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Rosa @fancyrosa.bsky.social · Feb 13
I often think of this excerpt from Harold Koh’s speech to our YLS graduating class:
Let me ask you to remember a second word: "No." All lawyers want to tell their clients yes. What is much harder is to tell your client no. We all recently learned about two groups of lawyers in the Justice Department. Both groups included Yale Law School graduates. One group was asked by the White House to approve an illegal program, at the hospital bed of the ailing Attorney General. Their answer, and the Attorney General's, was simply "No." A few years earlier, another group of Justice Department lawyers - again including graduates of this school--were asked to write an opinion asking whether American officials could lawfully torture detainees. Instead of saying no, they answered, "here's how." That was the wrong answer. Their job was to say no, what you are asking violates the law, and we should not do it. It is illegal, and it is wrong.
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☆☆☆ 2025 TOP READS ☆☆☆

What were Buffalo & Erie County Public Library cardholders reading in 2025? Check out our Top Reads of the year in adult fiction & non-fiction, children's, young adult and teen!

What was your favorite book that you read this year?
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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kim.senate.gov
My statement on mass starvation in Gaza.
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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spudlovr.bsky.social
My favorite #Wisconsin #NoKings sign/flag from today.

#wipolitics
Image of an large cat walking on top of a long snake, with caption OH LAWD HE TREADIN'
June 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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ufw.bsky.social
On May 2nd, in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained. 1/
#WeFeedYou
May 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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ufw.bsky.social
Farm workers union says ICE detained worker leaders

www.wgrz.com/video/news/l...
Farm workers union says ICE detained worker leaders
Members held a rally outside the Batavia Federal Detention Center, claiming they were targeted by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
www.wgrz.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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phillipanderson.bsky.social
There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:
The new revelations about DOGE's activities at the labor agency come from a whistleblower in the IT department of the NLRB, who disclosed his concerns to Congress and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in a detailed report that was then provided to NPR. Meanwhile, his attempts to raise concerns internally within the NLRB preceded someone "physically taping a threatening note" to his door that included sensitive personal information and overhead photos of him walking his dog that appeared to be taken with a drone, according to a cover letter attached to his disclosure filed by his attorney, Andrew Bakaj of the nonprofit Whistleblower Aid.
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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“Pride & Prejudice ”series finds its Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy with Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden
Does this casting bewitch you, body and soul?
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April 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
fancyrosa.bsky.social
Feeding our neighbors is NEVER a waste of our resources. The program being cut also helps out our farmers.

www.wgrz.com/article/life...
USDA cuts $500 million from food aid program impacting FeedMore WNY
FeedMore WNY says the recently announced cuts to a federal food bank program will mean "significant loss" for the region — more than 2.1 million pounds of food.
www.wgrz.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
fancyrosa.bsky.social
How do you have an entire Wharton degree and not know tariffs are bad? How do you spend an entire career in real estate development, an industry notoriously susceptible to commodity price fluctuations, and not know tariffs are bad? The creation of economic strife is intentional.
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
fancyrosa.bsky.social
Sometimes, capitulation is indistinguishable from complicity.
March 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Becca and Alvaro are two of the smartest, most dedicated public servants I know. This is illegal, a travesty, and a serious harm to our polity.
makenakelly.bsky.social makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · Mar 18
Here's a statement from Democratic FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter responding to the Trump administration's attempt to fire her.
March 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
fancyrosa.bsky.social
I can’t help but feel that even those of us who expected the worst (so, our current timeline) have been devastatingly caught on our heels, except for like 4 people. 🫠
February 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
fancyrosa.bsky.social
I often think of this excerpt from Harold Koh’s speech to our YLS graduating class:
Let me ask you to remember a second word: "No." All lawyers want to tell their clients yes. What is much harder is to tell your client no. We all recently learned about two groups of lawyers in the Justice Department. Both groups included Yale Law School graduates. One group was asked by the White House to approve an illegal program, at the hospital bed of the ailing Attorney General. Their answer, and the Attorney General's, was simply "No." A few years earlier, another group of Justice Department lawyers - again including graduates of this school--were asked to write an opinion asking whether American officials could lawfully torture detainees. Instead of saying no, they answered, "here's how." That was the wrong answer. Their job was to say no, what you are asking violates the law, and we should not do it. It is illegal, and it is wrong.
February 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
fancyrosa.bsky.social
I know there is a lot going on, but we haven’t had a really good Pride and Prejudice film adaptation in a while and I think we could all really use one. 🥹
February 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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ufw.bsky.social
Se informa ampliamente sobre la actividad de ICE y la Patrulla Fronteriza en todo el condado de Kern. Conozca sus derechos.

NO TIENE QUE CONTESTAR PREGUNTAS.

Puede decir: Estoy ejerciendo mi derecho a no responder a sus preguntas.

www.rapidresponsekern.com/es/
January 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
fancyrosa.bsky.social
The response from LA’s network of community organizations has been a sight to behold. In these wild times, I hope we take a moment to learn from them because (sadly) our communities will need these skills sooner or later. My heart is with you LA!

www.npr.org/2025/01/11/n...
An army of community volunteers springs into action as LA fires rage
"It's wild. There's people out here that have just created a chain," said one woman who showed up to volunteer at a YMCA in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood.
www.npr.org
January 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM