caitlin
@trustpunch.bsky.social
she/they, tenants’ rights proselytizer, police scanner enthusiast, bylines elsewhere // opinions my own, etc. etc.
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Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
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ICE garage blockaded in lower Manhattan with dozens of agents stuck inside as more and more New Yorkers gather.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
ICE garage blockaded in lower Manhattan with dozens of agents stuck inside as more and more New Yorkers gather.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
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this is tonight! Great way to see this excellent documentary
Come through @redemmas.org 11/28 and hang w/ @baltimoredsa.org for a screening of WTO/99 and discussion with @prophetkotto.bsky.social, @jessdouglas.bsky.social, and @bsoderberg.bsky.social!
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
this is tonight! Great way to see this excellent documentary
Tonight! Masks required and provided.
Come through @redemmas.org 11/28 and hang w/ @baltimoredsa.org for a screening of WTO/99 and discussion with @prophetkotto.bsky.social, @jessdouglas.bsky.social, and @bsoderberg.bsky.social!
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Tonight! Masks required and provided.
*In the Criterion closet* The greatest cinematic cameo of all time is Matt Damon in EuroTrip and the best song written for a movie is Lustra’s Scotty Doesn’t Know which, sung by Matt Damon at the beginning of the film, provides Scorsese levels of exposition with regard to his character’s relationshi
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
*In the Criterion closet* The greatest cinematic cameo of all time is Matt Damon in EuroTrip and the best song written for a movie is Lustra’s Scotty Doesn’t Know which, sung by Matt Damon at the beginning of the film, provides Scorsese levels of exposition with regard to his character’s relationshi
Grocery store clerk said, “Oh, mama hungry,” when I came through the checkout and I cackled in such a way that I think I can’t go back there
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Grocery store clerk said, “Oh, mama hungry,” when I came through the checkout and I cackled in such a way that I think I can’t go back there
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"Land Back / American Rent is Due"
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Land Back / American Rent is Due"
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
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Food for thought: As families across the U.S. sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, it's hard not to think about the nutritionally inadequate slop that incarcerated people are fed every single day (including holidays).
It doesn’t just taste bad – it’s a public health concern 🧵
It doesn’t just taste bad – it’s a public health concern 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Food for thought: As families across the U.S. sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, it's hard not to think about the nutritionally inadequate slop that incarcerated people are fed every single day (including holidays).
It doesn’t just taste bad – it’s a public health concern 🧵
It doesn’t just taste bad – it’s a public health concern 🧵
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Yes, prison food looks gross, but there’s a larger issue: It’s extremely unhealthy.
Incarcerated people are usually fed ridiculously small, watered-down portions that are high in cholesterol, saturated fat, and sodium, and low on important nutrients.
www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/03...
Incarcerated people are usually fed ridiculously small, watered-down portions that are high in cholesterol, saturated fat, and sodium, and low on important nutrients.
www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/03...
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yes, prison food looks gross, but there’s a larger issue: It’s extremely unhealthy.
Incarcerated people are usually fed ridiculously small, watered-down portions that are high in cholesterol, saturated fat, and sodium, and low on important nutrients.
www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/03...
Incarcerated people are usually fed ridiculously small, watered-down portions that are high in cholesterol, saturated fat, and sodium, and low on important nutrients.
www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/03...
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Of course, an unhealthy diet can be bad for anyone – but for people behind bars, the stakes are even higher.
They have an increased risk of chronic disease (including diabetes and hypertension), while also only having access to a notoriously broken healthcare system.
They have an increased risk of chronic disease (including diabetes and hypertension), while also only having access to a notoriously broken healthcare system.
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Of course, an unhealthy diet can be bad for anyone – but for people behind bars, the stakes are even higher.
They have an increased risk of chronic disease (including diabetes and hypertension), while also only having access to a notoriously broken healthcare system.
They have an increased risk of chronic disease (including diabetes and hypertension), while also only having access to a notoriously broken healthcare system.
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The typical prison sentence is more than enough time for a poor diet to cause long-term health effects.
And when half of the incarcerated population has a chronic illness, it's hard to understand why a nutritious, healthy diet wouldn't be the norm.
And when half of the incarcerated population has a chronic illness, it's hard to understand why a nutritious, healthy diet wouldn't be the norm.
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The typical prison sentence is more than enough time for a poor diet to cause long-term health effects.
And when half of the incarcerated population has a chronic illness, it's hard to understand why a nutritious, healthy diet wouldn't be the norm.
And when half of the incarcerated population has a chronic illness, it's hard to understand why a nutritious, healthy diet wouldn't be the norm.
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Keep in mind that the harms don’t stop at physical health, either. Prison food is demoralizing to eat:
"The tray reflects how society views us, and when the food looks disgusting and inedible, it sends the message that that’s what we are.”
prismreports.org/2025/06/05/p...
"The tray reflects how society views us, and when the food looks disgusting and inedible, it sends the message that that’s what we are.”
prismreports.org/2025/06/05/p...
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Keep in mind that the harms don’t stop at physical health, either. Prison food is demoralizing to eat:
"The tray reflects how society views us, and when the food looks disgusting and inedible, it sends the message that that’s what we are.”
prismreports.org/2025/06/05/p...
"The tray reflects how society views us, and when the food looks disgusting and inedible, it sends the message that that’s what we are.”
prismreports.org/2025/06/05/p...
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Remember, most incarcerated people will return home, and their health problems will be community health problems
If the carceral system really wants people to think it values “rehabilitation”, it should probably start with the basics: Food that doesn’t wreck health & self-worth
If the carceral system really wants people to think it values “rehabilitation”, it should probably start with the basics: Food that doesn’t wreck health & self-worth
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Remember, most incarcerated people will return home, and their health problems will be community health problems
If the carceral system really wants people to think it values “rehabilitation”, it should probably start with the basics: Food that doesn’t wreck health & self-worth
If the carceral system really wants people to think it values “rehabilitation”, it should probably start with the basics: Food that doesn’t wreck health & self-worth
Waiting for my roommate to go to PA so I can make a bunch of mashed potatoes for myself and put on every Thanksgiving episode of Gossip Girl like, dude, get out of here, don’t you love your family etc.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Waiting for my roommate to go to PA so I can make a bunch of mashed potatoes for myself and put on every Thanksgiving episode of Gossip Girl like, dude, get out of here, don’t you love your family etc.
I have no plans today! Invite me to your feast so I can explain Rounders and why it’s not good but it’s actually great because here’s a laundry list of the signs it was meant to be so good and here are all the ways Harvey Weinstein ruined it as exec producer — then we can watch Rounders :)
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I have no plans today! Invite me to your feast so I can explain Rounders and why it’s not good but it’s actually great because here’s a laundry list of the signs it was meant to be so good and here are all the ways Harvey Weinstein ruined it as exec producer — then we can watch Rounders :)
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it’s nearly impossible to emigrate as a disabled person and trans folks have much higher rates of disability than cisgender people. many countries also use BMI as a qualifier to keep people out. this matters. leaving is a huge privilege.
Something I keep thinking about in convos about 'when to leave' is that finances really ARE an insurmountable barrier for people, as are qualifications (e.g. 'digital nomad' visas are great, but what if you're a barista, or a pipefitter?), and, of course, disability penalties.
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 5:02 PM
it’s nearly impossible to emigrate as a disabled person and trans folks have much higher rates of disability than cisgender people. many countries also use BMI as a qualifier to keep people out. this matters. leaving is a huge privilege.
Hey! This is Friday, come through, give to BALT, watch this amazing doc, and deal with my bullshit while I moderate a panel of some of the smartest folks I know 🖤
Come through @redemmas.org 11/28 and hang w/ @baltimoredsa.org for a screening of WTO/99 and discussion with @prophetkotto.bsky.social, @jessdouglas.bsky.social, and @bsoderberg.bsky.social!
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hey! This is Friday, come through, give to BALT, watch this amazing doc, and deal with my bullshit while I moderate a panel of some of the smartest folks I know 🖤
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Good evening! Today (11/25/25) Judge Hill presided over a particularly ridiculous morning Circuit Court bail review docket.
He started with the standard no recording statement.
He started with the standard no recording statement.
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
🧵
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Tonight you will be visited by three meals
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Tonight you will be visited by three meals
Organizing wins, baby
IT'S OUT - The Sisson Street Task force takes the Falls Road site for a trash drop-off center - the one beside the Jones Falls - off the table. tinyurl.com/2nkwnudd The chair now says the group’s work won’t be done by @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's December deadline.
Sisson Street Task Force rejects Falls Road as site for trash drop-off center | Baltimore Brew
With a location beside the Jones Falls taken off the table, the chair says the group’s work won’t be done by Mayor Scott’s December deadline.
tinyurl.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Organizing wins, baby
You smashed up the gray one AND bought yourself a red? Proud of u
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
You smashed up the gray one AND bought yourself a red? Proud of u
Hey bro is it cool if I make you food and then stand there watching you eat it to make sure you like it bro
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hey bro is it cool if I make you food and then stand there watching you eat it to make sure you like it bro
“I asked ChatGPT” okay but what if sharing our human thoughts and emotions and art is the only hope we have to build a world a glorified spell check is destroying
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“I asked ChatGPT” okay but what if sharing our human thoughts and emotions and art is the only hope we have to build a world a glorified spell check is destroying
Membership is asking for more institutional history about Baltimore City politics and this is going to be a 5,000,000 slide presentation, my magnum opus, and no one’s going to believe any of it
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Membership is asking for more institutional history about Baltimore City politics and this is going to be a 5,000,000 slide presentation, my magnum opus, and no one’s going to believe any of it