Voices, The Peoples News
October 25, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
The Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His Neighbors: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/24/deportations-ingram-texas-287g-jaron-alexander/
Trump administration can hold immigrants in ICE custody without bond, court rules
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/23/appeals-court-ice-mass-detention-01134109
ICE’s Plan to Deport Gravely Ill Detainees to Central Africa This Week: Will Their Health Be Protected Abroad? Advocates warn that deportation flights this week could send critically ill immigrants from two overcrowded Florida detention centers to Central Africa — where no medical care and no diplomatic reception plan awaits them.
https://www.latintimes.com/ices-plan-deport-gravely-ill-detainees-central-africa-this-week-will-their-health-protected-600481
Armed federal agents are going door to door searching for suspected noncitizen voters: ‘American elections are for Americans,’ Homeland Security Investigations says. “It is deeply, deeply concerning on multiple levels. This is highly irregular and inappropriate in many ways, and they’re using tactics designed to intimidate legitimate voters rather than address any significant problem,” Wendy Weiser, vice president for democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice, told Newsweek Wednesday.
https://www.newsweek.com/armed-federal-agents-knock-doors-search-noncitizen-voters-12600274
ICE agents tackle and injure U.S. citizen student with disabilities: A Santa Maria High School student, who is a U.S. citizen, was detained by immigration agents on Wednesday, according to school and city officials. The student, a 20-year-old with limited verbal communication, was hospitalized for wrist injuries afterward.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-23/santa-maria-high-school-student-u-s-citizen-is-injured-as-ice-detains-him
A group of anti-ICE protesters is facing a combined 550+ years in prison following a protest outside the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Texas. It’s Trump’s very first successful prosecution under NSPM-7, his presidential directive ordering federal law enforcement to target political dissenters as likely domestic terrorists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r_YPOEaSpQ
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Trump is taking Canadian plywood, some paper products and refrigeration equipment off his tariff list and adding carpets and valves on October 30
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/10/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-further-modifies-canadian-products-subject-to-tariffs-under-section-338/
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / USGS / Animals / Bugs
Bees are disappearing so fast, the US government has had to legally declare them endangered. Seven species of yellow-faced bees in Hawaii and the rusty patched bumble bee, have been individually listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
https://beegrrl.com/seven-bee-species-added-endangered-species-list/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Fuel
Secret Russian Funding Revealed in Trump-Putin Energy Scheme: Joel Riddle and other executives resigned after discovering the hidden Russian financing and notified Trump administration officials, calling the arrangement both unlawful and contrary to U.S. strategic interests
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/politics/in-us-gas-talks-with-kremlin-hidden-financing-for-alaska-project-emerges.html
# General News
JFK Jr.’s Body Was Found Just Hours Before Search for His Remains Was Nearly Called Off, Mission Leader Reveals. The search team used side-scanning sonar and a video camera to locate the wreckage of the Saratoga II, which John had been flying when it went down. The following morning, five days after the crash, divers recovered all three bodies.
https://radaronline.com/p/jfk-jr-body-found-hours-before-search-nearly-called-off-mission-leader/
# Gov / Politics / US
Trump is not who you think: Understanding Donald Trump requires looking past standard political labels and examining analyses of his core motivations and behavioral patterns. Driven by the hatred of the other that has become the central psychosis of our politics, there has been an urgency to find their champion in the man who is the presumptive nominee of their party, but if they believe that Donald Trump stands for anything they believe in, they are deluding themselves.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-is-not-who-y_b_10151020
Trump’s Oval Office outburst has social media questioning his mental state: ‘A fairly textbook dementia symptom. Clips of the exchange and other clashes with Feinberg quickly went viral on social media, drawing millions of views and thousands of comments. Many users expressed shock at the level of anger on display
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-oval-office-outburst-the-independent-reporter-reactions-b3072684.html
New investigation: Boom in Major AI Company Spending on Lobbyists. A spike in spending on lobbying in the third quarter comes as the artificial intelligence industry faces bipartisan criticism and the prospect of greater regulation. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia spent about $7.5 million combined on lobbying the federal government in the third quarter.
https://www.pogo.org/investigates/boom-in-major-ai-company-spending-on-lobbyists
From diesel fuel to prisoner releases, Trump is reviving Kissinger’s ‘peace dividends’ strategy. Kissinger suggested to Nixon in 1973 that the United States could score small victories with the Chinese and Soviets, which could ease human suffering and help Americans, that incrementally would lead to peace in Vietnam. That may be a precedent of note today.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/suna-diesel-prisoner-releases-trump-reviving-kissingers-peace-dividends
Trump, Justice Department escalate fight over Alaska Senate ballot. President Donald Trump accused political opponents of exploiting voter confusion in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race during a news conference. Trump called the situation “pure corruption” and said he had recommended that the Justice Department examine the candidacy of Dan J. Sullivan, a Republican challenger whose name closely resembles that of Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
https://san.com/cc/trump-justice-department-escalate-fight-over-alaska-senate-ballot/
Trump’s plan to control who wins: Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency. Having seized unprecedented control over the federal government, the Trump administration is now effectuating a multipronged plan to subvert the 2026 midterm elections, cementing its power and policy agenda without accountability.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-the-trump-administration-is-interfering-in-the-2026-midterm-elections-to-entrench-the-imperial-presidency/
Bush dynasty delivers another blow to GOP in Texas Senate battle as family member breaks ranks. The son of George HW Bush and brother of George W Bush publicly backed Talarico over Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, saying he voted against a political style he believes has “damaged our country.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bush-dynasty-delivers-another-blow-gop-texas-senate-battle-family-member-breaks-ranks
Obama slams Ramaswamy and Trump in his first rally of the midterms: “There’s gotta be something inside you where you just say no office is worth stooping that low,” Obama said of Ramaswamy’s choice to run the ad.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/24/obama-slams-ramaswamy-trump-ohio-rally-midterms-01134765
Trump Says “I Wouldn’t Tell You if I Did Know” After Reporter Presses Him on Who Restricted Ukraine’s Starlink Access. Ukraine is still struggling with Starlink access, and Donald Trump doesn’t seem to care.
https://newrepublic.com/post/217064/trump-refuses-explain-starlink-shutoff-ukraine-says-he-lying
Rep. Boyle Says “Instead of Lowering Costs, Trump Cut Health Care, Gave Tax Breaks to Billionaires, and Started Another Forever War” — Says Americans “Are Right” to Feel Terrible
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4965557892454-gillibrand-says-republicans-picked-tax-breaks-for-billionaires-over-feeding-children-and-working-families-as-grocery-costs-rise-and-millions-struggle-to-afford-basic-needs
# Global News
Israeli military evicts Palestinians, demolish homes in West Bank after Netanyahu orders lockdown.
Wafa reported Israeli forces forced around 1,500 people to leave their homes in Hebron’s Deir Baha and al-Jilda neighborhoods.
https://www.dw.com/en/israel-orders-home-demolitions-after-soldiers-killed-in-west-bank/a-79739292
King Haakon opens the doors of the Royal Palace to President Zelenskyy for a historic first
https://www.royalcourt.no/news/president-zelenskyj-i-audiens-pa-slottet
# Media / Press / TV
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service. Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast
https://www.salon.com/2026/10/24/ballot-rejections-soared-in-rural-counties-after-usps-reduced-mail-service-partner/
The corporate media thinks you’re stupid: Criticism of media coverage often centers on the argument that corporate media and cultural elites misjudge or patronize the public, while political figures themselves frequently clash with journalists by questioning their competenc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc-OVNBH-kU
# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
The Medicine Cabinet Our Grandmothers Kept. Convenience has allowed us to forget how much we once knew how to do. There is a quiet rebellion happening against that forgetting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ8hyG07HEI
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Impending strikes heighten threats to US personnel in the Middle East. Iran reveals ‘offensive’ doctrine, US issues alert: Is war imminent? US orders diplomatic staff out of Saudi Arabia amid escalating conflict and reports of potential US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/iran-reveals-offensive-doctrine-us-issues-alert-is-war-imminent
Hegseth warns troops they could face criminal charges over this activity: The Activity: Wagering or engaging in financial transactions on military outcomes using classified or unclassified nonpublic information
https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/hegseth-warns-troops-they-could-face-criminal-charges-over-this-activity-our-enemies-watch.html
# Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.
https://www.newsgram.com/science/2026/10/24/hanford-nuclear-waste-workers-doe-compensation-claims
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