Jake Godin

@godin.bsky.social

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Senior Researcher, Bellingcat. Previously at Scripps News.

chart from EWG showing total farm subsidies for 2025 in the united states. commodity programs: $13.4 billion crop insurance subsidies: $10.5 billion disaster programs: $9.12 billion conservation programs: $1.88 billion
A Sentinel-2 image from July 28 2026 showing southern Lebanon in the area of Beaufort Castle. The IDF's "Yellow Line" and nearby villages are labeled. There is a large amount of destruction visible in many of the villages.
A low resolution satellite image from Sentinel-2 taken on July 18 2026 shows part of southern Lebanon near the villages of Haddatha, Beit Yahoun and Kounine. The IDF's "Yellow Line" is denoted north of the villages. Large-scale destruction is visible in the three villages and surrounding area.
A low resolution Sentinel-2 image from July 15 2026 showing part of the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in central Jordon near the city of Azraq.
Screenshot of a CNN video showing doorbell camera video with a woman in the frame. An annotation shows audio waveform from the video where 5 peaks are highlighted, indicating gunshots. A timestamp at the top of the screenshot indicates it was recorded at 7:17am.
Photograph from Portland Press Herald photographer Gregory Rec showing a white vehicle with multiple bullet holes in the windshield in Biddeford Maine.
Cropped screenshot of a video shared by Nathan Bernard on Twitter/X. A white vehicle is shown with what appears to be bullet holes in the front window.
water tanks are visible in a video from courtney bonneau. there are black plumes of smoke visible nearby.
Annotated Airbus imagery from Google Earth showing a geolocation of a building visible in a video shared by Courtney Bonneau in southern Lebanon. The video shows a home with a damaged roof and a large Israeli flag draped over the side.
A Maxar satellite image from Google Earth taken in March 2013 showing the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC. It is very green.
A June 13 2026 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. It is quite green.
A low resolution Sentinel-2 satellite imagery taken on May 9 2026 showing part of southern Lebanon near the historical Beaufort Castle area. The image is annotated to show two village names, Arnoun and Yohmor, as well as the castle. The IDF's so-called Yellow Line is also shown.
annotated skysat image from Planet Labs showing an open area east of Gaza City on May 18 2026. the eastern cemetery, north gaza wastewater plant and an idf outpost are all identified. most everything in the image shows signs of damage or destruction, especially to the western side of the image where there are only a few buildings still standing. the agricultural land surrounding the cemetery and wastewater treatment plant has all been bulldozed and appears barren.
A Planet Labs high resolution satellite image showing Swedish Village in southern Gaza on December 7 2023. The village is a small square made up of tightly-packed buildings on the coast. The large border wall between Egypt and Gaza is visible to the southwest and the east and north parts of the village are surrounded by sandy terrain. The Mediterranean Sea lies immediately to the northwest.
Post on Twitter/X from the Israel Defense Force's Arabic spokesman @AvichayAdraee reading (in English, translated from Arabic): "#BREAKING ‼️The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warns residents of the Dahiya area in Beirut and calls on them to evacuate to preserve their safety. If the terrorist Hezbollah continues launching rockets toward Israeli cities and towns, the IDF will respond by targeting objectives in the southern Dahiya."
Screenshot of a FPV drone video from Hezbollah showing buildings in Rchaf, southern Lebanon, where netting is draped over buildings and vehicles to protect against drone attacks.
A low resolution satellite image from April 29 2026 showing southern Lebanon centered on the village of Froun. Israel's Yellow Line is annotated on the image, with Froun sitting just to the west of it.
A medium resolution PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of southern Lebanon along Israel's "Yellow Line" centered on the small village of Srobbine on March 2, 2026. Nearby villages or towns include Rashaf, Yatar and Kafra. The buildings in each location appear intact.
An annotated satellite image showing buildings south of Deir Mimas, a Christian town in southern Lebanon, at the coordinates of 33.297059, 35.547903. Two inset images show a solar-powered water well in 2023 and the destroyed water well and damaged housing complex nearby in 2026.
A SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza's southern city of Rafah on April 5 2026. The image consists of mostly rubble, due to previous demolitions conducted by the IDF. There are some schools still standing in the center of the image.
Annotated geolocation image showing a Google Earth satellite image set at the same perspective of a photo shared online showing what appears to be an IDF soldier smoking a cigarette and holding a cigarette up to a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Screenshot from "April 23, 2026 | President Trump Remarks on Health Care Affordability and Iran" C-SPAN video with Trump sitting in The Oval Office in front of Mehmet Oz, Howard Lutnick, RFK Jr., Chris Klomp and another individual. Trump's eyes are close and his head is upright as Klomp speaks.
Twitter/X post from Sky News international reporter Alex Crawford reading: Israeli military reporters say 55 towns and villages in south Lebanon will remain occupied by Israeli troops. The Lebanon ceasefire agreement will impose a ‘yellow line’ similar to Gaza. Those civilians will not be permitted to return to their homes cut off by the ‘yellow line’ - ‘and the IDF is authorized to continue destroying terror infrastructures in them even during the ceasefire’, according to the Israeli reporters who were briefed by the military Link: https://x.com/AlexCrawfordSky/status/2045171752351715426
A post on Twitter/X reading: USAF F-15E crash site geolocated ~25km south of Isfahan [link to Google Maps of location]. It shows two photos, one showing the supposed crash site of the F-15E and one showing a screenshot from Google Earth of the geolocation.
Screenshot of a NYT update from Farnaz Fassihi reading: "Iran’s Revolutionary Guards closed off and searched an area on Friday where they believed an American airman who was shot down might be, according to three officials familiar with the operation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss military matters. The search was carried out by troops and local residents. It was unclear if the searchers found anyone. The area is in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in Southwest Iran." Link: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump-oil/393c4b22-da3b-5583-849d-ccf59358fa7c?smid=url-share
A February 22 2026 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing the B1 bridge in Karaj, Iran. The northern section of the bridge is paved while about 350m of the rest of the bridge appears unfinished/unpaved with an unpaved area connecting to the main road south of that.
A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs from March 3 showing the Lebanon side of the Lebanon-Israel border. Three towns are labeled, Rab Thalathin, Markaba and Al-Aadaissah. There is already destruction visible in each town, though there are a large amount of buildings still standing.
A satellite image from Google Earth over part of Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The image is pixelated and appears downgraded from higher-resolution Airbus imagery.
Google Earth satellite imagery annotated to show location of a video filmed after a recent strike in Tehran north of Ferdowsi Square.
An October 28 2025 SkySat image from Planet Labs showing part of a military base near Kandahar's airport. There is no visible damage to any of the dozens of military buildings that are visible.
Translated message from Afghan's government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Twitter/X saying: "And you did not throw when you threw, but it was Allah who threw. Amid the repeated mutinies and rebellions within the Pakistani military's ranks, extensive offensive operations began along the Durand Line targeting Pakistani military centers and installations. O Allah, grant victory to the mujahideen in every place!"
Photograph of a red KLR650 motorcycle on the Dempster Highway with mountains in the background.
A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing south central Gaza on February 11, 2026. One of Gaza's main north-south roads — Salah al-Deen Road is labeled. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image including in Wadi as-Salqa, a labeled town. The northern part of a 2.6km long berm is labeled, as well as an IDF outpost further north.
A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing south central Gaza on January 12, 2026. Two roads are labeled — Salah al-Deen Road going north and south and Kisufim Road, which runs from Salah al-Deen to the Gaza-Israel border. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image, especially in the two visible towns — Wadi al-Salqa and Al-Qarara. An IDF outpost is visible as is a paved aid staging area.
DC metro in low light with carriage stopped and doors open with light coming out. Someone is walking in front of the shot. Olympus OMPC, ColorPlus 200