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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · 3h

Super interesting. Amazing work Jack!

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fascinating read on the workers training #AI, and why tech companies recruit for thousands of jobs that don't really exist.

If you've ever seen an ad to “Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project” or “Freelance English Proofreader / AI Tutor” you'll definitely want to check this out.

Marché Arends @marche.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today, the investigation my reporting partner Kathryn Cleary and I have been working on for over a year is finally out in Africa Uncensored!

africauncensored.online/blog/2025/08...

Fuelling the AGI hype: The Recruitment Playbook to land Big Tech contracts - Africa Uncensored

An investigation into the mass recruitment of "AI Tutors" and "AI Trainers" by micro-tasking companies reveals the deceptive and exploitative practices that these companies use, with false promises of...

africauncensored.online

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Aug 26

Recent covers of The Atlantic, and in response the @thecontinent.org about the war in Sudan.

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Abdi Latif Dahir @lattif.bsky.social · Jun 25

Kenyan police used live rounds, tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters on Wednesday, as thousands marched nationwide to mark a year since huge demonstrations against a contentious tax plan turned deadly and laid bare the growing anger at President William Ruto’s government.

Kenyans Return to the Streets a Year After Deadly Tax Protests

www.nytimes.com

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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · Jun 20

‘The Hunger Games’: Inside Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans -
www.972mag.com/hunger-games...

‘The Hunger Games’: Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans

Near-daily Israeli massacres at food distribution sites have killed over 400 Palestinians in the past month alone.

www.972mag.com

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Jun 19

👀 Black Americans relocating to Kenya because of racism and police brutality in the US.

Interesting on many levels.

By ‪@malcolmwebb.bsky.social‬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUop...

US citizens migrating to Africa: A growing number of black Americans relocate to Kenya

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

www.youtube.com

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · Jun 16

Ever discovered data that just isn't collected but should be? On Thursday we'll be talking with @cecillia.com.br about @fogocruzado.org.br , a team mapping shootings in Brazil. Speaking on how the project got started, collection obstacles and data trends, join us live at: discord.gg/6W2Dcdrq?eve...

Bellingcat stage talk, thursday 19/06 5pm CEST/11am EDT Discord.com/invite/bellingcat, Mapping Shootings, Using open source data to cover acts of armed violence in brazilian cities

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Jun 12

Going through airport security, apparently I had too much mustard and dignity, so I had to leave both with the agents.

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Jun 12

Tbh I think it's sexism that got some people to think that someone who managed to become a dictator's #2 would be anything other than authoritarian.

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Brandon Roberts @bxroberts.org · Jun 6

THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.”

@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Jun 6

Kenya's competition authority looked into animal feed market and found:
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...

Why competition authorities must address food markets — Shamba Centre for Food & Climate

www.shambacentre.org

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · May 23

New job: Tech Investigations Editor @lighthousereports.com.

If you're into investigating Big Tech, AI accountability, and researching at the impact of tech on our lives, this could be the job for you. wrkbl.ink/6hIlpoY

Tech Investigations Editor - Lighthouse Reports

Lighthouse is an award-winning investigative newsroom working with some of the world’s leading media to deliver deeply reported, public interest investigations. We’ve co-published series and investiga...

apply.workable.com

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Youssr Youssef @youssr.bsky.social · Mar 28

Il s'appelait Mahmoud Isleem Al-Basos, et il a collaboré avec @forbidden-stories.bsky.social au début de ce mois. Quelques jours plus tard, il est tué par l'armée israélienne, alors que le cessez-le-feu était toujours en vigueur. ⬇️

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Apr 23

🚨Great job : Visual Impact Producer @lighthousereports.com

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Visual Impact Producer - Lighthouse Reports

Lighthouse Reports is an award-winning investigative newsroom working with some of the world’s leading media to deliver deeply reported, public interest investigations. We build newsrooms around topic...

apply.workable.com

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Apr 23

Yall.

1,500+ signups and climbing. In less than 48 hours.

Fifteen. Hundred.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Apr 21

Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!

Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.

Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.

This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.

open.substack.com

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Apr 18

*interesting news, not like 😅

Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Apr 17

www.palantir.com/impact/world...

Palantir Impact | Delivering Life-Saving Assistance with WFP

Since 2019, the World Food Programme and Palantir have partnered to deliver life-saving assistance to over 100 million people each year.

www.palantir.com

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Apr 17

Some interesting like from Palantir, which is a partner of the UN's World Food Program on "delivering life-saving assistance using data."

www.404media.co/leaked-palan...

Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People

Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...

www.404media.co

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Apr 12

Can the #HHS agencies continue to function, given the deep cuts to administrative staff in the recent layoffs? Employees of these agencies are expressing deep fears that so much of the scaffolding is gone that the edifices could crumble. www.statnews.com/2025/04/11/h...

Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations come unglued

The Trump administration’s remaking of HHS — in a matter of weeks — is sparking basic questions about how parts of the agency and those it oversees can continue to function.

www.statnews.com

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Apr 8

ohhh, good idea!!

Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Apr 8

Another option is to map the number of people in each square km that are within a certain distance of a pollution source (more red = more people within 5 km of pollution) - but this doesn't show the risk increasing with proximity.

Yes, I want all the data in one map, why can't I have it all?

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Emmanuel Freudenthal @emmanfre.bsky.social · Apr 8

E.g. this @propublica.org story has proximity risk, but doesn't factor population density in the map (just in the total count).
projects.propublica.org/toxmap/

How We Created the Most Detailed Map Ever of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution

We analyzed billions of rows of EPA data to do something the agency had never done before: map the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level.

www.propublica.org

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