Molycule Poirot
@molecule-poirot.bsky.social
Fix your hearts or die
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New Jersey jury pools and juries are extremely unrepresentative, because the state has excluded hundreds of thousands with past convictions. An estimated *25%* of Black N.J. adults have been banned from jury service.
Gov. Murphy just ordered major reform on this. I wrote about it in @boltsmag.org:
Gov. Murphy just ordered major reform on this. I wrote about it in @boltsmag.org:
In a Final Act, New Jersey Governor Opens Jury Service to Thousands with Convictions - Bolts
On Sunday, coming up on his last full week in office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stood at the lectern of the New Hope Baptist Church in East Orange to... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
New Jersey jury pools and juries are extremely unrepresentative, because the state has excluded hundreds of thousands with past convictions. An estimated *25%* of Black N.J. adults have been banned from jury service.
Gov. Murphy just ordered major reform on this. I wrote about it in @boltsmag.org:
Gov. Murphy just ordered major reform on this. I wrote about it in @boltsmag.org:
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yo dre I got something to say (opens law textbook) www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
yo dre I got something to say (opens law textbook) www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
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Jacob Frey told ICE agents to get the fuck out of Minneapolis, a hugely popular viral moment, and the media has been browbeating him over it ever since. Trump flipped a guy off and told him fuck you and it’s barely acknowledged.
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Jacob Frey told ICE agents to get the fuck out of Minneapolis, a hugely popular viral moment, and the media has been browbeating him over it ever since. Trump flipped a guy off and told him fuck you and it’s barely acknowledged.
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Rick Garcia's tireless activism shaped Illinois into the welcoming state it is today. We'll honor his legacy by continuing the fight for equality, where everyone can be their most beautiful, authentic selves. Sending prayers of comfort and peace to all who love him.
Rick Garcia, activist and leader in Chicago's LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, dies at 69
Rick Garcia, a longtime Chicago LGBTQ+ activist and community leader who was at the forefront of many civil rights victories, died this week.
www.cbsnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Rick Garcia's tireless activism shaped Illinois into the welcoming state it is today. We'll honor his legacy by continuing the fight for equality, where everyone can be their most beautiful, authentic selves. Sending prayers of comfort and peace to all who love him.
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this, driving a person to suicide because they had the temerity to want to work in public service, is what russ vought hoped to accomplish
“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
this, driving a person to suicide because they had the temerity to want to work in public service, is what russ vought hoped to accomplish
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The First Amendment protects the public’s right to:
1. Film ICE in public
2. Photograph ICE in public
3. Observe what ICE does in public
ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.
1. Film ICE in public
2. Photograph ICE in public
3. Observe what ICE does in public
ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The First Amendment protects the public’s right to:
1. Film ICE in public
2. Photograph ICE in public
3. Observe what ICE does in public
ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.
1. Film ICE in public
2. Photograph ICE in public
3. Observe what ICE does in public
ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.
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Congratulations to Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/ajco...
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/ajco...
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Hey, anyone remember that time Republicans invented a whole, extremely thinly veiled way of saying "fuck Joe Biden" at every possible opportunity??
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Hey, anyone remember that time Republicans invented a whole, extremely thinly veiled way of saying "fuck Joe Biden" at every possible opportunity??
I simply do not want to hear about the birthrate while people are dying because the law obstructs their care:
NEW: After doctors sent her home with a racing heart, Ciji Graham came to believe the best way to protect her health was to end her pregnancy.
But new restrictions in NC and nearby states made finding an abortion provider difficult.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
But new restrictions in NC and nearby states made finding an abortion provider difficult.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I simply do not want to hear about the birthrate while people are dying because the law obstructs their care:
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It annoys me to no end that no matter how many examples people give that when women have economic options they choose to have fewer kids, people are still convinced that there's a magic social safety net switch that will increase birthrates.
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
It annoys me to no end that no matter how many examples people give that when women have economic options they choose to have fewer kids, people are still convinced that there's a magic social safety net switch that will increase birthrates.
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Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
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Yeah man all my friends in Minnesota are buying high viz vests and forming human chains at class dismissals because ICE is targeting and tear gassing schools. I wonder why parents would want information about that.
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Yeah man all my friends in Minnesota are buying high viz vests and forming human chains at class dismissals because ICE is targeting and tear gassing schools. I wonder why parents would want information about that.
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One of the worst massacres of protestors in probably a century and Europe can't be bothered to do anything except tell the US to intervene and the US can't even effectively intervene because half of the God damn navy is off the coast of Venezuela. Just unbelievable
January 14, 2026 at 2:36 AM
One of the worst massacres of protestors in probably a century and Europe can't be bothered to do anything except tell the US to intervene and the US can't even effectively intervene because half of the God damn navy is off the coast of Venezuela. Just unbelievable
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/2 I assumed ”ICE took his phone and sold it” was a typo or something.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
/2 I assumed ”ICE took his phone and sold it” was a typo or something.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
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if dokoupil had any dignity he would resign after that. also a reminder that trump will ALWAYS humiliate you, especially if it is clear that you owe him in any way.
January 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
if dokoupil had any dignity he would resign after that. also a reminder that trump will ALWAYS humiliate you, especially if it is clear that you owe him in any way.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
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Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
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my friend is involved in this fundraiser to help support immigrant parents & families in south Minneapolis who are facing hardship—and in some cases eviction—because they can't go to work. please give if you can:
Donate to Support South High School Families, organized by Rachael Staab
South High School parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for South fam… Rachael Staab needs your support for Support South High School Families
www.gofundme.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
my friend is involved in this fundraiser to help support immigrant parents & families in south Minneapolis who are facing hardship—and in some cases eviction—because they can't go to work. please give if you can:
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Might be a good time to send a donation to Unraveled. (I just did.)
It's 10am in Minneapolis and rapid response is underwater, reports of chemicals deployed already.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Might be a good time to send a donation to Unraveled. (I just did.)
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In this video agents tell a woman to move, which she starts to do and then stops because a white haired woman was crossing the street (in a cross walk!) in front her. They then reach into her car making it unsafe (to them) for her to drive. It's honestly impossible to comply with these people.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
In this video agents tell a woman to move, which she starts to do and then stops because a white haired woman was crossing the street (in a cross walk!) in front her. They then reach into her car making it unsafe (to them) for her to drive. It's honestly impossible to comply with these people.
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Kristi Noem must be impeached.
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Kristi Noem must be impeached.
Adams actually did the crying "Sir, sir" bit Trump loves so much and it got him exactly nothing.
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Adams actually did the crying "Sir, sir" bit Trump loves so much and it got him exactly nothing.
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Protesters clashed with federal agents for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd.
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Protesters clashed with federal agents for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd.
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
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[tune of John Cena theme horns] Scott Adams died
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
[tune of John Cena theme horns] Scott Adams died