Voices, The Peoples News
June 7, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Florida lineman bring electricity to Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/effort-bring-electricity-navajo-nation-families-gets-underway
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Deported from the country immediately’: Key Trump ally urges ICE to detain ‘illegal alien’ Elon Musk. He said the Trump administration should also investigate Musk’s drug use and his effort to get a classified briefing on China from the Pentagon, according to the report.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/musk-should-be-deported-from-us-immediately-key-trump-ally/3590326
This Glitchy, Error-Prone Tool Could Get You Deported—Even If You’re a U.S. Citizen. Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, despite his U.S. citizenship and Social Security card, was arrested on April 16 on an unfounded suspicion of him being an “unauthorized alien.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept him in county jail for 30 hours “based on biometric confirmation of his identity”—an obvious mistake of facial recognition technology.
https://slate.com/technology/2025/06/ice-facial-recognition-camera-surveillance-mistake-deported.html
US migrant centres: Photos show ‘dangerous’ overcrowding. At the facilities, the inspectors found that 30% of the detained children had been held for longer than the 72 hours permitted. Some had no access to showers or hot meals
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48842434
For Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, ‘reproduction is like a death sentence’: Despite needing medical attention, Jean-Pierre was reportedly afraid to go to the hospital. Why? She feared being deported. Soon after her death, paramedics arrived with police officers to check on the newborn and detain her husband, Ronald Jean. Jean left the newborn with a relative as he waited to be deported.
https://theconversation.com/for-haitian-migrants-in-the-dominican-republic-reproduction-is-like-a-death-sentence-257427
ICE Detained US Marshal Who Matched the ‘General Description’ of Person of Interest Inside Arizona Immigration Court. The deputy’s brief detention comes at a time of increased fear of racial profiling by ICE.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detains-us-marshal_n_68433929e4b04a6fce062fcd
ICE says Chicago arrests had final orders of removal; Illinois officials cry foul
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_38b93b98-e696-45c3-bd16-e567c74cc71b.html
Life without sunlight: Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim. “Several immigrants” at Leavenworth experienced such a depression from extended lockdown periods, which often lasted 20 hours and sometimes as long as three days, that they attempted suicide, said the May 29 letter signed by a collection of eight civil rights organizations and attorney groups
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/06/immigrants-detained-in-leavenworth-federal-prison-live-in-squalor-without-sunlight-letters-claim/#:~:text=Life%20without%20sunlight,rights%20organizations%20and%20attorney%20groups
Majority of Americans Reject Fast-Tracking Afrikaness as Refugees Into the U.S.: When asked whether Afrikaners are victims of “white genocide,” a claim promoted by President Trump, 40% of respondents said no
https://www.latintimes.com/majority-americans-reject-fast-tracking-afrikaness-refugees-us-poll-584336
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts. The billionaire’s feud with the president over the nation’s debt is jeopardizing lucrative deals for SpaceX and other Musk companies.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-federal-contracts-government/
How DOGE Created an Error-Prone AI Program to Tear Up Veterans Affairs Contracts. The faulty tool, created by a staffer with no medical or government experience, helped accelerate the gutting of the VA.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/propublica-explains-how-doges-ai-cut-support-for-veterans-care/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Here’s How Much the Government Spends Flattering Trump. Turns out, sucking up to Donald Trump costs a lot of taxpayer money. But the glitz and glam is about more than simply placating the president, according to political scientists. Instead, the whole spectacle is attached to Trump’s authoritarian leanings.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196253/how-much-government-spends-donald-trump-ego-flattery
Ireland joins the likes of China and Vietnam on list of countries the U.S. is monitoring for currency manipulation
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ireland-joins-likes-china-vietnam-074231740.html
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
Judge says administration can dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services: Court allows Trump administration to proceed with efforts to destroy Institute of Museum and Library Services as case continues
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/06/court-allows-trump-administration-proceed-efforts-destroy-institute-museum-and-library
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Team Scrambles After Report He’s Killing Manufacturing Jobs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-team-scrambles-report-killing-154203997.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use. If state regulators allow utilities to follow the standard approach of splitting the costs of new infrastructure among all consumers, the public will end up paying for data centers’ power.
https://theconversation.com/how-your-electric-bill-may-be-paying-for-big-data-centers-energy-use-257794
Gulf Coast Communities Take on Insurers Backing Trump-Approved Fossil Fuels. Organizers in Louisiana are fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to expand methane export infrastructure.
https://truthout.org/articles/gulf-coast-communities-take-on-insurers-backing-trump-approved-fossil-fuels/
America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence. These projects, meanwhile, will “extend our dependency on natural gas for decades.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/liquid-natural-gas-pipeline-projects-exports-energy-independence/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
People Using Apps Like iNaturalist and Merlin Are Helping Fuel Scientific Discovery. Experts say this data can help answer conservation questions about where endangered species are located, how climate change is impacting them and how best to protect them. Hobbyist users have even helped discover new species through iNaturalist.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062025/todays-climate-community-science-inaturalist-merlin-science/#:~:text=Apps%20like%20Merlin%20and%20BirdNET,discover%20new%20species%20through%20iNaturalist
“Thirstwaves” Are Growing More Common Across the United States. As climate change accelerates, the atmosphere is increasingly parched. A new study finds “thirstwaves” threaten farms and ecosystems that depend on consistent water availability,
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/thirstwaves-are-growing-more-common-across-the-united-states
Record-Breaking Snowpack Melt Out Across the West. Unusually high temperatures have accelerated snowpack melt in the western U.S., nearly all western basins are now in late season snow drought, despite many stations reaching near to above-average peak snow water
https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/special-snow-drought-update-rapid-snowmelt-2025-05-20
# Food / General News
Food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than thought, study finds. Controversial additive may be in as many as 11,000 US products and could lead to diabetes and obesity
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/titanium-dioxide-food-additive-toxic
# General News
Walmart Goes Big With Drone Delivery Expansion. Walmart, with its partner Wing, plans to bring drone delivery to 100 new stores in five new US cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa.
https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/06/05/walmart-takes-flight-with-drone-delivery-expansion-to-5-new-cities-redefining-fast-flexible-retail
Trump-Pardoned Proud Boy Leaders Just Filed Outrageous January 6 Suit. Donald Trump pardoned the Proud Boy leaders involved in January 6. Apparently, that’s not enough for them.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z7zyl0gwo
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says leaders have to be ‘much more guarded’ about what they say because of social media and populism
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-says-155426911.html
# Gov / Politics
The Real Reason for the Trump-Musk Feud is Uglier Than You Think
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220372283
‘100% Stupid’: MAGA World Is Cautiously Turning on Elon Musk. The right-wing media ecosystem seems to not know what to make of the Elon Musk–Donald Trump spat—but some of the president’s loyalists have made their feelings known in plain terms.
https://www.wired.com/story/100-stupid-maga-trump-cautiously-turning-elon-musk/
How Much Will Elon’s Feud With Trump Cost Tesla? We now have an idea how much oligarchic control of the U.S. government is worth.
https://apnews.com/article/musk-tesla-robotaxi-trump-tax-bill-budget-359f8ddd3739793b3c5e8ab92d191879
Trump’s War With Leonard Leo Could Expose a Conservative Legal Scam. The former Federalist Society power broker used the president to achieve judicial supremacy. Now all that work could get wrecked by the monster he turned loose.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196007/tariffs-court-trump-leonard-leo
There’s Only One Question Here: Can Musk Bring Trump Down if He Wants? The conventional wisdom is that Trump holds more cards than Musk. But if that’s wrong, we’re in for some fun times.
https://newrepublic.com/article/196244/musk-trump-leverage-takedown-feud
Progressives Introduce “Block the Bombs Act” as Israel Escalates Gaza Genocide. Backed by nearly two dozen House Democrats, the new bill would end the US supply of offensive weapons to Israel.
https://truthout.org/articles/progressives-introduce-block-the-bombs-act-as-israel-escalates-gaza-genocide/
Red Line Season: Senators Lay Down Their Must-Haves for Mega-Bill. Clean energy, state taxes, Medicaid, and much more are being debated.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/06/congress/nick-lalota-chip-roy-megabill-red-lines-00392277
The Worst Part of Donald Trump’s Fight With Elon Musk. The president turned a feud between billionaires into a threat to democracy. Like any high-profile divorce that takes a vicious turn, the parties involved are using this relative quiet to weigh more nuclear options, including the cancellation of Musk’s government contracts.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/elon-musk-donald-trump-fued-far-from-over-tax-bill/
Florida Bar rejects complaint accusing Bondi of ‘misconduct’ as attorney general. ” Bondi has earned the praise of conservative Republicans for loyally following Trump’s agenda while drawing the wrath of critics on the Democratic spectrum who say she has politicized the Justice Department on issues ranging from illegal immigration to public corruption.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/06/05/pam-bondi-trump-ethics-complaint-justice-department-tampa-hillsborough/
‘States irreparably harmed’: Judge demands immediate halt to Trump program gut. U.S. District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration must restore the program AmeriCorps — the group that encourages national service and mentorship — in 24 states.
https://www.rawstory.com/americorps-trump-cuts/
Critics warn of loyalty test in new White House hiring guidelines: Candidates for civil service jobs — including janitors, nurses, surgeons, engineers, lawyers and economists — are to be asked four questions on their level of patriotism and support for the president’s policies.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/white-house-loyalty-trump
House GOP ‘didn’t know’ what was in the spending bill when they voted: The fine print: 5 things that even some Republicans didn’t realize were buried in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill. Key allies of the president suddenly seem to have second thoughts about the sprawling legislation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-fine-print-5-things-that-even-some-republicans-didnt-realize-were-buried-in-trumps-big-beautiful-budget-bill-154842233.html
Investigation reveals ‘messy’ online money-making schemes of Trump admin pick
https://www.rawstory.com/casey-means-2672324117/
Trump warns Musk there will be ‘serious consequences’ if he funds Democratic candidates: Trump did not say what the consequences would be.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/trump-says-musk-will-face-very-serious-consequences-if-he-funds-democratic-candidates-nbc-news/articleshow/121697929.cms?from=mdr
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Texas Serial Killer Fears After 19 Bodies Found In Lake. The Gist of It: Rumors of a killer known to people in Austin as the “Rainey Street Ripper” erupted again on June 3, after the body of a teenage boy was found in the lake
https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/austin-texas-serial-killer-lake/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Campaign of coercion’: AG Bondi engaging in ‘concerted effort’ to ‘compel’ DOJ attorneys to violate ethical obligations, complaint says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/campaign-of-coercion-ag-bondi-engaging-in-concerted-effort-to-compel-doj-attorneys-to-violate-ethical-obligations-complaint-says/
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returning to US to face charges. “The government disappeared Kilmar to a foreign prison in violation of a court order. After months of delay and secrecy, they’re bringing him back, not to correct their error, to prosecute him,” attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg . This is an abuse of power, not justice.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5337485-trump-administration-returns-deported-migrant/
Trump’s Budget Bill Would Gut the Judiciary’s Power to Enforce Court Orders. By stripping judges’ ability to hold officials in contempt, the law would undermine their power to check Trump’s agenda.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/house-budget-bill-would-gut-federal-courts-ability-enforce-orders
# Lost Civilizations / Archaeology
Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints. A unique site in Brazil features rock carvings closely associated with dinosaur tracks, suggesting prehistoric people saw the footprints as meaningful
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/archaeologists-find-an-assemblage-of-petroglyphs-alongside-dinosaur-tracks-in-brazil/151094
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The Trump administration can bar the Associated Press from some official events for now
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/06/07/trump-associated-press-appeal-ruling-pool/
House Looks to Formally Slash PBS, NPR and Other Funding Next Week. Also part of the legislation are sweeping cuts to U.S. foreign aid.
https://www.thewellnews.com/congress/house-looks-to-formally-slash-pbs-npr-and-other-funding-next-week/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
North Carolina Senator Tillis advocates for medicare cuts: ‘Electoral suicide’: Swing state Senate Republican buried for suggesting Medicare cuts
https://www.alternet.org/gop-medicare-bill/
4 Changes to Both Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Taking Effect in 2025
https://www.aarp.org/medicare/changes-coming-in-2025/
GOP grabs the third rail with Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Republicans know they are playing with fire by making significant changes to Medicaid. Now GOP senators are eyeing Medicare as well.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/republicans-medicare-medicaid-trump-budget
Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues. Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program. But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/05/medicare-is-a-target-as-senate-gop-faces-megabill-math-issues-00389537
Senate GOP talks cutting Medicare ‘waste, fraud’ to offset cost of Trump tax bill. The House-passed bill would cut more than $800 billion from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but some GOP lawmakers argue that other mandatory spending programs, such as Medicare, should also be reviewed for “waste” to further reduce the cost of the bill.
https://ktla.com/hill-politics/senate-gop-talks-cutting-medicare-waste-fraud-to-offset-cost-of-trump-tax-bill/
Medicaid work rules’ bureaucratic nightmare. Republicans insist that Medicaid work requirements will weed out people who shouldn’t be on the safety net program’s rolls in the first place. The reality is that the red tape and bureaucratic hoops to jump through will have far broader effects, according to health policy experts.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/06/medicaid-coverage-losses-gop-budget
# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
Chief medical officer ‘anxious’ about US leaving World Health Organisation
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-says-155426911.html
# Medical Science / Research
‘AI scientist’ discovers that common non-cancer drugs, when combined, can kill cancer cells. While AI has already transformed fields like image recognition and translation, researchers are now exploring its potential in discovery-driven tasks, exploring how different drugs interact with cancer cells.
https://www.earth.com/news/ai-scientist-discovers-that-common-non-cancer-drugs-when-combined-can-kill-cancer-cells/#google_vignette
# Military / Militia / General News
Pentagon Wants To Shift Funds From Navy F/A-XX To USAF F-47: Amid the uncertainty surrounding F/A-XX, the Navy continues to stress its need for the sixth-generation stealth fighter.
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2025/06/06/pentagon_wants_to_shift_funds_from_navy_fa-xx_to_usaf_f-47_1115053.html
U.S. Air Force “Shoots Down” U.S. Navy Aircraft Yet Again As Pentagon Prioritizes F-47 Over F/A-XX Program
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/us-navys-next-gen-fighter-program-once-again-faces-delays/
Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe
https://theconversation.com/golden-dome-dangers-an-arms-control-expert-explains-how-trumps-missile-defense-threatens-to-make-the-us-less-safe-258048
# Military / General News / Global
Germany’s Merz says some US lawmakers have ‘no idea’ of scale of Russia’s rearmament
https://energynews.oedigital.com/electric-utilities/2025/06/06/germanys-merz-claims-that-some-us-legislators-have-no-clue-about-the-scale-of-russias-nuclear-rearmament
Russia Executes Revenge Strikes Against Ukraine For Blowing Up Its Bombers. Ukraine also launched a flurry of drone attacks it said were preemptive against long-range Russian aviation bases.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/russia-executes-revenge-strikes-against-ukraine-for-blowing-up-its-bombers
Ukrainian Commander’s Exclusive Insights On Brutal Drone Warfare On The Frontline. The commander of Azov’s Unmanned Systems Battalion shares the latest details about how tactics are evolving in the bloody Donbas region.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukrainian-commanders-exclusive-insights-on-brutal-drone-warfare-on-the-frontline
German F-35s Will Be Armed With Stealthy Joint Strike Missiles. The cruise missiles will give German F-35As a potent land-attack and anti-ship capability that doesn’t sacrifice the jet’s stealth advantage.
https://defence-blog.com/germany-to-arm-f-35s-with-joint-strike-missile/
China reveals secret 4-megaton nuclear warhead with 7,500-mile destruction range. The missile has a range of 12,000 kilometers (7,460 miles), placing the continental United States and Western Europe well within reach.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-nuclear-missile-can-hit-anywhere-in-us
Iran orders ballistic missile components from China — enough to fuel hundreds of explosives. Tehran secures thousands of tons of Chinese-made ammonium perchlorate for ballistic missiles, fueling up to 800 short-range missiles and potential transfers to Houthis; US sanctions Chinese firms, citing security risks
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1f6l7x7xx
# NASA
[Repost] NASA unexpectedly finds ‘X-shaped structures’ in Earth’s upper atmosphere, which they can’t fully explain. Signals from navigation satellites, radio broadcasts, and distant spacecraft all squeeze through a thin, electrified veil in Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere.
https://www.earth.com/news/nasa-gold-mission-unexpectedly-finds-x-shaped-structures-in-earths-upper-atmosphere/
# Nuclear
The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant. The mysterious case of mass drone incursions over America’s most powerful nuclear power plant that only resulted in more questions and no changes.
https://www.twz.com/34800/the-night-a-drone-swarm-descended-on-palo-verde-nuclear-power-plant
# Planetary
Earth’s energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected, and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out why. As scientists scramble to understand why this is happening, the reliability of the satellites that measure this crucial imbalance is also at risk, leaving experts worried that they might lose one of the most essential tools for tracking climate change.
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/06/earth-energy-imbalance-growing-rates/
# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Federal Agencies Deploy AI-Powered Mass Surveillance Network. A sprawling digital surveillance apparatus is quietly expanding across federal agencies, using artificial intelligence to monitor Americans’ social media activity, location data, and personal communications. Privacy advocates warn the United States is rapidly transforming into a techno-surveillance state.
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending-world-news-317331312/4040862605680-federal-agencies-deploy-ai-powered-mass-surveillance-network
# Social / Communitys
Community-Based Violence Reduction Efforts Could Be Casualties of GOP Budget. The GOP budget’s cuts to Medicaid threaten to decimate 59 trauma recovery centers in 15 states.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/06/street-level-violence-prevention-programs-have-been-decimated-by-trump-just-ahead-of-summer/
# Sports
Judge OK’s $2.8B settlement, paving way for colleges to pay athletes
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/45467505/judge-grants-final-approval-house-v-ncaa-settlement
# Veterans / VA
Veterans commemorated with urn or plaque would get VA burial option under new bill. Families who choose to receive an urn or commemorative plaque on behalf of a deceased veteran forfeit the right to bury that veteran in a national cemetery under a new Department of Veterans Affairs rule.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-06-06/veterans-burials-cemetery-cremated-18034547.html#:~:text=The%20Loved%20Ones%20Internment%20Act,a%20national%20or%20veterans%20cemetery
Senators Banks and Collins Introduce the Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
https://www.banks.senate.gov/press-releases/senators-banks-and-collins-introduce-the-ensuring-veterans-final-resting-place-act-of-2025/
‘I thought this debate was over:’ Female veterans defend women in the armed forces and their place in military history
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-06-05/women-military-diversity-trump-18024006.html
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