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
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Almost every day now, authoritarianism is losing momentum while democracy and accountability are picking up steam. Momentum is on the pro-democracy movement's side, read how we can all keep it up. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/we-are-going-to-win
We are going to win
Trump is losing the race against time
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Almost every day now, authoritarianism is losing momentum while democracy and accountability are picking up steam. Momentum is on the pro-democracy movement's side, read how we can all keep it up. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/we-are-going-to-win
Oh Jesus Christ.
December 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Oh Jesus Christ.
For Christmas we got this San Jose Sharks Zamboni Gravy Pitcher. (My IP prof friends will enjoy considering what the licensing agreement might be with the Zamboni manufacturing company.)
December 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
For Christmas we got this San Jose Sharks Zamboni Gravy Pitcher. (My IP prof friends will enjoy considering what the licensing agreement might be with the Zamboni manufacturing company.)
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Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
As a supposed "Heritage American" [gross], the only "American" with genuine "heritage" is indigenous.
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
As a supposed "Heritage American" [gross], the only "American" with genuine "heritage" is indigenous.
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Measles cases in South Carolina rise to 156, state health department says reut.rs/3YKCU4d
Measles cases in South Carolina rise to 156, state health department says
The South Carolina health department reported 156 measles cases related to the ongoing outbreak in the state on Friday, with three additional cases since its last update on Tuesday.
reut.rs
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Measles cases in South Carolina rise to 156, state health department says reut.rs/3YKCU4d
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Couldn’t imagine a more perfect Chanukkah gift!
Now we welcome in Kwanzaa. Lord knows we could use some Umoja/unity. Happy Kwanzaa to my friends who celebrate!
Now we welcome in Kwanzaa. Lord knows we could use some Umoja/unity. Happy Kwanzaa to my friends who celebrate!
December 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Couldn’t imagine a more perfect Chanukkah gift!
Now we welcome in Kwanzaa. Lord knows we could use some Umoja/unity. Happy Kwanzaa to my friends who celebrate!
Now we welcome in Kwanzaa. Lord knows we could use some Umoja/unity. Happy Kwanzaa to my friends who celebrate!
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It's Denver's 3rd-warmest start to a December on record (remember the start of the month started with snow/cold). Going to be a close call for top honors, but definitely got a shot.
12.3° above average this month.
#COwx
12.3° above average this month.
#COwx
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's Denver's 3rd-warmest start to a December on record (remember the start of the month started with snow/cold). Going to be a close call for top honors, but definitely got a shot.
12.3° above average this month.
#COwx
12.3° above average this month.
#COwx
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We’re gonna need climate change Hallmark holiday movies. Big city lawyer returns home to Colorado and falls in love with a hotshot.
December 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We’re gonna need climate change Hallmark holiday movies. Big city lawyer returns home to Colorado and falls in love with a hotshot.
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Oh great, the neighborhood are test firing their New Year's fireworks.🙄
December 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Oh great, the neighborhood are test firing their New Year's fireworks.🙄
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You have to respect his dedication to writing the same article over and over again regardless of context, relevance or accuracy
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
You have to respect his dedication to writing the same article over and over again regardless of context, relevance or accuracy
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
@carlcecere.bsky.social is truly a mensch.
It was 3 years ago that @carlcecere.bsky.social so ably, and kindly, filed this brief in support of my daughters making Santa’s “nice” list. I have no doubt his briefing, along with the girls’ kindness throughout the year, made the difference.
December 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@carlcecere.bsky.social is truly a mensch.
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What if we spent the $100,000 per person in America setting them up with housing assistance, healthcare, education, etc? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
December 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
What if we spent the $100,000 per person in America setting them up with housing assistance, healthcare, education, etc? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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Remember: Don’t go to Starbucks!!
December 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Remember: Don’t go to Starbucks!!
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No better way to kick off the holidays than to help Organize a day of action to support striking Starbucks Baristas. As a former Barista, this one is personal to me. They were also able to raise a significant amount of $ for their strike fund at my festival! Grateful for our community.
December 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No better way to kick off the holidays than to help Organize a day of action to support striking Starbucks Baristas. As a former Barista, this one is personal to me. They were also able to raise a significant amount of $ for their strike fund at my festival! Grateful for our community.
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Farm workers are silently in the background of all of our lives working tirelessly to deliver the food we eat.
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Farm workers are silently in the background of all of our lives working tirelessly to deliver the food we eat.
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
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Ho-Made
Cotton Valley, LA
Cotton Valley, LA
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ho-Made
Cotton Valley, LA
Cotton Valley, LA
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LeCyeIU
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LeCyeIU
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Finally a ruling from this Supreme Court that makes clear what all patriotic Americans know:
No Kings.
No Kings.
Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment
The Supreme Court holds that the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in “exceptional” circumstances.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Finally a ruling from this Supreme Court that makes clear what all patriotic Americans know:
No Kings.
No Kings.
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Snow on Sunday in Denver? A sharp cold front on Saturday night appears increasingly likely to bring accumulating snow to the Denver metro area overnight Saturday PM-Sunday AM.
Models notably ticked up overnight. More to come...
#COwx
Models notably ticked up overnight. More to come...
#COwx
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Snow on Sunday in Denver? A sharp cold front on Saturday night appears increasingly likely to bring accumulating snow to the Denver metro area overnight Saturday PM-Sunday AM.
Models notably ticked up overnight. More to come...
#COwx
Models notably ticked up overnight. More to come...
#COwx
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NEW: A jubilant crowd welcomed a Meriden, Connecticut, teen home today after more than six months in immigration detention — just in time for his Christmas birthday.
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
Meriden teen detained by ICE for 6 months says at homecoming, 'we shouldn’t be treated like this'
One supporter said they are "overjoyed to have him home for Christmas and his 17th birthday."
www.ctinsider.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NEW: A jubilant crowd welcomed a Meriden, Connecticut, teen home today after more than six months in immigration detention — just in time for his Christmas birthday.
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
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Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Hey, if you are generally supportive of trans people and self-determination but don’t necessarily know much about it, let me explain something that a trans friend & roommate explained to me in 2004.
This is why health care for trans kids is so important.
This is why health care for trans kids is so important.
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hey, if you are generally supportive of trans people and self-determination but don’t necessarily know much about it, let me explain something that a trans friend & roommate explained to me in 2004.
This is why health care for trans kids is so important.
This is why health care for trans kids is so important.