Jon W. Campbell
@j0nwcampbell.bsky.social
writer and editor | local journalism fan | Before: @villagevoice @sunfoundation | Now: everywhere/nowhere | www.joncampbell.org | [email protected]
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With this piece Perla Trevizo and I wanted to shed light on what really is new in Trump's immigration policies and what has been tried before. Data we obtained shows: Less than half of the ~8,200 ICE arrests from Jan. 20-Feb. 2 have criminal convictions. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
February 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
With this piece Perla Trevizo and I wanted to shed light on what really is new in Trump's immigration policies and what has been tried before. Data we obtained shows: Less than half of the ~8,200 ICE arrests from Jan. 20-Feb. 2 have criminal convictions. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...
National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss for Weeks
The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...
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A reminder to everyone that nothing we’ve seen so far from ICE is particularly out of the ordinary, if a little stacked together. The effort for now is a marketing one, making it seem like they have more capacity, and people buying into the idea that raids are new is this strategy succeeding
January 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A reminder to everyone that nothing we’ve seen so far from ICE is particularly out of the ordinary, if a little stacked together. The effort for now is a marketing one, making it seem like they have more capacity, and people buying into the idea that raids are new is this strategy succeeding
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Double digit drops in crimes like murder, robbery, and sex offenses (-9.9% for that last one, but we can round).
There should be dozens of breathless above-the-fold articles on “OMG! What is Going Right? Why Do We See Such Improvement?!”
But that isn’t what we will see.
There should be dozens of breathless above-the-fold articles on “OMG! What is Going Right? Why Do We See Such Improvement?!”
But that isn’t what we will see.
Crime dropped in 2024. How much? Record-breaking amounts in several categories. www.norc.org/research/lib...
Live Crime Tracker Shows Continued Major Crime Declines in 2024 | NORC at the University of Chicago
Crime rates in major U.S. cities declined substantially in 2024, according to new data from NORC at the University of Chicago’s new Live Crime Tracker.
www.norc.org
January 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Double digit drops in crimes like murder, robbery, and sex offenses (-9.9% for that last one, but we can round).
There should be dozens of breathless above-the-fold articles on “OMG! What is Going Right? Why Do We See Such Improvement?!”
But that isn’t what we will see.
There should be dozens of breathless above-the-fold articles on “OMG! What is Going Right? Why Do We See Such Improvement?!”
But that isn’t what we will see.
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Because the Laken Riley Act has significant D support, there hasn’t been much attention to what the bill would actually do.
Which is bad!
Because, like, it would allow Ken Paxton to sue the feds to stop issuing all visas to China!
From @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Which is bad!
Because, like, it would allow Ken Paxton to sue the feds to stop issuing all visas to China!
From @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The House GOP’s first bill of 2025 could enable a Ken Paxton power grab
New legislation would hand state attorneys general veto power over large swaths of federal immigration policy.
www.msnbc.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Because the Laken Riley Act has significant D support, there hasn’t been much attention to what the bill would actually do.
Which is bad!
Because, like, it would allow Ken Paxton to sue the feds to stop issuing all visas to China!
From @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Which is bad!
Because, like, it would allow Ken Paxton to sue the feds to stop issuing all visas to China!
From @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Alito talked with Trump on Tuesday, giving a recommendation for Trump to hire a former clerk.
Trump filed a brief at SCOTUS on Wednesday, asking the justices to put off his New York case sentencing.
Trump filed a brief at SCOTUS on Wednesday, asking the justices to put off his New York case sentencing.
January 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Alito talked with Trump on Tuesday, giving a recommendation for Trump to hire a former clerk.
Trump filed a brief at SCOTUS on Wednesday, asking the justices to put off his New York case sentencing.
Trump filed a brief at SCOTUS on Wednesday, asking the justices to put off his New York case sentencing.
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Canal/Broadway on Day 3 of congestion pricing. This is frankly incredible.
January 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Canal/Broadway on Day 3 of congestion pricing. This is frankly incredible.
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NEW, from me: Shaken baby syndrome--a diagnosis that has resulted in wrongful convictions across the country--continues to shape criminal prosecutions and child welfare investigations, under the name "abusive head trauma."
My story of what happened to one family.
www.propublica.org/article/shak...
My story of what happened to one family.
www.propublica.org/article/shak...
He Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.
Exonerations and new science continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that lives on under a different name: “abusive head trauma.” Critics say the name deflects scrutiny whi...
www.propublica.org
December 30, 2024 at 2:33 PM
NEW, from me: Shaken baby syndrome--a diagnosis that has resulted in wrongful convictions across the country--continues to shape criminal prosecutions and child welfare investigations, under the name "abusive head trauma."
My story of what happened to one family.
www.propublica.org/article/shak...
My story of what happened to one family.
www.propublica.org/article/shak...
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Prison Journalism Project editors and staff share the stories they loved best this year.
PJP’s Favorite Stories of 2024
Prison Journalism Project editors and staff share the stories they loved best from their incarcerated writers this year.
prisonjournalismproject.org
December 30, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Prison Journalism Project editors and staff share the stories they loved best this year.
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BREAKING: PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUTES MOST FEDERAL DEATH SENTENCES.
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
Breaking: Biden commutes most federal death sentences
37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
www.lawdork.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:03 AM
BREAKING: PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUTES MOST FEDERAL DEATH SENTENCES.
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
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On the scene of the Amazon strike in Maspeth, the NYPD is trying to break the picket, engaging in arrests of union members and engaging in physical confrontations with workers and their supporters.
December 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
On the scene of the Amazon strike in Maspeth, the NYPD is trying to break the picket, engaging in arrests of union members and engaging in physical confrontations with workers and their supporters.
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SCOTUS’s state criminal appeals docket has virtually disappeared. I’m thrilled to feature @stevevladeck.bsky.social in @statecourtreport.bsky.social explaining the trend and why it should trouble you. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
SCOTUS’s Declining State Criminal Appeals
The disappearance of state criminal appeals from the high court’s docket is profoundly problematic for the rights of criminal defendants and civil rights plaintiffs.
statecourtreport.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:07 PM
SCOTUS’s state criminal appeals docket has virtually disappeared. I’m thrilled to feature @stevevladeck.bsky.social in @statecourtreport.bsky.social explaining the trend and why it should trouble you. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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"Whether the oversight hearing will prompt the City Council to take any tangible steps remains to be seen. In the meantime, the NYPD has not specified the release date of its plan to begin complying with the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution."
That's a kicker.
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-stop-an...
That's a kicker.
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-stop-an...
‘I Wish I Could Bring the Resources’ to Impoverished Neighborhoods, Says Chief of $11 Billion Police Department
NYPD stops are as racially skewed as they were 10 years ago. The City Council wants to know what the police department is doing about it.
hellgatenyc.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:45 PM
"Whether the oversight hearing will prompt the City Council to take any tangible steps remains to be seen. In the meantime, the NYPD has not specified the release date of its plan to begin complying with the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution."
That's a kicker.
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-stop-an...
That's a kicker.
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-stop-an...
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I’ve been shouting about this for years. Murders started going up in the *spring* of 2020, well before George Floyd was killed.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Column | Why did murders surge in 2020? Research says economics, not activism.
New analysis from Brookings shows that the increase began not with the death of George Floyd but the erosion of employment.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:15 PM
I’ve been shouting about this for years. Murders started going up in the *spring* of 2020, well before George Floyd was killed.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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neither one of you credited anyone who Put in the Work of writing and reporting the article. bylines cropped and links nowhere to be found but you need *your* name mentioned?
It is poor form to steal someone else's Bluesky posts, down to copying my screenshot, without any credit
Left (8:55 AM); Right (9:06 AM)
This is engagement farming and it results in people following folks who engage in this kind of unethical practice, rather than people putting in the work
Left (8:55 AM); Right (9:06 AM)
This is engagement farming and it results in people following folks who engage in this kind of unethical practice, rather than people putting in the work
December 17, 2024 at 12:45 PM
neither one of you credited anyone who Put in the Work of writing and reporting the article. bylines cropped and links nowhere to be found but you need *your* name mentioned?
Judd emerges from the Screenshot mine just as dusk falls. His mouse, slung over his shoulder, is still warm from the day's labor
His eyes burn. The air is heavy with Screenshot dust. "I hope no one passes off this Work as their own," he whispers
For it was Judd who made the screenshots this day
His eyes burn. The air is heavy with Screenshot dust. "I hope no one passes off this Work as their own," he whispers
For it was Judd who made the screenshots this day
I should have linked to the article yes, but that's a different issue. I'm not passing off someone else's work as my own.
December 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Judd emerges from the Screenshot mine just as dusk falls. His mouse, slung over his shoulder, is still warm from the day's labor
His eyes burn. The air is heavy with Screenshot dust. "I hope no one passes off this Work as their own," he whispers
For it was Judd who made the screenshots this day
His eyes burn. The air is heavy with Screenshot dust. "I hope no one passes off this Work as their own," he whispers
For it was Judd who made the screenshots this day
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thanks Noah — reupping for the Tuesday crowd
Incredible reporting by @thecity.bsky.social shows that NYPD is causing more car crashes -- and failing to report when those crashes turn deadly.
www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/16/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/16/n...
More Than a Crash a Day as NYPD Keeps Pedal to the Metal on Car Chases
Police car chases and crashes spiked after Eric Adams promoted two allies to leadership roles in the NYPD.
www.thecity.nyc
December 17, 2024 at 1:24 PM
thanks Noah — reupping for the Tuesday crowd
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@fammfoundation.bsky.social has written in support of clemency for EA writer Phillip Vance Smith.
"In his two decades behind bars, Phillip has achieved more than many do in a lifetime, devoting himself to education, creative expression, and social justice."
medium.com/@FAMMFoundat...
"In his two decades behind bars, Phillip has achieved more than many do in a lifetime, devoting himself to education, creative expression, and social justice."
medium.com/@FAMMFoundat...
Clemency Now! for Phillip Vance Smith
by FAMM Staff
medium.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:39 PM
@fammfoundation.bsky.social has written in support of clemency for EA writer Phillip Vance Smith.
"In his two decades behind bars, Phillip has achieved more than many do in a lifetime, devoting himself to education, creative expression, and social justice."
medium.com/@FAMMFoundat...
"In his two decades behind bars, Phillip has achieved more than many do in a lifetime, devoting himself to education, creative expression, and social justice."
medium.com/@FAMMFoundat...
Federal judge rules "Adams administration in 'civil contempt of eighteen provisions' designed to improve conditions for city detainees"
www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/f...
www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/f...
Federal Judge Orders a Receiver Takeover for Rikers Island
All the parties in the decade-old 'Nunez case' must now decide on the parameters and qualifications of a third-party overseer.
www.thecity.nyc
November 27, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Federal judge rules "Adams administration in 'civil contempt of eighteen provisions' designed to improve conditions for city detainees"
www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/f...
www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/27/f...
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A wild profile of a lifelong marijuana legalization advocate charged as a trafficker in Idaho on his way back to Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/n...
A Legal Pot Pioneer Was Busted in Idaho With 56 Pounds. He Has a Plan. (Gift Article)
At 77, Dana Beal is charged with trafficking marijuana. It could be the finale for a man who never stopped crusading even after the victory was won.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:05 PM
A wild profile of a lifelong marijuana legalization advocate charged as a trafficker in Idaho on his way back to Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/n...
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What of course we knew would happen. This is awful and dangerous.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/musk-un...
Gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/musk-un...
Musk Unleashes Online Army on Federal Workers. ‘A Tough Way to Find Out She’s Losing Her Job.’
As Trump efficiency czar, the billionaire is targeting employees by name on X—sparking pushback.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:34 PM
What of course we knew would happen. This is awful and dangerous.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/musk-un...
Gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/musk-un...
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🧵 Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Joins with Defense Community Leaders to Call on Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...
NACDL - NACDL and Defense Community Leaders Call on Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences
Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Joins with Defense Community Leaders to Call on Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences -- Washington, DC (November 22, 2024) -- The National Association of Cr...
www.nacdl.org
November 22, 2024 at 2:59 PM
🧵 Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Joins with Defense Community Leaders to Call on Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...
So is it common knowledge that running a microwave with nothing inside it will, uh, ruin it? Like surprisingly quickly? (Asking out of idle curiosity no reason)
November 22, 2024 at 4:59 PM
So is it common knowledge that running a microwave with nothing inside it will, uh, ruin it? Like surprisingly quickly? (Asking out of idle curiosity no reason)
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Texas lawmakers file bills that would create new exceptions in the state’s abortion ban after @propublica.org reporting on the preventable deaths of two women whose miscarriages went untreated. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to State’s Strict Abortion Ban After the Deaths of Two Women
The new legislation, prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, comes after 111 Texas doctors signed a public letter urging that the ban be changed because it “does not allow us as medical professionals to d...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Texas lawmakers file bills that would create new exceptions in the state’s abortion ban after @propublica.org reporting on the preventable deaths of two women whose miscarriages went untreated. www.propublica.org/article/texa...