Rachel Snyder Garneau
@rachelesnyder.bsky.social
BS in Biotechnology from SUNY ESF | Molecular Science PhD Candidate at Washington State University
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I keep saying lawyers are going into battle on the front lines every damn day and it matters, it matters so much. Here's a thread from one who never wanted to do immigration law but is doing it anyway under the worst circumstances.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I keep saying lawyers are going into battle on the front lines every damn day and it matters, it matters so much. Here's a thread from one who never wanted to do immigration law but is doing it anyway under the worst circumstances.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
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One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
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REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
Never have I wanted to add to my mother's Swarovski collection more than this exact moment
BEHOLD! Shrek's crystalline ass.
February 8, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Never have I wanted to add to my mother's Swarovski collection more than this exact moment
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
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sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
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I am appalled by the number of people who are willing to look the other way on this issue. Trump is using this lie to try to mess with future elections to stay in office. Let’s have truth prevail. (2/2)
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I am appalled by the number of people who are willing to look the other way on this issue. Trump is using this lie to try to mess with future elections to stay in office. Let’s have truth prevail. (2/2)
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Every time Trump claims election fraud, it is a massive lie and the media should be saying that. Countless lawsuits, recounts, and statistical analysis have proven that our elections are honest & accurate. That is the truth & anyone claiming otherwise is lying. (1/2)
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Every time Trump claims election fraud, it is a massive lie and the media should be saying that. Countless lawsuits, recounts, and statistical analysis have proven that our elections are honest & accurate. That is the truth & anyone claiming otherwise is lying. (1/2)
You know some poor grad student is in for a long night when you smell a fresh pot of coffee brewing after 4pm
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
You know some poor grad student is in for a long night when you smell a fresh pot of coffee brewing after 4pm
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USian trans people aren't telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom to cause you distress and despair.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
July 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
USian trans people aren't telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom to cause you distress and despair.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
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Big milestone for little Bao! 💙
Our otter pup is tasting and mouthing shrimp for the first time, an important step in learning how to eat solid foods. Dad Sebastian provided the shrimp. Bao provided the theft. 🍤😂
📹: Animal care staff Chrissy & Katie
Our otter pup is tasting and mouthing shrimp for the first time, an important step in learning how to eat solid foods. Dad Sebastian provided the shrimp. Bao provided the theft. 🍤😂
📹: Animal care staff Chrissy & Katie
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Big milestone for little Bao! 💙
Our otter pup is tasting and mouthing shrimp for the first time, an important step in learning how to eat solid foods. Dad Sebastian provided the shrimp. Bao provided the theft. 🍤😂
📹: Animal care staff Chrissy & Katie
Our otter pup is tasting and mouthing shrimp for the first time, an important step in learning how to eat solid foods. Dad Sebastian provided the shrimp. Bao provided the theft. 🍤😂
📹: Animal care staff Chrissy & Katie
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OR, we are killing children around the world because a handful of rich white people realized there was a way they could kill Black and brown children globally without getting directly blamed for it
We are killing children all around the world because a handful of rich people who don’t understand the science think it is worse to be neurodivergent than it is to be dead.
U.S. ultimatum to vaccine group: No more funds unless you stop using thimerosal
This mercury-containing compound, used as a vaccine preservative, is commonly used in lower-income countries — and deemed safe. The U.S. is now demanding that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance stop using it.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:56 AM
OR, we are killing children around the world because a handful of rich white people realized there was a way they could kill Black and brown children globally without getting directly blamed for it
I once had a professor tell me "write drunk edit sober". Woo boy the one time I tried it the number of times I yelled at past me easily tripled
truly so much of editing for publication is just calling my past self a dumbass
January 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I once had a professor tell me "write drunk edit sober". Woo boy the one time I tried it the number of times I yelled at past me easily tripled
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I see people trying to spin this as a win and I beg you to stop playing political strategy games and consider the fucking babies in concentration camps RIGHT NOW
January 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I see people trying to spin this as a win and I beg you to stop playing political strategy games and consider the fucking babies in concentration camps RIGHT NOW
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
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Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Philly, like many places in the northeast exemplify the "kind but not nice" people. In high-school our student group got lost on a historical tour and we were told "a bunch of fucking kids should be traveling with someone smarter" as they took our map and re-directed us
I need y'all to understand this in the coming days if what I'm hearing is true.
Philly is not simply an angry city. Philly is a city that *takes 0 shit from others*. We will close ranks around our own and protect them against outsiders. We are kind.
But we sure as fuck ain't nice.
Philly is not simply an angry city. Philly is a city that *takes 0 shit from others*. We will close ranks around our own and protect them against outsiders. We are kind.
But we sure as fuck ain't nice.
January 26, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Philly, like many places in the northeast exemplify the "kind but not nice" people. In high-school our student group got lost on a historical tour and we were told "a bunch of fucking kids should be traveling with someone smarter" as they took our map and re-directed us
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Fascists don’t comprehend the simple mundane courageous altruism of ordinary everyday people, because in order for them to believe the things fascism requires they believe, that kind of altruism cannot exist. If it appears, it’s only a cynical lie
January 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Fascists don’t comprehend the simple mundane courageous altruism of ordinary everyday people, because in order for them to believe the things fascism requires they believe, that kind of altruism cannot exist. If it appears, it’s only a cynical lie
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It’s also extremely indicative of the likelihood that they didn’t worry about the optics of brutalizing and murdering people like this because it never occurred to them that people like this would be out in the street putting their bodies on the line to defend their neighbors
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It’s also extremely indicative of the likelihood that they didn’t worry about the optics of brutalizing and murdering people like this because it never occurred to them that people like this would be out in the street putting their bodies on the line to defend their neighbors
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This stuff re logistics & some people Not Getting it is a lil funny ngl. I have, at 1 time, had a demanding fulltime job, taken care of medical/logistical/emot needs for 2 dying parents, been married, raised a kid (activities, sports etc). Yes, now is v hard. Complex logistics? My bro that's TUESDAY
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This stuff re logistics & some people Not Getting it is a lil funny ngl. I have, at 1 time, had a demanding fulltime job, taken care of medical/logistical/emot needs for 2 dying parents, been married, raised a kid (activities, sports etc). Yes, now is v hard. Complex logistics? My bro that's TUESDAY
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The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."