jonah valdez

Hard to know what to say on mornings like these. Just deeply ashamed of this country and the violence we inflict on the world.

“The weaponization of antisemitism — the manipulative or bad faith invocation of accusations to silence legitimate criticism, scholarship, or activism — creates significant adverse consequences for Jews and non-Jews who oppose the state of Israel’s actions and support Palestinian rights.”

American Psychological Association Rewrites Antisemitism Guidelines to Protect Speech on Palestine The weaponization of antisemitism…creates significant adverse consequences for Jews and non-Jews," the APA wrote.

The APA changed its guidelines to note that criticism of the state of Israel does not equal antisemitism.
truthout.org/articles/apa...

This is a very well-reported and important story; read it.

Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead

www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

Pro-Palestine International Students Have Won in Court. Why Hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom? One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is pointing out the iniquity of it.

One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is pointing out the iniquity of it.

For those unfamiliar w/ Stew Peters, he's in my profile of the Anti-Zionist America PAC, which he promotes. Peters often uses Israel's genocide to rail against Jewish people, using antisemitic slurs and spreading conspiracies of a "satanic" agenda of global control.
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New Legal Documents Show Marco Rubio Targeted Students for Op-Eds and Protesting Rubio accused Mahmoud Khalil, Yunseo Chung, and others of supporting terrorism, but records unsealed after litigation by The Intercept undermine his claims.

The DHS memo by @jesswash.bsky.social: theintercept.com/2026/01/23/m...

The AAUP ruling by @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social: theintercept.com/2025/09/30/r...

For context: the new filing from Khalil highlights two new pieces of evidence, 1.) a March 2025 DHS memo unsealed last month in a lawsuit, and 2.) the AAUP ruling where a judge said Trump violated pro-Palestine protesters’ free speech rights. We’ve covered both @theintercept.com

Pro-Palestine International Students Have Won in Court. Why Hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom? One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is pointing out the iniquity of it.

SCOOP: Mahmoud Khalil has requested to move his deportation case to New York from Louisiana "on remand" where he hopes to present new evidence of the Trump admin's retaliation against him, according to a recent immigration court filing obtained by @theintercept.com

theintercept.com/2026/02/26/m...

The U.S. did another strike on February 20.

Statement from a relative of Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19 year old Palestinian American killed this week by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Mukhams. (The relative wished to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation) @theintercept.com

This is an interesting story @nytimes.com

It was even more interesting when I broke it a week and a day ago in The Intercept which you did not cite or mention.

A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. AZAPAC's Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. He's courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalists.

Read my full deep dive into AZAPAC and its founder, Michael Rectenwald here @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2026/02/19/i...

The pro-Israel establishment often falsely attacks criticism of Israel or advocacy for Palestine as "antisemitic."

But this story grapples with what happens when anti-Zionism blends with actual antisemitism and the harm it causes movements for Palestine. @benlorber8.bsky.social said it best:

After @theintercept.com approached candidates endorsed by AZAPAC with questions, two candidates — progressive Green Party members Anthony Aguilar, a GHF whistleblower and Greg Stoker, who took part in the Gaza Sumud Flotilla — rescinded their support, and were scrubbed from the website.

Among AZAPAC's endorsements is Tyler Dykes, who was convicted for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and the 2017 white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville; and Casey Putsch, a Hitler apologist, Christian nationalist candidate for Ohio Gov. @theintercept.com

AZAPAC has courted the likes of far-right influencer Nick Fuentes and the groypers. Its founder Michael Rectenwald is a regular on the Stew Peters Show where they've discussed conspiracy theories of Jewish global control, or "the Jewish mafia" with a "Talmudic agenda." @theintercept.com

A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. AZAPAC's Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. He's courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalists.

NEW: you've likely hear of AIPAC, but have you heard of AZAPAC—the Anti-Zionist America PAC? The group is taking on the pro-Israel lobby, but has also invited support from far-right Hitler apologists and Holocaust deniers. ✍🏽 My latest for @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2026/02/19/i...

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid. One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.

making sure chattel slavery in the u.s. and fleeing slave catchers is part of the conversation as well:

bsky.app/profile/phil...

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Here is Raymundo (Ray) Gutierrez, the second agent to shoot Alex Pretti

(seen at a 2013 Halloween party in a Border Patrol vest and more recently.)

@theintercept.com's non-exhaustive list of Gaza death toll deniers:

Pres. Joe Biden
John Kirby
House Reps
Ritchie Torres D-N.Y.
Steny Hoyer D-Md.
Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.
Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J.
Joe Wilson, R-S.C.
Mike Lawler, R-N.Y.
Carol Miller, R-W.V.
ADL
AIPAC
Alan Dershowitz
Eylon Levy

Israeli Military Found Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Was Accurate. Will These Deniers Admit It? Denial of the Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll helped buoy American support for Israel’s genocide.

NEW: We made a brief list of The Worst Gaza Death-Toll Deniers in light of the IDF's new acceptance that the Gaza Health Ministry data is accurate after 2+ years of denial.

Only one denier on the list responded to @theintercept.com's request for comment.

theintercept.com/2026/01/30/i...

We're going to be publishing our longer conversation with Rep. Delia Ramirez for The Intercept Briefing podcast, and I think it's really worth listening to. She makes the case for fighting long-term to dismantle DHS, while championing measures that could actually pass in the immediate.

Despite Court Ruling, ICE Can’t Detain Mahmoud Khalil — For Now Mahmoud Khalil has 45 days to appeal Thursday’s decision, his attorney told The Intercept.

NEW: Does today’s appeals court decision mean ICE can immediatley re-detain Mahmoud Khalil? In short, no — he is safe from further detention for 45 days, which is the time he has before the order goes into effect and the deadline to appeal.
✍🏽 @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2026/01/15/m...

Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents’ lives.

Must-read reporting by @jesswash.bsky.social,
@jsweetli.bsky.social, and @jonahmv.bsky.social

Watch video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting that contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents' lives.

theintercept.com/2026/01/07/v...

Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents’ lives.

A Federal law enforcement agent shot a civilian during an ICE protest in Minneapolis, according to video obtained by @theintercept.com.

@jsweetli.bsky.social @jonahmv.bsky.social

theintercept.com/2026/01/07/v...

The List of Countries Trump Is Threatening With War Keeps Growing President Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of getting out of foreign wars. He keeps talking about starting more of them.

Intercept reporter @jonahmv.bsky.social wrote about the growing list of countries Trump is threatening with war.

theintercept.com/2026/01/06/t...

The List of Countries Trump Is Threatening With War Keeps Growing President Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of getting out of foreign wars. He keeps talking about starting more of them.

What country will Trump attack/annex/run as a de facto colony next?

@jonahmv.bsky.social has a primer on all the Trump administration's saber-rattling threats

theintercept.com/2026/01/06/t...