Voices, The Peoples News
October 13, 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
Seminole Tribe sues DraftKings over alleged illegal sports betting in Florida. The Seminole Tribe of Florida sued DraftKings seeking to shut down products it alleges constitute illegal sports betting and divert revenue from its gaming operations and government services. Under the 2021 Gaming Compact, the Seminole Tribe maintains exclusive control over sports betting in the state of Florida, a right they said is being infringed upon by DraftKings and CEO Jason Robins.
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/seminole-tribe-accuses-draftkings-of-running-illegal-gambling-operation-in-florida/
Indigenous People Are Resisting Erasure From Schools, Media, and Our Land. Joining the fight against our erasure helps Native communities defend our right to be seen, heard, and counted.
https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-people-are-resisting-erasure-from-schools-media-and-our-land/
Indigenous Community Quickly Mobilized as Fire Raged on Oregon Reservation. Mutual aid is becoming increasingly vital as tribes face climate disasters with insufficient state support.
https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-community-quickly-mobilized-as-fire-raged-on-oregon-reservation/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Targeting children. The Trump administration is now offering children $3,000 to voluntarily deport. Sometimes, ICE lawyers make the pitch to children. Sometimes, immigration judges do so.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/dhs-offers-migrant-children-3-000-to-voluntarily-depart-us?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=ce8653c533-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_10_13_10_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-ce8653c533-486092373
Federal immigration officials are considering using ships to transport hundreds of deportees to Central and South America
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-trump-admin-considers-using-233048853.html
ICE detained dozens of religious leaders under President Donald Trump: ‘Once you are detained by ICE, you cease to be a human being,’ detained pastor says. Pastor Steven Tendo, a Pentecostal pastor from Uganda who sought asylum in the United States said that ICE officers pulled him from his car, forced him onto an icy floor and handcuffed him.
https://knewz.com/ice-detained-dozens-religious-leaders-under-donald-trump/
Trump-appointed federal judge rules ICE agents made illegal arrests and falsified official records to cover up their actions: ‘All the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication’
https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/trump-appointed-judge-ice-agents-falsified-records-illegal-arrests
125 Hoosier National Guard members deploying to Texas for immigration enforcement support. Approximately 125 Indiana National Guard members from Plymouth are deploying to southern Texas for a nearly yearlong mission to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/12/125-hoosier-national-guard-members-deploying-to-texas-for-immigration-enforcement-support/
US citizen of 15 years faces denaturalization over discard green card. The U.S. government said in the lawsuit that Akinkunmi had taken the Oath of Allegiance and was admitted as a citizen on June 8, 2011.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-citizen-15-years-faces-142132413.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
‘Fire the Principal’: Texas Dad Erupts After School Allegedly Hands Out Sharia Pamphlets. Wylie East High School Principal Tiffany Doolan resigned effective June 30, 2026, following community outrage and procedural breaches after an unapproved outside organization handed out Islamic materials on campus
https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-news/outrage-over-qurans-and-hijabs-at-texas-school-fuels-bible-revival-outside-school-gates/
Sharia Law: A body of religious law that forms the Islamic tradition[1][2][3] based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur’an[4] and hadith.[1] In Islamic terminology sharīʿah refers to immutable, intangible divine law, in contrast to fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), which refers to its interpretations by Islamic scholars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals
Plan to pump billions of gallons of water from East Texas appears on hold
An East Texas farm sued the local groundwater conservation district that has authority over the aquifer that would be pumped. As part of a settlement, the district has voided its original permits.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/21/east-texas-water-pump-plan-paused/
Trump officials cut down 430 trees in East Potomac Park over the weekend. Then the judge looks at their lawyers: ‘I am beyond disappointed’
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6143318-trump-administration-east-potomac-park-golf-trees/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel / Nuclear
Alarm as Trump admin invokes emergency powers ‘to mitigate blackout risks’: US declares power grid emergency across 13 states: What it means for residents
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-declares-power-grid-emergency-across-13-states-what-it-means-for-residents/articleshow/134918446.cms?from=mdr
Trump defends Russian diesel deal amid backlash. President Donald Trump is doubling down on his decision to lift restrictions on Russian diesel imports to lower high domestic fuel prices, despite facing intense bipartisan pushback from U.S. lawmakers and sharp criticism from Ukraine
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/made-the-right-choice-trump-on-russia-diesel-deal-pushback-12176609
High power bills are pushing voters toward city-owned utilities this November. Ann Arbor is one community pushing for city-owned electric service to slow the unrelenting tide of rate hikes hitting household budgets.
https://apnews.com/article/2026-election-utility-bills-ai-data-centers-13703f61d1397612fd067e69b9093116
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
On National Farmers Day, farm bill stuck in limbo. Despite several federal farm and agriculture assistance programs having stopped in the middle of harvest season, Congress likely won’t reauthorize funding until after the midterm elections.
https://highlandcountypress.com/news/national-farmers-day-farm-bill-stuck-limbo#gsc.tab=0
Scammers are stealing millions from food stamp recipients. Congress could fix it — but won’t. Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won’t pay for it.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Elites still dote on famed stylist Epstein survivors say groomed them like ‘dolls’: According to the 17-page lawsuit reported by Courthouse News Service, Epstein would allegedly issue specific instructions to bleach victims’ hair blonde and groom them “like dolls” to look as young as possible.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/frederic-fekkai-epstein-files-lawsuit
# Gov / Politics / US
Stage set for probes of Trump’s ‘implicated’ cabinet member: ‘Low-hanging fruit’: Lawmakers demand answers from HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin about their roles in Trump’s pardon decisions for convicted fraudsters
https://scanlon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2082
Kaitlan Collins stings Trump with shot of empty seats after he demanded arrests over them
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ohio-2678077163/
‘I fell for it’: Trump’s Rust Belt voters bail as his Ohio rally plays to empty seats
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-ohio/
Trump Throws Full-Fledged Tantrum Over Reports on His Latest Rally. Donald Trump insisted his Ohio event was “packed.” Photos show otherwise. “The narcissism is incomprehensibly off the charts. And he’s the president of our country,” posted author Jennifer Erin Valent. “This is such a tragic era of American self-destruction.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-292-word-meltdown-ohio-203504337.html
White House asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as ambassador to Greece. After coming under severe criticism over allegations she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens, new Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ambassador-greece-guilfoyle-9da9d2e50e18bccc38946404c1ca756f
Search of Ilhan Omar’s home raises prospect of legal consequences for squad lawmaker. Federal probe focuses on immigration history, opening potential legal and denaturalization risks for the Minnesota lawmaker.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/search-ilhan-omars-home-raises-prospect-legal-consequences-squad-lawmaker
“Americans See This for What It Is”: Gov. Tim Walz Calls Out Trump for “Abusing” Power “To Go After Political Opponents”
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4942158479579-tim-walz-accuses-trump-of-abusing-his-power-to-go-after-political-opponents-over-ilhan-omar-raid-says-americans-see-this-for-what-it-is-three-weeks-before-the-midterms
Trump ‘Sets Aside Millions’ to ‘Protect Son Barron From Potential Democrat Investigation’: “There’s enough Trump family corruption to go around,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, warned in an interview last month, signaling that Trump’s relatives could face intense scrutiny if his party regains control of Congress.
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-sets-aside-millions-protect-barron-democrat-investigation/
Trump tells Justice Thomas district judges must be stopped from intimidating his attorneys, uses Hillary Clinton RICO case to ‘protect’ presidency
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-takes-suit-against-hillary-233623000.html
70 U.S. senators, 185 House members and 44 governors received violent threats over two years, with records showing the danger has pushed officials out of office, investigation finds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-threats-target-70-senators-123352647.html
Shadowy deals and Trump’s Kennedy Center at the heart of MAGA couple’s quick union: A recent report from the New York Times sheds new light on the speedy marriage between a Turkish billionaire and one of President Donald Trump’s former lawyers.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kennedy-center-2678075196/
# Global News
Ukraine continues to hit Russian energy facilities. Now the U.S. is reportedly threatening to stop intel sharing and weapons shipments to Kyiv
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/11/politics/ukraine-us-weapons-intelligence
Nato’s top military commander tells Putin: We will destroy ‘anything and everything’ if you attack us
The speech is expected to outline Nato’s response to a Russian attack in detail to deter Moscow
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nato-putin-security-trump-war-b3065010.html
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Corrections officials in Texas have appealed a federal court order requiring the state to provide air-conditioning in all units of all state prisons before 2030. State attorneys say the order will cause “chaos and confusion” within the sprawling prison system. Will Texas actually comply with the order?
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/26/texas-heat-california-cold-prison
# Media / Press / TV
Trump iced out his own chief of staff on high-profile White House hire: Fresh Cracks Between Trump and His Ice Maiden Exposed in New Leak. The president reportedly sidelined his chief of staff while handpicking his new White House press secretary.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fresh-cracks-between-trump-and-susie-wiles-exposed-in-new-report
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia makes briefing room debut
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-new-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-holds-first-briefing
MS NOW supercut shows enraged voters ready to abandon Trump: ‘They got us all caged up’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-latinos-2678075764/
# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals
Houston father becomes first in Texas to use wearable incubator to hold premature baby
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/dad-able-hold-premature-baby-201733947.html
A sixth measles-related death is reported in Pennsylvania. Latest fatality is unvaccinated woman, 39, with ‘underlying conditions’ but CDC still lists only two deaths nationwide
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/pennsylvania-measles-sixth-death
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-kollitides-pentagon-contracts-alvarez-marsal
# Surveillance / DHS / Communication / Security / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9QpyfYi3Fk
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