@lauraflynn.bsky.social
A professional over-thinker with a mic, DAW, and deadline — AKA a podcast producer for:
Collateral Damage: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/collateral-damage/
The Intercept Briefing: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/the-intercept-briefing/
Collateral Damage: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/collateral-damage/
The Intercept Briefing: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/the-intercept-briefing/
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Trump appears to be merging the war on terror with the war on drugs.
Trump’s War on Drugs
Journalist Radley Balko examines how Trump’s war on immigrants merges and expands the lethal policies of the wars on drugs and terror.
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This my official (late) announcement that I'm thrilled to share the podcast series I've been working on with a dream team over the last few years. Collateral Damage is a gutting examination of the half century long war on drugs that has built a massive war machine aimed at the public.
"Jackson freed prisoners. He opened the doors to negotiations. He gave hope to the hopeless and a voice to the voiceless. ... He will be missed, but his legacy lives on in the progressive movement for domestic and foreign policy change that he helped shape."
"Jesse Jackson Made It Possible for Democrats to Speak About Palestine"
Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.
Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.
Jesse Jackson Made It Possible for Democrats to Speak About Palestine
Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.
zeteo.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
"Jackson freed prisoners. He opened the doors to negotiations. He gave hope to the hopeless and a voice to the voiceless. ... He will be missed, but his legacy lives on in the progressive movement for domestic and foreign policy change that he helped shape."
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The U.S. killed 11 more civilians in boat strikes yesterday -- 8 in the Pacific Ocean and 3 in the Caribbean.
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
February 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The U.S. killed 11 more civilians in boat strikes yesterday -- 8 in the Pacific Ocean and 3 in the Caribbean.
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
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"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests... the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person’s name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests... the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person’s name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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"The best time to abolish ICE was 2003. The second best time is today." - @attackerman.bsky.social to @jordanuhl.com
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“Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter
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February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"The best time to abolish ICE was 2003. The second best time is today." - @attackerman.bsky.social to @jordanuhl.com
Listen on
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Listen on
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NEW: Rep. Jasmine Crockett wants people to know her Senate campaign isn't taking corporate PAC $$. But she *is* using corporate PAC $$ to help fuel her Senate run — by transferring it from her House campaign. 🧵 theintercept.com/2026/02/13/j...
Jasmine Crockett Swears Off Corporate Cash — But Transferred Thousands From Her House Campaign
A Democrat running for Senate in Texas has a complicated history with corporate America and the crypto industry.
theintercept.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
NEW: Rep. Jasmine Crockett wants people to know her Senate campaign isn't taking corporate PAC $$. But she *is* using corporate PAC $$ to help fuel her Senate run — by transferring it from her House campaign. 🧵 theintercept.com/2026/02/13/j...
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SCOOP: Pam Bondi Admits DOJ Has a Secret Domestic Terrorist List
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
Pam Bondi Admits DOJ Has a Secret Domestic Terrorist List
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
SCOOP: Pam Bondi Admits DOJ Has a Secret Domestic Terrorist List
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
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I had two great conversations on the pod. First, with my incredible co-host and fellow politics reporter, @akelalacy.bsky.social. And next, with an attorney for Epstein's victims who brought a human touch to this incredibly complex story of victimization and power.
The Trump Justice Department is protecting the powerful at the expense of Epstein’s victims, says an attorney representing nine of his accusers.
Attorney for Epstein Survivors Warns That Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG
Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing nine of Epstein’s victims, discusses the failures of the DOJ to protect survivors.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I had two great conversations on the pod. First, with my incredible co-host and fellow politics reporter, @akelalacy.bsky.social. And next, with an attorney for Epstein's victims who brought a human touch to this incredibly complex story of victimization and power.
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Come for me and @jesswash.bsky.social bantering about our week and stay for her incredible interview with the attorney representing 9 of Epstein’s survivors
The Trump Justice Department is protecting the powerful at the expense of Epstein’s victims, says an attorney representing nine of his accusers.
Attorney for Epstein Survivors Warns That Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG
Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing nine of Epstein’s victims, discusses the failures of the DOJ to protect survivors.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Come for me and @jesswash.bsky.social bantering about our week and stay for her incredible interview with the attorney representing 9 of Epstein’s survivors
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One thing that's sticking with me is the absolute carelessness the government had about redacting the names of victims (they exposed two survivors whose identities had been sealed for 20 years), juxtaposed against the precision with which they hid the names of alleged perpetrators.
The Trump Justice Department is protecting the powerful at the expense of Epstein’s victims, says an attorney representing nine of his accusers.
Attorney for Epstein Survivors Warns That Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG
Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing nine of Epstein’s victims, discusses the failures of the DOJ to protect survivors.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
One thing that's sticking with me is the absolute carelessness the government had about redacting the names of victims (they exposed two survivors whose identities had been sealed for 20 years), juxtaposed against the precision with which they hid the names of alleged perpetrators.
So many jaw-dropping moments in this story.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
So many jaw-dropping moments in this story.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The Trump Justice Department is protecting the powerful at the expense of Epstein’s victims, says an attorney representing nine of his accusers.
Attorney for Epstein Survivors Warns That Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG
Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing nine of Epstein’s victims, discusses the failures of the DOJ to protect survivors.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The Trump Justice Department is protecting the powerful at the expense of Epstein’s victims, says an attorney representing nine of his accusers.
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Ring says it is terminating its partnership with police tech company Flock Safety following backlash to this commercial: www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/...
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Ring says it is terminating its partnership with police tech company Flock Safety following backlash to this commercial: www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/...
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Weren't GOP senators demanding $500k because the DOJ researched their call records on January 6th?
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Weren't GOP senators demanding $500k because the DOJ researched their call records on January 6th?
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
Steve Bannon tapped Jeffrey Epstein to fund European far-right parties in Italy, Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and Austria.
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Steve Bannon tapped Jeffrey Epstein to fund European far-right parties in Italy, Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and Austria.
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A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
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The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
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Top officials from three immigration government agencies are expected to testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security amid heightened calls for oversight of DHS and as lawmakers debate changes to the department ahead of a Friday funding deadline.
Immigration officials to testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches
Congressional Democrats have a list of demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But tensions between the two parties are high and the timeline is short – the stopgap bill funding DHS run...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Top officials from three immigration government agencies are expected to testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security amid heightened calls for oversight of DHS and as lawmakers debate changes to the department ahead of a Friday funding deadline.
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Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.
Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor
Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
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The judge ruled that "California could not prohibit federal law enforcement agents from wearing face masks unless it amended the law to also apply to state agents. But the judge did allow the state to require federal agents to display identification." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Judge Strikes Down California’s Ban on Masks for Federal Agents
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The judge ruled that "California could not prohibit federal law enforcement agents from wearing face masks unless it amended the law to also apply to state agents. But the judge did allow the state to require federal agents to display identification." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...