Zurie Pope
@zuriepope.bsky.social
I'm Zurie Pope. I'm a reporter whose work has been published in The Nation Magazine, The Washington Blade, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and several other places.
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What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
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If you want to read the full @propublica.org investigation into CIA-backed Afghan Zero Units, here's Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want to read the full @propublica.org investigation into CIA-backed Afghan Zero Units, here's Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
Mind you, the president also said he didn't have a plan to strike Iran and would decide "within two weeks," only to then strike the country's nuclear facilities a few days later.
Q: There are reports that you are considering strikes within Venezuela. Is that true?
TRUMP: No. It's not true.
TRUMP: No. It's not true.
November 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Mind you, the president also said he didn't have a plan to strike Iran and would decide "within two weeks," only to then strike the country's nuclear facilities a few days later.
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1. Republicans are attempting to get the FBI to label trans advocacy as domestic terrorism.
Project 2025's parent org is pushing it.
It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption.
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Project 2025's parent org is pushing it.
It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
On Thursday evening, news emerged that individuals within and outside of Trump administration were pushing to cast trans activists as domestic terrorists. Then, Project 2025 dropped its proposal.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
1. Republicans are attempting to get the FBI to label trans advocacy as domestic terrorism.
Project 2025's parent org is pushing it.
It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Project 2025's parent org is pushing it.
It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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2. Today, Washington Bureau Chief Eric Michael Garcia at The Independent uncovered provisions in the newly released HHS approps bill that would bar federal funding for gender-affirming care nationwide.
Our further analysis also shows a sports ban tied to funding and other provisions in the bill.
Our further analysis also shows a sports ban tied to funding and other provisions in the bill.
NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid
September 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
2. Today, Washington Bureau Chief Eric Michael Garcia at The Independent uncovered provisions in the newly released HHS approps bill that would bar federal funding for gender-affirming care nationwide.
Our further analysis also shows a sports ban tied to funding and other provisions in the bill.
Our further analysis also shows a sports ban tied to funding and other provisions in the bill.
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NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
August 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
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“There’s no mention [in the media] of what we find in the desert, which is like bibles, and love notes, and keychains with pictures of little kids, and all these clothes."
Instead, what Americans hear is “all this ‘invasion’ bullshit."
Instead, what Americans hear is “all this ‘invasion’ bullshit."
Ada and Her Family Fled El Salvador. She Died Alone in the New Mexico Desert
Hundreds of migrants’ bodies have been found in the past three years in the Sunland Park Triangle, where New Mexico borders Texas and Mexico.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“There’s no mention [in the media] of what we find in the desert, which is like bibles, and love notes, and keychains with pictures of little kids, and all these clothes."
Instead, what Americans hear is “all this ‘invasion’ bullshit."
Instead, what Americans hear is “all this ‘invasion’ bullshit."
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NEW: We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
July 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
NEW: We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
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A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.
‘Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.
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NEW: Border patrol made false claims about Los Angeles protesters it jailed, misrepresenting basic facts of events that were filmed. I obtained records of officers acknowledging + "apologizing" for errors
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
NEW: Border patrol made false claims about Los Angeles protesters it jailed, misrepresenting basic facts of events that were filmed. I obtained records of officers acknowledging + "apologizing" for errors
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
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NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.
These are their stories.
Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.
These are their stories.
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
www.propublica.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.
These are their stories.
Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.
These are their stories.
Data compiled by the @CHIRLA shows that Latino neighborhoods were overwhelmingly targeted in Immigration Enforcement actions across LA, again raising concerns about racial profiling.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Latino neighborhoods overwhelmingly targeted in immigration raids, rights group says
In an analysis of immigration raids in Los Angeles County since June, federal agents targeted placed in Panorama City the most often, according to the rights group CHIRLA. The ten zip codes with the ...
www.latimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Data compiled by the @CHIRLA shows that Latino neighborhoods were overwhelmingly targeted in Immigration Enforcement actions across LA, again raising concerns about racial profiling.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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NEW: Detainees in Florida immigration detention centers are being subjected to inhuman conditions, including denial of medical care, overcrowding, and degrading treatment.
These are not isolated incidents, but the result of a fundamentally broken system.
These are not isolated incidents, but the result of a fundamentally broken system.
US: Immigrants Abused in Florida Detention Sites
The United States government has subjected immigrants detained in three Florida facilities to abusive, degrading, and in some cases life-threatening conditions, Americans for Immigrant Justice, Human ...
www.hrw.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NEW: Detainees in Florida immigration detention centers are being subjected to inhuman conditions, including denial of medical care, overcrowding, and degrading treatment.
These are not isolated incidents, but the result of a fundamentally broken system.
These are not isolated incidents, but the result of a fundamentally broken system.
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New from 404 Media: hacked data we obtained reveal dozens of unknown people on deportation flights to El Salvador. No acknowledgement from DHS. "We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even they don’t know." We are publishing the names here: www.404media.co/flight-manif...
Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even the...
www.404media.co
July 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New from 404 Media: hacked data we obtained reveal dozens of unknown people on deportation flights to El Salvador. No acknowledgement from DHS. "We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even they don’t know." We are publishing the names here: www.404media.co/flight-manif...
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L.A. woman faked immigration 'kidnapping' in scheme for donations, feds charge
L.A. woman faked immigration 'kidnapping' in scheme for donations, feds charge
Federal authorities said that the woman sought to elicit public sympathy and raise money based on her undocumented status.
www.latimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
L.A. woman faked immigration 'kidnapping' in scheme for donations, feds charge
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We found hacked data that revealed dozens of people on deportation flights to El Salvador are missing.
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even the...
www.404media.co
July 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We found hacked data that revealed dozens of people on deportation flights to El Salvador are missing.
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
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July 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The administration will incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When it burns, its label will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The administration will incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When it burns, its label will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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July 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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If you're out and about in LA today, make sure to grab a copy of the Sunday @latimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If you're out and about in LA today, make sure to grab a copy of the Sunday @latimes.com
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In addition, ICE must immediately provide people detained in the basement of the Los Angeles federal building access to lawyers and confidential legal calls.
Overcrowding has been so bad, people would disappear down into the basement for days before surfacing at other detention centers.
Overcrowding has been so bad, people would disappear down into the basement for days before surfacing at other detention centers.
July 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
In addition, ICE must immediately provide people detained in the basement of the Los Angeles federal building access to lawyers and confidential legal calls.
Overcrowding has been so bad, people would disappear down into the basement for days before surfacing at other detention centers.
Overcrowding has been so bad, people would disappear down into the basement for days before surfacing at other detention centers.
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@latimes: Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
Main link in OG tweet
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-11/less-lethals-cause-lasting-physical-psychological-harm-critics-say
www.latimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
@latimes: Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
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Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
Protesters, advocates and attorneys say L.A law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons frequently and unnecessarily, causing lasting physical pain and psychological scars. From destroyed hands to shattered faces.
www.latimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say