@bdunph.bsky.social
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Alabama has just executed Anthony Boyd tonight.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
Alabama plans to execute Anthony Boyd next week with nitrogen gas for a 1993 murder.
No physical evidence linked Boyd to the crime.
He was convicted solely on the testimony of a co-defendant who avoided the death penalty by testifying against him.
boltsmag.org/anthony-boyd...
No physical evidence linked Boyd to the crime.
He was convicted solely on the testimony of a co-defendant who avoided the death penalty by testifying against him.
boltsmag.org/anthony-boyd...
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.
boltsmag.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Alabama has just executed Anthony Boyd tonight.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.
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True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing.
Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter.
Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵
x.com/andrewcuomo/...
Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter.
Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵
x.com/andrewcuomo/...
August 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing.
Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter.
Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵
x.com/andrewcuomo/...
Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter.
Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵
x.com/andrewcuomo/...
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People died as a result. More will die.
My latest story: The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations. The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. www.propublica.org/article/meas...
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
www.propublica.org
March 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
People died as a result. More will die.
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I want any Californians who are hoping that we'll be insulated from the worst of authoritarianism to look into what's been going on in Huntington Beach for the last few years.
Our director Kanan was removed from the HB CC meeting tonight along with several others - and eventually, EVERYONE other than city staff. He was expressing outrage that the city allowed a video from a known Proud Boy to be aired, showing the names & addresses of people who signed ballot petitions.
March 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I want any Californians who are hoping that we'll be insulated from the worst of authoritarianism to look into what's been going on in Huntington Beach for the last few years.
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I just published story on secretive NYPD unit led by Eric Adams buddies
Things they've done:
Purposely crashed into motorcyclist, killing him
Punched unarmed driver in head then kicked him
Shoved a man into a car window after he protested stop
WE HAVE VIDEOS
www.propublica.org/article/eric...
Things they've done:
Purposely crashed into motorcyclist, killing him
Punched unarmed driver in head then kicked him
Shoved a man into a car window after he protested stop
WE HAVE VIDEOS
www.propublica.org/article/eric...
How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I just published story on secretive NYPD unit led by Eric Adams buddies
Things they've done:
Purposely crashed into motorcyclist, killing him
Punched unarmed driver in head then kicked him
Shoved a man into a car window after he protested stop
WE HAVE VIDEOS
www.propublica.org/article/eric...
Things they've done:
Purposely crashed into motorcyclist, killing him
Punched unarmed driver in head then kicked him
Shoved a man into a car window after he protested stop
WE HAVE VIDEOS
www.propublica.org/article/eric...
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The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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'If you care about trans folks in some contexts, any context, then you really need to be caring about what’s happening to trans folks in our prisons.'
‘People Will Die’ from Trump’s Trans Prisoner Crackdown, Experts Warn
Trump's executive order eliminating transgender rights in prison will hurt or kill trans prisoners, experts warn.
theappeal.org
February 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
'If you care about trans folks in some contexts, any context, then you really need to be caring about what’s happening to trans folks in our prisons.'
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command"
REPORTER: With the govt offering buyouts, are you not afraid more aviation incidents could happen with less staffing?
LEAVITT: POTUS is intent on ensuring that we are increasing staffing . That's why he signed a very strong EO on his 2nd day immediately terminating DEI hiring practices at the FAA.
LEAVITT: POTUS is intent on ensuring that we are increasing staffing . That's why he signed a very strong EO on his 2nd day immediately terminating DEI hiring practices at the FAA.
January 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command"
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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"Coretta Scott was born in 1927 in Marion, Alabama. White supremacists burned down her home and her father’s sawmill in the early 1940s, inspiring her lifelong opposition to racism and violence."
Coretta Scott King and Looking Backwards
No MLK without CSK
prisonculture.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Coretta Scott was born in 1927 in Marion, Alabama. White supremacists burned down her home and her father’s sawmill in the early 1940s, inspiring her lifelong opposition to racism and violence."
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This is a story I've been waiting to read. It's incredibly satisfying — to the point of tears — to finally read something that reflects the reality that I personally know to be true.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
These gardeners, housekeepers, nannies kept Pacific Palisades going. Fire took their jobs
Housekeepers, gardeners, pool cleaners and other workers have been left grappling with a loss of income and grief for longtime employers they considered family.
www.latimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a story I've been waiting to read. It's incredibly satisfying — to the point of tears — to finally read something that reflects the reality that I personally know to be true.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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If yo don’t know what Facebook did in Myanmar, spend some time today reading about it. systemicjustice.org/article/face...
Facebook and Genocide: How Facebook contributed to genocide in Myanmar and why it will not be held accountable - Harvard Law School | Systemic Justice Project
systemicjustice.org
January 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If yo don’t know what Facebook did in Myanmar, spend some time today reading about it. systemicjustice.org/article/face...
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An article I wrote because I thought it was importznt — state supreme courts are set to become even more important as a route for progressives to take, but that only works in the states where they haven’t veered to the right. Results at this level were different overall than in the presidential race
How did dozens of state supreme court races this fall affect the balance of power?
We broke it down state by state, guiding you through what took place this month—and what it will mean from abortion to voting rights.
We broke it down state by state, guiding you through what took place this month—and what it will mean from abortion to voting rights.
How Supreme Court Elections Set the Stage for Coming Battles, from Voting to Abortion
More than before, progressives working to protect people’s rights will need state supreme courts to be hospitable to lawsuits that are increasingly dead on arrival at the federal level.
boltsmag.org
December 30, 2024 at 2:28 PM
An article I wrote because I thought it was importznt — state supreme courts are set to become even more important as a route for progressives to take, but that only works in the states where they haven’t veered to the right. Results at this level were different overall than in the presidential race
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Literally none of the headlines about the woman burned alive on the subway include the fact that at least one NYPD officer looked on and did nothing. So a reminder:
- Cops feel zero obligation to protect you
- Press can't be trusted to hold cops accountable, they're effectively the police PR wing
- Cops feel zero obligation to protect you
- Press can't be trusted to hold cops accountable, they're effectively the police PR wing
December 23, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Literally none of the headlines about the woman burned alive on the subway include the fact that at least one NYPD officer looked on and did nothing. So a reminder:
- Cops feel zero obligation to protect you
- Press can't be trusted to hold cops accountable, they're effectively the police PR wing
- Cops feel zero obligation to protect you
- Press can't be trusted to hold cops accountable, they're effectively the police PR wing
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Let's do this, fam.
December 23, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Let's do this, fam.
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a lot of you read & shared this deep dive on the mess in North Carolina
please follow @burness.bsky.social, my colleague who reported & wrote the piece.
you'll learn a lot on how democracy really works
please follow @burness.bsky.social, my colleague who reported & wrote the piece.
you'll learn a lot on how democracy really works
NEW: North Carolina's GOP rushed through a lame-duck bill that guts the powers of incoming Democratic officials. The bill is a pot-pourri of major changes.
a BIG one: GOP just seized control of all of North Carolina's state and county election boards.
We break down what in the world happened:
a BIG one: GOP just seized control of all of North Carolina's state and county election boards.
We break down what in the world happened:
GOP Grabs Control of North Carolina Election Boards, Rushing to Erase November Losses
In their final weeks before they lose the ability to pass laws, Republican lawmakers gutted the powers of incoming Democratic officials and upended who runs elections.
boltsmag.org
December 14, 2024 at 2:23 AM
a lot of you read & shared this deep dive on the mess in North Carolina
please follow @burness.bsky.social, my colleague who reported & wrote the piece.
you'll learn a lot on how democracy really works
please follow @burness.bsky.social, my colleague who reported & wrote the piece.
you'll learn a lot on how democracy really works
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gonna keep hammering this: there is no one database that:
-is easily accessed by a street level bureaceat
-has every or even most US citizens
-is at all verifiable with pictures and/or biometrics
It does not exist. American citizens *are* going go to get swept up in this and deported or killed.
-is easily accessed by a street level bureaceat
-has every or even most US citizens
-is at all verifiable with pictures and/or biometrics
It does not exist. American citizens *are* going go to get swept up in this and deported or killed.
they are going for it with mass deportation and i am extremely scared of what it’s gonna look like
The GOP is apparently planning on passing a reconciliation package with as much as $120 BILLION in border-related funding.
To put that in context, if you add up ever single Border Patrol budget from 1990 through 2024, adjusted for inflation, it's $121 billion. That's THIRTY-FOUR YEARS of funding.
To put that in context, if you add up ever single Border Patrol budget from 1990 through 2024, adjusted for inflation, it's $121 billion. That's THIRTY-FOUR YEARS of funding.
December 10, 2024 at 3:30 AM
gonna keep hammering this: there is no one database that:
-is easily accessed by a street level bureaceat
-has every or even most US citizens
-is at all verifiable with pictures and/or biometrics
It does not exist. American citizens *are* going go to get swept up in this and deported or killed.
-is easily accessed by a street level bureaceat
-has every or even most US citizens
-is at all verifiable with pictures and/or biometrics
It does not exist. American citizens *are* going go to get swept up in this and deported or killed.
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i hope i die
warmed
by the life that i tried
to live
— Nikki Giovanni
warmed
by the life that i tried
to live
— Nikki Giovanni
December 10, 2024 at 2:57 AM
i hope i die
warmed
by the life that i tried
to live
— Nikki Giovanni
warmed
by the life that i tried
to live
— Nikki Giovanni
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Zero reward for the white supremacist killer who murdered a teen in Manhattan the same day. Yeremi Colino does not matter to these people.
FBI offers reward up to $50,000 as health care executive’s suspected killer evades police for fourth day: cnn.it/4goevIr
FBI offers reward up to $50,000 as health care executive’s suspected killer evades police for fourth day | CNN
As the investigation into the fatal shooting of a health care executive in Manhattan enters its fourth day, the FBI says it is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to an arrest a...
cnn.it
December 7, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Zero reward for the white supremacist killer who murdered a teen in Manhattan the same day. Yeremi Colino does not matter to these people.
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The final House results have now landed as 220-215 for the GOP. That means the House majority came down to the 3 NC seats the GOP flipped thanks to its brand new gerrymander.
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
December 4, 2024 at 1:17 AM
The final House results have now landed as 220-215 for the GOP. That means the House majority came down to the 3 NC seats the GOP flipped thanks to its brand new gerrymander.
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...