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Reade Levinson @readelev.bsky.social · 12d

On Aug 25, Israeli defense forces attacked a Gaza hospital, killing our colleague Hussam al-Masri. We spent the last few weeks reviewing footage and interviewing witnesses. The visual evidence contradicts Israel’s official story.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital

Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists. An Israeli official now says troops fired without required approval. The five journalists who died in the strike are among 200 killed by Israel that it has yet to fully explain.

www.reuters.com

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Aug 22

New Blog: Most people doing #OSINT aren’t doing OSINT.
They’re just Googling with extra steps, screenshotting dashboards, and calling it “intelligence.”

That’s not tradecraft. That’s cosplay.

Let’s talk about what OSINT is not: www.dutchosintguy.com/post/stop-ca...

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22d

"As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald."

Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 22d

So…they’re disappearing people. This is all just ticking along as expected. Now I know how the junta in Argentina lasted so long

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29d

Reports of an attack, allegedly by a drone, on a vessel in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), while anchored outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. The below video shows the moment of the incident. Keep it in mind when you read the next post. www.instagram.com/reel/DOXaR_M...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29d

I've synced this video that shows Miguel Duarte, one of the key eyewitnesses looking up as the incendiary material drops from the sky.

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Oops, ja: 13.0134, 24.3888 www.google.com/maps/place/1...

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi, the satellite company Maxar Technologies located the site and published an image of it, captured yesterday, Sept. 3. Coordinates: 3.0134, 24.3888.

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Israel’s nearly two-year military campaign in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of people and left swaths of the enclave in rubble, meets “the legal definition of genocide,” the oldest and largest association of genocide scholars said. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, leading scholars’ association says

Israel’s foreign ministry called the resolution “disgraceful,” but it added to a growing chorus from rights groups concluding that Israel is committing genocide.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Aug 15

open.spotify.com/episode/03lI...

What is the future of journalism in Gaza?

The Take · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · Jul 28

A massive crowd of Palestinians surrounding aid trucks is visible in July 26 SkySat imagery from @planet.com near the so-called Morag Corridor at 31.3104, 34.2822 in southern Gaza.

July 26 video from Ibrahim Alsallout on Instagram showed the crowd from the ground: www.instagram.com/p/DMkmVvNo6n...

A July 26 SkySat image from Planet Labs showing a large crowd of Palestinians visible around an aid convoy in southern Gaza. There are enough people in the crowd to make it very easily visible in the satellite imagery. There's a large amount of destruction in the area and an IDF outpost is nearby.

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jul 17

“Do you have to live on the indigenous land to be indigenous? And what does that mean? And if you leave, are you giving up your indigenous identity? Are you leaving behind a piece of yourself?”

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jul 17

Full house at the book launch at Books Are Magic last night. “I wanted to talk about my whole self, my whole family background, not just one part of it [..] Native communities are made up of people from all sorts of backgrounds.” youtube.com/live/UCQr53y...

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Julia Bayer @juliabayer.bsky.social · Jul 14

Welcome to @quiztime.bsky.social and it’s #MondayQuiz

🚐 What is the car on the left doing?
Bonus: Where was this photo taken?

📮reply just to me with an answer
🤝 reply to all for collaboration
🌈have fun

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jul 16

French anti-terror prosecutors have asked judges to locate Assad, his brother Maher, and roughly 20 other Syrian officials, accusing them of orchestrating the 2012 shelling of the Homs press centre that killed journalists Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik. fr.news.yahoo.com/syrie-justic...

Syrie : La justice française cible Bachar al-Assad pour la mort de journalistes à Homs

ENQUÊTE - Le Parquet antiterroriste demande la localisation de Bachar al-Assad et de hauts responsables syriens. La justice évoque un « plan commun » pour cibler des journalistes à Homs

fr.news.yahoo.com

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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.

www.bellingcat.com

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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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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jun 26

Some MPs sought a full Dutch arms embargo on Israel — including Iron Dome parts. Motion failed, but @RTLnieuws spotlighted the numbers: since Oct. 7, 2023, Netherlands okayed only €4 m in licences to Israel vs €5 bn worldwide. www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...

Wapenembargo tegen Israël? Zo veel (of weinig) draagt Nederland bij aan Iron Dome

De motie van Kamerlid Kati Piri (Groenlinks-PvdA) voor een volledig wapenembargo tegen Israël zorgde gisteren voor veel rumoer in de Tweede Kamer. Ze pleitte voor een leveringsverbod van Nederlandse o...

www.rtl.nl

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Jun 26

Glad to see @evidentmedia.org winning the News Emmys Award for Outstanding Video Journalism for our investigation A Hidden War, which you can see below
www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jun 23

Iran gave advanced notice of the attack. nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jun 20

Also, @josephvlee.bsky.social wrote a book. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Nothin...

Nothing More of This Land

From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people aroun...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Eleonore @eleonore.bsky.social · Jun 20

"In real life, the dark side of Martha’s Vineyard is not a killer shark, but generations of dispossession and racism."

Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jun 20

As “Jaws” turns 50, remember the blockbuster’s tourism boom has priced out the Aquinnah Wampanoag from Martha’s Vineyard — their home for over 10,000 years, writes @josephvlee.bsky.social. Read: people.com/jaws-anniver...

'Jaws' Put Martha's Vineyard on the Map — and Threatens My Tribe's Survival (Exclusive)

Looking back at 50 years of 'Jaws,' author Joseph Lee reflects on how increased tourism to the island has impacted the Aquinnah Wampanoag who live there.

people.com

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jun 20

As “Jaws” turns 50, remember the blockbuster’s tourism boom has priced out the Aquinnah Wampanoag from Martha’s Vineyard — their home for over 10,000 years, writes @josephvlee.bsky.social. Read: people.com/jaws-anniver...

'Jaws' Put Martha's Vineyard on the Map — and Threatens My Tribe's Survival (Exclusive)

Looking back at 50 years of 'Jaws,' author Joseph Lee reflects on how increased tourism to the island has impacted the Aquinnah Wampanoag who live there.

people.com

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · Jun 20

Geolocated strikes in Iran and Israel since June 13. Sources include @nytimes.com analysis of satellite imagery, local media reports, and verified social photos and video. It only shows confirmed locations and isn't comprehensive. nytimes.com/live/2025/wo...

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · Jun 18

Amazing pivot

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · Jun 18

On The Reset Talk Show, Mayor Adams says @bradlander.bsky.social is "just joining the club" in being arrested by the feds.

"I know what it is to get arrested by federal authorities because you're fighting," Adams says, referring to his federal corruption indictment.

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