Churches, libraries and breweries: Inside DHS' covert surveillance operation
Fading2 outlets reported this in 7 reports over 2 days - a further 4 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
original reportingcopies
Tue, 25 August 2026peak 5 reports on Tue, 25 August 2026Wed, 26 August 2026
What it is about
DHSChurchesRachel Levinson-WaldmanSergio MananceroJohn Moore GettySteve SylvesterCody SandersBishop Henry WhippleBernie BurnhamMartin Luther King JrDepartment Of Homeland SecurityService Employees International UnionJustice DepartmentBrennan CenterCommunications Workers Of AmericaPrince Of Peace Lutheran ChurchUniversity Baptist ChurchNational Security ProgramFoundation For Individual RightsMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
knpr.org
kawc.org
southcarolinapublicradio.org
wclk.com
baptistnews.com
25 Aug, 09:00over 32 hours26 Aug, 16:46
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 3 original reports, 4 reprints
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- NPR News09:00
DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers on people at a church gathering, according to court filings.
4 reprints
- knpr.org25 Aug, 09:00their copy
- kawc.org25 Aug, 09:00their copy
- southcarolinapublicradio.org25 Aug, 09:00their copy
- wclk.com25 Aug, 09:00their copy
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- baptistnews.com16:36first to report
The Trump administration claims its spy mission in a Baptist church did not violate an injunction barring action around the property
- baptistnews.com16:46
If news broke that the Obama or Biden administration was spying on churches, conservative media and conservative Christians would be outraged