unrhythmically Voices, The Peoples News
February 11, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge: The White House has demanded that Canada “share authority” and ownership of a new bridge connecting the two countries after a “clear and direct” call between Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-threatens-block-opening-us-020816960.html
Mark Carney reminds Trump that Canada paid for key border bridge US president says he won’t open
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360936867/canadian-pm-reminds-trump-his-country-paid-bridge-us-president-says-he-wont-open
Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s Massive Jail in Texas. The number of people held at the notorious Dilley immigration jail has nearly tripled since October.
https://truthout.org/articles/children-are-getting-sick-inside-ices-massive-family-jail-in-texas/
Believing Borders Make Us Safer Is Like Believing the Sun Revolves Around Earth. Trump’s cruel and immoral anti-immigrant frenzy rests on false economic claims.
https://truthout.org/articles/believing-borders-make-us-safer-is-like-believing-the-sun-revolves-around-earth/
Immigrants Have Filed Over 18,000 Cases Challenging Legality of Their Detention Under Trump. A large majority of federal judges who’ve ruled on the habeas petitions so far are siding with immigrants.
https://www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump
Amid Secretive Expansion, Leaked Docs Reveal Locations of New ICE Facilities Nationwide
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-ice-actively-considering-opening-six-new-immigration-detention-centers
Unmasking ICE: Many federal agents involved in the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant campaign have tried to hide their identities. The Intercept is working to expose them and their brutal, potentially illegal, tactics.
https://theintercept.com/collections/unmasking-ice/
Immigration Data Shows Who ‘the Worst of the Worst’ Really Are. Just 14% of immigrants arrested during Trump’s second term have been accused of violent offenses.
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-02-10/immigration-data-shows-who-the-worst-of-the-worst-really-are
NYC’s immigration attorneys are facing unprecedented challenges. As lawmakers questioned the country’s top Department of Homeland Security officials on Capitol Hill yesterday, immigration attorneys in New York City tackled another day of work in an upended legal system. In a year of unprecedented challenges, the city’s attorneys are advising clients amid a shifting legal landscape, and an immigration court backlog of 334,000 cases.
https://documentedny.com/2026/02/11/immigration-attorneys-in-new-york-navigate-the-unknown/
“Let me be clear: no child, not Liam Ramos, not Gabby, or any of these children should be used as pawns in Stephen Miller’s sick and twisted Great Replacement agenda.” — Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) speaking during the House Homeland Security Committee oversight hearing yesterday, where top immigration enforcement officials testified before lawmakers.
https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/homeland-security-immigration-customs-officials-testify-at-oversight-hearing/673027
ICE detained immigrants on an undisclosed floor at 26 Federal Plaza, Trump admin. attorneys admit: The agency moved immigrants being held on the 10th floor to a different floor after a judge ordered it to address overcrowding and dirty conditions.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/26-federal-plaza-jail-conditions-ice-judge-kaplan-ruling/
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/ice-school-cameras-police-license-plates
Irish Man Who’s Been Held by ICE for Months Calls Facility a ‘Modern-Day Concentration Camp.’ Seamus Culleton said conditions at his detention centre in Texas were akin to “torture” and that the atmosphere was volatile. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/irish-man-ice-detention-fears-life-ireland-help-seamus-culleton
ICE is ‘flipping the bird’ at judge’s warrantless arrest order as agents continue to snatch ‘parents and families’ off the streets without checking flight risk: Lawyers
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4484987301366-ice-is-flipping-the-bird-at-judges-warrantless-arrest-order-as-agents-continue-to-snatch-parents-and-families-off-the-streets-without-checking-flight-risk-lawyers?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3Nzk1NTIzMjc%3D
A harmless household item is now being declared a ‘violent weapon,’ as it becomes key to the resistance against ICE. A simple coach’s whistle, the kind you might use at a kid’s soccer game, is now being declared a “violent weapon” by some conservative commentators. This isn’t just about noise complaints; the humble whistle has become a central tool for activists resisting President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/a-harmless-household-item-is-now-being-declared-a-violent-weapon-as-it-becomes-key-to-the-resistance-against-ice/
# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
Trump’s War on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cost Consumers $19 Billion
https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/new-report-finds-trumps-attack-on-the-cfpb-has-cost-americans-19-billion-in-one-year-alone
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
A Study Just Found The Average Cost Americans Paid For Trump’s Tariffs In 2025, And It’s Expected To Get Worse: Last year, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports from over 180 countries. At the time, Trump insisted that other countries would “eat” this extra cost. However, economists warned that Americans would end up paying the price.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/study-just-found-average-cost-215519473.html
Republicans in Congress quietly voted backdoor effort to tie Trump’s hands. Trump will have more difficulty withholding money for federal programs appropriated by Congress, thanks to lawmakers from both parties.
https://www.alternet.org/republicans-congress-trump-spending/
Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCWm6HfvPI
Feds can’t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules. A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now.
https://apnews.com/article/social-service-funds-trump-democratic-states-536a40afc6abca52bd9a660196394333
“Trump and his family have gained over $4 billion by using the White House as their own personal grift machine,” Warren says, calling it “corruption”
https://www.newsbreak.com/now-rundown-370982501/4485184594149-trump-and-his-family-have-gained-over-4-billion-by-using-the-white-house-as-their-own-personal-grift-machine-warren-says-calling-it-corruption
EU Parliament delays decision to unfreeze US trade deal
Lawmakers are divided on whether to play hardball with Washington or to ratify the deal to smooth trade relations.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-delays-decision-unfreeze-us-trade-deal/
America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026
https://fortune.com/2026/02/10/government-borrowing-cbo-report-deicit-lending-interest/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Congress paused all federal layoffs for 3 months. That’s set to change this week. A ban on agency RIFs is scheduled to be lifted after Feb. 13.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/02/congress-paused-all-federal-layoffs-three-months-s-set-change-week/411305/
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Walmart shoppers ‘left the cart in the aisle and walked out’ after retailer makes ‘scanning’ change
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18lkvL7C?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3NTg0NTEzNTY=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
“Trump Claims That Ranchers Are Making Too Much Money on Beef — His Solution Is to Feed It to Turkeys, Import Beef from Argentina, and Tell American Ranchers to Lower Their Prices,”Democrats Criticize US Beef Deal — Rep. Jim McGovern Pushed Back on Trump, “Importing Beef From Argentina Is Not ‘America First,’ You Liar”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18ktSIk2?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3NTgzMjgxNzg=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
Producers react to U.S. deal to import beef from Argentina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01X6MNUXmZ4
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump Commerce Secretary Admits He Did, In Fact, Go to Epstein’s Island. Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Howard Lutnick he “misled the country and the Congress” when he claimed to have cut off ties with the billionaire sex offender.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-lutnick-downplays-relationship-with-epstein-during-senate-testimony
GOP senator on Epstein files: ‘Now I see what the big deal is’: “I’ve not been one of the members who has glommed on to this as an issue,” Lummis said in an interview with journalist Pablo Manríquez. “I’ve sort of intentionally deferred to others to find out about it. But 9-year-old victims … wow.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5731136-cynthia-lummis-senate-gop-epstein-files/
Attorney for Epstein survivors on what’s missing in files: “We need to know what the government did”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7WYdB8frWY
Epstein couldn’t stop emailing people about eugenics. In the latest tranche of Epstein records and emails made available by the Department of Justice, themes of genes, genetics, and IQ—alongside more explicit threads of white supremacy—keep cropping up, often adjacent to Epstein’s fascination with steering research in the biological sciences.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/epstein-emails-eugenics-chomsky-altruism-billionaires/
GOP Rep. Says ‘A Lot Of Congressmen Probably Should Be In Jail’ Over Involvement With Epstein But Doesn’t Think That Will Happen. Tim Burchett also said Bill and Hillary Clinton should be in prison but they are not because they’re “very slippery”
https://www.latintimes.com/gop-rep-says-lot-congressmen-probably-should-jail-over-involvement-epstein-doesnt-think-594475
Unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files reveal sickening revelation about 9-year-old — as GOP lawmaker threatens to expose names. “You read through these files, and you read about 15-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls,” Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, told reporters.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18lGZuWb?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3NTkwMTgzODk=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
Ro Khanna Reads Out Names of “Six Powerful Men” in Epstein Files: Khanna Names 6 Men ‘Likely Incriminated’ by Epstein Files That ‘DOJ Hid for No Apparent Reason.’ “The reality is that Donald Trump’s FBI scrubbed these files in March, long before Thomas Massie and I passed the Epstein Transparency Act,” said the California progressive.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-names-epstein-list-men
‘Missing minute’ of Jeffrey Epstein jailhouse video surfaces: This week, a document dump in the Epstein case included a copy of the jailhouse video with the minute intact. “The buck stops with Pam Bondi, and she needs to go back and find out who’s given her blatant lies,” Joshua Schiffer told “Banfield” on Wednesday. “That is indefensible as the leader of such an important agency.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/missing-minute-jeffrey-epstein-jailhouse-video/?ipid=promo-link-block1
# Gov / Politics
Election security takes center stage as GOP lawmakers push three reform bills
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_9c61ebd1-87b1-4263-930b-afa85a36b4ba.html
Marco Rubio Reportedly Deceiving Trump About High-Level Cuba Talks As He Seeks To Overthrow Havana Regime
https://www.commondreams.org/news/marco-rubio-cuba
The US just hit its worst-ever corruption ranking, and the reason experts are alarmed is deeply unsettling. Experts are alarmed by the erosion of democratic checks, weakening of judicial independence, and the targeting of independent voices. Key factors include the manipulation of government tools against political foes, reduced enforcement of anti-bribery laws, and declining public trust.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/the-us-just-hit-its-worst-ever-corruption-ranking-and-the-reason-experts-are-alarmed-is-deeply-unsettling/
# Gov / Politics / Global
‘Now we’re in a power struggle’: Europe’s resentment grows over Trump’s newest provocations. President Trump has backed off his threats toward Denmark’s territorial sovereignty, he and aides have continued to irritate much of Europe.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/after-greenland-its-the-micro-agressions-00772114
Mexican Security Secretary Says Workers Of Canadian Mining Company Were Killed After Being ‘Mistaken For Members Of An Opposing’ Cartel. The bodies of at least five workers were found in a mass grave
https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-security-secretary-says-workers-canadian-mining-company-were-killed-after-being-mistaken-594459
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Boy, 3, Killed in Hostage Situation with Cops After Dad Threatened to Kill Child: Authorities say Kentre Baker was shot three times, and two of the gunshot wounds allegedly came from his father’s firearm
https://people.com/boy-killed-hostage-situation-cops-dad-threatened-kill-him-police-11901642
Tens of thousands of new mothers have been flagged to police over unreliable drug tests. The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy—and that’s a significant undercount.
https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2026/02/tens-of-thousands-of-new-mothers-have-been-flagged-to-police-over-unreliable-drug-tests/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump’s DOJ ‘weaponization’ group was supposed to expose his enemies, but now insiders reveal it’s turned into an embarrassing disaster
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/trumps-doj-weaponization-group-was-supposed-to-expose-his-enemies-but-now-insiders-reveal-its-turned-into-an-embarrassing-disaster/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Freedom of the Press Foundation Files Complaint Over Raid of Reporter’s Home. The complaint warned of “dire consequences for First Amendment freedoms” if illegal raids on journalists go unchecked.
https://freedom.press/issues/fpf-complaint-targets-prosecutor-over-washington-post-reporter-raid/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
“Millions lost health care so Washington Republicans could give their rich friends yet another tax cut,” Warnock says as ACA subsidy fight stalls
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4485832183633-millions-lost-health-care-so-washington-republicans-could-give-their-rich-friends-yet-another-tax-cut-warnock-says-as-aca-subsidy-fight-stalls?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA3Nzg4NDc0MDA%3D
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Pete Hegseth announces breaking ties between US Department of War and Harvard University over ‘woke’ worry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/harvard-military-pete-hegseth
Woke: “Woke” originated in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as a term for being alert to racial prejudice and social injustice. While initially signifying awareness of systemic racism, it evolved to cover broader social issues. Now largely a political pejorative, “woke” is used by conservatives to mock progressivism, while proponents see it as necessary, empathetic engagement with marginalized groups. Woke had come to mean ‘well-informed’ or ‘aware,’ especially in a political or cultural sense
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke
Pentagon to end $5.1 billion in contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others. The contracts “represent non-essential spending on third party consultants” for services Pentagon employees can perform, Hegseth said in the memo
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-terminate-51-billion-it-contracts-with-accenture-deloitte-others-2025-04-11/
# Military / Global
China “Just Not There Yet” On H-20 Stealth Bomber: Global Strike Command’s Top General. The new head of Air Force Global Strike Command says “China is a regional bomber force at best.”
https://www.twz.com/air/china-just-not-there-yet-on-h-20-stealth-bomber-global-strike-commands-top-general
# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
‘Klanhood and slave patrol’: DHS leaders silent as accused of ‘great evil.’ “You have used your power to perpetrate great evil. And it’s about time you answer to this committee for the lawlessness that you’ve empowered and defended in your testimony,” Ramirez said.
https://www.rawstory.com/dhs-hearing/
# Technology / AI / Robotics / Social Media Platforms
New federal pipeline pays tech workers up to $195K, then funnels them to Amazon and Meta
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-federal-program-pays-tech-stars-up-to-195k-then-funnels-them-to-amazon-meta/ar-AA1UEGVO
Watch awkward Chinese humanoid robot lay it all down on the dance floor. The model demonstrated remarkable precision, stability and speed across a highly complex dance routine.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/watch-chinese-humanoid-robot-adam-u-ultra-dance-without-missing-a-beat-in-eerie-new-video
New AI Robot acts shockingly human in public: AgiBot revealed a humanoid robot that actually talks, moves, and reacts like a real person, not in a lab demo, but in the real world. At the same time, XPENG dropped footage of its bare-metal robot dancing after learning the routine in just two hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTzWQh6NqzQ
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