Nick Waters

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So after seeing this monstrosity, I think Apple might need to do a bit of work on their Memories photo algo (sound on).

#Syria #Damascus #IDFAirstrikes #ohfuck

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John Bolton right now

Thanks!

My 2020 thread also broke multiple times, but it’s useful for presenting to others in a native social media format.

This kind of widespread violence is really best represented on something like @forensicarchi.bsky.social’s timemap.

Example from 2020: blmprotests.forensic-architecture.org

L.A. law enforcement's treatment of journalists during protests is once again under scrutiny Journalists have been shot with less-lethal police rounds, tear-gassed, shoved and detained while chronicling the ongoing civil unrest and military intervention in Los Angeles.

11. Ben Camacho hit on knee by less lethal munition while aiding Nick Stern (see incident 2)

12. & 13 L.A. Daily News reporter Ryanne Mena struck twice by less lethal munitions on consecutive days, resulting in a concussion.

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L.A. law enforcement's treatment of journalists during protests is once again under scrutiny Journalists have been shot with less-lethal police rounds, tear-gassed, shoved and detained while chronicling the ongoing civil unrest and military intervention in Los Angeles.

10. @abemarquez.bsky.social hit with less lethal munitions (yes, this is a separate incident to no.9)

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9. @abemarquez.bsky.social and other unidentified press shot at with less lethal munitions.

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Post photographer shot in the head with rubber bullet in LA anti-ICE riots — and he caught the terrifying moment on camera “F–k, f–k, I just got shot in the head!” the dad of two can be heard screaming from behind the camera.

8. Photographer for the NYP Toby Canham hit directly in forehead with less lethal munition.

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Thank you - added to the thread.

7. Reporter Sergio Olmos hit by less lethal munition.

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6. Documentarian Ford Fischer hit by less lethal munition.

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Acyn on X: "Carroll: I was walking over to the officer, tried to explain who I was, who I was with. He said, I'd like you to turn around. I turned around, I put my hands behind my back. They did not put me in zip ties, but they did grab both my hands as I was escorted over to the side, they https://t.co/NNUvh4V1pj" / X Carroll: I was walking over to the officer, tried to explain who I was, who I was with. He said, I'd like you to turn around. I turned around, I put my hands behind my back. They did not put me in zip ties, but they did grab both my hands as I was escorted over to the side, they https://t.co/NNUvh4V1pj

Update on incident 3: Jason Carroll was detained, but not placed in restraints x.com/acyn/status/...

5. 1. NBC4’s Mekahlo Medina and his crew hit by less lethal munitions.

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Thank you for the tip.

4. Local reporter shot in abdomen by a projectile.

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3. CNN film crew and reporter detained and ejected from area. Unclear if the reporter was placed in handcuffs or not.

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British photographer injured by 'plastic bullet' during LA protests - BBC News Nick Stern says he has undergone emergency surgery for his injuries after documenting the protests.

2. British photographer Nick Stern shot by less lethal munition.
Notes he was “very deliberate and very obvious… I was out there wearing a press card around my neck, a big camera around my neck as well”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reporter hit by rubber bullet while covering ICE protests in LA YouTube video by ABC7

Apparently, because it’s 2020 again, I need to start a thread on police violence targeting journalists in the US.

So, here we go:

1. Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi shot by police officer with less lethal munition.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yrFJ...

Visualizing Police Violence Against Journalists At Protests Across The U.S - bellingcat Update (July 3, 2020) -Since publishing this article on June 5, 2020, we have teamed up with Forensic Architecture to map these incidents on their platform. Today, Forensic Architecture has published ...

At least 157 journalists were directly affected by police violence during the 2020 protests.

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US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests - bellingcat Translations:English (UK)Русский (Россия)Bellingcat has identified and collected multiple instances of US law enforcement deliberately targeting journalists during the protests against the killing of ...

Considering the two incidents of journalists being struck by less than lethal munitions in LA, I think it’s important to remember that police in the US deliberately targeted journalists many, many times during the George Floyd protests in 2020.

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“He Was Forging His Own Hero’s Journey When He Was Tragically Killed in Eastern Europe” How the son of a CIA deputy director set out to backpack around the world and to save the planet — but ended up in the Russian army and died in the war in Ukraine

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How the son of a CIA deputy director was killed fighting for the Russians in Ukraine.

Dude reminds me of Max Blumenthal, but without the LARPing.

How fake OSINT manipulates Middle East news In-depth: Fake open-source intelligence accounts are spreading disinformation about the Middle East on X, with many following a similar playbook.

Unsurprising if you’ve been working in this field, but we’ve reached the point where the presence of the keyword “OSINT” in the name or bio of an account is regarded as a red flag.

www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

For anyone in DC on March 24th.

Pokémon Go Data ‘Adding Amplitude to War Is Obviously an Issue,’ Niantic Exec Says A Niantic executive said he could see governments and militaries buying Niantic geospatial AI trained on player data, but the company said it’s still early days.

I do wonder if this had anything to do with it.

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The GBU-39 air-delivered bomb: a visual guide An interactive 3D model of the Israeli military's

The team behind it all, @joedyke.bsky.social , Joe Emmett and N. R. Jenzen-Jones, will be talking through their new 3D interactive models that are helping users identify some of the most widely used munitions. Listen in live to ask your questions! osmp.ngo/collection/s...

The OSMP offers nearly 1000 reference images of a variety of munitions from active conflict zones, each reviewed and assessed by at least two munitions experts.
They also have easy to understand guides to key munition types, explainer videos, and a glossary of key terms.

Reads Using The Open Source Munitions Portal

This Thursday the team behind @munitionsportal.bsky.social , from @airwars.bsky.social and Armament Research Services (ARES), will be sharing how you can use their free tool to identify munitions. Join us on Discord at 5pm CET/12pm EDT: discord.gg/3u4SVNuP?eve...

Bellingcat is Hiring: Open Source Investigator and Trainer (Conflict) - bellingcat Bellingcat is hiring an open source investigator and trainer (conflict). Find out more about the role and apply within.

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I can’t believe these were all done by the same dude.

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Unless I’m very mistaken, this is the first footage of an actual R9X strike.