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.
I am pleased to announce that I have once again attracted the ire of the right-wing outrage machine for saying things which are observably and unmistakably true. In my defense, these comments were made nearly a decade ago and are even more true now.
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I am pleased to announce that I have once again attracted the ire of the right-wing outrage machine for saying things which are observably and unmistakably true. In my defense, these comments were made nearly a decade ago and are even more true now.
I've been litigating cop cases for almost 20 years so it is rare that I see law enforcement behavior that truly shocks me to my core, but this is it. CBP searches for undocumented people. Dog is contained. CBP *let the dog out and then shot him.* Unbelievable.
October 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I've been litigating cop cases for almost 20 years so it is rare that I see law enforcement behavior that truly shocks me to my core, but this is it. CBP searches for undocumented people. Dog is contained. CBP *let the dog out and then shot him.* Unbelievable.
From 2006. Didn't age well.
October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From 2006. Didn't age well.
The theme for this whole year is "not unexpected, but still very bad"
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The theme for this whole year is "not unexpected, but still very bad"
I feel like we could pinpoint an earlier cutoff date idk
October 1, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I feel like we could pinpoint an earlier cutoff date idk
Dolan, Dolan, Dolan...where have I heard that name...probably some church thing
September 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dolan, Dolan, Dolan...where have I heard that name...probably some church thing
I am old as hell but this is the first one I remember being freaked out by. Even now, clinical descriptions of death freak me out way more than graphic photos and videos.
August 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I am old as hell but this is the first one I remember being freaked out by. Even now, clinical descriptions of death freak me out way more than graphic photos and videos.
I assume that advancing in French involves embracing a certain degree of absurdism and, I mean, why not
June 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I assume that advancing in French involves embracing a certain degree of absurdism and, I mean, why not
I can fix that for you
June 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I can fix that for you
Can/dog check. Let's see one or both!
June 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Can/dog check. Let's see one or both!
Huh, turns out you CAN lick boots too hard
May 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Huh, turns out you CAN lick boots too hard
I love our local bakery but the ladies who run it seem so straitlaced and I swear to god I cannot tell if this is supposed to be a joke or not
May 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I love our local bakery but the ladies who run it seem so straitlaced and I swear to god I cannot tell if this is supposed to be a joke or not
Sir this is the *exact* midpoint
April 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sir this is the *exact* midpoint
I'm not a free-speech absolutist or anything but uhhhh
April 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm not a free-speech absolutist or anything but uhhhh
Why didn't I think of that
March 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Why didn't I think of that
After more than a decade of hearing people justify the senseless deaths of first graders, I guess you can mark me as "shocked but not surprised"
March 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
After more than a decade of hearing people justify the senseless deaths of first graders, I guess you can mark me as "shocked but not surprised"
Why not Mark O'Rubio? 😥
March 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Why not Mark O'Rubio? 😥
Good evening from Comox!
March 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Good evening from Comox!
Unbelievable, and yet highly believable
March 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Unbelievable, and yet highly believable
I read somewhere that as you age you become a more concentrated version of yourself, and well I have aged 100 years in the last month and I am this now
March 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I read somewhere that as you age you become a more concentrated version of yourself, and well I have aged 100 years in the last month and I am this now
Y'all we are in DEEP SHIT that's a CANADIAN PUNISHER EMBLEM
March 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Y'all we are in DEEP SHIT that's a CANADIAN PUNISHER EMBLEM