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Journeyman criminologist. Formerly known as @criminology before Musk ruined everything. It only hurts when I laugh

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

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Michael Kagan @michaelgkagan.bsky.social · 12d
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 16d
The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in 30 Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29d
“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”

TLDR: It was never about drugs

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Dec 15
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.

#NoWords 🤮

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Nov 29
On the sixth anniversary of the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack, we remember Saskia Jones & Jack Merritt who tragically lost their lives.

They will remain in our thoughts, as will our emergency services & the Londoners who bravely put themselves in danger that day to help others.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Nov 28
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.

If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Nov 28
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Nov 28
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · Nov 16
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · Oct 28
Minor quibble with the word "appeared" but this is otherwise an accurate description of a thing that happened yesterday. If one of your loved ones did this you would be having hard conversations about giving another family member power of attorney over their bank accounts.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 28
Amazon said Tuesday that it planned to cut 14,000 corporate jobs, as it spends aggressively on A.I. development.
Amazon to Cut 14,000 White-Collar Jobs
The company is looking to slash costs by “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources” as it continues to spend aggressively on artificial intelligence.
nyti.ms

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · Oct 13
Another good time to remind people that “tear gas” is a term of copaganda that police, the military, and its manufacturers use to obscure that it is a dangerous chemical weapon internationally banned for use even in warfare.
Feds use tear gas in Chicago

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Sep 17
I know I’m naive but it is pretty wild that the president of the United States just publicly declares he and the military killed some guys on a boat, multiple times, and the entirety of Congress doesn’t immediately hit a giant red IMPEACH button

Reposted by Shadd Maruna, Nathan Richardson, David Darmofal

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 12
Breaking News: The EPA moved to stop requiring polluters to report their emissions of greenhouse gases. The proposal would end a key tool the government uses to track carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that are driving climate change.
E.P.A. to Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
The data, from thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities, is the country’s most comprehensive way to track greenhouse gases.
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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · Sep 12
Conor Gearty was, without hesitation, the best academic writer I’ve read. He was also a thoroughly decent and kind human being who fearlessly used his position speak truth to power.
Conor did law, politics and academia the right way and he will be sorely missed.
Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · Sep 9
One of the defining features of authoritarian society is the ruthless but selective use of the machinery of repression—and associated propaganda about criminality and “order”—to immunize predatory behavior of the powerful while crushing everyone else into profitable obedience.

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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · Aug 30
Spot on!

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shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social · Aug 25
Great headline. tsunami of lies. Death of the truth. Awful.

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Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · Aug 25
So counterproductive and, frankly, stupid

Cashless bail reduces crime. Pretrial incarceration causes more crime than pretrial detention prevents

Also, why should only people with money have access to mercy?

www.axios.com/2025/08/25/t...
Scoop: Trump plans executive order to end "cashless bail" in D.C.
It's the latest step in the Trump-driven federal takeover of the capital city's law enforcement.
www.axios.com

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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · Aug 25
President Trump signed an exec order aimed at eliminating cashless bail in D.C., and in other jurisdictions in the U.S. with similar policies.

@yamiche.bsky.social, @cmgreer.bsky.social, @danlamothe.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social join @anacabrera.bsky.social.
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Trump issuing 'tsunami of lies' to create 'police state' in U.S.: Daily Beast columnist
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating cashless bail for suspects arrested in Washington, D.C., and in other jurisdictions around the nation with similar policies. NBC News' Ya...
www.msnbc.com

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · Aug 25
Chicago had the lowest number of homicides since 1962 last month. Just remember this for whatever happens next.

Listen to: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson discusses Trump's threat to deploy National Guard - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5514...
🔊 Listen Now: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson discusses Trump's threat to deploy National Guard
Morning Edition on NPR One | 5:34
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shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social · Aug 25
And we are hearing the same nonsense about London and other UK cities being overrun by crime and bedlam too. Social media culture allows for moral panics on steroids.
waylon18.bsky.social Robert Reiner @waylon18.bsky.social · Aug 25
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Fear of crime exaggerating the statistical risks is a constant of surveys over my 79 year life. Media and right wing politicians have much to answer for. And repairing broken windows
is good. Better still is socioeconomic policy enhancing security and welfare
Trump is wrong about crime – but right about the fear of it | Austin Sarat
The deployment of the national guard in Washington ignores the data. But Democrats must not ignore how people feel
www.theguardian.com

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daniel s. @self.agency · Aug 25
so it’s tyranny then?

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Robert Reiner @waylon18.bsky.social · Aug 25
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Fear of crime exaggerating the statistical risks is a constant of surveys over my 79 year life. Media and right wing politicians have much to answer for. And repairing broken windows
is good. Better still is socioeconomic policy enhancing security and welfare
Trump is wrong about crime – but right about the fear of it | Austin Sarat
The deployment of the national guard in Washington ignores the data. But Democrats must not ignore how people feel
www.theguardian.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Aug 23
JUST IN: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers say the Trump administration is trying to coerce him to plead guilty to the charges he is facing by promising to deport him to Costa Rica — and threatening to deport him to Uganda if he doesn’t. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 23
🚨BREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social
🚨 League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Aug 23
By all means, let’s believe the heinous sex offender who lies like she breathes. Todd Blanche is shameful for conducitng this idiotic inquiry designed only to protect Trump www.thedailybeast.com//cackling-ma...
Cackling Maxwell Smears Prince Andrew’s Accuser on DOJ Tape
The convicted child sex offender dismissed allegations against Prince Andrew for jaw-dropping reasons.
www.thedailybeast.com

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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · Aug 22
Joe Sim @ccse-ljmu.bsky.social, @debcoles13.bsky.social & me
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Why Shabana Mahmood’s outlook on prisons is wrong | Letter
Letter: The justice secretary has not understood many of the issues surrounding the prisons crisis, say Deborah Coles, Joe Sim and Steve Tombs
www.theguardian.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 21
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Aug 11
On @BBC today Trump’s takeover of the D.C. police & deployment of National Guard in response to a non-existent “emergency” was discussed by @washingtonpost.com editor @francesssellers.bsky.social w/a (fact-free) focus on crime & homelessness. Nothing on Trump’s racism or authoritarianism.