Reposted by Jess LeeWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 423723871
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 19hMurderer and sexual abuse survivor Christa Pike was given lethal injection drugs twice tonight. She is still alive. This isn't just cruel, it's torturous. Praying for mercy. 1257
Reposted by Jess LeeAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20hThree million highly sensitive records, out in the open for nine months. 19025471268
Reposted by Jess LeeGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 769623311
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When I started campaigning for more SA resources on my college campus an *overwhelming* number of women shared their stories with me. At a certain point, I stopped counting who'd been assaulted and started counting the few who had not. ACT ACCORDINGLY. 164
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The October Surprise this year is gonna be a doozy. Brace yourselves, and be ready to call your "not very online" people. 1153
Reposted by Jess LeeCarceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.reddit.com/r/MurderedBy... 551450212
Reposted by Jess LeeBen Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEWS: DOJ is recruiting military lawyers for October prosecutor posts supporting immigration related law enforcement surges in Manhattan, LA, & Sacramento, per Pentagon email reviewed by @BLaw. I’m told this is unheard of for SDNY. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comDOJ Seeks Military Lawyers for New York Law Enforcement SurgeThe Justice Department is enlisting military attorneys as temporary prosecutors supporting law enforcement surges in Manhattan, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, according to a Defense Department email rev... 1912788
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Some broader context: in the past, this student could've sought help from the US Dept of Education. But since Trump came back, ED has only opened a handful of sexual assault investigations and hasn't reached any resolutions. This is misogyny as a national agenda. 020
Reposted by Jess LeeTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Right, okay everybody, I’ve had a lot of meetings and talks this week and I have to share some top line thoughts. Things are quite a bit worse than i am usually willing to share with people because panic does no good. It’s kinda bad. The baddies have the wind at their back. No denying that. 101315221
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Capitalism. Race was invented to justify enslavement and land theft. It was also created to prevent us from unifying-- which would be essential to change the status quo. 020
Reposted by Jess LeeMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026Congratulations to @1199seiu.org and the nearly 70,000 CDPAP care workers who filed for the largest union election in American history. These workers make it possible for New Yorkers to live safely and independently at home. I’m proud to stand with them in the fight for a union. 483379797
Reposted by Jess LeeNick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Journalists getting threatened with federal arrest here in NYC for trying to find out what’s going on in new “black site docket” immigration courts… 28573338
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026May we continue to find and prosecute every single person who contributes to genocide. From the lowest guards to the heads of state. May no passage of time, however long, be enough to stave off justice. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comGermany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guardMan accused of being accessory to murders at Stalag 326 VI K amid race to prosecute suspects before they die 012
Reposted by Jess LeeAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/09/2026Contact info for the Equality Caucus chair, Mark Takano. Melt the phone lines. DC (202) 225-2305 Local office (951) 222-0203 14673307
Reposted by Jess LeeErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hey so uhhhhh that Boston Globe story about the lesbian bar relaxing its covid rules is an *absolute fucking hit piece* targeting the disabled, chronically ill, and covid-conscious and it would be great if folks sharing and joking about it could recognize that framing. 332937910
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nevermind us, we've gotta protect the health of the man with a freezer full of road kill 010
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Not sure what to do in all the gloom? Join a mutual aid circle. Can't find one? Build it. 1144
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is an excellent hypothetical for figuring out someone's race... 1134
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is dangerous AF. I'm guessing a significant number of people have been fired from ICE for not being monsters to immigrants and protestors. The message agents are going to get from this is, "trample rights or get fired and owe $50k." 1267
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Your friendly reminder that the Internet is still real life. *Very public* real life... 140
Reposted by Jess LeeI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026“Although Black and Hispanic teen girls are disproportionately providing family care compared to white youth, Black boys and young men are also becoming the main caregivers in their families. During COVID-19, Black and brown youth caregivers filled gaps in a broken healthcare system.”capitalbnews.orgYoung Black Men and Boys Are Quietly Taking On a Caregiving Crisis Few People See5.4 million children and adolescents in the U.S. are caregivers. For Black male youth, the picture is even more complicated. 3420135
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Building these defenses is exactly what someone would do if they were going to force/steal another term and didn't give a F about optics. Soooo..... 000
Reposted by Jess LeeAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off. 552596993
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026She made us so proud!! Grateful for her courage and conviction, as always. 001
Reposted by Jess LeeJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I printed this and posted it above my desk. I'd change only the last line to "I am the FUCK YOUR FEELINGS - EVERYONE'S RIGHTS ARE ON THE LINE left". 21368382455
Reposted by Jess LeeMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Help request—I received this image from a person filing for unemployment in Missouri. The ID verification asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" I've been unable to confirm additional info w the state or find others who saw it. Any info, reach out: Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co 14387175
Reposted by Jess LeeThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him 110392833684
Reposted by Jess LeeNora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I just learned that reporter Luis Galeano has been detained in Miami by ICE. This is part of wider trend by the US govt to target immigrant reporters, violating core US press freedom principles. Galeano is from Nicaragua & is believed to have a pending asylum case in the US. I will report more ASAP. 3895420
Reposted by Jess Leesouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In the halls of the Capitol that are open to the public? 441425251
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Holy crap Mitch is alive!!!!!!!!!! https:// tmz.me/3Tv0jrmtmz.meMitch McConnell Resurfaces After Months of MIAMitch McConnell has resurfaced, 3 months after disappearing from public view. 122
Reposted by Jess LeeNBC News @nbcnews.com · 14/09/2026Alligator Alcatraz’ confined detained immigrants in cages the size of phone booths, according to a new report by the DHS inspector general. nbcnews.toDHS watchdog: Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector general’s report. 18134103
Reposted by Jess LeeHakan Sandal-Wilson @hsw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Simultaneous operations targeting the LGBTI+ movement: Digital blackout, home raids, searches of associations, and workplace raids” #Turkey kaosgl1.org/en/single-ne...kaosgl1.orgINFORMATION: Simultaneous operations targeting the LGBTI+ movementSimultaneous operations targeting the LGBTI+ movement: Digital blackout, home raids, searches of associations, and workplace raids 15231
Reposted by Jess LeeKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026After reading some of the recent pubs and discourse around US higher ed.… I should just stop right here. But here are the three major fallacies of much of what’s out there, three contexts that are missing, and the one big thing that is driving me around the bend (actually already there, but). 1/ 10452183
Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Are you (yes, YOU) going to do anything to stop the US from destroying...sigh...the whole world? 000
Reposted by Jess LeeMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/202625 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other. 562328437341