@brandendupont.bsky.social
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Go work with @brandendupont.bsky.social @ New York Criminal Justice Agency (CJA) — if it’s not best job you’ve had I’ll listen to all your complaints.
Research Manager $125-$150:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
Senior Data Scientist up to $140k:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
Research Manager $125-$150:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
Senior Data Scientist up to $140k:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
Research Manager
New York, New York
job-boards.greenhouse.io
September 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Go work with @brandendupont.bsky.social @ New York Criminal Justice Agency (CJA) — if it’s not best job you’ve had I’ll listen to all your complaints.
Research Manager $125-$150:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
Senior Data Scientist up to $140k:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
Research Manager $125-$150:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
Senior Data Scientist up to $140k:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/criminaljust...
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Checking on coverage of the Philly DA result, & striking that there's 0 coverage of Larry Krasner's win this week. I'm comparing to the coverage of the results in Chicago & Los Angeles last year (and hypothesizing the story that'd a Krasner loss this week would have likely occasioned).
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Checking on coverage of the Philly DA result, & striking that there's 0 coverage of Larry Krasner's win this week. I'm comparing to the coverage of the results in Chicago & Los Angeles last year (and hypothesizing the story that'd a Krasner loss this week would have likely occasioned).
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It took John Roberts more than a month to rule on this “emergency”—and to find this fig leaf to quietly nuke the NLRB/precedent:
“The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States.”
“The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States.”
BREAKING: #SCOTUS allows Trump to fire labor board members. Apparent 6-3 decision with all liberal justices in dissent. Court says more harm from denying POTUS right to remove officials than from those officials staying in office. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
24A966 Order
www.documentcloud.org
May 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It took John Roberts more than a month to rule on this “emergency”—and to find this fig leaf to quietly nuke the NLRB/precedent:
“The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States.”
“The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States.”
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Coverage of the "progressive prosecutor" movement has often focused on its setbacks.
...Meanwhile, Larry Krasner just crushed his opponent in Philly. And, writes @taniel.bsky.social, reformers have lately racked up other big wins, incl. in MN, TX, MI, VT, FL, VA, CO.
boltsmag.org/larry-krasne...
...Meanwhile, Larry Krasner just crushed his opponent in Philly. And, writes @taniel.bsky.social, reformers have lately racked up other big wins, incl. in MN, TX, MI, VT, FL, VA, CO.
boltsmag.org/larry-krasne...
Larry Krasner Easily Wins in Philadelphia, Reinforcing Network of Reform DAs - Bolts
Local advocates cheered Krasner’s primary victory on Tuesday, which all but assures him a third term, as an affirmation of criminal justice reform by Philly voters.
boltsmag.org
May 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Coverage of the "progressive prosecutor" movement has often focused on its setbacks.
...Meanwhile, Larry Krasner just crushed his opponent in Philly. And, writes @taniel.bsky.social, reformers have lately racked up other big wins, incl. in MN, TX, MI, VT, FL, VA, CO.
boltsmag.org/larry-krasne...
...Meanwhile, Larry Krasner just crushed his opponent in Philly. And, writes @taniel.bsky.social, reformers have lately racked up other big wins, incl. in MN, TX, MI, VT, FL, VA, CO.
boltsmag.org/larry-krasne...
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#ICYMI: Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health includes a team of workers who examined firefighter deaths.
Probes into deaths at 20 fire departments are now unlikely to be completed, an investigator said.
Probes into deaths at 20 fire departments are now unlikely to be completed, an investigator said.
Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer…
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#ICYMI: Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health includes a team of workers who examined firefighter deaths.
Probes into deaths at 20 fire departments are now unlikely to be completed, an investigator said.
Probes into deaths at 20 fire departments are now unlikely to be completed, an investigator said.
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they want us poor, sick and desperate
We're told the FDA is now making plans to end most of its routine food safety inspections
That oversight work would be effectively outsourced to state and local authorities, under this plan
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
That oversight work would be effectively outsourced to state and local authorities, under this plan
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
www.cbsnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
they want us poor, sick and desperate
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THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
April 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
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STOP AS YIELD PASSES 48-4 OUT OF THE ILLINOIS SENATE!!!!!!!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
April 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
STOP AS YIELD PASSES 48-4 OUT OF THE ILLINOIS SENATE!!!!!!!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
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Here's Part 2 of 3 from me, @adambonica.bsky.social, @rfunkfordham.bsky.social, & @ernestotiburcio.bsky.social.
All the publicly available data suggests 2024 non-voters leaned Democratic and pro-Harris.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/did-non-vo...
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All the publicly available data suggests 2024 non-voters leaned Democratic and pro-Harris.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/did-non-vo...
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Did Non-Voters Really Flip Republican in 2024? The Evidence Says No.
Analysis of large-scale CES data shows registered non-voters retain a strong Democratic lean.
data4democracy.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here's Part 2 of 3 from me, @adambonica.bsky.social, @rfunkfordham.bsky.social, & @ernestotiburcio.bsky.social.
All the publicly available data suggests 2024 non-voters leaned Democratic and pro-Harris.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/did-non-vo...
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All the publicly available data suggests 2024 non-voters leaned Democratic and pro-Harris.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/did-non-vo...
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NEW: Bronx DA Darcel Clark gave faulty testimony to justify rolling back discovery laws, one of the last sticking points in state budget negotiations.
The mixup offers insight into a debate that has relied on prosecutors’ word against public defenders’.
The mixup offers insight into a debate that has relied on prosecutors’ word against public defenders’.
Court Records Undercut Bronx DA’s Testimony on Discovery Rollbacks
Hochul's proposed rollbacks are one of the last sticking points in this year’s budget negotiations. One prosecutor’s support rested on a faulty anecdote.
nysfocus.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
NEW: Bronx DA Darcel Clark gave faulty testimony to justify rolling back discovery laws, one of the last sticking points in state budget negotiations.
The mixup offers insight into a debate that has relied on prosecutors’ word against public defenders’.
The mixup offers insight into a debate that has relied on prosecutors’ word against public defenders’.
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Sotomayor: "The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal."
April 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sotomayor: "The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal."
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Chicago has a new program that lets police file felony gun charges without getting a prosecutor’s approval. Two of the police officers who have overseen many cases under this program have 59 misconduct complaints between them. boltsmag.org/cook-co...
New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review
In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new program rolls back a process that serves to check misconduct.
boltsmag.org
April 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Chicago has a new program that lets police file felony gun charges without getting a prosecutor’s approval. Two of the police officers who have overseen many cases under this program have 59 misconduct complaints between them. boltsmag.org/cook-co...
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Cuomo tells New York's Real Estate Board he regrets signing limits on rents increases into law as governor: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Now a mayoral candidate, Cuomo distances himself from rent reforms he signed into law
The former governor expressed regret over certain elements of the 2019 package in a meeting with the Real Estate Board of New York.
www.politico.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Cuomo tells New York's Real Estate Board he regrets signing limits on rents increases into law as governor: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Englewood is one of the most heavily policed areas in Chicago. Now, it’s also the only district where police can file felony gun possession charges without prosecutor approval—fueling fears this policy will worsen racial inequities in the legal system. boltsmag.org/cook-co...
New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review
In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new program rolls back a process that serves to check misconduct.
boltsmag.org
March 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Englewood is one of the most heavily policed areas in Chicago. Now, it’s also the only district where police can file felony gun possession charges without prosecutor approval—fueling fears this policy will worsen racial inequities in the legal system. boltsmag.org/cook-co...
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NEW: Bolts has learned that Chicago's new prosecutor has launched a program to further empower local police.
It lets police bypass the usual 'review process' to file more felony charges directly, without a prosecutor's approval.
It signals how new prosecutor will be a lot more trusting of police:
It lets police bypass the usual 'review process' to file more felony charges directly, without a prosecutor's approval.
It signals how new prosecutor will be a lot more trusting of police:
New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review - Bolts
In the early evening on Feb. 19, two Chicago police officers arrested a 40-year-old man in the Englewood neighborhood. According to their report, the officers cited an odor of “raw... Read More
boltsmag.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEW: Bolts has learned that Chicago's new prosecutor has launched a program to further empower local police.
It lets police bypass the usual 'review process' to file more felony charges directly, without a prosecutor's approval.
It signals how new prosecutor will be a lot more trusting of police:
It lets police bypass the usual 'review process' to file more felony charges directly, without a prosecutor's approval.
It signals how new prosecutor will be a lot more trusting of police:
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I wanted to share some background on the recent correction to Hall & Thompson's 2018 paper. This correction has significant implications. The conventional wisdom that moderate candidates perform better in general elections is not supported by the data when properly analyzed.🧵
March 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I wanted to share some background on the recent correction to Hall & Thompson's 2018 paper. This correction has significant implications. The conventional wisdom that moderate candidates perform better in general elections is not supported by the data when properly analyzed.🧵
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ABC News has now fully taken down the old 538 website, including all interactive projects since 2014. Aside from erasing history this prevents access to publicly released data, including raw polls, averages, model estimates & story dta. Totally unacceptable for a company (allegedly) doing journalism
March 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ABC News has now fully taken down the old 538 website, including all interactive projects since 2014. Aside from erasing history this prevents access to publicly released data, including raw polls, averages, model estimates & story dta. Totally unacceptable for a company (allegedly) doing journalism
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The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...
Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says
New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.
www.cnbc.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...
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You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to
March 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to
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We’re revisiting a collaboration with @statesunited.org that tracks Election Deniers holding major statewide and federal offices that control, oversee, or are tasked with defending elections.
February 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We’re revisiting a collaboration with @statesunited.org that tracks Election Deniers holding major statewide and federal offices that control, oversee, or are tasked with defending elections.
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NEW: The Cook County State’s Attorney will no longer divert gun possession cases to the Restorative Justice Community Courts. This guts the caseload of the RJCC. 83% of it’s caseload are gun possession cases. news.wttw.com/2025/02/17/c...
Cook County State’s Attorney Will No Longer Divert Nonviolent Gun Cases to Restorative Justice Courts
Those who advocate for the restorative justice model say reducing the types of cases that are referred would cut back on the rehabilitation opportunities. The State’s Attorney’s Office says they prefe...
news.wttw.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: The Cook County State’s Attorney will no longer divert gun possession cases to the Restorative Justice Community Courts. This guts the caseload of the RJCC. 83% of it’s caseload are gun possession cases. news.wttw.com/2025/02/17/c...
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Study of 390 US cities over 30 years:
“Data reveal gradual and considerable municipal budgetary restructuring toward law enforcement between 1990 and 2019, with police funding growing 32% relative to social spending.”
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“Data reveal gradual and considerable municipal budgetary restructuring toward law enforcement between 1990 and 2019, with police funding growing 32% relative to social spending.”
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When times are tight, do cities cut police or social service budgets more? In a 🚨new study🚨, I find revenue loss is associated with shallow, temporary cuts to policing and deep, enduring cuts to social services.
The article, in Criminology, is free, and I summarize it below.
doi.org/10.1111/1745...
The article, in Criminology, is free, and I summarize it below.
doi.org/10.1111/1745...
Do austerity cuts spare police budgets? Welfare‐to‐carceral realignment during fiscal crises
Did governments shift funding from their social welfare functions to their criminal justice functions after the 1980s? Studies investigating this possible “punitive turn” have been inconclusive and h...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Study of 390 US cities over 30 years:
“Data reveal gradual and considerable municipal budgetary restructuring toward law enforcement between 1990 and 2019, with police funding growing 32% relative to social spending.”
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“Data reveal gradual and considerable municipal budgetary restructuring toward law enforcement between 1990 and 2019, with police funding growing 32% relative to social spending.”
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For years advocates have tried to reform cash bail to ensure people aren't stuck in jail just because they don't have money. Now Illinois has abolished bail entirely, and so far it's working really well. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail
Amid a national backlash against criminal justice reform, Illinois has achieved something extraordinary. It’s working better than anyone expected.
www.thenation.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:58 PM
For years advocates have tried to reform cash bail to ensure people aren't stuck in jail just because they don't have money. Now Illinois has abolished bail entirely, and so far it's working really well. www.thenation.com/article/soci...