Joey Scott
@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
LA-based investigative journalist covering policing, injustice, and inequality. Creator of public records custodian’s job security in California.
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Joey Scott
@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Joey Scott
Writings about policing, inequality, and a better world.
www.joeyscott.xyz
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1. Journalism that doesn't suck up
2. Journalism that punches up
3. Journalism that would annoy Bari Weiss
4. Journalism
5. More journalism, but its an essay
6. Journalism, but photos
7. Not journalism, but secret 8th thing
www.joeyscott.xyz#/portal/signup
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Know what, AJ? I’m just gonna post this picture here for no reason whatsoever.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Know what, AJ? I’m just gonna post this picture here for no reason whatsoever.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Jeff Rosenstock
The Menzingers
Against Me!
This Will Destroy You
Jeff Rosenstock
The Menzingers
Against Me!
This Will Destroy You
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Sons of Bill (6x)
Future Islands (4x)
Kathleen Edwards (4x)
Black Keys (2x)
War on Drugs (2x)
Sons of Bill (6x)
Future Islands (4x)
Kathleen Edwards (4x)
Black Keys (2x)
War on Drugs (2x)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Bruce Springsteen
Bonnie Raitt
Trombone Shorty
Rosanne Cash
Lyle Lovett
Bruce Springsteen
Bonnie Raitt
Trombone Shorty
Rosanne Cash
Lyle Lovett
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Jeff Rosenstock
The Menzingers
Against Me!
This Will Destroy You
Jeff Rosenstock
The Menzingers
Against Me!
This Will Destroy You
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The future of extreme music is bright indeed with bands like Faetooth… really loving their stuff!
Watch the music video for “Hole” on our YouTube channel! 🪹🕳️
Watch: youtu.be/nytv1O2yvG8
Our full-length album,
“Labyrinthine,” is out now!
Watch: youtu.be/nytv1O2yvG8
Our full-length album,
“Labyrinthine,” is out now!
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The future of extreme music is bright indeed with bands like Faetooth… really loving their stuff!
Living in LA means an actor from The Office pets my dog Lemmy to the point Lemmy tries to leave with him.
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Living in LA means an actor from The Office pets my dog Lemmy to the point Lemmy tries to leave with him.
I’ve spent a lot of Thanksgivings doing mental caloric accounting as I shovel handfuls of chips into french onion dip into my gullet. I’d sneak into the gym I worked at in the morning to workout hard enough to “earn” my food later that day. All thanks to body dysmorphia and an eating disorder.
I felt relieved of a burden considering how eating-based holidays like this are a driver of exceptional dread for people like me.
Every holiday is eating-based I suppose but this is the big one. The Super Bowl of binging. The normal Super Bowl is also the Super Bowl of binging but you follow me.
Every holiday is eating-based I suppose but this is the big one. The Super Bowl of binging. The normal Super Bowl is also the Super Bowl of binging but you follow me.
Control control control control control control control
This story appears in my book We Had It Coming
I had been sick for a couple of days feverish and chilled and incapable of experiencing joy although that third one wasn’t exactly new for me. I took a ...
www.welcometohellworld.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’ve spent a lot of Thanksgivings doing mental caloric accounting as I shovel handfuls of chips into french onion dip into my gullet. I’d sneak into the gym I worked at in the morning to workout hard enough to “earn” my food later that day. All thanks to body dysmorphia and an eating disorder.
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sharing this from The CRCS / RoGPRN. Digital Threat Observatory confirms a sharp rise in coordinated online attacks. In October 2025, we verified 84 cases of targeted Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Malinformation across major platforms.
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
sharing this from The CRCS / RoGPRN. Digital Threat Observatory confirms a sharp rise in coordinated online attacks. In October 2025, we verified 84 cases of targeted Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Malinformation across major platforms.
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this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
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Here’s our Bolts story from Duncan’s conviction was overturned:
boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
And Radley Balko, who’s done a lot of tremendous work on Duncan’s case (follow him!) has pictures of the release:
boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
And Radley Balko, who’s done a lot of tremendous work on Duncan’s case (follow him!) has pictures of the release:
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Here’s our Bolts story from Duncan’s conviction was overturned:
boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
And Radley Balko, who’s done a lot of tremendous work on Duncan’s case (follow him!) has pictures of the release:
boltsmag.org/chris-duncan...
And Radley Balko, who’s done a lot of tremendous work on Duncan’s case (follow him!) has pictures of the release:
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you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
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The newsletters will continue until morale improves
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The newsletters will continue until morale improves
Got my test results back from the doctor. Turns out I have the dreamers disease and it’s terminal.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Got my test results back from the doctor. Turns out I have the dreamers disease and it’s terminal.
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
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It’s wild to break story after story about the Trump administration meddling with solar and wind permits
And then hop on the phone with a member of Congress who told me he read all the stories and now it’s his top priority.
Anyway, that happened today. Read my big exclusive today in @heatmap.news
And then hop on the phone with a member of Congress who told me he read all the stories and now it’s his top priority.
Anyway, that happened today. Read my big exclusive today in @heatmap.news
Trump Is the Biggest Wild Card in Permitting Reform
Congress is motivated to pass a bipartisan deal, but Democrats are demanding limits on executive power.
heatmap.news
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s wild to break story after story about the Trump administration meddling with solar and wind permits
And then hop on the phone with a member of Congress who told me he read all the stories and now it’s his top priority.
Anyway, that happened today. Read my big exclusive today in @heatmap.news
And then hop on the phone with a member of Congress who told me he read all the stories and now it’s his top priority.
Anyway, that happened today. Read my big exclusive today in @heatmap.news
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"Moderate" drinking has always been a moving target: www.fingers.email/p/moderate-d...
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Moderate" drinking has always been a moving target: www.fingers.email/p/moderate-d...
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“Texas desperately needs a place where we can tell our stories, where we can be ourselves, mourn our losses, and celebrate our victories,” writes @kitoconnell.com.
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
I’m a Trans Journalist Choosing to Live in Texas. Here’s Why That Matters.
My name is Kit O’Connell. I’ll be covering queer and trans life in Texas for Big & Bright — The Barbed Wire’s first underwritten vertical.
thebarbedwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Texas desperately needs a place where we can tell our stories, where we can be ourselves, mourn our losses, and celebrate our victories,” writes @kitoconnell.com.
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor, who’ll be spearheading our queer coverage 💕
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
A West Covina police officer is charged by the LA District Attorney with stealing cash during traffic stops. Officer Jose Garcia allegedly stole $1,000 over three traffic stops. He faces four years in state prison plus a consecutive year for the crime.
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A West Covina police officer is charged by the LA District Attorney with stealing cash during traffic stops. Officer Jose Garcia allegedly stole $1,000 over three traffic stops. He faces four years in state prison plus a consecutive year for the crime.
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Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people
A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges of using the city's license plate cameras to stalk and harass people.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
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Many demonstrators were arrested; fewer were charged. And of those charged, many cases crumbled. Federal prosecutors declined to pursue some cases; in others, judges or grand juries declined to let them proceed.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
Chicago Protestors Reel After Fending Off Federal Charges
The administration governs by propaganda. There’s bluster, threats, and even real violence...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Many demonstrators were arrested; fewer were charged. And of those charged, many cases crumbled. Federal prosecutors declined to pursue some cases; in others, judges or grand juries declined to let them proceed.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
“I wonder if there’s beer on the sun”
It’s thanksgiving week so I wanna see some MST3K posting, quotes, pictures, clips, gifs! Meanwhile I’m going to go to a department meeting and try to pay attention while I wonder if there’s beer on the sun
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“I wonder if there’s beer on the sun”
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BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
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And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
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I make 90% of my income from the newsletter. The book deals people like me get are just not gonna make any money unless you sell 100,000 copies or whatever. That's not happening to my ass.
Earnest question: what is the way we *could* better support your work if the book sales are not the thing?
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I make 90% of my income from the newsletter. The book deals people like me get are just not gonna make any money unless you sell 100,000 copies or whatever. That's not happening to my ass.
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It is wild that the LA jails are so dilapidated and dirty that the medical examiner bothers making note of it in autopsy reports.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It is wild that the LA jails are so dilapidated and dirty that the medical examiner bothers making note of it in autopsy reports.