Ahh, my determination was that the tree you have in blue would be next to the camera/not visible. The one we see in the photos, to my eye, is further back by the schoolyard wall. Higher-res imagery in Google Earth also lets you match the street lights/power poles.
Exclusive: Airwars and @the-independent.com identified the first civilian the U.S. military has accepted killing in strikes that it declared were AI-assisted.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a ProPublica headline from December 15, 2025 reads: “Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.” An article excerpt below says: "... turning rows red, yellow or green every few seconds, never asking a single question.”
1/ On yesterday’s @lastweektonight.com about USAID, John Oliver cited several of our investigations.
First up was our reporting about how DOGE operatives had arbitrarily cut aid programs, in some cases by literally clicking through a spreadsheet: propub.li/4cCsSKP
Dear Mr. President: I write to apprise you of military action taken on March 6, 2026, against the facilities of narco-terrorists affiliated with a designated terrorist organization. This action was taken at the invitation of, with the consent of, and in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Ecuador. As you know, United States Armed Forces are engaged in operations to protect the United States by combatting extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels designated as terrorist organizations. To combat these organizations and to deny them sanctuary and freedom of operation, we have engaged friendly foreign nations to provide limited operational basing of combat-equipped forces. On March 2, 2026, I separately notified you of changes in the global posture of United States Armed Forces in the Western Hemisphere. At the invitation and with the consent of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador, United States Armed Forces partnered with Ecuadorian Armed Forces to strike on March 6, 2026, the facilities of narco-terrorists affiliated with a designated terrorist organization. United States Armed Forces planned and executed this mission in a manner designed to empower a partner nation, degrade narco-terrorist activities, and minimize civilian casualties. Although present for this partnered operation, United States ground forces did not come into contact with hostile forces. I directed this military action to advance United States national security and foreign policy interests and to fulfill my responsibility to protect Americans at home and abroad. I acted pursuant to my constitutional authority as Commander in Chief and as Chief Executive to conduct United States foreign relations.
I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148). I appreciate the support of the Congress in this action. The Honorable Charles Grassley President pro tempore of the Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Sincerely,
New:
Strange war powers report to Congress for the recent partnered US military op in Ecuador.
I interpret this as a hostilities report notwithstanding this disclaimer:
"Although present for this partnered operation, United States ground forces did not come into contact with hostile forces." 1/n
New footage reveals an apparent U.S. or Israeli strike near a boys' school in Abyek, west of Tehran, on Feb. 28. Satellite imagery suggests a comms tower was the intended target, but flying debris killed a child on the playground. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/w...
We reported yesterday that footage showed a US Tomahawk missile hitting a facility metres from the school. In the footage, smoke could already be seen rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
Remnants seen in the imagery (left) with reference imagery (right)
We also matched details of the remnants to publicly available imagery of Tomahawk components in the Open Source Munitions Portal (OSMP) @munitionsportal.bsky.social osmp.ngo/model/tomaha...
Geolocation by Bellingcat
Bellingcat verified the images were taken at the site of the school by matching items and landmarks visible in the footage to what can be seen on satellite imagery.
Images published by Iranian state media show remnants of a US Tomahawk missile at a girls’ school in Minab.
It’s not possible to independently verify the provenance of the remnants from this imagery alone. But Bellingcat previously detailed how a Tomahawk missile hit a structure next to the school.
“Iran has some Tomahawks.”
Gonna need a factcheck on that one.
Must have missed the FMS announcement for sale of TLAMs to Iran.
Human Rights Watch: The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor
www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...
First satellite imagery, with major thanks to @planet showing ongoing fires at Shahran oil depot in NE of #Tehran, and large smoke plumes from smouldering fires at Shahr-e Fuel depot in the south, next to the Tehran Refinery, amidst concerns over health and environmental risks
This is not a fatwa. It is a response or ‘ruling’ on a personal query that a follower of Sistani in Iran has posed to the local representative. It was not issued by Najaf. By contrast, a fatwa is a general edict to all followers.
From @crisisgroup.org’s Iraq expert:
"The footage appears to contradict US President Donald Trump’s claim that it was an Iranian missile that hit the school on Feb. 28." - @bellingcat.com
DoD obviously knows where it conducted TLAM strikes and could have acknowledged responsibility for this tragedy even while it investigated the attack.
New video footage geolocated by Bellingcat shows a US Tomahawk missile striking an IRGC facility next to the girls’ school in Minab, Iran, where dozens of children were killed on Feb 28. The video also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the school.
Read our analysis of the video showing a US Tomahawk missile strike next to Girls’ School in Iran on February 28 here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
The footage appears to contradict President Donald Trump’s claim it was an Iranian missile that hit the school on Feb. 28. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
And this is not AI writing. No AI screws up syntax like this. A human being wrote this, and another human being read and approved it.
The issue here has nothing to do with a failure to mention what caused the death, as I see some people suggesting. That’s not unusual. It’s a nonsensical arrangement of words. If you don’t see the problem with the syntax here, you are as bad as the people who wrote and approved this
This is an actual Pentagon press release. “An Army believed to be casualty…the believed to be death”
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
After reports of a Iranian #droneboat strike on an oil tanker off the coast of #Kuwait, we detected oil slicks near the SONANGOL NAMIBE tanker, thanks to Planet imagery. One of the many environmental impacts of the war on #Iran that we're currently tracking.
An older trailer model of the Belgian transport company Van de Poel was used to hide Iranian missile launchers in Iraq.
Cant forget Blizzard, who were pretty Macintosh-friendly in the early days, too. Some nice memories playing Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.
It appears that possible DHS agents or bounty hunters? (still unclear) fired a weapon towards protestors yesterday in Minneapolis. They were seen leaving the area in a white van with a fake business name and disconnected phone number.
Source of video: www.instagram.com/p/DVeSrXdDzN0/
