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. She/her
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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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'Hector' Linocut by UK contemporary artist and printmaker Vanessa Lubach #WomensArt
February 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
'Hector' Linocut by UK contemporary artist and printmaker Vanessa Lubach #WomensArt
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DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Has Left Los Angeles, ICE Carries On Taking Around 25 People This Week
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:28 AM
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Has Left Los Angeles, ICE Carries On Taking Around 25 People This Week
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
No. This is not how you do it, for heaven's sake! Yes, Flock is bad, but the point is that all ALPR systems are wildly invasive, capable of warrantless surveillance that violates the 4th amendment.
NEW: Denver appears to be breaking ties with Flock, asking other companies to come run the city's network of surveillance cameras
February 14, 2026 at 4:11 AM
No. This is not how you do it, for heaven's sake! Yes, Flock is bad, but the point is that all ALPR systems are wildly invasive, capable of warrantless surveillance that violates the 4th amendment.
@badlawyerpod.bsky.social yet another, this one extra spicy.
Hi attorneys! Want to not be able to get to sleep tonight? Here's Judge Rakoff (probably the single most well-respected judge in SDNY) saying that the use of AI destroys both attorney-client privilege and work-product privilege.
incamera.ai
February 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
@badlawyerpod.bsky.social yet another, this one extra spicy.
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While Flock claims ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader) cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the evidence tells a different story. Join our livestream "Get the Flock Out of Our City" on 2/19 at 12pm PT to find out more! www.eff.org/livestream-...
EFFecting Change: Get the Flock Out of Our City
Flock contracts have quietly spread to cities across the country. But Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) erode civil liberties from the moment they're installed. While officials claim these
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
While Flock claims ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader) cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the evidence tells a different story. Join our livestream "Get the Flock Out of Our City" on 2/19 at 12pm PT to find out more! www.eff.org/livestream-...
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The woman Alex Pretti defended from ICE was also a health care professional—and she was denied the chance to help Pretti in his final moments. trib.al/Y0dRX2x
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The woman Alex Pretti defended from ICE was also a health care professional—and she was denied the chance to help Pretti in his final moments. trib.al/Y0dRX2x
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ICE to spend $38.3 billion on detention centers across US, document shows reut.rs/3MdFNIl
ICE to spend $38.3 billion on detention centers across US, document shows
The plan states that the centers are necessary as ICE prepares for an expected surge of arrests in 2026 after the hiring of 12,000 more agents.
reut.rs
February 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
ICE to spend $38.3 billion on detention centers across US, document shows reut.rs/3MdFNIl
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Medical groups urge US judge to block vaccine policy shifts under RFK Jr reut.rs/4qC3TKS
Medical groups urge US judge to block vaccine policy shifts under RFK Jr
Major U.S. medical groups urged a judge on Friday to block the Trump administration from implementing new guidance cutting the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children and bar Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handpicked vaccine advisory panel from holding its next meeting.
reut.rs
February 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Medical groups urge US judge to block vaccine policy shifts under RFK Jr reut.rs/4qC3TKS
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All those kids & nurses & mechanics & service workers that we are deporting? It costs us $133,333 a head.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
US Spent $133,333 for Each Deportation to Third Party Countries
The figures from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats average out to a cost of roughly $133,333 per person deported. The report outlines the cost of President Donald Trump’s controversial pol...
finance.yahoo.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
All those kids & nurses & mechanics & service workers that we are deporting? It costs us $133,333 a head.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
A classic. Kiddos, if you don't know Morris Day and The Time, gather round and watch.
February 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
A classic. Kiddos, if you don't know Morris Day and The Time, gather round and watch.
Ugh.
Very high fire danger for the I-25 corridor & eastern Colorado for Monday + Tuesday (esp Tuesday). 60+ mph gusts, very dry air mass. Likely worst Tuesday.
Not seeing anything from Xcel yet, but preventative power outages may be on the table early next week.
#COwx
Not seeing anything from Xcel yet, but preventative power outages may be on the table early next week.
#COwx
February 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Ugh.
Thread from independent legal journalist Chris Geidner on why DHS' suddenly concern about ICE agents lying is fishy.
Mmhmm.
Yeah, we definitely need more info here.
CourtListener docket: www.courtlistener.com/docket/72164...
CourtListener docket: www.courtlistener.com/docket/72164...
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Thread from independent legal journalist Chris Geidner on why DHS' suddenly concern about ICE agents lying is fishy.
There is one Columbia student still in ICE detention over Gaza protests, and she was recently hospitalized due to a seizure.
H/t @nlg.org
H/t @nlg.org
Who is Leqaa Kordia, the Columbia protester still in ICE detention?
Palestinian woman in custody for nearly a year is hospitalised in the US after a seizure at detention facility.
www.aljazeera.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
There is one Columbia student still in ICE detention over Gaza protests, and she was recently hospitalized due to a seizure.
H/t @nlg.org
H/t @nlg.org
This post escaped containment, and now I've got people having a "both sides" argument in my mentions. Time to limit engagement.
During Trump 1 they try to convict AZ activists for "harboring" for leaving water and supplies in the desert for migrants. BP agents destroyed water supplies. They have been killing people for years and they're delighted to escalate their behavior. There is no reforming this. (Not that I'm saying 1/
February 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This post escaped containment, and now I've got people having a "both sides" argument in my mentions. Time to limit engagement.
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American doctors are ignoring vaccine guidance from the U.S. government and making the AAP the most visible opposition to the MAHA vaccine agenda. www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
How pediatricians found themselves at war with RFK Jr.
The AAP has become a leading opponent of MAHA and RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
American doctors are ignoring vaccine guidance from the U.S. government and making the AAP the most visible opposition to the MAHA vaccine agenda. www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
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"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
The Transformative Power of the White ‘Race Traitor’
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
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Independents say 2:1 that Bad Bunny "better represents America" than Donald Trump www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Independents say 2:1 that Bad Bunny "better represents America" than Donald Trump www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Most of the roses for sale in the US are raised in hideous labor and environmental conditions in Colombia and Ecuador before they're loaded onto 747s to fly here. I know because I visited one of the rose plantations/sweatshops for my book Orwell's Roses. Give your love a book or something.
‘Workers get the thorns’: the moral ugliness of rose factories | Rebecca Solnit
A rose is beautiful but a greenhouse with thousands upon thousands of roses, a place producing millions a year, is not
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Most of the roses for sale in the US are raised in hideous labor and environmental conditions in Colombia and Ecuador before they're loaded onto 747s to fly here. I know because I visited one of the rose plantations/sweatshops for my book Orwell's Roses. Give your love a book or something.
The courts are not going to save us folks. They're an important part of the battle, don't get me wrong. But these fantasies that some institution of the state will stand firmly between us and all-out fascism are just that. Fantasies. We save us. All together.
Love, love, love randos on the internet explaining to me how courts work. And here's me thinking my law degree and a quarter of a century of law practice might give me some insight.🙄
February 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The courts are not going to save us folks. They're an important part of the battle, don't get me wrong. But these fantasies that some institution of the state will stand firmly between us and all-out fascism are just that. Fantasies. We save us. All together.
Love, love, love randos on the internet explaining to me how courts work. And here's me thinking my law degree and a quarter of a century of law practice might give me some insight.🙄
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Love, love, love randos on the internet explaining to me how courts work. And here's me thinking my law degree and a quarter of a century of law practice might give me some insight.🙄
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Federal judge stops Trump plans to cut public health funding to Colorado, other Democratic-led states
Federal judge stops Trump plans to cut public health funding to Colorado, other Democratic-led states
The federal government had planned to cut grants that funded HIV prevention work and sexually transmitted disease surveillance in Colorado
coloradosun.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Federal judge stops Trump plans to cut public health funding to Colorado, other Democratic-led states
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Surprise: middle aged women the primary driver of resistance in occupied regions of Ukraine.
www.csis.org/analysis/thr...
www.csis.org/analysis/thr...
Thresholds of Survival: The Resistance in Occupied Ukraine
Ukrainian citizens continue their efforts to resist and undermine Russia's aggressive efforts to consolidate control over the occupied territories in Ukraine's southern and eastern regions.
www.csis.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Surprise: middle aged women the primary driver of resistance in occupied regions of Ukraine.
www.csis.org/analysis/thr...
www.csis.org/analysis/thr...
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Just a note:
CoreCivic, which run Dilley camp, made 631M Oct-Dec 2025–2400 capacity, 1300 beds filled.
They have favorable projections for next year. They purchased 3 concentration camps & expect occupancy agreements & fed contracts will land large profits.
Taxpayer funded fascism for profit.
CoreCivic, which run Dilley camp, made 631M Oct-Dec 2025–2400 capacity, 1300 beds filled.
They have favorable projections for next year. They purchased 3 concentration camps & expect occupancy agreements & fed contracts will land large profits.
Taxpayer funded fascism for profit.
Citizens United to fascism pipeline in one quote.
“Both GEO Group and CoreCivic have political action committees and make substantial contributions to parties and PACS and individual candidates. CoreCivic gave $762,424 in the 2024 election cycle alone. GEO Group $3.4 million.”
“Both GEO Group and CoreCivic have political action committees and make substantial contributions to parties and PACS and individual candidates. CoreCivic gave $762,424 in the 2024 election cycle alone. GEO Group $3.4 million.”
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Just a note:
CoreCivic, which run Dilley camp, made 631M Oct-Dec 2025–2400 capacity, 1300 beds filled.
They have favorable projections for next year. They purchased 3 concentration camps & expect occupancy agreements & fed contracts will land large profits.
Taxpayer funded fascism for profit.
CoreCivic, which run Dilley camp, made 631M Oct-Dec 2025–2400 capacity, 1300 beds filled.
They have favorable projections for next year. They purchased 3 concentration camps & expect occupancy agreements & fed contracts will land large profits.
Taxpayer funded fascism for profit.
When Rand Paul makes a good point.🙃
“No one in America believes that shoving that woman’s face in the snow was deescalation," Sen. Rand Paul said, asking if it is “proper to physically throw a woman down or throw anyone down” in response to strictly verbal attacks. trib.al/kiopMHs
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
When Rand Paul makes a good point.🙃