Reposted by Tom LatchemLynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 23/07/2026As @tomlatchem.bsky.social points out, the peak periods of violent + sexual criminal activity by ICE + CBP agents came during Trump presidencies. And, "The 80-year-old has himself been accused of sexual abuse by more than two dozen women, which he denies." thepunchup.substack.com/p/trumps-ter...thepunchup.substack.comTrump’s Terrifying Explosion of Sex Offender ICE Agents RevealedThe majority of immigration officers who faced charges were accused of sex offenses or crimes against children. 011
Reposted by Tom LatchemAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026PabloReports: What do you think of DHS suspending vehicular stops? AOC: A lot of the stuff they’re doing, they shouldn’t be doing in the first place. They should be facing consequences for killing innocent people in the streets, and they’re just trying to escape those consequences. 245105052915
Reposted by Tom LatchemAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Reupping this clip since I feel like it might become relevant in the next 48 hours 27531179
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/05/2026For 50 years, London’s Undercroft Skate Space has been a place of pilgrimage and community for skaters from around the world. The space, which was saved from redevelopment by a grass-roots campaign, is now recognized as the world’s oldest continually used skate spot. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/a... 214416
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 28/04/2026@whstancil.bsky.social Hey Will, I sent you a DM. 000
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The Daily Beast's lead global correspondent Tom Latchem shares his new platform for bold, noisy, ethical journalism that's not afraid to expose the rich and powerful.thepunchup.substack.comWelcome to PunchUpA scrappy new public-interest journalism platform created for the people, with the people. Let's fight to expose the truth together. 0176
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 28/04/2026PUNCHUP SCOOP: ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Quietly Relocated as FBI Stalls Investigation. open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Quietly Relocated as FBI Stalls InvestigationEXCLUSIVE: Senior DHS officials tell PunchUp the Bureau needs to "shit or get off the pot" as agent Jonathan Ross performs new duties in a new state. 001
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 24/04/2026This one is fun. open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comRejected Ex-Cop, 68, Uncovers Thousands of ICE ComplaintsEXCLUSIVE: Retired police officer hired and trained for ICE job after Kristi Noem axed the upper age limit—before being dropped by email for being “too old”—made a shocking discovery. 011
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Another PunchUp scoop—this time about Trump-backed Florida Gov. hopeful Byron Donalds, who has not been living his campaign values of zero-tolerance on immigration, given the company he keeps. open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comTrump-Backed MAGA Star’s Buddy Facing Deportation After Coke BustEXCLUSIVE: PunchUp has learned the close ally of a GOP governor hopeful was picked up by ICE while reporting to his probation officer, having allegedly been living in the country illegally. 000
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 20/04/2026SCOOP: ICE’s mass hiring spree was a disaster and now the new agents are being re-vetted, senior officials have told PunchUp. open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comICE Forced to Re-Vet Noem’s Failed Fast-Track RecruitsEXCLUSIVE: Agents hired during disastrous mass recruitment to be re-examined now that she’s gone. 000
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Gotta love this illustration for my latest PunchUp exclusive, this time on Gregory Bovino and safety fears around his retirement. open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comNo Retirement Peace for Trump’s Border Goon BovinoEXCLUSIVE: The controversial Border Patrol chief exited the agency amid multiple investigations and apparent concerns for his safety, with many of his colleagues having abandoned him. 000
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Gotta love this illustration for my latest PunchUp exclusive, this time on Gregory Bovino and safety gears around his retirement. open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comNo Retirement Peace for Trump’s Border Goon BovinoEXCLUSIVE: The controversial Border Patrol chief exited the agency amid multiple investigations and apparent concerns for his safety, with many of his colleagues having abandoned him. 000
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Exclusive photos from Kristi Noem’s $108 million scandal-on-wings reveal her dubious taste also extends to interior design. thepunchup.substack.com/p/kristi-no…thepunchup.substack.comSee Inside Kristi Noem’s Mile-High Jet BoudoirEXCLUSIVE: PunchUp has exclusively obtained photos from inside the former DHS Secretary’s $108 million “shagtastic” scandal-on-wings. 1154
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Guess how tacky the inside of Kristi Noem’s “shagtastic” bedroom in her private DHS jet was? (Clue - very.) I got the exclusive pics on my new Substack where the article is free to read, so have a laugh and share and subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comSee Inside Kristi Noem’s Mile-High Jet BoudoirEXCLUSIVE: PunchUp has exclusively obtained photos from inside the former DHS Secretary’s $108 million “shagtastic” scandal-on-wings. 000
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I did a thing. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/thepunch...open.substack.comWelcome to PunchUpA scrappy new public-interest journalism platform created for the people, with the people. Let's fight to expose the truth together. 000
Reposted by Tom LatchemAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/02/2026Viktor Orban is now 20 points behind in the polls - and so he has ordered the military to guard “key energy facilities” against a possible Ukrainian “attack.” Hungarians fear he plans a fake national security emergency or false-flag incident before the April 12 election apnews.com/article/hung...apnews.comHungary's leader orders extra security at energy sites, claiming Ukraine plots disruptionsHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system. 22033361561
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 24/01/2026Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s “care for others” led the intensive care nurse to protest immigration agents’ presence in Minnesota, his family have saidthetimes.comWho is Alex Jeffrey Pretti? Minnesota ICE shooting victimHis parents said the 37-year-old nurse loved the outdoors and cared deeply about people and ‘what was happening in Minneapolis’ 119547
Reposted by Tom LatchemAlt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 24/01/2026Rachel Sayre compares what's happening in Minneapolis to what she saw in conflict zones working for USAID. Listen to her. #resist #altfam 08634
Reposted by Tom LatchemRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/01/2026MAGA brains breaking everywhere trying to decide if the Second Amendment means more to them than ICE and Border Patrol. 1132415458
Reposted by Tom Latchemdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 14/01/2026BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.wired.comTrump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different StoryHundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat. 7134631473
Reposted by Tom LatchemJacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Story updated with new brand new photos of Jonathan Ross, one in Iraq, and with more new info about the officer who killed Renee Good: theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i... 21392181
Reposted by Tom LatchemBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Who will be the first member of Congress to introduce legislation named after Renee Good that abolishes DHS? 412740628
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Ivanka Trump will assist White with the planning of the White House event, because she holds a blue belt in jiu-jitsu, according to reports. Hilarious. 000
Reposted by Tom LatchemRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/12/2025The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon. 240147923428
Reposted by Tom LatchemVictoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 25/11/2025‘I can categorically say that stories being told about me from 50 years ago are not true’ - a statement from Nigel Farage tonight on claims he racially abused fellow school pupils That firm denial tonight is different to what he said in interview with BBC Wales Political Editor Gareth Lewis 👇 6719367
Reposted by Tom LatchemJacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 21/11/2025NEW: Trump has offered his personal support to MAGA influencer Nick Sortor and invited him to the White House as a star journalist. While Sortor was at an event with Trump, Bondi, Patel and Noem, a warrant for his arrest was active in Kentucky. jacquelinesweet.substack.com/p/maga-influ...jacquelinesweet.substack.comMAGA influencer invited to White House as a favorite Trump "journalist" has an active warrant for his arrestA woman said he stole her dog, then assaulted her after she rebuffed his sexual advances. Now Nick Sortor is facing arrest in Kentucky for violating his probation. 26662304
Reposted by Tom LatchemPablo Manríquez @pabloreports.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Judge Blasts ICE Special Agent William Carl's ‘Fictional’ Attempt to Jail Man for 20 Years Over Goon’s Self-Inflicted Injury (Reporting by @tomlatchem.bsky.social) www.thedailybeast.com/judge-blasts...thedailybeast.comJudge Blasts ICE’s ‘Fictional’ Attempt to Jail Man for 20 Years Over Goon’s Self-Inflicted InjuryA Republican-appointed judge was appalled by the “outrageous” conduct of ICE and the Trump administration. 1159
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Yet another fun lil' scoop by me for @thedailybeast.bsky.social 020
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Another day, another “DHS lies” exclusive by me for @thedailybeast.bsky.social 011
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Latest by me for @thedailybeast.bsky.social on Donald Trump’s health. 010
Reposted by Tom LatchemKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Columbia cancelled my class on race and media, and Washington Post fired me for speaking about race.. But I’m teaching (again) and speaking anyway. Behind the scenes of rehearsal for the Fall cohort of Race, Media and International Affairs. 600+ students this fall. We move! ✊🏾 5720148
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Photos of the day, in a crowded field, by @winmc01.bsky.social and @gettyimages.com 010
Reposted by Tom LatchemRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Started / Going 8891993
Reposted by Tom LatchemAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2025BREAKING: Per MSNBC, Nexstar has ALSO CAVED and will stop preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Way to go, everyone! 767265504906
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Of all my Beast stories, I'm most proud of this. A tough but important read, which took months of research & sensitive source handling, highlighting tactics employed by the Trump administration to defend its mass deportation efforts. I think we can all agree, this is not right. 021
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15/09/2025EXCLUSIVE | Kristi Noem’s DHS falsely accused a mom who lost her baby while locked up by ICE of being a wanted killer.trib.alICE Barbie’s Goons Smeared Grieving Mom as ‘Wanted Killer’When a mother spoke out about losing a baby in ICE custody, DHS falsely claimed she had an active homicide warrant against her. 25529
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2025Trump Claims He Can’t Be Expected To Remember Every Birthday Card He Sends To Child Molesters theonion.com/trump-claims-he-cant-b… 7175761566
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Bizarre claim made by top RFK Jr. adviser that it was the COVID vaccine that gave King Charles and Kate Middleton cancer. trib.al/jkBdc4Vtrib.alRFK Jr. Adviser Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Gave the King CancerDr. Aseem Malhotra, who advises RFK Jr.–aligned MAHA Action, believes King Charles and the Princess of Wales may have developed cancer from COVID jabs—a claim rejected by almost all of the medical community. 134720
Reposted by Tom LatchemPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 05/09/2025Daily Beast ‘on the rise’ as it recruits Tom Latchem as lead global correspondent: Hire comes as politics and culture brand expands under Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...pressgazette.co.ukDaily Beast 'on the rise' as it recruits Tom Latchem as lead global correspondentFormer News of the World TV editor Tom Latchem has joined US publisher The Daily Beast as lead global correspondent. 052
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 05/09/2025A bit about my role at The Daily Beast. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...pressgazette.co.ukDaily Beast 'on the rise' as it recruits Tom Latchem as lead global correspondentFormer News of the World TV editor Tom Latchem has joined US publisher The Daily Beast as lead global correspondent. 350
Reposted by Tom LatchemJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 05/09/2025“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comNigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earningsExclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum 21026721531
Reposted by Tom LatchemMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Both Zelenskyy and Trump have rejected Putin’s offer to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow, AFP reports. 2723853
Reposted by Tom LatchemAndy Smith @johnneptune.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Mexican standoff: We're hoping they send the cheque before the 1st training session gets past running dead fast in a straight line They're hoping we cash the cheque before we notice they're still being signed by tony swaisland #afcb #brentfordfc 011
Reposted by Tom LatchemAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2025My reporting has come to the attention of Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney. Here’s the response I provided to the @thedailybeast.bsky.social 774190245666
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 07/08/2025What an intro, if I may say so myself. @thedailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-add... 020
Tom Latchem @tomlatchem.bsky.social · 30/07/2025@wbaidlaw.bsky.social Hi, can you follow so I can DM you please? 000
Reposted by Tom LatchemThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/07/2025Tae Heung Kim has lived in the U.S. since he was 5 and is a green card holder pursuing his PhD at Texas A&M University, where he is researching a vaccine for Lyme disease, said his attorney. Kim was returning from from his brother’s wedding overseas.washingtonpost.comScientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer saysA Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason. 1130291