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
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 18/09/2026EA “philosophy” is shockingly similar to shitty high school debater logic. High school debaters are often obsessed with stuff like nuclear war, for essentially the same reason as EA cultists. 250
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 09/09/2026As someone who periodically volunteers at a food bank, I think it depends on scale. Smaller food banks can more easily deal with nonstandard items and make great use of them. Large operations find it tougher. 070
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 08/09/2026Ironically, these commentators likely would not object to a BigLaw partner who chooses to represent corporations sued for terrible misconduct (as opposed to helping vindicate the constitutional right to criminal defense counsel) 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 03/09/2026Absolutely nuts that Yale’s administration thinks journalists should not be allowed on Cross Campus. Anyone who’s been on Yale’s campus knows that it’s functionally a public space. 100
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 02/09/2026Shameless cowards who call themselves leaders when they are anything but. 020
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 26/08/2026May her memory continue to appeal to people’s better instincts. 010
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 24/08/2026Also might be way cheaper and more economically productive to train and educate young people and keep our workforce healthy, who would’ve thought 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 20/08/2026We are really going to see whether Japan’s breakout time is as short as many suspect, aren’t we 060
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 19/08/2026It’s infuriating that we’re cutting research funding when we literally have a moonshot opportunity before us. 081
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 19/08/2026The solution may be to create laptops that simply don’t have the processing power to run an offline AI model. It doesn’t take that much computing power to run a word processor. 110
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
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 11/08/2026You know I’m insane because I know from memory that the model number is the NS-ZCC10 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 10/08/2026As an Asian-American man, I understand there’s pressure to whitewash one’s name, but it’s always struck me as a fool’s errand. Those who’ll judge you for having a nonwhite name will never fully accept you, no matter how much you pander to them. 1280
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
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 07/08/2026I wrote to the President/Provost/GC and didn’t even get a form acknowledgement. Pathetic on their part. 110
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." 1351185584397
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 · 22/07/2026They charged him with only manslaughter, which is absurd given the reported facts, which seem to support second-degree murder. 1371
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
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 01/07/2026He is just the right age to appoint to an Article III judgeship under the next presidential administration, just saying …. 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 18/06/2026You may be right. Is there a chance that defeating the GOP is what’s best for America, though? That’s why I feel torn. 000
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 · 02/06/2026Normatively, I’m okay with my tax dollars supporting aging, economically displaced rural populations. But I dislike when red-state politicians denigrate blue cities and workers that are this country’s dominant economic engine. 140
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 02/06/2026His primary opponents really needed better oppo researchers 050
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 02/06/2026Plus, it’s structurally easier for red states because they receive massive transfers through federal taxation and spending. In short, blue cities are propping up rural red states’ budgets — contrary to the self-sufficiency lie that Republicans like to push. 260
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 29/05/2026If I were the district judge, I would start the order with “GRANTED IN PART,” then give the USG one more word. Scheming, underhanded bullshit. 010
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 29/05/2026That’s a heavy lift — it’d require our political system to recognize that people have dignity /s 000
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
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 27/05/2026Ah. It’s in Section 9 of the town charter. How poorly drafted — the text is ambiguous whether a fractional corporate “property owner” gets to vote. That opens the door to mischief. charters.delaware.gov/fenwickislan...charters.delaware.govFenwick Island - Delaware's Town ChartersOfficial website for Delaware's City and Town Charters 171
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 27/05/2026Can’t you just incorporate a bunch of sham entities to flood the ballot box? 1130
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 26/05/2026As a random San Franciscan, I’ll attest that the Senator rides public transit himself (he’s hard to miss)! So I imagine he speaks from experience. 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 16/05/2026From that perspective, her crime was far worse than any garden-variety armed robbery or aggravated assault, and she should be punished as such. 1364
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 16/05/2026Hard disagree. Most crimes are punished too heavily in this country. But we should come down hard on crimes like corruption, abuse of official authority, election fraud, and others that constitute breaches of the public trust. 21287
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 16/05/2026Trump’s policy of making gender-affirming trucks more expensive to own is perfectly consistent with his other policies 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 · 16/05/2026The thing about Bonta is that he’s genuinely a great person and a true believer in what he stands for. Great for California and the nation. 071
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 16/05/2026Perhaps that’s true of a merely good commencement speech. At my law school commencement, the great Guido Calabresi gave a magnificent address about the risks of elite leaders who do not bear or appreciate the costs of their own decisions. It haunts me to this day. 121
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 14/05/2026An unfortunately timely book. Thank you for doing such a public service by creating such a necessary project!!! And congratulations. 000
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 12/05/2026Especially in an era when off-the-shelf tools are so good and diverse 010
Yume Hoshijima @yumehoshijima.com · 12/05/2026They did this even though a three-judge district court in Alabama found its new maps to be INTENTIONALLY DISCRIMINATORY. The Supreme Court didn’t even acknowledge this finding. 041