Rob McDonagh
@robmcdonagh.bsky.social
Dubliner in NYC
Investigations editor at Storyful news agency
Investigations editor at Storyful news agency
My mother's response:
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My mother's response:
If you're curious what AI scam calls sound like, here's a voicemail I just received from "Nicole with Consumer Services".
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you're curious what AI scam calls sound like, here's a voicemail I just received from "Nicole with Consumer Services".
The OG post doesn’t describe him as a delivery guy but as guy who made non-threatening comments. Also bad of course, but noting for the sake of accuracy. And i think that’s a ride-share bike so unlikely to be a delivery guy.
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The OG post doesn’t describe him as a delivery guy but as guy who made non-threatening comments. Also bad of course, but noting for the sake of accuracy. And i think that’s a ride-share bike so unlikely to be a delivery guy.
"The who? I'm not familiar," Trump says after being asked why he didn't lower flags for Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortmann, a Democrat, who was assassinated at her home in June along with her husband.
"I wouldn't have thought of that," he says.
"I wouldn't have thought of that," he says.
September 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"The who? I'm not familiar," Trump says after being asked why he didn't lower flags for Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortmann, a Democrat, who was assassinated at her home in June along with her husband.
"I wouldn't have thought of that," he says.
"I wouldn't have thought of that," he says.
Israeli PM Netanyahu's office says the IDF killing of multiple journalists in a double-tap strike on a hospital in Gaza as a "tragic mishap".
The military will be investigating its own actions, his office says.
The military will be investigating its own actions, his office says.
August 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Israeli PM Netanyahu's office says the IDF killing of multiple journalists in a double-tap strike on a hospital in Gaza as a "tragic mishap".
The military will be investigating its own actions, his office says.
The military will be investigating its own actions, his office says.
Israeli media reporting that Netanyahu has decided that Israel will occupy Gaza:
August 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Israeli media reporting that Netanyahu has decided that Israel will occupy Gaza:
The Trump White House is planning to send 100s of people from allied nations to Guantanamo, according to the Washington Post.
The countries include the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine, the report says
The countries include the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine, the report says
June 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Trump White House is planning to send 100s of people from allied nations to Guantanamo, according to the Washington Post.
The countries include the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine, the report says
The countries include the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine, the report says
The IDF said the strike killed a local Hezbollah commander. However, Lebanon's health ministry, which routinely provides accurate death counts following Israeli strikes, has not yet confirmed any fatalities: x.com/idfonline/st...
May 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The IDF said the strike killed a local Hezbollah commander. However, Lebanon's health ministry, which routinely provides accurate death counts following Israeli strikes, has not yet confirmed any fatalities: x.com/idfonline/st...
Israeli drone strike on a motorbike in Mansouri, Tyre district:
33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
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33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
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May 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Israeli drone strike on a motorbike in Mansouri, Tyre district:
33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
maps.app.goo.gl/XuBqnK6Jn6QT...
(video above)
33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
maps.app.goo.gl/XuBqnK6Jn6QT...
(video above)
The Lebanese health ministry says 2 children were among at least 9 people wounded, including three critically, in this Israeli drone strike on a motorbike in Mansouri, Tyre district: x.com/idfonline/st...
Location: 33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
maps.app.goo.gl/XuBqnK6Jn6QT...
@geoconfirmed.org
Location: 33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
maps.app.goo.gl/XuBqnK6Jn6QT...
@geoconfirmed.org
May 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Lebanese health ministry says 2 children were among at least 9 people wounded, including three critically, in this Israeli drone strike on a motorbike in Mansouri, Tyre district: x.com/idfonline/st...
Location: 33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
maps.app.goo.gl/XuBqnK6Jn6QT...
@geoconfirmed.org
Location: 33°10'23.2"N 35°12'31.3"E
maps.app.goo.gl/XuBqnK6Jn6QT...
@geoconfirmed.org
United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher says 9 aid trucks have entered Gaza
May 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher says 9 aid trucks have entered Gaza
Israel says it has allowed 5 UN aid trucks to enter Gaza... the first aid to enter the strip since March 2.
WFP and other international organizations say Gaza is facing imminent famine.
WFP and other international organizations say Gaza is facing imminent famine.
May 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Israel says it has allowed 5 UN aid trucks to enter Gaza... the first aid to enter the strip since March 2.
WFP and other international organizations say Gaza is facing imminent famine.
WFP and other international organizations say Gaza is facing imminent famine.
Uruguay's former president José 'Pepe' Mujica has died aged 89, says current president Yamandú Orsi
May 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Uruguay's former president José 'Pepe' Mujica has died aged 89, says current president Yamandú Orsi
A truly top-tier typo in this priest's album title on Spotify
May 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A truly top-tier typo in this priest's album title on Spotify
Netanyahu said today that his plan for Gaza was for them to be forced to leave, acc to Israeli reports:
“We’re demolishing more and more homes, they have nowhere to return. The only obvious result will be the desire of the Gazans to emigrate,” he was quoted as saying
m.maariv.co.il/news/militar...
“We’re demolishing more and more homes, they have nowhere to return. The only obvious result will be the desire of the Gazans to emigrate,” he was quoted as saying
m.maariv.co.il/news/militar...
May 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Netanyahu said today that his plan for Gaza was for them to be forced to leave, acc to Israeli reports:
“We’re demolishing more and more homes, they have nowhere to return. The only obvious result will be the desire of the Gazans to emigrate,” he was quoted as saying
m.maariv.co.il/news/militar...
“We’re demolishing more and more homes, they have nowhere to return. The only obvious result will be the desire of the Gazans to emigrate,” he was quoted as saying
m.maariv.co.il/news/militar...
Under the Geneva Conventions, it's forbidden to attack a combatant who is unarmed or who “clearly expresses an intention to surrender.”
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
May 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Under the Geneva Conventions, it's forbidden to attack a combatant who is unarmed or who “clearly expresses an intention to surrender.”
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
The Palestinian man was named by the Palestinian Authority as Rami al-Kukhun, and Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a paramilitary group in the West Bank, identified him as one of their fighters in Nablus.
May 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Palestinian man was named by the Palestinian Authority as Rami al-Kukhun, and Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a paramilitary group in the West Bank, identified him as one of their fighters in Nablus.
The footage shows the man unarmed, wearing a T-shirt and jeans while talking to another male, when Israeli forces open fire, prompting him to drop to the ground and raise his hands to offer surrender.
An armed man in civilian clothes then approaches and shoots him at close range, killing him.
An armed man in civilian clothes then approaches and shoots him at close range, killing him.
May 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The footage shows the man unarmed, wearing a T-shirt and jeans while talking to another male, when Israeli forces open fire, prompting him to drop to the ground and raise his hands to offer surrender.
An armed man in civilian clothes then approaches and shoots him at close range, killing him.
An armed man in civilian clothes then approaches and shoots him at close range, killing him.
Israel Police also posted pics of objects they said were found in the man's possession. They included a bullet-proof vest, 7 mobile phones, a handgun and 2 cartridges, and wads of cash.
None of those items are visible in the footage.
None of those items are visible in the footage.
May 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Israel Police also posted pics of objects they said were found in the man's possession. They included a bullet-proof vest, 7 mobile phones, a handgun and 2 cartridges, and wads of cash.
None of those items are visible in the footage.
None of those items are visible in the footage.
The Netanyahu government has approved a plan that will see the IDF occupying Gaza “and remaining” there, according to the Times of Israel:
May 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The Netanyahu government has approved a plan that will see the IDF occupying Gaza “and remaining” there, according to the Times of Israel:
@joshtpm.bsky.social wee lil typo here fyi
March 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social wee lil typo here fyi
Seems to be working for me. I have a private account, if that ends up counting for anything.
March 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Seems to be working for me. I have a private account, if that ends up counting for anything.
And in July, photos circulated online showing Israeli troops posing in front of the hospital’s heavily damaged main entrance, prompting Turkey to accuse Israel of using the hospital as a military base: www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-137_-isr...
March 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
And in July, photos circulated online showing Israeli troops posing in front of the hospital’s heavily damaged main entrance, prompting Turkey to accuse Israel of using the hospital as a military base: www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-137_-isr...
Germany and UK have updated their US travel warnings after several people were detained or denied entry, regardless of visas or visa waivers:
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
March 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Germany and UK have updated their US travel warnings after several people were detained or denied entry, regardless of visas or visa waivers:
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...