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Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 23d

Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent

Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident

Parking as a Microcosm of Broader Urban Struggles

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 27d

My latest blog post, "Parking as a Microcosm of Broader Urban Struggles" jeffreyianross.com/parking-as-a... #parking #urban #street #streetculture

Parking, often treated as a mundane logistical concern, is an important site of contestation in urban life. At its core, it reflects the struggle over public space in cities, where demand routinely ex...

Prosecutors’ ‘Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 28d

Great News! Prosecutors’ ‘Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges. Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure

Blog posts I share with my incoming undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · Sep 12

⭐️ TODAY: Texas State Employees Union press release condemns the firing of Texas State University professor for statements he made as a private citizen. ✊👇

@cwa-tseu.bsky.social

texasaflcio.org/sites/defaul...

Images show text of press release in black and blue ink on white pages. Full text here: https://texasaflcio.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/09-11_release_tseu_firing.pdf

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Sep 10

Reposting from my Sept. 3, 2022 blog post, “Blog posts I share with my incoming undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students"
jeffreyianross.com/blog-posts-i... #universitypedagogy #universityinstruction #teaching #universities #college

As the new semester begins, I often struggle with selecting content that I want my undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students to read. In addition to a core textbook and a handful of articles...

Texas AG Demands Schools Display Ten Commandments Even After Judge's Injunction | Common Dreams

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Tom Sutton @crimepublisher.bsky.social · Sep 5

To those who steal from publishers at conferences, please image that you are an author, looking for your book on display. How would you feel if one of your peers had nicked it, denying other delegates the chance to see your work? The books are for sale, usually with a discount. Don’t steal books.

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 26

Authoritarian theocracy proponents are at it again: Texas Attorney General Demands Schools Display Ten Commandments Even After Judge's Injunction

www.commondreams.org/news/ten-com...

Texas AG Ken Paxton insists on displaying Ten Commandments in schools despite court ruling. Defiant stance sparks controversy and legal battles.

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 25

Texas State Sociology is hiring! Assistant professor starting Fall 2026. Required specialization in aging and dementia; preferred specialization in quantitative methods. Application review begins in September.

higheredjobs.com/faculty/detail

higheredjobs.com

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 18

Texas Lawmakers Push ‘Massive Secrecy Grab’ to Shield Police Files. As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.
www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-fi...

Texas Lawmakers Push ‘Massive Secrecy Grab’ to Shield Police Files

As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.

www.texasobserver.org

Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 17

Chaos on New York’s Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD theintercept.com/2025/08/16/n...

Chaos on New York’s Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD

The police seem to run reds whenever they feel like it — and only they could say whether it’s a real emergency.

Judge drops domestic terrorism charges against Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protester

Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 17

Judge drops domestic terrorism charges against Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protester: Jamie Marsicano’s due process and constitutional rights were violated
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Jamie Marsicano’s due process and constitutional rights were violated by the state’s ongoing delays, judge said

The Never-Ending Demonization of the American Inner City

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 13

Reposting from my Feb. 23, 2025 blog post, “The Never-Ending Demonization of the American Inner City” jeffreyianross.com/the-never-en... #innercity, #crime #criminaljustice # demonization #federaloversight #urban

This past week, Trump proposed an executive order aimed at increasing sentences for violent crimes (especially gun-related), quality-of-life offenses (e.g., public urination), the clearing of homele...

Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology - Gonzaga Main Campus, Washington, United States

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Mike DeLand @mfdeland.bsky.social · Jul 30

The sociology & criminology dept at gonzaga is hiring! We're searching for somebody with a focus on criminology, law, or social control (broadly conceived).

We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!

Title: Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology Area: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Sociology and Criminology Telework Availability: On-campus Position Employee Classification: Tenure...

employment.gonzaga.edu

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Jul 25

Outdated laws give presidents far too much leeway to deploy military forces inside the United States. We’re working to reform those laws and establish new safeguards against abuse.
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Domestic Deployment of the Military

Outdated laws give presidents far too much leeway to deploy military forces inside the United States. We’re working to reform those laws and establish new safeguards against abuse.

www.brennancenter.org

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jul 23

Gang databases are often racially biased and riddled with errors. States and cities send their flawed information to immigration authorities. State Cops Quietly Tag Thousands as Gang Members — and Feed Their Names to ICE theintercept.com/2025/07/22/i...

State Cops Quietly Tag Thousands as Gang Members — and Feed Their Names to ICE

Gang databases are often racially biased and riddled with errors. States and cities send their flawed information to ICE.

Feds Make It a Crime to Give PPE to ICE Protesters

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jul 23

Feds Make It a Crime to Give PPE to ICE Protesters
theintercept.com/2025/07/23/f...

The Trump administration is targeting nonviolent acts like identifying masked agents and aiding LA’s anti-ICE protests.

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication

Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jul 22

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

ICE Campaign of Violence Will Lead to More Deaths

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Jul 20

My latest blog post, “The Death of Democracy in America is Boring: jeffreyianross.com/the-death-of... #authoritarianism #boredom #democracy #MAGA #totalitarianism #Trump

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jul 14

ICE Campaign of Violence Will Lead to More Deaths
theintercept.com/2025/07/12/i...

Jaime Alanis’s death shows the horrific consequences of a secret police force behaving with utter impunity.

What’s my favorite Japanese dish to prepare?

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Jul 13

My latest blog post, "What’s my favorite Japanese dish to prepare?” jeffreyianross.com/whats-my-fav... #cooking #cuisine #food #japanesecuisine #mastery #novelty #planning #preparation #skillacquisition #strategicplanning #washoku

When I tell people I enjoy cooking Japanese food (@_gaijinchef), they often ask me which dish I most like to make. Although it’s a natural question, I find it difficult to provide a straightforward a...

Jessica Stern: ‘There’s a very strong, globally networked and wealthy set of actors working around the world and fanning the flames of hatred against LGBTQ+ people’

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Mr Halloween @jarjarfan69.bsky.social · Jul 10

Texas can't adequately warn people about deadly floods, but it can immediately let me know that a cop got hurt 250 miles away from me.

A "blue alert" from the state of Texas for an injury to a cop 250 miles away from where I live.

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · Jul 3

Jessica Stern: ‘There’s a very strong, globally networked and wealthy set of actors working around the world and fanning the flames of hatred against LGBTQ+ people’
english.elpais.com/society/2025...

The former US Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Persons warns about a growing global backlash against gains made over the past years

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jul 3

Trump’s Budget Bill Would Explode Funding for ICE. Top Democrats Aren’t Talking About It [because they support it, too]. theintercept.com/2025/07/02/h...

Trump’s Budget Bill Would Explode Funding for ICE. Top Democrats Aren’t Talking About It.

Democrats denounced the bill’s cuts to Medicaid and attempted to rebrand it as “One Big, Ugly Bill.” They didn’t mention its handouts to ICE.

US Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man

Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jun 29

Religious bigots strike again: US Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Mark Richards says a parent complained to New Orleans’ St Francis Xavier school after reading his late husband’s obituary

How to Stay Safe Protesting ICE — and What to Expect From Cops in Your City

Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jun 26

How to Stay Safe Protesting ICE — and What to Expect From Cops in Your City
theintercept.com/2025/06/14/i...

After police brutalized protesters in Los Angeles, we surveyed repression tactics in cities like Houston and Chicago — plus how to prepare.