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Eric Levai
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Protective intelligence, Permanent Record.

www.permanentrecordx.com
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Not responding to any messages in "journalist" and "OSINT" group chats has significantly improved my life
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As filming in L.A. decreases, the U.K. sees gains, new report says
As filming in L.A. decreases, the U.K. sees gains, new report says
Scripted projects filmed in Los Angeles in 2024 decreased by 14.2% compared with the previous year, according to a new report from FilmLA.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Impeach, convict, remove.

And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is how a normal country deals with traitors. They don't reelect them. They go to prison.
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Alex is right—and the data theft is an ongoing calamity
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.

It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Fascism is not a difference of opinion.
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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A dear and colleague, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist David Swanson was diagnosed with a pretty complex cancer this week. Sharing his Gofundme here if fellow industry folks and friends would like to donate/share

gofund.me/6f0850a30
Donate to Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle, organized by David Strathearn
On November 14th, my 61st birthday, I, David Swanson, was diagnosed with squamo… David Strathearn needs your support for Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle
gofund.me
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Going to Belfast & Dublin next month, anything I should check out while I'm there?
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene represented the worst of America and it's good she resigned today.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Holy shit, Mamdani absolutely owned Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Tanzanian police killed protestors and there are signs of unmarked mass graves where bodies were reportedly dumped.

It was an honour to support the team at @cnn.com to document these horrible events.

edition.cnn.com/2025/11/21/a...

Video here: edition.cnn.com/2025/11/21/w...
‘Oh my God, this is our Tanzania’: CNN investigation shows police shooting protesters, signs of mass graves | CNN
In the chaotic aftermath of Tanzania’s disputed presidential election last month, police and gun-wielding men on patrol shot at groups of protesters, many of whom appeared unarmed or were holding only...
edition.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Following a corrupt election last month, President Samia Suluhu Hassan murdered hundreds of her own people
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/a...
‘Oh my God, this is our Tanzania’: CNN investigation shows police shooting protesters, signs of mass graves | CNN
In the chaotic aftermath of Tanzania’s disputed presidential election last month, police and gun-wielding men on patrol shot at groups of protesters, many of whom appeared unarmed or were holding only...
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I have good news. Fake reporter Bill Melugin has finally left Los Angeles.
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Oh, fascists lie? Devastating news
DHS claimed that on September 26, a DHS officer claimed that they were forced to deploy riot munitions because protestors were "becoming increasingly hostile."

In fact, "the [Body Worn Camera] video shows that the protesters were simply standing there when agents first deployed any force."
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Contact info for trusted indie media in New Orleans prepping for Border Patrol:
ALERT: @veritenews.org has started a tip line for people to report ICE/CBP sightings in the greater New Orleans area ahead of the upcoming deployment of Border Patrol agents to the region. If you see an enforcement action, raid, illegal detainment, etc., please let us know!
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.

We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
unraveledpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: [email protected]
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
They are hate symbols and I reject this "policy change." Go down the path of hate and find out what happens the hard way. I don't work for the fucking Coast Guard, I expose neo-Nazis
This is fucking horrifying.

Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Unbelievable - UCLA mob attacker Eyal Shalom, who received a complete joke of a plea deal from the District Attorney, has not even complied with those conditions. More detail in thread below.
I went in this morning to give my victim's impact statement and it seems to have had an impact. But first, I was informed by the DDA that Eyal Shalom was not completing the counseling sessions that are required to complete the R.E.A.C.H.H program and the judge was not happy about that.
Yep, tomorrow is the day where I get to go confront the scumbag who used tear gas on me, a journalist, while I was trying to do my job at the UCLA attack in 2024. They already gave Eyal Shalom diversion but now I get to give them hell.
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I went in this morning to give my victim's impact statement and it seems to have had an impact. But first, I was informed by the DDA that Eyal Shalom was not completing the counseling sessions that are required to complete the R.E.A.C.H.H program and the judge was not happy about that.
Yep, tomorrow is the day where I get to go confront the scumbag who used tear gas on me, a journalist, while I was trying to do my job at the UCLA attack in 2024. They already gave Eyal Shalom diversion but now I get to give them hell.
I do have news. Eyal Shalom, who pepper sprayed me on May 1 during the vigilante attack on the UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment has officially been charged by the Los Angeles District Attorney's office six months later. He's guilty of a lot more than that.
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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⚡️NEW: Andrew Garroni Arrested for Alleged “Massive Fraud Scheme” After Drop Site Investigation

Garroni was allegedly part of an international credit card fraud scheme using a series of fake online dating sites

By Nicholas Rodelo

www.dropsitenews.com/p/andrew-gar...
Andrew Garroni Arrested for Alleged “Massive Fraud Scheme” After Drop Site Investigation
Garroni was allegedly part of an international credit card fraud scheme using a series of fake online dating sites exposed by Drop Site and European Investigative Collaborations.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
One of the reasons I've always been an outlier in the field of journalism is that - if someone called another reporter a name on front of me, I would back them up, not just sit there in silence.
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Heading to Hoover Elementary to observe ICE presence
Confirmed ICE kidnap van at Hoover Elementary in Oakland as of 11/19/25 around 9:55AM. School is on lockdown. If you can get down there GET DOWN THERE. If you can’t please amplify/repost.
OAKLAND!!! ICE IS AT HOOVER ELEMENTARY NOW!!!

"ICE reported present outside Hoover elementary school, 890 Brockhurst Street in Oakland, rapid responders are at the school confirming and observing.

Need people there at 1PM."

Vetted by IndivisibleSF.org

#Oakland #HooverElementary #IceKidNapping
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you just ignore Sirius XM for long enough, they'll just give you the service for free
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Not responding to any messages in "journalist" and "OSINT" group chats has significantly improved my life
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
They also had a "weapons inspection" at a different stop. I literally walked around it because I had to put money on a MetroCard. Extremely effective deterrent.
You can no longer exit the L.A. Metro without tapping your card first.
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM