Austin Brush @austinjbrush

Research Editor at the Outlaw Ocean Project Philadelphia, PA Joined November 2017

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Lucas Kuo @_LucasKuo

7 days ago

This is the most detailed public report we have put out at 116 pages and nearly 700 footnotes. When we’re calling out the Kremlin exploiting a massive vulnerability in the banking system and how it leveraged the country of Kyrgyzstan as a front, we need to be.

Open Source Centre @osc_london

7 days ago

NEW: How did A7 move billions of dollars in illicit Russian money through major Western banks? The answer - contained in thousands of previously unseen documents - involves custom AI tools and fake shipments of tomatoes, carnival hats and thousands of pirate eye patches.

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Austin Brush @austinjbrush

4 weeks ago

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NBC Sports Soccer @NBCSportsSoccer

4 weeks ago

A TROPHY LIFT 22 YEARS IN THE MAKING. ARSENAL ARE FINALLY PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AGAIN. 🔥

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Drop Site @DropSiteNews

3 months ago

🚨 BREAKING: Israel has struck Iran’s South Pars gas field, the world’s largest natural gas field and a core pillar of Iran’s energy supply. The major escalation comes alongside reported impacts on other oil and petrochemical facilities in the Assaluyeh area of Bushehr province, according to multiple reports. IRGC-linked Tasnim News issued an urgent warning urging people to immediately leave major oil and gas sites in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, saying they had become “direct and legitimate targets” that could be struck within hours. They listed: ➤ Samref Refinery — Saudi Arabia ➤ Al Hosn Gas Field — UAE ➤ Jubail Petrochemical Complex — Saudi Arabia ➤ Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex — Qatar ➤ Ras Laffan Refinery — Qatar The report added: “Previously, clear and repeated warnings were given to your rulers about entering this dangerous path and gambling with the fate of their nations.”

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Drop Site @DropSiteNews

3 months ago

💢 “Black rain” and “nuclear winter” effect reported in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil facilities ▪️ Israeli strikes on oil depots around Tehran have released massive quantities of toxic hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Mixed with rainwater, these chemicals are causing highly acidic precipitation that can cause skin burns and severe lung damage upon contact, according to Iranian authorities. ▪️ Dense plumes of black smoke from the Shahran and other refineries have blotted out the sun, plunging parts of the city into darkness and creating a "nuclear winter" effect, NYT reported. Authorities warned that these noxious fumes cause acute respiratory distress and eye irritation. ▪️ Oil-saturated rainwater has blanketed the city, leaving rooftops, balconies, and streets covered in a thick, murky black liquid and oily soot. This contamination poses a long-term risk of heavy metals like nickel and vanadium leaching into the soil and local water systems. ▪️ Environmental groups warn the pollution threatens migratory birds crossing the Persian Gulf. The "black rain" and smoke plumes can cause internal organ damage and destroy the insulating properties of bird feathers, leading to hypothermia and death. The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned of the dangers of the rain, advising residents to protect themselves and to cover exposed food from oily soot particles. Officials said the rain is highly corrosive and could potentially damage civilian structures. 🎥 Day time in Iran (clip via @tparsi). CNN reports on “oil rain” below.

Frederik Pleitgen @fpleitgenCNN

3 months ago

It is raining oil in Tehran this morning after major airstrikes on oil facilities in the South and West of the Iranian capital. @CNN @CNNi

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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida

2 years ago

Intentionally blocking aid, targeting humanitarian workers, and now banning UNRWA. All of Gaza is on the brink of famine. The Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war. How much more evidence does the Biden-Harris administration need to stop these war crimes?

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking

2 years ago

Israel passes bill banning UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, despite US warnings the agency is “critical” to Gaza aid supply bbc.in/48mj1Vb

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Asia Society @AsiaSociety

2 years ago

Congrats to the project team, including @ian_urbina, founder & director of The Outlaw Ocean Project; @Joey_Galvin, OSINT Editor; @mayamariemartin, research editor; Susan Ryan, @DanielMurphy0, & @austinjbrush, research & investigations editors; & @byjakeconley, research editor.

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Bahar Ostadan @BaharOstadan

2 years ago

NYPD is arresting Columbia student protesters and bussing them away after school officials calling police in

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2 years ago

Extremely proud of this piece as it was quite difficult to produce, but the harrowing testimonies from North Korean workers, and the lapses that they revealed in audits used to inspect for labor abuses in China, were deeply compelling and not previously reported. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

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The New Yorker @NewYorker

2 years ago

.@ian_urbina reports on the North Korean workers sent by their government to work in Chinese factories, in conditions of captivity, violence, and sexual abuse, to earn money for their government. nyer.cm/am14eE4

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Jack Margolin @Jack_Mrgln

2 years ago

My upcoming history of the Wagner Group - from its precursors to its offspring and imitators - is now available for pre-order through @reaktionbooks and slated to drop in September. reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/the-wagne…

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Lucas Kuo @_LucasKuo

2 years ago

Any investigative journalists, analysts, or OSINT researchers who would be willing to chat about their workflows? What's causing pain/frustration? What would make your life 10x easier? Currently building in this area and would love to hear from those in the field. DMs open!

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Evan Hill @evanhill

3 years ago

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says an Israeli sniper shot dead two Christian women today who were sheltering inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza. It alleges that one was killed trying to carry the other to safety. No belligerents are present at the location, it says.

Mitri Raheb @RahebM

3 years ago

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Human Rights Watch @hrw

3 years ago

On Nov. 9, Islamic Jihad released a video showing two Israeli hostages, including a child, asking to be released. It's the third such video Hamas and Islamic Jihad have released. This practice is a form of inhumane treatment that amounts to a war crime. trib.al/NVJkhIF

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Omar Shakir @OmarSShakir

3 years ago

Israel's slaughter continuing to set records: amid its unrelenting bombardment of Gaza, past month has been the deadliest for journalists covering conflict since @pressfreedom began documenting journalist deaths in 1992. 39 journalists killed since Oct 7! cpj.org

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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida

3 years ago

I am the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, and my perspective is needed here now more than ever. I will not be silenced and I will not let anyone distort my words. I’m from Detroit, where I learned to speak truth to power, even if my voice shakes.

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Evan Hill @evanhill

3 years ago

Israel claimed it killed "a number of Hamas terrorist operatives" in a strike on an ambulance outside Gaza's biggest hospital today. Videos reviewed by The Post showed women, children and others in civilian clothes among the dead and wounded. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/…

Evan Hill @evanhill

3 years ago

Videos showed more than a dozen people dead and wounded on the ground and damaged vehicles directly outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City this afternoon. The source of the damage was not immediately clear. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/…

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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida

3 years ago

My statement on $14.3 billion in funding for Israel with absolutely no conditions on upholding human rights:

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Howard Beckett @mayamuskl

3 years ago

Channel 4 expose ethnic cleansing in West Bank. Hamas are not in the West Bank. It is not defence. It is genocide.

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Rami Ayari @Raminho

3 years ago

NEW: @UNHumanRights NY Office Director @CraigMokhiber resigns in protest over timidity of key parts of #UN system on issues pertaining to Palestinian Human Rights. In letter to @volker_turk he says: "This is a text-book case of genocide. The European, ethno-nationalist, settler colonial project in Palestine has entered its final phase, toward the expedited destruction of the last remnants of indigenous Palestinian life in #Palestine."