Gnome Chumpsky, III, esq
@normchumpsky.bsky.social
he/him, anti fascism, pro abolition, labor and general hater of bad things (except for the yankees and vikings who are bad for different reasons) and lover of good things
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Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
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Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
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Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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Eye-popping reporting from my better half on systemic misconduct in two Oklahoma death penalty cases. Despite that (and against the recommendation of the OK clemency board), the condemned in one case will be executed today. The state has vowed to re-try the other.
theintercept.com/2025/11/12/r...
theintercept.com/2025/11/12/r...
Judge Failed to Disclose Personal Ties to Prosecutor in Two Death Row Cases
Veteran prosecutor Fern Smith convicted both Tremane Wood and Richard Glossip. She calls a judge in both cases a friend.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Eye-popping reporting from my better half on systemic misconduct in two Oklahoma death penalty cases. Despite that (and against the recommendation of the OK clemency board), the condemned in one case will be executed today. The state has vowed to re-try the other.
theintercept.com/2025/11/12/r...
theintercept.com/2025/11/12/r...
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NOTE: Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Tremane Wood on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 13).
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
NOTE: Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Tremane Wood on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 13).
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
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Exhibit #??? of how local and state carceral capacity meaningfully contributes to fascist operations
NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Exhibit #??? of how local and state carceral capacity meaningfully contributes to fascist operations
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NEW: Footage from 2023 shows former guard at the Cook County juvenile detention center flinging a 15-year-old boy to the floor, leaving him unconscious and bruised.
Experts say the video raises questions about a judge's decision last month to acquit the employee involved.
youtu.be/9Z0wfUAiRVY?...
Experts say the video raises questions about a judge's decision last month to acquit the employee involved.
youtu.be/9Z0wfUAiRVY?...
Video of incident at Chicago’s juvenile jail that led to rare criminal charges
YouTube video by Injustice Watch
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NEW: Footage from 2023 shows former guard at the Cook County juvenile detention center flinging a 15-year-old boy to the floor, leaving him unconscious and bruised.
Experts say the video raises questions about a judge's decision last month to acquit the employee involved.
youtu.be/9Z0wfUAiRVY?...
Experts say the video raises questions about a judge's decision last month to acquit the employee involved.
youtu.be/9Z0wfUAiRVY?...
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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UR has released 73 videos of 45 Minneapolis Police body-worn cameras from the mass arrest of over 646 people on Nov. 4, 2020. Strikingly, more than 24% of the 45 officers represented in this release have killed community members while on duty. View all videos, full story, & media guide at our site.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
UR has released 73 videos of 45 Minneapolis Police body-worn cameras from the mass arrest of over 646 people on Nov. 4, 2020. Strikingly, more than 24% of the 45 officers represented in this release have killed community members while on duty. View all videos, full story, & media guide at our site.
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(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
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A Border Patrol agent who shot a woman five times on Chicago’s Southwest Side later bragged about his shooting skills to friends:
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol agent 'bragged' about shooting woman in Brighton Park, defense attorney says
Testimony from the agent who shot a woman multiple times in an immigration enforcement action revealed how he touted his marksmanship in leaving seven wounds despite firing five bullets. He later text...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A Border Patrol agent who shot a woman five times on Chicago’s Southwest Side later bragged about his shooting skills to friends:
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
after losing their supermajority for the first time in 13 years the Mississippi GOP wants to make sure that everyone knows that they are not mad, please do not put in the paper that they are mad
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
after losing their supermajority for the first time in 13 years the Mississippi GOP wants to make sure that everyone knows that they are not mad, please do not put in the paper that they are mad
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A federal consent decree largely bars the New Orleans sheriff's department from collaborating with ICE and honoring ICE detainers. But Louisiana's attorney general is moving to dissolve that decree and force the sheriff's office to comply.
In New Orleans, a New Sheriff Will Take the Helm of a Jail Marred by Abuses
Michelle Woodfork unseated an outsider sheriff on Saturday, at a time when federal consent decrees barring ICE collaboration and lifting detention conditions may be ending.
boltsmag.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A federal consent decree largely bars the New Orleans sheriff's department from collaborating with ICE and honoring ICE detainers. But Louisiana's attorney general is moving to dissolve that decree and force the sheriff's office to comply.
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I yearn for a political party where not endorsing Mamdani while praising Dick Cheney gets you automatically booted out
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I yearn for a political party where not endorsing Mamdani while praising Dick Cheney gets you automatically booted out
there are more trump voters in NYC than *people* in Wyoming!
it’s ironic how nothing makes you sound more like you live in a weird little bubble than when you make the bizarre assumption that liberals in big cities have never interacted with a conservative before
The educated liberal big city US folks outraged at Trump's renovation of Lincoln bathroom really need to scroll some Facebook of their less established relatives and friends to see what kind of aesthetic resonates with Trump's target audience.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
there are more trump voters in NYC than *people* in Wyoming!
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NYC civil summonses surged under Mayor Eric Adams—from 11,000 in 2019 (before he was mayor) to over 90,000 in 2024—undermining the spirit of a 2016 criminal justice reform. Black and Latinx communities remain disproportionately targeted in neighborhoods that are traditionally overpoliced.
Under Eric Adams, the NYPD Sharply Increases Tickets for Low-Level Infractions - Bolts
New York City’s outgoing mayor has directed police to issue more civil summonses, sparking concerns the practice is undermining a city reform. Will the next mayor take a different path?
boltsmag.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
NYC civil summonses surged under Mayor Eric Adams—from 11,000 in 2019 (before he was mayor) to over 90,000 in 2024—undermining the spirit of a 2016 criminal justice reform. Black and Latinx communities remain disproportionately targeted in neighborhoods that are traditionally overpoliced.
i don’t run a national news network but cnn calling this an “isis inspired attack” based on a third party telling of pure speculation by law enforcement seems pretty freaking shoddy to me
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
i don’t run a national news network but cnn calling this an “isis inspired attack” based on a third party telling of pure speculation by law enforcement seems pretty freaking shoddy to me
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Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
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emerging reports about possibly imminent US military attack on venezuela. there can be no doubt about it, certainly not in the coverage: such an attack would be an act of aggression, lacking any basis in international law. we'll get sophistic arguments about self-defense but none will be legit.
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
emerging reports about possibly imminent US military attack on venezuela. there can be no doubt about it, certainly not in the coverage: such an attack would be an act of aggression, lacking any basis in international law. we'll get sophistic arguments about self-defense but none will be legit.
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NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
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WTF 🤬
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
WTF 🤬
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.