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#Indiana

Governor Braun denies clemency for #RoyWard.( See my Bluesky)

Protest Execution of Roy.

Contact Gov Braun.

www.in.gov/gov/contact-...

317-232-4567

Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Send a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-...

Execution : October 10, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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iamattika.bsky.social
#Missouri

Stop Execution of #LanceShockley (See my Bluesky)

Sign: www.istandwithlance.com/petition

Contact Gov Mike Kehoe.

governor.mo.gov/contact-us

(573) 751-3222

Talking points: www.istandwithlance.com

Act here: www.amnestyusa.org/urgent-actio...

Execution: October 14, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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#Florida

Stop Execution of #SamuelSmithers ( See my Bluesky)

Sign petitions.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Contact Governor DeSantis.

Send a letter, here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Execution : October 14, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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iamattika.bsky.social
#Mississippi

Stop Execution of #CharlesCrawford ( See my Bluesky)

Contact Governor Tate Reeves.

601 359 3150

governorreeves.ms.gov

governor@govreeves.ms.gov

Petition ( Sign/Share) AND Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Execution : October 15, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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iamattika.bsky.social
#Texas

Stop the Execution of #RobertRoberson, innocent on death row (See my Bluesky)

Sign: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Sign petitions: innocenceproject.org/petitions/ju...

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Contact Gov Abbott: innocenceproject.org/petitions/ca...

Execution:October 16,2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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iamattika.bsky.social
#Arizona

Stop Execution of #RichardDjerf (See my Bluesky)

Contact Governor Hobbs.

(602) 542-4331

azgovernor.gov/office-arizo...

Petition ( Sign and Share ) AND Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Execution : October 17, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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iamattika.bsky.social
#Alabama

Stop Execution of #AnthonyBoyd (See my Bluesky)

Execution by nitrogen.

Read/Sign/Share the petition.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Contact Governor Kay Ivey

334-242-7100

governor.alabama.gov/contact/

Talking Points: www.phadp.org/execution-al...

Execution : October 23, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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#Florida

Stop Execution of #NormanGrim. ( See my Bluesky)

Read/Sign/Share the petitions.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

(More soon)

Execution : October 28, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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#Oklahoma

Stop Execution of #TremaneWood, innocent on death row (See my Bluesky)

Clemency Hearing: November 5.

Contact PPB.

boardcommunications@ppb.ok.gov
(Tremane Wood: #271967 ; Birth Date: 10/9/1979)

Talking points: tremanewood.wordpress.com

Execution : November 13, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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#Tennessee

Stop Execution of #HaroldNichols ( See my Bluesky)

Contact Governor Bill Lee.

615-741-2001

Petition ( Sign and share) AND talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...?

Execution : December 11, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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#Texas

#RobertRoberson (See my Bluesky)

Citing Overwhelming Evidence of Innocence in Wrongful “Shaken Baby” Case, Robert Roberson Asks Fifth Circuit to Authorize New Federal Habeas Petition

innocenceproject.org/news/robert-...

(Stop Execution ; See my Bluesky)

Execution: October 16, 2025
Robert Roberson Asks 5th Circuit to Authorize New Federal Habeas Petition
Robert Roberson asks Fifth Circuit to authorize new Federal Habeas Petition.
innocenceproject.org
October 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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#Texas

#RobertRoberson, innocent on death row ( See my Bluesky)

GOP advocates invoke parental rights in new push to block Robert Roberson execution.

www.expressnews.com/politics/art...

(Note: Stop Execution of Robert ; See my Bluesky to take action)

Execution : October 16, 2025
GOP groups invoke parental rights in new push to save Robert Roberson
The groups, including Texas Right to Life and Crime Stoppers of Houston, said the case raises concerns about false allegations of child abuse and or violations of parents' medical consent rights.
www.expressnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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#Texas

#RobertRoberson, innocent on death row ( See my Bluesky)

Conservatives, death penalty supporters call for a new trial for Robert Roberson.

www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

( Note: Stip Execution of Robert ; See my Bluesky to take action)

Execution : October 16, 2025
Conservatives, death penalty supporters call for a new trial for Robert Roberson
Among the people who spoke at a Wednesday news conference in front of the Texas Capitol was a man who was exonerated in a “shaken baby syndrome” case in 2024.
www.dallasnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Le jeudi 2 octobre, Amnesty International a été témoin d'interventions violentes & excessives de la police bruxelloise. Alors même que les manifestations contre le génocide à Gaza étaient pacifiques.

Nous demandons une enquête sur ces violences👉 www.amnesty.be/violences-po...
October 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
This time, we’re not going to let the outside world hand us over to a mass murdering, imperialist dictator. This time, we’re going to hand ourselves over to a mass murdering, imperialist dictator! DIY appeasement.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election
With Babiš’s victory the Czech Republic looks set to join Hungary and Slovakia in refusing support for Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
In the US, masked armed men are assaulting people with extreme violence. Many are disappeared or deported to places where torture is common.

And UK Conservatives want to copy that?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It's nuts:
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/europeans-lo...
Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice
Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
Question: are we not saying “states’ rights” anymore? That's fine - whatever - but if we're doing a new thing and nobody told me, that I'd have a problem with!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
White House authorizes deployment of National Guard to Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said there was "no need for military troops on the ground."
www.nbcnews.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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"He has been politically active and formerly served on President Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory board."
apnews.com/article/texa...
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges
Authorities say a Texas megachurch founder has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a trave...
apnews.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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iamattika.bsky.social
#Florida

( On October1, 2025)

TODAY: Florida's new capital punishment laws take effect.

fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/today-new-...
TODAY: Florida's newest aggravating factor goes into effect
New laws related to capital punishment go into effect today--adding an aggravating factor and creating a new capital felony.
fladeathpenalty.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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iamattika.bsky.social
#Kentucky

In latest push to restore death penalty, Kentucky AG pressures other officials.

www.kentucky.com/news/local/c...
In latest push to restore death penalty, KY AG pressures other officials
Most recently, AG Russell Coleman asked a state supreme court justice to recuse herself, and he asked Gov. Beshear to advance an execution.
www.kentucky.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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#NorthCarolina

North Carolina crime bill goes to Gov. Stein’s desk with changes to bail and death penalty laws.

www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC crime bill goes to Gov. Stein’s desk with changes to bail and death penalty laws
The wide-ranging bill would open the door to restarting executions in North Carolina after ongoing legal challenges are resolved.
www.newsobserver.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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#Louisiana

Local DA reacts to Louisiana AG’s push to bring death penalty for child rapists .

deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2025/10/loui...
Louisiana | Local DA reacts to Louisiana AG’s push to bring death penalty for child rapists
Daily updated news about the death penalty worldwide. Striving for a world without capital punishment. Abolish the Death Penalty.
deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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#Thailand

British tourist, 23, faces death penalty for cross-smuggling 9kg of crystal meth for network.

deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2025/09/thai...
Thailand | British tourist, 23, faces death penalty for cross-smuggling 9kg of crystal meth for network
Daily updated news about the death penalty worldwide. Striving for a world without capital punishment. Abolish the Death Penalty.
deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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#Iran

At Least 171 Executions in September 2025; 1,042 Hanged in 9 Months .

deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2025/10/iran...
Iran | At Least 171 Executions in September 2025; 1,042 Hanged in 9 Months
Daily updated news about the death penalty worldwide. Striving for a world without capital punishment. Abolish the Death Penalty.
deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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#Texas

First execution in 2026.

Charles Thompson.

(More soon)

Execution: January 28, 2026

#deathpenalty #charlesthompson -
October 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM