Donna Coltharp
@donnafaye.bsky.social
I represent folks on Texas's death row. Proud Dem/resister. Mother of trans child and other persons endangered by incoming regime. Superpowers include: bourbon mixology, imposing structure on writing, starting knitting projects, and making pies
Mark me safe, once again, from even the tempation to head to the stores to fight over merchandise priced above what I'll be able to get it for many times over before Christmas. Safe in front of a roaring fire.
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Mark me safe, once again, from even the tempation to head to the stores to fight over merchandise priced above what I'll be able to get it for many times over before Christmas. Safe in front of a roaring fire.
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Incarcerated people in the U.S. are 6x more likely to contract a foodborne illness than the general population.
Everyone deserves access to safe and nutritious food, both this holiday season and all year round.
Everyone deserves access to safe and nutritious food, both this holiday season and all year round.
Two Cups of Broth and Rotting Sandwiches: The Reality of Mealtime in Prisons and Jails | ACLU
As many Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, incarcerated people daily consume nutritionally inadequate and unpalatable food.
www.aclu.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Incarcerated people in the U.S. are 6x more likely to contract a foodborne illness than the general population.
Everyone deserves access to safe and nutritious food, both this holiday season and all year round.
Everyone deserves access to safe and nutritious food, both this holiday season and all year round.
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Economist Lawrence Summers stepped away from teaching at Harvard. Prince Andrew lost his royal home and title.
The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him.
The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him.
From Royalty to Academia, Epstein Fallout Ensnares Elite Men
The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the elites involved.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Economist Lawrence Summers stepped away from teaching at Harvard. Prince Andrew lost his royal home and title.
The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him.
The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him.
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Anthony Boyd went to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under threat of capital punishment. Boyd, who maintained his innocence, was executed by nitrogen gas last month.
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week.
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.
boltsmag.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Anthony Boyd went to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under threat of capital punishment. Boyd, who maintained his innocence, was executed by nitrogen gas last month.
Agreed. Radically honest and very touching. I loved them all more after watching.
I highly recommend watching
@benstiller.redhour.com’s documentary “Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost” on AppleTV. It is an honest reflection on marriage, parenting, growing up, and so much more.
Ben - Thank you for letting us into your lives so we can then reflect on our own lives. #family #film
@benstiller.redhour.com’s documentary “Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost” on AppleTV. It is an honest reflection on marriage, parenting, growing up, and so much more.
Ben - Thank you for letting us into your lives so we can then reflect on our own lives. #family #film
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Agreed. Radically honest and very touching. I loved them all more after watching.
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It just feels like everything is being flattened. Rape, genocide, wildfires, etc etc is all just fodder for internet discourse rather than turning points that lead to… something, anything better or different.
It’s so true. It’s actually horrifying to see the memes and jokes about this.
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It just feels like everything is being flattened. Rape, genocide, wildfires, etc etc is all just fodder for internet discourse rather than turning points that lead to… something, anything better or different.
Tomorrow, he'll take credit for killing Obamacare.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Tomorrow, he'll take credit for killing Obamacare.
I remember, after ACA was passed, sitting in doctors' waiting rooms listening to people using their medical insurance for the first time and hearing how grateful they were. No interest in going back.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I remember, after ACA was passed, sitting in doctors' waiting rooms listening to people using their medical insurance for the first time and hearing how grateful they were. No interest in going back.
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Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Apparently Sallie Mae "aren't here to help" federal employees with deferment or forbearance if they've requested it before? Do they think "not getting a paycheck" because of a shutdown is some sort of moral nick?
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Apparently Sallie Mae "aren't here to help" federal employees with deferment or forbearance if they've requested it before? Do they think "not getting a paycheck" because of a shutdown is some sort of moral nick?
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Even Grok gets it. Federal workers aren’t living large, they’re just surviving. Like most Americans they’re one missed paycheck away from the edge.
When rent, food, and gas eat your whole check, there’s nothing left to save.
PS- this dude’s a jerk.
When rent, food, and gas eat your whole check, there’s nothing left to save.
PS- this dude’s a jerk.
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Even Grok gets it. Federal workers aren’t living large, they’re just surviving. Like most Americans they’re one missed paycheck away from the edge.
When rent, food, and gas eat your whole check, there’s nothing left to save.
PS- this dude’s a jerk.
When rent, food, and gas eat your whole check, there’s nothing left to save.
PS- this dude’s a jerk.
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Has Mike Johnson ever considered holding his daily presser an hour later to give him time to read a paper?
Q: What's your reaction to yesterday's purge of senior ICE officials? When is it time for Congress to do some oversight?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Has Mike Johnson ever considered holding his daily presser an hour later to give him time to read a paper?
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
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THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 12 HOURS!!!!!!
⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰Senator Jeff Merkley is holding the floor of the U.S. Senate to PROTEST Trump’s attempts to push us into an AUTHORITARIAN strongman state & outline the grave threat the Trump Administration poses to our democratic republic. MUST WATCH. Please SHARE EVERYWHERE.🔥🔥🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDt...
Merkley STILL Holding the Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 12 HOURS!!!!!!
Man, I wish he'd posted the video BEFORE the rallies--we all could have worn rain coats or carried umbrellas. Oh well--next time.
October 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Man, I wish he'd posted the video BEFORE the rallies--we all could have worn rain coats or carried umbrellas. Oh well--next time.
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It would be better to abolish the death penalty altogether and stop gambling with lives. | Opinion
Texas death row inmate's plight shows why we should abolish the death penalty
It would be better to abolish the death penalty altogether and stop gambling with lives.
bit.ly
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It would be better to abolish the death penalty altogether and stop gambling with lives. | Opinion
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If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.
Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
Gov. Pritzker Statement on the Texas National Guard Being Deployed to Illinois
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National...
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.
Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
We would like to be fascist but call you fascist and not let you call us fascist.
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We would like to be fascist but call you fascist and not let you call us fascist.
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Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea — instead of acting to defend the activists, researchers, and organizers facing persecution.
What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump's Executive Order on Antifa
Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.
interc.pt
September 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea — instead of acting to defend the activists, researchers, and organizers facing persecution.
It’s like they have some kind of roadmap. . . .
September 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s like they have some kind of roadmap. . . .
Dear god, I hope when I die the people who love me honor me by telling, and remembering, all the truths about me--good and bad.
I just can't believe this moment we are in.
I just can't believe this moment we are in.
September 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Dear god, I hope when I die the people who love me honor me by telling, and remembering, all the truths about me--good and bad.
I just can't believe this moment we are in.
I just can't believe this moment we are in.
While nothing is certain, we must be able to imagine Robinson had moved away his parents' politics, had fallen in love, and was outraged by hatred toward his partner. And still, we must oppose the narrative that these facts prove that trans-ness or leftist thinking are the problem in this country.
September 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
While nothing is certain, we must be able to imagine Robinson had moved away his parents' politics, had fallen in love, and was outraged by hatred toward his partner. And still, we must oppose the narrative that these facts prove that trans-ness or leftist thinking are the problem in this country.
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Whether Mon told you about the Bothans who died for information or you saw one of her many passionate Senate pleas, she taught the world:
A generation raised on sci-fi/fantasy rebellion was the wrong generation to fuck with under a fascist government:
#MonMothma Featured here in #Andor
,
A generation raised on sci-fi/fantasy rebellion was the wrong generation to fuck with under a fascist government:
#MonMothma Featured here in #Andor
,
September 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Whether Mon told you about the Bothans who died for information or you saw one of her many passionate Senate pleas, she taught the world:
A generation raised on sci-fi/fantasy rebellion was the wrong generation to fuck with under a fascist government:
#MonMothma Featured here in #Andor
,
A generation raised on sci-fi/fantasy rebellion was the wrong generation to fuck with under a fascist government:
#MonMothma Featured here in #Andor
,
Interviewer: Can you say how law enforcement officers confused "anti-gay writings" with writings that expressed "trans ideology?
Nah, just kidding. No one's gonna ask.
Nah, just kidding. No one's gonna ask.
September 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Interviewer: Can you say how law enforcement officers confused "anti-gay writings" with writings that expressed "trans ideology?
Nah, just kidding. No one's gonna ask.
Nah, just kidding. No one's gonna ask.
I abhor violence, and I am sorry when any family suffers from it. Neither my decency as a human being nor my association with the democratic party require me to say more.
September 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I abhor violence, and I am sorry when any family suffers from it. Neither my decency as a human being nor my association with the democratic party require me to say more.