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Melissa
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Policy + Communications + Research for justice.
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mooremeliss.bsky.social
My brother's friend screen printed them and I'm stoked I got one 🤘🏼
November 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
mooremeliss.bsky.social
Let's go DODGERS!!
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
mooremeliss.bsky.social
There's a fascinating deep dive into all the different elements of this song - musicality, history, context - that I recommend. Beware the song will be stuck in your head for a week afterward though!
strongsongspodcast.com/blogs/episod...
S07E06 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Jim Steinman and Bonnie Tyler
Turn around... every now and then I get a little lonely and the snare is sounding smallTurn around... every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of sleigh bellsTurn around.....
strongsongspodcast.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
Federal courts across the country have labeled this view of mandatory detention a perversion of immigration law that denies due process and misunderstands Congress’ clear intent. It would even make a key component of the Laken Riley Act superfluous.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Immigration appeals court expands mandatory detention for millions
The ruling by the Executive Branch panel upends a decadeslong understanding of immigration law.
www.politico.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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gregdoucette.bsky.social
Alexis de Tocqueville's best-known work was his classic study "Democracy in America," analyzing our living standards and system of government during his travels here

He noted America's cash bail system was aristocratic horseshit way back in *1835*

190 years ago:
Excerpt from Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America". Text reads: "I will cite but a single example to illustrate what I mean. Only two means of action are provided for under American civil and criminal law: imprisonment and bail. In any legal pro-ceeding, the first step is to obtain bail from the defendant, or, if he declines, to incarcerate him. Only afterward is the validity of the title or the gravity of the charge discussed. Such legislation is obviously directed against the poor and favors only the rich. The poor man cannot always make bail, even in a civil case, and if he is compelled to await justice in prison, enforced idleness will soon reduce him to misery. By contrast, the rich man can always avoid imprisonment in a civil case. Worse yet, if he has committed a crime, he can easily avoid punishment by vanishing after making bail. Thus all the penalties of the law are for him reduced to fines. What legislation could be more aristocratic than this?"
August 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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interruptcrim.bsky.social
Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is also running a summer book drive to help support Bluestockings in keeping their doors open. 📚 Drop off or mail new or gently used social justice focused books! More details in the flyer.
Illustrated flyer for a Summer Book Drive asking for gently used social justice books on topics like race, gender, class, and more. Donations accepted at 116 Suffolk St, NY, Tues-Sun 1-6pm, by 9/1.
July 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM