Voices, The Peoples News
May 12, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Scientists sound alarm after witnessing disturbing changes in wild animal behavior: ‘That does create problems.’ “We can get creative with the ways we live together.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/synurbization-wild-animals-urbanization-behavior/
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump Signs Self-Deportation Executive Order With Free Flights to Anywhere ‘As Long as It’s Not Here’: Trump asserted that the “deportation bonus will save American taxpayers billions and billions of dollars. Eventually, when the illegals are gone, it will save us trillions of dollars.”
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/project-homecoming-inside-trumps-new-plan-for-migrants-who-self-deport-from-us-free-flights-cash-bonus-8387782
GOP Rep Calls ICE Threat to Arrest Democrat Reps ‘Very Drastic’: ‘We Can Peacefully Protest In This Country.’ “I’m just curious, should ICE be arresting or even threatening to arrest members of Congress?” O’Keefe asked.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-rep-calls-ice-threat-to-arrest-democrat-reps-very-drastic-we-can-peacefully-protest-in-this-country/
ICE agents arrest woman holding newborn baby as neighbors try to stop them. This isn’t an isolated situation with undocumented Irish people being rounded up in the US as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/ice-agents-arrest-woman-holding-35202836
Seven Deaths, Zero Accountability: Inside Trump’s ICE Facilities. At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/05/05/seven-dead-in-ice-custody-in-trumps-first-100-days-as-detainee-population-swells/
Private Prison CEO on ICE Contracts: We’re a Better Deal Than El Salvador’s CECOT. Private prison firms CoreCivic and GEO Group are thrilled about ICE’s spending spree, but they’re already facing local opposition.
https://theintercept.com/2025/05/08/ice-private-prison-profits-corecivic-geo-group/
ICE planning uptick in deportation flights this week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5294935-trump-administration-boosts-deportation-flights/
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
‘No statutory authority whatsoever’: Judge rubbishes DOGE in case over Trump’s efforts to mass fire federal workers, issues temporary restraining order
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/no-statutory-authority-whatsoever-judge-rubbishes-doge-in-case-over-trumps-efforts-to-mass-fire-federal-workers-issues-temporary-restraining-order/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
‘Total reset negotiated’: Trump started a trade war with China and is already looking for a way out
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-and-china-to-slash-tariffs-for-90-days-as-trump-and-xi-likely-to-talk-maybe-at-the-end-of-the-week-101943792.html
US, China to Slash Tariffs in Step Back from Decoupling Brink. Geneva talks mark first high-level US-China meeting since Trump’s return. Trade war halted $600 billion in bilateral trade, sparking stagflation fears
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-china-reach-deal-slash-tariffs-officials-say-2025-05-12/
“It’s Real Y’all”: People Are Sharing Their Tariff Receipts, And My Wallet Is Not Ready For What’s Coming. “The product cost is $524 and the tariff charge is $890.”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/trump-tariff-receipts-may-2025
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Students Studying at Columbia Library Were Suspended for Protest They Took No Part In. After being threatened with losing their housing, several students who weren’t involved in the protests had their suspensions lifted.
https://theintercept.com/2025/05/10/columbia-library-gaza-protests-students-suspended/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump expands federal purge of firing Democrats at independent agencies: President Trump ‘s new wave of firings at independent agencies could spark another legal firestorm over his attempts to leverage his executive branch power.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4001574617829-trump-expands-federal-purge-of-firing-democrats-at-independent-agencies?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDcwNTE2NjM4NDg%3D
California’s top lawmaker calls on federal judge to block ‘illegal’ mass firings by Trump government. The lawsuit, filed this week, challenges the firing of 10,000 HHS employees, agency closures, and workforce reductions in departments essential to disaster response, food safety, and mental health.
https://www.newsbreak.com/golden-gate-media-1351221/4000175395348-california-s-top-lawmaker-calls-on-federal-judge-to-block-illegal-mass-firings-by-trump-government
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Energy Secretary Hints at Cancelling Billions of Dollars in Biden’s Green Energy Loans
https://freebeacon.com/energy/trump-energy-sec-opens-door-to-canceling-billions-of-dollars-in-green-projects/
US Won’t Move Forward With Billions in Biden-Era Energy Loans. Energy Secretary Wright Says Department Evaluating Projects Springing From $400 Billion Green Bank
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/energy-wright-biden-projects
Trump’s Energy Department just discovered $93 Billion in green energy loans in the 3 months before Trump took office. In the 3 months between the 2024 election and the 2025 inauguration, the office committed an additional $93 billion in loans, which is concerning given the office’s history of making questionable loans.
https://energynewsbeat.co/trumps-energy-department-just-discovered-93-billion-in-green-energy-loans-in-the-3-months-before-trump-took-office/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight. Without clear details how it will work, skeptics worry it could be a giveaway for developers and mining companies and do little to ease the region’s housing crisis.
https://apnews.com/article/west-public-lands-sale-republicans-e153dcb4d4391dd849e4409123bfecfe
Florida criminalized homeless people sleeping in parks. They got creative. The legislation requires local governments to provide temporary housing and treatment services for those in need
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yViSSKy3KSQ
Running blind: The silencing and censoring of environmental threats to US national security
https://www.gleick.com/blog/censorship-deletion-and-purging-of-us-defense-and-intelligence-assessments
# Food General News
Experts issue dire warning as food prices rise faster than inflation: ‘This process is affecting multiple regions worldwide.’ “Crop production is growing at a slower pace than needed to meet domestic and international demand.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/economists-food-prices-climate-change-brazil/#:~:text=multiple%20regions%20worldwide’-,Experts%20issue%20dire%20warning%20as%20food%20prices%20rise%20faster%20than,meet%20domestic%20and%20international%20demand.%22
# Gov / Politics
U.S. added to int’l human rights watchlist over Trump attacks on democratic norms
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/05/11/CIVICUS-Trump-watchlist/3341747013972/
‘He thinks he’s a king’: Trump accepts a lavish ‘Flying Palace’ from a foreign power, but don’t worry, it’s totally not bribery. News of present known as ‘flying palace’ from royal family to replace Air Force One has ignited accusations of bribery and corruption
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/11/trump-accept-luxury-plane-gift-qatar
Trump thinks he is shaping the Middle East. Instead, it’s Gulf states that will dictate US foreign policy. The US president travels to meet the region’s leaders facing an uncomfortable reality: he may need them more than they need him
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2025/may/11/donald-trump-middle-east-gulf-states-us-foreign-policy
Carolinas lawmakers urging amendments to U.S. Constitution. Legislation pending in the Carolinas legislatures would authorize each state to join a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to limit the power and spending of the federal government.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_c7d70c9a-f81a-4677-9acd-aae63835ea38.html
‘Prodded onto the shakiest of limbs:’ States sue Trump over ‘fake’ energy emergency he declared in ‘unsupported and unlawful’ executive order, suit says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/prodded-onto-the-shakiest-of-limbs-states-sue-trump-over-fake-energy-emergency-he-declared-in-unsupported-and-unlawful-executive-order-suit-says/
Russia tortured a Ukrainian journalist to death — yet Trump wants to negotiate
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5291103-russia-tortured-a-ukrainian-journalist-to-death-yet-trump-wants-to-negotiate/
Government accountability expert tells ’60 Minutes’ fraud ‘is not a political issue,’ optimistic on DOGE
https://www.foxnews.com/media/government-accountability-expert-tells-60-minutes-fraud-is-not-political-issue-optimistic-doge
Ocasio-Cortez slams GOP threats to Medicaid: ‘They’re robbing people’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5294120-ocasio-cortez-slams-gop-threats-to-medicaid-theyre-robbing-people/
Trump is using immigration law to ‘criminalize political opposition’: legal expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-leah-litman/
Democrats Woke Up to Trump’s Crypto Grift. Will They Stop Other Scammers? “Many of the potential issues we see with the Trump family’s crypto practices are a feature — not a bug — of the crypto industry.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/05/08/democrats-trump-crypto-stablecoin-maxine-waters/
A Trumped Up Police State Is Coming. From militarized crackdowns to legal impunity, Trump’s policing agenda is designed to crush dissent and critics, explains Radley Balko.
https://theintercept.com/2025/05/08/trump-police-crime-radley-balko/
MAGA Civil War Looms as Loyalists Plot to Oust Fellow Republicans in Senate Race
https://nevertrumpers.quora.com/MAGA-Civil-War-Looms-as-Loyalists-Plot-to-Oust-Fellow-Republicans-in-Senate-Race
The Path to American Authoritarianism, What Comes After Democratic Breakdown
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=148599
# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran calls latest nuclear talks with US ‘difficult’ but both sides agree negotiations will continue
https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-us-hold-4th-round-091641116.html
Iran and US conclude a fourth round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program in Oman
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-nuclear-talks-oman-mideast-tensions-trump-1b47c24a5f97e20bfebbc34ad8047e90
Zelenskyy hopes for truce, says he’ll meet Putin ‘personally’ in Turkiye. Ukraine’s leader has insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before any direct talks with Russia.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/11/putin-proposes-direct-russia-ukraine-talks-in-istanbul-on-may-15
Putin’s spokesman says Moscow will ‘continue’ invasion while blaming Ukraine for not being ‘ready’ for peace
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/putin-s-spokesman-says-moscow-will-continue-invasion-while-blaming-ukraine-for-not-being-ready-for-peace/ar-AA1EzMfu
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘They’re gonna confine him’: Legal expert flags evidence Supreme Court will rein Trump in: The issue at hand, according to Vance, “is whether a district judge can issue an injunction that takes effect nationwide, or whether their decision is only applicable within their judicial district, or even limited just to the parties in front of them.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4003410637838-hot-mess-expert-says-supreme-court-has-strongest-case-possible-to-rule-against-trump
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from laying off federal employees. The ruling puts on hold the White House’s plans to implement government-wide layoffs at a number of agencies.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/judge-blocks-trump-administration-federal-employees-layoffs-00340243
Trump uses Supreme Court birthright citizenship case in bid to limit judges’ power
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5292906-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship/
‘Hot mess’: Expert says Supreme Court has ‘strongest’ case possible to rule against Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-strongest-case-trump/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Fox News pundit: Trump must suspend habeas corpus if Supreme Court can’t ‘understand’ law. Right-wing attorney Mehek Cooke argued that President Donald Trump should suspend habeas corpus rights if the U.S. Supreme Court “cannot understand” that he has a legal right to deport migrants without due process.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4003014625491-fox-news-pundit-trump-must-suspend-habeas-corpus-if-supreme-court-can-t-understand-law
# Medicare / Medicaid
New Mexico governor says potential GOP cuts to Medicaid would ‘destroy health care as we know it’
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5294811-new-mexico-governor-potential-gop-cuts-medicaid/
What the GOP Isn’t Saying About the True Cost of Medicaid Cuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M99NADj7bjQ
House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-cuts-trump-tax-cuts-bill-1e2b12a91a3d12ceb0420ce7053de58e
Republicans unveil Medicaid portion of Trump tax bill. Still, millions of people would lose health insurance under the plan through policies such as work requirements and a new cost-sharing requirement for certain beneficiaries.
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-cuts-trump-tax-cuts-bill-1e2b12a91a3d12ceb0420ce7053de58e
‘Under Cover of Night,’ GOP unveils plan to kick 8 million off medicaid: Trump and Republicans have been lying when they claim they aren’t going to cut Medicaid and take away people’s healthcare.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-medicaid-bill-text
# Medical / Health News
Most baby boomers can’t afford assisted living and are weighing on the housing market by staying in their homes, ‘Oracle of Wall Street’ says
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-05-10-1615/technology-most-baby-boomers-cant-afford-assisted-living-and-are-weighing
Trump admin weighs cutting protections for mental health treatment coverage. Most of the public oppose major federal cuts to health agencies and programs and say they have been made “recklessly.” The public, including most republicans, oppose medicaid cuts; MAGA supporters are divided
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/most-of-the-public-oppose-major-federal-cuts-to-health-agencies-and-programs-and-say-they-have-been-made-recklessly/
# Medical Science / Research
Medicinal Mushrooms Show Promise for Treating Brain Disorders. Recent scientific research reveals that certain edible and medicinal fungi contain powerful bioactive compounds that could transform treatment approaches for central nervous system (CNS) disorders.
https://scienceblog.com/medicinal-mushrooms-show-promise-for-treating-brain-disorders/
# Medical Technology
Trump administration stops funding research for babies with heart defects
https://www.aol.com/trump-administration-halts-funding-research-185047550.html
# Military / Militia / General News
Thousands of beneficiaries are finding out they are being disenrolled from Tricare health care coverage in the West Region because they didn’t set up recurring payments by an April 30 deadline
https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/mil-money/2025/05/09/thousands-in-west-region-being-booted-out-of-militarys-tricare/
# Military / General News / Global
India and Pakistan reach ceasefire agreement, with US help. But all not quiet on the front
https://thebulletin.org/2025/05/the-india-pakistan-conflict-continues-for-a-third-day-so-does-the-possibility-of-nuclear-escalation/
# NASA
NASA Unveils New High-Resolution Ocean Floor Map, Finds Nearly 100,000 Previously Unknown Underwater Mountains
https://www.earth.com/news/nasas-new-underwater-map-reveals-nearly-100000-hidden-ocean-mountains-seamounts/
Vast Liquid Water Reservoir Found Deep in Martian Crust
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-signals-hint-at-a-lost-ocean-of-water-concealed-within-mars
# Pharmaceuticals
Trump to sign executive order he says will slash drug prices by up to 80%: The order, as described by Trump on Truth Social, is based on a “most favored nation” pricing model, a policy approach that his first administration previously tried and failed to implement following legal challenges.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-prescription-drugs-executive-order-explained-2070775
# Science / Science Engineers
Eliminating US science advisory committees will harm the public and open the door to special interests
https://thebulletin.org/2025/05/eliminating-us-science-advisory-committees-will-harm-the-public-and-open-the-door-to-special-interests/
# Social Media / Internet
Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia. As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:FCDCDA82
# Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
Former SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley urges Democrats to ‘not let up’ on Social Security
https://www.aol.com/former-ssa-commissioner-martin-o-100000287.html
Social Security rules around new retirement age announced as new rules begin in May
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/social-security/changes-coming-for-social-security-in-2025
Democrats’ Bill Would Extend Social Security and Medicare Solvency ‘As Far as the Eye Can See.’ “Working-class seniors pay into Social Security and Medicare their whole careers so they can enjoy a dignified retirement, but they end up paying a much larger share of their income in taxes than billionaires because the tax code is rigged in favor of the rich.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/social-security-medicare-2671925476
# Veterans / VA
Despite a congressional mandate to expand care for veterans, internal Veterans Affairs messages 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
# Water
Federal government abruptly shuts down science centers monitoring national safety risks: the White House ordered the closure of 25 scientific centers that monitor U.S. water levels for flooding and drought while also managing supply levels to save communities from running out of water.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/usgs-water-science-centers-closed-trump-admin/
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