Rebecca Kavanagh
@drrjkavanagh.bsky.social
"I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do." James Baldwin.
Public Defender (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Baltimore City) and Writer. Australian New Yorker. She/her. Views my own.
Public Defender (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Baltimore City) and Writer. Australian New Yorker. She/her. Views my own.
White prison guards at Marcy Prison in upstate NY killed Robert Brooks (incarcerated in a nearby prison) while other guards & a nurse looked on on December 10.
Video released today shows them kicking, punching & choking him while he is cuffed & shackled, blooded & unresponsive.
Video released today shows them kicking, punching & choking him while he is cuffed & shackled, blooded & unresponsive.
December 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM
White prison guards at Marcy Prison in upstate NY killed Robert Brooks (incarcerated in a nearby prison) while other guards & a nurse looked on on December 10.
Video released today shows them kicking, punching & choking him while he is cuffed & shackled, blooded & unresponsive.
Video released today shows them kicking, punching & choking him while he is cuffed & shackled, blooded & unresponsive.
Didn't see any New York Post articles about the judge in the Chanel Lewis murder trial who repeatedly wore purple in apparent solidarity with the family of Karina Vetrano's family who also wore it every day of his trial (it being her favorite color).
nypost.com/2024/12/23/u...
nypost.com/2024/12/23/u...
Luigi Mangione oddly wears matching outfit with his lawyer in NYC court hearing — to his sick fans’ delight
It’s a killer outfit. Accused CEO assassin Luigi Mangione strode into a Manhattan courtroom Monday clad in attire that oddly matched the ensemble of his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo. The gr…
nypost.com
December 23, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Didn't see any New York Post articles about the judge in the Chanel Lewis murder trial who repeatedly wore purple in apparent solidarity with the family of Karina Vetrano's family who also wore it every day of his trial (it being her favorite color).
nypost.com/2024/12/23/u...
nypost.com/2024/12/23/u...
The purpose of an arraignment is to decide whether a person will be held in jail pending trial, released, or if bail will be set (in jurisdictions that have it).
The only time a person pleads guilty at arraignment is on a misdemeanor/infraction (if it will get them out before the next court date).
The only time a person pleads guilty at arraignment is on a misdemeanor/infraction (if it will get them out before the next court date).
December 23, 2024 at 5:53 PM
The purpose of an arraignment is to decide whether a person will be held in jail pending trial, released, or if bail will be set (in jurisdictions that have it).
The only time a person pleads guilty at arraignment is on a misdemeanor/infraction (if it will get them out before the next court date).
The only time a person pleads guilty at arraignment is on a misdemeanor/infraction (if it will get them out before the next court date).
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“Lost control.”
Homicide down 8%
Shootings down 4%
Total major crime down 2.5%
Arguing by horrible anecdote. The subway burning was horrific. But homicides are still down, no matter what the fearmongerers say.
Homicide down 8%
Shootings down 4%
Total major crime down 2.5%
Arguing by horrible anecdote. The subway burning was horrific. But homicides are still down, no matter what the fearmongerers say.
The Atlantic is now laundering crappy right-wing takes from Manhattan Institute fellows who live in the DC suburbs.
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The Fascists can’t seem to understand that a suspect who had zero rap sheet literally sat in front of the cops while they responded to this and calmly walked away. We already have the National Guard on the subway! Do you want us to bomb it?
December 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM
“Lost control.”
Homicide down 8%
Shootings down 4%
Total major crime down 2.5%
Arguing by horrible anecdote. The subway burning was horrific. But homicides are still down, no matter what the fearmongerers say.
Homicide down 8%
Shootings down 4%
Total major crime down 2.5%
Arguing by horrible anecdote. The subway burning was horrific. But homicides are still down, no matter what the fearmongerers say.
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Lots of clarity today
December 19, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Lots of clarity today
This shouldn't be a controversial take but Biden should have commuted the sentences of everyone on death row, even those there for the most despicable crimes.
The state executing anyone, even Dylann Roof, diminishes the humanity of all of us.
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The state executing anyone, even Dylann Roof, diminishes the humanity of all of us.
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Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office
President Joe Biden changed the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on death row to life without parole, saying he was convinced “that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.”
wapo.st
December 23, 2024 at 5:18 PM
This shouldn't be a controversial take but Biden should have commuted the sentences of everyone on death row, even those there for the most despicable crimes.
The state executing anyone, even Dylann Roof, diminishes the humanity of all of us.
wapo.st/4iSbLW6
The state executing anyone, even Dylann Roof, diminishes the humanity of all of us.
wapo.st/4iSbLW6
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Hospitals gave mothers medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, and then reported them for positive drug tests
Hospitals Gave Them Meds During Childbirth. Why Did Patients Get In Trouble?
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 12, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Hospitals gave mothers medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, and then reported them for positive drug tests
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NYU Campus Security and Administration is totally out of control.
On Wednesday - I filmed a peaceful protest in Bobst library for two hours.
Yesterday at 2pm while at home,
I received an email explaining that I’ve been designated “persona non grata” and banned from several buildings on campus.
On Wednesday - I filmed a peaceful protest in Bobst library for two hours.
Yesterday at 2pm while at home,
I received an email explaining that I’ve been designated “persona non grata” and banned from several buildings on campus.
December 14, 2024 at 1:53 AM
NYU Campus Security and Administration is totally out of control.
On Wednesday - I filmed a peaceful protest in Bobst library for two hours.
Yesterday at 2pm while at home,
I received an email explaining that I’ve been designated “persona non grata” and banned from several buildings on campus.
On Wednesday - I filmed a peaceful protest in Bobst library for two hours.
Yesterday at 2pm while at home,
I received an email explaining that I’ve been designated “persona non grata” and banned from several buildings on campus.
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It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 PM
It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
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This Fox segment on the search for the shooter is incredible. Look at how the NYPD searches Central Park lol
December 8, 2024 at 7:56 PM
This Fox segment on the search for the shooter is incredible. Look at how the NYPD searches Central Park lol
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As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
Two Very Different Manhattan Murder Investigations
The NYPD spent countless hours and resources searching for a CEO’s killer, but has made little evident progress on the fatal stabbing of a migrant teen.
hellgatenyc.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:19 PM
As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
So I am sure the same people upset about the reaction to CEO Brian Thompson's death are equally outraged by Daniel Perry and his lawyers toasting to his acquittal for killing Jordan Neely by choking him to death on the subway?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/n...
December 10, 2024 at 3:44 AM
So I am sure the same people upset about the reaction to CEO Brian Thompson's death are equally outraged by Daniel Perry and his lawyers toasting to his acquittal for killing Jordan Neely by choking him to death on the subway?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/n...
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A Trump supporting, anti-trans, anti-gay Republican was elected commissioner of the county where I grew up. He won despite being in jail on election night for a sexual assault in Vegas.
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...
Politician pleads guilty in sexual assault case after being elected to Hancock County Council
HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A current central Indiana county commissioner has pleaded guilty in a Nevada sexual assault case, days after being elected to his local County Council. John D. Jessup – a cur…
fox59.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:22 AM
A Trump supporting, anti-trans, anti-gay Republican was elected commissioner of the county where I grew up. He won despite being in jail on election night for a sexual assault in Vegas.
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...
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One thing I hope we can do as Bluesky gets larger is be less tolerant of the resistance grifters who will try to hack the platform for engagement and growth without any interest in adding anything substantive or meaningful
It’s a different kind of troll.
It’s a different kind of troll.
November 19, 2024 at 1:40 AM
One thing I hope we can do as Bluesky gets larger is be less tolerant of the resistance grifters who will try to hack the platform for engagement and growth without any interest in adding anything substantive or meaningful
It’s a different kind of troll.
It’s a different kind of troll.
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Happy 5 years to “As Black as Resistance”!!! 🥹❤️🔥
June 5, 2023 at 9:16 PM
Happy 5 years to “As Black as Resistance”!!! 🥹❤️🔥
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Today we released Ep 2 of Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas. It's about affirmative action & how Clarence Thomas cynically used it to build his career while decrying the program as discriminatory and demeaning. We even make another swing through Miss Leola's home. Hope you'll listen & enjoy!
Did Clarence Thomas Benefit From Affirmative Action or Did It Hold Him Back?
How race-based admissions shaped the future Supreme Court justice.
slate.com
June 7, 2023 at 10:32 PM
Today we released Ep 2 of Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas. It's about affirmative action & how Clarence Thomas cynically used it to build his career while decrying the program as discriminatory and demeaning. We even make another swing through Miss Leola's home. Hope you'll listen & enjoy!
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Don't think I've been as disgusted by twitter as a platform in awhile as seeing the replies of people justifying the murder of a Black performer in NY because he was having a breakdown.
"That's a standard choke hold bro"
Nah that's murder
"That's a standard choke hold bro"
Nah that's murder
May 3, 2023 at 2:49 PM
Don't think I've been as disgusted by twitter as a platform in awhile as seeing the replies of people justifying the murder of a Black performer in NY because he was having a breakdown.
"That's a standard choke hold bro"
Nah that's murder
"That's a standard choke hold bro"
Nah that's murder
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Black Twitter is the reason this app blew up and Aveta deserves so much credit for all the community building she’s done on here! The big posters are fun but if you’re writing about this app your story can’t just be about them
When a reporter actually cares to respect Black people's impact like we did on TikTok as we do everywhere, not gonna bother reading more articles lol
April 29, 2023 at 12:59 AM
Black Twitter is the reason this app blew up and Aveta deserves so much credit for all the community building she’s done on here! The big posters are fun but if you’re writing about this app your story can’t just be about them
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Before many came in: Just so its known this was how the hype wave started.
Black people
Black people
April 29, 2023 at 12:55 AM
Before many came in: Just so its known this was how the hype wave started.
Black people
Black people
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Skeets is funny but we really should go with drops (shoutout @ninaturner.bsky.social) if we want this app to replace twitter as a place where thoughts are taken seriously
April 28, 2023 at 2:59 AM
Skeets is funny but we really should go with drops (shoutout @ninaturner.bsky.social) if we want this app to replace twitter as a place where thoughts are taken seriously