Stephanie Kollmann
@slkollmann.bsky.social
law, policy, Illinoisances
reputedly "promoting left-wing causes"
reputedly "promoting left-wing causes"
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Propaganda doesn't work by logic, it works by repeated exposure.
"Oh i know how uv rays work, I won't get sunburned" friends you will still get crispy
"Oh i know how uv rays work, I won't get sunburned" friends you will still get crispy
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Propaganda doesn't work by logic, it works by repeated exposure.
"Oh i know how uv rays work, I won't get sunburned" friends you will still get crispy
"Oh i know how uv rays work, I won't get sunburned" friends you will still get crispy
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I think this guy picked up what Vance was implying by releasing that video much more than the press has.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I think this guy picked up what Vance was implying by releasing that video much more than the press has.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Me: This should be a cakewalk for crimdef attorneys, to tear apart reports and probable cause affidavits for being nothing but lies
Also me: WHAT THE FUCK THIS FUCKING SUCKS WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
Also me: WHAT THE FUCK THIS FUCKING SUCKS WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
Boggles the mind that the Colorado state PD office has bought into genAI transcription hype it legitimately frightens me as both someone sometimes in need of a public defender and a genAI safety trainer
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender - Case Study
COPD - Learn how Reduct helps the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender transcribe and review vast audio/video evidence using AI, easing workloads and improving justice.
reduct.video
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Me: This should be a cakewalk for crimdef attorneys, to tear apart reports and probable cause affidavits for being nothing but lies
Also me: WHAT THE FUCK THIS FUCKING SUCKS WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
Also me: WHAT THE FUCK THIS FUCKING SUCKS WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
This is a recurring problem in public defender offices prior to GenAI that is now *exploding*
Throwing cash at police tech vendors bc you don't have $ to keep pace with the police tech arms race isn't a sustainable strategy and is likely to produced police-biased outcomes
what to do instead? IDK
Throwing cash at police tech vendors bc you don't have $ to keep pace with the police tech arms race isn't a sustainable strategy and is likely to produced police-biased outcomes
what to do instead? IDK
Boggles the mind that the Colorado state PD office has bought into genAI transcription hype it legitimately frightens me as both someone sometimes in need of a public defender and a genAI safety trainer
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender - Case Study
COPD - Learn how Reduct helps the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender transcribe and review vast audio/video evidence using AI, easing workloads and improving justice.
reduct.video
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This is a recurring problem in public defender offices prior to GenAI that is now *exploding*
Throwing cash at police tech vendors bc you don't have $ to keep pace with the police tech arms race isn't a sustainable strategy and is likely to produced police-biased outcomes
what to do instead? IDK
Throwing cash at police tech vendors bc you don't have $ to keep pace with the police tech arms race isn't a sustainable strategy and is likely to produced police-biased outcomes
what to do instead? IDK
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Boggles the mind that the Colorado state PD office has bought into genAI transcription hype it legitimately frightens me as both someone sometimes in need of a public defender and a genAI safety trainer
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender - Case Study
COPD - Learn how Reduct helps the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender transcribe and review vast audio/video evidence using AI, easing workloads and improving justice.
reduct.video
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Boggles the mind that the Colorado state PD office has bought into genAI transcription hype it legitimately frightens me as both someone sometimes in need of a public defender and a genAI safety trainer
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
U might as well just hire a cop to transcribe body cam footage!
reduct.video/case-studies...
BREAKING: police sergeant indicates police staffing can be cut 20% with no change in service
"Despite the drawbacks, police sergeant Rick Keel told Fox 13 that the tool is saving him “six to eight hours weekly now. I’m not the most tech-savvy person, so it’s very user-friendly,” he added."
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
"That’s when we learned the importance of correcting these AI-generated reports."
www.yahoo.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
BREAKING: police sergeant indicates police staffing can be cut 20% with no change in service
That third paragraph is some whinybaby nonsense.
we GIVE you basic constitutional rights, you TALK mean about us, this is a double standard, boo hoo hoo
we GIVE you basic constitutional rights, you TALK mean about us, this is a double standard, boo hoo hoo
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
That third paragraph is some whinybaby nonsense.
we GIVE you basic constitutional rights, you TALK mean about us, this is a double standard, boo hoo hoo
we GIVE you basic constitutional rights, you TALK mean about us, this is a double standard, boo hoo hoo
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I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.
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Look up "oh honey" in the dictionary and it's just this picture
This woman has weapons-grade Minnesota Nice face
The MAGA regime is currently doubling down on its tactical stance of “we will kill women like dogs for merely displeasing us.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Look up "oh honey" in the dictionary and it's just this picture
This woman has weapons-grade Minnesota Nice face
The MAGA regime is currently doubling down on its tactical stance of “we will kill women like dogs for merely displeasing us.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This woman has weapons-grade Minnesota Nice face
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Vance's conduct this week is obviously impeachable. I'm talking about his public conduct. Whatever private murder coverup he's participating in is what you find out once you start impeachment.
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Vance's conduct this week is obviously impeachable. I'm talking about his public conduct. Whatever private murder coverup he's participating in is what you find out once you start impeachment.
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It's worth asking ourselves why DHS policies are worse than DOJ! Why should ICE have fewer rules than FBI? Why has no one cared about this for a decade-plus even during use of force conversations?
(Answer: bc until now DHS agencies were mostly abusing and killing noncitizens, out of view)
(Answer: bc until now DHS agencies were mostly abusing and killing noncitizens, out of view)
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
It's worth asking ourselves why DHS policies are worse than DOJ! Why should ICE have fewer rules than FBI? Why has no one cared about this for a decade-plus even during use of force conversations?
(Answer: bc until now DHS agencies were mostly abusing and killing noncitizens, out of view)
(Answer: bc until now DHS agencies were mostly abusing and killing noncitizens, out of view)
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One thing that's really hard for people, even attorneys, to wrap their heads around is exactly how bad DHS and its subagencies are, from structure to culture to "court" to policy
That's DOJ.
No DHS use of force policy I've seen, including under Biden, has this (very reasonable) language about moving out of the path.
No DHS use of force policy I've seen, including under Biden, has this (very reasonable) language about moving out of the path.
Current DOJ use of force policy states that even if the ICE officer did what Trump, Vance and others are claiming he did, that's still not allowed. From the policy here: www.justice.gov/archives/ag/...
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
One thing that's really hard for people, even attorneys, to wrap their heads around is exactly how bad DHS and its subagencies are, from structure to culture to "court" to policy
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That's DOJ.
No DHS use of force policy I've seen, including under Biden, has this (very reasonable) language about moving out of the path.
No DHS use of force policy I've seen, including under Biden, has this (very reasonable) language about moving out of the path.
Current DOJ use of force policy states that even if the ICE officer did what Trump, Vance and others are claiming he did, that's still not allowed. From the policy here: www.justice.gov/archives/ag/...
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
That's DOJ.
No DHS use of force policy I've seen, including under Biden, has this (very reasonable) language about moving out of the path.
No DHS use of force policy I've seen, including under Biden, has this (very reasonable) language about moving out of the path.
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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totally normal human behavior
October 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
totally normal human behavior
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CRDJ has joined the UCLA School of Law, expanding our work at the intersections of racial justice, disability justice, and critical law & policy.
We’re so excited to join the amazing community working in these spaces in California, while also continuing our work in Chicago & the East Coast.
We’re so excited to join the amazing community working in these spaces in California, while also continuing our work in Chicago & the East Coast.
January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
CRDJ has joined the UCLA School of Law, expanding our work at the intersections of racial justice, disability justice, and critical law & policy.
We’re so excited to join the amazing community working in these spaces in California, while also continuing our work in Chicago & the East Coast.
We’re so excited to join the amazing community working in these spaces in California, while also continuing our work in Chicago & the East Coast.
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Poll: Just 8 percent of Illinoisans think crime is most important issue, plus lots more
Poll: Just 8 percent of Illinoisans think crime is most important issue, plus lots more
* As usual with statewide polls, crime is way down the list of issues important to voters…
I wish they would’ve asked about property taxes.
* On to other results. Darren Bailey leads the race in the Republican primary…
Lots of undecided voters, but he’s retained more than half the support he had four years ago, [...]
dlvr.it
January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Poll: Just 8 percent of Illinoisans think crime is most important issue, plus lots more
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One of the reasons we have such an established, thorough record of the lies ICE, Bovino, and DHS told about alleged aggression from protesters and observers in Chicago is that a group of protesters and media orgs sued ICE. Continuously grateful for the people and lawyers who waged that fight.
January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
One of the reasons we have such an established, thorough record of the lies ICE, Bovino, and DHS told about alleged aggression from protesters and observers in Chicago is that a group of protesters and media orgs sued ICE. Continuously grateful for the people and lawyers who waged that fight.
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Why the new food guidelines look like Cards Against Humanity
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Why the new food guidelines look like Cards Against Humanity
(brave voice) I think it's completely fine for most people, most of the time, to say "ICE" even if another entity is involved
yes DHS, Border Patrol, etc are awful and accuracy is important
but, e.g., Bovino has said BP can pull people out of cars beyond the 100-mi zone bc they're acting as ICE
yes DHS, Border Patrol, etc are awful and accuracy is important
but, e.g., Bovino has said BP can pull people out of cars beyond the 100-mi zone bc they're acting as ICE
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
(brave voice) I think it's completely fine for most people, most of the time, to say "ICE" even if another entity is involved
yes DHS, Border Patrol, etc are awful and accuracy is important
but, e.g., Bovino has said BP can pull people out of cars beyond the 100-mi zone bc they're acting as ICE
yes DHS, Border Patrol, etc are awful and accuracy is important
but, e.g., Bovino has said BP can pull people out of cars beyond the 100-mi zone bc they're acting as ICE
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WTAF?
With everything we have witnessed and know about ICE operations, that Kwame Raoul has allowed this to go on is appalling to an extreme.
With everything we have witnessed and know about ICE operations, that Kwame Raoul has allowed this to go on is appalling to an extreme.
update
to emphasize: 24 separate incidences of lawbreaking by sheriffs in 2024 and the openly-defiant lawbreaking of 2025 is as-yet unreported by the AG many months after the public statements of lawbreaking upthread
bsky.app/profile/wttw...
to emphasize: 24 separate incidences of lawbreaking by sheriffs in 2024 and the openly-defiant lawbreaking of 2025 is as-yet unreported by the AG many months after the public statements of lawbreaking upthread
bsky.app/profile/wttw...
Four Illinois sheriff’s offices defied the state’s sanctuary laws and transferred individuals into Department of Homeland Security custody in 2024, according to a new report. https://to.wttw.com/49c6vts
January 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
WTAF?
With everything we have witnessed and know about ICE operations, that Kwame Raoul has allowed this to go on is appalling to an extreme.
With everything we have witnessed and know about ICE operations, that Kwame Raoul has allowed this to go on is appalling to an extreme.