Jill Piggott
@JillPiggott
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PhD. Prof of philosophy & lit now disabled by daily migraine. EJI volunteer. Director, Reading Justice prison study group. Director, headsUPmigraine.
Maine & New Brunswick, Canada
Joined March 2015
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.
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What you need right now is an incredibly talented woman in a fantastic dress playing jazz on the bagpipes, you do
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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.
eji.org
The death penalty in America is a failed, expensive policy, defined by bias and error.
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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.
nij.ojp.gov
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.
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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).
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."
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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."
thedailybeast.com
The proposed rule has already cleared White House review, according to ProPublica, and could be finalized any day.
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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).
nytimes.com
Justice Amy Coney Barrett played a decisive role in the decision, which took the opposite approach of earlier court rulings related to coronavirus restrictions in California and Nevada.
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This is a wonderful description of my friend JillM's husband. He died 40 yrs ago on the 28th. My Daddy died 32 yrs ago. To those newly grieving, we promise: our partner's or parent's love remains with us, even as we grieve their absence from our everyday. But it sure can hurt.
@JillPiggott Thank you so much. all I want is for other people to remember him in some way. He was a brilliant computer scientist, a unicycle riding juggler, no one ever said a bad word about him. He was kind and loving. His gravestone says "he was a dreamer but his vision was never clouded."
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Stop writing “both sides”.
After a contentious presidential election, people on both sides of the political divide are having a hard time agreeing on anything these days. @tonydokoupil looks at what happens if you apply couples therapy techniques to help heal America's fractured political relationship.
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@janpurcell2 Linked above is a great video about the Dr Jill "Teaching Is Who I Am" who is not your daughter. 💙
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#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.
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My favorite book as a girl is trending! Aspiring novelists take note: "Anne of Green Gables," LM Montgomery's 1st novel, was roundly rejected. It sat in her hatbox for 2 yrs before she tried again & ended up w/ an immediate bestseller. #OneYearWithoutAnne
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@realDonaldTrump @GenFlynn Hey Congress? Time to call General Flynn to testify fully on Trump 2016 election interference with Russia. He cannot hide under 5th Amendment. And Bill Barr won't be protecting any Trumpomonsters from Jan 20, 2021. So Congress, let's find out exactly what all Putin did for Trump
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@janpurcell2 Mother, when'd I send you those roses (tweet above)? I like that painting a lot. I went to your website to pick a painting to send my friend Lelena who's doing a tough stretch of migraine & picked that without knowing the title. 💜
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🔴173,429 NEW #COVID19 cases TODAY. #WearAMask: Few things EVER has been as effective & cheap at SAVING LIVES, helping to protect you from infecting others & become seriously ill yourself (it reduces initial viral load). MULTIPLE LAYERS are key.
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.@NitaGhei--If you have time away from the pup to read the Post, maybe you could find out why my Beloved Adopted Country & my Native Land need a "peace deal" post-Trump.
washingtonpost.com
This looks to be a presidency that will be delightfully predictable and refreshingly boring.
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I put this thread in an email because I know (🚩as I hope all citizens do) that staffers don't track or tally tweets. You have a good staff. I've been emailing them for a quarter century. I'll do 6 more. I'll write again soon.
usa.gov
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A #Biden presidency gives you the chance to be the moderate senator you failed to be when Trump was in office. You have the chance to rectify some of those awful wrongs. I hope you won't waste that chance by playing both sides. Stand up. Be counted. Do what's right. 8/
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