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Joey Scott

@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social

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LA-based investigative journalist covering policing, injustice, and inequality. I create job security for public records custodians in California. Documentary photographer. Signal: joeyscott.05 Venmo: @joeyneverjoe https://www.joeyscott.xyz/bylines/

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · Jun 8

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · Nov 11

I love public records. I love data. I think news outlets should prioritize photography in their stories. And I love whistleblowers, leaks, and tips. You can sign-up for my newsletter and options for contacting me securely w/ docs, leaks, tips, and other leads.

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"Do you want new wave or do you want the truth?"

Joey is an LA-based investigative journalist and documentary photographer. He covers policing, surveillance, protests, prisons, and inequality. He is also a job creator by keeping public agencies thro...

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 1d

native plants are important too

a flower field with text that says "Yeah I'm into BDSM, Bio-Diversity Supporting Meadows"

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 5d

For those lucky enough to not know this is a neo-Nazi meme normally found on TRS and the Daily Stormer being shared by the official DHS account.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 5h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 4h

This is enough carbon-free energy to power maybe two thirds of Vegas btw

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 5h

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16h

Some good news.

That "Texas won't execute a guy who is likely innocent, at least in the near future" counts as good news right now . . . says a lot about right now.

But I'll take it.

clayjak.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

BREAKING NEWS: Robert Roberson will see his next birthday

That should make us all hopeful

clayjak.substack.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 7h

he does not regret to inform you and neither do I

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 7h

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 16h

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8h

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

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Kristofer Goldsmith @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social · 11h

Veterans aren’t scamming the system — but Secretary Doug Collins and President Donald Trump want you to think they are.

How the Trump VA Set Up the Washington Post to Attack Veterans' Disability Benefits

Silence, spin, and sabotage made this “fraud” story inevitable — and dangerous

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 11h

They’re calling in the National Guard because Bovino hurt his crotch.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h

An agent testified in federal court in Chicago today that Bovino needed an MRI and is on two weeks bedrest for "a groin injury" he sustained during last week's protest

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 14h

I am glad his execution was stayed. He deserves to be free.
www.texasobserver.org/robert-rober...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 15h

Perry cites the claims of "slashed tires" and "keyed cars."

"Some of this frankly sounds like a Carrie Underwood song."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Some of the key elements:

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order.
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as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively
reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place
that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6,
2023), Sections III.F and XII.E;
С.
For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command
given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity;
d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns,
Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under
this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography
equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not
requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium
to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 15h

Perry: Do you acknowledge that your depiction of what is happening at Broadview does not at all reflect what the Broadview Police and the Illinois State Police?
Hamilton: You must give great deference to the president
Perry: "What if he is relying on invalid evidence?"

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 15h

Octavia E. Butler saw the future—and warned us.

Aina Marzia reviews Positive Obsession by Susana M. Morris, a new biography tracing Butler’s journey to literary legend, showing how her vision transformed both sci-fi and Black liberation.

inthesetimes.com/article/octa...

Octavia Butler speaks passionately, set against a vibrant abstract background with bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, conveying energy and creativity.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 18h

The secret police performatively praying over fast food hamburgers before a hard day's work disappearing immigrants. They'd call you a hack for making a joke like that. I feel like one just noticing it having happened in real life.

www.welcometohellworld.com/everything-i...

Everything is so stupid and so dangerous at once

Out here is where the monsters are

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Jireh Deng @bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social · 1d

My friend and Jewish American reporter Emily Wilder was detained by the Israeli military last night while sailing with the Gaza flotilla reporting for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. Please help our friend get home safely and call her US reps. bit.ly/ReleaseEm

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 1d

Is this real or am I in a coma?

Young Conservative with a Doctor Who question mark pullover.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 1d

This is taking off. Read my newsletter! It's relaunched with 3 new entries this week. Dispatches from the panic beat, looking at conflict, art, and how we process it.
letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com/p/the-milita...

The Militant and the General

The Global War on Terror created the strangest meeting.

letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 1d

Be brave. Bullies hate brave people.
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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 1d

@mayor.lacity.gov dropped the Los Angeles Fire Department's (LAFD) After-Action Review Report on the Palisades Fire at 5pm tonight. You can read it here: lafd.org/sites/defaul...

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Louisville Clinic Escorts @lce.bsky.social · 1d

Andy Ngo literally said "I nearly died...."

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 1d

After he called me a violent extremist journalist, Andy Ngo blocked me on Twitter and then stole one of my videos from behind the block. His entire career is built around stealing other people’s videos and making up shit about antifa.

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