Benedict Garman

This is not new construction in Gaza, nor is it in Rafah. This footage (widely shared elsewhere too) shows the development of an IDF base in Jabalia at the end of November/ early December 2025. POV of final frame here: 31.525421, 34.504236

"I'm not a traitor" - lifeboat volunteer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

900 dead in Gaza this year; 1,300 since the ceasefire. @emmapengelly.bsky.social presenting our work. With verification also by @paulybrown.bsky.social and @benedictgarman.com.

Drawn from dozens of verified incidents, figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health, and statements from the IDF. @emmapengelly.bsky.social's work, with me. Help from @benedictgarman.com and @paulybrown.bsky.social. Overseen by @biancabritton.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Update: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/w...

In Gaza, Israel's military is operating up to 1.5km beyond the line it said it'd withdraw to after October's ceasefire - the Yellow Line - and moving the concrete blocks meant to mark it as it goes w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty... nothing can be done?” asked Judge Patricia Millett. “I think that’s right, yes,” responded DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

Solar to surpass coal in Texas power generation in 2026, EIA says reut.rs/42txeh0

Yep. www.wired.com/story/everyo...

EXC: An RAF airport was used by a private plane linked to Jeffrey Epstein as late as 2013, DoJ files show Pressure is growing on MoD to reveal info on Epstein use of military airbases w/ @reporterrwright.ft.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Accountability: "The board swiftly voted to issue a letter of reprimand to America PAC." That'll teach em. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

Bagging profits. Bags now account for £16bn - 15% - of European airline revenue

We’ve seen the same question come up repeatedly in response to this post. Prosecutors have a duty under ethical rules to disclose to judges not only the laws that support their position, but also adverse authority that undermines it.

NEW: Trump Says He Will Now Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...

Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6

While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.

RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/

My dad Bob would have been 72 today.

Is there any non-obvious but genuinely good reason for this, or is it straight up as bad as it seems?

JUST IN: Judge deals BBC setback in 1st notable ruling in Trump's $5-10B defamation suit on splicing of 1/6/21 Ellipse speech. Judge Roy Altman (Trump) rejects as "premature" bid to halt discovery as BBC contends that FL fed court has no jurisdiction. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage from an ICE detention facility has reached new levels of absurdity. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Read here: www.404media.co/government-l...

Brilliant and important bit of journalism.

Some archives, but not the latest, have been salvaged: simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...

Bummer www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

'Watching snooker will never be the same again' might seem like hyperbole, but with the loss of John Virgo, it really will never be the same. He was the sound of snooker. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...

New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok. The chatbot still produces sexualized images — even when told the subjects don’t consent. even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation. even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse. www.reuters.com/business/des...

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files more to follow www.ft.com/content/c950...

At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down. This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...) It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child. This is a screenshot from that email chain.

Full extended analysis of shooting of Alex Pretti, w/ @rosatkins.bsky.social @tomrjoyner.bsky.social @emmapengelly.bsky.social @paulybrown.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMX...

9 city prosecutors band together to bring charges against federal officers. Called Fight Against Federal Overreach, or FAFO, which NYT says is a "slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military has just paved one of its bases deep inside Gaza. “This looks like Israel digging in rather than preparing to leave,” said @drhahellyer.bsky.social "It signals a clear lack of commitment to Phase 2." www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Ros Atkins on Kristi Noem/ DHS vs the video evidence www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

Kristi Noem/ DHS vs the video evidence. Analysis for Verify w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social building on verification work by @paulybrown.bsky.social 1) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj... 2) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...

Two weeks since Iran shut off the internet. Since then, BBC Persian and BBC Verify have verified around 100 videos which have made it out. But we've seen the flow dwindle. Most are from Tehran, many from Kahrizak. Some from Rasht. From the BBC Verify live page today: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.

The Board of Peace comprises leaders from 18 of the world's least democratic states (plus the US) and its charter pledges $1 billion from each of them to be used at the discretion of the board's chairman (you already know who it is) www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...

Reports by both ABC News and WaPo that 1500 troops have been put on alert for potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials. abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...

Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on countries that have shown support for Greenland is pushing transatlantic relations to a breaking point as EU leaders contemplate ways of retaliating against Washington that until now have been unthinkable.

My last two shots before my world went dark.

Translation: wtaf. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is beginning to feel routine www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...

Israel is moving the yellow blocks that mark its control line further into Gaza. We mapped more than 220. In at least 16 cases the IDF placed them then came back and moved them deeper again. Some are around half a km beyond the mapped line. W/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Once upon a time, a President of the United States saying "fuck you" and raising his middle finger to an American factory worker would be front page news around the world. Now it's a "colour lede" on a business analysis. www.ft.com/content/36ab...

Detailed work by @benedictgarman.com & Emma examining the “yellow line” boundary in Gaza www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...