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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6d

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.

“[t]he freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.”

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests that President Donald Trump has characterized as ‘lawless mayhem,’ according to images of messages provided to the Minnesota Star Tribune.”

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 8d

Why *almost* every door? What made the difference? Hardware, reportedly.

Dan Jones was jolted awake around 1 a.m.
Tuesday to the sound of federal agents dying to break through his apartment door.
They couldn't get past his double lock, so he went back to bed.
But when he woke up hours later for work, he walked out and found broken doors littering the hallway — and his neighbors missing.
Jones, 27, is among the residents left at
7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building.

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Liz Ruskin @lizruskin.bsky.social · 8d

Tiny public radio station KUCB in Unalaska basks in love from afar. It and 13 other small public radio stations in Alaska finally catch a break. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

14 small public broadcasting stations in Alaska catch a break

Months after losing federal money, the Interior Department steps forward with a one-year reprieve. Meanwhile, stations like KUCB in Unalaska are basking in love from afar.

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 24d

@archive.org preserved the original study, which you can find here. web.archive.org/web/20250911...

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404 Media @404media.co · 24d

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · 25d

Honestly, this is the best and most succinct explanation so far of what we know (and don't!) about the motives of the Kirk shooter.

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 25d

The meme aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death (1/2)

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · 27d

"Could I anticipate all what-ifs? Can I consider the worst case scenarios to get it to the level of my company protecting a sitting United States president? Absolutely ... But who would bear the cost?"

www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...

Charlie Kirk's killing raises the stakes for campus security

How much security at a campus event is enough? Campus police are mulling the question.

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · Sep 10

After I published the story on the school shooting industry, I saw some criticism that it didn't acknowledge how rare school shootings are. That's true and fair. But they're much less rare here than any other country.

And on some days, it just doesn't feel like their statistical rarity matters.

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · Sep 10

Here is what we know about that one. www.cpr.org/2025/09/10/e...

At least two students shot in active shooter situation at Evergreen High School

At least two students have been shot in an active shooter situation at Evergreen High School this afternoon.

www.cpr.org

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · Sep 10

This story published yesterday. I wrote that the shooting in Minneapolis two weeks ago was the latest school shooting. It is no longer the latest, after a shooting today in Colorado. www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · Sep 10

“‘I think it preys on people's worst fears,’ she says. ‘How do you say no to something if you're telling me it might save my kid's life? Of course I want that thing."
She said trying to buy safety feels very American, just like school shootings.”
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NPR @npr.org · Sep 9

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 9

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · Sep 9

School shootings are awful.

School shootings are also VANISHINGLY rare. When I did the math back in 2018, we were averaging 3-5 deaths PER YEAR, in a school pop of ~55M. That’s ~0.005 per 100K.*

Think of how we could be better spend those billions of dollars.

NPR @npr.org · Sep 9

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · Sep 9

The school security industry is worth as much as $4 billion and projected to get bigger.

www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

www.npr.org

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 27

She was brought to the US as an 8yo, worked hard, studied, earned a scholarship, planned to become a nurse.

ICE kidnapped her. Held her for 6 MONTHS in a detention facility with conditions so miserable that she finally agreed to voluntarily move to Honduras, which her family left at gunpoint.

After six months in ICE custody, Charlotte woman chooses voluntary removal to Honduras

A 20-year-old Honduran woman who has lived in the Charlotte area for more than a decade will soon be removed from the U.S.

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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · Aug 29

“residents said radios here were constantly tuned to KUCB, which brings them local news and emergency alerts as well as City Council meetings, high school basketball games and public health programs on topics ranging from the seasonal flu to suicide prevention.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift

www.nytimes.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Aug 27

this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following

A parent runs toward the school after the shooting Wednesday at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · Aug 27

Kristen Painter, business editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune, has a second-grade daughter and a preschool son who attend the school.

“It sounds so cliché, but it’s your worst nightmare,” she said.

Live: 23-year-old identified as suspect in shooting that killed two children, wounded 17 at Minneapolis church, two sources say

Dozens of squads en route to Annunciation Church, casualties reported.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · Aug 27

Huge law enforcement presence outside Annunciation. Some students in green shirts being led out by parents, all looking a little shell shocked, some on the verge of tears.

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great Code Switch episode on the situation in DC, criminalizing homelessness, and what it means to make police the response to our big social problems (hint: it's not super effective).

www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...

How Trump's D.C. takeover criminalizes homelessness : Code Switch

On August 11, President Trump announced his intention to "rescue" the nation's capital. A central feature of his plan involved using federal officials to remove people experiencing homelessness from t...

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 20

Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.

Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an 'intimidation' tactic

Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.

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Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social · Aug 20

I reported on this in the BOP in 2022. Vulnerable people, many of whom were elderly and could have been released safely, were kept in prison even though they were at risk of dying. Really important work from @themarshallproject.org showing just how many people died.

www.npr.org/2022/03/07/1...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Aug 20

People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest, at the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.

Read our analysis ⬇️

Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.

People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.

www.themarshallproject.org

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