Paula Herold
@bluegrassgal.bsky.social
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More than 1,000 people currently imprisoned in Louisiana were convicted by split juries — ruled unconstitutional in 2020.
Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases.
With @veritenews.org
Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases.
With @veritenews.org
An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There.
Five years ago, the Supreme Court decided that nonunanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional. But for this Louisiana prisoner — and hundreds of others — “tough on crime” state leaders have ensured t...
www.propublica.org
August 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
More than 1,000 people currently imprisoned in Louisiana were convicted by split juries — ruled unconstitutional in 2020.
Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases.
With @veritenews.org
Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases.
With @veritenews.org
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BREAKING: At 11 MILLION attending, No Kings Day numbers are approaching the critical key 3.5%... A political scientist's "3.5% rule" states that no government has ever held power after 3.5% of its population takes to the streets. Let's go!!!
June 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
BREAKING: At 11 MILLION attending, No Kings Day numbers are approaching the critical key 3.5%... A political scientist's "3.5% rule" states that no government has ever held power after 3.5% of its population takes to the streets. Let's go!!!
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“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told.
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” said another.
(Published April 2025)
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” said another.
(Published April 2025)
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and…
www.propublica.org
June 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told.
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” said another.
(Published April 2025)
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” said another.
(Published April 2025)
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This is actually perfect. The emptiness makes it look as ridiculous and wasteful as it is.
June 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
This is actually perfect. The emptiness makes it look as ridiculous and wasteful as it is.
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
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What happened to states’ rights, Kristi?
June 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What happened to states’ rights, Kristi?
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Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner
Story by team including David Yaffe-Bellany (crypto expert) Michael Forsythe (former China reporter), Devon Lum and Jiawei Wang (visual investigations)
Please read and share. Transparency matters
nyti.ms/4mUDTtG
Story by team including David Yaffe-Bellany (crypto expert) Michael Forsythe (former China reporter), Devon Lum and Jiawei Wang (visual investigations)
Please read and share. Transparency matters
nyti.ms/4mUDTtG
Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner (Gift Article)
The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in the administration’s views toward visitors from Ch...
nyti.ms
June 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner
Story by team including David Yaffe-Bellany (crypto expert) Michael Forsythe (former China reporter), Devon Lum and Jiawei Wang (visual investigations)
Please read and share. Transparency matters
nyti.ms/4mUDTtG
Story by team including David Yaffe-Bellany (crypto expert) Michael Forsythe (former China reporter), Devon Lum and Jiawei Wang (visual investigations)
Please read and share. Transparency matters
nyti.ms/4mUDTtG
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There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”
June 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”
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NEW: Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, who was pardoned by Trump, received a $31 million bitcoin donation this weekend. Crypto-tracers suspect it came from someone associated with a different dark net market, AlphaBay. @agreenberg.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ross-u...
Ross Ulbricht Got a $31 Million Donation From a Dark Web Dealer, Crypto Tracers Suspect
Crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis says the mysterious 300-bitcoin donation to the pardoned Silk Road creator appears to have come from someone associated with a different defunct black market: AlphaBay.
www.wired.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, who was pardoned by Trump, received a $31 million bitcoin donation this weekend. Crypto-tracers suspect it came from someone associated with a different dark net market, AlphaBay. @agreenberg.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ross-u...
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It’s probably bad that the future of America’s government pivots on a fight between Lex Luthor and the Joker
June 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It’s probably bad that the future of America’s government pivots on a fight between Lex Luthor and the Joker
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America excels at a lot of things, but growing bananas isn't one of them.
The reality is that not everything can be produced in the U.S.
Trump tariffs penalize Americans simply for buying the quality goods they want.
The reality is that not everything can be produced in the U.S.
Trump tariffs penalize Americans simply for buying the quality goods they want.
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
America excels at a lot of things, but growing bananas isn't one of them.
The reality is that not everything can be produced in the U.S.
Trump tariffs penalize Americans simply for buying the quality goods they want.
The reality is that not everything can be produced in the U.S.
Trump tariffs penalize Americans simply for buying the quality goods they want.
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Never thought as a former writing professor, I would be giving economics lessons to the Commerce Secretary, but here we are.
Trump's chaotic tariffs are rooted in an arbitrary fear of a trade deficit, but a trade deficit means Americans are buying goods — a sign of financial security.
Trump's chaotic tariffs are rooted in an arbitrary fear of a trade deficit, but a trade deficit means Americans are buying goods — a sign of financial security.
June 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Never thought as a former writing professor, I would be giving economics lessons to the Commerce Secretary, but here we are.
Trump's chaotic tariffs are rooted in an arbitrary fear of a trade deficit, but a trade deficit means Americans are buying goods — a sign of financial security.
Trump's chaotic tariffs are rooted in an arbitrary fear of a trade deficit, but a trade deficit means Americans are buying goods — a sign of financial security.
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“Crazy how states plan to criminally investigate every miscarriage but they “don’t have the resources” to test rape kits or enforce restraining orders.”
1000s of rape kits sit on the shelves untested, but prosecutors in W Virginia are now actively pursuing people who have *miscarriages*.
1000s of rape kits sit on the shelves untested, but prosecutors in W Virginia are now actively pursuing people who have *miscarriages*.
June 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“Crazy how states plan to criminally investigate every miscarriage but they “don’t have the resources” to test rape kits or enforce restraining orders.”
1000s of rape kits sit on the shelves untested, but prosecutors in W Virginia are now actively pursuing people who have *miscarriages*.
1000s of rape kits sit on the shelves untested, but prosecutors in W Virginia are now actively pursuing people who have *miscarriages*.
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The fact that Musk recognizes the truth about Trump but was willing to go along with it while it was in his interest...even though it is all really, really bad for, you know, the world...does not reflect well on him but it does reveal (yet again) who he truly is.
June 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The fact that Musk recognizes the truth about Trump but was willing to go along with it while it was in his interest...even though it is all really, really bad for, you know, the world...does not reflect well on him but it does reveal (yet again) who he truly is.
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Ukraine used $47,000 in drones to inflict $7,000,000,000 of damage.
War changed today. Forever.
War changed today. Forever.
June 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ukraine used $47,000 in drones to inflict $7,000,000,000 of damage.
War changed today. Forever.
War changed today. Forever.
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Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia.
This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.
This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.
May 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia.
This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.
This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.
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Every single foreign student at Harvard and every other US institution had to get a visa which required them to specify the school, and is tracked in a DHS system called SEVIS by their school.
Trump: "Part of the problem w/ Harvard is there are about 31% of foreigners coming to Harvard...but they refuse to tell us who the people are...it shouldn't be 31%. It's too much. Bc we have Americans who want to go there...we want a list of those students...I assume with Harvard many will be bad"
May 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Every single foreign student at Harvard and every other US institution had to get a visa which required them to specify the school, and is tracked in a DHS system called SEVIS by their school.
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Note that courts have already thrown out similar investigations by both Missouri and Texas as an obvious and blatant attack on @mmfa.bsky.social's First Amendment rights.
The FTC is investigating Media Matters, questioning whether it colluded with advertisers for a boycott against X www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/t...
Regulators Are Investigating Whether Media Matters Colluded With Advertisers
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Note that courts have already thrown out similar investigations by both Missouri and Texas as an obvious and blatant attack on @mmfa.bsky.social's First Amendment rights.
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Hurricane season starts June 1 and if you live in a Gulf state, you need to watch this. It’s worse than you might think.
The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.
The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.
May 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hurricane season starts June 1 and if you live in a Gulf state, you need to watch this. It’s worse than you might think.
The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.
The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.
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New: a man 'disappeared' by ICE was not included on a government list of people deported to El Salvador's mega prison. But we found his name in a hacked flight manifest to the country. Raises questions about how much the government knows about who it is deporting www.404media.co/man-disappea...
Man ‘Disappeared’ by ICE Was on El Salvador Flight Manifest, Hacked Data Shows
Ricardo Prada Vásquez was not on a government list of people sent to a mega prison in El Salvador. But hacked data shows he was booked on a flight to the country.
www.404media.co
May 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New: a man 'disappeared' by ICE was not included on a government list of people deported to El Salvador's mega prison. But we found his name in a hacked flight manifest to the country. Raises questions about how much the government knows about who it is deporting www.404media.co/man-disappea...
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Speaking of law firms & Trump: Microsoft "has dropped a law firm that settled with the administration in favor of one that is fighting it."
"The switch suggests that a firm that chose to fight the Trump administration could still attract an important client."
"The switch suggests that a firm that chose to fight the Trump administration could still attract an important client."
Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm from a Case
The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president’s executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Speaking of law firms & Trump: Microsoft "has dropped a law firm that settled with the administration in favor of one that is fighting it."
"The switch suggests that a firm that chose to fight the Trump administration could still attract an important client."
"The switch suggests that a firm that chose to fight the Trump administration could still attract an important client."
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More evidence this administration is lawless and insolent. They risk the wrath of the judiciary at their own peril.
We must stand behind our judges and ensure the law is followed. Media: Cover these stories! Don’t let them get buried in the flood.
We must stand behind our judges and ensure the law is followed. Media: Cover these stories! Don’t let them get buried in the flood.
April 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
More evidence this administration is lawless and insolent. They risk the wrath of the judiciary at their own peril.
We must stand behind our judges and ensure the law is followed. Media: Cover these stories! Don’t let them get buried in the flood.
We must stand behind our judges and ensure the law is followed. Media: Cover these stories! Don’t let them get buried in the flood.