Ümit Kıvanç
@umitk.bsky.social
documentary filmmaker, author
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@umitk.bsky.social
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16 Tons (2021)
A movie about conscience and free market. (2021-version) Created & edited by Ümit Kıvanç. English translation by Nazım Dikbaş & Richard Hamer…
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Babası bir iş cinayetinde hayatını kaybetti, kendisi okumak için inşaatlarda çalıştı. Diyar Koç, “bayrak” iddiasıyla hedef gösterildi, sistematik işkenceye maruz kaldı.… https://www.evrensel...
Sürgünle başlayan hayat, ağır yaralı tutukluluk: Bayrak iddiası asılsız, işkence sistematik - Evrensel
Nusaybin’deki eylemlerde darbedilerek gözaltına alınan Üniversite Öğrencisi Diyar Koç’a yapılanlar kolluk güçlerinin şiddetini ve adil yargılanma hakkı tartışmalarını yeniden gündeme taşıdı.
www.evrensel.net
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Babası bir iş cinayetinde hayatını kaybetti, kendisi okumak için inşaatlarda çalıştı. Diyar Koç, “bayrak” iddiasıyla hedef gösterildi, sistematik işkenceye maruz kaldı.… https://www.evrensel...
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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This deserves to be spread as far and wide as what happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This deserves to be spread as far and wide as what happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
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Organized action averted ethnic cleansing in Ohio for now. But DHS hasn't been idle, turning attention to voting. This is all connected: Trump tells lies about immigrants voting; this becomes an excuse to make it harder for citizens to vote; DHS is central to both
snyder.substack.com/p/an-ethnic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/an-ethnic-...
An Ethnic Cleansing Averted (For Now)
An Update on Springfield, Ohio
snyder.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Organized action averted ethnic cleansing in Ohio for now. But DHS hasn't been idle, turning attention to voting. This is all connected: Trump tells lies about immigrants voting; this becomes an excuse to make it harder for citizens to vote; DHS is central to both
snyder.substack.com/p/an-ethnic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/an-ethnic-...
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İsrail Ekim 2023’ten bu yana Gazze Şeridi’ne yönelik saldırılarında hayatını kaybedenlerin sayısı, son 24 saatte 2 artarak 72 bin 27'ye çıktı https://www.evrensel...
İsrail’in saldırılarında hayatını kaybeden Filistinlilerin sayısı 72 bin 27’ye yükseldi - Evrensel
Gazze Sağlık Bakanlığı, İsrail’in Ekim 2023’ten bu yana sürdürdüğü saldırılarda yaşamını yitirenlerin sayısının 72 bin 27’ye, yaralıların sayısının ise 171 bin 651’e çıktığını açıkladı.
www.evrensel.net
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
İsrail Ekim 2023’ten bu yana Gazze Şeridi’ne yönelik saldırılarında hayatını kaybedenlerin sayısı, son 24 saatte 2 artarak 72 bin 27'ye çıktı https://www.evrensel...
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From THEY KNEW, excerpted here in 2022: "It became reasonable to believe that a critical mass of people in power were either criminals, pedophiles, or traitors, or that they were being blackmailed, bribed, or threatened by a criminal, pedophile, or traitor."
lithub.com/sarah-kendzi...
lithub.com/sarah-kendzi...
Sarah Kendzior on Trumpland’s Criminal Distortions of American Reality
It is common to hear that Americans no longer inhabit a shared reality. To a large extent this is true, especially in an era of social media manipulation, but we did not share a reality in simpler …
lithub.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
From THEY KNEW, excerpted here in 2022: "It became reasonable to believe that a critical mass of people in power were either criminals, pedophiles, or traitors, or that they were being blackmailed, bribed, or threatened by a criminal, pedophile, or traitor."
lithub.com/sarah-kendzi...
lithub.com/sarah-kendzi...
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Meriç Nehri taştı, Edirne'de çiftlikler ve tarım alanları sular altında kaldı
t24.com.tr/haber/meric-...
t24.com.tr/haber/meric-...
Meriç Nehri taştı, Edirne'de çiftlikler ve tarım alanları sular altında kaldı
Meriç Nehri taştı, Edirne'de çiftlikler ve tarım alanları sular altında kaldı
t24.com.tr
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Meriç Nehri taştı, Edirne'de çiftlikler ve tarım alanları sular altında kaldı
t24.com.tr/haber/meric-...
t24.com.tr/haber/meric-...
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Thousands of Iraqis volunteer to defend Iran against US attack - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/thousands-iraqis-volunteer-defend-iran-against-us-attack
Thousands of Iraqis volunteer to defend Iran against US attack
Iraqis pledge to defend both their country and Iran as tensions with US escalate
www.middleeasteye.net
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Thousands of Iraqis volunteer to defend Iran against US attack - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/thousands-iraqis-volunteer-defend-iran-against-us-attack
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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Konteyner boşaltırken aracın mekanizmasına sıkışan işçi hayatını kaybetti
t24.com.tr/haber/kontey...
t24.com.tr/haber/kontey...
Konteyner boşaltırken aracın mekanizmasına sıkışan işçi hayatını kaybetti
Konteyner boşaltırken aracın mekanizmasına sıkışan işçi hayatını kaybetti
t24.com.tr
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Konteyner boşaltırken aracın mekanizmasına sıkışan işçi hayatını kaybetti
t24.com.tr/haber/kontey...
t24.com.tr/haber/kontey...
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Gelelim sadede...
Suriye’nin madenleri için Türkiye devrede. Cengiz ve Kalyon'un içinde olduğu konsorsiyum santral inşa edecek https://www.evrensel...
Suriye’nin madenleri için Türkiye devrede: Cengiz ve Kalyon'un içinde olduğu konsorsiyum santral inşa edecek - Evrensel
Suriye madenleri için Türkiye’den ekip sahaya gitti. Cengiz ve Kalyon’un da yer aldığı konsorsiyum, ülkede enerji santralleri kuracak.
www.evrensel.net
February 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Gelelim sadede...
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Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi slammed the double standard allowing Israel to expand its military while others in the region are asked to reduce their defensive capabilities.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi slammed the double standard allowing Israel to expand its military while others in the region are asked to reduce their defensive capabilities.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
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AKP maden yağmasını büyütüyor. 485 saha daha ihaleye açılıyor https://www.evrensel...
AKP maden yağmasını büyütüyor: 485 saha daha ihaleye açılıyor - Evrensel
Enerji Bakanlığı 485 maden sahasını ihaleye çıkarıyor. Türkiye’de ormanların yüzde 58’i, tarım alanlarının yüzde 60’ı, 15 ilin ise yüzde 62’si maden ruhsatlı durumda.
www.evrensel.net
February 7, 2026 at 8:33 AM
AKP maden yağmasını büyütüyor. 485 saha daha ihaleye açılıyor https://www.evrensel...
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Bill ve Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein ile bağlantılarına ilişkin Kongre’de verecekleri ifadenin kapalı oturumda değil, kamuya açık duruşmada alınmasını istedi https://www.evrensel...
'Oyunu bırakalım' diyen Clinton çifti: Epstein ifadesini kamuya açık duruşmada vermek istiyoruz - Evrensel
Bill ve Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein ile bağlantılarına ilişkin Kongre’de verecekleri ifadenin kapalı oturumda değil, kamuya açık duruşmada alınmasını istedi.
www.evrensel.net
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Bill ve Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein ile bağlantılarına ilişkin Kongre’de verecekleri ifadenin kapalı oturumda değil, kamuya açık duruşmada alınmasını istedi https://www.evrensel...
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Iğdır’da şüpheli kadın ölümü: 28 yaşındaki Ceren Işık evinde ölü bulundu, 1 gözaltı
www.birgun.net/haber/igdird...
www.birgun.net/haber/igdird...
Iğdır’da şüpheli kadın ölümü: 28 yaşındaki Ceren Işık evinde ölü bulundu, 1 gözaltı
Iğdır’ın Bağlar Mahallesi’nde bir apartman dairesinden gelen silah sesi ihbarı üzerine eve giren ekipler, 28 yaşındaki Ceren Işık’ı kafasından vurulmuş halde buldu. Olayla ilgili bir kişi gözaltına al...
www.birgun.net
February 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Iğdır’da şüpheli kadın ölümü: 28 yaşındaki Ceren Işık evinde ölü bulundu, 1 gözaltı
www.birgun.net/haber/igdird...
www.birgun.net/haber/igdird...
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"The world's largest humanitarian crisis as we speak."
The crisis in Sudan is of staggering proportions, with more than 13 million people displaced.
HRW's Mausi Segun discusses more at the launch of our World Report 2026:
The crisis in Sudan is of staggering proportions, with more than 13 million people displaced.
HRW's Mausi Segun discusses more at the launch of our World Report 2026:
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"The world's largest humanitarian crisis as we speak."
The crisis in Sudan is of staggering proportions, with more than 13 million people displaced.
HRW's Mausi Segun discusses more at the launch of our World Report 2026:
The crisis in Sudan is of staggering proportions, with more than 13 million people displaced.
HRW's Mausi Segun discusses more at the launch of our World Report 2026:
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Trump and European leaders are debating who should own Greenland. Missing from the conversation: the Inuit who've lived there for 5,000 years.
Greenland’s Inuit Have Spent Decades Fighting for Self-Determination
Since missionaries arrived in the 18th century, the Inuit people of Greenland have struggled for representation on the land they first found.
www.truthdig.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Trump and European leaders are debating who should own Greenland. Missing from the conversation: the Inuit who've lived there for 5,000 years.
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Within months of taking office, Trump officials eradicated the world’s largest humanitarian agency, slashing thousands of lifesaving programs and putting millions of lives at risk.
🗓️ Join us Feb. 11 for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
🗓️ Join us Feb. 11 for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
ProPublica Event: Inside the Destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
events.propublica.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Within months of taking office, Trump officials eradicated the world’s largest humanitarian agency, slashing thousands of lifesaving programs and putting millions of lives at risk.
🗓️ Join us Feb. 11 for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
🗓️ Join us Feb. 11 for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
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Trump claimed he would trust the midterm results only if he considers them “honest,” after suggesting that Republicans “nationalize” election races across the country.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump claimed he would trust the midterm results only if he considers them “honest,” after suggesting that Republicans “nationalize” election races across the country.
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trib.al/zMx9EZ4
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: "More and more leads, more and more information, and more and more commentary in the global press all relate to the suspicion that this unprecedented paedophilia scandal was co-organised by Russian intelligence services."
February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: "More and more leads, more and more information, and more and more commentary in the global press all relate to the suspicion that this unprecedented paedophilia scandal was co-organised by Russian intelligence services."
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The @miamiherald.com previously reported on Mark Epstein's FBI tip accusing Trump of authorizing Jeffrey's murder.
Here is a link to the official DOJ file: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
It's real. It should be an enormous scandal and the subject of an investigation.
Here is a link to the official DOJ file: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
It's real. It should be an enormous scandal and the subject of an investigation.
Latest Epstein files name Trump multiple times
In the more than 10,000 files released Tuesday, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, said the sex trafficker was killed because he was going to name co-conspirators.
www.miamiherald.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The @miamiherald.com previously reported on Mark Epstein's FBI tip accusing Trump of authorizing Jeffrey's murder.
Here is a link to the official DOJ file: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
It's real. It should be an enormous scandal and the subject of an investigation.
Here is a link to the official DOJ file: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
It's real. It should be an enormous scandal and the subject of an investigation.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
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AKP genel başkan yardımcısı Sevilay Tuncer Uludağ hakkındaki haberlere erişim engeli
www.diken.com.tr/akp-genel-ba...
www.diken.com.tr/akp-genel-ba...
AKP genel başkan yardımcısı Sevilay Tuncer Uludağ hakkındaki haberlere erişim engeli - Diken
05.02.2026 - Galata Kulesi’ndeki hiltili çalışmayı yapan şirketin sahibi AKP Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Sevilay Tuncer Uludağ’ın adının geçtiği birçok haber erişime engellendi.
www.diken.com.tr
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
AKP genel başkan yardımcısı Sevilay Tuncer Uludağ hakkındaki haberlere erişim engeli
www.diken.com.tr/akp-genel-ba...
www.diken.com.tr/akp-genel-ba...