madeleine
@madeleinemle.bsky.social
Reposted by madeleine
Annual reminder that the correct unit of analysis for municipal budgets is not dollars, but "Cost of Policing (CoP)" hours/days
This would translate to 5.75 million per day. So a city department with a budget of 5 million gets a little less than 1 CoP day
This would translate to 5.75 million per day. So a city department with a budget of 5 million gets a little less than 1 CoP day
“CPD’s budget is set to swell to $2.1 billion” news.wttw.com/2025/10/20/j...
Johnson Vows to Crack Down on Police Overtime Spending in 2026, As CPD Budget Swells to $2.1B
In all, CPD’s budget is set to swell to $2.1 billion, increasing by $37.9 million to cover the cost of salary increases required by agreements with unions representing members.
news.wttw.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Annual reminder that the correct unit of analysis for municipal budgets is not dollars, but "Cost of Policing (CoP)" hours/days
This would translate to 5.75 million per day. So a city department with a budget of 5 million gets a little less than 1 CoP day
This would translate to 5.75 million per day. So a city department with a budget of 5 million gets a little less than 1 CoP day
Reposted by madeleine
This confirms what academics and students told me in this piece: it seemed clear to them, months ago, that the government was using Canary Mission.
July 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This confirms what academics and students told me in this piece: it seemed clear to them, months ago, that the government was using Canary Mission.
Reposted by madeleine
between nuking clean energy subsidies and eviscerating rural hospitals this is class warfare on the most loyal Republican voters on a scale no Democrat could ever conceive
June 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
between nuking clean energy subsidies and eviscerating rural hospitals this is class warfare on the most loyal Republican voters on a scale no Democrat could ever conceive
Reposted by madeleine
Please help Ruaa and her family
June 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Please help Ruaa and her family
Reposted by madeleine
Sneaky salmon? Gay frogs? Scientists studying animal behavior have long projected specific cultural norms and values onto animals — and that, Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer argue, can lead us badly astray.
HEAT DEATH is proud to publish an extended excerpt of their new book, FEMINISM IN THE WILD!
HEAT DEATH is proud to publish an extended excerpt of their new book, FEMINISM IN THE WILD!
The Feminist's Salmon
An excerpt from Feminism In The Wild on what it means to queer the animals -- and why doing so is just good science
heat-death.ghost.io
June 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Sneaky salmon? Gay frogs? Scientists studying animal behavior have long projected specific cultural norms and values onto animals — and that, Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer argue, can lead us badly astray.
HEAT DEATH is proud to publish an extended excerpt of their new book, FEMINISM IN THE WILD!
HEAT DEATH is proud to publish an extended excerpt of their new book, FEMINISM IN THE WILD!
Reposted by madeleine
a lot of cis people seem to respond by saying "well just don't look at the news" or "well stop doomscrolling" as if we share the luxury of being able to put our heads in the sand when our friends and loved ones are forced to make impossible choices.
we're going to win though. cat's out of the bag.
we're going to win though. cat's out of the bag.
June 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
a lot of cis people seem to respond by saying "well just don't look at the news" or "well stop doomscrolling" as if we share the luxury of being able to put our heads in the sand when our friends and loved ones are forced to make impossible choices.
we're going to win though. cat's out of the bag.
we're going to win though. cat's out of the bag.
Reposted by madeleine
Couple things I learned today:
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
June 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Couple things I learned today:
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
Reposted by madeleine
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
Reposted by madeleine
never kill yourself you must outlive the terrorist state of israel
June 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
never kill yourself you must outlive the terrorist state of israel
Reposted by madeleine
My friend @melissagiragrant.com reports the truth about how this all unfolded. But Keane would rather bring counterinsurgency (back) home.
The Los Angeles Protests Are an Act of Self-Defense
Residents of L.A. aren’t merely protesting ICE; they’re attempting to protect their communities from ICE’s raids.
newrepublic.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My friend @melissagiragrant.com reports the truth about how this all unfolded. But Keane would rather bring counterinsurgency (back) home.
Reposted by madeleine
BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned.
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
June 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned.
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
Reposted by madeleine
Looting resources that could towards feeding, housing, and taking care of people and funneling it towards brutalizing, punishing, and killing people has been a fully bipartisan effort. The police are the ones defunding us, and this has all been made possible by Democrats and Republicans alike.
In city after city, police are the single biggest budget item.
And I don’t mean like 2% when everything else is 1%. I mean like 40%.
Police take priority over drug treatment, psych care, housing, etc etc etc.
And now we are here.
And I don’t mean like 2% when everything else is 1%. I mean like 40%.
Police take priority over drug treatment, psych care, housing, etc etc etc.
And now we are here.
June 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Looting resources that could towards feeding, housing, and taking care of people and funneling it towards brutalizing, punishing, and killing people has been a fully bipartisan effort. The police are the ones defunding us, and this has all been made possible by Democrats and Republicans alike.
Reposted by madeleine
UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
June 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
Reposted by madeleine
New blog from me at @motherjones.com: 25 people were arrested today during a Congressional hearing while protesting Medicaid cuts. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
25 arrested while protesting GOP Medicaid cuts
"You will kill me."
www.motherjones.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
New blog from me at @motherjones.com: 25 people were arrested today during a Congressional hearing while protesting Medicaid cuts. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by madeleine
The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
Reposted by madeleine
DOJ Dumps 1,785 Pages of Evidence Against Eric Adams
The trove was released the same day Adams and President Donald Trump met. "He came in to thank me," Trump said.
The trove was released the same day Adams and President Donald Trump met. "He came in to thank me," Trump said.
DOJ Dumps 1,785 Pages of Evidence Against Eric Adams
The purge occurred the same day Adams and President Donald Trump met. "He came in to thank me," Trump said.
hellgatenyc.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
DOJ Dumps 1,785 Pages of Evidence Against Eric Adams
The trove was released the same day Adams and President Donald Trump met. "He came in to thank me," Trump said.
The trove was released the same day Adams and President Donald Trump met. "He came in to thank me," Trump said.
Reposted by madeleine
Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!
Tufts student detained by ICE in viral video is released, thanks supporters
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk was released from ICE detention on Friday, offering brief words of thanks to supporters gathered outside the Louisiana facility.
www.nbcboston.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!