Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎 @austinkocher@mastodon.social

1/27/2026, 1:28:03 AM

Public

This mirrors what we saw after Renee Good's killing: officials branding a dead U.S. citizen a "violent rioter" and "domestic terrorist" within hours, before investigation. When leaders prejudge outcomes, they signal that accountability is not the goal.

https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-trump-administrations-abdication

The Trump Administration's Abdication of Moral Responsibility in Responding to the Killing of Renee Nicole Good

Prior to an investigation into ICE's use of lethal force in Minneapolis, the Trump admin branded a dead U.S. citizen as a "violent rioter," "professional agitator", and terrorist. It has to stop.

austinkocher.substack.com

Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎 @austinkocher@mastodon.social

1/27/2026, 1:28:03 AM

Public

Essential reading from Julia Gegenheimer at Just Security on the investigation failures unfolding in Minneapolis.

https://www.justsecurity.org/129654/investigation-alex-prettis-killing/

What a Proper Investigation of Alex Pretti's Killing Would Look Like

Former prosecutor in Criminal Section of DOJ Civil Rights analyzes evidence and need for proper investigation of Alex Pretti's killing.

www.justsecurity.org · Just Security

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