Jess
@jessbetten.bsky.social
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Cats-in-bow ties enthusiast, beginning knitter, Public Defender, Red Sox fan, and native masshole now residing in enemy territory.
Nothing here is legal advice or even necessarily good advice.
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Jess
@jessbetten.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Before that, it was their 2015 exposé on the NYPD's Scruff McGruff expenditures.
McGruff the Crime Dog among questionable expenditures
McGruff the Crime Dog has taken a bite out of the NYPD’s budget: The department has dropped more than $13,500 on eight McGruff costumes in just one of several unusual purchases in recent years. The…
nypost.com
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The US House of Representatives committee calendar for October 2025
It's .... quite something
It's .... quite something
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Yes, Halloween is the deadliest day of the year for child pedestrians—great advice from @mcbazacophd.bsky.social
(It’s also our kid’s birthday)
(It’s also our kid’s birthday)
Jess
@jessbetten.bsky.social
· 14h
“No one should be punished for following the law. Our union members and all hospital employees deserve dignity, respect and the chance to live and work without fear" @csealocal1000.bsky.social president Mary E. Sullivan
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/10...
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/10...
2 SUNY Upstate Hospital workers are detained by ICE at immigration hearing, unions say
The men own a home in North Syracuse and work at the Syracuse hospital
www.syracuse.com
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Q: “Governor Pritzker has asked for Operation Midway Blitz to be on pause for the holiday weekend. Are you willing to do that?”
Noem: “No, we're absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe. The fact that Governor Pritzker is asking for that is shameful.”
Noem: “No, we're absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe. The fact that Governor Pritzker is asking for that is shameful.”
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📍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑, 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐎:
A fifth-grade teacher and her family — despite her valid work authorization — were taken into custody by ICE after a routine check-in, leaving her classroom unexpectedly vacant. #AbuseofPowerWatch
A fifth-grade teacher and her family — despite her valid work authorization — were taken into custody by ICE after a routine check-in, leaving her classroom unexpectedly vacant. #AbuseofPowerWatch
Fifth grade teacher in Colorado detained by ICE along with family, says school
The teacher was authorized to work in the U.S., according to school officials, but ICE said she was in the country illegally. The educator and her family, including minor children, are being held at a...
www.cbsnews.com
DHS czar Kristi Noem testified:
"Habeas corpus is a
constitutional right that the
president has to be able
to remove people from
this country."
Nope.
Habeas corpus protects
each of us from unlawful
imprisonment &
guarantees we can go to
court to review our
detention.
"Habeas corpus is a
constitutional right that the
president has to be able
to remove people from
this country."
Nope.
Habeas corpus protects
each of us from unlawful
imprisonment &
guarantees we can go to
court to review our
detention.
Portland dance group offers free Latin dance lessons at ICE facility 💃🏽