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Jay D. Aronson

@jaydaronson.bsky.social

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History, STS, human rights documentation, deaths in custody, criminal legal system, etc. New Book: deathincustodybook.com Podcast: officialignorance.com

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Side of the Carnegie Mill fence painted students deserve better.

Back of Carnegie Mill fence in painted with a message about Anduril that is hard to read bc students are sitting in front of it.

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Carnegie Mountain fence painted with the statement Kenny can’t buy our silence no more genocide.

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

A picture of the cover of the most recent issue of wired magazine a parody of those silly pictures of famous people sitting around a card table playing poker with all of the major tech Titans and Donald Trump portrayed as dogs, which is the other variation on the image. The title is tech went all in now what?

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

“It’s not moral to ignore this,” said Eilon, who began attending protests to free the hostages several months ago, but now says she feels a duty to highlight the plight of Gazans. “Usually I hand out stickers and people smile at me. And here people look away from me.”

In recent weeks, more Israelis—including prominent public figures—have called to end the war in Gaza while decrying the dire humanitarian situation in the enclave, marking a shift in the public discourse. A majority of former directors of the Israeli military; Mossad; Shin Bet, the country’s internal security agency; and the police, called on the Israeli government on Sunday to end the war against Hamas. The cause began as a just one after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, they said. But now it has become futile.”

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

A political cartoon of the fence with Carnegie Mellon with President Farnam Jahanian dressed up as a painter, standing in front of the fence with a paintbrush and bucket. The fence says “MAGA” on the posts and “please don’t take our money Mr. Trump on the slats.” The caption says “ CMU’s president finishes whitewashing the fence.”

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Free speech at @cmu.edu

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

In light of @cmu.edu's decision to hold a conference at which Donald Trump will speak, here is my out-of-office protest message for the next two days:

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The State of Maryland just released the results of a 4-year independent audit of 1300 death in custody cases investigated by the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner from 2003-2019, when it was run by Dr. David Fowler. 🧵 w/ findings to follow. www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Reports/0515...

Cover of "An Independent Audit of Restraint-Related Death Investigations At Maryland's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) from 2003-2019." It contains the title, authors, a circle with the Maryland state flag, and a circle with an autopsy table in a laboratory setting.

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Each report brings important insight into are criminal punishment system, like this year's infographic on "what victims of violent crime really want," which reports the results of a 2022 survey that shows that the vast majority of them want options beyond incarceration.

Bar chart showing results of a 2022 survey titled "What do victims of violent crime really want." Brief summary: 18% prefer holding perpetrators accountable by putting them in prison; most of the others prefer options beyond prison. 10% prefer building more prisons; most of the others prefer more mental health treatment. 72% prefer incentives for reduction in sentences if perpetrator takes advantage of rehabilitation options while incarceration. 71% prefer keeping people out of jails pre-trial.

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

WTAF????? AI chat with Hawk Tuah or MJ? This is what we’re destroying the planet for?

Screenshot from Instagram featuring option to AI chat with Hawk Tuah girl/woman?, Michael Jordan, and others.

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Trying to get in the habit of posting again. It was great to present at the National Academies this morning at their meeting on integrating human rights principles and practices into the discipline of engineering. I enjoyed speaking on a panel w/ Betsy Popken, Julie Owono, and Jose Torero Cullen.

Picture of Jay Aronson (me) with w/ Betsy Popken and Julie Owono this morning at the National Academies.

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Excited to be at UT-Austin for a conference on deaths in law enforcement custody, organized by the amazing Michele Deitch, with a keynote tonight from Andrea Armstrong (no clue who’s on here; need to figure that out!)

Death in Custody conference program cover

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Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Meme-inspired governance. Clever.

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