Voices, The Peoples News
September 4, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
FBI Arrests 86 in Operation: The FBI arrested 86 people during “Operation Trusted Trails,” a targeted summer crackdown focusing on violent gangs and drug traffickers on tribal lands
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-operation-steadfast-promise-targets-violent-crime-in-indian-country
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
[Video] ‘Hunting people down’: Community leaders demand accountability after Operation Charlotte’s Web: Community leaders in Mecklenburg County called for accountability Wednesday as local immigrant community members testified about the impact of last fall’s massive immigration enforcement operation known as Charlotte’s Web.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZco2WyEM48
Multiple counties in the Concho Valley will soon be considered within the Texas-Mexico border region under Texas law when House Bill 1240 goes into effect.
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/4-concho-valley-counties-to-become-border-counties-when-hb-1240-takes-effect/
United States v. Christian Castro. A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted an ICE agent on charges he made false statements to federal authorities after he shot a Minneapolis man earlier this year. Homeland Security initially claimed agents were attacked with a snow shovel and broom. However, city video evidence contradicted the official account and showed no such attack
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/ice-agent-in-minneapolis-shooting-surrenders-to-federal-custody-in-texas
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Trump slams Canadian PM with ominous threat against making ‘Donald J. Trump the enemy’ in trade war
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/just-watch-trump-slams-canadian-162323445.html
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Zohran Mamdani Bans AI for NYC Public School Students Up to Eighth Grade. “I have yet to see a study showing that AI is beneficial for students in elementary and middle school.”
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-and-chancellor-samuels-put-students-first-with-nat
Back to School — Without Food. New SNAP cuts come during a period of upheaval for federal safety net programs, growing hunger across the country and rising grocery prices.
https://stateline.org/2026/09/01/snap-cuts-could-lead-to-kids-losing-free-school-breakfast-and-lunch/
‘PlastiVan’ 101: When Plastic Companies Write the Lesson Plans. The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda.
https://grist.org/accountability/plastics-industry-lesson-plans-school-curricula/
Trump’s latest attack on “woke” is particularly nefarious: Since Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has waged a war on supposed “wokeness” in education. On Thursday, it proposed new federal regulations that would target schools that explicitly aim to help nonwhite students. Here we go again. What exactly does this new rule say?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/09/trump-education-irs-tax-exempt-status-school-race.html
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe. We now need to “face the inevitability of exceeding global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
https://futurism.com/science-energy/united-nations-failed-stop-severe-climate-change
Trump Doesn’t Walk in Our Parks, He Strip Mines Them. The president sees public land as another moneymaking opportunity.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-doesnt-walk-in-our-parks-he-strip-mines-them/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
‘Trump Did It!’: At $5.85 a Gallon, Diesel Price Hits All-Time High in US Thanks to War on Iran. The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States hit an all-time high average price of $5.85 on Friday as the Trump administration’s war on Iran and its resulting disruptions to the global energy market showed no signs of ending.
https://apnews.com/article/gas-diesel-prices-us-iran-war-ebd01b9773365ee40550dcfd7d3ebf87
# General News
Permanent daylight saving time: Will Congress vote before we change the clocks again?? A Senate vote on the Sunshine Protection Act before the November clock change is unlikely, meaning clocks will still “fall back” on November 1, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/permanent-daylight-saving-time-congress-172154070.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Billionaire Leon Black refuses to hand over documents in Jeffrey Epstein probe as he fails to appear for questioning, citing desire to protect women ‘who value their privacy’: House Oversight Committee to block subpoenas for his nondisclosure agreements and related private documents.
[1] (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/jeffrey-epstein-leon-black-congress-deposition),
[2] (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/billionaire-leon-black-skips-epstein-deposition-and-sues-house-committee-over-subpoenas)
# Gov / Politics / US
Trump names Harrison Ford as second-greatest president in US history: “He was tremendous, almost as tremendous as I am,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the controversial image. “Harrison Ford. He was a great president. He fought terrorists onboard Air Force One, if you can imagine such a thing. Very heroic. Fought them all by himself. ‘Get off my plane,’ he said. What a line that was. He was also the only president to be Han Solo and Indiana Jones. He’s a Democrat, from what I understand, which is unfortunate. But a great president. The second-greatest, of course.”
https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-names-harrison-ford-as-2nd-greatest-president-in-history
“Trump’s Own Army Secretary Just Exposed Him On His Way Out!” | Bill Clinton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QkDyfgKlOo
Elon Musk said to be ‘freaking out’ over forthcoming expose: ‘The bully is mad.’ Musk took a role in the 2024 presidential election, having contributed more than $259 million to support Donald Trump’s campaign.
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2677818958/
Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming
https://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-voting-executive-order-lawsuit-63899f738d28d161b629054a314f161a
The astronomically high stakes of Trump’s mail voting order: Judge lifts major obstacle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge ahead of midterms. The administration can now move forward and implement a Postal Service rule published late Friday. It would require states to follow a uniform envelope style for mail ballots and to give the Postal Service a list of voters eligible to receive them.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-states-file-new-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-trumps-order-limiting-mail-voting-in-midterms
Trump calls media ‘treasonous scum’ over reports of low Iran war munitions. Comments are the latest swipe by US president against critical media coverage of what experts call troubling shortages.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/trump-calls-media-treasonous-scum-over-reports-of-low-iran-war-munitions
The White House plans a 2027 pay freeze for about two million federal civilian workers while giving the military a raise of up to 7%. The alternative pay plan that the White House issued this week carves out exceptions to give larger raises to federal law enforcement and military personnel.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2026/08/trump-officially-plans-for-civilian-federal-pay-freeze-in-2027/
Vance Allies Leave the Administration in Droves: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll isn’t the first official to be squeezed out or exit with little explanation. It’s not hard to figure out what they all have in common.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/vance-rubio-rivalry/
‘Tomorrow, It Could Be Any of Us’: Trump’s Plan to Aim IRS at Left-Leaning Nonprofits. “Organizations should never face IRS scrutiny because political officials disapprove of their views.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-irs-nonprofits
Don’t Kid Yourself. It Really Will Be the Donald J. Trump White House. He’s making himself permanent…
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/dont-kid-yourself-it-really-will
Think Trump won’t cancel the election? Don’t kid yourself. You could stack the ‘Nah, Trump would never do anything like that’ responses from the past year alone one on top of the other and have a sturdy ladder to the stratosphere.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/18/trump-threatens-cancel-midterm-elections/88214556007/
# Global News
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran War and said the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened for shipping traffic, in his first public remarks calling for the critical waterway to be opened just weeks before he is set to host President Donald Trump in Beijing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/14/trump-xi-discuss-strait-of-hormuz-as-chinese-vessels-transit-key-waterway
Israel will throw Iran ‘deep into the Stone Age’ if it attacks, Israeli defense minister warns. Katz said signs indicate that economic pressures are taking a toll on Iran, and Tehran fears an uprising that could topple it.
https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/israel-will-throw-iran-deep-stone-age-if-it-attacks-israeli-defense-minister
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Man Rolls Up to Police Station With Pickup Truck Full of Torn Up Flock Cameras, And he’s (somehow) not afraid to show his face, either. This is a man, very much on a mission. “Let’s see how much I can get in one day. That’s gonna be the challenge for everyone out there.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-alpr-cameras-activist-police-station-pickup-truck
It’s Not Just Flock. Police Can’t Be Trusted With Our Data. An Illinois State Police database available online listed personal information, including Social Security numbers.
https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-flock-police-cant-be-trusted-with-our-data/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Homeland asks DOJ to probe transfer of private state voter data to Zuckerberg-tied nonprofit
The Department of Homeland Security has referred potential Driver’s Privacy Protection Act violations to the Justice Department, alleging that a nonprofit organization misused millions of citizens’ sensitive driver data for voter outreach campaigns.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/6amhomeland-security-refers-alleged-2020-election-voter-data-privacy
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Starting in 2027, a Medicare Advantage flex card will check your cart at the register and reject items your plan does not cover, turning a $1,200 advertised allowance into something far smaller for many enrollees. Here is what to verify…
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/08/31/in-2027-the-flex-card-checks-your-cart-at-the-register-what-the-plan-wont-cover-can-be-declined-with-a-line-behind-you/
Analysis Finds Up to 10 Million People Have Lost Healthcare Coverage During Trump’s Second Term: “Over half the provisions of the Big Ugly Bill have already gone into effect, and the negative results are already devastating.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/healthcare-losses-under-trump
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The War on Iran: Six Months of Epic Failure. Trump’s illegal, unauthorized, unnecessary war is the worst strategic defeat in U.S. history. Back on Earth One, Trump has failed to accomplish any of the objectives he set.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-war-on-iran-six-months-of-epic-failure/
Army Secy Dan Driscoll quits amid reported feud with Hegseth, reports concerns directly to Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HYAibI3PJo
Resigning Army Secretary warns Hegseth is creating a dangerous leadership void in the military
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/driscoll-hegseth-trump-army-resignation-b3044173.html
Driscoll’s exit highlights the chaos in U.S. military leadership. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is the latest and among the highest ranking of the two dozen or so Defense Department leaders to be fired or forced out under Trump in 18 months.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/daniel-driscoll-resignation-hegseth-trump-military
Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army Secretary after Driscoll’s resignation. “He is a Great Patriot, who is respected by all,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
https://www.military.com/president-trump-adam-telle-acting-army-secretary-following-dan-driscoll-departure
# Military / Global
China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel. A new industrial system will convert waste plastic into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/plastic-waste-turned-into-jet-fuel
# NASA / Space
Conflict in the Final Frontier: The U.S. and China are Preparing for a New Era of Warfare in Space
https://thedebrief.org/conflict-in-the-final-frontier-the-u-s-and-china-are-preparing-for-a-new-era-of-warfare-in-space/
# Nuclear
Fort Bragg, 4 other installations in pact for nuclear microreactors: Nuclear microreactors, expected to provide a reliable source of energy independent of a commercial electric grid, will be built at five military installations from Texas to the Atlantic Seaboard, including at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fort-bragg-4-other-installations-195500279.html
# Other Interestimg Stuff
Strange 10-sided ‘structure’ found on Saturn. Astronomers have discovered a massive, 10-sided atmospheric wave pattern swirling around Saturn’s south pole. This newly identified structure—known as a decagon—joins the planet’s famous northern hexagon as one of the most unique geometric anomalies in the Solar System
https://www.space.com/astronomy/saturn/astronomers-discover-mysterious-10-sided-cloud-structure-at-saturns-south-pole
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Proposed bill would bar taxpayer funding for AI surveillance cameras
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e053d5a9-38ab-4608-bbd5-bc4afe79b6a9.html
# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
Two major railroad unions are at odds over the largest U.S. railroad merger in history. The proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern has faced significant division and opposition among rail labor organizations and industry groups aiming to create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-12-17/2-big-rail-unions-oppose-85b-union-pacific-norfolk-southern-merger-over-safety-and-cost-concerns
Amazon delivery routes in California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, and Georgia will get 500 Tesla Semis. A major new electric truck rollout is headed to U.S. highways, as Swedish freight technology company Einride said it will deploy 500 Tesla Semis for Amazon routes across five states, marking the largest publicly disclosed commitment yet for Tesla’s battery-powered Class 8 truck.
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/amazon-delivery-routes-california-texas-063000417.html
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