Malachy Browne
@malachy.bsky.social
I report and run projects on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times where we collect and analyze audio-visual evidence. Ireland and New York. nytimes.com/visual-investigations
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Watch this, it's astonishing.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Watch this, it's astonishing.
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Gift link - The New York Times. Secret Egyptian Air Base Behind Sudan's Drone War. by @malachy.bsky.social @declanwalsh.bsky.social et al www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...
The Secret Egyptian Air Base Behind Sudan’s Drone War
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February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Gift link - The New York Times. Secret Egyptian Air Base Behind Sudan's Drone War. by @malachy.bsky.social @declanwalsh.bsky.social et al www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...
Satellite images, videos and official sources reveal how the Sudanese Armed Forces are launching powerful Turkish drones from a covert base in Egypt's desert to mount attacks inside Sudan. With @declanwalsh.bsky.social Eric Schmitt and Nick Cumming Bruce. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Satellite images, videos and official sources reveal how the Sudanese Armed Forces are launching powerful Turkish drones from a covert base in Egypt's desert to mount attacks inside Sudan. With @declanwalsh.bsky.social Eric Schmitt and Nick Cumming Bruce. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/w...
On today's @nytimes.com front page: Horror as Iran Crushed an Uprising of Its People. Reported with Farnaz Fassihi, @sanjanamv.bsky.social, Parin Behrooz. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/w...
January 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
On today's @nytimes.com front page: Horror as Iran Crushed an Uprising of Its People. Reported with Farnaz Fassihi, @sanjanamv.bsky.social, Parin Behrooz. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/w...
Ahora en español: Cómo Irán reprimió un levantamiento ciudadano con fuerza letal.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Ahora en español: Cómo Irán reprimió un levantamiento ciudadano con fuerza letal.
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"The images conveyed the unmistakable sense of consequence, of a watershed moment, prompting reflections about what the nation stands for, and where it is heading. Minneapolis seemed close, no matter where one lived." By Dan Barry. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
A Shocked Nation Watches Minneapolis Killings: ‘Something Needs to Change’
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January 27, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"The images conveyed the unmistakable sense of consequence, of a watershed moment, prompting reflections about what the nation stands for, and where it is heading. Minneapolis seemed close, no matter where one lived." By Dan Barry. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Videos from 19 Iranian cities and six districts in Tehran show Iranian security forces using lethal force against protesters. Latest story with @sanjanamv.bsky.social, Farnaz Fazzehi, Parin Behrooz, Jon Hazell. Our methodology credits @geoconfirmed.org @vahid.online BBC Persian & more.
Iranians had protested en masse, fueled by the country's plunging economy. Security forces began to crack down with deadly force, killing at least 5,200 people. Verified videos show the breadth and ferocity of the regime’s crackdown. nyti.ms/3M4Xjyg
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Videos from 19 Iranian cities and six districts in Tehran show Iranian security forces using lethal force against protesters. Latest story with @sanjanamv.bsky.social, Farnaz Fazzehi, Parin Behrooz, Jon Hazell. Our methodology credits @geoconfirmed.org @vahid.online BBC Persian & more.
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea Barriers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea Barriers (Gift Article)
China is practicing vast maneuvers that could be used to disrupt U.S. naval movement, a New York Times analysis of ship data reveals.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea Barriers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Emergency Call Transcripts Record a Crisis Unfolding in Real Time. By @poojasalhotra.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Emergency Call Transcripts Record a Crisis Unfolding in Real Time
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January 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Emergency Call Transcripts Record a Crisis Unfolding in Real Time. By @poojasalhotra.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
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January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
As videos and accounts trickled through Iran's communications blockade yesterday, we managed to report on some of what was happening. BBCPersian also has coverage. Latest with long-time Iran corro, Farnaz Fassihi:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
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Death Toll Grows as Nationwide Protests Rock Iran for a Third Night
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January 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
As videos and accounts trickled through Iran's communications blockade yesterday, we managed to report on some of what was happening. BBCPersian also has coverage. Latest with long-time Iran corro, Farnaz Fassihi:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
NYT team Erika Solomon, @sanammahoozi.bsky.social @sanjanamv.bsky.social interviewed Iranians and collected witness videos to capture the unrest that led to widespread protests this weekend. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
Inside Iran’s Protests: How a Plunging Currency Set Off Wide Unrest
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January 10, 2026 at 11:46 AM
NYT team Erika Solomon, @sanammahoozi.bsky.social @sanjanamv.bsky.social interviewed Iranians and collected witness videos to capture the unrest that led to widespread protests this weekend. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
After the Trump admin started deleting video evidence of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from a DOJ server, a law firm secured a judge's order requiring the U.S. to restore the files. The firm has now partnered w/ @archive.org to permanently store them 👇 archive.org/details/@jan...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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January 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
After the Trump admin started deleting video evidence of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from a DOJ server, a law firm secured a judge's order requiring the U.S. to restore the files. The firm has now partnered w/ @archive.org to permanently store them 👇 archive.org/details/@jan...
Video analysis clearly contradicts what Noem and Trump claim about the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. By @devonlum.bsky.social @robinsteinnyt.bsky.social Ainara Tiefenthaler Courtney Brooks for @nytimes.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQCv...
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
YouTube video by The New York Times
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January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Video analysis clearly contradicts what Noem and Trump claim about the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. By @devonlum.bsky.social @robinsteinnyt.bsky.social Ainara Tiefenthaler Courtney Brooks for @nytimes.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQCv...
How TikTok decides what you see. wapo.st/4qD9C3x
Are you in TikTok’s cat niche? What 121,000 videos reveal.
We re-created TikTok’s algorithm based on 1,100 users’ feeds. Explore which topics are in your feed and see what the algorithm is least likely to show you.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:45 AM
How TikTok decides what you see. wapo.st/4qD9C3x
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2 Jan and already a strong contender for most beautifully apt data viz of the year from @beckydale.bsky.social and Jess Carr www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2 Jan and already a strong contender for most beautifully apt data viz of the year from @beckydale.bsky.social and Jess Carr www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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➡️ 15 Ambassadorships
➡️ 2 Pardons
➡️ Hundreds of White House invitations
➡️ 13 Dropped investigations
➡️ Dozens of executive actions
Inside Trump’s FUNDRAISING BONANZA at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. W/ @kenvogel.bsky.social (1/2)
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➡️ 2 Pardons
➡️ Hundreds of White House invitations
➡️ 13 Dropped investigations
➡️ Dozens of executive actions
Inside Trump’s FUNDRAISING BONANZA at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. W/ @kenvogel.bsky.social (1/2)
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Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
➡️ 15 Ambassadorships
➡️ 2 Pardons
➡️ Hundreds of White House invitations
➡️ 13 Dropped investigations
➡️ Dozens of executive actions
Inside Trump’s FUNDRAISING BONANZA at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. W/ @kenvogel.bsky.social (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
➡️ 2 Pardons
➡️ Hundreds of White House invitations
➡️ 13 Dropped investigations
➡️ Dozens of executive actions
Inside Trump’s FUNDRAISING BONANZA at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. W/ @kenvogel.bsky.social (1/2)
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Take 25 minutes to watch the "turn and burn" tactics used in U.S. raids targeting migrants and citizens alike -- meticulously reconstructed by @robinsteinnyt.bsky.social @devonlum.bsky.social @ajcardia.bsky.social & more.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens
A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Take 25 minutes to watch the "turn and burn" tactics used in U.S. raids targeting migrants and citizens alike -- meticulously reconstructed by @robinsteinnyt.bsky.social @devonlum.bsky.social @ajcardia.bsky.social & more.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...
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What made the US-backed aid system in Gaza so deadly?
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Surviving The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation - An Airwars Investigation
For five months, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was the main distributor of food in Gaza. Backed by the United States and Israel, more than 1,000 people were allegedly killed seeking aid at it...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What made the US-backed aid system in Gaza so deadly?
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
The Voice of Hind Rajab
"Elsewhere in the world this film, shortlisted for the Oscar for best foreign movie, has major distributors — but not in the United States or Israel." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
"Elsewhere in the world this film, shortlisted for the Oscar for best foreign movie, has major distributors — but not in the United States or Israel." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The Movie I Was Afraid to See
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December 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Voice of Hind Rajab
"Elsewhere in the world this film, shortlisted for the Oscar for best foreign movie, has major distributors — but not in the United States or Israel." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
"Elsewhere in the world this film, shortlisted for the Oscar for best foreign movie, has major distributors — but not in the United States or Israel." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals in Philly, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. By Jan Hoffman. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/h...
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia
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December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals in Philly, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. By Jan Hoffman. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/h...
Brave passerby undoubtedly saved lives by disarming one of the gunmen in Bondi today. In an interview with 7News from the hospital where he was being treated for gunshot wounds, a relative named him as Ahmed el-Ahmed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Brave passerby undoubtedly saved lives by disarming one of the gunmen in Bondi today. In an interview with 7News from the hospital where he was being treated for gunshot wounds, a relative named him as Ahmed el-Ahmed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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New: Trump’s immigration data dragnet.
@peter.andringa.me investigates the brokers and tools behind the US administration’s deportation drive.
Former officials raised concerns about the volume of data, lack of oversight and shift from criminal to immigration work.
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@peter.andringa.me investigates the brokers and tools behind the US administration’s deportation drive.
Former officials raised concerns about the volume of data, lack of oversight and shift from criminal to immigration work.
ig.ft.com/us-ice-surve...
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New: Trump’s immigration data dragnet.
@peter.andringa.me investigates the brokers and tools behind the US administration’s deportation drive.
Former officials raised concerns about the volume of data, lack of oversight and shift from criminal to immigration work.
ig.ft.com/us-ice-surve...
@peter.andringa.me investigates the brokers and tools behind the US administration’s deportation drive.
Former officials raised concerns about the volume of data, lack of oversight and shift from criminal to immigration work.
ig.ft.com/us-ice-surve...
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Crypto casinos have become wildly popular with young people. Here's how the sites built an exploitative online marketing machine using celebrities like Drake and an army of livestreamers:
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
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How Online Crypto Casinos Use Celebrities and Livestreamers to Recruit Gamblers (Gift Article)
Using exploitative marketing strategies, the illicit gambling websites have profited and lured in a young generation of gamblers.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Crypto casinos have become wildly popular with young people. Here's how the sites built an exploitative online marketing machine using celebrities like Drake and an army of livestreamers:
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...