Lindsey
@nkemsey.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at UBC Institute for Social Justice; Somehow always dealing with something.
My thoughts? My own.
My thoughts? My own.
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TIL Katy Perry has financially manipulated so many old people out of their homes for her own benefit that she's got a law named after her www.forbes.com/sites/hughmc...
Katy Perry’s Real Estate Battles Have Inspired A New Law: The Katy PERRY Act
The Protecting Elder Realty for Retirement Years Act, or the Katy PERRY Act, seeks to introduce measures to protect older people from potential financial exploitation in real estate transactions.
www.forbes.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
TIL Katy Perry has financially manipulated so many old people out of their homes for her own benefit that she's got a law named after her www.forbes.com/sites/hughmc...
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The pattern of ICE apparently hustling its detainees over a state border to frustrate habeas petitions in the jurisdiction where they were detained continues.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
NEW: Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk can't challenge her detention or visa revocation in MA federal court, because she was already in VT when her habeas petition was filed; and her First Amendment claims can't be reviewed by any court, argues the Trump admin. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
![That Petitioner is alleging her removal proceedings were initiated in retaliation for her exercise of the First Amendment does not remove her claim from Section 1252(g)'s reach. See Reno, 525 U.S. at 487-92 (holding that Section 1252(g) deprived district court of jurisdiction over claim that certain aliens were targeted for deportation in violation of the First Amendment.); Zundel v. Gonzales, 230 F. App'x 468, 475 (6th Cir. 2007) (Explaining that First Amendment challenge related to immigration enforcement action "is properly characterized as a challenge to a discretionary decision to 'commence proceedings' ... [and] is insulated from judicial review".); Humphries v. Various Fed. USINS Emps., 164 F.3d 936, 945 (5th Cir. 1999) (determining that §1252(g) prohibited review of an alien's First Amendment claim based on decision to put him into exclusion proceedings); Vargas v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 1:17-CV-00356, 2017 WL 962420, at *3 (W.D. La. Mar. 10, 2017) (Claim that ICE "violated her First Amendment right to free speech by arresting her and initiating her removal after she made statements to the media ... is barred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g)."); Kumar v. Holder, No. 12-CV-
5261 SJF, 2013 WL 6092707, at *6 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 18, 2013) (Claim of initiation of proceedings in retaliatory manner "falls squarely within Section 1252(g) ... [and] that [t]he pending immigration proceedings are the appropriate forum for addressing petitioner's retaliation claim in the first instance."). As such, judicial review of Petitioner's claim that commencement of removal proceedings is unconstitutional is barred by Section 1252(g).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreifwkztjvylleaeb2sag7tnk2dopyp7xkq7vd6qrxn3typfjxlsluq@jpeg)
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The pattern of ICE apparently hustling its detainees over a state border to frustrate habeas petitions in the jurisdiction where they were detained continues.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
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A reminder for Canadians that you can send mail to members of Parliament for free. You don't even need a stamp!
And political staffers will tell you that a personalized letter or postcard lands way harder than an email or a form letter.
And political staffers will tell you that a personalized letter or postcard lands way harder than an email or a form letter.
I noticed that most (if not all) of the letters Senator Booker read from his constituents were actual letters, not emails, not things sent by a contact form.
Use snail mail, folks.
Buy stamps. Write letters. Make it personal!
Use snail mail, folks.
Buy stamps. Write letters. Make it personal!
April 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A reminder for Canadians that you can send mail to members of Parliament for free. You don't even need a stamp!
And political staffers will tell you that a personalized letter or postcard lands way harder than an email or a form letter.
And political staffers will tell you that a personalized letter or postcard lands way harder than an email or a form letter.
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Conservatives confident attacking female journalist will distract from Poilievre’s comments about women’s “biological clocks”
NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
pressprogress.ca
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Conservatives confident attacking female journalist will distract from Poilievre’s comments about women’s “biological clocks”
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I've never been so determined to muscle my way thru a bout of depression. I feel like I am trying to crawl across a room with broken limbs & yet, I am certain I will get to the other side. Purpose preempts despair. I will find some sleep. Tomorrow, I will wake up and do the things I know how to do.
February 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I've never been so determined to muscle my way thru a bout of depression. I feel like I am trying to crawl across a room with broken limbs & yet, I am certain I will get to the other side. Purpose preempts despair. I will find some sleep. Tomorrow, I will wake up and do the things I know how to do.
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we should be concerned about the impacts of social media on kids and teens, but i don’t think we’re worried nearly enough about what it’s doing to middle aged people and seniors
December 26, 2024 at 4:45 PM
we should be concerned about the impacts of social media on kids and teens, but i don’t think we’re worried nearly enough about what it’s doing to middle aged people and seniors
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"Israel's still murdering children. Merry Xmas"
Spotted in Meanjin / Brisbane, Australia
Spotted in Meanjin / Brisbane, Australia
December 25, 2023 at 6:28 AM
"Israel's still murdering children. Merry Xmas"
Spotted in Meanjin / Brisbane, Australia
Spotted in Meanjin / Brisbane, Australia
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So, this isn’t exactly true. I was working for Disability Rights Pennsylvania, part of the protection and advocacy network, and there’s a whole other side to the story people don’t often tell because it’s very ugly. In the early days of Covid, they were floating around Universal DNRs
The early days of Covid showed us that if the government wanted - they could take care of everyone. They could provide a universal basic income, accommodate the needs of disabled people who had been pleading for remote healthcare & other services for years. They could keep us fed, safe and housed
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December 25, 2024 at 6:23 AM
So, this isn’t exactly true. I was working for Disability Rights Pennsylvania, part of the protection and advocacy network, and there’s a whole other side to the story people don’t often tell because it’s very ugly. In the early days of Covid, they were floating around Universal DNRs
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California for years forcibly sterilized hundreds of women in prison, robbing them of reproductive freedom.
Then the state "allowed" victims to apply for compensation. But it has denied most.
The deadline to apply/appeal is Jan 1, 2025 & now there's a rush for justice. boltsmag.org/forced-steri...
Then the state "allowed" victims to apply for compensation. But it has denied most.
The deadline to apply/appeal is Jan 1, 2025 & now there's a rush for justice. boltsmag.org/forced-steri...
For Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons, a Rushed Shot at Justice
A state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will rejected most applications. Advocates are now racing against a January deadline for victims to appeal.
boltsmag.org
December 23, 2024 at 5:25 PM
California for years forcibly sterilized hundreds of women in prison, robbing them of reproductive freedom.
Then the state "allowed" victims to apply for compensation. But it has denied most.
The deadline to apply/appeal is Jan 1, 2025 & now there's a rush for justice. boltsmag.org/forced-steri...
Then the state "allowed" victims to apply for compensation. But it has denied most.
The deadline to apply/appeal is Jan 1, 2025 & now there's a rush for justice. boltsmag.org/forced-steri...
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Names, ages, professions of these rapists
Sharing to help imprint in the public record
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Sharing to help imprint in the public record
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who are the men convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial
Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty of drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of men to abuse her.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Names, ages, professions of these rapists
Sharing to help imprint in the public record
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sharing to help imprint in the public record
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Don’t forget it’s still Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🍉
December 11, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Don’t forget it’s still Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🍉
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"they won't stop at trans people" - ok even if they did stop at trans people they still need their ass beat, right?
November 21, 2024 at 7:32 AM
"they won't stop at trans people" - ok even if they did stop at trans people they still need their ass beat, right?
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I hope that the people who are usually not politically engaged but worked really hard to get Harris elected wake up soon and realize that they are not the only ones who are tired of a struggle that is full of defeat & in fact they could learn about surviving from the leftists they mark as enemies
November 20, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I hope that the people who are usually not politically engaged but worked really hard to get Harris elected wake up soon and realize that they are not the only ones who are tired of a struggle that is full of defeat & in fact they could learn about surviving from the leftists they mark as enemies
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the use of the history of Japanese internment as a manual rather than as a cautionary tale really sums up where we're at politically
November 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM
the use of the history of Japanese internment as a manual rather than as a cautionary tale really sums up where we're at politically