Dublin V oices, The Peoples News
December 14, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Blue states sue Trump admin over $100K H-1B visa fee: A coalition of 20 “blue states,” led by California AG Rob Bonta, sued the Trump administration in December 2025, challenging the legality of a new $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, arguing it’s an overreach, illegal, and worsens severe shortages of doctors, nurses, teachers, and tech workers, harming state economies and services
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5647485-democrat-attorneys-general-lawsuit-trump-h-1b-visa-fees/
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Breaks Silence on Her ICE Arrest with Scathing Words for the Press Secretary. Bruna Caroline Ferreira commented on whether Leavitt, who is also the godmother of her son, is a “good Catholic” in her first interview since the Nov. 12 arrest
https://people.com/mom-of-karoline-leavitts-nephew-breaks-silence-on-ice-arrest-11868641
Mamdani Prepared for Arrest Over ICE-Raid Guidance for New Yorkers: ‘Can’t Think of a More American Thing to Do.’ Mamdani’s remarks follow a video urging New Yorkers to understand their rights during ICE encounters, a message that drew sharp criticism from Trump officials
https://www.latintimes.com/mamdani-prepared-arrest-over-ice-raid-guidance-new-yorkers-cant-think-more-american-thing-592550
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up. The Federal Reserve “Trump-proofed” itself by unanimously and early reappointing 11 of its 12 regional bank presidents to new five-year terms, effectively blocking a potential incoming administration from installing new leadership in those roles in the near future.
https://www.aol.com/finance/fed-just-trump-proofed-itself-213459908.html
Trump Tariffs Have Cost Average US Family Nearly $1,200 So Far. “The president’s tax on American families is simply making things more expensive.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-household-costs-inflation-398e0caf9536de6c63f0d1196c54f453
# Employment / Labor / Unions
DOGE isn’t dead—it’s been absorbed into the bloodstream of the government, federal employees say
https://www.aol.com/articles/doge-isn-t-dead-absorbed-130000342.html
DOGE-inspired panel calls for ending remote work for state employees
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_hampshire/article_e504df28-c7d3-4d10-bb8b-058500dbb3cf.html
# FEMA / USAID
FEMA assistance approved for flood-ravaged Washington state. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate assistance to save live
https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20251212/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-state-washington
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
Busted: ‘Mean-spirited’ Trump allies hid collusion to inflate grocery costs. A nonprofit forced the Trump administration to unseal a damning complaint lodged by the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission against Pepsi for colluding with Walmart to raise food prices across the nation. New un-redacted information claims FTC Chair Ferguson and his colleague Mark Meador (both Trump appointees) were hiding the mechanics of Pepsi’s and Wal-Mart’s price fixing.
https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/trump-inflation-grocery-costs/
# General News
Jared Kushner is backing a ‘hostile takeover’ of US infrastructure: “Kushner has positioned himself at the center of the biggest media merger in years and at the fulcrum of White House foreign policy, all while taking in multi-billion-dollar investments from autocratic governments.”
https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/jared-kushner-saudis/
# General News / Boat Strikes
Analyst blows up Trump admin’s new ‘patently illegal’ explanation for controversial move: Donald Trump’s administration has a new “explanation” for a boat strike some have dubbed a war crime, but it doesn’t “survive scrutiny,” according to a legal expert Saturday.
https://www.rawstory.com/boat-strike-trump-new-explanation/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
CNN Anchor Pauses Over 1 Detail In New Epstein Estate Pic: ‘Can’t Believe I Have To Read This.’ Erin Burnett also addressed President Donald Trump’s reaction to his appearance in the new batch of photos.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/disgusting-cnn-anchor-stunned-slogan-144302134.html
# Gov / Politics
Congress drags on full year funding bills, risking second govt shutdown
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6eb22521-d543-407b-b17c-326eeddd13bd.html
Trump rages against ‘total loser’ Rod Bray after Indiana redistricting fails. Indiana’s overwhelmingly Republican State Senate voted 31-19 to reject a redistricting effort that would have erased Indiana’s two Democratic congressional districts and likely given all nine of the state’s seats to the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-threatens-gop-nemesis-143314294.html
US increases pressure on Venezuela with new sanctions targeting Maduro’s family and the oil sector as he ups pressure to oust Venezuelan president.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/12/us-slaps-sanctions-on-maduro-family-venezuelan-tankers-what-we-know
Officials blow whistle on illegal orders given by Trump
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-troops-are-blowing-whistle-on-trump-senator/
Decades of Global Drone War Made Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Possible. The so-called war on terror laid the foundations for Trump to turn international waters into one-sided battlefields.
https://truthout.org/articles/decades-of-global-drone-war-made-trumps-caribbean-killing-spree-possible/
Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America. The administration’s National Security Strategy signals a return to more outwardly interventionist policies.
https://www.as-coa.org/articles/aq-podcast-what-trump-doctrine-means-latin-america
Trump’s Indiana Redistricting Scheme Crashes and Burns in Overwhelming Defeat. The vote came after an emotional debate in which some Republican lawmakers detailed threats and harassment they’d received for opposing the president’s redistricting scheme.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/indiana-republicans-trump-gop-redistricting/685220/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF
Bondi orders FBI to launch ‘cash reward’ system for reporting alleged domestic terrorists
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3915104/bondi-orders-fbi-launch-cash-reward-system-reporting-alleged-domestic-terrorists/
Pam Bondi tells law enforcement agencies to investigate antifa groups for ‘tax crimes.’ Move is part of Trump’s broader crackdown on leftwing groups, including designation of antifa as ‘domestic terrorism’ group
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/pam-bondi-antifa-tax-crimes
The Bondi Memo’s Quiet Rewriting of Domestic Terrorism Rules. A leaked directive recasts counterterrorism around “Antifa,” hollowing out post-Church Committee safeguards while the administration claims restraint.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-bondi-memo-s-quiet-rewriting-of-domestic-terrorism-rules
Los Angeles mayor urges hiring of over 400 police officers
https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-public-safety-most-important-service-city-los-angeles-can-provide
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-sanction-icc-2674387107
Kristi Noem threatened with perjury charges before livid lawmaker cuts off her testimony
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-perjury/
‘Stop lying!’: Noem confronted at House hearing. Noem appeared to smile. Democrats, led by Rep. Bennie Thompson, accused her of lying to escape the hearing. Noem left early, citing a FEMA meeting that was already canceled. Lawmakers demanded accountability, with calls for her resignation and impeachment escalating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYqdbP_AsY
‘You Are Not Following the Law’: Dan Goldman Throws Down With Noem Over Deporting Legal Asylum Seekers. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) threw down with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday during a highly contentious House hearing.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/not-following-law-rep-goldman-215426067.html
DOJ Unleashes New Health & Safety Unit. Anticipate Augmented Criminal Enforcement for Certain Regulated Industries. This critical development, following the consolidation of civil enforcement capabilities, signals an unmistakable intent: companies operating in health, safety, and consumer product sectors face unprecedented scrutiny and significantly heightened criminal risk.
https://natlawreview.com/article/doj-unleashes-new-health-safety-unit-anticipate-augmented-criminal-enforcement
# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Trump’s GOP Wants to Expand a Policy That Already Put Millions Into Medical Debt. The policy that the user is referring to is the promotion and expansion of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) paired with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Critics argue that these plans often lead to significant out-of-pocket costs and increased medical debt for millions of Americans
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-health-accounts-hsa-cash-patient-debt-high-deductible-insurance/
House Republicans — led by Speaker Mike Johnson — unveiled a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/house-gop-unveils-health-care-measure-that-does-not-extend-aca-subsidies/ar-AA1ShWA0
# Military / War Department
Warships, submarines and Tomahawk missiles: How the US is preparing for a possible war with Venezuela. The latest operation, pulling in special forces and US Marines, follows months of sabre-rattling and intimidation from Donald Trump in an attempt to pile pressure on Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-venezuela-war-military-trump-b2882412.html
Hegseth’s ‘Arsenal of Freedom Tour’ goes to Missile Defense Agency and Space Command
https://justthenews.com/government/security/hegseth-arsenal-freedom-tour-rocket-city-goes-missile-defense-agency-and-space
US Forces Seized and Raided Chinese Cargo Ship Delivering Military Equipment to Iran. Incident in November latest reported instance of Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive maritime tactics.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/12/us-forces-stormed-cargo-ship-travelling-from-china-to-iran-report
# Military / Global / NATO
Nato Chief issues CHILLING warning & urges Europe to prepare for WAR ‘like our grandparents endured.’ If Putin is “prepared to sacrifice ordinary Russians in this way, what is he prepared to do to us?” the NATO chief said.
https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-mark-rutte-says-europe-must-prepare-for-scale-of-war-our-grandparents-endured/
Czechia Delivers 1.8 Million Rounds of Ammunition and $288 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4395644790245-czechia-delivers-1-8-million-rounds-of-ammunition-and-288-million-in-military-aid-to-ukraine
# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Tiny robot vanished 8 months under Antarctica and returns with wild data. “Against the enormity of such a wild region, this is an amazing story of the little float that could.”
https://gizmodo.com/tiny-robot-lost-under-antarctic-ice-for-8-months-comes-back-with-rare-data-2000697304
# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
Scientists make disturbing discovery in human urine samples: ‘We urgently need to classify this.’ Toxic chemicals derived from tire particles, specifically 6PPD-quinone, have been discovered in human urine samples. Researchers are advocating for tire particles to be categorized as a form of pollution due to concerns about their potential health effects
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/tire-chemicals-human-health-6ppd-quinone/
# Social Services / Programs
House passes Social Security overhaul. Senate is next. What began as a push to fix obscure formulas is now a live question for workers planning when to retire and how much they can count on from Social Security.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/house-passes-social-security-overhaul-senate-is-next/ar-AA1ShezR
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Jaw-dropping video shows AI-powered robot that looks and moves like a human
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEKH2eblWBk
Tech billionaires plan private cities to exit the US. “Can you imagine being that rich and that miserable?” One of the central figures in this rapidly growing movement is a guy named Balaji Srinivasan, chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. This movement has been going on for a while, but Srinivasan’s remarks at the 2025 Network State Conference in Singapore solidified it.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/tech-billionaires-are-trying-to-escape-america-with-private-startup-societies/
# Travel / Tourism
New law would require travelers flying through America to submit DNA and eye scans. A recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposal aims to expand data collection for foreign travelers, requiring DNA samples, eye scans, fingerprints, five years of social media history, and extensive personal/family info for Visa Waiver Program applicants (ESTA) and potentially other visitors, to enhance security
https://www.the-sun.com/travel/15633163/new-cbp-law-requires-travelers-submit-dna-eye-scans/
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Researchers discover concerning phenomenon that could impact water supply: ‘Helps us understand.’ A new scientific study found that boulders in mountain ecosystems are changing how snow melts. As glaciers rapidly melt and expose what lies beneath, those rocks actively alter snow behavior.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/researchers-discover-concerning-phenomenon-could-030500718.html
Scientists uncover potential untapped fresh water source in North Atlantic. Scientists may have just found a massive, untapped source of fresh water hidden beneath the North Atlantic seabed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeG9GIRWLA
Scientists discovered how to create water out of thin air. Many natural water sources are becoming polluted or drying up, and more than half the world’s wetlands have disappeared.
https://local12.com/news/offbeat/scientists-water-air-study-invention-science-global-warming-world-wildlife-foundation-scarcity-h2o-drinking-discovered-how-to-create-out-of-thin-starving-thirst-hydration
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