Chris Applegate

@chrisapplegate
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Justice impacted prison survivor now voting rights and criminal justice reform advocate. Member of Kentucky Voting Rights Coalition, Advocate Based on Lived Experience Steering Committee, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Democracy Champion.
Chris ApplegateFeb 16, 2023
Mike Masnick ✅Feb 9, 2023
For all the talk of the Twitter files supposedly (but not actually) revealing that Twitter was actively colluding with Democrats to censor conservatives (note: this did not actually happen), it's interesting to see that none of the Twitter Files discuss the now revealed point that Republicans regularly demanded Twitter remove tweets: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/09/somehow-missing-from-the-official-twitter-files-twitter-had-to-continually-respond-to-trumps-gop-officials-demands-for-taking-down-tweets/
Somehow Missing From The Official ‘Twitter Files’: Twitter Had To Continually Respond To Trump’s & GOP Officials’ Demands For Taking Down Tweets

So, we already noted that Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee’s grandstanding hearing about Twitter revealed how Trump’s White House asked Twitter to remove a tweet from Chrissy…

Techdirt
Chris ApplegateFeb 10, 2023

We definitely need more programs like this.

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155783321/an-artists-healing-project-focused-on-incarceration-and-violence-wins-1-million

Chris ApplegateFeb 9, 2023
Dr James J TeethFeb 8, 2023

The IMF is forecasting the UK to have negative GDP this year. Meanwhile Russia which is under financial sanctions is expected to have positive GDP.

This could make a reasonable person question the wisdom of Brexit.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64452995

UK economy only G7 nation to shrink in 2023 - IMF

The IMF says the UK economy is forecast to shrink by 0.6% this year.

BBC News
Chris ApplegateFeb 9, 2023
Ken WhiteFeb 8, 2023
I have successfully avoided all coverage of, and all discourse about, the State of the Union. This is a good thing.
Chris ApplegateFeb 8, 2023

I was charged with PFO, even though I'd been exonerated of the first, and the conviction had been vacated. Prosecutors refused to drop the PFO charge, but the judge forbid them from introducing evidence in limine. That's how over-used it is.

https://youtu.be/VS0XPIjDVMA

Are ‘persistent felony offenders’ persistent in Kentucky?

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Chris ApplegateFeb 8, 2023

Part 1 of a 3 part series done by Independent Lens on Kentucky's draconian Persistent Felony Offender law. Not really touched on in the video is how the PFO 2nd degree, in some cases, becomes a "two strikes" law, putting people away for life with sentencing enhancements. Marcus is now Executive Director of ABLE, and in full disclosure, I'm on the steering committee.

https://youtu.be/obDI-kxXbvE

Persistent: A Challenge to Kentucky's PFO Law | Independent Lens | PBS

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Chris ApplegateFeb 8, 2023
Show threadDon Feb 8, 2023
@jimgon private prisons are already evil enough !!