iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

I called a bunch of people today to ask: what can Mamdani actually do to keep ICE out of NYC? The answer? Legally, not much. But advocates on the left say he can do more than offer harsh words for Trump and ICE. And he can start with his own NYPD theintercept.com/2026/10/09/i...

ICE Shooting in NYC Inflames Mamdani’s Policing Problem

After ICE shot a young father in Manhattan, New Yorkers asked the mayor to protect them from his police department and federal agents alike.

314339

NEW: Mamdani has a policing problem & the ICE shooting in NYC only made it worse. Advocates say they want more than harsh words for Trump on ICE. And while his DSA allies have held back on pushing him too hard on policing, now they say they see an opening theintercept.com/2026/10/09/i...

ICE Shooting in NYC Inflames Mamdani’s Policing Problem

After ICE shot a young father in Manhattan, New Yorkers asked the mayor to protect them from his police department and federal agents alike.

44510

NYPD and Mamdani’s office have both now told me SRG was not at protests last night

020

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 09/10/2026

NYPD confirms to me that 5 people were arrested and given DATs at protests following the ICE shooting in the Bronx last night

1135

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Columbia University students who doxed Mahmoud Khalil and other pro-Palestinian activists on campus remained enrolled in the school despite their actions. Mahmoud Khalil joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on The Intercept Briefing to discuss. youtube.com/shorts/WUiyJ...

Why Mahmoud Khalil Isn't Giving Up The Fight

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 05/10/2026

15828

Reposted by Akela Lacy

“If they are able to deport someone for their views on Palestine, they would be able to deport anyone on their views, whether it is pro-Palestine or pro-Israel or anything.” Mahmoud Khalil joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on this week’s episode of The Intercept Briefing: youtube.com/shorts/yYbuk...

Why Mahmoud Khalil Was Targeted

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 02/10/2026

16326

Reposted by Akela Lacy

18 months after Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest, the Trump administration still hasn’t brought charges against him. Now, he’s taking his case to the Supreme Court. He joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on The Intercept Briefing to explain. youtube.com/shorts/miHU-...

Mahmoud Khalil On His Fight For Justice

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

38232

I still remember when people on “the left” pretended this guy was a good faith operator whose tactics deserved legitimate consideration

2100

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

1131346489

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NEW POD 🎧: Mahmoud Khalil tells me what he’s learned about how he became Trump’s top target, why he says Columbia University facilitated that campaign, and how the fight over speech on Palestine is tied to the fight against ICE’s war on immigrants podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Mahmoud Khalil: “We Can’t Afford to Stay Silent”

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · October 2 · 47m

073

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEW POD 🎧: remember the obituaries for @justicedemocrats.com, the group behind the squad? This week we tell the story of JD’s resurrection: how it made 2026 its best cycle yet, toppled 3 incumbents & put Dem Socialism back on the map. W/ @usamahandrabi.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Blueprint for Democrats to Win Back Voters

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · September 25 · 40m

051

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Republican Sen. Mike Lee is now fundraising off of Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s fundraising emails after we reported Fetterman’s use of GOP email lists: “He’s basically a Republican now. I need your help to draft him”

Screen shot of an email

Email subject: “I just got this email from John Fetterman”

Email text: “Friend,

I just got an email from John. He’s basically a Republican now. I need you help to draft him. Sign here” (link)

“Thanks,
Sen. Mike Lee.”

Shows top of screenshot of quoted email from John Fetterman on Tuesday September 22, 2026

241

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Marlow: “Flock never acknowledges that no security procedures it's put in place do anything to protect against the misuse of its systems." Padilla: "The question becomes, how do we close that loophole?" Marlow: "You ban them, sir. You ban them." www.senate.gov/isvp/?auto_p...

senate.gov

ISVP

071

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Interesting exchange in this Flock hearing btwn ACLU counsel Chad Marlow & Sen. Padilla on ICE being able to access Flock data thru police depts that aren’t officially cooperating with ICE ...

170

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) @immdefenseproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It also goes beyond the payouts: for immigrant NYers, City Hall’s failure to deliver meaningful policing reform comes at a particularly dangerous moment, as the Trump administration’s increased federal immigration enforcement heightens the consequences of police contact for immigrant New Yorkers.

074

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 22/09/2026

@akelalacy.bsky.social's report on the Mamdani admin's current approach to NYPD is excellent, in no small part because it features the takes of orgs seeking to hold Z to his campaign promises: • @nyclu.org • @vocal-ny.bsky.social • @justicecommittee.bsky.social • @immdefenseproject.bsky.social

3163

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW: Sen. John Fetterman's campaign is using a GOP email list to raise money off of his video speech at the Republican midterm convention earlier this month theintercept.com/2026/09/21/j...

John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Lists

The hardline pro-Israel senator has been flirting with switching parties. Now he’s using Republican campaign infrastructure.

2105

Reposted by Akela Lacy

lauraflynn.bsky.social @lauraflynn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Intercept Briefing dropped its first full video podcast episode today. Host @akelalacy.bsky.social interviews award-winning authors and documentarians @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social about their new book, “End Times Fascism." theintercept.com/2026/09/18/n...

Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance

What’s driving religious fundamentalists, tech accelerationists, and anti-immigrant ethnonationalists to bring about the end of the world?

131

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

NEW POD 🎧: What unites House Speaker Mike Johnson’s quest for red heifers, the AI doom spree & the war on immigrants? It has a name. I interview @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social on their new book, End Times Fascism And the Fight for the Living World podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · September 18 · 47m

032

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Experts say Mamdani made a political calculation to back off major swings to police reform. They worry that approach will keep the city tab for police misconduct lawsuits high as the total approaches $1 billion since 2018 with little sign of slowing down theintercept.com/2026/09/16/n...

NYPD Misconduct Payouts Still Soar Under Mamdani — And May Keep Growing

So far, NYPD settlement payouts under Mamdani are holdovers. Without policy changes, they might keep skyrocketing.

072

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NEW: New York City is on track to pay upwards of $100 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits for the 4th year in a row. And as Mamdani’s NYPD continues to push “quality of life” policing, experts worry that number will keep rising theintercept.com/2026/09/16/n...

NYPD Misconduct Payouts Still Soar Under Mamdani — And May Keep Growing

So far, NYPD settlement payouts under Mamdani are holdovers. Without policy changes, they might keep skyrocketing.

071

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

NEW POD: spoke with @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @404media.co & @sambiddle.com live in LA on the AI doom cycle, how the feds are using your financial data to track you down, and what privatizing the surveillance state really means. Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · September 14 · 50m

0137

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and
detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures.
Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026

Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.

69085984167

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable Do not miss this this enlightening conversation between @theintercept.com's @akelalacy.bsky.social and @sambiddle.com and @404media.co's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. They're the the best in the biz! theintercept.com/2026/09/14/s...

The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable

The Intercept and 404 Media discuss the growing use of private contractors, from Flock to Claude and Grok, to surveil and kill abroad and at home.

0145

Reposted by Akela Lacy

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 04/09/2026

25 years after 9/11, Muslims are still politicians' favorite scapegoat. @rozinaali.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on this week's Intercept Briefing to discuss her new book "Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America"

14822

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NEW POD 🎧: @rozinaali.bsky.social on Islamophobia then and now — 25 years after 9/11, Ali says Islamophobia has only accelerated. Our conversation on how anti-Muslim rhetoric is shaping this year’s midterms, and why hate picks up every election cycle: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · September 4 · 43m

083

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 01/09/2026

Today, we received notice of another death in ICE detention. We also learned that a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, Pierre Damas Bel, took his own life in Springfield, Ohio, after the Trump Administration ended TPS for Haitians and fitted him with an ankle monitor.

415772

Reposted by Akela Lacy

lauraflynn.bsky.social @lauraflynn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New @theintercept.com Briefing w/ @jesswash.bsky.social @katelynburns.com, arperry01.bsky.social “The right has made such hay out of trans women in women’s sports that they need to keep inventing controversies in order to keep this issue front of mind,” says Burns.

Right-Wing Trans Hate Comes for the WNBA

Katelyn Burns and Angela Perry on how the right’s attacks on trans people have infiltrated the WNBA, a sports league with no trans women.

12210

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Justin Pearson just won his Tennessee House primary. He joined the Intercept Briefing in May, to discuss his fight for voting rights and Black political power after the Supreme Court hammered the final nail into the voting rights act. theintercept.com/2026/05/08/s...

The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It

Journalist Ari Berman and Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson on the right’s “power grab” in the South.

1116

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New Intercept Briefing episode 🎧 out early this week. We discuss Abdul El-Sayed's Senate win in Michigan in the most expensive Democratic primary in history, and what to expect as the pivot to November begins. w/ @akelalacy.bsky.social and @jonahmv.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m...

The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a Winner

Intercept reporters break down Abdul El-Sayed, Donavan McKinney, and William Lawrence’s primary wins in Michigan and Cori Bush’s loss in Missouri.

002

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

NEW POD 🎧: We’re bringing you an early Intercept Briefing episode breaking down last night’s results. With @jessica_m_wash & @jonahmv podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a Winner

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · August 5 · 35m

012

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

When we spoke last week, El-Sayed said his race wasn’t about the right vs the left: “Most people don't walk around asking, ‘Where do I sit on the left right spectrum?’ Most people are walking around asking, ‘What the hell's going to happen if I get sick?’” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Abdul El-Sayed on The Intercept Briefing

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · July 31 · 48m

1115

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We're going to be recording a special primary episode of the @theintercept.com briefing podcast tonight for Michigan and Missouri! Let us know if you have any burning questions for our politics team @jonahmv.bsky.social and @akelalacy.bsky.social

074

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

NEW: Cori Bush has no regrets. We spoke ahead of her race to take back her old seat on Tuesday. No, she hasnt spoken to AOC. No, she wouldn’t take back her infrastructure vote. And yes, she is still the same Cori. “They just radicalized me more.” theintercept.com/2026/08/01/m...

The incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell has AIPAC on his side, but the grassroots energy seems to be behind Cori Bush in the rematch for a House seat.

Cori Bush Has No Regrets

1123

Reposted by Akela Lacy

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 31/07/2026

The Michigan Senate primary is the next biggest test for the direction of the Democratic Party. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social to talk about the state of the race: youtube.com/shorts/FRzTC...

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed On AIPAC Money In Politics

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

24824

NEW POD: Abdul El-Sayed tells me about the Trump voters backing him. "I give them a kinda quizzical look," he said. "I ask why, and it's because, 'Hey, I really think you want me to have healthcare.' I'm like, 'I really want you to have healthcare.'" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Can the Left Win in the Midwest? Abdul El-Sayed Says Yes.

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · July 31 · 48m

083

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

New: I spoke to Samuel Tunick, the man the U.S. is charging with allegedly wiping his GrapheneOS phone before CBP could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people against protecting their data and their privacy.” www.404media.co/the-governme...

404media.co

‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone

The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to ...

9627260

Reposted by Akela Lacy

Nayna Gupta @naynagupta.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I joined The Intercept to talk about the increasing violence of mass deportation and the political agenda that has led ICE to maximize arrests and minimize accountability at the expense of public safety, core democratic values & the livelihood of immigrants.

063

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NEW POD: Trump built a national police force to go after immigrants. Now, with a budget bigger than most militaries around the world, it’s bringing the war on the southern border home to roost. w/ @naureenshah.bsky.social & @naynagupta.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trump’s National Killer Police Force

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · July 24 · 44m

03616

Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

There were a few articles in recent years about how Shri Thanedar reaped a "windfall" after investing campaign money in crypto. This week he reported more than $630k in investment income losses for the quarter and >$3.9 million in losses for the cycle theintercept.com/2026/07/17/s...