Corene Kendrick
@corene.bsky.social
Opinions of pro-choice feminist futbolista, cat herder, dog lover, civil rights litigator, & Oxford comma nut in SF. No kings, crush ICE.
Day job @aclu.org National Prison Project Deputy Director
Bossed around by @palmercatsf.bsky.social
Day job @aclu.org National Prison Project Deputy Director
Bossed around by @palmercatsf.bsky.social
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"Cat's in the Cradle" was a cautionary tale, not an instruction manual.
October 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"Cat's in the Cradle" was a cautionary tale, not an instruction manual.
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Just got a note from my doctor about a global estrogen gel/patch shortage. I'm imagining the amount of unbridled rage this could unleash just in time for the midterms.
October 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Just got a note from my doctor about a global estrogen gel/patch shortage. I'm imagining the amount of unbridled rage this could unleash just in time for the midterms.
So this was the most horrifying and nauseating thing I’ve read in ages. Democratic woman running for Congress stalked and raped in Arizona. Major trigger warnings about the details in the article.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
So this was the most horrifying and nauseating thing I’ve read in ages. Democratic woman running for Congress stalked and raped in Arizona. Major trigger warnings about the details in the article.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center.
www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
www.gadgetreview.com
October 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center.
www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
Wait, Jim Bakker and Denny Hastert were both alive until today? I thought both of those assholes died 15 or 20 years ago.
dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry
October 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Wait, Jim Bakker and Denny Hastert were both alive until today? I thought both of those assholes died 15 or 20 years ago.
Mango Mussolini taunting a country he's currently bombing to go ahead and destroy the two largest cities in California -- San Diego is a huge military city, so apparently besides millions of civilians, he wants U.S. soldiers to die?
Luckily Iran has much saner political leaders than the U.S.
Luckily Iran has much saner political leaders than the U.S.
Trump calls Natalie on stage, checks out her legs, calls her "perfect," then floats creating a reality show w/ her -- & other lowlights from his rally tonight in Nebraska
(Including Trump saying of Iran, "Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is very small price to pay")
(Including Trump saying of Iran, "Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is very small price to pay")
October 6, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Mango Mussolini taunting a country he's currently bombing to go ahead and destroy the two largest cities in California -- San Diego is a huge military city, so apparently besides millions of civilians, he wants U.S. soldiers to die?
Luckily Iran has much saner political leaders than the U.S.
Luckily Iran has much saner political leaders than the U.S.
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If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
fortune.com
October 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Check out my new tshirt from Japan, courtesy of @blueheronfarm.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Check out my new tshirt from Japan, courtesy of @blueheronfarm.bsky.social
Put the joy of this kid in my veins. Taken by the talented Gabriela Campos at the @santafenewmexican.com.web.brid.gy
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
October 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Put the joy of this kid in my veins. Taken by the talented Gabriela Campos at the @santafenewmexican.com.web.brid.gy
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Thanks to @theonion.com & @bencollins.bsky.social I and all middle-aged women working at nonprofits are seen and celebrated!!
October 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Thanks to @theonion.com & @bencollins.bsky.social I and all middle-aged women working at nonprofits are seen and celebrated!!
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Justice Kagan rejected the state's final bid to halt a court-ordered receivership set to begin Oct. 19 after 14 years of litigation
Supreme Court clears the way for receiver to run Arizona prison healthcare
Arizona prison healthcare receivership: Supreme Court rejects the state's bid to block the Oct. 19 takeover
azmirror.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Justice Kagan rejected the state's final bid to halt a court-ordered receivership set to begin Oct. 19 after 14 years of litigation
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Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
October 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
The SCOTUS Six voted for this.
NEW: Statement from Christa Pike's lawyers:
”Tonight the State of Tennessee once again failed to carry out a lawful execution. ... Christa is being treated at a nearby hospital. We have not been informed as to her condition.”
www.lawdork.com/p/the-big-pr...
”Tonight the State of Tennessee once again failed to carry out a lawful execution. ... Christa is being treated at a nearby hospital. We have not been informed as to her condition.”
www.lawdork.com/p/the-big-pr...
October 1, 2026 at 4:31 AM
The SCOTUS Six voted for this.
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I got back home a bit ago from Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike. We sat in the witness room for nearly 2 and a half hours as she received two rounds of pentobarbital. She was taken away in an ambulance shortly after that and I can't say for sure if she is dead or alive at this moment.
October 1, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I got back home a bit ago from Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike. We sat in the witness room for nearly 2 and a half hours as she received two rounds of pentobarbital. She was taken away in an ambulance shortly after that and I can't say for sure if she is dead or alive at this moment.
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The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
October 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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To bottom line this for you, the Supreme Court has allowed Trump to deport people without giving them a hearing, and said "we will consider next year whether this violated the laws against torture". They think it's worse to make Trump wait than risk him torturing people.
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
To bottom line this for you, the Supreme Court has allowed Trump to deport people without giving them a hearing, and said "we will consider next year whether this violated the laws against torture". They think it's worse to make Trump wait than risk him torturing people.
These are all words in the English language, my native tongue, but I have no fucking idea what any of this means, but since it involves AI, I can presume it’s not good.
We see your Western Massachusetts lesbian KN-95 bar story. We raise you "bookseller tries to figure out if the company that posts close-ups of trout eggs that's trying to buy his entire inventory is actually AI scheming to slice up rare books to scan them" story.
A bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest books
Was a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"?
www.motherjones.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:12 AM
These are all words in the English language, my native tongue, but I have no fucking idea what any of this means, but since it involves AI, I can presume it’s not good.
So proud of the legal team at @aclu.org National Prison Project, @nyclu.org @maketheroadny.bsky.social & Wang Hecker on this victory. The 127 page opinion is available here: www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
September 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
So proud of the legal team at @aclu.org National Prison Project, @nyclu.org @maketheroadny.bsky.social & Wang Hecker on this victory. The 127 page opinion is available here: www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
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Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply.
If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP.
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP.
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
www.texastribune.org
September 24, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply.
If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP.
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP.
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
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to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
September 24, 2026 at 3:32 AM
to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
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One of the really cool things about this case is that one of the lead plaintiffs is Lioness - a nonprofit run by women who did time in sweltering Texas prisons themselves.
Then they got out and spearheaded this lawsuit that could drastically improve life for all their sisters still inside.
Then they got out and spearheaded this lawsuit that could drastically improve life for all their sisters still inside.
A federal judge has ordered Texas to air condition all of the state’s prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.
Texas ordered to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned.
www.texastribune.org
September 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
One of the really cool things about this case is that one of the lead plaintiffs is Lioness - a nonprofit run by women who did time in sweltering Texas prisons themselves.
Then they got out and spearheaded this lawsuit that could drastically improve life for all their sisters still inside.
Then they got out and spearheaded this lawsuit that could drastically improve life for all their sisters still inside.
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John Cornyn and George W. Bush are teaming up to make sure that Donald Trump gets the cronies, mediocrities and ideologues he wants in lifetime appointments to the courts.
Scoop: John Cornyn & George W. Bush are headlining a Dallas fundraiser tonight for all of the Senate GOP nominees in tossup races—except Ken Paxton
It benefits a new joint fundraising committee for IA, ME, NH, OH, AK, MI & the NRSC
w/ @teddyschleifer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
It benefits a new joint fundraising committee for IA, ME, NH, OH, AK, MI & the NRSC
w/ @teddyschleifer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
Bush and Cornyn Leave Out Paxton as They Raise Cash for Senate Candidates
The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates. Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:47 AM
John Cornyn and George W. Bush are teaming up to make sure that Donald Trump gets the cronies, mediocrities and ideologues he wants in lifetime appointments to the courts.
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ICE is shooting immigrants on the street & killing them in their prisons.
When the folks begging for your money & votes inevitably get power, they will dismiss these injured & lost lives by saying they need to focus on kitchen table issues instead of accountability.
We’ll need to demand justice.
When the folks begging for your money & votes inevitably get power, they will dismiss these injured & lost lives by saying they need to focus on kitchen table issues instead of accountability.
We’ll need to demand justice.
ICE Detention Claims 25th Life Since the Start of the Year
Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-detent...
Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-detent...
ICE Detention Claims 25th Life Since the Start of the Year
Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media.
austinkocher.substack.com
September 21, 2026 at 12:35 AM
ICE is shooting immigrants on the street & killing them in their prisons.
When the folks begging for your money & votes inevitably get power, they will dismiss these injured & lost lives by saying they need to focus on kitchen table issues instead of accountability.
We’ll need to demand justice.
When the folks begging for your money & votes inevitably get power, they will dismiss these injured & lost lives by saying they need to focus on kitchen table issues instead of accountability.
We’ll need to demand justice.
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new posters up around the senate side of Capitol Hill aimed at republican women
September 21, 2026 at 12:56 AM
new posters up around the senate side of Capitol Hill aimed at republican women
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The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.
Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.
www.npr.org
September 20, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.