"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

“What are you doing?” one woman yelled. “You just shot someone and now you’re terrorizing us. What more can we take?” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Man shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse: ‘He wanted to help people’

Our latest episode of Anywhere but Washington is from Minneapolis. We observed ICE’s racial profiling during traffic stops in the suburbs, embedded with neighborhood watch groups, spoke to folks at a GOP gubernatorial forum, and spent time with Somali-American community leaders:

By me: It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope - my swan song for @theguardian.com, at least for now www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Among Dante’s great inventions was constructing a vision of Hell where the punishment borne by sinners reflected something of their sin. It’s fitting, I suppose, that for attempting to be a poet, Nuzzi is instead consigned to a lifetime of having her name on this book.”

I read American Canto and I think it’s wonderful. haha jk

NEW: Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

MY LATEST: Chain dollar stores promise big savings—but the low prices listed on the shelves often don’t materialize at checkout. As the cost of living soars, the customers bearing the burden are those who can least afford it. An investigation for @theguardian.com with @jocelynzuck.bsky.social.

Update: Despite the best efforts of the local prosecutor, Duncan is getting out as I type this. First day of freedom in three decades. Here’s a text from his aunt.

Fascinating interview by @joolia.bsky.social

I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.

NEW: Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris... w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year. The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices. But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low. 🧵/

Since childhood, @zysaidso.bsky.social has advocated for racial equity in Charlottesville schools. Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board. From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system: www.propublica.org/article/char...

The Guardian's latest investigation into the ramifications of Trump's mass deportation campaign: ICE is holding people in temporary hold rooms for days and weeks on end www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Chicagoans are committed to resistance and to meticulously documenting the criminal misconduct of Trump's secret police so that they can be held to account when the rule of law is restored in America. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer. The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:

Our latest in our Ice Air investigation is by @oliverlaughland.bsky.social, which tells the story of one family's deportation, including two US citizen children www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"They detained our father about a week ago...we'll be here as many days as we have to be to get information about our dad." Such crucial on-the-ground reporting at the ICE Broadview facility from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @tomsilverstone.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x...

I spoke to parents who are letting their young kids play with generative AI and tried to sort through some of the questions they have about it. "I don’t know what this is doing to their brains," one dad told me. Meanwhile, Sam Altman says, "Kids love ChatGPT on voicemode."

Our latest Anywhere But Washington is in Chicago, examining how the city is responding to a wave of ICE raids & a crackdown on free speech following the murder of Charlie Kirk. We spent time with @katmabu.bsky.social, neighborhood watch organizers & right wing groups outside the city:

According to data from Ice, we passed a significant milestone. Immigrants with no criminal record now make up the largest group arrested and booked into detention by Ice.

ICE is using a "staging facility" in Louisiana to hold people for days and deporting them before they can call a lawyer to defend their rights. “Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed of the ACLU of Louisiana.

For anyone who might be unfamiliar, this is exactly the kind of narrative that authoritarian regimes use - looking at you Egypt - to suffocate the media. The idea that only the official account is acceptable, despite obvious falsehoods, bluster or obfuscation.

I’m at the Broadview ICE facility in the Chicago suburbs, where a group of protesters are attempting to block agents from transferring detainees held inside. Several law enforcement armed with rifles have just arrested one protester and earlier fired pepper balls at the crowd:

In March, masked agents grabbed our client Dr. Badar Khan Suri for speaking out in support of Palestinian rights. Over the next four days, he was transferred between five different ICE facilities — including the infamous Alexandria Staging Facility, a "black hole" where immigrants disappear.

What a thoughtful man Mahmoud Khalil is. A must read. Was moved to know that while in detention he was reading Edward Said and Viktor E. Frankl www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

NEW: We’ve spent the past 4 months investigating a detention center on the tarmac of a rural airport in Alexandria - a legal “black hole” & Trump’s deportation hub We uncovered a pattern of alleged due process violations, poor medical treatment, overcrowding, health emergencies, abuse & long stays:

We analyzed leaked data for rare look at the winding journeys of more than 44,000 immigrants detained or deported by the Trump administration... and found that people are being moved around in unprecedented and irregular ways. w/ @wcraft.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

We are launching a new investigation today, which reveals new details about Trump's deportation program. Our first story is by @maanvisingh.bsky.social and @wcraft.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.” The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview. Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I spent the day in one of our country’s “blood-soaked” dystopias, counting trees

NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies. We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left. They refused to give us numbers. So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵 projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...

“The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But ProPublica’s analysis reveals the cuts in unprecedented detail.” Vital reporting by @anniewaldman.bsky.social

ICE is using a Marriott hotel in Louisiana to detain migrant families before deportation flights The company said in 2019 it would block use of its hotels to detain families Marriott did not respond to requests for comment By @skirchy.bsky.social, Raima Amjad, @maanvisingh.bsky.social & me

So pleased that our series ‘Anywhere But Washington’ has won an Edward R. Murrow award for continuing coverage. Our series follows US politics away from the traditional campaign trail & is made with a small but brilliant team @tomsilverstone.bsky.social & Laurence Topham

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza. Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF. #NotATarget Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

“One source with knowledge of the matter who communicated with the Guardian anonymously alleged that the outflow for the Caesar Creek Lake was not just support Vance’s secret service detail, but also to create ‘ideal kayaking conditions’.”

Our latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We drove across south Florida to explore Trump’s new Gilded Age: self enrichment, mass deportations & fear mongering. Featuring a trip to Turning Point student summit, an interview w/ Steve Bannon, a stop at “Alligator Alcatraz” & a thunderstorm over Mar-a-Lago Our latest Anywhere But Washington:

This is an incredible piece of journalism from colleagues @australia.theguardian.com

The killing code: strange symbols in a WA settler’s diaries lay bare frontier atrocities www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“A waffle, branded with the Tesla lightning bolt, was cold. The heap of kale was only partially dressed. The generic-brand cola tasted cheap. But the food came in elaborate Cybertruck boxes – and they were, to be honest, delightful. @loisbeckett.bsky.social visits the Tesla diner

Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication. My latest. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

NEW: SpaceX’s plan to expand in the Pacific has largely flown under the radar. So, I started digging thru thousands of pages of government documents and found the company plans to detonate rockets over the Hawaiian Islands. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care. “Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"