As we head into 2026 I am overwhelmed by the support from our readers and the investigative journalism you allow us to do. A few highlights…

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SCOOP: CIA Was Behind Venezuela Drone Strike, Source Says The December 24 drone strike in Venezuela is the latest in a long tradition of CIA interventions in Latin America — which often lead to destabilization and blowback. theintercept.com/2025/12/30/c...

Last year, more than 700,000 people were officially counted as homeless, the highest number ever recorded. Nearly 150,000 of them were children.

NEW: Candidates are increasingly distancing themselves from AIPAC while still meeting with the group in private and taking $ from its donors. The pro-Israel lobby isn’t receding - it’s going back to operating behind closed doors to influence elections theintercept.com/2025/12/30/a...

"[P]ro-police group wants to argue that prosecutors [..] are discriminating against the public by favoring undocumented immigrants in prosecutorial decisions." "[P]lanning to ask the Department of Justice to investigate." #Virginia #USA #Policing #Courts #Nonprofit #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Over the weekend, a man died on Rikers Island after apparent allergic reaction. He was just 33. This year, 15 people have now died in NYC’s jails. That’s *triple* the number of NYC jail deaths for 2024. And since 2020, there have been 56 NYC jail deaths. gothamist.com/news/man-die...

NEW: ICE has hired the infamous for-profit prison company GEO Group to help its immigrant bounty hunter program. GEO Group now stands to make money both tracking down immigrants and imprisoning them. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...

This company will now receive monetary bonuses based on how many immigrants it hunts down for ICE theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...

SCOOP: I obtained internal documents showing Amazon has been selling cloud computing and AI services to the state-owned Israeli weapons manufacturers whose bombs and missiles have ravaged Gaza. theintercept.com/2025/10/24/a...

In this episode, @akelalacy.bsky.social spoke to Benjamin Osorio, Kilmar Ábrego Garcia's attorney; @tylermcbrien.com, managing editor at @lawfaremedia.org; and Gauri Bahuguna, deputy director of research at @situ-research.bsky.social, about the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.

U.S. immigration enforcement has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry shaped by private profit, political power and a perverse incentive structure. Listen on Spotify: interc.pt/4qk9PbG Apple: interc.pt/4jaUoQT Elsewhere: interc.pt/3KFTajP

In this episode, @akelalacy.bsky.social spoke to Benjamin Osorio, Kilmar Ábrego Garcia's attorney; @tylermcbrien.com, managing editor at @lawfaremedia.org; and Gauri Bahuguna, deputy director of research at @situ-research.bsky.social, about the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.

This is the true cost of fulfilling Trump’s mass deportation agenda and who’s profiting.

NEW POD 🎧: there’s a sprawling and lucrative economy behind Trump’s deportation machine. I speak with @tylermcbrien.com and Gauri Bahuguna of @situ-research.bsky.social about the burgeoning immigration industrial complex and its bipartisan architects podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This is what you need to know about ELNET, the AIPAC of Europe. Read more: interc.pt/4pGZB5j ✍️ @akelalacy.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com

A dozen senators pressed Kristi Noem for answers today re: reports of ICE agents harassing Native Americans, suspicious that they may be... undocumented immigrants. “The disrespect and harassment of U.S.-born Tribal citizens by ICE is outrageous and inexcusable." www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...

AIPAC’s board president hosted a fundraiser in LA yesterday for Illinois congressional candidate Laura Fine, who has said she isn’t seeking their endorsement - while still taking money from AIPAC donors. They turned @jonahmv.bsky.social away at the door: theintercept.com/2025/12/16/l...

"This is the first major analysis of how U.S. donors are fueling the pro-Israel machine in Europe." "Friends of ELNET, the group's U.S. nonprofit arm, [..] raised more than $9.1 million in 2023." #EU #USA #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Nonprofit #Genocide #Protest #Military #Weapons

Another US airstrike in Somalia happened yesterday, near Kismayo. AFRICOM released no casualty figures or other information beyond saying it "targeted" al-Shabaab. This is by my count the 87th strike or series of strikes announced by AFRICOM this year, by far the most ever in a year in Somalia.

New @theintercept.com: I wrote about the oral argument in Hamm v. Smith, digging a bit deeper to trace how the case ended up at SCOTUS. It's another example of far-right conservatives leaning on the court to burn down its case law to advance their agenda (more executions, less 8th amendment).

🧵As AIPAC faces growing opposition, pro-Israel donors are looking for other ways to push pro-Israel policy around the globe. U.S. donors are funneling millions to AIPAC's protege in Europe: Elnet, whose U.S. nonprofit arm has raked in millions since Oct 7 theintercept.com/2025/12/15/e...

Read @akelalacy.bsky.social's full investigation of how U.S. donors are fueling the pro-Israel machine in Europe:

ELNET is smaller than AIPAC, but it operates in a smaller market, feeding a steady stream of pro-Israel material to European parliamentarians. interc.pt/48BT99E

Funding ELNET’s work are more than 100 U.S. foundations, nonprofits, trusts, and charitable giving organizations that have poured at least $11 million into the group’s U.S. arm since 2022, an analysis by The Intercept found. interc.pt/48BT99E

ELNET credits itself for key pro-Israel foreign policy decisions, including getting Germany to approve a $3.5 billion deal to purchase Israeli drones and rockets, the largest in Israel’s history.

The European Leadership Network, or ELNET, takes elected officials on networking trips to Israel, hosts events with members of European parliaments, and lobbies on foreign policy issues — much like AIPAC operates in the U.S.

This is the first major analysis of how U.S. donors are fueling the pro-Israel machine in Europe, exporting the same tactics that have for years helped AIPAC crush concern for Palestinians in the halls of power and advance unchecked support for Israel.

These U.S. funders are exporting to Europe the same tactics that have for years helped AIPAC crush support for Palestinians.

NEW: U.S. donors are funneling millions to a group that describes itself as the AIPAC of Europe. Elnet, founded by AIPAC alums, has taken credit for key European pro-Israel policies since October 7, including securing the largest defense deal in Israel’s history theintercept.com/2025/12/15/e...

NEW: AIPAC spent millions to keep her out of Congress. But as the tide shifts for the pro-Israel lobby, Nida Allam is back - with big endorsements. She launched her campaign today against Rep. Valerie Foushee in NC-04, who has since sworn off AIPAC $ under pressure. theintercept.com/2025/12/11/a...

Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut said the unedited video clearly shows the U.S. striking helpless people. interc.pt/49Z6zxr

NEW POD 🎧: The U.S. has executed 44 people this year & plans to send 3 more to death this month, making 2025 the deadliest year for executions in a decade. I spoke w/ Malcolm Gladwell & @lilianasegura.bsky.social about our uniquely American penchant for cruelty podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

NEW: She was fired for speaking about Palestine. Now she’s running for Congress to unseat a 30-year incumbent. Today, she’s the 6th candidate to win the endorsement of Justice Democrats. I interviewed Melat Kiros about her campaign to end U.S. military aid to Israel theintercept.com/2025/12/04/d...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.

ICYMI: The Intercept reported on November 22nd that "more than 35 of [AIPAC's] donors have given money to [Jason] Friedman's campaign" for Illinois' 7th Congressional seat, totaling about $140,000 of his $1.5 million fundraising total. Here is my official statement:

Chicago candidate Anabel Mendoza responds to our reporting on AIPAC donors in the race for IL-07 ➡️➡️

Former Rep. Marie Newman @marienewman.bsky.social criticized Chicago IL-07 candidate Jason Friedman for taking $ from AIPAC donors: “If you receive money from AIPAC donors who believe in genocide and are funding genocide, then in fact, you believe in genocide.” theintercept.com/2025/11/22/c...

Canal St raid happening now - Canal & Lafayette

Six and five figure donors to AIPAC and its super PAC, United Democracy Project, have picked a candidate to replace Rep. Danny Davis in Chicago. Jason Friedman’s donors have given just under $2 million to AIPAC and UDP since 2021. theintercept.com/2025/11/22/c...

If your takeaway from the Mamdani Trump meeting is this is the path forward I would ask you, what happens to all the fascism

NEW: AIPAC donors have picked a candidate to represent Chicago in Congress. Donors who have given $2 million to AIPAC and its super PAC, United Democracy Project, are backing real estate mogul Jason Friedman, who opposed the city’s resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza theintercept.com/2025/11/22/c...

NEW: The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of NY immigrants' rights volunteers organizing court watch+ labeled activists “anarchist violent extremist actors.” Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org

NEW POD 🎧: @rbreich.bsky.social thinks Democrats are on the brink of a new era. We talked Epstein, his endorsements of Mamdani and Graham Platner, and why he thinks Demoratic leaders should be replaced podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

NEW POD 🎧: Robert Reich thinks Democrats are on the brink of a new era. We talked Epstein, his endorsements of Mamdani and Graham Platner, and why he thinks Demoratic leaders should be replaced podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Justice Dems is primarying Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Darializa Avila Chevalier launched her primary campaign today

No one knows how many people die in Mississippi's jails, in part, because many of the state’s hundreds of local law enforcement agencies find reporting requirements burdensome, state officials say

Tacking onto Bolts’s great coverage here: “The GOP leaders are being very candid, very straight up in saying that they are introducing this bill because they have been in communication with ICE.” theintercept.com/2019/04/04/n...