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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

The sheriff of Suffolk County has been indicted by the DOJ for alleged extortion. The right is touting this as a successful indictment of a "sanctuary sheriff." I am sure it's a coincidence he's Black.

Tweet from Bill Melugin BREAKING: The FBI announces they've arrested Boston's sanctuary sheriff on federal extortion charges. Suffolk County, MA Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested by federal agents in Florida today for allegedly extorting $50,000 from the owner of a national cannabis retailer wanting to do business in Boston. Sheriff Tompkins kicked ICE out of his jails in 2019.
aug 12, 2025, 1:57 pm • 227 68

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The More You Know @blowen.bsky.social

“make a quick buck on the sly” - FBI straight outta their Bugsy Malone era.

aug 12, 2025, 2:06 pm • 9 0 • view
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Mike Billips @mbillips.bsky.social

Clear-cut defense of selective prosecution given the amount of open bribery being allowed and even advocated by Trump and his capos.

aug 12, 2025, 2:17 pm • 5 0 • view
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jonathanmlewis.bsky.social @jonathanmlewis.bsky.social

Was he a pedophile?

aug 12, 2025, 3:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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StopLossMaxWin @stoplossmaxwin.bsky.social

The racism/misogyny to distract from the class warfare is harming the best of US in the hopes of consuming US-All. tRUMP is consuming lives so he can consume lives. Oligarchy is the perversion people are the diet!! Release The Epstein Files #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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aug 12, 2025, 3:55 pm • 6 2 • view
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justice2025.bsky.social @justice2025.bsky.social

Then, there's the "Putin Pie Dessert."

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aug 12, 2025, 5:17 pm • 1 1 • view
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StopLossMaxWin @stoplossmaxwin.bsky.social

Yep

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aug 12, 2025, 6:42 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ginnette Powell @caffeinehusky.bsky.social

He's a whole ass as well. I dont feel sympathy at all...terrible conditions in the jails. He only addressed them ( didn't remedy them ) until it was campaign time.

aug 12, 2025, 2:09 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

He probably is! It can both be true that he does terrible things and that this is a racist prosecution.

aug 12, 2025, 2:12 pm • 9 0 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

Indictment here www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/s...

aug 12, 2025, 1:57 pm • 9 0 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

This sheriff was pardoned from his conviction for accepting bribes. Hm. Cannot say why.

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aug 12, 2025, 1:59 pm • 51 9 • view
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The More You Know @blowen.bsky.social

Who is this?

aug 12, 2025, 2:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

Scott Jenkins, my apologies. Here's a link. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

aug 12, 2025, 2:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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Schrödinger’s Catch-22 @lunaticsandwich.bsky.social

If you look at a guy and think, “He looks like a sheriff,” that guy should not be sheriff.

aug 12, 2025, 2:01 pm • 2 0 • view
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oscarsmom.bsky.social @oscarsmom.bsky.social

Cause he threatened to eat the judge?

aug 12, 2025, 2:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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artwells @artwells.com

aug 12, 2025, 2:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

My gloss is both that 1) sheriffs are corrupt and do bad things and 2) no question this sheriff is being prosecuted bc the administration is following a Jim Crow playbook.

aug 12, 2025, 2:01 pm • 44 3 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

"a quick buck on the sly," that's not racist at all I am sure.

aug 12, 2025, 2:02 pm • 29 0 • view
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Schrödinger’s Catch-22 @lunaticsandwich.bsky.social

They were 🤏 this close to calling him a jive turkey.

aug 12, 2025, 2:07 pm • 7 0 • view
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LurkyMcLurk @lurkymclurk.bsky.social

Look at this absolute unit of corruption

aug 12, 2025, 2:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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NYCNAFOFELLA. 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇭🇷🏳️‍🌈. Once Trump Regime is buried and dead 🇺🇲 @nycnafofella.bsky.social

States are going to need to tell the feds they no longer have jurisdiction there, maybe under an emergency edict or something.

aug 12, 2025, 3:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Butterflyskelly @butterflyskelly.bsky.social

What? Its exactly the same thing frumpty is doing

aug 12, 2025, 6:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bill Nemacheck @billnemacheck.bsky.social

Extortion being illegal while also being done in the open by the highest office in the land is just playing in our faces.

aug 12, 2025, 2:06 pm • 10 1 • view
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kats4democracy.bsky.social @kats4democracy.bsky.social

How come he wasn't offered the NYC Mayor Eric Adam's Special Treatment offer?

aug 12, 2025, 3:28 pm • 2 0 • view
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Stoned Feminist @ladylinds.bsky.social

He should have started a meme coin if he wanted to take bribes

aug 12, 2025, 2:10 pm • 8 0 • view
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💙Blue dot in a purple state 😳🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦💙 @ams1701.bsky.social

No do Ken Paxton...oh wait

aug 12, 2025, 5:49 pm • 0 0 • view
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Diana Parker-Kafka @dianaparker.bsky.social

MA sheriff arrested in FL, it’s time to seriously reconsider traveling to the confederacy.

aug 12, 2025, 2:02 pm • 15 3 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

good point

aug 12, 2025, 2:03 pm • 4 0 • view
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Gwynn Ravenfire ♿ @gwynnravenfire.bsky.social

I'm just shocked that a sheriff would see any consequences for anything. But you're probably correct as to the reasons.

aug 12, 2025, 3:51 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social

Not defending sheriffs obvs but why this dude you know

aug 12, 2025, 5:38 pm • 1 0 • view
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Gwynn Ravenfire ♿ @gwynnravenfire.bsky.social

Yeah exactly

aug 12, 2025, 5:39 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jack @jaxoffx25.bsky.social

It’s funny that no maga anyone is being arrested anywhere! They must be law abiding people right?!?! They all have a get out of jail free card so they are raping our country and laws.

aug 12, 2025, 2:48 pm • 2 0 • view