The Honey Trap

The FBI used an undercover cop with pink hair to spy on activists and manufacture crimes.

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The FBI Used an Undercover Cop With Pink Hair to Spy on Activists and Manufacture Crimes Trevor Aaronson In the summer of 2020, federal law enforcement launched a broad, and until now, secret strategy to infiltrate racial justice groups. READ MORE →

License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association Georgia Gee Flock Safety works with police to market scanners to hundreds of private community groups — which have no privacy safeguards. READ MORE →

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Mapping Project Reveals Locations of U.S. Border Surveillance Towers Sam Biddle, Ryan Devereaux With migrant deaths at record highs, researchers say intensified border militarization is making a deadly problem much worse. READ MORE →

The Pentagon's Obsession With Secrecy Protected a Marine Accused of Sexual Assault Nick Turse At a U.S. base in Syria, some attacks get press while others stay hidden. READ MORE →

Biden Moves Forward With Mining Project That Will Obliterate a Sacred Apache Religious Site Ryan Devereaux In court, the feds said Oak Flat would be in the hands of mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP by early summer. READ MORE →

Podcasts

The Many Lives and Deaths of Iraq, as Witnessed by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad Intercepted Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad joins Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain to discuss the impact and fallout of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. LISTEN →

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