🎃T. K.🎃

Nerd for folklore, BA in Anthropology and Criminal Justice and a J.D., currently a public defender in rural Texas.

[𝕯𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉 Moroz @Dread_Botlord]

(explaining Choosin Texas to a leftist) okay so you need to understand that American Country music has a Sunni/Shia split between Nashville and Austin.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Ed Sheeran’s tour opener, Irish singer Aaron Rowe, has dropped out of the tour:

“As Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and who highlight the savage murder of children. I would lose all respect for myself to carry on as normal.”

[Coren ✒🎨 COMMS OPEN @CorenLaVolpe]

Having the love of your life fucking die does actually hamper your ability to be creatively productive actually. Asshole.

[Bryn🪲🍉 @Beetlemoder]

everyone hates trump for signing the order but who is truly brave enough to hate the American farmer who voted for this and got exactly what they wanted

[🎃T. K.🎃 @TKexan]

@honigmaydl Incorrect

[Brad Haywood @BradleyRHaywood]

Imagine being a criminal justice "scholar" and casually deciding to shit all over a group of the most selfless, dedicated public servants (public defenders) who simply want the world to open its eyes to injustice, and see the humanity in their clients.

[Shana Knizhnik @shanakn]

The good news is that public defenders make legal arguments based on their ethical (and constitutionally-mandated) obligation to zealously defend their clients, not based on half-baked political calculations.

[GSU @GsuGrinding]

No, they aren’t. He’s genuinely very good at what he does and am absolutely certain hes tried many more cases than anyone critiquing him from the peanut gallery.

[the giant @chaser_bait]

“ok greg, come on, this isn’t a big deal, just asking your mean daughter to smoke a cig, your mean daughter who posts everything you do online. but there’s no reason she’d post this. kids like cigarettes”

[Allison Widder (she/her) @elhijodealli7]

I almost instantly became an abolitionist when I started working as a public defender and saw horrific it all was. I’ve been representing people charged with serious felonies for a decade and since 2022 it’s been almost all homicides. My views have not changed.

[The Broletariat @Scholf_A_Loaf]

Giving the cops the password that factory resets your phone instead of the one that unlocks it is cyberpunk as hell

[philip k-hole @konstantinlvn]

this + phantom thread are the only movies that have ever made me believe in love. this scene specifically though was 10,000 phantom threads. i didn’t even really need phantom thread anymore after this

[Ara @lefilmara]

Charlie’s reaction when Emma throws him a lifeline. Z and Rob doing incredible stuff here

[Andrew Fleischman @ASFleischman]

I think this should be everyone's response to warrantless border searches of electronic devices.

[Isaac @Isaura_Ez]

The Odyssey really said “You think the Trojan war was the birth of western civilization? Fine, yeah it was, but that means the birth of western civilization was built on deceit, the genocidal sacking of a city, the desecration of the gods, and the end of common hospitality”

[gene belcher, public defender @AbolitionEsq]

Alright this has been fun. I’m headed out for a weekend of seeing my favorite artist live for the 4th time and The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX. The thing that actually makes these guys mad is precisely that we are happy, whole people who are good at what we do & proud. Keep fighting!

[Alyssa Leader @alittleleader]

What twitter thinks I do as a PD: open up Arkham Asylum like the joker using my powers of advanced misogyny

What I actually do: cry over Taco Bell on my way from the courthouse to my office cause I’m tired & can’t fix the fact that my 14 y/o client doesn’t have a place to stay

[A. Mando @AMandoSch]

All the public defenders crossed the street in front of me on their way to court, which is everyday, and I can assure you 99 % of them don't give a shit about how the general public feels about what they do and they are the first ones to save your ass when you end up in hot water with no judgment from them

[kt (she/her) @____katieee]

don’t need a non lawyer’s opinion on how saving a human life from execution by the state is actually bad. yes, even rapist murderers. death penalty cases are bifurcated!!!!! the dude isn’t walking free he’s getting LWOP