Voices, The Peoples News
July 15, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Funding Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting May Gut Tribal Media. Without the funding, many communities, especially rural communities, could become isolated as public media stations and radio may go off the air.
https://truthout.org/articles/funding-cuts-to-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-may-gut-tribal-media/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
“No One Deserves to Be Treated Like This”: Judge Halts Racially-Targeted Immigration Raids in California
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4106430019564-no-one-deserves-to-be-treated-like-this-judge-halts-racially-targeted-immigration-raids-in-california
6-Year-Old Cancer Patient Detained By ICE For Months ‘Cried Every Night’ During Detention, Family Lawyer Says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cried-every-night-ice-traumatizes-103026568.html
Border Patrol Agent Charged With Assaulting Police Officer. Isaiah Anthony Hodgson, 29, faces four felony and three misdemeanor charges related to the incident, which happened Monday at Shoreline Village.
https://ktla.com/news/california/border-patrol-agent-accused-of-assaulting-long-beach-police-officer-entering-womens-bathroom/
California professor accused of assault after he was ‘kidnapped’ during ICE protests at cannabis farm raid. According to witnesses, a tear gas canister had rolled under the wheelchair of a legal observer who struggled to breathe or move. Caravello had reportedly rushed over to help when he was tackled by agents.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-raid-farm-professor-arrested-b2788653.html
Woman with ‘No Criminal Record’ Self-Deports to Mexico After 36 Years in America, Seeking a Life Free from Fear for Her Family. Her daughter, Julie Ear tells PEOPLE that she and her siblings are “heartbroken that she felt so scared for her safety that she had to make this decision”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-self-deports-mexico-36-203000197.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
‘Unprecedented’: Republicans say Trump is withholding ‘basic information’ about spending
https://www.alternet.org/trump-congress-collins/
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE. ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-share-tax-records-ice-dhs-deportations
# Education / Schools
‘Willfully blind’: Experts slam Supreme Court for letting Trump abolish Dept. of Education
https://www.alternet.org/supreme-court-trump-education/
Trump says Education Secretary McMahon will continue to gut department following SCOTUS victory. Trump said that the federal government had been running education into the ground.
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/secretary-mcmahon-statement-supreme-court-victory-future-of-american-education
George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign. When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.” But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-mason-university-antisemitism-investigation-trump
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump Vows to Create More Blackouts. Trump administration has followed through on the HFC’s request to implement the bill in a way to make it impossible for most clean-energy projects to get into production.
https://prospect.org/environment/2025-07-14-trump-vows-to-create-more-blackouts/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The US Department of Agriculture is planning to drop millions of sterilized flies from planes over Texas and Mexico to combat a growing threat of New World screwworms, which are flesh-eating maggots. These
https://people.com/us-plans-produce-drop-millions-of-flies-fight-potential-flesh-eating-maggot-infestation-11769691
Trump administration eliminates U.S. climate diplomacy office amid State Department cuts. Friday’s mass firing included climate and energy staff, potentially thwarting U.S. global engagement as China grabs the reins on clean energy development.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/state-departments-gutting-of-climate-staff-hamstrings-us-agenda-former-diplomats-say/
Newest Volcano Notice Including Yellowstone Back – U.S. Geological Survey
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/volcano/wy1
Eruption at Yellowstone caught on camera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5IbuDX1-QM
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
Trump Admin to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Meant for Children. The amount of food would be enough to feed every child in Gaza for a week.
https://www.aol.com/trump-administration-incinerate-500-tons-022123080.html
# General News / Floods
Fact Check: Clarifying claim ICE deported Mexican rescue workers who helped in Texas floods
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/08/texas-flooding-camp-mexican-counselors/
# General News / Trump / Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s diary revealed, containing explosive account of how tragic sex trafficking victim was part of Honeypot blackmail spy ring. Following accuser Virginia Giuffre’s death by suicide in April 2025, excerpts from her diary have emerged
https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-accuser-virginia-giuffre-secret-diary-revealed-blackmailing-tapes-spy-ring/
Nearly 1,000 Jeffrey Epstein Victims are Missing, DOJ Memo Suggests
https://headlineusa.com/nearly-1000-jeffrey-epstein-victims-are-missing-doj-memo-suggests/?utm_source=HUSA_EMAIL_NSP2000&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HUSAemail
# Gov / Politics
GOP Senator Thom Tillis announces his RETIREMENT, opening up a CRUCIAL Senate seat!
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5397374-thom-tillis-retirement-senate-freedom/
Andrew Cuomo to mount independent mayoral bid after NYC primary loss. The former governor won’t have the same kind of institutional backing in the general election he had in the primary.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/14/cuomo-announces-uphill-general-election-bid-for-new-york-city-mayor-00451699
GOP’s Hamadeh calls on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to resign. Last week, Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac Chairman William Pulte issued a similar statement amid reports that Powell was considering his resignation.
https://hamadeh.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-hamadeh-calls-federal-reserve-chairman-powell-resign
Former CNN commentator has ‘gut feeling’ Trump, Republicans cheated in 2024 and will rig 2026 midterm
https://www.aol.com/former-cnn-commentator-gut-feeling-110002361.html
Former US Attorney Warns Trump’s Threats Against Rosie O’Donnell Are ‘Claiming Powers of Full-Blown Dictator.’ “Lest anyone had missed the plot line, he is claiming the powers of a full-blown dictator for himself with this.”
https://www.latintimes.com/former-us-attorney-warns-trumps-threats-against-rosie-odonnell-are-claiming-powers-full-blown-586719
Trump Judicial Nominee Won’t Answer Question on Talk of Third Presidential Term. Trump nominee Emil Bove also faces questions relating to his staff suggesting that the DOJ should ignore court orders.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-judicial-nominee-wont-answer-question-on-talk-of-third-presidential-term/
Jon Stewart Hits ‘MAGA World’ With A Brutal Wake-Up Call About The Real Trump. The “Daily Show” host said Trump’s supporters are finally getting to see the other side of the president.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-trump-epstein_n_6875db69e4b084ccb1a9f8fe
Trump Threatens ‘Very Severe Tariffs’ on Russia if No Peace Deal. President Trump on Monday promised to enact punishing new tariffs on Russia if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to end his war against Ukraine. The announcements on Monday marked a shift in US foreign policy as Trump’s endorsement of Ukraine comes just weeks after Washington announced it would pause weapons sales to Kyiv.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/15/trump-threatens-tariffs-in-50-days-what-harm-will-it-do-to-russia
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
FBI deputy director back at work after reports he threatened to quit. The source told NewsNation that Bongino is expected to stay on as deputy director of the FBI for now but said the situation is fluid.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/fbi-deputy-director-back-at-work/
Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons. Federal prison officials violated their own rules, shackling prisoners to beds and chairs for hours, or even days, sometimes using restraints on both wrists and ankles. Additionally, they violated a separate rule that prohibits the use of restraints as punishment.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/14/nx-s1-5463749/prison-abuse-shackles-restraints
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Two-thirds of the U.S. Department of Justice attorneys tasked with defending President Donald Trump’s policies in court have walked off the job.
https://www.rawstory.com/federal-programs-branch/
The Justice Department has fired additional lawyers and support staff who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutions of President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter.
https://apnews.com/article/jack-smith-justice-department-fired-trump-af94503d10143f5464559fb503425f4f
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘Illegal interference’: Resurfaced Fox News clip shows network ‘deliberately edited’ Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/illegal-interference-resurfaced-fox-news-clip-shows-network-deliberately-edited-trump/ar-AA1IAh9t?cvid=39FCC687B3694928A5C6F7207DEDE0A1&ocid=hpmsn
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Trump’s DOJ says EPA will appeal ;andmark fluoride ruling. A federal judge ruled against EPA, concluding water fluoridation at current levels poses an unreasonable risk to children’s health and ordering the EPA address the issue.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/trump-doj-epa-will-appeal-landmark-fluoride-ruling/
# Military / Militia / National Guard
More than 35,000 military personnel from 19 countries in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America have gathered in Australia for the Talisman Sabre exercise aimed at strengthening defense bonds amid rising tensions between China and the West.
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2025/07/12/pacific_allies_are_training_to_fight_china_1122315.html
Pentagon withdraws senior military leaders from national security forum
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/14/pentagon-aspen-security-forum-defense-department-officials
Air Force: Test B-21s Could Fly Combat Missions, Northrop Can Expand Production at Plant 42
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-test-b-21s-could-fly-combat-missions-northrop-can-expand-production-at-plant-42/
Grok joins the army after Nazi breakdown. It was a week of lows and highs for the tech billionaire after the CEO of X resigned and its AI chatbot declared itself a super-Nazi – followed by scoring a contract of up to $200m
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/elon-musk-grok-ai-chatbot-x-linda-yaccarino
# Military / Global
Seven children killed in Israeli strike on Gaza water site amid growing evidence of deliberate deprivation
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/07/14/seven-children-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-gaza-water-site-amid-growing-evidence-of-deliberate-deprivation/
# NOAA / Weather
The private industry takeover of the National Weather Service. Project 2025 proposes that most government weather and climate functions be privatized if the balance of power shifts in the White House next year
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/project-2025-paywall-weather
Project 2025 calls for the ‘break up’ of NOAA, commercialized weather service forecasts. Project 2025 proposes to break up and downsize NOAA, describing it as a key part of the “climate change alarm industry.”
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4907338-heritage-foundation-plan-weather-service/
Fact-checking what Project 2025 says about the National Weather Service and NOAA
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/sep/26/jared-moskowitz/what-does-project-2025-say-about-the-national-weat/
# Social / Communities
Death by deadline: Trump’s HHS is making it impossible to protect homeless youth. These programs support thousands of youth annually through emergency shelter, transitional housing and supportive services for youth, young adults and young parents.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-death-deadline-trump-hhs-160000508.html
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
‘Feel as if you’re on fire’: 5G’s high-frequency waves penetrate skin. Here’s what researchers found
https://interestingengineering.com/science/skin-cells-zapped-with-5g-waves-study
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