Yemile Bucay
@yemile.bsky.social
journalist safety & press freedom evangelist. teaching @ cuny j school. ex @buzzfeed. many past lives researching news quality & disinfo, covering migration. wandering MexTex. she/ella
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Yemile Bucay
@yemile.bsky.social
· Nov 13
If you’re a journalist in the U.S. and face risks to your safety or wellbeing because of your work, please reach out for one-on-one holistic safety support
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For the first time since she was freed from an immigration prison, Rümeysa Öztürk speaks. And she does so by ... writing:
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For the first time since she was freed from an immigration prison, Rümeysa Öztürk speaks. And she does so by ... writing:
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
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Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Summer Heat in Prison: Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how hot their prisons get in the summer. One prison reached 117 degrees.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
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Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into defrauding people in America and around the world out of millions of dollars.
Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or worse.
(Published 2022)
Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or worse.
(Published 2022)
Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into defrauding people in America and around the world out of millions of dollars. Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or…
www.propublica.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into defrauding people in America and around the world out of millions of dollars.
Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or worse.
(Published 2022)
Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or worse.
(Published 2022)
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The claim that Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers they might have to say "fuck you" to court orders rightfully shocked people. The full scope of lawyer Erez Reuveni's claims, however, paints an even more damning picture.
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
11 key allegations made in Erez Reuveni's whistleblower disclosure about DOJ
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attacked the claims as "falsehoods," but many of the fired longtime DOJ lawyer's allegations are already backed up by public facts.
www.lawdork.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The claim that Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers they might have to say "fuck you" to court orders rightfully shocked people. The full scope of lawyer Erez Reuveni's claims, however, paints an even more damning picture.
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>
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The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
June 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
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Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards.
Me, via “One First”:
Me, via “One First”:
161. The Court's Disastrous Ruling in the Third-Country Removal Case
The majority did not just greenlight an especially odious immigration policy without any explanation; it did so in a case in which the government defied the district court—twice—with no consequence.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards.
Me, via “One First”:
Me, via “One First”:
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NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk's latest filings include a strong set of declarations from a number of experienced immigration lawyers in MA, NH, VT, and ME who say the way Öztürk was rapidly shuttled out of state and then from place to place was highly unusual, illogical, and (by all appearances) unnecessary.
April 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk's latest filings include a strong set of declarations from a number of experienced immigration lawyers in MA, NH, VT, and ME who say the way Öztürk was rapidly shuttled out of state and then from place to place was highly unusual, illogical, and (by all appearances) unnecessary.
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Two-thirds of both houses of Congress could undo this whenever they want by passing a bill over Trump's veto taking all power to set tariff rates away from him. Tariffs are set by law. The Constitution gives the president no power over tariffs--only our current laws do that.
Tariffs are actually controlled by law. Trump can only raise tariffs because the current law says the president can declare an emergency and change rates. Congress could actually pass a law that repeals **all** presidential discretion on tariff rates.
A pivotal group of Senate Republicans is set to deliver a symbolic rebuke to President Trump's tariffs on Canadian products.
Support from four Republicans would give a Democratic resolution to block Trump's Canadian tariffs enough votes to pass in the Senate if all 47 Democrats also vote in favor.
Support from four Republicans would give a Democratic resolution to block Trump's Canadian tariffs enough votes to pass in the Senate if all 47 Democrats also vote in favor.
April 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Two-thirds of both houses of Congress could undo this whenever they want by passing a bill over Trump's veto taking all power to set tariff rates away from him. Tariffs are set by law. The Constitution gives the president no power over tariffs--only our current laws do that.
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If more Americans realized just how fundamentally bad at business Trump always has been, then maybe we wouldn’t be in the mess. But the media at large—news, publishing, TV, social—has always upheld this myth. It’s part of the myth of capitalism itself
April 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If more Americans realized just how fundamentally bad at business Trump always has been, then maybe we wouldn’t be in the mess. But the media at large—news, publishing, TV, social—has always upheld this myth. It’s part of the myth of capitalism itself
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CNN got one right
April 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
CNN got one right
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Exactly.
The Argentinian organizers we spoke with tonight spoke about this kind of violence (there and here) as a form of communication.
The Argentinian organizers we spoke with tonight spoke about this kind of violence (there and here) as a form of communication.
The point is to intimidate people.
To scare them into compliance and silence.
And to broadcast the “power” of the dictator over even the rule of law.
Its shock value and glaring wrong-ness is the point.
To scare them into compliance and silence.
And to broadcast the “power” of the dictator over even the rule of law.
Its shock value and glaring wrong-ness is the point.
There is no legitimate point, none, to grabbing someone non-violent, no criminal accusations, who doesn't even know their visa was just revoked, and locking them up halfway across the country as the very first step. Also much more expensive than just telling them to leave first.
March 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Exactly.
The Argentinian organizers we spoke with tonight spoke about this kind of violence (there and here) as a form of communication.
The Argentinian organizers we spoke with tonight spoke about this kind of violence (there and here) as a form of communication.
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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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WHAT DOES BUKELE GET FOR TAKING IN VENEZUELANS DEPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES? Cash, a U.S. seal of approval for his human rights-challenged prisons and gang leaders who might otherwise have testified against him in U.S. courts Mary Beth Sheridan reports
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Why Bukele opened his infamous prison to Trump
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sharply reduced violence but is criticized for his authoritarian style and harsh crackdown on gangs.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
WHAT DOES BUKELE GET FOR TAKING IN VENEZUELANS DEPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES? Cash, a U.S. seal of approval for his human rights-challenged prisons and gang leaders who might otherwise have testified against him in U.S. courts Mary Beth Sheridan reports
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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When civil society institutions — big law firms, Ivy League institutions — cave to Trump rather than fight what appear to be illegal demands, do they expect him to be satisfied and stop? Do they believe others should step in and fight where they have not?
March 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
When civil society institutions — big law firms, Ivy League institutions — cave to Trump rather than fight what appear to be illegal demands, do they expect him to be satisfied and stop? Do they believe others should step in and fight where they have not?
As a Jewish Columbia alum, disgusted to see this capitulation of the university to a fascist regime under the pretense of fighting antisemitism
A sad day for Columbia and for our democracy. "Additionally the school believed there was considerable overlap between needed campus changes and Trump’s demands" has got to be one of the most depressing sentences ever written.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Columbia Yields to Trump in Battle Over Federal Funding
Columbia’s agreement is a significant moment in the intensifying battle between Trump and elite universities.
www.wsj.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
As a Jewish Columbia alum, disgusted to see this capitulation of the university to a fascist regime under the pretense of fighting antisemitism
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Amidst an increasingly hostile environment, the Helpline has been extended through the first 100 days of the Trump administration. U.S. journalists and news outlets concerned about their safety can email urgentcare[at]electionsos[dot]org with “SAFETY” in the subject line for safety consults. (2/3)
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Amidst an increasingly hostile environment, the Helpline has been extended through the first 100 days of the Trump administration. U.S. journalists and news outlets concerned about their safety can email urgentcare[at]electionsos[dot]org with “SAFETY” in the subject line for safety consults. (2/3)
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I think this is our future unless someone stops him. Musk’s plan for X has been for it to replace the entire banking system. His keen interest in seizing control of Treasury payments (and its tech) may forebode an intention to have such payments go through X www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/2...
February 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I think this is our future unless someone stops him. Musk’s plan for X has been for it to replace the entire banking system. His keen interest in seizing control of Treasury payments (and its tech) may forebode an intention to have such payments go through X www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/2...
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We're witnessing the wholesale hijacking of the federal government by a single billionaire. Struggling to think of a parallel in American history.
okay so what legal authority does elon musk have to commandeer the office of personnel management and access reams of sensitive data? www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We're witnessing the wholesale hijacking of the federal government by a single billionaire. Struggling to think of a parallel in American history.
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I hope people see how truly alarming this is:
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
New - Elon Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I hope people see how truly alarming this is:
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees
2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨
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So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.
January 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.
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Let’s talk about what the authoritarian aggression we know is coming will look like. Built on an existing system of political harassment, it’s already taking shape, as it did this week in my neck of the woods. Thread. 1/26
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Edmonds School District cancels immigrant rights event after threats
On social media, commenters threatened to take pictures and use the meeting to help immigration officers with enforcement.
www.seattletimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Let’s talk about what the authoritarian aggression we know is coming will look like. Built on an existing system of political harassment, it’s already taking shape, as it did this week in my neck of the woods. Thread. 1/26
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Long shot ask: Anyone know what state is of the Al Faranj synagogue in the old Jewish Quarter in Damascus (very near Talisman Hotel)? The elderly people who took care of it all passed away in the past few years. (Last synagogue in Syria after Assad destroyed the one in Jobar in 2013)
#damascus
#damascus
December 11, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Long shot ask: Anyone know what state is of the Al Faranj synagogue in the old Jewish Quarter in Damascus (very near Talisman Hotel)? The elderly people who took care of it all passed away in the past few years. (Last synagogue in Syria after Assad destroyed the one in Jobar in 2013)
#damascus
#damascus
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“Raghad al-Tatary, a pilot who refused to bomb the city of Hama during the uprising against Hafez al-Assad in the 1980s, was freed after 43 years; Tal al-Mallouhi, 19 when she was arrested in 2009 for a blogpost criticising state corruption, was found alive.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Assad’s prisons
Men, women and children, many jailed for speaking out against regime, reunite with their families
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:22 AM
“Raghad al-Tatary, a pilot who refused to bomb the city of Hama during the uprising against Hafez al-Assad in the 1980s, was freed after 43 years; Tal al-Mallouhi, 19 when she was arrested in 2009 for a blogpost criticising state corruption, was found alive.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...