alec karakatsanis

equalityalec.bsky.social

22 September 2026 02:46

There are a number of "socialists" writing in places like Jacobin who have been promoting a pro-police agenda. The vague, careless way that this is discussed, even in some circles on the left, has no function other than to support stuff like this.

alec karakatsanis

equalityalec.bsky.social

22 September 2026 02:45

THREAD. Did you know that Minneapolis police deployed 101 personnel to a 7-person vigil held one morning at Renee Good's memorial? The cops generated $1.92 million in overtime cash for themselves.

alec karakatsanis

equalityalec.bsky.social

06 September 2026 02:28

This is one consequence of the left not being clear about reducing budgets for state repression. Every Democratic Party politician going on about “training” and “body cams” and every Jacobin author vaguely saying the left should not talk about repressive budgets leads to this:

Equal Vote Coalition

equalvote.bsky.social

06 September 2026 02:28

In 2022 in Oakland, one of the most significant RCV errors occurred. The wrong person was elected, even after certification. Arend presents about what went wrong and how better voting methods could have prevented this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7c7...

alec karakatsanis

equalityalec.bsky.social

26 August 2026 20:40

It was a pleasure to sit for this interview about the strategic and moral catastrophe awaiting us all if the left abandons its focus on combating the repressive apparatus of the state.