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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15h

Going for the full Mugabe.

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15h

A 22-year-old Palestinian died in Israeli prison -- where he'd been held for a year and a half without charges.

His last two months, he was bed-ridden.

When he died, he weighed 88 lbs.

He was the 78th Palestinian to die in Israeli jail since Oct. 7, 2023.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

The statement also said Khdeirat had dropped his weight to approximately 40 kilograms (88 pounds).

According to the committee, a lawyer who visited him in August testified that Khdeirat had been bedridden for ove two months.

The PA's statement tallies 78 administrative detainees and prisoners who died in Israeli prison since the start of the war on October 7, 2023.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 23h

Get yourself someone who loves you like Mr. Zabar loved whitefish.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...

The store roasted its own coffee, and Mr. Zabar’s office doubled as a tasting room. He visited fish wholesalers who allowed him to sample the latest catch. One supplier told New York magazine in 1992 that once he saw Mr. Zabar get so angry about a whitefish that didn’t taste right when it was delivered to the store that he threw it on the floor and stepped on it

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2d

That immigration agent who threw a woman to the ground, prompting DHS to declare his conduct "unacceptable"?

He's back at the courthouse.

And DHS still won't tell us his name.

Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 2d

I recently reported on an ICE officer who was publicly reprimanded and “relieved of his duties” after shoving a woman to the ground in an NYC immigration court. Well, he’s back.

DHS did not respond to a request for comment.

Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Photos: Carol Guzy

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 2d

I recently reported on an ICE officer who was publicly reprimanded and “relieved of his duties” after shoving a woman to the ground in an NYC immigration court. Well, he’s back.

DHS did not respond to a request for comment.

Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Photos: Carol Guzy

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2d

Re Trump killing DHS oversight office.

www.propublica.org/article/home...

None of it worked. On March 21, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem shut down the office and fired most of the 150-person staff. As a result, about 600 civil rights abuse investigations were frozen.

“All the oversight in DHS was eliminated today,” one worker texted after the announcement that they’d been fired.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2d

I covered cops for years.

Cops
-are identifiable; hence badge numbers
-have body-cams so civilians can perhaps see the facts
-have conduct subject to civilian oversight

Immigration agents
-identities are secret
-aren't using body-cams
-face no oversight office. Trump killed it

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

“Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show 🧊 using extreme force in Chicago

A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago

A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters

www.theguardian.com

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3d

I can't imagine this ever going wrong.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3d

Is there body-worn camera footage of the shooting?

If not, why?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal agents shoot woman on Southwest Side, battle protesters for hours

The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, an account that has yet to be verified...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 3d

This tactic is in the news again because ICE agents in Colorado were filmed breaking the window of a car with a baby in the backseat coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...

ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”

We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

projects.propublica.org

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3d

A reporter at that notorious leftist rag, The Economist. 👇🏼

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 5d

Yom Kippur nap.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 6d

Source: www.ajc.org/translatehat...

Globalist | #TranslateHate

Translate Hate was created by American Jewish Committee (AJC) to explain antisemitism. This glossary aims to improve media literacy on antisemitism and hate, especially in the digital realm. See when ...

www.ajc.org

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 6d

Here is what the American Jewish Committee says about the term "Globalists."

"The idea of a Jewish globalist was embedded in the core ideology of Nazism. Hitler often portrayed Jews as 'international elements' posing a threat to all people who are “bounded to their soil, to the Fatherland.'”

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 6d

How does DHS propose to identify "globalists"?

Also, whispers: Vat's with the goyishe muscle guy?

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7d

Internal oversight of the VA may not be working, but ours is!

If you have something about the VA we should know, contact me at securely and confidentially on Signal at [email protected]

signal.me#eu/XJgAapwmf...

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7d

Fellow members of the tribe:

My child insists that the best way to prep for fast is to skip lunch and then eat big erev dinner. I think this is some TikTok BS.

Thoughts?

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7d

Sixers.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7d

So i guess accountability isn’t “essential.“

The VA inspector general’s website has been taken down.

Back in the glory days of functional government websites, you could find endless, incredibly helpful reports on whether the govt was falling should in its promise care for vets.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7d

Federal workers and contractors: We understand the difficult situations you may be weighing as you decide whether to reach out. All of our reporters take source privacy very seriously.

If you have information you can share with us, here's how to get in touch 👇

Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.

We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.

www.propublica.org

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7d

Stand by.

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7d

Dictator of Turkmenistan vibes.

He named cities, months, days of the week, and a meteorite after himself.

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

White House Unveils ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Site and a Pfizer Pricing Deal

The company says it gains a three-year grace period to exempt it from national-security-related tariffs.

www.wsj.com

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 8d

HUD.gov right now.

The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 9d

Ya know, I'm reminded today of a story I did re Eric Adams controlling a secretive, abusive NYPD unit

The connex was so tight, the mayor had access to a *live-feed* of the unit's body-cams

“The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall," a source told me

www.propublica.org/article/eric...

How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses

After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.

www.propublica.org

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 9d

The Wall Street Journal has a new feature called... "Asks a Millionaire."

www.wsj.com/business/fle...

Exclusive | How Kenn Ricci Went From Pilot to Billionaire. ‘I Am Accidentally Wealthy.’

The chairman of Flexjet opened up about his wager on the ultrarich, his money philosophy and his $800,000 vacation budget in the first episode of WSJ Asks a Millionaire.

www.wsj.com

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