Austin Campbell
@acampbellnews.bsky.social
Investigative reporter covering government accountability, national security, and military systems.
Bylines in The Intercept, The Washington Post, Military.com and more.
Reporting on power, policy and the human cost of state decisions.
Bylines in The Intercept, The Washington Post, Military.com and more.
Reporting on power, policy and the human cost of state decisions.
Reposted by Austin Campbell
Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”
Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem
Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”
interc.pt
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”
New reporting for @theintercept.com
After federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Minnesota man was tackled, pepper-sprayed,
and detained without charges.
The witness had previously contradicted the government’s account of an earlier shooting.
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
After federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Minnesota man was tackled, pepper-sprayed,
and detained without charges.
The witness had previously contradicted the government’s account of an earlier shooting.
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Alex Pretti’s death.
theintercept.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
New reporting for @theintercept.com
After federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Minnesota man was tackled, pepper-sprayed,
and detained without charges.
The witness had previously contradicted the government’s account of an earlier shooting.
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
After federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Minnesota man was tackled, pepper-sprayed,
and detained without charges.
The witness had previously contradicted the government’s account of an earlier shooting.
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
Reposted by Austin Campbell
Asked for a response to the CBP killing of a VA nurse, the secretary of Veterans Affairs shifted the blame to local officials.
After Feds Killed Alex Pretti, His VA Boss Blamed Minnesota Leaders
Asked for a response to the CBP killing of VA nurse Alex Pretti, the secretary of Veterans Affairs shifted the blame to local officials.
interc.pt
January 26, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Asked for a response to the CBP killing of a VA nurse, the secretary of Veterans Affairs shifted the blame to local officials.
After the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, I asked the Department of Veterans Affairs how it was supporting grieving staff.
Their response a single link to an X post blaming Minnesota officials.
No mention of his coworkers.
My reporting for The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2026/01/26/a...
Their response a single link to an X post blaming Minnesota officials.
No mention of his coworkers.
My reporting for The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2026/01/26/a...
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 AM
After the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, I asked the Department of Veterans Affairs how it was supporting grieving staff.
Their response a single link to an X post blaming Minnesota officials.
No mention of his coworkers.
My reporting for The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2026/01/26/a...
Their response a single link to an X post blaming Minnesota officials.
No mention of his coworkers.
My reporting for The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2026/01/26/a...