Maya
@mayarama.bsky.social
appellate public defender in WA, transit+ ebike rider, big time jogger
What are other options people are using for personal email these days?
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
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February 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
What are other options people are using for personal email these days?
I love Huey and Louie
Happy Valenswine's Day! If you are someone who hates Valentine's Day, you can always use the day to celebrate our pig friends instead. This was our official Valenswine's card this year featuring Huey and Louie.
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I love Huey and Louie
Long time listener, first time caller
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Long time listener, first time caller
Beyond horrifying.
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Beyond horrifying.
My office is hiring! We are primarily an appellate contractor with the Office of Public Defense. The work is interesting and fulfilling. For me, it’s a total dream job. If it sounds like it would be for you too, apply here: defensenet.org/nielsen-koch...
Nielsen Koch & Grannis Seeks Appellate Attorney - Washington Defender Association
Nielsen Koch & Grannis (www.nwattorney.net), a Seattle appellate firm representing clients in the Washington Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, seeks new associate with minimum one year experience as...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My office is hiring! We are primarily an appellate contractor with the Office of Public Defense. The work is interesting and fulfilling. For me, it’s a total dream job. If it sounds like it would be for you too, apply here: defensenet.org/nielsen-koch...
I commute on this guy every day
Shout out to this "minor, infrequent" bus for getting me where I need to go quickly and efficiently.
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I commute on this guy every day
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Moving and infuriating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cw3...
ICE Took Their Classmate. They Started Writing Letters.
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Moving and infuriating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cw3...
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
This poem lives rent free in my brain.
January 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
This poem lives rent free in my brain.
Seeing Duane’s quilt panel (below) led me to read a little bit about him. www.thedallasway.org/stories/writ...
Duane Puryear and the Quilt Panel — The Dallas Way
Duane Puryear
www.thedallasway.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Seeing Duane’s quilt panel (below) led me to read a little bit about him. www.thedallasway.org/stories/writ...
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It's your birthday, Duane.
December 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It's your birthday, Duane.
🎉 happy indigent defense appellate caseload reduction order day to all who celebrate 🎉
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December 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
🎉 happy indigent defense appellate caseload reduction order day to all who celebrate 🎉
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I have such deep admiration for and take inspiration from people like Ahmed Al Ahmed who see danger and run towards.
Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Independent video (verified by the NYTimes) shows a local Bondi Beach unarmed bystander sneaking up behind one of the gunman today and tackling him to disarm him.
December 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I have such deep admiration for and take inspiration from people like Ahmed Al Ahmed who see danger and run towards.
This is so fucked up
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is so fucked up
I think all cars should come with ignition interlock devices installed, the same way seatbelts and airbags are. They don’t need to be punishment or surveillance, we could just make all cars not turn on if you’re drunk.
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I think all cars should come with ignition interlock devices installed, the same way seatbelts and airbags are. They don’t need to be punishment or surveillance, we could just make all cars not turn on if you’re drunk.
This essay had me in tears.
An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This essay had me in tears.
Come hang out! It’s my birthday! 🎂 🚌 🌃🌲🚲
I'm so excited for The Urbanist to roll into 2026 at full strength, covering new admins at the city and county and major stories elsewhere, including at Sound Transit.
I hope you'll consider joining us at our holiday party to support that work. It's also fun!
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I hope you'll consider joining us at our holiday party to support that work. It's also fun!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-urbani...
The Urbanist Winter Holiday Party
Come celebrate the holidays with The Urbanist team, elected officials, and urbanist community members!
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November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Come hang out! It’s my birthday! 🎂 🚌 🌃🌲🚲
It’s cruel that they’re doing this to chimps, I think, as I allow myself 5 more minutes of phone time.
Chimpanzees use 22 types of tools in the wild but they are capable of doomscrolling like the rest of us.
This video of Sugriva using Instagram is shocking because it's so similar to how humans use social media--engaging with content that triggers our emotions, like images of our friends and foes.
This video of Sugriva using Instagram is shocking because it's so similar to how humans use social media--engaging with content that triggers our emotions, like images of our friends and foes.
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It’s cruel that they’re doing this to chimps, I think, as I allow myself 5 more minutes of phone time.
One of my favorite ways to study for finals in law school was to put recorded classes on 1.5x speed and go for a jog while I listened. Both for classes that I paid attention to and classes I doodled through. I don’t know why, things just stick better for me when my body is moving.
When I was adjuncting (10 yrs ago) it was pretty common for the school to tape the classes for enrolled students to review. Don't have any idea if that stayed common / became more common. I guess not?
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
One of my favorite ways to study for finals in law school was to put recorded classes on 1.5x speed and go for a jog while I listened. Both for classes that I paid attention to and classes I doodled through. I don’t know why, things just stick better for me when my body is moving.
Doing something both is and feels better than doing nothing. It’s a balm for hopelessness.
I cannot emphasize enough that if you feel sad, donating money makes you feel better. Local food bank, diaper bank, mutual aid, a favorite charity, cancer research, or a local news site like @thecity.nyc; there are so many options. Money is the most efficient donation. Or sign up to volunteer.
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Doing something both is and feels better than doing nothing. It’s a balm for hopelessness.
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Check your ballot. It’s possible that it’s been challenged due to leaving the ballot envelope unsigned or a signature mismatch. You can cure that with King County Elections so your ballot is counted! kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Check your ballot. It’s possible that it’s been challenged due to leaving the ballot envelope unsigned or a signature mismatch. You can cure that with King County Elections so your ballot is counted! kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
The WA Supreme Court has recognized (implicitly in a court rule) that excusing jurors based on distrust of law enforcement is a way to keep people of color off of juries. This is similar.
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The WA Supreme Court has recognized (implicitly in a court rule) that excusing jurors based on distrust of law enforcement is a way to keep people of color off of juries. This is similar.
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New Seattle Poll:
Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall
In a new Stranger/DHM Poll, progressive challengers are coming out on top across the board. But in the mayoral race, it’s all about voter turnout.
www.thestranger.com/stranger-pol... #SEAelex #WAelex
Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall
In a new Stranger/DHM Poll, progressive challengers are coming out on top across the board. But in the mayoral race, it’s all about voter turnout.
www.thestranger.com/stranger-pol... #SEAelex #WAelex
October 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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