Josie Duffy Rice
@jduffyrice.bsky.social
i write things and think about prisons. i live in atlanta. i read a lot.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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I feel like 80% confident this was written by ChatGPT
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I feel like 80% confident this was written by ChatGPT
“Leaving behind over 3 million followers” is a crazy thing to write lol
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“Leaving behind over 3 million followers” is a crazy thing to write lol
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Brilliant from @adamserwer.bsky.social: the Roberts Court's attack on the Reconstruction Amendments are "consistent with the Antebellum Constitution’s narrow definition of who “We the People” are."
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble.
www.theatlantic.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Brilliant from @adamserwer.bsky.social: the Roberts Court's attack on the Reconstruction Amendments are "consistent with the Antebellum Constitution’s narrow definition of who “We the People” are."
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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This can be a tough week for a lot of people and I just want to remind anyone who needs to hear it that this week really does end and there is life beyond it. ✊🏽
December 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This can be a tough week for a lot of people and I just want to remind anyone who needs to hear it that this week really does end and there is life beyond it. ✊🏽
i've said it many times before - mobility is one of my favorite books. i LOVED it.
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The Golden State has scenic rural CA & a frazzled mom they can also argue about! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Mobility: A Novel
A Novel
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December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
i've said it many times before - mobility is one of my favorite books. i LOVED it.
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Fentanyl is fentanyl. It’s a molecule. The illicit form, which is the same molecule as the medical form, comes in a different physical state (solid rather than liquid) making it even less of a threat/concern to anyone who isn’t using illicit drugs. It’s one of the most studied compounds in existence
The official white house statement specifies "illicit fentanyl" as being a WMD.
They don't clearly state what distinguishes it from licit fentanyl, which is presumably what his staffers were given.
They don't clearly state what distinguishes it from licit fentanyl, which is presumably what his staffers were given.
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fentanyl is fentanyl. It’s a molecule. The illicit form, which is the same molecule as the medical form, comes in a different physical state (solid rather than liquid) making it even less of a threat/concern to anyone who isn’t using illicit drugs. It’s one of the most studied compounds in existence
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
a chicago cop shot his mistress (also a cop!) in the back after she threatened to tell his girlfriend that he was cheating. after shooting her he did...nothing. he didn't call an ambulance. he didn't administer aid. cpd is saying it was an "accident" and he hasn't been charged.
‘Where is justice for Krystal?’ Mom of cop asks after suing Chicago Police Department, partner who shot her
The lawsuit filed by Officer Krystal Rivera's family says Officer Carlos Baker failed to call for an ambulance after he shot her in the back during a chase and then engaged in a “cover-up.”
www.wbez.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
a chicago cop shot his mistress (also a cop!) in the back after she threatened to tell his girlfriend that he was cheating. after shooting her he did...nothing. he didn't call an ambulance. he didn't administer aid. cpd is saying it was an "accident" and he hasn't been charged.
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Guys... can I just say that I have admired @jduffyrice.bsky.social since the first time I read like five words she had strung together. I am incredibly honored to have this comment from her and hope you like it and order the book!
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Guys... can I just say that I have admired @jduffyrice.bsky.social since the first time I read like five words she had strung together. I am incredibly honored to have this comment from her and hope you like it and order the book!
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From Amnesty International:
December 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
From Amnesty International:
settle an argument between me and some of my most idiot friends (if you're reading this i don't mean you): how is our spotify age number calculated? does it represent the date of the oldest song, or an average of all the dates of your listening history? if somewhere in between, which is closer??
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
settle an argument between me and some of my most idiot friends (if you're reading this i don't mean you): how is our spotify age number calculated? does it represent the date of the oldest song, or an average of all the dates of your listening history? if somewhere in between, which is closer??
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The Crime Scare Industrial Complex (Season 7)
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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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i know we won't, but we have got to understand that a keystone of the republican project is to both categorize whole classes of people as criminal to justify locking them up, or to make them so broken and desperate that lawbreaking is all but certain to happen.
Justice Sam Alito was v disturbed yesterday by the mere possibility that judges might be using the federal compassionate release statute to *checks notes* grant incarcerated people's requests for compassionate release
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ferna...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ferna...
Sam Alito Very Concerned About the Possibility of People Not Being In Prison For As Long As Possible
Interesting to which issues prompt judges to get worked up about other judges deciding cases in line with their personal ideological agendas.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
i know we won't, but we have got to understand that a keystone of the republican project is to both categorize whole classes of people as criminal to justify locking them up, or to make them so broken and desperate that lawbreaking is all but certain to happen.
prosecutor associations are some of the most powerful organizations, and they get little scrutiny. anyway, this surprises me not one single whit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Veteran Georgia Prosecutor Appoints Himself to Oversee Trump Case
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
prosecutor associations are some of the most powerful organizations, and they get little scrutiny. anyway, this surprises me not one single whit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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We’re thrilled to share that Truthout is taking over The Appeal’s journalism. With Truthout’s powerhouse reputation for independent, reader-funded journalism, our reporting on overpolicing and mass incarceration will continue and reach even wider audiences.
theappeal.org/news_awards/...
theappeal.org/news_awards/...
The Appeal Joins Truthout: A New Chapter Begins
Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We’re thrilled to share that Truthout is taking over The Appeal’s journalism. With Truthout’s powerhouse reputation for independent, reader-funded journalism, our reporting on overpolicing and mass incarceration will continue and reach even wider audiences.
theappeal.org/news_awards/...
theappeal.org/news_awards/...
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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Republicans were really hoping to win control of Pennsylvania's state supreme court before the next presidential election.
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep - Bolts
Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have defeated an unusually high-profile Republican bid to unseat them. They secured large statewide victories on Tuesday, following an histo...
boltsmag.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Republicans were really hoping to win control of Pennsylvania's state supreme court before the next presidential election.
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
All the most powerful democrats and republicans either explicitly or tacitly endorsed the same candidate for NYC mayor. that should be a path to victory but instead cuomo was easily defeated, will this prompt any soul searching ha ha ha of course not
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
All the most powerful democrats and republicans either explicitly or tacitly endorsed the same candidate for NYC mayor. that should be a path to victory but instead cuomo was easily defeated, will this prompt any soul searching ha ha ha of course not
meanwhile, on x
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
meanwhile, on x
if its any solace blue jays fan, at least you're not american
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
if its any solace blue jays fan, at least you're not american
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People on here will post anything. 'Baseball games have 9 innings.' No they don’t. That isn’t true.
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
People on here will post anything. 'Baseball games have 9 innings.' No they don’t. That isn’t true.