Jake Wasserman
@jacobhwasserman.bsky.social
Audience editor @us.theguardian.com, formerly @forward.com, sometimes reporter, always a union guy.
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How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis
Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany loses its memory?
forward.com
I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
The reporting fellowship that sent me back to Germany last year is now accepting applicants for 2026.
Happy to answer any questions if you're interested!
us.boell.org/en/transatla...
Happy to answer any questions if you're interested!
us.boell.org/en/transatla...
Transatlantic Media Fellowships | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Washington, DC Office - USA, Canada, Global Dialogue
Each year, we sponsor journalists from the US and Europe for an independent, transatlantic trip to research stories relevant to the foundation’s work.
us.boell.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The reporting fellowship that sent me back to Germany last year is now accepting applicants for 2026.
Happy to answer any questions if you're interested!
us.boell.org/en/transatla...
Happy to answer any questions if you're interested!
us.boell.org/en/transatla...
Measles outbreak at concentration camp might take the gold medal for most American story ever
Measles detected at Dilley immigrant family detention center
The cases come amid renewed nationwide scrutiny of the facility following the transfer there of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy who federal agents arrested along with his father in Minn...
www.texastribune.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Measles outbreak at concentration camp might take the gold medal for most American story ever
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If you're participating in today's protests against ICE and are open to speaking with me for @us.theguardian.com, my DMs are open! you can also reach me at [email protected]
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
If you're participating in today's protests against ICE and are open to speaking with me for @us.theguardian.com, my DMs are open! you can also reach me at [email protected]
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
As someone just replied to this thread I made: "What does it say when we have to have a social media thread on "how to identify the different types of secret police"
Federal immigration officers wear a bewildering array of labels, tactical gear and clothing accessories from different agencies, often wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves.
It's sometimes not possible to know which agency an individual works for.
This visual guide can help ⬇️
It's sometimes not possible to know which agency an individual works for.
This visual guide can help ⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
As someone just replied to this thread I made: "What does it say when we have to have a social media thread on "how to identify the different types of secret police"
Reposted by Jake Wasserman
Federal immigration officers wear a bewildering array of labels, tactical gear and clothing accessories from different agencies, often wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves.
It's sometimes not possible to know which agency an individual works for.
This visual guide can help ⬇️
It's sometimes not possible to know which agency an individual works for.
This visual guide can help ⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Federal immigration officers wear a bewildering array of labels, tactical gear and clothing accessories from different agencies, often wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves.
It's sometimes not possible to know which agency an individual works for.
This visual guide can help ⬇️
It's sometimes not possible to know which agency an individual works for.
This visual guide can help ⬇️
Deutsche Welle is also reporting that the party also wants to create a deportation agency modeled after ICE in Saxony-Anhalt, making that an official platform for state elections later this year.
Saxony-Anhalt's chief rabbi told me last year that he would quit if they won
Saxony-Anhalt's chief rabbi told me last year that he would quit if they won
January 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Deutsche Welle is also reporting that the party also wants to create a deportation agency modeled after ICE in Saxony-Anhalt, making that an official platform for state elections later this year.
Saxony-Anhalt's chief rabbi told me last year that he would quit if they won
Saxony-Anhalt's chief rabbi told me last year that he would quit if they won
AfD in Bavaria wants to build its own ICE to carry out the party's "remigration" plan.
In German from @taz.de:
In German from @taz.de:
Vorbild Trump: AfD fordert ICE auch für Deutschland
Die AfD Bayern will eine Sonderpolizei für Abschiebungen nach dem Vorbild von ICE. Der Verein Better Police sieht eine „Gefahr für Menschenrechte“.
taz.de
January 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
AfD in Bavaria wants to build its own ICE to carry out the party's "remigration" plan.
In German from @taz.de:
In German from @taz.de:
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
Today is also International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz by allied forces in Europe.
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Today is also International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz by allied forces in Europe.
Sen. Jon Ossoff released a report today citing more than 1,000 incidents of credible human rights violations in immigration detention facilities across the US:
www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Sen. Jon Ossoff released a report today citing more than 1,000 incidents of credible human rights violations in immigration detention facilities across the US:
www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once."
Must read from @adamserwer.bsky.social with incredible photos:
Must read from @adamserwer.bsky.social with incredible photos:
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once."
Must read from @adamserwer.bsky.social with incredible photos:
Must read from @adamserwer.bsky.social with incredible photos:
oh so you can just write anything about anything now huh
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
oh so you can just write anything about anything now huh
that’s great, i’m looking forward to following your coverage
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
that’s great, i’m looking forward to following your coverage
NJ needs more reporters in general, but especially on housing and affordability.
@jerseyvindicator.bsky.social is hiring one through Report for America:
@jerseyvindicator.bsky.social is hiring one through Report for America:
Jersey Vindicator chosen as 2026 Report for America newsroom; corps member to cover housing and affordability in New Jersey • The Jersey Vindicator
The new reporter will begin working with us July 13.
jerseyvindicator.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
NJ needs more reporters in general, but especially on housing and affordability.
@jerseyvindicator.bsky.social is hiring one through Report for America:
@jerseyvindicator.bsky.social is hiring one through Report for America:
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Mayor James Solomon announced his third executive order, to purportedly strengthen and expand immigrant protections.
jcitytimes.com/solomon-sign...
jcitytimes.com/solomon-sign...
Solomon Signs Executive Order with Goal of Protecting Immigrants in Jersey City
While U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to carry out President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda across the country, Mayor James Solomon announced his third executive order…
jcitytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Mayor James Solomon announced his third executive order, to purportedly strengthen and expand immigrant protections.
jcitytimes.com/solomon-sign...
jcitytimes.com/solomon-sign...
"The boy’s fate is unknown, although accompanying narratives suggest he and others in the picture were transported to a Nazi extermination camp.
Liam, by contrast, has been taken to a homeland security detention center in San Antonio along with his father."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Liam, by contrast, has been taken to a homeland security detention center in San Antonio along with his father."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"The boy’s fate is unknown, although accompanying narratives suggest he and others in the picture were transported to a Nazi extermination camp.
Liam, by contrast, has been taken to a homeland security detention center in San Antonio along with his father."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Liam, by contrast, has been taken to a homeland security detention center in San Antonio along with his father."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The Trump administration's FBI shut down a big investigation into a neo-Nazi group so all the agents could be reassigned to immigration enforcement.
You know, in case you took this administration seriously when they claimed to be "fighting antisemitism." (www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
You know, in case you took this administration seriously when they claimed to be "fighting antisemitism." (www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The Trump administration's FBI shut down a big investigation into a neo-Nazi group so all the agents could be reassigned to immigration enforcement.
You know, in case you took this administration seriously when they claimed to be "fighting antisemitism." (www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
You know, in case you took this administration seriously when they claimed to be "fighting antisemitism." (www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
"They’re taking children... They are not violent criminals. They are little kids."
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"They’re taking children... They are not violent criminals. They are little kids."
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a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
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Hung a guy at Nuremburg for doing this, FYI. Not "a thing like this" but literally this, exactly.
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Hung a guy at Nuremburg for doing this, FYI. Not "a thing like this" but literally this, exactly.
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His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
Reposted by Jake Wasserman
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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just thinking about living in a community that is being polluted so that Grok can do psychological violence to millions of women
Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules
Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
just thinking about living in a community that is being polluted so that Grok can do psychological violence to millions of women