New @bellingcat.com reporting examines nitazenes -- synthetic opioids up to 40x stronger than fentanyl -- often made in China and now spreading in the US. Journalist @jonathanmoens.bsky.social shares his investigations with @theworld.org: theworld.org/stories/2026...

Brilliantly researched piece from @jonathanmoens.bsky.social!

We must ensure that physical restrains are the past – the future of taking care of #OlderPersons must be without violations of their #HumanRights and their physical wellbeing! Read this article by @jonathanmoens.bsky.social in @undark.org undark.org/2025/07/25/e...

Really powerful article from @jonathanmoens.bsky.social and colleagues about the abuse of older people through restraints. Focuses on Italy, Spain and Portugal but occurs much more widely undark.org/2025/07/25/e...

Over the past few months, @nataliedonback.bsky.social, Joana Ascensão and I have been investigating a widespread yet little-known practice in European elder care: the use of physical restraints in nursing homes — belts, straps, bed sheets, and side rails that restrict movement.

for @ScienceMagazine i spent the past year investigating a brain technology used by Indian police to determine if suspects committed a crime. the technology has been used in hundreds high-stake cases. yet it has little to no science backing. 🧵 www.science.org/content/arti...

Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...

Check out the latest publication of the stunning investigative journalism project by @jonathanmoens.bsky.social and @thojbauer.bsky.social in @mongabay.bsky.social, refering to our empirical study on green grabbing for renewable energy in Brazil @naturesustain.bsky.social

while investigating land grabbing practices in Brazil, i came across a satellite image that struck me: a modest farm smack in the middle of a major wind energy park. some 80+ wind turbines surrounded the farm, with snaking roads and transmission lines connecting them.

Our empirical research on large-scale green grabbing for renewables in Brazil @naturesustain.bsky.social (link here ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...) motivated @jonathanmoens.bsky.social and @thojbauer.bsky.social to dig deeper in an investigative journalism project. Congratulations, fantastic work!

A video outlining our most recent investigation on nitazenes with @bellingcat.com & @postimees.bsky.social

A months-long investigation by Bellingcat and publishing partner Postimees has identified more than 1,000 online adverts selling six of the most common types of nitazenes, offering worldwide delivery.

In this joint investigation, @bellingcat.com & Postimees reveal how nitazenes, the ultrapotent synthetic opioids, are infiltrating Europe by investigating more than 1,000 online adverts selling six of the most common types of nitazenes. Read more👉https://bit.ly/4hjiAOC #plupro

Adverts selling an opioid up to 500 times stronger than heroin are all over the internet, from social media platforms to trade sites. Bellingcat and partner Postimees investigate how this deadly drug is infiltrating Europe and beyond… www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/01...

over the past few months, Margus Hanno Murakas ( @postimees.bsky.social ) and i have spent countless hours looking at bizarre ads littering the internet. almost all include a young woman posing in front of a sachet of what looks like ground coffee beans or breacrumbs. why?