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-investigationshttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mlg2ovgbas2fRemembering Breonna Taylor and how the insane incompetence and recklessness of Louisville police took her life. She would have turned 33 in June. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDaNU7yDnsc09 May 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg2ovgbas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mk3vswxn6k2lIn 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/us/politics/democrats-criticism-hegseth-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.wIDN.k2ss-dHafuud&smid=tw-share22 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3vswxn6k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mgscwqr2bc22A 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 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-missile-strike.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SVA.fr6x.Bw97zaFJZnrM&smid=url-share11 Mar 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgscwqr2bc22https://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mgp5dpi45c2v'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 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/world/middleeast/iran-school-strike-us-missile.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SFA.WfkX.-yz0ORKA2Ls7&smid=url-share10 Mar 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp5dpi45c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mgdojlrvqc2qOfficial 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/middleeast/iran-school-us-strikes-naval-base.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q1A.iDYk.Q91DlPE9JfKc&smid=url-share05 Mar 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdojlrvqc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mg6qtdb72c2iThousands in Iran attend burial of children killed in bombing of school. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-school-bombing-children.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QVA.vvQ4.zBYxmghmzwLy&smid=url-share03 Mar 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6qtdb72c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mfzu5aths22sAt 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. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/01/world/iran-attack-khamenei-trump/girls-school-strike-iran-video?smid=url-share01 Mar 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzu5aths22shttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mfoq3eokhs2eWe’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. https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render?isViewInBrowser=true&nl=climate-forward&productCode=CLIM&segment_id=215754&sendId=215754&uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2Fced2b937-f623-5c37-9f87-00820197b15725 Feb 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoq3eokhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mf7smwiyvc2mA superb - and disturbing - BBC doc on how an international team of police trace clues from the dark web to catch paedophiles and save children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNUku0jd4FA19 Feb 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7smwiyvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mdtfz7mzds2aSatellite 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: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/africa/egypt-sudan-drones.html?unlocked_article_code=1.I1A.x1Q6.AAZOhFc3j5u2&smid=url-share01 Feb 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtfz7mzds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mdl2asbovs2tOn 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: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/world/middleeast/iran-how-crackdown-was-done.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFA.MRc6.nlRNOEN2YyB8&smid=url-share29 Jan 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl2asbovs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mdkpavdsmk2mAhora en español: Cómo Irán reprimió un levantamiento ciudadano con fuerza letal. https://www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/28/espanol/mundo/iran-represion-civiles.html29 Jan 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkpavdsmk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mdglvd3st22v"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. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-reaction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HlA._ZxB.JlvHTvP9dVHk&smid=url-share27 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdglvd3st22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/malachy.bsky.social/post/3mdgcjvjrdk2zVideos 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:qu5u32mm3vetl7hxtdktb4za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgcjvjrdk2z