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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: David Adler—a Jewish American on the Gaza aid Flotilla—details Israeli detention.

At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.

Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.

EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel

The Jewish American writer says Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir specifically targeted him, forcing a photo op with the Israeli flag and calling him a “terrorist.”

zeteo.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14h

"As one of the few Jews on [the flotilla]...they asked me if I was Jewish...threw me in front of the Israeli flag... we were strip-searched & zip-tied & blindfolded, & sent to this detention camp."

Horrifying testimony to Zeteo from freed activist David Adler:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 14h

“We were frog-marched out, heads down, on our knees… for basically a giant photo op for [Minister Itamar] Ben-Gvir.”

Freed Gaza Flotilla Activist David Adler shares the horrors he witnessed in Israeli detention with @premthakker.bsky.social.

Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

Joe Biden said without Israel, Jewish people wouldn't be safe.
Israeli officials just dragged an American Jewish man to his knees, made him take a photo op with the Israeli flag, and yelled in his face and called him a terrorist

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: David Adler—a Jewish American on the Gaza aid Flotilla—details Israeli detention.

At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.

Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.

EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel

The Jewish American writer says Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir specifically targeted him, forcing a photo op with the Israeli flag and calling him a “terrorist.”

zeteo.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: David Adler—a Jewish American on the Gaza aid Flotilla—details Israeli detention.

At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.

Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.

EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel

The Jewish American writer says Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir specifically targeted him, forcing a photo op with the Israeli flag and calling him a “terrorist.”

zeteo.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h

This was twenty-three months ago. Israeli forces have killed more than 16,365 kids since.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jul 7

November 7, 2023 — Kids in Gaza host a press conference, in English, to beg the world for life.

“We come now to shout and invite you to protect us; we want to live, we want peace…we want to live as the other children live.”

At the time, Israel forces had killed over 4,200 kids like these.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 16h

“[Bari Weiss] is uniquely unqualified to do this job… other than that, she's super pro-Israel.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss the decision to appoint pro-Israel Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

Watch the full discussion:
zeteo.com/p/dei-for-pr...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18h

Zeteo has the exclusive first interview with David Adler, the Jewish American flotilla activist and journalist who was just released from illegal detention by Israel.

Join us as he tells his story to @premthakker.bsky.social live at 11.15am ET and takes your questions, too.

EXCLUSIVE: Flotilla Activist David Adler LIVE Hours After Being Released From Israeli Prison

YouTube video by Zeteo

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Moon looks beautiful tonighr

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

NEW inside CBS—

Staff are insulted executives will spend $150 million to buy The Free Press & make self-proclaimed “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief, while many of them are set to be laid off.

“If I wrote 90 percent of what’s on The Free Press, I would get flagged and fired,” one says.

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

zeteo.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

PATRIOTS: The Woke billionaires are trying to SILENCE freedom fighters on TikTok. Follow me to STICK IT TO THEM!!! 🇺🇸🦅

premthakker's Creator Profile

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Larry Ellison:
—Second‑richest man on Earth
—Gave $16.6 million to Friends of the IDF
—Hosted Netanyahu on his private island
—Trump plan makes him co-own TikTok
—Son, David, just spent $150 million to buy The Free Press & make Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS
—Wants Warner Bros (CNN, HBO)

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 1d

Yes and also feel free to group message me at swin24.68

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

If you are in the National Guard or ICE and have any information or tips you’d like to share, text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

“It is a struggle for Palestinians to survive, let alone conceive in Gaza.”

Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat spoke in front of the UN security council about Israel’s systematic attack on the reproductive capacity of women in Gaza

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as CBS News' editor-in-chief. Employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias & more censorship, writes @premthakker.bsky.social:

zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

zeteo.com

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

TODAY AT 3PM ET: The plight of women and girls in Gaza

Join our LIVE Q+A with @premthakker.bsky.social and human rights activist Noura Erakat to discuss her UN Security Council briefing where she was the first Palestinian speaker since Israel’s war on Gaza began.

zeteo.com/p/today-at-3...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

If you work at Paramount or CBS and are able to connect, please text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

NEW inside CBS—

Staff are insulted executives will spend $150 million to buy The Free Press & make self-proclaimed “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief, while many of them are set to be laid off.

“If I wrote 90 percent of what’s on The Free Press, I would get flagged and fired,” one says.

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

zeteo.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

NEW inside CBS—

Staff are insulted executives will spend $150 million to buy The Free Press & make self-proclaimed “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief, while many of them are set to be laid off.

“If I wrote 90 percent of what’s on The Free Press, I would get flagged and fired,” one says.

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

zeteo.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Paramount just paid $150 million for this

Article from The Free Press

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

“Not everyone is happy about this gorgeous innovation,” writes Tyler Cowen.

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.
By Tyler Cowen
10.02.25

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss's first message to CBS staff as Editor-in-Chief, shared with me:

"…I stand for the same core journalistic values that have defined this profession since the beginning, and I will continue to champion them alongside you…"

(Staff tell me CBS would never publish stuff The Free Press has)

Message from Bari Weiss, Editor-in-Chief
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Office of the Editor-in-Chief, CBS News
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Dear Colleagues:
I am thrilled and humbled to be writing to you as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News.
Growing up, CBS was a deep family tradition. Whenever I hear that tick, tick, tick or that trumpet fanfare, it sends me right back to our den in Pittsburgh. The opportunity to build on that legacy with you-and to renew it in an era that so desperately needs it is an extraordinary
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Right now, I imagine you have some questions. I do, too.
My goal in the coming days and weeks is to get to know you. I want to hear from you about what's working, what isn't, and your thoughts on how we can make CBS News the most trusted news organization in America and the world. I'll approach it the way any reporter would-with an open mind, a fresh notebook, and an urgent deadline.
What I can tell you on day one is that I stand for the same core journalistic values that have defined this profession since the beginning, and I will continue to champion them alongside you:

1. Journalism that reports on the world as it actually is.
2. Journalism that is fair, fearless, and factual.
3. Journalism that respects our audience enough to tell the truth plainly-wherever it leads.
4. Journalism that makes sense of a noisy, confusing world.
5. Journalism that explains things clearly, without pretension or jargon.
6. Journalism that holds both American political parties to equal scrutiny.
7. Journalism that embraces a wide spectrum of views and voices so that the audience can contend with the best arguments on all sides of a debate.
8. Journalism that rushes toward

8. Journalism that rushes toward the most interesting and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.
9. Journalism that uses all of the tools of the digital era.
10. Journalism that understands that the best way to serve America is to endeavor to present the public with the facts, first and foremost.
I look forward to meeting many of you in the days ahead and to listening and learning from you. I am profoundly honored to join you-and I can't wait to get started.
With gratitude and excitement,
Bari

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

"I think we can all agree that the temperature of our nation’s social discourse feels higher than ever…With this in mind, I am excited to share that The Free Press is joining our Company."

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: It’s official. David Ellison announces that Bari Weiss, founder of pro-Israel outlet “The Free Press,” is now Editor in Chief of CBS News, per internal memo shared with me:

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

NEW inside CBS—

Staff are insulted executives will spend $150 million to buy The Free Press & make self-proclaimed “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief, while many of them are set to be laid off.

“If I wrote 90 percent of what’s on The Free Press, I would get flagged and fired,” one says.

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

zeteo.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: It’s official. David Ellison announces that Bari Weiss, founder of pro-Israel outlet “The Free Press,” is now Editor in Chief of CBS News, per internal memo shared with me:

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

If you are in the National Guard or ICE and have any information or tips you’d like to share, text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

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