Christiaan Triebert

‘De wereld lijkt steeds meer op sciencefiction’ Christiaan Triebert: De boekenkast van Christiaan Triebert (34), onderzoeksjournalist bij The New York Times, staat vol biografieën en dikke geschiedenisboeken. Maar na het herlezen van De zwerm van F...

‘De wereld lijkt steeds meer op sciencefiction’

De boekenkast van Christiaan Triebert (34), onderzoeksjournalist bij The New York Times, staat vol biografieën en dikke geschiedenisboeken. Maar na het herlezen van De zwerm van Frank Schätzing wil hij vaker sciencefiction lezen.

A Journalist Who Looks for Clues in Plain Sight

I usually don’t bother reading “behind the story” coverage, but @trbrtc.bsky.social has an interesting and useful job, and he’s part of a 21-person team! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/i...

Thank you, Monique!

Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.

If it wasn’t already clear that the video footage contradicts the federal government’s statements, watch this Visual Investigation by my colleagues: Alex Pretti did not pose a threat before agents fired 10 shots in 5 seconds, killing him. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

We’ve annotated this satellite imagery from January 20th to show the proximity of where the journalists using a drone were killed to the displacement camps and the nearest IDF outposts in Gaza. The Yellow Line is where Israeli troops withdrew to following the US-brokered deal with Hamas.

Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

This New Generation of Weapons Could Mean More Covert Airstrikes Around the World (Published 2019)

Back in the days of NYT AtWar, @lkatzenberg.bsky.social and I published a story in 2019 that pointed to the arming of civilian planes for covert airstrikes as an inevitable state of affairs. There are far more civilian aircraft carrying CLT now than there were then www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/m...

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

During the post-9/11 wars the Air Force modified a number of civilian turboprop aircraft to carry the Common Launch Tube weapons dispenser, including variants of the Pilatus PC-12, the Cessna Caravan, and the DHC-8. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...

This is the deepest open-source investigative dive I’ve seen so far on the U.S. commando raid in Venezuela, presenting a new and most likely capture location for Maduro: 10.4436, -66.9184. osintmethat.com/2026/01/12/t...

Russia’s Fearsome Arsenal Fizzled in Venezuela. Here’s Why.

Russia’s fearsome arsenal fizzled in Venezuela and the Venezuelan military’s incompetence played a big part in the successful U.S. commando raid to seize Maduro www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...

Iran Is Cut Off From Internet as Protests Calling for Regime Change Intensify

As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...

U.S. Navy Is Chasing Several Oil Tankers in the Atlantic

NEW: The United States is pursuing several oil tankers across the Atlantic after a mass departure from Venezuelan waters this weekend. Most of the ships are carrying oil; one flies the Russian flag.

w/ @rileymellen.bsky.social and Eric Schmitt
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...

those are good

NYT digital forensics is best I’ve seen so far

They hired a bunch of bellingcat osint gurus like

@aric.bsky.social &
@trbrtc.bsky.social

those boys are some bad boys

not too much gets by them
😉👍🏼

I'm already seeing people on here use AI face tools to try to identify the masked ICE agent in Minneapolis. It's a truly terrible idea and here's why

Video: Why Trump Is Fixated on Venezuelan Oil Venezuela has roughly 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, but it produces only about 1 percent of the crude oil the world is using. Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains.

“Now, the world's largest oil producer [the United States] is targeting the country with the world's biggest oil reserves [Venezuela].” www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.

77 muertos identificados en ataques de EE.UU.: 42 militares venezolanos, 3 civiles y 32 cubanos entre las víctimas Entre las víctimas hay dos mujeres que vivían en zonas cercanas a los lugares que fueron bombardeados. Un trabajo de recopilación y verificación hecho por periodistas venezolanos permitió identificar ...

At least 77 people were killed during U.S. attack on Venezuela. Obituaries confirm 42 Venezuelan military personnel (multiple units), 32 Cuban military members (FAR and MININT), 2 female civilians (Rosa and Yohanna), and 1 unidentified civilian, per Cazadores. www.cazadores.info/77-muertos-i...

Aruban EEZ, but not territorial waters.

Family buries woman killed in U.S. attacks on Venezuela Family members buried 80-year-old Rosa Elena Gonzalez in Catia La Mar, northwest of Caracas, on Monday (January 5) after she died from injuries sustained during U.S. military strikes on the Venezuelan...

Victim of the weekend military spectacle in Venezuela.

www.reuters.com/video/watch/...

Correct. But it's trying to board/seize MARINERA/BELLA 1.

We believe GALILEO (9256860) is attempting to defy the U.S. naval blockade on Venezuela. Now that it's flying a Russian flag, it raises risk of tensions similar to the MARINERA situation. Archival photo by Nikos Palamaris via MarineTraffic. bsky.app/profile/trbr...

Russia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing

Why does this matter? It heightens tensions between U.S. and Russia. Trump says there's a naval blockade on Venezuela’s oil exports and will stop sanctioned vessels. These 3 ships were recently in Venezuela, under U.S. sanctions, and now fly Russian flag. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...

3 - MALAK 🇰🇲 (9378632), now renamed as SINTEZ 🇷🇺, home port Sochi. Sanctioned by the U.S. in early 2025 for transporting Russian oil. Empty of oil cargo right now, per Kpler and @tankertrackers.com. Last seen on Jan. 4 in Amuay. 🛰️📷: Planet Labs

2 - DIANCHI (9281011), now renamed to EXPANDER, home port Sochi. Vessel was sanctioned by the U.S. in early 2025 for shipping Russian oil. Loaded with Venezuelan oil at the moment, per Kpler and @tankertrackers.com. 🛰️📸: Planet Labs

1 - VERONICA (9256860), now renamed to GALILEO, with homeport Taganrog. The vessel was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Empty of oil cargo per Kpler and @tankertrackers.com. This vessel is one of 16 mentioned here. bsky.app/profile/trbr...

NEW: In addition to MARINERA and HYPERION, three other tankers recently in Venezuelan waters — and previously hit by U.S. sanctions for shipping Iranian/Russian oil —are now officially flying the Russian flag. More: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

A Mistake in the Declarations: Russian Starlink Procurement Traced via Conformity Filings Throughout 2025, Russian companies and vendors continued to import Starlink products. These systems often reach the battlefield in Ukraine, providing the Russian military with vital communications capabilities, particularly in frontline areas where internet networks are degraded or unavailable. This has occurred despite western sanctions and Elon Musk's official position that SpaceX does not "directly or [...]

Russia is still getting Starlink despite sanctions, @nordsint.bsky.social reveals. Records show the gear is routed through Netherlands, UAE, and Hong Kong, often using false manufacturer details. Workarounds keep Starlink running for Russian military in Ukraine. nordsint.org/2026/01/06/a...