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"Trump himself is a byproduct of the wealthy being empowered to violate the law." interc.pt/3XrScKp
A photo of Donald Trump departing the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City, overlaid with the headline, "Liberal Elites Kicked the Door Wide Open for Trump’s Flagrant Corruption," and the DEK, "The president’s corruption is audaciously out in the open, but decades of letting the wealthy play by their own rules enabled him."
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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By the spring of this year, 95 percent of all school buildings in Gaza had been damaged or destroyed — including every university. interc.pt/4oReRMF
A photo of a view through the gate of the Islamic University of Gaza, where bombed buildings have doubled as shelters for families amid the genocide, on Oct. 16, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild." and the DEK, "Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israel’s genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild."
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Senators voted 51-49 against the resolution, dooming it even as a U.S. aircraft carrier sailed toward the Caribbean. interc.pt/47sCJzQ
A photo of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., arriving for a Senate committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington, overlaid with the headline, "Rand Paul Warns of “Warmongers,” but MAGA Rejects Venezuela War Powers Bill," and the DEK, "It was potentially the last chance for Paul, Tim Kaine, and Adam Schiff to block U.S. military action in Venezuela with a war powers resolution."
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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The Palestinian groups’ YouTube channels hosted hours of footage documenting and highlighting alleged Israeli government violations of international law in both Gaza and the West Bank. interc.pt/4oUJNer
A collage of screenshots from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, overlaid with the headline, "YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations," and the DEK, "The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions."
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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"Mamdani did not have to sacrifice Palestinian solidarity to win this election," writes @natashalennard.bsky.social. interc.pt/3JJ0SZM
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Trump's brutal crackdown on immigrants may soon get worse with bounty hunters and cash rewards.

Read more: interc.pt/3Jr7Anc

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November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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The solicitation says ICE is considering “monetary bonuses” paid out based on performance. interc.pt/3Jr7Anc
A photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents knocking on the door of a residence in Chicago on Jan. 26, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants," and the DEK, "Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate."
November 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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“I found their justification for what they’re doing so flimsy that it makes the case for the Iraq War look like a slam dunk,” Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., said on Morning Joe. interc.pt/4nRmHVf
A screenshot from the video President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social on Sept. 15, 2025, showing a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, overlaid with the headline, "Trump Administration Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Exactly It’s Killing in Boat Strikes," and the DEK, "Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors."
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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“They keep bombing and killing people and then declare that the so-called ceasefire is still going on.” interc.pt/433UvH1
A photo of unexploded munitions left by Israeli strikes in Gaza seen on Oct. 30, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "We Asked People in Gaza What They Think of the Ceasefire: “Just a Declaration, Not Reality”" and the DEK, "Israel and the Trump administration insist that the ceasefire is still in place. Dozens of residents in Gaza disagree." White text on a black background that says, "Is the Ceasefire Still On? We asked 60 residents in Gaza whether the y believed the ceasefire still held." 50 said no, 4 said yes, but at risk, and 6 said yes, hopeful it will remain.
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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"Meritless, malicious prosecutions aimed at collective punishment and the chilling of dissent are now standard practice for Donald Trump’s Justice Department," writes @natashalennard.bsky.social. interc.pt/49r3hTd
A photo of Donald Trump’s federal security forces confronting a protest outside of an ICE facility, where Kat Abughazaleh is alleged to have “impeded” ICE agents, on Sept. 26, 2025, in Broadview, Ill., overlaid with the headline, "Feds Say Kat Abughazaleh “Impeded” ICE Agents. That Would Put Her on the Right Side of History." and the DEK, "If six people nonviolently protesting outside an ICE facility is a criminal conspiracy, all First Amendment-protected activity is at risk."
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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“The Israelis are now trying to create a narrative that Hamas violated the ceasefire and therefore the agreement’s off. Is the international community going to buy that?” interc.pt/432Hcqe
A photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Vice President JD Vance in Jerusalem on Oct. 22, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Netanyahu Is Blowing Up the Gaza Ceasefire — and Trump Is the One Losing Face," and the DEK, "Netanyahu ordered airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, raising the question of whether the U.S. would hold him accountable for maintaining the ceasefire."
October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The investigation takes aim at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, which has given an academic stamp to the effort to uncover the alleged jihadists and domestic extremists in our midst. interc.pt/47fq03r
A photo of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., departs following a briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 26, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Did TSA Rely on Controversial “Counter-Extremism” Group to Put Names on a Secret Watchlist?" and the DEK, "Sen. Rand Paul is investigating whether George Washington University’s Program on Extremism had an unduly close relationship with the TSA."
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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More than 300 Palestinian children remain in Israeli prisons, according to Defense for Children International–Palestine. Nearly half are being held without charges. interc.pt/3Lvwd2t
A photo collage of Mohammed Ibrahim overlaid with the headline, "This 16-Year-Old American Is Among Hundreds of Palestinian Children Jailed in Israel," and the DEK, "Mohammed Ibrahim is one of more than 300 Palestinian children being held indefinitely in Israeli custody."
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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The materials reviewed by The Intercept also indicate Amazon sold cloud-computing services to Israel’s nuclear program and offices administering the West Bank. interc.pt/3KZ8CY5
A photo of an Israeli Air Force Mk 84 Bomb Spice 2000, manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, shown to the journalists at the Tel Nof Air Force base on Oct. 8, 2007, overlaid with the headline, "As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers," and the DEK, "The Intercept has learned that Amazon sold cloud services to Israeli weapons firms at the height of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza."
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“Never before in my over 20 years on the committee can I recall seeing a combatant commander leave their post this early and amid such turmoil,” Rep. Adam Smith said on Monday. interc.pt/3L1T45P
A photo of Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaking at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 13, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Admiral’s Mystery Retirement Amid Secret War Leaves Key Command in Turmoil," and the DEK, "The sudden departure of Adm. Alvin Holsey has caused dismay in the U.S. Southern Command."
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Bushart was booked at the Perry County Jail in Linden on September 22, just before 2 a.m. He's been there ever since. interc.pt/3WhLINV
Bodycam footage from the Lexington Police Department shows the arrest of Larry Bushart Jr. on Sept. 21, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme," and the DEK, "Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since."
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Watch body cam footage of this moment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvOD...
Arriving at the local jail, the officer with the warrant unfolded the piece of paper. “Just to clarify, this is what they charged you with,” he told Bushart, pointing and reading aloud: “Threatening Mass Violence at a School.” “At a school?” Bushart said, sounding confused. But the officer had no further explanation. “I ain’t got a clue,” he said, chuckling. “I just gotta do what I have to do.” Bushart laughed too. “I’ve been in Facebook jail but now I’m really in it,” he said. He hadn’t committed a crime, he said. “I may have been an asshole but…” “That’s not illegal,” the officer said.
October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The judges acknowledged that obtaining an original document by Fteiha from Gaza posed an exceptional challenge. They found that these circumstances did not justify waiving procedural requirements. interc.pt/3L2F9MK
A photo of Anadolu freelance photojournalist Anas Fteiha documenting the struggle of displaced Palestinians to access food in Gaza City on July 24, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Court Rejects Journalist’s Case Because He Couldn’t Submit an Original Signature From Gaza," and the DEK, "Gaza journalist Anas Fteiha took German media giant Axel Springer to court for smearing him as a Hamas propagandist."
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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A potential invasion of Venezuela is being treated as almost a foregone conclusion. interc.pt/3L1ciZi
A photo of a U.S. Marine Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter flying at José Aponte de la Torre Airport on Sept. 12, 2025, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, overlaid with the headline, "The U.S. Isn’t Even Bothering With Its Usual Lies to Sell Its Regime Change War in Venezuela" and the DEK, "The days of justifying American military intervention anywhere in the world are on their way out."
October 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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"I cannot imagine why the hell an anti-Trump resistance movement would look to someone like David Brooks for advice." interc.pt/3JqeHMz
A photo of New York Times columnist David Brooks speaking at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa., on Nov. 20, 2019, overlaid with the headline, "David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now," and the DEK, "A mass movement against the Trump administration is essential, but no one should take an Iraq War booster’s advice."
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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In at least three states, the administration is joining forces with agencies typically tasked with environmental and marine protection, lottery control, and gaming to target immigrants. interc.pt/4qmacmG
A photo of Illinois State Police and Border Patrol agents teaming up to confront demonstrators during a protest outside an immigrant detention center on Oct. 3, 2025, in Broadview, Ill., overlaid with the headline, "Trump “National Police Force” Built on ICE Partnerships With Local Agencies Like… Wildlife Commissions?" and the DEK, "Trump is using lies about immigrant crime waves to create a massive law enforcement apparatus that operates under his orders."
October 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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“We didn’t expect them to throw tear gas right outside of our school building.” interc.pt/43q25vF
A photo of federal agents using tear gas on protesters in Chicago on Oct. 14, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Teachers Scrambled After ICE Released Tear Gas Outside a Chicago Elementary School," and the DEK, "Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while the Trump administration spends millions to militarize American cities."
October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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"Nothing threatens their agenda more than millions of ordinary Americans mobilizing to put a face to the opposition." interc.pt/48yD8la
A photo of demonstrators gathering in front of the federal building guarded by a mix of U.S. Marines and National Guards during the “No Kings” protest following immigration operations in Los Angeles on July 4, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Why the No Kings Protests Matter," and the DEK, "The Trump administration has made it clear that it fears mass, nonviolent protests more than anything else."
October 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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This is the first time federal terrorism charges have been deployed in association with the “antifa” label. interc.pt/42N2Xud
A photo of the entrance of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "“Antifa” Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity," and the DEK, "After shots were fired at a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two protesters."
October 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“The Trump administration is already using a make-believe armed conflict to kill people. Will it also use this make-believe armed conflict to detain people as well?” interc.pt/4hdm9qG
A photo of the USS Sampson, a U.S. Navy missile destroyer, docking at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City on Sept. 2, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Two Boat Strike Survivors Become First Known Prisoners in Trump’s War on “Narcoterrorists”" and the DEK, "The two survivors of a U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean are now being held on a Navy warship."
October 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM