@debazrael.bsky.social
Public health researcher, with special interests in reducing gun violence and suicide. Boston Fleet and PWHL fan. Proud Mom and aunt. Sometimes juggler.
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This is on the HUD website
September 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is on the HUD website
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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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"It’s an indication of how corrupt the DOJ has gotten that we noticed the anomaly but don’t register the outrage." harrylitman.substack.com/p/strange-tr...
“Strange”? Try Indefensible.
Todd Blanche’s visit to Ghislaine Maxwell wasn’t just a breach of protocol. It was a betrayal of public trust and his oath of office.
harrylitman.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"It’s an indication of how corrupt the DOJ has gotten that we noticed the anomaly but don’t register the outrage." harrylitman.substack.com/p/strange-tr...
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I was honored to join over 100 of my former colleagues warning that given the "unprecedented challenges from strategic competitors, ongoing conflicts, and emerging security threats" facing our nation, gutting the State Department’s expertise and capacity is reckless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Over 100 former senior officials warn against planned staff cuts at US State Department
More than 130 retired diplomats and other former senior U.S. officials issued an open letter on Thursday criticizing a planned overhaul of the State Department that could see thousands of employees laid off.
www.reuters.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I was honored to join over 100 of my former colleagues warning that given the "unprecedented challenges from strategic competitors, ongoing conflicts, and emerging security threats" facing our nation, gutting the State Department’s expertise and capacity is reckless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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She’s right.
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
She’s right.
@sbagen.bsky.social are you aware of any resources addressing ice detention of people with intellectual disabilities? Also, borderline intellectual function. Thanks so much. Hoping to spur some planning in MA and elsewhere.
June 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
@sbagen.bsky.social are you aware of any resources addressing ice detention of people with intellectual disabilities? Also, borderline intellectual function. Thanks so much. Hoping to spur some planning in MA and elsewhere.
@jvl.bsky.social I basically agree with you, but my 26 yo Dem kid who works with ppl with ID is going to pay 5k addl./yr (/ her 30k Y) for the insurance that pays for the infusion drug that keeps her alive. Your glee in wanting voters to face the consequences of their votes hurts to hear sometimes.
June 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
@jvl.bsky.social I basically agree with you, but my 26 yo Dem kid who works with ppl with ID is going to pay 5k addl./yr (/ her 30k Y) for the insurance that pays for the infusion drug that keeps her alive. Your glee in wanting voters to face the consequences of their votes hurts to hear sometimes.
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I just think there needs to be more attention paid to the uniquely creepy, mendacious, awfulness of Speaker Mike Johnson. Don’t underestimate the depth of his ambition and breadth of what he is willing to do to never return to Shreveport.
May 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I just think there needs to be more attention paid to the uniquely creepy, mendacious, awfulness of Speaker Mike Johnson. Don’t underestimate the depth of his ambition and breadth of what he is willing to do to never return to Shreveport.
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A recent analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks at the number of firearm injury hospitalizations before and after the onset of COVID-19.
Read more: thetr.ac/FbhCf
Read more: thetr.ac/FbhCf
May 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A recent analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks at the number of firearm injury hospitalizations before and after the onset of COVID-19.
Read more: thetr.ac/FbhCf
Read more: thetr.ac/FbhCf
April 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
@preetbharara.bsky.social @mjsdc.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org @stevevladeck.bsky.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social Could any of you explain how and if so why it is legal to deport people to prison?
April 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@preetbharara.bsky.social @mjsdc.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org @stevevladeck.bsky.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social Could any of you explain how and if so why it is legal to deport people to prison?
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People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
www.propublica.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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An investigation by The Trace, CBS News, and Reveal found that more than 52,000 former police guns resurfaced in crimes between 2006 and 2022. Since then, over a dozen law enforcement agencies have stopped reselling their used guns or reconsidered the practice.
Several Law Enforcement Agencies Have Stopped Reselling Guns
The shift comes after an investigation by The Trace, CBS News, and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting linked former police guns to crimes.
www.thetrace.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
An investigation by The Trace, CBS News, and Reveal found that more than 52,000 former police guns resurfaced in crimes between 2006 and 2022. Since then, over a dozen law enforcement agencies have stopped reselling their used guns or reconsidered the practice.
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A rare case, these days, of data becoming easier to access and use!
It’s here: The Gun Violence Data Hub’s data library is live. Explore and download open datasets on youth gun deaths, firearm sales and production, TSA firearm detections, and more.
The Trace Expands Gun Violence Data Hub With New Data Library
The Gun Violence Data Hub, a project of The Trace, has launched a data library to further its mission of making information about gun violence accessible to local newsrooms and researchers. The…
www.thetrace.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A rare case, these days, of data becoming easier to access and use!
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I made this version for LA with a call script included since that is what I find hard about contacting reps!
March 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I made this version for LA with a call script included since that is what I find hard about contacting reps!
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is there really anything else we can say at this point
February 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
is there really anything else we can say at this point
clearinghouse.net via Margo Schlanger and others at the University of Michigan law school.
Find Information on Civil Rights Cases and Lawsuits | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Free access to information and documents relating to civil rights litigation available to policy-makers, researchers, advocates, teachers, students, and the general public.
clearinghouse.net
February 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
clearinghouse.net via Margo Schlanger and others at the University of Michigan law school.
From the former Amassador to Tunisia (and my step-brother), a powerful piece on international diplomacy and the loss we face with the dimantling if USAID medium.com/the-diplomat...
Analysis | USAID Expertise is a Critical Foreign Policy Tool
Ambassador (ret.) Gordon Gray
medium.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
From the former Amassador to Tunisia (and my step-brother), a powerful piece on international diplomacy and the loss we face with the dimantling if USAID medium.com/the-diplomat...
Anyone thinking about the incarcerated people putting their lives on the line fighting the fires in LA should listen to this episode of Ear Hustle (and then subscribe). www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/202... @nigelpoore.bsky.social
Episode 50: Crew No. 7 — Ear Hustle
In the middle of California’s worst fire season on record, we meet a few formerly incarcerated people training to become firefighters.
www.earhustlesq.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Anyone thinking about the incarcerated people putting their lives on the line fighting the fires in LA should listen to this episode of Ear Hustle (and then subscribe). www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/202... @nigelpoore.bsky.social
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Corrections departments are increasingly trying to use "gag rules" to forbid staff from interviews with journalists without approval – what would a system centered around "justice" need to hide? 🤔
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/13/gag-rules/
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/13/gag-rules/
January 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Corrections departments are increasingly trying to use "gag rules" to forbid staff from interviews with journalists without approval – what would a system centered around "justice" need to hide? 🤔
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/13/gag-rules/
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/13/gag-rules/