Visual Investigations at The New York Timeshttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mw4dtwf63k2nVideo analysis of the ICE shooting of a Venezuelan man on Sunday in Austin, from @devonlum.bsky.social, @robinsteinnyt.bsky.social, Ainara Tiefenthaler, Allison McCann, and me. 🎁 Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/ice-shooting-austin-texas-videos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFE.aegx.8IlKr5cDWl9R&smid=url-share22 Sep 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4dtwf63k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mt7o354hp22yAfter ~2 years and 102 hours, I finally got through level 20 with every Slay the Spire character (except the last one, which I pretend doesn't exist). Other than Balatro, is there another mobile game in the same stratosphere, or do I just wait for the phone release of the sequel?16 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7o354hp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3msu5k53vpc2cA 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: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-switch.html?unlocked_article_code=1.41A.wA92.ELXQTaNHSACg&smid=url-share12 Aug 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3msu5k53vpc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mstj6ixvjs2sWe're hiring a temporary/freelance OSINT reporter (contract runs from end of Aug/start of Sept through end of year) on the Visual Investigations team at the @nytimes.com. Come work with me! You must be US-based, and pay is on same scale as full-time hires. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/472326600511 Aug 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstj6ixvjs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3ms4xzz5p4s2lJust saw someone write that their wife was being "Hippocratic" for having unfair double standards02 Aug 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4xzz5p4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mrdujn5rks2gThe Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from their official list of Iran war casualties. They explain that this is because "their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April." Free gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/us/politics/iran-troop-deaths.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z1A.tEg0.Q-cw8cUlwBvw&smid=url-share23 Jul 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdujn5rks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mrbdt6watc2gNew, from me and @ckoettl.bsky.social: Iran has attacked at least nine U.S. military sites in the last two weeks, destroying radar sites, personnel areas, hangars, and other structures, and killing at least three service members. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/world/middleeast/iran-war-us-bases-images.html22 Jul 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbdt6watc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mr76yx6r622mI'm about 2/3 through Sorokin's Ice trilogy, and have spent about an hour of my time leafing back through to track all the characters. I was devastated to not find any fan project listing out each character to keep them straight. I have no trouble tracking real names, but Ig, Kha, Adr, Kti, Em?22 Jul 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr76yx6r622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mqulnhfch22eWe'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. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/470250800517 Jul 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqulnhfch22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mqnjhedfhc23New: Our visual analysis of the ICE shooting in Maine, from the available video and audio available. There is no footage showing the shooting itself, but we obtained audio near the scene from immediately before the vehicle rolled into an intersection. 🎁 Free Gift Link https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/maine-ice-shooting-video-joan-sebastian-guerrero.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x1A.hBMA.Rz0Y6FeBc4QN&smid=url-share15 Jul 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnjhedfhc23https://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mqf3gs3u3s26Deep analysis of the 20+ videos we collected showing the events around ICE chasing and then killing Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. From a whole bunch of people on the byline & me. 🎁 Free Gift Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/houston-ice-video-shooting-salgado-araujo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.UekF.szP5nncuNGVF&smid=url-share11 Jul 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf3gs3u3s26https://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mqaulymjvs2gMexican Man Killed by ICE in Houston Was Not the Target, they were searching for a Guatemalan in a different white van Free gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/witnesses-houston-ice-shooting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wlA.RR8z.xoXTZZV2y6MM&smid=nytcore-android-share10 Jul 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaulymjvs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mq5omzsehs26The best survey and brief history of U.S. restrictions on commercial satellite imagery you'll read, from @ckoettl.bsky.social : (🎁 Free Gift Link) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/insider/iran-war-satellite-image-restrictions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wFA.nwFO.I609hKpy0DSV&smid=url-share08 Jul 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5omzsehs26https://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mpt5hysjrc2xA survey of Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian targets in Crimea over the month of June. From Marc Santora, @josh-h.bsky.social, and me. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/04/world/europe/ukraine-russia-crimea-war-strikes.html04 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt5hysjrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mpjmi5mqnk2ar/Epstein started filling my feed at some point, and now I can't stop reading these schizoposts30 Jun 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjmi5mqnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mofzo7jd322kJust published online, and appearing in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine: the most comprehensive piece to date on Epstein's imprisonment and eventual in the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC). Free gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-death-final-days.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qlA.fRL4.rnBt3OLg8nor&smid=url-share16 Jun 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofzo7jd322khttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mnx44x5h6s27In April, a 25-year-old man was visiting LA and met a girl he met on an app for anonymous hook-ups. Soon after he met her, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, livestreaming to 24,000+ viewers on Kick, jumped out of some bushes and falsely accused him of being a pedophile. From me and @kashhill.bsky.social10 Jun 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx44x5h6s27https://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mnvfhdryis2fI've somehow missed all gaming community tweets on Twitter despite spending way, way too much of my time playing video games. It's now leaking into my For Now feed, and Jesus Christ these people are all so miserable. I've been online for 30yrs and somehow these people are the most negative I've seen09 Jun 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvfhdryis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mnhvn6zrrk2n1) I assume this is vibe coded (maybe I'm wrong but that's the feeling I get from it), which means this is by far the best and most useful vibe coded app to ever be released 2) This is the first ever NBA roguelike (Don't think about that more, just accept it) [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhvn6zrrk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mlwbmrox3s2zOn 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) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-travel-snorkeling-pearl-harbor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ilA.-eBO.B0HbWJIgCjNL&smid=nytcore-android-share15 May 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwbmrox3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mkj7uykuws2tOn Cole Allen's apparent Bluesky account, from Amy Qin and myself. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/cole-allen-coldforce-bluesky-investigation.html27 Apr 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj7uykuws2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mjybb42mes2721 Apr 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjybb42mes27https://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mj5fv74gb22uHow the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have left its schools and hospitals in ruins Free gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/us-israel-strikes-iran-structures-damage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.4snx.xibP7wJKZatb&smid=url-share10 Apr 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5fv74gb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3mios4edpfc2204 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mios4edpfc22https://bsky.app/profile/aric.bsky.social/post/3miaqrf2sf22iNew investigation from @trbrtc.bsky.social and @johnismay.bsky.social on an American PrSM (missile) being used against an Iranian sports hall and school. These missiles were filmed being fired from a HIMARS in Bahrain weeks ago. Gift Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/middleeast/us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XFA.2DOx.-PC-JvSiqG8V&smid=url-share30 Mar 2026 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:3oh3u4fbev3zlc7vcfdazlas/app.bsky.feed.post/3miaqrf2sf22i