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.
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
Fame? Fame costs. And right here is where you start paying. With sweat.
January 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Fame? Fame costs. And right here is where you start paying. With sweat.
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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...
But shout out to the emergency vet who said she was there all night and available to talk to them if that would help
January 17, 2026 at 4:33 AM
But shout out to the emergency vet who said she was there all night and available to talk to them if that would help
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.
We’re going to soon find out if Virginia Democrat go for 9-2 or 10-1. Meanwhile, Louis Lucas:
January 17, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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
Hell, Obama only registered in most people's minds in 2004, then only barely
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Hell, Obama only registered in most people's minds in 2004, then only barely
We got these little ladies in April 2020 because... well, obviously.
And 5 years is elderly. I think we're going to go home with pain killers and consult a specialist, counterintuitively who will be less expensive for surgery, in the morning
And 5 years is elderly. I think we're going to go home with pain killers and consult a specialist, counterintuitively who will be less expensive for surgery, in the morning
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM
We got these little ladies in April 2020 because... well, obviously.
And 5 years is elderly. I think we're going to go home with pain killers and consult a specialist, counterintuitively who will be less expensive for surgery, in the morning
And 5 years is elderly. I think we're going to go home with pain killers and consult a specialist, counterintuitively who will be less expensive for surgery, in the morning
Oof, we've got some hard decisions to make tonight.
January 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Oof, we've got some hard decisions to make tonight.
Skye is bleeding from a wound of some sort on her belly. Not sure how she got it, but it wasn't there last night. Nurse thinks it's an abscess of some sort, but I'm waiting for the doc.
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Skye is bleeding from a wound of some sort on her belly. Not sure how she got it, but it wasn't there last night. Nurse thinks it's an abscess of some sort, but I'm waiting for the doc.
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
In addition to pretend Bivens, I think there's potential state tort/FTCA liability
Don't know MN tort law tho
Don't know MN tort law tho
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
In addition to pretend Bivens, I think there's potential state tort/FTCA liability
Don't know MN tort law tho
Don't know MN tort law tho
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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
I was so sad to be alone, because it limited my ability to order more and share!
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I was so sad to be alone, because it limited my ability to order more and share!
I ate there 2 years ago when I was in Minnesota for work. Cousin who is a food writer said I had to. Couldn't get a lunch res. Managed to eat at the bar. I cannot stop talking about how 🤯 yummy that lunch was.
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I ate there 2 years ago when I was in Minnesota for work. Cousin who is a food writer said I had to. Couldn't get a lunch res. Managed to eat at the bar. I cannot stop talking about how 🤯 yummy that lunch was.
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.
Thank you for blessing my timeline with this
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Thank you for blessing my timeline with this
Since everyone can use a laugh right now
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Since everyone can use a laugh right now
I'm so incredibly sorry.
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I'm so incredibly sorry.
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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
😹😹😹🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛