Joey Scott
@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
LA-based investigative journalist covering policing, injustice, and inequality. I create job security for public records custodian’s in California.
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Joey Scott
@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Joey Scott
Writings about policing, inequality, and a better world.
www.joeyscott.xyz
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1. Journalism that doesn't suck up
2. Journalism that punches up
3. Journalism that would annoy Bari Weiss
4. Journalism
5. More journalism, but its an essay
6. Journalism, but photos
7. Not journalism, but secret 8th thing
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ALYSA MF'N LIU GOLD MF'N MEDALIST
February 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
ALYSA MF'N LIU GOLD MF'N MEDALIST
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Astonishing piece of cool news from the hellsite: Alysa Liu was at the UCLA Palestine encampment in 2024!!!!!!!
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
February 20, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Astonishing piece of cool news from the hellsite: Alysa Liu was at the UCLA Palestine encampment in 2024!!!!!!!
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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This really is a great picture:
February 20, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This really is a great picture:
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“He took six frames in all - two showed police, two were blank, one was out of focus. But one captured the unprecedented nature of the moment: for the first time in modern history, a senior royal was being treated as a common criminal.” www.reuters.com/world/uk/how...
How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody
Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.
www.reuters.com
February 20, 2026 at 4:12 AM
“He took six frames in all - two showed police, two were blank, one was out of focus. But one captured the unprecedented nature of the moment: for the first time in modern history, a senior royal was being treated as a common criminal.” www.reuters.com/world/uk/how...
@facoalition.bsky.social sent a letter to Imperial County counsel: “Perhaps a federal agency or official would prefer that the County not disclose the requested records, but the Supremacy Clause demands compliance only with laws of the United States, not mere wishes.”
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1999). The issue is therefore whether any other federal law allows or requires the County to withhold the records requested by Mr. Scott.
The Supremacy Clause "makes 'Law of the Land' only 'Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance [of the Constitution]." (Printz v. United States (1997) 521 U.S. 898, 924, emphasis added.) If an otherwise valid federal law is adopted, it can prevail over contrary state law. (See, e.g., Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians v. North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians (2025) 117 Cal.App.5th 91, 112, fn. 6 ["The laws of the United States 'shall be the supreme Law of the Land,' notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Constitution or laws of any state."] [quoting U.S. Const., art. VI, cl. 2].)
For example, if a federal law restricts disclosure of records, it might preempt a state statute to the contrary. (See Rim of the World Unified School Dist. v. Superior Court 2002) 104
Cal.App.4th 1393, 1399 ["Thus, we conclude that FERA preempts section 48918, in that section 48918 requires the public disclosure of student expulsion records while FERPA conditions the receipt of federal funds on protecting students and their parents from disclosure of this very type of record."].)
However, in the absence of a federal law on point, the Supremacy Clause by itself does not create any right or impose any duty to withhold public records. Perhaps a federal agency or official would prefer that the County not disclose the requested records, but the Supremacy Clause demands compliance only with laws of the United States, not mere wishes.
Absent a valid federal law to the contrary, states "retain substantial sovereign authority under our constitutional system," Gregory v. Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452, 457(1991), including the power to determine the conditions under which public records of state or local agencies must be disclosed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vnsn3gjqvtaianuuziyiqxlx/bafkreidgmkc625oeemhul5lr676tmcby3x2oqk2at63onpzpepnmg5r5cy@jpeg)
February 20, 2026 at 4:09 AM
@facoalition.bsky.social sent a letter to Imperial County counsel: “Perhaps a federal agency or official would prefer that the County not disclose the requested records, but the Supremacy Clause demands compliance only with laws of the United States, not mere wishes.”
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In a fiery ruling that accused the government of failing to follow court orders, a federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to notify thousands of immigrants detained nationwide that they can join a lawsuit against the government and get either a hearing or be immediately released.
Judge Orders Hearings for Immigration Detainees and Condemns ‘Terror Against Noncitizens’
As tensions mount between the Trump administration and the courts, the judge called “shameless” a claim by officials that her earlier order was not binding.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
In a fiery ruling that accused the government of failing to follow court orders, a federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to notify thousands of immigrants detained nationwide that they can join a lawsuit against the government and get either a hearing or be immediately released.
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In the latest in a string of privacy abuses from the chatbot, Grok provided porn performer Siri Dahl's full legal name and birthdate to the public, information she'd protected until now.
Grok Exposed a Porn Performer’s Legal Name and Birthdate—Without Even Being Asked
In the latest in a string of privacy abuses from the chatbot, Grok provided porn performer Siri Dahl's full legal name and birthdate to the public, information she'd protected until now.
www.404media.co
February 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
In the latest in a string of privacy abuses from the chatbot, Grok provided porn performer Siri Dahl's full legal name and birthdate to the public, information she'd protected until now.
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great job by the photographer to be able to grab focus through the glass, presumably in poor/low light, with a flash angled properly to not fully blow out the windshield with light
🚨 BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been pictured leaving Aylsham police station
February 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
great job by the photographer to be able to grab focus through the glass, presumably in poor/low light, with a flash angled properly to not fully blow out the windshield with light
Another example of the policing culture at Rampart, they posted this quote that likens police to “hired fists, batons, and guns.”
February 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Another example of the policing culture at Rampart, they posted this quote that likens police to “hired fists, batons, and guns.”
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Context:
Rampart was (is?) the infamous core of corruption + abuse that led to ~$125 million in payouts
LAPD just got the green light to burn $190k a year on a Hollywood tested media messaging “guru”
LA is furloughing civil servants & closing day care centers while cops play on Facebook
Rampart was (is?) the infamous core of corruption + abuse that led to ~$125 million in payouts
LAPD just got the green light to burn $190k a year on a Hollywood tested media messaging “guru”
LA is furloughing civil servants & closing day care centers while cops play on Facebook
LAPD’s Rampart Division’s (the one know for CRASH) social media posts are often cruel and unfunny. Like this one that features people handcuffed for a photo-op about the department’s jail. These points are more for themselves and other cops than the community.
February 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Context:
Rampart was (is?) the infamous core of corruption + abuse that led to ~$125 million in payouts
LAPD just got the green light to burn $190k a year on a Hollywood tested media messaging “guru”
LA is furloughing civil servants & closing day care centers while cops play on Facebook
Rampart was (is?) the infamous core of corruption + abuse that led to ~$125 million in payouts
LAPD just got the green light to burn $190k a year on a Hollywood tested media messaging “guru”
LA is furloughing civil servants & closing day care centers while cops play on Facebook
LAPD’s Rampart Division’s (the one know for CRASH) social media posts are often cruel and unfunny. Like this one that features people handcuffed for a photo-op about the department’s jail. These points are more for themselves and other cops than the community.
February 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
LAPD’s Rampart Division’s (the one know for CRASH) social media posts are often cruel and unfunny. Like this one that features people handcuffed for a photo-op about the department’s jail. These points are more for themselves and other cops than the community.
“As the state withdraws unemployment and health insurance, allowing rents and food prices to be driven up and wages driven down in the name of the free market, it expands policing and prisons.” The Other California @rwgilmoregirls.bsky.social @craiggilmore.bsky.social
![Throughout the past twenty years [1982-2002] both critics and boosters of the new globalization predicted the demise of the state as a player of any importance.
Contrary to the neoliberal propaganda coming from both major US political par-ties, the state has not withered away.
Indeed, in many parts of the world, most notably in the United States, prisons and policing have provided a solid basis on which states are reorganizing themselves to help shape these times.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vnsn3gjqvtaianuuziyiqxlx/bafkreierjxpzg55ttbfh7xxnn6o27y4jcvulz7r2cv6mph754lwxdiotmq@jpeg)
February 19, 2026 at 6:41 AM
“As the state withdraws unemployment and health insurance, allowing rents and food prices to be driven up and wages driven down in the name of the free market, it expands policing and prisons.” The Other California @rwgilmoregirls.bsky.social @craiggilmore.bsky.social
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Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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“my children might see the children I voted to put in shackles, how shall they grow up”
February 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
“my children might see the children I voted to put in shackles, how shall they grow up”
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***BENEFIT SCREENING*** WTO/99 in Minneapolis on 2/26 at the Riverview Theater - FREE with suggested $10 donation to local mutual aid group Neighbors Helping Neighbors. I'll be there for Q&A.
See the beginning of modern militarized policing while raising money to protect our neighbors from it.
See the beginning of modern militarized policing while raising money to protect our neighbors from it.
February 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
***BENEFIT SCREENING*** WTO/99 in Minneapolis on 2/26 at the Riverview Theater - FREE with suggested $10 donation to local mutual aid group Neighbors Helping Neighbors. I'll be there for Q&A.
See the beginning of modern militarized policing while raising money to protect our neighbors from it.
See the beginning of modern militarized policing while raising money to protect our neighbors from it.
I asked the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in a public records request for its automatic license plate reader data and search audits, but they’re refusing to release them. It may take a lawsuit for them to cough it up.
February 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I asked the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in a public records request for its automatic license plate reader data and search audits, but they’re refusing to release them. It may take a lawsuit for them to cough it up.
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Good coverage of how even small towns are coming out in huge numbers to fight data centers. This time in DeForest, Wisconsin. @derekseidman.bsky.social reports (and provides an explainer of private equity's role in the whole mess, too).
Grassroots Organizers in Wisconsin Offer Blueprint for Beating Back Data Centers
Private equity firms are investing heavily in new AI data centers, but local communities are finding ways to fight back.
truthout.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Good coverage of how even small towns are coming out in huge numbers to fight data centers. This time in DeForest, Wisconsin. @derekseidman.bsky.social reports (and provides an explainer of private equity's role in the whole mess, too).
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The U.S. killed 11 more civilians in boat strikes yesterday -- 8 in the Pacific Ocean and 3 in the Caribbean.
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
February 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The U.S. killed 11 more civilians in boat strikes yesterday -- 8 in the Pacific Ocean and 3 in the Caribbean.
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
The purpose of the system (policing) is what it does.
EXCLUSIVE: ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before the Minneapolis shootings.
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership didn't see it as a concern to be addressed.
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership didn't see it as a concern to be addressed.
ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The purpose of the system (policing) is what it does.
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Our communities are not safer with an LAPD that chooses to not enforce a mask ban but encourages arresting the parents of students who protest against ICE.
The LAPD is citing truancy laws in an attempt to squash the ongoing school walkouts against ICE. The LAPD is also threatening to arrest any parents or adults who support the kids in their acts of civil disobedience.
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Our communities are not safer with an LAPD that chooses to not enforce a mask ban but encourages arresting the parents of students who protest against ICE.
Growing up, there was one politician my dad hated more than anyone and it was Jesse Jackson. He’d always complain about him and Al Sharpton as these scary radical Black leaders who wanted to rid the world of white people. That type of political upbringing takes a lot of work to shake, glad I did it.
February 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Growing up, there was one politician my dad hated more than anyone and it was Jesse Jackson. He’d always complain about him and Al Sharpton as these scary radical Black leaders who wanted to rid the world of white people. That type of political upbringing takes a lot of work to shake, glad I did it.
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"exception includes being with a parent"… "transporting their child maybe contributing to the delinquency of a minor"… So it's excused if they're with you, but we better like the reason they're with you!
February 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"exception includes being with a parent"… "transporting their child maybe contributing to the delinquency of a minor"… So it's excused if they're with you, but we better like the reason they're with you!
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Looking over the Epistein lists. The "guests" on this flight in particular made my jaw drop:
January 4, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Looking over the Epistein lists. The "guests" on this flight in particular made my jaw drop:
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Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already have—that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
The LAPD is citing truancy laws in an attempt to squash the ongoing school walkouts against ICE. The LAPD is also threatening to arrest any parents or adults who support the kids in their acts of civil disobedience.
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The LAPD is citing truancy laws in an attempt to squash the ongoing school walkouts against ICE. The LAPD is also threatening to arrest any parents or adults who support the kids in their acts of civil disobedience.
