Trump so washed he's got Larry Hogan brain

These decisions confirm that **state courts** will likely need to drive improvements on policing doctrines.

For example, today SCOTUS reiterated its view that running from the police is suspicious. Other judges have questioned this view, including because people might run to avoid profiling.

Today SCOTUS summarily:

(1) reversed a D.C. Court of Appeals decision that had held the police lacked reasonable suspicion for a stop; and

(2) vacated a Ninth Circuit decision that had denied qualified immunity in a case where a man died following "bodyweight pressure."

These Middle Eastern News Sites Are Actually U.S. Government Propaganda Operations Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News publish pro-U.S. coverage about the war on Iran and the Trump administration’s plan to redevelop Gaza.

NEW: I found two "news" websites active on X and other platforms—Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News—that are in fact U.S. government-operated anti-Iranian military propaganda mills. Both appear tied to U.S. Central Command.

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April 2025 / April 2026

This is a good point. I'm sure Beshear, like every other governor, uses plenty of euphemisms in the prison system he runs, in order to avoid calling solitary solitary

Like you know what you're doing is pretty bad when you call it "segregation" to soften it up

BREAKING: Judge denies city’s motion to disqualify attorneys, allowing IG Cumming’s lawsuit to proceed | Baltimore Brew The judge’s decision undercuts the administration’s broader efforts to limit the inspector general’s access to city records.

BREAKING - Judge Pamela White tonight rules in favor of Inspector General Isabel Cumming and against @mayorbmscott.bsky.social , denying the City's motion to disqualify her lawyers and allowing her suit for records access to proceed. tinyurl.com/3b9zy9c4

How would you want your city to spend $12 million?

ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (Emmerich, 1992)

i bet this goes crazy if you’re a dumbass

"“They’re making a distinction between people who they believe should have the Second Amendment right to carry, and people who they believe should not have that Second Amendment right.”

Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras - Verite News New Orleans Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

New story from Nick Chrastil and I for @veritenews.org

What does policing gun carrying look like in New Orleans during Carnival season and after Louisiana made permitless concealed carry the law? Significant racial disparities, more people arrested for weed.

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And crime analysts question if policing-for-possession—particularly in the era of permitless carry and courts that are increasingly scrutinizing restrictions on gun carrying—is a sound anti-violence strategy. 6/6

Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras - Verite News New Orleans Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

But gun sweeps during Mardi Gras have continued, sometimes with chaotic results. A 2023 arrest made by one of the officers in the Nabers case spiraled out of control, resulting in several injuries. That arrest is now the subject of a federal civil rights lawsuit. 5/6 veritenews.org/2026/04/14/m...

Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras - Verite News New Orleans Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

One prosecutor told @veritenews.org said that he and other prosecutors noted rote, repeated language (like an "L shaped bulge") in police reports on gun arrests. He said that prosecutors joked that someone should dress up as an L-shaped bulge for Mardi Gras. 4/6 veritenews.org/2026/04/14/m...

Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras - Verite News New Orleans Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

The Nabers dismissal generated a torrent of criticism from law enforcement and criminal justice system watchdogs. But prosecutors were concerned about probable cause in the Nabers case and other similar gun cases. 3/6
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Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras - Verite News New Orleans Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

Mardi Gras gun arrests began to be scrutinized heavily in 2023, when the New Orleans DA's office dismissed a case against then-LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers, now a star receiver for the New York Giants. Nabers was arrested for gun possession in the French Quarter. 2/6
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Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras - Verite News New Orleans Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

New: A @veritenews.org analysis of 100 police reports of NOPD gun arrests during the 2023-2025 Carnival seasons found stark racial disparities (94/100 arrestees are Black men)+ repetitive language (an officer observing a “bulge” in a pocket often led to arrest). 1/6 veritenews.org/2026/04/14/m...

Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

Carnival crackdown: What 100 gun arrest reports say about policing during Mardi Gras

Every year, the NOPD touts the dozens of arrests they make for gun possession during Carnival season. But is policing for possession a sound strategy for violence reduction?

Inspector general calls on court to force Scott administration to comply with its subpoenas | Baltimore Brew In an amended complaint, IG Isabel Mercedes Cumming asks how her office can root out fraud and waste if it cannot access city records.

Inspector general calls on court to force @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration to comply with its subpoenas. tinyurl.com/bddb2trn In an amended complaint, IG Isabel Mercedes Cumming asks how her office can root out fraud and waste . . . if it cannot access city records?

Miserable country

Federal Bill Would Roll Back Modest Progress on Methadone Access - Filter When it comes to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, Representative Erin Houchin, a Trump–supporting Republican from Indiana, wants to ...

“Eliminating take-home doses could make it impossible for someone to continue care."

Rep. Houchin's bill would undo modest but hard-fought gains in methadone access as the overdose crisis continues, reports @helenredmond.bsky.social:

Chicago Cops Did Little to Probe Gun Stolen From Police Station and Used in Three Shootings, New Records Show The Glock was later used in three shootings, but no one was ever charged in the gun's theft, nor was any officer disciplined.

A Chicago police sergeant told internal affairs he thought another cop stole a gun from his district tact office.

CPD Internal affairs didn't add the theft allegation to their case file, closed the case without more interviews, only reopened their case after we asked CPD about the theft. #chicago

So if someone says there are heavy metals in the drinking water DO NOT say “hell yes”

If there are heavy metals in your drinking water or food that’s a bad thing, it doesn’t mean that it kicks ass at all

Would you survive jury selection in Mississippi? An interactive investigation This interactive feature by Mississippi Today allows readers to answer the types of questions they might face during jury selection.

Would you survive jury selection in Mississippi? An interactive investigation

This interactive feature by Mississippi Today allows readers to answer the types of questions they might face during jury selection.

I chatted with my old City Paper colleague @baynardwoods.bsky.social about Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House and A TAPE, which both screen this Friday at @mdffparkway.bsky.social.