Jill Piggott

PhD. Prof of philosophy & lit now disabled by daily migraine. EJI volunteer. Director, Reading Justice prison study group. Director, headsUPmigraine.

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

The 1 thing everyone w/ #migraine has in common is sensory processing dysfunction: an "inherited tendency for the brain to lose control of its inputs" from outside (eg light sound smell touch motion) & inside (eg pain hormones balance), as @AbiStevens_Art illustrates brilliantly.

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@kozfear Agree 100%: Trump's never thinking strategically b/c he's never thinking. But he's been gung-ho #DeathPenalty for decades. I can imagine him turning to #Barr, "You know what would be terrific? #FiringSquads." And Barr saying, "I'll get going on that asap."

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

Who thinks, "What more can I do with the awesome power citizens have given me? I know! I'll bring back #FiringSquads!": "Trump is trying to rush through a proposed regulation that could see federal executions being carried out by firing squads again." https://t.co/96IbvG0WOo

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@jdehlin I saw a tweet: "Now he wants to bring back #FiringSquads!" I thought there was maybe a 50-50 chance this was meant metaphorically, so I looked it up. https://t.co/OKOID0NG6F

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@hollyhargraves On a completely different note, #HappyThanksgiving! (I said, got anything you want me to tell Holly?)

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

Trump/Barr are on a #KillingSpree. (Execution official cause of death: homicide.) Now they want to bring back #FiringSquads.

# of federal executions:
✔️1963 to July 2020: 3
✔️July-Nov: 8

DOJ website: "There is no evidence the #DeathPenalty deters crime" (link next tweet).

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

Who thinks, "What more can I do with the awesome power citizens have given me? I know! I'll bring back #FiringSquads!": "Trump is trying to rush through a proposed regulation that could see federal executions being carried out by firing squads again." https://t.co/96IbvG0WOo

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@hollyhargraves Good point. Think of all the people he's accused of treason (punishable by death!). I'm convinced that if he were running a country with weaker institutions, he'd line people up & give the count. Think I'm going too far?

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@CContrarus @g_carling I know! I'm on #mute because I'm down with #migraine. I thought, #Bagpipes? #Jazz? but I put on the sound because I used to be in a #blues band & could never have pulled off that dress. Now I think, #Bagpipes! #Jazz!

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

Yup: Turn off the #mute. @g_carling's showing #Scots how to be #cool.

[Felicity Morse @FelicityMorse]

What you need right now is an incredibly talented woman in a fantastic dress playing jazz on the bagpipes, you do

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@hope411adcock The org led by a college friend provides free counsel to people sentenced to death in prison by execution (or particularly for kids) no parole. A client asked him to be present for his execution by electric chair. I have no idea how Bryan did it. https://t.co/5G3wJoMi9S

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

If 1 of every 9 cars exploded, would you drive?

✔️"For every 9 people executed, 1 person on #DeathRow has been exonerated."

That's not "let off thru a technicality." That's "we got the wrong guy, sorry." No parole is also death in prison. https://t.co/YkMVv3iVo3

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

US Dept of Justice: "Research shows clearly that the chance of being caught is a vastly more effective deterrent than even draconian punishment," including the #DeathPenalty. https://t.co/xnbK3qjgKa

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@natematters @KarineOmry @jettica65 @Charby4Reform @JamilSmith @hannahkauthor @fox60Pa @FredWVTM13 @bshelburne @Elizabe52336187 @cnocbeag @PrisonReformMvt @GuiltyUntilInn1 @TheCollectiveD1 @ItsDanaWhite @keepit10008 @Kevodeep1 @keithboykin @JS33213192 @StarrElaena ✔️Trump has accused political opponents & "disloyal" gov't officials of "treason," which is punishable by execution. Know what he's thinking now? "You know what? Let's bring back #FiringSquads." https://t.co/OKOID0NG6F

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@jillmiller617 @JillMaleson Wait til you see what the other JillM found: #bagpipe #jazz. HAPPY THANKSGIVING, #JillClub!

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

A #CHURCH spread #COVID19 in my kid's town. He got sick. In May AND July, the #SupremeCourt said churches should follow the *same* public health laws as everyone else (5-4). #Barrett gets on the Court & now it's OK for a #CHURCH to infect my kid (5-4). https://t.co/CcG2SAvUCz

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@JillMaleson exactly, exactly, exactly. "You can live a lifetime on that love and I have" is one of the loveliest sentences I've ever read, Jill. ... I'm crying at a distance. Imagine the sound we'd make if we were together! I bet we'd cry & laugh in equal measure.

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@JillMaleson Also ... that was a pretty dress! It's not dated in the least. #elegance

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@RabbiJill @JillMaleson It says a lot about Jill's Joe and their marriage that he's so present with us tonight 40 years later. What a sweet gift to share.

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@RabbiJill @JillMaleson That's the thing about our deepest grief: it comes from our deepest love. But how lucky we are to have had people--parents, partners, friends, soulmates--to miss so much.

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@JillMaleson You know those visual dictionaries? If the editor sees these tweets, you'll be the definition for "California Wedding (n)."

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

@JillMaleson @RabbiJill @388shark What a tender pleasure the #JillClub is, don't you think? JillM's husband's memory is a blessing to me tonight, that's for sure. How sweet to see their love, these 40 years on. Big hug your way.

[Jill Piggott @JillPiggott]

#JillClub: Guess which Dr Jill, English Professor & Community College Champion, said "#Teaching is not what I do. It's who I am." YUP! Both of us.

@JillMaleson @jillip @JillyLevy @RabbiJill Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for you. https://t.co/PsOVv3rx4f