yasmin v.
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I am an #advocate, #disabled, #ImmigrationAttorney, and all around fan of #sci-fi/fantasy and #NotreDame.
You can also find me here: https://c.im/@lekiare
You can also find me here: https://c.im/@lekiare
So, Trump is going to torture us with a speech tomorrow evening. I’m calling it now. He’s declaring war against Venezuela. Because the Epstein files are going to be released on Friday. Allegedly…
December 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
So, Trump is going to torture us with a speech tomorrow evening. I’m calling it now. He’s declaring war against Venezuela. Because the Epstein files are going to be released on Friday. Allegedly…
You know it’s bad when you don’t believe anything that the government says.
BREAKING: Authorities arrested four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning bombing attacks for New Year's Eve in Southern California.
4 charged with plotting New Year's Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You know it’s bad when you don’t believe anything that the government says.
Just filed my second habeas and I'm working on the third. Filing is kind of a pain in the butt.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Just filed my second habeas and I'm working on the third. Filing is kind of a pain in the butt.
Oh no. So messed up
“Our sources say the two suffered lacerations consistent with a knife. The LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is still investigating.”
Rob Reiner, Wife Michele Found Dead in Their L.A. Home with Knife Wounds
Rob Reiner -- the legendary director -- and his wife Michele Singer Reiner have died ... TMZ has confirmed.
www.tmz.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Oh no. So messed up
Oh no.
“The LA Fire Department said a man and a woman were found deceased inside, approximately 78 and 68 years old.”
Rob Reiner is 78. His wife, Michele Singer, is in her 60s.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
Rob Reiner is 78. His wife, Michele Singer, is in her 60s.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
2 found dead at Brentwood mansion that belongs to director Rob Reiner
A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Brentwood that records and neighbors tie to director Rob Reiner.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Oh no.
Que estupidez! But that’s ok. He’s never gonna get the one he really wants.
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Que estupidez! But that’s ok. He’s never gonna get the one he really wants.
Then again, that is if I still have a job. If things keep going the way they do, there’s not gonna be any immigration work left. But we shall see.
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Then again, that is if I still have a job. If things keep going the way they do, there’s not gonna be any immigration work left. But we shall see.
I am so set for next year! Now I just need to clear my calendar so I can watch every match. Yes, I am that obsessed. #WorldCup2026
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am so set for next year! Now I just need to clear my calendar so I can watch every match. Yes, I am that obsessed. #WorldCup2026
Wait! Am I right in thinking that there are no groups of death next year for the World Cup? Granted I’m not as familiar with many of the teams, but at least the ones I support seem to be OK.
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wait! Am I right in thinking that there are no groups of death next year for the World Cup? Granted I’m not as familiar with many of the teams, but at least the ones I support seem to be OK.
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Alabama passing Notre Dame is SEC fuckery.
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Alabama passing Notre Dame is SEC fuckery.
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"Some people refer to the long Covid experience as a 'journey.' I wish they would stop. I’m pinned down by it, stuck with it. I feel like I’m getting nowhere." www.statnews.com/2025/11/25/c...
I have long Covid. Don’t call my chronic disease a ‘journey’
A “journey” is something you choose. No one chooses chronic illness.
www.statnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Some people refer to the long Covid experience as a 'journey.' I wish they would stop. I’m pinned down by it, stuck with it. I feel like I’m getting nowhere." www.statnews.com/2025/11/25/c...
OMG I am so done with this lopsided system we call Immigration Court. The audacity of sending me a notice right now at 2:30 PM to show up for court tomorrow morning at 9 AM for a detained client. And did I mention I have an individual hearing tomorrow at 8:30 in the morning?
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
OMG I am so done with this lopsided system we call Immigration Court. The audacity of sending me a notice right now at 2:30 PM to show up for court tomorrow morning at 9 AM for a detained client. And did I mention I have an individual hearing tomorrow at 8:30 in the morning?
OMG. That man is horrible. Twice now I’ve caught him eating nuts or something crunchy during an individual, and the last hearing I had with him, he wasn’t even paying attention.
tl;dr — An immigration judge who denies 98% of asylum claims is sending creepy, robotic text-to-speech AI voiceovers of his court rulings to asylum seekers. I’m actually surprised this story has gone mostly unnoticed. migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-judg...
SCOOP: Judge Caught Using AI to Read His Court Decisions
Newly obtained EOIR records reveal Judge John P. Burns uses artificial intelligence for courtroom decisions, deepening concerns about politicized hiring, secrecy, and the slow automation of justice.
migrantinsider.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
OMG. That man is horrible. Twice now I’ve caught him eating nuts or something crunchy during an individual, and the last hearing I had with him, he wasn’t even paying attention.
Do you hear the people sing?
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Do you hear the people sing?
Thank you, thank you
EFF sued the DOJ and DHS to get their communications demanding that tech companies remove apps tracking immigration activity www.eff.org/press/relea...
EFF Demands Answers About ICE-Spotting App Takedowns
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today to uncover information about the federal government demanding that
www.eff.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thank you, thank you
This is very creepy
WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is very creepy
New BIA decision. Police only attacked you once? Sorry, it's not asylum, even if the police did it under the direction of the government.
Seriously, by next year no one will qualify for asylum.
Seriously, by next year no one will qualify for asylum.
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New BIA decision. Police only attacked you once? Sorry, it's not asylum, even if the police did it under the direction of the government.
Seriously, by next year no one will qualify for asylum.
Seriously, by next year no one will qualify for asylum.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
She is amazing
Give this a criticism Pulitzer open.substack.com/pub/johnpaul...
Eat Me
On Rosalía's "Lux" and our collective gut health
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
She is amazing
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong had an outsized impact on Disability justice. As a community organiser, activist, mentor, and co-conspirator, as writer, editor, and friend, she is irreplaceable.
nicolagriffith.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
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Absolutely filthy. Best football player I’ve seen at Notre Dame. ☘️
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Absolutely filthy. Best football player I’ve seen at Notre Dame. ☘️
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Speechless. Absolutely devastated. RIP
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Speechless. Absolutely devastated. RIP
She was such a smart engaging person. I may not have agreed with her some of the time, but I still respected what she had to say. She will be missed.
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
She was such a smart engaging person. I may not have agreed with her some of the time, but I still respected what she had to say. She will be missed.