Voices, The Peoples News
July 30, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘Had to Sleep on the Floor’—Honduran Woman Detained by ICE During Routine Check-In Describes ‘Inhumane’ Conditions in U.S. Custody
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/07/28/honduran-woman-held-at-broadview-ice-facility-describes-conditions-as-inhumane
South Dakota’s ‘Operation Prairie Thunder’ to support ICE
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/operation-prairie-thunder-to-aid-ice/
Florida State Senator Condemns Conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘32 Men to a Cage, Chanting for Freedom’
https://www.aol.com/florida-state-senator-laments-visit-200030960.html
Lawyers say Alligator Alcatraz violates constitutional rights of detainees. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a federal immigration court has canceled bond hearings.
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/toledo/politics/2025/07/28/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-held-without-charges–barred-from-legal-access-attorneys-say
Police in Maine say officer arrested by ICE was cleared by federal government to work. ICE accused the police department in Old Orchard Beach of “knowingly” hiring an immigrant who is in the country illegally, which the police chief denied.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maine-ice-arrest-jon-luke-evans-reserve-officer-government-work-rcna221719
Masked and armed agents are arresting people on US streets as aggressive enforcement ramps up
https://theconversation.com/masked-and-armed-agents-are-arresting-people-on-us-streets-as-aggressive-enforcement-ramps-up-261499
More churches are suing ICE over arrests in places of worship: ‘Congregations have gone underground’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-church-raids-lawsuit
U.S. border officers admit to scheme to allow vehicles hauling drugs to pass through certain inspection lanes
https://san.com/cc/cbp-officers-admit-to-drug-smuggling-conspiracy-using-emojis-to-talk-to-runners/
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Analysis Shows Big Corporations Are Using Trump Trade Chaos as ‘Cover’ to Jack Up Prices. Tariffs and judicial chaos shake investor confidence in Mexico: ‘Everything has been put on hold.’ Growing wave of uncertainty is freezing investment plans in Mexico, rattling business leaders in the US and abroad
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/30/trump-tariffs-mexico-us-trade
‘Great cover for increased pricing’: CEOs say Trump policies help them gouge customers
https://www.aol.com/social-media-posts-reveal-anti-195534013.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
New Tariff Rebate Proposed. For policymakers, it could be a balancing act, as tariff checks could rekindle inflationary forces, since direct transfer payments boost disposable income, leading to higher consumption levels and broader-based price increases.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/senate-republicans-wants-americans-get-600-checks-from-tariff-revenue
Trump to Decide China Tariff Truce Extension After Trade Talks Conclude
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-29/us-china-agree-to-continue-talks-on-a-tariff-truce-extension
# Education / Schools
Investors gamble with teachers’ retirement. Texas’ teacher pension fund divested from investment firms accused of ‘boycotting’ oil and gas industry
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/07/texas-investment-funds-teacher-retirement-system-esg/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Big Tech Is Behind Your Massive Electric Bill. States are competing to attract artificial intelligence-powering data centers, at the expense of consumers’ electricity bills.
https://www.levernews.com/big-tech-is-behind-your-massive-electric-bill/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘Exceptionally Dangerous’: Trump EPA Targets Endangerment Finding That Enables Climate Rules. “Zeldin’s assertion that the EPA shouldn’t address greenhouse gas emissions is like a fire chief claiming that they shouldn’t fight fires,” said one critic. “It is as malicious as it is absurd.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/exceptionally-dangerous-trump-epa-targets-endangerment-finding-that-enables-climate-rules
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
‘Big 4’ Consolidate 80 Percent of Beef Supply; Steak Prices Soaring
https://thehill.com/business/3469128-big-four-meatpackers-deny-price-fixing-amid-record-profits/
# General News
Day in Photos: Wildfire in Portugal, Protest in Peru, Cease-Fire in Thailand
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/day-in-photos-wildfire-in-portugal-protest-in-peru-cease-fire-in-thailand-5893935?utm_source=atcn&utm_content=hw1016multicomp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atc&utm_term=hws1comp
# General News / Gaza
US Veteran Alleges Gazan Child Who Thanked Him For Food Was Shot Dead Moments Later By IDF
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/us-veteran-alleges-gazan-child-who-thanked-him-for-food-was-shot-dead-moments-later-by-idf/
The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t agree to a Gaza ceasefire
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5484001/uk-palestinian-state-israel-hamas-gaza
How significant is UK’s move to recognise Palestinian state, and why now? Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September, amid famine situation in Gaza.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/30/how-significant-is-uks-move-to-recognise-palestinian-state-and-why-now
Netherlands bans Israeli far-right ministers Ben-Gvir, Smotrich over supporting ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza. Israeli ministers ‘repeatedly incited violence against the Palestinian population,’ and ‘called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza Strip,’ says Dutch foreign minister
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/netherlands-bans-israeli-far-right-ministers-ben-gvir-smotrich-over-supporting-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/3644891
Far-right Israeli minister slams aid airdrop for Gaza. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has criticized the resumption of larger aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/far-israeli-minister-slams-aid-184718429.html
‘Worst-Case Scenario of Famine’ Unfolding in Gaza: IPC Report
https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/countries-in-focus-archive/issue-133/en/
Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene labels Gaza crisis a ‘genocide’ in break from GOP colleagues
https://www.wabe.org/georgias-marjorie-taylor-greene-labels-gaza-crisis-a-genocide-in-break-from-gop-colleagues/
“This Is Trump’s Famine”: How the US Is Complicit in Gaza’s Suffering. An American-funded food distribution network provided Israel cover as starvation spread.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/gaza-famine-united-states-donald-trump/
Silence in the Face of Gaza’s Starvation is Absolute Betrayal of Holocaust Victims
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-betrayal-of-the-victims-of-the
‘I will never care’: Laura Loomer shamelessly celebrating death of 59K children but don’t you dare criticize Israel, or she’ll have a meltdown
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/i-will-never-care-laura-loomer-shamelessly-celebrating-death-of-59k-children-but-dont-you-dare-criticize-israel-or-shell-have-a-meltdown/
The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States. During this century, in the Middle East, the U.S.-Israel duo has vastly outdone all other entities combined in the categories of killing, maiming, and terrorizing.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/u-s-israel-genocide
# General News / Trump / Epstein
The Epstein Conspiracy Flames That Trump Fanned Are Now Blowing Back on Him. In 2019, then first-term President Donald Trump jumped aboard the Epstein conspiracy bandwagon. Six years later, he’s now trying desperately to stop it.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-epstein-conspiracy
There is a larger problem for Trump in the Epstein chaos. Whatever he does to deflect and distract from the Jeffrey Epstein morass only deepens the suspicions — including those about the two men’s relationship.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-could-burned-conspiracy-theory-120042894.html
Forensics expert analysis of Jeffrey Epstein jail video contradicts government’s claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edDSqqd9GRM
Ghislaine Maxwell Throws Down Gauntlet: ‘I’ll Testify Before Congress — But Only If You Grant Me Immunity!’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/29/ghislaine-maxwell-congress-testify-immunity
I’ve Told a Story About Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein for Years. Suddenly People Are Interested
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files-list-fbi-news.html
DOJ Called Just 1 FBI Agent, and No Victims, to Testify before Epstein Grand Jury
https://www.live5news.com/2025/07/30/justice-department-says-epstein-maxwell-grand-juries-heard-only-2-law-enforcement-witnesses/
Supreme Court Lets Trump Enact His Authoritarian Agenda on Its ‘Shadow Docket’: The right-wing-dominated Supreme Court keeps greenlighting Trump’s most authoritarian actions without even bothering to give us an explanation
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-supreme-court-shadow-docket-emergency-agenda-1235394694/
# Gov / Politics
‘Everything Is Under Consideration’: Senate GOP Vows Action To Steamroll Dems’ Obstruction. Senate Republicans are mulling how to circumvent Democrats’ unprecedented roadblocks slowing the confirmation process of President Trump’s nominees.
https://ijr.com/everything-is-under-consideration-senate-gop-vows-action-to-steamroll-dems-obstruction/
House GOP Moves To Prop Up Anti-Conservative ‘Democracy’ Org Trump Wants To Defund. House Republicans want to give hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to an organization the Trump administration has sought to defund for its anti-GOP bias.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/29/house-gop-moves-to-prop-up-anti-conservative-democracy-org-trump-wants-to-defund/
‘F*cking Fight’: Two Dems Face-Off In Epic Verbal Spat On Senate Floor. Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker accusing his fellow party members of betraying their party and condoning authoritarianism.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/29/cory-booker-amy-klobuchar-fight-senate/
‘We can’t let them control the narrative’: Republicans panic as leaked memo exposes their biggest fear. The party leadership wants members to take control of the message, particularly regarding controversial aspects like Medicaid changes.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/we-cant-let-them-control-the-narrative-republicans-panic-as-leaked-memo-exposes-their-biggest-fear/
From Medicaid Cuts to Violent Deportations: Trump Policies Are Boosting Democrats’ Confidence Ahead of The Midterms
https://www.latintimes.com/medicaid-cuts-violent-deportations-trump-policies-are-boosting-democrats-confidence-ahead-587774
Donald Trump is breaking America — our children will suffer worst
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5414744-fixing-government-efficiency-speed/
Trump Administration Invests Millions In Creating Mega Database Of Americans’ Private Data. The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html
Trump admin’s emerging surveillance state raises privacy concerns. Civil liberties advocates say the Trump administration’s data collection and sharing endanger Americans’ constitutional rights.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/04/trump-surveillance-state-federal-data/83924420007/
Awkward: Trump Spills Secret Service Agent’s Crazy Wife-Smuggling Plan. An investigation is now underway over the incident, which the president described as “weird.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-spills-weird-new-details-about-secret-service-incident/
# Gov / Politics / Global
The Rise of China’s ‘Surveillance Colonialism’ in Africa. As African nations increasingly implement advanced surveillance systems developed by Chinese firms, significant concerns emerge regarding the erosion of civil liberties and the entrenchment of authoritarian governance.
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/the-coloniality-of-chinese-surveillance-technologies-in-africa/
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Social Media Posts Reveal Anti-Trump Bias Of CIA Officer Who Helped Create 2016 Russiagate Report. Social media comments show that a CIA counterintelligence officer who helped lead the 2016 U.S. intelligence community assessment has compared Trump to dictators.
https://www.aol.com/social-media-posts-reveal-anti-195534013.html
Black Man Handcuffed and Searched After Stopping to Text—Now He’s Suing Police For Racial Profiling
https://www.newsbreak.com/inquisitr-news-522568/4142037991767-black-man-handcuffed-and-searched-after-stopping-to-text-now-he-s-suing-police-for-racial-profiling
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump and Bondi have degraded the once-proud Justice Department
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5423818-trump-and-bondi-have-degraded-the-once-proud-justice-department/
DOJ Targets Federal Judge for Warning Trump Could Spark ‘Constitutional Crisis.’ Judge James Boasberg reportedly raised concerns that the Trump administration “would disregard rulings of federal courts,” something the White House has done repeatedly.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-doj-complaint-boasberg
Senate Confirms Trump Lawyer Emil Bove to Appellate Court
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/senate-confirms-emil-bove-to-third-circuit-as-dems-fail-to-thwart-trump-pick-00482965
‘A dangerous embarrassment’: Feds caught lying as ‘assault’ charges against LA protesters crumble
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/a-dangerous-embarrassment-feds-caught-lying-as-assault-charges-against-la-protesters-crumble/
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
No One Is Happy After Learning The Trump Admin Is Burning Nearly $10 Million Worth Of Contraceptives. “This is cruel, disgraceful, and a needless waste of your taxpayer dollars,” one representative said.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/state-department-burn-contraceptives-poor-countries
A Federal Judge May Have Just Saved Planned Parenthood. The reality is that Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit will raise the stakes for Republicans next year.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/judge-saves-planned-parenthood-republican-loss-midterms.html
Judge blocks Trump attempt to defund Planned Parenthood clinics serving Medicaid patients
https://apnews.com/article/planned-parenthood-funding-cuts-ruling-343034bc26917049d6d58a8ba8c58c21
# Military / Militia / National Guard / NATO
Longer assignments coming soon for troops heading to South Korea. The directive extends tours for unaccompanied service members assigned to South Korea from 12 months to 24 months.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-south-korea-tours-longer/
# NASA
Ex-NASA engineer claims trillions of shape-shifting, cloaked devices are hidden across Earth. Richard Banduric, CEO of Field Propulsion Technologies and a former propulsion engineer for NASA and Lockheed Martin, shared the shocking allegations during a December 2024 episode of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast, which has recently resurfaced on social media platform X.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14951779/NASA-engineer-trillion-devices-hidden-Earth.html
# Pharmaceuticals
Federal judge blocks Arkansas law barring pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies in state
https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2025/07/30/federal-judge-blocks-arkansas-pbm-law
# Planetary / Earth
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsumani Warnings Across Northern Pacific. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Far East, triggering a tsunami in the northern Pacific and prompting warnings for Alaska, Hawaii, and New Zealand.
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/tsunami-warning-8-8-magnitude-earthquake-triggers-alert-worldwide-list-of-countries-that-are-under-threat-11753845941230.html
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI). Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits. Last week, the Trump administration released plans further gutting environmental laws in order to help Big Tech build data centers unhindered by bare-minimum concerns like preserving clean water or breathable air.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf
# Tourism / Travel Advisories
Mexican Diplomat Warns Nationals To Take ‘Extreme Precautions Or Not Come To Florida’: ‘They Will Detain You For Anything’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14941523/mexico-travel-warning-florida-migrants-alligator-alcatraz.html
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
As Climate-Related Wastewater Threats Grow, U.S. and Mexico Sign a Deal to End the Tijuana Sewage Crisis
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29072025/todays-climate-sewage-mexico-united-states-overflow-agreement/
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