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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h
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.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11h
So proud of this kid.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 9h
They're Neo Confederates masturbating to the idea of slave ships. I want it to be more complex and less grossly stupid but they're not special interesting boys, they're Silicon Klansmen.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - USS Lincoln arrives home in San Diego Bay following its long Middle East deployment.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This needs to happen 👇
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
“As much as $5 million in SpaceX two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding US commercial space transportation.”
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19h
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 19h
nytimes.com
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
holy shit this is horrific
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
FUCK YES. This is the energy, morality, and courage that I expect from leaders. Unbelievably brave.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
ms.now
Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 05/10/2026
a monstrously wicked man
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge dismisses spyware case brought by Salvadoran journalists targeted with Pegasus therecord.media/judge-dismis...
therecord.media
Judge dismisses spyware case brought by Salvadoran journalists targeted with Pegasus
The plaintiffs, who all worked for the independent and Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, failed to convince the court that their case had jurisdiction in California, according to the judge’s order.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Simon Andriesz, previously a managing director at a Wall Street firm, discovered an email chain from 2018 in which Lutnick and Epstein had discussed the prospects of a start-up business they were both involved in.“ Now he’s dead.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 04/10/2026
British banker who exposed Howard Lutnick's ties to Epstein has died, allegedly from suicide.
bbc.com
How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"We ask women why they don't come forward when sexually assaulted. It's because we live in a world where an abuser can become president.
Disgusting. Trump says he feels bad for the seven Cornell students accused of rape, and his biggest worry is that they "won't get a fair shake" with Letitia James as special prosecutor.

Not one word for the victim.

THE WHITE HOUSE LIVE 14:02 PM 

BREAKING NEWS

NOV: TRUMP TAKES QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here...” www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
cnn.com
Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ken Paxton offered plea deals to at least 10 students accused of raping their classmates.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth announced Project Meridian on Wednesday, explaining the initiative will identify weapons and technologies for soldiers and propose solutions to test and implement the weapons.
forbes.com
Pete Hegseth Taps Elon Musk For Military Weapons Development Project
Hegseth announced Project Meridian on Wednesday, explaining the initiative will identify weapons and technologies for soldiers and propose solutions to test and implement the weapons.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anne Applebaum has been right about a lot of things and this is one. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
theatlantic.com
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By my math, the order was filed 11 minutes after the Trump administration's reply brief came in.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh my God, this just keeps getting better.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
When your big gotcha moment goes so epically wrong that it’s the other party sharing clips of it.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The money Trump stole from taxpayers to make illegal ads came from CBP. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A CNN @kfile.bsky.social investigation unearthed since-removed posts from Texas GOP candidate Bo French that repeatedly advocated public executions for political opponents, including former President Barack Obama www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
cnn.com
KFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN Politics
Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🧐 If true, I suspect the plan was to detonate the VBIEDs and then ambush first responders. I’m just glad that farmer was paying attention.
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 28/09/2026
NEW: After we published an investigation into Brown Brothers Media, a company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills, we got a tip that completely gobsmacked me: one of the brothers has extensive connections to Ghislaine Maxwell futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com
You Know Those Three Brothers Who Buy Struggling News Sites and Turn Them Into AI-Powered Content Farms? It Turns Out One of Them Has Extensive Connections to Ghislaine Maxwell
Ideapod, a cornerstone brand of Brown Brothers Media's AI empire, has deep ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Patti @pattidezgn4u.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These are the Cornell U rapists who gang raped a woman repeatedly. The pic of 5 guys are the Canadian hockey players who also went unpunished for gang raping a woman.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Their punishment was to write essays.
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Jim Stewartson, Antifascist @jim-stewartson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For years, Peter Thiel has accused everyone from the Pope to Greta Thunberg of the being the Antichrist—while he systematically collects the power to destroy civilization and remake it in his own image. In Berlin this week, he finally made his confession. www.mind-war.com/p/thiels-ant...
mind-war.com
Thiel’s Antichrist Confession: “If you’re evil… maybe you’re actually kind of good”
How Peter Thiel became the Devil himself.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

FLOCK OFF
CEO of Flock Garrett Langley doesn't like his photo being shared publicly
NOTICE NEWS
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