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Chris Duncan has been on Louisiana’s death row for decades. A judge just vacated his conviction, which relied on the junk science of bite mark analysis. Nine people have been exonerated off Louisiana’s death row in the time that Duncan has been there.
He’s Been On Louisiana’s Death Row for Decades. A Judge Just Vacated His Conviction. - Bolts
Jimmie Christian Duncan has spent over 26 years on death row at Louisiana’s Angola prison for the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s toddler daughter—a crime he has always maintained... Read More
boltsmag.org
May 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Chris Duncan has been on Louisiana’s death row for decades. A judge just vacated his conviction, which relied on the junk science of bite mark analysis. Nine people have been exonerated off Louisiana’s death row in the time that Duncan has been there.
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Phoenix fired Jesse Johnson and paid out $5.5 million over the 2022 killing of Ali Osman. Johnson says his firing was unjust.
Cop who was fired for killing a man throwing rocks sues Phoenix
Phoenix fired Jesse Johnson and paid out $5.5 million over the 2022 killing of Ali Osman. Johnson says his firing was unjust.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Phoenix fired Jesse Johnson and paid out $5.5 million over the 2022 killing of Ali Osman. Johnson says his firing was unjust.
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This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
April 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
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Just sent a letter to Avelo Airlines expressing my deep disappointment and asking a series of questions about the company’s reported decision to contract with ICE.
April 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just sent a letter to Avelo Airlines expressing my deep disappointment and asking a series of questions about the company’s reported decision to contract with ICE.
Marisa said the agents tore apart inch of the house & what few belongings they had, seizing their phones, laptops and their life savings in cash as “evidence.”
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home; they weren't suspects kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home; they weren't suspects kfor.com/news/local/w...
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Marisa said the agents tore apart inch of the house & what few belongings they had, seizing their phones, laptops and their life savings in cash as “evidence.”
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home; they weren't suspects kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home; they weren't suspects kfor.com/news/local/w...
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"Why aren't young people protesting?"
Consider—because they all got their shit rocked by police and prosecutors last year trying to stop a genocide, and you abandoned them.
Consider—because they all got their shit rocked by police and prosecutors last year trying to stop a genocide, and you abandoned them.
April 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Why aren't young people protesting?"
Consider—because they all got their shit rocked by police and prosecutors last year trying to stop a genocide, and you abandoned them.
Consider—because they all got their shit rocked by police and prosecutors last year trying to stop a genocide, and you abandoned them.
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AZ lawmakers moving to ban tents and other structures overnight or for "prolonged" period on college campuses in wake of the pro-Palestinian/anti-Israeli protests on college campuses here. But some question whether legislation is overly broad. tucson.com/news/local/s...
Arizona lawmakers set to outlaw campus 'encampments'
For Star subscribers: Protest encampments on university and college campuses in Arizona could soon be illegal under legislation being sponsored by Rep. Alma Hernandez, a Tucson Democrat.
tucson.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
AZ lawmakers moving to ban tents and other structures overnight or for "prolonged" period on college campuses in wake of the pro-Palestinian/anti-Israeli protests on college campuses here. But some question whether legislation is overly broad. tucson.com/news/local/s...
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Rachel Carson led the charge against harmful pesticides in the 1960s and helped launch the modern environmental movement.
How One Biologist Raised the Alarm About Pesticides and Changed History
Rachel Carson highlighted the environmental consequences of our actions in a way that had never been done before.
www.teenvogue.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Rachel Carson led the charge against harmful pesticides in the 1960s and helped launch the modern environmental movement.
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Nobody really seems to care about those of us still coviding. But we're having to bear an enormous burden at the cost of 99% of people getting to pretend like there's not a pandemic.
It's hard. Like almost everyone I know no longer takes precautions. But yeah, this is a disability justice issue.
It's hard. Like almost everyone I know no longer takes precautions. But yeah, this is a disability justice issue.
People seem to understand that living while wearing a mask all the time isn't great.
But they fundamentally misunderstand that this is an issue of access and accommodation. And I have no power to make choices for other people.
But they fundamentally misunderstand that this is an issue of access and accommodation. And I have no power to make choices for other people.
April 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Nobody really seems to care about those of us still coviding. But we're having to bear an enormous burden at the cost of 99% of people getting to pretend like there's not a pandemic.
It's hard. Like almost everyone I know no longer takes precautions. But yeah, this is a disability justice issue.
It's hard. Like almost everyone I know no longer takes precautions. But yeah, this is a disability justice issue.
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Literally everywhere in Gaza is running out of food
April 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Literally everywhere in Gaza is running out of food
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An 82-year-old woman died in her home on a 99-degree day last year after her power had been disconnected. Some are now calling for changes to utility regulations.
82-year-old's heat-related death in Arizona after unpaid power bills prompts calls for change
An 82-year-old woman died in her home on a 99-degree day last year after her power had been disconnected. Some are now calling for changes to utility regulations.
www.kjzz.org
April 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
An 82-year-old woman died in her home on a 99-degree day last year after her power had been disconnected. Some are now calling for changes to utility regulations.
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Sabrina Manygoats is a Diné activist and artist who makes jewelry out of antique uranium glass to raise awareness about abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation as the tribe agreed to more hauling.
Diné activist uses uranium glass jewelry to call attention to 'the ghost that's still haunting us'
Sabrina Manygoats is a Diné activist and artist who makes jewelry out of antique uranium glass to raise awareness about abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation as the tribe agreed to more hauling...
www.kjzz.org
April 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Sabrina Manygoats is a Diné activist and artist who makes jewelry out of antique uranium glass to raise awareness about abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation as the tribe agreed to more hauling.
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I don’t want my account to be Arizona Public Service Killed My Mother all day every day, but … today would have been her 83rd birthday
April 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I don’t want my account to be Arizona Public Service Killed My Mother all day every day, but … today would have been her 83rd birthday
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Virginia Guiffre, accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, has died by suicide, her family says
Virginia Giuffre, accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, dies by suicide: Family
Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide, family says.
abcnews.go.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Virginia Guiffre, accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, has died by suicide, her family says
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No evidence of fentanyl exposure in viral K-9 officer incident
@ryanmarino.bsky.social: "Law enforcement does not have good information on how drugs work. We have to be careful propping them up as authorities on this subject when it's quite clear they're not." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
@ryanmarino.bsky.social: "Law enforcement does not have good information on how drugs work. We have to be careful propping them up as authorities on this subject when it's quite clear they're not." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
No evidence of fentanyl exposure in viral K-9 officer incident
A Maricopa County K-9 officer and his handler were hailed as heroes after a suspected exposure to fentanyl.
www.azcentral.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
No evidence of fentanyl exposure in viral K-9 officer incident
@ryanmarino.bsky.social: "Law enforcement does not have good information on how drugs work. We have to be careful propping them up as authorities on this subject when it's quite clear they're not." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
@ryanmarino.bsky.social: "Law enforcement does not have good information on how drugs work. We have to be careful propping them up as authorities on this subject when it's quite clear they're not." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Phoenix’s segregation was deliberately designed, reinforced through policy and sustained by inequality.
Modern-day Jim Crow: Phoenix still has a segregation problem
Phoenix’s segregation was deliberately designed, reinforced through policy and sustained by inequality.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Phoenix’s segregation was deliberately designed, reinforced through policy and sustained by inequality.
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HAWAI'I pays >$61 MILLION in federal tax dollars for Israel's weapons.
April 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
HAWAI'I pays >$61 MILLION in federal tax dollars for Israel's weapons.
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Ever since an urban conflagration devastated Los Angeles, I've been asking: "Are Arizona cities better prepared for growing wildfire risk? What are they doing to mitigate this climate-related hazard?"
That feature, part of a whole series from our team, is up now:
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
That feature, part of a whole series from our team, is up now:
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Are Arizona cities prepared to evade urban wildfires? If not, will they build back better?
In the midst of a dry winter, images of the California wildfires struck fear in the hearts of Arizonans. Some cities are more prepared than others.
www.azcentral.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ever since an urban conflagration devastated Los Angeles, I've been asking: "Are Arizona cities better prepared for growing wildfire risk? What are they doing to mitigate this climate-related hazard?"
That feature, part of a whole series from our team, is up now:
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
That feature, part of a whole series from our team, is up now:
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Memphis, I'm back for the first time in almost 10 yrs.
A night of comedy and real talk about criminal justice reform. With Just City alongside State Rep. Justin J Pearson and some special guests. Sun. June 8 Tix on sale now! justcity.org/standup
A night of comedy and real talk about criminal justice reform. With Just City alongside State Rep. Justin J Pearson and some special guests. Sun. June 8 Tix on sale now! justcity.org/standup
April 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Memphis, I'm back for the first time in almost 10 yrs.
A night of comedy and real talk about criminal justice reform. With Just City alongside State Rep. Justin J Pearson and some special guests. Sun. June 8 Tix on sale now! justcity.org/standup
A night of comedy and real talk about criminal justice reform. With Just City alongside State Rep. Justin J Pearson and some special guests. Sun. June 8 Tix on sale now! justcity.org/standup
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I’ve been prodding our elected Arizona Corporation Commissioners about the recently discovered APS shut off death that happened last summer. If there was any question as to whether they’re completely captured by the utilities they’re supposed to regulate, here ya go. Just disgusting. #HeatKills
April 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I’ve been prodding our elected Arizona Corporation Commissioners about the recently discovered APS shut off death that happened last summer. If there was any question as to whether they’re completely captured by the utilities they’re supposed to regulate, here ya go. Just disgusting. #HeatKills
Particularly interesting now that we’re using so many prison laborers to fight these fires.
A recent round of cuts at the Department of Human Health and Services may have decimated research into the dangers of firefighting.
This U.S. agency researches ways to protect worker health. What its layoffs mean for firefighters
A recent round of cuts at the Department of Human Health and Services may have decimated research into the dangers of firefighting.
www.kjzz.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Particularly interesting now that we’re using so many prison laborers to fight these fires.
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A recent round of cuts at the Department of Human Health and Services may have decimated research into the dangers of firefighting.
This U.S. agency researches ways to protect worker health. What its layoffs mean for firefighters
A recent round of cuts at the Department of Human Health and Services may have decimated research into the dangers of firefighting.
www.kjzz.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A recent round of cuts at the Department of Human Health and Services may have decimated research into the dangers of firefighting.