Voices, The Peoples News
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Congressman calls for investigation after US citizen detained by ICE. Surveillance and cellphone footage captured the May 6 incident in the Bronx, where ICE agents detained the American citizen at gunpoint.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/16/ice-american-citizen-detained-nyc-investigation-congressman/90051662007/
ICE strapped down immigrants for 51-hour plane trip with drop-offs in six countries during record month for deportation flights, report finds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-strapped-down-immigrants-51-192106430.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Mobile Changes Pre-Order Terms Saying It Can’t Guarantee Its Gold Phone Will Ever Be Released. A recent change in the fine print has some worried they may never arrive.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/11/trump-mobile-gold-trump-phone-deposits-t1-device-fcc/
# Education / Schools / Children / Youth / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing “Discomfort.” Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-describes-executions-to-kids-while-maga-bans-lessons-causing-discomfort/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Morocco just activated the Noor Atlas Mega Complex — a 20,000-megawatt solar installation across 45,000 hectares of Saharan plateau, the first single solar development large enough to theoretically power an entire mid-sized country from one location. Morocco exports 4,500 megawatts continuously to Europe
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/islah-solar-services_morocco-just-activated-the-noor-atlas-mega-activity-7453352748143669249-nbK9
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump infuriates far-right influencers by touting Chinese land ownership
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-touts-china-farm-buys-while-defending-chinese-land-ownership/gm-GM030FB5D6?gemSnapshotKey=GM030FB5D6-snapshot-5
Thousands Warned To ‘Remain Out Of The Water’ in California, Texas: Warnings Issued as Millions Face Two Deadly Threats At Same Time. Simultaneous warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Los Angeles, California, alerted more than 4 million people to two deadly weather events expected this week.
https://www.newsweek.com/warnings-issued-deadly-weather-threats-heat-advisory-rip-currents-los-angeles-california-11691142
The trump administration is at it again, this time going after clean drinking water. The EPA just proposed rolling back Biden era rules that required coal plants to treat their toxic wastewater before it seeps into rivers, lakes, and streams that millions of Americans drink from.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-administration-set-to-remove-protections-against-water-pollution
Yellowstone Warning Sign? On April 29, 2026, advanced seismic, acoustic, and temperature arrays at Biscuit Basin captured a massive hydrothermal blowout at Black Diamond Pool. The United States Geological Survey confirmed this was the single largest explosive event recorded since the instrumental monitoring grid was installed in summer 2025.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYS-ASZhU4a/
Newest Volcano Notice Including Yellowstone Back
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/volcano/wy1
BOMB found at dam in Alabama. A bomb made its way to a 3,600-acre dam in Alabama, which was discovered on Tuesday. Officials are relieved that it was spotted before any untoward incident occurred. It is not known how it reached there, or if any individuals deliberately dropped it.
https://www.wionews.com/world/bomb-discovered-underwater-at-critical-alabama-dam-during-repair-work-1778849620675
Explosive device safely detonated after being found in critical Alabama reservoir
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/us/mobile-alabama-explosive-detonated-reservoir-hnk
As water levels dropped in Lake Tahoe, divers found something terrifying. What they recorded at 1,600 feet is hundreds of industrial barrels, corroded and leaking heavy metals into the water. Lead. Mercury. Arsenic. Dumped in the 1950s by companies that calculated no one would ever see the bottom. And preserved human remains from decades of disappearances no one could solve. The officials knew. [Best seen full screen]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juhbr1GeaUA
A glacier in Alaska spreads across the land like spilled batter—and it’s over 1,500 square miles.
From above, it looks like someone poured thick batter onto a coastal plain. But this isn’t food—it’s ice, flowing out of the mountains and spreading across the landscape.
https://www.worldrecordacademy.org/2023/11/worlds-largest-piedmont-glacier-world-record-in-alaska-423558
Why People Can’t Go To Antarctica… The Real Reason Will Shock You. They tell us it’s for “environmental protection” and “scientific research only.” But the truth about Antarctica is far darker than anyone admits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGS3pIf2ng4
Massive Underwater Volcano Erupts Again In The Central Bismarck Sea
https://www.tiktok.com/@abovethenormnews/video/7640522936419470614
Activity Summary for 12 May 2026
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/302277/Central-Bismarck-Sea-submarine-eruption-sends-steam-3-km-high-Lewotobi-raised.html
“Iceland is going to erupt again very soon.” Deep beneath the volcanic island, scientists are trying to predict the next big one
https://nautil.us/iceland-is-going-to-erupt-again-very-soon-1280632
Multiple volcanoes across the planet are erupting or showing heightened activity — from Iceland and Italy to Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Chile, Alaska, and the Kamchatka Peninsula. Forty-six volcanos are in a continuous eruptive state worldwide, and 19 of them exhibited a change in activity or alert level this week.
https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-50-volcanos-erupting-same-time-1844365
What’s erupting? List & map of currently active volcanoes
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/erupting_volcanoes.html
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Second FDA executive departing organization in less than a week as top drug regulator claims she was fired
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/fda-drug-center-head-expected-to-leave-after-commissioners-exit-sources-say/articleshow/131142051.cms?from=mdr
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Ex Tech Billionaire Lover Testifies He Gave Her $7.2M Post Break-up— But She Wanted More
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-boyfriend-ted-waitt-b2976757.html
‘Very important document’ proves DOJ shielding Epstein co-conspirators: House Dem: House Democrats highlighted a key document—a previously redacted, early-2000s draft indictment naming uncharged Epstein co-conspirators—to argue the DOJ is actively shielding Epstein’s network.
https://www.mexc.com/news/1097270
# Gov / Politics
TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN: Fox host Bret Baier just played Donald Trump a clip of himself saying he doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation. Trump refused to walk it back. Instead, he proudly responded: “That’s a perfect statement. I’d make it again.” That’s right. He doubled down.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-costs-americans-remark-b2977724.html
Trump is raising a voter intimidation army. America’s grim history of racist voter suppression looms over the president’s announced efforts for all 50 states ahead of the November elections.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-election-integrity-army-midterms-voter-suppression-ice-kkk
Trump ‘army’ of poll watchers could frighten voters, incite violence, election officials warn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/14/2020-election-trump-army-poll-watchers-stirs-fears-violence/5908264002/
Trump crows over Cassidy ouster, sets sights on Massie: “His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER,” Trump says of Cassidy
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-crows-over-cassidy-ouster-sets-sights-massie
Outrage breaks out as analysts get first look at Trump’s financial disclosures: ‘impeach!’ Companies that Trump or his advisers purchased securities for include Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Oracle and Bank of America, all companies that have reached major deals with the Trump administration. “Most corrupt administration in the history of the US,” wrote former Minnesota state Democratic Sen. Linda Higgins
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676904342/
Pirro unveils hundreds of taxpayer-funded computers and lamps sitting in government basements. In the video shared to her X account, Pirro walked through an unnamed government storage area in Washington and criticized what she said was a failure to properly dispose of surplus items purchased with public money.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pirro-unveils-hundreds-of-taxpayer-funded-computers-and-lamps-sitting-in-government-basements/ar-AA23jmAI
Fetterman Reacts to PA Supreme Court Justice Leaving Democratic Party, “I Fully Understand
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fetterman-reacts-to-pa-supreme-court-justice-leaving-democratic-party-i-fully-understand/ar-AA23iCWw?ocid=socialshare
‘How sad’: 10-year-old boy receives wild response from congresswoman after writing her for school project. Instead of sending back a routine reply about the policy, Foxx responded with a sharply personal message aimed at both the child and his teacher. The issue goes beyond one letter. When a child reaches out to an elected official about a policy intended to cut pollution and help consumers, a dismissive response sends a message about whose voices are being heard.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sad-10-old-boy-receives-212000310.html
Jen Psaki questioned why Eric Trump was on Air Force One to China. He responded with a lawsuit threat and a denial. “[He] came after us on social media and accused us of lying,” the MS NOW anchor adds
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/jen-psaki-responds-eric-trump-lawsuit-threat/
Jen Psaki rebuts Eric Trump with video after lawsuit threat: Psaki’s on-air rebuttal: Jen Psaki used Nasdaq footage and company filings to challenge Eric Trump’s denial of a role at Alt5 Sigma. Lawsuit threat: Eric Trump accused Psaki of lying about his business ties and said he would sue her and MS NOW. Broader ethics scrutiny: The clash unfolds amid concerns over Trump family business dealings and the president’s active stock trades.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/jen-psaki-rebuts-eric-trump-with-video-after-lawsuit-threat/gm-GM286E367D?gemSnapshotKey=GM286E367D-snapshot-5&ocid=ML236B
Trump unveils plans for latest White House renovation after admitting flaw in Rose Garden design
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/trumps-5-unhinged-moments-flaunting-101855915.html
Stephen Miller Says Feds Are Surging Police and Military to Secure the Capital for America 250 — “Criminals Will Have No Safe Quarter”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-federal-law-enforcement-dc-crime-b2804113.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Fears Mount in Cuba as Justice Department Reportedly Prepares to Criminally Indict Raúl Castro. With Trump’s oil blockade strangling the island, many fear an indictment could serve as a pretext for US invasion.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-plans-indict-cubas-raul-castro-us-doj-official-says-2026-05-15/
Venezuela deports Maduro ally to face legal proceedings in US: The decision marks a stark reversal for Alex Saab, the Colombian-born insider, who may be asked to testify against his former protector.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/16/venezuela-says-it-deported-a-close-ally-of-maduro-to-face-criminal-proceedings-in-us-00925393
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Several Gib Lewis inmates die in two-day period
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/two-inmates-die-gib-lewis-160011211.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act Puts a Third of Black Caucus Seats at Risk. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina is among the lawmakers at risk of losing their seats because of mid-census redraws.
https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-ruling-on-voting-rights-act-puts-a-third-of-black-caucus-seats-at-risk/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump’s Q1 Filing Shows He Bought Netflix and Warner Bros. Stock While His Administration Controlled Their Merger Decision
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/donald-trump-financial-disclosure-stock-purchases-paramount-wbd-netflix-disney-comcast-1236749740/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
JD Vance wants you to believe fraud is only a blue state problem. The anti-fraud campaign started when the Trump administration decided to go after Minnesota, focusing specifically on Somali immigrants, a frequent target of nakedly racist attacks from Trump himself
https://www.ms.now/opinion/jd-vance-fraud-medicaid-medicare-investigation
# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Scientists Discovered a Brazilian Tree With an Unexpected Superpower: A team of researchers has found a tree in Brazil that can absolutely wreck COVID-19. Like, completely beat the tar out of it from every possible angle. And unlike the endless parade of miraculous horse medicines pushed by wellness influencers who bought secondhand microphones, this one comes with actual lab data behind it. The Brazilian tree extract‘s ‘multitarget’ attack on covid could also foil future strains of the virus.
https://gizmodo.com/plant-found-in-obscure-brazilian-rainforest-seems-weirdly-good-at-killing-covid-19-2000756399
# Nuclear
Radioactive Steam Detected At Japanese Nuclear Plant: Location: Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 (Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) The operator of the Onagawa nuclear power station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, said that it will halt the facility’s No. 2 reactor after radioactive steam was detected within its turbine building.
https://www.thestatesman.com/india/reactor-to-be-halted-after-radioactive-steam-detected-in-japan-nuclear-plant-1503594541.html
# Other Interestimg Stuff
Cuba’s Underwater Pyramid Was Finally Re Scanned After 25 Years — The Results Are Worse Than Feared: Claims about a “Cuba underwater pyramid” refer to controversial sonar readings taken near Cuba decades ago that some interpreted as possible ancient structures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yARj5QHrRc
Archaeologists opened a cave sealed for 40,000 years and found it contained the last home of the world’s final Neanderthals
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/archaeologists-opened-a-cave-sealed-for-40000-years-in-gibraltar-and-found-what-could-be-the-last-refuge-of-the-neanderthals-on-earth/31833/
# Science / Research
It’s still happening: U.S. lab exposed to African virus after monkey bites staff, lab remains open. Many Americans are still experiencing high levels of distrust in health agencies and the medical establishment. In this most recent episode, a lab-infected monkey bit an employee, a detail that public health officials left out of their acknowledgment.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/its-still-happening-hhs-confirms-us-lab-exposure-african-bleeding
# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Lawmaker wants feds to probe research contractors for physical evidence of UFOs: “The Truth is Out There”: The lawmakers’ crusade for transparency celebrated a major milestone this week when the Trump administration fulfilled its promise to release thousands of previously secret UFO files.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/lawmaker-wants-feds-probe-research-contractors-physical-evidence-ufos
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