So after seeing this monstrosity, I think Apple might need to do a bit of work on their Memories photo algo (sound on). #Syria #Damascus #IDFAirstrikes #ohfuck

John Bolton right now

Apparently, because it’s 2020 again, I need to start a thread on police violence targeting journalists in the US. So, here we go: 1. Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi shot by police officer with less lethal munition. m.youtube.com/watch?v=yrFJ...

Considering the two incidents of journalists being struck by less than lethal munitions in LA, I think it’s important to remember that police in the US deliberately targeted journalists many, many times during the George Floyd protests in 2020. www.bellingcat.com/news/america...

istories.media/en/stories/2... How the son of a CIA deputy director was killed fighting for the Russians in Ukraine. Dude reminds me of Max Blumenthal, but without the LARPing.

Unsurprising if you’ve been working in this field, but we’ve reached the point where the presence of the keyword “OSINT” in the name or bio of an account is regarded as a red flag. www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

For anyone in DC on March 24th.

The team behind it all, @joedyke.bsky.social , Joe Emmett and N. R. Jenzen-Jones, will be talking through their new 3D interactive models that are helping users identify some of the most widely used munitions. Listen in live to ask your questions! osmp.ngo/collection/s...

The OSMP offers nearly 1000 reference images of a variety of munitions from active conflict zones, each reviewed and assessed by at least two munitions experts. They also have easy to understand guides to key munition types, explainer videos, and a glossary of key terms.

This Thursday the team behind @munitionsportal.bsky.social , from @airwars.bsky.social and Armament Research Services (ARES), will be sharing how you can use their free tool to identify munitions. Join us on Discord at 5pm CET/12pm EDT: discord.gg/3u4SVNuP?eve...

www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-... Unless I’m very mistaken, this is the first footage of an actual R9X strike.

Can anyone recommend any articles or books which go into the tactical deployments of Russian forces during the first year or so of the full scale invasion of Ukraine?

I object to expelling Canada from Five Eyes purely on the basis that a group called "Four Eyes" sounds like a cliché 1950's insult.

What a bloody stupid decision by UK govt.

The US seem to have just used their R9X missile (Hellfire with blades) in Idlib. The fragments are the most complete example of the blades of an R9X I’ve ever seen, which gives us a few more hints about how they work.

Large traffic jams around Homs leaving the city.

First post here on Bluesky! Meet Cici, my curious and mischievous kitten—not quite a kitten, not quite a cat. She’s the queen of chaos and cuddles!

Can anyone recommend any good Syrian, Ukrainian and Palestinian accounts to follow? I can do basic Arabic so english isn’t a requirement.

I haven’t posted in a while, and it’ll remain like that for the immediate future I’m afraid. But FYI I do intend to post in the future, and it’ll be on here, not the hellsite.

Incredibly proud to have someone like Narine as a colleague. Here she discusses the impact of the kind of open source work we do on mental health.

I've heard a rumour Elon’s new app will include a plug-in for pets too. It's going to be called X-Hamster or something, if you want to look it up.

So what I have learned from The Discourse in the last 24 hours is that Atomic Bombs Are Cool

Me signing up to the latest social media platform to escape twitter

We've examined some of the most widely shared false and misleading tweets about the war in Ukraine in recent weeks, all posted by Twitter Blue subscribers whose content is promoted by the platform.

We’re advertising for an open source investigator role in our justice and accountability team. Please note the language requirement is a must. https://www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-is-hiring-open-source-investigator-justice-accountability-team/

1. Posts are called “skeets” 2. All hail our benevolent overlord, Alf. 3. I still don’t know what the Hellthread is and at this point I’m too afraid to ask.

“Satellite imagery, sealed court documents and interviews with survivors suggest that hundreds of deaths were preventable.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/world/europe/greece-migrant-ship.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

New: Satanist neo-nazi books where being sold by mainstream retailers across the world, including Amazon and the Dutch Bol.com. We investigated: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/06/30/the-mainstream-publishers-distributors-and-bookshops-selling-satanist-neo-nazi-books/

Hi everyone new! This is a great place, but there’s one rule that you must never, ever break. Do not ever, ever ask @faineg.bsky.social about Alf. Just, god please don’t do it.

Looks like I’m back here!

Hi, it is me @Rebel44CZ on Twitter I will be posting a copy of our loss updates here - the full switch to twitter might happen later if/when all my friends can join this platform.

NEW: Large scale evacuations and damage were reported in the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash that took place in September 2022. Bellingcat has created an interactive map to show the extent of the conflict’s impact.

I see Blue Tick Twitter thinks that the Pentagon was blown up today.

Or, as one of my colleagues called it, a “Lowtax speedrun”.

Watching Eurovision and Finland is like a camp Rammstein. It’s really good.

Welcome, Dr @manisha.bsky.social!

Alright, Chaos mode. Let's make a playlist! Add one song. ONLY ONE. I reserve the right to delete songs that either objectively suck or were clearly added by chuds. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AZ6u1AUJZuYyEp2aY8YIU?si=UN_4G2X1RmOSjTBTvZDjnw&pt=0da04f17982a9815b48569dbcfc38f7c

How it feels waking up and finding I have a single invite code.

You can now create "Mute lists" which are public lists of users that other users can privately subscribe to and automatically mute those users

Can we replace the moderation icon with a picture of Alf holding a hammer?