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Nathan Pino
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Academic (Sociology, Criminology, Globalization and Development), Audiophile, Cyclist. All opinions mine. He/Him.

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 7d
My forthcoming book”Police Reform: An Obituary” is now listed on the Routledge website and will be released on March 31st!! Please have your university library order a copy.

www.routledge.com/Police-Refor...
Police Reform: An Obituary
The fight against police brutality and impunity is a global struggle. This book argues that police reform efforts around the world should be extirpated and replaced with locally developed and led non-...
www.routledge.com

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 1d
My latest blog post, "Fear and Kindness on the Road to Calgary,” jeffreyianross.com/fear-and-kin... #AmericanIndians #FirstNations #Indigenous #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Fear and Kindness on the Road to Calgary
I can’t remember what month it was, only that snow had begun to fall as we drove from Lethbridge to Calgary. The road wasn’t a highway, just a patchwork of farm grids: a few miles straight, a turn lef...
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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 7d
ICE's 'Frightening' Facial Recognition App is Scanning US Citizens Without Their Consent www.commondreams.org/news/ice-fac...
ICE's 'Frightening' Facial Recognition App is Scanning US Citizens Without Their Consent | Common Dreams
ICE is using facial recognition tech on US citizens without their consent, according to DHS documents obtained by 404 Media. Despite such software's unreliability, agents may ignore a citizen's birth ...
www.commondreams.org

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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 12d
As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
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pdx law grrrl @pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social · 15d
Federal prosecutors charged 2 protesters with terrorism for constitutionally protected activity. Shots were fired at an ICE protest, but neither is accused of firing the gun. The Trump administration is making good on its threat to treat anti-fascist activity as terrorism.
“Antifa” Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity
After a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two “antifa” protesters.
theintercept.com

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Truthout @truthout.org · 15d
From private prisons to health care scams, the attack on unhoused people is about exploitation, not safety.
The US Is Criminalizing Homelessness and Expanding Incarceration. Who Profits?
From private prisons to health care scams, the attack on unhoused people is about exploitation, not safety.
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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 15d
I think the inflatable costumes play a helpful role for the reasons you state, but the larger problem is not that they take away from the message, but that the message lacked concrete policy demands that could be used to build and sustain a movement. "We don't like authoritarianism" is not enough.

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 15d
My latest blog post, "Are Inflatable Costumes Helping or Hurting the Protest Message?” #activism #crimesofthepowerful #protest #politicalparticipation #semiotics jeffreyianross.com/are-inflatab...
Are Inflatable Costumes Helping or Hurting the Protest Message?
Over the past few weeks, considerable media attention has been given to protestors wearing inflatable or oversized novelty suits at anti-Trump demonstrations, including the recent No Kings protests. A...
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pdx law grrrl @pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social · 22d
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a murder. But a co-defendant testified against him under the threat of capital punishment. He was sentenced to death by a 10-2 jury vote. Only two states allow death sentences even when all jurors don’t agree. Alabama plans to execute him next week.
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.
boltsmag.org

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 28d
They expect it to be sometime in April 2026. Production just started.

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 28d
Cover for my forthcoming book “Police Reform: An Obituary”

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 29d
My latest blog post, “The Used Car Lot Next Door” jeffreyianross.com/the-used-car... #car #noise #publicspace #urban #urbanincivilities #urbanpublicspace #usedcar
The Used Car Lot Next Door
Living beside a used car lot can teach you about noise, boundaries, and the limits of goodwill. Years ago, I lived in a low-rise apartment in Toronto’s Little Portugal, right next to a small lot that ...
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · Sep 26
I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Sep 24
Texas History Offers Warnings amid Rash of Faculty Firings www.texasobserver.org/texas-facult... - via @TexasObserver
Texas History Offers Warnings amid Rash of Faculty Firings
Lessons to learn from the politically motivated firing of a UT president in the 1940s
www.texasobserver.org

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Sep 22
My latest blog post, “What’s the Role of Belonging in Urban Environments?" jeffreyianross.com/whats-the-ro... #belonging #politicalparticipation #street #streetculture #urban #urbanenvironments #urbansemiotics
What’s the Role of Belonging in Urban Environments?
In most urban settings, a sense of belonging is an important foundation for political participation. Political participation (also referred to as political engagement/mobilization) includes actions th...
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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Sep 18
Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent

Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent
Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident
www.theguardian.com

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Sep 14
My latest blog post, "Parking as a Microcosm of Broader Urban Struggles" jeffreyianross.com/parking-as-a... #parking #urban #street #streetculture
Parking as a Microcosm of Broader Urban Struggles
Parking, often treated as a mundane logistical concern, is an important site of contestation in urban life. At its core, it reflects the struggle over public space in cities, where demand routinely ex...
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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Sep 13
Great News! Prosecutors’ ‘Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges. Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Prosecutors’ ‘Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges
Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure
www.theguardian.com

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · Sep 12
⭐️ TODAY: Texas State Employees Union press release condemns the firing of Texas State University professor for statements he made as a private citizen. ✊👇

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Images show text of press release in black and blue ink on white pages. Full text here: https://texasaflcio.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/09-11_release_tseu_firing.pdf Images show text of press release in black and blue ink on white pages. Full text here: https://texasaflcio.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/09-11_release_tseu_firing.pdf

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Sep 10
Reposting from my Sept. 3, 2022 blog post, “Blog posts I share with my incoming undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students"
jeffreyianross.com/blog-posts-i... #universitypedagogy #universityinstruction #teaching #universities #college
Blog posts I share with my incoming undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students
As the new semester begins, I often struggle with selecting content that I want my undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students to read. In addition to a core textbook and a handful of articles...
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Tom Sutton @crimepublisher.bsky.social · Sep 5
To those who steal from publishers at conferences, please image that you are an author, looking for your book on display. How would you feel if one of your peers had nicked it, denying other delegates the chance to see your work? The books are for sale, usually with a discount. Don’t steal books.

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 26
Authoritarian theocracy proponents are at it again: Texas Attorney General Demands Schools Display Ten Commandments Even After Judge's Injunction

www.commondreams.org/news/ten-com...
Texas AG Demands Schools Display Ten Commandments Even After Judge's Injunction | Common Dreams
Texas AG Ken Paxton insists on displaying Ten Commandments in schools despite court ruling. Defiant stance sparks controversy and legal battles.
www.commondreams.org

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 25
Texas State Sociology is hiring! Assistant professor starting Fall 2026. Required specialization in aging and dementia; preferred specialization in quantitative methods. Application review begins in September.

higheredjobs.com/faculty/detail
higheredjobs.com

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 18
Texas Lawmakers Push ‘Massive Secrecy Grab’ to Shield Police Files. As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.
www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-fi...
Texas Lawmakers Push ‘Massive Secrecy Grab’ to Shield Police Files
As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.
www.texasobserver.org

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 17
Chaos on New York’s Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD theintercept.com/2025/08/16/n...
Chaos on New York’s Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD
The police seem to run reds whenever they feel like it — and only they could say whether it’s a real emergency.
theintercept.com

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 17
Judge drops domestic terrorism charges against Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protester: Jamie Marsicano’s due process and constitutional rights were violated
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Judge drops domestic terrorism charges against Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protester
Jamie Marsicano’s due process and constitutional rights were violated by the state’s ongoing delays, judge said
www.theguardian.com

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 13
Reposting from my Feb. 23, 2025 blog post, “The Never-Ending Demonization of the American Inner City” jeffreyianross.com/the-never-en... #innercity, #crime #criminaljustice # demonization #federaloversight #urban
The Never-Ending Demonization of the American Inner City
This past week, Trump proposed an executive order aimed at increasing sentences for violent crimes (especially gun-related), quality-of-life offenses (e.g., public urination),  the clearing of homele...
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Mike DeLand @mfdeland.bsky.social · Jul 30
The sociology & criminology dept at gonzaga is hiring! We're searching for somebody with a focus on criminology, law, or social control (broadly conceived).

We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology - Gonzaga Main Campus, Washington, United States
Title: Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology Area: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Sociology and Criminology Telework Availability: On-campus Position Employee Classification: Tenure...
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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Jul 25
Done adding content to my book “Policing: An Obituary.” Need to edit and then the first complete draft is done before reviewers tear it apart

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Jul 25
Outdated laws give presidents far too much leeway to deploy military forces inside the United States. We’re working to reform those laws and establish new safeguards against abuse.
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Domestic Deployment of the Military
Outdated laws give presidents far too much leeway to deploy military forces inside the United States. We’re working to reform those laws and establish new safeguards against abuse.
www.brennancenter.org