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@shaddmaruna.bsky.social

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Journeyman criminologist. Formerly known as @criminology before Musk ruined everything. It only hurts when I laugh

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 9d

The number of people dying in prisons in England and Wales has risen to the highest level on record, official data reveal.

Prisons recorded 394 deaths in 2025 – a 15% increase on the previous year.

https://howardleague.org/news/revealed-the-rising-death-toll-in-prisons-in-england-and-wales/

Line graph showing an increase in prison deaths in England and Wales from 1978 to 2025, peaking near 400 deaths.

shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social · 12d

Excellent reporting from Canada on the obvious links between ICE and far right terror groups

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shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social · 13d

I’m old enough to remember when Kyle Rittenhouse was called a hero for showing up at a protest armed to the teeth and shooting to kill www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/s...

Kyle Rittenhouse Is Once Again a Lightning Rod Online

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15d

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 17d

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 17d

Ben Damberg protest volunteer: “None of us want to be doing this — I don’t, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt — we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all else”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

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Michael Kagan @michaelgkagan.bsky.social · Jan 3

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · Dec 30

The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in 30 Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Dec 16

“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”

TLDR: It was never about drugs

Reposted by Richard E. Lenski, Kimberly A. Prather, Shadd Maruna , and 8 more Richard E. Lenski, Kimberly A. Prather, Shadd Maruna, Kelly R. Zamudio, Evelyne de Leeuw, Sanford F. Schram, W. Andy Knight, Gerald Friedman, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Daryl Adair, José Antonio Noguera

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Dec 15

Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.

#NoWords 🤮

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Nov 29

On the sixth anniversary of the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack, we remember Saskia Jones & Jack Merritt who tragically lost their lives.

They will remain in our thoughts, as will our emergency services & the Londoners who bravely put themselves in danger that day to help others.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Nov 28

Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.

If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Nov 28

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Nov 28

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · Nov 16

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.

'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · Oct 28

Minor quibble with the word "appeared" but this is otherwise an accurate description of a thing that happened yesterday. If one of your loved ones did this you would be having hard conversations about giving another family member power of attorney over their bank accounts.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 28

Amazon said Tuesday that it planned to cut 14,000 corporate jobs, as it spends aggressively on A.I. development.

Amazon to Cut 14,000 White-Collar Jobs

The company is looking to slash costs by “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources” as it continues to spend aggressively on artificial intelligence.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · Oct 13

Another good time to remind people that “tear gas” is a term of copaganda that police, the military, and its manufacturers use to obscure that it is a dangerous chemical weapon internationally banned for use even in warfare.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Sep 17

I know I’m naive but it is pretty wild that the president of the United States just publicly declares he and the military killed some guys on a boat, multiple times, and the entirety of Congress doesn’t immediately hit a giant red IMPEACH button

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 12

Breaking News: The EPA moved to stop requiring polluters to report their emissions of greenhouse gases. The proposal would end a key tool the government uses to track carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that are driving climate change.

E.P.A. to Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters

The data, from thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities, is the country’s most comprehensive way to track greenhouse gases.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · Sep 12

Conor Gearty was, without hesitation, the best academic writer I’ve read. He was also a thoroughly decent and kind human being who fearlessly used his position speak truth to power.
Conor did law, politics and academia the right way and he will be sorely missed.
Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · Sep 9

One of the defining features of authoritarian society is the ruthless but selective use of the machinery of repression—and associated propaganda about criminality and “order”—to immunize predatory behavior of the powerful while crushing everyone else into profitable obedience.

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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · Aug 30

Spot on!

shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social · Aug 25

Great headline. tsunami of lies. Death of the truth. Awful.

MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · Aug 25

President Trump signed an exec order aimed at eliminating cashless bail in D.C., and in other jurisdictions in the U.S. with similar policies.

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Trump issuing 'tsunami of lies' to create 'police state' in U.S.: Daily Beast columnist

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating cashless bail for suspects arrested in Washington, D.C., and in other jurisdictions around the nation with similar policies. NBC News' Ya...

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Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · Aug 25

So counterproductive and, frankly, stupid

Cashless bail reduces crime. Pretrial incarceration causes more crime than pretrial detention prevents

Also, why should only people with money have access to mercy?

www.axios.com/2025/08/25/t...

Scoop: Trump plans executive order to end "cashless bail" in D.C.

It's the latest step in the Trump-driven federal takeover of the capital city's law enforcement.

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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · Aug 25

Trump issuing 'tsunami of lies' to create 'police state' in U.S.: Daily Beast columnist

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · Aug 25

Chicago had the lowest number of homicides since 1962 last month. Just remember this for whatever happens next.

Listen to: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson discusses Trump's threat to deploy National Guard - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5514...

🔊 Listen Now: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson discusses Trump's threat to deploy National Guard

Morning Edition on NPR One | 5:34

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shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social · Aug 25

And we are hearing the same nonsense about London and other UK cities being overrun by crime and bedlam too. Social media culture allows for moral panics on steroids.

Robert Reiner @waylon18.bsky.social · Aug 25

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Fear of crime exaggerating the statistical risks is a constant of surveys over my 79 year life. Media and right wing politicians have much to answer for. And repairing broken windows
is good. Better still is socioeconomic policy enhancing security and welfare