V Sezze oices, The Peoples News
December 18, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s media company to merge with nuclear fusion startup. The all-stock deal is expected to close in mid-2026. The unusual combo would expand the president’s business interests into the heavily regulated nuclear space.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/trump-nuclear-fusion
Warren Warns ‘Trump Could Be Setting the Stage’ for Next Financial Crash. Discussing the post-2008 financial rules, Trump’s Treasury chief told a Fox host that “we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bessent-trump
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump’s Surging LNG Exports Cost US Consumers $12 Billion in Just 9 Months: “Trump explicitly promised voters he would slash utility bills by half within the first year, yet in the first nine months of his term, they surged,” said the author of Public Citizen’s new report. Price hikes triggered by the export of fossilized gas cost U.S. households an additional $124 from January through September 2025
https://www.citizen.org/news/trumps-lng-energy-export-policy-cost-households-12-billion-in-first-nine-months-of-2025/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘This is an intellectual war crime’: Trump team moves to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate research lab. The White House says it’s targeting the “premier research stronghold for left-wing climate lunacy.”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/17/trump-team-breaking-up-top-climate-research-center-00694887
# General News / Boat Strikes
Sen. Chris Murphy after boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5651822-trump-administration-strikes-questioned/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Congressman Ro Khanna warns officials not to impede Epstein files release: ‘They will be prosecuted.’ California lawmaker says names of anyone involved in Epstein’s crimes must come to light, Democrat or Republican
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/20/ro-khanna-epstein-files-release-warning
# Gov / Politics
Trump’s FCC Chair goes full Orwell, threatens journalists, erases description of agency as “independent” from website mid-hearing. This isn’t oversight. It’s authoritarian cosplay, with a federal seal slapped on top.
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/photos/breaking-you-should-resign-trumps-fcc-chair-goes-full-orwell-threatens-journalis/1377355047829399/
Trump stuns reporters by making the insane claim that Venezuela “took all of our oil” as he gears up for his illegal war of aggression. This wasn’t subtle. It wasn’t diplomatic. And it definitely wasn’t accidental.
https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/2001428212845314091
‘Livid’ Democrats shout down House speaker as floor ‘explodes’ over closed vote
https://www.alternet.org/house-of-representitives/
Trump Makes Move Against Country in Truth Social Meltdown. The president steps up his campaign against the Venezuelan leadership.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-move-against-country-in-truth-social-meltdown/
‘This Is Pathetic’: Flailing Trump Defends Economic Agenda as Approval Tanks and Costs Rise. “No matter how he tries to spin it, everything is getting more expensive and the American people are hurting,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) after the address. “Our government should be working to lower costs, not pointing fingers and making excuses.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-economy-speech
A farewell to Oz: Trump’s strategy for a multipolar world. NSS is actually more realist about the US role going forward than critics want to admit
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-nss-europe/
Trump to limit top ratings for all feds and consolidate scoring in forthcoming rule. Though the so-called forced distribution of performance ratings is “categorically prohibited” under current rules, federal agencies already appear to be adopting the system, before the proposal has even been announced.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/12/trump-limit-top-ratings-all-feds-and-consolidate-scoring-forthcoming-rule/410246/
Federal Agencies May Soon Lose Power to Regulate Independently of Trump’s Will. SCOTUS has signaled a willingness to no longer insulate agency personnel from decisions made by the executive branch.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/17/brendan-carr-fcc-independent-senate-testimony-website
Omar Slams DHS for Accusing Her of Lying About ICE Apprehending Her Son. “No surprise that an agency known for disappearing people also can’t keep its records straight,” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office said.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204521/ilhan-omar-homeland-security-ice-son-pulled-over
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
DOJ eyes civil rights action against feds, state officials who pursued Trump and MAGA, official says. Dhillon made the remarks in the wake of recent revelations that the FBI admitted it likely lacked probable cause to raid President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach in 2022.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/thuharmeet-dhillon-teases-legal-action-against-feds-involved-trump
Surprising Findings in Overturned Somali Fraud Verdict. A new state senator is probing a controversial case that he said could reveal how to better prevent, detect, and prosecute fraudsters.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/overturned-somali-fraud-verdict-could-help-reveal-roadmap-for-reforms-minnesota-lawmaker-5956293
Republican Minnesota senator calls judge ‘true extremist’ after $7.2M taxpayer-fraud conviction overturned
Judge Sarah West ruled prosecutors relied too heavily on circumstantial evidence in Medicaid fraud case
https://www.foxnews.com/us/republican-minnesota-senator-calls-judge-true-extremist-after-7-2m-taxpayer-fraud-conviction-overturned
Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2025/12/17/judiciary-jack-smith-jim-jordan
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let’s Act to Defend It in 2026. Independent grassroots journalism committed to the pursuit of liberation is an antidote to billionaire-dictated media.
https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-are-encroaching-on-the-free-press-lets-act-to-defend-it-in-2026/
Postal Service hopes selling access to its final-leg delivery network will provide much-needed revenue. U.S. Postal Service delivers to all U.S. addresses, many private companies rely on the agency to ship to harder-to-reach places. Postmaster General David Steiner wants to enable more businesses to utilize this service.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/12/postal-service-hopes-selling-access-its-final-leg-delivery-network-will-provide-much-needed-revenue/410234/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
House Republican Healthcare Plan Would Leave 100,000 More Uninsured Per Year: “It’s a raw deal for working people: higher costs and less coverage, or no coverage at all,” said Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/16/congress/house-gop-health-package-lowers-spending-boosts-uninsured-00693898
3 in 4 Republicans Under 45 Say They Prefer the US to Fund Health Care Over Israel. Support for unconditional funding for Israel is waning as Americans languish at home.
https://truthout.org/articles/3-in-4-republicans-under-45-say-they-prefer-us-fund-health-care-over-israel/
# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
HHS cuts pediatric grants following vaccine dispute. In mid-December 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cut seven significant federal grants for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (AAP), funding programs for infant safety, mental health, and birth defects
https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-2674460439/
House Passes GOP Health Care Bill Without Obamacare Subsidy Extension
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5653811-house-gop-health-care-bill/
Microplastics Found in Human Bones May Accelerate Aging and Weaken Skeleton
https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-could-be-weakening-your-bones-research-suggests-osteoporosis/
People Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental New Weight Loss Drug…and they absolutely swear by it. A new type of injected weight loss drug is moving into late-stage clinical trials, and it works differently from GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/weight-management/experimental-obesity-drug-could-soon-compete-with-wegovy-and-zepbound/
# Medical Recalls / Alerts
MediNatura New Mexico, Inc. Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of ReBoost Nasal Spray and to include ClearLife Allergy Nasal Spray Due to Microbial Contamination
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/medinatura-new-mexico-inc-expands-voluntary-nationwide-recall-reboost-nasal-spray-and-include
# Military / War Department
Majority of Democrats Join Senate GOP to Pass Trump’s $900 Billion Pentagon Wish List. Sen. Ron Wyden said the bill “increases military spending by tens of billions of dollars and fails to include guardrails against Donald Trump and Hegseth’s authoritarian abuses.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/majority-of-democrats-join-senate-gop-to-pass-trump-s-900-billion-pentagon-wish-list
Appeals court says Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/appeals-court-says-trumps-national-guard-deployment-in-washington-can-continue-for-now
Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery. The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty. It is an ominous document that will—if allowed to stand—come back to haunt the United States.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-national-security-strategy-memo
Venezuela, Executive Defiance, and the Last Chance to Restore Congressional War Powers. Members of the House and Senate must act to ensure the US does not go to war without the people’s consent.
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/17/venezuela-war-powers-vote-congress/
Asking the Right Questions When Lawless U.S. Officials Go on a Murder Spree. From Venezuela to Yemen to Iran, the extrajudicial slaughter of civilians has been allowed to continue. What we are witnessing in the Caribbean and elsewhere today has been years in the making.
https://ips-dc.org/asking-the-right-questions-when-lawless-u-s-officials-go-on-a-murder-spree/
Lawless Strikes off Venezuela Threaten Justice at Home. We are drifting from a system based on legal principles to one in which the will of a single leader determines who is guilty and who is innocent, and who lives and who dies.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/lawless-strikes-venezuela
# NASA / Space
Scientists Say They’ve Found Another Anomaly About 3I/ATLAS
https://futurism.com/space/scientists-another-anomaly-3i-atlas
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Top Spy Says Tech Corporations Are Closer to Running Entire World Than Governments. The new head of one of the world’s most powerful spy agencies has a stark warning.
https://futurism.com/future-society/mi6-tech-billionaires-government
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