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 The department no longer has any authority under the rescinded Executive Order 11246 or its regulations.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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