Voices, The Peoples News
May 7, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
How federal neglect fuels wildfire crises on tribal lands. Tribal firefighting programs receive less than half the per-acre funding of the U.S. Forest Service, forcing them to operate with outdated equipment, shrinking staff, and limited preparedness budgets
https://www.dailyclimate.org/how-federal-neglect-fuels-wildfire-crises-on-tribal-lands-2671892314.html
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Saving the Asian unicorn, if it still exists. fewer than 100 saola individuals (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) remain, but it could also be extinct by now. The last confirmed sighting in the wild was in 2013.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/is-the-elusive-asian-unicorn-extinct-new-evidence-gives-hope-to-finding-it
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Wrongfully detained’: Air Force veteran, Navy SEAL are among group of Americans being held in Venezuelan prisons
https://theiceman.substack.com/p/former-seal-still-being-held-in-venezuela
A Texas lawyer gave advice to an immigrant family caught up in an ICE raid. Agents visited him, and then he was fired. The incident follows a series of actions from Donald Trump’s administration targeting individual lawyers and firms that provided work for his perceived political enemies.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-immigration-lawyer-deportation-ice-b2744026.html
‘Downright frightening’: Judge scorches Trump administration for saying that detainees can’t argue due process violations if they would have been detained anyway
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/downright-frightening-judge-scorches-trump-administration-for-saying-that-detainees-cant-argue-due-process-violations-if-they-would-have-been-detained-anyway/
‘If that is not irreparable harm, what is?’: Irate judge finds Trump’s invocation of Alien Enemies Act ‘unlawful’ and blasts admin for sending immigrants to ‘notoriously evil jail’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/if-that-is-not-irreparable-harm-what-is-irate-judge-finds-trumps-invocation-of-alien-enemies-act-unlawful-and-blasts-admin-for-sending-immigrants-to-notoriously-evil-jail/
Critics say deportation efforts skirt due process rights all people in U.S. deserve
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/nx-s1-5369337/critics-say-deportation-efforts-skirt-due-process-rights-all-people-in-u-s-deserve
ICE Agents Storm D.C. Restaurants and Demand To Interrogate Employees: ‘Pretty Unnerving’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/ice-agents-storm-d-c-restaurants-and-demand-to-interrogate-employees-pretty-unnerving/
ICE targets multiple DC restaurants, demands employee’s I-9 forms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56VZa4zoynU
‘We don’t skip to the end’: Trump-appointed judge doubles down on order demanding government ‘facilitate’ return of 2nd man ‘wrongfully’ deported to El Salvador
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/we-dont-skip-to-the-end-trump-appointed-judge-doubles-down-on-order-demanding-government-facilitate-return-of-2nd-man-wrongfully-deported-to-el-salvador/
Kristi Noem Gets Brutal Fact-Check on Deporting U.S. Citizens. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was brutally called out Tuesday after she claimed the United States was not deporting its own citizens.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194931/kristi-noem-brutal-fact-check-deportations-us-citizens
‘Twisting and manipulating intelligence’: Trump admin fumes after spy memo contradicts Venezuela gang claims. The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration’s rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/trump-venezuela-gang-ties-spy-memo.html
‘Whoa’: Legal expert floored as report could reveal if Trump’s ICE ‘telling the truth’: A prominent immigration attorney was shocked over a report that could reveal if Immigration and Customs Enforcement was “telling the truth” about the last of three flights to El Salvador carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportations-2671894517/
US May Soon Deport Migrants to Libya on Military Flight, Sources Say
https://today.westlaw.com/Document/I045b3a702b2411f08ce0e523d2d1dbaf/View/FullText.html?transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Weedkiller Maker Asks US Supreme Court to Block Lawsuits Claiming It Failed to Warn About Cancer. Global chemical manufacturer Bayer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to halt thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn a popular weedkiller could case cancer
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2025-04-07/weedkiller-maker-asks-us-supreme-court-to-block-lawsuits-claiming-it-failed-to-warn-about-cancer
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE slashes disability and aging services: Warnings over cuts by DOGE and RFK Jr to organization that keeps elderly people in their homes. A budget proposal obtained shows a different kind of rollback underway, one that could impact the lives of millions of older Americans and people with disabilities.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook-remaking-government/2025/04/25/doge-slashes-disability-and-aging-services-00311303
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Treasury Secretary Mocked for Proposing to Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Using ‘Any Gimmicks’: ‘Printing Money IS the Gimmick.’ Experts warned the U.S. may run out of funding by July
https://www.latintimes.com/treasury-secretary-mocked-proposing-raise-debt-ceiling-without-using-any-gimmicks-printing-582442
Democrats call for investigation into Trump family crypto deal over potential foreign influence: Merkley said in a “dear colleague” letter to lawmakers on Monday that his bill would “address and curb the corruption that the Trump Administration is potentially engaging in.”
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/06/trump-coin-democrats-crypto-stablecoin
“One flashing red economic warning sign arriving on American soil.” At the top of her show, Hunt described the first shipping container vessel containing Chinese goods that floated into the Port of Los Angeles as only “half full.” Because those ships are so empty, Hunt said, “In just a matter of weeks, Americans are set to be faced with higher prices, shortages on store shelves, the prospect of fewer jobs.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-trade-war-2671900765/
US, China to hold first major trade talks in Switzerland. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington does not wish to decouple from China but wants ‘fair trade.’
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/5/7/us-china-to-hold-talks-in-switzerland-amid-trumps-trade-war
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Alabama House OKs bill allowing high school juniors, seniors to enroll full-time in college
https://1819news.com/news/item/bill-to-allow-high-school-juniors-and-seniors-to-early-enroll-full-time-in-college-advances-in-alabama-senate
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Puerto Rico Pulls Lawsuit Targeting Energy Companies As Legal Climate Shifts
https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/puerto-rico-pulls-lawsuit-targeting-energy-companies-as-legal-climate-shifts/
Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals
https://www.sej.org/headlines/many-houston-oil-and-gas-pollution-violators-are-seeking-permit-renewals
Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/trump-administration-plans-to-shutter-money-saving-energy-star-program/
Trump funding cuts force layoffs at US renewable energy research lab
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-funding-cuts-force-layoffs-215326563.html
Trump’s Onslaught Hits Staffers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Insiders report 114 job cuts on Monday, done in a “haphazard and unorganized” way.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/donald-trump-doge-layoffs-national-renewable-energy-laboratory-nrel/
Corporate welfare: Ransacking community services to line the pockets of fossil fuel companies. These “corporate welfare” programs burden taxpayers and undermine economic growth.
https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/corporate-welfare-federal-budget-0
Trump Aims to Fast Track Alabama Coal Build-Out, Citing US Need. Nearly All the Coal Is Bound for Export
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06052025/trump-aims-to-fast-track-alabama-coal-expansion/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Scientists move forward with climate assessment work despite federal dismissals
https://www.ehn.org/scientists-move-forward-with-climate-assessment-work-despite-federal-dismissals
Climate disaster survivors form nationwide movement to push for climate action and disaster reform
https://www.dailyclimate.org/climate-disaster-survivors-form-nationwide-movement-to-push-for-climate-action-and-disaster-reform-2671897541.html
EPA plans to dismantle key offices overseeing climate and air pollution regulation. EPA is getting rid of the two offices that are primarily responsible for regulating climate and air pollution.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/epa-head-announces-sweeping-plan-to-revoke-dozens-of-environmental-regulations
Scientists Say Something Is Corking the Yellowstone Supervolcano. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature last month, a team of researchers discovered a “volatile-rich cap” a mere 2.36 miles below the surface, trapping pressure and heat below it.
https://www.realclearscience.com/2025/05/05/something_is_corking_the_yellowstone_supervolcano_1108077.html
# Food General News
Josh Hawley calls for federal investigation after whistleblower alleges child labor at Tyson Foods plant
https://www.agriculture.com/u-s-senator-investigates-claims-of-child-labor-at-tyson-foods-plant-11729752
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo hit with government lawsuit for allegedly misleading consumers: ‘Falsely promoting and distributing.’ The lawsuit is asking for more accountability.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/coca-cola-pepsi-virgin-islands-lawsuit-plastic/
# General News
Catholic Church vows to excommunicate priests who follow new Washington state law requiring them report confessions to cops. The new law adds members of the clergy to the list of mandatory reporters for child abuse.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263887/trump-s-doj-investigates-washington-law-threatening-catholic-seal-of-confession
Trump to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf — ahead of massive Middle East trip
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3994993735193-trump-to-announce-the-us-will-call-the-persian-gulf-the-arabian-gulf-ahead-of-massive-middle-east-trip
# Gov / Politics
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More. By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-data-collection-hhs-epa-cdc-maternal-mortality
Trump isn’t making America great —he’s making it unrecognizable
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5280302-trump-not-great/
‘Words of war’: Analyst warns Trump is bending the law to make America a battlefield
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-war-2671898774/
Washington Should Seek Stable Coexistence With Pyongyang: China has crucial role in issue, according to US analyst who says Beijing involvement could allow for US–China cooperation on other matters
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3309294/trump-urged-take-slow-and-steady-approach-north-korea-end-nuclear-stalemate
Texas lawmakers want to defund cities over ‘left-leaning’ laws. Texas is at the center of a fight over whether state leaders or local communities get to decide budget priorities and solve problems.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/texas-defund-cities-left-laws/
Office Hours: Musk’s most dangerous power grab. The richest man in the world keeps moving toward authoritarianism. The dangers he poses to democracy are growing, and he must be restrained.
https://www.alternet.org/inside-the-richest-man-in-the-world-s-most-dangerous-power-grab/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says. Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinians will ‘leave in great numbers to third countries’, raising fears of ethnic cleansing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/hamas-israel-hunger-war-in-gaza
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
A New Trump Executive Order Will Turbocharge Police Violence. It reads like a declaration of war, but with no named enemy and no battlefield.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/trump-executive-order-big-law-police-violence.html
The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them. An internal email said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. At least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring body cameras.
https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-enforcement-administration-ends-body-camera-program-trump
A Black Man Posted Body Cam Footage Online After Being Stopped Several Times by Police. Now Officers Are Accusing Him of Harassment
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/05/06/black-man-arrested-for-stalking-and-harassing-cops-after-obtaining-body-camera-footage-of-those-same-cops-stalking-and-harassing-him-for-almost-two-years/
Second body cam video of police preventing a reporter from interviewing a public official
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThisIsButter/comments/1kfyk53/an_armed_ohio_police_officer_physically_prevented/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Even Trump-appointed judges are ruling against him. Instead of upholding Trump administration policies, federal judges, including those appointed by Trump, are blocking the implementation of much of the president’s second-term agenda.
https://theconversation.com/even-judges-appointed-by-trump-are-ruling-against-him-255835
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
’60 Minutes’ segment paints Trump as threat to the country’s legal system amid lawsuit. The broadcaster has said it will be running a segment on Sunday titled ‘The Rule of the Law’, which scrutinizes Trump’s executive orders against law firms.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14676967/cbs-60-minutes-interview-kamala-harris-donald-trump-report.html
As Trump Pushes Privatization of USPS, Amazon May Be Preparing to Take Over. A new CEO statement from Amazon suggests it could be angling to take over the US Postal Service.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-pushes-privatization-of-usps-amazon-may-be-preparing-to-take-over/
# Medicare / Medicaid
House Democrats Launch Effort to Shield Medicaid and SNAP From GOP Cuts. To succeed, the petition needs the support of every member of the House Democratic caucus and at least five Republicans.
https://truthout.org/articles/house-democrats-launch-effort-to-shield-medicaid-and-snap-from-gop-cuts/
Medicaid Cuts in Republican Bill Would Charge Poor People More for Coverage. The cost-sharing requirements on beneficiaries above the federal poverty line is the most notable item in a menu of Medicaid cuts
https://prospect.org/health/2025-05-07-medicaid-cuts-in-republican-bill-would-charge-poor-people/
# Medical / Health News
Donald Trump cut TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars from Planned Parenthood clinics that provide contraceptives, STI tests, reproductive health care and other health services to low-income Americans.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/31/trump-admin-cuts-tens-of-millions-from-planned-parenthood-00261763
Pfizer Vaccine Linked to Higher All-Cause Mortality Rate than Moderna Shot. People who received two doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to die within a year from cardiac arrest, COVID-19 and all other causes than those who received two doses of Moderna’s vaccine, according to the authors of a study published April 29 on the preprint server medRxiv.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pfizer-vaccine-higher-all-cause-mortality-than-moderna-shot-study/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20250505
# Military / Militia / General News
Extent of Pete Hegseth Signal usage revealed as he used app to ask aides to relay military plans to other countries. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used Signal to liaise with aides about daily Pentagon business and was participating in at least a dozen chats
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-signal-app-b2745736.html
Despite short-term stability, the risk of a U.S.-China military crisis is rising. The perception that China likely does not face an existential threat from the United States has had a stabilizing effect on policy in Beijing, which has responded to Trump’s escalation of trade tensions in April with patience
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/will-china-escalate?mkt_tok=ODEzLVhZVS00MjIAAAGaRTO0cL3229U7znzI4UEKqW1NEmBXqZkhVY4OkkM77tYIltqBUWNu162o9-VeQfZ95qAozJgfAaOPozBTpIl65mvTOZ6fb2eptSyUnN81zzE
# Military / General News / Global
US Leaves Europe Hanging With No Road Map for Defense Withdrawal. “You can’t make an assumption that America’s presence will last forever,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said to Europe earlier this year.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-roadmap-withdrawal-europe-2066614
Tensions escalate after India fires missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory: India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war.’ Pakistan said at least 19 people were killed.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/india-fires-missiles-into-pakistani-controlled-territory-00332460
# NOAA / Weather
Trump Shuts Down 25 USGS Centers That Monitor Drought and Flooding Throughout the Country
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-usgs-cancellations.html
Militia Group Threatens NWS Radars, Calling Them ‘Weather Weapons’—How Did NOAA Respond? NOAA emails show that this organization believes Doppler weather radars, namely those in the NEXRAD network, are really “weather weapons,” and they are demanding their destruction. Protecting science-based infrastructure like NEXRAD is no longer just a technical issue.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/310218/20250506/militia-group-threatens-nws-radars-calling-them-weather-weaponshow-did-noaa-respond.htm
# Pharmaceuticals
Experts raise red flag after researching pharmaceutical industry: ‘We need government intervention’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pharmaceutical-industry-carbon-emissions-growth/
Trump announces tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs are in the works
https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-pharma-tariffs-eli-lilly-pfizer-18c67056
Trump signs order in bid to boost pharma manufacturing in the U.S: The order asks the FDA to reduce the time it takes to approve domestic manufacturing plants
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/05/05/trump-tariffs-fda-pharma-biotech-medicines-manufacturing-ingredients/
# Science / Science Engineers
Europe steps up funding to attract U.S. scientists facing cuts under Trump
https://www.easternprogress.com/lifestyles/health/europe-launches-565-million-campaign-to-attract-u-s-scientists/article_9301182d-8d7f-503c-adee-2d95a1570282.html
# Security / Surveillance / Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary Noem tells Congress cybersecurity agency is no longer focused on misinformation. Last year, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency partnered with local agencies ahead of the 2024 presidential election to ensure security and combat false information.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/dhs-secretary-noem-tells-congress-cybersecurity-agency-is-no-longer-focused-on-misinformation
# Social / Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
House GOP members warn new Social Security head against further cuts to staff, service. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has pushed for cutting down SSA’s workforce, an idea that has received strong pushback from Democrats in Congress.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5286333-republicans-press-newly-confirmed-social-security-chief-staff-cutbacks/
Senate confirms Bisignano to head Social Security Administration. Wyden said Bisignano has “close ties to DOGE and its ongoing operations at the Social Security administration.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5285650-senate-confirms-bisignano-to-head-social-security-administration/
# Transportation / Travel / Advisories
This Real-Life Speeder Bike Looks Like a Terrifyingly Fun Death Trap
https://futurism.com/the-byte/volonaut-airbike-video
# Veterans / VA
Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials.” Veterans Affairs messages obtained by ProPublica paint a stark portrait of how chaotic cost cutting has already imperiled tests of treatments for cancer, opioid addiction and more.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-veterans-affairs-budget-staff-cuts-jeopardize-cancer-research
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