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Sappy Selina

@selina3sticks.bsky.social

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Litigator and ex public defender. I review books on Instagram at lawyergobblesbooks. Lifelong Atlantan, Seinfeld fan, mystery buff, chief of staff for 1 daughter, a German shepherd and a large dilute tortoiseshell cat. Avatar by @meerkatsrmammals

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · May 22

Book thread! First this year I read Colored Television by Danzy Senna. An absolutely hilarious sendup of Hollywood and marriage. Review here www.instagram.com/p/DEXdDuDRBT...

A copy of Colored Television by Danzy Senna with old school remotes lying on either side

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 6h

After an alarming post from her sister, Dolly Parton announced on Instagram that she “ain’t dead yet.”

Dolly Parton Wants Us to Know She ‘Ain’t Dead Yet’

After an alarming post from her sister, Dolly Parton announced on Instagram that she “ain’t dead yet.”

www.thecut.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 7h

i know this ain't the point of this post but why does kash patel always look Like That adsklfj

Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 8h

🚨A quarter of all FBI agents have been assigned to immigration enforcement www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 7h

CRAZYPANTS

Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 7h

We went wrong all the way back when the pilgrims came because those guys were crazy

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

In the country's richest city, more than 140,000 kids don't have stable or permanent housing.

"Every Child and Family Is Known" — a small pilot program that pairs school staff with students and families in shelters — has shown real promise. I will double its funding and scope.

Mamdani education plan would focus on helping NYC homeless students

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, said Wednesday he wants to double the size of a program for homeless students at public schools in a plan shared exclu…

www.nydailynews.com

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 9h

Multiple reports from Israeli, Arab and US sources that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be imminent, with the hope that Phase 1 is signed today or tomorrow and hostage releases would begin almost immediately.

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 9h

This makes no sense

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 9h

I love my boss (the partner I work most for) too! He is such a sweet guy and a good friend 🥹

Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 9h

Yesssss

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 9h

Polls on the shutdown show voters blame Republicans more than Democrats, want health care funding restored www.gelliottmorris.com/p/all-the-po...

All the polls on the government shutdown so far | Weekly roundup for October 5, 2025

Also this week: Dems lead in Virginia election polling; economic sentiment is down; people are turning against sports betting; + more!

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 10h

There is conservatism. And there is Christianity. There is no such thing as conservative Christianity.

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 10h

Fried Green Tomatoes style

Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 10h

I left it because it felt right

Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 10h

I need to turn my brain ogf and back on

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13h

Hi #lawsky do I have anyone following me who does disability law in Colorado? I know someone who needs help.

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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 13h

we are here because racism and eggs

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Jennifer C. Martin @notreallyjcm.bsky.social · 1d

Incels were ruined by gaming. We need to go back to art, music, and humanities. Today’s gamer incels have nothing compared to Nick Drake, Daniel Johnston, Van Gogh, Hans Christian Anderson, Beethoven, Kant, Ian Curtis… incels who created great and interesting art

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 22h

!!!!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing I was just thinking about it

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 1d

Okay tbf in our neighborhood it actually is gay

Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 1d

It’s when these people pretend they’re cool that I’m most angry at them

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Sappy Selina @selina3sticks.bsky.social · 1d

What’s wrong w Katie miller

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 1d

Hello!

I am your friendly neighborhood First Amendment professor here to provide some background on Chiles v. Salazar, to be argued in Supreme Court this morning.

At issue is whether Colorado can ban licensed therapists from inflicting the discredited practice of “conversion therapy” on minors

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