Aaron Schaffer

Aaron Schaffer

@aaronschaffer.com

news researcher doing OSINT things and more at @washingtonpost.com. signal: aaronschaffer.01 https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/aaron-schaffer/

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Scott Nover
@scottnover.bsky.social

UPDATE: The Justice Department apologized to the court and the plaintiffs, saying that it emailed DHS lawyers but they didn't see the message until the morning. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Scott Nover@scottnover.bsky.social

NEW: The plaintiffs fighting against the Trump administration's campaign-style ads filed a notice with the court alerting it to The Washington Post's reporting earlier today, which revealed the government ran ads many hours after the Sunday evening deadline imposed by the judge.

Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

wow, thanks for sharing @johncoulthart.com!

John Coulthart@johncoulthart.com

New blog post: Henri Rivière's lithographs

johncoulthart.comHenri Rivière’s lithographsAspects de la nature: La Baie (1897). Henri Rivière (1864–1951) was a French painter and printmaker whose Thirty-six Views of the Eiffel Tower (1902) is one of my favourite picture series, a Parisian response to Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Rivière's series is beautifully done, printed in autumnal hues, bound in boards that combine Art Nouveau design with the traditional styling of Japanese books, and with each print signed with a small red monogram.

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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com

Exclusive: Several U.S. military leaders have advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks weakening their ability to confront threats elsewhere, including the U.S. homeland.

washingtonpost.comMilitary leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operationsA recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.
Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

what

ACARS Drama@acarsdrama.bsky.social

Air to Ground Message: RECENT ELB WRITE UP ON TOILET. IT DOES FLUSH BUT IPHONE IS FLUSHED AND GONE Area: Wichita, KS, USA Type: Boeing 757-200 A: #a87af2ac416 F: #fe81dfb0c91

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Jameel Jaffer
@jameeljaffer.bsky.social

This whole thing is really disturbing. I don’t know of any previous case in which the government subpoenaed a reporter for asking a question, let alone a question that not even the government has suggested implicated classified information. 1/

Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social

Here’s the Washington Post’s now-unsealed motion to quash the subpoena served on Ellen Nakashima. “These are not examples of the normal give-and-take that all administrations have with the press.” www.courtlistener.com/docket/73704...

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Drew Harwell
@drewharwell.com

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

wapo.stShe left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

Uhhhhhhh is this bit from US prosecutors' sentencing memorandum in the Reza Zarrab case new? A fellow inmate apparently showed Zarrab a homemade knife and told Zarrab that he was paid to kill Zarrab for cooperating with US prosecutors against “big people in Turkey”

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Aaron Schaffer
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In Zarrab's sentencing memorandum, his lawyers write that they believe Turkey sees his cooperation as treason "because it has exposed corruption at the highest levels of Turkish government and thwarted Turkey's ability to fraudulently inflate its economy by helping Iran bypass U.S. sanctions"

Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

Uhhhhhhh is this bit from US prosecutors' sentencing memorandum in the Reza Zarrab case new? A fellow inmate apparently showed Zarrab a homemade knife and told Zarrab that he was paid to kill Zarrab for cooperating with US prosecutors against “big people in Turkey”

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Steven Goff
@stevengoff.bsky.social

Yahoo Sports has confirmed a report from @TheAthletic that Folarin Balogun’s suspension has been lifted by FIFA and he’s eligible to play tomorrow for USMNT vs Belgium.

Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

Wow -- DOJ alleging that Google security engineer @miki.it is "AlphaRaccoon," the Polymarket user who made more than $1 million on Polymarket trades on Google search trends. Good scoop by Aaron Katersky and @kfaulders.bsky.social abcnews.com/US/google-em...

abcnews.comGoogle employee charged with using inside information to make $1 million on PolymarketA Google staffer fraudulently made more than $1 million by using inside information to place Polymarket bets on what users were searching for on Google, authorities say.
Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

Incredible graphic

Andrew Ba Tran@abtran.bsky.social

We got our hands on internal ICE records that show how widespread use of force, like punches, kicks, takedown maneuvers, restraint holds, and less-lethal weapons such as Tasers and pepper spray in detention centers has grown wapo.st/4tdgBRA (1/)

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kottke.org
@kottke.org

Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: a video mashup of Dance Yrself Clean and the Twin Peaks theme music. Perfect. A damn fine cup of coffee, even. [youtube.com]

youtube.com"Dance Yrself Clean (Theme from Twin Peaks)" (LCD Soundsystem cover) | FrogOnHeadMinor spoilers for Twin Peaks S1/S2/FWWM. If you want, close your eyes and imagine your own music video. “Dance Yrself Clean” Written by James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) “Twin Peaks Theme” composed and originally performed by Angelo Badalamenti https://frogonhead.bandcamp.com/ If you can believe it,
Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

new rembrandt just dropped

Rijksmuseum@rijksmuseum.bsky.social

A new Rembrandt discovered! Vision of Zacharias in the Temple (1633) has just been confirmed as an authentic work by the young Rembrandt.  The painting will be on display at the Rijksmuseum from March 4. 👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/themes/rembrandt/story/a-new-rembrandt-discovered

Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

NEW: Judge blocks DOJ from searching reporter Hannah Natanson's seized devices, says court will review them. The judge also said a DOJ filter team's search of work-product would be "the equivalent of leaving the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse" wapo.st/4kR9c7P

wapo.stJudge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporterA federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department’s request to search a Washington Post reporter’s devices in a national security leak probe.
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Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

NEW: Judge blocks DOJ from searching reporter Hannah Natanson's seized devices, says court will review them. The judge also said a DOJ filter team's search of work-product would be "the equivalent of leaving the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse" wapo.st/4kR9c7P

wapo.stJudge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporterA federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department’s request to search a Washington Post reporter’s devices in a national security leak probe.
Aaron Schaffer
@aaronschaffer.com

The judge also said prosecutors' failure to inform him about the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 before he approved the warrant in the case “has seriously undermined the Court’s confidence in the government’s disclosures in this proceeding” wapo.st/4kR9c7P Opinion: washingtonpost.com/documents/82...

wapo.stJudge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporterA federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department’s request to search a Washington Post reporter’s devices in a national security leak probe.

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Financial Times
@financialtimes.com

FT Exclusive: Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler said she will resign this summer after documents released by the US Department of Justice revealed the extent of her ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ft.trib.al/E7RdaEU

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Fenit Nirappil
@fenitn.bsky.social

Paige’s last story for us, now atop the homepage, shows what we lost. She could have done a quick hit on Oz telling Americans to delay retirement, but instead delivered a comprehensive piece rich in policy analysis, data, voices of real people and a rare non-TV interview with Oz wapo.st/4rHUCC6

wapo.stWhy Dr. Oz wants you to retire laterMehmet Oz says Americans should get healthier so they can work an extra year and boost the economy. That’s hard for the poor and less educated, who tend to retire earlier.
Paige Winfield Cunningham@paigecunningham.bsky.social

I’m stunned and heartbroken. I’ve been laid off, along with so many dear colleagues. Making my way to The Post nine years ago felt like a dream come true.

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Yashar Ali 🐘
@yasharali.bsky.social

Replying to @yasharali.bsky.social

2. Just incredible, backbreaking work to do this sort of forensic investigation in general… to do it when there was no internet in Iran is staggering. Please follow @ntabrizy.bsky.social and @yjtorbati.bsky.social

bit.lyIranian forces massacred protesters fleeing burning market, witnesses sayA rare detailed account of Iran’s crackdown, produced by The Post, reveals the brutality used by security forces in one of many such cities rocked by violence.

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Harry
@harry.bsky.team

Haven't seen a sports-specific starter pack for Washington Post folks affected by recent layoffs so created one below - please show them your support and give a follow (let me know if I've missed anyone too!)

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Washington Post Guild
@postguild.bsky.social

So many have given to The Post Guild’s fundraising effort, and we are floored. But we also ask you to consider supporting the fundraiser for our international staff and staff in our bureaus who aren’t Guild eligible. They are absolutely vital to coverage. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

gofundme.comDonate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle LeeAmong the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
Aaron Schaffer
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"No Subject"

Adam Keiper@adamkeiper.com

Will Lewis—the loathsome stooge who just fired hundreds of people for Bezos at the Washington Post—announces his departure from the Post with the same thumping gracelessness that has characterized his whole miserable tenure.