Bora Erden
@boraerden.bsky.social
space, politics, forensics | spatial investigations @nytimes | previously @situ_research boraerden.info
An investigation into how President Trump’s emergency declaration expanded military power, blurred legal lines, and helped spread the use of military-grade technology thewarhorse.org/southern-bor... In partnership with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social
A War Zone, Minus the War: One Year Later, Has the Military Really Secured the US-Mexico Border?
A look at the military's role at the southern border one year after Trump declared a national emergency and troops were deployed.
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We reported U.S.-Israeli strikes on or near schools and health care facilities, military justifications for targeting these sites and violations of international law. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Iranian Schools and Hospitals Are in Ruins, Times Analysis Shows
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Iran is retaliating against the U.S. with strikes on American sites throughout the Middle East. Our reporter Eric Schmitt looks at the damage these attacks have caused and what they say about Iran’s strategy in the war. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We identified at least 17 damaged U.S. sites and other installations, several of which have been struck more than once since the war began. Our analysis is based on satellite imagery, verified social media videos and statements by gov. officials. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See Where U.S. Sites Have Been Damaged in War With Iran (Gift Article)
A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and verified videos shows damage to more than a dozen American military sites and installations from Iran’s retaliatory strikes.
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The footage seems to contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the event, which the agency said began after the victim approached the federal agents with a handgun and the intent to “massacre” them. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
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1/5: In partnership with @instituteici.bsky.social we are thrilled to finally share the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code, a resource designed to strengthen the digital investigations of systematic + conflict-related sexual violence (SCRSV): www.muradcode.com/open-source-...
Open Source Practitioners Guide — Murad Code project
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In Aug., the NY Young Republican Club posted a statement to its website in support of the AfD. The statement concluded with the phrase “AfD über alles” in bold, a play on the line “Deutschland über alles,” which was frequently used in Nazi propaganda www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat
The New York Young Republican Club will host Markus Frohnmaier, an AfD deputy chairman, at its annual gala after calling for a ‘new civic order’ in Germany.
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Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate
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Swept Away www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New Videos, Data and Reporting Give a Detailed Account of the Camp Mystic Disaster (Gift Article)
Never-before-published videos, data from smart devices, a crash report and the first interview that Camp Mystic's owners have granted since the July 4 disaster offer the most detailed account yet.
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The variety of federal forces deployed to support President Trump’s deportation campaign and anticrime efforts continues to expand. It can be hard to tell them apart or to understand what powers each agency has. Here is a guide to how these forces are operating. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Are the Federal Forces Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations and Crime Crackdown? (Gift Article)
As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are.
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NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
An analysis of dozens of 3D animations published by the Israeli army discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries and content creators as far afield as Scotland and Port Orchard. www.972mag.com/israeli-army... @mekomit.bsky.social
How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda
An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.
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Earlier this month, an ICE officer shot and killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a Mexican immigrant, in a Chicago suburb. We analyzed surveillance, body cam and bystander videos, and found that key aspects of the DHS description of events do not hold up. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How an Attempted ICE Arrest Near Chicago Turned Deadly (Gift Article)
The New York Times analyzed surveillance, police body-camera footage and bystander videos to understand what happened when an immigration agent shot and killed a motorist in a Chicago suburb.
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NEW: Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ via @FT GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how… www.ft.com/content/6c74...
Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’
[FREE TO READ] A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
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Our investigation into the Assad regime’s use of mass graves shows how the practice grew from a few bodies in existing tombs to industrial-scale trenches. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims (Gift Article)
A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar al-Assad.
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on the dozen+ agencies operating at the Los Angeles anti-immigration raids protests www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Many Law Enforcement Agencies Are Involved in LA Immigration Protests? (Gift Article)
A Times analysis identified more than a dozen agencies that were on the ground in the past week. See which are represented, the gear they carry and how they interact.
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We kept an eye on the migrant tent camp that the Trump administration spent millions building and used as a photo op backdrop. Weeks later and after no migrants were ever held there, the tents are coming down. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Guantánamo Migrant Operation Has Held Fewer Than 500 Detainees, and None in Tents
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