Marissa Elkins
@marissaelkins.bsky.social
Criminal defense attorney. Northampton City Councilor At-large. Queer hockey mom.
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Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
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Opinion | The sandwich thrower was wrong. But Jeanine Pirro was, too.
To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.” That allegation was laughable.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
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Oh man, Rand paul makes a lot of sense here
Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
September 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Oh man, Rand paul makes a lot of sense here
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
A super cool thing is that the court-appointed attorneys who represented many of these people are currently not being paid and we don’t know when our work will be funded again.
September 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A super cool thing is that the court-appointed attorneys who represented many of these people are currently not being paid and we don’t know when our work will be funded again.
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First came the 1992 Year of the Woman, then the 2018 reprise. Next up, thanks to Trump, RFK Jr. and a "complicit Congress," the year of the (Democratic) doctor? My latest @thebulwark.com on @314action.bsky.social's mission to make science a US superpower again. www.thebulwark.com/p/democratic...
Democratic Doctors Are Pouring Into Politics. Thank Trump and RFK Jr.
Plus: How one group is working to STEM the tide of Trumpism.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
First came the 1992 Year of the Woman, then the 2018 reprise. Next up, thanks to Trump, RFK Jr. and a "complicit Congress," the year of the (Democratic) doctor? My latest @thebulwark.com on @314action.bsky.social's mission to make science a US superpower again. www.thebulwark.com/p/democratic...
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my most Gen X coded belief is that cities and the culture at large suffer profoundly for the near-complete death of alt-weeklies
I still think the best idea for progressive donors is to just revive every alt-weekly in the country and staff them with 10 reporters each.
I wrote a bit about the misguided effort by Democrats to replicate Joe Rogan the right-wing podcast ecosystem.
May 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
my most Gen X coded belief is that cities and the culture at large suffer profoundly for the near-complete death of alt-weeklies
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It’s depressing being a scientist in these anti-science times. But it could be worse. I could be a lawyer.
March 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s depressing being a scientist in these anti-science times. But it could be worse. I could be a lawyer.
@warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social Northampton City Councilor losing sleep over here. www.tighebond.com/proposed-fed...
Proposed Federal Funding Earmarked for Northampton Pump Station
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January 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
@warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social Northampton City Councilor losing sleep over here. www.tighebond.com/proposed-fed...
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In the last 5 years our freshmen US history from Colonial to 1877 has turned into a very pointed diatribe against originalism, pointing out at every turn that none of the fucking founders agreed on what the intent of the constitution was, much less the following generations. -OS
November 19, 2024 at 5:55 AM
In the last 5 years our freshmen US history from Colonial to 1877 has turned into a very pointed diatribe against originalism, pointing out at every turn that none of the fucking founders agreed on what the intent of the constitution was, much less the following generations. -OS
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Three narcissists walk into a bar. They’re so self absorbed that they get separated from each other and nothing collectively funny ensues.
November 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Three narcissists walk into a bar. They’re so self absorbed that they get separated from each other and nothing collectively funny ensues.
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Going to be incredible when we get the originalist decision that overturns the plain text of the 14th Amendment on the basis of the Immigration Act of 1790. -OS
November 19, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Going to be incredible when we get the originalist decision that overturns the plain text of the 14th Amendment on the basis of the Immigration Act of 1790. -OS
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Me, a legal realist, still trying defend constitutional norms in 2024.
November 14, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Me, a legal realist, still trying defend constitutional norms in 2024.