Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 10hThe Plumber Who Saved 170 Souls. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w... 110
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11hAn aviation expert said FlyDubai's descent was so steep that it would have been unrecoverable after just five more seconds. So , the plumber who got in the pilot's seat saved everyone. 0284
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20hWhat a Gaza expert told Isaac Chotiner about his own family’s experience. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a... 32511
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20hAmong the items Israel still isn’t allowing into Gaza: Peanut butter. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a... 42011
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Love that FDNY ambles in and knows *exactly* what to do. Like, "Oh yeah, sigh, another one of these." 3203
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026During first Trump admin, Republicans brought experts in to talk about expanding a tax loophole for "small" bizs. The experts said don't do it: “We noted that many of these ‘small’ businesses actually are not small." The Republicans did it $800 billion per decade www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b... 0102
Reposted by Eric UmanskyEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Nearly" doing MAJOR work here. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.com‘Ready to Blow His Stack’: How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over GazaBrett McGurk, who was the top Middle East adviser to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offered the first inside-the-room account of American efforts to manage the Gaza war. 1267
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Nearly" doing MAJOR work here. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.com‘Ready to Blow His Stack’: How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over GazaBrett McGurk, who was the top Middle East adviser to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offered the first inside-the-room account of American efforts to manage the Gaza war. 1267
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Pike was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison.” 0111
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Pike remained awake and at one point raised her head and asked prison officials if her arm was supposed to feel that way.” Sooner after: ”There was an announcement to escort media witnesses out of the area.” apnews.com/article/chri...apnews.comTennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attemptMedia witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday. 12010
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026She told an officer, “I can say with 100 percent confidence I was raped.” He cut it from the report. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped (Gift Article)Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 23215
Reposted by Eric UmanskyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026GATES: “.. I almost can’t believe you’re asking that.” @ezraklein.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o... 32716209
Reposted by Eric UmanskyAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 431027497
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026ARE YOU DOUBTING THE NYT VISUAL INVESTIGATIONS TEAM??! Kinnah Horah! 2110
Reposted by Eric UmanskyBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You know that scene in The Godfather where Michael goes to the trattoria bathroom, retrieves a pistol, and shoots those 2 guys in the head? This is 100X better. Maybe more. 48727146
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And there is Jack Smith. At game in Maryland. PULITZER. 510236
Reposted by Eric UmanskyBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026July 31: Susan Collins "says that by the end of August, body-worn cameras will be deployed nationwide and worn by all ICE agents in the field." 1024482
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What we already know about the latest ICE shooting: Agents drove into Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car An agent fired at Garces Perez 4 times--while he was still in the car The agents didn't give Garces Perez immediate medical attention They didn't have body-cams www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...nytimes.comVideos Reveal New Details About ICE Shooting in AustinA video analysis finds that a federal immigration officer was standing to the side of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car when the officer apparently fired through the rear passenger window. But the even... 317790
Reposted by Eric UmanskyMolly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵 8710254
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Last year, we detailed how immigration agents profiled and grabbed one citizen not once but twice. Then, they did it *again.* Now, a federal court has ordered agents to back the eff up. www.propublica.org/article/immi... 22610
Reposted by Eric UmanskyMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 21/09/2026Don Jr. took hundreds of thousands of dollars from Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to Putin, for his extravagant wedding in the Bahamas. Now, we're told he paid it back. 5299
Reposted by Eric UmanskyEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Updated 5:18 PM EDT, September 20, 2026 @apnews.com: "The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7."apnews.comICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials sayA local official says a federal immigration agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas. City Councilmember Mike Siegel says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car ... 16580314
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026So the man shot by ICE says agents shot him because he didn't stop his car. Officers can't shoot someone simply b/c they're not stopping -- per the SUPREME COURT. supreme.justia.com/cases/federa... 44618
Reposted by Eric UmanskyNicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The US did large scale operations against the Houthis all of 2024 and March-May 2025. Two administrations. So many strikes. Houthis not only stayed in power they have been able to make major gains 19612129
Reposted by Eric UmanskyCorey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 20/09/2026From the official Dept of Education account on X, an endorsement of Bo French's racist tweet about Indian students at a University of Texas football game. Just awful. 46974250
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“At a court hearing in June, government lawyers left open the possibility that parents could be prosecuted for their role in their children’s medical care.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/n...nytimes.comNYU Langone Ends Care for Trans Youth in Deal With Justice Department (Gift Article)The major Manhattan hospital system agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a federal inquiry into gender-transition treatments for adolescents. 299
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The holdout juror hired a lawyer who "specializes in defamation litigation and has represented President Trump in lawsuits against CBS News and The New York Times." Also, the lawyer wrote that his client "supports our amazing leader, President Donald J. Trump" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comHoldout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Says He Didn’t Doubt Her GuiltThe juror, Michael P. Desronvil, defended his decision not to join other jurors in voting for Ms. Clancy’s acquittal. 83816
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026You know what still matters: Facts, and the journalists who bring 'em. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump says son has paid back Russian for wedding partyThe president defended Donald Trump Jr.’s decision to take a large gift from Umar Kremlev, saying that such presents are “common.” 3153
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Missed this. 🤯 www.washingtonsun.com/health-scien...washingtonsun.comHHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, EDOfficials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise. 3126
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Don Jr & his wife Bettina tried to knock down our story by being all: “The Putin 💙ing Russian dude didn’t pay for our wedding party. He paid for our *afterparty*” Which, i’m pretty sure there‘s no afterparty exception Also: Bettina wrote “Night 2. One love!” www.propublica.org/article/dona... 2184
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026dammit! otoh, maybe can invoke when i forget things. 000
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026How you can go from small-town cop to federal agent, without training or a job interview. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... 34328
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Eh why would it be worse than the Boomers, and others? 200
Reposted by Eric Umanskyshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17/12/2025to celebrate Don Jr’s engagement here he is proposing to his first wife Vanessa in a mall jewelry store in exchange for a comped ring nypost.com/2004/11/12/t... 1421354213
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Newspaper owned by one of world's richest men goes after SNAP...which gives families of four $996/month *in order to eat.* www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... 48827
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“Generosity doesn’t automatically come with an agenda. And sometimes a wedding gift is simply a wedding gift.” -Bettina Anderson, Don Jr’s wife. This is the guy who was simply generous 👇🏻 www.propublica.org/article/dona... 4298
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Left, “calming area“ at so-called Alligator Alcatraz. Right, North Vietnamese “tiger cage.” 25521
Reposted by Eric UmanskyKate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A good chronicle of things we already know but this little tidbit was new to me. Ht @rparloff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u... 512949
Reposted by Eric UmanskyThe Trace @thetrace.org · 12/09/2026Balbir Singh Sodhi, a 52-year-old Sikh from India who “radiated love everywhere he went,” was planting flowers for 9/11 victims at his Chevron station when he was killed. Sodhi was one of at least 13 people shot in the aftermath of 9/11 by people seeking revenge for the attacks.thetrace.orgThe Forgotten Hate-Fueled Shootings in the Wake of 9/11Several shootings driven by Islamophobia were obscured in the aftermath of that day. In a new analysis by The Trace, we revisit what happened. 24430
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026God bless France. Where running a marathon involves drinking wine, eating oysters, and doing this. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/w... 2204
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This headline-pair says so much. 25 years later. 1132
Reposted by Eric UmanskyGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 11/09/2026AN URGENT EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Soliman, the 30-year-old gay man ICE expelled in April to Equatorial Guinea, a country he has no ties to, was arrested this morning and cannot be located, his attorneys say. They fear he may be in one of EG's torture prisons. prospect.org/2026/09/11/i...prospect.orgImmigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say - The American ProspectAhmed Soliman’s attorneys fear he may have been sent to one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious torture prisons. 718091134
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If he “re-does“ this deal, that’s it I’m done. www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...nytimes.comTrump calls Luka Dončić trade one of the worst in sports history, suggests Mavericks ‘redo’ deal (Gift Article)Trump criticized the Mavericks' decision to swap Dončić for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick. 240
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Great! What positions you hiring — or have hired? 100
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Saudis gotta be loving the president rn www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/b... 191
Reposted by Eric UmanskyEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Eh, Iran just captured a fancy U.S. submarine drone... www.twz.com/sea/everythi...twz.comEverything We Know About The U.S. Navy's Submersible Drone Iran Just CapturedAnduril's Dive-LD uncrewed underwater vehicle falling into Iranian hands is significant, but the system was designed to be risked in contested waters. 76627