Marseille 15 V oices, The Peoples News
January 5, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Oneida Nation cancels multi-million-dollar deals with ICE: In an online address, Chairman Tehassi Hill apologized for entering into the contracts, and said they did not align with the tribe’s values
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/federal-8-a-contracting/15430-oneida-nation-bars-tribal-entities-from-ice-contracts-after-6-4m-award-discovery
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump Administration Responds to Tragedy By Putting Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants’ Lives On Hold. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Trump to issue travel bans on “every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-administration-halts-immigration-benefits/
Nearly 200 immigrants sue Trump admin. over suspension of processing cases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ-TeHPjxSU
Military contractor with Blackwater roots inks headhunting contract as a bounty hunter with ICE: Constellis Holdings signed a $1.5 million deal with the federal agency in December to track down information on immigrants.
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/03/blackwater-successor-constellis-omniplex-hunts-immigrants-for-ice/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Data contradicts Trump admin. narrative of U.S.-born job boom: The unemployment rate has actually increased under Trump for both native- and foreign-born workers, data shows.
https://documentedny.com/2026/01/05/trump-immigrant-jobs-fall/
# General News / Boat Strikes
Venezuelan immigrants across the U.S. celebrate Maduro’s capture as others rally against the intervention
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-25a01a23e7b936b430901428ab0d0907
# Gov / Politics
After Venezuela attack, Cuba watches the U.S. warily: With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump has brought an almost 200-year-old political idea back into the spotlight. The Monroe Doctrine is the belief that the Western Hemisphere falls within the United States’ exclusive sphere of influence.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/05/nx-s1-5666190/cuba-venezuela-monroe-doctrine-trump
Monroe Doctrine: It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine
Trump calls Monroe Doctrine the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ after Venezuela raid: The doctrine, which the president has called the “Donroe Doctrine,” has for years been relegated to foreign policy history, from which recent administrations have sought to distance themselves. But more than a decade after then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, under former President Barack Obama, announced the “era of Monroe Doctrine is over,” Trump is now embracing it.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/03/trump-on-monroe-doctrine-the-donroe-doctrine-after-venezuela-raid/88008767007/
Minnesota Democrat Gov Tim Walz announces he will not seek reelection
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5672645-walz-focuses-fraud-scandal/
The Guardian view on the US seizure of Maduro: Trump has turned the world’s superpower into a rogue state. The illegal abduction of Venezuela’s president, and threat to ‘run’ his country, is a dangerous act. Its repercussions will be felt far beyond the region
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/04/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-seizure-of-maduro-trump-has-turned-the-worlds-superpower-into-a-rogue-state
‘Act of war’: Expert rejects Trump rationale for Venezuela attack. Professor slams US attacks and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power as an ‘illegal use of force’.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/3/act-of-war-expert-rejects-trump-rationale-for-venezuela-attack
‘Get the Oil Flowing’: Trump’s Own Words Make His War Aims in Venezuela Clear. “They have spoken openly about controlling Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world,” said US Sen. Bernie Sanders. “It recalls the darkest chapters of US interventions in Latin America.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/war-for-oil-venezuela
‘The Actions of a Rogue State’: US Lawmakers Demand Emergency Vote to Stop Trump War on Venezuela. “Trump has no right to take us to war with Venezuela. This is reckless and illegal,” said Rep. Greg Casar. “Congress should vote immediately on a War Powers Resolution to stop him.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/war-powers-trump-venezuela
Run Venezuela? They Can’t Even Run The United States. With all our disasters at home, it’s a safe bet we’re not wanted in Venezuela for our management expertise. In fact, most Venezuelans don’t want us there at all. “Run Venezuela”? Shouldn’t they do a better job running this country first?
https://www.alternet.org/trump-run-venezuela/
President Donald Trump impeached for abuse of power and obstruction related to seeking political favors from Ukraine
https://www.govtrack.us/posts/514/2019-12-18_president-donald-trump-impeached-for-abuse-of-power-and-obstruction-related-to-seeking-political-favors-from-ukraine
Congress DEMANDS Immediate Trump IMPEACHMENT After Private Briefing Leaks | Kamala Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibcaItcMtY
Trump threatens Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum just hours after kidnapping Venezuela’s president in an illegal and unconstitutional attack! Donald Trump is the biggest threat to world peace. He is unhinged, constantly breaking the law, and deteriorating into the throes of dementia. He needs to be removed from office ASAP.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-venezuela-military/
Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115294/text
PDF Format: https://www.congress.gov/118/chrg/CHRG-118hhrg51365/CHRG-118hhrg51365.pdf
# Gov / Politics / Global
Canadian MP Annihilates Trump In Brutal And Epic Fashion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSuKqfXXR_E
Venezuelans Say They Will Continue to Resist in the Face of Trump’s Aggression
https://truthout.org/video/us-attack-and-seizure-of-venezuelas-president-signal-illegal-regime-change-experts-warn/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=802ca0cec5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_04_04_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-802ca0cec5-654298152
Global Protests Tell Trump and His Cronies: ‘Hands Off Venezuela.’ “This is militarized authoritarianism,” said one advocacy group. “We must act to stop it now, before it spreads to enflame the entire region, if not the entire globe, in a dangerous, unnecessary conflict.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-protests-trump-venezuela
Defying Trump, Venezuela VP Says ‘We Will Never Again Be a Colony of Any Empire.’ “What is being done to Venezuela is barbaric,” said Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president following the US abduction of Nicolás Maduro.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/war-for-oil-venezuela
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Bongino leaves FBI after serving under one year as deputy director. Bongino said Saturday was his last day on the job before he would return to “civilian life.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/dan-bongino-officially-leaves-fbi-152240111.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Wisconsin judge resigns after being convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant. Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/wisconsin-judge-convicted-of-obstructing-arrest-of-immigrant-resigns-as-gop-threatens-impeachment-00709919
# Medical / Science / Research
USCIS proposes broad expansion to collection and definition of biometrics: U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents could be required to hand over data, including fingerprints and DNA samples, under the proposed rules.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19747/collection-and-use-of-biometrics-by-us-citizenship-and-immigration-services
Five years after 2020 election, Georgia is still ground zero for election integrity problems. “It’s not vindication, it’s just about accuracy and the integrity and security of future elections,” voting integrity advocate Garland Favorito said. Only last month did state officials acknowledge that critical records were not maintained.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/five-years-after-2020-election-georgia-still-ground-zero-election
Popular Diabetes Drug Affects Metabolism: A new study suggests that one of the most common diabetes treatments may speed type 2 diabetes progression by causing insulin-producing cells to lose their functional identity.
https://scitechdaily.com/one-of-the-most-common-diabetes-treatments-may-be-making-the-disease-worse-study-warns/
# Military / War Department
Deploying U.S. troops in Venezuela could become a ‘force protection nightmare’ amid potential insurgency threat, retired colonel warns. President Donald Trump left open the possibility of deploying U.S. ground troops in Venezuela as he vowed to rebuild the country’s oil infrastructure.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/deploying-u-troops-venezuela-could-002421273.html
# Military / Global / NATO
2 more killed in Iran protest clashes — as Khamenei promises to ‘bring the enemy to its knees.’ At least two people were killed Saturday as unrest in the streets of Tehran continued for a sixth consecutive day, as the supreme leader vowed to put demonstrators “in their place.”
https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/world-news/two-more-killed-in-iran-protest-clashes-as-khamenei-promises-to-bring-the-enemy-to-its-knees/
# Pharmaceuticals
The FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Can Put Patients’ Lives at Risk. Generic drugs are supposed to be equivalent to brand-name medications — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus
# Social Services / Programs
Did Congress Really Steal Trillions From Social Security? Here’s The Truth Behind The Internet Rumor
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/has-congress-really-stolen-trillions-from-social-security-heres-the-truth.
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