Very grateful to go on @onthemedia.bsky.social to discuss Chris Rufo, his “Indian Question,” and why Rufo deserves more of the media’s scorn and disdain, and less polite sit-down interviews on New York Times podcasts www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

I called a bunch of people today to ask: what can Mamdani actually do to keep ICE out of NYC? The answer? Legally, not much. But advocates on the left say he can do more than offer harsh words for Trump and ICE. And he can start with his own NYPD theintercept.com/2026/10/09/i...

NEW: Mamdani has a policing problem & the ICE shooting in NYC only made it worse. Advocates say they want more than harsh words for Trump on ICE. And while his DSA allies have held back on pushing him too hard on policing, now they say they see an opening theintercept.com/2026/10/09/i...

Columbia University students who doxed Mahmoud Khalil and other pro-Palestinian activists on campus remained enrolled in the school despite their actions.

Mahmoud Khalil joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on The Intercept Briefing to discuss.

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“If they are able to deport someone for their views on Palestine, they would be able to deport anyone on their views, whether it is pro-Palestine or pro-Israel or anything.”

Mahmoud Khalil joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on this week’s episode of The Intercept Briefing:
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18 months after Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest, the Trump administration still hasn’t brought charges against him. Now, he’s taking his case to the Supreme Court.

He joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on The Intercept Briefing to explain.

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New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved.

Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

NEW POD 🎧: Mahmoud Khalil tells me what he’s learned about how he became Trump’s top target, why he says Columbia University facilitated that campaign, and how the fight over speech on Palestine is tied to the fight against ICE’s war on immigrants podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

NEW POD 🎧: remember the obituaries for @justicedemocrats.com, the group behind the squad? This week we tell the story of JD’s resurrection: how it made 2026 its best cycle yet, toppled 3 incumbents & put Dem Socialism back on the map. W/ @usamahandrabi.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Our story on Fetterman using GOP lists: theintercept.com/2026/09/21/j...

Marlow: “Flock never acknowledges that no security procedures it's put in place do anything to protect against the misuse of its systems."

Padilla: "The question becomes, how do we close that loophole?"

Marlow: "You ban them, sir. You ban them."
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman is fundraising on GOP donor email lists theintercept.com/2026/09/21/j...

@akelalacy.bsky.social's report on the Mamdani admin's current approach to NYPD is excellent, in no small part because it features the takes of orgs seeking to hold Z to his campaign promises:

• @nyclu.org
• @vocal-ny.bsky.social
• @justicecommittee.bsky.social
• @immdefenseproject.bsky.social