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Within 72 hours of landing in Djibouti, both the ICE agents and detainees began suffering from unidentified illnesses.

She hopes her legal fight will help others know they can speak out against Israel’s genocide despite ongoing attacks on pro-Palestine speech by both universities and the federal government. interc.pt/45alAdx

SCOOP: A top ICE official said illness is common at Camp Lemonnier, with inadequate medical care and exposure to smoke from burn pits.

Pete Hegseth lasted longer than Elon Musk.

Trump Travel Ban Punishes Victims of the U.S. War Machine Trump’s latest travel ban hits Afghans who aided the U.S. in its failed 20-year war. theintercept.com/2025/06/05/t...

"They are in America because, despite the head start of inherited privilege, being white is no longer the sole guarantee of a good life in South Africa."

I think we can all agree that the best thing Trump and Musk can do now is keep posting through it. Anyway, check this out:

Mahmoud Khalil was set to take a job with Oxfam but his offer was revoked after he was detained, per legal team presser today

SCOOP: a doctor/professor is suing UC San Francisco after the elite medical school fired her for her social media posts about Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Dr. Rupa Marya has been the target of both Democratic lawmakers and doxxing group Canary Mission. theintercept.com/2025/06/05/g...

Trump’s latest travel ban hits Afghans who aided the U.S. in its failed 20-year war.

The sudden withdrawal of big corporate sponsors from Pride events is an opportunity, not a crisis.

‪"Without CCAMPIS, many student [parents] will have to drop out of school" Check out this very important piece from @jesswash.bsky.social about the Trump administration's proposed elimination of CCAMPIS: Child Care Access Means Parents in School. #edusky theintercept.com/2025/05/28/t...

Dr. Rupa Marya of San Francisco is suing for discrimination after her university punished her for speaking out against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

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Quite a situation where you have a single company providing vital tech services to both facilitate a country's atrocities and the investigation of those atrocities www.politico.eu/article/micr...

SCOOP: Newly unsealed records show the blow-by-blow of the Trump DOJ's failed effort to get a search warrant for an Instagram account run by student protestors at Columbia. theintercept.com/2025/06/04/f...

@jayapal.house.gov spoke to us about pushing Dems from the opposition to proposition party.

SCOOP: New court documents reveal how the feds tried to unmask the Columbia students — and got blocked by federal judges on First Amendment grounds.

Jonathan Greenblatt falsely accused graduating students and streamer Hasan Piker of spreading antisemitic lies — and called on Trump to stop them.

MIT Student Condemned Genocide — So ADL Chief Jonathan Greenblatt Said She Helped Cause Boulder Attack ... latest @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/06/04/a...

“The Trump Administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive life-saving abortions.”

The government–industry fearmongering has accelerated with the spread of bird flu enabled by the industry’s own practices, activists say. interc.pt/4mQdzRm

As the Israeli military killed at least 27 aid-seeking Palestinians over the weekend, it's important to remember Israel has long used aid as a weapon of war in Gaza.

The files lay out a series of allegations against top Houston ICE officials, including retaliation against a whistleblower who reported being intimidated with an “8-inch tactical knife” by a fellow ICE officer in a facility that does not allow weapons. theintercept.com/2025/06/03/i...

The database offers an intimate glimpse into the financial lives of millions of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

There is a distinctly Korean version of the MAGA mythos, fueled by stolen-election conspiracies, evangelical zeal, and Cold War-era fears.

I wrote about OpenAI's pivot to jingoism, and how dedicating itself to "national security" is at odds with its founding mission to benefit "all of humanity." theintercept.com/2025/06/03/o...

Quite excited for this! The Intercept is suing the Arizona AGO and a nonprofit set up in 2014 by the AGO under the state public records law for records about financial surveillance. Huge thanks to Cornell's First Amendment Clinic and our counsel at Zwillinger Wulkan. theintercept.com/2025/06/03/a...

Allegations of long-running misconduct plague ICE’s Houston deportation hub.

Weapons Violations, Misconduct, and Whistleblower Retaliation at ICE Scores of internal documents suggest a commitment to safety and law and order may stop at the entrance to ICE’s Houston deportation hub. theintercept.com/2025/06/03/i...

The Cold War is back and OpenAI is draped in the American flag.

The Army says Trump’s June 14 military parade will cost up to $45 million. This is likely an underestimate due to unaccounted expenses. theintercept.com/2025/05/29/t...

“It’s part of a broader agenda to make education less accessible, particularly for low-income students.”

“Animal rights and environmental groups have committed more acts of terrorism than Al Qaeda,” warned an FBI agent, which seems... questionable.

Marco Rubio Is Attacking American Education. International Students Are His Pawns. theintercept.com/2025/05/30/r...

Another quick win for transparency! In Leqaa Kordia's challenge to her detention + deportation (N.D. Texas), the magistrate judge just granted The Intercept's motion to lift the docket restrictions under FRCP 5.2(c).

The bill includes billions of dollars for the Pentagon and border security — a promising market for a wave of Silicon Valley-funded defense startups. theintercept.com/2025/05/29/t...

As South Korea heads toward a snap presidential election on June 3, the far right is following the Trump playbook (and aesthetic).

Fun Fact: Trump's involvement with the Nation’s Parade, celebrating the Second World War’s 50th anniversary in 1995, sullied “an otherwise positive day,” according to the NYT.

Far from defending the programming, PBS CEO Paula Kerger distanced the broadcaster from the show.

This is what the tech infrastructure powering deportations is like and what this digital crackdown means for everyone.

“You don’t want a Democratic Mr. Beast.” interc.pt/44Yy0VH