Jay D. Aronson
@jaydaronson.bsky.social
History, STS, human rights documentation, deaths in custody, criminal legal system, etc.
New Book: https://deathincustodybook.com
Podcast: https://officialignorance.com
New Book: https://deathincustodybook.com
Podcast: https://officialignorance.com
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Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
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Honestly nothing feels different here today at all. There are still ICE raids all over, they're still letting people out at Whipple into the cold with nothing, and like you said, people still need food and rent money.
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Honestly nothing feels different here today at all. There are still ICE raids all over, they're still letting people out at Whipple into the cold with nothing, and like you said, people still need food and rent money.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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I forgot to include the 9th DA on this list: Jose Garza, in Austin.
(He last won reelection in 2024, you may remember because we later learned it was Elon who'd spend heavily to defeat him. boltsmag.org/houston-aust...)
(He last won reelection in 2024, you may remember because we later learned it was Elon who'd spend heavily to defeat him. boltsmag.org/houston-aust...)
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I forgot to include the 9th DA on this list: Jose Garza, in Austin.
(He last won reelection in 2024, you may remember because we later learned it was Elon who'd spend heavily to defeat him. boltsmag.org/houston-aust...)
(He last won reelection in 2024, you may remember because we later learned it was Elon who'd spend heavily to defeat him. boltsmag.org/houston-aust...)
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Information here: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Context: These are all prosecutors who've been aligned with the criminal justice reform movement.
Several of them just won reelection last year: Krasner in Philly, and Morales and Fatehi in Virginia.
Context: These are all prosecutors who've been aligned with the criminal justice reform movement.
Several of them just won reelection last year: Krasner in Philly, and Morales and Fatehi in Virginia.
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Information here: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Context: These are all prosecutors who've been aligned with the criminal justice reform movement.
Several of them just won reelection last year: Krasner in Philly, and Morales and Fatehi in Virginia.
Context: These are all prosecutors who've been aligned with the criminal justice reform movement.
Several of them just won reelection last year: Krasner in Philly, and Morales and Fatehi in Virginia.
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Nine DAs are coalescing to work on prosecuting federal agents for 'overreach':
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Nine DAs are coalescing to work on prosecuting federal agents for 'overreach':
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
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I have looked up EVERY Democrat Senator's statements on DHS funding: only ONE Senate Dem is a YES vote.
John Fetterman.
Here are the statements if you want to read them for yourself.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
John Fetterman.
Here are the statements if you want to read them for yourself.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
DHS Funding Vote Statements
docs.google.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I have looked up EVERY Democrat Senator's statements on DHS funding: only ONE Senate Dem is a YES vote.
John Fetterman.
Here are the statements if you want to read them for yourself.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
John Fetterman.
Here are the statements if you want to read them for yourself.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...
The big question is whether they will actually follow through with "the hard way," because the that way involves gonads that these folks don't always possess in sufficient quantity.
NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The big question is whether they will actually follow through with "the hard way," because the that way involves gonads that these folks don't always possess in sufficient quantity.
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New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
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For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
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Israel’s new national consensus: Returning to October 6
Despite the spectacular collapse of Netanyahu’s ‘conflict management’ doctrine, both he and his staunchest critics are campaigning on its revival.
Analysis by Meron Rapoport, @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/israel-octob...
Despite the spectacular collapse of Netanyahu’s ‘conflict management’ doctrine, both he and his staunchest critics are campaigning on its revival.
Analysis by Meron Rapoport, @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/israel-octob...
Israel's new national consensus: Returning to October 6
Despite the spectacular collapse of Netanyahu’s ‘conflict management’ doctrine, both he and his staunchest critics are campaigning on its revival.
www.972mag.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Israel’s new national consensus: Returning to October 6
Despite the spectacular collapse of Netanyahu’s ‘conflict management’ doctrine, both he and his staunchest critics are campaigning on its revival.
Analysis by Meron Rapoport, @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/israel-octob...
Despite the spectacular collapse of Netanyahu’s ‘conflict management’ doctrine, both he and his staunchest critics are campaigning on its revival.
Analysis by Meron Rapoport, @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/israel-octob...
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I didn't know about the one in Starr County. Coverage is sketchy, but the guy appears to have been unarmed, or at least there's no mention of him having a weapon in the Border Patrol statements, and there 100% wd be if they'd found one. www.krgv.com/news/border-...
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I didn't know about the one in Starr County. Coverage is sketchy, but the guy appears to have been unarmed, or at least there's no mention of him having a weapon in the Border Patrol statements, and there 100% wd be if they'd found one. www.krgv.com/news/border-...
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So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
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The problem with symbolic compliance isn’t just that they fall short of ending violence.
It’s also that people duped by the symbols will switch sides to defend the oppressor, emboldening them to become more violent and violate more civil rights than before.
It’s also that people duped by the symbols will switch sides to defend the oppressor, emboldening them to become more violent and violate more civil rights than before.
January 26, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The problem with symbolic compliance isn’t just that they fall short of ending violence.
It’s also that people duped by the symbols will switch sides to defend the oppressor, emboldening them to become more violent and violate more civil rights than before.
It’s also that people duped by the symbols will switch sides to defend the oppressor, emboldening them to become more violent and violate more civil rights than before.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Political Scientists would call it a "tactical concession" (RRS' Spiral Model). Human rights and democracy campaigners need to make sure it leads to more gains (positive spiral) instead of stalling progress (negative spiral).
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Political Scientists would call it a "tactical concession" (RRS' Spiral Model). Human rights and democracy campaigners need to make sure it leads to more gains (positive spiral) instead of stalling progress (negative spiral).
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Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age drops tomorrow! Also means I’ll be giving away some of these copies. Just wanted to take a picture with all of them 😂 You can still preorder at the link in the comments, your local bookstore, Bookshop, or wherever you buy books.
Also included the Library Journal review!
Also included the Library Journal review!
January 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age drops tomorrow! Also means I’ll be giving away some of these copies. Just wanted to take a picture with all of them 😂 You can still preorder at the link in the comments, your local bookstore, Bookshop, or wherever you buy books.
Also included the Library Journal review!
Also included the Library Journal review!
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I once asked my late uncle what he thought ended the legal Jim Crow era. He immediately responded that the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in 1964 were the moment Jim Crow died. When I asked him why he said: “When White folks fight White folks, it changes everything. Enough was enough.”
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I once asked my late uncle what he thought ended the legal Jim Crow era. He immediately responded that the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in 1964 were the moment Jim Crow died. When I asked him why he said: “When White folks fight White folks, it changes everything. Enough was enough.”
This is a hilarious and ongoing thread, though I think it is unfair to improv comedy groups because they ultimately produce something of value...
you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
January 26, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This is a hilarious and ongoing thread, though I think it is unfair to improv comedy groups because they ultimately produce something of value...
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“Abolish ICE” - ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“Abolish ICE” - ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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Everyone on this land deserves to see an end to the constant cycles of violence and bloodshed – and that’s exactly what we’re fighting for. A future where no family has to face the horror of their child being taken from them, a future where everyone is safe and free. (2/2)
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Everyone on this land deserves to see an end to the constant cycles of violence and bloodshed – and that’s exactly what we’re fighting for. A future where no family has to face the horror of their child being taken from them, a future where everyone is safe and free. (2/2)
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We share in the deep relief and the grief of the family and friends of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage whose body was brought back from Gaza to Israel today. His return is a moment of closure for his loved ones after unbearable years of uncertainty. (1/2)
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
We share in the deep relief and the grief of the family and friends of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage whose body was brought back from Gaza to Israel today. His return is a moment of closure for his loved ones after unbearable years of uncertainty. (1/2)
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NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social