Voices, The Peoples News
June 30, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Canada demands answers after a citizen dies in ICE custody
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/27/canadian-citizen-dead-ice-custody-foreign-minister
At least 11 people have died in ICE detention under Trump, as administration on pace for deadliest year in decades
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-administration-ice-detention-death-b2779192.html
Dallas family refuses ICE agents
https://www.newsbreak.com/2-on-your-side-524555/4081385397748-dallas-family-refuses-ice-agents
Miami-Dade Mayor Denounces Trump Administration’s “Devastating” Decision to End TPS for Haitians. “Ending TPS for Haitians is cruel and dangerous, and a continuation of President Trump’s racist and anti-immigrant practices,” said Amnesty International USA.
https://floridianpress.com/2025/06/cava-criticizes-trump-administration-ending-tps-for-haitians/
Republican Senator Mullin says babies born in US should be deported if parents are
https://www.newsweek.com/children-deportees-should-go-parents-senator-markwayne-mullin-2092197
Witness of ICE arrest in Mission Valley speaks out. A video circulating social media shows two men handcuffing a screaming woman in a Hotel Circle parking lot Thursday morning.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/witness-ice-arrest-mission-valley-213910851.html
ICE Rolls Out Facial Recognition Tools to Officers’ Phones. More government agencies are using facial recognition for enforcement than ever before.
https://reason.com/2025/06/27/how-dhs-facial-recognition-tech-spread-to-ice-enforcement/
Another stretch of federal land along the Rio Grande River in South Texas is being transferred to the Air Force, creating the largest militarized border area to date as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to issue harsher legal punishments to migrants who cross into the U.S.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/27/largest-military-border-zone-yet-be-created-texas-part-of-air-force-base.html
ICE Has Been Making Life Hell for Local Communities. Now People Are Making Life Hell for Them. As ICE continues their raids, people are fighting back in increasingly creative ways
https://slate.com/life/2025/06/ice-immigration-raids-los-angeles-donald-trump-sleep-protest.html
Outrage as 75-year-old Cuban man dies in ICE custody after 60 years living in America. A Cuban man who had lived in the US for 60 years has died while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami, only days after the death of another ICE detainee in the city.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-mirror-us-1900780/4082800557375-outrage-as-75-year-old-cuban-man-dies-in-ice-custody-after-60-years-living-in-america
Trump Border Czar Has Gruesome Response to Man Dying in ICE Custody. According to Tom Homan, it’s normal for people to die in federal custody.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197451/donald-trump-border-czar-tom-homan-man-dying-ice-custody
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump on tariff deadline: ‘We can do whatever we want.’ (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump appears unconcerned about an upcoming tariff deal deadline after abruptly ending all trade talks with Canada as his bid to overhaul world trade continues.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/we-can-do-whatever-we-want-trump-sows-confusion-on-his-summer-tariff-timeline-182901280.html
Trump Tax Cut Magic Wand Kicks Off Vote-a-Rama. After the Senate made $3.76 trillion in tax cuts go away, amendments will determine if there are enough votes to pass the Big Beautiful Bill.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-30-big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts-senate/
# Education / Schools / Libraries / Museums
ICE video near schools sparks fear among Dallas ISD community. Concerns heightened after social media photos circulated showing ICE agents near Dallas campuses, an ICE spokesperson denied agents were on school property.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-isd-ice-school-campus
Texas has asked schools to identify which students are in the country illegally. Texas is asking public colleges and universities to identify which of their students are living in the United States illegally so they can start paying out-of-state tuition, as required by a court ruling earlier this month
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/23/texas-undocumented-students-in-state-tuition/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades. Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.
https://apnews.com/article/florida-alligator-alcatraz-history-immigration-detention-activism-796d5fae66d28de45c647241aa02d7bd
As USDA announces plans to repeal ‘roadless’ rule, ND has 250,000 acres that could be affected. More than 250,000 acres of federal land in North Dakota are categorized Inventoried Roadless Areas.
https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/06/27/usda-secretary-in-santa-fe-announces-agency-intends-to-repeal-clinton-era-roadless-rule/
Trump’s Attack on CA Environmental Law Brings Us Closer to Climate Catastrophe. Trump wants to destroy the ability of states to chart their own course on combating climate change. Trump wants to destroy the ability of states to chart their own course on combating climate change.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-attack-on-ca-environmental-law-brings-us-closer-to-climate-catastrophe/
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA /General News
Senate Parliamentarian OKs GOP Cuts To Federal Food Assistance. The changes would put a burden on states and create a strong incentive for state governments to kick people off federal food benefits.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-food-assitance-gop-bill_n_685de608e4b0bb5044ffd788
# Gov / Politics
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Questions How Melania Trump Received Her ‘Einstein’ Visa: ‘The Math Ain’t Mathing.’ “Since we’re talking about integrity, I’m confused as to why my Republican colleagues aren’t talking about the lack of integrity when it comes to the president’s family’s visas,”
https://people.com/jasmine-crockett-questions-melania-trump-einstein-visa-11762074
Throwing their bodies on the gears: the Democratic lawmakers showing up to resist Trump. Republicans may literally own social media platforms, but some Democrats are buying back legitimacy with protests
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/30/democrats-trump-resistance
‘A rotting fish’: Critics say new version of Trump’s big bill will ‘make America 1850 again’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-big-bill-senate/
“No Right Is Safe”: SCOTUS Bars Judges From Reining in Trump. The Supreme Court halted courts from issuing national injunctions, forcing “judges to shrug and turn their backs to intermittent lawlessness.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/27/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-injunction/
‘No right is safe’: Sotomayor accuses SCOTUS greenlighting Trump’s ‘solemn mockery’ of law
https://newrepublic.com/post/197363/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-sotomayor-dissent
Two Advocates Detained After Vermont Passes Law of Housing Access for Immigrants
https://www.newsbreak.com/century-homes-america-322339187/4080994269693-two-advocates-detained-after-vermont-passes-law-of-housing-access-for-immigrants
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
Tillis will not seek reelection to Senate. North Carolina’s senior senator says he is done with the partisan gridlock of Washington and will not seek reelection in the 2026 midterms.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/29/congress/thom-tillis-slams-megabill-trump-00432290
Tillis: Projected Medicaid costs to North Carolina budget too much
https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_0f1115f6-1c24-456b-8f77-96b48b171648.html
“This war is not about nuclear weapons. It is about U.S. hunger for unbridled control, and that should terrify every other country.” The US and Israel’s war of aggression against Iran offers more proof that the “rules-based” world order has ended.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-war-on-iran-is-not-about-nuclear-threats-its-about-us-power-and-domination/
The Worst Bill in History: Trump’s giant budget-busting, Medicaid-shattering, shafting-the-poor-and-working-class, making-the-rich-even richer bill is a travesty. Senate Republicans over the weekend decided to move forward on the big, ugly bill to rip healthcare coverage from 17 million people, deprive millions of food assistance, and use that money to pay (only partially!) for gigantic tax cuts for the super-rich.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-worst-bill-in-modern-history
According to new estimates by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the Senate bill would add at least $3.3 trillion to the already out-of-control national debt over a decade. That’s nearly $1 trillion more than the House-passed version.
https://apnews.com/article/cbo-trump-tax-bill-republicans-senate-5f591bea21bd95eec45ba90c93c50687
A Buffett-Lee-Musk Amendment Can Hold Congress Accountable for Inflationary Overspending. Elon Musk Supports Warren Buffett’s Idea to Ban All Members of Congress from Re-election if the Deficit Exceeds 3% of U.S. GDP
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/BRK-A-N/pressreleases/32743262/elon-musk-supports-warren-buffetts-idea-to-ban-all-members-of-congress-from-re-election-if-the-deficit-exceeds-3-of-us-gdp/
Musk floats new party in signal he could torch GOP. “Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?” The richest man in the world is publicly feuding with the most powerful man in America, whom he spent record-setting sums to elect. We’re about to find out what Musk is prepared to do about it.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/elon-musk-new-party-poll-trump
Second Intelligence Leak Obliterates Trump’s Iran Claim. “Intercepted audio captured Iranian officials describing damage at three nuclear sites as ‘less devastating than expected’”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/un-watchdog-intercepted-iran-call-220438987.html
The Power of The President Is About To Become Uncontainable. The Roberts Court just handcuffed judges trying to check Trump’s lawlessness. This statement suggests a potential threat to the rule of law and the constitutional republic
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-supreme-court-just-gave-the-president-more-power.html
Elon Musk Tears Into Trump Over Budget in Infuriated Posting Spree. Elon Musk’s opposition to the budget is what prompted his very public breakup with Donald Trump.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197421/elon-musk-donald-trump-budget-fight
The Unbelievable Reason Trump Is Threatening to Cut Aid to Israel. Donald Trump is trying increasingly unhinged methods to come to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aid.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197436/donald-trump-threatens-cut-aid-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-corruption
By Ruling Against Nationwide Injunctions, SCOTUS Affirms the Imperial Presidency. SCOTUS stripped federal judges of their authority to protect people throughout the US when the president breaks the law.
https://truthout.org/articles/by-ruling-against-nationwide-injunctions-scotus-affirms-the-imperial-presidency/
Sanders: GOP Budget Bill Is “Most Dangerous” Legislation in Modern US History. The Vermont senator warned that Republicans’ budget bill is a ‘death sentence.’
https://newrepublic.com/post/197414/bernie-sanders-warns-trump-budget-bill-death-sentence-medicaid
‘A Declaration of War’: Trump Sends National Guard to LA Over Anti-ICE Protests. “The Trump administration’s baseless deployment of the National Guard is plainly retaliation against California, a stronghold for immigrant communities,” one advocate said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-national-guard-la
# Gov / Politics / Global
At least 35K Ukrainian children abducted since start of war, forced into Putin’s ‘Russification’ programs. As territories shift and divide families, desperate parents are travelling to Russia to find their children, many of whom have been moved into military camps or orphanages
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/27/russia-ukrainian-children-abduction-war-crime
Iran Leaders Claim Trump’s Bombs Did Nothing, Damning Report Reveals. New information continues to throw Donald Trump’s claims about the effect of the strikes into doubt.
https://newrepublic.com/post/197428/iran-officials-donald-trump-bombs-damning-report
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
At least 2 shot dead as snipers ambush firefighters and police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, after ‘blaze set as bait’
https://apnews.com/article/coeur-dalene-idaho-shooting-57e4143642c5a0e98d134051a7147a89
Top Scientists Debunked the Arson Case Against Michelle Taylor. She’s in Prison Anyway. The only evidence suggesting Michelle Taylor set the fire that killed her son was repeatedly undercut by expert witnesses in a Florida courtroom.
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/31/florida-michelle-taylor-arson-fire-murder-trial/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
Rick Scott Pushes Amendment to GOP Budget Bill That Could Kick Millions More Off Medicaid
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rick-scott-medicaid-cuts
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Mike Johnson Warned By “Every Major Health System in Louisiana” To Vote Against Senate GOP Bill. Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state’s congressional delegation that the Senate GOP’s planned Medicaid cuts “would be historic in their devastation.”
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/28/congress/louisiana-hospitals-warn-mike-johnson-of-devastation-from-megabill-00431385
Newsom accuses GOP of ‘literally throwing seniors out on the street’ with bill: “NEW: Donald Trump and the GOP are literally throwing seniors out on the street,” Newsom claimed. He added that, “1 in 4 nursing homes say they’ll be forced to SHUT DOWN if Trump’s Big Beautiful Betrayal becomes law.”
https://www.rawstory.com/newsum-accuses-gop-throwing-seniors/
On Top of Everything Else, Trump’s Tax Bill Would Break Direct Pay: “NEW: Donald Trump and the GOP are literally throwing seniors out on the street,” Newsom claimed. He added that, “1 in 4 nursing homes say they’ll be forced to SHUT DOWN if Trump’s Big Beautiful Betrayal becomes law.”
https://www.rawstory.com/newsum-accuses-gop-throwing-seniors/
Rural hospitals warn that cuts to Medicaid could end services for everyone
https://www.newsweek.com/children-deportees-should-go-parents-senator-markwayne-mullin-2092197
States That Have Banned Abortion Are Now Criminalizing Midwives. In March, police arrested a midwife named Maria, marking the first targeted provider arrest under Texas’s abortion ban.
https://truthout.org/articles/states-that-have-banned-abortion-are-now-criminalizing-midwives/
How viability limits end up criminalizing pregnancy. Pregnancy Justice’s legal director, Karen Thompson, warns: “We are in dangerous territory. This is our reality now.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/pregnancy-justice-karen-thompson-viability-limits-fetal-personhood-criminalizing-pregnancy/
A Doctor Challenged the Opinion of a Powerful Child Abuse Specialist. Then He Lost His Job. A Minneapolis pediatrician said he felt pressured to “fall in line” with child abuse specialist Dr. Nancy Harper and her team. Then he was given a choice: resign or be fired.
https://www.propublica.org/
Security Experts Are Raising The Alarm Over RFK Jr.’s Proposal To Put Health-Tracking Devices On Every American
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4080905970156-security-experts-are-raising-the-alarm-over-rfk-jr-s-proposal-to-put-health-tracking-devices-on-every-american
# Military / Militia / National Guard / General News
‘Conduct Unbecoming’: Veteran group leader rips Hegseth for ‘politicizing the Military’ with wild attack on the media
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/conduct-unbecoming-veteran-group-leader-rips-hegseth-for-politicizing-the-military-with-wild-attack-on-the-media/
Pete Hegseth Is Mad the Media Won’t Celebrate U.S. War With Iran. “How about we talk about how special America is?” Hegseth asked. He’s not the first U.S. official to demand pro-war propaganda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcfe_r2L-c4
Pete Hegseth is like his boss — a crybully who thinks the media should be nicer to him
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-pete-hegseth-boss-crybully-100000064.html
# Military / General News / Global
Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month. Israeli soldiers and officers have said they were ordered to shoot at unarmed civilians waiting for food in Gaza.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164846
Finland partners with ICEYE to develop national satellite surveillance system. ICEYE will provide SAR satellites to the Finnish Defense Forces. Timely and reliable Earth observation data from space is a strategic asset that supports a wide range of decisions.
https://www.iceye.com/newsroom/press-releases/finland-ministry-of-defense-selects-iceye-for-space-based-intelligence-and-surveillance-capabilities
# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry
Meta removes scientist’s Facebook page after discussion about tornadoes and climate change, he claims
https://www.aol.com/meta-removes-scientist-facebook-page-210231006.html
# Social / Communities
Congress Takes Aim At Criminalization Of Homelessness with Housing Not Handcuffs Act. Bill comes amid historic homelessness and one year after SCOTUS ruling that spurred 320+ laws making it a crime to be homeless.
https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/congress-introduces-housing-not-handcuffs-act/
# Social Services / Programs
Social Security benefits are already being clawed back from retirees across the country. Starting March 27, 2025, the SSA will withhold 100% of a recipient’s monthly check for new overpayment cases until the debt is repaid
https://larson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/social-security-clawback-change-could-bankrupt-seniors
# Veterans / VA
Senate Republicans are hiding shameful downgrades to veterans’ SNAP benefits. Congress is hurtling toward a budget deal that will have devastating consequences for millions of low-income people across the country. Many Americans, and perhaps even some policymakers, have no idea how destructive it really is.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5373188-snap-cuts-congress-budget-deal/
SNAP work requirement carve-outs for vets, homeless caught in crosshairs of Trump bill
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5358468-snap-work-requirements-exemptions/
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