Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 06/10/2026My immigrant energy — “Try really hard, even if you suck at it” — is equally part of the American experience 030
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Reporter: Family members of service members are concerned about conditions on the LIncoln. Trump: No they’re not. Reporter: Has the deployment gone on too long? Trump: No. Not nearly long enough. 88737461300
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 07/08/2026@blumenthal.senate.gov and @delauro.house.gov have sent a joint letter to the President of Yale, Maurie McInnis. It asks for information on "the University’s interactions with the Administration since January 20, 2025, regarding Title VI compliance and any recent or ongoing negotiations." 1/ 17124
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions." 1351185594398
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name. 417150673591
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 28/07/2026What a tremendous piece from David Pressman and Arne Duncan. Yale trustees will own any capitulation to President Trump. It will be their historical legacy, it will be their shame. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Yale’s trustees face a decision with profound consequencesA lesson from Hungary: Boards don't capitulate to authoritarians. The people on them do. 05124
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 09/07/2026Presumption of regularity -> presumption of irregularity 000
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaJennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.nytimes.comYale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal 391330382
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 07/07/2026I wrote to the President, Provost, and General Counsel, and I signed the Stand Up for Yale letter that has been making the rounds. Yale should not fold to Trump Administration extortion. It’s as simple as that. 053
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Zero (0) of Epstein's victims had the ability to self-fund litigation against Epstein or anyone like him. The only way they had any chance is through contingency fee representation. Everyone in Big Law knows that, they sneer at it anyway because they know it's morally superior to their work. 241757405
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 29/05/2026There needs to be a counter-concert to Freedom 250 to raise money for pro-democracy and civil rights groups. As Gen Alpha would say, mog them 000
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaMichael Bennet @bennet.senate.gov · 16/05/2026No, Tina Peters should not have had her sentence commuted. She broke Colorado laws and was convicted by a jury of her peers. Here’s my statement: 561526306
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 10/04/2026Calling it: hackish professors will begin inventing arguments for presidential pardons to reach state crimes, just like they did in the birthright citizenship context. 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 05/02/2026Ironic that David Gelernter wrote that 18-year-olds are too young to vote, while cavorting with Jeff Epstein 231
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Hearing him loud and clear. 221792356
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 26/01/2026Bovino isn’t disappearing — he’s just headed to the next city. Time for that city to learn from Minnesotans. 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 25/01/2026You go on reddit, and the nursing subreddit now has Alex Pretti as its photo. 010
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 25/01/2026American Nurses Association statement on the murder of Alex Pretti. 000
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaBecky Gallagher Swadner @beckysrn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I was one of Alex's nursing faculty at MCTC. This is simply devastating. He was a good student and I knew he'd be a good nurse. Im so sorry for you and his VA family. May his memory be a blessing and an example of what a nurse is. 182296405
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage. 13856006118633
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 24/01/2026Per BBC News, Stephen Miller accuses Sen. Klobuchar and other Democratic politicians of "flaming the flames of insurrection." Using the word "insurrection" is a very deliberate choice.bbc.comMan dies in Minneapolis shooting involving federal immigration agentsMinnesota Governor Tim Walz says he has spoken to the White House about the shooting, calling it 000
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I don’t know who this Minnesota man is, but he absolutely speaks for me. 6040951044
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 13/12/2025I feel like the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting--where twenty children and six educators were killed--marked a turning point. The Republican Party decided it would no longer pretend to care about how many people were killed using guns. It essentially crossed the Rubicon toward not giving a damn. 020
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaPam & Murphy @plhowell.bsky.social · 03/12/2025What’s the point of having power if not to use it to stand up for those who are more vulnerable? That time is now Dems! When the racist goes after your colleague 28110
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 24/11/2025Even in this dark timeline, it's amusing that the Administration has a knack for choosing the wrong people to mess with. James Comey, Letitia James, the good people of Chicago, and now Mark freaking Kelly. 130
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 24/11/2025As a Chargers fan, the Raiders losing to the Shedeur-led Browns is absolutely hilarious 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 23/11/2025This is utter insanity. We know that PFAS resist degradation and contaminate soil, groundwater, and surfacewater. We know that exposures, even at very low levels, are highly harmful. And we're intentionally spraying it on food crops grown on some of America's most valuable agricultural land. 289
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 21/11/2025Really shows that Trump really wants a friend more than another sycophant 010
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 13/11/2025If only Virginia Giuffre had lived to see this day and the ones that will follow. 020
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaTim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Two things I learned at YLS are: 1) many elites see in-group solidarity as superseding civic responsibility 2) the more powerful the person, the more unhinged their email style So yeah let’s just say I’m not that surprised about the news today 171
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 12/11/2025Most Americans are trying their darndest to live honest, good lives. All the while, their prospects for a decent life are being destroyed by the sorts of elites who cavorted with Jeff Epstein. What is wrong with America? 020
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaJames Alexander @jmsalxdr.bsky.social · 12/11/2025‘Russiagate’ was one thing. The Epstein files are another. Except, actually, they’re not. This email suggests there could be a deal between Trump and Putin, a quid pro quo, facilitated by Epstein and Lavrov. Things make more sense now, like Trump’s red carpet welcome for Putin in Alaska. 196
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 12/11/2025At least with Iraq, the presidential administration made an effort to pretend there were WMDs and that legality mattered. 010
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 10/11/2025Dem Senators fold. Unbelievable. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...politico.comSenate reaches deal on ending the shutdownDemocrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government. 233
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Ellis: "This is the Chicagoland I see. From Aurora to Cicero, and Chicago to Evanston to Waukegan. This is a vibrant place, brimming with vitality and hope. Striving to move forward from its complicated history." 4850110
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 06/11/2025Say what you will about the new White House website, but I love the mariachi music you can get by clicking the play button at the top. 010
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10/10/2025Good news for transgender people at MIT. Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms. The latest from reporter S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comMIT Rejects Trump’s Bid to Institute Trans Bathroom, Athletics Ban“A government that can reward colleges and universities for speech it favors today can punish them for speech it dislikes tomorrow.” 181733346
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...youtube.comUntil It's Done: Sylvia RiveraYouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC 2639491086
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 08/10/2025It disturbs me how many of my Yale Law School classmates are working for this Administration. I learn of another one every week. A shameful and cynical choice that should be a permanent black mark for them after democracy prevails. 130
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity. Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute. Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections. But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents. The legacy of the Roberts court. 24965602333
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025the case against comey is an illegal, selective, vindictive prosecution. Trump vowed vengeance and retribution; prosecutors concluded there was no case against comey; Trump forced out the prosecutors & replaced them with a loyalist who got an indictment. The case should be dismissed before trial. 21732174
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 24/09/2025The 2020 Vanity Fair article about how Stephen Miller and Katie Miller (née Waldman) met lives rent-free in my head: 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 20/09/2025Wherein the pro-business party creates a stable and predictable regulatory environment 031
Reposted by Yume Hoshijimamax tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 18/09/2025The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.” 604298749931
Reposted by Yume HoshijimaChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 18/09/2025It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents. But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now. 58999863178
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 18/09/2025I can’t speak for other professions, but I do know elite law schools teach anodyne conformity, not moral courage 121