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Mary V

@yraminla.bsky.social
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I care about putting a glimmer of dignity in the criminal legal system until it can be completely abolished in its current form. Also sports and lots of travel keep me happy.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I applaud the French player’s work life balance. If they make you come in on a weekend you half-ass it, that’s right
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Maybe they should just practice locking the door and turning off the lights and remaining silent while hiding under their desks…or is that just appropriate for kindergartners? 
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
She’s right
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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"Always, always, always concentration camps are an end run around the existing legal system. These people that are getting rounded up because whoever’s in power wants to do something that they can’t do using the letter of the law..." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...
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Opinion | What Exactly Is a ‘Concentration Camp’?
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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
That’s America.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
So he personally admits now that a staffer did not post this without his knowledge
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE. First no funding. Impeach Noem. Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN. Demand that Miller resign. Don’t let up.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 25/01/2026
Anyone thinking of going to the Olympics or World Cup, don't Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans. It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position, Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
ABOLISH ICE, or a variation of it, should be a litmus test for most Americans. It is one of mine. If a Democrat thinks they can rally people by supporting and funding ICE, they are grossly misinformed and utterly ghoulish.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
They kidnapped a five year old child
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
If you work for the Minnesota National Guard, text me via Signal app at 202-510-1268. I will protect your anonymity.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Twelve days into the new year and LASD jails have had their 2nd in-custody death. You may have missed it bc - unlike the furor about a barista drawing a pig on a coffee cup served to a deputy - this did not merit a public statement from the department.
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
If you went to church this morning and then contributed to the Jonathan Ross gofund me for murdering Renee Good, please turn around and go back. You missed a few verses.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.
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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Anyone who has read Copaganda knows that we are in the crucial early moments of virality after an extra-judicial police murder. It's extremely important for ICE that the media plays along with the idea that what happened is contested and there are multiple perspectives.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Why are people assuming US troops and not Eric Prince employees will enforce US order in Venezuela?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/01/2026
Rep. Seth Moulton: "This is insane. What the hell are we doing? ... this is illegal."
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Sending prayers to her family. She was an extraordinary young woman. If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Here it is
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
To make common cause with this Administration is to support an affirmatively white supremacist vision of this country. Period. Every corporation. Every Republican. Every influencer. Every Governor. Every evangelical leader. Every voter. Yes. Every voter.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons. State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
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Jemele Hill @jemelehill.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The NYC mayoral election is not an indictment on Trump, but the Democratic Party. Stale, bland, uninspired leadership isn’t what the people want. Zohran Mamdani is young and will make mistakes but proud of New Yorkers for at least being willing to try disruption.
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Eric J. Miller @millerej11.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Los Angeles Board of Supervisors new policy limits commissions that oversee the Sheriffs Department from communicating with the press *AND DIRECTLY WITH THE BOARD* (at least as far as I can make out). Another significant blow for transparent oversight. @yraminla.bsky.social @jesspish.bsky.social
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE POLICY COMMISSION AND OVERSIGHT BODY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 
TITLE: COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL STANDARD OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

A. Purpose
This Standard Operating Policy and Procedure (SOPP) establishes a unified communications protocol
to ensure alignment with the Board of Supervisors’s (BOS) requirements, professional engagement
with the media, and consistent social media governance. It supports the Executive Office’s shared
services model and facilitates effective messaging from County commissions and oversight bodies. The
Public Information Office of the Executive Office (EO-PIO) is uniquely positioned to facilitate these goals given its Countywide perspective, close relationship with the Board of Supervisors, and
understanding of how external communications can impact County operations, policy priorities, and
public perception.
Establishing central communication coordination for all County commissions and oversight bodies
through the EO-PIO helps:
• Protect and strengthen relationships with the BOS, their deputies, and County departments.
• Ensure messaging alignment and avoid conflicting or duplicative communications.
• Leverage the EO-PIO’s ability to secure BOS quotes and endorsements, navigate County
protocols, and offer strategic guidance on media and public engagement.
• Provide expert review and editorial support to elevate the professionalism and impact of
communications.
B. Scope
This SOPP applies to all County commissions and oversight bodies supported by the Executive Office
and governs:
1. Approval process for communications
2. Communications with the Board of Supervisors
3. Communications with the media
4. Crisis communications
5. Social media content and management
This SOPP applies to all communications directed to the Board of Supervisors, reporters, and social
media platforms.
C. Administration
The Communications Manager of the Communications and Media Services Division shall be
responsible for the content, revision…
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I want to be clear: this is what American prisons are like. I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Correct.
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
This is police and ICE brutality and we cannot sit back and just let it happen. Not in Los Angeles.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
wild how seems like every time someone investigates LASD, they end up getting investigated themselves: the inspector general, reporters, the constitutional policing adviser, a COC member, the former COC chair almost like LA County doesn't realllly want oversight!!! www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Former L.A. County sheriff's oversight official faces retaliation investigation
A former civilian watchdog of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department received notice last week that said he's under investigation for allegedly retaliating against a deputy who was scrutinized fo...
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
This is a top news story. Where are all my constitutional crisis people?
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
"But I'm a citizen," you say. "This doesn't apply to me." It's a pretty short step from deporting lawful residents without due process to "show me your papers, you don't LOOK like a real American to ME" on the street.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This is the good shit. More please
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Eric J. Miller @millerej11.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The civilian commissioners that do jail inspections have said repeatedly and consistently for at least two years that LASD deputies consistently fail to look into cells when doing the safety checks mandated by state regulations and federal court orders.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
"Poor food served in the chow hall drives hungry prisoners to the commissary, which only adds to the companies’ bottom lines... 'Crappy food is being paid for twice. And then the state is paying for the medical care on that.'" www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/08/f...
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Math is hard
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
"newfound leverage" from the quid pro quo: "With a newfound leverage over New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Trump border czar Tom Homan hosted the big-city Democrat on Thursday to discuss ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s largest city." www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Trump border czar meets with Eric Adams
Tom Homan sat down with the New York City mayor just days after federal officials intervened in the Democrat’s criminal case.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
age limit for congress should be the average American's life expectancy
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Just got this tip from an airline pilot
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The LA jails just posted their SIXTH death in custody so far for this year -- like, this calendar year.
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