share.inquirer.com/o8hUtq New AMP report helps show why AMP is expanding back to pre-pandemic model, with multiple community courts and operating more days. data.philadao.com/Research.htm...

If this is an April fools we riot

RAND is closing down its Gun Policy in America project, an initiative that provided what experts called the most sweeping and reliable synthesis of evidence on the effectiveness of various gun laws. The think tank is also sunsetting an initiative that poured funding into gun violence research.

a violent police chief in Quakertown is too much irony, sending this back to rewrite

The Philly District Attorney’s Office #DATALab is once again seeking research proposals that **meet the moment.** This is our second year seeking proposals for intensive support. Please consider applying by end of March, and sharing. More info: mailchi.mp/2c2594ce6139... Reach out with Qs

I’m sure this is quite powerful and will take me some time to read through while reflecting and annotating. Please consider reading and sharing

Working on Restoring Justice kept me grounded this past year, so I share it w/ excitement & some nervousness. Written w/ Meredith Elizalde, whose son Nick was killed in a shooting at his high school, we argue for a right to restorative justice. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

For those looking for new ways to use federal buying data for good, we've updated our 2026 DHS Contract Visualizer with the most recent data. Visit the tracker here: tinyurl.com/DHSContracts... Zoom in to see contracts bought by DHS law enforcement agencies in your area, and more.

“Alright I’m sending this video to Larry Krasner” This is the way www.reddit.com/r/philly/s/a...

On top of losing a data point that has been collected for so long, some will surely read into the decision to stop after 88 years

Phascist

The US cross country skier crossed the finish line to win silver and first US medal in sport in decades and announcer yelled “MANIFEST DESTINY!”

“Bottom line: Establishing a restorative justice conferencing program in your community will reduce crime, help crime victims, strengthen community, make criminal justice more efficient, and return $11.03 in direct benefits and avoided costs for every dollar invested.”

January 2022

“In this study, we estimate that the impact return on investment in adult RJC programs ranges from 6.14x to 15.34x, with 11.03x most likely.”

NEW RESEARCH: a cost benefit analysis of #restorativejustice in #Philly compared to court. This is a living updatable model; at the link you will find both a report that explains the model, AND a spreadsheet that can be adjusted for your jurisdiction. data.philadao.com/Research.htm... #DATALab

* US Companies Announce Most Job Cuts for Any January Since 2009 @bloomberg.com

In hindsight this ad campaign was foreshadowing: “Be informed, not inundated” You know, because it’s hard to inundate without a staff

An oldie but goodie: RELEASE: DA LARRY KRASNER RENEWS CALL FOR END OF ICE ACCESS TO PARS DATABASE Jul 11, 2018 medium.com/philadelphia...

Put this transcript in the history books. An insert.

“The system sucks. This job sucks. I wish you could hold me in contempt so that I could get 24 hours of sleep,”

Everyone take pictures of your ballots

If you are worried how data will be used against ICE protesters. Or how smart homes reveal your secrets. Or smart cars or medical devices will become evidence in court. Listen to this conversation. There are risks, rewards, and even solutions…

I was a White House ethics lawyer. I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules. I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.

4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...

Good bunny

Free coffee

Fatal overdoses drop in New Jersey to the lowest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic. The decline in deaths is far outpacing the national average as New Jersey overdose deaths fall to five-year low nj1015.com/new-jersey-o...

You can ignore science, but science will never ignore you. Measles incidence in the United States.

"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

New public art in Love Park

From watching the live feed to there in person. I’ll read the article based on this excerpt

I wish the media was as alarmist about ICE as they are about ice

Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon. Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

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“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting.”

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Today’s Timberwolves game postponed.

Ice land

Inbox: A City Council employee was detained by ICE while at a routine immigration appointment in Bethpage this afternoon, Council Speaker Julie Menin says. The detention happened even though this employee has legal status to be in the country until October, per Menin.

Not a penalty, their all pro LT just thought Jones was starting a conga line

@johnpfaff.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/news/minneap...

Pennsylvania background checks visualized:

American police shoot and injure or kill approximately 130 people each year who were perceived by officers as using a vehicle in a threatening way – accounting for more than 7% of all people injured by police gunfire.

"They're making profit on pain, and we want to make sure that we hold them accountable. Take those fees and fund the things that prevent violence and keep community safe."

I wrote this last year. Seems incredibly relevant today in light of the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good: open.substack.com/pub/johnshja...

This is what Minneapolis is like right now: City staff in city uniforms are being harassed by fed immigration enforcement for being not white.

The Trace has identified 14 shootings by federal immigration agents as of January 7. They include the shootings of three people observing or documenting ICE raids. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...