Ethan Corey

Ethan Corey

@ethanscorey.bsky.social

My job is to scroll through this spreadsheet and look for numbers that are scary?

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Gillian Brockell
@gillianbrockell.com

For several days I have been hearing rumors of an ICE detainee death that ICE was not reporting. I've just learned a local journalist has confirmed it and will publish soon. Now I read this and see there are actually TWO deaths ICE is not reporting. www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-detainee...

daylightsandiego.orgICE detainee dies at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San DiegoPrivate prison company CoreCivic confirmed that someone in its custody died on Oct. 24 in one of the housing units.

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...

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Udi Ofer
@uofer.bsky.social

Thank you to @themarshallproject.org for covering our new report analyzing policies that dictate what happens after someone dies in prison in all 50 states, 3 federal agencies, and 6 U.S. jurisdictions. Our findings? Dignity of the dead often disrespected www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/d...

themarshallproject.orgHow America’s Patchwork of Death-In-Custody Rules Is Failing FamiliesBodies of people who die in custody can be cremated, even when it violates their religion, or be donated to science without consent, finds new report.

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Taniel
@taniel.bsky.social

Tragic news: Curtis Flowers, who faced an extraordinarily ordeal by being prosecuted six times for the same crime by a Mississippi DA over decades before SCOTUS sided with him in 2019, just died at 56. Flowers' case was core to the 'In the Dark' podcast.

mississippitoday.orgWrongly imprisoned Curtis Flowers diesAfter Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him.

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James O'Malley
@jamesomalley.co.uk

Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps

getartcraft.comCrafting Apps: open-source creative toolsImage editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.

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Sarah Kay
@k-interarma.bsky.social

For the first time in 65 years, Trump is approving the execution of a man by firing squad (for members of the military, the capital punishment must be approved by the commander in chief, ie the president) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukFort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War TwoNidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed soldiers and injured another 32 in the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an American military base.

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madi mcvan
@madisonmcvan.bsky.social

on today's complaint filed by the DOJ against nearly every member of the minnesota federal bench — an escalation in an ongoing battle between DOJ and judges here

minnesotareformer.comJustice Department alleges misconduct by ‘all but one’ Minnesota federal judge • Minnesota ReformerThe U.S. Department of Justice has filed a judicial misconduct complaint to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, accusing “all but one” of Minnesota’s federal district judges of unethical conduct, Att...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

But an increasing proportion of arrests have been made by local law enforcement in partnership with ICE, via 287(g) agreements. In many regions, it can be difficult to know when local officers are conducting routine policework or immigration enforcement. In many cases, they are doing both.

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Micah Lee
@micahflee.com

I've got a lot of work to do today but I'm getting absolutely nerdsniped by the new Flock dataset. You can download it here. It's all of the Android partitions extracted from a Flock device ddosecrets.org/article/floc...

ddosecrets.orgFlock ALPR camera - Distributed Denial of SecretsFilesystem images of the partitions on an in-use Flock ALPR camera, including custom Android APK files installed on the device, as well as its recorded media. The data reveals how the devices track bo...
404 Media@404media.co

NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

404media.coHackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and PeopleWhile people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

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Yousef Baig
@yousefbaig.bsky.social

The entire Bee opinion staff was let go today. I’m sad for my friends and former colleagues. Robin is a fearless and dedicated journalist who gives a shit. She is well-sourced and speaks her truth. Sacramento is better because of her work. These layoffs are a major blow to journalism in California.

Robin Epley@byrobinepley.bsky.social

Sunday would have been my 5 year anniversary at The Bee. Today I was informed I am part of the massive layoffs happening at McClatchy. I’m Sacramento born and raised, and it’s been an honor to serve my community. I don’t know what’s next, but I know I’ll be ok.

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

Python coders use Jupyter to get more stupider. R coders use Quarto to get more smarto. JavaScript coders use Observable to get more adorable. Can't argue with it if it rhymes!

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

GettingOut, the horribly-named messaging tool used by many prisons, jails, and detention facilities to allow incarcerated people to communicate with friends and loved ones, has easily the worst user interface I've ever seen (with the exception of its competitor, CorrLinks).

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

Until recently, you couldn't even include paragraphs in your messages, but the latest update now sends paragraphs as un-rendered HTML, meaning you get stuff like "<p>Hello,</p><p>How are you?</p>"!

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

They charge $0.25 to send a message (capped at 1,500 characters, the length of five Bluesky posts), but clearly that money isn't used to pay competent software engineers (or even a Claude Code subscription!!!)

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

I study lottery winners. They have one habit in common.

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

OK, class, can anyone tell me the problem with this research design? Short answer quiz, five words. Congratulations, you know more than the United States' newspaper of record.

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

Awful news--I don't understand outlets that think laying off their best reporters is the path to financial sustainability

Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social

Today is my last day at HuffPost. After 11 years, I was laid off as part of the 33% cuts at BuzzFeed. My team, the National desk, was cut from 7 reporters to 3, after being cut from 14 to 7 just over a year ago

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Corene Kendrick
@corene.bsky.social

Follow the dirty ICE money - deep dive by @elizabethweill.bsky.social & @ethanscorey.bsky.social for @theintercept.com with a database you can search to see what companies in your area are contracting with the Trump Administration's Gestapo

theappeal.orgDeportation Dollars: ICE Contracts With More Than 1,000 Businesses Across the U.S.The Appeal’s investigation found contracts in nearly every state. Find out if your local businesses are working with ICE.
Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

Never rely on AI for reciting the Negative Confessions to the 42 judges -- they run them through AI detection software and feed you to Ammit, the soul-devourer, if you fail.

hikikomorphism@hikikomorphism.bsky.social

Feeding "you just died. this is the moment, when you find out what religion was right: not mush, not everyone a bit, be specific. name one." into Google Search and it keeps naming Islam, like, reliably, four times in a row. What does this mean? Is it just because I'm in Indonesia rn?

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

DHS subpoenaed financial records from the Sunrise Movement and the Communication Workers of America, in addition to presenting a slideshow to grand jurors that described the AFL-CIO as part of a vast conspiracy to interfere with ICE. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration CrackdownThe government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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The Marshall Project
@themarshallproject.org

At Fox Run, a home for kids in treatment backed by a multi-billion dollar company, residents and former staff detail a litany of trauma. One former resident told us, “I would rather be dead outside in the snow” than spend another night inside.

themarshallproject.orgHow Fox Run Treatment Center Traumatized Troubled ChildrenKids at the facility went as far as hurting themselves and others to escape. Here’s what they were running from.

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WIRED
@wired.com

One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities. www.wired.com/story/ices-n...

wired.comICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities.

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Zack Whittaker
@zackwhittaker.com

New, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260724...

techcrunch.comUS accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunchA U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit...
Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

On the other hand, it does say I'm smarter than 50% of all CEOs, which raises the question: Why don't companies just hire people named "Ethan" to be CEO? LinkedIn's data suggests that 75% of all Ethans are smarter than the typical CEO.

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Taniel
@taniel.bsky.social

NEW: We reported two years ago that Chicago police had made 200,000 secret traffic stops, failing to disclose them as required by law. Chicago police then admitted the problem, & promised to 'fix' it in a legislative hearing. We just investigated again: The problem... got WORSE.

boltsmag.orgChicago Police Promised to 'Fix' Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, the Problem Has Only Gotten Worse. - BoltsThis story was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Injustice Watch, a nonprofit news organization in Chicago focused on issues of equity and justice in the court system. In... Read More
Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

Theoretically all of these hazards could occur here! For all I know, this person is holding a bucket filled with radioactive chemicals and biological waste while standing in a very hot room. They could slip, get struck by the bucket, be exposed to the sludge, and then die of heat stroke.

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

This training also says that "personal accountability" is a key means of prevention for fall hazards. Excuse me, I don't think gravity cares whether I'm being accountable to myself and others...

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

Dropping this here: citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-64-m...

citationsneeded.libsyn.comCitations Needed: Episode 64: Mike Rowe’s Koch-Backed Working Man AffectationIn recent years, television personality Mike Rowe has amassed a wildly popular following due to alleged working-class straight talk about topics ranging from the affordability of college to reassertin...
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Vance: A lot of the people who are going and getting 4-year degrees, they're not like engineers and doctors. They have fake jobs

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

In the Iliad, Homer eulogized "the courage of a fly, who works so hard and so persistently, yearning to bite a human being's flesh because she loves the taste of blood." Well, today, I met that fly. I hope she is satisfied.

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

I am very itchy, but I have a newfound respect for bloodsucking bugs. Imagine you had to bite a giant who is TRYING TO KILL YOU just to get breakfast each morning. No thank you--I will stick to my oatmeal! Oh, that one day I will perform a feat worthy of the courage of a fly...

Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social

I especially appreciate the metaphor, because most of the time when Homer wants to illustrate a warrior's bravery, he compares them to a lion or a boar. But when Menelaus, master of the war cry, stands atop the body of his dead friend, Pallas Athena grants him the boldness of a fly, not a lion.

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Ken Schwencke
@schwanksta.com

🚨 We analyzed the Supreme Court’s decisions over the past 20 years and found that for the first time, the court issued more consequential rulings on its “shadow docket” (unsigned orders often decided without arguments) than the traditional merits docket. www.propublica.org/article/supr...

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Michael Barajas
@michaelbarajas.bsky.social

The ICE wing of the Allen Parish jail has the longest average stay of any immigration detention center in Louisiana. It has faced serious allegations of mistreatment and racist abuse of detainees. Advocates say “it's where people go to disappear.” Critical reporting from @delaneynolan.bsky.social

boltsmag.org“Stuck in Purgatory”: ICE Detention in Louisiana Can Stretch on for Years - BoltsLouisiana has more ICE lockups than almost any other state. Now as a surge in habeas petitions overloads courts, people are held “unfathomably” long without recourse.

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Ashton Pittman
@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child, is dead after a Mississippi police officer shot into a car and killed him. Family members say his mother was holding him in the passenger seat. The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.

mississippifreepress.orgMississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Shoplifting CallA Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.

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Taniel
@taniel.bsky.social

Exciting news: I just learned that @boltsmag.org has won a Nonprofit News Award tonight. The award is for the powerful (& distressing) story reported by @burness.bsky.social on the zealous prosecution of a community of American Samoans by the state — you may remember the article:

boltsmag.orgAmericans by Name, Punished for Believing It - BoltsIn a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public official...

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Matthew
@mapoochoo.bsky.social

The Met put its entire collection online for free so I made a game out of it! 10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :) #history #archeology #arthistory #museums