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Capital and Convict

@Capital_Convict

Historian of crime and punishment in America. Tweets about historical and contemporary issues of race, crime, region, and punishment.

Seattle, WA Katılım Kasım 2017
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@ijbailey
@ijbailey@ijbailey·
I keep coming back to this piece for a few reasons: 1) It's premature. We don't have 2024 results yet. 2) It leaves out compelling data showing there's been no erosion (other than from Obama). 3) It's contradictory. 1/
Tyler Austin Harper@Tyler_A_Harper

I wrote about the question on everyone’s mind: are black men really going to vote for Donald Trump?  White Democrats imagine minorities as half-saints, half-superheroes who they team up with to fight fascism. But the pesky truth is many minority men have Trump-ish beliefs.🧵

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Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan·
"We vote for the ones we're best suited to fight." We're not "co-signing a candidate" but rather "picking our opponent." A great/smart/thoughtful statement from leftist radical organizers on how to approach voting this Tuesday. Please watch/share:
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Scott Hechinger
Scott Hechinger@ScottHech·
The NYPD spent $150 Million *extra* last year to catch people who weren't able to afford to pay the subway fare. They owed just $104,000. $150 million could buy free fares (at going rate) for 95,000 poor New Yorkers per year. Instead four people shot, including an officer.
On threads as Big__Relly@awkward_duck

NYPD shot 4 people, including one of their own officers, over a $2.90 fare evasion. They shot at someone over $2.90. This is what we mean when we say police protect property (wealth), not people.

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Capital and Convict@Capital_Convict·
@jacobinfante24 I’ve never understood the love for RoJo. He’s never shown anything other than being just a guy. Solid, sure, and a good blocker. Ok. But there is absolutely nothing special about him and if Swift got injured, having Roshon carry the load would be, like, really bad.
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Jacob Infante@jacobinfante24·
Khalil Herbert is a talented RB who brings value to an NFL offense. That said, the #Bears have a capable duo in Swift and Roschon. Homer and Wheeler brings ST value, and Velus takes reps at RB. As much as I like Herbert, he might benefit from a trade.
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Capital and Convict@Capital_Convict·
@Isle_of_dog @richard_normal Where’s the proof Jesus even existed? It’s not clear that Jesus is an actual historical figure. The Bible is not a history book. And if Jesus did exist, and was crucified (of which no known records exist) then we certainly don’t know who killed him besides the Romans.
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richard@richard_normal·
harrison butkers comments about women were plainly terrible and deserve all the criticism that theyre getting, but its pretty wild how glossed over its been that, in the same speech, he said "you aren't allowed to say who killed jesus"
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Scott Hechinger
Scott Hechinger@ScottHech·
How copaganda works. An entire article pushed by "law enforcement sources" on a "brazen gangster" repeatedly free to cause havoc. All bc of bail reform. What they fail to mention? Ahem: Bail was set. At $20,000. He's currently on Rikers. Nothing at all to do w/ bail reform.
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Ariel Mae Lambe
Ariel Mae Lambe@arielmaelambe·
Caribbeanists? Advice? If you were going to teach Puerto Rico, D.R., and Haiti to undergraduates with six books, which six books would you choose? (The course will include Cuba, too, but I don’t so much need recs for that part.)
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Moira Donegan
Moira Donegan@MoiraDonegan·
Happy International Women’s Day. Be as obstinate and ruthless in your commitment to women’s dignity as misogynists are in their commitment to women’s subordination.
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Josh Marshall
Josh Marshall@joshtpm·
He caught Sen. Britt in an out and out lie. amazing work. and just sitting there in plain site. really worth your taking a few minutes to watch this video Sen. Britt, not only an emotionally disregulated freak, also a big fat liar. @katzonearth/video/7344090454985624862" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@katzonearth/v…
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Paulo L. dos Santos
Paulo L. dos Santos@plbds·
Milton Friedman giving the game away by noting that the ideal immigration system is one that creates a large pool of second-class workers with no rights. He left out the "bonus" that "illegal immigration" can also be used to pit folks at the bottom of society against each other.
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Alex Zielinski
Alex Zielinski@alex_zee·
Since I started following Portland's settlement w/ the DOJ, I've heard claims in court that the same officers use force at a higher rate than their peers, year after year. I waded through PPB's data to confirm that trend - and started asking questions: opb.org/article/2024/0…
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D.A. Bullock
D.A. Bullock@BullyCreative·
In the United States, police killed more people in 2023 than any year in more than a decade. Why do continue to treat this as reformable? (data from mappingpoliceviolence.us)
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Eric Umansky
Eric Umansky@ericuman·
I want to tell you a story about body cameras and *Derek Chauvin* What Chauvin did to George Floyd, kneeling on his neck, was his move. He had done to others. It was all recorded by body cams. But the footage was kept secret. And Chauvin was left unpunished [short THREAD]
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Scott Hechinger
Scott Hechinger@ScottHech·
“Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong. Almost 80 percent of Americans, and 92 percent of Republicans, think crime has gone up. It actually fell in 2023.” Health & safety is important to us all. Why we need to follow facts. Read: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/p…
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Bench Ansfield
Bench Ansfield@benchansfield·
It’s impossible to overstate how much good work is being produced within critical prison studies/history of the carceral state. All these arrived in the last few weeks. Congrats @lydiajean8 @orisanmi @mguariglia @EmilyMBrooksPhD
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Spencer Beswick
Spencer Beswick@spencerbeswick·
Fascism doesn't mean "things I don't like." It also doesn't mean "anything authoritarian" or "any attempt to limit free speech." It is a particular far-right, mass-based political phenomenon born in reaction to crises of liberal democracy and capitalism. 1/
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Criminology Ferret
Criminology Ferret@CrimFerret·
"Let the Convicts Speak: A Critical Conversation of the Ongoing Language Debate in Convict Criminology" by - Ortiz, Cox, Kavish, & Tietjen in Criminal Justice Studies #Criminology #Stigma #Identity #OpenAccess Version: concrim.org/wp-content/upl…
Convict Criminology@ConCrimASC

We are proud to announce the recipients of 2023 Outstanding Article Award (Let the Convicts Speak: A Critical Conversation... language debate in CC), @Ortiz_PhD, @TCNJ. This award recognizes outstanding scholarship in the form of an article in CC. Congrats Dr. Ortiz!

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Judd Legum
Judd Legum@JuddLegum·
1. There are still a lot of people with very large microphones talking about the violent "crime wave" sweeping the United States But yesterday, the FBI released nationwide crime data for 2022 that tells a very different story 🧵
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