Posts by juddlegum@journa.host
(DIR) Post #AWswTpxeiWugebrAZs by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-20T14:03:02Z
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2. In 2020, along with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a dramatic spike in murders in the United States. This increase in lethal violence, understandably, was covered extensively in national and local media outlets.
(DIR) Post #AWswTrdsT2HTrqcP1k by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-20T14:03:05Z
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3. Yet, much of this coverage lacked critical context. While the increase in murders was significant, the overall murder rate remained far below its peak in the 1980s and 90s.
(DIR) Post #AWswTtU1cdaXZs1Ywq by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-20T14:03:06Z
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4. But now Jeff Asher (@Crimealytics@twitter.com) has published data revealing the plunge in the murder rate in dozens of citiesAsher calls this drop "astonishing"But other than a piece Asher wrote for The Atlantic, the data has not merited any dedicated coverage in major outlets
(DIR) Post #AWswTvOQWQIZV5Q7V2 by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-20T14:03:08Z
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5. The quantity and tenor of crime coverage matters. It shapes public sentiment about crime and ultimately shapes important decisions around public safety budgets, police tactics, and criminal justice policy. https://popular.info/p/us-murder-rate-declines-dramatically
(DIR) Post #AWswTxJBOtIBROyxbU by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-20T14:04:12Z
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6. In many large cities, the decline in the murder rate is even more pronounced. Year-to-date murders have declined 40% in Minneapolis, 28% in Atlanta, 26% in Los Angeles, and 18% in Baltimore. But local coverage of these declines has been sparse or non-existent.
(DIR) Post #AWswTzEeEiqxPusMoS by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-20T14:06:30Z
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7. The Baltimore Sun, for example, features regular coverage of murders in Baltimore City, which is appropriate.But the Sun has not mentioned that the murder rate has declined 18% year-over-year through June 10. https://popular.info/p/us-murder-rate-declines-dramatically
(DIR) Post #AWswU0wdsddeieT11c by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-20T14:08:20Z
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(DIR) Post #AWvRjAHUw54mukqWwq by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-21T15:52:56Z
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Interesting choice for the "anti-censorship" candidate
(DIR) Post #AWzPQnbd4aOGsjACfY by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-23T17:09:53Z
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RFK Jr. knows how important it is to get TUCKER CARLSON'S SUPPORT IN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYThis is all totally on the level
(DIR) Post #AXANFDufrNk9t5eqBM by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:33Z
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1. The Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper yesterday, rejecting the independent state legislature theory, was very good news. But it wasn't ALL good news. Roberts' majority opinion includes a caveat Follow along if interested.🧵
(DIR) Post #AXANFEw83SV93tLW5Y by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:34Z
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2. Writing for six Justices, Roberts rejected the independent state legislature theory, which the Supreme Court has rejected for 100 years."The Elections Clause does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review."https://popular.info/p/democracy-dodges-a-bullet
(DIR) Post #AXANFFoimUAbnCt7BI by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:35Z
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3. Roberts ruling, however, comes with a potentially significant caveat.He says while state courts can review actions of the legislature on election issues, federal courts can overrule state courts if they "transgress the ordinary bounds of judicial review"
(DIR) Post #AXANFIi61ZeYlWoMls by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:36Z
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4. WTF does that mean? Well, Roberts is essentially establishing a concurrence in Bush v. Gore as precedentIn that case, 3 justices wrote that the Florida Supreme Court's order to recount certain ballots exceeded "ordinary statutory interpretation" and was invalid.
(DIR) Post #AXANFKa14aNWZ32wSG by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:37Z
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5. All of this is very poorly defined and the standards for "ordinary" judicial review and statutory interpretation are unclear. But Roberts decision opens the door for the Supreme Court to intervene in controversial election issues whenever it wants. Which is not great.
(DIR) Post #AXANFMMcRMqm64nGqm by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:38Z
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6. It's unlikely that the three liberal justices who signed onto Roberts' majority opinion wished to endorse a controversial aspect of Bush v. Gore. But it was the price for avoiding a more extreme outcome.https://popular.info/p/democracy-dodges-a-bullet
(DIR) Post #AXANFOD7ZeRPpCMiK8 by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:39Z
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(DIR) Post #AXASAAISNUNiziBn3w by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-28T23:48:33Z
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RFK Jr is holding an event with a doctor who says the COVID a vaccine turns you into a human magnet 🧲 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/robert-f-kennedy-jr-does-vaccine-make-fork-stick-to-me.html
(DIR) Post #AXELzozstMjmwk1hPk by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-30T19:50:15Z
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To recap: Supreme Court justices nominated by a president who lost the popular vote and confirmed by Senators representing far less than half the country have eliminated abortion rights, green-lighted anti-LGBTQ discrimination, and ended affirmative action.In one year.
(DIR) Post #AXrL4uwpG6VDl6cAqm by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-30T19:50:15Z
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but, without affirmative action, Harvard is neither race-blind nor a meritocracy
(DIR) Post #AXrL4vplxoSGVWK3Um by juddlegum@journa.host
2023-06-30T19:50:16Z
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IMO, we should probably focus less on who gets into Harvard, which is not that important, and more on supporting the educational institutions where most racial minorities and children of working families enroll