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Jake Godin
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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
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annabower.bsky.social
Apparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes
Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 x.com SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9 3:34 PM • 2/3/26
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.
[start quotation] MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take."[end quotation] Underneath is a screenshot of a tweet, which reads: " Secretary Kristi Noem @Sec_Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM Dec 1, 2025 13.2M Views
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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easybakeovensz.bsky.social
This is probably a Skat Shell fired at a high angle. A Skat Shell dispenses four different submunitions when fired that each emit smoke or chemical irritant.
February 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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rsimmon.bsky.social
This is neat. SatVu is using their high-resolution thermal infrared satellite imagery to monitor data center activity. www.satellitevu.com/news/satvu-r...

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Thermal infrared and visible images of a data center (Bitcoin mine) in Texas. Annotated thermal infrared satellite image of a data center in Texas.
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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dropsitenews.com
JUST IN | Israeli forces detonated & destroyed the Morag Water Station in Rafah today, a facility that supplied water to roughly one-third of the city’s residents before the war, Palestinian investigative journalist Younis Tirawi Reuters w/ footage purportedly circulated by Israeli soldiers. The...
JUST IN | Israeli forces detonated and destroyed the Morag Water Station in Rafah today, a facility that supplied water to roughly one-third of the city’s residents before the war, Palestinian investigative journalist Younis Tirawi Reuters with footage purportedly circulated by Israeli soldiers. The station, inaugurated in 2010 with funding from the Turkish Red Crescent, served around 70,000 people and has been assessed for urgent repairs by Oxfam and Gaza’s water utility in February 2025. See new posts Conversation Younis Tirawi | يونس @ytirawi Rafah | Israeli troops blew up the Morag Water Station today, which according to Gaza’s water utility supplied water to roughly one-third of Rafah’s residents prior to the war. Soldiers captioned it : “We specialize in paint jobs, and small renovations. Details on DM"
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Geolocation| Israeli forces blow up the Turkish Moraj Water Station in northern #Rafah
31.311889, 34.263417
w/ verification help from @fdov21.bsky.social
Video: x.com/ytirawi/stat...
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
godin.bsky.social
Further destruction of water infrastructure in Gaza. Younis Tirawi shared a video on X showing the IDF blowing up the Morag Water Station: x.com/ytirawi/stat...

According to Tirawi, the caption reads: “We specialize in paint jobs, and small renovations. Details on DM"
February 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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gbrumfiel.bsky.social
NEW: The Trump Administration is exempting new experimental nuclear reactors from environmental reviews.

The exclusion comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten environmental and safety standards at the Department of Energy.

www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
The Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review
The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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propublica.org
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February 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Based on the logo on the vehicles they appear to be part of the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Rafah.
Logo reference: eeas.europa.eu/eubam-rafah_en
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Geolocation| Vehicles, likely belonging to EUBAM Rafah, at the fence between Israel and Gaza, near Kerem Shalom.
31.226206, 34.277162
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Video: t.me/amitsegal/56...
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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benjedwards.com
Not only are these AI generations faulty algorithmic guesses, but as I once wrote, “There is nothing inherently special, authoritative, or accurate about AI-generated outputs.”

People tend to place a lot of mistaken trust in the output of machines
conspirator0.bsky.social Conspirador Norteño @conspirator0.bsky.social · 3d
Using generative AI to "enhance" images doesn't work, but people keep trying. Following the shooting death of Renée Good by ICE, social media users attempted to "unmask" the shooter with AI, resulting in numerous images that neither resembled each other nor the actual killer, Jonathan Ross.
collage of X posts containing images of ICE agent Jonathan Ross, inaccurately unmasked by AI
February 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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eliothiggins.bsky.social
Donald Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah for telling jokes at the Grammy Awards. I'm sure the self-declared free speech absolutists will be rushing to Noah's defence at any moment.
February 2, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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mfradley.bsky.social
Our monitoring work over #Gaza has shown that destruction of the historic environment by the IDF has continued despite the ceasefire, most notably in the widespread demolition of parts of Gaza City's E suburbs (including W of the Yellow Line) in the first weeks of December 2025.
eamena.bsky.social EAMENA @eamena.bsky.social · 1d
Remote-sensing assessment of Gaza's heritage shows the devastating impact of systematic demolition of #Gaza City's eastern Shejaiya area as recently as December, incl. west of the Yellow Line. This area has the highest density of documented historic structures outside the centre of Gaza City.
A satellite image of the Shejaiya suburb of Gaza City taken on 2 December showing partial damage of the area from earlier in the conflict (Source: Planet). A satellite image of the Shejaiya suburb of Gaza City taken on 13 December showing widespread demolition that had taken place since 2 December (Source: Planet).
February 2, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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eamena.bsky.social
More recent reporting on this situation by the BBC and Associated Press can be found at:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

apnews.com/article/gaza...

@unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
@unesco.org
Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with some placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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eamena.bsky.social
Remote-sensing assessment of Gaza's heritage shows the devastating impact of systematic demolition of #Gaza City's eastern Shejaiya area as recently as December, incl. west of the Yellow Line. This area has the highest density of documented historic structures outside the centre of Gaza City.
A satellite image of the Shejaiya suburb of Gaza City taken on 2 December showing partial damage of the area from earlier in the conflict (Source: Planet). A satellite image of the Shejaiya suburb of Gaza City taken on 13 December showing widespread demolition that had taken place since 2 December (Source: Planet).
February 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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propublica.org
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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giancarlofiorella.bsky.social
At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down.

This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)

It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child.

This is a screenshot from that email chain.
A sreenshot from an Epstein file. The screenshot is an FBI email chain containing an allegation that Donald Trump engaged in sexual activities with a child.
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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eliothiggins.bsky.social
Our community has already noticed a number of the documents released today have been removed from public access.
January 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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lizzieohreally.bsky.social
I've been thinking a lot about the role of cell phones in a time like this. So I calledup @godin.bsky.social from @bellingcat.com and @juliaangwin.com to talk about it slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Can Cell Phones Stop ICE?
In the information war, the most powerful weapon is documentation from multiple angles.
slate.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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koltai.bsky.social
I'm still seeing influencers with large followings claim the new footage of Pretti is AI.

The real threat of AI disinformation is when people no longer believe real content thinking it's AI, and that future is unfortunately here.
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 5d
Today's newsletter: there's a new video from 11 days before Alex Pretti was shot to death. Some people refuse to believe it's real. I wrote about why that's going to be a problem moving forward: www.readtpa.com/p/thats-ai-i...
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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giancarlofiorella.bsky.social
Replace "Tuesday" with "Thursday" in the post below.

Starting in five minutes!

www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
giancarlofiorella.bsky.social Giancarlo Fiorella @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social · 7d
It's Tuesday and it's almost 7:00 PM here in Toronto, and that means that I'm about to start my charity fundraiser stream for SickKids Hospital via @extralife4kids.bsky.social!

Come hang out in the chat and consider donating for a great cause!

www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
gianfiorel - Twitch
Hi! I live in Toronto and I stream to raise funds for SickKids via ExtraLife! Here is my ExtraLife page: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/548667
www.twitch.tv
January 29, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
danielsilliman.bsky.social Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 5d
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.

ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
godin.bsky.social
At the same time, Rubio said this during a committee hearing yesterday in response to @chrismurphyct.bsky.social's question about how long Rodriguez will be in power, "It can't take forever. We need to be much further along 6 months from now., even 3 months from now."

www.c-span.org/clip/senate-...
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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chrisosieck.bsky.social
Geolocation of an Israeli drone strike on Makki Square in al-Maghazi refugee camp ~ 31.423900, 34.384208.
The yellow pins shows the location of the Israeli drone strike in al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. User-generated content shared on social media of the moment of the Israeli drone strike in Makki Square in Maghazi camp.
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 PM