African Hub 60 tons of bombs dropped on caves in Somalia in a matter of minutes. 100 people killed by U.S. attacks in Somalia since Jan. 20 The White House: "“WWFY/WWKY: We will find you, and we will kill you.” theintercept.com/2025/05/23/lar…

When she's not announcing "suck it" from her official government account, Noem is angling for a new luxury jet theintercept.com/2025/05/20/kri…

The U.S. launched 16 jets from the USS Harry S. Truman to drop 125,000 pounds of bombs on a cave complex in Somalia, killing 14. interc.pt/3F7XNjP

A must-read interview for fellow journalists, aspiring journalists, and anyone who cares about journalism with the incomparable Azmat Khan. “The tactics pioneered in Gaza –blackouts, attacks on journalists with impunity– risk becoming the new normal." reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/reporter-…

Hmmm....

This you, Department of Government Efficiency?

Trump telling North Carolina to kick rocks and pull up their bootstraps

The survey described Omar as “one of the most anti-Israel members of Congress,” interc.pt/3SifmAw

Why is cooked spaghetti crunchy?

Just three months after SecDef Pete Hegseth promised no other US official would be more transparent with the American public, Trump’s Pentagon further restricts access to journalists in the building:

There are now more restrictions on where journalists can go at the Pentagon than foreign military officers assigned there, maintenance staff and concessions workers. Statement below goes into more detail on how this will impact future reporting from the Pentagon.

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Dear Lord, have Mercy...

A former Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety has agreed to plead guilty to making a fake bomb threat to City Hall for which he sought to blame a fabricated anti-Israel actor, federal prosecutors said. wapo.st/4jeHWxF

Some brains should be studied

US EPA wants to erase greenhouse gas limits on power plants, NYT reports reut.rs/43qF1w0 reut.rs/43qF1w0

“What happened at Crab Island was not part of the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival, nor was it approved by either the City of Fort Walton Beach or the Billy Bowlegs organization,” the city said in a statement. nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/…

The House-passed Reconciliation bill includes a $150 billion Pentagon spending spree, w/ a $25 billion cherry on top for the president’s Golden Dome. We shared our take on this wasteful, unworkable program w/ @NickTurse for @theIntercept earlier this month theintercept.com/2025/05/07/elo…

Media coverage of the FBI is pathetically fawning. Here's how CBS covered the agent who visited me for publishing the Elias Rodriguez manifesto: " If you think a woman isn't man enough to work in the FBI, special agent Ellen Thurmer is here to prove you wrong."