this is a critical time for media analysis. if you report at face value the (false) premise that the federal government occupying cities is in any way an attempt to fight "crime," what you write becomes stenography for an authoritarian power-building project, intentionally or not

very excited to be partnering with Prison Policy Initiative for this -- please join/share with colleagues and comrades who might be interested in learning more about shaping news coverage of the criminal legal system!

Big Balls had better never be able to live this down for the rest of his life *gets up to use the restroom* "do you need a marine escort? should we call the FBI?"

I get why ppl want to spray for mosquitos — it seems easy and they’re awful. But, in reality, it hurts way more than it helps. Call me crazy, but I don’t think we should be indiscriminately wiping out all insects around us during the age of mass species extinction.

Re-upping our guide to covering crime stats for those reporting on the latest numbers from the FBI. justjournalism.org/media/downlo...

do I know anyone in Burlington VT here??

Ring cameras are partnering with Axon (makers of police body cameras, among other police tech) to make a new feature that allows people to opt-in to police being able to live-stream everything the doorbell camera sees AND allow police to request footage directly from users

is this a safe place to admit I thought dog the bounty hunter and hulk hogan were the same guy? I thought he just had a lot of nicknames and hobbies

I know there’s so much going on BUT Trump’s Executive Orders on Policing have had impact in a lot of places — primarily in chipping away at the tiny modicum of transparency around police violence and misconduct, but in other ways as well. This is a really helpful resource, please use and share!!

My new standup special Positive Reinforcement premieres TONIGHT at 8pm eastern time on Blonde Medicine’s YouTube channel. I’m really proud of this hour and grateful to all the people who helped make the special happen. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...

the first Cop City RICO trial starts today, two years after the indictment (a nonsensical document that sought to criminalize basic acts of mutual aid, among other things) came down. what happens to Ayla King, first of the 61 people to be tried, will impact protest everywhere.

Later @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social was talking about working to get narratives out there via existing/new media so people can see that "it’s not all loss. This is a time of deep demoralization but I’m hopeful that some of these [tactics] will inspire us to think creatively... more of us than them."

The branding for Atlanta’s end domestic violence campaign continues to be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen??? Who put the mayor in front of a balloon arch that says domestic violence!! Im crying

I don't care what band aids they put on the problem, Flock Safety's surveillance empire is incompatible with a free society.

Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

CONFIRMED ICE accuses Lander of assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer

this is what police are training to do at Cop City — screenshot from their promotional video about “crowd control”

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Together with the ACLU of NorCal, we are challenging the reported lack of public access to immigration court in Concord, CA. Any decision to abruptly cut off public access to immigration proceedings would contravene the First Amendment and federal law. 1/2

this week's Jump Line focuses on AI in the criminal legal system -- a scary development the scope of which i don't think the public fully understands yet. first off is a brief Q&A with the brilliant @mguariglia.bsky.social: thejumpline.substack.com

we’re so used to living in a police state in this country — but that shouldn’t mean we get desensitized to this, a true paramilitary occupation

for @thenation.com’s 160th anniversary i wrote about the fight to stop Cop City, and how the scale of the repression simply matched the scale of the solidarity — the facility was built, but the movement also lifted the veil on what policing is for so many across the country

hey! don't fall into the good protester bad protester binary! to the state there are no good protesters! don't do their propaganda work for them!

the presidents are fighting!!!

This is a big day for couples that are one super online person and one normal

just for no reason thinking about how instead of just locking fewer people up pre-trial the "understaffed" Cobb County Jail instead piloted the use of a gigantic scary surveillance robot

Judge Jane Barwick ruled in favor of the media and transparency organizations that sued the police foundation today! The Atlanta Police Foundation now has 30 days to turn over the records they illegally refused to produce.

Fun fact! APD in partnership with flock and axon have been working towards the ability to track you across the US and the ability to pull your info from your license plate to find your social media and tons more info pulled from data breaches Turns out the Chinese surveillance state is actually US

Flock Safety (a private Atlanta based company!) is blanketing the country in its Automatic License Plate Reader AI cameras, a move that advocates/technologists/public defenders have been warning us will be used in dystopian ways. very scary update: www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...

This happens in the UK and had been held up as an uncrossable line in the sand in the U.S.—but now we have examples. Police identifying people via FRT in real time without probable cause.

the New Orleans police department had been secretly using automated facial recognition -- the first known, widespread effort by police in a major American city to use AI to identify people in live camera feeds so they could make immediate arrests www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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pov you’re getting married in a few days

- Elevate the voices of incarcerated writers like contributing editor Chris Blackwell, whose work is reshaping public understanding of prison life. t.co/HFIhS1xHIe

- Publish a viral investigation into commissary markups, revealing how incarcerated people are gouged for basic goods. t.co/04nInMlLYl

In just the last year, your support has helped us: - Uncover medical neglect in a private prison, leading to a state audit and new legislation. - Expose the inhumane conditions at the Louisiana detention center where Mahmoud Khalil is being held. t.co/44ymcDdkBP

if you do one thing this week, please make it either donating what you can to The Appeal, or sharing this ask -- their reporting is so, so vital, and because of a bleak funding landscape they're at serious risk of not being able to do that vital reporting at all anymore.

Editor: You get the pictures for the air traffic controller story? Photographer: Sure did boss. Real fucking sexy just like you asked. Editor: What

reminder to apply for this cohort if you're an early(ish) career reporter in the south who wants to move beyond crime coverage and into more holistic public safety coverage! clear-eyed, non-sensationalized, non-copaganda journalism is more important than ever! justjournalism.org/page/better-...

hey Atlanta let’s make Rohit our next city council president?!? @rohitforatlanta.bsky.social

the concept of due process becomes real muddled when the state can snatch you from being a legal observer, or from attending a music festival, or for providing mutual aid, charge you with terrorism, & leave you in legal limbo for 2 years. which is what’s happening to 61 people in the Cop City RICO!

the 61 people swept up in the state's RICO prosecution of Cop City protests are in court this morning. you can stream the proceedings here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDbp...

The Atlanta Police Foundation has already argued in court that the simple act of @atlpresscollective.com filing "Cop City" Open Records Requests should be considered a form of terrorism. We're getting dangerously close to a Chinese-style chokehold on civic society. (h/t @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social)

are you an early career journalist in the South who is working to inform your community about safety - what actually threatens it, how it can be protected, and what truly keeps people safe? if so, please apply for this cohort! a little more info in this thread: justjournalism.org/page/better-...

using AI will dull our cognitive processes and maybe even remap our brains for the worse but don’t worry — it will also force us to revert back to using more fossil fuels as we experience the hottest years recorded on earth!!

entering the Room of Tears and then emerging in a new outfit was a standard part of a night out in college for me

share with your cool early career journalist friends/connections/comrades in the south! boost in general! tysm!

looks like a great opportunity for someone in the South!