Deborah Ahrens
@deborahahrens.bsky.social
Crimprof, evidence curmudgeon, former public defender, Seattle University School of Law professor, true crime enthusiast, parent of many, fan of bitter food.
I do want cancelled meetings but not for that reason.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I do want cancelled meetings but not for that reason.
We saw you liked your boycott so we put your boycott inside your boycott.
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We saw you liked your boycott so we put your boycott inside your boycott.
I teach criminal law and we do the ballad of guiteau.
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I teach criminal law and we do the ballad of guiteau.
I really enjoyed it!
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I really enjoyed it!
I am reading The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (mystery set in a pub quiz) and knitting the Halibut sweater.
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I am reading The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (mystery set in a pub quiz) and knitting the Halibut sweater.
And since we know maintaining family connections reduces recidivism, we’re making people less safe so companies can make more money.
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
And since we know maintaining family connections reduces recidivism, we’re making people less safe so companies can make more money.
I’m out here spellchecking emails and adding a non-confrontational exclamation point while
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I’m out here spellchecking emails and adding a non-confrontational exclamation point while
My through-my-employer premiums are going up 45%.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My through-my-employer premiums are going up 45%.
There was a fire evac in the residential building my university put me up in the night before my job talk. I travel with real pjs.
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
There was a fire evac in the residential building my university put me up in the night before my job talk. I travel with real pjs.
I would like for them to explain how they think insurance works.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I would like for them to explain how they think insurance works.
Raising kids is always the most important work until …
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Raising kids is always the most important work until …
I have been sitting on a jetway on a delayed JFK flight and finally got airborne and paid for the wifi and what the hell.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I have been sitting on a jetway on a delayed JFK flight and finally got airborne and paid for the wifi and what the hell.
Every time my kids pull something like that I put a jazz album on the record player.
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Every time my kids pull something like that I put a jazz album on the record player.
You had me at water park (for the rum punch).
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
You had me at water park (for the rum punch).
Rebecca Luker had such an ethereal voice and I would have loved to see her challenged in acting in something like Next to Normal.
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Rebecca Luker had such an ethereal voice and I would have loved to see her challenged in acting in something like Next to Normal.
I’m concerned about his definition of job.
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’m concerned about his definition of job.
While a federal judge is saying “when I order you to release SNAP funds what that means is that I have ordered you to release SNAP funds.
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
While a federal judge is saying “when I order you to release SNAP funds what that means is that I have ordered you to release SNAP funds.
Yes, I definitely think back fondly to things like an actual judge reaching over to run his fingers through my hair. Much better world.
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Yes, I definitely think back fondly to things like an actual judge reaching over to run his fingers through my hair. Much better world.
I don’t see how anyone who has had even a brush with academia would be claiming it is primarily women having irreconcilable rivalries with people in their tribes.
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I don’t see how anyone who has had even a brush with academia would be claiming it is primarily women having irreconcilable rivalries with people in their tribes.
I think what I am saying is that if you were visibly female (or nonwhite) that had been happening for some time.
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I think what I am saying is that if you were visibly female (or nonwhite) that had been happening for some time.
Any time I had a post with any traction for about a year before I left the replies were straight up misogyny.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Any time I had a post with any traction for about a year before I left the replies were straight up misogyny.