Jon Hutson
Writer, dog lover, cat lover, and human rights advocate. My personal takes. Read my stories on race, law, and human rights: salon.com/writer/jonathan-hutson
- Do you mean gifted me a Boeing 747-8 "flying palace" jet outright or just leased at a discount? Hmmm, let me think... No, no I have not taken any bribes.
- Sen. Fetterman *can't* do his job because he stopped taking his meds, stopped keeping his medical appointments, and is paranoid, bizarre, and out of control in his behavior.
- Fetterman isn't doing his job. "Fetterman has missed nearly every committee hearing and regularly skips votes." "I haven’t seen him this year in person,” a House Democratic lawmaker from Pennsylvania said. “My staff reaches out on bills and such.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
- Must-read thread on why Dems are stuck in the muck of status quo, poll-driven politics, and how to haul them out. We can do this! And we must. 🗽 Here's how ⬇️
- Why are Dems—champions of every major policy advance since the New Deal—so deeply wedded to status-quo, poll-tested politics? The answer lies in Stafford Beers' 5-level Viable Systems Model: They lack Systems 4 & 5 dealing with future coordinating it with present. 1/25 www.salon.com/2025/05/10/w...
- Justice Sotomayor's powerful call to action for lawyers to "fight this fight" is a must-read. @NACDL.org breaks it down in this essential thread. Don't miss her urgent message! bsky.app/profile/nacd...
- 1/6: Insightful NYT piece on Justice Sotomayor's recent remarks, calling for legal professionals to "fight this fight": www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u.... She spoke at an American Bar Association conference gala in Washington D.C. on May 8, 2025. (thread)
- Unconscionable use of faulty DNA test kits fuels mass incarceration and leaves how many wrongly convicted individuals languishing in prison? NPR reports that in Texas, more than 1,000 convictions are under review. But the faulty kits are used nationwide and around the world!
- Thread 1/7: Outrageous! @npr.org "All Things Considered" reports the integrity of our justice system is under intense scrutiny. Faulty DNA tests 🧬 are leading to a review of 1,000+ criminal cases in Texas alone. ⚖️ This isn't a local issue; these test kits are used nationwide and around the world. 🌍
