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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DHS/ICE sneaking to set up outpost on Oregon central coast
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility
Rumors have spread since last week that the Trump administration is planning an outpost on Oregon's central coast.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 AM
DHS/ICE sneaking to set up outpost on Oregon central coast
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
And it was an incredibly minor inconvenience, 10% of flights is pretty meaningless in the scheme of things. Everyone I know who flew yesterday had no problem!
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
And it was an incredibly minor inconvenience, 10% of flights is pretty meaningless in the scheme of things. Everyone I know who flew yesterday had no problem!
Frankly, I'm surprised.
NEW: Colorado Sens Bennet (D) and Hickenlooper (D) oppose the plan to reopen the government without a deal to extend healthcare subsidies. #copolitics
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Frankly, I'm surprised.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
He left out the most relevant part of that quote. Yutz.
Does Sen. Cassidy, a strong proponent of #vaccines, regret voting to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary? “I just have to quote Kierkegaard — You live life forward,” is his reply.
That's not a "No."
@kathmacphail.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/b...
That's not a "No."
@kathmacphail.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/b...
Cassidy drops into Liver Meeting to talk of shutdown, insurance overhaul and vaccines
Dropping in at the Liver Meeting, Senator Bill Cassidy argues for federally funded Flexible Spending Accounts over ACA subsidies and laments the state of vaccination.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
He left out the most relevant part of that quote. Yutz.
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Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
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The Trump admin yesterday began the final push to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to Liberia, in yet another effort to punish him for making them look bad after they illegally and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-adm...
Trump administration moves to dissolve ban on Abrego Garcia's removal to deport him to Liberia
The Trump administration has moved to dissolve the ban on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's removal so that it can proceed with his deportation to Liberia.
abcnews.go.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Trump admin yesterday began the final push to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to Liberia, in yet another effort to punish him for making them look bad after they illegally and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-adm...
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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@bennet.senate.gov @hickenlooper.senate.gov
DO NOT VOTE FOR ANY CR THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ACA CREDITS.
Senator Bennet: you want to be governor of Colorado? Show you care about us and don’t cave to GOP lies.
DO NOT VOTE FOR ANY CR THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ACA CREDITS.
Senator Bennet: you want to be governor of Colorado? Show you care about us and don’t cave to GOP lies.
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@bennet.senate.gov @hickenlooper.senate.gov
DO NOT VOTE FOR ANY CR THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ACA CREDITS.
Senator Bennet: you want to be governor of Colorado? Show you care about us and don’t cave to GOP lies.
DO NOT VOTE FOR ANY CR THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ACA CREDITS.
Senator Bennet: you want to be governor of Colorado? Show you care about us and don’t cave to GOP lies.
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it’s so amazing to see young folks organizing in the wake of a government that has abdicated responsibility and a state that is playing politics. This young man is 16 and has raised $2300+ already for local families in Gwinnett, GA. shorturl.at/ErW4e
Here’s the gofundme: shorturl.at/8e8AG
Here’s the gofundme: shorturl.at/8e8AG
Georgia Teen Launches SNAP Pause Support to Feed Families In His Community During Shutdown
As Georgia suspends SNAP benefits amid a government shutdown, one teen is taking action to help families stay fed.
unheardvoicesmag.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
it’s so amazing to see young folks organizing in the wake of a government that has abdicated responsibility and a state that is playing politics. This young man is 16 and has raised $2300+ already for local families in Gwinnett, GA. shorturl.at/ErW4e
Here’s the gofundme: shorturl.at/8e8AG
Here’s the gofundme: shorturl.at/8e8AG
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And, there we go: The formal judgment of acquittal.
"Sandwich guy" case is done.
"Sandwich guy" case is done.
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
And, there we go: The formal judgment of acquittal.
"Sandwich guy" case is done.
"Sandwich guy" case is done.
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Suburban Chicago moms arrested in protest outside immigration detention facility reut.rs/4hP2lKM
Suburban Chicago moms arrested in protest outside immigration detention facility
More than a dozen suburban Chicago mothers were arrested outside an immigration detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Friday, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office, in a protest against the ongoing immigration crackdown in the area launched by U.S. President Donald Trump.
reut.rs
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Suburban Chicago moms arrested in protest outside immigration detention facility reut.rs/4hP2lKM
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Hey everyone, early heads up, @50501oc.bsky.social is planning a boycott for Black Friday weekend through Cyber Monday, and I’ll be joining in. Feel free to participate and send a message to corporations who continue to bend the knee to fascism!
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hey everyone, early heads up, @50501oc.bsky.social is planning a boycott for Black Friday weekend through Cyber Monday, and I’ll be joining in. Feel free to participate and send a message to corporations who continue to bend the knee to fascism!
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One of the most interesting parts about this is the AG is arguing this was a private event which would restrict free speech.
All of my reporting indicates that it was not.
It was — by all accounts — a public event.
Here’s that story: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
All of my reporting indicates that it was not.
It was — by all accounts — a public event.
Here’s that story: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
One of the most interesting parts about this is the AG is arguing this was a private event which would restrict free speech.
All of my reporting indicates that it was not.
It was — by all accounts — a public event.
Here’s that story: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
All of my reporting indicates that it was not.
It was — by all accounts — a public event.
Here’s that story: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
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JUST IN: "After the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it would comply with a federal court ruling and issue full November federal food aid, Colorado announced some recipients could start seeing benefits on their EBT cards as soon as Saturday," reports @caitlynkim.bsky.social:
Coloradans on SNAP could get their November benefits in the next few days
That will come as welcome news to the 600,000 Coloradans, half of whom are children, who rely on SNAP funding to help buy groceries each month.
www.cpr.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
JUST IN: "After the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it would comply with a federal court ruling and issue full November federal food aid, Colorado announced some recipients could start seeing benefits on their EBT cards as soon as Saturday," reports @caitlynkim.bsky.social:
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
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Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
My Oura ring just told me I slept a cumulative 1055 hours in the last 2 years. I mean, I have insomnia, but come on!
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My Oura ring just told me I slept a cumulative 1055 hours in the last 2 years. I mean, I have insomnia, but come on!
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Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
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🔊 'Just the sheer volume, right? I mean, 15 billion exposures to paid scam attempts every day just on Meta's platforms. It’s a lot.' On the Reuters World News podcast listen as we discuss a Reuters Special Report on how Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads reut.rs/47EM8mI
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🔊 'Just the sheer volume, right? I mean, 15 billion exposures to paid scam attempts every day just on Meta's platforms. It’s a lot.' On the Reuters World News podcast listen as we discuss a Reuters Special Report on how Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads reut.rs/47EM8mI
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Even though it mustered only 356 words to justify putting Trump's spiteful anti-trans passport policy back into effect, #SCOTUS managed to show us two of the flawed analytical moves it keeps making *only* in Trump cases to provide cover for granting emergency relief.
My latest, via "One First":
My latest, via "One First":
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
The Supreme Court's latest grant of emergency relief to the Trump administration illustrates in technicolor the direct (and ugly) consequences of the two different ways it keeps messing up "equity."
www.stevevladeck.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Even though it mustered only 356 words to justify putting Trump's spiteful anti-trans passport policy back into effect, #SCOTUS managed to show us two of the flawed analytical moves it keeps making *only* in Trump cases to provide cover for granting emergency relief.
My latest, via "One First":
My latest, via "One First":
Oh no, however will we predict the weather now?!
Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Oh no, however will we predict the weather now?!
In other news I am very glad I'm getting the stitches out of my forehead tomorrow. (Basal cell carcinoma removal. #2 this fall.)
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In other news I am very glad I'm getting the stitches out of my forehead tomorrow. (Basal cell carcinoma removal. #2 this fall.)