Unmasking ICE
Government Ordered to Turn Over Files on ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
A magistrate judge will be able to review and consider releasing Jonathan Ross’s personnel files and materials that capture the hour surrounding Good’s shooting.
Austin Campbell
Austin Campbell is an investigative journalist covering military culture, government corruption, and institutional accountability. A former Air Force maintainer, he holds a master’s degree in strategic communication from the University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, including a lead letter to the editor on Hurricane Helene, and he has been featured on Military.com reporting on enlisted life.
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Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown
Hegseth’s obsession with beards risks jeopardizing religious liberties as the military undergoes an apparent Christian nationalist turn.
Unmasking ICE
Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”
The Defense Department is recruiting on behalf of DHS while the latter faces public backlash and a continued lack of government funding.
Air Force Academy Prepares Ideological Overhaul, With Erika Kirk Bringing “Bold Christian Faith”
The academy’s oversight board records show leaders dismantling DEI to align with Trump directives. Critics warn the military is becoming “a Christian nationalist praetorian guard.”
Chilling Dissent
Federal Agents Are Intimidating Legal Observers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live”
Immigration authorities in Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes.
Targeting Iran
Trump’s Iran Attack Was Illegal, Former U.S. Military Officials Allege
“This is an introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities. It absolutely triggers the 48-hour notice requirement.”
Air Force Maintenance Staff Can’t Stop Buying Fancy Knives With Tax Dollars
“Everyone knew we didn’t need them.” Air Force maintainers have been on a decadelong knife-ordering spree.
Unmasking ICE
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
He was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. He says feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.
The War on Immigrants
Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem
Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”
Chilling Dissent
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing.
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Pretti’s death.