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Jon Hutson

@jonhutson.bsky.social

Writer, dog lover, cat lover, and human rights advocate. My personal takes. Read my stories on race, law, and human rights: https://www.salon.com/writer/jonathan-hutson

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Eddie Smith@eddsmitty.bsky.social · yesterday

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵On February 3, 1893, Henry Smith was lynched in Paris, Texas. He was brutally tortured before being set on fire in one of the most grotesque lynchings in American history. Pull up a 🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.thoughtco.com/1893-lynchin...

The Grotesque 1893 Texas Lynching That Shocked Americans

The lynching of Henry Smith, who was burned alive before a large Texas crowd in 1893, shocked many but did nothing to end the scourge of lynching.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law, and John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care. Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not principled. Tonight, at Law Dork:

Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law, and John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care

Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not principled.

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Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d ago

Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe

MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell reported Monday morning that “Overnight: A spokesperson for Sen.

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Eddie Smith@eddsmitty.bsky.social · 6d ago

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ In 1803, one of the largest mass suicides of enslaved people took place. In a powerful act of resistance—75 Igbo people took their own lives rather than remain enslaved. #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #KeepItWoke blackpast.org/african-amer...

Igbo Landing Mass Suicide (1803)

Igbo Landing is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. In 1803 one of the largest mass suicides of enslaved people took place when Igbo captives from what is now ...

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Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2d ago

Did Todd Blanche pull the wool over the eyes of Tillis and Cornyn? Or did they put on a dog and pony show of acting like they were fighting for some “concessions”?

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2d ago

Is Todd Blanche’s nomination back on track after he allegedly “rescinded” the $1.8 billion slush fund & limited the tax immunity provision in the “settlement agreement” in Trump’s collusion w/the IRS & Treasury Dept.? There's no enforceability to what Blanche has done: youtu.be/Em09xu3UGxQ?...

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2d ago

When Uber Eats and DoorDash hid the tip button, delivery workers paid the price. Tips fell by 79%. In January, we changed that. Since then, more than $104 million has gone back into the pockets of the delivery workers who keep New York City fed.

Title: Deceptive design. A graphic meant to look like a color-blindness test obscures the number of”550” Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons on their apps. As a result, delivery workers saw reduced income of almost $550 million The tipping point. A graphic meant to look like a color-blindness test highlights the number of”104” In January, we required billion dollar tech companies to make the tip feature visible. Since then, $104 million dollars have gone back into the pockets of workers who keep this city fed.
Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4d ago

I've thought about your POLL so much, my brain went numb (Many people don't know, or assume, that NUMB ends in "b") I prefer DUMBO-crat as it contains the name of 1 of the most popular Disney characters of all-time! You're welcome for my attention to this very important matter! Beloved Icon-MRH

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 5d ago

Kamala Harris: I know this is going to be controversial coming from me in particular, we need to revisit the electoral college. We need to revisit the point of expanding the court. We need to revisit, if they so want, statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org · 6d ago

The state has found some registered Texas voters were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens. The secretary of state told counties to immediately reinstate any Texans who were removed from the voter roll despite showing DPS proof of citizenship. bit.ly/4yOsWzH

Texas finds some registered voters wrongly flagged as noncitizens

The secretary of state told counties to immediately reinstate any Texans who were removed from the voter roll despite showing DPS proof of citizenship.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 6d ago

Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.

NACDL@nacdl.org · 6d ago

Post 1 of 5 We launched. And news coverage is already coming. Courthouse News Service covers our report, Parity in Practice: The Defender's Duty to Ethically Use AI. The bottom line: defenders have an ethical duty to learn these tools. Here's why it's urgent. 🧵 courthousenews.com/defense-atto...

Defense attorneys urged to cautiously adopt AI to match prosecution

While the industry has begun shaping its own AI tools to assist in administrative and research tasks, certain products still fall victim to “hallucinations” and thus each step requires human overview.

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NACDL@nacdl.org · 6d ago

Post 1 of 3 AI is already in the courtroom. Prosecutors use it. Police use it. The real question is whether the defense keeps pace. Our new white paper makes the case: using AI well is now part of a defender's ethical duty. www.nacdl.org/ParityInPrac...

NACDL - Parity in Practice: The Defender's Duty to Ethically Use AI

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) presents both opportunities and risks for criminal defense lawyers. This white paper provides a framework for ethical and practical AI use across all types of c...

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Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · last wk.

Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last wk.

Trump traded GEO Group and CoreCivic stocks, two private prison corporations, nearly 30 times in 2025. GEO Group’s profits increased by 700% that year and CoreCivic raked in $650 million in ICE contracts — both benefiting Trump’s stock portfolio. Cashing in on his own cruelty.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last wk.

Liz Oyer says she's received deaths threats since testifying against Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General — and that Missouri's Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt have helped fuel the violent threats against her.

Opinion | Former DOJ lawyer spotlights death threats after Blanche testimony

Liz Oyer says Missouri’s Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are helping fueling threats against her as Republicans try to confirm Blanche as AG.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · last wk.

GRAHAM: “We’ve done it — I almost cried. We’ve been pushing this for years… Trump loves blowing stuff up.” WSJ releases a new doc showing dead Republican Senator Lindsey Graham laughing that he helped Bibi convince Trump to attack Iran and get us into another deadly costly war