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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Don Bacon and Fellow Republicans Hammer Maine Democrat for Blaming Nazi Tattoo on Military Culture'

Graham Platner attributes past controversial views to military culture and personal growth rather than solely to PTSD.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Mass. man charged with threatening to kill Trump, 'hang him from the Statue of Liberty'

Emerald was indicted on eight counts of interstate transmission of threatening communications, with allegations of making repeated threats on Facebook to kill and injure President Donald Trump.
US news
#dhs
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

DHS Is Still Shut Down Because Extremists Own Mike Johnson

The Department of Homeland Security faces the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history due to congressional disagreements over funding and immigration enforcement.
fromEngadget
1 month ago
US politics

Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online

DHS has increasingly used administrative subpoenas to request identifying data from tech platforms for accounts posting anti-ICE content, and some companies complied.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

DHS Is Still Shut Down Because Extremists Own Mike Johnson

The Department of Homeland Security faces the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history due to congressional disagreements over funding and immigration enforcement.
fromEngadget
1 month ago
US politics

Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online

Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

US law enforcement foils plot to assassinate Palestinian American activist

Federal law enforcement thwarted an assassination plot against activist Nerdeen Kiswani, leading to arrests in connection with the threat.
#cia
Podcast
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

That Ex-CIA Agent in All Your Feeds Is After a Pardon From Donald Trump

John Kiriakou seeks a presidential pardon to restore his pension after serving time for disclosing CIA torture tactics.
Podcast
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

That Ex-CIA Agent in All Your Feeds Is After a Pardon From Donald Trump

John Kiriakou seeks a presidential pardon to restore his pension after serving time for disclosing CIA torture tactics.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Hegseth prays at Pentagon service for overwhelming violence' against enemies

Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation, Hegseth said in the prayer service. Give them wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.
Right-wing politics
US politics
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Scoop: Johnson, conservatives head to White House for FISA briefing

GOP leaders and Trump push for 18-month FISA reauthorization amid conservative demands for warrant requirements.
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
3 weeks ago

A Quaker Woman Eavesdropped on British Soldiers Plotting a Surprise Attack-and Surreptitiously Warned George Washington

Lydia Darragh, a pacifist Quaker, abandoned her religious principles to spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolution, providing crucial intelligence that may have saved soldiers' lives.
fromJezebel
4 weeks ago

The U.S. Is So Over World Peace It Erased the Olive Branch from the Dime

For a nation whose founding symbols were carefully engineered around the balance of peace and war, that omission is hard to read as accidental. Dropping the olive branch from the dime isn't just a design choice: it's a cultural signal.
Washington DC
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Ric Grenell Says Veteran Joe Kent Just Needed to Shut Up and Salute' Instead of Resigning From Trump Admin Over Iran War

Trump official Ric Grenell criticized Joe Kent's resignation from the National Counterterrorism Center, arguing that government appointees must implement presidential policies without public dissent.
US politics
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump's Spy Machine

Jim Himes advocates for preserving the FBI's warrantless search powers, citing reforms and compliance rates despite concerns over recent changes in oversight.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Police given more time to question three men arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran

This investigation continues at pace with a number of lines of inquiry being pursued by our detectives. The warrants of further detention for these three men will allow us to continue the investigation, while mitigating any potential risk to the public as we do so. This has been a long-running investigation and part of our ongoing work to disrupt malign activity where we suspect it.
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US Elections
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The War Trump Doesn't Want to Talk About

Trump treats the Iran conflict casually on social media, posting about unrelated political topics while the war has killed Iran's Supreme Leader, disrupted global oil markets, and cost billions.
Privacy professionals
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

How the CIA used a former Spanish soldier to keep tabs on Julian Assange

A Spanish security company owner conducted illegal surveillance of Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy on behalf of the CIA, placing hidden microphones and monitoring his communications.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Top Dem Destroys Trump Honcho Who Resigned Over War in Blistering Barrage on Nazi Stuff

Congressman Moskowitz criticized Joe Kent's resignation from the National Counterterrorism Center, citing Kent's history of extremism and associations with Nazi sympathizers rather than engaging with Kent's substantive objections to the Iran war.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Dem Lawmaker Presses Kash Patel on Allegedly Firing Counterintelligence Experts for Political Reasons Right Before Iran War

FBI Director Kash Patel faced questioning about firing dozen counterintelligence agents tracking Iran threats, allegedly for investigating Trump's classified documents handling.
Law
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Unbearable Lightness of Signalgate

The Uniform Code of Military Justice enforces discipline across all military ranks through 158 articles covering both civilian crimes and military-specific offenses, with recent courts-martial demonstrating consistent enforcement of conduct standards.
fromSecuritymagazine
3 weeks ago

Trump's Former Counter-Terrorism Official Investigated Over Alleged Leaks

Joe Kent, President Trump's former top counter-terrorism official, is under investigation by the FBI's Criminal Division for allegedly improperly sharing classified information. The investigation began months before Kent's recent resignation, according to four individuals with direct knowledge of the probe who spoke to Semafor.
US politics
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

MAGA congressman and veteran distracts from Iran War with "woke" Biden bashing - LGBTQ Nation

A House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing focused on criticizing Biden-era State Department grants and public diplomacy initiatives as promoting 'woke ideology' and LGBTQ+ inclusion in foreign policy.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Democrat Rages at Gabbard, Ratcliffe for Standing by Belief That Only Trump Can Determine Imminent Threats': Why Do You Even Have a Job?'

Rep. Gomez confronted intelligence officials over their claim that only Trump can determine imminent threats, questioning the necessity of their advisory roles.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Ted Cruz Claims Threat of Terrorist Attack Is Higher Now' After Saying America Is Much, Much Safer' Because of Ayatollah's Killing

Sen. Ted Cruz contradicted himself within 10 days, claiming terrorism risk is at decades-high levels while previously stating Khamenei's death made America much safer.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Potential US-built hacking tools obtained by foreign spies and cybercriminals, research says

A sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit called Coruna, likely originating from U.S. government development, has proliferated to foreign intelligence agencies and criminal groups, compromising iOS devices through multiple exploit chains.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Trump administration to drop charges against US veteran who burned flag

The Trump administration dropped charges against Army veteran Jan Jay Carey for burning a US flag in protest of an executive order criminalizing flag burning, despite the order's directive to prosecute such acts.
World politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

Thomas Massie among few Republicans to criticize Trump over war powers: 'This is not 'America First'' | Fortune

Congress demands a war powers vote to restrain Trump's military strikes on Iran, citing constitutional concerns and risks of deeper Middle East conflict without formal congressional authorization.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data - DataBreaches.Net

Hacktivists claiming to be 'Department of Peace' breached DHS and leaked contracts between the agency, ICE, and over 6,000 companies including defense and tech firms.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data | TechCrunch

Why hack the DHS? I can think of a couple Pretti Good reasons! I'm releasing this because the DHS is killing us and people deserve to know which companies support them and what they're working on.
Privacy professionals
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

DHS's use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny

Homeland Security is using administrative subpoenas to target Americans who criticize the agency, chilling free speech and First Amendment protections.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US antifa trial tests limits of Trump administration's domestic terror claims

Zapata admitted he had tunnel vision as he frantically searched for a suspect. Zapata and other police officers who gathered on Tanglewood drive did eventually find five people who were at Prairieland that night, though they were not what they expected. While they were wearing dark clothing, none of them were running, or carrying a rifle instead they were walking calmly along toward the police vehicles.
Right-wing politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

National Security Begins Behind the Toaster

Dear Secretary Pete Hegseth, I realize that this is a big ask, but would you please invade and take possession of my son and daughter-in-law's apartment? Or maybe you'd like to make them an offer first? Either way, as a concerned mother and patriot who believes that national security begins at home, I feel it's my duty to let you know that Otis and Luna, the co-dictators of Unit 4-C, at 439 Bergen Street, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, must be overthrown.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Secret love letter shows softer side of Cambridge spy ring's alleged fifth man

It was a love letter written by one of the more important British spies of the cold war that made Tom Brass realise he had never fully known his mother. The spy in question was John Cairncross, the alleged fifth man in the Cambridge spy ring, whose spycraft also helped the Soviets win the Battle of Kursk and turn the tide of the second world war.
History
US news
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Remembering Aldrich Ames and the Lives He Destroyed

Aldrich Ames's betrayal inflicted deep personal and operational damage on the CIA, exposing agents and highlighting catastrophic internal security failures.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret U.S. government surveillance, sounds new alarm over 'CIA activities' | TechCrunch

Sen. Ron Wyden, with access to classified intelligence, expressed deep concerns about CIA activities, highlighting secrecy, oversight limits, and a contentious agency response.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Signs, silence, and skipping: How Democrats protested Trump's State of the Union

Democrats boycotted, protested, and interrupted Trump's State of the Union address, with polling showing 57% believe the nation's state is not strong.
#immigration-enforcement
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Five US lawmakers investigated over warning troops about illegal orders

The legislators released a video in November as US forces carried out air strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, and as US President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to deploy to major US cities to crack down on undocumented migrants and crime. This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens, the lawmakers said in the video. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or Constitution, they said.
US politics
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

The Scandal of Lying about "Thwarted" "Plots" Started 4 Years Ago

Only one or two U.S. terrorist plots were actually thwarted by the Section 215 call-detail dragnet; the widely cited figure of 54 is incorrect.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Dems Who Who Urged Troops to Reject Illegal Orders

A federal grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers after the Trump DOJ sought charges over a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Video: Opinion | The President's Personal Spy Chief

Tulsi Gabbard, as director of national intelligence, is undermining the independence and credibility of U.S. intelligence through politicized actions involving the 2020 election.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

US: Would-be Trump assassin gets life without parole

Ryan Routh received life without parole for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, found guilty on multiple federal charges after planning the attack.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

American Dissidence

The word that comes to my mind is dissidence. If we want to understand why the whistleblowing, camera-wielding people of Minneapolis have caused the Trump administration-and Donald Trump himself-to flinch, I believe we need some added history, and a bigger map. What we've been watching is part of a long, established tradition-one that might help Americans unlock a different kind of future.
US politics
#ice
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Gessen: State terror has arrived in the United States

After the past three weeks of brutality in Minneapolis, it should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear a fear of violence from which some people may at a given moment be spared, but from which no one will ever be truly safe. That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Yes, It's Fascism

For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn't seem to fit. For another, the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially by left-leaning types who call you a fascist if you oppose abortion or affirmative action. For yet another, the term is hazily defined, even by its adherents. From the beginning, fascism has been an incoherent doctrine, and even today scholars can't agree on its definition. Italy's original version differed from Germany's, which differed from Spain's.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump's Makeover of US History

Freedom 250 is being used to infuse MAGA messaging into the U.S. semiquincentennial celebration and reshape national institutions with Trump's branding.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil: The Trump Administration Aims to "Make an Example Out of Me"

A federal appeals court reversed the ruling freeing Mahmoud Khalil, potentially allowing his rearrest and deportation despite contested constitutional concerns.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Jan. 6 Cop Harry Dunn Praises CNN's Jake Tapper For Smackdown With Trump DHS Chief Noem

Like, platforming people and giving them the space to say their point, and just that is problematic. But when you go up there and you let somebody basically say all the dumb sh*t out their mouth, and then you tell them why you're 100% wrong, that's good. I like action. That's what I think I feel like you're modeling good behavior.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Harry Dunn Says Every Trump Rioter Should've Been Shot Dead' on Jan. 6 By DHS Logic In Renee Good Shooting

Yeah, what's the difference? I mean, it must be exhausting with these people's mental gymnastics. Like, okay, okay. Let's use for the sake of argument, let's use their logic. And then that anybody that interferes or MP with law enforcement will meet the consequences. Let's use that logic. Okay. By that logic, every single person at January 6th should have been shot dead! By their logic! I'm not suggesting that let's be a hundred percent clear.
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fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Should Ex-Senator Tied to CIA "Accountability" Be Involved in This Kind of Propaganda?

A new American Security Initiative ad uses nuclear fear-mongering about Iran, echoing LBJ's "Daisy" tactic to pressure policy and public opinion.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Frightening, Very Real Tool ICE Agents Have to Add You to a "Nice Little Database" if You Attend a Protest

Federal agencies, led by DHS, have expanded use of administrative subpoena power to access individuals' information and track protesters without judicial oversight.
US politics
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Colin Murphy: Is America now a fascist state? Here are the people who beg to differ

Many outside liberal urban centers see anger over ICE as legitimate but believe city-based commentators exaggerate and amplify fears of authoritarianism.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Bret Baier Presses Kash Patel On Trump's Would-Be Assassin: I Feel Like We Haven't Got The Whole Picture'

BAIER: So that was May 2025. I mean, I don't think we, the public, have a more robust picture of that shooter. PATEL: Well, I think that's an unfair supposition. We, the FBI, have put out all the information that we possibly and legally can, while protecting any ongoing matters that are unrelated to him. BAIER: But he's dead. PATEL: Well, yes. He's very much dead.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Calmes: The president celebrates our nation's founding while imitating tyrant King George III

Donald Trump publicly praises foreign protesters while condemning U.S. demonstrators, revealing glaring hypocrisy and support for paramilitary enforcement like ICE.
fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
2 months ago

General Strike Over ICE Prompts Protests and Business Closings Today; Trump Sues IRS Over Leak; No Sewage From Burst Pipeline Flowed Into Potomac Yesterday - Washingtonian

Good morning. Another very cold, very windy day awaits you, with a high around 21 that the wind will knock down to values as low as -2. A low near 7 overnight that, again with the wind, will feel as col as -5. Here's WTOP's list of closings and delays as the region continues to dig out from last weekend's storm.
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