Jonah Newman
@jonahshai.bsky.social
Managing editor at Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom focused on issues of equity and justice in the courts.
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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As we work on our next judicial election guide, we want to hear from you: What should voters know about these attorneys and judges? If you recognize any of these names, send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As we work on our next judicial election guide, we want to hear from you: What should voters know about these attorneys and judges? If you recognize any of these names, send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
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BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
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Uses of force by Chicago police -- the primary reason CPD is under a federal consent decree -- jumped sharply from 2022 to 2024. Supt. Snelling acknowledged a rise in reports of cops pointing guns at people, a practice CPD and the city badly did not want to track as part of the court order.
Chicago’s top cop pledges to address rise in officers pointing their guns at people
The independent monitor overseeing the city’s consent decree pointed to CPD data showing a nearly 44% increase from 2022 to 2024.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Uses of force by Chicago police -- the primary reason CPD is under a federal consent decree -- jumped sharply from 2022 to 2024. Supt. Snelling acknowledged a rise in reports of cops pointing guns at people, a practice CPD and the city badly did not want to track as part of the court order.
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As we research the candidates to create our next judicial election guide, we need your help. Have any of the candidates been your attorney or judge? Take a look at the list of candidates and send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
airtable.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As we research the candidates to create our next judicial election guide, we need your help. Have any of the candidates been your attorney or judge? Take a look at the list of candidates and send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
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🧵 A thread on our next judicial election guide — and how you can help!
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🧵 A thread on our next judicial election guide — and how you can help!
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
Borrowing to pay for police misconduct has a long history in Chicago and will lead to significantly increased costs to taxpayers. I wrote this back in 2016 — nothing has changed: www.chicagoreporter.com/how-emanuels...
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Borrowing to pay for police misconduct has a long history in Chicago and will lead to significantly increased costs to taxpayers. I wrote this back in 2016 — nothing has changed: www.chicagoreporter.com/how-emanuels...
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In light of the "Jameis Winston is so fun!" campaign happening right now, I'll just leave this here.
Sports Taught Americans to Ignore Sexual Assault - Dame Magazine
Within days of his election on November 5, Donald Trump, a man adjudicated liable for sexual abuse by a jury of his peers, nominated four men credibly accused of sexual misconduct for high-level cabin...
www.damemagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
In light of the "Jameis Winston is so fun!" campaign happening right now, I'll just leave this here.
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Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
I got a letter in the mail saying my whole family’s names, DOBs and SSNs may have been accessed in a breach by a third party company used by my health insurer. So we’re eligible for free credit monitoring. But to get it… we need to provide our names, DOBs and SSNs to another third party.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I got a letter in the mail saying my whole family’s names, DOBs and SSNs may have been accessed in a breach by a third party company used by my health insurer. So we’re eligible for free credit monitoring. But to get it… we need to provide our names, DOBs and SSNs to another third party.
Some breaking news for your Friday afternoon: Cook County juvenile detention center superintendent Leonard Dixon is resigning after more than a decade at the helm. More from @kellygarcia.bsky.social @injusticewatch.org: www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
Leonard Dixon stepping down as head of Cook County juvenile detention center
The superintendent of one of the country’s largest juvenile jails is resigning Dec. 1 after a decade-long tenure marked by controversy.
www.injusticewatch.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Some breaking news for your Friday afternoon: Cook County juvenile detention center superintendent Leonard Dixon is resigning after more than a decade at the helm. More from @kellygarcia.bsky.social @injusticewatch.org: www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
This is what we’re losing with @volumesbooks.bsky.social closing. The kind of place that cares enough about its community to host a sleepover for neighborhood kids’ stuffed animals just for fun.
Timeline cleanse: Our neighborhood indie bookstore, @volumesbooks.bsky.social, had a “stuffy sleepover” tonight, complete with arts & crafts, board games, and hide and seek. They sent photo updates and it’s as cute as you’d think it would be. (My kid’s “stuffy” is the too-realistic-its-creepy doll.)
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is what we’re losing with @volumesbooks.bsky.social closing. The kind of place that cares enough about its community to host a sleepover for neighborhood kids’ stuffed animals just for fun.
Damn, this sucks.
Volumes Bookcafe will close in January www.instagram.com/p/DRDALTFEYn...
Volumes Bookcafe on Instagram: "A message from Kimberly and Rebecca. Not the best news, but we plan on having a kick-ass last holiday season with you all, and we hope you get a chance to come say good...
262 likes, 36 comments - volumesbooks on November 14, 2025: "A message from Kimberly and Rebecca. Not the best news, but we plan on having a kick-ass last holiday season with you all, and we hope you ...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Damn, this sucks.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
On Oct. 31, a judge acquitted former Cook County juvenile jail guard Kevin Walker of battery and official misconduct saying, “The defendant puts his hand on [the boy] and maybe pushes him at best.”
Now, you can watch the video for yourself.
Now, you can watch the video for yourself.
Here's a closer look at the surveillance video at the center of the Kevin Walker trial. Read the full story: www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
On Oct. 31, a judge acquitted former Cook County juvenile jail guard Kevin Walker of battery and official misconduct saying, “The defendant puts his hand on [the boy] and maybe pushes him at best.”
Now, you can watch the video for yourself.
Now, you can watch the video for yourself.
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NEW: Newly released video of a December 2023 incident inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has raised questions about a judge’s decision to acquit one of the officers involved, experts and advocates told Injustice Watch. buff.ly/uM9m0zx
‘Horrific’ video of incident at Chicago’s juvenile jail raises questions about recent trial, experts say
Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, which left a 15-year-old boy bruised and unconscious.
www.injusticewatch.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NEW: Newly released video of a December 2023 incident inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has raised questions about a judge’s decision to acquit one of the officers involved, experts and advocates told Injustice Watch. buff.ly/uM9m0zx
Brutal
“At barely more than 200 pages, “Unfettered” is not especially long, but it starts to feel interminable.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
John Fetterman’s Memoir Is Unlike Any Politician’s Book You’ve Read
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Brutal
"While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back"
The way they're relishing in the pain they're causing is just awful.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back"
The way they're relishing in the pain they're causing is just awful.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back"
The way they're relishing in the pain they're causing is just awful.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back"
The way they're relishing in the pain they're causing is just awful.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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Chicago's largest buildings are breaking emissions laws, costing the city nearly $35 million in uncollected fines! Buildings over 50,000 sqft are required to report their emissions, but thousands haven't, and have faced none of the penalties.
Contact your alder to help at electrifychicago.net/act
Contact your alder to help at electrifychicago.net/act
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Chicago's largest buildings are breaking emissions laws, costing the city nearly $35 million in uncollected fines! Buildings over 50,000 sqft are required to report their emissions, but thousands haven't, and have faced none of the penalties.
Contact your alder to help at electrifychicago.net/act
Contact your alder to help at electrifychicago.net/act
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"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
It’s not often you see good news on the labor front for journalists these days. Congrats to the workers who made this happen!
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s not often you see good news on the labor front for journalists these days. Congrats to the workers who made this happen!
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this weather map is truly unhinged.
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
this weather map is truly unhinged.
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🚨 Winter Storm Watch issued November 8 at 1:06PM CST until November 10 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Chicago IL 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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