Voices, The Peoples News
January 17, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Republicans push to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ under new Trump administration
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3288481/republicans-push-reinstate-remain-in-mexico-trump/
State and Federal lawmakers to crackdown on undocumented immigrants
https://www.newsbreak.com/action-news-5-1982306/3764713494467-state-and-federal-lawmakers-to-crackdown-on-undocumented-immigrants
Key Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller urged House Republicans during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill Wednesday to find new ways to cut funding for sanctuary cities and states like New York while beefing up border enforcement.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/16/us-news/trump-immigration-adviser-stephen-miller-urges-house-republicans-to-cut-funding-for-sanctuary-cities/
With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/16/with-large-democratic-support-senate-expands-bill-that-could-deport-without-due-process/
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it has arrested or removed nine criminal illegal immigrants. Their crimes include homicide, rape, drug trafficking, sexual assault, battery, and indecent exposure.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-houston-arrests-9-criminal-aliens-wanted-illegally-reentering-us
Chairman Green on New “Shocking” Numbers of Criminal Illegal Aliens Roaming Free in U.S. – “Defies All Common Sense”
https://homeland.house.gov/2024/09/27/chairman-green-on-new-shocking-numbers-of-criminal-illegal-aliens-roaming-free-in-u-s-defies-all-common-sense/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
US imposes more sanctions on Russia. The Biden administration, responding to the death of Aleksei A. Navalny, unveiled its largest sanctions package to date as the war in Ukraine enters its third year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/business/us-sanctions-russia.html
Trump nominee for Treasury opposes higher taxes on billionaires, decries federal spending
https://alabamareflector.com/2025/01/16/dc/trump-nominee-for-treasury-opposes-higher-taxes-on-billionaires-decries-federal-spending/
# Education / Schools / Global
Senator Fine looks to ban illegal migrants enrolling in Florida colleges. The proposal comes the day after Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session focused on implementing tougher immigration policies.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/florida-bill-undocumented-students-selective-public-colleges-randy-fine-desantis-trump/737516/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Treasury secretary nominee won’t support raising minimum wage: “Trump and his billionaire Cabinet have their priorities backwards. Instead of focusing on lower costs and higher wages, they’re only trying to line their own pockets while breaking promises to working families,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/scott-bessent-minimum-wage
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global
Russian Tanker Discharges Oil at Chinese Port After U.S. Sanctions
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/u-s-sanctioned-tanker-discharges-russian-oil-at-chinas-shandong-port/
# Foods / Things that impact your health
The Cancer-Fighting Food That ‘Slows Tumor Growth’ And Blocks Its Ability To Spread: Broccoli Sprouts
https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-broccoli-sprouts
# Gov / Politics
Trump assembles an administration of uber-wealthy Cabinet members and advisers, sparking ethics questions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/06/trump-billionaires-cabinet-ethics/
Republicans in disarray as GOP leadership engages in power struggle: Conservatives hoping to hit the ground running once Donald Trump is sworn in as president are facing a roadblock because House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and newly elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) can’t get on the same page and are engaging in a battle of wills.
https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-thune/
The 19th Explains: What to know about executive orders as Trump prepares to take office
https://19thnews.org/2025/01/what-are-executive-orders-trump-second-term/
The Women Refusing to Participate in Trump’s Economy. Thompson, who makes TikTok videos focused on personal finance, began thinking about the economic impact President-elect Donald Trump could have—and how she might be able to help people prepare.
https://time.com/7207529/women-refusing-to-participate-in-trump-economy/
This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-biden-ira-climate-red-states
Trump’s Panama Canal threats leave country’s officials scrambling for answers
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/trump-panama-canal-threats-history-mulino/index.html
U.S. Congress: Legislation to Make Washington D.C. a State Filed With 162 Sponsors, More Than Any Other Bill
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-marijuana-herald-2222119/3760981646421-u-s-congress-legislation-to-make-washington-d-c-a-state-filed-with-162-sponsors-more-than-any-other-bill
West Virginia governor’s first executive orders include removing DEI initiatives and vaccine requirements
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/patrick-morrisey-executive-order-dei-b2680925.html
Trump Loses It for Some Reason After FBI Shutters DEI Office. Donald Trump has issued a new demand after reports that the FBI is closing its diversity, equity, and inclusion office.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/17/trump-accuses-fbi-of-corruption-for-shuttering-dei-office-before-his-inauguration/
As Trump puts Republicans on notice against daring to criticize him, a reporter who covers D.C. influence peddling explains how he is already building a new Trump kleptocracy right before our eyes.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-humiliates-nikki-haley-in-epic-new-rant-but-also/id1728152109?i=1000684367218
Ron DeSantis has defied Donald Trump on whether to appoint Lara Trump as the state’s new senator.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190313/ron-desantis-donald-trump-florida-senator-lara-trump
Mike Johnson’s Caving to Trump May Have Just Cost Him in the House. Johnson removed Mike Turner as head of the House Intelligence Committee.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/johnson-removes-republican-chair-house-013503429.html
Trump’s Treasury Pick Vows to Give Back to the Rich in Bleak Hearing. Scott Bessent used his confirmation hearing to make clear that he cares about the rich and the rich only.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190334/trump-treasury-pick-bessent-rich-taxes-wages-confirmation-hearing
# Gov / Politics / Global
China Sends a VIP to Trump’s Inauguration. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng will attend the president-elect’s inauguration on Monday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/17/china-donald-trump-inauguration/
Benjamin Netanyahu is humiliating Donald Trump into giving him everything he wants.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-already-humiliated-giving-netanyahu-152422176.html
Russia’s top diplomat said Tuesday that Moscow is open for talks with President-elect Donald Trump and praised him for pointing to NATO’s plan to embrace Ukraine as a root cause of the nearly 3-year-old conflict.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/international-headlines/ap-russias-top-diplomat-praises-trumps-views-on-ukraine-conflict/
This Gaza ceasefire deal is tainted by Trump, Netanyahu and their disregard for peace | Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/ceasefire-deal-gaza-netanyahu-trump-peace
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Republican Georgia State Senator Thrown to The Ground And Arrested During Governor’s Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRSLRHg2Glc
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Son of a man who was beaten and died in a New York prison sues guards, officials: Body camera video from Dec. 9, 2024 shows officers punching Robert L. Brooks Sr., 43, while he was handcuffed on a medical examination table at Marcy Correctional Facility. Brooks died the next day.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/robert-brooks-lawsuit-new-york-prison-guard-beating/
# Medical / General News
Senate Republicans introduce Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation that protects infants who survive an attempted abortion to ensure they receive the same care as any other newborn.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3858dc90-d4d2-11ef-921e-bbd633d01fcf.html
Stein issues executive order on abortion, reproductive health care
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-abortion-josh-stein-reproductive-rights-34b9bc61db8cea13ddc866221a32e5d5
# Medical Technology / Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
Robots the size of grain of rice that can travel through brain to carry out surgery: Sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders has long been the stuff of science fiction—but it could soon become reality
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-california-start-up-tiny-robots-fantastic.html
Scientists Crack the Code on BRCA2: New Hope for Cancer Patients
https://www.voanews.com/a/scientists-crack-genetic-code-of-two-common-cancers-79705107/416543.html
Rare genetic mutation has given rise to a new human blood group, identified after 50 years. This discovery adds MAL to a growing list of recognized blood group systems. Experts have classified it as the 47th system, which shows just how many different markers exist beyond ABO and Rh. Each new system reveals a hidden detail about human genetics.
https://www.earth.com/news/rare-genetic-mutation-has-given-rise-to-a-new-blood-group-mal-system/
The second Trump White House could drastically reshape infectious disease research: Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nih-niaid-trump-kennedy-bhattacharya-vaccines-research
# Military / Militia / Bio-weapons / General News
Trump’s Defense Pick Torched Over Obvious Lie on Women in Military
https://newrepublic.com/post/190195/hegseth-confirmation-hearing-misogynist-views-women-military
UnitedHealth CEO admits 3 major issues with the health system in first public comments since executive’s murder
https://fortune.com/2025/01/16/unitedhealth-group-ceo-health-system-issues/
# Military General News / Bioweapons / Global
Russia says any British military role in Ukraine under new 100-year deal would be worrying: Dmitry Peskov says Moscow will analyze implementation of UK-Ukraine defense cooperation agreement, its impact on region
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-concerned-over-uk-military-infrastructure-expansion-closer-to-its-borders-under-deal-with-ukraine/3453489
# Nuclear Global
Radiation may not be why Chernobyl dogs show ‘dramatic’ genetic differences. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health concluded that radiation-induced mutation likely did not cause genetic differences in dog populations living in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/chornobyl-dogs-have-genetic-differences-but-not-from-disaster-mutations
# Planetary
See 6 Planets Align on January 21. Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that the next won’t happen until 2040.
https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/news-analysis/planet-parade-2025/
# Science
The Universe is expanding faster than science can explain, as new data sends physics into ‘crisis’ mode the nearby Universe seems to expand more quickly than the standard model would anticipate.
https://www.earth.com/news/universe-is-expanding-faster-than-science-can-explain-hubble-tension-physics-crisis/
# Security / Surveillance
# Social
Senator Ted Budd says western North Carolina residents are being kicked out of temporary housing
https://www.wral.com/story/dozens-in-western-nc-kicked-out-of-hotels-tuesday-despite-fema-extending-deadline-officials-say/21808853/
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
How Mark Zuckerberg Undid Years of Work in a Single Week. His emulation of Elon Musk and Twitter is alienating the very users Threads was built to attract.
https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/mark-zuckerberg-meta-threads-destroyed-case-elon-musk-twitter.html
# UFO Disclosure
UAP whistleblower says UFO retrieval program exists: When asked to describe the object, Barber said: “I saw an egg, a white egg.” He added: “It’s inconsistent with anything I’d ever seen before. I can also tell you that the reaction by my team, we all knew we were dealing with something extraordinary.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/uap-whistleblower-ufo-retrieval-program/
# Veterans / VA
The battle over veterans’ health care: How the Republican majority hopes to reshape the VA. GOP Wants to Let More Veterans Choose Their Doctors. Democrats Argue It’s Too Costly and Will Disrupt Quality of Care.
https://thewarhorse.org/republicans-propose-bills-to-privatize-more-veterans-healthcare/
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