Pranav Baskar

Reporter @NYTimes. On Signal: pbask.03

[Hamed Aleaziz @Haleaziz]

New: An internal email obtained by Times shows, a lawyer for ICE instructed a Justice Department lawyer preparing to appear before Judge DuBose, that he should withhold information about international charges from the judge.

The email has not been previously reported.

[Elian Peltier @ElianPeltier]

In February, we were granted rare, though tightly controlled access to Quetta, to report on the aftermath of a multisite assault by the BLA a few days earlier. That attack (at least 18 locations, 500+ militants) was the most expansive carried out by the group in years and its aftermath disrupted daily life and business for weeks.

[Hamed Aleaziz @Haleaziz]

Scoop: immigrants can now be denied a green card for expressing political opinions, such as participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests, posting criticism of Israel on social media and desecrating the American flag, according to internal documents.

w/ @NickNehamas

[Pranav Baskar @pranavbask]

BREAKING: American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed https://t.co/Roi9yBu4Jn via @NYTimes

[Yeganeh Torbati @yjtorbati]

After months of protest, repression and war in their native country, Iranians in the diaspora are navigating their deepest rifts yet. I wrote with @SanamMahoozi on the bitter debates and accusations now roiling this community https://t.co/I5udpgfuL9

[Pranav Baskar @pranavbask]

@alexplitsas Hi Alex. I’m a NYT reporter. Trying to reach you about this. Could you DM me? Thanks so much

[Pranav Baskar @pranavbask]

New findings w/ @Haleaziz.

In Secret Deportation Deal, U.S. Leveraged Favors and Funds

https://t.co/ddwzk8RDhJ

[Parin Behrooz @Parinlalala]

I reported and wrote about the state imposed near-total internet blackout in Iran, which has cut off the voices of majority of Iranians inside as bombs drop. People (myself included) haven't been able to reach loved ones for 19 days, unless they are able to afford increasingly pricey, risky and unreliable workarounds.

"They've cut it off so bad I say a prayer every time I try to connect," one Tehran resident told me before losing internet again.

https://t.co/sn387cz68g

[Malachy Browne @malachybrowne]

Official statements placing U.S. forces in the area – along w/ analysis of social posts, videos, sat. images – suggest U.S. forces bombed a school in Minab, Iran during strikes targeting an IRGC base. Over 150 were killed, Iranian officials say. https://t.co/ZFIjTVPjBZ

[Trip Gabriel @tripgabriel]

A NYT analysis of Polymarket since June found it was unusual to bet a significant sum that a U.S. strike would happen the next day

But on Friday, 150+ accounts bet at least $1k predicting a US strike on Iran by Saturday - suggesting insider trading

https://t.co/Qmv6r8Zldq

[Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc]

@planet New, high-res satellite imagery (right) of the Shajarah Tayyebeh school in the town in Minab, via @planet. The strike killed at least 175 people, according to local health officials and Iranian state media. Before/after. https://t.co/DekM6l3Svn

[Malachy Browne @malachybrowne]

Images shared by Iranian media and verified by @nytimes showed around 100 graves being dug at a cemetery on Monday and heartbreaking scenes of relatives mourning children killed during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Manib on Saturday.

[Malachy Browne @malachybrowne]

Thousands in Iran attend burial of children killed in bombing of school. With @pranavbask.
https://t.co/rPExUACh6D

[Pranav Baskar @pranavbask]

Fighting Between Israel and Hezbollah Reignites as Iran War Expands https://t.co/70jdo1uQHy via @NYTimes

[Aric Toler @AricToler]

This is absolutely nuts. The British Columbia school shooter's ChatGPT messages weren't just flagged by the automated system, but **a dozen OpenAI employees reviewed and debated them**

https://t.co/yPp22hl9Vr

[Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs @NickAtNews]

Four journalists and a lawyer were detained by police in Cameroon while trying to interview some of the 15 migrants whom the U.S. deported there (not their home countries), @pranavbask reports. They were later released. https://t.co/BOHmegRozf

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

UPDATE: when reporters went to interview these people (who are being imprisoned after the U.S. sent them to Cameroon in clear violation of the law) they were arrested, and one @AP reporter was beaten by the police.

[Pranav Baskar @pranavbask]

Is the apology real if A.I. helped you write it?

In Arson Case, a Judge Wrestles With A.I.-Assisted Apology Letters https://t.co/cVVrS8VGFd via @NYTimes @el72champs

[Sam Allard @SceneSallard]

Imagine being a bright-eyed J-School grad eager to launch your reporting career, and the editor of Cleveland's metro daily puts you on blast for wanting to be a journalist instead of an AI content farmer. https://t.co/sUbhYi9LwO

[Pranav Baskar @pranavbask]

🚨 NEW: We uncovered a secret deportation arrangement between the Trump administration and Cameroon, which lawyers say is circumventing removal protections for people who fled persecution.
https://t.co/GMGAQ08pdY