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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Officials race to contain screwworm as cases rise to 12: As the number of confirmed cases grow, so does the concern among ranchers and agriculture officials. Cattle ranchers in Texas and across the nation are preparing for the possibility of the parasitic fly spreading farther north. Ranchers say it’s unsettling, especially as the outbreak edges closer to the Dallas area.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/animals/screwworm-cases-rise-12/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE rushing out new rules allowing detention center contractor to avoid lawsuits. Experts said the changes would help contractors limit legal liability, reduce costs and get more operational flexibility while doing little, if anything, to improve conditions for roughly 60,000 people currently detained.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-detention-standards-conditions-immigration-detainees-5f87c9e1099cc70718a2a7f39fb7f9ff
Woman’s death from hypothermia after release from ICE custody ruled a homicide: Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel, who was 31, died days after ICE released her in Philadelphia’s South Side, where she spent at least 24 hours on a bus shelter bench in freezing temperatures. She was a vulnerable adult suffering from untreated severe mental health issues and a significant language barrier
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5925375-haitian-woman-death-homicide-ice-custody/
# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
FDA approves third over-the-counter nasal spray to treat opioid drug overdoses
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-broadens-access-over-counter-naloxone-nasal-spray-opioid-overdose
Nonconsensual Drug Testing Has Criminalized Tens of Thousands of Pregnant People. 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. In many cases, the referrals began with false positive results from flawed drug tests, sometimes triggered by the women’s prescribed medications.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/10/baby-hospital-mom-pregnant-police-drugs
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘This Has to Be Stopped’: Alarm As Trump’s Crypto Firm Set to Get Federal Banking Privileges. “For the first time in history, a president is leaning on a bank regulator to give his private enterprise the implicit backing of the federal government,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/world-liberty-financial-charter
Trump’s bombast could blow up dollar hegemony. Extreme threats risk global exit from U.S. financial power.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/30/trump-threats-colombia-blow-up-dollar-hegemony-canada-mexico/
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Ohio Republican Lawmakers Pass Bill That Includes Requiring Schools to Teach When to Have Kids: Ohio lawmakers passed Senate Bill 276, which requires public schools to teach the “success sequence” to students in grades 6-12. This curriculum dictates that individuals should graduate high school, secure a job, and get married before having children, and it will be integrated into the state’s graduation requirements
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio/ohio-republican-lawmakers-pass-bill-requiring-schools-teach-when-to-have-kids-success-sequence/95-826b667f-14f3-4bf4-ae25-6c25ee7fa423
Senators join education tech leaders in looking for answers on how to bring AI into K-12 education
https://www.cbs19.tv/video/news/local/senate-hearing-explores-how-ai-could-reshape-k-12-education/501-bc98ffe6-0c97-4499-8bd1-0fbe944f940d
# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘We Came Here to Work With Dignity’: Dairy Workers Rally Behind Bill to Fight Exploitation at New York Farms. New York has the fifth largest dairy industry in the country. Its farmworkers say they face fear, exploitation, and lost wages.
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/15/dairy-workers-new-york-for-all-farms-bill/
# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
‘The system is critically stressed’: San Andreas and San Jacinto faults close to major earthquake, study finds
https://ktla.com/news/california/stress-on-san-andreas-fault-reaches-highest-levels-in-1000-years-as-scientists-await-next-major-rupture/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Denver has a wild plan to replace aging heating and cooling systems. The innovative, $280-$320 million plan extracts clean energy from geothermal boreholes, warm urban wastewater (sewage), and even neighboring buildings to heat and cool properties without fossil fuel
https://www.achrnews.com/articles/166331-wastewater-heat-fuels-interest-in-thermal-energy-networks
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
For Second Time in 7 Months, Baby Formula Linked to Infant Botulism Is Recalled. The recalls have fueled concerns about the safety of infant formula and the effectiveness of federal oversight. Do not use Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing.
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-powdered-infant-formula-june-2026
Heinz Tomato Ketchup will now feature a “contains bioengineered food ingredient” warning on its label because it utilizes ingredients derived from genetically modified crops.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY9yJS2Bjjz/
10 common bioengineered foods
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3pgMgjocY/?hl=en
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program. Reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-benefits-children-food-stamps
# General News
Sean Penn is making the January 6th movie Trump hoped America would never see. While Trump rewrites January 6th as a love-fest, Sean Penn is putting the truth on the big screen. The as-yet-untitled drama will follow the life of a police officer who gets mixed up in the violent insurrection of 2021. Cooper is reportedly in talks to play him. Hollywood remembers. America remembers.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/sean-penn-bradley-cooper-january-6-film
# Gov / Politics / US
Sending ICE to Polling Places Is Illegal. Armed federal agents have absolutely no business near election sites.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/sending-ice-polling-places-illegal
Investigations have linked a U.S. airstrike in the town of Jamaame, Somalia, to the deaths of at least 12 civilians, including eight children. The attack occurred on November 15, 2025, during an escalation of military operations in the region under the Donald Trump administration … and NEVER told the public! What ELSE aren’t they telling us?
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/16/somalia-us-trump-war-alshabaab-islamists-drone-airstrikes-civilian-deaths-children
Election denier Jim Marchant is the GOP nominee in Nevada’s secretary of state race
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/election-denier-jim-marchant-advances-in-nevada-secretary-of-state-race/
“Abolish ICE” is popular stance in NYC Congressional races: Read a comparison of candidates’ platforms, and learn why the real contest in this year’s primaries arguably lies outside of immigration policy altogether.
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/17/nyc-primary-races-immigration/
U.S. Department of Justice investigates Newsom’s associates.. The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating people close to California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the past year for reasons that have not been fully disclosed. “They’re being run through [the] U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of California, and they were triggered by local sources and whistleblowers in California,” the source said of the investigations.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_19ab6709-4a7d-4087-90a6-8aecabb25952.html
[Video] Donald Trump Plots To Upend Impeachment Rules To Clear His Name After Becoming The Most Impeached President In U.S. History
https://knewz.com/donald-trump-upend-impeachment-rules-impeached-president-history/
Stinging report claims Trump White House knew ballroom plan would use taxpayer funds despite denials
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ballroom-funded-taxpayers-records-reveal-1235578674/
Hidden taxpayer costs for Trump’s pet project leave analyst aghast: ‘Knock it down.’ “Everything about this project has been a lie. It’s like George Costanza is running the White House.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ballroom-2677049425/
Trump Thanks Russia And China For Helping With Iran Deal, Ignores They Helped Iran Target US Troops. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-thanks-russia-china-helping-215018794.html
# Politics / Global
“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die.” (Frank Ssekamwa, an attorney and digital rights expert in Uganda.) Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-state-department-africa-uganda-aid-medical-data-privacy
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
One-year-old boy is shot dead by cops in Walmart parking lot as he sat on mom’s lap with family demanding answers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ly0FgNhoU
# Military / Global
Autonomous Robots Confirmed to Have Killed Human Soldiers: A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
# Other Interestimg Stuff
A Texas-size chunk of winter sea ice is missing from Antarctica — and it’s probably not coming back. Scientists don’t know what is driving the shortfall, but they are deeply concerned about its consequences, as sea ice influences the planet’s climate, global ocean currents and marine ecosystems.
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/antarctica-texas-sized-sea-ice-missing
# Planetary / Solar Activity
Scientists find strange changes on sun hours before a powerful X9 solar flare: ‘I was not expecting what I found.’ “There’s very few that reach that amount of power.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/scientists-find-strange-changes-on-sun-hours-before-a-powerful-x9-solar-flare-i-was-not-expecting-what-i-found
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Trump’s Tax Law Is Quietly Costing Social Security $169 Billion
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-tax-law-quietly-costing-150846000.html
# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
This could get awkward: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was reportedly among the tech leaders who raised security concerns about Anthropic’s newest AI models to Trump administration officials, before a government order forced the AI lab to take the models offline. The twist: Amazon has invested $13 billion in Anthropic, with billions more planned.
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-ceo-reportedly-raised-anthropic-fable-concerns-prior-to-u-s-order-forcing-models-offline/?utm_source=GeekWire+Newsletters&utm_campaign=56010c115c-daily-digest-email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e93fc7dfd-56010c115c-1433410559&mc_cid=56010c115c&mc_eid=ef5d740e7f
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