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CharlesMBlow

  1. Morning Twitter rant over. Time up. See you later... about 6 hours ago via web
  2. Private institutions are not charge with promoting the public good. They prioritize profits over people. That's just a fact. about 6 hours ago via web
  3. Every week my mom calls from Louisiana to say "so-and-so" someone from our town, got locked up. Now I see why. #feedthebeast about 6 hours ago via web
  4. And they say Romney is considering La. gov Bobby Jindal for a running mate. Serious?! #Louisianaprisonsforprofit about 6 hours ago via web
  5. Morning twitter. Can't get the term "honey holes" for prison beds out of my mind. Failed farmers now farming humans for profit. Still upset. about 6 hours ago via web
  6. Ok, my Twitter time for today is done. See you tomorrow folks... about 18 hours ago via web
  7. @psychochic88 I had to crunch an 8-part series with a dozen stories, thousand of word and multiple charts down to 800 words. Left a lot out. about 18 hours ago via web in reply to psychochic88
  8. RT @sbcmortgageman and if you got released you can't vote with a felony anyways #idiot < The uninformed are sad ppl felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.… about 18 hours ago via web
  9. I'm from Louisiana, but I was so shocked by the Times-Picayune's series that it left me speechless and outraged... about 18 hours ago via web
  10. Louisiana leads the nation in the percentage of its prisoners serving life without parole. When you're in prison you can't vote. Get it?... about 18 hours ago via web
  11. It takes more than $1 million to care for a young lifer over the course of his incarceration. Now, how else could La. spend that money? about 19 hours ago via web
  12. @KiwiJae nytimes.com/2012/05/26/opi… about 19 hours ago via web in reply to KiwiJae
  13. Read tomorrow's column, "Plantations, Prisons and Profits," tonight and let me know what you think. nytimes.com/2012/05/26/opi… about 19 hours ago via web
  14. Column done! about 20 hours ago via web
  15. Bought it from a vintage store on the next block when kids played. Cost more to deliver than buy. Don't want to pay to get rid of it. about 20 hours ago via web
  16. Been trying for a week to donate the piano in my living room to charity. Can't get the pick-up people on the phone. So frustrating. about 20 hours ago via web
  17. Very interesting @nytimes opinion piece: "Now Coveted: A Walkable, Convenient Place" nytimes.com/2012/05/27/opi… about 21 hours ago via web
  18. @goldietaylor Ha! Are you taking the class or teaching it? 8:03 AM May 25th via web in reply to goldietaylor
  19. Ok, 10 mins up. As some one suggested I say: "I'm blowing this joint"... See you tomorrow Twitter... 6:48 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
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  • Bio Charles M. Blow is The New York Times's visual Op-Ed columnist. His column appears every Saturday.
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