Spencer Ackerman
@attackerman.bsky.social
Journalist & author of REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA & PRODUCED TRUMP, contributor to Zeteo. Sometimes I write comics too. Subscribe to FOREVER WARS for ‘natsec’ journalism: https://www.forever-wars.com
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We’ve been following Leqaa Kordia’s case for some time, and the updates has been growing worse. Lawmakers were not allowed to visit her last month.
Now her lawyers cannot find her.
Now her lawyers cannot find her.
When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
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By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
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‘Political Prisoner’ Leqaa Kordia Has Been Hospitalized, DHS Says. After Calling 16 Hospitals, Her Lawyers Say They Can't Find Her.
The Columbia University protester had a fever when lawmakers tried to visit her last month — and her health is declining fast.
thebarbedwire.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
We’ve been following Leqaa Kordia’s case for some time, and the updates has been growing worse. Lawmakers were not allowed to visit her last month.
Now her lawyers cannot find her.
Now her lawyers cannot find her.
ME: Awful to see gambling platforms and futures markets, clear methods of exploitation, achieve social escape-velocity.
ALSO ME: How can I honor the spirit of Erik Prince by making money off the possibility of Erik Prince getting k
ALSO ME: How can I honor the spirit of Erik Prince by making money off the possibility of Erik Prince getting k
Keep him!
“Information continuing to emerge from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claims that the M23 armed group has detained Erik Prince, the American national known as the founder and former head of the private military company Blackwater.“
“Information continuing to emerge from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claims that the M23 armed group has detained Erik Prince, the American national known as the founder and former head of the private military company Blackwater.“
Reports Emerge Claiming M23 Detained Blackwater Founder Erik Prince in Eastern DRC
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February 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
ME: Awful to see gambling platforms and futures markets, clear methods of exploitation, achieve social escape-velocity.
ALSO ME: How can I honor the spirit of Erik Prince by making money off the possibility of Erik Prince getting k
ALSO ME: How can I honor the spirit of Erik Prince by making money off the possibility of Erik Prince getting k
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Major Somalia strikes update.
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Major Somalia strikes update.
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
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From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
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Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis | Common Dreams
The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the ...
www.commondreams.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
I’m throwing that challenge onto 1/4th of mine as well. Be like me! DEATH TO PACHUCO is great!
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I’m throwing that challenge onto 1/4th of mine as well. Be like me! DEATH TO PACHUCO is great!
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BREAKING: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files, including personal emails sent by Epstein & whistleblower emails alleging a vast money laundering scheme involving Feinberg’s company.
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Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files, including personal emails sent by Epstein & whistleblower emails alleging a vast money laundering scheme involving Feinberg’s company.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
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@attackerman.bsky.social on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable.
“Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter
Spencer Ackerman on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
@attackerman.bsky.social on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable.
The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
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raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
February 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
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could we please retire the word "testing"? you mean "violating
ICE has asserted it can enter homes without judicial warrants. Legal experts say schools are protected by the Fourth Amendment — but agents are testing those limits.
ICE Is ‘At the School Yard Gate’
ICE may not be conducting large-scale raids inside schools. But agents are getting close to schools, leaving a mark on students across the country.
www.truthdig.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
could we please retire the word "testing"? you mean "violating
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The clarity of @attackerman.bsky.social on @wyden.senate.gov's cryptic public letter to Ratcliffe is something more journalists should be doing. Explaining stuff is important; explaining stuff you don't know but understanding the mechanics is just as important.
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Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
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February 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The clarity of @attackerman.bsky.social on @wyden.senate.gov's cryptic public letter to Ratcliffe is something more journalists should be doing. Explaining stuff is important; explaining stuff you don't know but understanding the mechanics is just as important.
www.forever-wars.com/ron-wyden-on...
www.forever-wars.com/ron-wyden-on...
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Deniz is going to win your 2026 and beyond
Hello, @denizcamp.bsky.social—just want to say congrats on winning 2025, between Assorted Crisis Events and Absolute Martian Manhunter, which made my year's-best list, and your Ultimates, of course.
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Comic Books I Loved in 2025
Arcadia, Gabriel Hardman, Black Canary, Tom King, Tom Scioli, Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Batman, Robin, Moonshine Bigfoot, Denis Camp, DeConnick
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February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Deniz is going to win your 2026 and beyond
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A dispatch from Surprise AZ where residents gathered to protest plans for a warehouse concentration camp in their community by @azrww.bsky.social
“Despite this evidence of authoritarian power, it is possible for even the most local form of government to take a stand in the name of the people.”
“Despite this evidence of authoritarian power, it is possible for even the most local form of government to take a stand in the name of the people.”
A Surprise Zone of Interest
We are All Responsible for What Happens in our Community
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February 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A dispatch from Surprise AZ where residents gathered to protest plans for a warehouse concentration camp in their community by @azrww.bsky.social
“Despite this evidence of authoritarian power, it is possible for even the most local form of government to take a stand in the name of the people.”
“Despite this evidence of authoritarian power, it is possible for even the most local form of government to take a stand in the name of the people.”
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JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
We’ve reached the point in this insane cold snap where it’s 31 degrees and balmy
February 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
We’ve reached the point in this insane cold snap where it’s 31 degrees and balmy
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"These practices must end now."
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"These practices must end now."
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
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"Teheran is getting the surrender offer that Trump is said to have offered Nicolas Maduro ahead of the Jan. 3 Caracas raid," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
I Guess We're All Just Supposed To Be OK With Bombing Iran Again
Watching the buildup for regime change in Iran happily echo the buildup for regime change in Iraq. PLUS: The ghost of NSEERS returns to DHS
www.forever-wars.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"Teheran is getting the surrender offer that Trump is said to have offered Nicolas Maduro ahead of the Jan. 3 Caracas raid," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
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As @attackerman.bsky.social points out today we shouldn’t lose sight of the way Democratic administrations allowed for the present crisis.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
As @attackerman.bsky.social points out today we shouldn’t lose sight of the way Democratic administrations allowed for the present crisis.
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We’re drifting toward an unambiguous military aggression against Iran, with the intention of overthrowing its regime, and the treatment of it in US politics is somewhere between normalization and avoidance.
I Guess We're All Just Supposed To Be OK With Bombing Iran Again
Watching the buildup for regime change in Iran happily echo the buildup for regime change in Iraq. PLUS: The ghost of NSEERS returns to DHS
www.forever-wars.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
We’re drifting toward an unambiguous military aggression against Iran, with the intention of overthrowing its regime, and the treatment of it in US politics is somewhere between normalization and avoidance.
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The problem with @attackerman.bsky.social being cursed by Apollo with the power of prophecy is that we keep having to add things he’s predicted to his pieces as I edit them
I Guess We're All Just Supposed To Be OK With Bombing Iran Again
Watching the buildup for regime change in Iran happily echo the buildup for regime change in Iraq. PLUS: The ghost of NSEERS returns to DHS
www.forever-wars.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The problem with @attackerman.bsky.social being cursed by Apollo with the power of prophecy is that we keep having to add things he’s predicted to his pieces as I edit them
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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There’s a highly classified whistleblower complaint about Tulsi Gabbard that’s been held up and not sent to Congress for 8(!) months
And a former aide to Gabbard runs her agency’s watchdog office & she got rid of the top attorney in that watchdog office
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
And a former aide to Gabbard runs her agency’s watchdog office & she got rid of the top attorney in that watchdog office
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
There’s a highly classified whistleblower complaint about Tulsi Gabbard that’s been held up and not sent to Congress for 8(!) months
And a former aide to Gabbard runs her agency’s watchdog office & she got rid of the top attorney in that watchdog office
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
And a former aide to Gabbard runs her agency’s watchdog office & she got rid of the top attorney in that watchdog office
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...