Jake Godin
@godin.bsky.social
Senior Researcher, Bellingcat. Previously at Scripps News.
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Jake Godin
@godin.bsky.social
· Dec 6
New SkySat imagery from Planet Labs over northern Gaza from Dec 5 shows extensive damage to the Beit Lahia Cemetery after the IDF cleared two paths through the middle of it.
🧵 I have a cemetery destruction thread on Twitter that I'll re-post to Bluesky for tracking purposes.
CC: @geoconfirmed.org
🧵 I have a cemetery destruction thread on Twitter that I'll re-post to Bluesky for tracking purposes.
CC: @geoconfirmed.org
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In the UK this week? Join Bellingcat contributor Dr. Ollie Ballinger at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for a talk this Friday as he unpacks our investigations into, and the open source tools we built to track suspicious ships operating in international waters. events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
The Lie of the Land: Who Controls the Map? | British Library
Technologist Ed Parsons, Dr Ollie Ballinger and Dr Pragya Agarwal join cultural geographer Mike Duggan in this panel conversation to explore how maps and c
events.bl.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In the UK this week? Join Bellingcat contributor Dr. Ollie Ballinger at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for a talk this Friday as he unpacks our investigations into, and the open source tools we built to track suspicious ships operating in international waters. events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
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NEW: Former federal employees released another Shadow Report—this time on the State Dept's Women, Peace, and Security program—after the US gov failed to deliver its report to Congress, which it was legally obligated to do by 10/31 per the 2017 WPS Act (co-sponsored by Rubio and signed by Trump).
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NEW: Former federal employees released another Shadow Report—this time on the State Dept's Women, Peace, and Security program—after the US gov failed to deliver its report to Congress, which it was legally obligated to do by 10/31 per the 2017 WPS Act (co-sponsored by Rubio and signed by Trump).
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Further shocking but completely unsurprising revelations of how the Biden administration disregarded US law to continue virtually unconditional arms transfers to Israel for the slaughter in Gaza.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Further shocking but completely unsurprising revelations of how the Biden administration disregarded US law to continue virtually unconditional arms transfers to Israel for the slaughter in Gaza.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano looked into a few of the men killed in Trump's extrajudicial strikes on Caribbean boats.
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano looked into a few of the men killed in Trump's extrajudicial strikes on Caribbean boats.
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
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A viral online video, which claims to show "Ukrainian soldiers" threaten to kill Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk, is fake.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A viral online video, which claims to show "Ukrainian soldiers" threaten to kill Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk, is fake.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
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Do I have anybody following me who has knowledge about airsoft guns? I'm looking at something in relation to an analysis and would like a second opinion.
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Do I have anybody following me who has knowledge about airsoft guns? I'm looking at something in relation to an analysis and would like a second opinion.
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This story is infinitely more important than GTA getting delayed. Don't let me catch you moaning about waiting longer for a video game if you're not mad about why it happened.
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This story is infinitely more important than GTA getting delayed. Don't let me catch you moaning about waiting longer for a video game if you're not mad about why it happened.
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And here's a YouTube link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
"Rovina's Choice" Shows How The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
YouTube video by The New Yorker
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
And here's a YouTube link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj0P...
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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"Israel attacked first."
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
Trump: "Israel attacked first. That attack was very very powerful. I was very much in charge of that. When Israel attacked Iran first, that was a great day for Israel."
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Israel attacked first."
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
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Geolocation| Israeli airstrike on a house in block C of the Nuseirat Camp, Central #Gaza
31.446905, 34.395168
🗓️Night of 28-29 Oct. 2025
Video: t.me/IDFSpokesper...
31.446905, 34.395168
🗓️Night of 28-29 Oct. 2025
Video: t.me/IDFSpokesper...
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Geolocation| Israeli airstrike on a house in block C of the Nuseirat Camp, Central #Gaza
31.446905, 34.395168
🗓️Night of 28-29 Oct. 2025
Video: t.me/IDFSpokesper...
31.446905, 34.395168
🗓️Night of 28-29 Oct. 2025
Video: t.me/IDFSpokesper...
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Our new open access paper on the rapid remote sensing survey of the western Nafud region, building on our early publications on the eastern Nafud and the Neom development zone.
We have a new paper out reporting on the remote-sensing survey of c.10k sites in the west Nafud region of north Saudi Arabia and southern Jordan, including the identification of a damaged fortified complex and hinterland features south of Tabuk👉🏻
doi.org/10.3390/heri... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3390/heri... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our new open access paper on the rapid remote sensing survey of the western Nafud region, building on our early publications on the eastern Nafud and the Neom development zone.
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Catholic bishops, even some aligned with the White House, are now speaking out forcefully against the Trump administration's policies about immigrants, respect for Native Americans and the Army's cancellation of support for uniformed priests www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Catholic bishops, even some aligned with the White House, are now speaking out forcefully against the Trump administration's policies about immigrants, respect for Native Americans and the Army's cancellation of support for uniformed priests www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Appears journalists who were allowed into Gaza under IDF supervision were taken to the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar and shown the massive destruction in Shujaiyah.
Video from BBC (h/t @easybakeovensz.bsky.social) shows the schools at around 31.4959,34.4744:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Video from BBC (h/t @easybakeovensz.bsky.social) shows the schools at around 31.4959,34.4744:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Appears journalists who were allowed into Gaza under IDF supervision were taken to the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar and shown the massive destruction in Shujaiyah.
Video from BBC (h/t @easybakeovensz.bsky.social) shows the schools at around 31.4959,34.4744:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Video from BBC (h/t @easybakeovensz.bsky.social) shows the schools at around 31.4959,34.4744:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Data from the OSMP's visual explainer on the Shahed-131 & -136 one-way attack (OWA) UAVs was used in an insightful explainer by Sky News detailing the drone's use & impact on civilians in Ukraine.
news.sky.com/story/russia...
View the OSMP's interactive here:
osmp.ngo/collection/s...
news.sky.com/story/russia...
View the OSMP's interactive here:
osmp.ngo/collection/s...
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Data from the OSMP's visual explainer on the Shahed-131 & -136 one-way attack (OWA) UAVs was used in an insightful explainer by Sky News detailing the drone's use & impact on civilians in Ukraine.
news.sky.com/story/russia...
View the OSMP's interactive here:
osmp.ngo/collection/s...
news.sky.com/story/russia...
View the OSMP's interactive here:
osmp.ngo/collection/s...
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Social media footage and satellite imagery show killings as Rapid Support Forces took over Al Fashir (El Fasher). Bellingcat geolocated one incident on the city’s outskirts and showed it to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
www.bellingcat.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Social media footage and satellite imagery show killings as Rapid Support Forces took over Al Fashir (El Fasher). Bellingcat geolocated one incident on the city’s outskirts and showed it to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
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JUST IN: Soren Stevenson, who lost an eye due to a projectile fired by the police during the BLM protests of 2020 in Minneapolis, has won a seat on city council.
@pascalsabino.bsky.social reported on his candidacy last month in a must-read: boltsmag.org/minneapolis-...
@pascalsabino.bsky.social reported on his candidacy last month in a must-read: boltsmag.org/minneapolis-...
As Minneapolis Votes, Some Struggle to Keep Police Violence in the Spotlight - Bolts
Five years after George Floyd, the mayor and his allies on city council claim credit for vast improvements, but critics keep pressing the case for more discipline and police alternatives.
boltsmag.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
JUST IN: Soren Stevenson, who lost an eye due to a projectile fired by the police during the BLM protests of 2020 in Minneapolis, has won a seat on city council.
@pascalsabino.bsky.social reported on his candidacy last month in a must-read: boltsmag.org/minneapolis-...
@pascalsabino.bsky.social reported on his candidacy last month in a must-read: boltsmag.org/minneapolis-...
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The USS Gerald Ford has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and is now entering the Atlantic ocean on its way to the Caribbean ahead of a possible US military intervention in Venezuela.
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The USS Gerald Ford has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and is now entering the Atlantic ocean on its way to the Caribbean ahead of a possible US military intervention in Venezuela.
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Seems likely the result of the IDF’s Military Advocate General leaking the detainee rape video in an apparent effort to defend her office from allegations that it looked the other way at IDF Gaza war crimes will be…the dismissal of the only serious war crimes charges her office actually pursued
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Seems likely the result of the IDF’s Military Advocate General leaking the detainee rape video in an apparent effort to defend her office from allegations that it looked the other way at IDF Gaza war crimes will be…the dismissal of the only serious war crimes charges her office actually pursued
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The USS Gerald Ford is pinging again, this time just east of the Strait of Gibraltar.
The aircraft carrier was ordered to the Caribbean on October 24 as part of the Trump administration's military buildup in the area.
(h/t @tomi-mcc.bsky.social in the @bellingcat.com Discord server)
The aircraft carrier was ordered to the Caribbean on October 24 as part of the Trump administration's military buildup in the area.
(h/t @tomi-mcc.bsky.social in the @bellingcat.com Discord server)
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The USS Gerald Ford is pinging again, this time just east of the Strait of Gibraltar.
The aircraft carrier was ordered to the Caribbean on October 24 as part of the Trump administration's military buildup in the area.
(h/t @tomi-mcc.bsky.social in the @bellingcat.com Discord server)
The aircraft carrier was ordered to the Caribbean on October 24 as part of the Trump administration's military buildup in the area.
(h/t @tomi-mcc.bsky.social in the @bellingcat.com Discord server)
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Come watch me struggle live to geolocate based on 3D models, which is something I've never done before.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
Think you’ve mastered geolocations? Let’s try it in 3D. This month’s Bellingcat Challenge adds a whole new dimension challenge.bellingcat.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Come watch me struggle live to geolocate based on 3D models, which is something I've never done before.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
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The pace of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific last month matched the pace of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas at the peak of the Obama admin’s campaign there in 2010 (although those strikes each used more missiles and killed more people, on average)
- 1st month of strikes: 3 attacks, 17 deaths
- 2nd month of strikes: 12 attacks, 48 deaths
It is now 60 days since the first illegal boat strike in the waters of Latin America. That is an important date for the War Powers Resolution (see www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...).
- 2nd month of strikes: 12 attacks, 48 deaths
It is now 60 days since the first illegal boat strike in the waters of Latin America. That is an important date for the War Powers Resolution (see www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...).
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The pace of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific last month matched the pace of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas at the peak of the Obama admin’s campaign there in 2010 (although those strikes each used more missiles and killed more people, on average)
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Harrowing NOAA imagery of damage to Black River, Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.
Explore the full imagery here: storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/melis...
Explore the full imagery here: storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/melis...
November 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Harrowing NOAA imagery of damage to Black River, Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.
Explore the full imagery here: storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/melis...
Explore the full imagery here: storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/melis...
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Current US foreign policy be like
November 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Current US foreign policy be like