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Author of The End of Policing. Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of at Brooklyn College.

Brooklyn, NY
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    6 Feb 2018

    Amazing mtg w folks in Ferguson trying to chart a new path for police reform through community empowerment.

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  2. 54 minutes ago

    This what happens when you channel things through the Criminal Legal system.

    These are the “mental health” responders that deal with unhoused people in Riverside, CA. Pic from
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    11 hours ago

    These are the NYPD jobs that the Mayor is protecting by cutting essential worker positions instead.

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  4. 3 hours ago

    When will Dems realize that these police unions are racist and authoritarian? Any Dem who takes their $ cannot be our friend.

    We've seen elected officials cave to police unions because they think it will buy them some good-will from attacks. But no matter how much you cave, the police will continue to attack you. There is no end to it, it's a political strategy.
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    4 hours ago

    Disgusting. Flint’s getting a new $20 million youth jail and judges claim this puts them on the “cutting edge” and “forefront of juvenile justice.”

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    5 hours ago

    Oh, look! The governor of New Jersey just announced a millionaire's tax to help avoid devastating budget cuts that would decimate essential services like education. Why won't New York's governor do the same? via

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    5 hours ago

    We really can't let NJ out do us, ! Lets and and

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  8. 10 hours ago

    Really disappointing reporting from . Entire books have been written debunking this, but he only talks to cops. Check out the work of & .

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    Sep 16

    Sadly, and Floridians should get used to what Sally did in Pensacola. The financial cost of ignoring climate change is monumental. The real estate developers who lobby local politicians DON'T CARE. They just make short-term profits & laugh all the way to the bank

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    Sep 16

    Portland’s said he wouldn’t prosecute most protesters. Police kept arresting them anyway.

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  11. Sep 16

    Infrastructure...climate change... Nope, nothing to see here.

    So.. a portion of the three mile bridge in Pensacola is missing... good grief.
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  12. Sep 16

    I would expect nothing less.

    Rudy says that the grandson of Mexican immigrants should "go back to Cuba"
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    Sep 16

    From mine-resistant vehicles to robots to semi-automatic weapons, a new study documents the insane post-9/11 militarization of American police. Great story from and truly just the latest example of how our wars have come home.

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  14. Retweeted
    Sep 15

    Devastating

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  15. Retweeted
    Sep 15

    Pretty powerful stuff from Sen. .

    I asked where he lands on the spectrum between "all cops are bad" and "all cops are heroes," and his answer struck me. "The police in America grow up amidst a culture that celebrates violence."
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    Sep 15

    Rochester organizer Stanley Martin joins for an update on Mayor Lovely Warren’s response to the police killing of Daniel Prude: “I think she has lost all the trust from the people of Rochester….We need someone to step in and listen to the voices of the people."

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    Sep 15

    NUEVA ''Nunca cuestionan la legitimidad de utilizar la policía para hacer una guerra contra las drogas, detener a niñxs pequeñxs en la escuela, criminalizar la falta de vivienda o etiquetar a lxs jóvenes como pandillerxs''. 🇺🇸Escribe ()

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  18. Sep 15

    Pretty powerful stuff from Sen. .

    I asked where he lands on the spectrum between "all cops are bad" and "all cops are heroes," and his answer struck me. "The police in America grow up amidst a culture that celebrates violence."
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  19. Sep 15

    Chicago folks:

    Post Have you been screaming Defund CPD in the streets? Tell it to the folx that can/will actually make it happen. This Thursday: 10am. Joint City Council Meeting on the Police Budget. Bring a statement or submit it before hand.
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  20. Sep 15

    Detroit folks:

    Activists in Detroit are fighting against the resolution today
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  21. Retweeted
    Sep 14

    Instead of using the police to enforce safety rules, unionized transit workers with ATU 265 mobilized their members, East Bay DSA, and AC Transit Board candidate to demand free masks and sanitizer on every bus And together, we won!

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