yessicana
@yessicana.bsky.social
civil rights lawyer/movement lawyer. new yorker transplant to dc. all views my own.
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“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
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I'm in disbelief.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I'm in disbelief.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go.” -Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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ICE detained 170+ U.S. citizens this year. This is an abuse fueled by unchecked power. Safety & dignity depend on collective defense.
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go.” -Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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More than a decade ago Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies carried out immigration raids. Now hundreds of departments are partnering with ICE. AZ Latinos see Arpaio as the beginning of what playing out nationally. “They did the experiment, and basically now they’re implementing it at the national level.”
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
More than a decade ago Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies carried out immigration raids. Now hundreds of departments are partnering with ICE. AZ Latinos see Arpaio as the beginning of what playing out nationally. “They did the experiment, and basically now they’re implementing it at the national level.”
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Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award. n.pr/4of1xku
A MacArthur 'genius' gleans surprising lessons from ancient bones, shards and trash
Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award. n.pr/4of1xku
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New publication:
Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters (forthcoming, Idaho Law Review)
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Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters (forthcoming, Idaho Law Review)
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September 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New publication:
Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters (forthcoming, Idaho Law Review)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters (forthcoming, Idaho Law Review)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Any contact with the criminal punishment system at all can destroy your life. You don't have to be convicted and imprisoned for that to be the case. Once again, this is something that too few USians pay attention to or know.
August 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Any contact with the criminal punishment system at all can destroy your life. You don't have to be convicted and imprisoned for that to be the case. Once again, this is something that too few USians pay attention to or know.
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During the Chinese Exclusion Act, immigrants could be detained at Angel Island for months to a year or more, and some died, some by suicide; some also wrote poems on the walls. This one elegizes another detainee (from Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, Lai/Lim/Yung)
![We mourn you. When will they wrap your
corpse for return?
You cannot close your eyes.
Whom are you depending on to voice your
complaints?
If you had foresight, you should have regretted
coming here.
Now you will be forever sad and forever
resentful.
Thinking of the village, one can only futilely face the Terrace for Gazing Homeward.
Before you could fulfill your ambition, you were buried beneath clay and earth.
I know that even death could not destroy your
ambition.
[Footnote: During the political turmoil in China at the end of the Western Jin dynasty (265-316 AD), two princesses fled to a distant region for safety and ended up marrying commoners in a village. They were often unhappy and longed for their old homes. Their fellow villagers then built a terrace which they could ascend to gaze in the direction of their home.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u7x7lujm5mxy25eeepqgu3nk/bafkreifst3fvawed5w3drcfkkarehucbugqezq3m6xcxjiwwa36jbdmane@jpeg)
![[Relying on the text of this poem at aiisf.org in alt text since the image quality is iffy for OCR; apologies for inconsistencies!]
噩耗傳聞實可哀
弔君何日裹屍回
無能瞑目憑誰訴
有識應知悔此來
千古念愁千古恨
思鄉空對望鄉臺
未酬壯志埋壞土
知爾雄心死不灰](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u7x7lujm5mxy25eeepqgu3nk/bafkreicy44wen7m7opaiamsclzam5fwc737xqdhbw5r5xdvokqi4odfnqu@jpeg)
August 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
During the Chinese Exclusion Act, immigrants could be detained at Angel Island for months to a year or more, and some died, some by suicide; some also wrote poems on the walls. This one elegizes another detainee (from Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, Lai/Lim/Yung)
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WATCH: What is legal during ICE raids?
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July 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
my thought every time someone talks about how much they love chatgpt
Yall asking Grok questions like it’s not pumping out 1000 cubic meters of poison gas into South Memphis every 15 minutes all so MFs can get a corny ass screenshot to dunk on.
July 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
my thought every time someone talks about how much they love chatgpt
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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
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If you’re arrested you should be able to examine the technology used to identify you, especially if there’s a history of inaccuracies. We argue just that in our latest amicus brief.
EFF to NJ Supreme Court: Prosecutors Must Disclose Details Regarding FRT Used to Identify Defendant
This post was written by EFF legal intern Alexa Chavara.Black box technology has no place in the criminal legal system. That’s why we’ve once again filed an amicus brief arguing that the both the defe...
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June 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If you’re arrested you should be able to examine the technology used to identify you, especially if there’s a history of inaccuracies. We argue just that in our latest amicus brief.
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Today, the Supreme Court allowed Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth to stand.
Let’s be clear: this is a devastating blow to trans people, especially Black and Brown trans youth already fighting to survive. 🧵
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Today, the Supreme Court allowed Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth to stand.
Let’s be clear: this is a devastating blow to trans people, especially Black and Brown trans youth already fighting to survive. 🧵
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender youth medical care
The ruling is a major setback for transgender rights, with more than 20 states enacting laws similar to that of Tennessee.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Today, the Supreme Court allowed Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth to stand.
Let’s be clear: this is a devastating blow to trans people, especially Black and Brown trans youth already fighting to survive. 🧵
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Today, the Supreme Court allowed Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth to stand.
Let’s be clear: this is a devastating blow to trans people, especially Black and Brown trans youth already fighting to survive. 🧵
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Puerto Rico's Dominican immigrant community is on edge following a series of immigration raids, which started in January. People have stopped going to work, sending kids to school, or attending medical appointments. What was once a lively barrio is now mostly quiet in the wake of the crackdown.
'You barely see people out': How immigration raids are reshaping daily life in Puerto Rico's Dominican enclave
Puerto Rico's Dominican immigrant community is on edge following a series of immigration raids, which started in January. People have stopped going to work, sending kids to school, or attending medical appointments. What was once a lively barrio is now mostly quiet in the wake of the crackdown.
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June 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Puerto Rico's Dominican immigrant community is on edge following a series of immigration raids, which started in January. People have stopped going to work, sending kids to school, or attending medical appointments. What was once a lively barrio is now mostly quiet in the wake of the crackdown.
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ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have lagged. Over the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine.
In recorded calls, reports of overcrowding and lack of food at ICE detention centers
ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have lagged. Over the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have lagged. Over the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine.