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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New Google Maps update shows scale of destruction in the Gaza strip

Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The US and Israel have been locked in a rolling 7-month war with Iran. We looked at the data behind the US military budget procurement requests only to find a huge shift in how requests are allocated between 2026 and 2027. #DataExplained #USMilitary #DefenseBudget #DataViz

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Why are supertankers earning $642,000 a day? That's the global average, up 40% in a week, per Clarksons. On Middle East to Asia routes it's nearing $1m. And one small fund betting on tankers is up 3,600%. Data Explained for The National ⬇️

Line chart: daily earnings for oil tankers on key routes in 2026. Rates stayed mostly between $100,000 and $300,000 until July, then surged in September after the Houthi blockade on Saudi Arabia and the East-West pipeline attack. Yanbu to South Korea is nearing $900,000, Oman to South Korea about $845,000, the global average about $650,000. Source: Clarksons Research, data up to September 18.

Line chart: share price of Breakwave, a fund tracking the tanker industry, from July 2025 to September 2026. It stayed near zero through 2025, climbed slowly in 2026, then jumped after the Houthi blockade on Saudi Arabia to $829.12 a share, a rise of more than 3,600%. Source: Amplify ETFs, Amplify Commodity Trust SEC filings.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

LOGOS:
The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection

Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.

Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Proud to share our win for The National News from Society for News Design #SND47 This was a real team effort from data and storyboarding through to 3D rendering, design, animation, and storytelling. Well done everyone involved 👏🏼 📊 #dataviz #desgin

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Published today: What happens if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, even partially? Our new Gulf Trade Exposure Index (GTEI) shows which countries would feel it first and hardest. From fuel to fertiliser, the impact is far reaching www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/04...

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Gulf Trade Exposure Index: Nations at greatest risk from Hormuz Strait closure | The National

The National’s index identifies those economies most vulnerable to supply shortages and soaring energy prices

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Took a moment to take in just how much data and visualisations we’ve processed and produced for @TheNationalNews.com over the past eight weeks. From animated explainers to maps and charts, the effort to capture the scale, speed and sheer spread of this war has been intense and a real privilege.

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Israel’s ‘yellow line’ raises new offshore concerns for Lebanon. Israel’s military has drawn a new 'yellow line' in southern Lebanon - aiming to control parts of Lebanese territory and nearby waters and raising questions over access to the offshore Qana gas field. Me for @thenationalnews.com

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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Gulf Trade Exposure Index: Nations at greatest risk from Hormuz Strait closure | The National

The National’s index identifies those economies most vulnerable to supply shortages and soaring energy prices

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

For half a century, Moore’s Law defined the trajectory of computing power; now, AI is redefining power as knowledge. Power is knowledge: How AI advances are rewriting the energy equation www.thenationalnews.com/future/techn...

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Power is knowledge: How AI is rewriting the energy equation | The National

Dr Sultan Al Jaber's Adipec address highlights the need to reimagine energy laws

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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Power is knowledge: How AI is rewriting the energy equation | The National

Dr Sultan Al Jaber's Adipec address highlights the need to reimagine energy laws

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Isaac Arroyo @isaacarroyov.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Here's a sample of the graphics you can find in this project, and the link to it: www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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Isaac Arroyo @isaacarroyov.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The National’s Data team cross-referenced public databases of the recorded deaths of the journalists covering the war. And last week, our latest visual project was published. In there, we show the circumstances and patterns of killings.

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Isaac Arroyo @isaacarroyov.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Almost two years ago, the war in Gaza started, and at least 200 journalists have been killed. Who were they? Under what circumstances did they die? Were they deliberately targeted by Israel in an attempt to suppress the truth about what is going on in Gaza? (Small thread with #dataviz)

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

New report from me and @isaacarroyov.bsky.social taking a closer look at the circumstances behind Israel's killings of journalists in Gaza. Read here @TheNationalNews www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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kajak.bsky.social @kajak.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

infographic on the deadliest war for journalists, witnesses to genocide, slaughtered as never before

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

If every effort to strengthen democracy gets misframed as censorship, only disinformation benefits. Building civic capacity isn’t suppression, it’s the foundation of empowered freedom.

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WIRED @wired.com · 23/08/2025

The language-learning app recently added a feature that teaches you how to play chess. I tried it, and now I’m hooked on those rooks, knights, and pawns. www.wired.com/story/duolin...

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I Can’t Stop Playing Duolingo Chess

The language-learning app recently added a feature that teaches you how to play chess. I tried it, and now I’m hooked on those rooks, knights, and pawns.

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QalaatAlMudiq @qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

S. #Syria: de-escalation process started tonight in #Suwayda. Troops belonging to the Defense Ministry started to withdraw tonight as the military operations ended in the province.

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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

How large are global financial assets? (Please appreciate the header image, painstakingly resized so that earth = 100% global GDP) on.ft.com/46DNijl

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How large are global financial assets?

Lovely lovely data

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Israel continues to target the same ports on Yemen’s Hodeidah coast. It's been over a year since the first strikes on these ports. Despite significant damage to piers, visual evidence suggests the Houthis' fuel supply lines from the ports are still active www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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What effect have Israeli strikes had on Houthi Red Sea attacks? | The National

As Yemeni ports held by the rebels were hit again earlier this month, The National examines satellite imagery to gauge the damage

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

New from me - a look at the damage to nuclear energy and military sites in Iran as a result of Israel’s strikes. Inside Israel’s most extensive strikes yet on Iran www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20... [Content not behind paywall but registration wall]

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Inside Israel’s most extensive strikes yet on Iran | The National

What satellite images reveal about the bombing of nuclear and military infrastructure and the potential risk of nuclear leaks

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

My latest report for @TheNationalNews ... I analysed satellite evidence, footage, and witness testimony over the past week from Gaza's GHF aid sites. The chaotic and deadly events over the past few days indicate operational collapse by design or neglect. www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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Gaza's aid centre chaos laid bare in witness footage | The National

The National analyses video evidence from in and around distribution centres run by the GHF

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I've just come back from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit where I gave the opening keynote, titled "Demanufacturing Consent - How Disordered Discourse is Destroying Democracy", featuring everything from Fake Hooves to Jackson Hinkle being the worst. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...

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Belllingcat CEO Eliot Higgins, on how disordered discourse is destroying democracy

YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I was at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit summit last week. I always welcome the chance to step out of the journalism space and engage with others professions. This time to discuss how to grapple with the same challenge: the growing impact of disinformation.

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires was the first pope from the Americas. #Pope

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 21/04/2025

We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires was the first pope from the Americas. #Pope

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

‘One hint that we might just be stuck in a hype cycle is the proliferation of what you might call “second-order slop” or “slopaganda”: a tidal wave of newsletters and X threads expressing awe at every press release and product announcement.’ www.ft.com/content/2421...

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AI hype is drowning in slopaganda

Grifters gonna grift

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

This was also the topic of conversation among many journalists from the US and elsewhere during the @journalismfestival.com last week. Wiping devices, burner phones and contingency planning are all part of a very sudden new normal when it comes to visiting or returning as a journalist in the US.

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 12/04/2025

🔴 Breaking on Bluesky: live news in a post-Twitter era | @peter.andringa.me Fadah Jassem, @sarahjeong.bsky.social @emilyliu.me 🎥 Live & On Demand > www.journalismfestival.com/programm… #ijf25

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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 12/04/2025

Really really great to see the open social web in the big hall at #ijf25.

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Graze Social @graze.social · 12/04/2025

@emilyliu.me makes a great point in her talk (43m mark) - this is the first time *ever* that media orgs can *own* the relationship with their audiences via custom feeds. We are building out the tools that will unlock this – just ask @sfstandard.com, @wweek.com, and @timesca.com. Come join us!

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Breaking on Bluesky: live news in a post-Twitter era

YouTube video by International Journalism Festival

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Graze Social @graze.social · 12/04/2025

@fadahjassem.bsky.social @ #IJF25 (@≈46:45: "I think there's a lot there that can really help publishers think about where they want to meet their audiences" when it comes to custom feeds

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The National @thenationalnews.com · 19/03/2025

Our cartoonist’s take on Israel ending the Gaza ceasefire.

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Cartoon for March 19, 2025 | The National

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Gold price hits $3,000 for first time The precious metal has surged nearly 11% since Donald Trump’s inauguration in January and over 13% year-to-date, driven by fears over US trade wars, inflation, and economic instability. www.thenationalnews.com/business/mar...

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

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Cody Sigel Combs @codycombs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Low-earth-orbit satellites will provide an unprecedented market opportunity for operators amid a surge in demand for high-quality broadband connectivity, Telesat chief executive Daniel Goldberg said #Tech

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Telesat CEO sees massive opportunity with low earth orbit satellites | The National

Chief executive Daniel Goldberg says company is ready for expanded demand

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Fadah Jassem / فداء جاسم @fadahjassem.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

1/Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria’s coastal violence. Many were Alawites, targeted in retaliatory attacks that will forever become a stain on the Syrian revolution. But as the evidence is still being collected, the war of disinformation rages on. 🧵⬇️ www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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Syria’s coastal violence unleashes a wave of killing and a deluge of fake news | The National

Conflicting reports and propaganda complicate understanding of the Latakia attacks

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