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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d ago

This thing has made me go do a lot of reading tonight, and the Wikipedia page about the last public execution in the United States is well-written. It was Rainey Bethea, a Black man hanged in front of a crowd of 20,000 in 1936, a spectacle which embarrassed Kentucky enough that they ended hangings.

Hanna placed the noose around Bethea's neck, adjusted it, and then signaled to Hash to pull the trigger. Instead, Hash, who was drunk, did nothing. Hanna shouted at Hash, "Do it!" A deputy then leaned onto the trigger, which sprang the trap door. citation needed! Bethea fell 8 feet (2.4 m), and his neck was instantly broken. Afterward, two doctors confirmed he was dead. His body was taken to Andrew & Wheatley Funeral Home. Icitation needed! He wanted his body to be sent to his sister in South Carolina so that she could arrange for him to be interred next to his father, but against these wishes, he was buried in a pauper's grave at Owensboro Cemetery (also known as City Cemetery and "Potter's Field") in Owensboro. 14]It was estimated that a crowd of about 20,000 people gathered to watch the execution.!9! One man, 36-year-old Leonard A. Peters, was killed in a car accident while driving to Owensboro to witness the hanging. Three others, including his wife, were injured. 15. Afterwards, Hanna complained that Hash should not have been allowed to perform the execution in his drunken condition. Hanna further said it was the worst display he experienced in the 70 hangings he had supervised. citation needed] The spot where the scaffold stood (approximately 37.775248° -87.116462°) is now part of a drop-off/pick-up lane in front of the Owensboro Convention Center. citation needed]へ End of public executions in Kentucky As the Kentucky General Assembly had been meeting in its biennial sessions at the time, the media circus surrounding the Bethea execution embarrassed members of the Kentucky legislature. In spite of the humiliation, they could not amend laws regarding executions until the next session in 1938. However, the trial judges in two separate Kentucky rape cases ordered that the hangings of John "Pete" Montjoy and Harold Van Venison be conducted privately. Montjoy, age 23, was privately hanged in Covington on December 17, 1937.On January 17, 1938, William R. Attkisson of the Kentucky State Senate's 38th District (representing Louisville), introduced Senate Bill 69, repealing the requirement in Section 1137 that executions for convicted rapists be conducted by hanging in the county seat where they raped their victims. The bill was promoted in the Kentucky House of Representatives by Representative Charles W. Anderson Jr., one of the attorneys who assisted Bethea in his post-conviction relief motions. After both houses approved the bill, Governor Chandler signed it into law on March 12, 1938; it became effective on May 30 of that year. Chandler later expressed regret at having approved the repeal, claiming, "Our streets are no longer safe." The last person ever legally hanged in Kentucky was Harold Van Venison, a 33-year-old African-American singer, who was privately executed in Covington on June 3, 1938.
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d ago

I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn@unburntwitch.com · yesterday

Seriously, please don't be too shy or polite to ask for ICE whistles if you need them, especially in SoCal. A bunch of us have stockpiles all ready to go in case of surges, if you have the ability to pass them out, we have the whistles!

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Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · yesterday

People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 2d ago

Looking for an employment lawyer who has supported people with Long Covid for an article I'm working on who would have 15 minutes to speak Monday-Wednesday next week. Please reach out at jmetraux@motherjones.com

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hard to keep up but important to do so to remember why you fight but also to remember to fight--the temptation to think, "oh, he's gonna be toothless" because of bad polls or infirmity is too strong. He may be personally failing but he's still a wrecking ball.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d ago

Just today: - The Trump admin announced the first public execution since 1936. - Trump tried to incite a race war against Somalis. - Trump said anyone using the phrase AI is "THE ENEMY" - The NYT reported on a potential ICE plan to deport migrants on military boats and ferries.

Plague Poems@plaguepoems.bsky.social · 2d ago

As she recounted her younger days, the old punk told me that she was lucky to have made it through her 20s, and when I asked about the present, the old punk replied that we will need more than luck to make it through the 2020s.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 4d ago

*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.

Bolts@boltsmag.org · 4d ago

Many states require that mail ballots be postmarked by a specific day. But due to a USPS rule announced late last year, voters may need to put their ballot in a mailbox days in advance.

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg@theradr.bsky.social · 4d ago

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Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · 4d ago

every single thing about all our lives would improve about a thousand percent if RFK was replaced overnight by one Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, complete with his futuristic medical technology can you IMAGINE him reviewing the reports of what his predecessor did

no brain, only alison@alisonborealis.bsky.social · 5d ago

I'm watching a ridiculous tv show which has led me to pondering this question: If you could bring any fictional or historical character/individual into your every day life, who would it be? What would you do?

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5d ago

We’re moving 10,000 low-income children off the child care voucher waitlist — at absolutely no cost to their families. Eligible families with children ages 6 weeks to 13 years, and through age 19 for children with special needs, will be invited to apply for a voucher on a rolling basis.

Mayor Mamdani and others make an announcement at a podium with signage that reads “Child Care for all”Children hold hands in front of signage that reads “Child Care for all”
Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · last wk.

HEY PORTLAND Jefferson High School is doing my play about RPGs and online harassment and misogynist violence in geek spaces, and I'm wildly excited to see it again onstage for the first time since Ida B. Wells High School premiered it in 2018 Hope you all can make it! I'm proud of this one

A hand-drawn theatre poster which says The Jefferson Democratic Dramatics Presents: Red Sky at Morning By Claire Willett The illustration is of a desktop computer covered in miscellaneous nerdy stickers - a pair of crossed battle axes, a lesbian flag, a skull, lots of yellow stars, etc - with an image onscreen that looks like a chat room where messages are being exchanged, a couple text boxes and then an image where you can see a triangular red flag. Below the image is a content warning for "some strong language and mature themes" as well as the show information: Performance Dates: Friday Oct 23, 7 pm Saturday Oct 24, 2 pm and 7 pm Friday Oct 30, 7 pm Saturday Oct 31, 2 pm Ticket $: Adult $10 Student $6 Location: Jefferson Auditorium
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 6d ago

You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.