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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11d

A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. Bellingcat and @thetimes.com reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel - bellingcat

An Australian pilot who died when his plane crashed in Brazil during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing drugs charges in Western Australia.

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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · Aug 8

AI mode within regular Google search, available outside the EU, is the best of these at geolocation now, barely beating GPT o4-mini-high and way, way faster. Will test GPT-5 when I can

Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · Jun 6

We ran 500 tests and: LLMs are quickly passing the threshold of being the most useful tool out there, if you're looking for the location of a photo from scratch.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Aug 3

These are the top replies, being financially rewarded for posting this stuff, and the explanation offered by the site’s own AI for why it’s like that.

Anyway just flicking through the Sunday newspapers reading about some minor content infractions that Ofcom might look into at the BBC/Channel 4.

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Evident Media @evidentmedia.org · Jul 8

Together with partners at @bellingcat.com and @calmatters.org we collected videos of over 100 incidents of DHS operations between June 6 and June 30, picking out what appear to be recurring trends and tactics used by officers in and around Los Angeles.
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Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raids

YouTube video by Evident Media

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

We'll continue to follow this story. For now, check out our article (above) and the following excellent video from our partners at Evident Media and CalMatters on what has happened in LA over the past month www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bux...

Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raids

YouTube video by Evident Media

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

With billions in new funding heading for ICE operations in the near future, some believe what has happened in Los Angeles could be just the start of an even bigger immigration crackdown across the US. www.npr.org/2025/07/03/g...

How Trump's tax cut and policy bill aims to 'supercharge' immigration enforcement

The bill includes a major federal investment for President Trump's mass deportation plans, while also limiting eligibility for some safety net programs based on immigration status.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

The head of the El Centro unit, Gregory Bovino, is now in charge of the operations across Los Angeles. Agents from his El Centro Border Patrol unit have also appeared in videos of raids in LA neighbourhoods seen by Bellingcat.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other industry and rights groups last week requested a similar injunction be put in place in California’s Central District, which includes Los Angeles.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

In April, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in the wake of the Bakersfield raids barring Border Patrol from conducting warrantless raids in California’s Eastern District

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

However, just how targeted that mission was became a point of significant tension, with rights and labour groups claiming it was anything but. Of 78 people arrested, only one had been flagged for prior removal.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

Earlier this year, agents from the El Centro Border Patrol Sector travelled over 300 miles from the US southern border to the city of Bakersfield to take part in what they said were targeted raids to apprehend immigrants with “criminal records”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m93x...

Border Patrol Says This Raid Targeted Criminals. The Evidence Says Otherwise

YouTube video by Evident Media

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

The raids bear similarities to incidents previously investigated by Bellingcat, CalMatters and Evident Media in California.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

In others, officers can be seen using significant force to detain people. In most cases officers keep their faces covered, concealing their identity. Unmarked vehicles were also used on numerous occasions.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

Footage shows officers from agencies including US Customs and Border Protection and ICE arresting people in public spaces, in places of work and outside residences. In some cases, it was unclear what agency officers were with due to a lack of clear identification.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · Jul 9

We published this story yesterday looking at the ongoing LA immigration raids. Working with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org we collected over 100 videos and images, mapped incidents and picked out key trends from the data

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · Jul 8

Armed officers, frequent use of force and people grabbed on the street or at their places of work. Working with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org we have monitored the LA raids, discovering recurring trends and tactics used by officers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07...

Masked, Armed and Forceful: Finding Patterns in Los Angeles Immigration Raids - bellingcat

Bellingcat collected videos and images from recent immigration raids in Los Angeles, analysing trends and apparent tactics used by law enforcement.

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · Jun 29

⚽️🧨💰Fit and proper person?

Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social

Free to read on link below:

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...

The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · Jun 24

The Ferret is delighted to join the Global Investigative Journalism Network ‪@gijn.org – Scotland's first and only member!

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GIJN Welcomes 12 New Members, from Cyprus to Eswatini

New members include organizations probing cross-border abuses or promoting civic engagement, as well as digging into environmental and human rights violations.

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · Jun 16

Social media displaces TV as the top way Americans get news. www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/for-...

For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source

Plus: The pivot to video is really happening, digital subscriptions may have peaked, and other findings from RISJ's 2025 Digital News Report.

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · Jun 16

“AI is not what its developers are selling it as,” Tyler Austin Harper writes, suggesting that the abundance of pure hype and total doom that dominate the discourse are contributing to a dangerous AI illiteracy among the general public. www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works

Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · May 31

Poor Federico Dimarco. Worst performance in a #ChampionsLeague final since Linkin Park

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · May 26

I got to spend time with Morgan and @tiffany.thetriibe.com last year. Both are amazing and inspiring. It’s so cool to see @thetriibe.com go from strength to strength

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · May 26

NEW — “The TRiiBE has finally reached the point where we are embracing a future that we always knew was ours.”

Our publisher Morgan Elise Johnson pens this piece about our exciting new chapter.

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The TRiiBE announces West Side studio • The TRiiBE

The TRiiBE is launching its new chapter, which includes producing documentary films and more.

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · May 24

📊 As the new hosts of the competition that celebrates the best data journalism from around the world, GIJN is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 #SigmaAwards.

🏆 Please join us in celebrating — and being inspired by — this year’s winners: https://twp.ai/9PSyXj

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From Flammable Buildings to Slavery’s Hidden Legacy to Tainted Groundwater: Projects from 10 Countries Win GIJN’s 2025 Sigma Awards

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · May 9

There are a myriad of reasons why reporters decide to launch their own news sites, but these enterprising journalists often face a series of new, daunting challenges.

Here's how to dodge these pitfalls: https://twp.ai/9PSaPi

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Journalists as Founders — Intrepid Pioneers or Reluctant Managers?

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · May 9

Latest: How a deepfake video infiltrated Indian media coverage of the escalating India and Pakistan conflict…
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India-Pakistan Conflict: How a Deepfake Video Made it Mainstream - bellingcat

A manipulated video falsely claiming to show a General in the Pakistani army stating two of its fighter jets had been shot down was picked up and spread by Indian media outlets.

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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · May 7

Finally, a huge congrats to the @bellingcat.com Financial Investigations team who worked on this story with partners for months. If you are a person that ever does something wrong, you DO NOT want to be investigated by this team. There is nothing they won't uncover

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