Voices, The Peoples News
April 28, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Rights to Native American Land and Natural Resources: The federal government holds 56 million acres of land in trust for Native American tribes and individuals. This means that the government holds title to the land, but the Native American tribe or individual holds the beneficial interest.
https://www.justia.com/native-american-law/rights-to-native-american-land-and-natural-resources/#:~:text=The%20federal%20government%20holds%2056,individual%20holds%20the%20beneficial%20interest
American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. That the rights of indigenous peoples are both essential and of historical significance to the present and future of the Americas
https://www.oas.org/en/sare/documents/decamind.pdf
Rights-of-Way on Individually Owned Indian and Tribal Lands. The Division of Real Estate Services coordinates the process of granting access to American Indian and Alaska Native lands for major infrastructure projects.
https://www.bia.gov/service/rights-of-way-individually-owned-indian-and-tribal-lands
# Indigenous / Global
Who Has the Right to Decide What Happens on Indigenous Lands? In Ecuador, Indigenous communities are fighting for stronger safeguards to protect their sovereignty as more oil drilling looms. A right to say no to unwanted development could revolutionize consultation processes used around the world.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27042025/ecuador-indigenous-land-rights-oil-drilling/
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘We’re breaking our promises’: Afghans who helped US at risk of deportation as Trump ends protections. Afghans who fled the Taliban, including some who helped the U.S. military during America’s 20-year war there, are facing the risk of deportation as the Trump administration moves to end legal protections for them
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/25/were-breaking-our-promises-afghans-who-helped-us-risk-of-deportation-trump-ends-protections.html
Secret Trump Memo Tells ICE to Break into Homes Without Warrants
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-warrantless-search
Lawmaker defends bill providing health care to undocumented Minnesotans
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-undocumented-immigrants-health-insurance-debate/
Mexico instructs broadcasters to ban Kristi Noem’s ad on illegal immigration
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3391499/mexico-instructs-broadcasters-ban-kristi-noem-ad-illegal-immigration/
I Was Told I’m Not a U.S. Citizen – My Panic to Prove My Identity: The original poster (OP) received an alert that said he was not a U.S. citizen. The OP clearly has documentation showing that he is, in fact, a U.S. citizen. The poster was born here, and the U.S. follows birthright citizenship rules that say people born in this country are citizens of it.
https://www.aol.com/told-m-not-u-citizen-181504025.html
Undocumented immigrants find legal representation with help of non-profit organization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1OOI0OWw5A
US judge in Texas orders release of Venezuelan couple, temporarily blocks deportations
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-texas-venezuela-a2b8e109b98c4ff62ac7719614056ac3
Haitians living in U.S. face uncertain future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbg4Ix-Gcvo
Irish woman legally residing in US for 30 years detained following visit to ill father in Ireland is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state. Cliona Ward holds a valid green card and is the sole caregiver for her chronically ill son in Santa Cruz, California.
https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-woman-us-detained-cliona-ward-6689583-Apr2025/
Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation and intimidation at US’ Guantanamo detention center
https://apnews.com/article/guantanamo-navy-base-immigrants-detained-1ce6ef448f50bc89a47e32a919befc45
ICE admits detained New Jersey man has no criminal history
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sen-andy-kim-ice-arrest-karim-daoud-new-jersey/
A federal judge wants the Trump administration to explain why a 2-year-old U.S. citizen was deported to Honduras with her mother and older sister.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-demands-answers-whether-2-year-old-u-s-citizen-deported-to-honduras/
Border czar maintains “no U.S. citizen child was deported” in incident of girl removed to Honduras with mother
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-homan-border-czar-deportation-us-citizen-honduras-face-the-nation/
Homan says having US-born children does not make people ‘immune’ from deportation
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5270048-homan-us-born-children-deportation/
ICE works with Florida cops to arrest nearly 800 undocumented immigrants in a ‘first-of-its-kind’ agreement
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2025/04/28/ice-florida-operation-law-enforcement-initiative-arrests/83322522007/
Protests target courthouse, FBI after judge arrested for allegedly protecting illegal immigrant
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hannah-dugan-protest
Judges Are Slowing Down Trump’s Fascist Deportation Regime. Now He’s Arresting Them For It. In the absence of opposition party challenges and disempowered labor, courts are one of the few sites of meaningful pushback on Trump’s agenda.
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/25/judge-arrest-trump-immigrants-deport/
# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Over $300M raised for DEI initiatives in higher education across U.S.
https://www.aol.com/report-over-300m-raised-dei-143100242.html
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Poll: Independent voters turn against DOGE
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7d3cd07b-105b-451c-9204-21a3da1b99af.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Walmart and Target CEOs issue dire tariff warning on everyday items far worse than price rises, empty shelves. The CEOs of Walmart and Target are warning that store shelves could be empty in weeks unless trade policy changes soon.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-target-warn-massive-price-224437154.html
SC Senate votes to give themselves $18,000 pay raise. The South Carolina Senate has voted what is effectively an $18,000-a-year pay raise into the state’s spending plan for the next budget year.
https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-senate-legislators-pay-raise-7c2a3ec068c5316a019c529abd3358f9
Trump Boldly Claims Steep Tariffs Could Lead To Taxes Being ‘Completely Eliminated’ For Some Workers
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tariffs-taxes-eliminated_n_680e4676e4b052c33e2744e9
Taxed Baby Products Skyrocket as Trump Pushes for More Kids. The “baby tax” has already made essential gear go up by 30%, and prices are expected to climb higher in the coming weeks.
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/26/tariffs-baby-product-prices
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump administration proposes elimination of Head Start funding | Here’s what that means
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTWeQ8MNhc
Federal judge restricts Trump administration’s efforts to withhold school funding based on DEI
https://www.k12dive.com/news/judge-restricts-education-departments-dei-threats/746293/
ICE restoring legal status for international students with revoked visas
https://apnews.com/article/international-student-status-restored-9e8a7cb90f4193ec52bf06edc5094cd9
Campus communities rally around international students threatened by ICE
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5266036-campus-communities-rally-around-international-students-threatened-by-ice/
These Pennsylvania College and University Presidents Say the Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’ Endangers Higher Education
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/us-university-presidents-trump-administration
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it’s destabilized by Trump’s job cuts
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5349442/black-federal-employees-trump-cuts
Ex-Tesla exec. urges federal workers to stand up to Elon Musk
https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/ex-tesla-exec-urges-federal-workers-stand-up-elon-musk/
Federal workers are waging a resistance against Trump agenda. It’s captured in videos and polling
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/federal-workers-paid-taxpayers-openly-defying-trump-agenda-will-voters
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Deep-sea miner seeks Trump intervention ahead of meeting. Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet – where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet (200 meters) below the ocean surface and sustains life across our planet.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/marine-life/deep-sea-miner-seeks-trump-intervention/
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite the objections of environmentalists.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-moves-ramp-deep-sea-215958968.html
Senators unite in rare bipartisan push to keep energy affordable: ‘We believe the final bill can support smart policies’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/clean-energy-tax-credits-republican-senators/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Improving methane measurement in the age of rising emissions
https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/engineering/iimproving-methane-measurement/#:~:text=Knowing%20how%20much%20methane%20is,detection%20of%20local%20sources%20easier
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Proposed Changes to FEMA and the Future of Federal Disaster Response. An analysis of how recent executive actions may reshape disaster management and their potential impact on affected communities
https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/proposed-changes-to-fema-and-the-future-of-federal-disaster-response/
Trump’s Cuts to FEMA Leave Us Unprepared for Disasters. Reports of hundreds of staff cuts to FEMA and agency disaster response. Additional cuts are possible as the Trump administration looks to get rid of even more staff, according to news reports. These will reportedly target FEMA staff who work on climate resilience and disaster risk reduction.
https://www.nrdc.org/media/trumps-cuts-fema-leave-us-unprepared-disasters
# Food General News
PA bill passes exempting farmers from unemployment tax for migrants
https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_5b272015-4f0f-4176-af9e-d5d7c263f54e.html
Experts Warn Getting Food Is ‘Going To Be Complicated’ As Trump Deportations Target Farm Workers
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-mass-deportation-farms-breaking-point-2064190
How Trump’s Deportation Plans Could Blow Up the Food System and Increase Migrant Labor. Instead of cutting back on undocumented immigrants, the new administration will be forced to provide more visas to keep food flowing to stores.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/23/trump-deportation-plans-food-system-00200013
# General News
Donald Trump says major US holiday ‘will return from the ashes’ with attack on Democrats
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-vows-bring-columbus-day-220400584.html
Donald Trump going after women’s freedom and cooking legal ‘loopholes’ to beat constitution to become president again. Because two terms are not enough to destroy every right women have won in America.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/donald-trump-going-after-womens-freedom-and-cooking-legal-loopholes-to-beat-constitution-to-become-president-again/
# Gov / Politics
Musk Leads MAGA Meltdown After Dem Demand for Mass Protests. Thousands of protesters gathered across the U.S. Saturday to object to Trump administration policies, including Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) federal downsizing, reciprocal tariffs and immigration reform
https://www.yahoo.com/news/protesters-rally-against-trump-musk-225758310.html
Two Dem lawmakers barge into House speaker’s office in backlash against Musk. Reps. Judy Chu and Gwen Moore denounced DOGE’s access to a vast government payments system.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/05/congress/two-dem-lawmakers-invade-house-speakers-office-in-backlash-against-musk-00202667
However scared you might be for our democracy, you are not scared enough: During his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump pretended his “Dictator on Day 1” talk was just a joke. Nearly 100 days in, it’s clear he was dead serious
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-autocrat-supreme-court_n_680ab464e4b031fa917d7610
Ron and Casey DeSantis were plotting a political dynasty in Florida. Then came a scandal
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/politics/ron-casey-desantis-florida-scandal/index.html
‘Might be the big one’: Trump accused of ‘freezing’ out future GOP presidential hopefuls
https://www.rawstory.com/this-might-be-the-big-one-trump-accused-of-freezing-out/
Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100 billion arms package, sources say
https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/systemfiles/U.S.%20Offers%20Billions%20in%20Arms%20to%20Ease%20Mideast%E2%80%99s%20Iran%20Anxiety%20%20-%20Quoting%20Yiftah%20Shapir%20in%20Bloomberg%20Business.pdf
We Finally Know Exactly What The Saudis Are Getting In That Huge Arms Deal. The package includes major upgrades for the country’s Air Force and Navy, as well as new space-based capabilities.
https://www.twz.com/11329/we-finally-know-exactly-what-the-saudis-are-getting-in-that-huge-arms-deal
Putin is ‘Playing America as a Patsy.’ The senior senator from Iowa has been one of the most vocal congressional Republicans criticizing Russian aggression in Ukraine.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/25/russia-ukraine-trump-negotiations-00310360
Congress won’t back a Trump invasion of Greenland, top Democrat says. “I don’t believe that there is real bipartisan support…to aggressively move on Greenland,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in Denmark.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/25/congress-democrats-trump-greenland-invasion/83273753007/
‘Should Not Treat Them Nicely!’ Trump Calls For Republicans to Crack Down on ‘Disruptors and Troublemakers’ at Town Hall Events
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/should-not-treat-them-nicely-trump-calls-for-republicans-to-crack-down-on-disruptors-and-troublemakers-at-town-hall-events/
Trump dismissed Israeli plans to attack Iran in favour of negotiations. Splits within US administration eventually led to ‘rough compromise’ against military action
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-dismissed-israeli-plans-attack-iran-favour-negotiations
US amb. to Israel Mike Huckabee supports starving Gaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgSwIGTPIE4
Trump Doesn’t Need an Executive Order to Kill Progressive Nonprofits. Fearing retribution from Trump, major donors to progressive organizations are holding back at a time when they need it most.
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/25/trump-nonprofits-philanthropy-donors/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Greenland’s prime minister says island can’t be bought and US isn’t showing respect
https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-denmark-us-87b669843fc1edc2c40cea47e6a40043
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Trumpian Plot to Take Over the Federal Courts. The conservative legal movement’s latest broadside against the judiciary is likely to fail, but it illuminates how far they’re willing to go to dismantle the rule of law.
https://newrepublic.com/article/194461/trump-allies-commandeer-federal-courts
‘Wasting Judicial Resources’: Judge Shreds Trump Admin’s Alien Enemies Act Case. A federal judge in El Paso ruled that Trump’s attempt to deport a couple under the wartime law had no “basis” other than “multiple levels of hearsay”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-judge-shreds-alien-enemies-act-deportation-case-1235325882/
‘Information manipulation’: Trump DOJ goes after Wikipedia for ‘masking propaganda’ and threatens nonprofit status, accuses it of boosting ‘foreign powers’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/information-manipulation-trump-doj-goes-after-wikipedia-for-information-manipulation-and-threatens-nonprofit-status-accuses-it-of-boosting-foreign-powers/
Judge blocks parts of Trump elections overhaul, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-citizenship-lawsuit-4b683fe2e1106316fdb05621be9b7d0e
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Don’t Let Elon Musk Privatize the Postal Service. In a rare display of bipartisanship, politicians of both parties are telling the Trump Administration not to sell the public service to for-profit corporations.
https://progressive.org/op-eds/dont-let-elon-musk-privatize-the-postal-service-anderson-20250423/
Maddow Declares Trump Attempting ‘Authoritarian Overthrow’ of U.S. But So Far Too ‘Incompetent’ to Pull it Off
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/maddow-declares-trump-attempting-authoritarian-overthrow-of-u-s-but-so-far-too-incompetent-to-pull-it-off/
California Democrat pushes to tax social media
https://www.newsweek.com/california-tax-social-media-legislation-2064045
What’s happening at “60 Minutes” matters to anyone who cares about protecting free speech. We should rewatch the SLAPP Suits episode of “Last Week Tonight” in the context of Trump’s threat to press freedoms
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/27/whats-happening-at-60-minutes-matters-to-anyone-cares-about-protecting-free-speech/
# Medicare / Medicaid
Medicaid cuts may disproportionately affect Black, Latino doctors and their patients
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/medicaid-cuts-impact-black-latino-patients-doctors/
Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Are Sitting in to Stand up for Medicaid. The lawmakers are having “An Urgent Conversation with the American People” on the Capitol steps to oppose Republican plans to cut public healthcare benefits
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/booker-jeffries-capitol-sit-in-medicaid-1235326047/
Virginia lawmakers demand Medicare oversight reforms
https://www.insidenova.com/news/state/virginia-lawmakers-demand-medicare-oversight-reforms/article_bdcae3c9-d732-51a3-91bf-3ca43f247a7c.html
# Medical / Health News
Trailblazer: a gene therapy pathway to a cure for HIV
https://cosmosmagazine.com/news/a-gene-therapy-pathway-to-a-cure-for-hiv/
For This Insurer, Breathing Now Comes With A Catch. Blue Cross Blue Shield just made it harder for many patients to get vital asthma and allergy medications, all while channeling more profits toward a PBM-affiliated pharmacy.
https://www.levernews.com/for-this-insurer-breathing-now-comes-with-a-catch/
Increasing Barriers To Care: Many health insurers have long required prior authorizations, in which providers must obtain insurance approval for services or medications, to ostensibly guard against unnecessary procedures. However, many experts say the real reason for such requirements is to create barriers to care and reduce coverage costs.
https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-prior-authorization#
# Military / DOD / General News
‘Completely Unacceptable’: Pete Hegseth Calls Out ‘Fat’ Military Troops and Demands For ‘Real Fitness and Weight Standards’ — ‘This is What We Are Changing’
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5267720-reserve-troops-weight-standards/
Hegseth Purges Defense Advisory Board After MAGA Came For It. On Tucker Carlson’s show, a MAGA loyalist ripped the Defense Policy Board. In short order, Pete Hegseth purged all its members.
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/25/hegseth-defense-policy-board-pentagon-tucker-carlson/
# NASA / Space
Trump administration cancels lease for NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City. GISS is a leading Earth science research organization.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/earth/trump-administration-cancels-lease-for-nasas-goddard-institute-for-space-studies-lab-in-new-york-city
SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission. SpaceX launched a milestone mission on Sunday night (April 27). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the company’s Starlink broadband satellites
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-250th-starlink-satellite-mission-lands-rocket-at-sea-photos
# Nuclear
Israeli spokeswoman asked forbidden question about secret nukes
https://www.radiofree.org/2025/04/27/israeli-spokeswoman-asked-forbidden-question-about-secret-nukes/
# Pharmaceuticals
Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs would raise costs by $51bn annually, report finds
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pharmaceutical-tariffs-costs-b2739812.html
# Social / Social Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs. A draft document outlines steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research.
https://www.startribune.com/trump-budget-to-take-ax-to-radical-safety-net-programs/601339585
IRS can seize your social security, property, and paycheck once a year if you fail to pay your taxes. Here’s what you need to know about the process and how to avoid it
https://www.the-express.com/finance/personal-finance/170059/irs-can-seize-your-social-security-property-paycheck
# Solar Activity
The world’s most advanced solar telescope just unlocked a new level of discovery with the first light from its Visible Tunable Filter—a revolutionary instrument built with atomic precision to capture the Sun in stunning spectral and magnetic detail.
https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-most-powerful-solar-telescope-captures-the-suns-explosive-activity-in-unmatched-detail/
# Transportation / Travel / Advisories
Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show. Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.
https://www.stopspying.org/wiretaps-on-wheels
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