And it is not lost on me that this particular case is probably getting so much attention because the state's victim is a white woman. One of the horrors of the death penalty in the US is how extremely disproportionately it is used against people of color, especially Black people.

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Whether it "goes wrong" or not, execution by the state is not consistent with a humane, morally sound society.

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Final day for ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT sale! For $3, you can listen to how bad things get for literally everyone all because two parents refused to help their depressed trans daughter. Also there are vampires. Sexy hyena vampires. www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/a...

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I just stood there flapping my hands for ever so long. @taliskimberley.bsky.social was a witness.

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A lot of effort has gone into finding Economists that focus on consumer prices as the only indicator of monopoly abuse. They completely miss myriad other ways monopoly power holders (and monopolies are about power) can extract rents. 1/7

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