Emmanuel Freudenthal
@emmanfre.bsky.social
Investigations editor @lighthousereports.com, focus on global food systems.
Tools: #OSINT #Data #TalkingToPeople
Board of @ajaracisees.bsky.social
Side gig: www.dictatoralert.org
Awards: Peabody, Frontline Club, EU Press Prize...
Home: #Kenya #France
Tools: #OSINT #Data #TalkingToPeople
Board of @ajaracisees.bsky.social
Side gig: www.dictatoralert.org
Awards: Peabody, Frontline Club, EU Press Prize...
Home: #Kenya #France
I'll be at the #GIJC Conference in Kuala Lumpur with the rest of the @lighthousereports.com food systems team later this week
Please reach out if you're there and would like to grab a coffee!
Please reach out if you're there and would like to grab a coffee!
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I'll be at the #GIJC Conference in Kuala Lumpur with the rest of the @lighthousereports.com food systems team later this week
Please reach out if you're there and would like to grab a coffee!
Please reach out if you're there and would like to grab a coffee!
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Projet politique effacé de l’information.
On retiendra qu’il est un immigrant qui parle arabe. Super.
On retiendra qu’il est un immigrant qui parle arabe. Super.
Qu'est-ce que les rédactions choisissent de souligner chez Z. Mamdani ? Libération et Le Figaro disent qu'il est musulman : le 1er doit y voir un pied de nez à l'islamophobie de Trump, le 2ème l'indice d'un "grand remplacement". l'AFP retient qu'il est jeune, Le Monde signale qu'il est de gauche.
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Projet politique effacé de l’information.
On retiendra qu’il est un immigrant qui parle arabe. Super.
On retiendra qu’il est un immigrant qui parle arabe. Super.
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The Mysterious Rise of Cancer Among Young Adults in the Corn Belt
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Dan Keating, Jahi Chikwendiu and Luis Melgar
“The complicated thing is that it’s not risk factors now. It’s our risk factors from 10, 20, 30 years ago that are causing the cancers now.” Gift link!
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Dan Keating, Jahi Chikwendiu and Luis Melgar
“The complicated thing is that it’s not risk factors now. It’s our risk factors from 10, 20, 30 years ago that are causing the cancers now.” Gift link!
The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt
Communities across the Corn Belt are confronting a rise in cancers among young adults — and few clear explanations.
wapo.st
October 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Mysterious Rise of Cancer Among Young Adults in the Corn Belt
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Dan Keating, Jahi Chikwendiu and Luis Melgar
“The complicated thing is that it’s not risk factors now. It’s our risk factors from 10, 20, 30 years ago that are causing the cancers now.” Gift link!
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Dan Keating, Jahi Chikwendiu and Luis Melgar
“The complicated thing is that it’s not risk factors now. It’s our risk factors from 10, 20, 30 years ago that are causing the cancers now.” Gift link!
How do you even...
October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How do you even...
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People often ask what it's like behind the scenes at the world's top spy tech trade fair, ISS World. Turns out it's like this bsky.app/profile/ligh...
🧵What’s the biggest lie the surveillance industry tells? That they only sell to legal clients. That there are red lines. But what do these companies say when they think nobody is watching? We went undercover to find out
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
People often ask what it's like behind the scenes at the world's top spy tech trade fair, ISS World. Turns out it's like this bsky.app/profile/ligh...
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Ohne @lighthousereports.com und speziell ohne @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social, cr0ft0n.bsky.social, @orariccardo.bsky.social & the one and only @emmanfre.bsky.social hätte es diese Recherche einfach nicht gegeben: merci, thanks, danke to all of you! www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Surveillance Secrets
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
www.lighthousereports.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ohne @lighthousereports.com und speziell ohne @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social, cr0ft0n.bsky.social, @orariccardo.bsky.social & the one and only @emmanfre.bsky.social hätte es diese Recherche einfach nicht gegeben: merci, thanks, danke to all of you! www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
I'm a regular complainer, apparently
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm a regular complainer, apparently
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NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
Fascinating read on the workers training #AI, and why tech companies recruit for thousands of jobs that don't really exist.
If you've ever seen an ad to “Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project” or “Freelance English Proofreader / AI Tutor” you'll definitely want to check this out.
If you've ever seen an ad to “Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project” or “Freelance English Proofreader / AI Tutor” you'll definitely want to check this out.
Today, the investigation my reporting partner Kathryn Cleary and I have been working on for over a year is finally out in Africa Uncensored!
africauncensored.online/blog/2025/08...
africauncensored.online/blog/2025/08...
Fuelling the AGI hype: The Recruitment Playbook to land Big Tech contracts - Africa Uncensored
An investigation into the mass recruitment of "AI Tutors" and "AI Trainers" by micro-tasking companies reveals the deceptive and exploitative practices that these companies use, with false promises of...
africauncensored.online
August 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Fascinating read on the workers training #AI, and why tech companies recruit for thousands of jobs that don't really exist.
If you've ever seen an ad to “Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project” or “Freelance English Proofreader / AI Tutor” you'll definitely want to check this out.
If you've ever seen an ad to “Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project” or “Freelance English Proofreader / AI Tutor” you'll definitely want to check this out.
Recent covers of The Atlantic, and in response the @thecontinent.org about the war in Sudan.
August 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Recent covers of The Atlantic, and in response the @thecontinent.org about the war in Sudan.
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Kenyan police used live rounds, tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters on Wednesday, as thousands marched nationwide to mark a year since huge demonstrations against a contentious tax plan turned deadly and laid bare the growing anger at President William Ruto’s government.
Kenyans Return to the Streets a Year After Deadly Tax Protests
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kenyan police used live rounds, tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters on Wednesday, as thousands marched nationwide to mark a year since huge demonstrations against a contentious tax plan turned deadly and laid bare the growing anger at President William Ruto’s government.
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‘The Hunger Games’: Inside Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans -
www.972mag.com/hunger-games...
www.972mag.com/hunger-games...
‘The Hunger Games’: Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans
Near-daily Israeli massacres at food distribution sites have killed over 400 Palestinians in the past month alone.
www.972mag.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
‘The Hunger Games’: Inside Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans -
www.972mag.com/hunger-games...
www.972mag.com/hunger-games...
👀 Black Americans relocating to Kenya because of racism and police brutality in the US.
Interesting on many levels.
By @malcolmwebb.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUop...
Interesting on many levels.
By @malcolmwebb.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUop...
US citizens migrating to Africa: A growing number of black Americans relocate to Kenya
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
👀 Black Americans relocating to Kenya because of racism and police brutality in the US.
Interesting on many levels.
By @malcolmwebb.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUop...
Interesting on many levels.
By @malcolmwebb.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUop...
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Ever discovered data that just isn't collected but should be? On Thursday we'll be talking with @cecillia.com.br about @fogocruzado.org.br , a team mapping shootings in Brazil. Speaking on how the project got started, collection obstacles and data trends, join us live at: discord.gg/6W2Dcdrq?eve...
June 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Ever discovered data that just isn't collected but should be? On Thursday we'll be talking with @cecillia.com.br about @fogocruzado.org.br , a team mapping shootings in Brazil. Speaking on how the project got started, collection obstacles and data trends, join us live at: discord.gg/6W2Dcdrq?eve...
Going through airport security, apparently I had too much mustard and dignity, so I had to leave both with the agents.
June 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Going through airport security, apparently I had too much mustard and dignity, so I had to leave both with the agents.
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THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.”
@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/
@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/
June 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.”
@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/
@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/
Kenya's competition authority looked into animal feed market and found:
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
Why competition authorities must address food markets — Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
www.shambacentre.org
June 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Kenya's competition authority looked into animal feed market and found:
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
- 4 vertically integrated firms control over half the market
- Feed prices are up to 40% higher than international markets
- This leads to lower farmer income and higher food prices
www.shambacentre.org/why-competit...
New job: Tech Investigations Editor @lighthousereports.com.
If you're into investigating Big Tech, AI accountability, and researching at the impact of tech on our lives, this could be the job for you. wrkbl.ink/6hIlpoY
If you're into investigating Big Tech, AI accountability, and researching at the impact of tech on our lives, this could be the job for you. wrkbl.ink/6hIlpoY
Tech Investigations Editor - Lighthouse Reports
Lighthouse is an award-winning investigative newsroom working with some of the world’s leading media to deliver deeply reported, public interest investigations. We’ve co-published series and investiga...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
New job: Tech Investigations Editor @lighthousereports.com.
If you're into investigating Big Tech, AI accountability, and researching at the impact of tech on our lives, this could be the job for you. wrkbl.ink/6hIlpoY
If you're into investigating Big Tech, AI accountability, and researching at the impact of tech on our lives, this could be the job for you. wrkbl.ink/6hIlpoY
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Il s'appelait Mahmoud Isleem Al-Basos, et il a collaboré avec @forbidden-stories.bsky.social au début de ce mois. Quelques jours plus tard, il est tué par l'armée israélienne, alors que le cessez-le-feu était toujours en vigueur. ⬇️
March 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Il s'appelait Mahmoud Isleem Al-Basos, et il a collaboré avec @forbidden-stories.bsky.social au début de ce mois. Quelques jours plus tard, il est tué par l'armée israélienne, alors que le cessez-le-feu était toujours en vigueur. ⬇️
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This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
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April 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Some interesting like from Palantir, which is a partner of the UN's World Food Program on "delivering life-saving assistance using data."
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People
Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Some interesting like from Palantir, which is a partner of the UN's World Food Program on "delivering life-saving assistance using data."
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
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Can the #HHS agencies continue to function, given the deep cuts to administrative staff in the recent layoffs? Employees of these agencies are expressing deep fears that so much of the scaffolding is gone that the edifices could crumble. www.statnews.com/2025/04/11/h...
Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations come unglued
The Trump administration’s remaking of HHS — in a matter of weeks — is sparking basic questions about how parts of the agency and those it oversees can continue to function.
www.statnews.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can the #HHS agencies continue to function, given the deep cuts to administrative staff in the recent layoffs? Employees of these agencies are expressing deep fears that so much of the scaffolding is gone that the edifices could crumble. www.statnews.com/2025/04/11/h...