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Aric Toler

@aric.bsky.social

Visual Investigations at The New York Times

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Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from their official list of Iran war casualties. They explain that this is because "their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April." Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...

Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website (Gift Article)

Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.

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Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2w ago

New, from me and @ckoettl.bsky.social: Iran has attacked at least nine U.S. military sites in the last two weeks, destroying radar sites, personnel areas, hangars, and other structures, and killing at least three service members. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/w...

What Visuals Show About Recent Damage to U.S. Military Sites in the Middle East

Video footage and satellite images reveal new details about Iranian strikes on U.S. targets during the latest flare-up in fighting.

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Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm about 2/3 through Sorokin's Ice trilogy, and have spent about an hour of my time leafing back through to track all the characters. I was devastated to not find any fan project listing out each character to keep them straight. I have no trouble tracking real names, but Ig, Kha, Adr, Kti, Em?

Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 3w ago

New: Our visual analysis of the ICE shooting in Maine, from the available video and audio available. There is no footage showing the shooting itself, but we obtained audio near the scene from immediately before the vehicle rolled into an intersection. 🎁 Free Gift Link www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 4w ago

Deep analysis of the 20+ videos we collected showing the events around ICE chasing and then killing Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. From a whole bunch of people on the byline & me. 🎁 Free Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/w...

Videos Shed Light on Pursuit Before ICE Killing in Houston (Gift Article)

Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky.

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Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Just published online, and appearing in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine: the most comprehensive piece to date on Epstein's imprisonment and eventual in the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC). Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death and His Final Days in Jail (Gift Article)

New evidence, new interviews and the fullest investigation yet into the question of whether he killed himself.

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Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In April, a 25-year-old man was visiting LA and met a girl he met on an app for anonymous hook-ups. Soon after he met her, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, livestreaming to 24,000+ viewers on Kick, jumped out of some bushes and falsely accused him of being a pedophile. From me and @kashhill.bsky.social

Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've somehow missed all gaming community tweets on Twitter despite spending way, way too much of my time playing video games. It's now leaking into my For Now feed, and Jesus Christ these people are all so miserable. I've been online for 30yrs and somehow these people are the most negative I've seen

Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1) I assume this is vibe coded (maybe I'm wrong but that's the feeling I get from it), which means this is by far the best and most useful vibe coded app to ever be released 2) This is the first ever NBA roguelike (Don't think about that more, just accept it)

82-0.bsky.social@82-0.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thank you for the massive response to 82-0! Due to the traffic spike and a technical oversight, our hosting bills are nearing $200 this month (107$ today alone). We initially set our Ko-fi goal at $100, so we are updating it to reflect the true cost of keeping the site alive 🙏.

Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Looking around for this with @aric.bsky.social and @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, geolocated at 30.835153, 50.589567 north of Dehdasht (~30 miles north of Behbahan). Rough annotation with matching terrain + building area in the foreground. CC: @geoconfirmed.org Map link: www.google.com/maps/place/3...

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Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Based on help from an Iranian colleague the advertisements visible in this video appear to be for businesses in Behbahan, Iran. The landscape is a good match too. Haven't found precise location yet, but it lines up well with the other video. Source: t.me/sepah_pasdar...

Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I just read Neuromancer for the first time, and while the actual plot and most of the writing was not really as remarkable as I was expecting (it was fine, but y'know), the thing that struck me was how well written the Flatline AI was. It really reflects the hollow creepiness of actual modern AI.