Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities

3 1 5

Reposted by Nick Turse

watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 19m

Can you say "civil war," boys and girls?

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: An @theintercept.com analysis finds that almost all Republican-led states — 23 of the 27 with Republican governors — have deployed National Guard troops in support of Trump’s war on immigrants or military occupations of Blue cities

theintercept.com/2025/10/09/r...

An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

3 4

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

So much for states' rights. interc.pt/4mY1h88

A photo of Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discussing flash flooding at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities," and the DEK, "An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda."

13 43 110

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 4h

Trump isn't just rewriting the rules of the drug war, he’s shredding the Constitution’s most fundamental principle: the requirement that Congress, not the president, has the power to declare war.

Akela Lacy, Radley Balko, and Nick Turse on the administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

Black People Knew This Would Happen

16 44 87

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2h

"We’ve seen this movie before, and Black communities have been telling America how it ends."

Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us.

Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities

4 48 130

Reposted by Nick Turse

Electric Chimp @electricchimp.bsky.social · 19m

there's nothing don't-tread-on-me people love more than being the boot that treads on vulnerable people

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: An @theintercept.com analysis finds that almost all Republican-led states — 23 of the 27 with Republican governors — have deployed National Guard troops in support of Trump’s war on immigrants or military occupations of Blue cities

theintercept.com/2025/10/09/r...

An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

3 7

Reposted by Nick Turse

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

320 690 2.5K

Reposted by Nick Turse

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 2h

License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions

@akelalacy.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social and yours truly discuss the Trump administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

theintercept.com/2025/10/10/b...

Akela Lacy, Radley Balko, and Nick Turse on the administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities

1 27 62

Reposted by Nick Turse

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: An @theintercept.com analysis finds that almost all Republican-led states — 23 of the 27 with Republican governors — have deployed National Guard troops in support of Trump’s war on immigrants or military occupations of Blue cities

theintercept.com/2025/10/09/r...

An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

24 80 150

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 24m

Meanwhile on TruthSocial...

Shameless.

19 5 30

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 2h

License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions

@akelalacy.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social and yours truly discuss the Trump administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

theintercept.com/2025/10/10/b...

Akela Lacy, Radley Balko, and Nick Turse on the administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

1 27 62

Reposted by Nick Turse

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

130 180 590

Reposted by Nick Turse

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23h

Elon Musk’s DOGE never came close to cutting as much money by Sept. 30, when the government closes its books on the fiscal year, as he promised. Because its work has been obscured by crude accounting and White House maneuvers, it’s impossible to know how much DOGE actually did cut from the budget.

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut

Elon Musk’s team started a behind-the-scenes push for White House control over federal spending that is now an undercurrent of the government shutdown.

nyti.ms

41 91 230

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

130 1.6K 3.8K

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.

Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire?

Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.

Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks

16 39 99

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

Fetterman was the sole Democrat to break with the rest of his caucus, mirroring his vote earlier this year for a similar resolution in response to the Trump administration’s strike on Iran.

Republicans in the Senate voted down an war powers bill to block Trump's deadly attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean.

ICE Will Hold Immigrants in Jail Accused of “Excessive, Invasive” Gynecological Procedures

41 25 69

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

The Georgia facility gained notoriety for allegations that women received “often unnecessary” gynecological treatment, at times lacking informed consent.

The Georgia facility gained notoriety for allegations that women received “unnecessary” gynecological treatment, at times lacking informed consent.

14 86 120

Reposted by Nick Turse

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 2d

Great to speak with @akelalacy.bsky.social and
@radleybalko.bsky.social on Trump's efforts to bring the War on Terror to the Caribbean -- and maybe the United States

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

“There are a lot of parallels between what Trump is doing with immigration now and what we saw during the 1980s with the drug war. There was an effort to bring the military in.”

Listen on
Apple: interc.pt/4o61Gq3
Spotify: interc.pt/3KKL6xB
Everywhere else: interc.pt/4h414ix

YouTube video by The Intercept

youtube.com

10 26

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 2d

Great to speak with @akelalacy.bsky.social and
@radleybalko.bsky.social on Trump's efforts to bring the War on Terror to the Caribbean -- and maybe the United States

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

“There are a lot of parallels between what Trump is doing with immigration now and what we saw during the 1980s with the drug war. There was an effort to bring the military in.”

Listen on
Apple: interc.pt/4o61Gq3
Spotify: interc.pt/3KKL6xB
Everywhere else: interc.pt/4h414ix

YouTube video by The Intercept

youtube.com

10 26

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found.

The State Department Isn’t Telling Congress When U.S. Weapons Fall Into the Wrong Hands

Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found.

Ep. 1 Dirty Business: The Atlanta Narcotics Unit’s Deadly Raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.

1 29 60

Reposted by Nick Turse

Shawn Musgrave @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social · 2d

When I was first finding my voice as a reporter, I learned so much from Radley's talent at weaving history, policy, and law into compelling stories. So it was a dream to do legal review for this project. Congrats, @radleybalko.bsky.social + @lauraflynn.bsky.social!

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d

The first episode of Collateral Damage, my reported podcast with The Intercept, went up today.

Hope you’ll check it out and, if you enjoy it, give it a favorable rating or review.

Eternal thanks to my producers @lauraflynn.bsky.social and Andrew Stelzer for making it happen.

Podcast Episode · Collateral Damage from The Intercept · 10/08/2025 · 55m

podcasts.apple.com

8 31

Reposted by Nick Turse

bruceinva.bsky.social @bruceinva.bsky.social · 2d

And yet some still deny that he's a narcissist...

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile on TruthSocial...

1 7

Reposted by Nick Turse

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

@akelalacy.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social, and @nickturse.bsky.social discussed Trump's rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

Akela Lacy, Radley Balko, and Nick Turse on the administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.