Stephwords
@writesteph.bsky.social
Dogs! Legaleser, logophile/wordnerd, fmr journo, newsradio, GenX, liberal (af) indie blue voter, owned by a standard poodle, married, #ResistAgainDammit #AntiOrangeFelon DMs slip into a void that I don't access, so please don't
Not critical because he doesn't have any actual trade deals? Hmmm
June 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Not critical because he doesn't have any actual trade deals? Hmmm
The white house press corps could learn a lot of lessons from the foreign media - as evidenced at the NATO summit.
June 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The white house press corps could learn a lot of lessons from the foreign media - as evidenced at the NATO summit.
As well as work requirements providing a sliver of income, making just enough $$ to price you out of housing, food assistance, which now you can't afford. The cracks to fall through will only grow bigger. I've been in those cracks and it's tough to crawl out.
May 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As well as work requirements providing a sliver of income, making just enough $$ to price you out of housing, food assistance, which now you can't afford. The cracks to fall through will only grow bigger. I've been in those cracks and it's tough to crawl out.
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This hearing has surpassed 18 hours. Dems are still testifying and offering amendments.
A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
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A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This hearing has surpassed 18 hours. Dems are still testifying and offering amendments.
A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
??
A bit ago, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to strike an insane work req provision apparently in the bill: it lowers the age of a "dependent child" from 18 to 7 years old.
??
Oof - surprise black eyes given to your own self are a bummer. At least it's colorful?
May 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Oof - surprise black eyes given to your own self are a bummer. At least it's colorful?
I actually don't expect them to make a diff choice. Look at the vast intel on the felon - they're still ignoring a ton of it.
May 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I actually don't expect them to make a diff choice. Look at the vast intel on the felon - they're still ignoring a ton of it.
I knew it was that supreme asshole 5th circuit Kacsmaryk before I even clicked. The most overturned "judge" on the bench 🤬
May 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I knew it was that supreme asshole 5th circuit Kacsmaryk before I even clicked. The most overturned "judge" on the bench 🤬
We are paying for that 🤬
May 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We are paying for that 🤬
Let me guess - a for-profit prison?
April 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Let me guess - a for-profit prison?
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4/ From Aug. 1 — when the law took effect — to Dec. 13, 2024, at least 70 Louisiana prisoners’ parole hearings were canceled just like that, ProPublica and @veritenews.org found:
An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.
A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm B...
www.propublica.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
4/ From Aug. 1 — when the law took effect — to Dec. 13, 2024, at least 70 Louisiana prisoners’ parole hearings were canceled just like that, ProPublica and @veritenews.org found: