Dan Canon
@dancanon.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer & law prof. Past: won a big case at SCOTUS, wrote a book called PLEADING OUT, was a hired-gun guitarist in a million bands. Present: Externships & civ pro, studies election violence, writes appeals, raises kids. He/him. Fascism is bad.
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Dan Canon
@dancanon.bsky.social
· Nov 13
All you fascists still bound to lose
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In 2025, GEO Group and CoreCivic’s ICE contracts are expected to generate over one billion dollars in revenue for each company.
Executive leaders at the helm of prison companies are delighted.
Did your congressional representative receive a donation?
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
Executive leaders at the helm of prison companies are delighted.
Did your congressional representative receive a donation?
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
In 2025, GEO Group and CoreCivic’s ICE contracts are expected to generate over one billion dollars in revenue for each company.
Executive leaders at the helm of prison companies are delighted.
Did your congressional representative receive a donation?
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
Executive leaders at the helm of prison companies are delighted.
Did your congressional representative receive a donation?
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
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Legally here on a work permit. Arrested when he went to renew it. Not fighting his deportation. Yet he's been in detention 29 days. No access to a lawyer. Has been given no information about his case. Family inquiries also ignored. ICE only responded when local news requested comment.
‘Nobody gives me information’: Jacksonville-area man held in ‘Deportation Depot’ for weeks talks conditions, challenges
Macario Pablo-Reyes, 49, has been held for weeks at the Baker County Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, sometimes referred to as the “Deportation Depot.”
www.news4jax.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Legally here on a work permit. Arrested when he went to renew it. Not fighting his deportation. Yet he's been in detention 29 days. No access to a lawyer. Has been given no information about his case. Family inquiries also ignored. ICE only responded when local news requested comment.
It is not a kind world but I suppose we could make one
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 AM
It is not a kind world but I suppose we could make one
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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NEW: The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today.
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
www.lawdork.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
NEW: The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today.
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
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read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
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All you fascists still bound to lose
November 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM
All you fascists still bound to lose
Yeah one mildly comforting thing is that the most incompetent people in history are trying to replicate Nazi Germany, but Germany is roughly half the size of Texas
Look, if they do this, it's bad.
But also, the math doesn't entire math for me. Cook County alone has ~3,000 voting precincts, and some must have multiple polling stations.
There are ~4,000 armed ICE agents in US. More CBP (who are lumped in w this, prob). But even if we get to 20,000 armed ppl?
But also, the math doesn't entire math for me. Cook County alone has ~3,000 voting precincts, and some must have multiple polling stations.
There are ~4,000 armed ICE agents in US. More CBP (who are lumped in w this, prob). But even if we get to 20,000 armed ppl?
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Yeah one mildly comforting thing is that the most incompetent people in history are trying to replicate Nazi Germany, but Germany is roughly half the size of Texas
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the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
I am big on coaching students re: better mental health strategies but I hope this woman never sleeps again. Everyone's gotta eat, sure, but anyone can make money with a law license and I am not kidding when I say I'd shovel monkey shit at the zoo before working for DHS.
The DOJ is clearly hitting some capacity constraints if its lawyers are … um … asking to be held in contempt in order to get sleep.
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I am big on coaching students re: better mental health strategies but I hope this woman never sleeps again. Everyone's gotta eat, sure, but anyone can make money with a law license and I am not kidding when I say I'd shovel monkey shit at the zoo before working for DHS.
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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Putting on my suit and tie and going on America Erwache to describe a 234 year old basic requirement of the constitution for lawful searches and seizures as a “nonstarter.”
Rep. Mark Harris: "Some of these things are nonstarters. Having judicial warrants? To me, hat's a nonstarter. Being able to make off their mask, putting them at risk? That's a nonstarter. I would say anything that's going to hamstring the work of ICE, that's just not going to go anywhere."
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Putting on my suit and tie and going on America Erwache to describe a 234 year old basic requirement of the constitution for lawful searches and seizures as a “nonstarter.”
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A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
www.nrtoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
This DOJ is just one big Laurel & Hardy sketch
NEW: The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted images of nude women (and possibly teens) as part of its Epstein release.
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This DOJ is just one big Laurel & Hardy sketch
Another murder attributable to this administration
Chotiner shot that man right in the face with his own gun and he never heard the *click*.
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Another murder attributable to this administration
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
If you support putting children in concentration camps, tear-gassing them, and covering for people who rape and traffick them, I am not inclined to believe you really want to "protect" them from trans athletes.
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
If you support putting children in concentration camps, tear-gassing them, and covering for people who rape and traffick them, I am not inclined to believe you really want to "protect" them from trans athletes.
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DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
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Last night the people of LA rose up and stormed the concentration camp in their city. They pushed back the fascist gestapo forces and barricaded the doors in the face of an onslaught of tear gas and pepper spray.
Video Credit to pigalert1213
Video Credit to pigalert1213
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Last night the people of LA rose up and stormed the concentration camp in their city. They pushed back the fascist gestapo forces and barricaded the doors in the face of an onslaught of tear gas and pepper spray.
Video Credit to pigalert1213
Video Credit to pigalert1213
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Based on the press release, this would create Bivens liability AND strip QI. Those would be excellent things to do.
Good to see --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman just introduced their bill stripping ICE agents of qualified immunity. We broke the news that this was coming on our podcast (see thread below for more info and context).
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Based on the press release, this would create Bivens liability AND strip QI. Those would be excellent things to do.
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BREAKING: Judge Margaret Garnett tosses out the murder count faced by Luigi Mangione in federal court, with the "practical effect" that he cannot face the death penalty.
This is, Garnett writes, a result of her application of the "categorical approach" employed by the Supreme Court to his case.
This is, Garnett writes, a result of her application of the "categorical approach" employed by the Supreme Court to his case.
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
BREAKING: Judge Margaret Garnett tosses out the murder count faced by Luigi Mangione in federal court, with the "practical effect" that he cannot face the death penalty.
This is, Garnett writes, a result of her application of the "categorical approach" employed by the Supreme Court to his case.
This is, Garnett writes, a result of her application of the "categorical approach" employed by the Supreme Court to his case.
The only surprising thing about this is that it didn't happen sooner/more violently. I expected journalists to disappear toward the end of Trump's first term. I still think that's coming.
Arresting journalists. Good God.
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The only surprising thing about this is that it didn't happen sooner/more violently. I expected journalists to disappear toward the end of Trump's first term. I still think that's coming.
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I think of this Vonnegut interview a lot. www.alternet.org/2003/01/vonn...
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I think of this Vonnegut interview a lot. www.alternet.org/2003/01/vonn...
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Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.