Voices, The Peoples News
August 11, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Researchers baffled by sudden, disturbing behavior of birds: “We’re talking about a near-complete breeding failure,” Ryan Burnett, Sierra Nevada director at Point Blue and a co-author of the report, told the outlet.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-down-314855763/4167450559733-researchers-baffled-by-sudden-disturbing-behavior-of-birds-we-re-talking-about-a-near-complete-failure
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
U.S. Border Patrol Detained U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish in Montana. Speaking Spanish is not against the law. In fact, there is no official language in the United States — Americans speak hundreds of different languages.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/us-border-patrol-detained-us-citizens-speaking/feed
New York City to close last migrant hotel. “It’s killed a lot of the business in this neighborhood. I would much rather see the Row filled with tourists who are supporting business rather than migrants who are draining it.”
https://nypost.com/2025/08/09/us-news/nyc-to-shut-down-last-migrant-hotel-after-shelling-out-170-million-to-crime-ridden-shelter/
ICE Contractor Locked a Mother and Her Baby in a Hotel Room for Five Days. Valentina Galvis’s case raises questions about the types of facilities being turned into de facto detention centers as the Trump administration ramps up its deportation campaign.
https://www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts/immigration/2025/ice-detention-sonesta-ohare-airport-hotel-chicago/
# Business / Industry / Corporations
More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-half-industries-already-shedding-171804971.html
‘Frightening’: CEOs ‘really uncomfortable’ with Trump’s threats against business leaders. The business world is now starting to speak out against President Donald Trump’s hostile attitude toward CEOs who don’t do what he likes.
https://www.alternet.org/ceos-trump-threats/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump’s tax bill
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/hundreds-cheer-arizona-sen-ruben-gallego-democrats-offensive-124514397
‘1929 all over again’: Trump warns of new ‘great depression’ if judges overturn tariffs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-warns-great-depression-courts-173140515.html
‘This is so dangerous’: Trump’s efforts to ‘make us all poorer’ shock former GOP lawmaker
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2673873509/
Why are Trump supporters claiming he wants to crash the US stock market? Some MAGA followers are spreading an unsubstantiated theory related to the cost of the US national debt.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/17/why-are-trump-supporters-claiming-he-wants-to-crash-the-us-stock-market
Trump panics over ‘radical court’ ruling against him: ‘It would be impossible to recover!’ President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at what he called a “radical left court,” voicing fears that his sweeping tariffs could be overturned as federal judges continue to litigate his authority on the matter.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673869943/
# Education / Schools
How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image. Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump’s demands.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/07/columbia-gaza-student-protests-expulsions-trump/
# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data
https://theconversation.com/bureau-of-labor-statistics-tells-the-us-whats-up-with-the-economy-trump-firing-its-top-official-may-undercut-trust-in-its-data-262673
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. Frustrated by oil companies withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/11/north-dakota-oil-gas-oversight-mineral-rights/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Planetary / Earth
We’re ‘normalizing a level of disaster that a few years ago we were horrified by,’ says climate author
https://www.newsbreak.com/cnn-510076/4164330856302-we-re-normalizing-a-level-of-disaster-that-a-few-years-ago-we-were-horrified-by-says-climate-author
The Global Threat of Rising Sea Levels and the Cities at Risk. The threat of rising sea levels has been an evolving global paranoia from America to Asia; during the 20th century, it was merely a discussion, a ‘what if’ – now experts deem it to be not ‘if’, but ‘when.’
https://www.newsbreak.com/animals-around-the-globe-312249899/4168099425785-the-global-threat-of-rising-sea-levels-and-the-cities-at-risk
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
President Donald Trump’s big bill, which he signed into law in July, would cut roughly $186 billion from SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-bill-would-cut-186b-from-snap-hitting-42-million-people/ar-AA1KbCSt
‘Stop the rhetoric’: Fourth generation farmer rips Trump economy in scathing rebuke
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economy-farmers/
Rats! More than 100,000 acres of almond orchards across Central California are infested
https://www.aol.com/news/rats-more-100-000-acres-011611628.html
Confronting the Rodent Crisis: Challenges and Interventions for Almond Growers
https://californiaagnet.com/2025/08/08/confronting-the-rodent-crisis-challenges-and-interventions-for-almond-growers/
# General News / Gaza
‘Trump lit the match’: Ex-insider says president set stage for ‘brutal’ attack: “This was the largest aerial assault on Kyiv since the war began — and it didn’t happen in a vacuum. It was greenlit. It was enabled. It was part of a chain reaction — triggered from the Oval Office,” he said. According to Parnas, it all began when “Trump lifted key sanctions on Russian military-financing banks just days ago,” which freed “up the cash Putin needed to escalate his war.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4089646267452-trump-lit-the-match-ex-insider-says-president-set-stage-for-brutal-attack
Gaza Isn’t the First Genocide the US Has Denied — and Abetted. From Guatemala to East Timor to Yemen, the US has a pattern of obfuscating and aiding crimes against humanity. Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.”
https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-isnt-the-first-genocide-the-us-has-denied-and-abetted/
Trump got into a shouting match with Netanyahu after Israeli PM denied pictures of starving Gazans were real
https://www.aol.com/trump-got-shouting-match-netanyahu-210424509.html
U.S. Islamic leaders urge Muslim-majority nations to take action to end Gaza conflict
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5496533/u-s-islamic-leaders-urge-muslim-majority-nations-to-take-action-to-end-gaza-conflict
# General News / Epstein
‘Appalling’: Epstein survivor says Trump admin’s ‘horrific lack of justice’ is ‘backfiring’
https://www.alternet.org/epstein-survivor-trump/
‘Rigged’: Former Trump lawyer predicts he will throw ‘someone under the bus’ over Epstein. Former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, said Sunday the president “doesn’t care” if people think he is hiding something about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rigged-former-trump-lawyer-predicts-he-will-throw-someone-under-the-bus-over-epstein/ar-AA1KfWNc?ocid=Peregrine
Jeffrey Epstein’s Butler Says ‘There’s No Way He Killed Himself’ in Shocking Interview: ‘He Loved Life Too Much’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/08/jeffrey-epstein-butler-18-years-valdson-cotrin/
Vance Unwittingly Gives MAGA New Ammo for Epstein Files Obsession
https://www.thedailybeast.com/vance-unreleased-epstein-files-may-be-shielding-democrats/
Judge denies DOJ bid to unseal grand jury material in Ghislaine Maxwell case. The judge said the public would learn virtually nothing new from the documents and “would come away feeling disappointed and misled.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/ghislaine-maxwell-grand-jury-material-ruling-00502702
# Gov / Politics
‘Former Russian America’: Ex-Trump adviser tells CNN that for Putin, Alaska is next best thing to Moscow for summit. ‘If Ukraine agrees to a ceasefire here, it’s agreeing to its new border with Russia, effectively,’ John Bolton says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-alaska-john-bolton-b2804856.html
‘Need to vote on it’: GOP rep gives Mike Johnson ultimatum on bill to stop ‘profiteering’
https://www.alternet.org/chip-roy-bill/
Trump’s Ultimatum to Republicans Sparks Shutdown Fears. Donald Trump is publicly bullying Mike Johnson—and the rest of the GOP—on the spending bill.
https://newrepublic.com/post/186118/trump-ultimatum-johnson-republicans-spending-bill-government-shutdown
‘Wives, golf, and votes’: Dem governor flags evidence of Trump’s ‘cheating’
https://www.rawstory.com/jb-pritzker-trump-cheating/
Tulsi Gabbard hammers James Clapper, revealing Russia hoax wasn’t his first major deception. Gabbard detailed an instance in which the former DNI ‘weaponized’ info that helped get people killed.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-hammers-james-clapper-revealing-russia-hoax-wasnt-his-first-major-deception
‘Moral rot’: Veteran says America is becoming ‘a greed-driven empire’ under Trump. “As a retired U.S. Air Force officer, I firmly believe in civilian control of our military. This country should be a nation of laws, not of special interests, oligarchs or kings.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-retired-military-moral-rot/
Former attorney general says FBI can’t return Texas lawmakers who fled state. Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday the FBI does not have jurisdiction to return Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5445399-eric-holder-fbi-does-not-have-jurisdiction-texas-lawmakers/
Miami Republican Slams Cuban Govt. Over Documents Exposing Billions In Hidden Reserves: ‘Not Only Murderous And Cruel.’ “We will use all the diplomatic and legal tools available to freeze the regime’s assets,” said Rep. Carlos Gimenez
https://www.latintimes.com/miami-republican-slams-cuban-govt-over-documents-exposing-billions-hidden-reserves-not-only-588154
Paxton seeks to remove 13 Texas Democrats from their seats. Abbott’s legal challenge an “unprecedented request” to remove an elected member of the Texas House of Representatives using the judiciary.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-ag-files-lawsuit-seeking-to-remove-13-state-democrats-from-office/
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Progressive evangelical group says ideas shared by pastors and amplified by defense secretary are ‘very disturbing’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/pete-hegseth-video-pastors-women-voting
Red state governor shuts down Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/
Sanders: US run by ‘extremely greedy people’ who ‘want it all’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ-5uw3xtd8
‘Disproportionate’ and ‘extreme’: DC officials protest Trump’s policing incursion. The mayor and the majority of the city council have still not commented on the move.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/disproportionate-and-extreme-dc-officials-protest-trumps-policing-incursion-00500931
An important way to fight Trump fascism. You can organize it. Taking a stand against Trump’s emerging police state is not just about immigration and community. It’s a stand against fascism.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-you-and-your-neighbors-can-become
Rep. Hamadeh meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, presses for normalization with Israel. “This historic step marks the first time an American official has shuttled between Jerusalem and Damascus in decades,” Hamadeh’s office says
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/rep-hamadeh-meets-syrian-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-advocates-action-several
Trump Orders State Department to Overlook International Human Rights Abuses. The State Department was told to cut from its human rights reports info on election integrity, corruption, and the expulsion of refugees.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/08/trump-orders-state-department-to-overlook-international-human-rights-abuses/
Hegseth reposts video featuring pastors against women’s voting rights
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/08/hegseth-reposts-video-featuring-pastors-against-womens-voting-rights/
Trump Sends FBI Agents to Patrol the Streets of DC at Night
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-sends-120-fbi-agents-dc-crime-crackdown-threat-report-2111498
Lone Maryland GOP congressman warns redistricting could cut White House ties for entire state
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lone-maryland-gop-congressman-warns-140033324.html
Dangerous nostalgia: Trump wants to turn back time
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5443762-dangerous-nostalgia-trump-wants-to-turn-back-time/
Texas Gov. Warns Dems He’ll Keep Calling Special Sessions To Redistrict The State: ‘They’re Not Going To Come Back Until 2027 Or 2028’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/greg-abbott-texas-redistricting-special-sessions-00499440
Texas humiliated after asking Illinois to help them bring back ‘rogue legislators’ who called its bluff
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/texas-humiliated-after-asking-illinois-to-help-them-bring-back-rogue-legislators-who-called-its-bluff/
Vance says UK and US have ‘disagreements’ over Gaza, as he confirms Trump does not back Palestinian state recognition – as it happened
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/us-has-no-plans-to-recognise-palestinian-state-vance-says-on-uk-trip
# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu’s chilling 10-word statement when asked if he’s committing genocide in Gaza: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a stark 10-word response when confronted about allegations that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza. “We basically could have eliminated the entire population of Gaza,” the prime minister declared during a rare exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer that aired Thursday.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/179791/israel-gaza-genocide-netanyahu-response
Analysis-As Gaza faces starvation, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/analysis-gaza-faces-starvation-reluctant-070403684.html
Brazil’s President Says Tariff Talks with Trump Are Pointless: ‘I Won’t Humiliate Myself’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5442347-lula-trump-trade-brazil-tariffs/
Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s decision to occupy Gaza City
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5443636-saudi-arabia-calls-for-gaza-peace/
Mexican president rejecting U.S. crackdown on drug cartels
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/americas/mexico-trump-military-cartels.html
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu’s new Gaza plan, demand release of hostages
https://www.politico.eu/article/protesters-in-israel-march-against-netanyahus-plan-to-escalate-gaza-war/
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Cop sent intimate texts and watched TikToks while suspect died in back of his car, lawsuit alleges
https://people.com/oregon-cop-allegedly-scrolled-tiktok-as-man-suffered-from-overdose-in-police-car-lawsuit-11788092
Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop. I have been repeatedly subjected to chemical weapons. It’s torture by another name.
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-prison-guards-routinely-use-tear-gas-on-incarcerated-women-it-must-stop/
‘He’s dangerous to them’: Trump reportedly scrambling to ‘muzzle’ a ‘rogue’ FBI official. The meeting at JD Vance’s residence about the notorious Epstein files was actually about silencing a key FBI official, according to a former insider.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rogue-fbi-official-dangerous/
‘These Regimes Do Not End Well’: Group of Former NatSec Officials Warn of FBI ‘Purge’ in Open Letter to Agency
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/these-regimes-do-not-end-well-group-of-former-natsec-officials-warn-of-fbi-purge-in-open-letter-to-agency/
Trump admin cutting $20M in DC security funding after federal law enforcement ordered to increase presence
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-admin-cutting-20m-dc-100450338.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Appeals court rules against Trump admin in big case — and gives deadline to comply
https://www.rawstory.com/appeals-court-rules-against-trump/
Supreme Court just ‘buried’ a ‘cryptic order’ putting ‘nail in coffin’ of key law: The Supreme Court recently signaled what could be the end of the Voting Rights Act, according to one expert.
https://www.rawstory.com/cryptic-order-nail-in-coffin/
‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power
https://www.aol.com/showdown-over-power-courts-headed-154238070.html
‘Would effectively cut the Congress’s purse strings’: DC Circuit shreds Trump admin for concealing spending data, demands that it be made public
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/would-effectively-cut-the-congresss-purse-strings-dc-circuit-shreds-trump-admin-for-concealing-spending-data-demands-that-it-be-made-public/
US appeals court throws out Trump contempt ruling over deportation flights. The decision undoes Judge Boasberg’s finding that Trump officials could be sanctioned for appearing to ignore his court order.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/us-appeals-court-throws-out-trump-contempt-ruling-over-deportation-flights
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Israeli Strike on Tent in Gaza Kills Five Al Jazeera Journalists
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/11/live-israel-claims-responsibility-for-murder-of-al-jazeeras-al-sharif
# Marijuana / Hemp
MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk lashes out at Trump plan to reclassify pot as less dangerous drug. Marijuana is currently a Schedule I drug, which the Drug Enforcement Administration defines as a “drug with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse” and carries harsh criminal penalties under federal law
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/maga-influencer-charlie-kirk-lashes-1320412
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
A Furious MAGA Voter’s Post Breaking Down The “Ridiculous” Cost Of Their Diabetes Medicine Due To Donald Trump’s Tariffs Is Going Viral
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/reddit-maga-voter-cant-afford-medication-due-to-tariffs
Local impact of Trump’s executive order on mentally ill. Research shows that psychiatric hospitalization has little impact on “Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” as the executive order puts it, and which it purports to address. Instead, while the order and other Trump Administration policies may remove homelessness from public view, they neither house nor heal those suffering from it.
https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/homelessness-and-mental-illness
# Military / Militia / National Guard
National Guard readies troops as Trump targets crime in DC. A U.S. official told NewsNation the military was preparing for the possibility of hundreds of National Guard troops being deployed on D.C. streets. A D.C. National Guard spokesperson said no orders had been issued.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-national-guard-dc-crime-plan/
# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
Archaeologists unearth ancient seal with 2,600-year-old fingerprint tied to biblical official in King Josiah’s royal court, a potential breakthrough in linking material evidence with the biblical record.
https://arkeonews.net/newly-found-2600-year-old-seal-could-be-from-a-royal-official-in-king-josiahs-time/#google_vignette
# Social Services / Programs
Social Security plan to ‘save the benefits’ announced as millions of Americans set to see funds run out
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14932730/social-security-plan-investment-fund-contributions/
Thousands of Californians Face Losing Housing Assistance Amid Federal Cuts: If federal cuts go through, the Fresno Housing Authority said up to 15,000 people across Fresno County could lose their homes. Other programs that help people transition off assistance, like Family Self-Sufficiency or Jobs Plus, are also on the chopping block.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12051129/thousands-of-californians-could-lose-rental-assistance-amid-federal-housing-cuts
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
A guy in California is suing Microsoft for discontinuing Windows 10, demanding free extended support. Klein, a Windows 10 user, argues that ending support for a widely used operating system will leave millions vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, as many users may not be able or willing to upgrade their hardware or pay for extended support.
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-guy-in-california-is-suing-microsoft-for-discontinuing-windows-10-demanding-free-extended-support/
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