J. Tins
@jtins.bsky.social
NYC public defender. Trying to do my part to make this world less awful.
MC | HUSL
MC | HUSL
This is so fucking insane.
Just in: Florida's supreme court today has UPHELD a recent state law that enables juries to sentence someone to death nonunanimously.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Exonerees Sound the Alarm on New Florida Law Allowing Death Sentences by Split Juries - Bolts
Herman Lindsey braced himself for news that he would be sentenced to death as he sat inside a courtroom in Broward County, Florida in 2006. A jury had convicted Lindsey... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is so fucking insane.
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The WNBA has released the following statement re: the WNBPA's strike authorization vote.
"While we acknowledge the players’ right to authorize a future work stoppage, we strongly disagree with the WNBPA’s characterization of the current state of negotiations"
"While we acknowledge the players’ right to authorize a future work stoppage, we strongly disagree with the WNBPA’s characterization of the current state of negotiations"
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The WNBA has released the following statement re: the WNBPA's strike authorization vote.
"While we acknowledge the players’ right to authorize a future work stoppage, we strongly disagree with the WNBPA’s characterization of the current state of negotiations"
"While we acknowledge the players’ right to authorize a future work stoppage, we strongly disagree with the WNBPA’s characterization of the current state of negotiations"
Remarkable how balmy 40 degrees feels when the weather has been in the teens and 20s
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Remarkable how balmy 40 degrees feels when the weather has been in the teens and 20s
Can’t wait to not work for over a week after tomorrow
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Can’t wait to not work for over a week after tomorrow
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They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
Taxing the rich remains popular
In New York, nearly two in three voters across the state favor Zohran Mamdani's promise to provide universal government-funded child care and would support the mayor-elect's plan to pay for it by increasing taxes on those earning more than $1 million a year, a new poll found.
New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Taxing the rich remains popular
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is hosting more than 120 community-led events across NYC this weekend to ensure their neighbors have whistles and know their rights, all to protect from escalating ICE abductions.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is hosting more than 120 community-led events across NYC this weekend to ensure their neighbors have whistles and know their rights, all to protect from escalating ICE abductions.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
Cade closing. Pistons for real
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Cade closing. Pistons for real
What a week it’s been
December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
What a week it’s been
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
40% of the pelicans’ wins are via the Chicago Bulls. Amazing
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
40% of the pelicans’ wins are via the Chicago Bulls. Amazing
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So probable cause is now just...going to an East African restaurant
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
So probable cause is now just...going to an East African restaurant
The Cavs are not a good basketball team
December 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Cavs are not a good basketball team
We got a good game going and then Shai starts trying to grift
December 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We got a good game going and then Shai starts trying to grift
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Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
Not Nas doing self promo while he’s doing the team intros lmao
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Not Nas doing self promo while he’s doing the team intros lmao
Watched a few minutes of Kings basketball, and they’re really serious about Russ being their PG this season
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Watched a few minutes of Kings basketball, and they’re really serious about Russ being their PG this season
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PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves immigration detention after federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
December 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves immigration detention after federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
No longer have the lowest win total in the league 🔥
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
No longer have the lowest win total in the league 🔥
Trying to work out the stress today. Wish today I could comfortably run outside. Treadmill runs don’t hit the same
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Trying to work out the stress today. Wish today I could comfortably run outside. Treadmill runs don’t hit the same
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
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Under the deportation agreement between Ghana and the U.S., Ghana is aiding America in deporting West Africans after their home countries, like Nigeria and Togo, have refused to take them.
A US-Ghana Deportation Pact Is Reshaping Lives Here and Abroad
US deportations of African migrants are on pace to nearly triple compared to the Biden years.
truthout.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Under the deportation agreement between Ghana and the U.S., Ghana is aiding America in deporting West Africans after their home countries, like Nigeria and Togo, have refused to take them.