Jonathan Baran
@jonathanbaran.bsky.social
Visual forensics reporter @ The Washington Post. Proud dad, humble spouse and decrepit US Army vet.
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Jamal Khashoggi was unavailable for comment.
Rep. Moolenaar on Trump selling F-35s to Saudi Arabia: "I believe the president is bringing different countries into the coalition that would be more aligned with Western values and with respect for national security. I trust his team."
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Jamal Khashoggi was unavailable for comment.
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Infowars is joining the Pentagon press corps:
October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Infowars is joining the Pentagon press corps:
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Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
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More journalists have been killed in Gaza than in the US Civil War, WW I and II, the Korean War & the Vietnam War combined. In this special report, we detail the growing death toll among (mainly) Palestinian journalists and ask, has our silence enabled their slaughter? www.fccj.or.jp/number-1-shi...
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September 2025 | Gaza Media Special Report Part I Reporters in Gaza are being killed at an astonishing rate.
www.fccj.or.jp
September 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
More journalists have been killed in Gaza than in the US Civil War, WW I and II, the Korean War & the Vietnam War combined. In this special report, we detail the growing death toll among (mainly) Palestinian journalists and ask, has our silence enabled their slaughter? www.fccj.or.jp/number-1-shi...
Reporters at @washingtonpost.com want your videos of law enforcement interactions in D.C. after President Trump ordered federal agents to patrol the city. Upload footage you filmed by scanning the QR code.
August 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reporters at @washingtonpost.com want your videos of law enforcement interactions in D.C. after President Trump ordered federal agents to patrol the city. Upload footage you filmed by scanning the QR code.
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NEW: As immigrant delivery drivers started using mopeds, D.C. police pushed greater enforcement of their vehicles.
Now, amid Trump’s federal takeover, ICE is joining their patrols — and detained at least 11 of those drivers.
Now, amid Trump’s federal takeover, ICE is joining their patrols — and detained at least 11 of those drivers.
ICE is joining D.C. police patrols. Moped drivers are an early target.
D.C. police’s efforts to enforce moped laws resulted mostly in food delivery drivers’ immediate release. That has changed.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
NEW: As immigrant delivery drivers started using mopeds, D.C. police pushed greater enforcement of their vehicles.
Now, amid Trump’s federal takeover, ICE is joining their patrols — and detained at least 11 of those drivers.
Now, amid Trump’s federal takeover, ICE is joining their patrols — and detained at least 11 of those drivers.
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WaPo's Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage of the Trump shooting merged traditional + forensic reporting from @samueloakford.bsky.social Aaron, Shawn, Jabin, @jonathanbaran.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @iarnsdorf.bsky.social @carolleonnig.bsky.social @jonswaine.bsky.social, me, + more
May 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
WaPo's Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage of the Trump shooting merged traditional + forensic reporting from @samueloakford.bsky.social Aaron, Shawn, Jabin, @jonathanbaran.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @iarnsdorf.bsky.social @carolleonnig.bsky.social @jonswaine.bsky.social, me, + more
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How Palestinian first responders ended up in a mass grave in Gaza: Israel says they were fired on for moving “suspiciously.” Dispatcher records, witness testimony, and video and audio evidence contradict the official Israeli narrative in key regards. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
How Palestinian first responders ended up in a mass grave in Gaza
Israel says they were fired on for moving “suspiciously.” Dispatcher records, witness testimony, and video and audio evidence offer a more disturbing narrative.
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April 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
How Palestinian first responders ended up in a mass grave in Gaza: Israel says they were fired on for moving “suspiciously.” Dispatcher records, witness testimony, and video and audio evidence contradict the official Israeli narrative in key regards. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
> Video posted to Instagram shows an expansive garage filled with an array of luxury cars on the compound of Assad’s presidential palace. “Save me a Lamborghini,” one man calls out while driving through.
Inside Assad's hidden life of wealth and opulence, lead while the Syrian people went hungry.
By Sammy Westfall and me:
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By Sammy Westfall and me:
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Assad lived in quiet luxury while Syrians went hungry
Syria’s ousted leader cultivated a modest image. Footage revealing hidden opulence tells a different story.
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December 13, 2024 at 6:25 PM
> Video posted to Instagram shows an expansive garage filled with an array of luxury cars on the compound of Assad’s presidential palace. “Save me a Lamborghini,” one man calls out while driving through.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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This is why every one should be concerned about the rise of drone warfare.
Human Safari: Ukrainian civilians used as target practice by Russian drone operators in Kherson.
www.info-res.org/eyes-on-russ...
Human Safari: Ukrainian civilians used as target practice by Russian drone operators in Kherson.
www.info-res.org/eyes-on-russ...
December 11, 2024 at 10:48 AM
This is why every one should be concerned about the rise of drone warfare.
Human Safari: Ukrainian civilians used as target practice by Russian drone operators in Kherson.
www.info-res.org/eyes-on-russ...
Human Safari: Ukrainian civilians used as target practice by Russian drone operators in Kherson.
www.info-res.org/eyes-on-russ...
Incredible story and photos from @lovedaymorris @lorenzotugnoli @suzanhaidamous on families' desperate search for clues in Sednaya prison, Syria’s former ‘slaughterhouse': www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
In Syria’s former ‘slaughterhouse,’ a desperate hunt for the disappeared
Families searching Sednaya prison feared that they would not learn the fate of their missing loved ones — and that so much of what happened there may never be known.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Incredible story and photos from @lovedaymorris @lorenzotugnoli @suzanhaidamous on families' desperate search for clues in Sednaya prison, Syria’s former ‘slaughterhouse': www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
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People are sprinting away from X at full speed and the users that stick around seem to be super into Republican politics. From our analysis: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
November 12, 2024 at 1:16 AM
People are sprinting away from X at full speed and the users that stick around seem to be super into Republican politics. From our analysis: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Don’t let that cute face fool you.
May 23, 2023 at 2:33 AM
Don’t let that cute face fool you.
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My colleague and friend Evan Gershkovich has now been wrongfully detained in Russia for six weeks. We won’t stop fighting for his release. #FreeEvan
May 10, 2023 at 2:29 PM
My colleague and friend Evan Gershkovich has now been wrongfully detained in Russia for six weeks. We won’t stop fighting for his release. #FreeEvan
Nice try YouTube algo but I am not trying to take down The Rock
May 11, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Nice try YouTube algo but I am not trying to take down The Rock
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new from me: More than half of Twitter Blue's earliest subscribers are no longer subscribed to the service
over 54% of the 150,000 users who subscribed when Twitter Blue launched in November no longer sub
https://mashable.com/article/half-of-twitter-blue-earliest-subscribers-no-longer-subscribed
over 54% of the 150,000 users who subscribed when Twitter Blue launched in November no longer sub
https://mashable.com/article/half-of-twitter-blue-earliest-subscribers-no-longer-subscribed
May 5, 2023 at 7:47 PM
new from me: More than half of Twitter Blue's earliest subscribers are no longer subscribed to the service
over 54% of the 150,000 users who subscribed when Twitter Blue launched in November no longer sub
https://mashable.com/article/half-of-twitter-blue-earliest-subscribers-no-longer-subscribed
over 54% of the 150,000 users who subscribed when Twitter Blue launched in November no longer sub
https://mashable.com/article/half-of-twitter-blue-earliest-subscribers-no-longer-subscribed
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The Washington Post just published a Bluesky explainer
What to know about Bluesky, as Dril and AOC join the new Twitter alternative
The Jack Dorsey-backed app could be Twitter's doppleganger, but it aims to create a social network where no single person or algorithm reigns.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 28, 2023 at 4:22 PM
The Washington Post just published a Bluesky explainer
can I can confess something here? I don’t know what I am doing.
April 27, 2023 at 11:03 PM
can I can confess something here? I don’t know what I am doing.