David Magariel
@dmagpd.bsky.social
Chief Public Defender at Wyandotte County Public Defender (29th Judicial District, Kansas City, Kansas). He/him. Lover of my family, due process, the Royals, and the Jayhawks. Personal account only.
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Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
Please take down your Ring camera peeps.
Dell has been on this beat since the very beginning and points out a thing often missed: the cost to all of us for Amazon’s loss prevention strategy is a nationwide surveillance network.
Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Please take down your Ring camera peeps.
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We’re onto you, Ring
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
We’re onto you, Ring
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That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
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Man, it’s wild that normal people just go to work every day while the people who run everything meticulously document their sex crimes
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Man, it’s wild that normal people just go to work every day while the people who run everything meticulously document their sex crimes
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On this day in 1956, in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s home was bombed while his wife Coretta, seven-week-old daughter, and a neighbor were inside.
Jan. 30, 1956 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Home Bombed in Montgomery, Alabama
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1956, in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s home was bombed while his wife Coretta, seven-week-old daughter, and a neighbor were inside.
Goodness yes. I'll keep saying that yes it's an ICE/Trump problem but also it's way deeper than that and tons of folks are complicit including tons of judges for empowering police to act like this, qualified immunity, etc.
This is appalling, but also important to note that it’s not necessarily all that an exceptional by police standards.
Police have been known to chant “whose streets? Our streets!” while confronting protestors, and the title of a book abt Balto police corruption was titled “We Own This City.”
Police have been known to chant “whose streets? Our streets!” while confronting protestors, and the title of a book abt Balto police corruption was titled “We Own This City.”
Seems like a good video for his trial
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Goodness yes. I'll keep saying that yes it's an ICE/Trump problem but also it's way deeper than that and tons of folks are complicit including tons of judges for empowering police to act like this, qualified immunity, etc.
Jack White plays sports also?
we need to go back to athletes not trying to be fashionable
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Jack White plays sports also?
Thank you. All of this blaming training really misses the core issues and broader institutional failures in play and simply blames Trump and ICE which, while not wrong, is way too narrow of a criticism.
The Border Patrol officer who killed Alex Pretti was an 8-year veteran. This is not a training problem.
Training can't fix this. Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good was an experienced cop and Iraq War veteran who was a firearms instructor. These killings of civilians are almost never attributable to a lack of training. This is what they are trained to do. Abolish ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Thank you. All of this blaming training really misses the core issues and broader institutional failures in play and simply blames Trump and ICE which, while not wrong, is way too narrow of a criticism.
This is it. Any debating these bullshit made up justifications just feeds them.
Alex Pretti's gun is like Renee Good's car: irrelevant to the central fact that they were murdered by ICE. ICE wants us to debate whether Pretti should have been carrying because that avoids the central fact. Pro-carry, anti-carry--that has as much to do w/ his murder as his fashion choices. Zero.
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This is it. Any debating these bullshit made up justifications just feeds them.
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In December, I traveled to Montgomery to visit the Legacy Museum, which traces the story of Black America from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration. I wanted to understand how the museum & its affiliated sites were operating in a moment where so much of the history they present is under attack.
The Power of Private Museums
The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
In December, I traveled to Montgomery to visit the Legacy Museum, which traces the story of Black America from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration. I wanted to understand how the museum & its affiliated sites were operating in a moment where so much of the history they present is under attack.
Today is the day to take down your government surveillance device. It's the smallest thing you can do to fight ICE.
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Today is the day to take down your government surveillance device. It's the smallest thing you can do to fight ICE.
As a public defender, police shooting people and claiming they were under imminent threat is not new or unique to ICE/Trump. It's been going on for decades. And judges, prosecutors and the general public don't provide any check on this process.
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 AM
As a public defender, police shooting people and claiming they were under imminent threat is not new or unique to ICE/Trump. It's been going on for decades. And judges, prosecutors and the general public don't provide any check on this process.
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Somewhere, a federal public defender realizes she's on call to do the President of Venezuela's initial appearance on Monday.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Somewhere, a federal public defender realizes she's on call to do the President of Venezuela's initial appearance on Monday.
Page/Plant
Bo Diddley
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Elbow
Bo Diddley
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Elbow
5 concerts you've seen
The Who
Wilco
Bo Diddley
Merle Haggard
Rolling Stones
The Who
Wilco
Bo Diddley
Merle Haggard
Rolling Stones
5 concerts you've seen
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
XTC
The Ramones
Harry Chapin
Husker Du
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
XTC
The Ramones
Harry Chapin
Husker Du
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Page/Plant
Bo Diddley
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Elbow
Bo Diddley
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Elbow
You literally can't make this shit up
The Shamwow Guy just announced that he is running for Texas’ 31st Congressional District.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
You literally can't make this shit up
Boy ain't this true.
Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Boy ain't this true.
Couldn't have happened to a more likable team?
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Couldn't have happened to a more likable team?
Next question: "should the speaker of the house know what is going on in the country?"
Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
October 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Next question: "should the speaker of the house know what is going on in the country?"
Everyone should know what is happening. It's not about status. It's not about crime. It's about white supremacy and scapegoating.
This is the type of thing the first trump admin excelled (pejorative) at and now they are arguably torqued up and better at it
Little tweaks to the system that have massive effects, and also just widespread foot dragging laced with barely plausible deniability. During term 1, there were lots of…
Little tweaks to the system that have massive effects, and also just widespread foot dragging laced with barely plausible deniability. During term 1, there were lots of…
DHS's position is now that if they, the government, take too long to process your work permit renewal application and you have to stop working and lose your job, well, deal with it, that's just the price of security.
Federal Register notice here: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19702.pdf
Federal Register notice here: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19702.pdf
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Everyone should know what is happening. It's not about status. It's not about crime. It's about white supremacy and scapegoating.
I decided to become this guy a couple of years ago. Totally worth it
Fancy Man Enjoys Tea https://theonion.com/fancy-man-enjoys-tea-1819569438/
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I decided to become this guy a couple of years ago. Totally worth it
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US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.
Block on sight.
Protect your digital space.
Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.
The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
Block on sight.
Protect your digital space.
Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.
The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.
Block on sight.
Protect your digital space.
Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.
The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
Block on sight.
Protect your digital space.
Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.
The detach quote function will come in very handy here…