Spencer Ackerman
@attackerman.bsky.social
Journalist & author of REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA & PRODUCED TRUMP, contributor to Zeteo. Sometimes I write comics too. Subscribe to FOREVER WARS for ‘natsec’ journalism: https://www.forever-wars.com
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The leading cause of death among ICE officers? COVID-19.
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The leading cause of death among ICE officers? COVID-19.
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You are doing the right thing. It sucks to be under siege but you are under siege. And you won't be free while these law enforcement agencies continue to exist.
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
You are doing the right thing. It sucks to be under siege but you are under siege. And you won't be free while these law enforcement agencies continue to exist.
When the looting starts, the shooting starts (anti-imperialist edition)
Oops.
“US citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately…
“There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of US citizenship or support for the United States.”
“US citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately…
“There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of US citizenship or support for the United States.”
January 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
When the looting starts, the shooting starts (anti-imperialist edition)
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The MPD union, at least, has made it clear which side they are on.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The MPD union, at least, has made it clear which side they are on.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
Copy editors and all other headline writers should have bylines so people can scream at whoever actually wrote the headline instead of the reporter(s) who wrote the story
January 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Copy editors and all other headline writers should have bylines so people can scream at whoever actually wrote the headline instead of the reporter(s) who wrote the story
Every single one of them, cowards wearing plate carriers when facing people holding nothing more than snowballs.
January 10, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Every single one of them, cowards wearing plate carriers when facing people holding nothing more than snowballs.
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"Imperialism Is Inevitable? Well So Is Resistance to It"
Trump has dropped the mask on his brazen imperialism. It's as unapologetic as the neocons' after Kabul and Baghdad. But do you remember what happened next, asks @attackerman.bsky.social for Zeteo?
#mustread
Trump has dropped the mask on his brazen imperialism. It's as unapologetic as the neocons' after Kabul and Baghdad. But do you remember what happened next, asks @attackerman.bsky.social for Zeteo?
#mustread
Imperialism Is Inevitable? Well So Is Resistance to It
With Venezuela seized by the US, Trump and MAGA drops the mask on their brazen imperialism. It's as unapologetic as the neocons after Kabul and Baghdad fell. But do you remember what happened next?
zeteo.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Imperialism Is Inevitable? Well So Is Resistance to It"
Trump has dropped the mask on his brazen imperialism. It's as unapologetic as the neocons' after Kabul and Baghdad. But do you remember what happened next, asks @attackerman.bsky.social for Zeteo?
#mustread
Trump has dropped the mask on his brazen imperialism. It's as unapologetic as the neocons' after Kabul and Baghdad. But do you remember what happened next, asks @attackerman.bsky.social for Zeteo?
#mustread
My new @zeteo.com column is about how familiar the post-Maduro kidnapping triumphalism on the right feels, and how it’s brought into unmistakable alignment what the US does abroad and what the US does at home.
Imperialism Is Inevitable? Well So Is Resistance to It
With Venezuela seized by the US, Trump and MAGA drops the mask on their brazen imperialism. It's as unapologetic as the neocons after Kabul and Baghdad fell. But do you remember what happened next?
zeteo.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
My new @zeteo.com column is about how familiar the post-Maduro kidnapping triumphalism on the right feels, and how it’s brought into unmistakable alignment what the US does abroad and what the US does at home.
The Athletic’s NBA podcast talks about Renee Good up top and before going to break tells listeners that we’re all in this together and we’re all we’ve got. Very nice to hear.
Will Giannis stay in Milwaukee?
open.spotify.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Athletic’s NBA podcast talks about Renee Good up top and before going to break tells listeners that we’re all in this together and we’re all we’ve got. Very nice to hear.
For much more on the Iran protests, see this interview I published with Tara Kangarlou on Tuesday:
'This Big Truck Is Coming': Iran After The Maduro Kidnapping
The distinguished journalist Tara Kangarlou sees a U.S. attack on Iran as all but certain now
www.forever-wars.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
For much more on the Iran protests, see this interview I published with Tara Kangarlou on Tuesday:
“It should be crystal clear to everyone that the real threat to community safety is the ICE agents harassing, targeting, detaining — and in some tragic cases — killing our neighbors. This violence is unacceptable, it is criminal, and it is against the constitution of the United States.”
East Portland Councilors Avalos, Dunphy, Smith Respond to the ICE Shooting of Two People in Hazelwood
www.portland.gov
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
“It should be crystal clear to everyone that the real threat to community safety is the ICE agents harassing, targeting, detaining — and in some tragic cases — killing our neighbors. This violence is unacceptable, it is criminal, and it is against the constitution of the United States.”
Noem saying Ross acted "according to his training" is a blinking red light. Any investigative effort from those with subpoena power needs to press on ICE permitting early resort to lethal force. @lilahassan.bsky.social's reporting is crucial & acknowledges it may be out of date:
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Noem saying Ross acted "according to his training" is a blinking red light. Any investigative effort from those with subpoena power needs to press on ICE permitting early resort to lethal force. @lilahassan.bsky.social's reporting is crucial & acknowledges it may be out of date:
The patch on the CPB agent opening fire looks to me to be from BORTAC, the Border Patrol’s special operations force. They were the ones Chad Wolf deployed in 2020 to the federal building in Portland for use on protesters
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The patch on the CPB agent opening fire looks to me to be from BORTAC, the Border Patrol’s special operations force. They were the ones Chad Wolf deployed in 2020 to the federal building in Portland for use on protesters
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social: "For this eminently wise and sensible suggestion, they were made fun of by the entire political establishment. They were dismissed by blow-dried pundits on television and in print." The same for Abolish ICE.
The Consequences of Rejecting "Defund the Police"
Political cowardice is paid for in blood.
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social: "For this eminently wise and sensible suggestion, they were made fun of by the entire political establishment. They were dismissed by blow-dried pundits on television and in print." The same for Abolish ICE.
This was the only news outlet that covered the Iraq war with appropriate skepticism and journalistic rigor in advance of the invasion.
Storied newspaper chain McClatchy recently shuttered its Washington bureau and laid off staff. Now its told union leaders it wants to publish AI-generated stories without human review and create AI impersonations of reporters for podcasts.
The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
McClatchy’s Machine Mindset
A recent meeting with McClatchy executives left union leaders stunned and deeply alarmed about how the company wishes to implement A.I. in the newsroom, Status has learned.
www.status.news
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This was the only news outlet that covered the Iraq war with appropriate skepticism and journalistic rigor in advance of the invasion.
I’m not going to lie. I’ve been writing about the War on Terror in its depravity my whole adult life. And the brazen execution of Renee Nicole Good has left me in a state since the moment I watched it.
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I’m not going to lie. I’ve been writing about the War on Terror in its depravity my whole adult life. And the brazen execution of Renee Nicole Good has left me in a state since the moment I watched it.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
I’ll be talking about the post-Maduro-kidnapping situation with @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his show tonight
Today at FOREVER WARS:
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
'This Big Truck Is Coming': Iran After The Maduro Kidnapping
The distinguished journalist Tara Kangarlou sees a U.S. attack on Iran as all but certain now
www.forever-wars.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I’ll be talking about the post-Maduro-kidnapping situation with @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his show tonight
@jsweetli.bsky.social reports on how Canary Mission works – a doxxing & intimidation entity that ICE has used to deport people:
BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites
One Canary Mission-affiliated website, BlackNest, reveals the group's internal operations, plans to expand, and how they celebrate deportations and firings
www.dropsitenews.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
@jsweetli.bsky.social reports on how Canary Mission works – a doxxing & intimidation entity that ICE has used to deport people:
Today at FOREVER WARS:
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
'This Big Truck Is Coming': Iran After The Maduro Kidnapping
The distinguished journalist Tara Kangarlou sees a U.S. attack on Iran as all but certain now
www.forever-wars.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Today at FOREVER WARS:
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
✅ why Tara Kangarlou sees a US attack on Iran as inevitable, post-Maduro
✅ Joan Didion reminds us who wants Cuba
✅ The Maduro indictment indicts someone, but it isn’t Maduro
Welcome back to 2003. Some of us have been writing for a decade that MAGA & neoconservatism were united in supremacist militarism with the differences being a struggle for internal power and if you want to know more I can recommend a pretty good book:
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Welcome back to 2003. Some of us have been writing for a decade that MAGA & neoconservatism were united in supremacist militarism with the differences being a struggle for internal power and if you want to know more I can recommend a pretty good book:
How long until they panic over losing at trial and send him to Guantanamo
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
How long until they panic over losing at trial and send him to Guantanamo
In an interview with me last month, Aubrey described the initial idea as “GI Joe defends Venezuela.” You really have to cop FREE PLANET
An independent planet with extensive fuel reserves, besieged by multiple intergalactic superpowers, dramatically outnumbered and outgunned.
In 2026, Free Planet is utterly essential reading; vol 1 is available now wherever books or comics are sold; #8 hits comic shops 1/14.
In 2026, Free Planet is utterly essential reading; vol 1 is available now wherever books or comics are sold; #8 hits comic shops 1/14.
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
In an interview with me last month, Aubrey described the initial idea as “GI Joe defends Venezuela.” You really have to cop FREE PLANET
You pay, Chevron profits!
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
You pay, Chevron profits!