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· Nov 17
Who am I? Professor at teaching uni in NJ, USA (posts my own, not speaking for institution) with focus on voicing #policeofficers’ experiences with #conflict #policing, post-conflict #policereform, & police-community trust dynamics in US & Northern Ireland. I study policing history & current trends.
I just spent 3 hours reading:
1) report after report after report on a particular legacy-related case, &
2) current and proposed legacy-related legislation
Now, because at this point, I am truly torturing myself, it is time to run my already-bleeding eyes over PACE regulations from the 80s. Yeah.
1) report after report after report on a particular legacy-related case, &
2) current and proposed legacy-related legislation
Now, because at this point, I am truly torturing myself, it is time to run my already-bleeding eyes over PACE regulations from the 80s. Yeah.
a cartoon of spongebob standing in front of a window with his hands in the air
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob standing in front of a window with his hands in the air
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 AM
I just spent 3 hours reading:
1) report after report after report on a particular legacy-related case, &
2) current and proposed legacy-related legislation
Now, because at this point, I am truly torturing myself, it is time to run my already-bleeding eyes over PACE regulations from the 80s. Yeah.
1) report after report after report on a particular legacy-related case, &
2) current and proposed legacy-related legislation
Now, because at this point, I am truly torturing myself, it is time to run my already-bleeding eyes over PACE regulations from the 80s. Yeah.
I did not expect the combination of my shoes (which I wear all the time) and my hair would get so many comments. 😂
February 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I did not expect the combination of my shoes (which I wear all the time) and my hair would get so many comments. 😂
Ok, I get it in the UK, but here in the US, this is banana CAKE, not banana PUDDING! The sign on the catering table led me wrong!
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Ok, I get it in the UK, but here in the US, this is banana CAKE, not banana PUDDING! The sign on the catering table led me wrong!
Just going to put this here. I have much to add, but I think this says all it needs to about the failure of a state to uphold Constitutional and human rights.
Congress barrels toward Homeland Security shutdown without off-ramp in sight
Senators left Washington this week without a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) past Friday, signaling how far apart Senate Democrats and White House negotiators are on a potent…
thehill.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Just going to put this here. I have much to add, but I think this says all it needs to about the failure of a state to uphold Constitutional and human rights.
Today’s theory “application” song in my criminology graduate seminar.
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Today’s theory “application” song in my criminology graduate seminar.
1) Both REAL IDs and non-REAL ID licenses are not proof of citizenship. Try again.
2) I’ve never been asked for ID when I board a train.
2) I’ve never been asked for ID when I board a train.
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
1) Both REAL IDs and non-REAL ID licenses are not proof of citizenship. Try again.
2) I’ve never been asked for ID when I board a train.
2) I’ve never been asked for ID when I board a train.
Ummmm…remind me again who would sort people when they arrived to detain citizens of their own country?
I…can’t…quite…put…my…finger…on…the…name…🤔🤔🤔
I…can’t…quite…put…my…finger…on…the…name…🤔🤔🤔
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Ummmm…remind me again who would sort people when they arrived to detain citizens of their own country?
I…can’t…quite…put…my…finger…on…the…name…🤔🤔🤔
I…can’t…quite…put…my…finger…on…the…name…🤔🤔🤔
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“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
Usually something like this would enrage me because women are often subject to abusive mansplaining to police our behavior.
In this case, while I wish a woman had delivered these instructions to the noxious woman who flaunts her obstruction to law and order, I’m glad Raskin let loose on her.
In this case, while I wish a woman had delivered these instructions to the noxious woman who flaunts her obstruction to law and order, I’m glad Raskin let loose on her.
Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Usually something like this would enrage me because women are often subject to abusive mansplaining to police our behavior.
In this case, while I wish a woman had delivered these instructions to the noxious woman who flaunts her obstruction to law and order, I’m glad Raskin let loose on her.
In this case, while I wish a woman had delivered these instructions to the noxious woman who flaunts her obstruction to law and order, I’m glad Raskin let loose on her.
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BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
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Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
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Hundreds of federal judges have rejected the administration’s mass detention policy. Last Friday, a divided Fifth Circuit panel blessed it anyway.
What does the ruling mean and why must Congress reiterate that it never authorized this?
From Amit Jain, Mary Holper, & Ahilan Arulanantham:
What does the ruling mean and why must Congress reiterate that it never authorized this?
From Amit Jain, Mary Holper, & Ahilan Arulanantham:
Congress Should Stop DHS’s Misuse of Immigration Detention
The Fifth Circuit upheld an illegal ICE mass detention policy, deepening a legal and humanitarian crisis that Congress can and must fix.
www.justsecurity.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Hundreds of federal judges have rejected the administration’s mass detention policy. Last Friday, a divided Fifth Circuit panel blessed it anyway.
What does the ruling mean and why must Congress reiterate that it never authorized this?
From Amit Jain, Mary Holper, & Ahilan Arulanantham:
What does the ruling mean and why must Congress reiterate that it never authorized this?
From Amit Jain, Mary Holper, & Ahilan Arulanantham:
Truly shameful…when confronted with the lack of attention given to the victims of an AMERICAN human trafficker and sex offender, the move is to pull out the picture of an Afghan man in a sick game of “what aboutery.” She will go down in history for the cruelty she inflicted on victims.
Goldman: "Will the survivors and victims who are here please stand up one more time. By show of hands, how many of you or your loved ones actually have met with the DOJ? None ... How many of you were ignored by the DOJ? All of them." (Bondi responds by smearing Goldman.)
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Truly shameful…when confronted with the lack of attention given to the victims of an AMERICAN human trafficker and sex offender, the move is to pull out the picture of an Afghan man in a sick game of “what aboutery.” She will go down in history for the cruelty she inflicted on victims.
Please. Please. Please.
Get a colonoscopy. It’s an easy procedure.
It can save your life.
Get a colonoscopy. It’s an easy procedure.
It can save your life.
Van Der Beek played Dawson Leery on the hit show Dawson's Creek. He announced his colon cancer diagnosis in 2024. n.pr/3Oc2JIr
'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek has died at 48
Van Der Beek played Dawson Leery on the hit show Dawson's Creek. He announced his colon cancer diagnosis in 2024.
n.pr
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Please. Please. Please.
Get a colonoscopy. It’s an easy procedure.
It can save your life.
Get a colonoscopy. It’s an easy procedure.
It can save your life.
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Please, please get a colonoscopy. The prep kind of sucks, but it's the best sleep you'll ever have. And it could save your life.
James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek actor, dies aged 48
The father of six starred in multiple popular shows and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Please, please get a colonoscopy. The prep kind of sucks, but it's the best sleep you'll ever have. And it could save your life.
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I've seen a lot of cases, and I have to confess this one is very very bad from what I have seen. Marimar Martinez, from what. can tell, really was almost executed by CBP agents who tried to cover it up and showed that they did not care about her life at all.
Chicago's U.S. attorney's office has released evidence from the case against Marimar Martinez, pre-empting her press conference later today.
It even released text messages it once claimed would "sully" a Border Patrol agents's rep.
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
It even released text messages it once claimed would "sully" a Border Patrol agents's rep.
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez
Martinez is expected to announce a new lawsuit stemming from her Oct. 4 shooting by a Border Patrol agent at a press conference Wednesday. Her attorneys say newly released evidence will show an agent ...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I've seen a lot of cases, and I have to confess this one is very very bad from what I have seen. Marimar Martinez, from what. can tell, really was almost executed by CBP agents who tried to cover it up and showed that they did not care about her life at all.
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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Have to confess, if you had asked me which institutions would prove to be formidable against the threat of fascism, I would not have guessed grand juries.
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Have to confess, if you had asked me which institutions would prove to be formidable against the threat of fascism, I would not have guessed grand juries.
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Yeah, buddy!
This is how it's done, folks.
This is how it's done, folks.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Yeah, buddy!
This is how it's done, folks.
This is how it's done, folks.
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NCORE is inviting contributions for a new series of short, accessible blog posts that explore how peace and conflict are lived, understood and negotiated in different places and communities. Please share the call widely!
www.ulster.ac.uk/incore/blog-...
@ulsteruni.bsky.social
www.ulster.ac.uk/incore/blog-...
@ulsteruni.bsky.social
INCORE Blog – Call for Contributions
INCORE is inviting contributions for a new series of short, accessible blog posts that explore how peace and conflict are lived, understood and negotiated in different places and communities.
www.ulster.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
NCORE is inviting contributions for a new series of short, accessible blog posts that explore how peace and conflict are lived, understood and negotiated in different places and communities. Please share the call widely!
www.ulster.ac.uk/incore/blog-...
@ulsteruni.bsky.social
www.ulster.ac.uk/incore/blog-...
@ulsteruni.bsky.social
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I parsed through some of the emails in the Epstein files, and it’s very clear that Epstein was a eugenicist weirdo. Something he very much had in common with the billionaire class à la Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Donald Trump. New for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Epstein couldn't stop emailing people about eugenics
In the latest files, the trafficker gives it a Silicon Valley–pilled name: "genetic altruism."
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I parsed through some of the emails in the Epstein files, and it’s very clear that Epstein was a eugenicist weirdo. Something he very much had in common with the billionaire class à la Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Donald Trump. New for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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He did the cartoon!
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
He did the cartoon!
Age verification? My car seat was *quite literally* a metal cage shaped like the seat in a grocery cart. With no seat belt…
Age verification? I had a MySpace page.
Age verification? I was in the military before energy drinks.
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Age verification? My car seat was *quite literally* a metal cage shaped like the seat in a grocery cart. With no seat belt…