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Foeke Postma Feb 15, 2025

Bellingcat Feb 12, 2025

We all like to engage with cute animal videos of baby monkeys, little lion cubs… But what if they’re shown in small cages and in boxes, ready for sale? In our latest, Bellingcat’s Foeke Postma and Bellingcat Discord contributors Chris Osieck and Darcy White, track down a wildlife dealer who has operated for years on social media, selling some of the world’s most rare and endangered animals…
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/02/11/the-hunt-for-malaysias-elusive-wildlife-trafficker/?utm_source=mastodon

The Hunt for Malaysia's Elusive Wildlife Trafficker - bellingcat

After a decade of elusive wildlife trafficking, we traced one anonymous dealer to a house in Malaysia, all thanks to a customer complaint.

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Foeke Postma Jun 30, 2023

New: Satanist neo-nazi books where being sold by mainstream retailers across the world, including Amazon and the Dutch Bol.com. We investigated: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/06/30/the-mainstream-publishers-distributors-and-bookshops-selling-satanist-neo-nazi-books/

The Mainstream Publishers, Distributors and Bookshops Selling Satanist Neo-Nazi Books - bellingcat

Books associated with the Order of the Nine Angles (O9A) and its US affiliate are being sold in the US and by some international retailers.

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Foeke Postma Dec 20, 2022

The role of open source information, and our work at @Bellingcat , in the 'intelligence revolution': https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/open-secrets-ukraine-intelligence-revolution-amy-zegart

Open Secrets

Ukraine and the next intelligence revolution.

Foreign Affairs

Foeke Postma Dec 20, 2022

Bellingcat Dec 20, 2022

Open source methods are playing a crucial role in researching atrocity crimes, particularly in Ukraine.

Bellingcat's Hannah Bagdasar explains how we authenticate and analyse such information and its value for international criminal investigations at TEDx
https://youtu.be/sGj-JJq6SFI

From social media to the courts: new ways to investigate war crimes | Hannah Bagdasar | TEDxVarese

YouTube

Foeke Postma Dec 16, 2022

Taylor Lorenz Dec 16, 2022

Linette Lopez, a reporter at Business Insider who published important investigations of Tesla and has covered Musk for years, has been suspended.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-faulty-battery-cooling-systems-design-model-s-2012-2019-6 #twitter #twittermigration #twitterexodus #tech #technology #technews #news #journalist

Tesla used faulty battery cooling system design for Model S in 2012, insiders say

In a rush to build the Model S, Tesla ignored the car's flawed battery cooling system design. And it's unclear when, if ever, the company fixed it.

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Foeke Postma Oct 31, 2022

Ook #nieuwhier ? Deze tool kan je gebruiken om je twitter connecties op Mastodon te volgen: fedifinder.glitch.me