Journalists aren’t some special class of people, but their role is unique. It’s supposed to be non-engaged with any party on the ground. Just documenting. When they get injured or arrested, it illustrates the intensity of violence being deployed by the state against everyone else.
Also, I have a new piece on the ins and outs of New York's supposedly independent civilian review board – why the NYPD retains so much control over the process, and what Mamdani could do to demonstrate a real commitment to police accountability: boltsmag.org/nypd-civilia...
5 former Costilla County sheriff employees told me that they received scant training for the job.
Many deputies never completed reports after crimes, they said.
Evidence in a murder case went missing.
www.denverpost.com/2026/05/22/c...