alyson sorensen
@alysonsorensen.bsky.social
public defender, south minnneapolis devotee.
my thoughts are my own and they’re principled, radioactively principled.
my thoughts are my own and they’re principled, radioactively principled.
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We won! Thank you Ward 8! I am so ready to get to work
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We won! Thank you Ward 8! I am so ready to get to work
“No hell is hot enough or eternal enough for Dick Cheney.”
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“No hell is hot enough or eternal enough for Dick Cheney.”
storming the gates of Yacht Club day one and starting a chant to get Sheryl Crow to sing the song from Cars
July 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
storming the gates of Yacht Club day one and starting a chant to get Sheryl Crow to sing the song from Cars
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If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
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Colorado forced every county jail to open a polling place in November for incarcerated voters. This had never happened in the country.
Guess what resulted?
Jail turnout rose *500%* over 2020.
Many lessons here for the rest of the U.S.
New in @bolts.bsky.social:
boltsmag.org/jail-voting-...
Guess what resulted?
Jail turnout rose *500%* over 2020.
Many lessons here for the rest of the U.S.
New in @bolts.bsky.social:
boltsmag.org/jail-voting-...
Jail Voting Soars in Colorado After State Mandates Polling Places in County Lockups - Bolts
Local officials had claimed they were already giving detained people ballot access, but Colorado's first-in-the-nation mandate forced their hands and increased turnout across the state.
boltsmag.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Colorado forced every county jail to open a polling place in November for incarcerated voters. This had never happened in the country.
Guess what resulted?
Jail turnout rose *500%* over 2020.
Many lessons here for the rest of the U.S.
New in @bolts.bsky.social:
boltsmag.org/jail-voting-...
Guess what resulted?
Jail turnout rose *500%* over 2020.
Many lessons here for the rest of the U.S.
New in @bolts.bsky.social:
boltsmag.org/jail-voting-...
sometimes I slip and think the law isn’t for me and I don’t actually love the practice of law, but then I find a double jeopardy issue and jump up and down in excitement in my office.
March 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
sometimes I slip and think the law isn’t for me and I don’t actually love the practice of law, but then I find a double jeopardy issue and jump up and down in excitement in my office.
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Realizing I could go to Mexico and buy a bunch of stuff just before the tariffs take effect.
March 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Realizing I could go to Mexico and buy a bunch of stuff just before the tariffs take effect.
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joan baez singing will the circle be unbroken with the muppets on the muppet show and lecturing the rats about non-violent resistance does NOT count as screentime
January 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
joan baez singing will the circle be unbroken with the muppets on the muppet show and lecturing the rats about non-violent resistance does NOT count as screentime
this is me from camp rock into defying gravity at the gay club in boys town, i love my friends i love chicago
January 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
this is me from camp rock into defying gravity at the gay club in boys town, i love my friends i love chicago
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If you have any supplies to donate for @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social in coming days & weeks, these are the Drop Off Locations around Minneapolis
Drop Off Locations
• Indigenous Food Lab -NATIFS
• Duck Duck Coffee
• Boneshaker Books
• b. Resale
• Arbeiter Brewing | MN Beer
• Modist Brewing
• Indigenous Food Lab -NATIFS
• Duck Duck Coffee
• Boneshaker Books
• b. Resale
• Arbeiter Brewing | MN Beer
• Modist Brewing
January 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you have any supplies to donate for @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social in coming days & weeks, these are the Drop Off Locations around Minneapolis
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A front page for the ages.
December 24, 2024 at 1:12 PM
A front page for the ages.
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If you listen to Sufjan's two Christmas albums from start to finish starting at 7pm on Christmas Eve- you will finish just 9 minutes before midnight on Christmas.
December 24, 2024 at 3:46 PM
If you listen to Sufjan's two Christmas albums from start to finish starting at 7pm on Christmas Eve- you will finish just 9 minutes before midnight on Christmas.
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if you have a thoughtful, principled opposition to vigilante violence in general, even in times of a decaying or altogether absent social contract, then more power to you. I think most actually don't have that. and some only have that in times of social stability.
December 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
if you have a thoughtful, principled opposition to vigilante violence in general, even in times of a decaying or altogether absent social contract, then more power to you. I think most actually don't have that. and some only have that in times of social stability.
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i am completely fine with biden pardoning his kid. i have one single complaint about biden and clemency and it's...not this! here are my thoughts:
December 2, 2024 at 12:54 AM
i am completely fine with biden pardoning his kid. i have one single complaint about biden and clemency and it's...not this! here are my thoughts:
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All of these things can be true:
- Hunter Biden broke the law.
- Hunter Biden traded on his last name to make money.
- Hunter Biden’s actions were exploited and wildly exaggerated by unscrupulous Republicans in an effort to damage his father.
- Hunter Biden broke the law.
- Hunter Biden traded on his last name to make money.
- Hunter Biden’s actions were exploited and wildly exaggerated by unscrupulous Republicans in an effort to damage his father.
December 2, 2024 at 12:58 AM
All of these things can be true:
- Hunter Biden broke the law.
- Hunter Biden traded on his last name to make money.
- Hunter Biden’s actions were exploited and wildly exaggerated by unscrupulous Republicans in an effort to damage his father.
- Hunter Biden broke the law.
- Hunter Biden traded on his last name to make money.
- Hunter Biden’s actions were exploited and wildly exaggerated by unscrupulous Republicans in an effort to damage his father.
Pardoning Hunter Biden is a reasonable and practical choice. It’ll be a clear-eyed moral one too if the president exercises the pardon power more in the coming weeks to rectify unjust sentencing disparities.
December 2, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Pardoning Hunter Biden is a reasonable and practical choice. It’ll be a clear-eyed moral one too if the president exercises the pardon power more in the coming weeks to rectify unjust sentencing disparities.
Post airport Sunday night after Thanksgiving pho save me, save me post airport Sunday night after Thanksgiving pho
December 2, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Post airport Sunday night after Thanksgiving pho save me, save me post airport Sunday night after Thanksgiving pho
The Timberwolves are holding space for the lyrics of defying gravity
November 27, 2024 at 12:57 AM
The Timberwolves are holding space for the lyrics of defying gravity
The duality of man is in plain view on my Spotify right now with this Kendrick album release/Wicked opening weekend situation
November 24, 2024 at 2:26 AM
The duality of man is in plain view on my Spotify right now with this Kendrick album release/Wicked opening weekend situation
It also makes sense that Roberts offered the opinion because he absolutely would have slammed Nixon for this nonsense in ‘74, but now he’s fine with retroactively legalizing Watergate and probably didn’t have a complicated thought about it.
it is funny that SCOTUS basically said Nixon was right in Trump vs United States
November 23, 2024 at 1:42 PM
It also makes sense that Roberts offered the opinion because he absolutely would have slammed Nixon for this nonsense in ‘74, but now he’s fine with retroactively legalizing Watergate and probably didn’t have a complicated thought about it.
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Starting to think the reason that all the arguments against a labor standards board are tedious, procedural (no public hearing!), or factually wrong is that there's no good argument against a labor standards board.
November 21, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Starting to think the reason that all the arguments against a labor standards board are tedious, procedural (no public hearing!), or factually wrong is that there's no good argument against a labor standards board.
The real breaking news is that Matt Gaetz is a lawyer. Who knew? Surely not I.
November 13, 2024 at 8:55 PM
The real breaking news is that Matt Gaetz is a lawyer. Who knew? Surely not I.
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Matt Gaetz for attorney general is wild. It’ll be a disaster in multiple ways, but the odds of this administration being such a clown car it doesn’t get that many horrific things done does seem to increase with each cabinet pick.
November 13, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Matt Gaetz for attorney general is wild. It’ll be a disaster in multiple ways, but the odds of this administration being such a clown car it doesn’t get that many horrific things done does seem to increase with each cabinet pick.
While it’s true the Hennepin County Jail is understaffed and routinely creates dangerous situations for incarcerated folks, our leaders will use these reports to beat the racist punishment drum to use public funds to build a new jail in Hennepin County.
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...
Minnesota DOC orders Hennepin County to reduce jail population after finding staff negligence
A Minnesota Department of Corrections report says the county jail failed to complete mandatory wellness checks and have appropriate staffing on multiple occasions.
www.mprnews.org
November 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
While it’s true the Hennepin County Jail is understaffed and routinely creates dangerous situations for incarcerated folks, our leaders will use these reports to beat the racist punishment drum to use public funds to build a new jail in Hennepin County.
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...