Left wing man selected by popular convention in large US city

What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @frankSmythdc.bsky.social explores a brutal history for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Back at #Disinfo2025 day two. Fascinating presentation by my friend @christobuschek.net on his work unmasking Chinese prison camps.

Back at the @disinfo.eu conference for the fifth (!!!) time. Looking forward to two full days hearing from the world's experts in influence operations, disinformation and policymaking in beautiful Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Evergreen.

What my first month as a freelance journalist has felt like.

"chaos", "discorde", "grande n'importe quoi" Les mots disent tout...

Lost in France's political theater, a new collective is trying to shed light on staggering homelessness. Latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/phineasj...

Latest for @aljazeera.com about the presumed foreign influence op targeting French Muslims. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

I'll be bopping around #Paris covering the #BloquonsTout protests. Crowd gathering at #PlacedelRepublique

Même le NYT dit qu’il faut faire la taxe Zuckman…

France Is in Chaos. It Really Didn’t Have to Be. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...

Live look at the French government a couple of weeks from now if this keeps up. #Bayrou

8 years ago today, Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh was murdered in Bangalore. At @forbidden-stories.bsky.social, we investigated how a viral YouTube video radicalized her killers. Thinking of her family & friends today. forbiddenstories.org/gauri-lankes...

Note actual immigration figures for comparison. The % of people saying immigration is Britain's biggest problem doubled between 2012 and 2015 yet actual arrival numbers stayed virtually the same

I can heartily recommend Phineas - he's forensic, driven, and has a strong passion for holding accountable the powerful idiots screwing up this planet

After a summer of traveling, I'm back in #Paris and kicking off my career as a freelance journalist focused on French politics, migration(s), and tech accountability. Very excited to start this new phase, and always on the lookout for commissions and leads! Contact me here: phineasjfr.wordpress.com

100 years after his birth, Frantz Fanon is mostly remembered as the voice of Algeria’s independence movement. @phineasjfr.bsky.social explores how his experience as a psychiatrist at a run-down asylum in France shaped his radical ideas, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/the-r...

so, my partner @phineasjfr.bsky.social and I made a wild discovery in Greg Grandin’s new book

NEW: 100 years after his birth, Frantz Fanon is mostly remembered as the voice of Algeria’s independence movement, but @phineasjfr.bsky.social explores how his experience as a psychiatrist at a run-down asylum in France shaped his radical ideas. newlinesmag.com/essays/the-r...

In Spring 2024, I traveled to Paraguay for @forbidden-stories.bsky.social. More than a year later, here's the story. 19 murdered journalists, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity in this little known corner of South America. #AlianzaParaguay forbiddenstories.org/alianza-para...

After the cooling off that followed Brexit, President Macron’s state visit to the UK represents a new entente, writes @phineasjfr.bsky.social www.prospectmagazine...

Dipping back in here to announce some ~ personal news ~ as we used to call all that is professional the bird site. After 5 incredible years at @forbidden-stories.bsky.social, I'll be leaving to pursue independent projects at the end of June. What a ride at this incredible organization! & thank you 🙏

Lol sometimes you see the writing on the walls.

Latest for @jacobinmag.bsky.social: I reviewed a recent book about the invisible brain drain plaguing France. jacobin.com/2025/06/the-...

An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the widow of murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi to revive a lawsuit against spyware maker NSO Group, whom she alleged played a role in her husband’s death, writes @timstarks.bsky.social. cyberscoop.com/appeals-cour...

Excellente, la nouvelle enquête de @forbidden-stories.bsky.social en Serbie. #Spyware #NoviSpy #ForbiddenStories

Reportage ici : open.substack.com/pub/phineasj...

Quelques tirages de la manif contre l'islamophobie aujourd'hui à Paris.

Dear Readers of The Wire In a clear violation of the Constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press, the Government of India has blocked access to thewire.in across India.👇

Thank you for sharing @longreads.com 🙏

Following our reporting, The European Commission has released a statement on our investigation into the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna: www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

The Viktoriia Project brought together 45 investigative journalist to carry on the work of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roschyna and expose the circumstances of her death. Here is a complete thread of all stories: /0

The Paragon-🇮🇹Italy affair highlights global concerns over Israeli #spyware targeting civilians and political opponents. Italy's parliament is investigating if its intelligence used Paragon spyware against a journalist, writes @haaretzcom.bsky.social's Omer Benjakob.

So, students must sign away their First Amendment rights so they can study topics like Constitutional law? Make it make sense

💢 EU ambassador calls death of journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna one of Russia's most heinous war crimes

Five investigations for five years at @forbidden-stories.bsky.social on #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD 1: Pegasus Project (2021): unprecedented data leak revealed how dozens of countries spied on opposition, activists, journalists using spyware by NSO Group. forbiddenstories.org/pegasus-the-...

Pour Blast, ceci est le premier épisode d’une série de trois papiers sur la manière dont la colonisation de la Zone C par Israël se concrétise. L’épisode 1 porte sur les démolitions. A suivre, les restrictions, puis la violence inouïe des colons. À lire & voir bientôt.

”She was the bridge between Ukraine and those territories who provided this critical information about life [there]. After she disappeared, there is no coverage of what is happening.” By @phineasjfr.bsky.social & T. Pryimachuk

According to the investigative organization Forbidden Stories, the body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, handed over to the Ukrainian side by the Russians, was returned missing several internal organs. forbiddenstories.org/russia-detai...

#Ukraine journalist Viktoria Roshchyna bore numerous signs of torture when she died in custody in #Russia. All those responsible for her death and horrific abuse must be brought to account. PEN International continues to call for immediate justice. 🔗 forbiddenstories.org/russia-detai...

Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared in 2022 while reporting on the torture of Ukrainian civilians held in informal detention centers by Russian force. In October 2024, she was declared dead in Russian captivity. Read our full investigation 👉 forbiddenstories.org/russia-detai...

A typical meal at Taganrog was about four and a half spoonfuls of food... New report from @manisha.bsky.social @shaunwalker7.bsky.social and team on the treatment of Ukrainian detainees at one of Russia’s most notorious prison compounds. #ViktoriiaProject www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Like all big investigations, this was a team effort. Thank you to Jarrett @catebrown.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de, @phineasjfr.bsky.social @laurentrichard.bsky.social @forbidden-stories.bsky.social, @shaunwalker7.bsky.social @pjotrsauer.bsky.social, @polinetcb.bsky.social @lemonde.fr

My investigation into the Russian Guantanamo: Taganrog, and Russia's network of 29 torture sites for 16,000 Ukrainian detainees with 695 types of torture. Prison reconstruction using 6 detainee testimonies and open source analysis. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, thousands of Ukrainians have vanished into secret detention. Viktoriia Roshchyna reported on these “ghost prisoners” before she herself was taken. @gvenetitay.bsky.social set out to pursue her work with his investigation 👇 forbiddenstories.org/russia-disap...

Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared in Russian-occupied Ukraine in 2022 while reporting on the torture of civilians. In October 2024, she was declared dead in captivity. Leading this project, @phineasjfr.bsky.social set out to trace back her incarceration forbiddenstories.org/russia-detai...

A huge congrats to my colleagues at @forbidden-stories.bsky.social for the #ViktoriiaProject, now live from numerous media outlets around the world 🧶 forbiddenstories.org/viktoriia-ro...

ICYMI: we recap our latest @forbidden-stories.bsky.social investigation as part of the #ViktoriiaProject on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRai...

In August 2023, Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared while investigating the secret detention of civilians by Russia. A year later, her body was returned. Tortured. Dead in captivity. Today, we tell her story. #ViktoriiaProject 1/