Danny Cooper
@dannycooper.bsky.social
Mets, Knicks, and democracy // lawyer & First Amendment enthusiast
Opinions are my own and not my employer’s
Opinions are my own and not my employer’s
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I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
This is pretty much exactly what the First Amendment does not allow
“… exercising their rights over the next three years. This is especially true of instances where Trump’s government is eager to criminalize forms of speech, activism, and support for immigrants as “terrorism.””
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With Don Lemon’s Shocking Arrest, Trump Expands His Total War on Free Speech
The rabidly anti-First Amendment administration plans to keep escalating its fascist assault on journalists, activists, and ordinary Americans too.
zeteo.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This is pretty much exactly what the First Amendment does not allow
I unfortunately have a sense of what this Court might say, but it does seem like the administration is trying to assert the superiority of the free exercise clause to all other constitutional provisions — including free speech
January 30, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I unfortunately have a sense of what this Court might say, but it does seem like the administration is trying to assert the superiority of the free exercise clause to all other constitutional provisions — including free speech
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insisting on calling every mass day of protest or one-day boycott a "general strike" is not the move. it's good to see people rallying around the cause, it matters, but if you want to be part of a large-scale labor action that shuts down the gears of capital, start by unionizing your workplace!!!
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
insisting on calling every mass day of protest or one-day boycott a "general strike" is not the move. it's good to see people rallying around the cause, it matters, but if you want to be part of a large-scale labor action that shuts down the gears of capital, start by unionizing your workplace!!!
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Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Hey @medillschool.bsky.social you guys wanna condemn this or?
A truly unacceptable assault on the First Amendment.
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Hey @medillschool.bsky.social you guys wanna condemn this or?
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An uprising of children in a DHS concentration camp in Dilly, Texas!
They focused on the mistreatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old from Minnesota, abducted with his father by ICE last week
Immigration attorney Eric Lee could hear shouting [and] believed “hundreds of children” took part.
They focused on the mistreatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old from Minnesota, abducted with his father by ICE last week
Immigration attorney Eric Lee could hear shouting [and] believed “hundreds of children” took part.
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has "horrible" conditions, including "putrid" drinking water.
truthout.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:29 PM
An uprising of children in a DHS concentration camp in Dilly, Texas!
They focused on the mistreatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old from Minnesota, abducted with his father by ICE last week
Immigration attorney Eric Lee could hear shouting [and] believed “hundreds of children” took part.
They focused on the mistreatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old from Minnesota, abducted with his father by ICE last week
Immigration attorney Eric Lee could hear shouting [and] believed “hundreds of children” took part.
In the Jewish quarter in Prague, there’s a museum that contains dozens of drawings of kids held in Treblinka. And they look pretty damn similar.
A drawing by a 5-year-old girl detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas with her mother Hayam El-Gamal. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top of the page. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” Courtesy of Eric Lee, Lee & Godshall-Bennett, LLP
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
In the Jewish quarter in Prague, there’s a museum that contains dozens of drawings of kids held in Treblinka. And they look pretty damn similar.
I have a forthcoming article which touches on this issue, but — despicable as it is — NPS likely has authority to do this under government speech doctrine.
Trump is using our national parks as a pawn to try and whitewash history and ignore reality. The National Park Service has a responsibility to present facts without political interference – removing exhibits about slavery and climate change is unacceptable.
Philadelphia sues after slavery exhibits were taken down from President's House site
The lawsuit says the National Park Service removed the displays referring to slavery "presumably pursuant to the mandate” of an executive order from President Donald Trump.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I have a forthcoming article which touches on this issue, but — despicable as it is — NPS likely has authority to do this under government speech doctrine.
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That's up there with "lawyer dog" in the annals of bad faith cop interpretations of people waiving rights
My wife told me she heard at a training she attended that ICE has argued "ALL ARE WELCOME HERE" signs are invitations to enter private spaces and if that don't beat all I don't know what does.
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
That's up there with "lawyer dog" in the annals of bad faith cop interpretations of people waiving rights
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gallego sucks (his position on trans issues means I will never trust him) but it's very good that a frontline, moderate-coded member of the senate caucus is calling for miller's head and hopefully it will help drag the rest of the squishes towards this position
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 4:18 AM
gallego sucks (his position on trans issues means I will never trust him) but it's very good that a frontline, moderate-coded member of the senate caucus is calling for miller's head and hopefully it will help drag the rest of the squishes towards this position
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
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someone just tried attacking rep ilhan omar at her town hall in north minneapolis, reportedly trying to spray her with something, but was tackled before he could get to her. she returned to speaking
January 28, 2026 at 12:58 AM
someone just tried attacking rep ilhan omar at her town hall in north minneapolis, reportedly trying to spray her with something, but was tackled before he could get to her. she returned to speaking
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Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.
people.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
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I’m done with this shit. This isn’t a game. And if you don’t realize that the work of Judges Xinis and Boasberg and Ellis has been an essential part of forcing this administration to account for its actions, you’re not a serious person.
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I’m done with this shit. This isn’t a game. And if you don’t realize that the work of Judges Xinis and Boasberg and Ellis has been an essential part of forcing this administration to account for its actions, you’re not a serious person.
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The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
(GFM in next post)
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(GFM in next post)
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January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
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Wolves have a moment of silence for Alex Pretti, after seven seconds of silence several fans yell "FUCK ICE"
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Wolves have a moment of silence for Alex Pretti, after seven seconds of silence several fans yell "FUCK ICE"
The Bundys got backup from the Three Percenters and Oath Keepers, years before J6
Remember the Bundy insanity during the Obama years? Armed guys occupied a federal office and one of their buddies took position with a sniper rifle aimed at federal agents?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
January 25, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The Bundys got backup from the Three Percenters and Oath Keepers, years before J6
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Normie mom friends in AR who have never been political (so I assumed they were generic conservatives) are posting about Alex Pretti's murder + things like "it's ok to change your mind and say that this is wrong." A tide is turning, y'all. We have to seize it and encourage these folks to go further.
January 25, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Normie mom friends in AR who have never been political (so I assumed they were generic conservatives) are posting about Alex Pretti's murder + things like "it's ok to change your mind and say that this is wrong." A tide is turning, y'all. We have to seize it and encourage these folks to go further.
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About time American athlete superstars started speaking out.
Wish more stepped up instead of just playing ball.
Wish more stepped up instead of just playing ball.
January 25, 2026 at 7:01 AM
About time American athlete superstars started speaking out.
Wish more stepped up instead of just playing ball.
Wish more stepped up instead of just playing ball.
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Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."