Voices, The Peoples New
June 20, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Trump quits deal with Northwest tribes to restore salmon. The plan to remove four hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin that blocks the free flow of salmon was canceled.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-salmon-columbia-river-tribes-deal
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Border Czar Announces New Change Of Course In Immigration Enforcement, Says ‘Criminals’ Will Be Prioritized
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trumps-border-czar-worksite-immigration-raids-continue-rcna213981
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Walmart abruptly shuts down self-checkout permanently in emergency move
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14507504/walmart-shut-self-checkout-major-store-customers-wait-cashiers/
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America. Palantir is now busily combining personal data on every American gleaned from the Department of Homeland Security, Defense Department, Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service, including their bank account numbers and medical claims.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/palantir-the-worst-of-the-corporate
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Shares and oil prices gain as the world waits to see if US will join Israel’s war against Iran
https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-oil-iran-trump-6fa164eed314c41002440d5d304c1eba
Elimination of CFPB and Other Financial Agencies Tossed Out of Budget Bill. The repeal of the EPA’s fuel emissions standards also got the axe, because of the ‘Byrd Rule,’ which blocks policy decisions from budget reconciliation.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-20-elimination-cfpb-financial-agencies-tossed-senate-byrd-rule/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Unexpected toxic substances discovered in the air in the United States. University of Colorado Boulder researchers made the first-ever airborne detection of Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs) in the Western Hemisphere.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-detect-unusual-airborne-toxin-in-the-united-states-for-the-first-time/
Judge rules EPA overstepped in cutting pollution grants. A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from canceling $600 million in environmental justice grants.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/18/epa-termination-environmental-justice-grants-unlawful-00411906
World climate talks resume without U.S. as global negotiators assess new path forward
https://www.dailyclimate.org/world-climate-talks-resume-without-u-s-as-global-negotiators-assess-new-path-forward-2672396323.html
# Food / Farming / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Multiple Texas Farms Shut Down After ‘Almost 100%’ Of Workforce Vanishes Overnight
https://cw39.com/news/texas/100-percent-havent-shown-up-to-work-due-to-immigration-raids-texas-farmer-says/
House Committee Farm Bill’s $30 Billion SNAP Cut, Other Harmful Proposals Outweigh Improvements
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/house-committee-farm-bills-30-billion-snap-cut-other-harmful-proposals
# Gov / Politics
Trump White House Floats Possibility of Dropping Nukes on Iran. Fox News reports that Donald Trump may consider using nuclear weapons to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197037/trump-white-house-nuclear-weapons-iran-fordo
Trump Deliberately Leaves Two Key People Out of Iran Plan Convos. Donald Trump is making his Iran plans without input from some senior Cabinet officials.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197005/trump-iran-plans-hegseth-gabbard?ref=rawdiary.com
Top Democrat Launches House Probe Into FBI Role in ‘Disgraceful’ Arrest of Padilla. Rep. Jamie Raskin described the incident as “the most recent in a string of increasingly flagrant abuses of power by the Trump Administration to deter congressional oversight and intimidate Members of Congress.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/top-democrat-launches-house-probe-into-fbi-role-in-disgraceful-arrest-of-padilla
‘Netanyahu Was Wrong in 2002. He Is Wrong Now’: Sanders Warns Against Following Israeli PM Into War. “We must not get involved in Netanyahu’s war against Iran,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/sen-sanders-warns-against-us-involvement-in-potential-iran-conflict/3605019
‘Pure chaos’: Trump’s alterations leave millions of rural Americans stranded
https://www.alternet.org/trump-broadband/
‘Deeply Unfair’: Calls Grow for Hegseth to Resign. A second allegedly unauthorized attack plan release is met with calls for the secretary’s firing or resignation, but Trump stands by his man.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/04/21/calls-for-sec-def-hegseths-ouster-come-after-signal-gate-sequel/
US ‘will be at war in the Middle East by the end of the week’ expert predicts
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/175318/us-war-middle-east-ww3
Trump Dials Back War Talk, Sees More Time for Diplomacy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-20/trump-to-decide-whether-to-join-strikes-on-iran-within-two-weeks
‘He is hurting Americans!’ New civil war sparks within Trump administration
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4061023784307-he-is-hurting-americans-new-civil-war-sparks-within-trump-administration
# Gov / Politics / Global
What are Iran’s retaliation options if the U.S. were to strike?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/18/us-attacks-iran-expert-predictions-analysis-00413901
Iran, European officials to hold first meeting since Israel conflict began. Iran, UK, Germany, France and EU foreign ministers to meet in bid to avoid further escalation between Israel and Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/20/iran-europe-set-for-first-talks-since-israel-launched-attacks-on-tehran
Iranian President calls for unconditional stop to attacks as conflict enters Day 8
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/video/iran-president-calls-for-unconditional-stop-to-attacks-as-conflict-enters-day-8-2743769-2025-06-20
Xi and Putin present united front over Israel-Iran crisis, in veiled message to Trump. The Russian and Chinese leaders agree there is no military solution to the dispute over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/19/putin-xi-criticise-israels-attacks-on-iran-urge-de-escalation
Putin Closes Door on Military Aid to Iran, Says It Was Never Part of Countries’ Deal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6ynOoyS6pk
Russian Hardliners Slam Putin, Demand ‘All-Out War’ After Drone Humiliation. This move, they argue, would permit full-scale mobilization and even more devastating strikes.
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/russian-hardliners-slam-putin-demand-all-out-war-after-drone-humiliation/
As Trump Considers Striking Iran, Russia Warns World Is ‘Millimeters’ Away From Nuclear Catastrophe
https://time.com/7295939/russia-iran-israel-us-war-nuclear-catastrophe-trump-putin-khamenei/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Three Court Rulings Deliver Triple Blow to Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suffers-triple-legal-defeat-hours-2076684
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Kari Lake announces mass layoffs at US Agency for Global Media. She further indicated that USAGM, Voice of America, and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting now employ a total of 250 people.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/kari-lake-announces-mass-layoffs-us-agency-global-media
# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
‘Razor Throat’ COVID in 15 States: As of June 19, the NB.1.8.1 strain has been detected in at least 15 states, according to a map of data posted by the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data database. Here’s what experts told Healthline about the Nimbus variant — and what you should know.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-covid-variant-nimbus-razor-blade-throat-symptom#Nimbus-is-more-transmissible-but-not-as-severe
# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
Pentagon Deploys F-22s as Trump Weighs Strikes on Iran
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/default/?year&signoff=true
Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. Adrian L. Spain has been nominated to lead Air Combat Command, the service’s biggest command, the Pentagon announced June 18.
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1571456/adrian-l-spain/
# Military / General News / Global
Israeli Airstrikes Blunt Iranian Long-Range Ballistic Missile Threat (Updated). As Israel claims to have destroyed a large portion of Iran’s long-range missile launchers, the number of weapons fired in each barrage has also plummeted.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/israeli-airstrikes-blunt-iranian-long-range-ballistic-missile-launch-capabilities
# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
What Lies Beneath: Ancient Site Revealed in Ireland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXIEPYsReY8
Archaeologists Uncover 8-Mile Stretch of Prehistoric Amazon Art. Deep in the Colombian Amazon, a prehistoric mural has been revealed – eight miles long and over 12,600 years old. The art captures extinct creatures and human life from a forgotten world. It’s one of the most significant archaeological finds in decades.
https://www.thetravel.com/pre-historic-miles-long-painting-found-in-the-amazon/
New Scans Reveal Two Hidden Chambers Inside the Great Pyramid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0an33E3Lhw
# Pharmaceuticals
Trump’s Drug Pricing Order Could Cost Cancer Patients the Cures They Need
https://dcjournal.com/trumps-drug-pricing-order-could-cost-cancer-patients-the-cures-they-need/
# Planetary / Earth
The ocean is changing colors, researchers say. Here’s what it means.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/ocean-changing-colors-researchers-means-123017166
Geologists Have Created The First-Ever Map of the World’s Lost Continent — Zealandia
https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/zealandia-just-became-the-first-ever-continent-to-be-completely-mapped/
# Transportation / Travel Advisories
How Mexico’s Corridor Will Challenge and Possibly End the Panama Canal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WykVVhYOXwc
Mexico aims to compete with Panama Canal by using cargo trains. Experts say Mexico’s $2.8B Isthmus of Tehuantepec project needs more planning, investment
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-aims-to-compete-with-panama-canal-by-using-cargo-trains
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