Voices, The Peoples News
February 28, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
How Trump will fill his gulags. DHS is rewriting its detention rules to ignore the law—and entrap millions.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/trump-refugee-immigant-ice-detention/
Trump’s Immigrant Gulags: A Bonanza For Private Prison Corporations. When it comes to for-profit, private corporate incarceration of immigrants, making lots of money is like drinking salt water, the more they drink, the thirstier they get.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/02/trumps-immigrant-gulags-a-bonanza-for-private-prison-corporations/
Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations. The Trump administration is seeking deals with more and more nations to hold deportees — now with the blessing of the Supreme Court.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/25/trump-immigrant-deportations-supreme-court/
Harrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center, Dilley Immigration Processing, reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: Texas emergency crews dispatched nearly a dozen times in six months, according to call logs
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-detention-center-911-calls-children-b2928990.html
Kristi Noem’s DHS secretly flies a deportation flight to NH, leaving detainees stranded on the tarmac for 12+ hours in a blizzard
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4515451118153-kristi-noems-dhs-secretly-flies-a-deportation-flight-to-nh-leaving-detainees-stranded-on-the-tarmac-for-12-hours-in-a-blizzard?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzIyNDIyNDgyNTc%3D
Mother of woman found dead in illegal’s dumpster reveals Trump’s three-word message to her: “Watch what happens.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/mother-woman-found-dead-illegals-170022611.html
Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All
https://newrepublic.com/article/206994/ice-stockpiling-military-weaponry-trump-forever-war
Trump administration charges 30 more people for Minnesota church protest. The expanded indictment targets protesters who rallied at Cities Church in St Paul against Trump’s immigration surge.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/trump-administration-charges-30-more-people-for-minnesota-church-protest
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Economy Is Hurting Americans — and Setting Us Up for Long-Term Collapse. Trump boasts of a booming economy. He’s dead wrong. A year into Trump 2.0, the affordability crisis is worse than ever.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-economy-is-hurting-americans-and-setting-us-up-for-long-term-collapse/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=29f16c0506-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_27_07_45_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-a78250997d-654298152
The Trump administration’s macroeconomic agenda harms affordability and raises inequality
https://www.epi.org/publication/the-trump-administrations-macroeconomic-agenda-harms-affordability-and-raises-inequality/
Donald Trump’s fortress economy is starting to hurt America. The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/10/09/donald-trumps-fortress-economy-is-starting-to-hurt-america
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
MAGA tried to cancel a nurse for blasting Trump’s cuts to SNAP online. Now she’s receiving a national nursing award
https://www.themarysue.com/maga-callout-nurse-award/
# General News / Boat Strikes
‘Do Not Get Numb to This’: Trump Admin Kills 3 More People in Caribbean
“The illegality is compounding,” said one expert. “Every strike takes us farther from the rule of law.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-blows-up-drug-boat
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
4Chan broke the news of Epstein’s death 38 minutes before anyone else—and the FBI still can’t figure out how
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/fdny-review-jeffrey-epstein-4chan-post
Fact Check: Photo allegedly shows Ghislaine Maxwell with Chief Justice John Roberts. Here’s the real story. Posts Misidentify Man Shown in Photo with Ghislaine Maxwell
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/posts-misidentify-man-shown-in-photo-with-ghislaine-maxwell/
Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter Vivian Wilson Confirms Emails Between Her Dad & Jeffrey Epstein
https://uinterview.com/news/elon-musks-estranged-daughter-vivian-wilson-confirms-emails-between-her-dad-jeffrey-epstein/
DOJ removed Epstein files related to Trump from releases: Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor. Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in December
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/trump-epstein-files-fbi
House Democrats Launch Probe After NPR Finds 53 Missing Pages in Trump-Linked Epstein Files. NPR Finds 53 Missing ‘Trump’ Pages — the DOJ Has No Explanation
https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/epstein-files-npr-finds-53-missing-trump-pages-the-doj-has-no-explanation/
Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney has publicly stated that his client provided information to federal officials about numerous individuals, including Donald Trump and Barack Obama. Maxwell was prepared to speak fully if given legal protection.
https://knewz.com/what-ghislaine-maxwell-told-lawyer-about-donald-trump-and-barack-obama/
Top House Republican says it’s ‘very possible’ Trump Commerce Secretary Lutnick will be deposed over Epstein
https://www.aol.com/articles/commerce-secretary-lutnick-seen-epstein-160033186.html
This photo of Lutnick on Epstein’s island was removed from DOJ files now restored
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/photo-lutnick-epsteins-island-removed-015200542.html
DOJ Gives Shameless Reason for Hiding Photo of Lutnick and Epstein. The commerce secretary was caught lying about his relationship with the late pedophile.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/doj-gives-shameless-reason-for-hiding-photo-of-howard-lutnick-and-jeffrey-epstein/
Republicans not ruling out a subpoena for Lutnick in Epstein investigation. The chair of the House Oversight Committee said there’s a “good possibility” the Commerce secretary’s name comes up in Hillary Clinton’s deposition.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/26/congress/panel-still-eying-lutnick-for-epstein-testimony-00800838
# Gov / Politics
“Donald Trump has deployed massive amounts of firepower abroad without Congressional approval to use military force.” Schiff warns — and Trump’s Iran buildup is setting off a war-powers fight
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/197eWaYS?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzIyNDIxMzA4Mzk=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
US authorizes departure of nonemergency personnel from Jerusalem ahead of possible Iran strike
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5758535-jerusalem-non-emergency-personnel-recall-iran-strikes/
Trump shreds the Constitution as he claims he’s ‘entitled’ to third term for outrageous reason, alleging Democrats “cheated like hell” in the 2020 election
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/trump-shreds-constitution-claims-hes-36794711.amp
The Trump administration suffered a legal setback after a grand jury declined to indict Democratic lawmakers over alleged sedition. The case was made over a video the lawmakers released in November noting troops do not have to obey “illegal orders.”
https://www.aol.com/news/memo-failure-indict-6-democrats-214520374.html
Political storm in Wyoming as far-right activist caught handing checks to lawmakers. Photograph shows conservative activist handing slip to Darin McCann and Marlene Brady holding a similar paper
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/wyoming-republican-lawmakers-checks-house-floor
“First lady Melania Trump is set to make history at the United Nations, taking the gavel as the United States assumes the Security Council Presidency to emphasise education’s role in advancing tolerance and world peace,” the White House said.
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/02/28/melania-trump-to-preside-over-un-security-council-meeting-white-house-says
Key Diplomat Said US-Iran Deal Was Within Reach. Then Trump Started Bombing. “The Omani FM decided to go public,” suggested one observer, “so that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/oman-foreign-minister-iran-deal?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=031adfc329-Week+in+Review%3A+Sat.+2%2F28%2F26+w%2F+fundraiser&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0
Peace ‘within reach’ as Iran agrees no nuclear material stockpile: Oman FM. Oman’s Foreign Minister says most recent indirect talks between US, Iran ‘really advanced, substantially’ and diplomacy must be allowed do its work.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/peace-within-reach-as-iran-agrees-no-nuclear-material-stockpile-oman-fm
# Gov / Politics / Global
6 World Leaders Threatened in China-Linked Campaign Against Shen Yun. Death threat against Australian prime minister is latest in string of Chinese emails threatening leaders of Taiwan, Canada, Italy, Denmark, and South Korea.
https://www.thethinkingconservative.com/6-world-leaders-threatened-in-china-linked-campaign-against-shen-yun/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Florida Continues Its Execution Spree Despite Problematic Track Record. Signs of suffering in Florida’s executions have not deterred Gov. Ron DeSantis from writing a record number of death warrants.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/florida-death-penalty-desantis/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
A chief judge warns Minnesota’s top prosecutor and ICE: Obey court orders or face contempt
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/ice-minnesota-judge-criminal-contempt-00803285
Federal Judge Warns DOJ Officials May Be Forced to Testify Under Oath After 72 Violations: Judge threatens Trump admin with criminal contempt for violating orders ‘again and again and again.’ James Boasberg attempts to hold the White House accountable for disregarding court orders over El Salvador deportation flights
https://theweek.com/politics/trump-boasberg-criminal-contempt-deportation-flights
# LGBTQ / Transgender
A red state’s residents are in chaos after lawmakers yank their IDs. This immediate revocation, which impacts roughly 1,500 licenses, has triggered lawsuits from the ACLU and created legal uncertainty regarding daily life and essential rights. “People who got this letter on Thursday still had to go to work on Friday. What are they supposed to do?” one advocate told HuffPost.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kansas-anti-trans-drivers-license_n_69a1fc59e4b03f5cc1b3f981
Transgender Kansas Residents Sue Over State’s Invalidation of Driver’s Licenses
“SB 244 is a transparent attempt to deny transgender people autonomy over their own identities and push them out of public life altogether.”
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us. Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targets
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/26/friend-killed-reporting-marie-colvin
‘One Family Is About to Control CBS, CNN, HBO, and TikTok’: Alarm Grows Over Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger. “When Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates,” said Sen. Chris Murphy. “All of them.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/paramount-warner-merger-criticism
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Striking Nurses From Coast to Coast Stood Up to Corporate Forces and Won
https://truthout.org/articles/striking-nurses-from-coast-to-coast-stood-up-to-corporate-forces-and-won/
‘One Year of Failure’: The Lancet Warns RFK Jr.’s Assault on Science May ‘Take Generations to Repair.’ Kennedy has “made a habit of throwing good money after bad” by promoting “junk science and fringe beliefs.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rfk-jr-lancet-editorial
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
‘Bombs Will Be Dropping Everywhere’: Trump Launches Illegal Regime Change War Against Iran
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-bombs-iran
Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ against Iran, urges regime change. The president’s statement caps weeks of unsuccessful diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/28/trump-iran-operation-00805558
Trump’s Full Statement on Iran. Several missiles have struck University Street and the Jomhouri area in Tehran, Fars news agency reported. The Israeli army has declared a state of emergency and asked citizens to stay close to shelters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paTLHEKn0rc
OpenAI Reaches Deal With Pentagon to Deploy AI Models on Classified Network. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Feb. 27 that his company has struck a deal with the U.S. Department of War to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI)
https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-reaches-deal-deploy-ai-models-us-department-war-classified-network-2026-02-28/
Anthropic’s blowout with military involved use of Claude for nukes. As high stakes as it gets.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-military-ai-nuclear-strike
# Military / Global
Iran launches retaliatory strikes throughout Middle East after U.S. and Israel attack Iran. Iran says it has hit US base in Bahrain, as it launches strikes across region
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c204px4zddro
Multiple Arab states that host US assets targeted in retaliation. Iran confirms targeting US bases across the Middle East.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/multiple-gulf-arab-states-that-host-us-assets-targeted-in-iran-retaliation
Tankers Vacate Al Udeid Air Base As U.S. Citizens Are Urged To Leave Israel Immediately. With negotiations floundering and the USS Gerald R. Ford to arrive off Israel, the window for a major air operation is now cracked open.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/tankers-vacate-al-udeid-air-base-as-u-s-citizens-are-urged-to-leave-israel-immediately
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