Noah Hurowitz
@noahhurowitz.bsky.social
Wrote a book about El Chapo via @AtriaBooks | Work in @theintercept, @NYMag, @thisisinsider, @RollingStone, @hellgateny etc | Tips: [email protected]
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Great story with good background. (BTW Turtle Island is one of my favorite book of poems.)
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front” by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front” by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
Kash Patel touted the FBI’s investigative work against the “Turtle Island Liberation Front,” whose YouTube channel has 18 followers. A paid FBI informant did a heavy lift.
theintercept.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Great story with good background. (BTW Turtle Island is one of my favorite book of poems.)
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front” by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front” by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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“It’s not totally out of the realm of possibilities that this idea was planted or floated by whoever this confidential human source might be.”
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
Kash Patel touted the FBI’s investigative work against the “Turtle Island Liberation Front,” whose YouTube channel has 18 followers. A paid FBI informant did a heavy lift.
interc.pt
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“It’s not totally out of the realm of possibilities that this idea was planted or floated by whoever this confidential human source might be.”
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It’s generally Bad to Speculate when “feds nab leftists for alarming thing” stuff drops but it is extremely common for people to get coaxed into plottin shit *by* informants paid to produce info.
UCs tend to egg people on and then deescalate away from actual crime. CIs don’t.
UCs tend to egg people on and then deescalate away from actual crime. CIs don’t.
“It’s not totally out of the realm of possibilities that this idea was planted or floated by whoever this confidential human source might be.”
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
Kash Patel touted the FBI’s investigative work against the “Turtle Island Liberation Front,” whose YouTube channel has 18 followers. A paid FBI informant did a heavy lift.
interc.pt
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It’s generally Bad to Speculate when “feds nab leftists for alarming thing” stuff drops but it is extremely common for people to get coaxed into plottin shit *by* informants paid to produce info.
UCs tend to egg people on and then deescalate away from actual crime. CIs don’t.
UCs tend to egg people on and then deescalate away from actual crime. CIs don’t.
What was the role of an informant in the “Turtle Island Liberation Front” case in Southern California?
I teamed up with @trevoraaronson.bsky.social to make sense of the few details that have emerged thus far.
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I teamed up with @trevoraaronson.bsky.social to make sense of the few details that have emerged thus far.
via @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/f...
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
Kash Patel touted the FBI’s investigative work against the “Turtle Island Liberation Front,” whose YouTube channel has 18 followers. A paid FBI informant did a heavy lift.
theintercept.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What was the role of an informant in the “Turtle Island Liberation Front” case in Southern California?
I teamed up with @trevoraaronson.bsky.social to make sense of the few details that have emerged thus far.
via @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/f...
I teamed up with @trevoraaronson.bsky.social to make sense of the few details that have emerged thus far.
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NEW: AIPAC spent millions to keep her out of Congress. But as the tide shifts for the pro-Israel lobby, Nida Allam is back - with big endorsements.
She launched her campaign today against Rep. Valerie Foushee in NC-04, who has since sworn off AIPAC $ under pressure.
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She launched her campaign today against Rep. Valerie Foushee in NC-04, who has since sworn off AIPAC $ under pressure.
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AIPAC Spent Millions to Keep Her Out of Congress. Now, She Sees an Opening.
Growing dissatisfaction with the Israel lobby may pave a lane for Nida Allam, who’s running for Congress in North Carolina.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
NEW: AIPAC spent millions to keep her out of Congress. But as the tide shifts for the pro-Israel lobby, Nida Allam is back - with big endorsements.
She launched her campaign today against Rep. Valerie Foushee in NC-04, who has since sworn off AIPAC $ under pressure.
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She launched her campaign today against Rep. Valerie Foushee in NC-04, who has since sworn off AIPAC $ under pressure.
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Official Propaganda for Caribbean Military Buildup Includes “Crusader Cross” by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Official Propaganda for Caribbean Military Buildup Includes “Crusader Cross”
The “Jerusalem cross” appeared prominently in Pentagon propaganda for boat strikes and the Venezuela military buildup.
theintercept.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Official Propaganda for Caribbean Military Buildup Includes “Crusader Cross” by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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MS-13 gang members told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed right-wing candidate or “we’ll kill you and your whole fucking family.”
MS-13 and Trump Backed the Same Presidential Candidate in Honduras
MS-13 told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed candidate or “we’ll kill you and your whole fucking family.”
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December 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
MS-13 gang members told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed right-wing candidate or “we’ll kill you and your whole fucking family.”
Hey so that was a weird tweet from SouthCom yesterday!
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December 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hey so that was a weird tweet from SouthCom yesterday!
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In the nineteenth century, Mexico was in chaos and needed a hero—someone who could bring the country’s conflicting interests together under one banner. Amazingly, that hero turned out to be a painter. Max Pearl writes on the work of José María Velasco.
A Painter of Landscapes | Max Pearl
The work of José María Velasco is cerebral and serene—but it’s also implicated in a campaign to romanticize the dispossession of people from their land.
thebaffler.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In the nineteenth century, Mexico was in chaos and needed a hero—someone who could bring the country’s conflicting interests together under one banner. Amazingly, that hero turned out to be a painter. Max Pearl writes on the work of José María Velasco.
This story includes one of the most insane statements I’ve EVER gotten from a government official.
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Trump Frees Ex-President of Honduras, Right-Wing "Narco-Dictator" Convicted of Drug Trafficking
The pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, who served less than two years of a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking, comes as Trump threatens war on Venezuela over “narcoterrorism.”
theintercept.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This story includes one of the most insane statements I’ve EVER gotten from a government official.
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The Trump administration’s push for war on Venezuela includes alleging Maduro controls a government-run “narcoterrorist” conspiracy.
Rubio Says Maduro is Terrorist-in-Chief of Venezuela’s “Cártel de los Soles.” Is It Even a Real Group?
Marco Rubio says Nicolás Maduro is the terrorist-in-chief of Venezuela’s “Cártel de los Soles.” Is it even a real organization?
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November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Trump administration’s push for war on Venezuela includes alleging Maduro controls a government-run “narcoterrorist” conspiracy.
What's up with the "Cartel of the Suns," the supposed state-run "narcoterrorist" group that Marco Rubio says is trying to destroy America with drugs?
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Rubio Says Maduro is Terrorist-in-Chief of Venezuela’s “Cártel de los Soles.” Is It Even a Real Group?
Marco Rubio says Nicolás Maduro is the terrorist-in-chief of Venezuela’s “Cártel de los Soles.” Is it even a real organization?
theintercept.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What's up with the "Cartel of the Suns," the supposed state-run "narcoterrorist" group that Marco Rubio says is trying to destroy America with drugs?
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Really amazing reporting here.
I delve into Jeffrey Epstein’s emails with Landon Thomas Jr., and the explosive tips about Donald Trump he fed to the ex-NYT reporter.
The big question here: How are we only finding out about this now?
Via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/14/e...
The big question here: How are we only finding out about this now?
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Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported?
Exchanges about Trump between reporter Landon Thomas Jr. and Jeffrey Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.
theintercept.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Really amazing reporting here.
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"Epstein fed information to Thomas about Donald Trump's allegedly lecherous behavior."
"[D]ozens of emails [..] between 2015 and 2018."
"Little of the information given to Thomas, however, ever saw the light of day — not in Thomas's reporting, not in the New York Times."
#USA #Media #Trafficking
"[D]ozens of emails [..] between 2015 and 2018."
"Little of the information given to Thomas, however, ever saw the light of day — not in Thomas's reporting, not in the New York Times."
#USA #Media #Trafficking
Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported?
Exchanges about Trump between reporter Landon Thomas Jr. and Jeffrey Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.
theintercept.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Epstein fed information to Thomas about Donald Trump's allegedly lecherous behavior."
"[D]ozens of emails [..] between 2015 and 2018."
"Little of the information given to Thomas, however, ever saw the light of day — not in Thomas's reporting, not in the New York Times."
#USA #Media #Trafficking
"[D]ozens of emails [..] between 2015 and 2018."
"Little of the information given to Thomas, however, ever saw the light of day — not in Thomas's reporting, not in the New York Times."
#USA #Media #Trafficking
I delve into Jeffrey Epstein’s emails with Landon Thomas Jr., and the explosive tips about Donald Trump he fed to the ex-NYT reporter.
The big question here: How are we only finding out about this now?
Via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/14/e...
The big question here: How are we only finding out about this now?
Via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported?
Exchanges about Trump between reporter Landon Thomas Jr. and Jeffrey Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.
theintercept.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I delve into Jeffrey Epstein’s emails with Landon Thomas Jr., and the explosive tips about Donald Trump he fed to the ex-NYT reporter.
The big question here: How are we only finding out about this now?
Via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/14/e...
The big question here: How are we only finding out about this now?
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Clearly the Intercept spent my $45 contribution well!
NEWS👀👀: After many years in the wilds of freelancing, I start TODAY as a full-time staff reporter for
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Clearly the Intercept spent my $45 contribution well!
NEWS👀👀: After many years in the wilds of freelancing, I start TODAY as a full-time staff reporter for
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NEWS👀👀: After many years in the wilds of freelancing, I start TODAY as a full-time staff reporter for
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
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New from me:
Elite law firms, multiple media outlets, the D.C. attorney general, and a group of parents accused a teacher of molesting 15 kids. They were wrong.
This piece is two-and-a-half years in the making. And as you'll see, it took some incredible turns, even as I was reporting it.
Elite law firms, multiple media outlets, the D.C. attorney general, and a group of parents accused a teacher of molesting 15 kids. They were wrong.
This piece is two-and-a-half years in the making. And as you'll see, it took some incredible turns, even as I was reporting it.
Accusing Jordan Silverman
A D.C. teaching assistant was accused of molesting up to 15 kids. Multiple law enforcement agencies cleared him. But his nightmare was just beginning.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New from me:
Elite law firms, multiple media outlets, the D.C. attorney general, and a group of parents accused a teacher of molesting 15 kids. They were wrong.
This piece is two-and-a-half years in the making. And as you'll see, it took some incredible turns, even as I was reporting it.
Elite law firms, multiple media outlets, the D.C. attorney general, and a group of parents accused a teacher of molesting 15 kids. They were wrong.
This piece is two-and-a-half years in the making. And as you'll see, it took some incredible turns, even as I was reporting it.
More than a decade ago, the Pentagon hired a team to interview dozens of high-ranking ex-narcos sitting in U.S. prisons
The report never saw the light of day—until @nathanbreakfast.bsky.social got his hands on it!
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The report never saw the light of day—until @nathanbreakfast.bsky.social got his hands on it!
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Internal Report Shows the Military Always Wanted to Join the Drug War
An Obama-era Pentagon report called for “direct military action” in the drug war, presaging Trump’s brazen strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
theintercept.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
More than a decade ago, the Pentagon hired a team to interview dozens of high-ranking ex-narcos sitting in U.S. prisons
The report never saw the light of day—until @nathanbreakfast.bsky.social got his hands on it!
via @theintercept.com, with contributions by me theintercept.com/2025/10/26/d...
The report never saw the light of day—until @nathanbreakfast.bsky.social got his hands on it!
via @theintercept.com, with contributions by me theintercept.com/2025/10/26/d...
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I obtained a report funded by the Pentagon under Obama on drug cartels. Researchers interviewed dozens of high-level traffickers in US custody, then tailored what they were told to what the generals wanted to hear
For @theintercept.com w/ @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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For @theintercept.com w/ @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Internal Report Shows the Military Always Wanted to Join the Drug War
An Obama-era Pentagon report called for “direct military action” in the drug war, presaging Trump’s brazen strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
theintercept.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I obtained a report funded by the Pentagon under Obama on drug cartels. Researchers interviewed dozens of high-level traffickers in US custody, then tailored what they were told to what the generals wanted to hear
For @theintercept.com w/ @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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For @theintercept.com w/ @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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‘If you spend that much time thinking about the worst, most transgressive thing you could do in any given moment, that feeling eventually hardens into desire.’
Max Pearl on Samanta Schweblin's ‘Good and Evil and Other Stories’
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Max Pearl on Samanta Schweblin's ‘Good and Evil and Other Stories’
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A danger to myself and others
In Samanta Schweblin's Good and Evil and Other Stories, the horror comes from realizing maybe you're the monster.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
‘If you spend that much time thinking about the worst, most transgressive thing you could do in any given moment, that feeling eventually hardens into desire.’
Max Pearl on Samanta Schweblin's ‘Good and Evil and Other Stories’
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Max Pearl on Samanta Schweblin's ‘Good and Evil and Other Stories’
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New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
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We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract
404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.
www.404media.co
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
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Trump disappeared immigrants with tattoos to the notorious CECOT prison, alleging they were gang members.
But Border Patrol agents are allowed to have literal gang tattoos, as long as they're covered?
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But Border Patrol agents are allowed to have literal gang tattoos, as long as they're covered?
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CBP Agents Can Have Gang Tattoos — as Long as They Cover Them Up #politics #trump
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July 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Trump disappeared immigrants with tattoos to the notorious CECOT prison, alleging they were gang members.
But Border Patrol agents are allowed to have literal gang tattoos, as long as they're covered?
Read more: interc.pt/4nTELz3
✍️ @noahhurowitz.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com
But Border Patrol agents are allowed to have literal gang tattoos, as long as they're covered?
Read more: interc.pt/4nTELz3
✍️ @noahhurowitz.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com
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The double standards are not just maddening, they’re evil. Timely reporting by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
CBP Agents Can Have Gang Tattoos — as Long as They Cover Them Up
U.S. immigration officials have sent people to CECOT because of what they deemed gang tattoos. CBP grooming standards allow them.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The double standards are not just maddening, they’re evil. Timely reporting by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social