Debra Johnson
@debj11.bsky.social
Reader, writer, democrat, and advocate for marginalized people.
Lived during segregation in the South.
Saw Civil Rights passed & the renewal of deadly Abortion bans.
Watching rights eroded. Politics matter.
Read Books about BIPOC by BIPOC.
No msgs.
Lived during segregation in the South.
Saw Civil Rights passed & the renewal of deadly Abortion bans.
Watching rights eroded. Politics matter.
Read Books about BIPOC by BIPOC.
No msgs.
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Debra Johnson
@debj11.bsky.social
· Oct 4
#STAYWOKE:ALERT&AWAKE
There are armed, masked men running around drunk on power.
There are armed, masked men running around drunk on power.
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As alarming as Stephen Miller's latest comments are, today's lashing out is a sign of how weak he knows the absurd, made-up legal claims are.
This is a man who knows his racism isn't an actual constitutional argument.
This is a man who knows his racism isn't an actual constitutional argument.
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As alarming as Stephen Miller's latest comments are, today's lashing out is a sign of how weak he knows the absurd, made-up legal claims are.
This is a man who knows his racism isn't an actual constitutional argument.
This is a man who knows his racism isn't an actual constitutional argument.
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A dispiriting week for institutions but nobody better than @mjsdc.bsky.social and @malcolmnance.bsky.social to break down the impacts of Birthright Citizenship, Texas gerrymanders and double tap strikes. Thanks for listening.
SCOTUS Greenlights Trump, Gaslights America
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 12/06/2025 · 1h 2m
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December 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A dispiriting week for institutions but nobody better than @mjsdc.bsky.social and @malcolmnance.bsky.social to break down the impacts of Birthright Citizenship, Texas gerrymanders and double tap strikes. Thanks for listening.
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I wrote that siding with Trump on this “would not be a difference of opinion, an alternative path, or even a politicized decision. It would be a decision effectively overturning a key portion of the Fourteenth Amendment, and it would need to be treated as such.”
Birthright citizenship, firing powers, the National Guard, and Trump's made-up "peace prize"
A Trump era Friday in December is not a normal Friday in December.
www.lawdork.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I wrote that siding with Trump on this “would not be a difference of opinion, an alternative path, or even a politicized decision. It would be a decision effectively overturning a key portion of the Fourteenth Amendment, and it would need to be treated as such.”
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Well, this is a very bad way of describing this.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Well, this is a very bad way of describing this.
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The first third of the manuscript for”The Court We Need” is due tomorrow!
Getting in some early-morning writing during our 7YO’s 6:00 am(!) figure skating practice…
Getting in some early-morning writing during our 7YO’s 6:00 am(!) figure skating practice…
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The first third of the manuscript for”The Court We Need” is due tomorrow!
Getting in some early-morning writing during our 7YO’s 6:00 am(!) figure skating practice…
Getting in some early-morning writing during our 7YO’s 6:00 am(!) figure skating practice…
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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When you think that you have heard the worst, you find out something worse.
December 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
When you think that you have heard the worst, you find out something worse.
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Jo Ann Allen Boyce was one of the courageous “Clinton 12.6.” She passed away at 84.Before attending Clinton, she had to walk past it daily to ride 20 miles to the Black segregated school.
She faced violent KKK mobs and segregationists as one of the first children to integrate a Tennessee school.
She faced violent KKK mobs and segregationists as one of the first children to integrate a Tennessee school.
December 7, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Jo Ann Allen Boyce was one of the courageous “Clinton 12.6.” She passed away at 84.Before attending Clinton, she had to walk past it daily to ride 20 miles to the Black segregated school.
She faced violent KKK mobs and segregationists as one of the first children to integrate a Tennessee school.
She faced violent KKK mobs and segregationists as one of the first children to integrate a Tennessee school.
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"Natural" does not = Good
Nature is not good or bad,
Also nature will kill you before you even get a chance to think about whether it's "good" or "bad"
Nature is nature. It eats, it reproduces, it mutates, it abides. It is the great equalizer. I hate her and I love her. 🧪
Nature is not good or bad,
Also nature will kill you before you even get a chance to think about whether it's "good" or "bad"
Nature is nature. It eats, it reproduces, it mutates, it abides. It is the great equalizer. I hate her and I love her. 🧪
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Natural" does not = Good
Nature is not good or bad,
Also nature will kill you before you even get a chance to think about whether it's "good" or "bad"
Nature is nature. It eats, it reproduces, it mutates, it abides. It is the great equalizer. I hate her and I love her. 🧪
Nature is not good or bad,
Also nature will kill you before you even get a chance to think about whether it's "good" or "bad"
Nature is nature. It eats, it reproduces, it mutates, it abides. It is the great equalizer. I hate her and I love her. 🧪
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The "natural immunity" bullshitters, you know the ones.
It's like saying it's better to bomb a city as a stress test than run emergency preparedness drills.
"Natural" infection leaves battle scars that cause chronic disease.
Vaccines are the SAFEST way to "train" your immune system. 🔬🩺 #MedSky
It's like saying it's better to bomb a city as a stress test than run emergency preparedness drills.
"Natural" infection leaves battle scars that cause chronic disease.
Vaccines are the SAFEST way to "train" your immune system. 🔬🩺 #MedSky
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The "natural immunity" bullshitters, you know the ones.
It's like saying it's better to bomb a city as a stress test than run emergency preparedness drills.
"Natural" infection leaves battle scars that cause chronic disease.
Vaccines are the SAFEST way to "train" your immune system. 🔬🩺 #MedSky
It's like saying it's better to bomb a city as a stress test than run emergency preparedness drills.
"Natural" infection leaves battle scars that cause chronic disease.
Vaccines are the SAFEST way to "train" your immune system. 🔬🩺 #MedSky
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A handful of people were protesting Trump on Friday a couple blocks away from the Kennedy Center in the view of those headed to the World Cup draw.
The protest happening in the shadow of the Watergate Complex might have been a bit too on the nose. But, also, maybe not.
Today, at Law Dork:
The protest happening in the shadow of the Watergate Complex might have been a bit too on the nose. But, also, maybe not.
Today, at Law Dork:
Birthright citizenship, firing powers, the National Guard, and Trump's made-up "peace prize"
A Trump era Friday in December is not a normal Friday in December.
www.lawdork.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A handful of people were protesting Trump on Friday a couple blocks away from the Kennedy Center in the view of those headed to the World Cup draw.
The protest happening in the shadow of the Watergate Complex might have been a bit too on the nose. But, also, maybe not.
Today, at Law Dork:
The protest happening in the shadow of the Watergate Complex might have been a bit too on the nose. But, also, maybe not.
Today, at Law Dork:
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The focus on Friday became the SCOTUS news that the court will be hearing the birthright citizenship case.
But, there were several other things happening during the day Friday that provided a sharp reminder of just what any day in the Trump era could be like.
But, there were several other things happening during the day Friday that provided a sharp reminder of just what any day in the Trump era could be like.
Birthright citizenship, firing powers, the National Guard, and Trump's made-up "peace prize"
A Trump era Friday in December is not a normal Friday in December.
www.lawdork.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The focus on Friday became the SCOTUS news that the court will be hearing the birthright citizenship case.
But, there were several other things happening during the day Friday that provided a sharp reminder of just what any day in the Trump era could be like.
But, there were several other things happening during the day Friday that provided a sharp reminder of just what any day in the Trump era could be like.
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Eliminating Black holidays from free admission and imposing a de facto voter ID scheme affecting everyone may well be arbitrary and capricious.
I say there’s a lawsuit here. Let the Supreme Court own the racism.
I say there’s a lawsuit here. Let the Supreme Court own the racism.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Eliminating Black holidays from free admission and imposing a de facto voter ID scheme affecting everyone may well be arbitrary and capricious.
I say there’s a lawsuit here. Let the Supreme Court own the racism.
I say there’s a lawsuit here. Let the Supreme Court own the racism.
If you read thrillers or horror and haven't read Tananarive Due or Stephen Graham Jones, you are in for a treat.
Both of these authors write novels with complete worlds. The best books are the ones you can live in.
Both of these authors write novels with complete worlds. The best books are the ones you can live in.
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you read thrillers or horror and haven't read Tananarive Due or Stephen Graham Jones, you are in for a treat.
Both of these authors write novels with complete worlds. The best books are the ones you can live in.
Both of these authors write novels with complete worlds. The best books are the ones you can live in.
I'm watching my President push a Trump-watch for sale.
I guess that's better than him ripping down parts of the WH, or pardoning Drug Lords, or blowing up boats in international waters! Right?
I guess that's better than him ripping down parts of the WH, or pardoning Drug Lords, or blowing up boats in international waters! Right?
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'm watching my President push a Trump-watch for sale.
I guess that's better than him ripping down parts of the WH, or pardoning Drug Lords, or blowing up boats in international waters! Right?
I guess that's better than him ripping down parts of the WH, or pardoning Drug Lords, or blowing up boats in international waters! Right?
Donald Trump was promised seafront property.
Israel is charge of everything and they are not done with the genocide.
But anyone with eyes & ears can see this. Those who survive the genocide will one day watch other Arab countries fall to Israel's expansion dreams.
Israel is charge of everything and they are not done with the genocide.
But anyone with eyes & ears can see this. Those who survive the genocide will one day watch other Arab countries fall to Israel's expansion dreams.
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Donald Trump was promised seafront property.
Israel is charge of everything and they are not done with the genocide.
But anyone with eyes & ears can see this. Those who survive the genocide will one day watch other Arab countries fall to Israel's expansion dreams.
Israel is charge of everything and they are not done with the genocide.
But anyone with eyes & ears can see this. Those who survive the genocide will one day watch other Arab countries fall to Israel's expansion dreams.
The "I thought we could all be racists now" excuse.
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The "I thought we could all be racists now" excuse.
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Any comment, @mrjamesob.bsky.social?
Broadcaster targeted with racist slurs accuses Farage of emboldening ‘toxic environment’ online
Farage is responsible for ‘dangerous’ culture shift, says broadcaster subject to alleged posts from Reform councillor
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Any comment, @mrjamesob.bsky.social?
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We saw 2 humans clinging to wreckage, waving—no idea age of the humans, whether forced onto that boat, etc—boat wasn’t even heading toward America; “we” considered this for 40 minutes and then blew them to bloody bits. But, hey, fuck it. Kill’em all. Let God sort it out. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We saw 2 humans clinging to wreckage, waving—no idea age of the humans, whether forced onto that boat, etc—boat wasn’t even heading toward America; “we” considered this for 40 minutes and then blew them to bloody bits. But, hey, fuck it. Kill’em all. Let God sort it out. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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His administration’s attacks on immigrants are sloppy and driven by lies. It’s strikingly clear that the target is not individuals with criminal records. It’s anyone and everyone guilty of being brown.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
His administration’s attacks on immigrants are sloppy and driven by lies. It’s strikingly clear that the target is not individuals with criminal records. It’s anyone and everyone guilty of being brown.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"So far this year, the Trump administration has dismissed at least 98 of the approximately 700 immigration judges who were on the bench,"
We need more immigration judges to deal with a backlog and the Trump administration is reducing the amount of existing judges.
We need more immigration judges to deal with a backlog and the Trump administration is reducing the amount of existing judges.
Immigration courts thrown into chaos as Trump administration purges dozens of judges
The president has ousted about one-seventh of the DOJ judges weighing whether to deport noncitizens.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"So far this year, the Trump administration has dismissed at least 98 of the approximately 700 immigration judges who were on the bench,"
We need more immigration judges to deal with a backlog and the Trump administration is reducing the amount of existing judges.
We need more immigration judges to deal with a backlog and the Trump administration is reducing the amount of existing judges.
Putin with Trump's help has a rising star.
Putin & Modi. What are their aspirations?
What does China think about this Bromance?
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
What does China think about this Bromance?
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
Vladimir Putin in India live: Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India despite objection from Trump
The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, arguing it was funding the war in Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Putin with Trump's help has a rising star.
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Putin & Modi. What are their aspirations?
What does China think about this Bromance?
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
What does China think about this Bromance?
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
Vladimir Putin in India live: Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India despite objection from Trump
The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, arguing it was funding the war in Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Putin & Modi. What are their aspirations?
What does China think about this Bromance?
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
What does China think about this Bromance?
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...