Voices, The Peoples News
July 25, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow. Austin shared his list of 49 flowing wells he’d found across the Navajo Nation over the years in New Mexico and Utah. Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean them up.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/07/24/on-the-navajo-nation-the-list-of-mystery-wells-continues-to-grow/
As Donald Trump ramps up his mass deportation efforts, a petition has arisen asking for his wife, Melania Trump, who was born in Slovenia, to be deported. Melania Trump was born in Slovenia and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006. Her parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, also became naturalized U.S. citizens in 2018 through family-based immigration, which President Trump has previously criticized as “chain migration.”
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-melania-trump-could-be-deported-under-new-rules-joy-reid-warns-shes-outta-here-under-deporting-denaturalizing-citizens-policy/articleshow/122267764.cms?from=mdr
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Fact Check: Melania Trump’s parents came to U.S. through process Donald Trump tried to curb. True: First lady Melania Trump’s parents came to the United States through a family-based sponsorship, also referred to derogatorily as “chain migration.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-melania-trumps-parents-110000838.html
Abrego Garcia Wins Bail, Can’t Be Detained Again Without Notice, Judge Orders. Abrego Garcia’s release will be delayed by 30 days as his lawyers ponder additional protective order requests.
https://truthout.org/articles/abrego-garcia-wins-bail-cant-be-detained-again-without-notice-judge-orders/
Fear Of US Federal Agents Force Texas Immigrants To Stay Indoors Even During Medical Crisis”We’re not bad people,” Maria says from her dining room table, where her 4-year-old son happily eats a lime green popsicle.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/fear-of-us-federal-agents-force-texas-immigrants-to-stay-indoors-even-during-medical-crisis-8920086
His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nathan-albers-fort-bliss-immigration
Homeland Security urges Americans to report former lovers to ICE: ‘From domestic abuser to deported loser’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-report-tip-line-immigration-ex-b2794141.html
House Republicans warn anti-ICE rhetoric from Democrats is driving violent attacks on agents
https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-republicans-warn-anti-ice-130007978.html
Latino neighborhoods overwhelmingly targeted in immigration raids, rights group says
https://www.dailygazette.com/tribune/latino-neighborhoods-overwhelmingly-targeted-in-immigration-raids-rights-group-says/article_7cf02851-4eb8-5ee8-a22e-cc06893e319d.html
No One Was Supposed to Leave Alive. Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during their four months in CECOT.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/07/inside-cecot-mega-prison-el-salvador/683646/
ICE’s Shocking Midday Kidnappings Remind Me of Something I’ve Seen Before. American police are turning away from this terrifying, chaotic practice—but the agency is embracing it.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/immigration-donald-trump-ice-policing.html
The state where immigration raids are becoming a problem for Republicans
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/23/california-republicans-ice-raids-backlash-00471909
US government is building a 5,000-person immigrant detention camp in west Texas
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-detention-deportation-kristi-noem-a27916786c732c8f784a1d388a10e752
# Bundy Rides Again
Can Ammon Bundy Escape a $52 Million Judgment w/ Bankruptcy?
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/law-justice/2025-07-15/ammon-bundy-bankruptcy-st-lukes-judgment
Ammon Bundy makes veiled threats while in hiding after $52m defamation ruling. The far-right militant is wanted on contempt of court charges stemming from a multi-million dollar lawsuit
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ammon-bundy-idaho-defamation-arrest-b2469652.html
Back in good LDS standing, Ammon Bundy talks about his life in Utah as a wanted man. Police in the Beehive State show little interest in arresting the anti-federal government zealot, and Idaho appears to be relieved he’s no longer there “pulling stunts…with his little band of merry men.”
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/04/27/anti-government-zealot-ammon-bundy/
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
EPA proposes bringing dicamba herbicide back to farms after court bans.
https://apnews.com/article/epa-dicamba-weed-killer-herbicide-2f5a3bce541e2e9965a66ecc21281835
Congress Asked To Stop Provision in Approps Bill Blocking Pesticide Lawsuits on Farmer and Consumer Harm
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2025/07/congress-asked-to-stop-provision-in-approps-bill-blocking-lawsuits-by-farmers-and-consumers-harmed-by-pesticides/
Trump moves to speed AI growth by cutting environmental protections. Trump AI plan would “ramp up exploitation” of people and the environment, advocates warn
https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/trump-ai-plan-would-ramp-up-exploitation-of-people-and-the-environment-advocates-warn/
White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/water-pesticide-polution-california-trump
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Experts See Echoes of the 1930s Amid Trump’s Tariff Tantrums. If a US-European tariff war really does kick off in earnest, the consequences could be hugely damaging.
https://truthout.org/articles/experts-see-echoes-of-the-1930s-amid-trumps-tariff-tantrums/
# Education / Schools
Consent decrees force schools to desegregate. The Trump administration is striking them down. Plaquemines parish, Louisiana, will not be forced to follow the law for the first time since the 1960s
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/trump-consent-decrees-school-segregation
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Microplastics wreaking havoc on human hormones, fertility, a new review says. Tiny bits of plastic pollution are found all across the natural environment from the deep ocean to Arctic ice. This widespread contamination comes from the manufacture and overuse of plastics which degrade over time and leach toxic chemicals into the environment and the food system.
https://usrtk.org/healthwire/microplastics-wreaking-havoc-on-human-hormones-fertility/?mc_cid=aa92e82d97&mc_eid=485b9951ab
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns With State Lawmakers. He called for improvements to communication and warning systems.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23072025/texas-emergency-management-chief-disaster-communication-concerns-after-floods/
20 States Sue Trump Administration for Slashing FEMA Disaster Mitigation Program. A group of 20 states sued the Trump administration last Wednesday over the shutting down of a multibillion-dollar grant program with the purpose of strengthening natural disaster preparation and mitigation.
https://apnews.com/article/fema-trump-disaster-grants-beff4bbc84a88e1b7136749ad3012590
Trump targets disaster mitigation funds, raising risks in future crises
https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/5418834-trump-texas-fema-natural-disaster-funds-nws-noaa/
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
Trump Shakes Up Bloated Agriculture Department, Relocates Bureaucrats Out Of Beltway. USDA announced a sweeping reorganization and significant staff reductions, citing a bloated workforce and rampant overspending during the Biden administration.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/24/trump-shakes-up-agriculture-department-relocates-bureaucrats/
# General News
Michelle Obama Artist Pulls Show Over Trump Censorship Threats. The portraiture gallery suggested replacing a potentially controversial portrait with a video of people reacting to the painting.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/amy-sherald-national-portrait-gallery
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5416606-a-wrongly-arrested-grandma-is-taking-on-the-us-marshals/
# General News / Floods
Man finds 10 flood victims on his land, bringing closure to grieving Kerr County families
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IhdzUAun8I
Two still missing in Kerr County after woman’s body is recovered Tuesday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBFCKJFbLC0
Bodies of 12 flood victims recovered on Kerrville family’s property
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn3TEIQ4qqo
FEMA delays disaster aid to multiple states while Texas receives rapid approval
https://www.dailyclimate.org/fema-delays-disaster-aid-to-multiple-states-while-texas-receives-rapid-approval-2673754102.html
Delays and dysfunction: How Trump’s FEMA overhaul failed Texas flood victims. As deadly floods ravaged Texas, FEMA’s response was stalled by political interference, bureaucratic delays, and personal oversight from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—leading to the resignation of a top official.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/07/24/delays-and-dysfunction-how-trumps-fema-overhaul-failed-texas-flood-victims/
# General News / Trump / Epstein
‘Dumpster fire’: Senator explains what makes Trump DOJ’s response to Epstein so ‘weird’
https://thehill.com/video/this-is-a-dumpster-fire-sen-whitehouse-d-on-government-funding-jeffrey-epstein-trending/10919433/
‘What the hell is going on?’ Senator bewildered by suspicious threads in Epstein saga
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-cover-up/
Court Records Reveal Feds’ Shifting Story On Epstein Files. An eight-year legal battle for the Epstein files uncovers the Justice Department’s shifting, contradictory legal arguments.
https://www.levernews.com/court-records-reveal-feds-shifting-story-on-epstein-files/
DOJ Meets with Ghislaine Maxwell Today
https://www.today.com/video/doj-meets-with-ghislaine-maxwell-as-epstein-scrutiny-intensifies-243823173647
Ghislaine Maxwell Didn’t Plead the Fifth During Six-Hour DOJ Grilling: Lawyer
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwell-didn-t-plead-the-fifth-during-six-hour-doj-grilling-lawyer/ar-AA1Jfdx3
Oversight Committee Moves To Subpoena The Clintons, Comey, Garland And Others In Epstein Probe. Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena a slate of former top officials in a rare show of bipartisanship.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5416843-epstein-doj-investigation-subpoenas/
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb. Ron Wyden has some ideas for Pam Bondi to pursue—if, that is, she’s genuinely interested in getting to the bottom of the Epstein scandal. Epstein-related filings by banks contain “information on more than 4,725 wire transfers involving Epstein’s accounts, all of which merit further investigation.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-epstein-fiasco-takes-darker-100000547.html
Three critical stories that are getting buried by Epsteingate. We have little or no chance of rectifying the most serious wrongs if we’re captivated by the most exciting. The public conversation has become so distorted by the moral squalor of Trump and his lackeys that I fear we’re confusing what’s exciting with what’s important.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-we-should-be-talking-about-imho
Schumer Explodes at Trump Sending His Trial Lawyer to Interview Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘Stinks of High Corruption’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/schumer-explodes-trump-sending-trial-100039938.html
House Panel Votes to Subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton in Epstein Probe
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/epstein-clinton-comey-house-panel-subpoenas
These are the names a House panel plans to subpoena in its Epstein probe
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/epstein-clinton-comey-house-panel-subpoenas
# Gov / Politics
‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Even Trump’s own appointees can’t save his delusion as judges refuse to rewrite reality in his favor
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/blatantly-unconstitutional-even-trumps-own-appointees-cant-save-his-delusion-as-judges-refuse-to-rewrite-reality-in-his-favor/
‘Said it out loud’: GOP senator slammed for admitting Republicans aim to ‘cover’ for Trump
https://www.alternet.org/gop-senator-cover-trump/
Trump in a ‘very sour mood’ because ‘people don’t like what he’s doing on any topic’: Morning Joe
https://www.alternet.org/trump-vandehei-scarborough/
Republican power-struggle is ‘the game to watch’ as Trump vanishes ‘before our eyes’: expert
https://www.alternet.org/trump-decline-gop/
U.S. cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking ‘good faith.’ Hamas’ latest response “shows a lack of desire” to reach a truce, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5479673/gaza-ceasefire-talks-cut-short-us-israel-hamas
The United States informed Director-General Audrey Azoulay of the United States’ decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Continued involvement in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States.
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/07/the-united-states-withdraws-from-the-united-nations-educational-scientific-and-cultural-organization-unesco
Withdrawal of the United States of America from UNESCO: statement by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General. Statement attributable to Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO.
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/withdrawal-united-states-america-unesco-statement-audrey-azoulay-director-general
See also: UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
https://www.unesco.org/en
‘Absolute threat’: Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly breaks with Trump over key policy issue
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/24/congress/marjorie-taylor-greene-ai-trump-00474396
House Republican Claims GOP Leaders Are Conspiring to Block Trump From Making Recess Appointments
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-report-tip-line-immigration-ex-b2794141.html
JD Vance’s “Intellectual” Spin on the Racist Great Replacement Theory. As the Trump administration advances its draconian immigration schemes, the vice president is doing his part—by polishing ideas from the far-right gutters with an Ivy League sheen.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198347/jd-vance-great-replacement-theory
# Gov / Politics / Global
France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said, which will make it the first G7 nation to do so.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg5g4p3245o
420,000 Aid Pallets Await Entry Into Gaza as Israel Blames Starvation on Aid Groups. Oxfam says preventable diseases are ripping through Gaza as Israel maintains its near-total blockade on aid.
https://truthout.org/articles/420k-aid-pallets-await-entry-into-gaza-as-israel-blames-starvation-on-aid-groups/
Israel Restricting Visas for UN Humanitarian Workers for Gaza, Amid Starvation. Israel notified the agency of the restrictions after it spoke out about the Israeli slaughter of aid seekers in Gaza.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-restricting-visas-for-un-humanitarian-workers-for-gaza-amid-starvation/
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Kentucky Cop Who Jailed Woman for Filming from Her Porch Goes Viral Again—Now Sued for Dragging Delivery Driver from Car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0mTyYaJN_I
A wrongly arrested grandma taking on the US marshals. McCarthy did nothing illegal or suspicious. But the marshals accused her of being Carole Anne Rozak, a fugitive wanted for a 25-year-old parole violation for a nonviolent crime.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5416606-a-wrongly-arrested-grandma-is-taking-on-the-us-marshals/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Alert! Trump threatens political ‘enemies’ in chilling DOJ speech. Donald Trump visited the Justice Department and delivered an hour-long speech in which he called for his political enemies to be jailed, suggested it should be “illegal” to criticize judges, and declared it should be “illegal” to say he lost the election.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fFezDZ1jaM
‘Alice in Wonderland world’: Political science expert explains how Trump got DOJ to do his ‘bidding’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-gabbard-obama/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
“CANCELED ON LIVE TV!” – Karoline Leavitt DROPS BOMBSHELL on Whoopi Goldberg — ‘The View’ Spins Into Total Chaos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np8t0Fj_bO0
‘E! News’ TV Program to End After 34 Years. The impending end of E! News comes after another popular late night talk show will also conclude in 2026
https://www.the-sun.com/tv/14813680/e-news-canceled-years-last-air-date/
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
“The NIH is not just a national treasure — it is a global beacon of biomedical excellence. Its integrity, productivity and impact are unrivalled. We must not weaken it.” Kevin Kent Lloyd, Karen Johnston and Barbara Kelley, three senior US National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisers, speak out against ongoing grant terminations, planned budget cuts of 40% for 2026 and a proposed structural reorganization of the agency
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02331-1?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=371cd4c3c5-nature-briefing-daily-20250724&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-50037248
# Social / Communities
‘Why Don’t You Put a Whites Only Sign?’—Video of Manager Threatening to Call Cops on Black Customer for Taking ‘too Long to Purchase’ Sparks Massive Outrage. The incident, highlighted in a social media video, underscores a continuing issue of racial profiling and discrimination faced by Black individuals while shopping
https://www.inquisitr.com/why-dont-you-put-a-whites-only-sign-video-of-manager-threatening-to-call-cops-on-black-customer-for-taking-too-long-to-purchase-sparks-massive-outrage
Trump signs an executive order to make it easier to remove homeless people from streets
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479139/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping
Whites-only community plotting expansion to another state as its efforts to build a ‘white nation’ continue
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/return-to-the-land-whites-only-community-b2795213.html
# Veterans / VA
‘Slap in the face’: Vet fumes as Afghan interpreter who saved his life faces deportation
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673716268/
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
‘We stand on the brink of system failure’: Feds up pressure for states to reach deal on the future of the Colorado River. The clock is ticking for seven states to figure out how they’ll share dwindling water in the Colorado River for the foreseeable future.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2025/06/26/trump-admin-turns-up-pressure-sets/
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