Zackary Berger שלום בערגער
@drberger.bsky.social
Doctor, researcher, poet, translator. #AbolishICE #BlackLivesMatter prons: he él ער הוא 他
https://linktr.ee/zackarysholemberger
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I’m a Primary Care Doctor. My Patients Are Scared to Show Up Due to ICE.
How am I supposed to adequately care for patients who are being constantly terrorized by immigration police?
truthout.org
I’m a Primary Care Doctor. My Patients Are Scared to Show Up Due to ICE. truthout.org/articles/im-...
(I wrote a thing in @truthout.org about what it's like to be a primary care doctor when ICE is attacking my patients. )
(I wrote a thing in @truthout.org about what it's like to be a primary care doctor when ICE is attacking my patients. )
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incredible work by the Forward who found the one Jew in Greenland so they could work the Jewish angle on the Greenland story
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
Greenland’s only Jew hears a familiar pattern in Trump’s annexation talk
Paul Cohen, Greenland’s only Jew, explains how Jewish history shapes his response to Trump’s renewed talk of annexing the island.
forward.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM
incredible work by the Forward who found the one Jew in Greenland so they could work the Jewish angle on the Greenland story
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
Of *course* we used a magic spell to turn JD Vance back into a potato, what else were we supposed to dooooooo?
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Of *course* we used a magic spell to turn JD Vance back into a potato, what else were we supposed to dooooooo?
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That five-year-old is no angel.
January 23, 2026 at 12:26 AM
That five-year-old is no angel.
Very happy to have a dvar Torah (commentary on the week's Torah portion) shared with the important folks of @halachicleft.org. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Parshas Bo: Are Jews and Palestinians Caught in a Dialectic
Parshas Bo: Are Jews and Palestinians Caught in a Dialectic? Zackary Sholem Berger Moses and Pharaoh are interdependent. Moses requests and seems to require Pharaoh’s permission to take the Israelite...
docs.google.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Very happy to have a dvar Torah (commentary on the week's Torah portion) shared with the important folks of @halachicleft.org. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
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There is no version of medical ethics under which this is anything other than lunacy
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 9:25 PM
There is no version of medical ethics under which this is anything other than lunacy
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What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
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7 democrats made this bill pass.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 10:10 PM
7 democrats made this bill pass.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
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#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
As the ADL is goose-stepping, the JCPA is stepping up.
Just to be clear:
The federal government is using explicit white nationalist propaganda and rhetoric to justify the increasingly-violent militarization of immigration enforcement and other extreme policies.
This is not normal.
jewishpublicaffairs.org/press-releas...
The federal government is using explicit white nationalist propaganda and rhetoric to justify the increasingly-violent militarization of immigration enforcement and other extreme policies.
This is not normal.
jewishpublicaffairs.org/press-releas...
JCPA Statement on Growing Militarization of Federal Immigration Enforcement - Jewish Council for Public Affairs
jewishpublicaffairs.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
As the ADL is goose-stepping, the JCPA is stepping up.
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I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
I wrote on the shameful situation re: the recession of a deanship to Emily Suski at the University of Arkansas Law. What was the reason? Prof. Suski signed an amicus brief supporting trans rights. The Arkansas legislators admitted that was it! Horrible outcome. ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
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Whether it's ICE abducting five-year-olds or BlueSky wine moms putting flyers on Chris Cillizza's Tesla, both sides have engaged in norm-shattering behavior.
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Whether it's ICE abducting five-year-olds or BlueSky wine moms putting flyers on Chris Cillizza's Tesla, both sides have engaged in norm-shattering behavior.
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>> "My tummy hurts," she told the nurse. This is an underground clinic for immigrants who are too scared to go to the doctor. The nurse comforted her.
Affecting story about an immigrant girl in hiding in Minneapolis getting her period for the first time, not knowing what to do (and her dad not knowing what to do, either)
How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation
In Minnesota, there is an extensive network of community members who are volunteering en masse to help one another. NPR's Jasmine Garsd tells the story of one family who needed to run one errand…and h...
www.npr.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
>> "My tummy hurts," she told the nurse. This is an underground clinic for immigrants who are too scared to go to the doctor. The nurse comforted her.
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Dr. Alice Mann, an ER doc and state lawmaker, said, "We want the rest of the country to know about what's happeningin Minnesota hospitals... It will happen in your state, too."
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Dr. Alice Mann, an ER doc and state lawmaker, said, "We want the rest of the country to know about what's happeningin Minnesota hospitals... It will happen in your state, too."
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Random smug Europeans love to say stuff like "Americans must understand how hated they are going to be because of Donald Trump" and then they'll elect Fàsçist LeSatãn in 2 years and say "hey you can't judge us based on our shitty leaders it's not our fault!"
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Random smug Europeans love to say stuff like "Americans must understand how hated they are going to be because of Donald Trump" and then they'll elect Fàsçist LeSatãn in 2 years and say "hey you can't judge us based on our shitty leaders it's not our fault!"
They're kidnapping people in Baltimore, including my patients.
Where the fuck are my electeds.
Where the fuck are my electeds.
January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
They're kidnapping people in Baltimore, including my patients.
Where the fuck are my electeds.
Where the fuck are my electeds.
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meticulously labelling every bad thing the United States has ever done 'un-American' then bolting the gates of my Mind Palace with a gentle smile, secure in the knowledge that I live in the Good Country
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
meticulously labelling every bad thing the United States has ever done 'un-American' then bolting the gates of my Mind Palace with a gentle smile, secure in the knowledge that I live in the Good Country
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ICE agents in Minnesota have detained at least four children from the same school district this month, including a 5-year-old boy.
School officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait” to lure his father out of the house.
School officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait” to lure his father out of the house.
ICE detains four children from Minnesota school district, including 5-year-old
Columbia Heights Public Schools district officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait.” A 10-year-old and her mother were also detained.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
ICE agents in Minnesota have detained at least four children from the same school district this month, including a 5-year-old boy.
School officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait” to lure his father out of the house.
School officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait” to lure his father out of the house.
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U of T History PhD applications: 96 two years ago, 177 this year
Toronto poli sci PhD applications: 201 two years ago, 385 this year. Trump's policies are working great, just not for the US
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
U of T History PhD applications: 96 two years ago, 177 this year
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My friend, also a lawyer, and I were just discussing that they must have one that covers bashing in car windows on the street, for no reason, one for tear gassing kiddies in costume, and so on
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 AM
My friend, also a lawyer, and I were just discussing that they must have one that covers bashing in car windows on the street, for no reason, one for tear gassing kiddies in costume, and so on
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Orin is probably the preeminent fourth amendment scholar in the United States. He is also extremely professional. This is the way he says "I wish a bitch would try"
This DHS memorandum says that the DHS General Counsel's office has adopted a new position that the Fourth Amendment allows entry into the home to make an arrest just based on an administrative warrant.
I would like to see that argument.
documentcloud.org/documents/26...
I would like to see that argument.
documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 22, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Orin is probably the preeminent fourth amendment scholar in the United States. He is also extremely professional. This is the way he says "I wish a bitch would try"
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There's a world of difference between "There might be more advantage in talking about X instead of Y" and "We are going to talk about X and pretend Y isn't happening"
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
There's a world of difference between "There might be more advantage in talking about X instead of Y" and "We are going to talk about X and pretend Y isn't happening"