Sameena Safdar
@sameenasafdar.bsky.social
Legaltech junkie, #DCStatehood NOW, social media/personal branding consultant, #nomamels, all the gifs
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Sameena Safdar
@sameenasafdar.bsky.social
· Nov 12
a woman wearing a hoodie and sunglasses is sitting in a crowd of people and saying `` this is me ! ''
Alt: a woman (ok Amy Poehler at the Oscars!) wearing a hoodie and sunglasses is sitting in a crowd of people and saying `` this is me ! ''
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Hey followers!
I think most of you know me from #lawtwitter or #petsoflegaltech.
I post many GIFs, many crimes against food with #whatthefood
I also create social media for The Appellate Project and the Women’s Bar Assn for DC & amplify their awesome work.
Glad you all made it here!
I think most of you know me from #lawtwitter or #petsoflegaltech.
I post many GIFs, many crimes against food with #whatthefood
I also create social media for The Appellate Project and the Women’s Bar Assn for DC & amplify their awesome work.
Glad you all made it here!
How on earth are people who are supposed to enroll in the ACA right now for Jan 1 supposed to instead get cash and purchase their own….insurance?
Or pay out of pocket for procedures?
Why won’t GOP approve subsidies now & work towards something different?
Because they don’t care.
Or pay out of pocket for procedures?
Why won’t GOP approve subsidies now & work towards something different?
Because they don’t care.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
How on earth are people who are supposed to enroll in the ACA right now for Jan 1 supposed to instead get cash and purchase their own….insurance?
Or pay out of pocket for procedures?
Why won’t GOP approve subsidies now & work towards something different?
Because they don’t care.
Or pay out of pocket for procedures?
Why won’t GOP approve subsidies now & work towards something different?
Because they don’t care.
WTAF?
“In its court filings Friday, Trump’s administration contended that the judge usurped both legislative & executive authority in ordering SNAP benefits to be fully funded.
‘This unprecedented injunction makes a mockery of the separation of powers’ Sauer said”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“In its court filings Friday, Trump’s administration contended that the judge usurped both legislative & executive authority in ordering SNAP benefits to be fully funded.
‘This unprecedented injunction makes a mockery of the separation of powers’ Sauer said”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Supreme Court Grants Trump Appeal, Issues Emergency Order To Block Full SNAP Food Aid Payments
The food program serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly with lower incomes.
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
WTAF?
“In its court filings Friday, Trump’s administration contended that the judge usurped both legislative & executive authority in ordering SNAP benefits to be fully funded.
‘This unprecedented injunction makes a mockery of the separation of powers’ Sauer said”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“In its court filings Friday, Trump’s administration contended that the judge usurped both legislative & executive authority in ordering SNAP benefits to be fully funded.
‘This unprecedented injunction makes a mockery of the separation of powers’ Sauer said”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
How do you spin the press on fighting in court to continue letting millions of Americans-many of whom are children and elderly-starve??
Reporters-how are you not asking Trump repeatedly about using American taxpayer $ to not pay Americans benefits?
Reporters-how are you not asking Trump repeatedly about using American taxpayer $ to not pay Americans benefits?
Isn't it rich that the president is using our money to take his case to court that he should not pay us our money?
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
How do you spin the press on fighting in court to continue letting millions of Americans-many of whom are children and elderly-starve??
Reporters-how are you not asking Trump repeatedly about using American taxpayer $ to not pay Americans benefits?
Reporters-how are you not asking Trump repeatedly about using American taxpayer $ to not pay Americans benefits?
If you're looking to help your fellow Americans who don't have enough to eat right now
--whether that's due to the gvt having not paid SNAP benefits, being locked-out or DOGE'd employees, or families where ICE kidnapped their breadwinner--
find local food banks/pantries/shelters/and more here ⏬⏬⏬
--whether that's due to the gvt having not paid SNAP benefits, being locked-out or DOGE'd employees, or families where ICE kidnapped their breadwinner--
find local food banks/pantries/shelters/and more here ⏬⏬⏬
As women in the legal field, we advocate for justice & equity.
After recent protests, the NoKingsAlliance is encouraging weekly, tangible actions, fostering a #CultureOfDefiance.
This week: "Mass Mutual Aid" to support communities impacted by the govt shutdown & its wider consequences.
👇
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After recent protests, the NoKingsAlliance is encouraging weekly, tangible actions, fostering a #CultureOfDefiance.
This week: "Mass Mutual Aid" to support communities impacted by the govt shutdown & its wider consequences.
👇
1/7
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If you're looking to help your fellow Americans who don't have enough to eat right now
--whether that's due to the gvt having not paid SNAP benefits, being locked-out or DOGE'd employees, or families where ICE kidnapped their breadwinner--
find local food banks/pantries/shelters/and more here ⏬⏬⏬
--whether that's due to the gvt having not paid SNAP benefits, being locked-out or DOGE'd employees, or families where ICE kidnapped their breadwinner--
find local food banks/pantries/shelters/and more here ⏬⏬⏬
TRUTH: 25 of 30 states that voted for Trump in 2024 have higher participation in SNAP than the natl average.
LIE: Trump says Democrats are "hurting their own people" with SNAP freeze www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
LIE: Trump says Democrats are "hurting their own people" with SNAP freeze www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
Government shutdown live updates as Thune rebuffs Trump's call to end Senate filibuster
Senate Majority Leader John Thune's stance on the filibuster is "unchanged" despite President Trump's call to scrap the rule to end the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.
www.cbsnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
TRUTH: 25 of 30 states that voted for Trump in 2024 have higher participation in SNAP than the natl average.
LIE: Trump says Democrats are "hurting their own people" with SNAP freeze www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
LIE: Trump says Democrats are "hurting their own people" with SNAP freeze www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
What epic party would so appeal to Everett Kelley, Eleanor Holmes Norton, & Chuck Schumer to convince them to step down so people more in touch with what we want can lead??
Comment below. (Should it be only wrong ideas??)
@musicologyduck.bsky.social -please weigh in!!
Comment below. (Should it be only wrong ideas??)
@musicologyduck.bsky.social -please weigh in!!
This is exactly what I thought it would be.
Someone who rose to a pretty decent power position pre 2025 and suddenly is expected to actually be able to do the job.
This guy can't do the job and he knows it.
Someone who rose to a pretty decent power position pre 2025 and suddenly is expected to actually be able to do the job.
This guy can't do the job and he knows it.
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What epic party would so appeal to Everett Kelley, Eleanor Holmes Norton, & Chuck Schumer to convince them to step down so people more in touch with what we want can lead??
Comment below. (Should it be only wrong ideas??)
@musicologyduck.bsky.social -please weigh in!!
Comment below. (Should it be only wrong ideas??)
@musicologyduck.bsky.social -please weigh in!!
You know it’s a bad root canal when they give you a bathroom break.
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You know it’s a bad root canal when they give you a bathroom break.
I’m unfairly asking so much of this latte this morning after not nearly enough sleep.
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I’m unfairly asking so much of this latte this morning after not nearly enough sleep.
I needed more positive news after catching up on the latest.
This helped much-6 different tiny home communities for veterans : vcp.org
This helped much-6 different tiny home communities for veterans : vcp.org
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With your support, our proven model is giving the dignity of home back to those who took the oath to serve us.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I needed more positive news after catching up on the latest.
This helped much-6 different tiny home communities for veterans : vcp.org
This helped much-6 different tiny home communities for veterans : vcp.org
Children ripped from their beds, zip-tied, and separated from their parents.
It's time to do more than just post - make plans now to join a No Kings rally.
If you're in DC, contact @wlgactionnetwork.bsky.social to rally with them.
#NoKingsDay #NoKings #resistance
It's time to do more than just post - make plans now to join a No Kings rally.
If you're in DC, contact @wlgactionnetwork.bsky.social to rally with them.
#NoKingsDay #NoKings #resistance
What is your line in the sand?
Is reacting on social media your only response to seeing your neighbors taken away?
Arresting and zip-tying children in Chicago isn't a horror film. It's what happened when ICE agents stormed an apartment building in Chicago while families slept.
#NoKings
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Is reacting on social media your only response to seeing your neighbors taken away?
Arresting and zip-tying children in Chicago isn't a horror film. It's what happened when ICE agents stormed an apartment building in Chicago while families slept.
#NoKings
1/6
October 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Children ripped from their beds, zip-tied, and separated from their parents.
It's time to do more than just post - make plans now to join a No Kings rally.
If you're in DC, contact @wlgactionnetwork.bsky.social to rally with them.
#NoKingsDay #NoKings #resistance
It's time to do more than just post - make plans now to join a No Kings rally.
If you're in DC, contact @wlgactionnetwork.bsky.social to rally with them.
#NoKingsDay #NoKings #resistance
They are really miscalculating if they think special education is a “Democratic program“ that only democratic voters care about.
Parents-assemble!
Parents-assemble!
LAYOFFS THREATEN SPECIAL EDUCATION: A union says nearly all workers are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a law that ensures millions of students with disabilities get support from schools.
Education Department layoffs hit special education, after-school programming
AFGE Local 252, a union that represents more than 2,700 workers, said information from employees indicates cuts will decimate several offices within the agency.
www.nbcwashington.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
They are really miscalculating if they think special education is a “Democratic program“ that only democratic voters care about.
Parents-assemble!
Parents-assemble!
Toronto Pearson Airport:
Pros: workout equipment right here!
A Starbucks that doesn’t hate the lactose intolerant/vegans like those bastards Tim Horton’s!
Cons: Indoor pigeons that get waaaay too close for comfort!
#CanadianThanksgiving
Pros: workout equipment right here!
A Starbucks that doesn’t hate the lactose intolerant/vegans like those bastards Tim Horton’s!
Cons: Indoor pigeons that get waaaay too close for comfort!
#CanadianThanksgiving
October 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Toronto Pearson Airport:
Pros: workout equipment right here!
A Starbucks that doesn’t hate the lactose intolerant/vegans like those bastards Tim Horton’s!
Cons: Indoor pigeons that get waaaay too close for comfort!
#CanadianThanksgiving
Pros: workout equipment right here!
A Starbucks that doesn’t hate the lactose intolerant/vegans like those bastards Tim Horton’s!
Cons: Indoor pigeons that get waaaay too close for comfort!
#CanadianThanksgiving
My cousins bougie house complete with steam shower is a great place to spend #WorldMentalHealthDay.
#CanadianThanksgiving
#CanadianThanksgiving
October 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
My cousins bougie house complete with steam shower is a great place to spend #WorldMentalHealthDay.
#CanadianThanksgiving
#CanadianThanksgiving
Loving all the characters in my timeline from this delightful Chicken Jockey to bada$$ antifascist Mexican Frog Wizard in Portland to a retro throwback to Mud Wizard for Climate Change in Germany.
The content I’m DEFINITELY on here for!
The content I’m DEFINITELY on here for!
October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Loving all the characters in my timeline from this delightful Chicken Jockey to bada$$ antifascist Mexican Frog Wizard in Portland to a retro throwback to Mud Wizard for Climate Change in Germany.
The content I’m DEFINITELY on here for!
The content I’m DEFINITELY on here for!
How does this guy sleep at night??
A federal agent pepper sprays a demonstrator wearing a frog costume in Portland, Oregon.
The spray was aimed at the air intake valve near the bottom of the costume.
This could have been lethal.
WATCH:
#Resist
The spray was aimed at the air intake valve near the bottom of the costume.
This could have been lethal.
WATCH:
#Resist
October 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
How does this guy sleep at night??
😡😢
“The arrest was in plain view of dozens of parents and children at the playground and others watching from windows in the school.
Many children began
crying and asking if they were going to be taken away.
Students and teachers from other nearby schools also witnessed the incident.”
#FreeDC
“The arrest was in plain view of dozens of parents and children at the playground and others watching from windows in the school.
Many children began
crying and asking if they were going to be taken away.
Students and teachers from other nearby schools also witnessed the incident.”
#FreeDC
I’m going to post one here that just happened that is so upsetting.
October 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
😡😢
“The arrest was in plain view of dozens of parents and children at the playground and others watching from windows in the school.
Many children began
crying and asking if they were going to be taken away.
Students and teachers from other nearby schools also witnessed the incident.”
#FreeDC
“The arrest was in plain view of dozens of parents and children at the playground and others watching from windows in the school.
Many children began
crying and asking if they were going to be taken away.
Students and teachers from other nearby schools also witnessed the incident.”
#FreeDC
You guys where can I find this content that’s not from billionaire/fascist-owned media??
@blackeyed-susie.bsky.social @exsk8pnk.bsky.social @samer.is you know this is the content I can’t quit!
wapo.st/4mUKzGX
#DMV #DClife
@blackeyed-susie.bsky.social @exsk8pnk.bsky.social @samer.is you know this is the content I can’t quit!
wapo.st/4mUKzGX
#DMV #DClife
Does D.C. have any good delis? An NYC restaurant critic came to find out.
We went in search of the region’s best pastrami on rye with a famous — and very opinionated — New York deli expert.
wapo.st
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
You guys where can I find this content that’s not from billionaire/fascist-owned media??
@blackeyed-susie.bsky.social @exsk8pnk.bsky.social @samer.is you know this is the content I can’t quit!
wapo.st/4mUKzGX
#DMV #DClife
@blackeyed-susie.bsky.social @exsk8pnk.bsky.social @samer.is you know this is the content I can’t quit!
wapo.st/4mUKzGX
#DMV #DClife
Rapidly becoming the most beloved DC sports team!!
Thank you @washingtonspirit.com!!!
#FreeDC #HandsOffDC #community #Shutdown
Thank you @washingtonspirit.com!!!
#FreeDC #HandsOffDC #community #Shutdown
Different roots. Same home. ONE SPIRIT 💛
The first 200 federal employees can claim a voucher for a free ticket on a first-come, first-served basis.
After that, a limited number of $10 tickets for federal employees will be available so you can bring your friends & family!
🎟️ bit.ly/46vSPrX
The first 200 federal employees can claim a voucher for a free ticket on a first-come, first-served basis.
After that, a limited number of $10 tickets for federal employees will be available so you can bring your friends & family!
🎟️ bit.ly/46vSPrX
October 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Rapidly becoming the most beloved DC sports team!!
Thank you @washingtonspirit.com!!!
#FreeDC #HandsOffDC #community #Shutdown
Thank you @washingtonspirit.com!!!
#FreeDC #HandsOffDC #community #Shutdown
Freaking ridiculous.
But yay for bike lane Nazi escape routes!
But yay for bike lane Nazi escape routes!
ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Freaking ridiculous.
But yay for bike lane Nazi escape routes!
But yay for bike lane Nazi escape routes!
This is what Americans outside DC don’t realize-we now live under constant surveillance and threat and tension.
Soldiers with guns everywhere you walk.
Fear every time you see tow trucks bec it means ICE is about to kidnap someone.
Starting to film every time you see >1 cop car gathered.
#FreeDC
Soldiers with guns everywhere you walk.
Fear every time you see tow trucks bec it means ICE is about to kidnap someone.
Starting to film every time you see >1 cop car gathered.
#FreeDC
September 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is what Americans outside DC don’t realize-we now live under constant surveillance and threat and tension.
Soldiers with guns everywhere you walk.
Fear every time you see tow trucks bec it means ICE is about to kidnap someone.
Starting to film every time you see >1 cop car gathered.
#FreeDC
Soldiers with guns everywhere you walk.
Fear every time you see tow trucks bec it means ICE is about to kidnap someone.
Starting to film every time you see >1 cop car gathered.
#FreeDC
September 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Fricking hell!
“OMB directed agencies to begin drafting RIF plans that would go beyond standard furloughs, permanently eliminating jobs in programs not consistent with President Donald Trump’s priorities in the event of a shutdown.”
“OMB directed agencies to begin drafting RIF plans that would go beyond standard furloughs, permanently eliminating jobs in programs not consistent with President Donald Trump’s priorities in the event of a shutdown.”
“The White House budget office is instructing federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans for mass firings during a possible government shutdown, specifically targeting employees who work for programs that are not legally required to continue.” www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Fricking hell!
“OMB directed agencies to begin drafting RIF plans that would go beyond standard furloughs, permanently eliminating jobs in programs not consistent with President Donald Trump’s priorities in the event of a shutdown.”
“OMB directed agencies to begin drafting RIF plans that would go beyond standard furloughs, permanently eliminating jobs in programs not consistent with President Donald Trump’s priorities in the event of a shutdown.”
Has anyone seen “Mary Shelley’s Monsters” at the chapel in Congressional Cemetery yet??
#DClife
congressionalcemetery.org/event/mary-s...
#DClife
congressionalcemetery.org/event/mary-s...
Mary Shelley's Monsters by Bob Bartlett - Congressional Cemetery
Congressional Cemetery is happy to welcome local playwright Bob Bartlett back to the cemetery after Lýkos Ánthrōpos last fall. Please see below for more information about the play from Bartlett [...]
congressionalcemetery.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Has anyone seen “Mary Shelley’s Monsters” at the chapel in Congressional Cemetery yet??
#DClife
congressionalcemetery.org/event/mary-s...
#DClife
congressionalcemetery.org/event/mary-s...
Battle doomscrolling by sharing 5 favorite dishes in DC:
1) Palak chaat at Rasika
2) Biscuits at St. Anselm
3) lamb cumin noodles at Chiko
4) chicken pot pie poppers at Unconventional Diner
5) gambas al ajillo at Jaleo
#DClife #HandsOffDC
1) Palak chaat at Rasika
2) Biscuits at St. Anselm
3) lamb cumin noodles at Chiko
4) chicken pot pie poppers at Unconventional Diner
5) gambas al ajillo at Jaleo
#DClife #HandsOffDC
September 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Battle doomscrolling by sharing 5 favorite dishes in DC:
1) Palak chaat at Rasika
2) Biscuits at St. Anselm
3) lamb cumin noodles at Chiko
4) chicken pot pie poppers at Unconventional Diner
5) gambas al ajillo at Jaleo
#DClife #HandsOffDC
1) Palak chaat at Rasika
2) Biscuits at St. Anselm
3) lamb cumin noodles at Chiko
4) chicken pot pie poppers at Unconventional Diner
5) gambas al ajillo at Jaleo
#DClife #HandsOffDC