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Khoi Ngo

@khoixngo.bsky.social
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Sociologist (in training) at Washington University in St. Louis. I use computational, survey, & experimental methods to study race, policing, surveillance, & social movements.

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Tony Cheng @tonykcheng.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New w/ @shelleyliu.bsky.social in Science Advances We show that a police trust-building proj: - raised police trust among non-Black respondents - lowered it among Black respondents - cut non-Black support for BLM + racial equity policies doi.org/10.1126/scia... Funding: @RussellSageFdn
Screenshot of a Science Advances article page titled 'When trust building looks like surveillance: Public polarization toward Chicago policing' by Tony Cheng and Shelley Liu, published July 17, 2026 in Vol 12, Issue 29. The abstract states: researchers used a preregistered survey experiment in Chicago to examine responses to the police department's 'Sentiment Dashboard.' Results show the dashboard increased trust in police among non-Black respondents but reduced trust among Black respondents, especially when framed as monitoring. Among non-Black respondents, dashboard exposure also reduced support for the Black Lives Matter movement and racial equity policies unrelated to policing, such as diverse hiring and climate justice. The findings suggest state legitimacy initiatives may widen racial divides and weaken coalitions for structural reform.
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Khoi Ngo @khoixngo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The first paper from a years-long collaboration with an incredible mentor & co-author, @ktandrews.bsky.social! In it, we descriptively detail recent (complex) developments in college activism in the U.S. from 2017 to 2014, noting several instances that defy media & political discourse.
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Aaron Mendelson @amendelson.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The Gun Violence Data Hub's library of data has launched! 🚀📈 This is the project I've been working on since September. It's looking great, and we hope it will enable journos and researchers around the country to do deeper work on guns and gun violence @thetrace.org www.thetrace.org/2025/03/trac...
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The Trace Expands Gun Violence Data Hub With New Data Library
The Gun Violence Data Hub, a project of The Trace, has launched a data library to further its mission of making information about gun violence accessible to local newsrooms and researchers. The librar...
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Despite policies that face recognition will just be a "jumping off point" and not evidence leading directly to arrest--people very easily proven innocent continue to be arrested and jailed after being misidentified by computers. This has got to stop and more cities should be considering bans.
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Police Use of Face Recognition Continues to Wrack Up Real-World Harms
Police have shown, time and time again, that they cannot be trusted with face recognition technology (FRT). It is too dangerous, invasive, and in the hands of law enforcement, a perpetual liability. E...
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.
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The Dangerous Yet Desirable Work of Being an Incarcerated Firefighter in California
More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.
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Walter @walterkatz.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Because if not, you will one day find yourself answering why you increased the police budget by $126M while cutting the Fire budget by$17.6M. It’s all about trade offs and weighing risks… and the economist (and backers) will be long gone when the fire storm hits. theintercept.com/2025/01/08/l...
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LA Budgeted Money For Cop Jobs While Cutting Fire Department Positions. Now the City Is Burning.
“Defunding of other city programs in order to give the LAPD billions a year has consequences,” according to a local activist.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Massachusetts last year made phone calls from prison and jails free. It also wiped charges for other forms of communication between incarcerated folks & their loved ones. You can see how hugely important it is for people in this piece. 1/2 boltsmag.org/massachusett...
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Massachusetts Is Making Communications Free for Incarcerated People
The reform would eliminate the exorbitant charges people face to keep in touch with loved ones in jail and prison, removing a heavy financial burden for thousands.
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