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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“This is a horror that is a parent’s worst nightmare ... All they want is for this little toddler and her dad to come home safe after they’ve been unlawfully detained by the government." - Irina Vaynerman, the CEO of Groundwork Legal and an attorney for the family.
ICE sends 2-year-old from Minneapolis to Texas, despite court order
ICE flew a detained Minneapolis 2-year-old and her father to Texas despite a court order that required the toddler’s release, a lawyer for the family said Friday.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“This is a horror that is a parent’s worst nightmare ... All they want is for this little toddler and her dad to come home safe after they’ve been unlawfully detained by the government." - Irina Vaynerman, the CEO of Groundwork Legal and an attorney for the family.
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
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The local sheriff was horrified by the arrest of his recruit, and said the federal government is telling a different story of what’s really happening. trib.al/gbJ2xIU
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The local sheriff was horrified by the arrest of his recruit, and said the federal government is telling a different story of what’s really happening. trib.al/gbJ2xIU
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
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Want to have a say in electing your party's precinct officials & delegates who will represent your precinct in county or district conventions? Yes? Then take part in your party's March caucus. Check your voter registration to make sure you're affiliated with the party of your choice by Feb 9, 2026.
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Want to have a say in electing your party's precinct officials & delegates who will represent your precinct in county or district conventions? Yes? Then take part in your party's March caucus. Check your voter registration to make sure you're affiliated with the party of your choice by Feb 9, 2026.
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"Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser rolled out a new online platform for residents to report misconduct by federal officers on Wednesday amid growing public concern about overreach and violence by the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agents."
Colorado launches platform to report misconduct by federal officers
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office has already received complaints about misconduct, but the new online tool will “streamline” the process of reporting such claims.
www.denverpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser rolled out a new online platform for residents to report misconduct by federal officers on Wednesday amid growing public concern about overreach and violence by the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agents."
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But wait, there's more:
Judge William Young also issued his long-awaited judgment in the case, which covers every noncitizen member of the two leading plaintiff organizations.
First, he vacates the enforcement policy. And second, he gives future ideological targets a right to quickly go to court.
Judge William Young also issued his long-awaited judgment in the case, which covers every noncitizen member of the two leading plaintiff organizations.
First, he vacates the enforcement policy. And second, he gives future ideological targets a right to quickly go to court.
NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM
But wait, there's more:
Judge William Young also issued his long-awaited judgment in the case, which covers every noncitizen member of the two leading plaintiff organizations.
First, he vacates the enforcement policy. And second, he gives future ideological targets a right to quickly go to court.
Judge William Young also issued his long-awaited judgment in the case, which covers every noncitizen member of the two leading plaintiff organizations.
First, he vacates the enforcement policy. And second, he gives future ideological targets a right to quickly go to court.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Reminder that DHS eagerly engaged in crimes against humanity by stealing kids away from their parents as a deterrent tactic under Trump 1
And that one Trump admin worker tracked minor girls’ periods creepily while in detention
That is the ‘expertise’, it’s abuse and torture
And that one Trump admin worker tracked minor girls’ periods creepily while in detention
That is the ‘expertise’, it’s abuse and torture
Bovino: "Here in the US Border Patrol, I will say unequivocally that we are experts in dealing with children"
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that DHS eagerly engaged in crimes against humanity by stealing kids away from their parents as a deterrent tactic under Trump 1
And that one Trump admin worker tracked minor girls’ periods creepily while in detention
That is the ‘expertise’, it’s abuse and torture
And that one Trump admin worker tracked minor girls’ periods creepily while in detention
That is the ‘expertise’, it’s abuse and torture
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“The clergy, who hail from a range of traditions and worship communities across the country, sang on the buses as they ventured out into the street.”
This is absolutely amazing and inspiring and oh it is -10 degrees (that’s right negative) in Minneapolis today.
This is absolutely amazing and inspiring and oh it is -10 degrees (that’s right negative) in Minneapolis today.
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM
“The clergy, who hail from a range of traditions and worship communities across the country, sang on the buses as they ventured out into the street.”
This is absolutely amazing and inspiring and oh it is -10 degrees (that’s right negative) in Minneapolis today.
This is absolutely amazing and inspiring and oh it is -10 degrees (that’s right negative) in Minneapolis today.
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NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father.
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Border patrol detains 10-year-old Spokane girl and her dad, sends them to Texas detention center
Arnoldo Tiul Caal dropped his daughter off for school at Logan Elementary the morning of Friday, Jan. 9 with the unnerving sense that they were being followed.
www.spokesman.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM
NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father.
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Donald Trump is a liar and a draft dodger who dishonors the military in almost everything he does.
I am collecting accounts from Canadian armed forces members who served in Afghanistan to counter the assertions made by Donald Trump.
A Corporal who served in Operation Athena with the Canadian Air Force reports has shared this:
- he had 27 rotations in and out of theatre,
A Corporal who served in Operation Athena with the Canadian Air Force reports has shared this:
- he had 27 rotations in and out of theatre,
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Donald Trump is a liar and a draft dodger who dishonors the military in almost everything he does.
Colorado transportation officials plan to ask voters in 13 Front Range counties to approve a ballot measure this November to fund passenger rail service linking cities between Fort Collins and Trinidad, with 10 round-trips a day
A train from Denver to Fort Collins? Front Range could vote on funds to launch intercity passenger rail in November
“We don’t want Colorado to be like California, where you have 16-lane highways and at rush hour you cannot get anywhere.”
www.denverpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
THAT IS NOT A CAUSE OF ACTION THAT EXISTS IN THE NORMAL WORLD. Sorry, now I'm just shouting things.
Trump filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, seeking $5B in damages and accusing the bank of "political discrimination."
“JPMC does not close accounts for political or religious reasons. We do close accounts because they create legal or regulatory risk for the company." trib.al/n6azTyw
“JPMC does not close accounts for political or religious reasons. We do close accounts because they create legal or regulatory risk for the company." trib.al/n6azTyw
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 PM
THAT IS NOT A CAUSE OF ACTION THAT EXISTS IN THE NORMAL WORLD. Sorry, now I'm just shouting things.
Imagine Heinrich Himmler insisting that Germany's allies' spy chiefs go jet skiing with him.
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Imagine Heinrich Himmler insisting that Germany's allies' spy chiefs go jet skiing with him.
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Important to know that Armstrong is a reverend and that she and the protesters felt compelled by faith as well their commitment to civil rights.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
The feds have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who led the protest in a Minnesota church over the weekend.
apnews.com/article/just...
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A woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Important to know that Armstrong is a reverend and that she and the protesters felt compelled by faith as well their commitment to civil rights.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota this week, taking him and his father to a Texas detention center.
No one, especially a child, should be arbitrarily detained. Actions like this further terrorize families of color across the country.
No one, especially a child, should be arbitrarily detained. Actions like this further terrorize families of color across the country.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota this week, taking him and his father to a Texas detention center.
No one, especially a child, should be arbitrarily detained. Actions like this further terrorize families of color across the country.
No one, especially a child, should be arbitrarily detained. Actions like this further terrorize families of color across the country.
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This is one of the most unsettling three-paragraph sequences I've read in my life, and I've spent two decades reading the most deranged people on the planet.
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This is one of the most unsettling three-paragraph sequences I've read in my life, and I've spent two decades reading the most deranged people on the planet.
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#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
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Earlier this week, a local police chief warned that federal agents’ racial profiling is so pervasive that many of his cops are being targeted while off-duty. trib.al/m1rWhD5
January 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Earlier this week, a local police chief warned that federal agents’ racial profiling is so pervasive that many of his cops are being targeted while off-duty. trib.al/m1rWhD5
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The DHS funding bill passed 220-207, with 7 Dems voting “Yes.” If they had voted “No” it would have failed.
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Laura Gillen, Vicente Gonzalez m, Jared Golden, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and Tom Suozzi care more about keeping their jobs then doing them.
Shame.
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Laura Gillen, Vicente Gonzalez m, Jared Golden, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and Tom Suozzi care more about keeping their jobs then doing them.
Shame.
January 22, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The DHS funding bill passed 220-207, with 7 Dems voting “Yes.” If they had voted “No” it would have failed.
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Laura Gillen, Vicente Gonzalez m, Jared Golden, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and Tom Suozzi care more about keeping their jobs then doing them.
Shame.
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Laura Gillen, Vicente Gonzalez m, Jared Golden, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and Tom Suozzi care more about keeping their jobs then doing them.
Shame.
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BREAKING: House of Representatives Republicans narrowly defeated a resolution that would have barred President Trump from further military action in Venezuela without the authorization of Congress, days after a similar measure failed in the Senate reut.rs/49OLhRp
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 PM
BREAKING: House of Representatives Republicans narrowly defeated a resolution that would have barred President Trump from further military action in Venezuela without the authorization of Congress, days after a similar measure failed in the Senate reut.rs/49OLhRp
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Vice President JD Vance will visit Minneapolis today to show support for immigration agents, whose aggressive tactics have drawn weeks of outcry since an ICE officer shot dead Renee Good, a 37-year-old citizen and mother of three reut.rs/4jTntQR
Vance heads to Minnesota as tensions rise after school says children detained by ICE
Vice President JD Vance will visit Minneapolis on Thursday to show support for U.S. immigration agents who have been met with throngs of demonstrators conducting their own patrols.
reut.rs
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Vice President JD Vance will visit Minneapolis today to show support for immigration agents, whose aggressive tactics have drawn weeks of outcry since an ICE officer shot dead Renee Good, a 37-year-old citizen and mother of three reut.rs/4jTntQR
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ICYMI- Buddhist Practice for Building Bridges to Peace and Justice with Gil Fronsdal and Moshen Mahdawi, from our friends @saticenter.bsky.social
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AudioDharma - Buddhist Practice for Building Bridges to Peace and Justice
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January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
ICYMI- Buddhist Practice for Building Bridges to Peace and Justice with Gil Fronsdal and Moshen Mahdawi, from our friends @saticenter.bsky.social
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The new chair of the #ACIP was on the Why Should I Trust You? podcast. The interview was ... enlightening. Among other things, Kirk Milhoan seemed to question whether kids still need to be vaccinated against polio & said he doesn't like “established science.” www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The new chair of the #ACIP was on the Why Should I Trust You? podcast. The interview was ... enlightening. Among other things, Kirk Milhoan seemed to question whether kids still need to be vaccinated against polio & said he doesn't like “established science.” www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
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Macron's 'Top Gun' look gives glasses maker's stock $4 million bump reut.rs/49Rp2u4
Macron's 'Top Gun' look gives glasses maker's stock $4 million bump
Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses drove the shares of their maker, iVision Tech , almost 28% higher on Thursday after the French president's look during his speech at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos went viral online.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Macron's 'Top Gun' look gives glasses maker's stock $4 million bump reut.rs/49Rp2u4