entire community. People aren’t going to work and kids aren’t going to school. Yesterday about 25 percent of the workforce, today 75 percent didn’t show up.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/190555/donald-trump-immigration-deportations-farm-workers

# General News
Elon Musk furious after Wikipedia page calls his gesture a ‘Nazi salute’ and demands drastic action
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-wikipedia-nazi-salute-inauguration-b2684183.html

Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump
https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/23/saudi-crown-prince-says-kingdom-intends-to-invest-billions-in-us-during-call-with-trump

January 6 Extremist Freed by Trump Vows Retribution Is Coming. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio promised revenge immediately after his release from prison.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/january-6-extremist-freed-trump-201452275.html

Have you noticed how you almost never hear about China in the news these days? Well, I can tell you that China is NOT sitting around twiddling their thumbs. In fact, they are waging a “stealth war” against the United States as we speak.
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2024/09/23/china-is-up-to-something-must-see/

Enemy At The Gates.
https://borderdatareport.com/?affId=385&c1=&c2=&c3=&aff_id=385&id=57145f0c35da461899f9d3cc624de6aa&s1=&s2=&s3=&s4=&s5=

# Gov / Politics
‘You should be ashamed of yourself!’ Capitol police officer unleashes on Trump: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn expressed outrage over President Donald Trump’s decision to release all of the J6 rioters from custody, including those convicted of violent acts.
https://www.rawstory.com/harry-dunn-shames-trump-over-j6-pardons/

3 days into his second term, Trump is making headway on another big deal, this time, with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia Says It Will Increase U.S. Trade and Investment by $600 Billion. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly spoke with President Trump, who has warned of retaliation against governments he sees as acting against U.S. interests.
https://time.com/7209335/trump-saudi-arabia-crown-prince-mbs/

Marco Rubio heading to Panama on first trip as secretary of state: ‘We won’t continue to ignore the region’
https://foxwilmington.com/marco-rubio-heading-to-panama-on-first-trip-as-secretary-of-state-we-wont-continue-to-ignore-the-region/

Trump says he may withhold federal wildfire disaster aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-republicans-taxes-eea4754a0f580d451aa0588f0639d52c

Trump warns he’ll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/15/trump-warns-hell-adjourn-congress-make-recess-appo/

Lawmakers move to limit foreign real estate buys near military bases
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/01/22/lawmakers-move-to-limit-foreign-real-estate-buys-near-military-bases/

Trump Warns Putin to Make a Deal with Ukraine or Face More Sanctions
https://thestreetjournal.org/russia-ukraine-war-trump-warns-putin-to-end-conflict-or-face-more-sanctions/

Trump Quietly Scraps Nondiscrimination Rule While No One Is Looking. Donald Trump has taken his war on DEI to an unbelievable level.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-quietly-scraps-nondiscrimination-rule-161932658.html

‘The gloves are off’: Trump appears poised to cash in from his presidency in new ways. Trump’s latest money-making moves are raising alarms among ethics watchdogs who say that, just days into his presidency, the Republican appears poised to benefit financially from his final term in office in new and lucrative ways.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/politics/ethics-business-trump-presidency/index.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
India offers to take back 18K illegal migrants from US while pushing to safeguard visas
https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/india-offers-to-take-back-18k-illegal-migrants-while-pushing-to-safeguard-visas-report/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump reinstates federal capital punishment: Trump falsely claimed that restoring the federal death penalty was necessary in order to deter violent crimes.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-issues-executive-order-restoring-federal-death-penalty/

Trump’s New Order to Expand the Death Penalty Misses Key Details. The order shows the president’s desire for more executions. But it’s unclear how the administration will carry out its plans, legal experts say.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/22/trump-death-penalty-executive-order

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Federal judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order to revoke birthright citizenship
https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-blatantly-185936999.html

# Media
CNN to lay off hundreds of employees. The cable news pioneer will lay off hundreds of employees as it slims down its TV production to build around a more digital-focused strategy, according to reporting from CNBC. The network suffered a sharp ratings decline in the weeks after last November’s election.
https://san.com/cc/cnn-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-employees-as-network-makes-digital-pivot-report/

# Medical / General News
Trump’s day one actions reversed Biden health policies, including efforts to expand ObamaCare: “Donald Trump’s immediate priority is ripping away affordable health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans and screwing over people with preexisting conditions.”
https://www.aol.com/trumps-day-one-actions-reversed-202912373.html

As States Diverge on Immigration, Hospitals Say They Won’t Turn Patients Away
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/as-states-diverge-on-immigration-hospitals-say-they-won-t-turn-patients-away/ar-AA1xIzhI

Trump executive orders threaten healthcare of millions of Americans. Orders repeal directives expanding healthcare access and options for lower-income and middle-class Americans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/22/trump-executive-orders-healthcare

Trump’s OMB Nominee Voices Support For Medicaid Work Requirements. The comments hint at the potential for a broad overhaul coming from the Trump administration in terms of how the federal government administers Medicaid, The New York Times reports. Also, several of President Donald Trump’s picks for the EPA have potential conflicts of interest.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/politics/russell-vought-trump-healthcare.html

Trump orders ‘blackout’ for federal health agencies. Agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute for Health and the Department of Health and Human Services will not be allowed to publish scientific reports, issue health advisories or update their websites. The blackout, first reported by the Washington Post, comes at a time when experts are raising the alarm about public health concerns.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/21/trump-hhs-cdc-fda-communication-pause/

Senate Democrats Block Legislation To Save Lives Of Babies Who Survive Botched Abortions. Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions,
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5100557-senate-abortion-bill-born-alive/

Legal experts worried that Trump just planted ‘seed’ to make major changes in health law.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-abortion-rights/

The Daily 202: Trump’s legal argument for throwing out all of the ACA is a nightmare for Senate Republicans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/06/26/daily-202-trump-s-legal-argument-for-throwing-out-all-of-the-aca-is-a-nightmare-for-senate-republicans/5ef58d74602ff1080718fc3b/

Trump’s ‘Biological Truth’ Executive Order is Not Based in Biology or Truth
https://www.newsbreak.com/time-510072/3774146789505-trump-s-biological-truth-executive-order-is-not-based-in-biology-or-truth

# Nuclear Global
How quickly could Iran build its first nuclear weapon? Look at China. Once China produced weapons-grade uranium, it assembled its first atomic bomb in as little as three to five weeks. Iran may do it even faster.
https://www.belfercenter.org/research-analysis/lessons-china-how-soon-could-iran-get-bomb

# Science
Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the ‘missing link’ in the quest for superconductivity. Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/scientists-discover-new-3rd-form-of-magnetism-that-may-be-the-missing-link-in-the-quest-for-superconductivity

Geologists start to understand strange ‘islands’ in the Earth’s mantle. Deep inside Earth there are mysterious and fascinating regions the size of continents at the boundary between the core and mantle, and earth scientists have just cracked the mystery of what they’re made of.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/earth-sciences/islands-in-earths-mantle/#:~:text=Deep%20inside%20Earth%20there%20are,seismic%20waves%20to%20slow%20down

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
President Donald Trump announced Stargate—a public-private joint AI venture between the federal government, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, which the forty-seventh president claimed could invest as much as $500 billion into the bubbling tech sector over the next four years.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-openai-oracle-softbank-son-altman-ellison-be261f8a8ee07a0623d4170397348c41

Musk Bashes Trump’s New Stargate AI Initiative With OpenAI And Oracle As ‘Fake’—Here’s Why
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/01/22/musk-is-bashing-trumps-new-stargate-ai-initiative-with-openai-and-oracle-heres-why/

# Veterans / VA
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care. Trump’s VA pick, former Rep. Doug Collins, said the VA may be trying to fill positions, but many of those vacancies have gone unfilled for weeks or longer.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/01/trumps-va-pick-defends-hiring-freeze-amid-staffing-concerns/

# Water
Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows. The Corpus Christi City Council approved a measure last week to begin leasing land for wells that will pump millions of gallons per day into the Nueces River, the region’s main water supply.
https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-reservoirs-industry-desalination/

# Weather
Atmospheric Rivers Have Moved Closer to the Poles in 40 Years. Scientists Reveal How This Impacts Weather. They fear such changes may impact the weather patterns and rainfall across the globe leading to unprecedented events
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/atmospheric-rivers-have-moved-closer-to-the-poles-in-40-years-scientists-reveal-how-this-impacts-weather#:~:text=Now%2C%20scientists%20have%20discovered%20that,in%20the%20journal%20Science%20Advances.

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Archaeology
Unexpected shift of ancient ‘Wheel of Ghosts’ structure has archaeologists baffled. The Wheel of Ghosts is a circular stone formation that dates back thousands of years. The name derives from its eerie appearance of worn-down stones and surrounding folklore, which suggests a connection to ancient spirits.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/wheel-of-ghosts-astronomical-purpose

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
San Francisco Chinatown resident’s 1898 case established birthright citizenship as settled law: Ratified in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment opens with the Citizenship Clause. It reads, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” This case highlighted a disagreement between the Justices over the precise meaning of one key phrase in the Citizenship Clause: “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/united-states-v-wong-kim-ark-1898

Usha Vance sparks same ‘deportation fears’ after internet raised Barron Trump concerns. The nation is speculating whether or not Usha Vance can stay in the US after newly-inaugurated Donald Trump vowed to fix the immigration crisis by taking away birthright citizenship
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/internet-claims-usha-vance-lose-34526961

The state of deportations in Colorado
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCPdGfvD9MY

Denver braces for mass deportations under new Trump presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I93dUvFRBuM

Trump authorizes ICE arrests in schools, churches
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5099794-ice-arrests-schools-churches/

Trump border czar Tom Homan reveals ICE teams are already arresting ‘public safety threats’
https://www.aol.com/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-214225267.html

Trump declares invasion at southwest border, suspends entry
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_86c8ac3c-d835-11ef-bdae-372bed52042d.html

Trump’s border czar says immigration raids will begin next week, including in Chicago
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/18/nx-s1-5266892/immigration-raid-chicago-trump

US Trump Birthright Citizenship Injunction (CR)
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3771385030472-us-trump-birthright-citizenship-injunction-cr?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Mzc1MDE3NTUwNDE%3D

WI joins states challenging order attempting to end citizenship for certain kids born in America
https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/wisconsin-joins-suit-against-trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Samsung, LG may move some home-appliance manufacturing from Mexico to US, paper says
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SAMSUNG-ELECTRONICS-CO-LT-6494906/news/Samsung-LG-may-move-some-home-appliance-manufacturing-from-Mexico-to-US-paper-says-48821315/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Social Security COLA to Shrink Again in 2026, Adding to Retiree Financial Strain
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/social-securitys-cola-could-drop-to-2-1-in-2026-from-2-5-in-2025-af3d8b82

Social Security demands autistic man pay back $18k as ‘no longer eligible’ – then it ‘went to hell in a handbasket.’ Overpayments have become a huge issue for Americans in recent years, with some similarly receiving abrupt requests to pay back thousands of dollars.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/13347462/social-security-autistic-man-pay-back-thousands/

Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs
https://apnews.com/article/trump-spain-brics-nato-tariffs-defense-spending-9871cf04825c92e073865ca8bede4077

Trump signs executive order pausing foreign assistance for 3 months
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-aid-9f5336e84c45a6e782fa95f60a919f47

Trump signs orders to try to tackle inflation and lower energy prices
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-inflation-energy-prices

U.S. Treasury set to use ‘extraordinary measures’ starting Tuesday
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c180bfe0-d77c-11ef-8481-7396ac5c4efa.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump executive orders halt wind development, declare energy emergency
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-offshore-wind-leasing-permitting-executive-orders-energy/737835/

Trump vows to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling as he rolls back climate rules
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-will-declare-national-energy-emergency-incoming-administration-official-2025-01-20/

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
The Food and Nutrition Service issues final rule for SNAP work requirements. Effective Jan. 16, 2025, the final rule introduces changes to the program’s purpose and modifies work requirement provisions for certain participants.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/agriculture/article_cb7ba702-bd51-11ef-bf1b-8bd1eae7780e.html

# General News
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders are free. Who are they and what are their groups?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2025/01/22/trump-pardons-proud-boys-oath-keepers-leaders/77861478007/

Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say. Eviscerating one of the Justice Department’s largest prosecutions adds to a slow-burning assault on public servants, breathes new life into extremist movements
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/21/pardons-proud-boys-oath-keepers/

Trump Cancels John Bolton’s Secret Service Protection Despite Threats From Iranian Regime
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/21/trump-bolton-security-detail-00199751

Trump reinstates Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/22/trump-reinstates-cuba-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/

# Gov / Politics
Nine warnings from history about the rise of the Nazis that already strike a chord: Acclaimed historian of the Nazis, Laurence Rees takes a forensic look at how the authoritarian regime rose to power and the ordinary citizens who let it happen. Nine of the 12 warnings have a contemporary relevance, says Robert McCrum, and in the age of Trump 2.0, it is compulsive reading
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/features/elon-musk-nazi-salute-trump-b2683493.html

Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3771547374728-rubio-oversees-halt-to-foreign-aid-and-meets-with-asian-diplomats-on-day-1

Trump ‘wants a paramilitary arm’ for his ‘war with half of America’: President Trump deciding that with the Republican party fully subservient to him, he can subjugate the other remaining power centers in American life. He can finally be a wartime president. It’s just that he’s going to war against America.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fascism-2670903518/

Trump Administration Sued For Second Time In Just 2 Days: A coalition of 18 Democratic-led states, along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco, sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s attack on the long-established principle of birthright citizenship.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps-birthright-citizenship-attacks-faces-immediate-challenge_n_678ff31de4b02903dff7e2a6

Trump says Denmark will ‘come along’ on Greenland sale
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5097789-trump-greenland-international-security/

Trump says US needs Greenland for international security
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-20/trump-says-us-needs-greenland-for-international-security

Danish politician tells Trump Greenland not for sale: ‘F‑‑‑ off’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5100318-trump-greenland-denmark-european-parliament/

Trump Order on ‘Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government’
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-order-on–ending-the-weaponization-of-the-federal-government

Trump adminstration shuts White House Spanish-language page and social media, adds ‘Go Home’ button
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-adminstration-shuts-down-white-house-spanish-language-page-and-social-media-briefly-adds-go-home-button

Trump Supporters Knew Exactly Who They Were Voting For
https://time.com/7175545/trump-election-authoritarian-democrats-loss/

Trump’s Executive Orders Are Cruel, Dangerous and Illegal
https://now.org/media-center/press-release/trumps-executive-orders-are-cruel-dangerous-and-illegal/

Trump’s Dangerous Culture-War Purges Have Begun. Donald Trump is rushing to remove all traces of federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-dangerous-culture-war-purges-144802567.html

Trump orders all federal DEI employees to be placed on paid leave starting Wednesday evening. “President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI from our federal government and returning America to a merit based society…”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5099586-federal-deia-employees-paid-leave/

Trump Admin Accused of Using AI to Draft Executive Orders. Legal experts have called attention to some curious common threads: bizarre typos, formatting errors and oddities. Like, you know, the kind AI makes.
https://futurism.com/trump-admin-accused-ai-executive-orders

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia warns Trump against seizing Panama Canal
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5098063-donald-trump-russia-panama-canal/

Spain’s PM now says he wants to BAN British non-residents from buying property
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/spain-property-purchase-ban-pedro-sanchez-tax-b1206076.html

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs. President Donald Trump’s directive prioritizes the death penalty “regardless of other factors” when the case involves the killing of a law enforcement officer
https://www.corrections1.com/capital-punishment/trump-signs-death-penalty-order-directing-attorney-general-to-help-states-get-lethal-injection-drugs

# LGBTQ / Gender
Trump Lays Groundwork for Transgender Military Ban During First Day in Office
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/21/trump-lays-groundwork-transgender-military-ban-during-first-day-office.html

Trump’s Assault on Trans Rights Has Begun. Here’s What to Watch For. An early executive order shows the White House wants to get into the business of defining sex and gender. That could play out in a few ways.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190526/trump-executive-order-trans-rights

# Medicare / Medicaid
Study shows rural, conservative areas have the most to lose if GOP slashes Medicaid. It remains one of the most striking aspects of today’s health care policy debate that it’s rural and mostly conservative communities that tend to benefit the most from social safety net programs championed by Democrats.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3770429362387-study-shows-rural-conservative-areas-have-the-most-to-lose-if-gop-slashes-medicaid?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Mzc1MDMwOTg1Mjc%3D

# Medical / General News
WHO defends global health, security role after Trump withdrawal
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5097932-world-health-organization-trump-withdrawal-response/

Trump Sneaks Dangerous Rights for Fetuses Into Executive Order. Donald Trump slipped the anti-abortion language into an otherwise unrelated order.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190506/donald-trump-fetal-personhood-executive-order

# Military / General News / Militia / Bio-weapons
Nulka Combat Use Shows Warships Need Longer-Lasting Electronic Warfare-Enabled Decoys. The Navy wants ships to be able to launch decoys that are capable of luring away missiles for tens of minutes to help defend against incoming barrages.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/nulka-combat-use-shows-warships-need-longer-lasting-electronic-warfare-enabled-decoys

# Military General News / Global
Houthi Pledge To Curtail Ship Attacks Sparks New Security Assessment. In the wake of the Gaza War ceasefire, the Houthis vowed to limit shipping attacks only to vessels directly affiliated with Israel.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/houthi-pledge-to-curtail-ship-attacks-sparks-new-security-assessment

# Pharmaceuticals
Trump reverses Biden policies on drug pricing and Obamacare. The moves are likely to be inconsequential to many people in terms of what they pay in out-of-pocket health care costs.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-reverses-biden-policies-drug-pricing-obamacare-rcna188555

Trump’s tariffs’ possible side effects include making pain relievers and antibiotics more expensive
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-tariffs-possible-side-effects-090501579.html

# Security / Surveillance
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
https://apnews.com/article/coast-guard-homeland-security-priorities-committees-trump-tsa-d3e4398c8871ada8d0590859442e092c

US Department of Homeland Security firing all advisory committee members, letter says
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/US-Department-of-Homeland-Security-firing-all-advisory-committee-members-letter-says-48828013/

# Social
Republican state Senator proposes tattoo artists get training to notice signs of human trafficking. “The Ink of Hope Act” and would require anyone with a license to tattoo people to undergo an hour of online or in-person training at no cost to applicants. It was introduced by Senator Becky Massey (R – Knoxville).
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/ink-of-hope-act-is-introduced-in-state-legislator/51-fc522be2-47c0-46f7-a521-833f172edbdf

Washington lawmakers revive plan for state cap on rent increases. The “rent stabilization” bill fell apart last year. In the upcoming legislative session, supporters say it has better odds of approval.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/01/10/washington-lawmakers-prepare-to-revive-plan-for-state-cap-on-rent-increases/

Renter forced to leave home of 9 years after abrupt change – she never missed payment but was given days to get out. Residents of OU motel in Norman are being forced to find new homes after the affordable housing option was sold to a builder. And they were only given a 30-day notice to vacate the property.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/13345906/renter-forced-leave-abrupt-change/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
World’s fastest supercomputer ‘El Capitan’ goes online — it will be used to secure the US nuclear stockpile and in other classified research
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/worlds-fastest-supercomputer-el-capitan-goes-online-used-to-secure-the-u-s-nuclear-stockpile-and-other-classified-research

Windows 10 ‘doomsday clock’ pushes closer to midnight as Microsoft’s unexpected rivals dominate an expanding PC category. Windows 10’s impending death, paired with lackluster UX efforts, means Microsoft could be threatened by a rising ‘flavor’ of Linux.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-10-doomsday-clock-pushes-closer-to-midnight

Trump announces $500B Stargate AI project: ‘Country will be prospering like never before’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/21/trump-stargate-ai-openai-oracle-softbank/77861568007/

Trump announces AI infrastructure investment up to $500 billion. “It will ensure the future of technology,” President Donald Trump said.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-openai-oracle-softbank-son-altman-ellison-be261f8a8ee07a0623d4170397348c41

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Archaeology
Research Reveals Our Ancestors Developed Tools and Intellectual Capacity to Survive in Extreme Dry Conditions 1.2 Million Years Ago. The Homo erectus adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests with much better survival rates at conquering the extreme environments.
https://knewz.com/world/research-reveals-our-ancestors-developed-tools-and-intellectual-capacity-to-survive-in-extreme-dry-conditions-1-2-million-years-ago/

The mystery of Siberia’s 2,500-year-old ‘Ice Maiden’: Known as the ‘Ukok Princess’ or the ‘Ice Maiden’ in the media, she is thought to be one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th Century.
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0b5vtbj/the-mystery-of-siberia-s-2-500-year-old-ice-maiden–

Hidden underground tunnel system built by Incas found beneath Cusco. The newly verified tunnel system connects the city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient Sacsayhuaman fortress
https://www.gbnews.com/science/archaeology-breakthrough-secret-underground-tunnel-system-incas-cusco

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
‘Presidents are powerful, but they are not kings’: Dem AGs contest Trump’s birthright citizenship order
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/21/dem-ags-contest-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-00199710

Trump’s bid to label Mexican cartels ‘foreign terrorists’ poses risks to companies, migrants. Cartels have set off car bombs and beheaded victims. Designating them as terrorist groups could have unforeseen consequences.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/21/trump-cartels-terrorists-mexico/

200 migrants whose CBP One appointments were axed refuse to leave US-Mexico border: ‘We’ve been waiting 11 months’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/200-migrants-whose-cbp-one-appointments-were-axed-refuse-to-leave-us-mexico-border/

24 Democratic states and cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-executive-order-immigrants-fc7dd75ba1fb0a10f56b2a85b92dbe53

Bouys go back into the Rio Grande after Biden ordered them to be removed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bouys-go-back-into-the-rio-grande-after-biden-ordered-them-to-be-removed/vi-AA1xzZ3X

Colorado Attorney General says executive order ending birthright citizenship is “unconstitutional”
https://coag.gov/press-releases/executive-order-birthright-1-21-25/

Declaring America under invasion, Trump orders US military to seal the southern border and DHS to build facilities ‘to detain removable aliens’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3294985/declaring-america-under-invasion-trump-orders-us-military-to-seal-the-southern-border-and-dhs-to-build-facilities-to-detain-removable-aliens/

Eagle Pass homeowner tears down property due to illegal migrants
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eagle-pass-homeowner-tears-down-001649394.html

KKK fliers go out after Trump anti-immigrant orders: ‘Leave now’ and ‘avoid deportation’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/22/klan-fliers-immigrants-inauguration/

Mass migrant deportations coming to NYC soon as Trump’s border crackdown gets underway, NY rep warns
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/01/21/mass-deportations-coming-to-nyc-soon–per-local-congresswoman

# Communications / Censorship
Marco Rubio tells diplomats he will end State Department programs that ‘open the door to censorship’
https://www.aol.com/marco-rubio-tells-diplomats-end-233506701.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk’s DOGE wasting no time making DEI cuts: ‘It begins’
https://www.aol.com/elon-musk-doge-wasting-no-132231452.html

Is DOGE even doable? Elon Musk’s plan to cut $2 trillion in federal spending will be harder than it sounds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/doge-even-doable-elon-musk-100000589.html

President Trump denied reports that Elon Musk will be given office space in the West Wing for his DOGE cost-cutting project.
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3770843081095-elon-musk-to-likely-take-west-wing-office-for-doge-team-closer-to-trump-report

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
DWP crackdown could see people banned from driving if welfare debts go unpaid
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/22/dwp-crackdown-could-see-people-banned-from-driving-if-welfare-debts-go-unpaid

Federal Reserve And U.S. Banks Withdraw From Climate Initiatives
https://www.esgtoday.com/u-s-federal-reserve-leaves-climate-risk-focused-central-bank-coalition/

Legislation would prohibit preparation of tax returns through unauthorized ‘Direct File’ program
https://financialregnews.com/legislation-would-prohibit-preparation-of-tax-returns-through-unauthorized-direct-file-program/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Oil prices surge, driving gas prices higher. “Global oil prices have surged due to strong winter heating fuel demand and new U.S. sanctions against Russia’s energy sector.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/rising-oil-costs-bring-gas-prices-along-for-the-ride/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
New wildfires burning in California. Forecasters cautioned that gusts could peak at 70 mph (113 kph) along the coast and 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills during extreme fire weather that’s expected to last through Tuesday afternoon.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/new-wildfires-flare-in-southern-california-as-dangerous-winds-return

Florida is First State to Officially Use ‘Gulf Of America’ With Cold Weather Emergency Declaration Just Hours After Trump Inaugurated
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/florida-gulf-of-america-donald-trump-b2683457.html

‘Many of us have warned for years of a rising ecofascist threat. ‘The social and political knock-on effects of global heating will destabilize countries’
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-climate-change-solitude-oligarchy-longevity

Scientists have discovered that oceans emit a previously overlooked sulfur gas called methanethiol (MeSH) that increases their cooling effect on Earth’s climate by up to 70% in the Southern Ocean region.
https://studyfinds.org/overlooked-ocean-gas-global-warming/#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20discovered%20that%20oceans,in%20the%20Southern%20Ocean%20region.

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
Trump’s Trade and Deportation Plans Could Be Disastrous for the U.S. Food Supply
https://hbr.org/2025/01/trumps-trade-and-deportation-plans-could-be-disastrous-for-the-u-s-food-supply

# Gov / Politics
‘Lives are at risk’: Experts sound dire alarm as Trump threatens Afghans who helped US
https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-trump-us-president-order-refugees-immigration-family-resettlement-america/33283881.html

‘Lying’: Trump slammed as critics say he dismissed ‘blatant corruption’ with a chuckle
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto-2670904639/

‘We are the dominant predator’: GOP lawmaker justifies US right to take Greenland
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-greenland-2670901879/

‘We don’t want to be Americans’, Greenland PM says
https://www.barrons.com/news/we-don-t-want-to-be-americans-greenland-pm-says-4c88419c

Elon Musk’s gesture resembling Nazi salute at Trump inauguration event sparks backlash
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/elon-musk-rips-those-saying-he-gave-nazi-salute-need-better-dirty-tricks/

Elon Musk is now demanding action against Wikipedia following inauguration gesture fallout
https://www.indy100.com/news/elon-musk-nazi-salute-wikipedia-inauguration

How Trump could implement his death penalty agenda
https://www.wusf.org/2025-01-21/trumps-executive-order-resumes-executions-after-biden-dialed-them-back

In Trump’s America, the Oligarchy Is Done Pretending to Care About You
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-oligarchs-musk-bezos-zuckerberg-1235242625/

Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/22/influence-of-super-rich-on-donald-trump-threatens-democracy-say-patriotic-millionaires

Super-rich must stop meddling in democracy, says Disney heiress. Two thirds of world’s wealthy people view influence of rich on Donald Trump as dangerous
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/22/super-rich-must-stop-meddling-in-democracy-disney-heiress/

Japan has no choice but to strengthen defence, foreign minister tells new Trump administration
https://www.reuters.com/world/japan-has-no-choice-strengthen-defence-foreign-minister-tells-new-trump-2025-01-22/

President Trump signs executive orders to revoke previous administration’s actions
https://www.affirmativeactionlawadvisor.com/2025/01/breaking-news-president-trump-revokes-a-long-list-of-biden-executive-orders/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Panama president hits back at Trump and ‘rejects’ inaugural speech ‘in its entirety’
https://www.aol.com/panama-rejects-trump-vow-back-224436746.html

Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit. The government in Panama City referred to an article of the UN Charter precluding any member from “the threat or use of force” against the territorial integrity or political independence of another.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/panama-complains-un-over-trump-003959892.html

Mexico prepares migrant shelter after President Trump’s sweeping immigration orders
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-builds-temporary-shelters-prepare-142755589.html

Modi’s government planning to repatriate 18,000 Indians living in US illegally
https://www.business-standard.com/finance/personal-finance/trump-crackdown-india-to-repatriate-18-000-illegal-immigrants-from-the-us-125012201018_1.html

‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute. Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-right
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gesture-speaks-for-itself-germans-divided-over-musks-apparent-nazi-salute

Nazi salute or not, Elon Musk was gesturing to a new spectacle of fascism
https://forward.com/opinion/690835/elon-musk-fascist-salute-walter-benjamin/

‘The only word was welcome’: Syrian Americans triumphantly return to native land
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2025/01/21/syrian-americans-visiting-their-home-country-rejoice-and-weep/77493064007/

China’s Xi Unveils Megaport in America’s Backyard Amid US Concerns. In addition to being a large industrial complex, the harbor boasts 15 berths capable of accommodating some of the world’s largest cargo ships—and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warships.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-news-xi-megaport-chancay-warships-1985770

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Hochul scrambles to fund NYPD’s $154M overnight subway staffing, as cops hit NYC trains after rash of violence
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/hochul-scrambles-to-fund-nypds-154m-overnight-subway-staffing-as-cops-hit-nyc-trains-after-rash-of-violence/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Faces New Charges
https://www.newsbreak.com/tysonomo-multimedia-1824492/3771366145475-gang-member-sentenced-to-40-years-for-murder-faces-new-charges

# LGBTQ / Gender
‘Spirit of cooperation’: Utah Senate majority leader talks revisions to transgender anti-discrimination policies. A new bill could close ‘loopholes’ in Utah’s existing policies, he said
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/01/21/senate-majority-leader-talks-revisions-to-transgender-anti-discrimination-policies/

# Military General News / Global
Russian ‘Crutch Battalions’ Full Of Limping Soldiers Are Easy Targets For Ukrainian Drones. ‘What The F—?’ A Russian Soldier Mutters As His Wounded Comrades Are Ordered To Limp Into Battle On Crutches
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/21/what-the-f–a-russian-soldier-mutters-as-his-wounded-comrades-are-ordered-to-limp-into-battle-on-crutches/

As fighting in Gaza stops, Israel launches major military campaign in West Bank. Israel launched a major military operation Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinians and left at least 40 more people wounded
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-syria-lebanon-news-01-21-2025-8734154c4b22883ba14a8acca504606a

Hamas resumes power in Gaza: ‘A slap in the face to the Israeli government’: Following the latest ceasefire agreement, Hamas resumed its role in maintaining law and order in Gaza, after Israel failed to find a replacement force.
https://matzav.com/hamas-resumes-power-in-gaza-a-slap-in-the-face-to-the-israeli-government/

In Japan, a more muted cheering for the British-led GCAP warplane
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/01/21/in-japan-a-more-muted-cheering-for-the-british-led-gcap-warplane/

Israel launches deadly military operation in the West Bank: At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli attacks across Jenin. Ten killed, more than 35 wounded says Palestinian Ministry of Health, as violence rises in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/21/israeli-army-launches-deadly-attack-on-jenin-refugee-camp-in-west-bank

# Pharmaceuticals
President Trump rescinds Biden’s Executive Order to lower drug prices
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-trump-raise-prescription-drug-prices-2018607

# Planetary
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is On The Move, This Is How Far It Has ShiftedUnlike the geographical North Pole, the magnetic north pole of the planet is decided by Earth’s magnetic field, which is constantly moving and never static.
https://www.ndtv.com/science/earths-magnetic-north-pole-is-on-the-move-this-is-how-far-it-has-shifted-7531840

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Alien Enemies Act: Under this law, the president could authorize the arrest, relocation, or deportation of any male over the age of 14 who hailed from a foreign enemy country. It also provided some legal protections for those subject to the law. This detention and deportation power poses an alarming risk of abuse and rights violations in both wartime and peacetime
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/alien-enemies-act-explained

Trump to begin second term with assault on the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/20/to-begin-second-term-with-on-the-constitutional-guarantee-of-birthright-citizenship/

Trump goes toe-to-toe with sanctuary cities over deportation as illegal immigration crackdown set to begin
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-goes-toe-to-toe-sanctuary-cities-over-deportation-illegal-immigration-crackdown-set-begin

Laken Riley Act passes in Senate, set to become law after final changes made. The House already approved the measure, but because amendments were added in the Senate, the House will have to take one final reconciliation vote before sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/laken-riley-act-set-become-law-after-senate-votes-final-changes?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Trump orders military to plan to “seal the borders.” The U.S. military must produce a plan to “seal the borders” under an executive order signed Monday by the new president. But experts suggest that the order may set up a legal challenge that turns on the word ‘invasion.’
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/01/trump-orders-military-plan-seal-borders/402360/

Trump’s idea to use military to deport over 10 million migrants faces legal, constitutional and practical hurdles
https://theconversation.com/trumps-idea-to-use-military-to-deport-over-10-million-migrants-faces-legal-constitutional-and-practical-hurdles-247295

Suspect in killing of border patrol agent was German citizen with expired H1-B visa. The suspect fired on two U.S. Border Patrol agents during a vehicle stop in Vermont leaving one agent dead. A second shooter, a female, is in custody.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/one-suspect-border-patrol-agent-killing-was-german-citizen-expired-h1-b-visa

Alan Dershowitz Breaks Down Trump’s Power To Combat Cartels As President. Attorney Alan Dershowitz on Monday explained the legal authority President Donald Trump has to combat cartels.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/21/alan-dershowitz-breaks-down-trumps-power-combat-cartels-president/

Impact of Trump Immigration Crackdown Is Swift as Advocates Vow to Fight Back. The president signaled an end to birthright citizenship and a prompt start to deportation raids as migrants at the southern border were barred from entering the U.S.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trumpmass-deportation-plan

# Communications / Censorship
Trump signs executive order banning government censorship. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order banning the federal government from taking any action to restrict Americans free speech rights.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-censorship-misinformation-social-media-b344d8c75463990ff6e782bc836bb337

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Vivek Ramaswamy Ditches DOGE First Day on the Job
https://apnews.com/article/vivek-ramaswamy-doge-ohio-governor-musk-trump-328400a5cc47adde8dd97eb628d18164

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump declares national energy emergency. Speaking about the declaration from behind the desk of the Oval Office, Trump said “that means you can do whatever you have to do to get out of that problem. “
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5096946-trump-declares-energy-emergency/

Trump signs executive order walking back Biden’s offshore drilling ban
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/3294454/trump-executive-order-walking-back-biden-offshore-drilling-ban/

Climate Movement Alarmed by Trump Declaring Energy Emergency to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’: Green groups vowed to fight against “all attempts by Trump and his allies in Congress to weaken commonsense environmental rules and put polluter profits over the health, safety, and well-being of people and the planet.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-platform-on-energy

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Trump withdraws U.S. from Paris climate agreement. On Monday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accords.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5266207/trump-paris-agreement-biden-climate-change

What Trump’s exit from the climate deal really means. Quitting the Paris Agreement triggers a cascade of real-world impacts and signals the beginning of an aggressive agenda to undo U.S. climate policy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/20/trumps-exit-climate-deal-means-00199406

Scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the alpine ecosystem if the climate continues to warm.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250106195839.htm

# Foods / Things that impact your health
Black gold: The vitamin-packed fruit that regulates blood sugar and blood pressure. Berries from the genus Aronia, often called black chokeberry, are native to North America and have gained attention for their high content of polyphenolic compounds.
https://www.earth.com/news/black-gold-the-vitamin-packed-fruit-that-regulates-blood-sugar-and-blood-pressure/

How to lower blood pressure with food. 10 foods that can promote normal blood pressure levels and support your overall health
https://www.ncoa.org/article/10-foods-that-help-lower-blood-pressure-naturally/

# General News
‘Why Aren’t You in The Hague?’: Sam Husseini and Max Blumenthal confront Tony Blinken. Max Blumenthal confronted Blinken, asking why he continued to “keep the bombs flowing when we had a deal in May” and whether he was “compromised by Israel.”
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/01/18/journalists-dragged-out-blinken/

Gaza ceasefire deal, the history of US and Israeli obstructionism, and efforts to hold the authors of Gaza’s destruction accountable, including Blumenthal’s questioning of Tony Blinken at the Secretary of State’s presser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6MCsAjlL5U

Ron Johnson ‘totally supportive’ as MAGA economist calls to rename Greenland to Trumpland
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-greenland/

Christian Nationalism Is ‘Single Biggest Threat’ to America’s Religious Freedom, An Interview With Amanda Tyler of the Baptist Joint Committee
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/christian-nationalism-is-single-biggest-threat-to-americas-religious-freedom/

The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution: From the Pulitzer Prize–winning scholar, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation’s foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time.
https://www.amazon.com/Second-Founding-Reconstruction-Remade-Constitution/dp/0393652572

Elon Musk Badgered Trump Into Giving Him White House Pass. The president’s favorite billionaire will no longer be relegated to a different building.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/elon-musk-badgered-trump-into-giving-him-white-house-pass/ar-AA1xyKue

# Gov / Politics
Trump Inauguration Dubbed ‘A Coronation of Our Country’s Descent Into Oligarchy’: “Today marks the beginning of an administration dominated by billionaires and corporate interests.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-inauguration-oligarchy

Here are all executive orders Trump signed on Day 1. Multiple orders are related to immigration enforcement. President to end federal diversity, inclusiveness programs
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/donald-trump-executive-orders-day-1/

Trump pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentences. Trump ordered those still incarcerated to be released immediately from federal prison.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/20/trump-pardons-jan-6-defendants/

Meet the Rich and Awful Men Who Now Own America. Trump’s newest and richest allies have a radical vision, and it’s already reshaping the country.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/tech-crypto-bros-donald-trump-silicon-valley-elon-musk.html?pay=1737470394574&support_journalism=please

Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration celebrations. Tech billionaire says his critics need ‘better dirty tricks’ after coming under fire over hand gestures.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/1/21/musk-accused-of-giving-nazi-salute-during-trump-inauguration-celebrations

Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk’s Straight-Arm Salute
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-salute-reaction-right-wing-extremists-1235241866/

A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions at the State Department have left their posts at the demand of the incoming Trump administration, which plans to install its own people in those positions.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-state-department-rubio-d6c2cb864852c32b144101eb38150d29

Fact Check: What We Know About Trump’s Executive Order Declaring There Are ‘Only Two Genders, Male and Female’: President Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday during his first hours in office recognizing only two sexes, male and female, and directing federal agencies to cease promotion of the concept of gender transition.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5097278-trump-executive-order-gender-transition/

Donald Trump’s “Golden Age” of Corruption and Cronyism: The miraculously resurrected president promised in his inaugural speech to resurrect a country that was doing quite well without him at the helm.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190467/donald-trump-inauguration-speech-resurrection

Trump Enacts Petty Revenge With Weird Midnight Rant. Donald Trump has been in office for less than 24 hours, but his administration is already working overtime to strip personnel from the executive branch who “are not aligned” with Trump’s “vision to Make America Great Again.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/190478/donald-trump-revenge-rant-mark-milley-jose-andres

Trump the Redemptionist: The Coming American Armageddon
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-redemptionist-coming-american-armageddon-201939438.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin says Russia is open to dialogue on Ukraine with Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-trump-ukraine-russia-war-resolution-talks-negotiations-2018145

German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/01/19/news/world/german-ambassador-warns-of-trump-plan-to-redefine-constitutional-order-document-shows/

Putin sends World War 3 message to Donald Trump amid inauguration. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a World War 3 plea to Donald Trump as he congratulated him on his election victory just hours before Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/putin-world-war-three-trump-34517377

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
NC man wanted to help Islamic State terrorist group, FBI says. Federal authorities have charged a North Carolina man with attempting to help ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Subject Arrested Before Boarding a Flight to Allegedly Join ISIS
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/us-attorney-durham-man-arrested-attempting-provide-support-terrorists

# Medical / General News
Trump calls for U.S. to withdraw from World Health Organization. The move could cripple the WHO and substantially weaken global health security
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/20/trump-order-us-withdrawal-world-health-organization-historic-policy-shift/

Trump administration deletes Biden’s reproductive rights website hours after taking office. Repoductiverights.gov was launched to provide resources for those seeking information on subjects such as abortion.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/abortion/trump-administration-deletes-bidens-reproductive-rights-website-hours-after-taking-office

# Military / General News / Militia / Bio-weapons
US green lights $39 million sale of stand-off missiles to Japan. Japan’s counterstrike capabilities is set to receive a boost from the U.S. Defense Department, which on Wednesday backed a $39 million sale of air-to-surface missiles for the country’s F-15J and F-35 fighters
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-01-17/counterstrike-missile-sale-japan-16509647.html

# Military General News / Bioweapons / Global
Houthis claim 7th strike on carrier Truman as Red Sea conflict continues: The Houthis announced that they targeted the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on Friday, casting doubt on whether the Yemen-based terrorist group would stop its attacks on ships in the Red Sea following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
https://news.usni.org/2025/01/17/houthis-claim-7th-strike-on-carrier-truman-as-red-sea-conflict-continues

Swedish officials warn of hybrid warfare threats from Russia, China. The Swedish Armed Forces issued a statement this week warning about the threat of hybrid warfare, stating Russia, China and Iran were conducting intelligence operations against Sweden and the nation’s political, military and civil authorities must be prepared for indirect and direct threats
https://news.usni.org/2025/01/17/swedish-officials-warn-of-hybrid-warfare-threats-from-russia-china

Drones attack Russian military industrial hub 600 miles from Ukraine
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/20/741263/Russia-shots-down-31-Ukrainian-drones-targeting-industrial-sites

# NASA / Space
Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership. The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.
https://spacenews.com/second-trump-administration-begins-with-confusion-on-acting-nasa-leadership/

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