🧵Missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and poor medical care are driving record deaths in ICE custody.

@kolyncheang.bsky.social and I spent months investigating the deaths of ICE detainees across the US. Over and over again, we found lapses in treatment that proved fatal.

A reasonable jury could also find that Mckesson breached his duty of care by “organizing the protest in such a manner where it was reasonably foreseeable that a violent confrontation with the police would result.” Doe, 71 F.4th at 284. As this court held, and the Supreme Court of Louisiana confirmed, “It was patently foreseeable that the Baton Rouge police would be required to respond to the demonstration by clearing the highway and, when necessary, making arrests.” Doe, 339 So. 3d at 531 (quoting Doe, 945 F.3d at 827). A jury could find that Mckesson was undeterred by the foreseeable risk of violence and engaged in “intentional lawlessness” by leading “the demonstrators onto a busy highway . . . to provoke a confrontation between police and the mass of demonstrators.” Id. Mckesson “direct[ed]” protestors “to go out into that road and block traffic.” Such an action is patently illegal under Louisiana law. La. Stat. Ann. § 14:97. Additionally, Mckesson was in charge while protestors looted a store and threw water bottles at police. A jury could find that by engaging in this conduct, he put the lives of “officers, bystanders, and demonstrators” at risk and “failed to exercise reasonable care in conducting his demonstration.” Doe, 339 So. 3d at 531 (quoting Doe, 945 F.3d at 827).

5th Cir., 2-1, holds that police officer's claim that DeRay Mckesson negligently led a protest that resulted in injuries to the officer must go to a jury.

Follows SCOLA's ruling that under Louisiana law there is a duty not to "negligently precipitate the crime of a third party."

BREAKING: A federal court ruled that a jury could find DeRay Mckesson liable for the unlawful conduct of other people at a protest if the case goes to trial.

This decision is wrong, and we will keep fighting to protect the First Amendment rights of DeRay and protesters everywhere.

i followed @deray.bsky.social for a long time. and i've followed this case from afar for a while.

whatever the court based this ruling on seems like it must be really specious given not only the facts of this specific case, but also the chilling effect on protest organizers going forward.

@cjbossoboston.bsky.social what’s the best way to connect with you? I read your book on SNAP and would love to talk.

Happy Pride Month Y’all! 🏳️‍🌈

We will win.

FDA relaxes blood donation guidelines for men who have sex with men The new approach does away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months to prior to giving blood.

Some good news: for a few years now I’ve been working to get the FDA to drop a discriminatory ban against gay & bisexual men from donating blood. 🩸

Today we won! 🥳
FDA just announced new blood donation guidelines & dropped the ban!

Shout out Reps. Schiff, Pappas, & B Lee who we worked w/ on this

Today my nail tech said “I don’t know who that guy in Florida is but I’m so angry about all those laws. I want to do something.” And then she asked me to help her learn about direct actions, orgs, & resources to follow.

People are ready to organize more than I’ve seen in a long while. It’s go time.

here.