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Jess Lee

@jesslee.bsky.social
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Human rights attorney working for equity in education and the workplace. Black, Muslim, feminist, disabled, queer, golden ear. The one who always makes it weird. (Formerly JessLeeEsq)

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Julie @juliewb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh wow, Justin Wolfe…
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
remember: 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.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 19h
Murderer 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.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20h
Three million highly sensitive records, out in the open for nine months.
Pete Hegseth drunk and drenchedKash Patel drunk
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Gabe 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.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC 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.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When 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.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My brain just exploded.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The October Surprise this year is gonna be a doozy. Brace yourselves, and be ready to call your "not very online" people.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.reddit.com/r/MurderedBy...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: 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/...
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DOJ Seeks Military Lawyers for New York Law Enforcement Surge
The 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...
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Some 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.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Right, 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.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Capitalism. 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.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026
Congratulations 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.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wifeys!!!!!
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Nick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Journalists getting threatened with federal arrest here in NYC for trying to find out what’s going on in new “black site docket” immigration courts…
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
May 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...
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Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard
Man accused of being accessory to murders at Stalag 326 VI K amid race to prosecute suspects before they die
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/09/2026
Contact info for the Equality Caucus chair, Mark Takano. Melt the phone lines. DC (202) 225-2305 Local office (951) 222-0203
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey 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.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nevermind us, we've gotta protect the health of the man with a freezer full of road kill
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not sure what to do in all the gloom? Join a mutual aid circle. Can't find one? Build it.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is an excellent hypothetical for figuring out someone's race...
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This 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."
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Your friendly reminder that the Internet is still real life. *Very public* real life...
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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I 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.”
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Young Black Men and Boys Are Quietly Taking On a Caregiving Crisis Few People See
5.4 million children and adolescents in the U.S. are caregivers. For Black male youth, the picture is even more complicated.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Building 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.....
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So I'm never ever ever flying via Dulles again 😬🫠
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
She made us so proud!! Grateful for her courage and conviction, as always.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I 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".
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Help 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
screen from Missouri ID verification. under Ethnic Origin it asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" with options "Yes, No, I do not wish to comment"
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
No amnesty. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ed Sheeran's backing band dropped out too! 😭😭😭😭
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
❤️‍🩹 People can be good. ❤️‍🩹
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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I 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.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In the halls of the Capitol that are open to the public?
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Make it stop. 🫠
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
*presumably, may be a cyborg
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Holy crap Mitch is alive!!!!!!!!!! https:// tmz.me/3Tv0jrm
tmz.me
Mitch McConnell Resurfaces After Months of MIA
Mitch McConnell has resurfaced, 3 months after disappearing from public view.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 14/09/2026
Alligator Alcatraz’ confined detained immigrants in cages the size of phone booths, according to a new report by the DHS inspector general.
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DHS 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.
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Hakan 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...
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INFORMATION: Simultaneous operations targeting the LGBTI+ movement
Simultaneous operations targeting the LGBTI+ movement: Digital blackout, home raids, searches of associations, and workplace raids
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
After 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/
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you could leave, would you?
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Jess Lee @jesslee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Are you (yes, YOU) going to do anything to stop the US from destroying...sigh...the whole world?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 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.
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