Jamie Baker Roskie

@whenisayj

Lawyer. Former director, UGALaw Land Use Clinic. Long ago immigration practitioner. Coloradan, my people are Montanans. No one is free unless all are free. Justice for the #Spokane3.

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Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· 1d

Who needs dignity when there's sun?

A tortie cat lies on a black door mat, on her back with her belly and paw up, soaking up the sun through the sliding glass window. Her fleece bad is pushed aside in the lower right hand corner of the shot.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· 5d

Inspiration from Disappointing Affirmations.

A photo of a path in the woods. Superimposed are the words, "Stop worrying about what other people think. I mean, have you met other people? They're awful."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· 17d

Screenshot of an Instagram post re: the zine "How to Kick Out Flock" "check out the full how-to online. Download, print, share, and help end mass surveillance. shareable.net/how-to/kick-out-flock/

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· 19d

Accusing a Black woman academic of bad faith and then doubling down will get you blocked every time. Especially when your profile looks like this.

"BA Porter. Old-fashioned civil libertarian yelling into the ether....the BA stands for Bad Attitude."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Jun 13

Time for Andy's GIF.

A tabby cat lying ina lap looks into the camera with a skeptical face. The caption is "Christ, what an asshole."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· May 11

I took this photo for @ginasmash.bsky.social last night, not realizing there would be bear discourse today.

And old metal sign on a plaster wall. The sign says, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, bears will kill you." "Except bears" is inside an illustration of a bear.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· May 10

A tortie cat sitting in an empty roll-aboard suitcase on a carpeted floor.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· May 9

Lol I knew he would block me.

My original post saying "Michael Hobbes is out here trying to score points as if he's the first person to push back on The Body Keeps the Score. Which is just incredibly wrong."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Apr 19

The majority of older people voted for Trump, the data is undeniable.

Chart "older people vote for Trump." Showing 53% of people 64+ and 45-64 voted for Trump.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Apr 13

I haven't had alcohol in months. Hubs may have to carry me to the car.

A large Manhattan cocktail on a wooden bar table.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Apr 11

Ember was downstairs hassling hubs for her supper at 3 p.m. so I brought her upstairs while I stretched. She wandered around and fussed for about 15 minutes. Now she's happily settled in the window and I'm afraid to get off the floor for fear the lobbying will begin again.

A tortie cat sitting on her launches in window, looking into the room. A tree with budding branches is her backdrop.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Apr 11

I see she blocked me, I figured she would so I took a screenshot for posterity. To be clear, testimony is evidence, Al Franken wasn't "railroaded," abd there's no room for sexual harassers in a just world.

@lindavt.bsky.social "I've never been a fan of Swalwell, but let's see some hard evidence. The railroading of Al Franken makes me tend to be cautious of well timed sexual scandals against Democrats."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Apr 4

Oh hell no.

A response to an old post of mine with a meme about how Trump tried to tariff the penguins. An account called "Alexander Hamizdat" with a "Gavin for President" replied "First they came for the Haitians but I said nothing because Free Palestine or something." He is now blocked because I don't entertain bullshit from trolls

The bio for this account with the tagging "It is the time of punching left."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Mar 24

Some wisdom from Alice Walker.

A picture of AW as a young woman. With the quote, "Hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Mar 17

I feel you, we're struggling with parental health crisis issues ourselves. Here's a lap kitty for your jangled nerves.

A tortie cat curled up on my lap. I'm wearing cornflower blue fleece pants.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Mar 8

We also are at a hockey game, and it's women's night!

Me and my family at a San Jose Sharks game. We are all dressed in Sharks teal-colored gear.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Mar 1

#PetTax for your BP.

Tortie cat snoozing in a red fleece bed with a white lining

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Mar 1

A tale of two men responding to this post. In a world of George Smileys, be an @akivamcohen.bsky.social.

In specific reply to me saying "don't come into my mentions to say it's strategic," George Smiley does just that. When I told Akiva people are saying they won't vote for Jasmine Crockett because racism in TX makes her "unelectable," Akiva said, "for fuck's sake." I reply "this is the correct answer."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Feb 27

Hey @kendylhanks.bsky.social you were right, I can keep an orchid alive!

An orchid plant - I don't know the variety but they're commonly sold in grocery stores -with multiple blossoms and buds. The plant is sitting in front of a kitchen sink, there is a dish rack and various kitchen items behind it.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Feb 20

I know everyone is all "tariffs, tariffs, tariffs" this morning, but I want you to know @flavorflav.bsky.social is also answering critical questions re: Olympic sports!

Flavor posted video today of him doing four man bobsled with members of the US Olympic team. I asked if bobsled was harder or easier than water polo (he sponsored the US women's wp team in the last summer games). He says "water polo is the hardest sport I have ever tried." I reply, "me too. But I've never bobsledded. I love how you give us a unique view into these sports. It gives me joy."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Feb 20

A herd of elk is visiting out neighbors.

A small group of elk clustered around a tree. A split rail and a cedar plank fence are in the foreground.

The rest of the herd on a lawn and the grass around a lake. There is a small tree and the edge of a green house in the foreground.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Feb 18

I feel you and I'm not pushing back in any way. But also I thought you would enjoy this.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Feb 17

There are some elk running around the neighborhood but hubs could only get an action shot of one.

One elk, either a cow or a very young buck, walking through the shot left to right. There is a tree trunk in the foreground and some split-rail fencing between the photographer and the elk.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Feb 9

We interrupt this broadcast for a moment of personal family history. As some of you know my last surviving uncle on my dad's side died last year. I just got a text from his girlfriend with this picture of a belt buckle my dad won in a Montana high school rodeo in 1961. (Reposting to crop out phone#)

A small brown and gold rodeo belt buckle with an image of a cowboy participating in the roping event known as "bulldogging."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Feb 1

This is who runs this account.

Me with a mullet in high school. I am wearing a collared shirt and a man's tie.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Jan 27

My cat got bored with her fleece bed so hubs turned it upside down. She immediately did this.

A tortie cat curled up on the black bottom of a red fleece bed. She faces away from the camera. The bed is on a bedroom floor, there is a green floral pattern rug beneath it.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Jan 25

Ember is inside safe from any snow.

Tortie cat in a red and white fleece bed on a blue brocade armchair. She is sitting up, looking out the window.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Jan 20

Found it! Had to dig deep in my Google photos archive.

A tabby cat lying in the lap of a man wearing jeans. He looks skeptically into the camera, ears up, eyes wide. The tag line is "christ, what am asshole."

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Jan 1

Well, I do live in Colorado.

Jamie Baker Roskie@whenisayj· Dec 31

I am not going out, but if I were I would wear the black velvet Calvin Klein suit I wore to a recent family wedding. With blingy sneakers. (At my age I refuse to be cold or wear uncomfortable shoes. This photo is me previewing the look for my mom, so no makeup.)