Voices, The Peoples News
June 28, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘You gonna let him die?’ Agents pile on protester, who convulses and struggles to breathe. Videos appears to show an agent taking out a red bottle and spraying it at Hipolito within inches of his eyes, and Hipolito swiping back. Footage reviewed by The Times does not show whether Hipolito’s hand connected, but the officer tried to dodge the blow
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gonna-let-him-die-agents-100000109.html
Undocumented immigrants face massive fines under new Trump rule. Crossing the border illegally or overstaying a visa is typically considered a civil violation, and the White House said the fines reflect the administration’s efforts to reduce illegal immigration.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/undocumented-immigrants-face-massive-fines-202323704.html
# Business / Industry / Corporations
The most dangerous corporation in America is one you’ve probably never heard of: Palantir Technologies sells an AI-based data platform that allows its users, among them, military and law enforcement agencies, to analyze personal data, including social media profiles, personal information, and physical characteristics used to identify and surveil individuals
https://www.alternet.org/palantir/
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump Throws Temper Tantrum, Launches New Trade War With Canada. Donald Trump is furious Canada dared to tax U.S. products.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-canada-trade-tariffs-43a08970daa1ae5dd888bd3198bac45f
China Confirms US Trade Truce As Beijing Seeks Cancellation Of Trump Administration’s Restrictive Measures. China’s Ministry of Commerce says the two sides “further confirmed the details of the framework.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/27/trump-says-us-has-signed-trade-deal-with-china
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197017/budget-bill-kill-higher-education
Laptop use in classrooms increases children’s exposure to wireless radiation, study finds. EMFs are electromagnetic waves less than 300 GHz. A developing child’s brain is vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation; thus, their caregivers’ concerns about the health effects of EMFs are increasing.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7642138/
How a government feud threatens decades of scientific progress. The Trump administration’s move to cut off $2.6 billion in federal research funding to Harvard has upended a vital engine of American science
https://kleanindustries.com/insights/market-analysis-reports/government-feud-science-progress-threat/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Why Is BlackRock Gunning to Take Over a Minnesota Electric Utility? Opponents say the deal would leave ratepayers and regulators at the mercy of far-off financial profiteers.
https://truthout.org/articles/why-is-blackrock-gunning-to-take-over-a-minnesota-electric-utility/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system. A team of international scientists circumnavigating Antarctica has documented widespread environmental decline
https://www.dailyclimate.org/melting-ice-and-microplastics-signal-deepening-disruption-in-antarcticas-climate-system-2672444886.html
Federal rollbacks threaten health protections in Texas petrochemical communities: Ask Nelson what protection the federal government and plant operators provide her community, and her answer is blunt. “They’re basically killing us,” says the 37-year-old, who has been diagnosed with respiratory problems since moving to the community after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. “We don’t even know what we’re breathing,” she says.
https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-asthma-tx-state-wire-hurricane-harvey-virus-outbreak-9553e45fd2fc46940ce5b3ca4b4a0d04
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Trump’s plan to push FEMA’s role to the states will be a fiscal disaster. Many states are not equipped to handle their own recovery without federal help.
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/06/trump-abolish-fema-states-fiscal-disaster?lang=en
Emergency experts outraged after learning of US plans to phase out FEMA following hurricane season: ‘Not even Trump can resist the blowback’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/emergency-experts-outraged-learning-us-003000943.html
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Senate Republicans Get Green Light on Revised Proposal to Cut Food Aid
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5373273-senate-parliamentarian-updated-snap-proposal-gop-megabill/
# General News
No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office. During a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no one at the helm—and no one knows when that will change.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-copyright-office-chaos-doge/
# Gov / Politics
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness. This scenario, until recently, might have read like a dystopian projection. But after the court’s decision on Friday, it is no longer hypothetical.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-states-embark-terrifying-experiment-162423709.html
Congress Won’t Act on the Iran Strikes. That Doesn’t Make Them Legal. Regardless of how lawmakers react, experts say the president’s actions were unlawful.
https://newrepublic.com/article/197304/congress-iran-strikes-war-powers
Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution. The Senate blocked an effort Friday to prevent President Trump from taking future military action against Iran without authorization from Congress,
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/trump-war-powers-iran-strike.html
Trump says he’d consider bombing Iran again if concerns grow. Lawmakers have raised concerns that if the strikes did not drastically push back Iran’s nuclear timeline, there may be a case for striking again.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5373617-trump-bombing-iran-enrichment-capabilities/
New Filing Details NC Election Board and Trump DOJ Co-Ordinating on Plan That Could Disenfranchise Voters
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-filing-details-nc-election-board-and-trump-doj-co-ordinating-on-plan-that-could-disenfranchise-voters/
‘Devastating and unlawful’: 20 states sue Trump over ‘slash-and-burn’ policies
https://www.alternet.org/states-sue-trump-doge/
‘Risking our way of life to give money to the rich’: Red state lawmakers slam Trump’s bill
https://www.alternet.org/red-state-lawmakers-trump/
Ex-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Sounds Alarm On These 2 Threats To Democracy. The retired Reagan appointee joined a forum on threats to judges and the rule of law.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/26/anthony-kennedy-democracy-judiciary-threats-00427714
Senate GOP and Fetterman Block Effort to Stop Trump’s War on Iran. “The current cease-fire is fragile—and the only path to lasting peace is diplomacy, not another cycle of American military escalation,” one campaigner stressed after lawmakers refused to advance the resolution.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war
# Gov / Politics / Global
‘Just Killed, for Nothing’: Israeli Troops Say They Were Ordered to Shoot Aid-Seeking Gaza Civilians. “Killing innocent people, it’s been normalized,” said one senior reserve officer. “We were constantly told there are no noncombatants in Gaza, and apparently that message sank in among the troops.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/idf-gaza-aid-killings
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Could Not Be More Disastrous. The Supreme Court gave Donald Trump the biggest victory he could have asked for on Friday, effectively abolishing “universal injunctions” that lower courts used to block his illegal policies nationwide.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling-trump-v-casa/
‘Undercuts the very notion of our constitutional democracy’: Appeals court disbars Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro ‘based on his conviction of a serious crime’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/undercuts-the-very-notion-of-our-constitutional-democracy-appeals-court-disbars-trump-attorney-kenneth-chesebro-based-on-his-conviction-of-a-serious-crime/
Trump’s lawyers say the Supreme Court’s sweeping presidential immunity ruling should save him $83.3 million. Trump is arguing that presidential immunity should invalidate a $83.3 million jury verdict. His lawyers now say the Supreme Court’s sweeping immunity decision changes everything.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tests-presidential-immunity-carroll-defamation-verdict-payout-2025-6
# LGBTQ / Gender
Transgender people have always existed, to prove it, here are 19 of them that changed history. There’s a good chance a transgender person helped pioneer a medical procedure you’ve had, or helped write the score to your favorite movie, they’ve also made numerous contributions to society, as veterans, doctors, performers, activists, and more.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelley_greene/transgender-people-throughout-history
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Supreme Court once again preserves the Affordable Care Act
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/supreme-court-once-again-preserves-the-affordable-care-act/
Medicaid Defenders in Wheelchairs Arrested Ahead of Senate Vote on ‘Betrayal of a Bill.’ “If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing healthcare maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?” quipped one critic. More than 30 demonstrators arrested ahead of Senate vote over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ that could leave millions uninsured
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/protesters-wheelchairs-cuffed-medicaid-capitol-b2777036.html
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
New COVID Variant Now Dominant–What to Know. The variant is believed to cause a sore throat that’s been dubbed the ‘razor blade throat’ or ‘razor throat.’
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/covid-19-symptoms-usually-show-up-in-this-order#How-do-COVID-19-symptoms-usually-present
Trump Is Gutting Health Research for This Group. It’s Going to Cost Us All. Everyone’s health is at stake.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/trump-white-house-budget-healthcare-hhs-cuts/747062/
‘A clown show:’ RFK Jr. fires CDC panel & stacks it with anti-vaxxers, cuts funding for int’l vaccines
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/26/trump_administration_vaccinations_rfk
# Medical Science / Research
Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases. Move to Slash Scientific Research Institutions Funded by the National Institutes of Health is in Direct Violation of the Law
https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/trump-team-dismantles-efforts-find-cure-cancer-and-other-deadly-disorders-and
Gene therapy forces HIV into permanent sleep. Scientists have discovered a way to turn HIV’s own genetic machinery against itself, potentially offering a path toward a lasting cure for the virus that causes AIDS.
https://scienceblog.com/gene-therapy-forces-hiv-into-permanent-sleep/
# Medical Recalls
60K vitamins, prenatal supplements recalled over deadly poison risk. “The iron-containing dietary supplement packages violate the federal standard for child-resistant packaging because the bottles and blister packs are not child-resistant, posing a risk of deadly poisoning, The supplements were sold online by Amazon, Walmart and Target from January 2019 to April 2025.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/iherb-has-recalled-60000-bottles-of-california-gold-nutrition-iron-supplements-062625.html
# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Funding To Start Production Sought In New Budget. The AIM-260A is being developed as a far longer-ranged replacement for the workhorse AIM-120 air-to-air missile.
https://www.twz.com/air/aim-260-air-to-air-missile-funding-to-start-production-sought-in-new-budget#:~:text=For%20the%20first%20time%2C%20at,its%20latest%20annual%20budget%20request.
Largest Patriot Missile Salvo In U.S. Military History Launched Defending Al Udeid Air Base Against Iranian Attack. The Pentagon’s top officer offered new details about how air defense crews at Al Udeid Air Base knocked down incoming Iranian missiles.
https://globalsecurityreview.com/new-report-us-must-modernize-nuclear-posture-for-tri-polar-world/
Patriot PAC-3 Hit-To-Kill Interceptors Also Pack A Little-Known Explosive Warhead. Patriot PAC-3 interceptors are touted as hit-to-kill weapons that destroy targets by smashing into them, but they are really a hybrid design.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/patriot-pac-3-hit-kill-201754853.html
Answers: Jovine’s pitch about “Israel’s Brand New Weapon.” What’s being touted by Behind the Markets in their special report, “21st Century Battlefield: 4 Companies Changing Warfare”?
https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/behind-the-markets/answers-jovines-pitch-about-israels-brand-new-weapon/
Companies Profiting from the Gaza Genocide: *Companies marked with (*) are included in our divestment shortlist. The list below is not intended to be used as either a divestment list or a boycott list, as it includes many privately-owned companies as well as companies with a very minor or one-time involvement.
https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies
U.S. supply chains are powering Israel’s military. Introduction to the U.S.-Israel Military Partnership
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/u-s-supply-chains-are-powering-israels-military
Air Force Wants to Kill E-7 Wedgetail Buy. The Air Force plans to cancel its program to purchase a fleet of E-7 Wedgetail airborne target-tracking jets as part of the fiscal 2026 budget, a senior defense official confirmed June 26.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/air-force-cancels-e-7-wedgetail-citing-survivability-and-cost-concerns/
# Military / General News / Global
Israel Vows To Maintain Air Superiority Over Iran. Israel’s defense minister ordered the IDF to devise a plan to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and restoring its battered ballistic missile capabilities.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/israel-vows-to-maintain-air-superiority-over-iran
Finnish F-35s Could Be the First Abroad to Deploy the New AIM-260 Air-to-Air Missiles: What Makes Them Valuable Against Russia?
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/finnish-f35s-could-be-first-abroad-deploy-aim260
Israel’s billion-dollar laser weapon could dominate global defense – or be killed by politics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-billion-dollar-laser-weapon-220132014.html
Israel confirms first use of laser weapons in combat. Israel’s Defense Ministry confirmed the use of laser-based air defense systems during its current conflict, marking the first official acknowledgment of deploying directed-energy weapons in combat
https://san.com/cc/israel-confirms-first-use-of-laser-weapons-in-combat/
# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry
A new executive order from former President Trump puts political appointees in charge of defining scientific standards in federal agencies, threatening to erode protections meant to shield science from partisan manipulation.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/opinion-trumps-gold-standard-science-order-gives-politics-control-over-public-health-and-climate-policy-2672439515.html
Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons. Uranium isn’t just fuel for apocalyptic fears. It’s also a surprisingly common element that plays a crucial role in modern energy, medicine and geopolitics. Uranium enrichment concentrates one specific type of the atom to create a substance that can generate massive amounts of energy.
https://theconversation.com/uranium-enrichment-a-chemist-explains-how-the-surprisingly-common-element-is-processed-to-power-reactors-and-weapons-259646
# Social Services / Programs
Donald Trump’s pet budget bill will cut Medicaid and SNAP.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197347/donald-trump-budget-bill-fox-calling-out
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