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Chaos on New York's Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD

The police seem to run reds whenever they feel like it — and only they could say whether it's a real emergency. The post Chaos on New York’s...

yesterday 10

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Ian F. Blair

Can Congress Stop Trump From Starting a War in Mexico?

More than 30 human rights groups urge congressional leaders to block Trump’s attempt to target Mexican cartels. The post Can Congress Stop Trump...

previous day 2

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Nick Turse

DNC Leadership Pressured Gen Z Member to Kill Resolution on Banning Arms to Israel

Democrats say they need enthusiasm among young voters. They aren’t listening to what Gen Z wants. The post DNC Leadership Pressured Gen Z Member to...

previous day 10

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Matt Sledge

Beyond Dobbs: How Abortion Bans Enforce State-Sanctioned Violence

Journalist Kylie Cheung on why post-Dobbs restrictions “aren’t unintended consequences.” The post Beyond Dobbs: How Abortion Bans Enforce State-...

previous day 2

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The Intercept Briefing

Trump Is Trying to Make It Easier to Evict People From Public Housing

The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice. The post Trump Is...

previous day 1

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Jessica Washington

Court Filings Reveal New Details About Oklahoma AG Flip-Flopping on Freeing Richard Glossip

AG Gentner Drummond, who is running for governor, told Glossip’s lawyer that the timing of his release hinged “on his own political calculus.” The...

previous day 3

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Liliana Segura

ICE Deportation Airline Avelo Relies on Blue-State Subsidies. Will Dem Governors Do Anything About It?

Activists want blue states to stop handing out cash to Avelo, the airline that operated 10 percent of ICE’s deportation flights. The post ICE...

thursday 20

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Matt Sledge

The Incredible Disappearing Human Rights Reports

The State Department’s new reports whitewash the records of some of the world’s most notorious nations and targets Trump’s enemies. The post The...

thursday 2

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Nick Turse

ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits

Instead of requiring a five-week Spanish-language course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology. The post ICE Removes...

thursday 1

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Nikita Mazurov

Veterans Are “Guinea Pigs” in Trump’s First National Abortion Ban Experiment

“They’re testing what they want to do with the rest of the country on us,” one veteran told The Intercept. The post Veterans Are “Guinea Pigs” in...

13.08.2025 10

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Jessica Washington

Trump Administration Guts Annual Human Rights Report on Israel

Clocking in at nine whole pages — down from 103 in 2024 — the new State Department human rights report is “functionally useless.” The post Trump...

13.08.2025 3

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Nick Turse

How Investigators Tracked Down the D.C. Plane Crash Video Leaker

Police reports obtained by The Intercept show how sloppy op-sec led to criminal charges under a squishy state law. The post How Investigators...

13.08.2025 1

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Nikita Mazurov

Anas al-Sharif Was My Friend. Here’s Why Israel Feared Him So Much.

I met Anas during an Israeli siege of a hospital. He grew to be my mentor — and my friend. The post Anas al-Sharif Was My Friend. Here’s Why Israel...

12.08.2025 20

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Ali Ghanim

Trump’s Use of Troops for Policing Hasn’t Been Seen Since America Was Ruled by a King

“The ability to use the military anywhere, anytime, for any purpose — it’s absolutely unprecedented.” The post Trump’s Use of Troops for...

12.08.2025 1

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Nick Turse

Trump's Trial Run for a Police State

President Trump’s "federalization" of Washington D.C. is a test of the limits of his power -- and by extension of our democracy. The post Trump’s...

11.08.2025 30

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Radley Balko