Angie Bergman
@angiebergman.bsky.social
Lawyer, Tennessean, thinks a lot about gardening
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TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
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Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
September 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
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Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
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Thinking you're all tough and projecting strength while actually just humiliating yourself really is the foundational feature of MAGA masculinity.
August 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Thinking you're all tough and projecting strength while actually just humiliating yourself really is the foundational feature of MAGA masculinity.
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I wrote about the 69-year-old man Tennessee plans to kill tomorrow. @theintercept.com
Tennessee Is About to Execute Byron Black — Despite His Intellectual Disability
Decades after sending him to death row, Nashville prosecutors admitted he shouldn’t be executed. Tennessee plans to kill him anyway.
theintercept.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I wrote about the 69-year-old man Tennessee plans to kill tomorrow. @theintercept.com
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Everyone agrees Byron Black is intellectually disabled, but Tennessee plans to execute him anyway. nashvillebanner.com/2025/07/23/d...
Byron Black to be Executed Despite Intellectual Disabilities - Nashville Banner
Byron Black, sentenced to death for three 1989 murders, faces execution due to limited legal options despite evidence of intellectual disability.
nashvillebanner.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Everyone agrees Byron Black is intellectually disabled, but Tennessee plans to execute him anyway. nashvillebanner.com/2025/07/23/d...
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From Sotomayor's dissent, which she's now reading from the bench:
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From Sotomayor's dissent, which she's now reading from the bench:
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Just in: The @aclutn.bsky.social has filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven Metro Nashville councilmembers challenging a new state law that would criminalize public officials who vote on policies supporting immigrants, including sanctuary cities -- which are prohibited in Tennessee.
live-aclu-tennessee.pantheonsite.io
June 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Just in: The @aclutn.bsky.social has filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven Metro Nashville councilmembers challenging a new state law that would criminalize public officials who vote on policies supporting immigrants, including sanctuary cities -- which are prohibited in Tennessee.
Please read! The only way to stop the continued assault on trans lives is to understand exactly how we got here.
The response to Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s law barring transgender minors from obtaining gender-affirming medical care has been muted at best.
At Law Dork, a look at how we actually got here.
At Law Dork, a look at how we actually got here.
Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty. And the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
www.lawdork.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Please read! The only way to stop the continued assault on trans lives is to understand exactly how we got here.
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Sessions: "Her continued detention chills the speech of the millions and millions of people who are not citizens."
The court finds "her continued detention cannot stand."
The court finds "her continued detention cannot stand."
May 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Sessions: "Her continued detention chills the speech of the millions and millions of people who are not citizens."
The court finds "her continued detention cannot stand."
The court finds "her continued detention cannot stand."
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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my take is that your willingness to accept this gulf of america nonsense is an indicator of your willingness to accept much worse things coming from this administrator
Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico may be upsetting to some, writes @giladedelman.bsky.social, but “in a democracy, values are determined by majority rule, and they don’t shift in only one direction. They can shift back”:
‘The Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick
The more that politicians mess around with place names, the more important it is to respond according to consistent principles.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
my take is that your willingness to accept this gulf of america nonsense is an indicator of your willingness to accept much worse things coming from this administrator
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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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I wouldn’t exactly call it “joyful,” but this @lilianasegura.bsky.social piece on the death row reaction to Biden’s commutations is about as close to Christmas cheer as death penalty reporting gets.
theintercept.com/2024/12/24/b...
theintercept.com/2024/12/24/b...
“And I Was Surprised”: On Federal Death Row, They Feared Biden Would Set Up Another Trump Killing Spree
Joe Biden’s commutations for 37 of 40 people on federal death row brought relief for those who feared another killing spree by Donald Trump.
theintercept.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:33 PM
I wouldn’t exactly call it “joyful,” but this @lilianasegura.bsky.social piece on the death row reaction to Biden’s commutations is about as close to Christmas cheer as death penalty reporting gets.
theintercept.com/2024/12/24/b...
theintercept.com/2024/12/24/b...
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The aftermath of this election online was really grim, and the one thing that seemed clear was that we need a better resistance this time.
Resistance Is Mobile - Truthdig
It's not a podcast, a pose or a profit-seeking enterprise. It's a daily grind of democratic exercise.
www.truthdig.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:14 PM
The aftermath of this election online was really grim, and the one thing that seemed clear was that we need a better resistance this time.