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"They couldn’t even bring themselves to pardon two turkeys. One was just there so they could make a point. There were also jokes about senators needing to stay on the Board’s good side. Incarceration is a punchline."
The Georgia Parole Board Pardoned a Turkey - Filter
Each year when the president did the White House turkey pardons it always seemed kinda funny, even from prison. Seeing ...
filtermag.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"They couldn’t even bring themselves to pardon two turkeys. One was just there so they could make a point. There were also jokes about senators needing to stay on the Board’s good side. Incarceration is a punchline."
Attorneys general for 18 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the governors of KY and PA, allege that the changes “essentially guarantee that tens of thousands of formerly homeless individuals and families will be evicted.”
Twenty States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts to Housing-First Grants - Filter
A coalition of state attorneys general is suing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over drastic changes to ...
filtermag.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Attorneys general for 18 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the governors of KY and PA, allege that the changes “essentially guarantee that tens of thousands of formerly homeless individuals and families will be evicted.”
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“They weren’t stopping the overdoses … It’s a red-light emergency,” co-founder Jeremy Kalicum told the BC Supreme Court yesterday.
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
DULF’s Constitutional Challenge to Compassion-Club Charges Begins - Filter
As British Columbia’s overdose crisis escalated in the second half of the 2010s, Jeremy Kalicum was getting his first experience ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“They weren’t stopping the overdoses … It’s a red-light emergency,” co-founder Jeremy Kalicum told the BC Supreme Court yesterday.
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
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At least 83 people have now been killed in boat strikes; the US designates so-called "Cartel de los Soles" as terror group, and continues its military build-up.
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
“Clock Starts to Tick,” Amid Trump’s Venezuela Build-Up - Filter
The United States continues its heavy military build-up in the Caribbean, and continues to strike boats off the coast of ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
At least 83 people have now been killed in boat strikes; the US designates so-called "Cartel de los Soles" as terror group, and continues its military build-up.
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
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More than a year after the Assembly Health Committee first took up and amended the legislation, the panel has reconvened and reported out favorably.
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
New Jersey Advances Bill to Legalize Psilocybin for Therapeutic Use - Filter
New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a bill to provide regulated therapeutic access to psilocybin for adults with qualifying health conditions, with plans ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
More than a year after the Assembly Health Committee first took up and amended the legislation, the panel has reconvened and reported out favorably.
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
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"Appearing for the first time since 2019, these reports use National Survey on Drug Use and Health data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and continue SAMHSA's tradition of organizing that data in kind of weird ways."
SAMHSA Brings Back State-Level Reports on Drug Use, Mental Health - Filter
On November 24, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published reports measuring behavioral health for each of ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Appearing for the first time since 2019, these reports use National Survey on Drug Use and Health data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and continue SAMHSA's tradition of organizing that data in kind of weird ways."
“They weren’t stopping the overdoses … It’s a red-light emergency,” co-founder Jeremy Kalicum told the BC Supreme Court yesterday.
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
DULF’s Constitutional Challenge to Compassion-Club Charges Begins - Filter
As British Columbia’s overdose crisis escalated in the second half of the 2010s, Jeremy Kalicum was getting his first experience ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“They weren’t stopping the overdoses … It’s a red-light emergency,” co-founder Jeremy Kalicum told the BC Supreme Court yesterday.
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
At least 83 people have now been killed in boat strikes; the US designates so-called "Cartel de los Soles" as terror group, and continues its military build-up.
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
“Clock Starts to Tick,” Amid Trump’s Venezuela Build-Up - Filter
The United States continues its heavy military build-up in the Caribbean, and continues to strike boats off the coast of ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
At least 83 people have now been killed in boat strikes; the US designates so-called "Cartel de los Soles" as terror group, and continues its military build-up.
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
"Once you’ve established such a force, the clock starts to tick,” an expert warns @tganeva.bsky.social:
More than a year after the Assembly Health Committee first took up and amended the legislation, the panel has reconvened and reported out favorably.
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
New Jersey Advances Bill to Legalize Psilocybin for Therapeutic Use - Filter
New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a bill to provide regulated therapeutic access to psilocybin for adults with qualifying health conditions, with plans ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
More than a year after the Assembly Health Committee first took up and amended the legislation, the panel has reconvened and reported out favorably.
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
By @kylejaeger.bsky.social:
"Appearing for the first time since 2019, these reports use National Survey on Drug Use and Health data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and continue SAMHSA's tradition of organizing that data in kind of weird ways."
SAMHSA Brings Back State-Level Reports on Drug Use, Mental Health - Filter
On November 24, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published reports measuring behavioral health for each of ...
filtermag.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Appearing for the first time since 2019, these reports use National Survey on Drug Use and Health data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and continue SAMHSA's tradition of organizing that data in kind of weird ways."
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Some jails may use the funds to provide Sublocade, the monthly injectable version of buprenorphine, in addition to Vivitrol. The larger issue of MOUD funds going unspent has been a recurring theme in correctional settings.
PA Clears Jails to Use Unspent Vivitrol Funds on Methadone and Suboxone - Filter
Pennsylvania is expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for people in county jails, both during incarceration and ...
filtermag.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Some jails may use the funds to provide Sublocade, the monthly injectable version of buprenorphine, in addition to Vivitrol. The larger issue of MOUD funds going unspent has been a recurring theme in correctional settings.
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The conference was full of "promises of evolution toward harm reduction," reports @helenredmond.bsky.social.
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
Are Methadone Clinics Really “Evolving” Toward Harm Reduction? - Filter
“The Evolving Field of Opioid Treatment” was the theme of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) ...
filtermag.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The conference was full of "promises of evolution toward harm reduction," reports @helenredmond.bsky.social.
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
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Any sentencing below the mandatory minimums would come with three years’ probation, and a prison sentence of at least three-and-a-half years if probation conditions are not met.
New Hampshire Circles Closer to Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums - Filter
New Hampshire lawmakers are proposing mandatory minimums for fentanyl convictions, including one for distribution resulting in death. SB467 was introduced to the ...
filtermag.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Any sentencing below the mandatory minimums would come with three years’ probation, and a prison sentence of at least three-and-a-half years if probation conditions are not met.
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"People with COPD do not deserve lectures. They deserve care. Many have lived with poverty, workplace hazards, air pollution, limited health care access, or genetic vulnerabilities. ... Stigma drives people away from health care, delays diagnosis, undermines quit attempts, and deepens suffering."
"On the way home, he began to cry. The ER had made him feel like he deserved what was happening to him."
It's #WorldCOPDDay, writes @skipscorner.bsky.social.
"But this year, something cruelly ironic is unfolding at the same time."
"The lives of people who smoke are worth more than a lecture."
It's #WorldCOPDDay, writes @skipscorner.bsky.social.
"But this year, something cruelly ironic is unfolding at the same time."
"The lives of people who smoke are worth more than a lecture."
People With COPD, Like My Husband, Are Being Failed - Filter
I was deep in thought at the store, flipping through my binder of coupons and trying to stretch our grocery ...
filtermag.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
"People with COPD do not deserve lectures. They deserve care. Many have lived with poverty, workplace hazards, air pollution, limited health care access, or genetic vulnerabilities. ... Stigma drives people away from health care, delays diagnosis, undermines quit attempts, and deepens suffering."
Some jails may use the funds to provide Sublocade, the monthly injectable version of buprenorphine, in addition to Vivitrol. The larger issue of MOUD funds going unspent has been a recurring theme in correctional settings.
PA Clears Jails to Use Unspent Vivitrol Funds on Methadone and Suboxone - Filter
Pennsylvania is expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for people in county jails, both during incarceration and ...
filtermag.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Some jails may use the funds to provide Sublocade, the monthly injectable version of buprenorphine, in addition to Vivitrol. The larger issue of MOUD funds going unspent has been a recurring theme in correctional settings.
The conference was full of "promises of evolution toward harm reduction," reports @helenredmond.bsky.social.
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
Are Methadone Clinics Really “Evolving” Toward Harm Reduction? - Filter
“The Evolving Field of Opioid Treatment” was the theme of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) ...
filtermag.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The conference was full of "promises of evolution toward harm reduction," reports @helenredmond.bsky.social.
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
"The vibe in the methadone industry has palpably shifted ... But don’t be fooled."
Any sentencing below the mandatory minimums would come with three years’ probation, and a prison sentence of at least three-and-a-half years if probation conditions are not met.
New Hampshire Circles Closer to Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums - Filter
New Hampshire lawmakers are proposing mandatory minimums for fentanyl convictions, including one for distribution resulting in death. SB467 was introduced to the ...
filtermag.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Any sentencing below the mandatory minimums would come with three years’ probation, and a prison sentence of at least three-and-a-half years if probation conditions are not met.
Advocates condemn "regressive" bill that would recriminalize certain activities, like possession of marijuana from an unauthorized source; eliminate anti-discrimination protections for people legally using it; & restrict hemp sales.
Kyle Jaeger reports:
Kyle Jaeger reports:
Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill to Clamp Down on Marijuana and Hemp - Filter
Ohio lawmakers have advanced a bill that would scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law—with new amendments to ban the ...
filtermag.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Advocates condemn "regressive" bill that would recriminalize certain activities, like possession of marijuana from an unauthorized source; eliminate anti-discrimination protections for people legally using it; & restrict hemp sales.
Kyle Jaeger reports:
Kyle Jaeger reports:
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"Drugs are not forbidden because they are dangerous, they are dangerous because they are forbidden,” said Peter Krykant, who "hit the global harm reduction scene with a bang," running an unauthorized overdose prevention site from a van in Glasgow.
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait
It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in July, at the age of 48. He hit the global ...
filtermag.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Drugs are not forbidden because they are dangerous, they are dangerous because they are forbidden,” said Peter Krykant, who "hit the global harm reduction scene with a bang," running an unauthorized overdose prevention site from a van in Glasgow.
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
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In recent years the Georgia Department of Corrections has restricted or removed access to boots, jacket liners, thermal underwear, long-sleeved shirts, raincoats, knit hats and having a second blanket.
Some Prisons Have Quietly Stopped Giving Us Winter Clothes - Filter
After issuing prisoners the same lined winter jackets since 1991, last winter the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) sent them ...
filtermag.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In recent years the Georgia Department of Corrections has restricted or removed access to boots, jacket liners, thermal underwear, long-sleeved shirts, raincoats, knit hats and having a second blanket.
In recent years the Georgia Department of Corrections has restricted or removed access to boots, jacket liners, thermal underwear, long-sleeved shirts, raincoats, knit hats and having a second blanket.
Some Prisons Have Quietly Stopped Giving Us Winter Clothes - Filter
After issuing prisoners the same lined winter jackets since 1991, last winter the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) sent them ...
filtermag.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In recent years the Georgia Department of Corrections has restricted or removed access to boots, jacket liners, thermal underwear, long-sleeved shirts, raincoats, knit hats and having a second blanket.
"Drugs are not forbidden because they are dangerous, they are dangerous because they are forbidden,” said Peter Krykant, who "hit the global harm reduction scene with a bang," running an unauthorized overdose prevention site from a van in Glasgow.
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait
It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in July, at the age of 48. He hit the global ...
filtermag.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Drugs are not forbidden because they are dangerous, they are dangerous because they are forbidden,” said Peter Krykant, who "hit the global harm reduction scene with a bang," running an unauthorized overdose prevention site from a van in Glasgow.
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
People who knew and worked with him pay tribute:
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"On the way home, he began to cry. The ER had made him feel like he deserved what was happening to him."
It's #WorldCOPDDay, writes @skipscorner.bsky.social.
"But this year, something cruelly ironic is unfolding at the same time."
"The lives of people who smoke are worth more than a lecture."
It's #WorldCOPDDay, writes @skipscorner.bsky.social.
"But this year, something cruelly ironic is unfolding at the same time."
"The lives of people who smoke are worth more than a lecture."
People With COPD, Like My Husband, Are Being Failed - Filter
I was deep in thought at the store, flipping through my binder of coupons and trying to stretch our grocery ...
filtermag.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"On the way home, he began to cry. The ER had made him feel like he deserved what was happening to him."
It's #WorldCOPDDay, writes @skipscorner.bsky.social.
"But this year, something cruelly ironic is unfolding at the same time."
"The lives of people who smoke are worth more than a lecture."
It's #WorldCOPDDay, writes @skipscorner.bsky.social.
"But this year, something cruelly ironic is unfolding at the same time."
"The lives of people who smoke are worth more than a lecture."
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🧵Far too often, Native/Indigenous communities' needs are left behind & overlooked. As this @filtermag.bsky.social piece points out, the gap in #overdose death rates between white & Native/Indigenous people is large around the country. To change this, we must examine
bit.ly/NativeOverdoseDisparities
bit.ly/NativeOverdoseDisparities
Indigenous OD Mortality Plummets in Minnesota, But Disparity Remains
New data indicate that harm reduction efforts in rural parts of the state may be paying off, though progress is under threat.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🧵Far too often, Native/Indigenous communities' needs are left behind & overlooked. As this @filtermag.bsky.social piece points out, the gap in #overdose death rates between white & Native/Indigenous people is large around the country. To change this, we must examine
bit.ly/NativeOverdoseDisparities
bit.ly/NativeOverdoseDisparities
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"Though I don’t condone this, there was a time when if a prisoner laid a hand on an officer they’d beat the hell out of him. Now, a gang-affiliated prisoner can smack an officer in broad daylight and be back before the end of the day."
Tennessee Is Prosecuting Prison Violence, and Making It a Lot Worse - Filter
It used to be that if someone in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) stabbed another prisoner, ...
filtermag.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Though I don’t condone this, there was a time when if a prisoner laid a hand on an officer they’d beat the hell out of him. Now, a gang-affiliated prisoner can smack an officer in broad daylight and be back before the end of the day."