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Josie Duffy Rice

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i write things and think about prisons. i live in atlanta. i read a lot.

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · Dec 3

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · Nov 19

Now that we’re (mostly) all here - Hannah Riley @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social and I have a FREE newsletter about criminal justice journalism and I think you should sign up thejumpline.substack.com

The Jump Line | Hannah and Josie | Substack

a newsletter dedicated to impactful journalism about public safety and the criminal legal system in america - for journalists, concerned community members, and whoever else! Click to read The Jump Lin...

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A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 2d

Context. No comment. www.al.com/politics/202...

Tuberville: Fire University of Alabama professor who called Charlie Kirk’s murder ‘right on right violence’

Tuberville told Newsmax that the “left” was to blame for Kirk’s death and that a “deranged leftist” committed the act.

www.al.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 5d

I..........

Chris Thompson @christhompson.bsky.social · 5d

a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny

defector.com/treasury-dep...

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

defector.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 6d

I mean come the hell on…

The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address “giftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for “like a sword or something,”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9d

In today’s completely unsurprising news, the ICE officer very briefly, taken off duty for shoving a woman to the ground in New York is back on the job not even a week later.

www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty

An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News...

www.cbsnews.com

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 10d

This whole section really.

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 10d

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 12d

My god

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12d

JERUSALEM (AP) - In 'unprecedented operation,' Israeli army takes over mobile phones of Gaza residents to carry Netanyahu UN speech live.

@apnews.com

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 14d

Ok babe

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14d

Saw someone post about how it's really fucked up that we all have to speculate about whether or not the FBI manufactured evidence to back their version of events. The thing is, you should always suspect that about law enforcement—these guys are just more clown-ish and obvious about it.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Aug 11

ChatGPT is probably the biggest honey pot of willingly-turned over highly confidential information that has ever been created in human history.

Sam @very-simple.com · Aug 11

also, so many of these people are just taking company confidential, proprietary data and dumping it into public iterations of ChatGPT, which is so incredibly problematic on so many levels. Even on our internal approved tools I have to tell people to turn them off when discussing certain legal stuff!

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 17d

Not sure it's possible to find a more canonical example of this meme

The "Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point" meme. A balding white guy with dark facial hair is staring intently at the camera with a flat expression.

To learn more about this meme, you can go to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbreaking:_The_Worst_Person_You_Know_Just_Made_a_Great_Point

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 19d

Hakeem Jeffries is the same guy who will not endorse the democratic nominee for NYC Mayor lol

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19d

95 democrats, including @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social voted to "honor" the life of charlie kirk, who called for joe biden to be killed and said black women like justice ketanji brown jackson are unqualified affirmative action hires.

shame.

clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 282
(Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)

H RES 719 YEA-AND-NAY 19-Sep-2025 10:53 AM
QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution
BILL TITLE: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk

Yeas Nays PRES NV
Republican 215 4
Democratic 95 58 38 22
Independent
TOTALS 310 58 38 26

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 20d

Are you white j/w

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · Sep 5

450 were napped by ICE at a Hyundai construction site in Georgia, where 3 workers had been killed.

Workers complained about the deaths to Trump's OSHA, which did nothing.

Instead, ICE showed up in an act viewed as retaliatory.

paydayreport.com/450-napped-b...

450 Napped by ICE at Hyundai Georgia Plant, Where 3 Workers Were Killed Previously

Since the Trump Administration took over and began cutting back on federal workplace safety enforcement, two workers have died at the plant in just two months.

paydayreport.com

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · Sep 7

An investigation by Payday Report raises serious concerns about human trafficking in the ICE raid on Hyundai’s megasite in Georgia.

Hundreds of Korean immigrants were forced into dangerous work by Hyundai despite having no legal rights.

One worker was killed

Human Trafficking at Hyundai Concerns Raised Following ICE’s Raid & Detention of 300 Korean Workers in Georgia

The plant had a notoriously bad safety record with two workers, including one Korean, killed in preventable accidents in just two months this spring. The raid has raised major questions about working ...

paydayreport.com

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 21d

Beyond cancelling Kimmel's show are about 200 writers and crew members in LA who just lost their full time gig.

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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 21d

IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna would require an overhaul of FCC ownership rules - Poynter

The proposed sale would exceed the FCC’s 39% cap, igniting debate among broadcasters, unions and press groups

www.poynter.org

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 21d

I do feel like the end of Reconstruction in general is a good period of history to reexamine

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 21d

If you’re rich and not a coward, this is what you’d refer to as a “market opportunity” to dominate a media ecosystem that’s about to be covered in grotesque government slop. To be a pop of color in a sea of beige will be easier than ever. People will flock to it. You gotta be a little brave, though.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 21d

There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to build on the rubble of what’s being destroyed before our eyes. Private corporations bending over to forcefeed everyone government-approved speech is evil and amoral, but more than anything this creates boring, inauthentic, unwatchable shit.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 21d

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 21d

“Obviously fabricated” when you know absolutely nothing about the situation, the man, his interactions, etc is literally tinfoil hat.

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 21d

There’s evidence that he’s a very online 22 year old. But, respectfully - ignoring the facts in front of us when it’s convenient is the same mistake they make. He doesn’t represent the left, but he may have considered himself left, and we should be honest about that.

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Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 21d

no, these text messages are not some deep state conspiracy. this guy will get a trial, and verifying that the text messages came from their respective devices is the first thing an attorney will do.

yes cops love to lie, no these texts are not fake. occam's razor!

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