mayormaura.bsky.social
@mayormaura.bsky.social
made my yearly street roots donation, time to go to sleep for the last time this year
January 1, 2024 at 12:50 AM
made my yearly street roots donation, time to go to sleep for the last time this year
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It’s been a hell of a year for Sisters of the Road. And 2024 is looking tougher. Proud of the staff we have.
www.sistersoftheroad.org/news/hao1ep4...
www.sistersoftheroad.org/news/hao1ep4...
Another Year, Another Chapter — Sisters of the Road
Thanks to you, Sisters of the Road led and participated in many projects
and actions.
www.sistersoftheroad.org
December 31, 2023 at 10:14 PM
It’s been a hell of a year for Sisters of the Road. And 2024 is looking tougher. Proud of the staff we have.
www.sistersoftheroad.org/news/hao1ep4...
www.sistersoftheroad.org/news/hao1ep4...
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New Substack post from me on the memory culture into which I (and large numbers of other Americans) was socialized in the late 20th century. Why did I learn nothing about the history of American fascism and the resistance to it? sethcotlar.substack.com/p/some-thoug...
Some thoughts on the messed up memory culture of late 20th century America into which I was socializ...
Or, why did so many late 20th C. Americans feel like we had to give a pass to historical figures who committed their lives to undermining the foundational values we claimed the US stood for?
sethcotlar.substack.com
October 21, 2023 at 3:11 PM
New Substack post from me on the memory culture into which I (and large numbers of other Americans) was socialized in the late 20th century. Why did I learn nothing about the history of American fascism and the resistance to it? sethcotlar.substack.com/p/some-thoug...
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Our win last night. Oregon must appoint counsel to indigent defendants or release them from custody. Am6 habeas class action.
Judge to Oregon sheriffs: Release people from jail who don’t have lawyers within 7 days of 1st court appearances www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/1...
Judge to Oregon sheriffs: Release people from jail who don’t have lawyers within 7 days of 1st court appearances www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/1...
Judge to Oregon sheriffs: Release people from jail who don’t have lawyers within 7 days of 1st cou...
“While the release of certain pretrial defendants into the community may cause legitimate concern about community safety, that theoretical fear does not mean that we should suspend the Constitution ...
www.oregonlive.com
November 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Our win last night. Oregon must appoint counsel to indigent defendants or release them from custody. Am6 habeas class action.
Judge to Oregon sheriffs: Release people from jail who don’t have lawyers within 7 days of 1st court appearances www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/1...
Judge to Oregon sheriffs: Release people from jail who don’t have lawyers within 7 days of 1st court appearances www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/1...
anyways. here I go back to my private alt
November 6, 2023 at 10:29 PM
anyways. here I go back to my private alt
1991: "Stan Peters, the president of the Portland police union [] claimed, 'The people on the streets of that demonstration are not our citizens of this city. They are street scum, and they become part of that scum when they use an incident like this to attack the police'." (Serbulo, 2008)
November 6, 2023 at 10:27 PM
1991: "Stan Peters, the president of the Portland police union [] claimed, 'The people on the streets of that demonstration are not our citizens of this city. They are street scum, and they become part of that scum when they use an incident like this to attack the police'." (Serbulo, 2008)
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Washington County accounts for one quarter of Pennsylvania’s active death penalty cases under Jason Walsh, who became DA in 2021 and is seeking a full term this month.
New in Bolts:
New in Bolts:
Western Pennsylvania Prosecutor Makes His County an Epicenter for the Death Penalty
Washington County accounts for one quarter of the state
boltsmag.org
October 6, 2023 at 4:57 PM
Washington County accounts for one quarter of Pennsylvania’s active death penalty cases under Jason Walsh, who became DA in 2021 and is seeking a full term this month.
New in Bolts:
New in Bolts:
*nice*
The Mennonites have v. good digital archives of their periodicals. libraryguides.ambs.edu/digital_menn...
Guides: Digital Mennonite Periodicals: About Digital Mennonite Periodicals
Information and links to digitized Mennonite periodicals
libraryguides.ambs.edu
October 5, 2023 at 10:57 PM
*nice*
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“Lawyers who do the majority of the work are going to be too overwhelmed to fairly represent their clients,” one tenant attorney said of the updated funding terms, which will favor providers that “can maximize the number of clients to be served”
New from @eawhitford.bsky.social: bit.ly/3ZH7rQ0
New from @eawhitford.bsky.social: bit.ly/3ZH7rQ0
Evolving Requirements For Tenant Lawyer Funding Met With Protest
Recent clarifications and updates to city funding terms for tenant lawyers have alleviated some fears among legal service nonprofits while sparking others.
bit.ly
October 5, 2023 at 4:50 PM
“Lawyers who do the majority of the work are going to be too overwhelmed to fairly represent their clients,” one tenant attorney said of the updated funding terms, which will favor providers that “can maximize the number of clients to be served”
New from @eawhitford.bsky.social: bit.ly/3ZH7rQ0
New from @eawhitford.bsky.social: bit.ly/3ZH7rQ0
honestly sad I never got to clerk for this guy obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituarie...
October 5, 2023 at 4:43 PM
honestly sad I never got to clerk for this guy obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituarie...
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Meet Donna, NYC’s only worker-owned cocktail bar: “I feel like equity share in the business is the only model going forward.”
hellgatenyc.com/donna-cockta...
hellgatenyc.com/donna-cockta...
The Dream of the Bartenders Owning the Bar Is Alive at Donna in the West Village - Hell Gate
Cocktail bar Donna in the West Village is a hotspot with a twist—it's run by five worker-owners, all veterans in NYC's hospitality industry: "I feel like equity share in the business is the only mod...
hellgatenyc.com
October 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM
Meet Donna, NYC’s only worker-owned cocktail bar: “I feel like equity share in the business is the only model going forward.”
hellgatenyc.com/donna-cockta...
hellgatenyc.com/donna-cockta...
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Another day, another historic strike by American workers. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/h...
October 5, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Another day, another historic strike by American workers. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/h...
oh no... dna phenotyping
Plan on doing something productive? Don't do that! Look up which words were "born" the same year as you! www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler
October 5, 2023 at 12:40 PM
oh no... dna phenotyping
is it o'sullivan's? brickley and taub? there should be a more comprehensive casebook review service for nerds
wondering what the best (case)book about corporate/white collar crime is... I just want to read about business crimes, y'all
October 4, 2023 at 7:09 PM
is it o'sullivan's? brickley and taub? there should be a more comprehensive casebook review service for nerds
wondering what the best (case)book about corporate/white collar crime is... I just want to read about business crimes, y'all
October 4, 2023 at 7:07 PM
wondering what the best (case)book about corporate/white collar crime is... I just want to read about business crimes, y'all
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The Adams administration is pursuing policies that will absolutely lead to higher crime in upcoming years. And the predictable response will be to call for more police. gothamist.com/news/rikers-...
Rikers detainees are isolated and idle after programming budget cuts, advocates tell NYC Council
Social workers say they're starting to see the impact of corrections budget cuts as programming services disappear from the jail complex.
gothamist.com
October 4, 2023 at 6:03 PM
The Adams administration is pursuing policies that will absolutely lead to higher crime in upcoming years. And the predictable response will be to call for more police. gothamist.com/news/rikers-...
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Atlanta Mayor Dickens spoke with White House director of intergovernmental affairs Tom Perez, about cop city.
“We received feedback that the White House believes the PSTC (cop city) is exemplary of what President Biden would like to see other municipalities emulate”
It don't get much clearer.
“We received feedback that the White House believes the PSTC (cop city) is exemplary of what President Biden would like to see other municipalities emulate”
It don't get much clearer.
October 4, 2023 at 2:20 PM
Atlanta Mayor Dickens spoke with White House director of intergovernmental affairs Tom Perez, about cop city.
“We received feedback that the White House believes the PSTC (cop city) is exemplary of what President Biden would like to see other municipalities emulate”
It don't get much clearer.
“We received feedback that the White House believes the PSTC (cop city) is exemplary of what President Biden would like to see other municipalities emulate”
It don't get much clearer.
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the assumption that millennials will inherit their way to financial stability really doesn’t take into account how much longer boomers will likely live than their parents AND the utterly outlandish price of elder-care, assisted living, and end of live medical treatments
October 4, 2023 at 3:18 PM
the assumption that millennials will inherit their way to financial stability really doesn’t take into account how much longer boomers will likely live than their parents AND the utterly outlandish price of elder-care, assisted living, and end of live medical treatments
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Someone has to clean up after disasters, usually without PPE!
A warming planet is creating a booming, and dangerous, disaster-restoration industry
Fueled by immigrant labor, the loosely regulated industry exposes workers to lethal toxins that are making them sick long after the cleanup.
grist.org
October 3, 2023 at 6:58 PM
Someone has to clean up after disasters, usually without PPE!
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- FDA's authorization is last major regulatory hurdle before Novavax can be rolled out
- CDC already said they would recommend Novavax and don't need to reconvene
- Novavax says it has "millions of doses" in US, and will be shipped "in the coming days"
- CDC already said they would recommend Novavax and don't need to reconvene
- Novavax says it has "millions of doses" in US, and will be shipped "in the coming days"
FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID vaccine for fall 2023
Many previously vaccinated Americans will be eligible to get Novavax for the first time.
www.cbsnews.com
October 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM
- FDA's authorization is last major regulatory hurdle before Novavax can be rolled out
- CDC already said they would recommend Novavax and don't need to reconvene
- Novavax says it has "millions of doses" in US, and will be shipped "in the coming days"
- CDC already said they would recommend Novavax and don't need to reconvene
- Novavax says it has "millions of doses" in US, and will be shipped "in the coming days"
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And there it is: The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has finally been approved by the US FDA!
Source: www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Source: www.fda.gov/news-events/...
October 3, 2023 at 7:53 PM
And there it is: The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has finally been approved by the US FDA!
Source: www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Source: www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not hear a challenge to New York’s rent-stabilization regulations, under which the government sets maximum permissible rent increases and generally allows tenants to renew their leases indefinitely.
Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to New York’s Rent Regulations
Landlords had argued that a rent-stabilization law that covers about a million units is an unconstitutional government taking of private property.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2023 at 9:29 PM
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not hear a challenge to New York’s rent-stabilization regulations, under which the government sets maximum permissible rent increases and generally allows tenants to renew their leases indefinitely.