Favorite The most defining feature of Donald Trump’s first year back in office has been the brutality of his deportation machine and his administration’s numerous attempts to upend due process. Back in March, the Trump administration wrongly deported Kilmar Ábrego Garcia to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador. Ábrego Garcia’s legal status protected him…
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“Trump Has Appointed Himself Judge, Jury, and Executioner”
Favorite In September, The Intercept broke the story of the U.S. military ordering an additional strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Since then, U.S. boat strikes have expanded to the Pacific Ocean. The Intercept has documented 22 strikes as of early December that have killed at least 87 people. Alejandro Carranza Medina,…
Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance
Favorite Collage: The Intercept At first glance, the photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his entourage outside New York’s City Hall suggest nothing other than a joyous public celebration. Taken on December 17, 1964, just one week after the civil rights leader had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, Mayor Robert…
Episode Seven: Dirty Information
Favorite In 2004, New York narcotics officers raided Alberta Spruill’s home, shattering her door and detonating a flash grenade. Spruill, a 57-year-old city worker, went into cardiac arrest and died two hours later. The raid was based on faulty intel from a discredited informant, and the suspect they were searching for was already in custody.…
Saikat Chakrabarti’s Plan for the Political Revolution
Favorite It’s the end of an era. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who counts among her legacies in Congress successfully undercutting the push for Medicare for All, announced last week that she is retiring from Congress. The two-time former speaker of the House made her announcement after Democrats made remarkable gains in nationwide elections, campaigning on…
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Favorite U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering hiring private bounty hunters to locate immigrants across the country, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept. Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.…
What It’s Like on the Gaza-Bound Flotilla Attacked by Drones
Favorite In the early hours of Wednesday morning, drones attacked a fleet of small boats bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla, as it’s known, is the latest group attempting to break Israel’s siege on Gaza to deliver food and medical supplies. This week on The Intercept Briefing, host Jordan Uhl speaks to…
Pete Hegseth Orders Top Military Leaders to Attend Mystery Meeting
Favorite Hundreds of generals and admirals have been ordered to Virginia in the coming days, according to four defense officials who spoke to The Intercept on the condition of anonymity. The conclave of general and flag officers is unprecedented and alarming, the sources said. The officials said that the military’s top brass were, on Wednesday,…
Feds Seek “Unprecedented” Sentence Boost for CIA Leaker, Leaning on His Use of Signal
Favorite Top U.S. Justice Department officials are worried that Asif William Rahman, a former CIA analyst who leaked reports about Israel’s plans for a strike on Iran, isn’t going to get a harsh enough sentence. That’s why, his defense lawyers said, the government is making an “unprecedented” request for Rahman to get a sentence 50…
Corporate Pride Is Dying. Good.
Favorite Participants march with a MasterCard banner at NYC Pride March on June 30, 2024. This year, the company pulled its corporate sponsorship of NYC Pride. Photo: Hailstorm Visuals/Sipa USA via AP Images As Pride month kicks off under a hostile federal government that takes its cues from a homophobic and transphobic far-right movement, the…