brandon soderberg
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I live in Baltimore and I report on cops, guns, and drugs / Cowriter, "I Got a Monster" / Soderberg v. Carrion / bsoderberg.com
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brandon soderberg
@bsoderberg.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Baltimore's Crime Numbers Game: A Three-Part Series
A three-part series on the past 30-plus years of rising crime and rising police budgets.
therealnews.com
"Baltimore's Crime Numbers Game," a three-part, two-year, ~14k word look at Baltimore crime data and Baltimore police corruption history from 1990-2024 now has a landing page. Very proud of this project: therealnews.com/baltimores-c...
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The cofounder Stefan mentioned in this article is the fucking man. They deserve all the funding they can get, and I’m a tough critic of those that work with the differently able.
Of course they’ve been affected by the cuts we had to make for the stormtroopers, a great place to put your charitable $
Of course they’ve been affected by the cuts we had to make for the stormtroopers, a great place to put your charitable $
Make Studio is such a great place here in Baltimore; awhile back @rebekahkirkman.bsky.social wrote a great profile of the studio
bmoreart.com/2020/08/tale...
bmoreart.com/2020/08/tale...
January 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The cofounder Stefan mentioned in this article is the fucking man. They deserve all the funding they can get, and I’m a tough critic of those that work with the differently able.
Of course they’ve been affected by the cuts we had to make for the stormtroopers, a great place to put your charitable $
Of course they’ve been affected by the cuts we had to make for the stormtroopers, a great place to put your charitable $
Make Studio is such a great place here in Baltimore; awhile back @rebekahkirkman.bsky.social wrote a great profile of the studio
bmoreart.com/2020/08/tale...
bmoreart.com/2020/08/tale...
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Make Studio is such a great place here in Baltimore; awhile back @rebekahkirkman.bsky.social wrote a great profile of the studio
bmoreart.com/2020/08/tale...
bmoreart.com/2020/08/tale...
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Thousands are at Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis rallying against ICE.
Video by Alex Kormann
Video by Alex Kormann
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Thousands are at Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis rallying against ICE.
Video by Alex Kormann
Video by Alex Kormann
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My, what a fun game. I'll go next! It just dawned on me that if the ICE agent was an ice cream man, and the woman was not even driving a car, and instead of three bullets he gave her three scoops of delicious ice cream, no one would even be upset...
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
My, what a fun game. I'll go next! It just dawned on me that if the ICE agent was an ice cream man, and the woman was not even driving a car, and instead of three bullets he gave her three scoops of delicious ice cream, no one would even be upset...
on second watch of "Marty Supreme" realized Stern show's Mariann from Brooklyn is in there?!
January 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
on second watch of "Marty Supreme" realized Stern show's Mariann from Brooklyn is in there?!
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Check this out: a half hour of the Ultramagnetic MCs performing live in London, 1990. Unimaginable swag from all involved. About halfway through is when they go into Give The Drummer Song, a 10/10 perfect song youtu.be/sZryDmySFv0?...
*OLD SCHOOL* - Ultramagnetic MC's London 1990 - Westwood
YouTube video by TimWestwoodTV
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Check this out: a half hour of the Ultramagnetic MCs performing live in London, 1990. Unimaginable swag from all involved. About halfway through is when they go into Give The Drummer Song, a 10/10 perfect song youtu.be/sZryDmySFv0?...
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They are extremely unpopular, unable to significantly expand their forces (they are already poaching local police for ICE and reassigning significant percentages of FBI/ATF toward enforcement), lacking in organizational resilience and one bum ticker/blood clot away from total movement collapse
January 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
They are extremely unpopular, unable to significantly expand their forces (they are already poaching local police for ICE and reassigning significant percentages of FBI/ATF toward enforcement), lacking in organizational resilience and one bum ticker/blood clot away from total movement collapse
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Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good
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Even if Kash Patel's FBI doesn't care, making this act of explicit cover-up advances the overall political goal of thwarting authoritarian takeover, by making the Feds look more and more and more toxic.
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Even if Kash Patel's FBI doesn't care, making this act of explicit cover-up advances the overall political goal of thwarting authoritarian takeover, by making the Feds look more and more and more toxic.
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Also, re: the BCA pulling out:
Even if its harder, the BCA (and MPD, and everyone else) should keep investigating because of POLITICS.
PUBLICLY investigate, make it clear it's bc the FBI is covering things up. Hold daily pressers about progress and publicly shame the FBI.
Even if its harder, the BCA (and MPD, and everyone else) should keep investigating because of POLITICS.
PUBLICLY investigate, make it clear it's bc the FBI is covering things up. Hold daily pressers about progress and publicly shame the FBI.
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Also, re: the BCA pulling out:
Even if its harder, the BCA (and MPD, and everyone else) should keep investigating because of POLITICS.
PUBLICLY investigate, make it clear it's bc the FBI is covering things up. Hold daily pressers about progress and publicly shame the FBI.
Even if its harder, the BCA (and MPD, and everyone else) should keep investigating because of POLITICS.
PUBLICLY investigate, make it clear it's bc the FBI is covering things up. Hold daily pressers about progress and publicly shame the FBI.
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Yes, it's bad the FBI ran the crime scene and is now not sharing info. That will make any prosecution a harder than it needs to be.
But the MPD can investigate still; hell, even the BCA could if they wanted to, and I find their excuses here kinda lame.
But the MPD can investigate still; hell, even the BCA could if they wanted to, and I find their excuses here kinda lame.
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Yes, it's bad the FBI ran the crime scene and is now not sharing info. That will make any prosecution a harder than it needs to be.
But the MPD can investigate still; hell, even the BCA could if they wanted to, and I find their excuses here kinda lame.
But the MPD can investigate still; hell, even the BCA could if they wanted to, and I find their excuses here kinda lame.
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So this isn't great, but as the FBI itself acknowledges, it cannot "take over" investigations from local actors.
Which means the MPD retains the full authority to investigate a murder that happened on non-federal MN land, even if it pisses off the FBI.
Which means the MPD retains the full authority to investigate a murder that happened on non-federal MN land, even if it pisses off the FBI.
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
So this isn't great, but as the FBI itself acknowledges, it cannot "take over" investigations from local actors.
Which means the MPD retains the full authority to investigate a murder that happened on non-federal MN land, even if it pisses off the FBI.
Which means the MPD retains the full authority to investigate a murder that happened on non-federal MN land, even if it pisses off the FBI.
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it can get a little old talking about the media regurgitating the "-involved" / "feared for his life" language of the state (a practice media has not done a better job of handling even in recent years www.huffpost.com/entry/police...) but it deployed for ICE killing someone is why this stuff matters
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
it can get a little old talking about the media regurgitating the "-involved" / "feared for his life" language of the state (a practice media has not done a better job of handling even in recent years www.huffpost.com/entry/police...) but it deployed for ICE killing someone is why this stuff matters
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"ICE-related"
My team is gathering information about the ICE-related shooting this morning in Minneapolis.
I’ll share updates as they are available. Please stay safe.
I’ll share updates as they are available. Please stay safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"ICE-related"
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EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/b...
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/b...
The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
theintercept.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/b...
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/b...
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"Baltimore will likely pay a $14 million civil rights settlement to Gary Washington, who was wrongfully convicted of killing a teen in the city in 1986.": www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/06/b...
31 years wrongfully jailed: Suit against Baltimore Police may lead to $14M payout
Baltimore will likely pay a $14 million civil rights settlement to Gary Washington, who was wrongfully convicted of killing a teen in the city in 1986.
www.baltimoresun.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
"Baltimore will likely pay a $14 million civil rights settlement to Gary Washington, who was wrongfully convicted of killing a teen in the city in 1986.": www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/06/b...
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Before WTO/99, we made our first foray into a fully archival, chronological re-creation with 187 Minutes: The January 6th Insurrection, which shows what happened on the ground, in Congress, and in the media during the event.
youtu.be/hyIR1vxIcGk?...
youtu.be/hyIR1vxIcGk?...
187 Minutes: The January 6th Insurrection | VICE Special Report
YouTube video by VICE News
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Before WTO/99, we made our first foray into a fully archival, chronological re-creation with 187 Minutes: The January 6th Insurrection, which shows what happened on the ground, in Congress, and in the media during the event.
youtu.be/hyIR1vxIcGk?...
youtu.be/hyIR1vxIcGk?...
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Using my tax money to bomb Venezuela then giving my tax money to Exxon so they can sell the oil they stole from Venezuela
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Using my tax money to bomb Venezuela then giving my tax money to Exxon so they can sell the oil they stole from Venezuela
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Trump's face starts drooping as his eyes keep closing
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Trump's face starts drooping as his eyes keep closing
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You're absolutely right, both are dictators and we've avoided the dreaded charge of hypocrisy by acknowledging both are bad and should be opposed. Great. We can move on. Now make the affirmative case for what we're all witnessing right now. I'm bored.
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
You're absolutely right, both are dictators and we've avoided the dreaded charge of hypocrisy by acknowledging both are bad and should be opposed. Great. We can move on. Now make the affirmative case for what we're all witnessing right now. I'm bored.
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Rather than people making this fatuous point, I think they should set their aims higher and make the positive case for why a US President credibly accused of massive corruption, violation of Constitutional Law and sexual assault of minors should be trusted with an illegal regime change operation.
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Rather than people making this fatuous point, I think they should set their aims higher and make the positive case for why a US President credibly accused of massive corruption, violation of Constitutional Law and sexual assault of minors should be trusted with an illegal regime change operation.
this type of "signposting" is exactly the same sort of bullshit every progressive dweeb newsroom posts after a weeklong retreat involving word clouds and trust falls where they "realign" their "mission" thanks to their new EIC/ED except it's "unwoke" now
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
this type of "signposting" is exactly the same sort of bullshit every progressive dweeb newsroom posts after a weeklong retreat involving word clouds and trust falls where they "realign" their "mission" thanks to their new EIC/ED except it's "unwoke" now
December 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM