journalist @theintercept.com send tips: (signal) @jonahmv.05 (proton) jonah.valdez@theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/staff/jonahvaldez/https://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mun3mbmihs2nSCOOP: billionaire CEO Marc Rowan, a member of Trump’s Board of Peace tasked with “rebuilding” Gaza, has been funding AIPAC’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project — $1.5 million this year alone — as it seeks to defeat pro-Palestine candidates in the midterms. https://theintercept.com/2026/09/03/aipac-marc-rowan-donor-gaza-board-peace/03 Sep 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun3mbmihs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mu3j6obens2xNEW: I spoke with a founding member and a former member of Palestine Action -- just hours after the Trump administration sanctioned the UK anti-genocide protest group as a "violent far-left" terrorist organization. ✍️ @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/08/27/palestine-action-terrorism-sanctions-trump-ban-israel/27 Aug 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3j6obens2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mt2wihdtvk2zSCOOP: Cornell University is threatening to cut funding for graduate students and pro-Palestine activists Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson if they don’t return to teach on campus in Ithaca, amid targeting from Trump, risking ICE detention. ✍🏽 @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/08/14/cornell-pro-palestine-student-targeting-ice/14 Aug 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2wihdtvk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3msebhdw4yk2qI spoke with former Rep. Andy Levin about the #MiSen race. Levin lost his seat to Haley Stevens in 2022 after AIPAC spent $4 million against him over his stance for Palestinian statehood. He had this to say about Michigan being a "swing state": theintercept.com/2026/08/05/m... @theintercept.com05 Aug 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msebhdw4yk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mseaw5ctmc2qRead our full accounting of Abdul El-Sayed's and the left's major win in Michigan against AIPAC and the Democratic Establishment: @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/08/05/michigan-primary-results-el-sayed-stevens-aipac/05 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseaw5ctmc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mrnf3ystrk23NEW: I spoke to scholars of Islamophobia about anti-Muslim and anti-Arab tropes used in the Michigan U.S. Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed. One expert called a recent CNN interview w/ Jake Tapper and El-Sayed "sloppy and offensive" and "racist."✍️ @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/07/27/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-aipac-senate-michigan/27 Jul 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnf3ystrk23https://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mr6k6xqsz227NEW @theintercept.com: Nancy Pelosi's pick to replace her in Congress, Connie Chan, a progressive SF local lawmaker, has now gained the endorsement of @trackaipac.com, vowing to back a total arms embargo on Israel, in her race against state Sen. Scott Wiener. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/21/connie-chan-san-francisco-aipac-pelosi/21 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6k6xqsz227https://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mqk5ypizh22zOver the weekend, I interviewed Congressman @rokhanna.bsky.social, potential 2028 presidential candidate, about being detained by armed Israeli settlers and the IDF while in the West Bank. He's calling for settler outposts to be demolished. ✍️: @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/07/11/ro-khanna-west-bank-settler-violence-palestine-israel/13 Jul 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk5ypizh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mpgydrskzs2jBREAKING: The political action arm of Jewish Voice for Peace is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, the first-ever U.S. Senate candidate endorsement for the Jewish-led pro-Palestine group known for their anti-genocide protests. ✍️ @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/06/29/abdul-el-sayed-jewish-voice-peace-senate/29 Jun 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgydrskzs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3moiows5nls2jSCOOP: Rep. Ro Khanna, once a target of TrackAIPAC, has now received its endorsement. He is the first member of Congress who previously had a red TrackAIPAC graphic to be endorsed by the group and is the first to sign its new pledge. Read @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/06/17/ro-khanna-trackaipac-israel-election/17 Jun 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiows5nls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mogis2djd22jTODAY at 5PM EST I'll be talking with @tksshawa.bsky.social for a live @theintercept.com Briefing podcast recording. We'll be discussing Gaza, the fake ceasefire, and what the new U.S.-Iran deal tells us about Israel and Palestine's future: https://join.theintercept.com/signup/gaza-podcast-live/16 Jun 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogis2djd22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mmz3vhequc2zMy latest on the mess that is the LA mayor’s race: Rae Huang supporters say Nithya Raman is compromised. Raman’s base calls Huang a spoiler. Looming over it all: reality TV star Spencer Pratt. ✍️with @jesswash.bsky.social @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/05/29/la-mayor-rae-huang-nithya-raman-spencer-pratt/29 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz3vhequc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mmwygb2yis2eNew: GKN Aerospace, the company behind the chemical leak in Garden Grove that displaced 50,000 people, raked in million$ in subcontracts with Lockheed Martin to produce F-35 jet parts during a period when the Israeli military grew its F-35 fleet. @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/05/28/garden-grove-california-chemical-leak-f-35-israel/28 May 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwygb2yis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mmhj4omxg22aNEW: Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich. and her mother went on a $27,000 trip to Portugal in 2024, all paid for by the centrist/pro-corporate group Center Forward. Now, the group is pouring more than $2 million in ads for her Senate bid in a heated race. @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/05/22/haley-stevens-center-forward-corporate-pac-portugal-michigan/22 May 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhj4omxg22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mltj3tdz722bNEW: Why would a progressive—CA State Sen Scott Wiener, the leading candidate for Nancy Pelosi's seat—oppose two progressive taxes on billionaires that would help fund healthcare for Californians? For an answer, I looked at Wiener's biggest donors. @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2026/05/14/scott-wiener-billionaire-tax-california-house-race/14 May 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltj3tdz722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mj3bx6iaw224NEW: amid the Hasan Piker outrage cycle, both things can be true: 🗳️the Democratic party is looking to this Senate race for answers on who to be in 2028. 🗳️Michigan voters don't care about the party debate and just want to afford rent/healthcare. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/09/michigan-senate-abdul-el-sayed-mallory-mcmorrow-hasan-piker/09 Apr 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3bx6iaw224https://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mhxtit6cec2dSCOOP: J Street, the liberal pro-Israel lobby group, has endorsed Mallory McMorrow for the U.S. Senate race in Michigan and is encouraging donors to give on their site. News is tucked into our brand new story on TrackAIPAC: 👇🏽 theintercept.com/2026/03/26/tra…26 Mar 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxtit6cec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mhxr3gkwg22dNEW: We untangled how @trackaipac.com tracks AIPAC. If you’ve ever wondered why one candidate/member of Congress is doomed to a red graphic while another is spared; or how a candidate can have a 🟥 graphic despite taking $0 from AIPAC, this story is for you. https://theintercept.com/2026/03/26/track-aipac-midterms-2026-israel-palestine/26 Mar 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxr3gkwg22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahmv.bsky.social/post/3mhwccm3flk24New story coming soon on @trackaipac.com and how they actually track AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby amid all the backlash/confusion surrounding their red graphic cards for Daniel Biss and Mallory McMorrow, neither of whom have taken AIPAC money. 👀Watch this space and @theintercept.com for more26 Mar 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:it5opqtlphdfj64ranck4iyq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwccm3flk24