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Foeke Postma

@foeke.bsky.social
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Investigator & trainer at Bellingcat

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 28/09/2026
How is AI changing investigations? On Thursday, investigative journalist @craigsilverman.bsky.social will share how he’s using AI, including in his investigation of a North Korean hiring scam. We’ll explore what AI can uncover and where it falls short. Join us live: discordapp.com/events/70975...
Reads: Using AI in Investigations-
To Uncover a North Korean Hiring Scam with Craig Silverman, 
Bellingcat Stage Talk
Thursday 10/1
5pm CEST/11am EDT
Discord.com/invite/bellingcat
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Random comments that look like bot activity might actually be kids who found a place to talk to each other.
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Nathan Ruser @nrg8000.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Israel's GovMaps has now removed this imagery from its map platform. soaratlas.com/maps/asia-is... Here it is, in the full original resolution. The fidelity of aerial imagery really highlights the complete destruction. Thanks to @soaratlas.bsky.social for hosting the imagery.
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Nathan Ruser @nrg8000.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A BBC Verify investigation found that Apple Maps' censoring of Chinese Military and Government sites has included arbitrary detention sites in Xinjiang, including the prison where Ilham Tohti is detained. Watch the investigation.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 16/09/2026
A joint Bellingcat and @jeuneafrique.com investigation has uncovered new details about drone strikes carried out by the Malian military that have hit civilian areas and reportedly resulted in the deaths of non-combatants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/09...
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“A Recurring Pattern”: Civilians Paying the Price in Mali’s Drone Campaign - bellingcat
Evidence collected by Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique contradicts Mali's claim that drone strikes are precise and only target terrorists.
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
BREAKING: Underwater Drone Captured By Iran Matches American Anduril Model www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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Underwater Drone Captured By Iran Matches American Anduril Model - Naval News
An underwater drone shown by Iran closely matches the American-designed Anduril Dive-LD model. The large AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) was reportedly captured in the Straits of Hormuz earlier to...
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
i remember her from an investigation back in 2021. She was posing with a tiger cub from an illegal wildlife trade: www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...
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How Instagram Celebrities Promote Dubai's Underground Animal Trade - bellingcat
Social media images of celebrities posing with tiger cubs, monkeys and cheetahs have inadvertently revealed some secrets of Dubai's shadowy wild animal industry.
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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Haaretz: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Benjamin Netanyahu roughly 10 days before Oct. 7 that Hamas was preparing a major attack on Israel.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 07/09/2026
September has begun, which means a new batch of Bellingcat challenges is ready for you to try. This month, we’re taking a new angle, with our researcher @godin.bsky.social testing your ability to interpret imagery captured from orbit. Take on the challenges here: challenge.bellingcat.com
bellingcat open source challenge
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Web version of Google Earth now allows you to detect changes over time quick and easily (based on 10m resolution), which is cool. I'm still angry about them shutting down Pro though.
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Jakub Janovsky @rebel44cz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#UkraineWar: a summary of Russian equipment losses added to the Oryx loss list over the past week (as of 06/09/2026) Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Thanks, James. It's a good list.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
They spontaneously turned up all dressed in black, wearing masks at the same time.
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Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Additional geolocation using @planet.com SkySat imagery from July related the piece below: CCTV footage showed the strikes in Kuhestak, Iran as they happened. Appears to have been filmed near the town's destroyed police station. Map link: www.google.com/maps/place/2... TG link: t.me/Pelenya/31384
annotated satellite image over Kuhestak, Iran captured on july 13 2026. three frames from security footage from september 1 showing flashes and explosions in the town are included and annotations show matching features between the satellite image location and the security camera footage to show where it was likely filmed from.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A new video from Syria shows M4000 chemical bombs being disassembled. These bombs were used in 3 attacks in 2017, including the notorious Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack. After that attack I pieced together their identity back in 2017 using open source evidence www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/04...
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 03/09/2026
Bellingcat researcher @foeke.bsky.social spoke on the Dutch talkshow ‘RENZE’ yesterday about his analysis of the authenticity of a video of armed men threatening 'Jan G'. The video surfaced following an armed attack in Overasselt reportedly linked to drug trafficking. youtu.be/gBwy0WTB6s8?...
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Waarom criminelen een dreigvideo voor Jan G. maakten | RENZE
YouTube video by RENZE
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Robin Sevakis @jadedsketch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wile E. Coyote is doing a reddit AMA right now for Coyote vs ACME and strictly answering through signs, and it's genius.
Wile E Coyote in an office, pointing to a sign he's holding that reads "WE CANNOT JUDGE OUR WORTH ON THE WORK OF OTHERS"
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Using weapon remnants, satellite images, witness accounts, here's our report on the U.S. airstrike on a wedding gathering in Kuhestak, southern Iran, that killed 5 and wounded 67. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...
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In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy (Gift Article)
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
balancing out horrific footage at work with new geolocations of fun stuff in my spare time: Daft Punk - Human After All music video at 36.0888624,-117.9617862
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Chilling. Fantastic work by @oldpete45.bsky.social for @bellingcat.com.
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Nathan Ruser @nrg8000.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Satellite imagery shows the slip scar from a glacier on the northern slope of Langtang Lirung, which collapsed & caused the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli Outburst Flood in Nepal and Tibet yesterday. A whole side of the mountain fell off and snowballed into the massive downstream tragedy.
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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: @EuropeanSlpr announce another new route, Brussels & Amsterdam to Copenhagen & Malmo. 3 times a week starting from April 2028. mailchi.mp/69c6493c188f...
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Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The IDF have destroyed even more of Tallouseh and Bani Hayyan since I shared the below images in July. Between 8-12 and 8-24, Sentinel-2 imagery shows the few remaining buildings in Tallouseh and a large amount of buildings in Bani Hayyan have been demolished. A large burned area is visible as well.
A Sentinel-2 satellite image from August 12 2026 shows an area of southern Lebanon centered on the villages of Bani Hayyan and Tallouseh. The IDF's "Yellow Line" is marked to the west of the villages and the village of Markaba is largely destroyed to the east. Tallouseh has a large amount of destruction visible and Bani Hayyan has a small portion showing demolished buildings.A Sentinel-2 satellite image from August 24 2026 shows an area of southern Lebanon centered on the villages of Bani Hayyan and Tallouseh. The IDF's "Yellow Line" is marked to the west of the villages and the village of Markaba is largely destroyed to the east. The few remaining buildings undamaged in Tallouseh in the August 12 image have now been demolished and a large amount of buildings previously standing in Bani Hayyan are now destroyed. A large blackened area of about 60 acres is visible to the east of Tallouseh.
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
testing out atmosphere apps and this Strava alternative is great #kimbia
Visual of the activity “Lagundo Hike” : 6.45 km, 2:53:26, 15 m D+.
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Kimbia @kimbia.app · 22/08/2026
It's time to try kimbia.app All feedback welcome, we are early and we are listening.
The journal (private by default)Session analysis with a lot of data / trendsConnected to bluesky DIRECTLY. You can share stuff. Here an example of post from an activityAdventure mode example with multiple activities on ONE map
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
People out there playing real life Factorio
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What a fun update to this story that we covered a couple years ago. www.cardsagainsthumanity.com/elonhasnofri...
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Who wants to help Cards Against Humanity f*** with Elon Musk?
We got Musk off our land. Let's build a monument to remind him he's a sad little b**** with no friends.
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Sifa ID @sifa.id · 16/08/2026
You can now add the pronunciation of your name to your profile. Users viewing your profile will be able to see it as a popover next to your name. Thx @foeke.bsky.social for the suggestion 🙏 you'll be an integral part of Sifa's future now as a placeholder text! 😅
Screenshot of the edit profile page, now including pronounciationPronounced popover next to your name
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
> Vinted, an app for 2nd hand clothing > Cottage industry of resellers appears, buying fake stuff from Temu to resell on Vinted > Influencers hop on, promoting vendors and sales courses > To compete for attention, resell-influencers now pretend women are offering them sex for discounts
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 10/08/2026
An excellent forensic investigation by New Lines into five Israeli airstrikes in Beirut— which demonstrate that Israel possesses the capability to be discriminate and precise, but instead purposefully chooses to almost always kill indiscriminately, especially in Shia neighborhoods.
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Israel Called Its Beirut Strikes Precise. We Reconstructed Five of Them
New Lines investigates attacks in and around Lebanon’s capital, from a single destroyed room to flattened residential buildings, testing Israeli claims about distinguishing targets from civilians
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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Well this is terrifying. Good for him for fighting back…again.
Since then, Berulis has laid low. He filed a police report, included in the suit and viewed by WIRED, and had the car seen by a mechanic who, according to the report, found “that the driver-side front impact/airbag sensor had also been removed but noted that the remaining wires had been spliced together, completing the circuit in a manner that prevented the vehicle from detecting or logging the missing component, while also preventing the vehicle from activating its safety protocols, alerting the driver, or engaging limp mode.” The police report also indicates that fingerprints had been found on Berulis’ car. According to the police report, the case is now “inactive,” “due to the lack of any specific suspect information,” though the police’s intelligence unit was notified.
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Futurism @futurism.com · 08/08/2026
We did see that coming.
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Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook
An investigation found that Meta has been paying prominent neo-Nazi accounts to post on Facebook through its invite-only monetization program.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 05/08/2026
I’m collecting examples of these targeted drone attacks on civilians here: map.faineg.com/public/index...
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Targeted Small Drone Attacks on Civilians: A Global OSINT Picture
A global OSINT map of targeted small drone attacks on civilians since 2022.
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TankerTrackers.com, Inc. @tankertrackers.com · 05/08/2026
Busy day in the Gulf of Oman. #OOTT #IranWar #Tankers
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Galen Reich @galen.reich.me.uk · 04/08/2026
The Bellingcat Challenge has a fresh link of paint and is looking better than ever! ✨ Plus, this challenge I worked on just went live and I think it's a good'un! Try it out and let me know how you get on 👇 challenge.bellingcat.com/challenge/105
challenge.bellingcat.com
Not in Kansas | Bellingcat Challenge
Follow your curiosity.
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Get wrecked. Thrilled the judge in this case saw through the BS of xAI's lawsuit, pointing out a lack of due diligence and waiting until a few days before the law went into effect even though it passed 3 months ago. Awesome job, Minnesota! minnesotareformer.com/briefs/nudif...
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Nudification law to go into effect Saturday after judge denies delay request from Musk’s AI company • Minnesota Reformer
A new Minnesota law banning the use of technology that creates sexually explicit images or videos of a person without their consent will go into effect Saturday after a federal judge rejected the requ...
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is cool: See environmental ngo's and their efforts on a map, as well as evidence they can upload of their effect. Integrated with atproto atstore.fyi/products/gai...
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm building out new OSINT training for environment & wildlife issues. Just gave the 1st workshop on this two weeks ago at Puma Fest, Bogotá 🇨🇴. (ty @mongabaylatam.bsky.social ). Stay tuned for opportunity to attend new ones, and tips for good study cases welcome! 🙏
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 23/07/2026
Open source tools can help track every stage of a wildfire, from the first reports through to assessing the damage once the flames are out. Throughout July, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service helped researchers monitor how wildfire smoke spread across Canada and the US.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 21/07/2026
LeakedBB, an adult forum averaging two million monthly visits, rewarded members for posting intimate imagery they claimed was leaked, hacked or obtained through blackmail. Payment records, company filings and domain data appear to link the site to one man. youtube.com/shorts/rejPc...
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The Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to a Forum Trading ‘Leaked’ Intimate Images
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We're hiring at The New York Times Visual Investigations team! Role is for a Video Journalist -- someone with strong video production skills first & foremost, plus digital investigation + reporting experience. Pay: $113-145k Job is in NYC, in-person. job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti...
job-boards.greenhouse.io
Video Journalist, Visual Investigations
New York, NY
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 14/07/2026
Firefighters announced on Tuesday that over 1900 hectares of forest had gone up in flames during the wildfires near Fontainebleau forest, South-East of Paris. This Sentinel-2 satellite image captured the extent of the fires on July 13.
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Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This Youtuber does some impressive geolocation work trying to track down animal abuse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzyt...
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I tracked down an animal abuser using OSINT
YouTube video by colsto
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 06/07/2026
The seller frequently posted claims about the authenticity of the animal body parts as well as footage and images of animals before, during and after they were killed. Many of the animals featured in the advertisements are protected or endangered.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 06/07/2026
A Bellingcat investigation uncovered the work of a wildlife trafficker in Myanmar, advertising everything from tiger bones, rhino horns, to leopard gallbladders, openly on social media platforms. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
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Rhino Horn, Leopard Skin and Tiger Claws Sold Openly on Facebook - bellingcat
Bellingcat uncovers a Myanmar wildlife trafficker linked to endangered species sales, prompting account removals by Meta, WeChat, TikTok and YouTube.
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The interception of a russian Shahed drone with small arms by the crew-member of a Ukrainian #Yak-52 trainer plane. Snoopy type fighting is effective if done right
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 27/05/2026
A new investigation by Bellingcat has identified 115 villages in Rakhine State as partially or completely destroyed since the February 2021 military coup that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...
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The 'Lost' Villages of Myanmar's Rakhine - bellingcat
A “river of blood” was how one survivor described the scene in western Myanmar. “I saw shooting. I saw mass killing.” Another told the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC) how 20 relatives, i...
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