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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · Sep 2

Keefe commissary prices —the nation’s leading provider of automated commissary management services— surge up to 88%.

Keefe Commissary Prices Surge Up to 88%. Prison Wages Remain Frozen.

Incarcerated people making 35 cents an hour face challenges budgeting for commissary items when prices increase 88%.

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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · Aug 29

A much-needed examination of what happened to Dontae Melton when he asked the police for help, from @baynardwoods.bsky.social in @baltimorebeat.bsky.social:

Dontae Melton’s police custody death ruled a homicide as body camera footage reveals numerous failures in city’s crisis response system

Dontae Melton Jr.’s death in police custody was a homicide, according to Stephanie Moore, spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, who said full details of their report would not be ...

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Baynard Woods @baynardwoods.bsky.social · Aug 28

It’s stunning how badly all the other outlets soft-pedaled the body-cam footage, missing virtually every important detail in their stories about the it. Now that it has been ruled a homicide, I hope other outlets pay better attention. Grateful to be able to cover this for the Beat.

Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · Aug 28

Dontae Melton’s police custody death ruled a homicide as body camera footage reveals numerous failures in city’s crisis response system
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Dontae Melton’s police custody death ruled a homicide as body camera footage reveals numerous failures in city’s crisis response system

Dontae Melton Jr.’s death in police custody was a homicide, according to Stephanie Moore, spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, who said full details of their report would not be…

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Marktropolis @marktropolis.bsky.social · Aug 20

I would add "I Got a Monster" by @bsoderberg.bsky.social and @baynardwoods.bsky.social as well as Copaganda from @equalityalec.bsky.social

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Sanya Kamidi @skamidi.bsky.social · Aug 14

New records reveal a 30-minute gap between the time officials claim Dontae Melton Jr. was taken to the hospital and the time he actually arrived at Grace Medical Center. by @baynardwoods.bsky.social
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New medical records complicate initial account of Dontae Melton’s in-custody death as body-cam footage release is delayed

New records reveal a 30-minute gap between the time officials claim Dontae Melton Jr. was taken to the hospital and the time he actually arrived at Grace Medical Center, roughly a mile from the corner...

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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tremendous reporting, as always, from @baynardwoods.bsky.social in @baltimorebeat.bsky.social

New medical records complicate initial account of Dontae Melton’s in-custody death as body-cam footage release is delayed

New records reveal a 30-minute gap between the time officials claim Dontae Melton Jr. was taken to the hospital and the time he actually arrived at Grace Medical Center, roughly a mile from the corner...

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Baynard Woods @baynardwoods.bsky.social · Jul 24

Protestors demanding “Let Gaza Live” line both sides of Pratt Street in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Jul 21

"'We are heading into the unknown,' one Palestinian doctor warned Monday as officials reported that Israel's near-total blockade starved [to death] at least 19 people in Gaza in one day."

"[T]hree babies dying from malnutrition in the past week alone."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Genocide

'New Levels of Desperation' in Gaza as Israeli Blockade Starves 19 People to Death in One Day | Common Dreams

Children are dying of starvation in Gaza while aid is stockpiled nearby. How many more innocent lives must be lost before the world takes action? The human-caused hunger crisis is reaching…

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · Jul 18

Mother of Dontae Melton Jr. questions large police response as names of 10 officers involved in his death are released
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Mother of Dontae Melton Jr. questions large police response as names of 10 officers involved in his death are released

Ten police officers were involved in the death of Dontae Melton Jr., the Office of the Attorney General announced on Thursday evening. It was the first time Melton’s identity was confirmed by…

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Baynard Woods @baynardwoods.bsky.social · Jul 18

I wrote more for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social about the in-custody death of Dontae Melton Jr and the officers involved and it’s not just the stenography every other outlet engaged in. This story is far from over. baltimorebeat.com/mother-of-do...

Mother of Dontae Melton Jr. questions large police response as names of 10 officers involved in his death are released

Ten police officers were involved in the death of Dontae Melton Jr., the Office of the Attorney General announced on Thursday evening. It was the first time Melton’s identity was confirmed by official...

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Lisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · Jul 11

I’m incredibly glad that this story is getting more eyes on it. It’s the least of what Eleshiea Goode deserves. It’s unfortunate that an outlet with the resources that @thebaltimorebanner.com has behaves this way baltimorebeat.com/mother-of-do...

Mother of Dontae Melton Jr., man who died in police custody, says the system failed her son

Dontae Maurice Melton Jr. died in the custody of Baltimore Police officers June 25 after he was restrained on the night of the 24th during a mental health crisis at the intersection of Franklin Street...

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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · Jul 11

The Trump administration is pushing immigrants into a legal black hole created by America’s failed drug war.
w/ @baynardwoods.bsky.social

What the government can do to you without due process

The Trump administration is pushing immigrants into a legal black hole created by America’s failed drug war.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Jul 4

Absolutely dangerous and insane that we're letting this happen. The courts letting Trump do this in L.A. in response to minor unrest -- and where Marines are *still* activated -- has emboldened him to do it everywhere. This is a clear, unambiguous breach of a founding democratic principle.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Jul 4

Trump is deploying 200 Marines to support his secret police force in Florida in actions targeting immigrants... as he increases the militarization of this effort.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jul 4

LL Cool J said that he will not perform at Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia on July 4th because of union strike

“There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line”

LL COOL J drops out of Wawa Welcome America concert because of union strike

LL COOL J said that he is not going to perform at Wawa Welcome America on July 4th in light of the AFSCME District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Jul 3

July 4 1776 - July 3 2026, RIP

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jul 3

With this vote, Congress makes ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in history, with more money per year at its disposal over the next four years than the budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and Bureau of Prisons combined.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨🚨 NEW: House passes sprawling domestic policy bill, sending it to Trump's desk

Final House vote is 218-214, with TWO Rs voting no (Massie & Fitzpatrick).

Senate passed it 51-50.

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House passes sprawling domestic policy bill, sending it to Trump's desk

The Republican package would slash taxes, boost spending on immigration and the military, and impose steep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy funding.

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Baynard Woods @baynardwoods.bsky.social · Jul 1

Also, not a day goes by that someone doesn’t lament to me the loss of City Paper, often for the lack of music coverage, so it’s great to see the new Best Beats section, headed up by @terihenderson.bsky.social baltimorebeat.com/best-beats-6...

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Baynard Woods @baynardwoods.bsky.social · Jul 1

I’d suggest the essays in “Between Past and Future,” which include some of her best prose—Benjamin-esque at moments—and are so crucial for all our current crises and pretty easily accessible.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Jul 1

Several people on BlueSky asked me how to begin reading Hannah Arendt’s works.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Jun 28

So as not to get imtimidated by her most famous book, The Origins of Totalitarianism, I recommend starting with something a little more topical: "Crisis of the Republic." Then jump to The Human Condition, and if you're still in the boat after that read The Origins of Totalitarianism.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Jul 1

We've been on the Senate floor for 25 hours fighting this awful bill.

Republicans have blocked us at every step — while rewriting the bill behind closed doors to strong-arm their members into cutting health care for 17 million people to pay for billionaire tax cuts.

Shameful.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Jul 1

"Dontae Maurice Melton Jr. died in the custody of Baltimore Police officers June 25 after he was restrained on the night of the 24th during a mental health crisis."

"[H]e asked a police officer for help."
#Maryland #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Policing #Incarceration