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Uncovering Patterns, Shaping Solutions The Lewiston Institute is dedicated to analyzing mass gun violence and violent crime, focusing on forecasting mass shootings. Using advanced analytics, we work to anticipate and mitigate future threats.

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Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · Dec 18

🚨 The 2025 Mass Shooting Forecast for Los Angeles, California.

If you live in or are visiting Los Angeles, it's important to read the 2025 Mass Shooting Forecast for the city.

Stay informed about high-risk areas and take proactive steps to ensure your safety.

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Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21m

Closing Question: If predictive modeling can be designed to protect lives without bias, shouldn’t we explore how to use it responsibly?

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21m

By removing demographic and socioeconomic variables, SentinelForecast360 avoids the pitfalls of biased policing models and instead provides ethical, data-driven foresight designed to protect communities, not profile them.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21m

It uses objective, non-identifiable data such as environmental conditions, temporal patterns, and historical incidents to identify when and where risk is statistically highest.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21m

At the Lewiston Institute, our approach is different. SentinelForecast360 focuses exclusively on forecasting mass shooting risks—not individual behavior.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21m

The Brennan Center for Justice cautions that many predictive policing algorithms amplify existing systemic biases, noting that these systems “use algorithms to analyze massive amounts of information in order to predict and help prevent potential future crimes.”

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21m

Can Predictive Modeling in Public Safety work ethically without reinforcing economical or racial bias?

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Predictive Policing Explained

Attempts to forecast crime with algorithmic techniques could reinforce existing racial biases in the criminal justice system.

www.brennancenter.org

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 20h

You’re absolutely right that predictive technology can be dangerous in the wrong hands. But when built ethically and transparently, it can also empower communities and policymakers to act before lives are lost — without violating anyone’s civil rights.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 20h

Unlike mass surveillance systems or “pre-crime” units, our model doesn’t monitor individuals or use personal data. It analyzes environmental and behavioral patterns drawn from open-source incident data to identify where conditions for violence are statistically forming — not who will commit it.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 20h

You raise a valid point — much of today’s AI is profit-driven, designed to serve corporate or political interests rather than public safety or human rights. That’s one of the biggest reasons I built SentinelForecast360 independently.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21h

6️⃣ Closing Question: If AI can detect patterns that signal risk before tragedy strikes, should we not use it to save lives?

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21h

5️⃣ This shows that while AI may not “think” like humans, it can reveal patterns invisible to us, giving communities and law enforcement actionable foresight.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21h

4️⃣ In 2025, SentinelForecast360 identified April and August as the highest-risk months for mass shootings in Los Angeles—and eight tracked incidents confirmed the forecast, achieving 76 percent predictive accuracy.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21h

3️⃣ At the Lewiston Institute, we challenged that assumption. Our AI system, SentinelForecast360, doesn’t try to predict human intent—it analyzes historical incidents, environmental conditions, and temporal patterns to forecast risk.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21h

2️⃣ Deutsch says: “a mere AI is incapable of having any such ideas, because the capacity for considering them has been designed out of its constitution.”

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 21h

1️⃣ Can AI Predict Mass Shootings?

David Deutsch, in Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI, argues that AI lacks the creativity to predict complex human behaviors such as mass shootings.

Source: [Popular Mechanics](www.popularmechanics.com/technology/s...)

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 1d

Trump didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, so now Republicans want Congress to just hand him one.
You know, like how toddlers get a sticker for trying their best.

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Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 1d

It'll be messy!

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 From Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination:

The man who 'ended 8 wars' — yet declared one on Americans — might soon start new wars in Canada, Mexico, or Greenland...

But not Norway. I mean, it’s not like you rigged the Peace Prize… right!?

🤔 What happens if he doesn’t win?

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horizonmedia.bsky.social @horizonmedia.bsky.social · 2d

1️⃣ The Maine 'Amazon Ballot Box' Incident — What’s Really Going On?

A Newburgh, Maine woman allegedly received 250 absentee ballots in an Amazon box — the same day Ellsworth reported 250 missing.
Coincidence? Maybe not.
#Maine #Elections

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Amazon says it had nothing to do with 250 Maine ballots in one of its boxes

Law enforcement, including the FBI, is investigating the incident.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · 8d

Strip away left vs. right politics, and mass shootings come down to two undeniable truths:

1) A person choosing homicidal violence.

2) Easy access to guns.

Unless we face these realities and work together to create effective solutions, the killing won’t stop. #EndGunViolence

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · Sep 3

#LewistonStrong 💙

www.wmtw.com/article/surv...

Survivors and family of victims in Lewiston mass shooting sue U.S. government

100 people impacted by Maine's deadliest mass shooting are suing the U.S. Army, Department of Defense, and the Keller Army Community Hospital for negligence and failing to prevent the killings.

Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · May 10

At the Lewiston Institute, we use advanced data analysis to uncover patterns in mass gun violence—patterns that can predict where and when tragedy might strike.

It is my hope that these insights will empower politicians, communities, and save lives. #EndGunViolence

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2025 Los Angeles, California Mass Shooting Forecast

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Artisan Ross @lewiston.bsky.social · Jan 20

The return of Trump isn’t just a moment in history—it’s a warning that democracy, once compromised, may never fully recover.

The question now is: who will fight for its survival?

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