Deb Golden
@debgoldendc.bsky.social
Lawyer. Not your lawyer. Mother. Not your mother.
By day (and frankly nights and weekends), a civil rights lawyer for people who are incarcerated. Other times, just exhausted.
Washington DC based.
By day (and frankly nights and weekends), a civil rights lawyer for people who are incarcerated. Other times, just exhausted.
Washington DC based.
Can anyone who can get to the docket tell how these 8 families knew of the subpoena? Or how many other families/patients are not covered by this order?
BREAKING: Another of DOJ's invasive trans care subpoenas quashed as to patient records. This one was challenged by patients of Children's National Hospital.
Opinion from Judge Julie Rubin (Biden): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Opinion from Judge Julie Rubin (Biden): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 22, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Can anyone who can get to the docket tell how these 8 families knew of the subpoena? Or how many other families/patients are not covered by this order?
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This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
You know, I think today I will make this my background music
Hadn't put down Exile in Guyville or Yes I Am
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
You know, I think today I will make this my background music
I can go to sleep, right? If it happens, the cheers will wake me up
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I can go to sleep, right? If it happens, the cheers will wake me up
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I'm so tired of working through the apocalypse.
January 20, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I'm so tired of working through the apocalypse.
If the US invades Greenland, does the rest of NATO bomb Washington? And if so, how much watching do I get?
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 AM
If the US invades Greenland, does the rest of NATO bomb Washington? And if so, how much watching do I get?
If anyone sees the aurora in the DMV tonight, please send out the alarm.
January 20, 2026 at 1:55 AM
If anyone sees the aurora in the DMV tonight, please send out the alarm.
Here's a story about my point.
Years ago, I was head of the DC Prisoners Project, and we carried a bit of weight in local politics.
There had been a great deal of work to get the Council out of picking city contractors, bc that was often just cronyism.
Personally, I totally support that.
Years ago, I was head of the DC Prisoners Project, and we carried a bit of weight in local politics.
There had been a great deal of work to get the Council out of picking city contractors, bc that was often just cronyism.
Personally, I totally support that.
I'm just a middle aged lady leftist, but I'm begging people to understand that politics is coalition work. And that purity tests are the opposite of coalition work.
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Here's a story about my point.
Years ago, I was head of the DC Prisoners Project, and we carried a bit of weight in local politics.
There had been a great deal of work to get the Council out of picking city contractors, bc that was often just cronyism.
Personally, I totally support that.
Years ago, I was head of the DC Prisoners Project, and we carried a bit of weight in local politics.
There had been a great deal of work to get the Council out of picking city contractors, bc that was often just cronyism.
Personally, I totally support that.
I'm just a middle aged lady leftist, but I'm begging people to understand that politics is coalition work. And that purity tests are the opposite of coalition work.
January 19, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I'm just a middle aged lady leftist, but I'm begging people to understand that politics is coalition work. And that purity tests are the opposite of coalition work.
Be femme.
Fight fascism.
Fight fascism.
the nail polish girlies are going absolutely feral and it’s so good
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Be femme.
Fight fascism.
Fight fascism.
Brilliant legal ad / PSA
I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Brilliant legal ad / PSA
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Source: oncology at an eye hospital founded by Ben Franklin, in Philly.
The nurses were some of the meanest people I have ever met in my life.
I would need a sock full of nickels & someone the size of Gritty behind me to consider asking for ID.
I recommend ICE get their affairs in order.
The nurses were some of the meanest people I have ever met in my life.
I would need a sock full of nickels & someone the size of Gritty behind me to consider asking for ID.
I recommend ICE get their affairs in order.
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Source: oncology at an eye hospital founded by Ben Franklin, in Philly.
The nurses were some of the meanest people I have ever met in my life.
I would need a sock full of nickels & someone the size of Gritty behind me to consider asking for ID.
I recommend ICE get their affairs in order.
The nurses were some of the meanest people I have ever met in my life.
I would need a sock full of nickels & someone the size of Gritty behind me to consider asking for ID.
I recommend ICE get their affairs in order.
A brief Kavanaugh stop
Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...
St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention
Nasra Ahmed, 23, said she was taken to the hospital for an MRI with hands and legs shackled
www.twincities.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
A brief Kavanaugh stop
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dc juries out here doing amazing shit for the people
A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining a laser pointer at Trump's helicopter was acquitted in 35 minutes
Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump’s Helicopter Acquitted In 35 Minutes
It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
dc juries out here doing amazing shit for the people
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Trump causes the problem and then demands the Insurrection Act as a solution to the crisis of his own making which then leads to more conflict. I believe psychiatrists refer to this phenomenon "Munchausen by Nazi." www.childrensmn.org/educationmat...
The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act
An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.
theintercept.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump causes the problem and then demands the Insurrection Act as a solution to the crisis of his own making which then leads to more conflict. I believe psychiatrists refer to this phenomenon "Munchausen by Nazi." www.childrensmn.org/educationmat...
I have to explain euthanasia to my 9 year old and man this is shitty.
At the emergency vet with the *guinea pig* I've already been told to settle in for a long wait. At least my wife dropped off a pizza for me.
Send skeets
Send skeets
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I have to explain euthanasia to my 9 year old and man this is shitty.
Ohhhhhhh
Mischief Toys is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to hold his tariffs unconstitutional 🤔🤔🤔
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Ohhhhhhh
At the emergency vet with the *guinea pig* I've already been told to settle in for a long wait. At least my wife dropped off a pizza for me.
Send skeets
Send skeets
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
At the emergency vet with the *guinea pig* I've already been told to settle in for a long wait. At least my wife dropped off a pizza for me.
Send skeets
Send skeets
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This might well become a thread.
I am calling it 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?'
I am calling it 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?'
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This might well become a thread.
I am calling it 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?'
I am calling it 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?'
I am willing to believe he has bleeding hemorrhoids
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I am willing to believe he has bleeding hemorrhoids
Did I just order Spongebob Squarepants stamps to properly show my respect for prison mail procedures?
Who knows.
Who knows.
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Did I just order Spongebob Squarepants stamps to properly show my respect for prison mail procedures?
Who knows.
Who knows.
Since everyone can use a laugh right now
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Since everyone can use a laugh right now
😹😹😹🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
I can't believe that this has been an option the entire time
*sets up school for raccoons against racism*
*sets up school for raccoons against racism*
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
😹😹😹🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
Way ahead of her here
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas privately told lawmakers the state of the world meant it might be a “good moment” to start drinking.
EU chief diplomat Kallas: World’s woes means it’s time to start drinking
High representative says global events mean now could be a good time to hit the bottle.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Way ahead of her here