Dan Pemstein
@danpemstein.com
Political economist working mostly on democratic institutions, tech, political careers and party org, and measurement. http://www.danpemstein.com
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In hindsight, reading a lengthy catalog of all (well, many) of the reasons I'm emotionally exhausted was...emotionally exhausting.
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
In hindsight, reading a lengthy catalog of all (well, many) of the reasons I'm emotionally exhausted was...emotionally exhausting.
Yeah, exactly why they released the video. It says: we'll kill you for looking at us wrong and there's nothing you can do about it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Yeah, exactly why they released the video. It says: we'll kill you for looking at us wrong and there's nothing you can do about it.
They've updated the story to retract the part about being a NE Minneapolis resident.
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 AM
They've updated the story to retract the part about being a NE Minneapolis resident.
Reposted by Dan Pemstein
Someone points out that the killer is taping the incident.
It looks like he tilts the phone away when he shoots but the seconds immediately leading up to it were recorded.
The footage of him after the killing and touching his phone is probably evidence deletion.
bsky.app/profile/just...
It looks like he tilts the phone away when he shoots but the seconds immediately leading up to it were recorded.
The footage of him after the killing and touching his phone is probably evidence deletion.
bsky.app/profile/just...
Nothing says being in fear for your life like having your phone out to get the content while your gun is still holstered.
January 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Someone points out that the killer is taping the incident.
It looks like he tilts the phone away when he shoots but the seconds immediately leading up to it were recorded.
The footage of him after the killing and touching his phone is probably evidence deletion.
bsky.app/profile/just...
It looks like he tilts the phone away when he shoots but the seconds immediately leading up to it were recorded.
The footage of him after the killing and touching his phone is probably evidence deletion.
bsky.app/profile/just...
I still show this clip of Mobutu, but I could just show a 2025 US cabinet meeting instead. youtu.be/lYlhS3Ry3Yc?...
Mobutu, King of Zaire (1999)
YouTube video by Belgian Congo
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I still show this clip of Mobutu, but I could just show a 2025 US cabinet meeting instead. youtu.be/lYlhS3Ry3Yc?...