Ruth E
@attorneyruth.bsky.social
Lawyer in Brooklyn. Interested in local politics and news, legal stuff, movies and tv created by women, sci-fi and fantasy novels, and Zelda.
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The people who wrote this about Charlie Kirk were fired and threatened with violence
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The people who wrote this about Charlie Kirk were fired and threatened with violence
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Echoing @sifill.bsky.social from the latest episode of Amicus:
2026 primaries are not far off. Filing deadlines are approaching.
If you're going to step up for your community, as we all should, through something such as running for your local school board: act now! @runforsomething.net!
2026 primaries are not far off. Filing deadlines are approaching.
If you're going to step up for your community, as we all should, through something such as running for your local school board: act now! @runforsomething.net!
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Echoing @sifill.bsky.social from the latest episode of Amicus:
2026 primaries are not far off. Filing deadlines are approaching.
If you're going to step up for your community, as we all should, through something such as running for your local school board: act now! @runforsomething.net!
2026 primaries are not far off. Filing deadlines are approaching.
If you're going to step up for your community, as we all should, through something such as running for your local school board: act now! @runforsomething.net!
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Watch the whole thing. Absolutely chilling.
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Watch the whole thing. Absolutely chilling.
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After a sealed ex parte (govt only) hearing in Abrego's criminal case yesterday, Judge Crenshaw has ordered, over govt objection, that redacted copies of 6 documents relevant to Abrego's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution be turned over to Abrego's team. That's all we know for now.
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
After a sealed ex parte (govt only) hearing in Abrego's criminal case yesterday, Judge Crenshaw has ordered, over govt objection, that redacted copies of 6 documents relevant to Abrego's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution be turned over to Abrego's team. That's all we know for now.
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Not enough people are talking about this:
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Not enough people are talking about this:
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
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Data analysis of social media posts painting Taylor Swift as a Trump supporter or white supremacist revealed a network of inauthentic accounts.
Taylor Swift's Last Album Sparked Bizarre Accusations of Nazism. It Was a Coordinated Attack
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Data analysis of social media posts painting Taylor Swift as a Trump supporter or white supremacist revealed a network of inauthentic accounts.
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NEWS: Judge Boasberg orders Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign to testify in court next week as part of his ongoing contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act flights.
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
NEWS: Judge Boasberg orders Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign to testify in court next week as part of his ongoing contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act flights.
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everyone post vent cats
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
everyone post vent cats
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Immigrants following legal pathways to stay in the US shouldn’t have to choose between getting unlawfully detained by following those pathways or going underground.
Our new bill stops ICE from ambushing immigrants in court & restores the due-process protections owed to every person in this country.
Our new bill stops ICE from ambushing immigrants in court & restores the due-process protections owed to every person in this country.
NYC Congress members push bill to stop ICE from arresting immigrants in court, saying operations are ‘not American’ – amNewYork
U.S. Reps Dan Goldman, Adriano Espaillat, and Nydia Velázquez revealed Monday that they are pushing new legislation that would stop ICE agents from stalking
www.amny.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Immigrants following legal pathways to stay in the US shouldn’t have to choose between getting unlawfully detained by following those pathways or going underground.
Our new bill stops ICE from ambushing immigrants in court & restores the due-process protections owed to every person in this country.
Our new bill stops ICE from ambushing immigrants in court & restores the due-process protections owed to every person in this country.
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I pled “not guilty” in federal court yesterday.
Someone did “unreasonably obstruct the usual use” of the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
But it wasn’t me.
Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/bradland...
Someone did “unreasonably obstruct the usual use” of the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
But it wasn’t me.
Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/bradland...
I pled "not guilty" yesterday.
Someone did "unreasonably obstruct the usual use" of the federal building. But it wasn't me.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I pled “not guilty” in federal court yesterday.
Someone did “unreasonably obstruct the usual use” of the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
But it wasn’t me.
Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/bradland...
Someone did “unreasonably obstruct the usual use” of the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
But it wasn’t me.
Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/bradland...
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no contract? NO COFFEE 🗣️ don’t cross a picket line while we’re on ULP strike, and DON’T BUY STARBUCKS at all while our union is still out here! #NoContractNoCoffee
December 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
no contract? NO COFFEE 🗣️ don’t cross a picket line while we’re on ULP strike, and DON’T BUY STARBUCKS at all while our union is still out here! #NoContractNoCoffee
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No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
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Say it with us 🗣️: What's disgusting? Union busting!
We're FOURTEEN DAYS into our national ULP strike. Thousands of workers in over 65 cities are out on strike, and this is just the beginning. #nocontractnocoffee
We're FOURTEEN DAYS into our national ULP strike. Thousands of workers in over 65 cities are out on strike, and this is just the beginning. #nocontractnocoffee
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Say it with us 🗣️: What's disgusting? Union busting!
We're FOURTEEN DAYS into our national ULP strike. Thousands of workers in over 65 cities are out on strike, and this is just the beginning. #nocontractnocoffee
We're FOURTEEN DAYS into our national ULP strike. Thousands of workers in over 65 cities are out on strike, and this is just the beginning. #nocontractnocoffee
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Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
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I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
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Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
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GREAT NEWS!!! Federal District Court Judge Cathy Seibel ordered that Joel must be released from custody!!!
The judge blasted the Trump Administration as "either Orwellian or Kafkaesque."
Thank you @nyclu.org and The Door for fighting so hard for Joel & so many others.
The judge blasted the Trump Administration as "either Orwellian or Kafkaesque."
Thank you @nyclu.org and The Door for fighting so hard for Joel & so many others.
ICE will arrest anyone—even a 16-year-old who just wants to get back to class.
Joel Camas may be the first unaccompanied minor detained by Trump this term.
Joel Camas may be the first unaccompanied minor detained by Trump this term.
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
GREAT NEWS!!! Federal District Court Judge Cathy Seibel ordered that Joel must be released from custody!!!
The judge blasted the Trump Administration as "either Orwellian or Kafkaesque."
Thank you @nyclu.org and The Door for fighting so hard for Joel & so many others.
The judge blasted the Trump Administration as "either Orwellian or Kafkaesque."
Thank you @nyclu.org and The Door for fighting so hard for Joel & so many others.
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Federal law requires immigration officers to identify themselves during arrests. But under Trump, masked agents are detaining people in secret, violating the law, and endangering public safety.
We’re demanding DHS and Secretary Noem comply with the law and protect civil rights.
We’re demanding DHS and Secretary Noem comply with the law and protect civil rights.
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Federal law requires immigration officers to identify themselves during arrests. But under Trump, masked agents are detaining people in secret, violating the law, and endangering public safety.
We’re demanding DHS and Secretary Noem comply with the law and protect civil rights.
We’re demanding DHS and Secretary Noem comply with the law and protect civil rights.
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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Sick.
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Sick.
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Go Fund Me for the teacher who was kidnapped in front of children in her classroom today: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Donate to Help support our teacher illegally detained by ICE, organized by Erin Horetski
Our beloved teacher, who was not just an educator but a central part … Erin Horetski needs your support for Help support our teacher illegally detained by ICE
www.gofundme.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Go Fund Me for the teacher who was kidnapped in front of children in her classroom today: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
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That's murder.
ICE deported him anyways.
They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.
Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.
What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?
He died a few weeks after deportation:
They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.
Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.
What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?
He died a few weeks after deportation:
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
That's murder.
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Alerting all New Yorkers to go outside and look up
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Alerting all New Yorkers to go outside and look up