Voices, The Peoples News
August 4, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children. It shows how Latino entrepreneurs can drive America’s economic future
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-07-30-0400/business-nearly-half-fortune-500-companies-were-founded-immigrants-or-their
A Korean university student and daughter of a priest was detained by ICE. Faith leaders are now standing behind her
https://www.newsweek.com/priests-daughter-detained-ice-routine-visa-hearing-new-york-2108286
US Universities Are Deepening Their Ties With ICE and Border Patrol. Institutions of higher education are working with federal immigration agencies to form a new academic police state.
https://prismreports.org/2025/07/31/how-universities-are-deepening-ties-with-federal-immigration-agencies/
ICE turned Louisiana into America’s deportation capital. The inspiration was Amazon and FedEx ‘with human beings.’ Since before the Trump administration, the ICE field office in New Orleans was taking inspiration from corporate giants, Alex Woodward reports
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/louisiana-ice-deportation-capital-amazon-fedex-b2800020.html
Judge bars Trump administration’s use of expedited removals for some migrants
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/01/immigration-humanitarian-parole-ruling-00488290?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nname=playbook-pm&nrid=8fd816da-f787-4bdd-a09b-99f5c7d81794
Trump Approves Student Loan Forgiveness, $50K Signing Bonus for New ICE Recruits
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4151120205479-trump-approves-student-loan-forgiveness-50k-signing-bonus-for-new-ice-recruits
Trump Is Hiring ICE Agents to Arrest Immigrants Coast to Coast, Border to Border
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-hiring-ice-agents-arrest-133000374.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Already feeling it in Texas’: Mayors in Trump-voting states warn his policies imperil residents. President Donald Trump’s policies and Congress’ de facto rubber stamping of his administration threaten the livelihoods of citizens in two major U.S. cities, mayors said Sunday
https://www.alternet.org/send/trump-mayors/
Rick Wilson says Trump is filling Wall St. with dread. ‘Beyond the valley of madness,’ and nobody in Washington right now is waking up thinking, ‘Man, this is going to get so much better.'”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-rick-wilson/
Appeals court casts doubt on Trump’s power to impose tariffs without congressional approval
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-court-lawsuit-trade-4c289f51008f6a3a02939caa73ab5404
Big Beautiful Bill sparks backlash with hidden giveaway for ultra-wealthy: ‘This is a very big deal.’ A component of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” gives a huge tax break to the uber-rich.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/07/03/how-trumps-bill-makes-it-easier-for-rich-to-buy-a-personal-jet/
# Education / Schools
Donald Trump just got the go-ahead to strip funding for the Department of Education. The move represents an expansion of executive power, allowing Trump to dismantle the inner workings of a government department.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/supreme-court-education-department.html
Black-Led, Progressive Homeschool Networks Rise Amid Book Bans, Attacks on DEI. As Trump attacks civil rights protections, a growing number of progressive parents are opting out of public schools. As Trump attacks civil rights protections, a growing number of progressive parents are opting out of public schools.
https://truthout.org/articles/black-led-progressive-homeschool-networks-rise-amid-book-bans-attacks-on-dei/
# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Federal judges side with Trump on ending union bargaining for federal workers
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5433509-federal-employees-trump-order-union-ruling/
This red state AG is on a mission — to make the workforce more white and male
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/missouri-attorney-general-mission-workforce-094541356.html
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘It feels like an invasion’: Texans go to war with Trump over land grab. Landowners living along the Texas/Mexico border are once again facing having property confiscated from them as Donald Trump’s administration ramps up efforts to build his long-promised wall.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-texas-wall-2673853837/
Chinese sub discovers deepest-ever creatures 10 km undersea. Beds of clams, mats of bacteria that look like ice and fields of tube worms – these are just some examples of the strange, extreme life that an expedition to the deepest parts of the ocean has observed, filmed and photographed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wnqe5j99do
The ‘financial swamp’ of banking regulators who ‘decide’ which Americans get their bank accounts shut down
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/financial-swamp-banking-regulators-who-decide-which-americans-get-bank-accounts-shut-down
Mount Rainier Volcano Update; Strong Earthquake Swarm Ongoing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ceUWEqtHi4
# General News / Gaza
Children are paying the heaviest price of this war. In 2024, the occupied Palestinian territory, specifically Gaza, became the deadliest place on earth to be a child. Mass starvation spreads across Gaza,
https://www.savethechildren.net/what-we-do/emergencies/war-gaza
In Gaza, at least 14,000 children have reportedly been killed, many more injured, while thousands are likely under the rubble, and an estimated 17,000 others are unaccompanied or separated from their caregivers.
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-year-of-tears-12-months-of-war-on-children-unicef-report/
Doctors Without Borders CEO Stunned By ABC’s Bizarre Question On Gaza Starvation. “Airing videos like that is something of a war crime, isn’t it?” Stephanopoulos asked, leading Benoit to pause for several seconds. She then answers, “Airing the videos?” to which the host responds in the affirmative.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/doctors-without-borders-ceo-stunned-002457124.html
MSF staff and patients are wasting away as mass starvation spreads across Gaza. More than 100 organizations are sounding the alarm and demanding the entry and distribution of lifesaving aid.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-staff-and-patients-are-wasting-away-mass-starvation-spreads-across-gaza
She fed 100K Gazan families for free – now terrorists and local merchants want her dead
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/she-fed-100k-gazan-families-170019167.html
Tens of thousands of Israelis rally after Gaza militants release videos showing emaciated captives
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5492152/gaza-hostage-videos-israel
# General News / Epstein
Trump Admin Broke Rules to Move Ghislaine to Club Fed Camp
https://www.thedailybeast.com/snitch-ghislaines-prison-move-was-due-to-death-threats/
‘Never seen this before’: Prison consultant shocked by Maxwell receiving Bureau of Prisons (BOP) waiver for transfer. Public records show a waiver was issued in Maxwell’s case, an exceptional step for someone convicted of sex trafficking.
https://www.alternet.org/send/maxwell-prison/
Ghislaine Maxwell not welcome in Texas ‘Club Fed’ prison camp, says inmate: ‘Human trafficking is a violent crime’
https://www.aol.com/ghislaine-maxwell-not-welcome-texas-152401318.html
# Gov / Politics
‘Here it comes’: Outrage as leaked Trump admin memo suggests ‘the worst we’ve been waiting for.’ A leaked briefing memo from a recent meeting between high-level officials at the Department of Homeland Security and Defense Department sparked fresh warnings about the Trump administration’s internal plans to increase its domestic use of the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement on immigration could soon get worse.”
https://www.alternet.org/hegseth-memo/
‘Pure nonsense’: Congressman ‘counted more than 15 lies’ in Trump’s chopper talk
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-chopper-talk/
Republicans caution against complacency at ‘Florida Freedom Forum’ in Orlando. Meanwhile, liberal demonstrators interrupted Ron DeSantis, James Uthmeier and Randy Fine throughout the day
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/03/republicans-caution-against-complacency-at-florida-freedom-forum-in-orlando/
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened to remove Texas House Democrats from the Legislature after they left the state Sunday in a bid to stop Republicans from proceeding with a redistricting effort that would give the GOP five more opportunities to gain seats in the 2026 midterms.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5434746-texas-democrats-flee-redistricting/
Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting. In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of them may even be “felons.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-democrats-head-illinois-deny-republicans-quorum-redistricting-rcna222743
President Donald Trump has already put in motion his next effort to subvert upcoming federal elections in 2026 and 2028. The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways. This time the call is coming from inside the White House — and that should scare you more than anything
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election
The Trump Administration Is Going After Our Elections Too. Government employees have long protected the ballot from attacks. The president is preparing to fire many of them.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-administration-going-after-our-elections-too
Most Senate Democrats vote to block weapons to Israel as US support wanes
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5429072-sanders-resolution-fails-israel-military/
MTG hints that she might be finished with the GOP: ‘I don’t know if the Republican Party is leaving me’
https://www.aol.com/mtg-hints-she-might-finished-180009968.html
Padilla says investigation into Trump ‘certainly in order’ after BLS director fired
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5434178-padilla-calls-for-bls-probe/
Sean Spicer Warns Trump That MAGA Wants ‘Blood’ After ‘Treasonous Conspiracy’ Allegation: ‘You Think Epstein Was Bad?’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/sean-spicer-warns-trump-that-maga-wants-blood-after-treasonous-conspiracy-allegation-you-think-epstein-was-bad/
Three days after maps are released, Texas House committee advances redistricting plan
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_9d5a991e-98bc-4037-9262-2b21dddb0aa6.html
Top economist warns the U.S. is ‘on the precipice of recession’ — and it will be hard for the Fed to come to the rescue
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_9d5a991e-98bc-4037-9262-2b21dddb0aa6.html
Trump Wants a Police State—but Even Some Cops Want Something Better. Checking in with an old friend and New York City police officer who has spent years bemoaning the militarization of police and society that Trump has accelerated
https://newrepublic.com/article/198704/trump-wants-police-state-but-even-cops-want-something-better
# Gov / Politics / Global
Special Report: Persecution of the Century: With the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) growing its power in America, understanding its goals couldn’t be more important than it is today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YzWtKF-yt0I
American Nurse Who Tried to Save “No Other Land” Activist Was Detained and Deported by Israel. Americans on the scene who tried to help Palestinians said Israeli authorities detained them — all as settler attackers roamed free.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/01/awdah-hathaleen-killed-settler-yinon-levi/
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Parents fury after police ‘blunder’ led to them losing chance to locate their missing daughter, 12
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14963785/Khloe-Dunbar-missing-girl-police-traffic-stop-Ohio-Megan-Dunn.html
Eight laws hitting drivers with up to $350 in fines from today including ‘restrictor’ rule that stops cars even starting
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/14893228/august-1-eight-states-driving-law-fines-stopping-cars/
‘Unfit and unqualified’: Senate GOP confirm pro-Trump ‘attack dog’ Jeanine Pirro as US attorney
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jeanine-pirro-confirmed
Jeanine Pirro : Jeanine Ferris Pirro is an American television host, lawyer, and author who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Columbia since May 2025. Pirro is a former judge, prosecutor, and politician in the state of New York. Pirro was elected as a judge of the Westchester County Court in 1990.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanine_Pirro
Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point. “What happened to William McNeil Jr. is a disturbing reminder that even the most basic rights — like asking why you’ve been pulled over — can be met with violence for Black Americans,” lawyers Ben Crump and Harry Daniels said in a statement.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/brutal-arrest-black-student-florida-040207830.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump move backfires as judges slam brakes on court packing plan: Donald Trump’s decision to place one of his former personal lawyers on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals with a lifetime appointment is backfiring as judges postpone their own retirements to stop the president picking their replacements.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-bove/
Trump’s DoJ is demanding states hand over election information. Officials are wondering what they intend to do with it. Officials in several states have expressed concern over the DoJ requesting information on voters and elections
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-doj-election-information-b2801259.html
# LGBTQ / Gender
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Bruce Ramer on CPB Shutdown: ‘A Good Part of Public Radio and Broadcasting Will Be Out of Business.’ The repercussions will be enormous.
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bruce-ramer-cpb-shutdown-sad-day-public-pbs-npr-1236477111/
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
‘It was all lies’: Outrage as Trump walks back major pro-family campaign promise. “The White House does not plan to require health insurers to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization services, two people with knowledge of internal discussions said,” per the report.
https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/it-was-all-lies-outrage-as-trump-walks-back-major-pro-family-campaign-promise
Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Millions to Name Stadiums as Workers Face Shortages. Hospitals argue the deals bring in support, but critics question the use of public money amid nursing shortages.
https://truthout.org/articles/nonprofit-hospitals-spend-millions-to-name-stadiums-as-workers-face-shortages/
Researchers forecast what Trump’s bill will mean for patients: Debt and delayed care. Delayed treatments, canceled doctor visits, skipped prescriptions. Losing insurance is bad for your health.
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-enrollment-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-26f8a24c2e495ea10b65c5bbc7b551af
RFK Indefinitely Postpones Critical Preventive Health Meeting — Doctors Warn of Serious Consequences
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-enrollment-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-26f8a24c2e495ea10b65c5bbc7b551af
Harvested alive: Organ donor wakes up on the table. ‘Horrifying’ mistake to take organs from a living person was averted, witnesses say. Though the donor had been declared dead, he seemed very much alive. “He was moving around, kind of thrashing. Like, moving, thrashing around on the bed,” Miller told NPR in an interview. “And then when we went over there, you could see he had tears coming down. He was crying visibly.”
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/16/nx-s1-5113976/organ-transplantion-mistake-brain-dead-surgery-still-alive
# Military / Militia / National Guard
Pentagon Awards $7.8 Billion in Contracts for Hundreds of New Missiles. In a pair of major contracts announced July 31, the Pentagon awarded a combined $7.8 billion for new missiles, including JASSM and AMRAAM.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/pentagon-billions-contracts-new-missiles/
Trump Says He Repositioned Nuclear Subs in Veiled Threat to Russia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/01/ukraine-russia-kyiv-death-toll/
New Missile Defense Radar Lands in Guam to Be Put to the Test
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/07/30/pentagon-will-keep-sharing-hurricane-forecasting-data-00484868
The Army’s Giant Data Deal with Palantir Is a Harbinger: Service CIO
https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2025/08/armys-giant-data-deal-palantir-harbinger-service-cio/407174/
Boeing workers who build fighter jets plan to go on strike. About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement with Boeing, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said Sunday.
https://apnews.com/article/boeing-strike-union-fighter-jets-3cc6357adc8bda4bacb334204d081fd4
# Military / Global
China and Russia Make Military Maneuvers After Trump’s Nuclear Threat
https://www.newsweek.com/china-russia-drills-trump-2108410
# NOAA / Weather
Pentagon to Keep Sharing Key Satellite Data for Hurricane Forecasting Despite Planned Cutoff. The move reverses a plan to cut off NOAA’s access to certain satellite data.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/07/30/pentagon-will-keep-sharing-hurricane-forecasting-data-00484868
# Pharmaceuticals
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Shares Rally As Trump Administration Reportedly Plans To Experiment Including Weight-loss Drugs Under Medicaid, Medicare
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/eli-lilly-novo-nordisk-rally-as-trump-administration-reportedly-plans-to-experiment-including-weight-loss-drugs-under-medicaid-medicare/chrE3mxRdbU
# Planetary / Earth
Geophysicists Ran Simulations And Found That Earth’s Liquid Core May Have Released a Magnetic Field in the Past
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/07/a-fully-liquid-earths-core-also-generates-a-magnetic-field.html
Arctic Ecosystems Are Falling Apart Under Strain of Warming Climate. Arctic environments are entering dangerous feedback loops that accelerate the climate crisis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrS4PKDln0E
# Social / Communities
Billionaire under fire after construction project creates hazard for community: ‘The land is all slipping’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/mike-cannon-brookes-farm-irrigation-australia/
# Social Services / Programs
Social Security Makes August Announcement. The agency’s shift to requiring a security authentication PIN in August drew concern from advocates and beneficiaries as offices braced for an influx of visitors amid shrinking staffing levels.
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-change-august-2107146
# Sports
‘Trump is Not Welcome Here!’ Soccer Fan Goes Viral After MAGA Hat Gets Him Kicked Out of St. Louis Stadium
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14967253/Donald-Trump-soccer-fan-MLS-MAGA-cap-kicked-out.html
# Veterans / VA
‘Done everything they can to avoid hearing from’ us: Veteran interrupts GOP celebration in Florida
https://www.alternet.org/flordia-desantis-protest/
Worked security for GHF in Gaza? Beware of war crime charges, Democrats say. Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/31/gaza-aid-security-firms-war-crimes-democrats/
GHF – Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Humanitarian_Foundation
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