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Betar gleefully claimed a role in the arrest last year of pro-Palestine students by immigration officials. Now, it has to close its New York operations.
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New York Says Bye To Betar U.S., A Zionist Extremist Group #politics #gaza
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Betar gleefully claimed a role in the arrest last year of pro-Palestine students by immigration officials. Now, it has to close its New York operations.
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FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext
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FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind rules protecting journalists are being used as a cudgel to attack the First Amendment.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext
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Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind rules to protect journalists is being used as a cudgel to attack the First Amendment.
FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind rules protecting journalists are being used as a cudgel to attack the First Amendment.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind rules to protect journalists is being used as a cudgel to attack the First Amendment.
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We're going to be publishing our longer conversation with Rep. Delia Ramirez for The Intercept Briefing podcast, and I think it's really worth listening to. She makes the case for fighting long-term to dismantle DHS, while championing measures that could actually pass in the immediate.
Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois is introducing legislation to limit use of force by ICE agents as an interim step as she pushes congress to defund ICE and dismantle DHS, she shared exclusively with @theintercept.com
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New Bill Would Put Basic Limits on ICE Use of Force After Minneapolis Killing
Rep. Delia Ramirez called her bill “the bare minimum” to rein in ICE while Democratic leadership remains resistant to abolishing the agency.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
We're going to be publishing our longer conversation with Rep. Delia Ramirez for The Intercept Briefing podcast, and I think it's really worth listening to. She makes the case for fighting long-term to dismantle DHS, while championing measures that could actually pass in the immediate.
He badly wants to use it.
The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act
An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
He badly wants to use it.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois is introducing legislation to limit use of force by ICE agents as an interim step as she pushes congress to defund ICE and dismantle DHS, she shared exclusively with @theintercept.com
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New Bill Would Put Basic Limits on ICE Use of Force After Minneapolis Killing
Rep. Delia Ramirez called her bill “the bare minimum” to rein in ICE while Democratic leadership remains resistant to abolishing the agency.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois is introducing legislation to limit use of force by ICE agents as an interim step as she pushes congress to defund ICE and dismantle DHS, she shared exclusively with @theintercept.com
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@ramirez.house.gov called her bill “the bare minimum” to rein in ICE while Democratic leadership remains resistant to abolishing the agency.
New Bill Would Put Basic Limits on ICE Use of Force After Minneapolis Killing
Rep. Delia Ramirez called her bill “the bare minimum” to rein in ICE while Democratic leadership remains resistant to abolishing the agency.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
@ramirez.house.gov called her bill “the bare minimum” to rein in ICE while Democratic leadership remains resistant to abolishing the agency.
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“Frankly, it’s a massive unforced error” a congressional aide told The Intercept of Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del) “By refusing to dig in on the NATO language, Coons is giving the GOP exactly what they want without getting anything in return and he’s doing it at the expense of our most critical alliances”
NEW: DANISH FORCES ARE MANDATED TO FIRE BACK IF U.S. ATTACKS GREENLAND
Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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Danish Forces Are Mandated to Fire Back if U.S. Attacks Greenland
Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
“Frankly, it’s a massive unforced error” a congressional aide told The Intercept of Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del) “By refusing to dig in on the NATO language, Coons is giving the GOP exactly what they want without getting anything in return and he’s doing it at the expense of our most critical alliances”
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Maybe this should be bigger news.
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DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recent recruitment post.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Maybe this should be bigger news.
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Five Republican senators had voted to advance a war powers resolution on Venezuela. After Trump went berserk, the final vote narrowly failed.
After Trump Bullies GOP Senators Into Flipping, Vote to Block Venezuela War Fails
Five Republican senators had advanced a war powers resolution to block war with Venezuela. After Trump went berserk, the final vote failed.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Five Republican senators had voted to advance a war powers resolution on Venezuela. After Trump went berserk, the final vote narrowly failed.
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Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
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This shameful overreach is a good reminder to make sure you have full disk encryption enabled if you're a reporter (also if you aren't a reporter!)
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Setting aside the reversal of policy and the possibly deliberate scare message, reporters need to adjust their threat models and get their operational security nailed down. The stakes are extremely high. Gift link from the marketing people. wapo.st/4pFh6lw
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The search came as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This shameful overreach is a good reminder to make sure you have full disk encryption enabled if you're a reporter (also if you aren't a reporter!)
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In apparent references to Renee Good, multiple agents have asked protesters: “Have y’all not learned from the past couple of days?”
Federal Agents Keep Invoking Killing of Renee Good to Threaten Protesters in Minnesota
In apparent references to Renee Good, multiple agents have asked protesters: “Have y’all not learned from the past couple of days?”
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January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
In apparent references to Renee Good, multiple agents have asked protesters: “Have y’all not learned from the past couple of days?”
"What seems clear is that very few Iranians — and hardly any activists inside Iran and inside prisons — support foreign interference in their affairs or a foreign-imposed regime change."
Would-Be Iran Monarch Reza Pahlavi Declares a Civil War in Iran
It’s not clear how many Iranians inside Iran support former crown prince Reza Pahlavi — but he’s definitely Israel’s favorite.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"What seems clear is that very few Iranians — and hardly any activists inside Iran and inside prisons — support foreign interference in their affairs or a foreign-imposed regime change."
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We're going to be speaking with @jcollins.bsky.social for the Intercept Briefing later today about his reporting, and the continued chaos and violence in Minneapolis caused by federal agents.
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She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
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‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained
From an Uber driver to a school drop off, MPR News spoke with Minnesotans who were stopped or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We're going to be speaking with @jcollins.bsky.social for the Intercept Briefing later today about his reporting, and the continued chaos and violence in Minneapolis caused by federal agents.
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NEW: DANISH FORCES ARE MANDATED TO FIRE BACK IF U.S. ATTACKS GREENLAND
Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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Danish Forces Are Mandated to Fire Back if U.S. Attacks Greenland
Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
NEW: DANISH FORCES ARE MANDATED TO FIRE BACK IF U.S. ATTACKS GREENLAND
Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
Danish Forces Are Mandated to Fire Back if U.S. Attacks Greenland
Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Trump says Greenland is defended by dog sleds (true). But under royal decree, Denmark’s small military presence must put up a fight if attacked.
Popularized in neo-Nazi spaces, the track features lines about reclaiming “our home” by “blood or sweat,” language often used in white nationalist calls for race war. interc.pt/45dH4W2
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Popularized in neo-Nazi spaces, the track features lines about reclaiming “our home” by “blood or sweat,” language often used in white nationalist calls for race war. interc.pt/45dH4W2
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Recording an episode of the Intercept Briefing podcast tomorrow on Minneapolis, ICE, and the cycles of radicalized violence in this country, and I think this is going to be one of our best conversations.
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Recording an episode of the Intercept Briefing podcast tomorrow on Minneapolis, ICE, and the cycles of radicalized violence in this country, and I think this is going to be one of our best conversations.
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DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
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DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recent recruitment post.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
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Justice Democrats is endorsing Claire Valdez, a socialist with the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and UAW President Shawn Fain.
National Progressives Side With Mamdani in House Race Splitting NYC Left
Justice Democrats is endorsing Claire Valdez, a socialist with the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and UAW President Shawn Fain.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Justice Democrats is endorsing Claire Valdez, a socialist with the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and UAW President Shawn Fain.
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recruitment post after Jonathan Ross killed Renee Good.
DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recent recruitment post.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recruitment post after Jonathan Ross killed Renee Good.
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The group, which has been accused to links of the far-right Kahanist movement that is banned in Israel, gleefully claimed a role in the arrest last year of pro-Palestine students by immigration officials.
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The group, which has been accused to links of the far-right Kahanist movement that is banned in Israel, gleefully claimed a role in the arrest last year of pro-Palestine students by immigration officials.
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BREAKING: New York AG shuts down pro-Israel extremist group Betar US for biased harassment and threats of violence toward Arabs, Muslims and Jews.
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
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Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
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New York Attorney General Shuts Down Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, Muslims
New York AG Letitia James shut down the pro-Israel group Betar U.S. for biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
BREAKING: New York AG shuts down pro-Israel extremist group Betar US for biased harassment and threats of violence toward Arabs, Muslims and Jews.
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
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Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
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Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations because of its biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others.
New York Attorney General Shuts Down Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, Muslims
New York AG Letitia James shut down the pro-Israel group Betar U.S. for biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations because of its biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others.