Voices, The Peoples News
August 14, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘Outrageous’: Trump Officials Investigated Left-Wing Groups After Alex Pretti Killing in Minneapolis. One First Amendment advocacy group called the investigation a “disturbing, invasive, and utterly unjustifiable attack on freedom of expression and political dissent.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-left-wing
Federal Agents Began Spying on Minnesota Left-Wing Groups 4 Days After Alex Pretti Was Shot.
Organizations surveilled included unions, socialist collectives, climate action groups, and others
https://truthout.org/articles/federal-agents-in-mn-opened-spying-operation-4-days-after-alex-pretti-was-shot/
ICE facility in New Jersey, Delaney Hall, reports a third migrant detainee has died: The Trump administration previously did not publicly disclose Chajon-Raxon’s death, which is the third involving someone detained at the facility. The DHS spokesperson said ICE was not notified of his death and that the agency is not responsible for monitoring or reviewing deaths of individuals who are no longer in their custody.
https://gothamist.com/news/feds-confirms-recent-death-of-delaney-hall-detainee-released-shortly-after-intake
ICE said it plans to spend up to $20 million to equip agents with electrical shock gloves called the “G.L.O.V.E,” and 404 Media got its hands on a manual that says they may cause “sudden death.” Requires direct contact with bare skin to deliver up to 380 volts of electricity.Designed to disrupt coordinated muscle movement and gain compliance without leaving marks or breaking skin
https://documentedny.com/2026/08/14/ice-agents-electric-shock-gloves/
The Border Chronicle has launched “Wall Watch,” a “community-powered” map that shows the locations of surveillance technology and barriers, as well as other infrastructural information along the U.S.-Mexico border.
https://www.theborderchronicle.com/the-border-chronicle-launches-wall-watch-a-community-powered-mapping-project/
A 43-year-old man died in 2024 after guards allegedly shocked him 27 times with the same gloves ICE now wants for its officers. An internal investigation by the Madison County Detention Center found that two of the glove shocks lasted 45 and 99 seconds each, far beyond the manufacturer’s recommended 15-second limit, and concluded the shocks caused unnecessary pain and increased the risk of serious health complications.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/a-43-year-old-man-died-in-2024-after-guards-allegedly-shocked-him-27-times-with-the-same-gloves-ice-now-wants-for-its-officers/
In Ohio, Haitians’ American dream shatters as ICE prepares to deport them. US immigration has ramped up operations against Haitians, whose temporary protected status was removed by Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/ohio-haitian-immigrants-ice
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Warren Leads Demand for Answers on Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Volume of Stock Trades. “Your stock trading in 2025—reportedly more than 14,000 stock trades worth up to $1.06 billion—was more than all 535 members of Congress last year combined.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/warren-garcia-demand-trump-reveal-173738070.html
Park funds reportedly redirected to Trump’s vanity projects. 9 major parks get less combined than the National Mall and White House grounds. “The National Park Service is being used as a piggy bank,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-national-park-budget
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Censorship in LA School District Could Become National Norm, Educators Warn. Educators in the country’s second-largest school district are facing repression in the wake of a new California law.
https://truthout.org/articles/censorship-in-la-school-district-could-become-national-norm-educators-warn/
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts
Trump’s administration omitted microplastics from a list of pollutants for local utilities to monitor in drinking water.
https://truthout.org/articles/epa-punts-microplastics-monitoring-as-scientists-warn-of-health-impacts/
Texas landowners fear huge new interstate could cut through property. Conceptual maps for a proposed 125-mile interstate are raising flags.
https://www.chron.com/texas/article/texas-interstate-i-14-22386705.php
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Sen. Padilla Says Trump Is Using the Iran War’s Energy Price Spike to Justify “Coming After” California’s Shoreline, Urges Californians to Oppose It
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4826430543256-sen-padilla-says-trump-is-using-the-iran-war-s-energy-price-spike-to-justify-coming-after-california-s-shoreline-urges-californians-to-oppose-it
# Gov / Politics / US
Human Rights Watch Details How Trump Has Gutted Federal Civil Rights Enforcement. A new report finds key federal agencies have stopped providing oversight of civil rights laws nationally.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/trump-administration-gutted-federal-civil-rights-enforcement-hrw-says
Fountains, Ballroom, and a Helipad: Trump’s White House Projects Cost Nearly $1 Billion. The sources of the funding for the various projects are shrouded in mystery.
https://truthout.org/articles/fountains-ballroom-and-a-helipad-trumps-white-house-projects-cost-nearly-1b/
Yet another senior Trump official mysteriously leaves: ‘Spend more time with his family’: Karoline Leavitt Quit Because Trump Was Driving Her Crazy. Donald Trump reportedly would not stop calling Leavitt while she was on maternity leave.
https://newrepublic.com/post/214286/karoline-leavitt-quit-donald-trump-calls-maternity-leave
Leavitt’s departure fuels fears of out-of-control Trump — and a West Wing exodus: insider. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure is about to set off a West Wing exodus amid worries President Donald Trump will go off the rails, according to report Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-leavitt-2677705518/
Top Republican’s squirming shows Mike Johnson’s head could soon roll: “Sick of This Sh*t”: Mike Johnson Snaps Over Republican Dysfunction. Johnson then immediately apologized for his outburst.
https://newrepublic.com/post/213490/mike-johnson-snaps-fails-control-republican-party
Trump’s vicious taunt highlights a severe psychological sickness
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-sadist/
Two federal agencies gave away roughly $2 billion in taxpayer-funded health and humanitarian contracts to charities that watchdogs and a Senate committee have flagged for terror ties, meaning the government’s own vetting either missed those records or decided their terrorist-linked status didn’t disqualify the groups.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/two-federal-agencies-routed-taxpayer-dollars-terror-linked-charities
Schumer Leads 16 Senators in Demanding Trump Administration Designate Five Americans Detained in Russia as “Wrongfully Detained,” Says “We Need to Get These Americans Home”
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-senators-call-on-trump-admin-to-escalate-efforts-to-rescue-us-nationals-detained-in-russia
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to give green light for White House ballroom construction
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la/politics/2026/08/14/trump-supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-construction
Top Economist Tells Trump How to ‘Fix’ the US Government, Calls for Executive Order Creating a Task Force to Rewrite America’s Fiscal Rulebook. Johns Hopkins economist Steve Hanke is urging President Donald Trump to create a Government Transformation Task Force by executive order, arguing Washington needs a new “fiscal Constitution” to impose discipline on a federal government he says has grown beyond effective control.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/macro-notification/26/08/61167349/top-economist-tells-trump-how-to-fix-the-us-government-calls-for-executive-order-creating-a-task-force-to-rewrite-americas-fiscal-rulebook
Rachel Maddow Spots Exactly How This Trump-Linked Company Could Be ‘Invading’ Greenland. The MS NOW host broke down how officials in the Danish territory are taking on the oil firm. While Greenland ceased plans to issue permits for new oil projects in 2021, Greenland Energy partnered with a U.K. company that acquired oil exploration licenses before the ban.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rachel-maddow-trump-greenland-oil-drilling_n_6a7af37de4b0ecad6d3c79fd
Expert Explains the Real Danger Behind Trump’s Midterm ‘National Emergency’ Threat. Trump is “trying to scare people into thinking he has more power than he has,” said UCLA law professor Rick Hasen.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-2026-election-emergency
# Global News
Putin Warns of Retaliation. Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels
https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-navy-ships-seizures-shadow-fleet-0c184bfe95397fae3b7093139453d1cb
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Police plate readers aren’t just scanning your car anymore, they’re logging your phone: A product called SignalTrace, built by Leonardo’s ELSAG brand, reportedly adds something to that transaction, your phone, your smartwatch, your wireless earbuds, anything broadcasting a surveillance app inside your car gets catalogued too. This isn’t a prototype sitting in a lab.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/police-plate-readers-aren-t-152528293.html
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Scott Jennings Regularly Misleads. He Could Become Trump’s Next Press Secretary. Scott Jennings regularly peddles falsehoods and defends Trump’s positions on his radio program and on CNN.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6028050-democrats-afraid-scott-jennings-press-secretary-talks/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Mysterious Attacks on Ecuadorian Fishers Raise Fears of Expanded US Boat Bombings. “It would be one thing if the US didn’t have an overt maritime strike campaign, but they do, and they’re posting snuff films of boats going up in flames regularly,” said one expert.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/13/mystery-attacks-ecuadorian-fishing-boats-linked-cia/
‘Manic’ Hegseth slapped with drug test demands after ‘arm thrashing’ appearance: The defense secretary’s comments follow reports that several service members tried to jump overboard due to worsening conditions on the ship, including shortages of basic supplies, moldy showers, and long stretches without hot water. Service members’ mental health is also a concern, their family members have said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/newsom-asks-pentagon-pete-drug-082934038.html
Pentagon Pete’s ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides. Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon. The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War”—is being described by staffers as “manic,” erupting into fits of rage and tumultuous tirades
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pentagon-pete-manic-meltdowns-exposed-193000703.html
Pete Hegseth Faces ‘Fragile Masculinity’ Jabs After Announcing Testosterone Screening Policy as Critics Mock Alleged Makeup and Mood Lighting. If a service member is found to need treatment, it would be up to that individual whether to receive testosterone replacement therapy.
https://www.morninghoney.com/p/pete-hegseth-faces-fragile-masculinity-jabs-after-announcing-testosterone-screening-policy-as-critics-mock-alleged-makeup-and-mood-lighting
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
Flock announces new guardrails. Privacy advocates, critics still not satisfied. What can Flock Safety do to calm the critics? Implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6027324-flock-cameras-ai-surveillance-privacy-updates/
The Largest Data Center In California Has Been Denied Water For Cooling, Now It’s Suing A Public Agency
https://www.bgr.com/2231575/largest-data-center-in-california-denied-water-for-cooling-now-its-suing/
# Social Services Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Social Security now scans applicants’ bank accounts, running geographic searches to catch hidden money. During the initial claims process and later reviews of eligibility, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients are required to report their resources to ensure they are eligible for SSI.
https://www.ssa.gov/improperpayments/afi.html
# Veterans / VA
VA Change Makes Some Veterans Eligible for Up to $1,000 in Extra Benefits
https://www.newsweek.com/va-change-makes-some-veterans-eligible-for-up-to-1000-in-extra-benefits-12320051
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs
The largest change to veteran benefits in years is splitting the military community: The proposed Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA) bundles 62 separate legislative measures into a massive omnibus bill. While it offers long-sought benefit expansions—such as concurrent retirement and disability pay and caregiver support—it proposes funding these upgrades by cutting future disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus, creating a deep rift across the military and veteran community.
https://americanhomefront.wunc.org/news/2026-08-13/veterans-are-split-over-a-bill-in-congress-that-would-make-the-largest-benefit-changes-in-years?_amp=true
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