Josiah Bates
@josiahbates.bsky.social
Reporter at @thetrace.org
First book: IN THESE STREETS
New book in the works on the rise of elite police units
Thinking about crime, policing, journalism, and the NBA
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https://www.josiahbates.com
First book: IN THESE STREETS
New book in the works on the rise of elite police units
Thinking about crime, policing, journalism, and the NBA
🇯🇲🇹🇹
https://www.josiahbates.com
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Let’s recap simply and clearly: GOP does not want to extend ACA subsidies.
Dems had leverage via shutdown + pop opinion to force them to do it or continue holding out at great risk.
Dems squandered only leverage in exchange for a symbolic vote that will not lead to the extension of ACA subsidies.
Dems had leverage via shutdown + pop opinion to force them to do it or continue holding out at great risk.
Dems squandered only leverage in exchange for a symbolic vote that will not lead to the extension of ACA subsidies.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Let’s recap simply and clearly: GOP does not want to extend ACA subsidies.
Dems had leverage via shutdown + pop opinion to force them to do it or continue holding out at great risk.
Dems squandered only leverage in exchange for a symbolic vote that will not lead to the extension of ACA subsidies.
Dems had leverage via shutdown + pop opinion to force them to do it or continue holding out at great risk.
Dems squandered only leverage in exchange for a symbolic vote that will not lead to the extension of ACA subsidies.
Idk how people can read these stories and just stay silent. Folks really think this sh*t ain’t gonna hit their doorstep if it stays unchecked
November 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Idk how people can read these stories and just stay silent. Folks really think this sh*t ain’t gonna hit their doorstep if it stays unchecked
Since 2000, gunfire has killed more than 800,000 people in the U.S. @fairrionam.bsky.social breaks down what experts say it'll take to reverse the trend by 2040
A Blueprint for Reducing Gun Violence by 2040, According to Experts
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from a wide array of disciplines to discuss ideas for preventing shooting deaths and injuries.
www.thetrace.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Since 2000, gunfire has killed more than 800,000 people in the U.S. @fairrionam.bsky.social breaks down what experts say it'll take to reverse the trend by 2040
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Federal immigration cops are using "wellness checks" on minors as a ruse to get into homes and arrest people for alleged immigration violations. In this case, an alleged check on a 17-year-old let them arrest his 22-year-old brother, who was brought here at 11 and has protected status.
Unannounced Child "Wellness Checks" by Armed Federal Agents Raise Concerns - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis %
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www.psrmemphis.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Federal immigration cops are using "wellness checks" on minors as a ruse to get into homes and arrest people for alleged immigration violations. In this case, an alleged check on a 17-year-old let them arrest his 22-year-old brother, who was brought here at 11 and has protected status.
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“I think a big part of it is to make Brownsville a place that you don’t have to leave to have that same life. There’s too many people for whom - stability, space, raising a family, you can only do it outside of New York City…”
Mamdani x RZA x Riso
A riso-printing rotoscope experiment #risoscope
Mamdani x RZA x Riso
A riso-printing rotoscope experiment #risoscope
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“I think a big part of it is to make Brownsville a place that you don’t have to leave to have that same life. There’s too many people for whom - stability, space, raising a family, you can only do it outside of New York City…”
Mamdani x RZA x Riso
A riso-printing rotoscope experiment #risoscope
Mamdani x RZA x Riso
A riso-printing rotoscope experiment #risoscope
The 4th was some bulls**t
Refs gave em this game
Refs gave em this game
JUSUF NURKIC PUTBACK AT THE DEATH GIVES UTAH THE LEAD
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The 4th was some bulls**t
Refs gave em this game
Refs gave em this game
The desperation is sad
Per NYPost's scoop, some of the ways Mamdani's wife has "quietly steered" his campaign are weighing in on his logo design, being "a major source of support for him in private" and once posting on Instagram, "Couldn't possibly be prouder."
[the NY Post scrambling to make a last-ditch scandal:]
"umm, uhhh, his aloof wife Rama Duwaji secretly ran the campaign"
"umm, uhhh, his aloof wife Rama Duwaji secretly ran the campaign"
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The desperation is sad
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For the second time in a little over a week, ICE officers reportedly shot someone in Los Angeles.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
Report: ICE shot a US citizen trying to help kids
According to his lawyer, immigration officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
www.motherjones.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For the second time in a little over a week, ICE officers reportedly shot someone in Los Angeles.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
I couldn’t believe how bad it was when I watched it
you know, the original SPACE JAM was not some kind of masterpiece — it wasn’t even particularly good — but it feels like SEVEN SAMURAI compared to the sequel (watching it with my kids right now)
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I couldn’t believe how bad it was when I watched it
Seeing a lot of people point to Houston as a possibility. Idk the contract specifics but I wouldn't go all in for Ja if I'm the Rockets.
Keep playing through Sengun and letting Thompson get the PG reps. There'll be a less costly PG option down the road.
Keep playing through Sengun and letting Thompson get the PG reps. There'll be a less costly PG option down the road.
Other teams are monitoring the Ja Morant situation in Memphis after his suspension, looking at a possible trade (although the market for Morant is not going to be that strong right now).
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/oth...
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/oth...
Other teams monitoring Ja Morant situation in Memphis after suspension, looking at possible trade
The truth is teams were monitoring the situation before the suspension, but how big is Morant's trade market?
www.nbcsports.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Seeing a lot of people point to Houston as a possibility. Idk the contract specifics but I wouldn't go all in for Ja if I'm the Rockets.
Keep playing through Sengun and letting Thompson get the PG reps. There'll be a less costly PG option down the road.
Keep playing through Sengun and letting Thompson get the PG reps. There'll be a less costly PG option down the road.
Seems like Ja is just about done in Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team.
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Seems like Ja is just about done in Memphis
I'm screaming at the TV watching the Celtics like it's April.
Idk how I'm gonna get through this season
Idk how I'm gonna get through this season
November 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm screaming at the TV watching the Celtics like it's April.
Idk how I'm gonna get through this season
Idk how I'm gonna get through this season
This is the definition of “unqualified”
Frustration mounts in FBI over thwarted ‘potential’ terror plot
Senior officials believe FBI Director Kash Patel acted hastily in attempt to grab credit.
www.msnbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is the definition of “unqualified”
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Trump will take credit, but DC's crime was falling fast before the surge. Hard to say if it even helped. And even if it did, it's not a sustainable strategy. www.thetrace.org/2025/10/dc-s...
What Have Trump’s Troops Done for Crime in D.C.?
The president has taken credit for reducing crime in the capital, but a new analysis by The Trace shows that a decline was already underway.
www.thetrace.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump will take credit, but DC's crime was falling fast before the surge. Hard to say if it even helped. And even if it did, it's not a sustainable strategy. www.thetrace.org/2025/10/dc-s...
Chicago's progress on gun violence has been historic. But for residents in West Garfield Park, it's a different story.
Great piece here by Rita Oceguera for @thetrace.org
Great piece here by Rita Oceguera for @thetrace.org
Gun Violence Is Plummeting in Chicago, But One Neighborhood Feels Left Behind
West Garfield Park has sustained the smallest reduction in gun violence this year. Residents say they need more help.
www.thetrace.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Chicago's progress on gun violence has been historic. But for residents in West Garfield Park, it's a different story.
Great piece here by Rita Oceguera for @thetrace.org
Great piece here by Rita Oceguera for @thetrace.org
It’s a couple dogs in that backcourt
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
It’s a couple dogs in that backcourt
"Meritocracy"
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Meritocracy"
It's too early to panic, but I'm already panicking.
Their front court is horrible. They have no depth and no true playmaker.
If they boxed out and rebounded, they'd be 2-1 right now.
Their front court is horrible. They have no depth and no true playmaker.
If they boxed out and rebounded, they'd be 2-1 right now.
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's too early to panic, but I'm already panicking.
Their front court is horrible. They have no depth and no true playmaker.
If they boxed out and rebounded, they'd be 2-1 right now.
Their front court is horrible. They have no depth and no true playmaker.
If they boxed out and rebounded, they'd be 2-1 right now.
Community-led gun violence prevention programs were (very recently) the centerpiece of federal strategy. Now they're being sidelined.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Gun violence prevention groups disqualified from grants built around their work
Trump administration altering program that was a lifeline for pioneering non-profits helping reduce gun violence
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Community-led gun violence prevention programs were (very recently) the centerpiece of federal strategy. Now they're being sidelined.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In my Chicago neighborhood this weekend: candy drive for kids who can't safely go out to trick or treat because of ICE; big visible letter-writing campaign at an outdoor block party; low-flying Blackhawk helicopter over a children's baseball game; whistle brigades everywhere. #chicagostrong
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In my Chicago neighborhood this weekend: candy drive for kids who can't safely go out to trick or treat because of ICE; big visible letter-writing campaign at an outdoor block party; low-flying Blackhawk helicopter over a children's baseball game; whistle brigades everywhere. #chicagostrong
It’s really over tho…
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s really over tho…
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Is ESPN or anyone in sports media actually equipped to cover breaking news anymore?
awfulannouncing.com/espn/drops-b...
awfulannouncing.com/espn/drops-b...
ESPN dropped the ball on NBA's breaking news
ESPN dropped the ball on Thursday as it attempted to handle breaking news coverage of the NBA's FBI gambling scandal.
awfulannouncing.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Is ESPN or anyone in sports media actually equipped to cover breaking news anymore?
awfulannouncing.com/espn/drops-b...
awfulannouncing.com/espn/drops-b...
This is a true lesson in subjectivity. Because to me, each of these movies is one of the best films of their respective decades.
Singling out Heat though is kinda wild
Singling out Heat though is kinda wild
movies that so many other love deeply and I find meh to terrible:
The Departed
Heat
The Irishman
Trying to give Heat another try rn and my god it is bad.
The Departed
Heat
The Irishman
Trying to give Heat another try rn and my god it is bad.
October 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is a true lesson in subjectivity. Because to me, each of these movies is one of the best films of their respective decades.
Singling out Heat though is kinda wild
Singling out Heat though is kinda wild