NEW: what’s happening at one Iranian nuclear site following US airstrikes

Amid violence in northwest Syria, some appear to be seeking protection from Russian forces there

New satellite images from Maxar show throngs of people and cars crowding an entrance Khmeimim Air Base earlier today--less than 20km from central Latakia

📸: Maxar Technologies

On just one afternoon, >80% of fishing vessels in the fleet were sailing under the Chinese flag

A further 10% were Spanish and 5.5% were registered in either the UK or Malvinas/Falkland Islands

🗺️ by Renée Rigdon

Satellite imagery captured Feb. 28 shows Chinese fishing vessel Ning Tai 52 among the fleet

A former crewmember accused the ship’s parent company of employing forced labor practices in a 2021 @greenpeace.org report

🛰️ 📷 shared by @planetlabs.bsky.social

New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show the aftermath of large-scale burning in Zamzam's central market

About half of the market was torched, according to @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social analysis

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These flights have spanned the U.S.-Mexico border with missions in California, Arizona, and Texas, open-source data shows

Map by Renée Rigdon

Coming this Sunday: Crossing the Line

Earlier today, Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau released a statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Rousseau’s comments reflected American exceptionalist and isolationist tendencies.

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A video (left) posted an hour and a half later to the same militia Telegram channel places Meyer at 420 I St, also in downtown Sacramento 👇

Antigovernment militia leader Michael "Lewis Arthur" Meyer is posting photos today, ahead of his plans to “infiltrate” a pro-Palestine rally in Sacramento

Image (left) posted to the Veterans on Patrol militia Telegram channel this morning shows 1009 J St 👇

Confirmed that Veterans on Patrol leader Michael "Lewis Arthur" Meyer posted footage (left) captured in front of California Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's residence this evening, ~9:22 PST

Meyer plans to "infiltrate" a protest in Sacramento tm, per his militia's Telegram channel. Details TK

The same brand also sells a roast created in partnership with an Arizona 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to ensure “transparent, secure and fair elections.”

Incidentally, the organization is led by prominent 2020 election denier Mark Fincheim.

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Earlier this month, a Texas border militia leader announced his organization’s partnership with a Kansas-based coffee producer.

The product description echoes a common QAnon conspiracy theory, lauding the militia’s efforts "to combat child sex trafficking.”

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Case Study 1: Partnership between an AZ coffee company and border “reporter” Johnathan Alexander.

Alexander is known for espousing invasion rhetoric and QAnon-adjacent conspiracies; he’s worked w/ nativist militia Veterans on Patrol + organizers of the antigov standoff at Malheur.

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🧵In recent weeks, far-right vigilantes who patrol the U.S.-Mexico border have discovered a new way to fundraise and gain visibility: coffee brand partnerships.

A brief thread👇👇

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