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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

To be fair, Clarksville is tiny and no one’s traveling to be there without being paid. Maybe that line item in the budget ran out 🤷‍♀️

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

To make this even more absurd, grad students at these universities are unionized! 😂😂😂😂😂

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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/09/2026

We’re in court today to stop the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against our clients for recording law enforcement’s actions. Agents have intimidated, harassed, and surveilled our clients, and weaponized a law requiring people to stay 25 feet away from law enforcement activity

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

9/11 was disorienting in Memphis. As the FedEx hub, you get used to the sound of planes flying over one after another starting at 4am. Waking up to complete silence was like those movies where society disappeared overnight

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A completely unrelated airbus crashing into Queens a few weeks later underscored how insane it all was

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I took a memory and cognition course in 1999 that discussed lightbulb memories. Back then the example was jfk assassination. Curious if they use 9/11 for that now, because instead of one shot it was one plane, two planes, one tower, two towers, another plane, another plane, and a sense of wtf next?

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Same for me in grad school, had it on all the time. The funny thing is I got a Nielsen survey to log all the shows I had on for a week, whether I paid attention or not. I may have personally kept the L&O marathon going.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Funny, I know of another creep that was shuffled off to ASU…perhaps he reached retirement age and left an opening 😬

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

They had 25 years to beat this drum. My inner conspiracy theorist says it’s also to privatize the jail. If the county gets in trouble TWICE for overcrowding, then govt mismanagement must be to blame…

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s awfully convenient how overcrowding was what spurred previous attention to needing a new jail… There’s no way the population increase isn’t intentional. “If we don’t get what we want, we’ll just create inhumane conditions. That’ll show ‘em.”

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Thought I’d check in on the population at 201. Still at a steady but very elevated level relative to previous years. Trendline shows the population quickly went up after April 2025 and has stayed there since. What changed? Apparently that’s the very month the sheriff decided he wanted a new jail…

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Shelby County Sheriff addresses the need for a new jail after bill fails

During a Shelby County Board of Commissioners budget meeting Wednesday morning, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, along with other staff members, presented the sheriff’s office Fiscal Year 2025-2026...

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

F’n B insisted we watch what has always been the most boring stage of the Tour. That’s the best stage in a long time!

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Is it cultural appropriation if I, an atheist, says Jesus fucking Christ?

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It’s way too hard to find a good playlist for the 4th that isn’t tired, country, or sappy. Imma make my own.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

As an atheist, I am way too invested in this 🍿🧵

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Way too many people believe that “databases” are complete, accurate, and can cross reference. Like AI, they don’t understand it, buy the sales pitch, and think tech ppl are infallible geniuses. That misplaced trust in tech means they won’t question the results.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

How…how are we supposed to…get the knowledge…which we teach? Swear to god this hurts my brain

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Hey this is how I got my start in criminology! The department needed someone part time for data entry for the terribly-named Children of Incarcerated Individuals initiative. Early childhood experiences prevent crime, who’da thunk? Everyone in criminology, that’s who.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My guess: H1B and offshoring. An industry will emerge in other countries that trains ppl to meet mid-level criteria. For once there really will be no qualified Americans to fill those roles because they can’t get any experience. AI can’t replace entry level yet, but bet that’s the vision.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

End of 2005 the population was bumping up against 3k again. If the county can’t control how many come in, they sure as hell can control how many go out. /soapbox

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

September rolls around and now feds and state LE are packing more ppl in there. Did I mention that inmates not arrested by local LE have a disproportionately long LOC? There’s a priority to get their asses out the door.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

So while the jail is coming up with the concept of a plan to reduce the population, along comes ICE telling us to house immigrants that they’ll come pick up at their leisure. *who are not criminals because if an immigrant commits a crime he gets arrested and put in jail like all the other criminals*

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I don’t remember how I stumbled across this paper, but my reaction was along the lines of 🤦‍♀️😖🤪😤😡😫🫣😬🤷‍♀️

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

And “He will be working closely with the Jail Population Analyst and others who are working to create a data dashboard. Of critical importance will be his efforts to collect, analyze, and compile statistical data about the population and systems to identify trends and document successful strategies”

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Let me bring your attention to page 10 in particular: “Several of the stakeholders indicated that there used to be a “Jail Crowding Committee” but that it was disbanded over time for various reasons.” 🤯

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Turns out the commitment only lasted another 10 years. In 2025, a report documented how the jail was falling apart and overcrowded. Remember how it was falling apart in 1996? And the long-term plan was to build another jail? Now there’s another “plan” being “discussed” to “build a new jail”

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

“A jail population management plan requires constant monitoring and coordination. Like most criminal justice programs, when the hard work and energy that started it begins to fade, so do the results, therefore this plan must be seen not only as a long-terms solution but also a long-term commitment”

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The population went from an average of 2100 in 2001 to 1700 in 2003. An annex to 201 in the same time added 600 additional beds. As bright-eyed, bushy-tailed intern me concluded:

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

JPMP tracked LOC for each stage as well as bookings, releases, diversions, etc. and addressed any points that began slowing down the process. It worked!

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

To reduce arrests, MPD focused on misdemeanor citations for nonviolent offenders AND coordinated with the jail to **conduct arrest surges when it wasn’t crowded**

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

6. Sentencing - save time by hustling inmates from jail to where they’ll serve their sentence Obviously this requires lots of coordination between different agencies and departments, which is the cherry-on-top obstacle.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

3. Bail - a political hand grenade deciding who gets released for how much 4. Prosecutor screening - crowding can pressure the county to dismiss or reduce charges 5. Court appearances - depends on entire county’s worth of caseloads

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Short term, they developed the Jail Population Management Plan, which identified bottlenecks that extended inmates’ length of confinement (LOC). 1. Arrests - normally not much you can do about this 2. Intake - streamlining the booking to arraignment pipeline can save a few hours

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Fed judge told the county to come up with a plan to fix this. Long term plan was to build a new jail. It was desperately needed regardless - 201 was in extreme disrepair and outdated. The bandaids had bandaids.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

* 201 is shorthand for the Shelby County jail that houses male inmates, located at 201 Poplar Ave in downtown Memphis. The nickname is so beloved there’s an IPA named after it - 201 Hoplar by Meddlesome Brewing.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Tl;dr in 1996 inmate Little sued the county for violating his 8A rights. He was violently assaulted because there wasn’t room to house him away from gangs and not enough guards to prevent/intervene. 201 was rated for 1100 inmates. It was consistently well above that - as high as THREE THOUSAND.

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Little v. Shelby County 2:96-cv-02520 (W.D. Tenn.) | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🧵 There’s some interesting history that gives context to why arrest surges and jailing immigrants at the Shelby county jail is a Bad Thing. I documented the Jail Population Management Plan that got the county out from under a federal injunction for overcrowding waaaay back as an intern.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Here’s the jail report card - early 2025 bookings already high. - 201 consistently over 2500 capacity. - fed judge got big mad at county for overcrowding. Process to reduce headcount: get them out of jail asap Surge of arrests doesn’t mean they’re locked up or face charges 🙃

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Put the numbers in perspective: 10k - arrests by federal, state, and *local* LE 4 - months task force active 50k - avg bookings at 201 12.5k - 4 month booking avg No breakdown of what local arrests they’re including. Assuming number is inflated, they made fewer arrests than MPD would on their own

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Memphis Safe Task Force Arrest over 10,000 Since Deployment Began, U.S. Marshals Reveal - Tennessee Star

The U.S. Marshals Service announced that more than 10,000 arrests have been made by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies participating in the Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) since its dep...

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

As a grit and grind grizz fan, I feel like I should root against San Antonio. They have a damn good team now tho

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Micah @rincewind.run · 03/06/2026

the AI rollout has easily the worst messaging of any technology I’ve ever seen it’s not even so much the underlying tech - a lot of people like the chatbots - but the continued promises that it’s going to ruin your life and there’s nothing you can do about it well - you can fight data centers

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Actually not surprised - students first learning any subject learn the main points in plain English. LLMs are great at summarizing. Experts less so. It’s easy to forget that “the basics” you know as an expert aren’t that basic. The mark of a great teacher is the ability to eli5 complex stuff.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Even if platner had no idea what the tattoo meant, the artist did. How many shops did he have to go to who said “I don’t do Nazi tattoos” before he found the one that would? Same for hegseth.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

There’s a lot of lazy “wHy WoNt ThE dEmOcRaTs Do SoMeThInG”, but we should all agree that platner is a problem only because the Dems allow him to run under their banner. No one would debate voting for a Nazi if they enforced a “no Nazis allowed” rule.

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 10/04/2026

Tonight in the ai reading group i was reminded of something that happened in 2006 after I dropped out of college, when I was living in a run-down old house next to jb alberto's in rogers park with a bunch of dudes. it was, as you can imagine, not clean.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 26/05/2026

The man overseeing US airline safety apparently did not follow his own ethics agreement, raising concerns about whether personal financial interests is taking priority over ethics compliance at the FAA—and whether flight safety could be undermined.🧵

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

“AI, how can we achieve world peace quickly and efficiently?” “Kill everyone and scorch the earth.”

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Diet Coke is not coke. It’s a beverage that should be known as “Diet, made by the Coca Cola company.” And cherry Coke Zero is the greatest thing to happen to man since the original debuted.

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Mittenz? In this economy? @moremittenz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Scary part is AI could be trained to not just sway opinion, but to personalize the manipulation based on someone’s past digital footprints. Solid centrists could find themselves in the extreme without ever noticing.

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