Former crime reporter here with a question. With all federal grant funding on hold what does that mean for COPS grants? And the local police departments who use that funding?
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State of things at City Hall rn:
- No permanent police commissioner
- Health commissioner quitting
- Schools chancellor, enmeshed in scandal, retiring
- First DM, enmeshed in scandal
- Ditto public safety DM
- Corp counsel quit
- Ditto chief counsel
- No press secretary
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It’s almost here! After nearly four years of hard work By The Fire We Carry comes out tomorrow in bookstores across the country. I’ll be going on tour to talk about the book which is about the 2020 SCOTUS case that resulted in the largest restoration of tribal land in US history.
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Sitting next to each other in court, @keribla and I realized we were both after the same story.
Why compete when we could do more impactful work together?
Thanks to @LAPublicPress, @latimes and our kickass attorney @SusanESeager for this partnership 🙏🏾
lapublicpress.org/2024/09/di…
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Such a great piece by @Forrest4Trees Goodbye to the Most Powerful Man in Texas Government You’ve Never Heard Of texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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🚨🚨 Childless Cat Lady Special 🚨🚨
Any childless ladies who show us pictures of their cat at checkout this Saturday & Sunday get 10% off their in-store purchase.
I'm joining the chorus of all those who are sad to see the end of @longformpodcast
The @longformpodcast is over. The truth is, longform writing is on the brink of extinction. It's June and there has been maybe one big magazine story in 2024. I spend 14 hours a day online and The Sunday Long Read arrives and I can't understand how I missed all the stories.
So excited to be learning from the great @mikehalltexas during a Wednesday webinar. If you have a chance to attend, sign up! writersleague.org/calendar/p…
.@strawburriez congratulations on your National Book Critics Circle Award! I was a venue volunteer @SABookFestival when you spoke there and really enjoyed your session. Glad to see the recognition.
Well this is some bullshit
#BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cuts deal to have fraud charges dropped, trial canceled.
Terms: About $300K restitution, legal ethics classes, 100 hrs community service. kut.org/politics/2024-03-26/… #txlege
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We know it when we see it.
Why Is Texas the Epicenter of Christian Nationalism? – Texas Monthly texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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Tim Dunn may not be a household name, but
@russellgold
explains why he is someone Texans should know.
Watch our latest installment of our new video series, "The Story":
texasmonthly.com/video/tim-d…
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I had so much fun chatting with the great Joe Reyes for this week's episode of "Texas Talk."
We talked about Buttercup, Mitch Webb and the Swindles, Lara & Reyes, Taco Land, working with Freddy Fender, and much more.
Tomorrow night at 7:30 on KLRN. @joereyesmusic @klrn
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In finding that Laredo police were reasonable when they arrested a citizen journalist for her reporting, the 5th circuit used sweeping language that runs counter to traditional views on press freedom. My latest for @palabranahj and @TexasObserver palabranahj.org/archive/la-g…
Very important story from @TexasObserver by @jlbuch about freedom of speech, qualified immunity and citizen journalism texasobserver.org/priscilla-…
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Week after week, @vincentdavis tells other people's stories, beautifully. Here, he tells his own, no less beautifully.
expressnews.com/news/article…
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I may stand alone in my thoughts as the Washington Post introduces new photos of the Robb Elementary Massacre, the shooting that took my son Uziyah’s life.
With nothing but love and respect to every family out there, from anybody who lost a loved one at our shooting, to the others displayed in this article, I disagree with not showing the public.I disagree with the public turning a blind eye to the reality that is America.
I’ve waited nearly two years for information and our city, state, and governent still refuse to give us any.
While these photos are disturbing and truly shocking, it lets you see just a modicum of the scenes that constantly invade my thoughts and nightmares.
The blood you see in the photo’s are the result of children's lifelines, painting the floor because our government deems my son's life less than a gun. The body bags containing 10 year olds is a hallway our congress passes through daily, looking away in disgust.
You’ll see a massive bullet hole through a door. The impact is astonishing, even more so when you put into perspective that what you see is a steel door. Now, envision that in a 10 year olds body. For myself, I don’t have to. I’ve seen what it does. One single bullet struck Uziyahs spine and blew out his stomach.
I firmly believe that the Washington Post is not publishing these for shock value or click bait. They have delivered astonishing articles on the effects of mass shootings before, namely “The Blast Effect” which shows just how these bullets blow a body apart.
Instead I view these as a warning. A warning to our nation that if we do not stand together, put our foot down and demand our government to do something, then it will be your loved ones body in that bag. Your loved ones blood smeared from being dragged out. Your loved ones funeral.
I think the public should see. I hope its a gut punch. I hope that you feel just a twinge of that pain. And then I hope you envision your child losing their life in school, and maybe then, will it light the fire up under your ass to demand for better.
I know that we post photos of Uziyah smiling and happy. Thats who he was in life. An energizer bunny who’s foot was always on the gas and never on the break.
But thats not who he was in his final moments.
He was terrified. He was distraught. My little boy wasn’t smiling.
And yours won’t be either.
As I’ve said before, and will continue to say…..It’s not a matter of if it will happen to you, its a matter of when.
So view the article.
Breathe it in.
Smell the gunfire.
See the destruction.
See the pain.
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6th Oct - 26th: Oct 6,746 Palestinian people were killed. I created a #dataviz using data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Each dot you can hover and learn the names behind this tragedy. These are people, not just numbers. #Datavisualization
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Author and one-time prisoner Keri Blakinger @keribla worked through nicknames, bureaucracies and emotional truths to write about gaming on death row niemanstoryboard.org/stories…
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A new series by Bloomberg Investigations on America's two-decade push to flood overseas markets with guns -- legally. Read Part I, amazing work by @MichaelRileyDC David Kocieniewski @ericfan_journo @homiedonttweet And stay tuned for more to come!






















