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πŸ˜πŸ—οΈπŸ‹abolitionist. former public defender, legislator. forever afol. NC-VA-CO.πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

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a woman in a red dress has her eyes closed and the words yes please behind her Alt: an older Black woman in a red dress closes her eyes and makes a demure gesture. words β€œYes please!” large at left.
11.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For more on my and @willsortman.bsky.social's Defender General, see this NYT article by @adamliptak.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/u...

10.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Democratic party is as unpopular as it is because its own voters find the party feckless and weak.

10.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1959 πŸ” 331 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 0

Italy may have beat us in Baseball but we’re going to beat them in something they invented: being fascist.

11.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 824 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 9

bam looked like me out there tbh

11.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Talarico tells such an insidious political lieβ€”that β€œwe all want the same thing.” Like hell we do.

As a former state representativeβ€”the same job he has nowβ€”I know damn well he knows that’s a lie.

We aren’t all the same. Those people hate us; they want us dead. How do I know it? Bc they tell us so.

11.03.2026 03:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the surname Dolezal.

05.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it’s not that I feel beholden to him, it’s just out of respect for what he’s managing right now. (I only meant dinner as an example of how excited he was for me to get to know his community members.☺️)

04.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The NYT style guide

02.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 8212 πŸ” 3319 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 105

my landlord is extremely politically active advocating with and for Iranians in the U.S & beyond. he texts me articles, took me to dine with Iranian American community leaders

I think that means I should not bother him right now to mention the leaks in 2 rooms are back? that’s what buckets are forπŸͺ£

02.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

exquisite.

02.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To be Black and to think in public is always fraught because there's always a mix of fair critique alongside unadulterated anti-Blackness and racism. The racists are always lying in wait.

27.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 367 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

that they edited out someone saying β€œFree Palestine” but not the N word, plus cut a joke about the U.S. president and the word β€œpiss”, all with a 2 hour broadcast delayβ€”oh they deserve everything they have coming.

and then some.

25.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Reprimand was never about decorum.
Reprimand was never about decorum. YouTube video by Representative Elisabeth Epps

Always. youtu.be/zmsslslAW5M?...

25.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cashless Bail Helps Keep Families Together. Trump Wants to Shut It Down. As the president escalates his federal takeover of D.C., his latest efforts target a system held up as a model since 1992.

Criminal justice advocates warn that President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at ending cashless bail policies will disproportionately impact low-income communities.

capitalbnews.org/cashless-bai...

25.02.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

if it was at uva? zero idea.πŸ˜‚

25.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

sounds like your friend doesn’t have coprolalia; most folks with Tourette’s don’t have it.

24.02.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If I go missing you can look around for a few days but baby if I make it 25 years without having called you back and yet somehow you find me alive and well trust and believe I did not want to never be found.

24.02.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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snoop dogg says that 's a great answer while wearing glasses and a bandana Alt: snoop dogg says β€œthat 's a great answer” while wearing glasses and his long locks pulled back.
23.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the serendipity is layered! not just the juxtaposition but oh how I used to love me some mortal kombat…

I shall look up that performance forthwith.🫑πŸ₯·β›ΈοΈ

22.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

when do the Olympics start

did I miss it

22.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

she looks good except the glasses. he looks absolutely ridiculous.

20.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I learned ASL in college, then volunteered as an interpreter for a couple years. but that was like 20+ years ago.

now I can only comfortably sign the most basic terms + random church words like Jesus, king, lord, resurrection, etc.πŸ˜‚

this convo inspires me to go learn anew.

20.02.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I was scrolling for this answer. thanks.

I didn’t even recognize her to be an actress. I will definitely actively look to check her out.

20.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I understand why prison abolition is controversial but I don’t think you can get away from the fact that the most passionate prison abolitionists work closely with incarcerated people or were incarcerated themselves. The more you know about the logistics of incarceration the more you hate it.

19.02.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 1272 πŸ” 234 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sex Trafficking Prosecutions Won’t Stop the Next Epstein. Here’s What Will. We can fight child sexual abuse using a block-and-build strategy rooted in economic, racial, and gender justice.

A world without child sexual abuse is winnableβ€”but few have organized around this at scale. This vacuum has allowed right-wing and carceral liberal forces to use the Epstein case to push intensified criminalization, policing, & prisons, including efforts to further criminalize the sex industry."

19.02.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Why are people always yelling at The Left, a group almost entirely shut out of public life, including mainstream news outlets. You are mad at people on social media. Get a life

18.02.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 2195 πŸ” 316 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 18

Colorado too. Our state employees’ pension fund can invest in companies that boycott any country on earthβ€”including U.S.β€”with only 1 exception.

Surely that 1 country wouldn’t dare to call itself β€œthe only democracy in the Middle East.β€πŸ€”

17.02.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

15.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 41466 πŸ” 14036 πŸ’¬ 657 πŸ“Œ 593

should we just go ahead and give up on β€œsay his name”

is it time to concede defeat

14.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0