Raquel Rosales
@raquelrosales.bsky.social
Lawyerly matters mostly; humorous musings and tidbits occasionally.
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Jerry Greenfield is resigning from Ben & Jerry's after nearly 50 years at the iconic ice cream company he co-founded with childhood friend Ben Cohen. Greenfield said in a resignation letter that parent company Unilever had worked to silence the founders from speaking out on social issues.
September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Jerry Greenfield is resigning from Ben & Jerry's after nearly 50 years at the iconic ice cream company he co-founded with childhood friend Ben Cohen. Greenfield said in a resignation letter that parent company Unilever had worked to silence the founders from speaking out on social issues.
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Whether it's Joe Biden condemning the killing of Charlie Kirk in 2025 or Charlie Kirk calling for the killing of Joe Biden in 2024, both men have issued strong words about the other's killing.
September 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Whether it's Joe Biden condemning the killing of Charlie Kirk in 2025 or Charlie Kirk calling for the killing of Joe Biden in 2024, both men have issued strong words about the other's killing.
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If I concede there isn't enough food in Gaza, will Ivy League presidents concede there aren't enough conservatives on their faculty?
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens
August 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If I concede there isn't enough food in Gaza, will Ivy League presidents concede there aren't enough conservatives on their faculty?
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens
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the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
July 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
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Opinion | To stop Republicans from killing them, Democrats must look inward.
June 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Opinion | To stop Republicans from killing them, Democrats must look inward.
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You can always count on the Atlantic
June 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You can always count on the Atlantic
First major break up of pride month
Trump said he was surprised that his former adviser Elon Musk is scorching the Republican megabill, but said he thought Musk was wrong and conflicted in his criticism.
Trump says he and Musk 'had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore'
Trump said he was surprised that his former adviser Elon Musk is scorching the Republican megabill, but said he thought Musk was wrong and conflicted in his criticism.
n.pr
June 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
First major break up of pride month
As someone living in Florida, this is not the move
Bessent: "We want the US to be more like Florida and less like New York"
May 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
As someone living in Florida, this is not the move
Kakistocracy: noun, government run by the least competent
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from lawmakers in a pair of hearings Wednesday and did not directly answer whether he would vaccinate his own children against chicken pox and polio. He paused before answering, “Probably.”
May 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Kakistocracy: noun, government run by the least competent
The pro-life party (terms and conditions may apply)
Three U.S. Citizen Children, Including 4-Year-Old Battling 4th Stage Cancer, Deported to Honduras
Three U.S. Citizen Children, Including 4-Year-Old Battling 4th Stage Cancer, Deported to Honduras
The Trump administration has deported three U.S. citizen children to Honduras: a 4-year-old who was actively receiving treatment for a rare form of stage 4 cancer, his 7-year-old sister, and a 2-year-old...
www.democracynow.org
April 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The pro-life party (terms and conditions may apply)
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The government’s mass student visa revocations are unprecedented and pose significant due process concerns. Take Action now by urging Congress to demand accountability and transparency from DOS and ICE on their targeting of international students.
Take Action: Urge Congress to Demand Accountability from the Trump Administration on the Revocation of Student Visas
The Department of State and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are targeting international students for visa revocation, termination of their status, and removal. Take Action by urging Congress to de...
bit.ly
April 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The government’s mass student visa revocations are unprecedented and pose significant due process concerns. Take Action now by urging Congress to demand accountability and transparency from DOS and ICE on their targeting of international students.
With each passing day it becomes clearer and clearer that abolishing ICE/ERO must be a top priority for any progressive candidate going forward.
The Trump regime's ICE forces attacked a couple and smashed their window to abduct 29-year-old Juan Francisco Méndez, who hadn't committed a crime, while he waited for his lawyer. Regime forces can be seen attacking the civilians with a sledge hammer. #3E
April 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
With each passing day it becomes clearer and clearer that abolishing ICE/ERO must be a top priority for any progressive candidate going forward.
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In an era of massive backlogs and delays in the immigration court system, we hear they are cutting the size of the BIA down by nearly half! That makes zero sense and is clearly an effort to turn due process into a rubber stamp.
Shortage of immigration judges could slow down Trump deportation goals
These judges, and their staff, are caught in the crosshairs of Trump's twin efforts to increase deportations — and reduce the size of the federal government.
www.npr.org
April 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In an era of massive backlogs and delays in the immigration court system, we hear they are cutting the size of the BIA down by nearly half! That makes zero sense and is clearly an effort to turn due process into a rubber stamp.
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✨ Be the reply guy you want to see in the world ✨
I sincerely cannot think of a less provocative, less trolly thinker than Yglesias whose whole thing is mostly just to insist that obviously true things are in fact true.
April 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
✨ Be the reply guy you want to see in the world ✨
As if cancellation of removal needed to be more difficult to win
The IRS has agreed to share information with ICE to help locate people for deportation, court records show, a fundamental change in how the tax collector uses its tightly regulated records. nyti.ms/3XQ9vWk
April 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
As if cancellation of removal needed to be more difficult to win
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SCOTUS embraced the Trump admin's abuse of a centuries-old law, effectively authorizing officials to abduct & disappear people on the flimsiest of pretexts.
People of conscience across the US: We call on you to stand with your neighbors & community and demand Congress repeal this abusive law.
People of conscience across the US: We call on you to stand with your neighbors & community and demand Congress repeal this abusive law.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants based on a wartime powers act for now, overturning a lower court that had put a temporary stop to the deportations.
Supreme Court Overturns Block on Trump Administration’s Venezuela Deportations
The Trump administration asked the justices to weigh in after a federal judge paused the president’s use of a wartime powers law to deport Venezuelans it accused of being gang members.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
SCOTUS embraced the Trump admin's abuse of a centuries-old law, effectively authorizing officials to abduct & disappear people on the flimsiest of pretexts.
People of conscience across the US: We call on you to stand with your neighbors & community and demand Congress repeal this abusive law.
People of conscience across the US: We call on you to stand with your neighbors & community and demand Congress repeal this abusive law.