your friendly neighborhood death penalty abolitionist (she/her)
@brinochz.bsky.social
Opinionated Black hottie. Capital defense attorney. Crumbl cookie, churro, and anything cinnamon enthusiast. Horror movie aficionado. Weeb. Tar Heel. Wolverine.
✨ Views are my own ✨
✨ Views are my own ✨
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Friendly reminder that some states don’t allow formerly incarcerated people (“felons”) people to vote, yet a “felon” is going to be the next president. So if you’re a “felon” you can’t have access to the ballot, but you CAN have access to the nuclear codes ✨
If we’re really talking about who has no right to be here, we should probably circle back to who massacred millions and stole the land to begin with.
June 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If we’re really talking about who has no right to be here, we should probably circle back to who massacred millions and stole the land to begin with.
Every time I watch Drive to Survive, I am reminded that Lewis Hamilton is absolutely STUNNING. It’s sick! How in the world is it possible?!
March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Every time I watch Drive to Survive, I am reminded that Lewis Hamilton is absolutely STUNNING. It’s sick! How in the world is it possible?!
Alone Australia sucks.
February 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Alone Australia sucks.
DuckDuckGo you say? 📝
Just switched to DuckDuckGo. Deleted Google from my iPhone home screen. We’ll see how it goes.
February 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
DuckDuckGo you say? 📝
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"No. It's the children who are wrong."
Scoop: Dems "pissed" at liberal groups MoveOn, Indivisible
"I reject and resent the implication that congressional Democrats are simply standing by passively."
www.axios.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"No. It's the children who are wrong."
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This is *exactly* how Kendrick planned his halftime show.
February 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is *exactly* how Kendrick planned his halftime show.
We should start throwing tea in harbors and picketing about no taxation without representation, because I cannot believe my tax dollars are being forcefully removed to help fund the beginning of an authoritarian government.
February 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We should start throwing tea in harbors and picketing about no taxation without representation, because I cannot believe my tax dollars are being forcefully removed to help fund the beginning of an authoritarian government.
Moral arguments aside, trying to make child sexual assault a capital offense is (currently) unconstitutional and disproportionate to the crime. The politicians in this country are actually insane.
February 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Moral arguments aside, trying to make child sexual assault a capital offense is (currently) unconstitutional and disproportionate to the crime. The politicians in this country are actually insane.
Oh that’s not…
NEW: Shortly after being sworn into office on Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi went from the Oval Office to the Justice Department to do President Donald Trump’s bidding.
In a series of orders, Bondi made clear, sometimes explicitly, that the independence of the Justice Department is gone.
In a series of orders, Bondi made clear, sometimes explicitly, that the independence of the Justice Department is gone.
A.G. Pam Bondi says Trump sets DOJ policy, all DOJ lawyers are "his lawyers"
The independence of the Justice Department is gone. Also: Two federal courts have blocked Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. Expect appeals.
www.lawdork.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Oh that’s not…
PERIOD
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
PERIOD
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NEW: Judge Boardman’s preliminary injunction opinion blocking Trump’s EO to end birthright citizenship came in late Wednesday night. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
NEW: Judge Boardman’s preliminary injunction opinion blocking Trump’s EO to end birthright citizenship came in late Wednesday night. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
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I know pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but if there’s one person I wouldn’t want to be the judge of who goes into locker rooms, it would be the man who openly boasted about walking into dressing rooms of underage girls
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I know pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but if there’s one person I wouldn’t want to be the judge of who goes into locker rooms, it would be the man who openly boasted about walking into dressing rooms of underage girls
Tbh whenever I watch the news I feel like I’m in a movie about some dystopian country on the brink of collapse, then I remember this is real life 😔
February 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tbh whenever I watch the news I feel like I’m in a movie about some dystopian country on the brink of collapse, then I remember this is real life 😔
He telling us like we ain’t already know lmao.
An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.
DOGE is not a real government agency.
DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions.
DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law.
DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.
DOGE is not a real government agency.
DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions.
DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law.
DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.
February 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
He telling us like we ain’t already know lmao.
The country is literally and metaphorically on fire ✨
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The country is literally and metaphorically on fire ✨
Republicans are so embarrassing.
Not to me personally because ew but… as representatives of the country?? Eeeek.
Not to me personally because ew but… as representatives of the country?? Eeeek.
RFK Jr.'s nomination cleared the Senate Finance Committee by a 14-13 party line vote.
RFK Jr. appears on his way to being Trump's health secretary after a party-line vote
RFK Jr.'s nomination cleared the Senate Finance Committee by a 14-13 party line vote.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Republicans are so embarrassing.
Not to me personally because ew but… as representatives of the country?? Eeeek.
Not to me personally because ew but… as representatives of the country?? Eeeek.
What the fuck.
UPDATE: Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the “Riviera of the Middle East” under U.S. ownership.
Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip
Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the "Riviera of the Middle East" under U.S. ownership.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What the fuck.
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There is still beauty in this world
Would love this if it didn’t mean SCOTUS will get their hands on this issue and fuck trans kids completely over in the end 😭
BREAKING: Federal lawsuit filed challenging Trump's executive order against gender-affirming medical care for those under 19, as well as the Jan. 20 EOs funding ban.
The lawsuit is backed by the ACLU, Lambda Legal, Jenner & Block, and Hogan Lovells.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-tran...
The lawsuit is backed by the ACLU, Lambda Legal, Jenner & Block, and Hogan Lovells.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-tran...
February 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Would love this if it didn’t mean SCOTUS will get their hands on this issue and fuck trans kids completely over in the end 😭
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Has anybody studied this tattooed White male rapper to rock/country pipeline? I need an explanation.
February 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Has anybody studied this tattooed White male rapper to rock/country pipeline? I need an explanation.
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Maybe we’ll die before el presidente can get us all killed
Parts of the South will see high temperatures while upper parts of the U.S. will see wintry weather.
Winter storm to move across U.S. but the South will see record high temps
Parts of the South will see high temperatures while upper parts of the U.S. will see wintry weather.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Maybe we’ll die before el presidente can get us all killed