Malachy Browne
@malachy.bsky.social
I report and run projects on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times where we collect and analyze audio-visual evidence. Ireland and New York. nytimes.com/visual-investigations
"Things Happen" - President Trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ44...
Killing Jamal Khashoggi: How a Brutal Saudi Hit Job Unfolded | NYT - Visual Investigations
YouTube video by The New York Times
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November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Things Happen" - President Trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ44...
"A flea market that is typically filled with Hispanic vendors was canceled this weekend. Nightclubs that play reggaeton music on Saturday nights decided not to open. And Catholic churches, which tend to have many immigrant parishioners, were unusually empty..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Border Patrol Fans Out Across Charlotte, N.C., Arresting 81 People on First Day
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"A flea market that is typically filled with Hispanic vendors was canceled this weekend. Nightclubs that play reggaeton music on Saturday nights decided not to open. And Catholic churches, which tend to have many immigrant parishioners, were unusually empty..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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“It is not just older generations who have enjoyed seeing photographs of their forebears — Yazidi youth have also flocked to the exhibitions, recognizing that they are testimony and affirmation of their traditions, culture and presence in Iraq’s sociopolitical landscape.”
The Forgotten Photographs of Iraq’s Yazidis
Images of everyday life captured by archaeologists in the 1930s have been rediscovered, reshaping how a persecuted community remembers itself
newlinesmag.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“It is not just older generations who have enjoyed seeing photographs of their forebears — Yazidi youth have also flocked to the exhibitions, recognizing that they are testimony and affirmation of their traditions, culture and presence in Iraq’s sociopolitical landscape.”
The BBC edit was unfortunate, but of course Trump fanned the flames that led to the Capitol riot. Indeed, as he watched it unfold on television, he interjected. Not to call off his supporters, but to double down on his attack on Pence. Our short doc: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWJV...
Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol | Visual Investigations
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The BBC edit was unfortunate, but of course Trump fanned the flames that led to the Capitol riot. Indeed, as he watched it unfold on television, he interjected. Not to call off his supporters, but to double down on his attack on Pence. Our short doc: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWJV...
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Read our latest analysis of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Sudan. Open source evidence that we reviewed showed that more than 80 people attempting to flee Al Fashir were killed near a berm that the RSF built around the city. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Read our latest analysis of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Sudan. Open source evidence that we reviewed showed that more than 80 people attempting to flee Al Fashir were killed near a berm that the RSF built around the city. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
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Updated: Our tracking guide with the Pentagon’s latest lethal strike on a boat suspected of drug trafficking. Three men were killed in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Hegseth posted last night, raising the toll to at least 70 killed in this bombing campaign. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Updated: Our tracking guide with the Pentagon’s latest lethal strike on a boat suspected of drug trafficking. Three men were killed in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Hegseth posted last night, raising the toll to at least 70 killed in this bombing campaign. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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From NYT Climate, via @harrystevens.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social
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How China Raced Ahead of the U.S. on Nuclear Power
The United States was once the undisputed leader in atomic energy. Now it is trying to catch up.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From NYT Climate, via @harrystevens.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social
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What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All.
The British spy show owes its sarcasm and wit to Mick Herron’s novels. Our critic A.O. Scott breaks down a few sentences from Herron’s latest, “Clown Town.”
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October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gaza is destroyed socially, physically, materially and psychologically - Dr. Abu Mughaisib, who was working in Gaza until he was evacuated to Ireland last week. Speaking on @rteradio1.bsky.social .
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
'Nothing left' in Gaza says doctor evacuated to Ireland
A doctor who had been working in Gaza until his evacuation to Ireland last week has said there is nothing left there.
www.rte.ie
September 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Gaza is destroyed socially, physically, materially and psychologically - Dr. Abu Mughaisib, who was working in Gaza until he was evacuated to Ireland last week. Speaking on @rteradio1.bsky.social .
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
In Uganda, @nickkristof.bsky.social saw how children are dying as food and medicine runs out after Trump's cuts to humanitarian aid. Gift link to his story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
September 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
In Uganda, @nickkristof.bsky.social saw how children are dying as food and medicine runs out after Trump's cuts to humanitarian aid. Gift link to his story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
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New contribution to this piece from
@malachy.bsky.social
and myself: the Epstein novelty check photo was indeed taken at Mar-a-Lago.
nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
The palm trees in the background are near a small hut by a tennis court (taken down in ~2005-6).
Compare with a 1997 photo here:
@malachy.bsky.social
and myself: the Epstein novelty check photo was indeed taken at Mar-a-Lago.
nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
The palm trees in the background are near a small hut by a tennis court (taken down in ~2005-6).
Compare with a 1997 photo here:
September 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
New contribution to this piece from
@malachy.bsky.social
and myself: the Epstein novelty check photo was indeed taken at Mar-a-Lago.
nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
The palm trees in the background are near a small hut by a tennis court (taken down in ~2005-6).
Compare with a 1997 photo here:
@malachy.bsky.social
and myself: the Epstein novelty check photo was indeed taken at Mar-a-Lago.
nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
The palm trees in the background are near a small hut by a tennis court (taken down in ~2005-6).
Compare with a 1997 photo here:
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The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
Incendiary Munitions Strike Gaza-bound Flotilla Two Nights in a Row - bellingcat
On September 8 and 9, two vessels of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were attacked outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. Bellingcat analysed footage and images from both incidents. ...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
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The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
For a daily snapshot of three under-reported international stories, sign up to the Proximities newsletter by @barrymalone.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/proximit...
Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan
Today's three stories you should know.
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August 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For a daily snapshot of three under-reported international stories, sign up to the Proximities newsletter by @barrymalone.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/proximit...
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death, largely by upgrading pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and reducing speed limits to 30kmph, via @semafor.com yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
August 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death, largely by upgrading pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and reducing speed limits to 30kmph, via @semafor.com yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Five journalists were killed by a targeted Israeli airstrike on Sunday, bringing the total number of journalists killed since Oct. 7 to 186. They were Al Jazeera correspodents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera ops Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of Sunday’s killing of Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, and camera operators Ibrahim Z...
cpj.org
August 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Five journalists were killed by a targeted Israeli airstrike on Sunday, bringing the total number of journalists killed since Oct. 7 to 186. They were Al Jazeera correspodents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera ops Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Below, our story on Rikers Island and Michael Nieves, a detainee who bled out for 10 mins as guards stood by. We spent 3 years filing FOIA requests and lawsuits to get these videos of conditions in the jail. w/ Jan Ransom, Sarah Kerr, Caroline Kim, Michael Laforgia www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJvh...
Inside Rikers Island: A Suicide Attempt as Guards Stand By | Visual Investigations
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Below, our story on Rikers Island and Michael Nieves, a detainee who bled out for 10 mins as guards stood by. We spent 3 years filing FOIA requests and lawsuits to get these videos of conditions in the jail. w/ Jan Ransom, Sarah Kerr, Caroline Kim, Michael Laforgia www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJvh...
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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television — a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. https://n.pr/44QnXjT
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
n.pr
July 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television — a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. https://n.pr/44QnXjT
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I often get DM's asking how I got the skills do to the work that I do. Well, I spent a lot of my formative years on social media and got a PhD in Information Science.
But if you want the quick version, you could also sign up to take one of our week long workshops from @bellingcat.com
But if you want the quick version, you could also sign up to take one of our week long workshops from @bellingcat.com
Want to learn first-hand tried and tested techniques of digital investigation? We have some upcoming workshops which may be of interest to you... 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I often get DM's asking how I got the skills do to the work that I do. Well, I spent a lot of my formative years on social media and got a PhD in Information Science.
But if you want the quick version, you could also sign up to take one of our week long workshops from @bellingcat.com
But if you want the quick version, you could also sign up to take one of our week long workshops from @bellingcat.com
How Trump's deal with El Salvador and Bukele is undermining a longstanding U.S. inquiry into the gang, MS13. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.
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July 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
How Trump's deal with El Salvador and Bukele is undermining a longstanding U.S. inquiry into the gang, MS13. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
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A wonderful, and very well-made, video from Kubrick scholar @archiviokubrick.it on this search for the Overlook Hotel photograph that closes The Shining:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd7x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd7x...
June 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A wonderful, and very well-made, video from Kubrick scholar @archiviokubrick.it on this search for the Overlook Hotel photograph that closes The Shining:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd7x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd7x...
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Very useful integration of @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social Sentinel-5P data into @unep.org Methane Map, with here a visualisation of the challenges #Syria is facing from a crumbling fossil fuel infrastructure, energy and solid waste hotspots causing large methane emissions
June 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Very useful integration of @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social Sentinel-5P data into @unep.org Methane Map, with here a visualisation of the challenges #Syria is facing from a crumbling fossil fuel infrastructure, energy and solid waste hotspots causing large methane emissions
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Today Kenyan civil society organisations have called upon the Kenyan government and the UN security council to take action following our reporting with the Daily Nation. We found Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates in a suspected Rapid Support Forces depot in Sudan. pressrelease.co.ke/news/375
June 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Today Kenyan civil society organisations have called upon the Kenyan government and the UN security council to take action following our reporting with the Daily Nation. We found Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates in a suspected Rapid Support Forces depot in Sudan. pressrelease.co.ke/news/375
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People are having very strange conversations with ChatGPT, in which they discover secret cabals or conspiracies or that we are all in fact living in The Matrix.
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
People are having very strange conversations with ChatGPT, in which they discover secret cabals or conspiracies or that we are all in fact living in The Matrix.
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
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Investigating Israel's strikes on Iran and their impact on civilians. We cross referenced addresses of Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists from a public database with geolocated footage of strikes.
@pallabimunsi.bsky.social & Oscar Featherstone
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/19/w...
@pallabimunsi.bsky.social & Oscar Featherstone
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Watch: CNN investigates Israel’s strikes on key Iranian officials — and their civilian toll | CNN
Israel’s strikes not only took out top Iranian leaders, they also caused civilian deaths. CNN’s Katie Polglase breaks down the human toll at the locations where top Iranian officials were killed.
edition.cnn.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Investigating Israel's strikes on Iran and their impact on civilians. We cross referenced addresses of Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists from a public database with geolocated footage of strikes.
@pallabimunsi.bsky.social & Oscar Featherstone
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/19/w...
@pallabimunsi.bsky.social & Oscar Featherstone
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/19/w...