Kansas Republicans rushed through the bathroom ban, skirting public comment by essentially sneaking the bill into another piece of legislation aimed at denying trans people correct government IDs.

The Democrats!

Staggering profits add insult to injury for Bezos’ now-former employees at the Post, who could have kept their jobs in perpetuity if the billionaire valued the Fourth Estate as much as he’s claimed. Latest for @theintercept.com

Billionaires like Bezos and Trump have no real interest in a free press — particularly when massive profits are on the line.

“They issued a polling sheet this morning to see who would attend and, at least from my crew, there were no takers.”

His info was literally right on LinkedIn.

The DNC deleted this press release from its website

Big update on our global reporting on USAID, HIV, sex work and LGBTQ health: our feature for @pulitzercenter.org from my month in Uganda will drop at @theintercept.com next week!

The U.S. has now killed 128 people in boat strikes.

Highly recommend listening to this episode of The Intercept Briefing and reading Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social. Hao sheds light on the largely overseas exploited workforce who actually power so-called artificial intelligence. theintercept.com/2026/01/02/e... @theintercept.com

Whoops: New Jersey’s special election is a toss-up between a progressive and a moderate who violated the AIPAC party line — while the Israel lobby’s candidate trails in a distant third.

Seems to be an admin-wide problem.

@attackerman.bsky.social on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable.

Read @jesswash.bsky.social's piece from November on how White Christian Nationalism is shaping Trump's policies in Africa:

JOURNALISTS: Today at 3 PM ET, join the second part of our training on how to secure your devices against raids, seizure, and surveillance.

The boat strikes continue. We're keeping count of the rising civilian toll. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...

The no-bid contract for the weapons known for high civilian death tolls is the largest of its kind in available government records.

“Right now, we’ve got to get some constraints in place,” said Elizabeth Warren, who had supported stronger measures.

No, but, yes

New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...

“Minnesotans care about their neighbors. They do not approve of the fact that their federal government is attacking them and their neighbors." Listen on Spotify: interc.pt/3OmFwmQ 
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"It’s our goal to build the largest bipartisan pro-Israel majority in Congress. There are several candidates in this race far more pro-Israel than Tom Malinowski," said United Democracy Project spox Patrick Dorton. theintercept.com/2026/02/04/a...

AIPAC donors are flooding the NJ-11 special election with last-minute cash. A spox for AIPAC's super PAC explained their strategy: "Tom Malinowski talks about conditioning aid to Israel. That’s not a pro-Israel position and he knows it." theintercept.com/2026/02/04/a...

It’s safest to unlock your devices using an alphanumeric passphrase.

Trump Calls His Enemies Terrorists. Does That Mean He Can Just Kill Them? theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...

Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”

NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons. We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team. Read more:

In the final weeks before the election, 30 donors to groups including AIPAC, its super PAC, and Democratic Majority for Israel have poured more than $50,000 into Tahesha Way’s campaign. interc.pt/4az5goM

That's David Hoch, the guy who was Nick Shirley's main source. He called Muslims "demons."

Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic — but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand.

That's David Hoch, the guy who was Nick Shirley's main source. He called Muslims "demons."

Courts have warned about the danger of the FACE Act being abused by overzealous prosecutors for years.

A fundraising push from the Israel lobby pits two moderates against each other in Thursday’s special election in New Jersey.

RSVP for our virtual discussion of Palestine solidarity, immigrant rights resistance, and the crackdown against the two interconnected movements. interc.pt/4q92Bql

“Minnesotans care about their neighbors. They do not approve of the fact that their federal government is attacking them and their neighbors." Listen on Spotify: interc.pt/3OmFwmQ 
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As Newsom gears up for 2028, his record will be a problem — but only because he’s stood for nothing.

Official U.S. military film footage shows ace of spades “death cards” being placed in the mouths of dead Vietnamese people in South Vietnam’s Quảng Ngãi province.

An ICE official told a judge that showing his face would put his life in danger. Turns out his face was on his LinkedIn profile. It's a "clear example" of the false pretexts used to shield officials from accountability, FPF's Seth Stern writes in @theintercept.com.

EXCLUSIVE: Jasmine Crockett's pastor is running to replace her -- from her left, with backing of Justice Democrats, its *11th* endorsement this cycle. Frederick Haynes III told me he respects Crockett's approach: "Every leader approaches things differently" theintercept.com/2026/02/04/t...

During the Vietnam War, U.S. troops regularly adorned Vietnamese corpses with “death cards” — either an ace of spades or a custom-printed business card claiming credit for their kills. Now, ICE is using them. theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...

Justice Democrats is endorsing Frederick Haynes III, seeing him as their best shot to add a new Squad member from Texas.

When family members arrived on the scene, their loved ones had been disappeared by federal agents. But what they found inside the vehicles was disturbing: a customized ace of spades playing card — a “death card” — that read “ICE Denver Field Office.” theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...

Benjamin North, who had faced a college allegation, said discrimination against men pervaded the handling of campus sexual assault claims, including his own.

ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.

“If we’re going to say it’s OK to kill so-called terrorists in the Caribbean, for actions that have traditionally been dealt with as a criminal matter, using due process — what’s to say you can’t do the same in an American city?” asked @scanlon.house.gov theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...

NEXT TUESDAY: @natashalennard.bsky.social will be moderating a discussion on Palestine solidarity, immigrant rights resistance, and the crackdown against the two interconnected movements with @akelalacy.bsky.social, Morriah Kaplan, and Osama Abu Irshaid.

Unsealed transcript reveals a judge bought the DOJ’s arguments about “bounties” on an ICE agent, when his name and location were on LinkedIn.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis “nominated over 4,600 people to the terrorist watchlist” in the last year. theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...

Where are the conservatives decrying government overreach now?

Now is not the time to be passive and unconcerned about “risks.” Taking your operational security seriously is a matter of personal and community safety. This isn’t a call to cower or be afraid to take action. It’s a real life risk assessment that you must be diligent & deliberate with.