Carole Leonard
@carolleo.bsky.social
PRM (PrisonReformMovement) on Twitter. News, politics and criminal justice not necessarily in that order. Lifelong Democrat never maga!!
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"Democrats, in theory, could try and stave this off by including more funding for the SSA in the upcoming government funding bill. But the reality is that Trump and DOGE may very well ignore whatever language they pass into law."
Elon Is Coming for Your Social Security
Plus: Don’t call it a “State of the Union” speech.
www.thebulwark.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Democrats, in theory, could try and stave this off by including more funding for the SSA in the upcoming government funding bill. But the reality is that Trump and DOGE may very well ignore whatever language they pass into law."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration plans to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo.
March 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration plans to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo.
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AARP has created an easy way to contact your lawmakers and tell them Social Security must be protected. Learn more.👇
AARP Urges Outreach to Congress to Protect Social Security
Older Americans continue to raise concerns about payments, customer service
www.aarp.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
AARP has created an easy way to contact your lawmakers and tell them Social Security must be protected. Learn more.👇
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The nation’s lawyers, lawmakers, and judges are going to be tested as never before. Trump is not acting in good faith, and his lawlessness must be challenged on every front.
Beware Trump’s Talk of Coming “Emergencies”
Far-right rhetoric is suffused with dark talk of impending calamities. It’s a favorite trope of autocrats who are, themselves, the calamity.
newrepublic.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The nation’s lawyers, lawmakers, and judges are going to be tested as never before. Trump is not acting in good faith, and his lawlessness must be challenged on every front.
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Trying to wrap your mind around what's happened this week (it's Wednesday)? Same...
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a gro...
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trying to wrap your mind around what's happened this week (it's Wednesday)? Same...
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
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Of course they do
March 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Of course they do
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Only one man in that chamber understood the moment and had the courage to stand up to the bully, right to his bloated orange face.
We Need More Fighters Like Al Green!
Bless this guy.
www.thegodpodcast.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Only one man in that chamber understood the moment and had the courage to stand up to the bully, right to his bloated orange face.
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“The shift from forced labor… laid the groundwork for the contemporary reliance on incarcerated people to fill labor shortages, not just in prisons but in industries like agriculture”
7 in 10 US farmworkers are foreign born; 40+% are undocumented
The Trump deportations will be BIG for prison labor
7 in 10 US farmworkers are foreign born; 40+% are undocumented
The Trump deportations will be BIG for prison labor
How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Fuel a Prison Labor Boom
Lacking an available pool of migrant labor, the United Stated has historically turned to another vulnerable group—incarcerated people.
newrepublic.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“The shift from forced labor… laid the groundwork for the contemporary reliance on incarcerated people to fill labor shortages, not just in prisons but in industries like agriculture”
7 in 10 US farmworkers are foreign born; 40+% are undocumented
The Trump deportations will be BIG for prison labor
7 in 10 US farmworkers are foreign born; 40+% are undocumented
The Trump deportations will be BIG for prison labor
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Alexander Vindman: Lindsey Graham is an absolute coward. Trump didn’t sound strong—he was attacking an ally when he didn’t need to. All Zelenskyy said was that Trump couldn’t trust Putin. And JD Vance—he looked like an absolute clown. I don’t understand why Trump let Vance blow up his deal.
March 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Alexander Vindman: Lindsey Graham is an absolute coward. Trump didn’t sound strong—he was attacking an ally when he didn’t need to. All Zelenskyy said was that Trump couldn’t trust Putin. And JD Vance—he looked like an absolute clown. I don’t understand why Trump let Vance blow up his deal.
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
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We need to inventory what matters to us enough to move, not in disconnected safety that makes our choices easy, but in the crucible of uninvited brutality that will call us to respond.
That moment is coming for all of us.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
That moment is coming for all of us.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
Fascism Came to Idaho—and Hundreds of People Just Sat and Watched
At a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee meeting at Coeur d'Alene High School in Idaho, a woman was bound and forcefully removed by a group of unidentified men for supposedly interrupting the...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We need to inventory what matters to us enough to move, not in disconnected safety that makes our choices easy, but in the crucible of uninvited brutality that will call us to respond.
That moment is coming for all of us.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
That moment is coming for all of us.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
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Zelenskyy declines to apologize to Donold after heated meeting. Good.
The Most Disgraceful Act of Betrayal I’ve Ever Seen
This is just despicable.
www.thegodpodcast.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Zelenskyy declines to apologize to Donold after heated meeting. Good.
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What's shaping "healthcare" behind bars? Hint: It's not patient needs.
Read our new report 👇
Read our new report 👇
Cut-rate care: the systemic problems shaping 'healthcare' behind bars
In correctional healthcare systems, care is secondary to controlling costs and avoiding lawsuits -- a problem plaguing both private and public healthcare delivery. What will it take to get people the…
buff.ly
February 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What's shaping "healthcare" behind bars? Hint: It's not patient needs.
Read our new report 👇
Read our new report 👇
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Thousands of people detained by ICE are actually held in local, publically operated jails
These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the incarceration of people who are mostly accused of no more serious offense than crossing the border without permission
These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the incarceration of people who are mostly accused of no more serious offense than crossing the border without permission
February 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thousands of people detained by ICE are actually held in local, publically operated jails
These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the incarceration of people who are mostly accused of no more serious offense than crossing the border without permission
These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the incarceration of people who are mostly accused of no more serious offense than crossing the border without permission
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We heard Jeff Bezos wants @postopinions.bsky.social to focus on "defending personal liberties," so we put together some ideas for him to pitch 🧵
For starters, the US controls the lives of more than 5.7 million people through the carceral system
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...
For starters, the US controls the lives of more than 5.7 million people through the carceral system
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...
February 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We heard Jeff Bezos wants @postopinions.bsky.social to focus on "defending personal liberties," so we put together some ideas for him to pitch 🧵
For starters, the US controls the lives of more than 5.7 million people through the carceral system
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...
For starters, the US controls the lives of more than 5.7 million people through the carceral system
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...
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"26% of children in NYC live in poverty" – that's 420,000 kids whose families cannot afford basic necessities.
Poverty IS a criminal justice issue, especially for children who often end up being criminalized at a young age instead of receiving support.
https://buff.ly/3FarfFa
Poverty IS a criminal justice issue, especially for children who often end up being criminalized at a young age instead of receiving support.
https://buff.ly/3FarfFa
As Poverty Rises in New York City, 1 in 4 Can’t Afford Essentials
The share of New Yorkers in poverty is nearly double the national average, according to a report from Columbia University and an anti-poverty group.
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"26% of children in NYC live in poverty" – that's 420,000 kids whose families cannot afford basic necessities.
Poverty IS a criminal justice issue, especially for children who often end up being criminalized at a young age instead of receiving support.
https://buff.ly/3FarfFa
Poverty IS a criminal justice issue, especially for children who often end up being criminalized at a young age instead of receiving support.
https://buff.ly/3FarfFa
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We’ve received too many reports about GOP voicemails being full for this to be a coincidence.
If your Republican representative is avoiding you, show up to one of their local offices.
You can also send an email to make it clear you don’t want to pay the price for the GOP’s billionaire tax breaks.
If your Republican representative is avoiding you, show up to one of their local offices.
You can also send an email to make it clear you don’t want to pay the price for the GOP’s billionaire tax breaks.
February 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We’ve received too many reports about GOP voicemails being full for this to be a coincidence.
If your Republican representative is avoiding you, show up to one of their local offices.
You can also send an email to make it clear you don’t want to pay the price for the GOP’s billionaire tax breaks.
If your Republican representative is avoiding you, show up to one of their local offices.
You can also send an email to make it clear you don’t want to pay the price for the GOP’s billionaire tax breaks.
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My god. Can Mexico provide our flu shots? Canada? Maybe our state governments?
February 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My god. Can Mexico provide our flu shots? Canada? Maybe our state governments?
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$38 BILLION and counting — Stop calling Elon Musk “the richest man in the world”, start calling him “the biggest hypocrite in the world”
February 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
$38 BILLION and counting — Stop calling Elon Musk “the richest man in the world”, start calling him “the biggest hypocrite in the world”