Voices, The Peoples News
August 30, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net
# Indigenous
Indigenous Tribe in ‘Standoff with Armed’ Agents Over Border Wall Warns CNN of ‘Total Devastation of Our People’
https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/tribe-alleges-us-agents-trespassed-on-indigenous-land
Armed Federal Agents Are Now Blockading Tribal Police To Protect Private Contractors as They Bulldoze Through a Sacred Reservation. This development marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between the Trump administration and the Tohono O’odham Nation
https://www.themarysue.com/armed-federal-agents-are-now-blockading-tribal-police-to-protect-private-contractors-as-they-bulldoze-through-a-sacred-reservation/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
The second Trump administration is actively executing what it describes as the largest mass deportation program in American history, aiming to remove individuals residing in the United States without legal authorization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmO8Ud0yr8Q
Free Speech Groups Sound Alarm on “Red Scare” Repression of ICE Watch Activists. Advocates asked a court to unseal more details on Trump’s surveillance of churches, schools, and libraries in Minnesota.
https://truthout.org/articles/free-speech-groups-sound-alarm-on-red-scare-repression-of-ice-watch-activists/
Federal appeals court strikes down ICE’s mandatory detention policy
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trump-ice-third-circuit
DOJ ramps up denaturalization lawsuits against immigrants: Federal prosecutors moved to strip citizenship from 25 naturalized Americans, accusing them of lying about their pasts and hiding serious crimes. It’s called denaturalization, and the Justice Department now calls it one of its top priorities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZDq3e0wYgc
Texas lawmakers, community leaders back impeachment articles over ICE enforcement operations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/texas-lawmakers-community-leaders-back-230354031.html
Christian Castro suspended by ICE after Texas jail release
https://share.google/FPddx9OHomyPjVNab
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump Admin Eyes Deal to Give Away Yosemite Park Land to Real Estate Firm. The White House has been in talks with the firm since the spring of last year.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-eyes-deal-to-give-away-yosemite-park-land-to-real-estate-firm/
Trump Just Greenlit a Massive Industrial Land Grab That Puts Over 400 Endangered Species on the Path to Extinction. The Trump administration moved to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and weakened the Endangered Species Act, opening millions of acres of national forests and sensitive wildlife habitats to industrial development
https://www.themarysue.com/trump-just-greenlit-a-massive-industrial-land-grab-that-puts-over-400-endangered-species-on-the-path-to-extinction/
Dozens of trees are disappearing from a D.C. golf course just days before Trump’s overhaul deadline. The Trump administration did not release any design plans, construction schedule or budget for the golf course by the time the trees were cut
https://people.com/dozens-trees-quietly-toppled-dc-without-court-approval-ahead-trumps-new-golf-course-makeover-report-12072010
Dallas Investor Who Owns Thousands of Acres of East Texas Land Sues a Groundwater District in Federal Court for Blocking His Plan to Drill 43 Water Wells
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/east-texas-lawsuit-groundwater-rights-bass/
Newsom Insists Trump Is “Destroying Everything That Is Sacred And Beautiful About This Country.” Accuses President Of Trying To “Grift Our Public Lands” As Administration Negotiates Yosemite Land Transfer With Private Real-Estate Developer
https://share.newsbreak.com/jg2j0idr
145 acres of private land near Zion National Park now permanently protected. The Zion Forever Project announced Wednesday that it secured 145 acres of land next to the eastern gateway of Zion National Park through a legal agreement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7BSKnnASg
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Data center developers in Texas plan massive new gas power projects: A handful of mega data center projects would emit over 100 million tons per year of greenhouse gases, an enormous amount roughly equal to the annual emissions of a mid-sized industrialized country.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082026/texas-data-center-gas-projects/
Van Hollen Accuses Trump Of Risking Troops’ Lives To Hand Venezuelan Oil To “His Billionaire Buddies.” Calls President’s “Biggest Oil Deal In World History” A “Gross Dereliction Of His Constitutional Duty”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6059052-democrats-slam-trump-venezuela-oil-deal/
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
President Donald Trump announced plans to issue a legal order allowing farmers and ranchers to process and sell their own meat, aiming to break the market dominance of the “Big Four” meatpacking companies
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trump-beef-processing-regulations-01053957
Rice Recall Expanded: 54,000 Lbs. Sold Across 12 States May Have Foreign Matter. The affected Lundberg Family Farms product was sold in chains such as Wegmans, Walmart, Target, Whole Foods and Giant
https://people.com/fda-issues-update-lundberg-family-farms-white-rice-jasmine-recall-13-states-12072609
Jasmine Rice Recall Includes 27,324 Packages Sold Across 12 States
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/jasmine-rice-recall-includes-27-123000322.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4
# Gov / Politics / US
Tucker Carlson Says Trump Should Be Removed From Office ‘Immediately’ If He Considers Nuclear Weapon Use. The conservative pundit and former Fox News host made the remarks on The Tucker Carlson Show during a discussion about the risk of nuclear escalation in the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran.
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-says-trump-should-be-removed-from-office-immediately-12383179
Donald Trump has now managed to infuriate our neighbors in the Great White North to a degree once thought impossible, bringing a modern “Western War” with Canada into play. Not one with guns; wars against nations that could actually hit us are too expensive. No, he’s about to start a “21st Century War against decent nations,” one in which missiles packed with money lob back and forth.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-canada-2677780828/
RFK Jr. rebellion rises as ‘dark and shameful’ plan spurs institutional confinement fears: Civil rights and disability organizations, including the American Association of People with Disabilities, have condemned the policy shift as a threat that risks dragging the nation back to a “dark and shameful era of ignorance and cruelty”.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/robert-f-kennedy-jr-autism-2677790788
Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s Sharia Law Warning Ignites Fierce Religious Freedom Debate: ‘Nobody Is Trying To Enforce Sharia Law’
https://thenerdstash.com/texas-senator-ted-cruzs-sharia-law-warning-ignites-fierce-religious-freedom-debate-nobody-is-trying-to-enforce-sharia-law/
Sharia Law: Sharia law is the religious and moral code of Islam, derived from the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
Raging Trump roars ‘CROOKED’ and ‘FAKE’ in all-caps Truth-Social threat. President Donald Trump suffered a public meltdown Sunday morning over his plummeting poll numbers and the people who report them.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-truth-social-2677795664/
CIA chief’s secret Moscow trip exposed as insiders leak details: CIA Chief’s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO. Warning comes after new U.S. intelligence assessments indicated Russian president could launch a limited assault
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/cia-chiefs-surprise-moscow-trip-was-to-warn-russia-not-to-attack-nato-c2d997f3
Trump’s triumphal arch will cause a slew of ‘adverse’ effects, administration admits — but its plans are staying. Park Service finds Trump’s arch would adversely affect dozens of historic sites around DC
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6005794-national-park-service-triumphal-arch-section-106-review/
Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
https://www.lapost.com/content/trump-is-staking-out-extreme-positions-on-white-house-secrecy-legal-experts-say
# Global News
Putin suffers blow as allied nation calls it quits on Russia’s version of NATO over concerns Moscow can no longer serve as ‘guarantor of security’ due to ‘its own challenges’
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/putin-suffers-blow-armenia-vows-abandon-russia-version-nato-security-concerns/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
LAPD releases video of officers beating handcuffed jail inmate who later died. Jose Carlos Hoyoz-Munoz was arrested after a family altercation and restrained for ‘combative’ behavior
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/jose-carlos-hoyoz-munoz-los-angeles-police-death
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Texas Prosecutor Will Take Houston ICE Killing Case to Grand Jury. Federal officials are still not cooperating with the investigation of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s fatal shooting. Teare said his office also may file a federal lawsuit to force the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to provide more information.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/texas-houston-ice-shooting-district-attorney-teare-grand-jury/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump attacks ‘Meet the Press’ host for saying his endorsements have led to ‘mixed results. In a Sunday morning post to Truth Social, the president blasted Welker — accusing her of distorting his record on endorsements in Republican primaries.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-rages-at-nbcs-kristen-welker-after-she-reports-on-mixed-results-of-his-endorsements-threatens-fcc-punishment/
The Trump administration is using a little-known customs-import provision to secretly demand and obtain the private records of journalists and activists without a judge’s sign-off. The administrative maneuvers allow the government to collect highly private information, causing widespread alarm among civil liberties advocates.
The records being targeted include:
Phone logs and communication data.
Social media accounts and digital histories.
Journalist and activist communications, which advocates argue directly threatens press freedom and the protection of confidential sources.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/dhs-2677794655-2677794655
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
More hospital systems are cutting ties with Medicare Advantage plans, forcing seniors to switch or pay out of network
https://share.newsbreak.com/jg2qef3o
Why are seniors losing Medicare Advantage plans? Seniors are losing Medicare Advantage coverage due to several factors, including insurers exiting markets, rising costs, and changes in Medicare reimbursement rates. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has also played a role by introducing prescription drug caps and reducing base payments to Medicare Advantage insurers, further pressuring insurers financially.
https://medicareagentshub.com/questions/why-are-seniors-losing-medicare-advantage-plans
Trump admin blocks more than $1.6B in potentially improper Medicare lab payments
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/trump-admin-blocks-over-16b-potentially-fraudulent-medicare-lab-payments-cms
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Harvested alive: Trump must step in before doctors farm humans for spare parts. The action against the OPO serving Kentucky and parts of three neighboring states comes after horrific incidents involving patients’ organs being removed for donation while their bodies still showed signs of life.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4693335/trump-ban-death-organ-donation-opo-reform/
One Critically Ill Newborn, Two Women Claiming Motherhood: Texas Custody Battle Puts Surrogacy at the Center of Legal Fight. The newborn was placed back on a breathing tube after his condition declined following surgery for a severe heart defect
https://www.foxnews.com/us/surrogate-california-couple-clash-court-newborn-fights-life-after-heart-surgery
IV saline recalled in Texas over fiberglass contamination risk. Baxter International Inc. voluntarily recalled two lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection (IV saline) in Texas and 13 other states because the solutions may contain fiberglass contamination.
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-impacted-iv-fiberglass-detected-saline-12380272
UnitedHealthcare sparks fury after denying rehab treatment to young man severely injured in crash. The young man’s mother recounted the grim prognosis doctors gave her. ‘They told me there was a very good chance that he may never regain consciousness.’ UnitedHealthcare had denied covering Peyton’s rehab, claiming it was ‘not medically necessary,’ Trina said.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16084239/UnitedHealthcare-deny-rehab-brain-injury-crash-Peyton-Alvarez.html
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. forces, on Aug. 28, sank a vessel in the eastern Pacific that the U.S. Southern Command said was serving as an at-sea refueling point for drug-trafficking boats.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/video-shows-us-forces-seizing-002801458.html
Hegseth Considers Second Mass Gathering Of Generals And Admirals To Reinforce Fitness, Grooming And Anti-“Woke” Standards — “The Era Of Unprofessional Appearance Is Over”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jg2wpqs2
Number Of Soldiers Leaving Hegseth’s Military “Skyrocketing.” A new report reveals troops are looking to leave the military in rising numbers over Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s illegal orders and mismanagement.
https://hiphopwired.com/3063965/number-of-soldiers-leaving-hegseths-military-skyrocketing/
Hegseth blocks promotions of 4 Army officers linked to ousted generals
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/hegseth-blocks-promotions-army-officers-ties-sacked-generals/
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras
https://share.google/vwUFfRbF4WXcVqMUn
# Social / Communities / Housing
HOA Foreclosure Filings Are Up 28% Through Early 2026 — With Experts Warning That Associations Can Begin the Process Over Debts as Small as $50
https://www.homes.com/news/hoa-foreclosures-are-rising-why-theyre-so-difficult-for-homeowners-to-stop/528428736/
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