Barry Friedman

Company says high-tech drone system could make schools safer Before most kids go back to school, one Texas-based company, called “Campus Guardian Angel,” is providing schools with demos of a new high-tech drone system it says can help save lives in school shoot...

Weaponized drones for school shootings are moronic. The question I still have not heard answered? How do they fly through the classroom doors?

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I could say more. I will in the book I've begun to write on public safety.

Opinion | You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time. But You Could Be Next.

This from #VanitaGupta is crucial reading about administration attacks on the not-for-profit sector.

For George Bush, it was 1,000 points of light. Apparently not so much right now. We've lost that charitable spirit that defines the United States.

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Trapeze?

Would that we applied that rule for judges and prosecutors whenever it was warranted on the facts. We don’t.

U.S. measles cases reach 33-year high as outbreaks spread Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

Record measles outbreak. Yes this is how we do public safety here in the US.

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Texas state leaders neglected flood management projects as they spent money elsewhere — Axios Austin As Texas state leaders have prioritized spending on border security and property tax cuts, they have been far more reluctant to fund flood management efforts.

Closing barn doors after cows are in the field. It is how we deal with tragedy and public safety here in the US. (Read till end)

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Wow @kenwhite.bsky.social and. @daniellecitron.bsky.social thank you for sharing.

The $3 Trillion Question at the Capitol: Will Conservatives Cave (Again)?

NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Answer: Yes.

Does it make sense to have 50 different state regulatory regimes for AI? No. Does it make sense for Congress to preempt them & put nothing in their place? No. Is this consistent with how American federalism should work? No. Should states be able to regulate law enforcement in their own states? Yes!

Contributor: Lawmakers are right to try to bar ICE agents from hiding their identities Masked, unidentified strangers grabbing people off the street without explanation? This is not how policing should look in a democratic society.

Christy Lopez and I on why it is completely unacceptable for law enforcement, including ICE, to be masking:

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I think only your own

UVA President Jim Ryan being forced out of his job by USDOJ is a travesty.

This, I think, is the main point. The universal injunction issue is complicated. Always was. I look forward to seeing if this precedent holds when a Democrat is president.

Exactly

Wag the Dog

Legitimate law enforcement officials should never be masked.

This really is a great video.

Nothing should surprise at this point, and yet. You have to look at these photos. This absolutely is criminal conduct on the part of that officer.

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Anyone who did not anticipate this … I mean, Elon plainly didn’t ???

Thank you @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social Your piece in Cal L Rev was terrifico!

Especially that!

Trump unhappy with Federalist Society judges is peak something, I'm just not sure what. Something about biting the hand that feeds you, but that is not quite it. Well, I don't mind.

Opinion | A Revolution in Public Safety Is Underway

Five years after the killing of George Floyd, there is a quiet revolution in public safety happening; was pleased to write about it today, with my co-authors, in the New York Times. Alternative responders are meeting public needs without the police.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Open Positions — The Policing Project

The Policing Project is hiring a Senior Counsel for our litigation work and a Policy Associate for our work Reimagining Public Safety. Please tell everyone you know - spread the word far and wide. A great opportunity to be on the cutting edge of public safety.

www.policingproject.org/open-positions

Trump’s Vision: One World, Three Powers?

It cannot be news (front page NYT) that Trump sees the world in terms of three major major powers. What is interesting within that world view is the degree to which Admin policies reduce the potential by hurting the US economically or diminishing competitiveness.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...

More than anything, I admire the consistency of our tariff policy.

Address?

Amen

So. How’s it feeling, everyone, living in times of this much uncertainty? I’d love to hear …