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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim

@estherisbester.bsky.social
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Esther | 에스더 | إستر ❤️⚖️✊🏿🌎🗳️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇸🇩🇱🇧 ✨ Jails & Prisons Suck ✨ Criminal Justice Reform Policy Expert | Organizational Development & Management Educator | Communications & Political Strategist | Health & Environmental Justice Policy Advisor

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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
KADC Statement, Pt. 2 on #LAUprising #Saigu #429 #LARiots
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
KADC statement Pt. 1 on #LAUprising #Saigu #429 #LARiots
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Went to James Forman Jrs new book signing tonight! Haven’t read it yet but I’m sure it’s excellent!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/03/2025
Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky sharply disagreed with a decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California to host Steve Bannon on Newsom’s new podcast this week, saying Bannon’s voice should not be elevated “on any platform ever, anywhere.”
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Andy Beshear Slams Gavin Newsom for Having Steve Bannon on Podcast
“I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform — ever, anywhere,” the Democratic governor of Kentucky said of President Trump’s former chief strategist.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
We need new leadership. This one is failing us, yet again.
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captain america is standing in the woods with the words `` here we go again '' written on the screen .
ALT: captain america is standing in the woods with the words `` here we go again '' written on the screen .
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood...
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Local Democrats Stop “Power-Grab” by Party Officers
CityWatch is published 24/7 with special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evening.
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
You can remove Black Lives Matter from the Plaza. For us, it’s more than words painted on a street in DC. You’ll see Black Lives Matter in how we support and fight for each other. KADC for Black Lives Matter. Ashe. #BlackLivesMatter #KADCforBlackLivesMatter
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The Korean American Democratic Committee stands with #MahmoudKhalil. KADC will not stand for intimidation tactics, like arrest and deportation, used by Trump and his administration as a means to silence.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
apnews.com/article/bern... Drawing huge crowds, @sanders.senate.gov steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance #BernieSanders
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Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance
At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
But the inmates… 😒 ktla.com/news/local-n...
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Pringles, secret code, L.A. deputy used to smuggle heroin into lockup: report
A 39-year-old Los Angeles County deputy sheriff accused of smuggling heroin to inmates reportedly conspired with gang “shot-callers” using a secret code and tubes of Pringles chips to move the drug…
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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 06/03/2025
Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
KADC stands with @algreen.house.gov TY Congressmember for your courage! The Dems who voted to censure Congressmember Al Green do not speak for us!! #AlGreen
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
KADC calls on @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social to retract his hurtful remarks about transgender athletes! #TransLivesMatter #TransgenderAthletes
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
KADC’s Small Business Highlight is a Colombian-Korean fusion restaurant called #Escala! An excellent place to get kimchi fried rice & empanadas! KADC has hosted many events here, including last month’s Happy Hour! Plz check them out! #SmallBusiness #Foodsky #KTown
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🤩 KADC’s 2025 Newsletter. Volume 1, Issue 1! #Korean #DemocraticCommittee #Dodgers #HappyHour #KoreanAmerican
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
It’s time for KADC Happy Hour! 3/12 at 630 at Escala in Ktown! Every attendee will win a chance to get a FREE ticket to the Dodgers Korean Heritage Night game on 4/16! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Great thread 🧵 from @kademocrats.bsky.social RE #WomensHistoryMonth
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
KADC’s statement on #BlackHistoryMonth
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
❌ 🛒 🛍️
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 27/02/2025
I want to thank the 34,000 Vermonters who joined Sen. Welch, Rep. Balint and me in our delegation town hall by phone & online. An extraordinary turnout for a state of 650,000 people. Needless to say, the people of VT are deeply concerned about what’s going on in DC right now.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Insane. The National Guard who was sent to NY prisons because of an illegal strike are sharing and showing how shit these facilities are! They’re forced to be there under orders for 30 days so are staying in cells and can’t leave!!! westchester.news12.com/exclusive-af...
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Afghanistan was better.’ NY National Guard members on prison duty during strike describe deplorable conditions inside state facilities
Since then, News 12 is told troops are sleeping on dirty floors, in buildings with no heat that are no longer in use by incarcerated individuals and in some cases, are condemned.
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
ICE Know Your Rights in Korean! Be safe out there! Only we keep each other safe. #ICEoutofLA
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
No hate! No fear! Immigrants are welcome here!!! Sin odio! Sin miedo! El pueblo unido!
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Today, KADC joined #WeAreCA and other #community volunteers to hang thousands of info door hangers in #BoyleHeights to inform our neighbors about how to deal with #ICE. #SinOdio #SinMiedo
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/michael...
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Michael B. Kaufman Appointed as United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California | Central District of California | United States District Court
The United States District Court for the Central District of California announces the appointment of Michael B. Kaufman as a United States Magistrate Judge.  Judge Kaufman, who was sworn in on Februar...
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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Trump May Name Alice Johnson to Be ‘Pardon Czar’
Alice Marie Johnson was serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug conviction when the president commuted her sentence in 2018. Since then, she has become a criminal justice reform activist.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Key L.A. sheriff oversight official resigns, citing interference from county lawyers
Sean Kennedy — a member of the oversight commission since its inception — told The Times of his decision after the latest twist in the case of Diana Teran, a former top advisor to George Gascón, who f...
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Always. #ImWithKap #SuperBowl #SuperBowl59 #SuperBowlLIX
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
RSVP here!!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
apnews.com/article/guns... Court says banning #gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
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Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Have we checked in with the apathetic non-voters because politics doesn’t affect them & the [insert ethnic group] for #Trump folks, lately? Is this what they wanted? We’re not even done with Week 2, y’all.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Sen. Tim Kaine tells federal employees to ignore Trump’s offer to quit with pay for months. “Don’t be fooled. He’s tricked hundreds of people with that offer. If you accept that offer and resign he’ll stiff you just like he stiffed the contractors. He doesn’t have any authority to do this.”
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
America is realllly America-ing.
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a bald eagle wearing sunglasses and a yellow glove
ALT: a bald eagle wearing sunglasses and a yellow glove
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Trump policies will eliminate Union protections
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
LA are we ready? We are dealing with: 1️⃣ #homelessness 2️⃣ substance dependency 3️⃣ mental illness 4️⃣ #LAFires 5️⃣ elimination of #Medicaid, which worsens 1️⃣ 6️⃣ #massdeportation I’m missing stuff. While we need to prep for #WorldCup and #Olympics during a #Trump admin. www.yahoo.com/news/visa-ap...
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Visa approval crisis threatens to cost 2026 World Cup and L.A. Olympics millions
Will the Trump administration fix a backlogged visa approval process in time for fans from many countries to attend the World Cup and L.A. Olympics?
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
apnews.com/article/trum... #Trump directing the opening of #GuantanamoBay detention center to hold #migrants in US illegally
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Trump directing the opening of Guantanamo Bay detention center to hold migrants in US illegally
President Donald Trump says he’s directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/01/2025
BREAKING NEWS: The development follows a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.
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Trump rescinds freeze on federal funding
The development follows a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We need the good ones to stay! We need the whistleblowers! We need folks on the inside to let us know what’s going on and how to fight back!
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
1️⃣ We need to flip seats. 2️⃣ We need Dirty Establishment Dems to know that they work for US not the corporations that funded their campaign. 3️⃣ We need to replace fake Dems.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Dems don’t know how to do or implement. They do a lot of talking, convening, complaining… We have bills coming from the GOP to put #Trump on Mt Rushmore. Dems, what do you got?
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
If #deportations are about safety because #ICE is supposedly getting rid of the “dangerous criminals” who’ve assaulted women, abused children…they should start with #Trump cabinet.
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
#Trump has exacerbated existing issues & inefficient & inept systems & bureaucracies like #COVID. We will see this impact especially in communities of color ⬆️ #homelessness ⬆️ #medical emergencies ⬆️ maternal & childhood #deaths ⬆️ #mentalillness ⬇️ preventative care ❌ Make America Healthy Again
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Korean American Democratic Committee @kademocrats.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
새해복 많이 받으세요!!! Happy New Year! Happy Year of the Snake 🐍 0 🐍 5 #설날 #LunarNewYear
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a poster for 2025 with a snake and the words wisdom and strength
ALT: a poster for 2025 with a snake and the words wisdom and strength
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👑 Esther “Bester” Lim @estherisbester.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
#Trump taking away #Medicaid over #Medicare was strategic. Medicare = fed health prog for 65+ srs (& under for some disabilities). Medicaid = state/fed health prog for those w/lim. income & resources. This is about inflicting the most harm w/the least political damage. War against the poor.
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NPR @npr.org · 27/01/2025
Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.
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Afghans who helped the U.S. are in dangerous limbo after Trump's order on refugees
Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 28/01/2025
Trump reverses a Biden administration criminal justice policy that eliminated Department of Justice contracts with private prisons.
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Trump Reverses Biden Order that Eliminated DOJ Contracts with Private Prisons
The action’s impact is limited to contracts with the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 28/01/2025
The Alien Enemies Act provides sweeping powers to detain or deport foreign nationals. It’s ripe for abuse, experts say.
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Trump Leans on WWII Japanese Incarceration Law to Deport Immigrants
The Alien Enemies Act provides sweeping powers to detain or deport foreign nationals. It’s ripe for abuse, experts say.
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