Josie Duffy Rice
@jduffyrice.bsky.social
i write things and think about prisons. i live in atlanta. i read a lot.
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We are all extremely lucky that justice-minded geniuses @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social and @jduffyrice.bsky.social write a newsletter together!!!!
The Crime Scare Industrial Complex (Season 7)
Hello from Atlanta and Burlington, VERMONT, where Hannah just moved!
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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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i know we won't, but we have got to understand that a keystone of the republican project is to both categorize whole classes of people as criminal to justify locking them up, or to make them so broken and desperate that lawbreaking is all but certain to happen.
Justice Sam Alito was v disturbed yesterday by the mere possibility that judges might be using the federal compassionate release statute to *checks notes* grant incarcerated people's requests for compassionate release
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Sam Alito Very Concerned About the Possibility of People Not Being In Prison For As Long As Possible
Interesting to which issues prompt judges to get worked up about other judges deciding cases in line with their personal ideological agendas.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
i know we won't, but we have got to understand that a keystone of the republican project is to both categorize whole classes of people as criminal to justify locking them up, or to make them so broken and desperate that lawbreaking is all but certain to happen.
prosecutor associations are some of the most powerful organizations, and they get little scrutiny. anyway, this surprises me not one single whit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Veteran Georgia Prosecutor Appoints Himself to Oversee Trump Case
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November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
prosecutor associations are some of the most powerful organizations, and they get little scrutiny. anyway, this surprises me not one single whit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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We’re thrilled to share that Truthout is taking over The Appeal’s journalism. With Truthout’s powerhouse reputation for independent, reader-funded journalism, our reporting on overpolicing and mass incarceration will continue and reach even wider audiences.
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The Appeal Joins Truthout: A New Chapter Begins
Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We’re thrilled to share that Truthout is taking over The Appeal’s journalism. With Truthout’s powerhouse reputation for independent, reader-funded journalism, our reporting on overpolicing and mass incarceration will continue and reach even wider audiences.
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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Republicans were really hoping to win control of Pennsylvania's state supreme court before the next presidential election.
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep - Bolts
Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have defeated an unusually high-profile Republican bid to unseat them. They secured large statewide victories on Tuesday, following an histo...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Republicans were really hoping to win control of Pennsylvania's state supreme court before the next presidential election.
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
But Democrats swept 3 seats today.
It's now very unlikely the GOP can win an outright majority on the court before at least 2029:
All the most powerful democrats and republicans either explicitly or tacitly endorsed the same candidate for NYC mayor. that should be a path to victory but instead cuomo was easily defeated, will this prompt any soul searching ha ha ha of course not
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
All the most powerful democrats and republicans either explicitly or tacitly endorsed the same candidate for NYC mayor. that should be a path to victory but instead cuomo was easily defeated, will this prompt any soul searching ha ha ha of course not
meanwhile, on x
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
meanwhile, on x
if its any solace blue jays fan, at least you're not american
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
if its any solace blue jays fan, at least you're not american
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People on here will post anything. 'Baseball games have 9 innings.' No they don’t. That isn’t true.
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
People on here will post anything. 'Baseball games have 9 innings.' No they don’t. That isn’t true.
he's yelling out names like they're old friends he mistakenly thought had died. and sometimes like they're old enemies he thought had died.
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
he's yelling out names like they're old friends he mistakenly thought had died. and sometimes like they're old enemies he thought had died.
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guys don’t have any agency over childbirth, we have agency over whether or not a backup catcher hits a home run if we just yell at the television more.
husband is 100% more stressed about this game than he was both times i gave birth
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
guys don’t have any agency over childbirth, we have agency over whether or not a backup catcher hits a home run if we just yell at the television more.
husband is 100% more stressed about this game than he was both times i gave birth
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
husband is 100% more stressed about this game than he was both times i gave birth
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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I totally agree and will add that a lot of library systems have it digitally for free, so folks should check and see if theirs does!
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I totally agree and will add that a lot of library systems have it digitally for free, so folks should check and see if theirs does!
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For people who can't afford it, check your local library. My library has it through Overdrive.
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
For people who can't afford it, check your local library. My library has it through Overdrive.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
if you have kids between like 6 - 12 you should get them a subscription to The Week Junior. yes pricey but it's actually so impressive and informative, my son's obsessed with it. (this is not sponsored [obviously] i've never interacted w/ them i just think its a great magazine!) theweekjunior.com
The Week Junior
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October 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
if you have kids between like 6 - 12 you should get them a subscription to The Week Junior. yes pricey but it's actually so impressive and informative, my son's obsessed with it. (this is not sponsored [obviously] i've never interacted w/ them i just think its a great magazine!) theweekjunior.com
fun to see the "the left went too far!" scolds go WAY too far to the right. matt walsh out here calling for ending poverty assistance entirely. look, republicans might manage to stay in power in '28 and beyond, but they'll have to subvert democracy to do it. it won't be because they're popular.
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
fun to see the "the left went too far!" scolds go WAY too far to the right. matt walsh out here calling for ending poverty assistance entirely. look, republicans might manage to stay in power in '28 and beyond, but they'll have to subvert democracy to do it. it won't be because they're popular.
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If you can, please support a local food bank today. The need is urgent.
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you can, please support a local food bank today. The need is urgent.
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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Gassing protesters in the U.S. is a fully bipartisan project and this has been true for a long time...
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Gassing protesters in the U.S. is a fully bipartisan project and this has been true for a long time...
i was pro-canada before the world series and i'll be pro canada after. but for the next few weeks i'm America First ™️ and this taking jobs from american manufacturing (euphemism) has got to STOP
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
i was pro-canada before the world series and i'll be pro canada after. but for the next few weeks i'm America First ™️ and this taking jobs from american manufacturing (euphemism) has got to STOP
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If you want to know EVERYTHING that happened at the Letitia James arraignment (and why wouldn’t you!) I have you covered. Read my dispatch @lawfaremedia.org: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
Trial Dispatch: The Arraignment of Letitia James
A view from inside the Eastern District of Virginia courtroom where New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to mortgage fraud.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If you want to know EVERYTHING that happened at the Letitia James arraignment (and why wouldn’t you!) I have you covered. Read my dispatch @lawfaremedia.org: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
really liked this about how racism isn’t just a moral failure, but the operating system for authoritarianism. we treat "talking about race" as a strategy question. but the reason to talk about it is to prevent the power grab that we're going to face
rashad-advisors.kit.com/posts/we-re-...
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We’re at the Beginning, Not the End
We’re at the Beginning, Not the End - How We Win by Rashad Robinson
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October 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
really liked this about how racism isn’t just a moral failure, but the operating system for authoritarianism. we treat "talking about race" as a strategy question. but the reason to talk about it is to prevent the power grab that we're going to face
rashad-advisors.kit.com/posts/we-re-...
rashad-advisors.kit.com/posts/we-re-...