Akela Lacy
@akelalacy.bsky.social
human @theintercept.com | co-host 🎙️ The Intercept Briefing podcast
Brooklyn, NY | https://theintercept.com/staff/akelalacy/
https://akelalacy.substack.com/
https://www.instagram.com/akela_lacy/
Brooklyn, NY | https://theintercept.com/staff/akelalacy/
https://akelalacy.substack.com/
https://www.instagram.com/akela_lacy/
NEW POD 🎧: What unites House Speaker Mike Johnson’s quest for red heifers, the AI doom spree & the war on immigrants? It has a name. I interview @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social on their new book, End Times Fascism And the Fight for the Living World podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · September 18 · 47m
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September 18, 2026 at 2:24 PM
NEW POD 🎧: What unites House Speaker Mike Johnson’s quest for red heifers, the AI doom spree & the war on immigrants? It has a name. I interview @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social on their new book, End Times Fascism And the Fight for the Living World podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Experts say Mamdani made a political calculation to back off major swings to police reform. They worry that approach will keep the city tab for police misconduct lawsuits high as the total approaches $1 billion since 2018 with little sign of slowing down theintercept.com/2026/09/16/n...
NYPD Misconduct Payouts Still Soar Under Mamdani — And May Keep Growing
So far, NYPD settlement payouts under Mamdani are holdovers. Without policy changes, they might keep skyrocketing.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Experts say Mamdani made a political calculation to back off major swings to police reform. They worry that approach will keep the city tab for police misconduct lawsuits high as the total approaches $1 billion since 2018 with little sign of slowing down theintercept.com/2026/09/16/n...
Sen. John Fetterman attended Rupert Murdoch's retreat in Montana July www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/...
Fetterman attended Fox News retreat at Rupert Murdoch's Montana ranch
The event, hosted at the Murdoch family ranch, featured a panel on social media that Fetterman headlined with Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL).
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September 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Sen. John Fetterman attended Rupert Murdoch's retreat in Montana July www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/...
NEW: New York City is on track to pay upwards of $100 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits for the 4th year in a row. And as Mamdani’s NYPD continues to push “quality of life” policing, experts worry that number will keep rising theintercept.com/2026/09/16/n...
NYPD Misconduct Payouts Still Soar Under Mamdani — And May Keep Growing
So far, NYPD settlement payouts under Mamdani are holdovers. Without policy changes, they might keep skyrocketing.
theintercept.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
NEW: New York City is on track to pay upwards of $100 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits for the 4th year in a row. And as Mamdani’s NYPD continues to push “quality of life” policing, experts worry that number will keep rising theintercept.com/2026/09/16/n...
NEW POD: spoke with @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @404media.co & @sambiddle.com live in LA on the AI doom cycle, how the feds are using your financial data to track you down, and what privatizing the surveillance state really means. Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · September 14 · 50m
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September 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
NEW POD: spoke with @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @404media.co & @sambiddle.com live in LA on the AI doom cycle, how the feds are using your financial data to track you down, and what privatizing the surveillance state really means. Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards.
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
September 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards.
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
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The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable
Do not miss this this enlightening conversation between @theintercept.com's @akelalacy.bsky.social and @sambiddle.com and @404media.co's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. They're the the best in the biz!
theintercept.com/2026/09/14/s...
Do not miss this this enlightening conversation between @theintercept.com's @akelalacy.bsky.social and @sambiddle.com and @404media.co's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. They're the the best in the biz!
theintercept.com/2026/09/14/s...
The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable
The Intercept and 404 Media discuss the growing use of private contractors, from Flock to Claude and Grok, to surveil and kill abroad and at home.
theintercept.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable
Do not miss this this enlightening conversation between @theintercept.com's @akelalacy.bsky.social and @sambiddle.com and @404media.co's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. They're the the best in the biz!
theintercept.com/2026/09/14/s...
Do not miss this this enlightening conversation between @theintercept.com's @akelalacy.bsky.social and @sambiddle.com and @404media.co's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. They're the the best in the biz!
theintercept.com/2026/09/14/s...
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25 years after 9/11, Muslims are still politicians' favorite scapegoat.
@rozinaali.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on this week's Intercept Briefing to discuss her new book "Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America"
@rozinaali.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on this week's Intercept Briefing to discuss her new book "Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America"
September 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
25 years after 9/11, Muslims are still politicians' favorite scapegoat.
@rozinaali.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on this week's Intercept Briefing to discuss her new book "Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America"
@rozinaali.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social on this week's Intercept Briefing to discuss her new book "Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America"
NEW POD 🎧: @rozinaali.bsky.social on Islamophobia then and now — 25 years after 9/11, Ali says Islamophobia has only accelerated. Our conversation on how anti-Muslim rhetoric is shaping this year’s midterms, and why hate picks up every election cycle: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · September 4 · 43m
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September 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
NEW POD 🎧: @rozinaali.bsky.social on Islamophobia then and now — 25 years after 9/11, Ali says Islamophobia has only accelerated. Our conversation on how anti-Muslim rhetoric is shaping this year’s midterms, and why hate picks up every election cycle: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Today, we received notice of another death in ICE detention. We also learned that a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, Pierre Damas Bel, took his own life in Springfield, Ohio, after the Trump Administration ended TPS for Haitians and fitted him with an ankle monitor.
September 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Today, we received notice of another death in ICE detention. We also learned that a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, Pierre Damas Bel, took his own life in Springfield, Ohio, after the Trump Administration ended TPS for Haitians and fitted him with an ankle monitor.
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New @theintercept.com Briefing w/ @jesswash.bsky.social @katelynburns.com, arperry01.bsky.social
“The right has made such hay out of trans women in women’s sports that they need to keep inventing controversies in order to keep this issue front of mind,” says Burns.
“The right has made such hay out of trans women in women’s sports that they need to keep inventing controversies in order to keep this issue front of mind,” says Burns.
Right-Wing Trans Hate Comes for the WNBA
Katelyn Burns and Angela Perry on how the right’s attacks on trans people have infiltrated the WNBA, a sports league with no trans women.
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August 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
New @theintercept.com Briefing w/ @jesswash.bsky.social @katelynburns.com, arperry01.bsky.social
“The right has made such hay out of trans women in women’s sports that they need to keep inventing controversies in order to keep this issue front of mind,” says Burns.
“The right has made such hay out of trans women in women’s sports that they need to keep inventing controversies in order to keep this issue front of mind,” says Burns.
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Justin Pearson just won his Tennessee House primary. He joined the Intercept Briefing in May, to discuss his fight for voting rights and Black political power after the Supreme Court hammered the final nail into the voting rights act.
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The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It
Journalist Ari Berman and Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson on the right’s “power grab” in the South.
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August 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Justin Pearson just won his Tennessee House primary. He joined the Intercept Briefing in May, to discuss his fight for voting rights and Black political power after the Supreme Court hammered the final nail into the voting rights act.
theintercept.com/2026/05/08/s...
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New Intercept Briefing episode 🎧 out early this week. We discuss Abdul El-Sayed's Senate win in Michigan in the most expensive Democratic primary in history, and what to expect as the pivot to November begins.
w/ @akelalacy.bsky.social and @jonahmv.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m...
w/ @akelalacy.bsky.social and @jonahmv.bsky.social
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The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a Winner
Intercept reporters break down Abdul El-Sayed, Donavan McKinney, and William Lawrence’s primary wins in Michigan and Cori Bush’s loss in Missouri.
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August 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
New Intercept Briefing episode 🎧 out early this week. We discuss Abdul El-Sayed's Senate win in Michigan in the most expensive Democratic primary in history, and what to expect as the pivot to November begins.
w/ @akelalacy.bsky.social and @jonahmv.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m...
w/ @akelalacy.bsky.social and @jonahmv.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m...
NEW POD 🎧: We’re bringing you an early Intercept Briefing episode breaking down last night’s results. With @jessica_m_wash & @jonahmv podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a Winner
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · August 5 · 35m
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August 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
NEW POD 🎧: We’re bringing you an early Intercept Briefing episode breaking down last night’s results. With @jessica_m_wash & @jonahmv podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
When we spoke last week, El-Sayed said his race wasn’t about the right vs the left: “Most people don't walk around asking, ‘Where do I sit on the left right spectrum?’ Most people are walking around asking, ‘What the hell's going to happen if I get sick?’” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Abdul El-Sayed on The Intercept Briefing
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · July 31 · 48m
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August 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
When we spoke last week, El-Sayed said his race wasn’t about the right vs the left: “Most people don't walk around asking, ‘Where do I sit on the left right spectrum?’ Most people are walking around asking, ‘What the hell's going to happen if I get sick?’” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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We're going to be recording a special primary episode of the @theintercept.com briefing podcast tonight for Michigan and Missouri! Let us know if you have any burning questions for our politics team @jonahmv.bsky.social and @akelalacy.bsky.social
August 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We're going to be recording a special primary episode of the @theintercept.com briefing podcast tonight for Michigan and Missouri! Let us know if you have any burning questions for our politics team @jonahmv.bsky.social and @akelalacy.bsky.social
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Great piece by @akelalacy.bsky.social about Cori Bush's race to reclaim her seat.
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Cori Bush Has No Regrets
The incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell has AIPAC on his side, but the grassroots energy seems to be behind Cori Bush in the rematch for a House seat.
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August 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Great piece by @akelalacy.bsky.social about Cori Bush's race to reclaim her seat.
theintercept.com/2026/08/01/m...
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NEW: Cori Bush has no regrets.
We spoke ahead of her race to take back her old seat on Tuesday. No, she hasnt spoken to AOC. No, she wouldn’t take back her infrastructure vote. And yes, she is still the same Cori.
“They just radicalized me more.”
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We spoke ahead of her race to take back her old seat on Tuesday. No, she hasnt spoken to AOC. No, she wouldn’t take back her infrastructure vote. And yes, she is still the same Cori.
“They just radicalized me more.”
theintercept.com/2026/08/01/m...
Cori Bush Has No Regrets
The incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell has AIPAC on his side, but the grassroots energy seems to be behind Cori Bush in the rematch for a House seat.
theintercept.com
August 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM
NEW: Cori Bush has no regrets.
We spoke ahead of her race to take back her old seat on Tuesday. No, she hasnt spoken to AOC. No, she wouldn’t take back her infrastructure vote. And yes, she is still the same Cori.
“They just radicalized me more.”
theintercept.com/2026/08/01/m...
We spoke ahead of her race to take back her old seat on Tuesday. No, she hasnt spoken to AOC. No, she wouldn’t take back her infrastructure vote. And yes, she is still the same Cori.
“They just radicalized me more.”
theintercept.com/2026/08/01/m...
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The Michigan Senate primary is the next biggest test for the direction of the Democratic Party.
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social to talk about the state of the race:
youtube.com/shorts/FRzTC...
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social to talk about the state of the race:
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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed On AIPAC Money In Politics
YouTube video by The Intercept
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July 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The Michigan Senate primary is the next biggest test for the direction of the Democratic Party.
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social to talk about the state of the race:
youtube.com/shorts/FRzTC...
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social joined @akelalacy.bsky.social to talk about the state of the race:
youtube.com/shorts/FRzTC...
NEW POD: Abdul El-Sayed tells me about the Trump voters backing him. "I give them a kinda quizzical look," he said. "I ask why, and it's because, 'Hey, I really think you want me to have healthcare.' I'm like, 'I really want you to have healthcare.'" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Can the Left Win in the Midwest? Abdul El-Sayed Says Yes.
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · July 31 · 48m
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July 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
NEW POD: Abdul El-Sayed tells me about the Trump voters backing him. "I give them a kinda quizzical look," he said. "I ask why, and it's because, 'Hey, I really think you want me to have healthcare.' I'm like, 'I really want you to have healthcare.'" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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New: I spoke to Samuel Tunick, the man the U.S. is charging with allegedly wiping his GrapheneOS phone before CBP could search it.
“I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people against protecting their data and their privacy.” www.404media.co/the-governme...
“I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people against protecting their data and their privacy.” www.404media.co/the-governme...
‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone
The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to ...
www.404media.co
July 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
New: I spoke to Samuel Tunick, the man the U.S. is charging with allegedly wiping his GrapheneOS phone before CBP could search it.
“I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people against protecting their data and their privacy.” www.404media.co/the-governme...
“I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people against protecting their data and their privacy.” www.404media.co/the-governme...
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I joined The Intercept to talk about the increasing violence of mass deportation and the political agenda that has led ICE to maximize arrests and minimize accountability at the expense of public safety, core democratic values & the livelihood of immigrants.
NEW POD: Trump built a national police force to go after immigrants. Now, with a budget bigger than most militaries around the world, it’s bringing the war on the southern border home to roost. w/ @naureenshah.bsky.social & @naynagupta.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump’s National Killer Police Force
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · July 24 · 44m
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July 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I joined The Intercept to talk about the increasing violence of mass deportation and the political agenda that has led ICE to maximize arrests and minimize accountability at the expense of public safety, core democratic values & the livelihood of immigrants.
NEW POD: Trump built a national police force to go after immigrants. Now, with a budget bigger than most militaries around the world, it’s bringing the war on the southern border home to roost. w/ @naureenshah.bsky.social & @naynagupta.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump’s National Killer Police Force
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · July 24 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
July 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
NEW POD: Trump built a national police force to go after immigrants. Now, with a budget bigger than most militaries around the world, it’s bringing the war on the southern border home to roost. w/ @naureenshah.bsky.social & @naynagupta.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
There were a few articles in recent years about how Shri Thanedar reaped a "windfall" after investing campaign money in crypto. This week he reported more than $630k in investment income losses for the quarter and >$3.9 million in losses for the cycle theintercept.com/2026/07/17/s...
Two-Thirds of Shri Thanedar's Campaign Cash Came Through AIPAC as He Lost Over $600K
Two-thirds of the Michigan congressman's campaign cash last quarter came from AIPAC bundlers after he invested millions in crypto.
theintercept.com
July 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
There were a few articles in recent years about how Shri Thanedar reaped a "windfall" after investing campaign money in crypto. This week he reported more than $630k in investment income losses for the quarter and >$3.9 million in losses for the cycle theintercept.com/2026/07/17/s...