Joey Scott
@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
LA-based investigative journalist covering policing, injustice, and inequality. Creator of public records custodian’s job security in California.
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Joey Scott
@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Joey Scott
Writings about policing, inequality, and a better world.
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1. Journalism that doesn't suck up
2. Journalism that punches up
3. Journalism that would annoy Bari Weiss
4. Journalism
5. More journalism, but its an essay
6. Journalism, but photos
7. Not journalism, but secret 8th thing
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The Kamala Harris book is so excruciating
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Kamala Harris book is so excruciating
I filed 357 public records requests on Muckrock this year and received 44,382 pages of documents. Not all were winners, some were deadends, but most were a big asset to my reporting. (This doesn't include other records I've requested elsewhere.
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I filed 357 public records requests on Muckrock this year and received 44,382 pages of documents. Not all were winners, some were deadends, but most were a big asset to my reporting. (This doesn't include other records I've requested elsewhere.
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes, in dismissing Midway Blitz-related charges against Dana Briggs last week, said he was lifting restrictions on relevant video.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes, in dismissing Midway Blitz-related charges against Dana Briggs last week, said he was lifting restrictions on relevant video.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.
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Social media really just is the fulfillment of boomers' lifelong dream of screaming at the television and having the people on the screen hear it
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Social media really just is the fulfillment of boomers' lifelong dream of screaming at the television and having the people on the screen hear it
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NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
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lol
NEWS: The criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James are gone. A federal judge ruled that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the lead prosecutor was illegal.
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
lol
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this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
Go watch the new HBO documentary, Thoughts and Prayers. Beautifully put together, awful subject matter.
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Go watch the new HBO documentary, Thoughts and Prayers. Beautifully put together, awful subject matter.
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"$1,000 a month as part of a state program experimenting with giving homeless youths cash payments for two years with no strings attached."
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"$1,000 a month as part of a state program experimenting with giving homeless youths cash payments for two years with no strings attached."
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
LAPD wants $20 million to buy two replacement helicopters next fiscal year. They cost $48 million a year to fly and maintain, yet there’s little evidence they’re effective at reducing crime. They are effective at being a nuisance!
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
LAPD wants $20 million to buy two replacement helicopters next fiscal year. They cost $48 million a year to fly and maintain, yet there’s little evidence they’re effective at reducing crime. They are effective at being a nuisance!
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Sports Gamblers Are Dorks | Defector
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Today we are turning the column over to esteemed guest and past Defector contributor…
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November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
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i said this back in the height of doge's power but the real issue with these people is their own jobs are meaningless and bullshit. elon tweets all day. these people just have makework email jobs so they just assume that everyone else also does no work. no idea what it's like e.g., to carry mail
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 AM
i said this back in the height of doge's power but the real issue with these people is their own jobs are meaningless and bullshit. elon tweets all day. these people just have makework email jobs so they just assume that everyone else also does no work. no idea what it's like e.g., to carry mail
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Utterly lawless
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Utterly lawless
“How long can a world go on under such a subtle god?
How long can a world go on with no new word from God?
See the plod of the flawed individual looking for a nod from God
Trodding the sod of the visible with no new word from God”
How long can a world go on with no new word from God?
See the plod of the flawed individual looking for a nod from God
Trodding the sod of the visible with no new word from God”
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“How long can a world go on under such a subtle god?
How long can a world go on with no new word from God?
See the plod of the flawed individual looking for a nod from God
Trodding the sod of the visible with no new word from God”
How long can a world go on with no new word from God?
See the plod of the flawed individual looking for a nod from God
Trodding the sod of the visible with no new word from God”
I got fired from my job during COVID. After George Floyd was killed I went out and documented the protests. I watched cops beat up people for fun and it made me angry. Now I’ve made it my job to write about cops and the other people in power who are bullies.
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I got fired from my job during COVID. After George Floyd was killed I went out and documented the protests. I watched cops beat up people for fun and it made me angry. Now I’ve made it my job to write about cops and the other people in power who are bullies.
RFK Jr finding out another Lizza piece about Nuzzi dropped.
"yr open mouth awaiting my harvest"
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
RFK Jr finding out another Lizza piece about Nuzzi dropped.
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
I’m keeping an eye out for us.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’m keeping an eye out for us.
www.joeyscott.xyz
www.joeyscott.xyz
When the edible hits at exactly the same time you start grilling the meat at a Korean BBQ restaurant.
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
When the edible hits at exactly the same time you start grilling the meat at a Korean BBQ restaurant.
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L.A.'s alt-right extremists are doubling down on their “WHITE MAN FIGHT BACK!" fliers, neo-Nazi tattoos, and white power band tees.
The full story: lataco.com/highland-par...
By Nik Venet
The full story: lataco.com/highland-par...
By Nik Venet
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
L.A.'s alt-right extremists are doubling down on their “WHITE MAN FIGHT BACK!" fliers, neo-Nazi tattoos, and white power band tees.
The full story: lataco.com/highland-par...
By Nik Venet
The full story: lataco.com/highland-par...
By Nik Venet
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NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers the TPUSA official who spent a lot of time accusing Democrats of trying to forge election results who just plead down on a bunch of charges. You'll never guess what he got caught doing go on guess
TURNING POINT ACTION LEAD GETS SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR FORGING SIGNATURES
| Left Coast Right Watch
A TPUSA official who spent a lot of time accusing Democrats of forging election results got caught forging election results
leftcoastrightwatch.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers the TPUSA official who spent a lot of time accusing Democrats of trying to forge election results who just plead down on a bunch of charges. You'll never guess what he got caught doing go on guess
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U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis found examples of agents lobbing tear gas into crowds of protesters while exclaiming ‘f--- yeah!”, slamming their brakes while being tailed to cause car accidents and using ChatGPT to write their reports.
Judge hands down critical review of federal immigration agents' 'unprecedented' use of force
chicago.suntimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis found examples of agents lobbing tear gas into crowds of protesters while exclaiming ‘f--- yeah!”, slamming their brakes while being tailed to cause car accidents and using ChatGPT to write their reports.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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