Voices, The Peoples News
October 1, 2026, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Petroglyphs found on the walls of a Tennessee cave may hold the key to understanding the creativity of prehistoric Indigenous people. Prehistoric cave art discovered across Tennessee and the broader Southeast—including carved petroglyphs, charcoal pictographs, and mud glyphs—reveals a sophisticated, sacred underground landscape created by Indigenous peoples
https://www.ancientartarchive.org/mural-of-america/devilstep-hollow-cave-tennessee/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump’s Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge: Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypt’s first pyramid broke ground, before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert, someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth. On April 23, 2026, a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it. Conservation advocates describe the damage as irreparable.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/trump-border-wall-construction-destroys-151232210.html
Supreme Court will rule on Trump’s ICE detention policy. Lower courts have rejected ICE’s novel view of its detention authority. Announced on October 1, 2026, the blockbuster case will test the boundaries of executive power and the rights of millions of undocumented immigrants living within the United States
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/01/supreme-court-trump-ice-detention-01103024
Trump Administration Plans to Add 5,000 New ICE Employees by End of Year. Recent recruitment strategies have included using neo-Nazi memes to appeal to potential hires.
https://www.ms.now/news/ice-plans-to-hire-5000-new-personnel-by-december
Activists Are Targeting One of ICE’s Key Staging Grounds — Parking Spots. Protesters say they are “throwing sand in the gears” of the agency’s deportation and abduction machine.
https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2026/08/04/protesters-target-tribeca-garage-over-alleged-ice-parking
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form. These algorithmic surveillance practices have prompted legal challenges from workers and labor boards alleging violations of federal labor protections.
https://truthout.org/articles/amazon-is-deploying-ai-to-spy-on-its-workers-and-bust-unions-before-they-form/
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
Texas desalination plant wins final permit for 50 million gallons a day. Shifting both the intake and discharge offshore was presented as a way to reduce worries.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/harbor-island-desalination-plant-permit-texas/
‘We’re rapidly running out of time’: 7 of Earth’s 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns
https://www.aol.com/articles/earths-life-support-systems-failing-113000000.html
Report Delivers ‘Starkest Warning Yet’ on How Climate Emergency Is Causing ‘Profound Changes’ for Oceans. “The ocean is transforming before our eyes: Warming, rising seas, and ecosystem degradation are interconnected signs of significant and long-term change.”
https://marine.copernicus.eu/press/press-releases/le-10-rapport-de-copernicus-marine-revele-les-transformations-de-locean-et
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel
Trump Offers 40M Barrels From US Oil Reserve — But Buyers Aren’t Biting: Global Refining Capacity Is The Problem, Says Top Oil Analyst
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/commodities/26/09/62071265/trump-offers-40m-barrels-from-us-oil-reserve-but-buyers-arent-biting-global-refining-capacity-is-the-problem-says-top-oil-analyst
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Millions of Americans are losing SNAP benefits: “It feels as though people are being punished”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/snap-benefits-millions-lost-obbba-work-requirements/
# General News
When to change your clocks in NJ as daylight saving time nears. New Jerseyans are still set to turn clocks back Nov. 1, but the push to make daylight saving time permanent remains alive in Congress.
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2026/09/29/daylight-saving-time-new-jersey-clocks-fall-back-2026/92001796007/
# Gov / Politics / US
‘How much more money does he need?’ Crypto bros furious at Trump over his ‘cash grab.’ The young crypto investors who fell in love with Donald Trump’s embrace of the industry when he ran for president are now furious that he used them to enrich himself and his family.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto-scam-new-wapo/
Devout GOP pundit says he’s voting for Democrats: My party needs to ‘hit rock bottom’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/karl-rove-party-infiltrated_n_6aaec807e4b03a8a58d6cd5f
Eric Schmitt’s bad Jack Smith intel likely came directly from White House: Top GOP senator
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/eric-schmitt-hawks/
5 People at U.S. Cyber Command Died by Suicide in 5 Weeks. Lawmakers Want Answers
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/5-people-u-cyber-command-161355760.html
‘Americans Are Being Killed, and There’s No Recourse’: Ilhan Omar Demands Prosecution and Abolishment of ICE
https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-omar-speaks-house-floor-calling-abolish-ice-and-end-federal-occupation
The Trump administration used a rare and controversial budgetary tactic to reject funding that would have supported research, education and minority groups.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lawmakers-slam-trumps-unlawful-move-cut-810-million-federal-funds-rcna599942
The 72,000 missing votes Republicans don’t want you to hear about
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/a-few-hundred-noncitizen-votes-are-a-national-scandal-but-when-states-reject-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ballots-from-eligible-voters-its-business-as-usual/
Trump’s Horrific, Illegal Iran War Has ‘Costs Us Billions While Making Us Less Safe.’ “This is a self-inflicted wound, it’s a choice, and it can be undone.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-cost-security
Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Rationale for Hiding Memo on ‘Cold-Blooded Murder’ at Sea. “No president can arbitrarily assassinate people from the sky based on their sole say-so,” said one legal expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-boat-strike-memo
Alarm Grows Over ‘Clearly Illegal’ Trump-Rubio Election Meddling in Brazil: “The Trump-Rubio interventions, with the collaboration of the Bolsonaro clan, have made the Flávio campaign into another US regime change operation. This should be defeated.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-election-interference-brazil
‘Sad’ Trump makes rare confession as he realizes time is running out. President Donald Trump hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the White House on Wednesday to celebrate Hispanic Americans
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/sad-trump-makes-rare-confession-2047369
Donald Trump ‘falling apart before our eyes’ as interview footage has people asking ‘what is this?’ Users online were shocked by the president’s appearance during a press gaggle, as he spoke to the media about AI deal
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-falling-apart-odd-2046646
Rachel Maddow Predicts Trump Will Try to Install Family Member as Successor So They Can Keep ‘Ill-Gotten Gains.’ The cable news veteran argued Trump has been so busy ripping off the American public during his second term — which she described as his “kleptokratic phase” — that he will have no choice but to make one of his own kids the next president, if only to cover up the family’s financial crimes. But Maddow said that’s how all “dictators” operate.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/rachel-maddow-predicts-trump-will-try-to-install-family-member-as-successor-so-they-can-keep-ill-gotten-gains/
Hispanic voters reverse course on President Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, signaling trouble for the GOP: ‘The Latino vote is the largest swing vote in America,’ Republican strategist says
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-and-gop-see-reversal-with-latinos-in-2-strongholds-ahead-of-midterms-12496821
# Global News
Ukraine’s remaining steelworks, a vital part of its economy, have all but ground to a halt because of relentless attacks
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjkg7k6z9296o
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Tennessee halts executions after failed attempt to execute Christa Pike. Christa Pike survived being administered two doses of a lethal drug during her planned execution Wednesday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/tennessee-death-row-inmate-christa-pike-survives-2-doses-of-execution-drugs-081613268.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Risks of violent election threats skyrocket as Trump DOJ ‘dismantles’ protections:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-doj-curbs-efforts-to-safeguard-states-from-election-crimes
Trump DOJ lawyer dares federal judge to rule against him in courtroom standoff: Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias flagged the exchange in a Tuesday livestream, saying it was “urgent enough that it deserved the alert” his viewers received. The line came from “a trial lawyer for the Department of Justice’s civil division,” Elias said. “If you want to enjoin us, enjoin us,” the lawyer said, per Elias.
https://www.rawstory.com/department-of-justice-2677963294/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Dems Rebuke Trump’s Ultra-Rich Treasury Chief Over $910,000 in Unpaid Medicare Taxes. “Until he pays what he owes, Secretary Bessent is placing himself above the law,” said Sen. Ron Wyden.
https://www.inc.com/brian-contreras/how-trumps-treasury-nominee-allegedly-avoided-nearly-1-million-in-taxes/91108324
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon says Golden Dome covers everyone, CBO says it will cost $1.2T
https://blackchronicle.com/national/pentagon-says-golden-dome-covers-everyone-cbo-says-it-will-cost-1-2t/?srsltid=AU7gw4W3KJaDgPuXWFLHh3oSlN6Aci_zo6LteAigzy49_uhdyWsTPxP2
# Military / Global
Russia lost one of its irreplaceable Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers in a deadly training crash
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-loses-irreplaceable-nuclaer-bomber-tu-95-training-crash-2026-9
# Technology / Robotics / AI / Data Centers
The FTC Is Now Investigating Frontier AI Labs Following Countless Hacks by Out-of-Control Agents. These guys are about to have to testify. And when you hear why they’re being investigated, you’ll want to hear that testemony, too.
Https://Futurism.Com/Artificial-Intelligence/Ftc-Investigating-Frontier-Ai-Labs-Hacks
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