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!https://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3mg3qw7pl4k2gThere's still time to apply for a summer internship @inthesetimes.com! As fascists and billionaires ransack the journalism industry, there's never been a better time to join an award-winning, nonprofit, progressive outlet. Deadline is March 15! Details: inthesetimes.com/internships https://inthesetimes.com/internships02 Mar 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qw7pl4k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3md72lkfdf22yMasked federal agents have executed another Minneapolis resident, this time 37-year-old nurse and union member Alex Pretti. My latest for @inthesetimes.com https://inthesetimes.com/article/minneapolis-ice-shooting-protests24 Jan 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3md72lkfdf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3m5h7gecxg22eYesterday, @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) https://www.thenation.com/article/society/american-landmark-evictions-israel-electra/12 Nov 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5h7gecxg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3m5eupzrabc2eFor @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: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/american-landmark-evictions-israel-electra/11 Nov 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eupzrabc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3m5efj4v6v22bFor @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) https://www.thenation.com/article/society/american-landmark-evictions-israel-electra/11 Nov 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5efj4v6v22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lygedox7jk2bBREAKING: 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 https://inthesetimes.com/article/private-equity-landlords-tenants-union-organizing-tuf-housing09 Sep 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygedox7jk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3ls5ntgziz227NEW: 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. https://inthesetimes.com/article/zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-renters-tenants21 Jun 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls5ntgziz227https://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lreebqe52k27I 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: https://inthesetimes.com/article/ice-raids-garment-workers-los-angeles11 Jun 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lreebqe52k27https://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lnl7pnjn5s2kI'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! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl7pnjn5s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lnj7pgne3226As 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 guest23 Apr 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnj7pgne3226https://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lnizmhdzvc2kBREAKING: 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. 🧵23 Apr 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnizmhdzvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lnhbjam73s2fBREAKING: 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. 🧵23 Apr 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnhbjam73s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lngywez2pk2oBREAKING: 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!23 Apr 2025 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lngywez2pk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasbirm.bsky.social/post/3lgw2zlswec25BREAKING: 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:29 Jan 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:botuj675eabpjxntmpfvjavt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgw2zlswec25