Joanne Stocker
@joannestocker.bsky.social
Verification Producer, CBS News Confirmed. Philadelphian/Londoner by way of Northern Ireland. I like to poke at things that don’t make sense. Big fan of big boats.
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Joanne Stocker
@joannestocker.bsky.social
· Nov 17
As we’ll all be using this more, a proper introduction: I’m a verification producer with the CBS News Confirmed team in London, by way of Ireland and Erbil and Philly and a bunch of other stops. I specialise mainly in OSINT, defence, conflict, big boats, and, increasingly, the far-right.
Our visual investigation into ICE's killing of Alex Pretti: video obtained by CBS News clearly shows the gun was removed from Pretti's waist, about one second before the first shot was fired www.cbsnews.com/video/visual...
Visual investigation into Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
A CBS News analysis delves into the confrontation with federal agents that led to Alex Pretti's death Saturday in Minneapolis. Nicole Sganga reports.
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Our visual investigation into ICE's killing of Alex Pretti: video obtained by CBS News clearly shows the gun was removed from Pretti's waist, about one second before the first shot was fired www.cbsnews.com/video/visual...
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Odds of a mining bonanza in Greenland are abysmally low
• Getting mine running in Arctic can cost 2-3 times as much as equivalent project at lower latitudes
• Island’s two big rare-earth projects have been plagued by difficulties and have yet to start operations
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
• Getting mine running in Arctic can cost 2-3 times as much as equivalent project at lower latitudes
• Island’s two big rare-earth projects have been plagued by difficulties and have yet to start operations
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Odds of a mining bonanza in Greenland are abysmally low
• Getting mine running in Arctic can cost 2-3 times as much as equivalent project at lower latitudes
• Island’s two big rare-earth projects have been plagued by difficulties and have yet to start operations
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
• Getting mine running in Arctic can cost 2-3 times as much as equivalent project at lower latitudes
• Island’s two big rare-earth projects have been plagued by difficulties and have yet to start operations
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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A Trump-appointed federal judge has granted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension a temporary restraining order against Homeland Security, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence connected to the killing of Alex Pretti.
Border Patrol kills Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; federal judge grants TRO against DHS
U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud granted a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Saturday, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence in the killing of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis.
www.cbsnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:08 PM
A Trump-appointed federal judge has granted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension a temporary restraining order against Homeland Security, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence connected to the killing of Alex Pretti.
Videos from the scene show that Pretti was holding a cellphone, not a gun, when he was shot. An agent can be seen emerging from the scuffle with a gun and turning away from the man when the first shot is fired. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/li...
Federal agents fatally shoot another Minneapolis resident; Minnesota officials say feds deny access to shooting scene
Federal agents in Minneapolis shot and killed a 37-year-old man in south Minneapolis Saturday morning.
www.cbsnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Videos from the scene show that Pretti was holding a cellphone, not a gun, when he was shot. An agent can be seen emerging from the scuffle with a gun and turning away from the man when the first shot is fired. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/li...
I realise we’re watching an edit, but notice there’s no kicking open doors and screaming
Footage of French forces conducting a helicopter assault to seize the Russian dark fleet oil tanker Grinch in the Mediterranean yesterday morning.
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I realise we’re watching an edit, but notice there’s no kicking open doors and screaming
“It cannot be energy security or defense, it cannot be economic strength or trade dependence, it has to be everything, all at once”
“I think we have learned something in the last days and weeks.” www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone
A subdued gathering in Brussels became a wake for a decades-old world order that’s slipping away.
www.politico.eu
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
“It cannot be energy security or defense, it cannot be economic strength or trade dependence, it has to be everything, all at once”
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Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October.
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October.
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
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One more for you Macron, should be arriving within a week.
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
One more for you Macron, should be arriving within a week.
France and the UK just interdicted a Russian shadow fleet ship, the Grinch (IMO 9288851) in the Alboran Sea for flying a false flag. Open-source data shows the ship has made multiple trips between Murmansk and the Black Sea since last year. This might be the first interception of its kind by Europe.
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
France and the UK just interdicted a Russian shadow fleet ship, the Grinch (IMO 9288851) in the Alboran Sea for flying a false flag. Open-source data shows the ship has made multiple trips between Murmansk and the Black Sea since last year. This might be the first interception of its kind by Europe.
3 journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza, including Abed Shaat, cameraman who worked with CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/journal...
3 journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza, including cameraman who worked with CBS News
An Israeli airstrike killed three journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, the territory's civil defense agency said. One of those killed, Abed Shaat, had worked for years as a cameraman for CBS News and oth...
www.cbsnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
3 journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza, including Abed Shaat, cameraman who worked with CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/journal...
Trump repeats false or exaggerated claims about Greenland as he pushes for U.S. ownership www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
Trump repeats false or exaggerated claims about Greenland as he pushes for U.S. ownership
President Trump has exaggerated threats to Greenland from Russia and China and downplayed the country's current defenses, according to local officials and experts on the Arctic.
www.cbsnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Trump repeats false or exaggerated claims about Greenland as he pushes for U.S. ownership www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
If the big defence outlets had reported the names and shared the photos of all the other Resolute Support troops killed in Afghanistan the way they covered American deaths, maybe more people would understand how much Nato gave for America there
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
If the big defence outlets had reported the names and shared the photos of all the other Resolute Support troops killed in Afghanistan the way they covered American deaths, maybe more people would understand how much Nato gave for America there
CBS News finds Syrian prison without its ISIS detainees as clashes between U.S. partners fuel security risk www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-i...
CBS News finds Syrian prison without its ISIS detainees as clashes between U.S. partners fuel security risk
Chaos around prisons holding ISIS detainees in Syria is highlighting security risks for U.S. forces in the region.
www.cbsnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM
CBS News finds Syrian prison without its ISIS detainees as clashes between U.S. partners fuel security risk www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-i...
Thinking of this piece I wrote a year ago (tomorrow): France's President Macron says Europe must "wake up" to defend itself as Trump returns www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
France's President Macron says Europe must "wake up" to defend itself as Trump returns
French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?
www.cbsnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Thinking of this piece I wrote a year ago (tomorrow): France's President Macron says Europe must "wake up" to defend itself as Trump returns www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
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A recap of the main on the ground developments since midday January 18th, including the situations around various IS fighter prisons and reported war crimes
akmckeever.substack.com/p/january-20...
akmckeever.substack.com/p/january-20...
January 20 update
Military developments since mid-day January 18
akmckeever.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A recap of the main on the ground developments since midday January 18th, including the situations around various IS fighter prisons and reported war crimes
akmckeever.substack.com/p/january-20...
akmckeever.substack.com/p/january-20...
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One of the Bellingcat Discord members has made Wordle, but for identifying warships
keel-fawn.vercel.app
keel-fawn.vercel.app
Keel - Daily Warship Guessing Game
A daily challenge game for naval history enthusiasts. Identify warships from silhouettes in 5 guesses or less.
keel-fawn.vercel.app
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 AM
One of the Bellingcat Discord members has made Wordle, but for identifying warships
keel-fawn.vercel.app
keel-fawn.vercel.app
The SDF say they've left al Hol
January 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The SDF say they've left al Hol
DAANES's Ilham Ahmed now: "Since there is no ceasefire for the time being, since Damascus continues to attack our regions, and since they refuse to engage in dialogue, the agreement has no validity at the moment."
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
DAANES's Ilham Ahmed now: "Since there is no ceasefire for the time being, since Damascus continues to attack our regions, and since they refuse to engage in dialogue, the agreement has no validity at the moment."
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Can we just not
January 19, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Can we just not
There’s nothing public yet from Mazloum Abdi, but the RIC, which is close to the SDF, say the statement is ‘official’ and there’s another meeting reported to happen tomorrow. This could be the end of Rojava.
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
There’s nothing public yet from Mazloum Abdi, but the RIC, which is close to the SDF, say the statement is ‘official’ and there’s another meeting reported to happen tomorrow. This could be the end of Rojava.