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Dave Jamieson

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HuffPost labor reporter. [email protected]. Signal: davejamieson.99

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Lil Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 5d

The Supreme Court will hear arguments about Colorado's conversion therapy ban tomorrow. In Chiles v. Salazar, a Christian therapist - repped by the Alliance Defending Freedom - claims that CO's 2019 ban on conversion therapy infringes on her freedom of speech.

www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...

Supreme Court To Hear Major LGBTQ Case That Could Have Devastating Effects On Youth

A Christian therapist is challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, claiming it violates her right to free speech.

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 9d

New banner greeting all visitors to the HHS website:

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 9d

The Trump administration used a VA veterans’ newsletter to blame Democrats for the government shutdown.

I don’t know how many people get this newsletter but it’s a massive audience, obviously.

“Needless to say this really pissed me off,” a disabled vet who received it told me.

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 9d

Lynn let me know if you'd be open to talking with me: [email protected]

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks for flagging. A veteran told me they received this as well and they were quite shocked by it.

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 9d

Wild stuff. Furloughed employees within HHS got an email this morning telling them to set an out-of-office reply blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

"I take that email as coercing subordinates to engage in political activity," one worker told me.

www.huffpost.com/entry/out-of...

Trump Admin Tells Federal Employees To Set OOO Message Blaming Democrats For Shutdown

One health department employee said the directions seemed to be "coercing" subordinates into political activity.

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 22d

Another day, another Jeanine Pirro case going to shit.

Prosecutors are seeking to drop felony charges they filed against two other D.C. residents accused of assaulting a federal agent. Cases went nowhere.

Judges are clearly exasperated by this stuff:
www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanin...

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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 23d

It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.

Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Stop ICE Arrests Of Pregnant Women

It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.

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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 25d

More regime consolidation of the media. Orbanism.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25d

* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ

$ORCL

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 25d

Another Jeanine Pirro felony case just crumbled.

Prosecutors claimed DC resident Scott Pichon assaulted guardsmen by spitting at them, but moved to withdraw the charge “after reviewing the evidence.”

Judge: “The way this is supposed to work is the U.S. Attorney’s Office does its due diligence.”

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Lil Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 26d

Los Angeles teachers are patrolling the streets, linking w immigration/ tenants’ advocates, and repurposing lockdown policies designed to protect students from active shooters or wildfires — all to protect them from ICE

@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report

www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...

This School District Is Preparing ‘Lockdowns’ — But Now It’s Not Just For Shootings

They’ve spent years preparing for natural disasters and school shootings. Now, they are ready to do lockdowns in response to immigration raids.

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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · Sep 10

America Is Now A 'Show Your Papers' State

The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.

www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...

How The Supreme Court Just Launched A New Phase Of American Dystopia

The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Sep 10

The DC folk hero who threw a sandwich at a CBP officer was arraigned in federal court today on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a federal agent. He pleaded not guilty.

Jury selection slated to start Nov 3. Yes, it’s looking like this will actually go to trial. Incredible.

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Sep 9

The greatest shadow docket headline you’ll ever see

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Sep 8

SCOTUS just gave Trump the green light to fire the FTC’s lone Democraric commissioner, Rebecca Slaughter, while her case is pending.

Slaughter was the only commissioner to vote against killing the FTC’s historic non-compete ban last week

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Just Killed 1 Of The Biggest Progressive Reforms In Years

The Federal Trade Commission's lone Democrat said the GOP majority was “choosing the side of controlling bosses over American workers.”

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Sep 5

Relatedly, here's a recent piece from @jedkolko.bsky.social calling the so-called native-born jobs boom a "statistical illusion" created by the way the data is collected.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/01/n...

No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared

Native-born employment hasn’t soared—Population controls and a Jan 2025 adjustment inflated counts. Watch the native-born unemployment rate.

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Sep 5

Shitty jobs report yet Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer boasts that "all job growth this year has been in the private sector among native-born Americans."

Really sums up so much of what the administration is doing.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Aug 30

This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.)

h/t @joshuajfriedman.com

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Firefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers say

Lawyers say arrest of man fighting Bear Gulch fire in Oregon was illegal and demand immediate release from detention

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · Aug 30

I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter

They Spent Years Covering L.A.'s Taco Scene. When ICE Raids Began, They Were Ready.

"It's very personal to me," Memo Torres told HuffPost. "L.A. is home. So you attack my home, you’re attacking my people."

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Aug 28

At least 13 people are charged with "assaulting" or "impeding" a federal agent in Trump's DC takeover.

In several cases, what look like routine police scuffles have turned into federal cases carrying up to 8 yrs prison.

The cases are "horseshit," an attorney said.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Took Over The D.C. Police. Now These People Face Years In Federal Prison.

Defendants are looking at felony charges and years in prison for what attorneys say could have been minor disorderly conduct cases in city court.

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Aug 25

This morning a judge in D.C. Court unleashed a withering critique of Trump's DC police takeover, tossing a case built on "without a doubt the most illegal search" he'd ever seen.

"Lawlessness cannot come from the government," the judge warned.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/judge-...

Judge Warns Of 'Lawlessness' In Trump's DC Police Takeover

In dismissing a gun case due to an illegal search, the judge declared that “lawlessness cannot come from the government.”

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Monica Torres @monicatorrr.bsky.social · Aug 18

This story demonstrates how even a short convo with an AI chatbot can be dangerous for vulnerable people: “The best way to sustain usage over time...is to prey on our deepest desires to be seen, to be validated, to be affirmed." www.reuters.com/investigates...

A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home.

Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.

www.reuters.com

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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · Jul 31

NEW: I spoke with a woman named Andrea about her experience being detained by ICE after calling the cops for help during a domestic violence incident.

She was recently postpartum, breastfeeding & put in an all-male facility. She was detained for 2.5 months.

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Jul 25

Harrowing @mattshuham.bsky.social dispatch from immigration court, where he watched 20 arrests over five days. "This is fishing in a stocked pool," one federal agent said.
www.huffpost.com/entry/five-d...

I Watched 20 Arrests In Trump’s America. Here’s What They Looked Like.

"This is fishing in a stocked pool. You tell them, 'Show up at this location,' and then they show up and you grab them,” one federal agent involved with immigration court arrests told HuffPost.

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Jul 23

We got hold of a memo revealing how many CBP and border patrol agents Trump has pulled from the ports and borders to do immigration raids with ICE. It's around 2,000.

He's diverting manpower from the ports of entry -- that's where the fentanyl actually comes in.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

'Sensitive' Memo Reveals How Many Border Agents Trump Is Using For Immigration Raids

The president's deportation campaign is pulling officers from U.S. ports and borders, and putting them in operations outside their expertise.

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