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Malachy Browne

@malachy.bsky.social
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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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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@columjournreview.bsky.social brings together #OSINT experts and their view about how technology is transforming visual forensics. Feat. @eliothiggins.bsky.social @malachy.bsky.social @craigsilverman.bsky.social @alexakoenig.bsky.social @henkvaness.bsky.social @alisonkilling.bsky.social & more
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The future of visual investigations, if we can’t trust our eyes.
Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is reporting of the Visual Investigations team (@malachy.bsky.social + editors) and NYT international and DC colleagues: Farnaz Fassihi, Erika Solomon, @johnismay.bsky.social, Sanam Mahoozi, Adam Rasgon, Leily Nikounazar and Josh Holder. Gift link to article: 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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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 24/08/2026
✨@malachy.bsky.social is a senior producer and enterprise director of @nytimes.com visual investigations team. His work has helped turn open-source reporting from a niche verification practice into a major form of investigative journalism. 1/2
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A detailed breakdown of Trump's "great escape" on a catering truck, from Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman, @jamie-leventhal.bsky.social, Simon Ducroquet, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, and me. Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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See How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded (Gift Article)
The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.
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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
After joining @nytimes.com in 2016, @malachy.bsky.social helped turn open-source reporting from a niche into a major form of investigative journalism. 10 years later, he reflects on the field’s evolution with @moniango.bsky.social. buff.ly/35W3QSO
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New York Times’s Malachy Browne on the future of visual investigations in the age of AI
When Malachy Browne started piecing together videos of the Arab Spring in early 2011, he wasn’t thinking about building a new kind of journalism. He was just trying to figure out what was real.What…
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is not about national security. This is about not liking factual news coverage. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
During the Iran war, five satellite providers cut off access to images following U.S. government pressure. My colleague @ckoettl.bsky.social explains the impact on reporting, and the history of "shutter control." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/i...
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What U.S. Restrictions on Satellite Imagery Mean for Iran Reporting
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026
ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: propub.li/4veRIqA
Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
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Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility
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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
NEW: Xinjiang has the highest detention capacity in the world, according to FT analysis - enough space for almost 1 in 40 people in the region - more than five years after the Chinese govt announced the camps had closed.
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
On Kash Patel's newest uncovered excursions and trips on government planes, including a quick jaunt to Philly for a George Strait concert and snorkeling at Pearl Harbor. From Elizabeth Williamson and Adam Goldman, + a small flight tracking assist from me (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...
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Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Remembering Breonna Taylor and how the insane incompetence and recklessness of Louisville police took her life. She would have turned 33 in June. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDaN...
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How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor | Visual Investigations
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Emmet Ó Briain @emmet.quiddity.ie · 27/04/2026
"I am always fascinated to see young Irish kids bringing their hurl to hurling matches. Where else in the world could this happen; allowing supporters bring in, what is for all intents and purposes a weapon to a high-tension, high drama sports match? It is both crazy and beautiful at the same time".
a picture of juvenile hurls signed by Dublin players after the Dublin-Kildare SHC match
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
In a letter citing strikes that killed Iranian children in Minab and Lamerd, eleven U.S. senators questioned Defense Secretary Hegseth's decision to gut civilian protection programs and said his orders endangered U.S. troops. By @johnismay. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...
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Democratic Senators Fault Hegseth’s Leadership on Iran
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
BBC analysis and investigation found correlation between #Trump announcements and trading moves and behaviour. Often, such trading activity took place BEFORE announcements were made / became public knowledge. This resulted in huge profits for some.
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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 21/04/2026
It was a different time. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Ken Foxe @kenfoxe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Coming next month. A project I’ve been working on in the background over the past year. Based on more than two decades of experience accessing information, it’s aimed at students, teachers, journalists and anyone planning to file requests with public bodies. More details soon.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/04/2026
Breaking News: More than 1,000 actors, writers and directors, including many Hollywood heavyweights, signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.
The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences.
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
NEW: On the first day of the war with Iran, the United States used a new ballistic missile. It was untested in combat. Our analysis shows it struck a sports hall, an elementary school, and residential areas — killing at least 21 people, including children. w/ @johnismay.bsky.social
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A military investigation has determined the U.S. carried out the deadly Tomahawk strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials & others familiar with the preliminary findings. Latest w/ Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Helene Cooper www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/03/2026
"We're not gonna be harassed by the New York Times who have put out a lot of articles on this" -- Leavitt sneers at the New York Times for reporting on what by all accounts seems to have been a US strike that killed scores of elementary school students in Iran
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
'Made in USA' and Department of Defense codes imprinted on weapons fragments used to make American Tomahawks and seen in photos by Iran near bombed school. Latest story w/ @trbrtc.bsky.social and @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/w...
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Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
U.S. Tomahawk hit naval base beside Iranian school, video shows From @malachy.bsky.social and @johnismay.bsky.social Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...
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U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Official statements placing U.S. forces in the area – along w/ analysis of social posts, videos, sat. images – suggest U.S. forces bombed a school in Minab, Iran during strikes targeting an IRGC base. Over 150 were killed, Iranian officials say. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
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Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Thousands in Iran attend burial of children killed in bombing of school. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
At least 115 people, most of them likely children, were killed in the strike on a girls’ school in Iran, officials & state media say. The school is near a naval base that was hit by two other strikes during US & Israeli attacks. With Ephrat Livni, Sanam Mahoozi. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
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Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says
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Chris Osieck @chrisosieck.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Thank you, @malachy.bsky.social, for the reporting on the Shajarah Tayyebeh school and for the mention in the thread on the other site alongside other analysts. My thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones, including children. Article link on the Times: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...
"Under this rubble, students are buried," a man shouts in another video, raising his voice over the sound of rescue workers drilling behind him, and holding up fistfuls of school papers and notebooks:
"The blood of our loved ones, our students, which you can see on their schoolbooks."
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We’ve lost the focus on where plastic is coming from: fossil fuel and petrochemical industries like Exxon and Saudi Aramco who are ramping up to increase plastic production - David Gelles speaking with Beth Gardiner on her book, Plastic Inc. messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...
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Climate: Plastic, plastic everywhere
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Cormac MacFhionnlaoich @cormacscoast.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Fossilized Goniatite shell, with it's internal flotation chambers, and their divisions, clearly displayed. When alive these gas filled chambers enabled them to move up and down in the water column using similar physics to the submarines we have today. County Clare, Ireland.
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Trump has pledged to halt any oil headed to Cuba, but his administration won't call it a blockade. But it's functioning as one — pushing 10 million people toward a humanitarian crisis and its government to the brink. My latest w/ @jacknicas.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/w...
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A New U.S. Blockade Is Strangling Cuba
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A superb - and disturbing - BBC doc on how an international team of police trace clues from the dark web to catch paedophiles and save children. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNUk...
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The Darkest Web: Inside the internet’s most hidden corners to save kids – BBC World Service Docs
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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
End of January #Israel illegally sprayed herbicide across its borders into #Syria and #Lebanon. Affected communities are concerned over the impacts on agriculture and health. We used satellite imagery to track the 55km long affected area. A thread 🧵1/x paxforpeace.nl/news/israel-...
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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Watch this, it's astonishing.
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Gavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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...
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The Secret Egyptian Air Base Behind Sudan’s Drone War
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
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...
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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...
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Ahora en español: Cómo Irán reprimió un levantamiento ciudadano con fuerza letal. www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/2...
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"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...
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A Shocked Nation Watches Minneapolis Killings: ‘Something Needs to Change’
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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.
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea Barriers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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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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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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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Emergency Call Transcripts Record a Crisis Unfolding in Real Time
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Holy hell, what an obituary
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Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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...
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Inside Iran’s Protests: How a Plunging Currency Set Off Wide Unrest
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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...
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Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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...
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Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
How TikTok decides what you see. wapo.st/4qD9C3x
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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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Chris Jeavans @chrisjeavans.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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...
A two-section chart showing on top the daily contribution of solar to Britain's total electricity generation in 2025 broken into 30-minute periods which are coloured according to their intensity, from white representing 0% to a deep orange to represent 50% or higher. Every day is ordered top-to-bottom from 1 January to 31 December and left-to-right from midnight to 23:59. The days in summer have more shaded blocks as would be expected with longer days and winter days have fewer. The bottom section repeats this chart in multiple facets, one per year from 2013 to 2024, with the overall intensity of shading darkening as years progress to correspond to solar's increased share in generation.
Together, they look like hazy suns with deeper orange in the middle of each
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Karen Yourish @karenyourish.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
➡️ 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/...
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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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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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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