Erika G
egonz15.bsky.social
Erika G
@egonz15.bsky.social
Golden Bear! Anti trafficking Attorney, knitter, lover of politics, law, sports, BTS💜 & TV! Words are my own.
The Venn Diagram of people who think that people need to come into US the "right way" and people who are asking their kids how to use their phones is a circle.
February 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Unfortunately, the Tahoe Heartbeat brand is all over #LakeTahoe. Those of up who grew up here knew that this owner was problematic, but now everyone can see it.

Here's his "apology".

His "context" is in the quiz.
February 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Reposted by Erika G
An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
February 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
So great for survivors of violent crimes.

I'm glad they have chosen to completely undermine the intention of the U visa and T Visa.
ICE will no longer consider if "an alien is a victim of a crime...a positive discretionary factor" in determining whether to deport them, per new ICE memo leaked to me
January 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reposted by Erika G
A few things:

1. He’s calling for the establishment of a concentration camp that will operate mostly outside of US law

2. Guantanamo’s detention center was originally built to imprison migrants (from Haiti and Cuba mostly)

3. Then it was ramped up to house others

4. As will, surely, this one
Trump: Today I'm also signing an executive order to instruct the departments of defense and homeland security to begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay
January 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
With the release of this memo, you could almost feel the relief of "liberal" folks not having to talk about DEI anymore... The way people went risk adverse so quickly was unsurprising.
Breaking News: The White House rescinded an order that froze trillions of dollars in grants and loans, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
Trump Executive Orders and Federal Funding Freeze: Latest Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
But it's crazy to be spoken down to about the state of the country by ⚪ ♀️ who have barely taken any race equity trainings sinced 2020. How am I still here processing their anxieties?
January 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM