Voices, The Peoples News
August 9, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention. As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-fight-is-brewing-in-the-midwest-over-immigrant-mass-detention/
Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US. Office of the Inspector General published the results of a 2021 inspection of the Folkston detention center, citing “unsanitary and dilapidated” facilities, with water leaks, mold and debris in the ventilation system, insect infestations, lack of access to hot showers, inoperable toilets, and no hot meals.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/largest-ice-facility-planned-georgia-160000064.html
How many US citizens have been swept up in the immigration crackdown? Democrats demand answers. Increasingly frustrated that the aggressive tactics are sweeping up American citizens, Democratic members of Congress have been pressing for a full accounting of the citizens detained
https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/how-many-us-citizens-have-been-swept-up-in-the-immigration-crackdown-democrats-demand-answers/article_7bc48786-3d0b-596c-9584-d7292293dadf.html
Leaked DHS Memo Shows Trump Administration Wants to Deploy Military on City Streets to Hunt Down Immigrants
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/10/trump-national-guard-ice-transport-immigrations-price/84131100007/
Trump prepares US military to target Latin American drug cartels: Trump has vowed to “wage war” on drug cartels, accusing them of flooding the US with drugs such as fentanyl. Mexico has ruled out any US military action on its soil.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-trump-eyes-military-action-against-cartels-reports/a-73579780
Courts halted ICE’s armed patrols that stopped Latinos without cause — now Trump wants the Supreme Court to restart them. Justice Department argues speaking Spanish can mean you’re unlawfully in the U.S.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/courts-halted-ices-armed-patrols-that-stopped-latinos-without-cause-now-trump-wants-the-supreme-court-to-restart-them/
# Children / Youth
Child advocate blames Democrat governor for 6th child death in only four months of incidents that involved the state’s Children, Youth & Families Department: ‘There is blood on the governor.’ The tragic death of another child in New Mexico has prompted a child advocate to blame the governor and the children’s safety agency that had been warned about the threat.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/child-murder-gov-new-mexico
Family of 10-year-old girl allegedly tortured to death says child protective services ignored dozens of warnings. Doctors who examined the girl said she was malnourished, dehydrated, and appeared to have been tortured. Prosecutors said she had bruises all over her body, had been starved, and had some toenails missing.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/arizona-child-torture-murder-dcs
# Consumer Product Safety
TEMI Go Basketball Toys Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking; Violates Small Ball Ban; Sold on Amazon by Temitoys
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/TEMI-Go-Basketball-Toys-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Choking-Violates-Small-Ball-Ban-Sold-on-Amazon-by-Temitoys
Petmate Recalls Pet Zone Pet Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violation of Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries; Sold Exclusively at Menards
https://www.usatoday.com/recalls/consumer-products/CPSC-10372/
Fieldsheer Apparel Technologies Recalls Heated Socks Due to Injury Hazard
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Fieldsheer-Apparel-Technologies-Recalls-Heated-Socks-Due-to-Injury-Hazard
AliExpress Recalls LeymanKids Children’s Pajama Sets Due to Risk of Injury or Death from Burns; Violates Mandatory Standards for Children’s Sleepwear
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/AliExpress-Recalls-LeymanKids-Childrens-Pajama-Sets-Due-to-Risk-of-Injury-or-Death-from-Burns-Violates-Mandatory-Standards-for-Childrens-Sleepwear
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘1929 all over again’: Trump warns of new ‘great depression’ if judges overturn tariffs
https://www.alternet.org/trump-great-depression/
‘Grim’: Top economist says Americans in for a ‘nasty shock’ on inflation thanks to Trump. Calling one report “quite grim on both inflation and jobs,” Krugman, an economics professor, warns that “just around the corner,” Americans could be in for a “nasty shock” of “inflation of 4 percent or more,” which is about a 50 percent increase from where inflation is right now.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economist-inflation/
President Donald Trump ordered the US Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies in February 2025, calling their production wasteful. The US Mint made its final order of penny blanks in May 2025 and will cease production of new pennies once those run out, likely in early 2026.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-mint-moves-ahead-with-plans-to-kill-the-penny
A third of CEOs plan to axe jobs over the next year—and most now say they’ll pass on new tariff costs to their customers
https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/ceos-cut-jobs-tariff-costs/
Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner, giving him the shortest-ever tenure in the role. Long said in a social media post that Trump had nominated him for an ambassadorship. “It is a honor to serve my friend President Trump and I am excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/08/trump-removes-billy-long-as-irs-commisioner-less-than-2-months-after-his-confirmation/
Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999
# Education / Schools
It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug. A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.
https://www.wired.com/story/school-bathroom-vape-detector-audio-bug/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Environmental Protection Agency in Name Only. The Trump administration is racing to revoke the cornerstone of U.S. climate regulation by the end of the year
https://prospect.org/environment/2025-08-06-environmental-protection-agency-in-name-only/
# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired. Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether. Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-08-06-fema-employees-reassigned-to-ice/
AG Kaul Wins Court Order Blocking the Trump Admin. from Repurposing Billions in FEMA funding
https://www.wisdoj.gov/PressReleases/08-05-2025-FEMA-BRIC-PI-Win.pdf
# General News / Gaza
Israel Approves Plan to Take Over Gaza City, Force Palestinians Into ‘Camps.’ Israel plans to forcibly evacuate an estimated 1 million Palestinians from Gaza City.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-gaza-08-08-2025-920f5b4bfd3fe07ded6acd28f5d77768
# General News / Epstein
‘Highly unusual’: A prison director just went on the record about Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘luxury’ new home
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-move-epstein-trump
‘This is nuts’: Prosecutor says ‘there’s a realistic chance’ SCOTUS tosses Maxwell’s conviction
https://www.alternet.org/ghislaine-maxwell-supreme-court/
‘Gigantic red flag’: Jen Psaki reveals how new Epstein lawsuit is ‘huge problem for Trump’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/
Epstein victims are a growing political threat to Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/epstein-maxwell-survivors-analysis
Senator Demands Bureau Of Prisons Explain Ghislaine Maxwell Transfer. “Sexual predators shouldn’t be afforded preferential treatment,” said the Rhode Island Democrat.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ghislaine-maxwell-transfer-prison_n_6896279fe4b059385ba0841e
# Gov / Politics
Texas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove them. In court papers, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/texas-democrats-redistricting-court-00500649
‘A travesty’: Outrage grows as leak shows Trump admin scrubbing out human rights violations. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration earned condemnation from Amnesty International on Thursday over its leaked plans to downplay human rights violations in countries favored by the American government
https://www.alternet.org/it-would-be-a-travesty/
Red state governor shuts down Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/
‘Really big bomb’: Dems giddy as ugly Republican brawl threatens GOP massacre
https://www.newsbreak.com/alternet-332687158/4165554929597-really-big-bomb-dems-giddy-as-ugly-republican-brawl-threatens-gop-massacre
Newsom says special election on California redistricting planned for November
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5444113-newsom-democrats-new-house-map/
Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war. The announcement comes as Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire passed without any new commitments.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/trump-announces-august-15-meet-up-with-putin-in-alaska-warns-of-land-swap
MAGA world swallows a difficult truth: Arresting Trump’s opponents is easier said than done. From the Epstein saga to Texas redistricting, the far right’s bluster about criminal consequences often leads to disappointment.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/trump-maga-world-arrest-opponents-00499426?_native_ads=1&font_scale=1.0
Mike Johnson hit with new accusation showing ‘clear-cut violation’ of federal law
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2673870511/
Democrats demand answers on using nuclear modernization funds to renovate Trump’s Qatari jet. The funding for retrofits to the luxury jet that Qatar gifted to President Donald Trump will come from the Air Force’s Sentinel nuclear missile program, which is already facing delays and cost overruns.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trumps-qatar-jet-retrofitting-democrats-letter
# Gov / Politics / Global
Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns. Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-mideast-weapons-b957e28b73ee94ed33fbd2d4e4d36246
Mexico rejects US forces in country
https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/border/mexico-s-president-says-u-s-forces-are-unwelcome-in-her-country/article_7fd3ef4f-d34f-45fe-a6d2-716d924bbad7.html
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs. PBS KIDS produces popular age-appropriate programs. It also has a website and multiple apps with games and activities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pbs-accounts-nearly-half-first-083053550.html
Trump’s FCC Considers Supercharging Corporate TV Consolidation. Media conglomerates are pushing to eliminate rules that limit consolidation of local TV stations.
https://www.freepress.net/news/trumps-fcc-considers-supercharging-corporate-tv-consolidation
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
DOJ Allows UnitedHealth to Expand Its Conglomerate by Buying Up Competitor. The settlement filed with the Maryland district court on Thursday requires UnitedHealth and Amedisys to divest 164 home health and hospice sites to placate the DOJ’s concerns.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/unitedhealth-amedisys-doj-settlement-merger/757086/
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
AAP, AMA Booted From CDC Vaccine Advisory Working Groups. The associations said they were informed via email last week that their vaccine experts were being disinvited from the workgroups that report to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. The experts will no longer be invited to participate in the working groups that review data and form policy recommendations.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/aap-ama-booted-cdc-vaccine-advisory-working-groups/
# Military / Militia / National Guard
The B-21 Raider will bring combat mass unlike anything B-2 can muster, which will change how stealth bombers fight.
https://www.twz.com/air/for-b-21-quantity-is-its-most-critical-quality-top-bomber-officer-says
# NASA
NASA Rewrites the Rules for Developers of Private Space Stations. In the face of budget cuts, NASA has issued a new directive on how it will procure replacements for the International Space Station.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/as-the-end-of-the-iss-nears-nasa-shakes-up-program-for-commercial-replacements/
# NOAA / Weather
Private Companies Are Now Gathering Weather Data for NOAA. WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys, and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps.
https://www.energycentral.com/workforce/post/news-private-companies-step-up-to-gather-weather-data-for-noaa-as-zP2LuDrFgPgWb2n
# Planetary / Earth
Northern lights may be visible in 18 states tonight. This is due to a geomagnetic storm potentially triggered by a coronal mass ejection. Prepare to get away from city lights if you want to see the colorful sky show.
https://www.cnet.com/science/space/the-aurora-borealis-is-back-these-18-states-have-a-chance-to-see-it-tonight/
# Social / Communities
Public Assemblies Strengthen Community Resistance to Rising Authoritarianism. Assemblies are “a unique opportunity for people to build a democracy that has yet to be born,” says organizer Denzel Caldwell.
https://truthout.org/audio/public-assemblies-strengthen-community-resistance-to-rising-authoritarianism/
# Social Services / Programs
DHS virtually silent as providers seek answers about ‘sudden’ end to housing services program. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has been largely silent since announcing its intention to terminate, and eventually redesign and relaunch, the first-of-its-kind Housing Stabilization Services Program.
https://www.newsbreak.com/kstp-5-eyewitness-news-minneapolis-st-paul-mn-311145184/4161157876956-dhs-virtually-silent-as-providers-seek-answers-about-sudden-end-to-housing-services-program
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
AI Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Find a Well-Paying Job. Is This the World We Want? Corporate greed brought us to this point, and isn’t stopping anytime soon.
https://futurism.com/ai-impossible-find-job
# Veterans / VA
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-hospital-shortages-trump
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Small US town’s water supply may be at risk after China’s richest man buys strategic property
https://www.theblaze.com/news/small-us-towns-water-supply-may-be-at-risk-after-chinas-richest-man-buys-strategic-property
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