Voices, The Peoples News
May 29, 2025, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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“If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well,
and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to
function, no amount of money will save us.”
– David Suzuki
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
ICE ‘Grabbing People Out of Their Cars’ on Martha’s Vineyard. Immigration agents reportedly rounded up around 40 people in the course of several traffic stops on Tuesday.
https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2025/05/27/federal-officers-make-arrests-island
‘No one voted to deport moms’: Pro-Trump town regrets its choice
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportation-2672224399/
Trump immigrant crackdown escalates: Suicide of detained Chinese woman, workplace raids, visas for South Sudanese immigrants and college students revoked
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/07/afxq-a07.html
Masked ICE raid at federal building in Manhattan arrests seven including pastor. The outlet stated that nearly two dozen federal agents dressed in masks and plainclothes staked out in the lobby. Others searched the building for people trying to escape via elevator, the outlet added.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/masked-ice-raid-federal-building-1176968
After the Vietnam War ended, Republican and Democratic administrations shielded refugees from deportation. Donald Trump is changing that. ICE crackdown is rounding up refugees.
[Note: A repeat of WW2 internment camps and deportations for all Japanese Americans? Now it’s Mexicans and anyone who is not a white American! Sad, sad times for the U.S.]
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/05/28/trump-administration-detains-refugees-post-war-vietnam/83753627007/
Arizona politicians demand answers over ICE courthouse detainments. “People were actually being told they could leave the courthouse, so they were driving off of the property and then being stopped and detained down the street. Someone relayed to me that a toddler was detained. This is just horrible, and this is inhumane,” said Ortiz.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/05/29/arizona-lawmakers-demand-answers-over-phoenix-immigration-court-arrests/
Ethics Watchdog Raises Flags Around Border Czar’s Ties to Private Detention Giant: Border Czar’s Security Detail Costs Taxpayers $1 Million a Month. One administration official described the amount as “extravagant,” adding they “sucked resources away from other senior leadership, including other cabinet members”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/27/border-czar-ethics-consulting-fees/
Migrants Held in ICE El Paso Detention Center Decry Human Rights Violations: ‘This Is Very Horrible.’ El Paso ICE processing center detainees face ‘widespread human rights violations,’ Amnesty International report finds
https://elpasomatters.org/2025/05/14/el-paso-ice-detention-center-human-rights-violations-amnesty-international/
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Alliance of Four Major Qatari Companies Signs Strategic Agreement with Chinese Giant Chery Automobile Co., Ltd., one of China’s largest and most innovative automotive manufacturers, to expand Chery’s presence in the global automotive market through a new Qatari-led platform.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250528176705/en/Alliance-of-Four-Major-Qatari-Companies-Signs-Strategic-Agreement-with-Chinese-Automotive-Giant-Chery
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Judge rules suit challenging DOGE and Elon Musk’s power over government can continue
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/28/nx-s1-5414191/musk-lawsuit-doge-trump-spending-bill
Musk commits to stay as Tesla CEO for another five years. Elon Musk has claimed a turnaround in Tesla sales after a slump even as Starlink, the internet service provider that he owns, is growing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/5/20/musk-commits-to-staying-tesla-ceo-for-another-five-years
Doge employees hold stock in firms set to benefit from cuts, Democrats allege. Elizabeth Warren and others urge investigation over ‘clear conflict of interest and potential criminal violation’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/democrats-doge-elon-musk
Judge spares Trump from massive DOGE lawsuit — leaving Elon Musk holding the bag for ‘unauthorized role’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-spares-trump-massive-doge-173544629.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
How the national debt ballooned to more than $36 trillion: The US has $36 trillion in debt. What does that mean, and who owns it? The US has the highest national debt in the world, a quarter of which is owned by other countries.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/20/the-us-has-36-trillion-in-debt-what-does-that-mean-and-who-owns-it
Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs, Trump doesn’t have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally. Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies. Trump doesn’t have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/court-strikes-down-trump-reciprocal-tariffs.html
Trump’s tariffs are failing, the old model won’t save us either. Trade wars won’t save workers, economic order can.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/5/18/trumps-tariffs-are-failing-but-the-old-model-wont-save-us-either
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Trump Education Secretary Offers Chilling Warning to Universities. Linda McMahon revealed how the administration intends to rein in universities
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-foreign-student-enrollment-arne-duncan/
Expansive school choice measure tucked into ‘big, beautiful bill’ could bring vouchers to every state
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3423160/expansive-school-vouchers-tucked-into-big-beautiful-bill/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
White House is terminating $400 million in funds for states meant to modernize unemployment insurance systems.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/unemployment-states-fraud-labor
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
A coal plant was set to close in Michigan to transition to cleaner energy. Trump just ordered it to stay open.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/28/trump-administration-vietnamese-refugees-detains-black-april/83475733007/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Scientists issue stark warning about crisis looming over islands: ‘Already irreversibly lost their natural adaptive capacity’
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/atoll-islands-losing-natural-defenses-irreversibly/
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
NC becomes second state to be denied FEMA funding under Trump administration. Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal assistance for tornadoes in Arkansas, flooding in West Virginia and a windstorm in Washington state. It also has refused North Carolina’s request for extended relief funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
https://www.floods.org/news-views/fema-news/trump-denies-disaster-aid-tells-states-to-do-more/
# Gov / Politics
House plans to codify DOGE cuts into law of the land after conservative frenzy
https://nypost.com/2025/05/28/us-news/speaker-johnson-lays-out-game-plan-to-make-doge-cuts-law-of-the-land-after-conservative-frenzy/
Republican Town Hall Erupts After Damning Confession on Budget Bill. Representative Mike Flood sparked fury after telling his constituents more about his vote on the budget.
https://newrepublic.com/post/195777/republican-town-hall-mike-flood-budget
Trump Considering Pardons for Men Who Tried to Kill Gretchen Whitmer.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-considering-pardons-men-tried-203251615.html
Senate Democrats Have Been Handed a Tool to Stop the Big Beautiful Bill
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2025/05/28/senate_dems_handed_a_tool_to_stop_the_big_beautiful_bill_1112977.html
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-malawi-state-department-crime-sexual-violence-trafficking
The richest Republicans in Congress push tax cuts for themselves while slashing food, healthcare, and aid for millions.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/05/28/the-richest-republicans-in-congress-push-tax-cuts-for-themselves-while-slashing-food-healthcare-and-aid-for-millions/
Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Ethics. Free plane, crypto dinner, foreign deals: the first family doesn’t seem to care how corrupt it looks. Do Donald Trump and his family “actually give a fuck” about appearing to profit from his presidency? Evidence is mounting that they don’t.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/trump-jet-crypto-qatar-corruption-ethics/
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa restriction targeting authorities and individuals accused of being “complicit in censoring Americans.”
https://time.com/7289265/visa-restrictions-foreign-officials-censorship-rubio/
‘Not a fun place to work’: Lawmakers reportedly ditching dysfunctional Congress
https://www.rawstory.com/lawmakers-bailing-on-congress-because-it-s-not-a-very-fun-place-to-work-now/
Vance and Musk attack judicial authority as Trump’s agenda gets pushback from courts
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/vance-and-musk-attack-judicial-authority-as-trumps-agenda-gets-pushback-from-courts
‘We will not be silenced’: 192 Democratic officials vow to resist Trump’s ‘intimidation tactics’
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/we-will-not-be-silenced-192-democratic-officials-vow-to-resist-trumps-intimidation-tactics/
Bernie Sanders shares detail he noticed from Donald Trump’s inauguration. “Sitting right beside him where the three wealthiest people in America, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. Seated beside them, were 13 billionaires who were nominated by Trump to head up major government agencies, making it clear from the start that money would play a crucial role in his presidency. Trump made no bones about who would be running the United States.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/bernie-sanders-donald-trump-innauguration-35299289
Hegseth mocked for wearing American flag suits made in Thailand: ‘Nothing says America more than overseas labor’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/hegseth-mocked-for-wearing-american-flag-suits-made-in-thailand-nothing-says-america-more-than-overseas-labor/ar-AA1FB4pW
Nancy Mace Staffers Forced To Make ‘Burner Accounts’ To Defend and Boost Congresswoman Online: According to former staffers and a deposition, Nancy Mace has allegedly used her tech background to deploy bots across social media—and asked staffers to surreptitiously post on her behalf.
https://www.wired.com/story/nancy-mace-former-staff-burner-accounts/
Republicans wage war on century-old watchdog after it calls out Trump. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), known for investigating wrongdoing and maintaining oversight of federal agencies, has recently become the target of multiple attempts to undermine its authority and independence.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/republicans-wage-war-on-century-old-watchdog-after-it-calls-out-trump/
# Gov / Politics / Global
New Israeli Law Allows Palestinians as Young as 12 to Be Imprisoned for Life. UN experts said that the law is explicitly written to target Palestinian children.
https://truthout.org/articles/new-israeli-law-allows-palestinians-as-young-as-12-to-be-imprisoned-for-life/
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
When will the Supreme Court hold police responsible for lethal use of force? The largest number of police shootings have involved an unarmed suspect.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5320390-supreme-court-decision-on-police-shootings/
Keeping Cops Accountable: Supreme Court Issues Decision in Barnes v. Felix. This decision is a crucial step forward, but qualified immunity still casts a dark shadow.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/keeping-cops-accountable-supreme-court-issues-decision-barnes-v-felix
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Budget Bill Also Includes This Measure to Kneecap Federal Judges’ Power. “One paragraph, on pages 562 and 563 of the 1,116-page bill, raised alarms for reasons that have nothing to do with America’s budget or safety-net programs or debt.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trumps-big-beautiful-budget-bill-also-includes-this-measure-to-kneecap-federal-judges-power/
‘Unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!’: Federal judge slaps down Trump’s latest revenge fantasy with a U.S. history lesson
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-trump-law-firms_n_683634f1e4b0362038795f47
Man’s 378-year prison sentence overturned after judge rules accuser may have falsified charges. A trial setting conference and motion hearing date has been scheduled for Friday, June 13. There was strong evidence his adopted daughter made up the accusations to punish him and improve her prospects of remaining in the U.S
https://people.com/california-man-378-year-prison-sentence-overturned-after-judge-rules-accuser-may-have-falsified-charges-11744051
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Exasperated Judge Smacks Down Trump Executive Order by Dropping 26 Exclamation Marks in Ruling
https://newrepublic.com/post/195786/judge-26-exclamation-points-donald-trump-executive-order
Ex-Trump defense lawyer Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official, is picked to be federal judge
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/28/emil-bove-judge-nomination-trump-00373123
‘A meaningful burden’: Judge gives Trump huge win, says deposing DOGE staff cannot stop government from enacting ‘permanent’ USAID ‘shutdown’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/a-meaningful-burden-judge-gives-trump-huge-win-says-deposing-doge-staff-cannot-stop-government-from-enacting-permanent-usaid-shutdown/
Judge Rips Trump Administration Over Failure to Give Deportees Due Process
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-rips-trump-administration-over-failure-to-give-deportees-due-process/
# LGBTQ / Gender
16-year-old transgender girl in harm’s way so Trump can score points with his base: If you don’t think that’s a threat to her physical safety, if you can’t imagine how Trump’s screed might encourage one of his followers to take matters into his or her own hands, you must have been under a rock on Jan. 6, 2021.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2025/05/28/trump-puts-teenager-risk-california-track-meet/83885094007/
HHS letter tells health care providers to disregard treatment protocols for trans people, adhere to report by unnamed authors
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/health/transgender-care-letter-kennedy
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
NPR sues Trump alleging right to free speech is being violated
https://apnews.com/article/npr-trump-lawsuit-public-radio-f320314b30df6934238a5b6af47c5067
Fox News stars want Scott Pelley arrested and ‘60 Minutes’ canceled over anti-Trump free speech defense. . eteran TV journalist delivered an impassioned commencement speech targeted at president that called on graduates to defend democracy and speak truth to power
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/fox-news-60-minutes-scott-pelley-anti-trump-b2759331.html
# Medicare / Medicaid
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is staking out his spot as a populist defender of Medicaid in opposition to the steep cuts contained in the House-passed megabill to fund President Trump’s domestic agenda.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5320629-josh-hawley-medicaid-reform/
Philly protesters urge Sen. McCormick to vote against Medicaid cutting bill
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-protesters-medicaid-cuts-mccormick/
Local reps defend Medicaid reforms in federal budget bill
https://www.newsbreak.com/kero-23-bakersfield-563644/4026560690045-local-reps-defend-medicaid-reforms-in-federal-budget-bill
LAC Opposes House-Passed Budget Reconciliation Bill and Urges Senate to Protect Medicaid and SNAP. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation early this morning that, if enacted, would effectuate the largest cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the history of these programs.
https://www.lac.org/news/lac-opposes-house-passed-budget-reconciliation-bill-and-urges-senate-to-protect-medicaid-and-snap
Missouri advocates warn of coverage losses from Medicare and Medicaid cuts
https://abc17news.com/news/missouri/2025/05/22/missouri-advocates-warn-of-coverage-losses-from-medicare-and-medicaid-cuts/
# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Predatory Lenders in the Operating Room. Medical credit cards have gone mainstream, preying on sick people at their most vulnerable
https://prospect.org/health/2025-05-28-predatory-lenders-operating-room-medical-credit-cards/
New Covid variant spreading from Asia now surges across US — what is it and where is it spreading
https://www.aol.com/covid-variant-surging-asia-now-155618168.html
# Medical Science / Research
Japanese Scientists Create Artificial Blood That Could Save Millions in Emergencies. This discovery could be a major breakthrough in emergency care, battlefield medicine, and areas without access to proper medical facilities
https://thebrewnews.com/thebrew-news/world/universal-artificial-blood/#:~:text=TOKYO%3A%20A%20team%20of%20Japanese,access%20to%20proper%20medical%20facilities
Japan to Begin Clinical Trials for Artificial Blood in 2025. Japan stands on the brink of a medical breakthrough; the development of artificial blood that could transform emergency medicine and save countless lives.
https://mededgemea.com/japan-to-begin-clinical-trials-for-artificial-blood-in-2025/
# Military / Militia / General News
Hegseth cuts Pentagon’s testing office in half, appoints new leader
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/05/28/hegseth-directs-reorg-of-pentagon-testing-office-appoints-new-leader/
Marines, Army deploying missile systems to Luzon Strait. Segments of the training area where the systems will operate are less than 90 miles from Taiwan
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2025/05/28/marines-army-deploying-missile-systems-to-luzon-strait/
Official who posted antisemitic rhetoric becomes Pentagon press secretary
https://apnews.com/article/npr-trump-lawsuit-public-radio-f320314b30df6934238a5b6af47c5067
# Military / General News / Global
Israeli Military Opens Fire on Palestinians at Privatized Food Distribution Site. Dozens were wounded at a hub of the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which aid groups have boycotted.
https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-military-opens-fire-on-palestinians-at-privatized-food-distribution-site/
Germany vows to underwrite Ukraine’s long-range missile production. Investing in Ukraine will enable Kyiv to have a “substantial” number of long-range weapons this year, the German defense ministry said in a statement.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/05/28/germany-vows-to-underwrite-ukraines-long-range-missile-production/
# NOAA / Weather
NOAA: 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted to Be Above Normal With 13 to 19 Named Storms
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2025-atlantic-hurricane-season
# Planetary
Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate. A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-cuts-are-killing-a-tiny-office-that-keeps-our-measurements-of-the-world-accurate/
# Social
Outrage after Florida nursing home accused of booting residents to convert facility into luxury apartments. Oasis Living Quarters, Fort Lauderdale, is being fined over conversion work that is being carried out without permits
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/florida-oasis-nursing-home-evictions-b2759356.html
Investigating why elderly and disabled residents were forced to leave their homes
https://www.newsbreak.com/news10nbc-whec-rochester-ny-317609583/4028104053754-investigating-why-elderly-and-disabled-residents-were-forced-to-leave-their-homes
Some nursing homes are illegally evicting elderly and disabled residents who can’t afford to pay. “You’re just a piece of garbage,” one evicted nursing home resident said. “They’ll kick you right out on the curb.” Moore became one of thousands of Americans discharged against their wishes or evicted from nursing homes each year.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/some-nursing-homes-are-illegally-evicting-elderly-disabled-residents-who-n1087341
How are elderly people forced into nursing homes by their kids? Do they not get a say in the decision? No person who can take care of themselves and are of sound mind can be forced into a nursing home.
https://www.quora.com/How-are-elderly-people-forced-into-nursing-homes-by-their-kids-Do-they-not-get-a-say-in-the-decision
Department of Justice Launches a National Nursing Home Initiative. This initiative is focusing on some of the worst nursing homes around the country and the Department already has initiated investigations into approximately thirty individual nursing facilities in nine states as part of this effort.
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/department-justice-launches-national-nursing-home-initiative
# Social Services / Programs / SNAP [Food Stamps]
Concerns raised in Florida over proposed SNAP cuts
https://www.newsbreak.com/10-tampa-bay-524568/4026359280018-it-s-a-necessity-for-me-concerns-raised-in-florida-over-proposed-snap-cuts
# Space
Astronomers discover mystery cosmic body bursting with X-rays: ‘This object is unlike anything we have seen before.’ “This discovery could indicate a new type of physics or new models of stellar evolution.”
https://www.space.com/astronomy/mystery-deepens-cosmic-energy-lpt-askap-j1832-0911
# Transportation / Travel Advisories
UK, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany Issued Level Two Travel Alerts by US as Terror Threats Prompt Heightened Caution for Tourists This Year. Americans in Italy this summer should be more alert at tourist sites and other public venues because of the risk of terrorism, the State Department said in raising its threat assessment for the country.
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/uk-italy-spain-france-and-germany-issued-level-two-travel-alerts-by-us-as-terror-threats-prompt-heightened-caution-for-tourists-this-year/
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