Margaret O‘Donnell
@modsquad23.bsky.social
Death Penalty Attorney, Founder of the Frankfort Immigration Assistance Network, Attorney for the Kentucky Poor People's Campaign, and Advisor to the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation (helping children impacted by incarceration).
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Political violence is always immoral and always counterproductive for a healthy democracy. It solves nothing. It only leads to further violence and ultimately enables scapegoating of vulnerable communities. Committing acts of violence against those who disagree with us helps no one.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Among Democrats - "Do you support Democrats like Sanders and AOC who call for a more aggressive stance towards Trump, or moderate Democrats who are willing to compromise with Trump issues important to their base?"
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
June 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Our lack of humanity is staggering
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
projects.propublica.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Our lack of humanity is staggering
If that statistic doesn't say it all
The median age of all homebuyers is now 56, up from 31 in 1981:
May 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If that statistic doesn't say it all
I never liked MSNBC, fwiw
April 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I never liked MSNBC, fwiw
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Boasberg: "I often tell my clerks before they go ou tinto the world and practice law that the most valuable" treasure they have is "their reputation and their credibility"
March 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
March 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Reposted by Margaret O‘Donnell
I hope a long list of prominent clients "fire" Paul, Weiss, and make a very public point of moving to a different law firm.
Trump rescinds his Executive Order targeting Paul, Weiss because the firm entered into an “agreement” with Trump.
According to the White House, Trump agreed to rescind after a meeting w/ Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp, in which Karp “acknowledged the wrongdoing” of former partner Mark Pomerantz.
According to the White House, Trump agreed to rescind after a meeting w/ Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp, in which Karp “acknowledged the wrongdoing” of former partner Mark Pomerantz.
March 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I hope a long list of prominent clients "fire" Paul, Weiss, and make a very public point of moving to a different law firm.
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There’s no opposition party, just a few brave voices in a sea of vichy cowards bsky.app/profile/greg...
US House voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
Republicans 214-0
Democrats 10-198 (with 2 Ds voting "present")
Republicans 214-0
Democrats 10-198 (with 2 Ds voting "present")
March 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Dark hearts, selfishness and cruelty are where we are. I'm ashamed to be an American. Until the citizenry arises en masse, I will continue to do what I've always done my whole legal career - stand up for the poor and oppressed, and show up when called upon by my various communities w/shared values.
March 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Dark hearts, selfishness and cruelty are where we are. I'm ashamed to be an American. Until the citizenry arises en masse, I will continue to do what I've always done my whole legal career - stand up for the poor and oppressed, and show up when called upon by my various communities w/shared values.
I haven’t read the WaPo or bought anything from Amazon in months. Katherine Graham and Ben Bradlee must be rolling over in their graves.
February 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I haven’t read the WaPo or bought anything from Amazon in months. Katherine Graham and Ben Bradlee must be rolling over in their graves.
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I think a lot of old power has become so deeply entrenched that it doesn’t think about who supports it any longer, and I think that’s all beginning to crumble.
February 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Reposted by Margaret O‘Donnell
I think a lot of old power has become so deeply entrenched that it doesn’t think about who supports it any longer, and I think that’s all beginning to crumble.
February 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I think a lot of old power has become so deeply entrenched that it doesn’t think about who supports it any longer, and I think that’s all beginning to crumble.
I never liked MSNBC . . .
February 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I never liked MSNBC . . .
Believe everything you ever heard about the Indian Ocean being a gorgeous blue
February 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Believe everything you ever heard about the Indian Ocean being a gorgeous blue
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Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
February 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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I almost argued with someone on here about their blame-dealing election takes. Almost. I have opinions about the election too. Strong ones. And you know what? It doesn’t fucking matter. Look around. Pointless division is a death trap. *That discourse* is a death trap. It’s collective survival time.
February 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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The Riviera of the Middle East!#¥€!
February 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Riviera of the Middle East!#¥€!
You know it's crazy when the FBI is suing the DOJ.
February 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
You know it's crazy when the FBI is suing the DOJ.
I still call the airport in DC „National.“
January 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I still call the airport in DC „National.“
They want to tax us to pay billionaires. Pass it on.
January 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
They want to tax us to pay billionaires. Pass it on.
History repeats itself again and again.
Wong Kim Ark, a Chinese American man born in San Francisco in 1873, helped define what it means to be an American citizen through his landmark US Supreme Court case:
sfstandard.com/2023/03/24/t...
sfstandard.com/2023/03/24/t...
January 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
History repeats itself again and again.