Voices, The Peoples News
August 10, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
New Jersey’s attorney general Jennifer Davenport has launched a civil rights probe into Delaney Hall following another death at the facility last week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6018470-new-jersey-ice-detainee-death-investigation/
ICE expands ankle monitor program to nearly 54,000 immigrants as Geo Group profits from surveillance shift. The US is tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants through GPS-enabled ankle monitors as part of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) electronic surveillance program, according to private prison corporation The Geo Group.
https://www.latintimes.com/end-haitian-tps-threatens-south-floridas-tourism-workforce-hotels-restaurants-brace-labor-gaps-598494
Rep. Adelita Accuses Trump of Targeting Families of Active-Duty Troops for Deportation — “This Administration Doesn’t Care Who You Are”
https://apnews.com/article/military-families-immigration-trump-detained-deported-3337173bff1f06153738c217da52e846
CBP is reportedly hiring private investigators to chase deported immigrants abroad and collect fines that DHS said would be forgiven: DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad. Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-is-hiring-bounty-hunters-to-find-and-photograph-deported-peoples-homes-abroad/
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to deregulate Head Start, an anti-poverty initiative started by the uncle of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-admin-moves-to-deregulate-anti-poverty-program-started-by-rfk-jr-s-uncle-3522456
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Hegseth Reveals U.S. Has Secretly Been Running Over 100 Million Barrels Through the Strait of Hormuz Under Iranian Radar — “It Never Stopped. It Just Went Underground.”
https://sports.newsbreak.com/v/1CENTIk6
‘Has Trump’s Invasion of Greenland Already Begun?’: Experts Fearful as MAGA-Linked Oil Company Prepares Unauthorized Drilling. “Let nobody think Trump has given up on taking Greenland,” warned one professor of European politics.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-greenland-oil
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
What’s next for the farm bill? Senate Agriculture Committee passes farm bill draft
https://www.farmaid.org/issues/farm-policy/the-latest-updates-on-the-2025-farm-bill/
Nebraska has cut about 200 people off Medicaid, and every other expansion state must enforce the 80-hour rule by January 1
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicaid/nebraska-begins-medicaid-purge-as-work-rules-kick-in/
# Food / Forageing
The Ancient Fruit Tree Most Gardeners Have Never Heard Of: Ready to take your taste buds on a trip back in time? By planting a medlar (Mespilus germanica) tree in your garden, you can do just that. This ancient fruit tree has been around for thousands of years, with its origin most likely starting in southeastern Europe and/or southwestern Asia.
https://shopping.yahoo.com/home-garden/gardening/articles/ancient-fruit-tree-most-gardeners-140000190.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump On the Golden Staircase: What Epstein knew… and feared… about his old friend’s presidential ambitions. Epstein alleged that Trump tried to seduce the wives of his friends, and described him as someone who was “charming” and “delightful,” but also “a horrible human being.”
https://yalereview.org/article/michael-wolff-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-interview
# Gov / Politics / US
FBI opened probe into AG Jeff Sessions at Democrats’ request even after he updated his testimony. Probe was ignited by a letter from Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee and later a news article.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/6am-mon-fbi-opened-probe-jeff-sessions-alleged-perjury
Dem Senate hopeful ripped as ‘absentee legislator’ after missing nearly 60% of votes. Ashley Hinson calls Democrat rival Josh Turek an ‘absentee legislator’ in race critical to Schumer’s race to retake Senate
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-hopeful-ripped-absentee-legislator-after-missing-nearly-60-votes
Scheme hatched to haul Trump out of office as top lawyers zero in on under-the-radar law: California civil and appellate trial attorney Kevin K. Johnson, posits that because traditional avenues like impeachments and criminal convictions have not prevented Trump’s second term, alternative “under-the-radar” legal mechanisms could theoretically be tested in court.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-impeachment-2677656453/
‘Splintering’ GOP slams door on Hegseth: ‘What’s your Plan B?’ Despite pleas and threats from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Senate Republicans left for their summer break without handing him more money that he insists he needs.
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-gop-lawmakers/
Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ Was Funded by Taxpayers with Money Diverted from National Parks, Report Claims. Trump has publicly claimed that he funded parts of the project with his own money, but a new report suggests his partisan West Wing exhibit cost taxpayers more than $1 million
https://people.com/trump-presidential-walk-of-fame-taxpayer-funds-report-12011499
“This Is a National Humiliation” — Pallone Rips Trump for Quietly Lifting Iran-Linked Sanctions in “Desperate Hope of Making a Deal” as His “Illegal” War Fails
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4814538523032-this-is-a-national-humiliation-pallone-rips-trump-for-quietly-lifting-iran-linked-sanctions-in-desperate-hope-of-making-a-deal-as-his-illegal-war-fails
Rep. Greg Casar Says Trump Has Profited $4 Billion Off the Presidency While Costing American Families $3,500 — “Corruption, Plain and Simple.” Yes, Donald Trump has generated billions of dollars through his businesses and new ventures since returning to the White House, far exceeding the standard $400,000 U.S. presidential salary.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2026/07/15/trump-is-making-three-times-as-much-in-white-house-as-he-did-in-business/
Republicans Move From Warnings To Policy: ‘Don’t Sharia Our Texas’: ‘Weaponizing ignorance’: Muslims bear brunt as Texas Republicans make hate mainstream. Muslims say anti-Islamic rhetoric making everyday life difficult – and threats and harassment not uncommon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/texas-muslims-hate-speech
Sen. Rick Scott Says Iran’s Mass Execution of 56 Citizens Since March Is Proof the Regime Can Never Be Trusted With a Nuclear Weapon — “This Is Exactly the Evil We Are Fighting Against”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4818607284667-sen-rick-scott-says-iran-s-mass-execution-of-56-citizens-since-march-is-proof-the-regime-can-never-be-trusted-with-a-nuclear-weapon-this-is-exactly-the-evil-we-are-fighting-against
[Video] DOJ’s “Nothing Can Be Done” Claim About Trump Tearing Down Statue of Liberty Backfires in East Wing Project Fight
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/05/white-house-ballroom-donald-trump-00951892
Is the District of Columbia part of the U.S.? It is not a U.S. state, but rather the federal district and capital city of the United States. Most users on AskAmericans agree that Washington, D.C. is a federal district and not part of any single state. Created in 1790 under the U.S. Constitution to serve as the permanent seat of the federal government. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation, through which human form and attributes are applied to the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.
Richard Stengel Rips Trump Over Munitions Crisis — Warns “He Will Leave America Weaker Militarily Than It Has Been in a Generation” — “These Will Take Years and Many Billions to Replace”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4819605165680-richard-stengel-rips-trump-over-munitions-crisis-warns-he-will-leave-america-weaker-militarily-than-it-has-been-in-a-generation-these-will-take-years-and-many-billions-to-replace
Former US Official Richard Stengel Accuses Trump of “Unprecedented Ignorance and Corruption”
https://www.voice7news.tv/world/news/29728
# Global News
Iran sets conditions for Strait of Hormuz reopening, calls for U.S. to correct its behavior. Iran has warned that it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless the United States meets six demands, including lifting sanctions, withdrawing military forces from around the country and paying compensation for two wars.
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-demands-us-reopen-strait-hormuz-12301702
Netanyahu Says Trump’s New Gaza Plan Is Unacceptable — “The Military Will Not Carry Out Any Withdrawal Until Hamas Is Disarmed… All Weaponry”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4819734768928-netanyahu-says-trump-s-new-gaza-plan-is-unacceptable-the-military-will-not-carry-out-any-withdrawal-until-hamas-is-disarmed-all-weaponry
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Trump Notches Huge Win as Yet Another Law Firm Caves. Law firms are lining up to bow to Donald Trump. Yet another law firm has come to an agreement with Donald Trump’s administration, after the president began targeting major law firms that hired lawyers he didn’t like or took up cases and clients he claimed went against his agenda.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193505/donald-trump-another-law-firm-caves
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Michigan Just Put Medicare for All on the Ballot, and Voters Said Yes. In the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, Abdul El-Sayed put guaranteed healthcare at the center of a statewide campaign and let voters decide. They decided.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/medicare-for-all-michigan
ECU Health hospitals go out of network with UnitedHealthcare on August 8, Medicare Advantage included: UnitedHealthcare has extended in-network access to ECU Health’s hospitals through August 7. The day after that, those hospitals become out of network for the insurer’s commercial, Medicare Advantage and Individual Family Plan members across eastern North Carolina. Read the wording closely, because an extension is a pause, not a resolution.
https://share.newsbreak.com/j96vbdc7
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
‘We Must Pass Medicare for All,’ Says Troy Jackson as 12th Maine Maternity Unit Closes in 11 Years. “It’s past time that we fix our broken, profit-centered healthcare system that leaves many of us struggling to get care, and most of us struggling to pay for it when we do,” said the US Senate candidate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maine-hospitals-closing
Watch: How a Faulty Hospital Drug Test Can Turn New Parents Into Police Targets: Watch our joint investigation with CBS Sunday Morning, exposing how unreliable drug tests at childbirth lead to parents being referred to law enforcement.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/09/baby-hospital-pregnant-drug-test
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The Cessna That Found an F-16 on Its Wing: It is the kind of thing a weekend pilot never expects to see filling the windscreen: the grey nose of an F-16 Fighting Falcon sliding into formation a few wingspans away, wings heavy with missiles. On Sunday, at least one general-aviation pilot over New Jersey got exactly that view.
https://migflug.com/jetflights/norad-f-16-intercept-bedminster-trump-tfr-2026/
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
[Video] Data Centers Spark Taxpayer Revolt Across America
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/ai-data-centers-spark-local-backlash-across-the-us-artificial-intelligence-electricity-utilities-noise-land-use-tax-incentives
Samsung wants to bring a floating data center to Texas — huge waterborne facility could offer 50MW of capacity and even cool itself. Samsung Heavy Industries and Mousterian have signed a contract to build factory-made floating data centres, starting in Texas. The design dodges the land and water that throttle AI buildout, but not the grid, which the state just froze.
https://thenextweb.com/news/samsung-mousterian-floating-data-centre-texas
AI Data Centers Are Causing Unfathomable Amounts of Air Pollution, and It Gets Worse With Each New One They Build. The tech industry is showing no signs of slowing down
https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-data-centers-air-pollution-generators-worse
# Veterans / VA
Judge rejects VA’s third attempt to cancel union contracts. U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose OK’d a motion to enforce her prior preliminary injunction preserving collective bargaining at the Veterans Affairs Department on the eve of its planned termination of a collective bargaining agreement with AFGE
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/08/judge-rejects-vas-third-attempt-cancel-union-contracts/415293/?oref=ge-home-top-story
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Government_Employees
House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare. The letter from lawmakers to Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins cites a recent ProPublica investigation that found hundreds of therapists have left the agency and vets often aren’t getting the help they need.
https://www.propublica.org/article/democrats-veterans-affairs-doug-collins-letter-mental-health
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