Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1hUPDATE: Florida killed Curtis Beasley this evening. Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty noted this is the DeSantis administration's "44th execution." Beasley is "the 13th veteran, the 14th senior citizen, and the 27th person ... to die despite a non-unanimous jury vote for death." 88747
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 23hSend Stephen Miller to The Hague. 19969532240
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 3hThe DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases. Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction. Then Donald Trump won a second term. (Published January)propublica.orgHow “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi... 7348146
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2hA great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling. 60994407
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 2hDouglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, released on bail until new trial beginstheguardian.comUtah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killing 22113
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern” Editorial Board at The Cornell Sun absolutely fucking your shit UP www.cornellsun.com/article/2026... 3634451014
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialMike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 4hJapanese-Americans, who were interned during World War Two, were later sentenced to prison for resisting the draft 072
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14hA 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. 411159410
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialKate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 4h"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 401460506
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9hScoop — 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. 2593751806
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6h"Hunter Biden was on a board in Ukraine" was enough to whatabout away Trump family corruption And "Twitter made exceptions for Trump but got a request from a Dem they rejected" was enough to "prove" bias *against* the right So "Smith was in Georgia, where Fanny Willis is" should've been enough too 1553958
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6has election season sets in, a reminder: if you've come to rely on our reporting (& our election guides and breakdowns of local elections) we love your support! we have no paywall, but you can set-up a subscription (or a one-time gift) at whatever amount. boltsmag.org/donate 08837
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 17hThis man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 10269411733
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialKaren Cook Fine Art Photography 🇨🇦🍁 @karencookphotos.bsky.social · 10hI don't think I have ever taken a photo that was so #painterly as this one. Straight from the camera except for cropping #birds #BeautyInNature #birdwatching #killdeer #naturephotography fineartamerica.com/featured/wai... 1418
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialArt Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 7hI know we’re not supposed to goof on people’s looks, but if this is what being a billionaire does to you, I’m happy to be a poor slob 811288104
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7hNEWS: SCOTUS won't stop Tennessee from killing Christa Pike on Wednesday. There were no noted dissents. If Tennessee proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years. It would be the state's second execution this year. 67424
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 8hSCOTUS’s shadow docket strikes again. Third-country removals are back on, using a policy that two federal courts have now ruled is unlawful. 7295139
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialPolling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 9hJesus Christ dude 392000588
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 9hIn 2018, Annalinda Martinez and her daughters became homeless. She went to Georgia's child welfare agency looking for help finding housing. Instead, the state took her children. Then DFCS began charging her for their foster care. Those bills eventually left her $13,000 in debt.wabe.orgGeorgia removed her kids because she was homeless. The state is charging her $13,000 for foster careGeorgia is among several states that have moved away from charging parents for their kids' time in foster care. But parents who already owe money for past cases are still on the hook. 6170100
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialShannon Bucci 🔻 @shannonbucci.bsky.social · 9hThe vast majority of child maltreatment cases are related to neglect, and the vast majority of neglect cases are related to poverty. The family policing system is just another tool for the state to exert its power—it was never intended to protect children. 14220
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 8hWhy are we in a trade war with Canada, exactly? What was the country's alleged transgression? Check out my conversation with @samsteindc.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...podcasts.apple.comTrump’s War With Canada Has Officially Lost the Plot (w/ Sam Stein)Podcast Episode · Receipts with Catherine Rampell · September 29 · 40m 1214327
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9hif you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co 652815539
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 9h#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal). 921040453
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialoctober "pre-order The Struggle Is Always Worth It now!" krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 10hthis investigation on long COVID inside of prisons is out today at the Sick Times! I worked on this piece for months and am so grateful to the folks who shared their experiences with me. I'll write up a real thread a little later, but you can read it now: thesicktimes.org/2026/09/29/i...thesicktimes.orgI interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system. - The Sick TimesWhile there are no data sources on Long COVID in prison, experts suspect rates of the disease may be higher there than in the general population. They face high reinfection risks and poor access to me... 413674
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 10hICE is deporting parents without their children. The Atlantic follows a 2-year-old in Mobile, Alabama, left behind when his parents were sent to Venezuela. 🧵 www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Babies Left Behind in AmericaThe United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis. 15139
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 10hUm? Can we return to that motion to table Pete Hegseth’s impeachment? Um, dude, needs to be impeach before he fires everyone in the Army and Navy? 44010
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 10hSend this to your friend that isn't registered to vote yet. #AngieForFlorida 616466
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Please read this letter with important considerations for training the next generation of clinical trialists. Its powerful that so many organizations came together. Thanks to everyone involved. Consider commenting on the NIH RFI by the 9/30 deadline: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-095: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATORSNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL ... 03626
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12hNEW: Sen. Eric Schmitt exposed Jack Smith — as a Caitlin Clark fan. Schmitt's erroneous effort to catch Smith in a lie resulted in Smith confirming he went to see Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes play the Terrapins in Maryland in 2023. w/ Chris Marquette www.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comSen. Eric Schmitt pins down Jack Smith — as a Caitlin Clark fanIt appeared that the Missouri Republican misinterpreted a text message reference to the "hawks." 41886195
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14hI literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 596214854503
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12hTrump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5038931051
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 12hWomen and children are not safe. The most dangerous men in their lives are those they know. In the US there are more than 440,000 rapes and sexual assaults of people over the age of 12 according to RAINN. The FBI reports that approximately 97 percent of those arrested for sexual violence are men 28135
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hJack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 319114214221
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialLorenzo Salgado, jr. @oznezol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. 323294786
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 20666153316
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 23hI don't think people understand how much of my writing time I waste stressing out about how to pronounce the names of southern towns. do you have any idea how many places there are in the American south where locals pronounce their town's name in an impossibly stupid way? 7869820
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's a "MAHA Summit" in DC on Tuesday and I see it not only features pols like JD Vance and RFK Jr, but also Russell Brand -- charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault -- and convicted rapist Mike Tyson. www.mahasummit.com/agendamahasummit.comAgenda & Speakers — MAHA Summit 2026Explore the announced speakers and program for MAHA Summit 2026. Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at The Waldorf Astoria Washington DC. 1114957
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialcapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Don't be fooled: the Trump administration, which just rescinded Title IX protection for LGBTQ students, is coming for gay marriage. The lawyers who helped Trump try to seize power in 2020 knew each other from anti-gay activism. John Eastman ran the virulently anti-gay NOM. This is their goal. 1/ 1018181
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scoop: Paramount is in advanced talks to purchase a Lindsey Graham documentary for a staggering eight figures. The documentary is said to include footage of David Ellison and Paramount's top lawyer has been personally negotiating the deal. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/paramount-...status.newsEllison’s Graham Doc GrabParamount is nearing a deal to pay an eye-popping sum for a documentary about the late Lindsey Graham that is also said to contain candid footage involving David Ellison himself, Status has learned. 207126
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gregory Feathers has been identified as the ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston this summer. ICE claims the shooting was self-defense after Araujo allegedly tried to ram an officer, but video footage of the incident together with eye-witness testimony definitely establishes thattexastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 311860
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Adam Hoffman was convicted of raping his friend's young son. He should be in jail, but Paxton used his power to get him on a misdemeanor. That means he only served for 60 days, didn't have to register as a sex offender in Texas, and then left the state. 1071629688
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"So many people are coming to us who have never come to the food bank before. It used to be people who were working hourly-wage jobs. Now we see salary employees." Maybe we should measure the "strength" of the economy not by the stock market but by the length of the line at our local food bank? 314661
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026ICE just spent $16.7 million on electric shock gloves that human rights organizations like Amnesty International warn “could be readily misused for torture.” When parents in Omaha, Nebraska, learned that school resource officers had these same devices, they decided to fight back. WATCH: 50872516
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...nytimes.comThe Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open. 917677
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Kat is right about all of this. One of the reasons that college sexual violence is uniquely devastating is because it changes the victim’s entire future. 3482130
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026In RBG hall. Symbolism vs material reality. “The latest allegation was reported to Cornell University Police by a third party on September 23 and is said to have taken place four days earlier inside Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall, a residence dorm on the school's North Campus.“dailymail.comCornell rocked by new sex assault probe days after 'gang rape' lawsuitThe latest allegation was reported to Cornell Police by a third party on September 23 and is said to have taken place four days earlier at Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall on the school's North Campus. 214147
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialgbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A lawsuit against the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance alleges that clients are being cut off from SNAP benefits due to a shortage of caseworkers. bit.ly/4rxTtOl bit.lyDisconnected: Suit alleges families in need can't make contactA lawsuit against Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance alleges that clients are being cut off from SNAP benefits because there are too few caseworkers. 12112
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialKevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tomorrow is the official publication day for A GLORIOUS FATE. To help mark my book's release, I will be taking part in a live discussion with the A. Lincoln Book Shop at 4:30 pm EST. Join us and pick up your own signed copy of the book. cc: @uncpress.bsky.social alincolnbookshop.com/a-house-divi... 16610
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Come on, rule of law. 👀⚖️✈️ 1309
Reposted by @rickoughta.bsky.socialAndrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 29/09/2026This stopped me cold. POWERFUL. #SheShed 🎥 IG: imitationbyjerell 491121577