leah
@leahwo.bsky.social
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Finally: Altadena was a historically Black community, and many of the families who have been there for years are now of course also displaced. Here’s a master list of GoFundmes to help: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory
docs.google.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Finally: Altadena was a historically Black community, and many of the families who have been there for years are now of course also displaced. Here’s a master list of GoFundmes to help: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The mythologizing of 'retail theft' is going to have such an impact on California's carceral system.
California stiffened penalties for theft — and more changes are coming
Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft offenses face longer sentences under Proposition 36. A batch of new crime laws takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
calmatters.org
December 29, 2024 at 8:43 PM
The mythologizing of 'retail theft' is going to have such an impact on California's carceral system.
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Sleep behind bars is a nightmare. And the consequences of sleep deprivation are huge: more suicide, earlier deaths and increased violence. (in collab. with @keribla.bsky.social at @latimes.com)
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/12/s...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/12/s...
‘Sleep Don’t Come’: The Dangerous Problem of Sleep Deprivation Behind Bars
Moldy mattresses, 24/7 lights and constant noise contribute to a persistent health and safety crisis in prisons and jails.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Sleep behind bars is a nightmare. And the consequences of sleep deprivation are huge: more suicide, earlier deaths and increased violence. (in collab. with @keribla.bsky.social at @latimes.com)
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/12/s...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/12/s...
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great thread and this has been one of my obsessions in my column, to point people away from the european example and toward the american one.
One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
November 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM
great thread and this has been one of my obsessions in my column, to point people away from the european example and toward the american one.