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Daniel Webster
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Gun violence researcher & professor @ Johns Hopkins | baseball nerd and Orioles & Nationals fan | dog lover

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Daniel W. Webster is an American health policy researcher and the distinguished research scholar of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is also the deputy director for research at the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence, and the first Bloomberg Professor of American Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In 2016, he became the director of the Johns Hopkins-Baltimore Collaborative for Violence Reduction, a joint crime-fighting effort between Johns Hopkins and the Baltimore Police Department. .. more

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Political science 26%
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 2d
“I will not apologize because I did nothing wrong” defines who Trump is as a human being.

The fact that so many people voted for and continue to enable this is sadly defining what America is as a country.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d
The United States government is retaliating against 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family for having the temerity to challenge their unlawful detention with a habeas petition.

That’s retaliation. This is Kilmar Ábrego García all over again. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 5d
I’ve got a herder, too. Herders are going to herd. You’d think a dog daycare business would understand and accommodate.

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 5d
I have this, too.

They are getting rid of one of the best things about The Post and one of the best sportswriting teams of any newspaper.
jeffasher.bsky.social Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 5d
A souvenier in more ways than one. This freaking sucks.

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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 5d
A souvenier in more ways than one. This freaking sucks.

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 8d
I can’t think of a crime that ever dropped this fast, yet nobody is talking about it. Obviously, I’m very curious what is driving the drop.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 9d
I gasped:

"Melania shows off her custom-made inauguration gown, stark white with black ribbons overlaying it, a dress that now looks unavoidably like the redacted Epstein files." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Melania Trump Documentary Is a Disgrace
The exorbitant film captures the rotten state of the entertainment industry.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/melania-trump-documentary-review/685829/

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 15d
Minnesota shooting scrambles America’s gun debate - The Washington Post
The WaPost spin: both sides are being hypocritical! But the inconsistencies are mainly from the right. They’re fine with bugaloo & militia pals at political events with AR-15s. Dems aren’t praising Pretti for carrying a gun.

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 15d
That “appears to” drove me batshit crazy!

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 15d
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
It’s nice to see MN corporations and pro sports teams speak out; but what a lame statement, to call for a deescalation and for federal, state, and local govt to work together. Push them further, to call for ICE & CBP to leave and stop their lawless reign of terror.
Minneapolis Live Updates: State Seeks Access to Evidence as Federal Officials Blame Shooting Victim
www.nytimes.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 16d
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Van Hollen: "The Trump admin has essentially said to folks at ICE, 'Anything goes. You have a license to kill. And by the way, we won't investigate you. We'll take care of this for you.' When they're calling these Americans 'domestic terrorists,' what they're saying to ICE is we got your back."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Daniel Webster, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 7 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 16d
Looks that way

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16d
Republicans: everyone must be able to carry any gun at all times,
up to and including high powered rifles, to protect themselves against tyranny

also Republicans, without batting an eye: carrying a gun is unquestionable justification for federal agents to shoot you dead in the street

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 17d
FBI Field leader to NYT: "I remember praying that we didn’t have a terrorist attack, mass shooting or cyberattack slip through the cracks because my agents, who were highly trained to protect against such threats, were assigned to immigration enforcement."

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 18d
Absurd.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18d
FBI agent with high-level undercover experience previously tasked with protecting the US from foreign threats now sitting in a parking lot grabbing up immigrants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 21d
Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations
Trump & Bondi cloak their gifts to the gun industry, especially its worst actors, as some sort of respect for the 2nd Amendment. It’s such BS. None of the regs they’re rolling back infringe on 2A rights. The regs keep guns from violent ppl.

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 21d
Agree. Clearly targeting

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23d
This isn’t inevitable.

A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.

Silence is a choice.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 23d
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.

Time to claim your true history.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28d
"The abduction of Maduro was not about naming his crimes, but about ignoring them. The worst thing Maduro did is what Trump is beginning to do: killing civilians and blaming them for their own deaths. After Minneapolis, Maduro’s lies are being repeated: in American English, by American authorities."
timothysnyder.bsky.social Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Jan 9
The Trump administration is excusing murder by ICE using the same lies as those told by Maduro’s regime. These lies are part of the logic of death squads. Govt controls the story & the next murder is easier. And suddenly this is normal and people simply disappear.
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Maduro in Minneapolis
Murderous Lies
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 28d
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.

If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · 28d
It is the Biden-Harris Admin who is to thank for reversing the historic surge in violence that took place in 2020 (Trump’s last year). Biden banned ghost gun kits, signed the BCSA expanding $s for community violence intervention & other public safety initiatives, curbing gun trafficking.
radleybalko.bsky.social Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29d
We're going to see a gobsmackingly low murder rate for 2025, possibly the lowest on record. This of course is great news.

But Trump is going to try to take credit for it. So keep this graph in mind. The steep drop began in 2022.

jasher.substack.com/p/the-cities...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29d
We're going to see a gobsmackingly low murder rate for 2025, possibly the lowest on record. This of course is great news.

But Trump is going to try to take credit for it. So keep this graph in mind. The steep drop began in 2022.

jasher.substack.com/p/the-cities...

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · Jan 10
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:

* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon

The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire

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Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com

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Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · Jan 3
UK players and coaches should be embarrassed. Alabama is good; but they were down 3 players who were injured and their leading scoring has an off day shooting and we still get dominated. Poor execution at both ends and poor effort. 🤬

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Dec 30
And this is just less than a year. Each day RFK Jr. stays in office as the head of our science and health system, the more his negligence compounds.

Congress made a mistake confirming him, but they still have a chance to fix it. It's time they #ImpeachRFKJr

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
How RFK Jr. upended the public health system
Interviews with almost 100 people reveal how Kennedy, as health secretary, has reshaped the vaccine and broader public health infrastructure in less than a year.
www.washingtonpost.com