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The Secretary of War's commitment to old-school masculine tropes is both a cynical recruitment tactic and an illustration of the psychic hang-ups he himself appears to have inherited. Type Media Center fellow Jasper Craven for GQ: www.gq.com/story/making...

gq.comWhy Is Pete Hegseth So Obsessed With Other Men’s Bodies?The Secretary of War's commitment to old-school masculine tropes is both a cynical recruitment tactic and an illustration of the psychic hang-ups he himself appears to have inherited.

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There's a long history of using immigration enforcement tools to target Muslims in the US. Read my book "Seasons of Fury: Four families and the rise of Islamophobia in America" to understand how we got here. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672414...

penguinrandomhouse.comSeasons of Fury by Rozina Ali: 9780593239544 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • An “unforgettable”* history of the U.S. government’s broken compact with its Muslim citizens, culminating in the post-9/11 era of mass surveillance...
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov

This is the result of 7+ years of Trump's attacks on @repilhan.bsky.social, Somali-Americans, & the Muslim community. Everyone, regardless of party, must speak out against this fascistic abuse of power. If they can do this to a sitting Congresswoman, they can & will do it to anyone.

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Applications for Type Investigations’s Springboard Project are now open. The Springboard Project provides an infusion of resources to help local newsrooms and publications serving historically underrepresented communities build investigative capacity. typeinvestigations.org/initiatives/...

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In Baxter County, Ark., a sheriff cut off phone access at the jail. The Trump administration paid attention, and the decision could have nationwide implications. Type Investigations reporting fellow Katie Rose Quandt with @inthesetimes.com: typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

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In one New Jersey town immigration advocates say ICE has been secretly using one of its warehouses to detain people, which may be in violation of court orders prohibiting their use. Type Media Center fellow Jasmine Garsd for NPR: www.npr.org/2026/10/09/n...

npr.orgAdvocates say ICE has secretly been using warehouses to detain peopleIn one New Jersey town immigration advocates say ICE has been secretly using one of its warehouses to detain people, which may be in violation of court orders prohibiting their use.

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Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise. On this week's More To The Story, Mother Jones' @ariberman.bsky.social joins us to discuss what conservative activists who say election fraud is rampant are really trying to achieve. 🎧 Listen: apple.co/4j58dlP

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Here's some history the US Supreme Court doesn't want you to think about. In April 2026, SCOTUS effectively ended the Voting Rights Act. The decision has startling parallels with Plessy v. Ferguson, the decision that established “separate but equal" and cemented Jim Crow.

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Wrote about whether lawyers at the Justice Department should resign on principle or stay at their jobs to preserve what’s left of the agency’s mission, a quandary that is playing out across the federal government these days. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

newyorker.comShould I Stay or Should I Go?Government lawyers who think that the Trump Administration is subverting justice are facing a quandary: Should they stay or should they go?

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to create "mobile detention facilities" for immigrant detainees in Pennsylvania, according to publicly available government documents. Type Media Center fellow Jasmine Garsd @jasgarsd.bsky.social for NPR: www.npr.org/2026/09/23/n...

npr.orgICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."

Bold Type Books author Michael Hayden Edison @michaelehayden.bsky.social will be discussing his book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town, at NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge on October 28. www.patreon.com/PostingThrou...

patreon.comSave the Date: PTI Live in NYC | Posting Through ItJared and Mike invite you to join them at NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. It's a free event, but RS

General Douglas MacArthur was determined that West Point graduates would uphold the most romantic definitions of honor. Instead his credo fostered a culture of duplicity and institutional subterfuge. Type Media Center fellow Jasper Craven for @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social: jacobin.com/2026/09/the-...

jacobin.comThe Death of HonorGeneral Douglas MacArthur was determined that West Point graduates would uphold the most romantic definitions of honor. Instead his credo fostered a culture of duplicity and institutional subterfuge,…

The crypto industry spent around $135 million backing crypto-friendly candidates in the 2024 election cycle. Since then, the federal government has significantly scaled back enforcement efforts.

Last year, the Justice Department disbanded its unit focused on crypto crimes, and the Trump White House created a working group aimed at “eliminating regulatory overreach on digital assets.”

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Rozina Ali@rozinaali.bsky.social

I will be in conversation with the brilliant Jonathan Blitzer on September 9th, at the New York Public Library, to discuss SEASONS OF FURY and the rise of Islamophobia in the US. Join us! Register here: events.leapevents.com/event/rozina...

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