My first big report for the new Substack is now live. It's a two-year investigation into the horrific wrongful conviction of an intellectually disabled man in Arkansas. No paywall, so I hope you'll check it out. https://t.co/VsFDPMOwtI

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“If you were trying to replicate that path to autocracy, I don’t know what you would be doing differently than what Trump is doing now.” -@radleybalko

This is a very important article to read. You should share it with five people you know today and discuss together what it means. It’s by @radleybalko

Insane story from @radleybalko about agents showing up at a lawyer's home to intimidate him about representing immigrants. They appear to have cut his wifi to turn off his ring cam recording. As Radley notes, it fits with a pattern of immigration attorney intimidation.

The best writer in America on criminal justice issues is @radleybalko But today he turns his attention to Senator Bill Kennedy's amazingly cowardly vote for RFK Jr, and the consequences of said vote. It is a damning piece & I urge you all to read it https://t.co/x1cUSVByxm

This, from @radleybalko.bsky.social, is wonderful. "Clapping for Stalin" link↓

A recent shock poll showed 47% of Americans support "militarized mass deportations" - even as there's been next to zero debate about the stakes of troops rolling into U.S. cities, overcrowded camps, and the ruination of the American economy My new column🎁 https://t.co/LRIPRSIS3d

If any of you 200K are looking for a place to spend your journalism-supporting budget, I know of a pretty swell, hard-hitting newsletter. https://t.co/MTWY63p2u0

Junk science is about to put a person to death. Robert Roberson is set to be executed by the state of Texas, but the "shaken baby syndrome" that got him convicted of murder is based on dubious science. https://t.co/0sNkUcztV4 @MSNBC @radleybalko @TexDefender @TCADPdotORG @WTIUSA

An incredibly thorough article by Radley Balko. Trump's deportation army, by @radleybalko

This post by @radleybalko comes to mind immediately.

Policing tactics under scrutiny🔎 Four years after George Floyd protests, police reform has stalled, while surveillance by law enforcement has expanded. Join our panel with @radleybalko, @FoxCahn, @JayCStanley, and Cato’s Patrick Eddington as we examine changes in policing,

New from me: Less than 5 percent of DA's offices have a unit tasked with seeking out wrongful convictions. I spoke with Marissa Bluestine of the Quattrone Center about what these units do well, what they could do better, and the obstacles they face. (Link follows)

Despite (or because of) their success, CIUs now get pushback from Republican attorneys general, police departments who don't like to see their incompetence/corruption exposed, and city officials who fear the lawsuits wrought by exonerations. Link: https://t.co/4f2KCJYTz4

New from me: Less than 5 percent of DA's offices have a unit tasked with seeking out wrongful convictions. I spoke with Marissa Bluestine of the Quattrone Center about what these units do well, what they could do better, and the obstacles they face. (Link follows)

. . . building his confidence and coaxing out the magnificent beast within him. I first met Wally five years into his life, and only got to see the marvelous result -- this loyal, determined, gentle, awkward, wonderfully empathetic fellow. Truly one of the Seven Great Dogs of his

We say goodbye to this handsome gentleman today. My wife @LilianaSegura adopted Wally 15 years ago. I don't know that any dog and human could be more perfectly suited for one another. Wally was nearly feral when Liliana got him. She spent the next several years . . .

The New Abnormal Podcast w/ Danielle (@DeeTwoCents) Moodie & @AndyLevy "Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Needs to ‘Grow a Pair’ and Stand Up to Trump" @RadleyBalko, David (@djrothkopf) Rothkopf

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