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Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.

A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.

This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...

2025 Trends in Crime and Safety in New York City New York remains one of the safest cities in the country, but some persistent challenges require close attention.

President Trump has suggested deploying the National Guard in New York. That risks diverting attention from the long-term solutions needed to actually keep the city safe.
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I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...

"Mathematically, it might seem like I spend a disproportionate amount of my time making the world a significantly less safe and less empathetic place, but are you counting all the hours I spend sleeping?"

State Supreme Court Diversity - November 2025 Update Many state supreme courts lack diversity in terms of their justices’ race, ethnicity, gender, and professional background.

State supreme courts are still overwhelmingly white & male
⚖️ 18 states: 0 justices of color
⚖️ 47 states + DC: 0 Native American justices
⚖️ 42 states: 0 Asian American justices
⚖️ 39 + DC: 0 Latino justices
⚖️ 24 states: 0 Black justices

New @brennancenter.org analysis below👇👇

The Eagles are in unprecedented territory: in the Super Bowl era,they’ve never held a five-game division lead after 10 games. Even their best seasons—2004, 2017, 2022—never reached that cushion. What you’re seeing now is truly historic for Philly. Go Birds! #GoBirds #FlyEaglesFly #PhiladelphiaEagles

An Insider’s View of the Immigration System A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.

“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:

Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.

a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:

Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.

So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.

Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

unless you have a dog who only likes squeaky toys you don’t know my pain

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.

Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.

Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.

How NYC’s Next Mayor Can Lead on Public Safety and Justice Reform Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani can improve New Yorkers’ well-being by prioritizing proven crime-prevention policies.

Real safety comes from investing in people, protecting rights, and building trust. Mayor-elect Mamdani has an opportunity to show the nation what public safety can look like when it’s rooted in data-driven strategies and durable solutions.

Why I Went Plant-Based (And Why We Should All Eat Less Meat) Dr. Goodall went plant-based after confronting what that meat represents: pain. Since, she learned more reasons why the work to #eatmeatless is important.

Today is World Vegan Day! If you are concerned about climate change, reducing meat and dairy in your diet is one of the most powerful individual actions you can take.

"The effect of our modern meat production on the environment is truly terrifying." Jane Goodall news.janegoodall.org/2017/04/28/w...

Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company.

President Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao who pleaded guilty to money laundering in 2023. Binance is also reportedly a major supporter of the Trump family's World Liberty Financial. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

Great job everybody. We bullied & ostracized people who used ChatGpt so they’re using it less. Looks like our work here is done.

does sga remind anyone else of randall from monsters inc

This is the dream folks. Opening streets to people who’ve been pushed off the streets by cars.

New York Court of Appeals Rules State’s Even-Year Election Law Constitutional Today the New York Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a 2023 state law moving many county and town elections outside of New York City from odd to even-numbered years.

📢ICYMI: Today, the New York Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a state law moving many county and town elections outside of New York City to even-numbered years. This is a huge win for New York’s democracy. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

The WNBA’s Future Is on the Clock It’s a make-or-break offseason for the WNBA. Is the league headed for a lockout? Or will the players get the changes they’re demanding?

The CBA, Saudi money, Unrivaled, conflicts of interest, an embattled commissioner, and increased NBA involvement: here's a mega-primer for what promises to be the most chaotic, transformational offseason in WNBA history

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I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

Antifa is not a group; the president cannot designate domestic terror groups.

My @brennancenter.org colleague @faizapatel.bsky.social is out today with a deep review of NSPM-7. It is a dangerous directive that will facilitate predatory politics-based targeting: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

i feel like no one knows anymore that ur supposed to let the post office know when u move

I promise you, no matter how inescapable it may feel, you can actually stop using Amazon. Like, sure, you've got gift cards or credits or whatever, use them up. But you absolutely do not need to use Amazon for just regular life purchases. You can get things at a store. I promise.

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Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

i want Bad Bunny to do to ICE what Kendrick did to Drake at the superbowl

we need an in depth study on where people choose to put their yoga mats in a full class

NEW: Internal report reveals DHS intelligence portal was accidentally opened to tens of thousands of users for months, exposing sensitive intel about Americans. @brennancenter.org obtained the docs. @wired.com has the story. 🧵

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