Jessica Pishko
@jesspish.bsky.social
she/her
Book on sheriffs & democracy
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263/the-highest-law-in-the-land-by-jessica-pishko/
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DM for Signal or email [email protected]
“Women aren’t typically this crazy about politics.”
Book on sheriffs & democracy
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263/the-highest-law-in-the-land-by-jessica-pishko/
Repped by @rhaliterary
DM for Signal or email [email protected]
“Women aren’t typically this crazy about politics.”
Thanks to Democrats like Ruben "why aren't women hot anymore" Gallego, who voted for the Laken Riley bill, this young woman cannot be released on bail while her appeal is pending. She's in Lumpkin, GA.
Awful. Trump admin is deporting a 23-year-old NC woman who came here at the age of 14 as an unaccompanied minor. Her father was murdered and mother died of cancer. All she has are two traffic citations, per this report from Charlotte Observer's Dan Kane:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thanks to Democrats like Ruben "why aren't women hot anymore" Gallego, who voted for the Laken Riley bill, this young woman cannot be released on bail while her appeal is pending. She's in Lumpkin, GA.
Relief washes over me when I see a piece by @melissagiragrant.com bc I know it will be a smart take (tm)
For at least a year, I've been returning to the question, how would you know when it's time to leave the US? For this piece, I asked trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer Americans who, with their families and partners, have recently fled the country, about how they made this decision and how they left.
When Is It Time to Flee?
Trans people and their families are facing hard questions and choices as threats to their safety and rights proliferate.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Relief washes over me when I see a piece by @melissagiragrant.com bc I know it will be a smart take (tm)
Dangerous people alert
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa azmirror.com/briefs/ice-a...
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa | Arizona Mirror
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents collided with a car driven by a person they were attempting to apprehend in a Mesa neighborhood.
azmirror.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Dangerous people alert
None of this has ever been about “dangerous people” considering Purdue Pharma killed how many people hmm?
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
None of this has ever been about “dangerous people” considering Purdue Pharma killed how many people hmm?
Reposted by Jessica Pishko
Fundraising opportunity for transformative justice efforts in Hennepin county: "The Transformative Justice Alliance is a collective working to build an alternative to incarceration for cases of serious violence in Hennepin County." give.socialgoodfund.org/TJAlliance
Accountability, Repair, and Healing
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November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Fundraising opportunity for transformative justice efforts in Hennepin county: "The Transformative Justice Alliance is a collective working to build an alternative to incarceration for cases of serious violence in Hennepin County." give.socialgoodfund.org/TJAlliance
News flash, kids have autonomy
Ahh yes, a totally real trend for which we totally have evidence
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
News flash, kids have autonomy
From my anecdotal experience, this is absolutely true
Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people
A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges of using the city's license plate cameras to stalk and harass people.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
From my anecdotal experience, this is absolutely true
On Monday, North Carolina's terrible, draconian law will come into effect. One small piece that has gotten little scrutiny -- judges must consider whether someone has a home when deciding pretrial release.
www.wsoctv.com/news/local/c...
www.wsoctv.com/news/local/c...
County braces for jail surge as Iryna’s Law takes effect Monday
The law was passed after the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on the light rail.
www.wsoctv.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
On Monday, North Carolina's terrible, draconian law will come into effect. One small piece that has gotten little scrutiny -- judges must consider whether someone has a home when deciding pretrial release.
www.wsoctv.com/news/local/c...
www.wsoctv.com/news/local/c...
Reposted by Jessica Pishko
Thrilled to share that Chris Duncan, whose conviction was vacated in April, was just granted bail today, after spending over 25 years on Louisiana's death row.
It's so rare to get good news when you're covering capital punishment, but this is one very real light in the darkness
It's so rare to get good news when you're covering capital punishment, but this is one very real light in the darkness
In January 2024 I got a one-line email from a woman I didn't know: "Jimmie Duncan an innocent man on death row is looking to get into contact with you."
I've been working on the story ever since. Here it is, finally - a @motherjones.com / @bolts.bsky.social feature: boltsmag.org/the-human-co...
I've been working on the story ever since. Here it is, finally - a @motherjones.com / @bolts.bsky.social feature: boltsmag.org/the-human-co...
The Human Cost of Jeff Landry’s Drive to Resume Executions - Bolts
Chris Duncan’s death sentence—built on the testimony of two discredited doctors—illustrates just how faulty the system can be.
boltsmag.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Thrilled to share that Chris Duncan, whose conviction was vacated in April, was just granted bail today, after spending over 25 years on Louisiana's death row.
It's so rare to get good news when you're covering capital punishment, but this is one very real light in the darkness
It's so rare to get good news when you're covering capital punishment, but this is one very real light in the darkness
Reposted by Jessica Pishko
Operation Stonegarden, which allows DHS to pay local police to patrol with the Border Patrol, got $450 billion in additional funding in the big beautiful bill
Kristi Noem says 223 people were arrested in a multi-state roadway operation with Indiana police. Advocates say these sweeps often target workers and long-time residents.
Read: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/30/n...
Read: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/30/n...
Noem announces 223 immigration arrests in roadway blitz with Indiana State Police • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said "Operation Midway Blitz" has yielded 3,000-plus arrests through deals with locals.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Operation Stonegarden, which allows DHS to pay local police to patrol with the Border Patrol, got $450 billion in additional funding in the big beautiful bill
MATTTTTT THE DEFUND POLICE PEOPLE ARE TALKING AGAIN. Quick, rally all the dudes with no expertise to explain why this is wrong.
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
MATTTTTT THE DEFUND POLICE PEOPLE ARE TALKING AGAIN. Quick, rally all the dudes with no expertise to explain why this is wrong.
I always recommend anything by @laurengill.bsky.social, who really cares about the people she writes about.
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I always recommend anything by @laurengill.bsky.social, who really cares about the people she writes about.
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Here is an excellent rundown of what laws these people voted for.
mailchi.mp/wrencollecti...
mailchi.mp/wrencollecti...
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Here is an excellent rundown of what laws these people voted for.
mailchi.mp/wrencollecti...
mailchi.mp/wrencollecti...
Someone much more centrist than me said, "It's like the Democrats hate the left more than the GOP."
These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Someone much more centrist than me said, "It's like the Democrats hate the left more than the GOP."
(This comment is not about the article, which is fine.)
I am perpetually confused why any legal scholar thinks that "state's rights" was anything more than a political stance. The people claiming "federal overreach" always had a very specific political agenda.
www.propublica.org/article/greg...
I am perpetually confused why any legal scholar thinks that "state's rights" was anything more than a political stance. The people claiming "federal overreach" always had a very specific political agenda.
www.propublica.org/article/greg...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States’ Rights, Embraces Trump’s Push to Expand Presidential Power
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
(This comment is not about the article, which is fine.)
I am perpetually confused why any legal scholar thinks that "state's rights" was anything more than a political stance. The people claiming "federal overreach" always had a very specific political agenda.
www.propublica.org/article/greg...
I am perpetually confused why any legal scholar thinks that "state's rights" was anything more than a political stance. The people claiming "federal overreach" always had a very specific political agenda.
www.propublica.org/article/greg...
An alarming development. The way was paved with the criminalization of various Islamic materials post 9-11.
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
An alarming development. The way was paved with the criminalization of various Islamic materials post 9-11.
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
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looking for a few more people!!!
For a story I'm working on for next week, I'd love to chat with queer Texans who can't go home for the holidays. Where do you go? What do you do? Where do you find community? DM me here, or on signal at Kissphoria.57
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
looking for a few more people!!!
Interesting summary of the case against private security in Idaho where the issue appears to be whether or not the sheriff had the authority to order them to arrest people.
No seats left at the criminal hearing for the town hall this morning. The KCRCC showed up for this one.
Today we’ll be hearing a motion to dismiss from the defendants (LEAR security guards). The judge has also handed out jury instructions in the event that the case moves forward. #idpol
Today we’ll be hearing a motion to dismiss from the defendants (LEAR security guards). The judge has also handed out jury instructions in the event that the case moves forward. #idpol
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Interesting summary of the case against private security in Idaho where the issue appears to be whether or not the sheriff had the authority to order them to arrest people.
Reposted by Jessica Pishko
ICE stops just over the border leaving Algiers into Plaquemines Parrish. They’re coordinating with cops down there to do ostensible break tag enforcement coming off the bridge, then asking everyone about where they were born.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ICE stops just over the border leaving Algiers into Plaquemines Parrish. They’re coordinating with cops down there to do ostensible break tag enforcement coming off the bridge, then asking everyone about where they were born.
Reposted by Jessica Pishko
Whenever I see local police collaborating with ICE, or taking anti-immigrant stances themselves, I think about this line of argument from Police and the Empire City about how police in the early 1900s celebrated the rise of deportation as a possible solution for solving xenophobic crime panics.
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Whenever I see local police collaborating with ICE, or taking anti-immigrant stances themselves, I think about this line of argument from Police and the Empire City about how police in the early 1900s celebrated the rise of deportation as a possible solution for solving xenophobic crime panics.
Reposted by Jessica Pishko
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US made NPR's Books We Love list!
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US made NPR's Books We Love list!
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
LOL
Ah yes. Harvard Law School in the early 1990s, well known for its Communist professors.
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
LOL
Just think how five years ago Democrats donned Kente cloth and now they are voting against “socialism”. Empty gestures even now.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just think how five years ago Democrats donned Kente cloth and now they are voting against “socialism”. Empty gestures even now.
Reposted by Jessica Pishko
ICE Out of Memphis
Stop the Kidnappings.
Not in our schools. Not in our churches
Not in our communities
JOIN THE PROTEST
Sunday, Nov. 23rd
3 PM CST
Place to be announced
#IndivisibleMemphis
#FreeThe901
Stop the Kidnappings.
Not in our schools. Not in our churches
Not in our communities
JOIN THE PROTEST
Sunday, Nov. 23rd
3 PM CST
Place to be announced
#IndivisibleMemphis
#FreeThe901
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
ICE Out of Memphis
Stop the Kidnappings.
Not in our schools. Not in our churches
Not in our communities
JOIN THE PROTEST
Sunday, Nov. 23rd
3 PM CST
Place to be announced
#IndivisibleMemphis
#FreeThe901
Stop the Kidnappings.
Not in our schools. Not in our churches
Not in our communities
JOIN THE PROTEST
Sunday, Nov. 23rd
3 PM CST
Place to be announced
#IndivisibleMemphis
#FreeThe901