Omaha City Council approved the mayor’s 2022 city budget, decreasing the Library budget by $20K while increasing the OPD budget by $5.3M. We have an allocation problem, and the solution isn’t putting public assets & knowledge in the hands of Omaha’s wealthiest people.

The Lincoln Police Department and the Nebraska State Patrol have linked  fentanyl-laced cocaine that has led to multiple overdoses to the State Patrol’s own evidence locker, they announced Friday.  journalstar.com/news/state-and…

THREAD 1/4 We've seen your requests for access to the full records request. The pages we've referenced in past posts are 323, 332-334 and 161. Find the full 400+ page document here: mega.nz/file/DvRDTQTR#… (Easier to view on desktop; mobile requires downloading MEGA app.)

Breaking News: U.S. police killings were undercounted by more than 17,000 over the past 40 years, a new study found, raising questions about the racial bias of medical examiners and their role in obscuring the real extent of police violence. nyti.ms/3A8UNv3

Want to advocate for Omaha Public Library but unsure where to start? Here are some ideas we heard at the recent forum & online that you may want to advocate for in OPL’s strategic plan. Reply with your ideas, keep brainstorming & complete the library survey⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

What book should our abolition book club read next? Let us know what you think, and hit us up if you want to join in! #abolition #BookClub

#ICYMI Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children journalstar.com/news/national/… Thank you The Associated Press for doing this important research.

If anyone on here is awake, I'm going on 1st Sky Omaha to talk TIF at 7:45. It's the city's biggest tool to spur private development. But some say it's being mishandled and the neediest people are paying the price. thereader.com/news/the-tiff-…

Bourgeois courts arent meant to provide justice for the people. Like all amerikkkan institutions, they serve capital. As a wannabe pig & defender of property, Rittenhouse is a proxy for capital. Justice for the people can only be realized in the streets. We've always known this.

1/13 Upset about the Mayor’s press conference yesterday? We are too. Here are our major concerns:

Wealthy people (and especially those who get into politics) in the US are the most insecure demographic in the world because deep down they know their cushioned bubble is the direct result of so much misery for others. And they live with constant fear of a reckoning.

Update 2:35 pm. Right after i stopped the video they arrested the resident. No picture or video for privacy.

We honestly don’t need police…

An important thread:

In the same day OPD is expecting applause for firing one terrible cop who shot pepper balls at someone’s groin in 2020, another cop is brutalizing a kid. OPD is still showing itself a consistent danger to the community. facebook.com/11418369370776…

We’d like to send our apologies to the OAR Book Club Members. Unexpected technical difficulties forced us to postpone the meeting. We will be meeting next Saturday (July 2nd) to discuss the first two sections of Soledad Brother. We’ll be covering the foreword through page 67.

This Tuesday July 19, the Omaha City Council will vote to approve a lengthy consent agenda. In this agenda is item #75 in which the City of Omaha wants to provide *at minimum* $19,000 worth of helmets and rifle plates to Tactical 88 … (1/x) seeingrednebraska.com/fascism/the-up…