Exclusive: Internal NYPD documents shed new light on the Strategic Response Group, the heavily militarized police unit behind the crackdown on George Floyd protesters. interc.pt/3fQC6ps

More than 40 years since Michael Rose made his consequential calculations, many of Syngenta’s own scientists have questioned his assertions. And during that time, tens of thousands of people have died from paraquat poisoning. interc.pt/3uW7pmT

The Nevada Democrats have raised $530,000 from more than 16,500 contributions since the March 6 elections, when a progressive slate of five candidates took over the party, beating the preferred picks of the local machine. interc.pt/2QuadbW

Two months after the incident, the police were selling merchandise with the dog’s photo and had even partnered with a local graphic design shop that agreed to give $1 from every sale to help fund the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. interc.pt/3x4ly3m

“It can’t be on consumers to figure out what products are safe when there are thousands of these chemicals and manufacturers don’t have to disclose them.” interc.pt/3drapSw

The federal government, which funded crucial biomedical research to develop the patented messenger RNA technology behind the leading Covid-19 vaccines, is on the verge of eliminating a legal mechanism to control the prices of key medical products. interc.pt/2P0ghIW

The U.S. could have left Afghanistan years ago, sparing many lives interc.pt/3dqPOxv by @mazmhussain

Fifty-three percent of Democratic voters told Gallup this year that they support increasing pressure on Israel — an increase of 10 points since 2018 — yet most Democrats in the House and Senate do not support conditioning aid. interc.pt/3dpHJt5

State legislators are crafting ever more extreme abortion restrictions designed to reach the Supreme Court. 2021 has already seen more than 500 bills filed across the country. interc.pt/3e7axFP

This week on @intercepted: Intercept reporter @rdevro travels to the Arizona cities of Ajo and Tucson, speaking to migrants and local volunteers about the dangers and uncertainty people are facing. interc.pt/3tDkjGl

New Deconstructed podcast: @RyanGrim talks to @GriegoEric from the @NMWFP about how progressives won in New Mexico. interc.pt/2RKRPfL

The EPA inspector general found that Bill Wehrum, who ran the agency’s office of Air and Radiation, buried data about cancer risks from ethylene oxide pollution. interc.pt/32pNrEE

Under Senate Bill 612, anyone who provided or “attempted” to provide an abortion could be charged with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. interc.pt/3aj5lNP

Despite the conflicting reports, it appears the facility’s main power distribution equipment — Natanz has its own grid — was taken out with explosives. interc.pt/3dr5ReR

The argument to continue reporting is powerful. Almost everything we know about the conduct of our 20-year forever wars has been made public thanks to aggressive national security reporting, writes James Risen. interc.pt/3mUbkxH

The U.S. will leave without having accomplished its goals and with more Afghan suffering ahead. It also doesn’t seem that America’s own “forever war” is actually ending, writes @mazmhussain. interc.pt/2QzlZSf

More than 100 civil rights, public health, and criminal justice advocacy groups sent a letter last week urging Congress and President Joe Biden to oppose any extension of the Trump policy. interc.pt/3wYG8SB

Chemical industry lobbyist in Trump EPA suppressed news of toxic air pollution crisis interc.pt/3gaInwe by @fastlerner

In its own words, the Leadership Institute, Campus Reform’s publisher, aims to train “freedom fighters” to “effectively defeat the radical Left.” interc.pt/3wYmTIN