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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 22/09/2026
A federal grand jury indicted a Tennessee Bluesky user for allegedly threatening ICE agents. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: Pro-Palestine organizers want singer Pink stripped of her UNICEF Ambassador for children role after she attacked Macklemore’s opposition to Israel's genocide in Gaza, in which its military has killed 20,000 children ✍️ @theintercept.com @noahhurowitz.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/09/22/p...
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Pink Supported Macklemore’s Firing. Now Activists Want UNICEF to Cut Ties With Her.
Activists are trying to make sure there’s a cost for trampling pro-Palestine voices.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Patriots Owner Robert Kraft said he has spent years “building bridges.” So we counted every $ Kraft’s foundation has donated to the Friends of the IDF and his giving to several pro-Israel groups that espouse Islamophobia and genocide denial. ✍️ @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC.
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Joanna Kenty @jokenty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Same guy who penned the first Trump admin Compact with Higher Ed:
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
SCOOP: billionaire CEO Marc Rowan, a member of Trump’s Board of Peace tasked with “rebuilding” Gaza, has been funding AIPAC’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project — $1.5 million this year alone — as it seeks to defeat pro-Palestine candidates in the midterms. theintercept.com/2026/09/03/a...
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“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates
Marc Rowan, a Trump appointee overseeing Gaza’s redevelopment, has given $1.5 million to AIPAC’s super PAC this cycle.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: I spoke with a founding member and a former member of Palestine Action -- just hours after the Trump administration sanctioned the UK anti-genocide protest group as a "violent far-left" terrorist organization. ✍️ @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/08/27/p...
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“They Want People Scared": Former Palestine Action Member Blasts Trump's Terror Sanctions
Anti-genocide organizers say the "terrorism" label is intended to crush direct action against Israeli weapons shipments.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
SCOOP: Cornell University is threatening to cut funding for graduate students and pro-Palestine activists Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson if they don’t return to teach on campus in Ithaca, amid targeting from Trump, risking ICE detention. ✍🏽 @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/08/14/c...
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Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose Funding
Two graduate students were finishing their degrees abroad because of the Trump administration's targeting. Cornell is ordering them back to campus.
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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...
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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.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I spoke with former Rep. Andy Levin about the #MiSen race. Levin lost his seat to Haley Stevens in 2022 after AIPAC spent $4 million against him over his stance for Palestinian statehood. He had this to say about Michigan being a "swing state": theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m... @theintercept.com
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Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan means as progressives surge across the country. From @jonahmv.bsky.social. theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m...
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Abdul El-Sayed Beats the Democratic Establishment and AIPAC in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens — despite a record-setting $60 million in outside spending in her favor.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Read our full accounting of Abdul El-Sayed's and the left's major win in Michigan against AIPAC and the Democratic Establishment: @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m...
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Abdul El-Sayed Beats the Democratic Establishment and AIPAC in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens — despite a record-setting $60 million in outside spending in her favor.
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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
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Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Leaving this article from @jonahmv.bsky.social showing all of the racism @abdulelsayed.bsky.social has faced from Democrats here because wtf. theintercept.com/2026/07/27/a...
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Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment
AIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.
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Negin Owliaei @neginowl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The Islamophobic noise in this race has been so bad online, but far worse here in Michigan, where you can’t watch tv or YouTube without getting multiple ads dealing in the most vile anti-Muslim tropes shoved down your throat.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
NEW: I spoke to scholars of Islamophobia about anti-Muslim and anti-Arab tropes used in the Michigan U.S. Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed. One expert called a recent CNN interview w/ Jake Tapper and El-Sayed "sloppy and offensive" and "racist."✍️ @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/07/27/a...
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Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment
AIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
NEW @theintercept.com: Nancy Pelosi's pick to replace her in Congress, Connie Chan, a progressive SF local lawmaker, has now gained the endorsement of @trackaipac.com, vowing to back a total arms embargo on Israel, in her race against state Sen. Scott Wiener. theintercept.com/2026/07/21/c...
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Nancy Pelosi’s Pick for Her SF House Seat Takes Anti-AIPAC Pledge
Pelosi-backed House candidate Connie Chan’s embrace by TrackAIPAC signals the growing influence of a politics skeptical of Israel.
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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
GEO Group forced to hand over videos related to brutal attack on detained people at Adelanto Dispatch from me over at @thesouthlander.com: thesouthlander.com/geo-group-re...
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GEO Group forced to hand over videos related to brutal attack on detained people at Adelanto
Our motion unsealed these records. Now we need your support to continue our reporting on GEO Group’s violence.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Over the weekend, I interviewed Congressman @rokhanna.bsky.social, potential 2028 presidential candidate, about being detained by armed Israeli settlers and the IDF while in the West Bank. He's calling for settler outposts to be demolished. ✍️: @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/07/11/r...
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Armed Israeli Settlers Detained Ro Khanna. He Wants Their Illegal Outposts Demolished.
In an interview, Ro Khanna recounts the fear at being detained and says anyone who visits the West Bank “would conclude that it is apartheid.”
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: The political action arm of Jewish Voice for Peace is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, the first-ever U.S. Senate candidate endorsement for the Jewish-led pro-Palestine group known for their anti-genocide protests. ✍️ @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/06/29/a...
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Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish Group
The political arm of Jewish Voice for Peace, known for protesting the genocide in Gaza, is endorsing El-Sayed for Senate in Michigan.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The casualty cover-up continues... theintercept.com/2026/06/16/u...
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U.S. Casualties in Iran Are Still Rising
The official count of U.S. personnel hurt or killed in the war on Iran inched up, but it still omits hundreds of known casualties.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people? theintercept.com/2026/06/10/t...
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Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking
If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
SCOOP: Rep. Ro Khanna, once a target of TrackAIPAC, has now received its endorsement. He is the first member of Congress who previously had a red TrackAIPAC graphic to be endorsed by the group and is the first to sign its new pledge. Read @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/06/17/r...
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Once a Target of TrackAIPAC, Ro Khanna Gains Its Endorsement
With endorsements and a new pledge for lawmakers, TrackAIPAC is flexing its growing influence on the Capitol.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 05/06/2026
highly recommend this episode of @theintercept.com briefing because @jordanuhl.com, @jesswash.bsky.social and @jonahmv.bsky.social have a great conversation on what really causes homelessness and how candidates in the la mayoral race are framing it:
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The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
From Utah to Georgia, communities are demanding data center moratoriums as concerns move from local zoning fights into national politics.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
TODAY at 5PM EST I'll be talking with @tksshawa.bsky.social for a live @theintercept.com Briefing podcast recording. We'll be discussing Gaza, the fake ceasefire, and what the new U.S.-Iran deal tells us about Israel and Palestine's future: join.theintercept.com/signup/gaza-...
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RSVP for The Intercept Briefing Podcast’s Live Conversation on Gaza
This event was rescheduled to Tuesday, June 16, at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. Join The Intercept Briefing podcast for a special live episode taping with Intercept journalist Jonah Valdez and Tariq Kenney-Sh...
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
My latest on the mess that is the LA mayor’s race: Rae Huang supporters say Nithya Raman is compromised. Raman’s base calls Huang a spoiler. Looming over it all: reality TV star Spencer Pratt. ✍️with @jesswash.bsky.social @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/05/29/l...
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The Los Angeles Left Is at War With Itself Over the Mayor’s Race
Rae Huang supporters say Nithya Raman is compromised. Raman’s base calls Huang a spoiler. Looming over it all: reality TV star Spencer Pratt.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New: GKN Aerospace, the company behind the chemical leak in Garden Grove that displaced 50,000 people, raked in million$ in subcontracts with Lockheed Martin to produce F-35 jet parts during a period when the Israeli military grew its F-35 fleet. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/05/28/g...
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Company Behind California Chemical Leak Was Building F-35 Parts Amid Rush of Orders From U.S. and Israel
The military contractor whose leak displaced 50,000 Californians makes millions aiding fighter jet production for Lockheed Martin.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
BREAKING: Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismisses indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia based on selective and vindictive prosecution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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No. 3:25-cr-00115
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Then-Attorney General Robert H. Jackson warned his fellow prosecutors long ago of the
danger of picking the person first and the crime second. “Therein is the most dangerous power of
the prosecutor: that he will pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than pick cases that
need to be prosecuted.” Robert H. Jackson, The Federal Prosecutor, 31 J. Crim. L. & Criminology
3, 5 (1940). That is the situation here.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
NEW: Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich. and her mother went on a $27,000 trip to Portugal in 2024, all paid for by the centrist/pro-corporate group Center Forward. Now, the group is pouring more than $2 million in ads for her Senate bid in a heated race. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/05/22/h...
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Corporate Interests Paid for Haley Stevens' Trip to Portugal — and Her Campaign Ads
Center Forward sent Stevens and her mom to a banking and crypto conference. Two years later, it's spending millions on ads in Michigan.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
NEW: Why would a progressive—CA State Sen Scott Wiener, the leading candidate for Nancy Pelosi's seat—oppose two progressive taxes on billionaires that would help fund healthcare for Californians? For an answer, I looked at Wiener's biggest donors. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/05/14/s...
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This California Congressional Hopeful Opposes a Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech CEO Backers.
Crypto executive Chris Larsen has spent millions fighting billionaire tax measures and funds a PAC backing Wiener.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEW: amid the Hasan Piker outrage cycle, both things can be true: 🗳️the Democratic party is looking to this Senate race for answers on who to be in 2028. 🗳️Michigan voters don't care about the party debate and just want to afford rent/healthcare. theintercept.com/2026/04/09/m...
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The Democrats Don’t Know Who They’ll Be in 2028. Michigan May Offer an Answer.
The outrage over Abdul El-Sayed’s appearance with Hasan Piker reveals a schism that runs deeper than his Democratic primary race against Mallory McMorrow.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
SCOOP: J Street, the liberal pro-Israel lobby group, has endorsed Mallory McMorrow for the U.S. Senate race in Michigan and is encouraging donors to give on their site. News is tucked into our brand new story on TrackAIPAC: 👇🏽 theintercept.com/2026/03/26/tra…
Campaign photo of Mallory McMorrow, Senate candidate in Michigan, seen on J Street’s endorsed candidate webpage.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
NEW: We untangled how @trackaipac.com tracks AIPAC. If you’ve ever wondered why one candidate/member of Congress is doomed to a red graphic while another is spared; or how a candidate can have a 🟥 graphic despite taking $0 from AIPAC, this story is for you. theintercept.com/2026/03/26/t...
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How Does TrackAIPAC Actually Track AIPAC?
The social media warriors have helped make AIPAC a politically toxic brand — and fueled debate over what it means to be "pro-Israel."
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
New story coming soon on @trackaipac.com and how they actually track AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby amid all the backlash/confusion surrounding their red graphic cards for Daniel Biss and Mallory McMorrow, neither of whom have taken AIPAC money. 👀Watch this space and @theintercept.com for more
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
SCOOP: I spoke with a U.S. doctor who is currently stuck in Gaza. The Israeli govt. is again blocking medical workers from entering or leaving Gaza, the latest restriction placed on the Palestinian territories since Israel-U.S. launched its war on Iran. theintercept.com/2026/03/13/i...
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Israel’s Deadly Blockade Traps 7 U.S. Doctors in Gaza
While waging war on Iran, Israel is blocking medical trips into and out of Gaza, putting vulnerable patients at risk.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
While Talarico calls for partially defunding ICE (not abolition) in favor of services (like healthcare) he also supports boosts to border funds, such as The Dignity Act, which increases militarization and surveillance at ports of entry. w/ @akelalacy.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/03/04/jam…
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Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
NEW: Progressives are already pushing Talarico on Israel & Gaza, ICE. Organizers saw little daylight between he & Crockett on those policies but saw more room to move him than they did her. Also heard he’s being advised on improving on Gaza. W/ @jonahmv.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/03/04/j...
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Will James Talarico Really Fight for Justice in Texas?
The race between Talarico and Rep. Jasmine Crockett emphasized style over substance. Now local organizers want concrete promises.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations. theintercept.com/2026/03/02/t...
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Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers
An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.
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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Hard to know what to say on mornings like these. Just deeply ashamed of this country and the violence we inflict on the world.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“The weaponization of antisemitism — the manipulative or bad faith invocation of accusations to silence legitimate criticism, scholarship, or activism — creates significant adverse consequences for Jews and non-Jews who oppose the state of Israel’s actions and support Palestinian rights.”
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Chris Walker @thatchriswalker.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The APA changed its guidelines to note that criticism of the state of Israel does not equal antisemitism. truthout.org/articles/apa...
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American Psychological Association Rewrites Antisemitism Guidelines to Protect Speech on Palestine
The weaponization of antisemitism…creates significant adverse consequences for Jews and non-Jews," the APA wrote.
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This is a very well-reported and important story; read it.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 26/02/2026
One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is pointing out the iniquity of it.
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Pro-Palestine International Students Have Won in Court. Why Hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom?
One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is pointing out the iniquity of it.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
For those unfamiliar w/ Stew Peters, he's in my profile of the Anti-Zionist America PAC, which he promotes. Peters often uses Israel's genocide to rail against Jewish people, using antisemitic slurs and spreading conspiracies of a "satanic" agenda of global control. theintercept.com/2026/02/19/i...
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A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists.
AZAPAC's Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. He's courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalists.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
SCOOP: Mahmoud Khalil has requested to move his deportation case to New York from Louisiana "on remand" where he hopes to present new evidence of the Trump admin's retaliation against him, according to a recent immigration court filing obtained by @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/02/26/m...
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Pro-Palestine International Students Have Won in Court. Why Hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom?
One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is pointing out the iniquity of it.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 21/02/2026
The U.S. did another strike on February 20.
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The U.S. Has Killed More than 140 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Statement from a relative of Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19 year old Palestinian American killed this week by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Mukhams. (The relative wished to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation) @theintercept.com
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
This is an interesting story @nytimes.com It was even more interesting when I broke it a week and a day ago in The Intercept which you did not cite or mention.
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
NEW: you've likely hear of AIPAC, but have you heard of AZAPAC—the Anti-Zionist America PAC? The group is taking on the pro-Israel lobby, but has also invited support from far-right Hitler apologists and Holocaust deniers. ✍🏽 My latest for @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/02/19/i...
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A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists.
AZAPAC's Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. He's courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalists.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 13/02/2026
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
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The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
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