Voices, The Peoples News
August 8, 2026, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle. “These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.
https://truthout.org/audio/you-cant-drink-data-native-communities-are-resisting-the-ai-death-cycle/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
She Followed ICE’s Advice to Self-Deport. Five Weeks Later, She Was Dead. A St. Louis mother took her three daughters to reunite with her deported husband in Guatemala. Neighbors found the couple bound and shot in a sugarcane field.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/glendy-nixon-guatemala-overland-self-deport-st-louis-immigrant-police-ice/
Daphy Michel: Family Plans Lawsuit Against U.S. After ICE Allegedly Left Mentally Struggling Woman To Die Of Hypothermia. A Haitian immigrant died in Pittsburgh after being released from ICE’s custody. The county medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. Now her family plans to sue.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/2026/08/03/haitian-immigrant-death-ice-family-lawsuit/91147406007/
Tearful Trump Voter Says He Feels ‘Totally Betrayed’ After Fiancée Was ‘Swarmed’ by ICE and Taken Away: ‘This Is Like the Gestapo.’ “I would never have thought the United States would act this way,” John Gannon said
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tearful-trump-voter-says-feels-001136164.html
Trump Administration Seeks to Track Down Deported Migrants Overseas to Collect Immigration Fines. The initiative stems from the revival of a little-used provision of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-administration-seeks-track-down-deported-migrants-overseas-collect-immigration-fines-598463
“There Is No Greater Betrayal to Our Troops,” Sen. Duckworth Slams Trump After 50+ Military Spouses and Parents Detained for Deportation, “Cruel and Makes Us All Less Safe”
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87e29er
Minnesota Seeks Extradition of ICE Officer From Texas
https://www.fox9.com/news/extradition-paperwork-ice-agent-charged-minneapolis-julio-sosa-celis-shooting
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Trump Is Tanking the US Economy’: Dismal Report Shows 23,000 Jobs Lost, Slowing Wage Growth
“However the White House tries to spin these numbers, their talking points ring hollow for people who are actually experiencing Trump’s weak economy.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/trump-humiliated-disastrous-jobs-report-130548551.html
Trump renews bid to remove Fed official Lisa Cook. President Donald Trump is renewing his push to oust Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook from the seven-member board after a Supreme Court ruling found that his previous attempt did not afford her due process.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/07/trump-fed-lisa-cook-scotus-01029150
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
The transfer of millions of student-loan accounts to the Treasury is taking a key step forward. The plans, first reported by Business Insider, include creating a new “Default Resolution Hub” intended to serve as a centralized location for borrowers to plan their steps to return to good standing.
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-accounts-transfer-to-treasury-step-forward-defaulted-borrowers-2026-8
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Texas water fight deepens as Abbott blames city leaders, desalination board runs low on cash. If supplies drop enough, Corpus Christi residents and businesses would have to reduce water use by 25%.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/corpus-christi-water-crisis-desalination-project/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Oil company profits from Iran War infuriated President Donald Trump. He only has himself to blame. US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/04/donald-trump-oil-companies-war-iran-us-exxonmobil-chevron
‘Relentless in Its War on Offshore Wind,’ Trump Admin Kills More Projects: After RWE disclosed its new gas investments as part of the deal, one climate campaigner declared that “committing to reinvest over $1 billion in fossil fuels is a disastrous mistake.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-offshore-wind-lease-buybacks
Trump hosts mining CEOs, University of Utah president, as he seeks minerals for defense production
The White House announced billions of new investments into mining companies and millions at mining universities for the next generation
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/08/07/president-trump-hosts-ceos-of-mining-companies-looking-for-minerals-to-help-defense-production/
# Gov / Politics / US
Trump boys’ ‘shady’ Russia deal ties unmasked in explosive new repor
https://www.rawstory.com/tbilisi-trump-tower/
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom Project: The question of whether President Donald Trump can build a massive ballroom at the White House, a vanity project that the president has brought up at every opportunity, appears to be heading to the conservative-majority Supreme Court.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/07/appeals-court-ruling-white-house-ballroom-01028755
The week Republicans went after voters who live abroad in latest suppression scheme
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-targets-u-s-citizens-living-overseas-in-latest-suppression-scheme/
Nuclear experts urge Trump not to let Iran steer talks away from regime’s atomic threat. President Trump reiterated in a Fox News interview that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons
https://www.foxnews.com/world/nuclear-experts-urge-trump-not-let-iran-steer-talks-away-from-regimes-atomic-threat
Trump Issues Bonkers Ultimatum To Supporters If They Don’t Pay Up. An email blast from President Donald Trump on Wednesday seemingly attempted to guilt his supporters into donating money to him by claiming their “supporter status” had been “cancelled.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-supporter-fundraising-email_n_6a752ffae4b04fcbf74e16b4
Impeachment Articles Filed Against ‘Unelected Shadow President’ Russell Vought: “Vought’s blatant abuse of power and complete disregard for the Constitution warrants immediate removal by Congress,” said Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove
https://www.commondreams.org/news/russell-vought-impeachment-articles
‘A Fake and Fraudulent Watchdog’: Trump Installs Project 2025 Author at Interior IG Office. “This is a fraud on the office and a fraud on the American people. Democrats will fight to restore independent oversight and hold every official who abuses the public’s trust accountable.”
https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/media/press-releases/huffman-blasts-trump-scheme-to-plant-project-2025-architect-inside-interiors-watchdog-office
In midst of election, Arizona’s Democrat governor faces pay-to-play corruption probe: A sitting governor’s alleged donor payoff is being investigated by an attorney general from her own party who has her own unresolved questions about outside money, and that investigator has promised to deliver a verdict just before voters decide whether to re-elect the person she’s investigating.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/az-democrat-ags-investigation-democrat-governor-conclude-arizona-voters
# Global News
Top Iranian Commander Vows to Pursue Nuclear Weapons as Long as the U.S. Has Them, Triggering New Clash With Israel
https://share.newsbreak.com/j8itpvpt
Iran plans to ban U.S. and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz until compensated for war damages
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-sees-an-opening-to-kick-the-u-s-out-of-the-gulf-b9f9cc53
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Former Bexar County deputy constable arrested in Mexico, charged in triple homicide. Mexican authorities say Chad Eberle committed the killings while trying to take custody of his 3-year-old son in Saltillo. He was a Precinct 2 deputy constable and a Northside ISD police officer. He’s also an Army vet.
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/08/former-texas-police-officer-accused-of-killing-3-in-mexico-fleeing-toward-u-s-with-son/
Local police around the country are performing lookups in Flock’s AI-powered automatic license plate reader (ALPR) system for “immigration” related searches and as part of other ICE investigations, giving federal law enforcement side-door access to a tool that it currently does not have a formal contract for.
https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Mass layoffs sweep Texas TV and radio stations—here’s who was let go. The cuts affected broadcasters in multiple Texas markets.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-tv-radio-layoffs-22378894.php
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Humana is dropping Medicare Advantage plans covering roughly 600,000 members in a third year of retreat. This marks a third consecutive year of footprint retrenchment aimed at cutting off lower-margin plans, restoring profitability, and achieving a sustainable pre-tax margin
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicare-advantage/humana-to-exit-medicare-advantage-plans-covering-600000-members-in-2027/
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Medicare is about to penalize the 15-minute breakthrough that saves cancer patients hours of pain
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4678737/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-subcutaneous-cancer-drugs/
Original Medicare now requires prior approval for some procedures in a handful of states
https://www.resourcemedicare.com/post/new-medicare-changes-in-2026-prior-approval-required-for-these-17-services
Medicare Coverage of Cancer Treatment Services
https://www.medicare.gov/publications/11931-medicare-coverage-of-cancer-treatment-services.pdf
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The Iran war’s other bill, and you’re paying It: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently told Congress that the U.S. government has spent an estimated $37.5 billion to date on the Iran war and requested an additional $67 billion in emergency funding.” “But there are several hidden costs that don’t factor into Hegseth’s accounting, ones that the rest of us are actually paying.”
https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/07/the-iran-wars-other-bill-and-youre-paying-it/
Trump’s $275 Billion Battleship Fleet Set to Be ‘Most Expensive US Warships Ever’: “At a time when families are struggling to afford groceries, gas, healthcare, and childcare, Congress cannot throw hundreds of billions of dollars at Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet,’” said one Democratic senator. The first of 15 ships, the USS Defiant, is projected to cost around $23.4 billion to construct, with each subsequent vessel costing about $18 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis said
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6012597-trump-golden-fleet-battleships-cbo-cost/
# Military / Global
North Korea expert warns US can ‘never take their eye off’ Kim Jong Un following missile test during Iran war. Retired Navy Rear Adm Mark Montgomery tells Fox News Digital that Kim Jong Un remains ‘unpredictable’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-korea-expert-warns-us-never-take-eye-kim-jong-un-following-missile-test-iran-war
# Science / Research
Scientists trained an AI model in DNA and it invented 16 new viruses: The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD3cYZVm1Uc
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
ICE and other Trump administration agencies can use Flock to track your every movement, all across the country. Police in Texas, Florida, and thousands of departments nationwide can track Massachusetts drivers in real-time, without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
https://data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/flock-gives-law-enforcement-all-over-the-country-access-to-your-location/
# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Senate Dems Push GOP to Divulge Secret Plan to ‘Attack Earned Benefits Like Social Security.’ “A plan you will not show the voters before they vote is not reassurance. It is a warning and revealing of Republican priorities.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-plan-cut-social-security
# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Updated on: August 7, 2026 / 4:38 PM EDT / CBS News: Pentagon releases fifth batch of UFO Files, comprised of 41 records
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/07/ufo-files-released-photos-videos-documents-pentagon/91212989007/
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