Voices, The Peoples News
January 8, 2025, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
US House passes border measure requiring Homeland Security to take into custody undocumented immigrants who have been charged with theft and other crimes; Senate expected to take up the bill this Friday
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/07/house-passes-laken-riley-act-2025
Biden Admin To Dole Out Millions In Refunds To Illegal Migrants Who Applied For Failed Amnesty Program. The Biden-Harris administration will issue millions of dollars in refunds to illegal migrants who applied for an amnesty program that was struck down in court.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/08/biden-refunding-mass-amnesty-applicants/
Migrants left stranded in troubled resort as Mexico disperses them far from US border: Mexico is working to move migrant caravans away from the United States border. Mexican officials told the Associated Press they’re using a “dispersion and exhaustion” method to spread the migrants throughout the country while limiting how many gather in one place.
https://san.com/cc/mexico-moves-migrants-from-us-border-ahead-of-trumps-second-term/
US Border: Heavy Weapons Bound for Mexican Cartels Seized. Rocket-propelled grenade launcher, grenades found by US officers.
https://www.usbordernews.com/p/us-border-heavy-weapons-bound-for-mexican-cartel-seized-in-arizona?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share
The Dominican Republic’s expulsion of thousands of Haitians shows the brutality of mass deportations: As he prepares to fulfil his campaign promise, it’s important to understand how these types of mass deportations are carried out. The Dominican Republic (DR) offers a cautionary tale.
https://theconversation.com/the-dominican-republics-expulsion-of-thousands-of-haitians-shows-the-brutality-of-mass-deportations-245545
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Fluoride linked to IQ drop in major review of global studies. Its publication Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics will likely further inflame the politicized controversy over the widespread practice of adding fluoride to water.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/fluoride-iq-jama-pediatrics-critiques-meta-analysis/
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Government Efficiency Shouldn’t Come at the Cost of Rural Healthcare
https://dcjournal.com/government-efficiency-shouldnt-come-at-the-cost-of-rural-healthcare/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Beware, that Social Security email could be hiding dangerous malware. Hackers are spoofing the Social Security Administration to deploy a RAT
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/beware-that-social-security-email-could-be-hiding-dangerous-malware
Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/trump-mulls-national-economic-emergency-declaration-allow-new-tariff-programme-cnn
# Education / Schools
“They’re Illiterate.” High School Teacher Says Her Students Don’t Even Know How to Text Anymore. Educator Miss Mackenzie says that her students are so poorly versed in proper communication and writing techniques that they are unable to even text anymore.
https://www.distractify.com/p/teacher-says-students-dont-know-how-to-text-anymore
Report: Department of Justice awarded millions for ‘anti-racism’ programs and ‘knitting circles’
https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/accountability/article_2094c29e-ca10-11ef-843b-7f3a50bf2d02.html
What states passed school choice measures in 2024, and what’s in store for 2025? While many states expanded and adopted school choice programs in 2024, some advocates are excited about new education options for families in 2025 – made possible because of this year’s election results.
https://www.insidenova.com/news/national/what-states-passed-school-choice-measures-in-2024-and-whats-in-store-for-2025/article_15c6c8cd-b191-5d20-b675-90e93685c51e.html?=/&subcategory=7%7CFilm+%2F+Cinema
Book bans or content moderation? Here’s what opponents say happened in 2024
https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/cultural-issues/article_9832f964-c160-11ef-a4cb-e74b226c7674.html
# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Really Hard to Find a Job’: 1.7 Million Job Seekers Have Been Looking for Work for at Least 6 Months
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/its-taking-longer-for-unemployed-americans-to-find-work/485175
Bezos’ paper exposes Amazon’s horrific working conditions, what it discovered: Demanding schedules and extremely challenging working conditions as the company implemented ‘mandatory extra time’ (MET) which required some employees to work five, eleven hour shifts instead of their usual four, ten hour shifts
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/jeff-bezos-own-newspaper-washington-post-exposes-horrific-working-conditions-at-amazon-heres-what-it-discovered/articleshow/117033433.cms?from=mdr
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
625 Million Acres of Ocean Now Off-Limits to Oil Companies. A bold and positive step towards clean energy and a healthy marine ecosystem.
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/bidens-ocean-action-bering-sea-closed-off-to-oil-and-gas-drilling/
Arizona receives approval to build 600-megawatt utility-scale solar power plant; one of the biggest solar projects in the US, the facility will power an estimated 180,000 homes
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/arizona-gets-biggest-solar-project
Exxon fights back against California’s claims of plastic deception. California and environmental groups sued Exxon over plastics. Now Exxon is striking back. In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”
https://grist.org/accountability/exxon-sues-california-attorney-general-bonta-environmental-groups-chemical-recycling/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Biden establishes new national monuments in California’s deserts and forests
https://www.ehn.org/biden-establishes-new-national-monuments-in-california-s-deserts-and-forests-2670760537.html
Carbon dioxide has been regulating Earth’s climate for hundreds of millions of years – new study
https://theconversation.com/carbon-dioxide-has-been-regulating-earths-climate-for-hundreds-of-millions-of-years-new-study-246712
# General News
Trump’s Greenland MAGA Guy Alleged to Have Dark Criminal Past
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-supporter-truth-social-drug-offender-2011196
The Harvard Law-educated biographer Seth Abramson speculated Musk might be “going mad” in a setting for all to see, brought on by his growing stress, history of mental illness, and self-described heavy drug use.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-biographer-details-why-152313024.html
‘They Should Give It Up’: Trump Says ‘People Don’t Know’ If Denmark Actually Has ‘Legal Right’ to Greenland
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3747177967057-they-should-give-it-up-trump-says-people-dont-know-if-denmark-actually-has-legal-right-to-greenland?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzYyOTM3OTI1MTM%3D
Donald Trump Jr. gripes about ‘Danish fake news’ as he flees Greenland after less than day
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jr-leaves-greenland/
Fact Check: Unpacking the Claim That 37 Countries Will Ban Trump as a Felon: The claim Trump is automatically banned from entering 37 countries as a felon are inaccurate.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/06/12/trump-banned-from-37-countries/
Fox Host Tells Ontario Premier It’d Be ‘A Privilege To Be Taken Over’ by the U.S. After Trump Calls Canada the ‘51st State’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-host-tells-ontario-premier-itd-be-a-privilege-to-be-taken-over-by-the-u-s-after-trump-calls-canada-the-51st-state/
Hot spots where war may break out or escalate in 2025
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3268575/hot-spots-war-start-escalate-2025/
# Gov / Politics
Trump declines to rule out military force in potential US expansion into Greenland, Panama Canal: President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-offshore-drilling-gulf-of-america-fa66f8d072eb39c00a8128a8941ede75
Even Republicans Are Dismissing Trump’s Plan to Make Greenland American
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-lawmakers-pooh-pooh-trump-210616843.html
Trump Imagines New Sphere of U.S. Influence Stretching from Panama to Greenland
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-foreign-policy-expansion-canada-greenland-panama-canal-b1cbe478
Donald Trump’s Icebreaker Leaves Greenland And Denmark Adrift
https://www.ft.com/content/a0148d3e-2fa6-4afd-979e-1db371a8344c
Why does Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal? The two locations, which are nowhere near each other geographically, pose different interests to the incoming president. But Mr Trump’s intentions has caused immense backlash.
https://news.sky.com/story/why-does-trump-want-greenland-and-the-panama-canal-13285350
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about January 6, Europe, NATO and Canada
https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2025/01/07/fact-check-trump-makes-false-claims-about-january-6-europe-nato-and-canada/
Georgia GOP boots ex-Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan from party, claiming the Harris supporter wasn’t a loyal Republican
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5071440-geoff-duncan-georgia-gop-donald-trump/
GOP senator: U.S. needs to take back Panama Canal in case of war with China
https://www.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberville-2670763891/
Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump’s agenda. “The Republican Party will not cut benefits,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Also in the news: Medicare drug price negotiations, the House transgender bathroom ban, and more.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/johnson-says-no-cuts-social-162403651.html
Physician governor urges Capitol Hill to block RFK Jr.’s confirmation: ‘Our children’s lives depend on it’: Hawaii’s Democratic Governor and practicing physician, Josh Green, is visiting Capitol Hill this week to lobby lawmakers against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
https://foxwilmington.com/physician-governor-urges-capitol-hill-to-block-rfk-jr-s-confirmation-our-childrens-lives-depend-on-it/
The GOP Is Rewriting What It Means to Be a Person: It’s a fact the Project 2025 playbook written for Donald Trump’s administration is just a roadmap for the first 180 days . Based on the contents of that manual, the MAGA movement’s longer-term goals aren’t exactly a mystery. If people want a broader sense of what’s coming down the pike in the months and years ahead, it’s instructive to look at litigation involving rights granted under a Reconstruction-era addition to the Constitution.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3748585998674-the-gop-is-rewriting-what-it-means-to-be-a-person?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzYzNDI2ODE3Mzk%3D
See also: Project 2025: The book offers a menu of policy suggestions to meet our country’s deepest challenges and put America back on track, including:
https://www.project2025.org/
Trump kicks off rambling press conference by airing grievances — then starts threatening U.S. allies
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-biden-panama-greenland-press-conference-b2675353.html
Dem senator declares ‘The fight is just beginning’ after Trump win certified
https://wlos.com/news/nation-world/democratic-senator-declares-fight-is-just-beginning-after-trump-win-certified-richard-blumenthal-connecticut-congress-election-results-certification-capitol-washington
Trump team fires back after Dem senator declares ‘The fight is just beginning.’ Sen Blumenthal claimed that Trump tapped ‘malignly motivated’ nominees
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-team-fires-back-after-dem-senator-declares-the-fight-just-beginning
Trump: ‘All hell will break out’ if hostages aren’t released by inauguration. Trump added a warning for the outgoing Biden administration to get the hostages back now, or else.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/hostages-hamas-terrorists/2025/01/07/id/1194152/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Trudeau hits back at Trump on Canada annexation: “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States. Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other’s biggest trading and security partner,” Trudeau said on the social platform X.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5072230-trudeau-trump-canada/
Danish King Tweaks Coat Of Arms To Enlarge Greenland Symbol As Trump Vies For Territorial Expansion. Frederik X of Denmark tweaked his country’s royal coat of arms to enlarge the symbols of Greenland amid Trump’s overtures to acquire the Danish territory.
https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2025/01/07/danish-king-tweaks-coat-of-arms-to-enlarge-greenland-symbol-as-trump-vies-for-territorial-expansion/
Foreign Leaders, And The EU, Step Up Challenges To Musk As His Feuds With Global Politicians Heat Up
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/01/06/foreign-leaders-and-the-eu-step-up-challenges-to-musk-as-his-feuds-with-global-politicians-heat-up/
France’s Foreign Minister urges tougher EU action on Musk, says laws must be enforced
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-08/frances-foreign-minister-urges-tougher-eu-action-on-musk-says-laws-must-be-enforced
French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot says EU will not let Trump ‘attack its sovereign borders’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/french-foreign-minister-trump-greenland-b2675664.html
Ukraine Is Sending A Message To Trump And Republicans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/05/ukraine-ambassador-trump-republicans-military-aid/
# Medical Technology
Brain monitoring may be the future of work. Neuroergonomics is the study of human behavior while carrying out real-world activities, including in the workplace. It involves recording a person’s brain activity in different situations or while completing certain tasks to optimize cognitive performance.
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/brain-monitoring-may-be-the-future-of-work-20019813.php
# Military / Militia / Bio-weapons / General News
New Orleans attack a reminder of ongoing ISIS threat: The New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans is a warning that ISIS, and foreign terror groups in general, still have influence in the United States, the Pentagon’s civilian head of special operations said
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/01/new-orleans-attack-reminder-ongoing-isis-threat/402014/
Hints more new versions of the B61 nuclear bomb could be on the horizon for the U.S. military. This is in addition to the planned B61-13 announced in 2023 and might include a true successor to the highly specialized deep-penetration B61-11 variant
https://www.twz.com/air/hints-at-more-b61-nuclear-bomb-variants-in-the-u-s-militarys-future
# Military General News / Global
Tailless Fighter-Like Airframe Appears At Chinese Jet Manufacturer Shenyang’s Main Plant. The appearance of the object comes after two new tailless heavy tactical jet designs appeared in Chinese skies on Dec. 26.
https://www.twz.com/air/tailless-fighter-like-airframe-appears-at-chinese-jet-manufacturer-shenyangs-main-plant
How Chinese Hackers Graduated From Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons. Massive ‘Typhoon’ cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay groundwork for potential conflict with Beijing, as intruders gathered data and got in position to impede response and sow chaos
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/typhoon-china-hackers-military-weapons-97d4ef95
# NASA / Space Force
Money, Musk and mission creep: How Trump could shape DOD’s space drift. The path to a larger Space Force budget isn’t clear, even as Trump, who oversaw the creation of the service, prepares to take office
https://aerospace.org/news/money-musk-and-mission-creep-how-trump-could-shape-dods-space-drift
# Other Interesting Things
Extraordinary giant structures discovered beneath the surface of Mars. The first of these, confirmed by researchers in a fascinating paper, is an underground mass measuring around 1,750 kilometres (just over 1,000 miles) across, at a depth of 1,100 kilometres (684 miles). The mysterious anomaly is lurking beneath Tharsis Montes, a vast volcanic region which holds the largest volcano in the solar system: Olympus Mons.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/mars-mysterious-structures-2670759291
# Social Media
Zuckerberg Announces New Measures to Increase Hate Speech on Facebook. “I want to make sure that people can share their beliefs and experiences on our platforms.”
https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-meta-announcement-hate-speech
A new era of lies: Mark Zuckerberg has just ushered in an extinction-level event for truth on social media. The Meta boss’s decision to drastically change Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking programme has set the stage for a fact-free four years online
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/07/new-era-of-lies-mark-zuckerberg-meta-social-media
Book App Alarmed as Its AI Starts Mocking Users for Reading Books by Women and Minorities
https://futurism.com/the-byte/book-app-ai-mocking-minorities
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines: Meta’s revised content policy permits calling women ‘property,’ along with relaxed rules on gender-based content, raising concerns about the spread of harmful narratives and misinformation
https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/meta-allows-calling-women-property-new-content-policy-update-125010800375_1.html
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
New research links 5G rural uploads to higher radiation levels
https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2025/01/urban-areas-show-higher-5g-radiation.html
“This sounds like science fiction right now, and somewhat crazy to even talk about it.” Sam Altman Says OpenAI Has Figured Out How to Build AGI. Sam Altman, on OpenAI’s rapidly-approaching AGI-led future.
https://blog.samaltman.com/reflections
Chinese hack of US telecoms compromised more firms than previously known, WSJ says
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/chinese-hack-us-telecoms-compromised-more-firms-than-previously-known-wsj-says-2025-01-05/
Tesla battery cell partner CATL threatens to sue Pentagon after landing on China ‘blacklist’
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/electric-vehicle/pentagon-adds-worlds-largest-ev-battery-maker-to-blacklist-posing-problems-for-tesla-ford-and-gm/
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