First, the bad news: our government is assassinating people based loosely upon the whereabouts and history of their SIM cards. Without even confirming that their intended target is indeed in possession of this card, the United States government is targeting drone missile strikes based on this data.

Now, the good news: A new media organization, First Look Media has just launched its first “digital magazine” called The Intercept that is actually investigating and reporting on these crimes by our federal government. Read their welcome message here.

First Look is the media and technology venture started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar along with investigative reporters Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, and Jeremy Scahill. Here are Greenwald and Scahill talking about it on Democracy Now!: