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Data Centers Are Military Targets Now

With militaries increasingly relying on artificial intelligence, data centers have emerged as new targets for strikes.

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OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us

OpenAI says Americans shouldn’t worry about the ethics of its new Pentagon contract. You’ll have to take their word for it (and Pete Hegseth’s).

08.03.2026 4

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Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars From New York City’s Public Hospitals

Activist are urging New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation to cut ties with the ICE contractor.

15.02.2026 150

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Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency

Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it. The post Welcome...

02.02.2026 20

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Apple Workers Are Livid That Tim Cook Saw “Melania” Movie Hours After CBP Killed Pretti

Internal Slack logs shared with The Intercept show outrage over Cook’s coziness with Trump and Apple's silence on Pretti's death. The post Apple...

28.01.2026 60

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DOGE Cuts “Unexpectedly and Significantly Impacted” Critical Pentagon Unit

Staffing problems caused by DOGE resulted in the Defense Information Systems Agency warning of “extreme risk for loss of service” across the...

19.01.2026 40

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Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Putting Data Centers in Space?

Space is cold and has abundant solar energy — the very things data centers need. Experts tell us it’s not that simple. The post Why Is Everyone...

13.01.2026 6

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Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE

Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter. The post...

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10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.

And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine. The post 10...

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ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group

BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants. The post ICE Hires Immigrant...

19.12.2025 4

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Anduril Partners With UAE Bomb Maker Accused of Arming Sudan’s Genocide

Anduril calls itself an “arsenal of democracy.” So why is it partnering with an authoritarian monarchy to build drones? The post Anduril Partners...

11.12.2025 40

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U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028

As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years. The post U.S. Military...

25.11.2025 20

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Wyden Blasts Kristi Noem for Abusing Subpoena Power to Unmask ICE Watcher

“DHS apparently is trying to expose an individual’s identity in order to chill criticism of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.”...

22.11.2025 4

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How to Track Kash Patel’s Jet

Flight-tracking is a powerful tool for government transparency. We’ll show you how to do it. The post How to Track Kash Patel’s Jet appeared...

15.11.2025 8

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Lawmaker Challenges ICE Plan to Hire Bounty Hunters

ICE is considering hiring private investigators to track down immigrants inside the United States. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has questions. The post...

11.11.2025 8

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ICE Investigations, Powered by Nvidia

ICE’s investigative division, increasingly involved in ground-level immigration enforcement, is using Nvidia tech to crunch data. The post ICE...

01.11.2025 20

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ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants

Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate. The post ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private...

01.11.2025 30

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As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers

The Intercept has learned that Amazon sold cloud services to Israeli weapons firms at the height of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. The post As Israel...

24.10.2025 10

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Alex Karp Insists Palantir Doesn’t Spy on Americans. Here’s What He’s Not Saying.

Documents from Edward Snowden published by The Intercept in 2017 show the NSA’s use of Palantir technology. The post Alex Karp Insists Palantir...

12.09.2025 10

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The Brain-Rotting Dystopia of Roblox

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The Brain-Rotting Dystopia of Roblox

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Pentagon Document: U.S. Wants to “Suppress Dissenting Arguments” Using AI Propaganda

The U.S. is interested in acquiring machine-learning technology to carry out AI-generated propaganda campaigns overseas. The post Pentagon Document:...

25.08.2025 10

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Team Leader at Gaza Aid Distribution Sites Belongs to Anti-“Jihad” Motorcycle Club, Has Crusader Tattoos

Johnny “Taz” Mulford, who works for a security contractor in Gaza, has tattoos of Crusader-style crosses that have been co-opted by the far right....

07.08.2025 10

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Border Patrol Wants Advanced AI to Spy on American Cities

A U.S. Border Patrol “Industry Day” deck also asks for drones, seismic sensors, and tech that can see through walls. The post Border Patrol Wants...

23.07.2025 8

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Trump’s Big Beautiful Gift to Anduril

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act requires all new border surveillance towers to be certified "autonomous." Only Anduril's fit the bill. The post...

10.07.2025 20

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Whose National Security? OpenAI’s Vision for American Techno-Dominance

In a paper submitted directly to the Trump administration, OpenAI outlines a Cold Warrior exhortation to divide the world into camps. The post Whose...

03.06.2025 8

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Microsoft Says It’s Censoring Employee Emails Containing the Word “Palestine”

When workers send emails including words related to Israel’s war on Gaza, messages are delayed as much as 45 minutes or never arrive at all. The...

22.05.2025 6

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U.S. Spy Agencies Are Getting a One-Stop Shop to Buy Your Most Sensitive Personal Data

The government wants to build a centralized platform where spy agencies can more easily buy private info about millions of people. The post U.S. Spy...

22.05.2025 10

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Verizon Ends Diversity Initiatives Under Pressure From FCC

As it seeks the Trump administration’s approval to acquire Frontier Communications, Verizon said it would drop DEI programs. The post Verizon Ends...

16.05.2025 7

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Google Worried It Couldn’t Control How Israel Uses Project Nimbus, Files Reveal

Internal Google documents show that the tech giant feared it wouldn’t be able to monitor how Israel might use its technology to harm Palestinians....

12.05.2025 10

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Trump Army Appointee Should Sell His Anduril Stock, Sen. Warren Demands

After The Intercept revealed Michael Obadal’s equity in Anduril, Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for him to sell his shares. The post Trump Army...

08.05.2025 10

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Trump's Pick for a Top Army Job Works at a Weapons Company — And Won't Give Up His Stock

Mike Obadal’s plan to keep his stock in Anduril if nominated as under secretary of the Army is a blatant conflict of interest, experts say. The post...

02.05.2025 10

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No-Bid ICE Contract Went to Former ICE Agents Being Sued for Fabricating Criminal Evidence on the Job

The $73 million deal for assisting with deportations went to a company whose executives are accused of retaliating against a fellow ICE worker. The...

17.04.2025 10

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Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border

Google is part of a Customs and Border Protection plan to use machine learning for surveillance, documents reviewed by The Intercept reveal. The post...

03.04.2025 9

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LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool

Police records obtained by The Intercept show Dataminr tracked Gaza-related protests and other constitutionally protected speech. The post LAPD...

17.03.2025 10

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It’s Tax Season — The Perfect Time for Trump to Sell This “Critical” IRS Computing Center

Last year, the IRS Martinsburg site was “viewed as a high priority.” Now, under the Trump administration, it's “functionally obsolete.” The...

06.03.2025 10

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The IRS Is Buying an AI Supercomputer From Nvidia

How exactly the IRS will use the SuperPod AI hardware is unclear. But it comes amid a push for automation in government. The post The IRS Is Buying an...

14.02.2025 20

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ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online

ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet. The post ICE Wants...

11.02.2025 20

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Washington’s TikTok Ban Hypocrisy: Internet Censorship Is Good, Now

With the Supreme Court approving the TikTok ban, the U.S. is embracing the type of internet authoritarianism it long opposed. The post Washington’s...

18.01.2025 10

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Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”

Under Meta's relaxed hate speech rules, users can now post "I'm a proud racist" or "Black people are more violent than whites." The post Leaked Meta...

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