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she/her late 30s lost girl
horror fan, drag fan, person who exists
she/her late 30s lost girl
horror fan, drag fan, person who exists
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Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversaw a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of throwing children in jail.
In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.
Revisit our 2021 story w/ @wpln.bsky.social:
In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.
Revisit our 2021 story w/ @wpln.bsky.social:
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.
Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem t...
www.propublica.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversaw a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of throwing children in jail.
In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.
Revisit our 2021 story w/ @wpln.bsky.social:
In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.
Revisit our 2021 story w/ @wpln.bsky.social:
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“It’s disguised as work requirements and term limits, but in reality it’s a way to strip families of their benefits,” said Deborah Thrope of the National Housing Law Project. “This is a huge departure from how the HUD programs have been run.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...
www.propublica.org
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“It’s disguised as work requirements and term limits, but in reality it’s a way to strip families of their benefits,” said Deborah Thrope of the National Housing Law Project. “This is a huge departure from how the HUD programs have been run.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
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In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
September 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
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My personal TV opening theme song top 5:
1. The Wire
2. The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
3. xxxHolic
4. The Magic School Bus
5. Tales From The Crypt (it goes so hard)
1. The Wire
2. The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
3. xxxHolic
4. The Magic School Bus
5. Tales From The Crypt (it goes so hard)
My personal TV opening theme song top 5:
1. *tie* The Sopranos / The Golden Girls
2. The Story of Yanxi Palace
3. Full Metal Alchemist - Opening 4 ("Rewrite" by AKFG)
4. The Gilmore Girls
5. The Gummy Bears
1. *tie* The Sopranos / The Golden Girls
2. The Story of Yanxi Palace
3. Full Metal Alchemist - Opening 4 ("Rewrite" by AKFG)
4. The Gilmore Girls
5. The Gummy Bears
My personal TV theme song top 5:
1. Cheers
2. MASH
3. The Great British Baking Show
4. The Simpsons
5. The Sopranos
1. Cheers
2. MASH
3. The Great British Baking Show
4. The Simpsons
5. The Sopranos
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My personal TV opening theme song top 5:
1. The Wire
2. The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
3. xxxHolic
4. The Magic School Bus
5. Tales From The Crypt (it goes so hard)
1. The Wire
2. The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
3. xxxHolic
4. The Magic School Bus
5. Tales From The Crypt (it goes so hard)
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Unhoused people told us they already feel like they’re seen as problems to be solved, not people to be helped.
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
What I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings From Homeless People
Some cities take people’s belongings — ignoring their own policies and court orders — and then fail to store them. Our reporting shows there are more effective and compassionate ways to deal with home...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Unhoused people told us they already feel like they’re seen as problems to be solved, not people to be helped.
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
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Why is it so difficult to know what the shooter's motives are? Because meme-fueled culture is malleable, ironic, and intentionally obfuscatory: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/15/c...
The Age of the Meme Shooter Is Here
Online nihilism is spilling over into real-world violence.
foreignpolicy.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Why is it so difficult to know what the shooter's motives are? Because meme-fueled culture is malleable, ironic, and intentionally obfuscatory: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/15/c...