Voices, The Peoples News
June 24, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump given green light to ship migrants to far-flung places
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2025/06/23/supreme-court-gives-trump-green-light-to-continue-for-now-third-country-deportations/?slreturn=20250624113631
California Leaders Push Back on ‘Masked Abductions’ by ICE, CBP: “Men dressed in tactical gear, operating unmarked vehicles without displaying credentials or agency affiliation, have infiltrated our neighborhoods,” said Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-leaders-push-back-on-masked-abductions-by-ice-cbp
ICE Impersonations Proliferate Amid the Agency’s Undercover Tactics. Pretending to be an ICE agent to commit crimes is disturbingly easy. Impersonation of law enforcement is not an uncommon occurrence in the United States, but the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies, and the particular ways in which ICE enjoys anonymity, have led to increased opportunities for such behavior, endangering and exploiting immigrants and their communities, regardless of their status.
https://prospect.org/justice/2025-06-24-ice-impersonations-proliferate-agencys-undercover-tactics/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Figures show how much money the US is making from tariffs. Watch this chart. As we get new data every weekday, the shape of the steps that appear over time give important clues to how things are going.
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2025/trump-tariff-income-tracker/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
“Mass layoff” provision in Trump bill sparks alarm: “Deeply concerning.” A provision in the Senate budget bill would allow for millions of dollars to go directly toward President Donald Trump and the administration’s ability to lay off federal workers without the consent of Congress.
https://www.newsweek.com/mass-layoff-provision-trump-bill-sparks-alarm-deeply-concerning-2088523
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is It So Important? The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint. Chokepoints are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes that are critical to global energy security. The inability of oil to transit a major chokepoint, even temporarily, can create substantial supply delays and raise shipping costs, increasing world energy prices.
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61002
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump slammed after opening30% of US national forest land to logging
https://www.alternet.org/trump-national-forest/
Lightning is surging in the Arctic, and scientists warn of rising wildfire and climate risks. Lightning strikes in the Arctic have surged in recent years, raising alarms among scientists about their role in wildfires, permafrost thaw, and the global methane cycle.
https://www.ehn.org/lightning-is-surging-in-the-arctic-and-scientists-warn-of-rising-wildfire-and-climate-risks
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Tennessee ‘prepared to comply’ with Trump admin for personal data of SNAP recipients
https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessee-prepared-to-comply-with-trump-administration-demand-for-personal-data-of-snap-recipients/
# Gov / Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Trump for “Bait and Switch” on MAGA Agenda. The MAGA hard-liner lambasted President Trump and his foreign policy on Monday, accusing him of betraying his true supporters in a “complete bait and switch” by expanding U.S. military intervention in the Middle East.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197107/mtg-taylor-greene-trump-bait-switch-iran-strikes-maga
Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Just Got Darker and Scarier. The president just won a temporary victory in court on his troops in Los Angeles. His unhinged reaction to it reveals the true depths of his malevolent intentions toward—well, us.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197074/trump-threat-unleash-troops-cities
Democrats in Congress Decry Trump’s Iran Strikes as Unconstitutional. The 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/democrats-in-congress-decry-trumps-iran-strikes-as-unconstitutional/
MAGA Is Waging an All-Out War on Family Liberty. From forced births to bans on gender-affirming care for minors, the new authoritarian right seeks total state control over intimate family decisions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-waging-war-family-liberty-100000749.html
Trump Furious over Early Ceasefire Violation: ‘They Don’t Know What the F*** They’re Doing’
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-iran-ceasefire-trump-strikes-live-updates-2089804
Trump’s Bizarre Use of ‘N-Word’ [Nuclear] as He Calls Putin ‘THE BOSS’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-bizarre-n-word-calls-165447885.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin sends Trump clear message after U.S. strikes on Iran: “No basis and no justification”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-basis-no-justification-putin-195536838.html
Iran delivers strong warning after ceasefire
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/nations-around-the-world-react-to-u-s-strikes-on-iran-with-many-calling-for-diplomacy
Nations around the world react to U.S. strikes on Iran, with many calling for diplomacy
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/nations-around-the-world-react-to-u-s-strikes-on-iran-with-many-calling-for-diplomacy
As Hegemons Go, Israel Isn’t All That Benign. Under Bibi, its Middle Eastern supremacy is one of blood and iron.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-06-24-netanyahu-israel-gaza-palestine-iran/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Trump administration’s MS-13 case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia crumbled in court. Given the conflicting evidence, the judge wrote, “the government’s evidence of Abrego’s alleged gang membership is simply insufficient.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-ms-13-case-200721122.html
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s space bromance takes off in new ‘The Universe Is Absurd’ show. “The two of us together — we’re using this as an occasion to explore elements of who and what we are, and how we became who we are.”
https://www.space.com/entertainment/star-trek-actor-william-shatner-and-astrophysicist-neil-degrasse-tysons-space-bromance-takes-off-in-new-the-universe-is-absurd-show
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
‘Violence in the streets’: Health insurers plan major change that could impact millions
https://www.alternet.org/health-insurers-major-change/
# Medical / Health News / Covid / Biologicals
How a Favored Migrant Route Became Invasive Species Superhighway to US. The Darién Gap become a pathway for the spread of the New World screwworm—a flesh-eating parasitic fly threatening decades of containment efforts.
https://www.newsweek.com/screwworm-immigration-darien-gap-2088609
# Military / General News / Global
Nato sounds alarm over ‘massive’ Chinese military buildup and potential for Taiwan invasion
https://www.the-independent.com/asia/china/taiwan-strait-china-military-buildup-nato-mark-rutte-b2775651.html
‘We will end this war’: Iran issues stark warning to Trump ‘the gambler’
https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/middle-east/iran-weighs-retaliation-against-us-strikes-nuclear-sites-1171531
# Nuclear
International Nuclear Watchdog Issues Stark Warning: A nuclear watchdog has made an “unimaginable” prediction after a major Iranian uranium site was hit once again.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nuclear-watchdog-makes-unimaginable-prediction-35438072
# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
The Secret Underground Network of the Incas Uncovered. experts have found over a mile of a network of underground tunnels which are believed to have been built by the Incas.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/01/groundbreaking-study-finds-hidden-inca-tunnel-network-over-a-mile-in-length/154298
Reconstruction Reveals True Face of 9,000-Year-Old Jericho Skull. 3D re-creation of the man’s face was created in 2016, but the new image used the latest technology to produce one of the most thorough and accurate facial reconstructions ever made based on an analysis of an ancient human skull.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/plastered-jericho-skull-0017775
Hidden Chamber Revealed Inside Great Pyramid of Giza: Egyptian officials announced the discovery of a hidden corridor above the pyramid’s entrance. Measuring 30 feet long, the passage could serve as a jumping-off point for additional research into the mysterious inner chambers.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hidden-chamber-pyramid-giza-180981745/
# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware
Defiant DHS Says Wrongly Deported Dad Will ‘Never Go Free.’ The administration continues to insist that Kilmar Ábrego García is a dangerous criminal.
https://www.newsbreak.com/thedailybeast-513346/4069166236798-defiant-dhs-says-wrongly-deported-dad-will-never-go-free
# Space Technology
Long-Dead NASA Satellite Suddenly Lets Out Epic Blast of Energy. “[It] vastly outshone everything else in the sky for a very short amount of time.”
https://futurism.com/dead-nasa-satellite-energy-burst?utm_term=Futurism%20//%2006.23.25&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email
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