Deb Golden
@debgoldendc.bsky.social
Lawyer. Not your lawyer. Mother. Not your mother.
By day (and frankly nights and weekends), a civil rights lawyer for people who are incarcerated. Other times, just exhausted.
Washington DC based.
By day (and frankly nights and weekends), a civil rights lawyer for people who are incarcerated. Other times, just exhausted.
Washington DC based.
Real human beings also don't morph into different faces.
It's a movie. Not a PhD thesis on history
It's a movie. Not a PhD thesis on history
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Real human beings also don't morph into different faces.
It's a movie. Not a PhD thesis on history
It's a movie. Not a PhD thesis on history
I just started watching Alien Earth, and to tell the truth, I find the idea of creatures that could devour all humankind crashing down upon us very relaxing right now
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I just started watching Alien Earth, and to tell the truth, I find the idea of creatures that could devour all humankind crashing down upon us very relaxing right now
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
District people: we need to make a choice. What should our state beverage be?
me: oh, 20 states have identified milk as the official state beverage? massachusetts better be cranberry juice or I’ll be so mad
me, googling: 😅 🧃
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
me, googling: 😅 🧃
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of U.S. state beverages - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
District people: we need to make a choice. What should our state beverage be?
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"Democratic capitulators whose seats would be filled by Democratic governors in the event of vacancy (Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, King) should be under immense pressure to resign mid-session. Now, even. Or in Kaine’s case, after Abigail Spanberger is sworn in. If your senator fits that bill, get loud"
Thoughts on Dems throwing a game they were winning. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
Another disgrace, and a new path forward.
www.offmessage.net
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"Democratic capitulators whose seats would be filled by Democratic governors in the event of vacancy (Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, King) should be under immense pressure to resign mid-session. Now, even. Or in Kaine’s case, after Abigail Spanberger is sworn in. If your senator fits that bill, get loud"
I think this text message I sent to my wife is proof I lawyered too much today
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I think this text message I sent to my wife is proof I lawyered too much today
Great job Dems. Way to fight for what matters to the working class
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Great job Dems. Way to fight for what matters to the working class
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As literally everyone knowledgeable predicted.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As literally everyone knowledgeable predicted.
I need one of you with actual musical talent and skill to make a hard driving modern version of Helen Reddy's I Am Woman. Picture Hole covering it.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I need one of you with actual musical talent and skill to make a hard driving modern version of Helen Reddy's I Am Woman. Picture Hole covering it.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Absolutely right here. The old foundation is gone. By dropping the ability to show that the federal government does important things and shouldn't be indiscriminately slashed, they just handed all the keys to Trumpists. We're not getting them back
I get why the people most directly personally impacted by the government shutdown are saying things like this but "the entire underpinnings of the country" have *already* collapsed and pretending they haven't isn't helpful
👇There it is, the alternative was to keep federal employees unpaid for 13 MONTHS. How the fuck do you think that would play out? A collapse of the entire underpinnings of the country, that's how.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Absolutely right here. The old foundation is gone. By dropping the ability to show that the federal government does important things and shouldn't be indiscriminately slashed, they just handed all the keys to Trumpists. We're not getting them back
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This vote has not happened yet. Call your Senators, especially your Democratic Senators, and tell them that a deal without protection NOW for health insurance tax credits is unacceptable.
BREAKING: Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown.
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This vote has not happened yet. Call your Senators, especially your Democratic Senators, and tell them that a deal without protection NOW for health insurance tax credits is unacceptable.
I may have been in the DC real estate market too long, but I had no idea a private tropical island was so affordable
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I may have been in the DC real estate market too long, but I had no idea a private tropical island was so affordable
I have come to the conclusion I really can't stand superhero movies
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I have come to the conclusion I really can't stand superhero movies
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
What do you do when you keep waking up in the middle of the night mad about something that happened, something about which you have no recourse?
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
What do you do when you keep waking up in the middle of the night mad about something that happened, something about which you have no recourse?
Truly love this strategy. It's the Bobby McGee theory - freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. Grab the freedom to tell the truth
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Truly love this strategy. It's the Bobby McGee theory - freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. Grab the freedom to tell the truth
I finally understand why we do these redundancies!
Truly thought I was just dumb for not understanding the difference between ceasing and desisting
Truly thought I was just dumb for not understanding the difference between ceasing and desisting
There's almost as much French hidden in the American/British legal systems as there is Latin. Doublets like "aid and abet", "cease and desist", etc. - the first word is from Old English, the second from French. Vocabulary like court, judge, jury, state, sovereign, tax, estate, contract, felony...
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I finally understand why we do these redundancies!
Truly thought I was just dumb for not understanding the difference between ceasing and desisting
Truly thought I was just dumb for not understanding the difference between ceasing and desisting
Because of my specialty, 99% of the time I'm suing the government. Because I'm a trial lawyer, I help support candidates who support legislation that helps the people.
That is how, this morning, I ended up on my way to a fundraiser for my opposing counsel.
My life is so weird
That is how, this morning, I ended up on my way to a fundraiser for my opposing counsel.
My life is so weird
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Because of my specialty, 99% of the time I'm suing the government. Because I'm a trial lawyer, I help support candidates who support legislation that helps the people.
That is how, this morning, I ended up on my way to a fundraiser for my opposing counsel.
My life is so weird
That is how, this morning, I ended up on my way to a fundraiser for my opposing counsel.
My life is so weird
FWIW my 81 year old mom called me all giddy about Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
FWIW my 81 year old mom called me all giddy about Mamdani
This is fantastic news, even though I try to avoid crossing the Potomac
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is fantastic news, even though I try to avoid crossing the Potomac
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One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
If you had told 20 years old me that one day I'd be really happy the CIA lady got elected
BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger flips control of the Virginia governorship, becoming the first woman to lead the state, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/47Ljn7Z
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
If you had told 20 years old me that one day I'd be really happy the CIA lady got elected
If the court orders the jury Subway take out for lunch, My faith in the Federal judiciary may end up restored
Lairmore testifies that other agents gave him a plush sandwich toy, which he placed on the shelf in his office, and a patch that said "Felony Footlong," which he put on his lunch box.
Lairmore has chuckled with the rest of us at times. Defense really trying to underscore the unseriousness of it all
Lairmore has chuckled with the rest of us at times. Defense really trying to underscore the unseriousness of it all
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If the court orders the jury Subway take out for lunch, My faith in the Federal judiciary may end up restored
Onions and mustard, yum!
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Onions and mustard, yum!