Thrilled to welcome @jwrchappell.bsky.social as Senior Fellow at @cipolicy.bsky.social on nuclear policy, arms control & other crucial issues as we expand our capacity to build a foreign policy that prioritizes diplomacy over militarism Read his full profile: internationalpolicy.org/about/#john-...

New York Times’ Malachy Browne on the future of visual investigations in the age of AI reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/new-yor...

New York Times’ Malachy Browne on the future of visual investigations in the age of AI

When Malachy Browne started piecing together videos of the Arab Spring in early 2011, he wasn’t thinking about building a new kind of journalism. He was just trying to figure out what was real.What be...

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Salehikhah was resigned to the indifference of advocacy organizations and Western journalists who didn’t denounce the U.S.-Israeli military campaign damaging Iran’s media institutions. “Maybe it’s because our eyes aren’t blue,” he lamented.

Already Vulnerable, Iran’s Media Institutions Suffer in US War of Aggression

Newsrooms, broadcasting studios, and publishing houses have suffered serious damage.

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New Sentinel-2 satellite imagery reveals the extent of damage caused by large scale Israeli detonations overnight on July 30 into July 31st around UNESCO World Heritage site Beaufort Castle in Lebanon.

The US Army has expended "virtually all" of available ATACMS ground-launched missiles during the war against Iran. This comes after expending all of the available more modern PrSM missiles. These were all launched from Kuwait, Bahrain, or other nearby Gulf countries.

Travis@someforeignfield.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The US expended all available Precision Strike Missiles during the war, one of which struck a sports hall and killed 21 civilians. These were launched by US Army vehicles in Kuwait, Bahrain, and potentially other GCC countries.

This is cool: See environmental ngo's and their efforts on a map, as well as evidence they can upload of their effect. Integrated with atproto atstore.fyi/products/gai...

I spoke w @trbrtc.bsky.social, @sanjanamv.bsky.social re grave IHL concerns w this attack -What was the target? Likely a building, given munition. -Homes are presumptively civilian. What, if any, basis was there to believe it was being / about to be used to make effective contrib. to mil action? 1/2

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4d ago

The U.S. struck a family home on Iran’s Qeshm Island overnight on Thursday with a large-scale bomb, according to an analysis of videos, photos and satellite imagery by weapons experts and The New York Times. Iranian officials said the strike killed a boy and his parents.

today in "headlines you'd see on a background TV in a disaster movie" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Rhine Falls to Lowest Since 1880, Disrupting European Trade

The Rhine River’s water levels dropped to the lowest in nearly 150 years as hot, dry weather grips Europe, threatening to disrupt a crucial route for transporting coal, fuel and industrial commodities...

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The incident was previously geolocated by @cen4infores.bsky.social as documented on their map as incident IPIN3338 (info-res.org/israel-gaza-...). Photos: lrcj.org/article/5370 Photo: facebook.com/palestine.wa... Video: (0:25-2:55) facebook.com/watch/?v=130...

Israel-Gaza Conflict Map

The Israel-Gaza Conflict Map is a map of incidents documented by CIR covering the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel and Lebanon since 7 October 2023.

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Geolocation| Israeli Border Police officer at the destruction of the under construction minaret of the Al-Farouq Mosque in Al-Hijra near Dura, Hebron Governorate, occupied #WestBank 🗓️3 Sep. 2025 31.488074, 35.054436 Video: (0:50-0:52) x.com/ireallyhatey...

Large-scale underground demolitions are visible near Beaufort Castle — an endangered UNESCO site — in southern Lebanon in August 2 Sentinel-2 imagery. The IDF reportedly used 700 tonnes of explosives. @courtneybonneau.bsky.social shared related images and video on X here: x.com/cbonneauimag...

Update on the status of what was once Swedish Village in southern Gaza from @avischarf.bsky.social, including more recent Planet SkySat imagery and ground footage showing the whole area has been paved over: bsky.app/profile/avis...

Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some notes from new June 10 SkySat imagery over Gaza from @planet.com: First, there's further clearing activity where Swedish Village once stood. Unclear what the clearing is for (perhaps a larger outpost). I shared an update earlier on the destruction of the village here: bsky.app/profile/godi...

Thread. Spokane. Source: TW-@MatthewBut59357 US/Canada FIRMS map 1/

The U.S. struck a family home on Iran’s Qeshm Island overnight on Thursday with a large-scale bomb, according to an analysis of videos, photos and satellite imagery by weapons experts and The New York Times. Iranian officials said the strike killed a boy and his parents.

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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And obviously US credibility on LOAC compliance/CIVCAS mitigation is further undermined by presidential threats of war crimes and genocide along with a ‘Secretary of War’ who declares no quarter, denigrates LOAC, and champions alleged war criminals.

“The U.S. military never targets civilians.” Remarkable that U.S. military spokespeople still use this line given the boat strikes. Of course the U.S. military targets civilians. The question is whether they did so in this situation.

A family that would still be alive but for one man’s war on a whim. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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With Daniel Kinahan set to face extradition back to Ireland, Bellingcat and @thetimes.com investigate the visa status of the leaders of the Kinahan cartel, who have been in hiding in Dubai. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/08...

Welcome to Dubai: Kinahan Cartel's Visas Revealed - bellingcat

A key leader of the Kinahan drugs cartel who has been living in hiding in Dubai for a decade has just had his Emirates residence permit renewed.

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On Saturday morning, residents and municipalities from six southern towns held a sit-in to protest ongoing Israeli attacks and massive detonations targeting southern villages, civilian homes, and property.

“A former U.S. military official told CBS that the value of hitting energy infrastructure would be to impact the Iranian military's ability to provide services and effectively govern.” Yeah, that doesn’t meet the test for being a lawful military objective.

BREAKING The US and Israel are planning what could be their harshest bombing campaign yet against targets in Iran. The targets include energy infrastructure. There is also discussion of cutting electricity in Tehran. If this moves forward, it would mark the Israeli military’s return to the war.

U.S., Israel preparing to bombard energy-related targets in Iran, sources say

The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

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"So fucking gross," one CBS News senior staffer tells me about '60 Minutes' bringing on The Free Press's Tanya Lukyanova as an associate producer.

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5d ago

So while folks joked about Bari Weiss forcing Olivia Reingold into '60 Minutes,' Weiss went ahead and added another person from The Free Press (who co-bylined that gross starving Gaza children piece with Reingold) as an associate producer of the show. www.thefp.com/p/they-becam...

Bellingcat's @godin.bsky.social spoke with NPR about Google's now paused new feature that allowed users to create AI-generated satellite images.

Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 5d ago

UPDATED STORY! Google has paused a tool that allowed users to briefly create deepfake AI satellite images with the click of a button. www.npr.org/2026/07/31/n...

UPDATED STORY: Google has paused a tool that allowed users to briefly create deepfake AI satellite images with the click of a button. www.npr.org/2026/07/31/n...

Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky

Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.

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Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose...

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...

BREAKING: Google has rolled back its tool less than a day after it launched. Updated story coming soon.

NEW: Google adds AI to satellite images, raising fears of deepfakes in the sky. Full story here: www.npr.org/2026/07/31/n...

A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?

A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week (Gift Article)

Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?

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Google Earth, a tool often used as a source of satellite imagery to verify photos and videos, has added a feature that allows you to alter satellite imagery with AI, for reasons. blog.google/products-and...

In 2026 so far, the Trump admin has bombed: —Iran—14,000+ strikes; 1 JSOC mission —Somalia—strikes on 66 days —Caribbean/E. Pacific—31 strikes —Iraq—strikes on 26+ days —Syria—strikes on 18 days —Arabian Sea—9 strikes —Nigeria—strikes on 3 days; 1 JSOC raid —Venezuela—strikes on 2 days; 1 JSOC raid

Wesley Morgan@wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Year-end tally of Trump admin combat actions in 2025: —Yemen—1,000+ strikes* —Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid** —Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids*** —Iran—3 B-2 strikes —Iraq—1 strike —Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes —Caribbean—11 strikes —Eastern Pacific—20 strikes —Venezuela—1 known CIA strike