Podcast: Trump’s GI Joe-Cosplaying “Goon Squads” Sow Terror — and Solidarity
ICE agents are wearing so much body armor and military gear that they look like they're engaging in GI Joe cosplay.
Tag: THE INTERCEPT
Corporate Pride Is Dying. Good.
As Pride month kicks off under a hostile federal government that takes its cues from a homophobic and transphobic far-right movement, the typical steady drip of rainbow-painted logos and feel-good…
Trump Could Use Sacred Native Land for a Monument to… Christopher Columbus
Trump’s plan for a national statue garden could get built on sacred Native land currently held by a wealthy South Dakota mining family.
How the Korean Right Turned MAGA
As South Korea heads toward a snap presidential election on June 3, the far right is following the Trump playbook (and aesthetic).
Expect Trump’s Military Parade to Cost More Than the Army Says
The Army says Trump’s June 14 military parade will cost up to $45 million. This is likely an underestimate due to unaccounted expenses.
Trump finds a new way to attack education: Cutting aid for students who are parents
The Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a vital child care program for lower-income parenting students.
Senate Dems Back Stablecoin Bill, Handing Trump a win
Democrats helped the GENIUS Act evade filibuster risk, paving the way for a Stablecoin bill that stands to enrich Trump.
Trump Is Building a Global Gulag for Immigrants Captured by ICE
The U.S. is in talks with 19 nations, including Libya, Kosovo, Rwanda, and Moldova, to accept deportees from other countries.
Top UN Expert on Palestine: EU President should be tried for complicity in Israel’s war crimes
“I’m not someone who says, ‘History will judge them’ — they will have to be judged before then,” Francesca Albanese said in an exclusive interview.
The Trump Administration Is Hiding American Casualties of War
The U.S. government is keeping American casualty numbers for the undeclared war on Yemen secret. This is not normal.
How the New York Times Distorts the Antisemitism Debate on College Campuses
Harvard released dueling reports on antisemitism and anti-Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim bias. Guess which one the Times emphasized?
Marco Rubio silences criticism of Israel at State Department
Marco Rubio wants to dismantle the only internal sounding board for critics of Israel — and the only place those criticisms might’ve had any teeth.(What does Netanyahu have on these guys? —Editor)
A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters. So Why Did They Get Blamed for It?
A bomb threat at Barnard College targeted the “terrorists/communists that are protesting.” But you wouldn’t know that from the school’s statements.
Largest financial interest of Congress is “Stablecoin”?
Instead of tackling crashing markets, Congress is pushing a crypto sector that the Trump family is financially involved in.
Trump Gets His Power From the Fear of White Americans
Paranoid about losing their majority status and the power it confers, white Americans keep backing Trump’s racist anti-immigrant policies.
Former ICE Agents Being Sued for False Evidence Got Contract
The $73 million deal for assisting with deportations went to a company whose executives are accused of retaliating against a fellow ICE worker.
