Why on earth is this a seated show?

A new bill would limit bail funds, leaving fewer defendants in Memphis with access to community support The Bail Hearing Room at the Shelby County Justice Center is seen on April 2. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America Laramie

“There’s nothing quite like going to the bail window, paying cash and getting a receipt for a human being.”

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Why the Real Oil Crisis Hasn’t Started Yet If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer, things will get really bad, really fast.

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with the country at war, Trump announces he's going to do some sightseeing at Graceland later today

In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.

TN is several years into these kinds of pretrial justice rollbacks. There is barely a hint remaining of the presumptions and burdens of proof originally written into the state law and constitution. This fall, TN votes on a constitutional amendment removing the right to bail from dozens of offense.

When we say that jail conditions are not about the building, this is what we mean.

One the left: a 50-year old description of The Tombs in NYC

On the right: a recent description of Rikers Island, which replaced The Tombs

The difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant is the difference between a $20 bill and a napkin that a fascist wrote "twenty dollars" on.

"Oh monsieur!"

But it didn't start in October 2025 with the arrival of Federal officers. This graphs is from the Shelby County DA's data dashboard found here: www.scdag.com/scdagdata

We've been doing it for generations.

Obviously, the "task" was to pull over as many Black drivers as possible. This is not how you address violent crime. This is not how you investigate and solve crime. This is a roundup as a demonstration of strength and control. Shame on the City of Memphis and MPD for playing along.

"Despite the fact that the Constitution requires counsel to be appointed for defendants unable to afford legal representation, the government spends only $7.9 billion on this right."

Funding for the only constitutionally guaranteed component of the system is DWARFED by all other spending. 😡

Smash your Ring camera.

"And if using our local police and sheriffs to disappear them from their homes and cars doesn't work, we'll starve them, force them out into the streets, and deny them healthcare."

This failure of imagination and vision severely afflicts criminal justice policy as well. Believe it or not; we can have both safety AND justice.

I feel seen by this thread. 🙏

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

If this halftime show doesn’t make Stephen miller wade into the sea

Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.

"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."

A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.

Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.

The problem is that elections rarely change the office over the long-term; they quickly return to the mean. (Hence why I take a defund/ remove powers/ abolish approach)

Hey, Tennessee. This is our leadership.

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

It’s like living in China, but without the trust in science, progress on renewable energy, uptake in EVs, amazing high speed rail network, and great food.

This is near constant in CJ reform work.

“Faceless officials with guns and body armor are crying about how scared they are of having their names on the internet, while shooting unarmed Americans in the face.”

We just lit candles for Alex in Midtown #Memphis

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

NYT video analysis confirms victim’s gun was removed before he was shot. So he was unarmed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapoli...

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.