Sam Lies
@samlies.bsky.social
Fierce advocate for PWUD. Minnesotan driving around Wisconsin stopping at Kwik Trip daily. To calm myself with a donut. No boyfriend, no kids, no dogs or cats- love them all. But free to do whatever, whenever and I will. Opinions are my own.
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Understanding what the courts can do helps us understand what we must do. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-courts...
February 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Understanding what the courts can do helps us understand what we must do. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-courts...
The Movement of Love. @wtpw.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Movement of Love. @wtpw.bsky.social
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Seats limited for FREE Legislative Advocacy Workshop hosted by FAMM & Restore Justice on February 15th in Chicago, 10 AM - 3 PM CT. Learn about legislative process, develop advocacy skills & take a stand against harmful “truth-in-sentencing” laws.
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Legislative Advocacy Workshop
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February 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Seats limited for FREE Legislative Advocacy Workshop hosted by FAMM & Restore Justice on February 15th in Chicago, 10 AM - 3 PM CT. Learn about legislative process, develop advocacy skills & take a stand against harmful “truth-in-sentencing” laws.
Secure your spot!
act.famm.org/a/legislativ...
Secure your spot!
act.famm.org/a/legislativ...
Thank you. A lot.
BREAKING: We won our case against the Wisconsin DOC for separating babies from their incarcerated mothers.
According to today’s ruling, eligible impacted mothers will be able to continue parenting their children under the age of one.
www.aclu-wi.org/en/press-rel...
According to today’s ruling, eligible impacted mothers will be able to continue parenting their children under the age of one.
www.aclu-wi.org/en/press-rel...
Judge Rules That Department of Corrections Must Provide Relief, Implement Program That Keeps Incarcerated, Justice-Involved Families Together
The Wisconsin DOC must immediately provide eligible mothers incarcerated or under community supervision with programming to continue parenting their children under the age of one.
www.aclu-wi.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thank you. A lot.
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ICE's use of electronic monitoring is rapidly expanding.
Now, more than 200,000 people on any given day are regularly surveilled & detained by ICE – over 4x as many as a decade ago.
Now, more than 200,000 people on any given day are regularly surveilled & detained by ICE – over 4x as many as a decade ago.
February 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICE's use of electronic monitoring is rapidly expanding.
Now, more than 200,000 people on any given day are regularly surveilled & detained by ICE – over 4x as many as a decade ago.
Now, more than 200,000 people on any given day are regularly surveilled & detained by ICE – over 4x as many as a decade ago.
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We are thrilled to see WISDOM connecting families with their campaign to make phone and video calls free for people incarcerated in WI.
The cost of staying connected should never keep families from being able to speak with their loved ones.
www.wuwm.com/government-p...
The cost of staying connected should never keep families from being able to speak with their loved ones.
www.wuwm.com/government-p...
The Connecting Families Campaign aims to make calls from prison free
Providing phone and video calls from prison is a billion-dollar industry, with incarcerated people footing the bill. WISDOM aims to change this by making phone and video calls from prison free in Wisc...
www.wuwm.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We are thrilled to see WISDOM connecting families with their campaign to make phone and video calls free for people incarcerated in WI.
The cost of staying connected should never keep families from being able to speak with their loved ones.
www.wuwm.com/government-p...
The cost of staying connected should never keep families from being able to speak with their loved ones.
www.wuwm.com/government-p...
What action is being taken on the HALT Act? @drugpolicy.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
What action is being taken on the HALT Act? @drugpolicy.org
Is there a statement regarding the HALT Act? @drugpolicy.org @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Is there a statement regarding the HALT Act? @drugpolicy.org @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social
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We owe a great debt to the firefighting crews now battling the blazes. Those crews, not incidentally, include over 900 inmates from California prisons.
Some thoughts 👇
Some thoughts 👇
Those who are fighting the blaze
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We owe a great debt to the firefighting crews now battling the blazes. Those crews, not incidentally, include over 900 inmates from California prisons.
Some thoughts 👇
Some thoughts 👇
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An honor to have the No. 1 #TEDTalk of 2024. Many thanks to my team. Full talk here: youtu.be/qEJ4hkpQW8E?...
December 11, 2024 at 4:53 PM
An honor to have the No. 1 #TEDTalk of 2024. Many thanks to my team. Full talk here: youtu.be/qEJ4hkpQW8E?...
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Pretrial detention hurts people for the rest of their lives. It's time to start protecting the presumption of innocence so people receive a fair shot at justice — a meaningful, achievable reform
30+ other promising changes to fight for in 2025: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnable2025.html
30+ other promising changes to fight for in 2025: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnable2025.html
December 25, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Pretrial detention hurts people for the rest of their lives. It's time to start protecting the presumption of innocence so people receive a fair shot at justice — a meaningful, achievable reform
30+ other promising changes to fight for in 2025: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnable2025.html
30+ other promising changes to fight for in 2025: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnable2025.html
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Are you curious about the US House Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act? 🤔
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👉 Attend the webinar on Monday, Dec. 23 at 1pm ET! RSVP here bit.ly/4gdUm8p
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December 21, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Are you curious about the US House Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act? 🤔
👉 Get answerers from DA's Taxation Task Force here bit.ly/49LKAIc
#DemocratsAbroad
👉 Attend the webinar on Monday, Dec. 23 at 1pm ET! RSVP here bit.ly/4gdUm8p
#DemsAbroad
#americansabroad
👉 Get answerers from DA's Taxation Task Force here bit.ly/49LKAIc
#DemocratsAbroad
👉 Attend the webinar on Monday, Dec. 23 at 1pm ET! RSVP here bit.ly/4gdUm8p
#DemsAbroad
#americansabroad
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke