Voices, The Peoples News
February 11, 2025, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
South Florida contractor reeling after ICE raid at job site
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/south-florida-contractor-reeling-after-ice-raid-at-job-site/
Military planes are being used for deportations to expedite the process quickly and efficiently, with little concern for costs, as part of Donald Trump’s national emergency on illegal immigration.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/why-donald-trump-is-using-costly-military-planes-for-deportation-of-illegal-immigrants-11738788683228.html
Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-02-10/venezuela-sends-2-planes-to-us-to-return-migrants-signaling-a-potential-improvement-in-relations
Two flights carrying U.S. deportees heading to Venezuela, alleged gang members aboard
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/two-flights-carrying-us-deportees-heading-venezuela-venezuela-govt-says-2025-02-10/
# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
PBS Caves To Trump, Ousts Staffers: ‘We Have Closed Our DEI Office’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/pbs-caves-to-trump-ousts-staffers-we-have-closed-our-dei-office/
Trump’s War on DEI Is Decimating HUD’s Homelessness Response Infrastructure While Evicting Key Personnel from Their Positions. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides technical assistance to communities and agencies working to end homelessness across the nation – including Bucks County.
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2025/02/trumps-war-on-dei-is-decimating-huds-homelessness-response-infrastructure-while-evicting-key-personnel-from-their-positions/
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
The Washington Post has identified more than 30 people working for or closely with it by examining the internal directories of multiple agencies and interviewing numerous federal workers, virtually all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/elon-musk-s-doge-has-swept-into-14-federal-agencies-here-s-what-to-know/ar-AA1yExBD?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
A tidal wave of resistance is coming for Elon Musk. Elon Musk is on a tear through the federal government, and by the time you read this, who knows what he could be up to. He could be sitting at the Resolute Desk with President Trump locked in a broom closet.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5134262-musk-government-power-grab/
Thune And Johnson Vow To Take DOGE Spending Cuts To The Next Level
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/11/elon-musk-doge-spending-cuts-johnson-thune
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
For every $1 the CFPB spends, it has returned $2.80 to American consumers. Over 14 years, the agency has spent $7.5 billion and returned $21 billion to Americans in the form of “monetary compensation, principal reductions, canceled debts, and other consumer relief.”
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/twelve-years-of-protecting-consumers-and-honest-businesses/
# Education / Schools
President Trump Expands Education Freedom with Groundbreaking Executive Order. The new Executive Order has made this year’s National School Choice Week one for the ages. The Order contains many noteworthy provisions
https://alec.org/article/president-trump-expands-education-freedom-with-groundbreaking-executive-order/
Trump May Be Considering An Executive Order That Would Be ‘Giving Up On Our Future.’ President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order that could start the process of dismantling the Department of Education, a move that would have devastating long-term effects on millions of children.
https://www.aol.com/trump-may-considering-executive-order-175422264.html
# Food Recalls
Tuna cans sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Costco recalled due to contamination risk, due to the cans posing a botulism risk.
https://www.eatingwell.com/costco-trader-joes-canned-tuna-recalled-8789604
# General News
Thousands of investors in Trump’s memecoin lost $2 billion in just weeks while the family and its partners racked up $100 million in trading fees
https://fortune.com/2025/02/11/trump-memecoin-traders-2-billion-dollar-loss-family-100-million-fees/
# Gov / Politics
Trump and Musk Only Know How to Do Two Things With Their Power. Trump and Musk can’t imagine a government that actually does positive things for citizens. So they either weaponize it or destroy it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191373/trump-musk-cfpb-destruction-doj-weaponization
Trump says Ukraine has ‘essentially agreed’ to allow the US access to $500B in rare earth minerals for continued support
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-demands-500b-in-rare-earths-from-ukraine-for-continued-support/
With firings and lax enforcement, Trump moving to dismantle government’s public integrity guardrails
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/trump-firings-dismantle-federal-government-public-integrity-guardrails-20250211.html
Trump’s Rage at Canada Just Got Worse—and Putin Is Quietly Celebrating. As Trump’s threats toward Canada grow more worrisome, an expert in international relations explains why the Trump-Musk duo is doing exactly what Vladimir Putin has long hoped for—on multiple fronts.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191376/trumps-rage-canada-just-got-worseand-putin-quietly-celebrating
America’s Abandonment of the Poor. Five years since the pandemic began, the ravages it exposed persist.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189425/americas-abandonment-poor
Trump Makes Shocking Statement Ahead of Vance-Zelenskiy Meeting. Hours before JD Vance was set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Donald Trump revealed his true thoughts on Ukraine.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191381/trump-ukraine-russia-vance-zelenskiy-meeting
# Gov / Politics / Global
Thousands of Danes organizing to buy California from the U.S. Danes have launched a satirical petition to “buy California.” The comedic campaign comes after President Donald Trump’s remarks about the U.S. buying Greenland from Denmark.
https://san.com/cc/200000-people-sign-satirical-petition-for-denmark-to-buy-california-from-the-us/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Throws Tantrum as Massive New York Fraud Judgment Looms. Remember that fraud case against Donald Trump? It hasn’t magically disappeared yet. The president used to call New York his home, but in his post, he said it “is the most corrupt State in the Union.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/191383/trump-tantrum-new-york-fraud-judgment
DOJ Moves to Drop Eric Adams Charges
https://time.com/7216461/eric-adams-trump-justice-department-bribery-charges-dismissed/
# Media
Trump Insists He’s “Brilliant” in Interview That Goes Off the Rails. Trump also took the opportunity to throw Vice President JD Vance so far under the bus you could hear the bones crunch.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-insists-brilliant-interview-goes-144812310.html
# Medical / Health News
Indiana Doctors Sue to Protect Reports That Could ID Abortion Patients. “We are once again in court defending our patients and their right to privacy,” the two doctors said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/indiana-terminated-pregnancy-reports-lawsuit
# Military / General News
Secret Military Files Reveal Pentagon’s Terror Attacks on U.S. Soil: Dubbed Operation Northwoods, the Cold War-era plan hatched by the Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed sparking violent incidents and blaming Cuba, all to trigger war within the Caribbean nation and force out its leader.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/secret-military-files-reveal-pentagon-s-terror-attacks-on-u-s-soil/ar-AA1yM2gm?ocid=msedgdhp
Trump Purges Boards of West Point and Other Service Academies ‘Infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues’
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/10/trump-military-academy-visitors-boards-purge
What’s wrong with US shipbuilding? A top Trump advisor called it an ‘absolute mess’ as Musk’s DOGE eyes military waste
https://www.yahoo.com/news/whats-wrong-us-shipbuilding-top-224202106.html
Pete Hegseth Torched for “F**king Racist” Move on Recruitment. Military leaders warned that Hegseth’s decision could seriously hurt the Army.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191394/pete-hegseth-army-recruitment-racist
# Military / General News / Global
USAID packages found among Hezbollah weapons cache in Lebanon: Israeli soldier
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/new-york-post/20250211/281736980163484?srsltid=AfmBOoqDhXlpz23sHETt2cHS8WVeY_6aF_9FiIP3kEyYHkM8rXHG4jun
# NASA / Space
Trump Orders NASA to Purge All Mentions of Women in Leadership On Its Websites
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-orders-nasa-purge-mentions-120008493.html
Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders could jeopardize safety of Nasa crews. Cuts to federal workforce due to Trump’s orders are adding to pre-existing staffing concerns at agency, sources say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/trump-dei-nasa-executive-order
NASA employees asked to implement these massive changes in work communication after Trump’s executive order
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-nasa-employees-remove-pronouns-from-email-trump-dei-policies-nasa-employees-asked-to-implement-these-massive-changes-in-work-communication-after-trumps-executive-order/articleshow/118013613.cms?from=mdr
# Social Media / Internet
DeepSeek Pushes CCP Censorship, Propaganda on a Global Scale. Since the Chinese company’s chatbot surged in popularity, researchers have documented how its answers reflect China’s view of the world. Some of its responses amplify propaganda Beijing uses to discredit critics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/technology/deepseek-chinese-propaganda.html
# Sports
Trump plans to raise taxes on sports team owners — who have a whopping collective net worth of nearly $1T
https://nypost.com/2025/02/10/business/trump-plans-to-raise-taxes-on-sports-team-owners-worth-869-billion/
# Transportation / Travel
US Travel Industry Faces Billions In Losses As Canadians Cancel Trips. According to the U.S. Travel Association, which advocates for the American travel industry, a 10 per cent dip in inbound travel from Canada could translate to $2.1 billion US in lost spending and jeopardize 14,000 American jobs.
https://travelnoire.com/canadians-boycotting-us-travel
# Veterans / VA
Senate Dems Want VA to Keep Veteran Data Out of DOGE’s Hands: Sen. King joins group trying to protect veterans’ personal info from DOGE
https://www.meritalk.com/articles/senate-dems-want-va-to-keep-veteran-data-out-of-doges-hands/
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