9 Best Articles in 2022
BuzzFeed
This Is What A 21st-Century Police State Really Looks Like
BuzzFeed
~19 min read · · Far from the booming metropolis of Beijing, China is building a sprawling system that combines dystopian technology and human policing. “It’s a kind of frontline laboratory for surveillance.” · Shared by 175, including Dez S. Papp, felixmichel, Nico Luchsinger, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Andrea Desiato, Konrad Lischka, Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Pleil, Thomas Power
MIT Technology Review
Why filming police violence has done nothing to stop it
MIT Technology Review
4 min read · · The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers was captured on video, not once but half a dozen times. As we try to understand why a police officer continued compressing a man’s neck and… · Shared by 114, including Anthony Hamelle, Simon C, Maggie Koerth, Mathew Ingram, Alastair Goldfisher, David Nagel, Philanthropy News Digest
POLITICO
The Story Behind Bill Barr’s Unmarked Federal Agents
POLITICO
~11 min read · · The motley assortment of police currently occupying Washington, D.C., is a window into the vast, complicated, obscure world of federal law enforcement. · Shared by 97, including Chris Messina, Steven Sinofsky, Joshua Benton, John Lilly, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, SwiftOnSecurity, dj patil, John Koetsier, Deborah Blum, Cory Doctorow, Kevin Kelly, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Jana Eggers
Slate
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
Slate
2 min read · · From New York to Los Angeles, police officers escalated the national outrest. · Shared by 559, including FJ, Rutger Bregman, Tom Dale, Neuropsychology, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Juan Cole, Aral Balkan, erik spiekermann, Kate Manne, Hiroko Tabuchi, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Naomi Klein, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Brian Lovin, Kelsey D. Atherton, Mathew Ingram, Jason Stanley, David Wallace-Wells, Cory Doctorow, Jeff Jarvis
medium.com
Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop
medium.com
20+ min read · · I was a police officer for nearly ten years and I was a bastard. We all were. · Shared by 169, including Stefan Weber, Psymposia, Esther Schindler, Bjorn Larsen, Joel Califa, Jer Thorp, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Rand Fishkin, Ole Begemann, Karen McGrane, Mathew Ingram, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Dean Baker, Jamie Indigo👾 100% Human Tech SEO, Scott Santens, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs
The New York Times
Minneapolis Police Use Force Against Black People at 7 Times the Rate of Whites
The New York Times
8 min read · · When the officers use kicks, chokeholds, punches, takedowns, Mace spray, Tasers and the like, the person subject to that force is black about 60 percent of the time. · Shared by 133, including Jer Thorp, Judd Legum, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Maggie Koerth, Christopher Groskopf, John Keefe, luis antónio santos, Rick Powell, Alexandra Sifferlin, Deborah Blum, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Marie-José Kolly, Patrick Neeman, Emily Badger, Rachael Dottle, Martina Pugliese, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, aubrey blanche (she/her), Rob Weinert-Kendt
The New York Times
America, This Is Your Chance
The New York Times
~11 min read · · We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever. · Shared by 216, including Tamara Lackey, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Shaun King, Brian Solis, Ibram X. Kendi, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Eithiriel DeMeré 🏴🏳️🌈, David Austin Walsh, Eric Holthaus, Conan O'Brien, joe mcnally, Kainaz Amaria, Naomi Klein, Nilofer Merchant, Stowe Boyd, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Sally Kohn, Akilah Hughes, Mo Ryan, Jamil Smith جميل كريم
The Washington Post
997 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year
The Washington Post
2 min read · · Since 2015, The Post has created a database cataloging every fatal shooting nationwide by a police officer in the line of duty. · Shared by 72, including ashley r 🇺🇦 🇺🇦, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Michelle Tandler, Steven Rich, John Muyskens, Pippa Norris, Chiqui Esteban, Chris Messina, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #SuiteWorld #UIPathForward, Charlie Shrem, Frederic Filloux, Human Rights Campaign
theappeal.org
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety
theappeal.org
3 min read · · The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested against police violence, and abusive police… · Shared by 238, including Ashley C. Ford, Shaun King, Benny Johnson, Bruce Fenton 🇺🇸, Jane IMAGINABLE McGonigal ❤️, Kainaz Amaria, Avinash Kaushik, Joelle Emerson, quinta brunson, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Annie Lowrey, Hrag, Jer Thorp, Hiroko Tabuchi, jesse squires 🏴, Karen McGrane, Brad Fitzpatrick 🌻, Jonathan Ichikawa, Anna Dushime, Joshua Benton
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VICE
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion
VICE
4 min read · · Motherboard has obtained court documents that show Facebook gave police a teenager’s private chats about her abortion. Cops then used those chats to seize her phone and computer. · Shared by 104, including Jessica Valenti, jesse squires 🏴, Judd Legum, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, zeynep tufekci, Margaret Sullivan, Helen De Cruz, Mathew Ingram, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Cory Doctorow, Ian M Calvert, Azeem Azhar
Al Jazeera English
The tiny murder scenes of forensic scientist Frances Glessner Lee
Al Jazeera English
~15 min read · · Lee was a diorama-maker, criminal investigation educator and the first female police captain in the US. · Shared by 165
VICE
Inside the QAnon Queen’s Cult: ‘The Abuse Was Non-Stop’
VICE
~15 min read · · “QAnon Queen” Romana Didulo has threatened to arrest police and execute anyone who crosses her. Now, some of her followers are speaking out. · Shared by 157, including Joshua Benton, Karen K. Ho, Sonja Peteranderl, Dr. Angela Rasmussen, Brian Klaas
Washington Monthly
Mental Health Professionals Really Can Assume Some Police Duties
Washington Monthly
7 min read · · In Denver, it’s proving cheaper and maybe more effective—in limited circumstances. Here’s how. · Shared by 205
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Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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· As nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are met with police brutality, John Oliver discusses how the histories of policing ... · Shared by 311, including Amy Webb 🤖, hakan, Jerry Saltz, Chris Heilmann, Rene Ritchie, Jamie Indigo👾 100% Human Tech SEO, Avinash Kaushik, Carolina A. Miranda, Tony Parisi.eth🇺🇦#SpecialMaster of the Metaverse, Kent C. Dodds 🌌, Scott Santens, Danielle! 🌩, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Phil Plait, Rand Fishkin, Marcin Wichary, Cory Doctorow, Brian Lovin, Dr. Χοδαδάδιος Ρεζαχανίδης 🇮🇸🇪🇺, Nolen Gertz
The Verge
Caught on camera, police explode in rage and violence across the US
The Verge
1 min read · · America’s occupation by militarized police is in full view · Shared by 179, including jesse squires 🏴, Kelsey D. Atherton, Ty, Adrian Roselli 🗯, Noely ⚡️🏐, Daniel Jörg, Karen McGrane, P.Y., Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Kent C. Dodds 🌌, дэн, Tom Dale, Joshua Benton, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Eric Bailey, 🌏🔎Leigh Alexander 🐬💿✨, Bruce Daisley, Kestrel Nicole VANDERWITCH!!!, Nick Craver
mappingpoliceviolence.org
Police killed at least 289 black people in the U.S. in 2016.
mappingpoliceviolence.org
1 min read · · Mapping Police Violence collects comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to make the case for change. · Shared by 154, including jz, Francesco Marconi, Ida Bae Wells, ExApologist, Karl Groves (he/him), uché blackstock, md, Ben Jones, Michael Harriot, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Rhea Boyd MD, MPH, Dr. Oni Blackstock, Kanyi Maqubela, Jesse Baer 🔥, Esther Schindler, Andy Dehnart, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Jamie Indigo👾 100% Human Tech SEO, Ryan Boren, Shaun King, Brian LeRoux
dontcallthepolice.com
Resources by city
dontcallthepolice.com
1 min read · · Database of local and national community-based alternatives to calling the police or 911, broken down by city · Shared by 59, including 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Mathew Ingram, Alyssa C, jesse squires 🏴, Fern, Adrien Salazar, Alice Wong 王美華, Eithiriel DeMeré 🏴🏳️🌈, Anil
AL.com Birmingham
Police in this tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’
AL.com Birmingham
~15 min read · · Using unmarked police cars and uniforms without insignia, the town with no traffic lights collected $487 in fines and forfeitures in 2020 for every man, woman and child. Total town income more than… · Shared by 202, including Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, Paul Kedrosky, Mac McCann, Cory Doctorow, Emily Willingham, Digg, Marc Abrahams, Mo Ryan, Jason Zweig, justin 🚀, Barry Ritholtz, Matt Zoller Seitz, Steve Silberman, Ibram X. Kendi, Joshua Benton, Scott McLeod, Lydia Polgreen, Ajit Pai, Carla Gentry
ProPublica
What Happened When A White Cop Decided Not to Shoot a Black Man
ProPublica
20+ min read · · A shocking story of police and lethal force. Just not the one you might expect. · Shared by 51, including Aleksandra Wisniewska, Mathew Ingram, Liliane Ferrari ™, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Neil Lee, Rick Powell
The Guardian
Uber broke laws, duped police and built secret lobbying operation, leak reveals
The Guardian
10 min read · · 124,000 documents expose inner workings behind US tech firm’s rise as a global empire responsible for 19m journeys a day · Shared by 639, including Marsha Collier, Fabio Chiusi, Wilko S. Wolters 🇩🇪🇪🇺, Eghosa Omoigui, EMERCE, Mumbrella, Anil, Tactical Tech, Sonja Peteranderl, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Emma Best 🏳️🌈🏴, hakan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Digg, Dan Gillmor, Jay Rosen, Massimo Banzi, Alex Tabarrok, Benedict Evans
The Verge
Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology
The Verge
20+ min read · · Even city council members don’t know about the program. · Shared by 159, including Rodrigo Prior, Christian Müller, jean marc manach, A thinking meat, Bjorn Larsen, Clemens M. Schuster, Philippe Gauvin, Grzegorz Wapiński, Nathan Yau, Chris Messina, Cameron Yick, Thomas Pleil, Thomas Power, Leslie D, Andreas Spiegler, Ward Plunet
mappingpoliceviolence.org
Police have killed at least 310 black people in the U.S. in 2015.
mappingpoliceviolence.org
1 min read · · Mapping Police Violence collects comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to make the case for change. · Shared by 78, including Damon Young, Shaun King, Jer Thorp, Ryan Boren, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Veni Kunche, Mark Kaigwa, goblincore but not in a cool way, aubrey blanche (she/her), Data Science Renee, Eric Bailey, Kanyi Maqubela, William E. Spriggs, Eithiriel DeMeré 🏴🏳️🌈
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