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Jarrett Ley (WashPost)

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Visual Forensics reporter at The Washington Post using open-source evidence and spatial analysis tools Have a news tip? DMs open.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Apr 29

#ViktoriiaRoshchyna was reporting on Russian prisons when she disappeared into one herself. When her body was returned, her eyeballs and brain had been removed.

We picked up where she left off and reconstructed the last place she was seen alive: Taganrog SIZO-2 prison🧵

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She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead

A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.

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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 1d

🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users.

Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social

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Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · 11d

Satellite imagery indicates Iran is continuing construction of a deeply buried military site at “Pickaxe Mountain,” just south of the Natanz nuclear facility hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes in June.

New from Warren Strobel and me, read our full story in @washingtonpost.com

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · Jul 27

It's bittersweet to see beloved colleague Hajar Harb's byline on this harrowing piece — the kind of work at which she excelled

with Ruby Mellen @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @arturgalocha.bsky.social @davidovalle.bsky.social and @joshuaqyang.bsky.social

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Gazans are dying of hunger. Here’s what happens to a starving human body.

Children suffering under severe food shortages can face lifelong consequences.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Jul 24

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Jul 16

"The Trump administration and its allies have launched a multipronged effort to gather data on voters and inspect voting equipment, sparking concern among local and state election officials about federal interference ahead of the 2026 midterms."
Scoop by Patrick Marley + @yvonnewingett.bsky.social

Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Thomas Bordeaux @thomasbordeaux.bsky.social · Jun 17

235 people were killed in April when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub came crashing down during a packed concert. We found that for years before the collapse, structural issues and warning signs went unaddressed. w/ @stepozzebon.bsky.social and @averyschmitz.bsky.social for CNN youtu.be/H5UpgvxSc1A

CNN analysis explores cause of deadly Dominican nightclub roof collapse

YouTube video by CNN

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Bora Erden @boraerden.bsky.social · Jun 13

on the dozen+ agencies operating at the Los Angeles anti-immigration raids protests www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Many Law Enforcement Agencies Are Involved in LA Immigration Protests? (Gift Article)

A Times analysis identified more than a dozen agencies that were on the ground in the past week. See which are represented, the gear they carry and how they interact.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Jun 9

How yesterday’s L.A. protests of ICE and law enforcement response unfolded, a visual timeline

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · May 9

Here is what the visual evidence reveals abt Pakistan’s strikes on Indian aircraft, from @imogenpiper.bsky.social, me, @evanhill.bsky.social, and Maham Javaid

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At least two Indian jets appear to have crashed during Pakistan strikes, visuals show

In a review of visuals posted online, The Post verified debris consistent with at least two French-made fighter jets flown by the Indian air force.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · May 6

Check out all the reporting here, which encompasses the full strength of the Washington Post newsroom

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · May 6

WaPo's Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage of the Trump shooting merged traditional + forensic reporting from @samueloakford.bsky.social Aaron, Shawn, Jabin, @jonathanbaran.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @iarnsdorf.bsky.social @carolleonnig.bsky.social @jonswaine.bsky.social, me, + more

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · May 1

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Apr 29

Our investigation is part of the #ViktoriiaProject , a 45-reporter strong effort lead by @forbidden-stories.bsky.social including:
@spiegel.de
derstandard.at
zeit.de
france24.com
IStories
lemonde.fr
papertrailmedia.de
theguardian.com
@washingtonpost.com
pravda.ua
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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Apr 29

Reporting alongside @catebrown.bsky.social and Catherine Belton, Nastya Galouchka and I spoke with 6 former POWs for over 30 hours, using 3D modeling to reconstruct the interior of the prison-including its cellblocks and torture sites- based on their memories:

Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Apr 29

She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead

A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.

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Forbidden Stories @forbidden-stories.bsky.social · Apr 28

Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna died investigating thousands of Ukrainian civilian prisoners illegally held by Russia.

🚨 Revelations tomorrow.
@spiegel.de @derstandard.at @zeit.de @france24.com IStories @lemonde.fr @papertrailmedia.de @theguardian.com @washingtonpost.com @pravda.ua@zdfde.bsky.social

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · Feb 8

These are tense times. Want to reach out encrypted? I'm on Signal.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Feb 14

New from WashPost Visual Forensics: 3D investigation of the DCA crash

@imogenpiper.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social @megkelly.bsky.social Frank Hulley-Jones, Irfan Uraizee, @abtran.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social

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3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash

From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been obscured by the glow of the city skyline, pilots said.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 13

The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.

U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website

The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Feb 13

the majority of the 98 migrants sent to GITMO are being held at the Camp 6 prison under U.S. military guard

from @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social

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Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards

The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects.

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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Feb 9

The latest on GITMO from @silviafosterfrau.bsky.social

Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Feb 9

“Camp 6 is inextricably intertwined with military detention,” Dixon said. “I don’t think you can unwrap Camp 6 from military detention.” Dixon said the prison was made for suspected terrorists: “It was designed to break detainees psychologically.”

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Why lawyers worry migrants sent to Gitmo are entering a ‘legal black hole’

The Trump administration has released almost no information on the migrants sent to Guantanamo. Lawyers are demanding they be allowed access to legal counsel.

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Ellen Nakashima @ellenwapo.bsky.social · Feb 9

EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.

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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test

Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”

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Alex Horton @alexhorton.bsky.social · Feb 5

Come sit behind me (also cover the State Department at the Washington Post) washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/washin...

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