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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 11h

So much for states' rights. interc.pt/4mY1h88

A photo of Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discussing flash flooding at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities," and the DEK, "An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda."

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Shawn Musgrave @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social · 14h

When I was first finding my voice as a reporter, I learned so much from Radley's talent at weaving history, policy, and law into compelling stories. So it was a dream to do legal review for this project. Congrats, @radleybalko.bsky.social + @lauraflynn.bsky.social!

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

The first episode of Collateral Damage, my reported podcast with The Intercept, went up today.

Hope you’ll check it out and, if you enjoy it, give it a favorable rating or review.

Eternal thanks to my producers @lauraflynn.bsky.social and Andrew Stelzer for making it happen.

Ep. 1 Dirty Business: The Atlanta Narcotics Unit’s Deadly Raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.

Podcast Episode · Collateral Damage from The Intercept · 10/08/2025 · 55m

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 16h

“There are a lot of parallels between what Trump is doing with immigration now and what we saw during the 1980s with the drug war. There was an effort to bring the military in.”

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License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 16h

To date, 34 people have been executed in the U.S. this year alone, with 10 more executions scheduled before the end of 2025.

Indiana Killed Their Partners Under Cover Of Darkness. They Want Answers.

On the eve of another midnight execution, questions are mounting over recent lethal injections that witnesses fear were botched.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 17h

Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found.

The State Department Isn’t Telling Congress When U.S. Weapons Fall Into the Wrong Hands

Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 17h

@akelalacy.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social, and @nickturse.bsky.social discussed Trump's rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions

Akela Lacy, Radley Balko, and Nick Turse on the administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 1d

Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 18h

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

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Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 19h

ICE isn't supposed to detain pregnant women except in extenuating circumstances, but our reporting found that the Trump administration appears to be detaining pregnant women at alarming rates in deplorable conditions.

Read my latest for @theintercept.com

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The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

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Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 19h

NEW POD 🎧: The Trump admin has executed 21 people it claims were “narcoterrorists.” It's a dark turn in U.S. drug war policy. It’s also in line with the U.S. legacy of killing innocent people chalking it up to “collateral damage,” says @radleybalko.bsky.social
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License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · 10/10/2025 · 42m

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

After the officers forced open her door, 92-year-old Johnston fired a single shot that hit no one. The officers responded with a swarm of 39 bullets screaming through Johnston’s living room.

Episode One: Dirty Business

The Atlanta narcotics unit’s deadly raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.

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Shawn Musgrave @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, The Intercept sent a letter to Judge Young, asking him to clarify that certain materials he cited in his ruling are no longer under seal. This includes Homeland Security Investigations reports and State Dept memos about Mahmoud Khalil and others. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: An @theintercept.com analysis finds that almost all Republican-led states — 23 of the 27 with Republican governors — have deployed National Guard troops in support of Trump’s war on immigrants or military occupations of Blue cities

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Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities

An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

"The suffering is far beyond what any agreement can fix," writes Sara Awad, who fled Gaza City a month ago. interc.pt/4nL2jpq

A photo of smoke from Israeli airstrikes rising over Gaza City amid ceasefire negotiations on Oct. 6, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "I Have Hope for This Ceasefire, But It Can’t Undo Two Years of Genocide," and the DEK, "U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?"

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities

An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

Ah yes, carving through the wilderness so someone can make an AI video of Darth Vader doing a TikTok dance. interc.pt/478DpZU

A photo of a serpentine river near Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska on Sept. 11, 2022, overlaid with the headline, "Trump Sacrifices Alaska Wilderness to Help AI Companies," and the DEK, "Trump’s approval of the 211-mile Ambler Road Project through Gates of the Arctic National Park hinges on winning an “AI arms race.”"

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

On the eve of another midnight execution, questions are mounting over recent lethal injections that witnesses fear were botched. interc.pt/4oay4YL

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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 1d

Offering immigrant children $2,500 to self-deport and threatening them & their families with detention if they decline is just coercion.

This is wild:

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

ICE is targeting kids.

“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”

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✍️ @jonahmv.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 1d

I Have Hope for This Ceasefire, But It Can’t Undo Two Years of Genocide

U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?

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I Have Hope for This Ceasefire, But It Can’t Undo Two Years of Genocide

U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive? interc.pt/4nBVh6c

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Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about the inherent contradiction between the Trump administration's MAHA agenda and its refusal to investigate or halt the dumping of toxic chemicals into our food, water and air.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

ICE is targeting kids.

“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”

Read more: interc.pt/4o1hD0C

✍️ @jonahmv.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

Republican Senators, with an assist from Sen. John Fetterman, voted down an attempt to block the Trump administration’s missile strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats. interc.pt/4o9CBur

A photo of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., sits on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington, overlaid with the headline, "Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks," and the DEK, "It was the first time members of Congress were put on record about whether they supported or opposed the president’s war in the Caribbean."

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

It was the first time members of Congress were put on record about whether they supported or opposed the president’s war in the Caribbean.

Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks

Republicans in the Senate voted down an war powers bill to block Trump's deadly attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

He *really* 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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