Peggy Plews
@gratefulotter.bsky.social
High Desert queer disabled artist & anarchist/prison abolitionist. Retired blogger (ww.arizonaprisonwatch.org and others). Grateful Otter's little sister.
really good newsletter on the criminal punishment system and building a safer, healthier society... theappeal.org/about-us/
About Us
Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.
theappeal.org
February 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
really good newsletter on the criminal punishment system and building a safer, healthier society... theappeal.org/about-us/
ProPublica still gathering info on elon musk flunkies projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
February 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
ProPublica still gathering info on elon musk flunkies projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
"Heal" on the John R. in Detroit, MI circa 2019
February 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Heal" on the John R. in Detroit, MI circa 2019
Phoenix, AZ SB1070 Resistance circa 2011
February 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Phoenix, AZ SB1070 Resistance circa 2011
The Lorax Circa 2012 Phoenix, AZ (Roosevelt St.)
February 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Lorax Circa 2012 Phoenix, AZ (Roosevelt St.)
Freeport MacMoran HQ in Phoenix, circa 2011. The cops were around front with the crowd...
February 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Freeport MacMoran HQ in Phoenix, circa 2011. The cops were around front with the crowd...
#BillieAllen is an innocent man - this doubles down on his conviction, instead of being justice. The system is still "broken" (a design of white supremacy). And leaving 3 men to die still doesn't protect us from the future Dylann Roofs, or prevent us from executing the future Nelson Mandelas...
BREAKING: PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUTES MOST FEDERAL DEATH SENTENCES.
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
Breaking: Biden commutes most federal death sentences
37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
www.lawdork.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
#BillieAllen is an innocent man - this doubles down on his conviction, instead of being justice. The system is still "broken" (a design of white supremacy). And leaving 3 men to die still doesn't protect us from the future Dylann Roofs, or prevent us from executing the future Nelson Mandelas...
today's death row commutations were full of contradictions. #BillieAllen is innocent; this condemns him to die in prison. And the failed system that Biden pledged to "fix" needs to be destroyed... www.facebook.com/share/p/EgbN...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:15 PM
today's death row commutations were full of contradictions. #BillieAllen is innocent; this condemns him to die in prison. And the failed system that Biden pledged to "fix" needs to be destroyed... www.facebook.com/share/p/EgbN...
this matters... theintercept.com/2024/11/27/b...
Biden Has “Pardoned” Eight Turkeys. Will He Spare the Lives of 40 Human Beings?
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, only mass commutations by Biden will stop another federal execution spree.
theintercept.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:11 AM
this matters... theintercept.com/2024/11/27/b...
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See something or someone in the Blacksky feeds that doesn’t belong? Report to @blacksky.app
See someone harassing Black folks anywhere on Bluesky? Report to @blacksky.app
See something that could otherwise harm Black folks (e.g. screenshots of racist posts on X)? Report to @blacksky.app
See someone harassing Black folks anywhere on Bluesky? Report to @blacksky.app
See something that could otherwise harm Black folks (e.g. screenshots of racist posts on X)? Report to @blacksky.app
November 16, 2024 at 4:42 PM
See something or someone in the Blacksky feeds that doesn’t belong? Report to @blacksky.app
See someone harassing Black folks anywhere on Bluesky? Report to @blacksky.app
See something that could otherwise harm Black folks (e.g. screenshots of racist posts on X)? Report to @blacksky.app
See someone harassing Black folks anywhere on Bluesky? Report to @blacksky.app
See something that could otherwise harm Black folks (e.g. screenshots of racist posts on X)? Report to @blacksky.app
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If your belief in civil rights varies with who's on the throne and whose neck the noose is around, you are both a hypocrite and a fool.
November 23, 2024 at 3:10 AM
If your belief in civil rights varies with who's on the throne and whose neck the noose is around, you are both a hypocrite and a fool.
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This kind of dehumanization is emblematic of 1934 Germany. She's calling transgender people subhuman.
November 21, 2024 at 4:01 AM
This kind of dehumanization is emblematic of 1934 Germany. She's calling transgender people subhuman.
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ICYMI, last week I wrote about Nevada U.S. Rep. Susie Lee being one of the 52 Democrats who voted for the measure, which failed at the time.
nevadacurrent.com/2024/11/14/l... via @nevadacurrent.bsky.social
nevadacurrent.com/2024/11/14/l... via @nevadacurrent.bsky.social
Lee votes for measure nonprofits warn would allow Trump to 'stifle dissent' and 'chill speech' • Nevada Current
Nevada Democratic U.S. Rep. Susie Lee along with 51 other House Democrats joined Republicans in an unsuccessful attempt to give the incoming Trump Administration unchecked power to strip nonprofits of...
nevadacurrent.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:28 PM
ICYMI, last week I wrote about Nevada U.S. Rep. Susie Lee being one of the 52 Democrats who voted for the measure, which failed at the time.
nevadacurrent.com/2024/11/14/l... via @nevadacurrent.bsky.social
nevadacurrent.com/2024/11/14/l... via @nevadacurrent.bsky.social
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Here's a good breakdown of the bill being considered by the House that the ACLU warns would "granted the Secretary of Treasury the unilateral power to investigate and effectively shut down any tax-exempt organization—including news outlets, universities, and civil society groups."
For @slate.bsky.social, an explainer on HR 9495 and how it could (imo very easily) be used to go after not support for terrorism, but civil society
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Why Are Democrats Supporting a Bill That Would Give Trump More Power to Punish His Critics?
The House is voting on a measure that could be all too easily weaponized.
slate.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Here's a good breakdown of the bill being considered by the House that the ACLU warns would "granted the Secretary of Treasury the unilateral power to investigate and effectively shut down any tax-exempt organization—including news outlets, universities, and civil society groups."
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Latest: The Bureau of Prisons is supposed to promptly notify families when their loved ones die behind bars or are seriously ill, but numerous families, lawyers, and advocacy groups I talked to say BOP officials fail this basic human duty reason.com/2024/11/19/t...
The Bureau of Prisons' casual cruelty to families of those who die behind bars
On June 13, 2019, Mandy Turner received the call every family member of someone in prison dreads. Her little brother, Frederick Turner, had been found
reason.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Latest: The Bureau of Prisons is supposed to promptly notify families when their loved ones die behind bars or are seriously ill, but numerous families, lawyers, and advocacy groups I talked to say BOP officials fail this basic human duty reason.com/2024/11/19/t...
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If you preordered the book from another place (I did, from Women & Children First) you can make a donation to the program here: haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/h...
November 20, 2024 at 2:42 AM
If you preordered the book from another place (I did, from Women & Children First) you can make a donation to the program here: haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/h...
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Fresh batch of #FreetheBackpage3 bumper stickers just in. Want one, gratis? DM me your mailing addy, or email it to [email protected] Then put it to use and send me a pic. frontpageconfidential.com/support-free...
Support Free Speech with a #FreetheBackpage3 Bumper Sticker
For a #FreetheBackpage3 bumper sticker, email [email protected], or DM @stephenlemons. Then send us your pics.
frontpageconfidential.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Fresh batch of #FreetheBackpage3 bumper stickers just in. Want one, gratis? DM me your mailing addy, or email it to [email protected] Then put it to use and send me a pic. frontpageconfidential.com/support-free...
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Join us and activists from the Black Sex Worker Collective, Best Practices Policy Project, and Project SAFE on #Dec17th for #IDTEVASW donations collected from this event will help support the African American Office of Gay Concerns
more info at givebutter.com/yb9NOp
more info at givebutter.com/yb9NOp
December 15, 2023 at 10:02 PM
Join us and activists from the Black Sex Worker Collective, Best Practices Policy Project, and Project SAFE on #Dec17th for #IDTEVASW donations collected from this event will help support the African American Office of Gay Concerns
more info at givebutter.com/yb9NOp
more info at givebutter.com/yb9NOp
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…and as always, sex work is real work and sex workers should be protected at all costs
November 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
…and as always, sex work is real work and sex workers should be protected at all costs
Protest sign outside the Maricop County Attorney's Office Phoenix, AZ (circa 2013) Sentiments are current.
November 19, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Protest sign outside the Maricop County Attorney's Office Phoenix, AZ (circa 2013) Sentiments are current.
That's me with my best friend, Pepper!
November 19, 2024 at 2:29 AM
That's me with my best friend, Pepper!
as seen at a small post office drive-through lane in Albuquerque, NM circa 2014
November 19, 2024 at 2:28 AM
as seen at a small post office drive-through lane in Albuquerque, NM circa 2014
Build communities, not prisons!
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Build communities, not prisons!
My big brother, Bill often went by the name "Otter", following the Grateful Dead through most of his younger life. He was a poet and musician, and an advocate for the therapeutic use of psychedelics. Otter struggled with bi-polar disorder, and spent many years homeless. Be kind to Otters!
November 19, 2024 at 2:16 AM
My big brother, Bill often went by the name "Otter", following the Grateful Dead through most of his younger life. He was a poet and musician, and an advocate for the therapeutic use of psychedelics. Otter struggled with bi-polar disorder, and spent many years homeless. Be kind to Otters!
Old Amnesty International poster (circa 1980), for those who recognize the typewriter...
"This is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight for human rights."
"This is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight for human rights."
November 19, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Old Amnesty International poster (circa 1980), for those who recognize the typewriter...
"This is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight for human rights."
"This is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight for human rights."