Thomas Birmingham
@thomasbirm.bsky.social
Y23, He/Him | Someone once said I’m naturally anti-dogmatic. Housing is a human right. Currently @thenation.com. Previously @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social and more!
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“American Landmark is … owned by Elco, one of Israel’s largest corporations… Elco … has done extensive business in Israeli settlements … considered illegal under international law. Elco has also maintained deep ties to the Israeli military, including during the genocide in Gaza.”
Wow.
Wow.
Yesterday, @thenation.com ran my unprecedented investigation revealing a major U.S. landlord's links to West Bank settlements and the IDF.
To see how American Landmark's U.S. tenants are being victimized, let's look at AL's properties in Charlotte, NC. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
To see how American Landmark's U.S. tenants are being victimized, let's look at AL's properties in Charlotte, NC. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“American Landmark is … owned by Elco, one of Israel’s largest corporations… Elco … has done extensive business in Israeli settlements … considered illegal under international law. Elco has also maintained deep ties to the Israeli military, including during the genocide in Gaza.”
Wow.
Wow.
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"In August, I contacted the UN Human Rights Office to ask about the implications of a circumstance like this, in which a company they flagged for involvement in Israeli settlements has a large US subsidiary profiting off tenants like Kelly." Stunning new investigation from @thomasbirm.bsky.social
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"In August, I contacted the UN Human Rights Office to ask about the implications of a circumstance like this, in which a company they flagged for involvement in Israeli settlements has a large US subsidiary profiting off tenants like Kelly." Stunning new investigation from @thomasbirm.bsky.social
Yesterday, @thenation.com ran my unprecedented investigation revealing a major U.S. landlord's links to West Bank settlements and the IDF.
To see how American Landmark's U.S. tenants are being victimized, let's look at AL's properties in Charlotte, NC. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
To see how American Landmark's U.S. tenants are being victimized, let's look at AL's properties in Charlotte, NC. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Yesterday, @thenation.com ran my unprecedented investigation revealing a major U.S. landlord's links to West Bank settlements and the IDF.
To see how American Landmark's U.S. tenants are being victimized, let's look at AL's properties in Charlotte, NC. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
To see how American Landmark's U.S. tenants are being victimized, let's look at AL's properties in Charlotte, NC. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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“Before they came, rent was manageable. I was never late. When they took over, it became out of reach.”
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By @thomasbirm.bsky.social. Via @thenation.com @typeinvestigations.org
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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By @thomasbirm.bsky.social. Via @thenation.com @typeinvestigations.org
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
The Eviction Kings - Type Investigations
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Before they came, rent was manageable. I was never late. When they took over, it became out of reach.”
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By @thomasbirm.bsky.social. Via @thenation.com @typeinvestigations.org
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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By @thomasbirm.bsky.social. Via @thenation.com @typeinvestigations.org
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
For @thenation.com, I dug into American Landmark, a major landlord unleashing rent hikes and eviction filings across the South, all while their parent company Electra has financial ties to West Bank settlements and the IDF.
See it in the company's own words:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
See it in the company's own words:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
For @thenation.com, I dug into American Landmark, a major landlord unleashing rent hikes and eviction filings across the South, all while their parent company Electra has financial ties to West Bank settlements and the IDF.
See it in the company's own words:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
See it in the company's own words:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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our struggles are interconnected in ways we can't even imagine
For @thenation.com and @typeinvestigations.org, I looked into American Landmark, a major landlord filing evictions far more than the national average.
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
our struggles are interconnected in ways we can't even imagine
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Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
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Also if you read this story and went "omfg," please follow @thomasbirm.bsky.social, who worked on it for over a year and is brilliant in every way.
We have a stunning story from @thomasbirm.bsky.social in @thenation.com. It's about how one of Israel's biggest companies, with deep ties to the IDF and illegal settlements, is taking over huge swathes of US real estate—with tenants paying the price. A MUST-read. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Also if you read this story and went "omfg," please follow @thomasbirm.bsky.social, who worked on it for over a year and is brilliant in every way.
Reposted by Thomas Birmingham
We have a stunning story from @thomasbirm.bsky.social in @thenation.com. It's about how one of Israel's biggest companies, with deep ties to the IDF and illegal settlements, is taking over huge swathes of US real estate—with tenants paying the price. A MUST-read. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We have a stunning story from @thomasbirm.bsky.social in @thenation.com. It's about how one of Israel's biggest companies, with deep ties to the IDF and illegal settlements, is taking over huge swathes of US real estate—with tenants paying the price. A MUST-read. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Reposted by Thomas Birmingham
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
@thomasbirm.bsky.social reports in partnership with @thenation.com: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
@thomasbirm.bsky.social reports in partnership with @thenation.com: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
The Eviction Kings - Type Investigations
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November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
@thomasbirm.bsky.social reports in partnership with @thenation.com: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
@thomasbirm.bsky.social reports in partnership with @thenation.com: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
For @thenation.com and @typeinvestigations.org, I looked into American Landmark, a major landlord filing evictions far more than the national average.
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For @thenation.com and @typeinvestigations.org, I looked into American Landmark, a major landlord filing evictions far more than the national average.
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
BREAKING: Hundreds of tenants across four states are waging the first campaign in recent memory to bargain with a shared private equity landlord across state lines
For @inthesetimes.com, this is the Tenant Union Federation’s effort to win a historic interstate lease inthesetimes.com/article/priv...
For @inthesetimes.com, this is the Tenant Union Federation’s effort to win a historic interstate lease inthesetimes.com/article/priv...
Have Private Equity Landlords Met Their Match?
A new campaign from the Tenant Union Federation is uniting hundreds of tenants in four states to take on the mega-corporation that owns their homes.
inthesetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of tenants across four states are waging the first campaign in recent memory to bargain with a shared private equity landlord across state lines
For @inthesetimes.com, this is the Tenant Union Federation’s effort to win a historic interstate lease inthesetimes.com/article/priv...
For @inthesetimes.com, this is the Tenant Union Federation’s effort to win a historic interstate lease inthesetimes.com/article/priv...
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A new campaign from the Tenant Union Federation is uniting hundreds of tenants in four states to take on the mega-corporation that owns their homes. New report from @thomasbirm.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com on how tenant unions are taking on private equity landlords.
Have Private Equity Landlords Met Their Match?
A new campaign from the Tenant Union Federation is uniting hundreds of tenants in four states to take on the mega-corporation that owns their homes.
inthesetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A new campaign from the Tenant Union Federation is uniting hundreds of tenants in four states to take on the mega-corporation that owns their homes. New report from @thomasbirm.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com on how tenant unions are taking on private equity landlords.
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In NY, homeowners are 2x as likely to vote as tenants. Unless there are pro-tenant policies on the ballot, that is, like a rent freeze.
In the mayoral race @tenantbloc.bsky.social tried to awaken the untapped potential of tenants as a political bloc. Read @thomasbirm.bsky.social on this strategy ⬇️
In the mayoral race @tenantbloc.bsky.social tried to awaken the untapped potential of tenants as a political bloc. Read @thomasbirm.bsky.social on this strategy ⬇️
Will NYC's Long-Suffering Tenants Carry Zohran Mamdani to Victory?
A close look inside the campaign that has helped turn New York City renters into a force to be reckoned with.
inthesetimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In NY, homeowners are 2x as likely to vote as tenants. Unless there are pro-tenant policies on the ballot, that is, like a rent freeze.
In the mayoral race @tenantbloc.bsky.social tried to awaken the untapped potential of tenants as a political bloc. Read @thomasbirm.bsky.social on this strategy ⬇️
In the mayoral race @tenantbloc.bsky.social tried to awaken the untapped potential of tenants as a political bloc. Read @thomasbirm.bsky.social on this strategy ⬇️
NEW: Since February, I've followed @tenantbloc.bsky.social's campaign to win a rent freeze in NYC. Now, Zohran Mamdani is on the verge of a victory that would deliver one.
Here's a first look into how organizers brought over 20,000 tenants into Mamdani's coalition. inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
Here's a first look into how organizers brought over 20,000 tenants into Mamdani's coalition. inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
Will NYC's Long-Suffering Tenants Carry Zohran Mamdani to Victory?
A close look inside the campaign that has helped turn New York City renters into a force to be reckoned with.
inthesetimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NEW: Since February, I've followed @tenantbloc.bsky.social's campaign to win a rent freeze in NYC. Now, Zohran Mamdani is on the verge of a victory that would deliver one.
Here's a first look into how organizers brought over 20,000 tenants into Mamdani's coalition. inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
Here's a first look into how organizers brought over 20,000 tenants into Mamdani's coalition. inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
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"These are the moments where we need to turn to our coalitions. We need to have as much communication and joint organizing as possible." Marissa Nuncio, director of the Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles, speaking with @thomasbirm.bsky.social
“Our Biggest Fear”: A Garment Worker Organizer on the ICE Raid That Set Off Mass Protest
“They're picking up folks who were literally just going about making their daily bread and terrorizing them in their place of work," says Marissa Nuncio, director of the Garment Worker Center in Los A...
inthesetimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"These are the moments where we need to turn to our coalitions. We need to have as much communication and joint organizing as possible." Marissa Nuncio, director of the Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles, speaking with @thomasbirm.bsky.social
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@thomasbirm.bsky.social spoke with Marissa Nuncio of the Garment Worker Center in LA.
They discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
They discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
“Our Biggest Fear”: A Garment Worker Organizer on the ICE Raid That Set Off Mass Protest
“They're picking up folks who were literally just going about making their daily bread and terrorizing them in their place of work," says Marissa Nuncio, director of the Garment Worker Center in Los A...
inthesetimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@thomasbirm.bsky.social spoke with Marissa Nuncio of the Garment Worker Center in LA.
They discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
They discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
I got to speak with Marissa Nuncio at the Garment Worker Center in LA for @inthesetimes.com.
We discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests, and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
We discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests, and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
“Our Biggest Fear”: A Garment Worker Organizer on the ICE Raid That Set Off Mass Protest
“They're picking up folks who were literally just going about making their daily bread and terrorizing them in their place of work," says Marissa Nuncio, director of the Garment Worker Center in Los A...
inthesetimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I got to speak with Marissa Nuncio at the Garment Worker Center in LA for @inthesetimes.com.
We discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests, and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
We discuss the ICE raids—at which two dozen garment workers were abducted—that sparked city-wide protests, and how labor can respond to Trump's assault on migrant workers: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
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Congratulations to @thomasbirm.bsky.social, a named a Livingston finalist for his groundbreaking investigation of a mold crisis in New Haven, CT, fueled by landlord neglect.
Read his reporting here: inthesetimes.com/article/mold...
Read his reporting here: inthesetimes.com/article/mold...
🌟 The 2025 Livingston Award Finalists for National Reporting!
These exceptional journalists under 35 are telling stories that challenge assumptions and deepen our understanding of the nation.
Read their work here: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#JournalismExcellence
These exceptional journalists under 35 are telling stories that challenge assumptions and deepen our understanding of the nation.
Read their work here: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#JournalismExcellence
April 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Congratulations to @thomasbirm.bsky.social, a named a Livingston finalist for his groundbreaking investigation of a mold crisis in New Haven, CT, fueled by landlord neglect.
Read his reporting here: inthesetimes.com/article/mold...
Read his reporting here: inthesetimes.com/article/mold...
I'm so, so honored to be named a 2025 Livingston Award finalist for “As Corporate Landlords Spread, a Mold Epidemic Takes Root” in @inthesetimes.com.
I spent 6+ months on this investigation, interviewing New Haven tenants who developed respiratory conditions thanks to landlord neglect. Read below!
I spent 6+ months on this investigation, interviewing New Haven tenants who developed respiratory conditions thanks to landlord neglect. Read below!
🌟 The 2025 Livingston Award Finalists for National Reporting!
These exceptional journalists under 35 are telling stories that challenge assumptions and deepen our understanding of the nation.
Read their work here: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#JournalismExcellence
These exceptional journalists under 35 are telling stories that challenge assumptions and deepen our understanding of the nation.
Read their work here: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#JournalismExcellence
April 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I'm so, so honored to be named a 2025 Livingston Award finalist for “As Corporate Landlords Spread, a Mold Epidemic Takes Root” in @inthesetimes.com.
I spent 6+ months on this investigation, interviewing New Haven tenants who developed respiratory conditions thanks to landlord neglect. Read below!
I spent 6+ months on this investigation, interviewing New Haven tenants who developed respiratory conditions thanks to landlord neglect. Read below!
As someone who was there, the Jewish student the YDN quoted as saying he was “blocked from walking through Yale’s campus”was:
- Attempting to forcefully move into the circle of students while filming them
- Was the first to inform admin the encampment was being built
- Is a frequent Fox News guest
- Attempting to forcefully move into the circle of students while filming them
- Was the first to inform admin the encampment was being built
- Is a frequent Fox News guest
April 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As someone who was there, the Jewish student the YDN quoted as saying he was “blocked from walking through Yale’s campus”was:
- Attempting to forcefully move into the circle of students while filming them
- Was the first to inform admin the encampment was being built
- Is a frequent Fox News guest
- Attempting to forcefully move into the circle of students while filming them
- Was the first to inform admin the encampment was being built
- Is a frequent Fox News guest
BREAKING: Yalies4Palestine, Yale’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, was deregistered as an official student org at 3 PM today by Yale admin.
The move comes after 200 students built a new encampment last night, an action the group says they were unaffiliated with. 🧵
The move comes after 200 students built a new encampment last night, an action the group says they were unaffiliated with. 🧵
April 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
BREAKING: Yalies4Palestine, Yale’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, was deregistered as an official student org at 3 PM today by Yale admin.
The move comes after 200 students built a new encampment last night, an action the group says they were unaffiliated with. 🧵
The move comes after 200 students built a new encampment last night, an action the group says they were unaffiliated with. 🧵
BREAKING: Under threat of imminent arrests, organizers have instructed the newly constructed Gaza solidarity encampment at Yale to disperse for the night.
They instructed protestors to reconvene tomorrow, when war-criminal Itamar Ben-Gvir will be addressing a Yale society. 🧵
They instructed protestors to reconvene tomorrow, when war-criminal Itamar Ben-Gvir will be addressing a Yale society. 🧵
April 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
BREAKING: Under threat of imminent arrests, organizers have instructed the newly constructed Gaza solidarity encampment at Yale to disperse for the night.
They instructed protestors to reconvene tomorrow, when war-criminal Itamar Ben-Gvir will be addressing a Yale society. 🧵
They instructed protestors to reconvene tomorrow, when war-criminal Itamar Ben-Gvir will be addressing a Yale society. 🧵
BREAKING: A new Gaza solidarity encampment is being built at Yale, one year after dozens were arrested here. They demand immediate divestment from Israeli weapons manufacturing.
Despite the Trump admin abducting activists like Mahmoud Khalil nationwide, hundreds of are here anyway.
FREE PALESTINE!
Despite the Trump admin abducting activists like Mahmoud Khalil nationwide, hundreds of are here anyway.
FREE PALESTINE!
April 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
BREAKING: A new Gaza solidarity encampment is being built at Yale, one year after dozens were arrested here. They demand immediate divestment from Israeli weapons manufacturing.
Despite the Trump admin abducting activists like Mahmoud Khalil nationwide, hundreds of are here anyway.
FREE PALESTINE!
Despite the Trump admin abducting activists like Mahmoud Khalil nationwide, hundreds of are here anyway.
FREE PALESTINE!
BREAKING: I’ve confirmed that public housing authorities (PHAs) have been told that Trump’s funding freeze has been RESCINDED.
Also received word from multiple PHAs that February Section 8 payments will go out as planned.
See the email that went out today from HUD below:
Also received word from multiple PHAs that February Section 8 payments will go out as planned.
See the email that went out today from HUD below:
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
BREAKING: I’ve confirmed that public housing authorities (PHAs) have been told that Trump’s funding freeze has been RESCINDED.
Also received word from multiple PHAs that February Section 8 payments will go out as planned.
See the email that went out today from HUD below:
Also received word from multiple PHAs that February Section 8 payments will go out as planned.
See the email that went out today from HUD below: