Jamie Baker Roskie
@whenisayj.bsky.social
Lawyer. Former director, UGALaw Land Use Clinic. Buddhist practitioner. Long ago immigration practitioner. Coloradan, my people are Montanans. No one is free unless all are free.
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Jamie Baker Roskie
@whenisayj.bsky.social
· Sep 11
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
― Siddhārtha Gautama, The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha
― Siddhārtha Gautama, The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha
And again...
The alleged shooter got asylum under Trump.
US President Donald Trump said his administration will 'permanently pause' migration from all 'Third World Countries,' following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House reut.rs/49EiIrv 1/4
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
And again...
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Critics have likened John Gotti’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with the Gambino family
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Critics have likened John Gotti’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with the Gambino family
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The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
Words cannot describe how angry this makes me.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, agency director says reut.rs/4opVTeT
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, agency director says
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, the agency's director, Joseph Edlow, said on Friday.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Words cannot describe how angry this makes me.
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Workers strike on Black Friday at Amazon warehouses in Germany reut.rs/4855MK2
Workers strike on Black Friday at Amazon warehouses in Germany
Workers went on strike at Amazon warehouses in Germany on Black Friday aiming to disrupt operations on a key sales day as they push for a collective bargaining agreement, with separate protests also planned outside Zara stores in Spain.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Workers strike on Black Friday at Amazon warehouses in Germany reut.rs/4855MK2
The alleged shooter got asylum under Trump.
US President Donald Trump said his administration will 'permanently pause' migration from all 'Third World Countries,' following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House reut.rs/49EiIrv 1/4
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The alleged shooter got asylum under Trump.
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NEW: ICE’s policy of mass detaining immigrants w pending deportation proceedings has led to an avalanche of rejections in court.
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NEW: ICE’s policy of mass detaining immigrants w pending deportation proceedings has led to an avalanche of rejections in court.
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
A classic. Everyone should know it, even if you don't known the show.
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A classic. Everyone should know it, even if you don't known the show.
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Reposted by Jamie Baker Roskie
Went for a Thanksgiving walk in the hills, and kid spotted an owl.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Went for a Thanksgiving walk in the hills, and kid spotted an owl.
So, how was everybody's Thanksgiving? If you had a Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
So, how was everybody's Thanksgiving? If you had a Thanksgiving.
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Seattle and Portland area folks:
These two sweeties need a new foster home by December 12th. One boy, one girl, both fixed. They’ll come with food, toys, and litter (also a cat playpen if you want it).
Would really appreciate any shares to cast a wider net.
These two sweeties need a new foster home by December 12th. One boy, one girl, both fixed. They’ll come with food, toys, and litter (also a cat playpen if you want it).
Would really appreciate any shares to cast a wider net.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Seattle and Portland area folks:
These two sweeties need a new foster home by December 12th. One boy, one girl, both fixed. They’ll come with food, toys, and litter (also a cat playpen if you want it).
Would really appreciate any shares to cast a wider net.
These two sweeties need a new foster home by December 12th. One boy, one girl, both fixed. They’ll come with food, toys, and litter (also a cat playpen if you want it).
Would really appreciate any shares to cast a wider net.
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UPDATE: DOJ filed its response, maintaining its opposition to contempt proceedings, but identifying Ensign, Blanche, Bove, Mazzara, and Noem as having been involved in discussions from Boasberg’s March 15 TRO to the decision not to “recall the flights” taking people to El Salvador under the AEA.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
UPDATE: DOJ filed its response, maintaining its opposition to contempt proceedings, but identifying Ensign, Blanche, Bove, Mazzara, and Noem as having been involved in discussions from Boasberg’s March 15 TRO to the decision not to “recall the flights” taking people to El Salvador under the AEA.
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BREAKING: In Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry, Plaintiffs include Emil Bove, now a Third Circuit judge, on their list of potential witnesses. Others include Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign—both of whom Boasberg mentioned as likely witnesses—and Yaakov Roth, a senior official in DOJ's Civil Division.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BREAKING: In Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry, Plaintiffs include Emil Bove, now a Third Circuit judge, on their list of potential witnesses. Others include Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign—both of whom Boasberg mentioned as likely witnesses—and Yaakov Roth, a senior official in DOJ's Civil Division.
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Also, we’re so thankful for the work that has come before us! Huge shoutout to the University of Washington for their initial work and partnering with us ongoing data analysis, @404media.co and @eff.org for nationwide attention to flock and prolific public records requesters like Rose Terse.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Also, we’re so thankful for the work that has come before us! Huge shoutout to the University of Washington for their initial work and partnering with us ongoing data analysis, @404media.co and @eff.org for nationwide attention to flock and prolific public records requesters like Rose Terse.
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In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
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Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly's conduct by Dec 10, memo says reut.rs/3XP8InZ
Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly's conduct by Dec 10, memo says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday requested he be briefed by December 10 on the results of a review into "potentially unlawful" comments made by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly's conduct by Dec 10, memo says reut.rs/3XP8InZ
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FBI seeks interviews with Jason Crow, other Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
FBI seeks interviews with Jason Crow, other Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
The inquiries mark an extraordinary escalation for federal law enforcement and military institutions that traditionally steer clear of partisan clashes
coloradosun.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
FBI seeks interviews with Jason Crow, other Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
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NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The only rights that matter to this "administration."
US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit reut.rs/4oYxcHn
US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit
The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms, according to plans shared with Congress and reviewed by Reuters.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The only rights that matter to this "administration."
Grace was a Ph.D. student housed at the same institute as me when I taught at UGA. She is one of the dearest, smartest people I know. Please read and donate.
"For each shirt you buy in this collection, we are donating $10 to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs. For more information on hunger in America, please read this essay by Dr. Grace Bagwell Adams." LOVE
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Feed The People
For each shirt you buy in this collection, we are donating $10 to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs. For more information on hunger in America...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Grace was a Ph.D. student housed at the same institute as me when I taught at UGA. She is one of the dearest, smartest people I know. Please read and donate.
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NEW: Tina Peters is staying put in a Colorado prison.
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Tina Peters to remain in state custody despite federal request
The Colorado Department of Corrections is resisting federal pressure to transfer a former Mesa County clerk to federal custody, despite Trump's backing.
www.9news.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
NEW: Tina Peters is staying put in a Colorado prison.
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
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You don't say.
Most US Latinos feel their situation is worse under Trump, Pew poll finds reut.rs/4rlic8e
Most US Latinos feel their situation is worse under Trump, Pew poll finds
A majority of U.S. Latinos believe their situation has worsened under President Donald Trump, a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday found, the first such deterioration since the poll began tracking almost 20 years ago.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
You don't say.
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Everyone Kidnapped by ICE and Border Patrol In Southern California Since August
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Everyone Kidnapped by ICE and Border Patrol In Southern California Since August ~ L.A. TACO
Immigration raids by the numbers, broken down by month, week, and city.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Everyone Kidnapped by ICE and Border Patrol In Southern California Since August
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