Lance Erik
@legallylance.bsky.social
Grew up in Iowa. Live in Minnesota. Marvel, Pokemon, Star Wars, and Elections Nerd. JD.
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Lance Erik
@legallylance.bsky.social
· Sep 12
A decade ago, the executive director of a MN nonprofit I worked at wisely told me: “Before you write something, ask if you would want that on a billboard.”
I’ve sometimes fallen short, but it’s something I try to stay true to.
I’ve sometimes fallen short, but it’s something I try to stay true to.
Mother of the year award probably not going to this woman.
For context, the video that has gone viral.
Holly Andreatta is the Mayor of Lincoln, CA and is currently running for Supervisor.
She chose to parrot TPUSA talking points, but she dragged her poor daughter into the story to make her point and push the propaganda-claims it’s “love and understanding”
Holly Andreatta is the Mayor of Lincoln, CA and is currently running for Supervisor.
She chose to parrot TPUSA talking points, but she dragged her poor daughter into the story to make her point and push the propaganda-claims it’s “love and understanding”
December 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mother of the year award probably not going to this woman.
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The ACLU sued ICE agents and leaders Wednesday, alleging the agency has violated observers' and protesters' constitutional rights. The lawsuit is a thorough recounting of recent incidents where ICE agents arrested, detained, intimidated and pepper sprayed observers
ACLU sues ICE, alleging agency violates constitutional rights of observers and protesters • Minnesota Reformer
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and three Minnesota-based law firms sued federal immigration authorities Wednesday, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and their l...
minnesotareformer.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The ACLU sued ICE agents and leaders Wednesday, alleging the agency has violated observers' and protesters' constitutional rights. The lawsuit is a thorough recounting of recent incidents where ICE agents arrested, detained, intimidated and pepper sprayed observers
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
You will be visited by three spirits.
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The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
That was an article I guess. ICE wouldn’t have let them be interviewed unless they were 100% true believers of life in the secret police.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
That was an article I guess. ICE wouldn’t have let them be interviewed unless they were 100% true believers of life in the secret police.
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This is the fifth GOP congressperson I’ve seen criticizing Trump’s post on Rob Reiner, and the first who isn’t either leaving the House (MTG, Bacon), a frequent critic (Massie), or in a swing district (Lawler).
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is the fifth GOP congressperson I’ve seen criticizing Trump’s post on Rob Reiner, and the first who isn’t either leaving the House (MTG, Bacon), a frequent critic (Massie), or in a swing district (Lawler).
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
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It was a quick trip from "Make America Great Again" to "Shit Happens"
December 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It was a quick trip from "Make America Great Again" to "Shit Happens"
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Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.”
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.”
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
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Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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This presidential “pardon,” as it’s for a state crime, is the equivalent of digital toilet paper, only flimsier and serving a less useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This presidential “pardon,” as it’s for a state crime, is the equivalent of digital toilet paper, only flimsier and serving a less useful purpose.
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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A state that Trump won by nearly 20 points in 2024 gave him a massive political black eye, rejecting a push to create two more GOP-friendly US House seats that could have helped Republicans retain the House majority in next year’s midterms.
The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump | CNN Politics
Jean Leising spoke at a breakfast this fall at her 8th grade grandson’s school. Hours later, when she was set to give him a ride home from basketball practice, he bashfully told her that his entire te...
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A state that Trump won by nearly 20 points in 2024 gave him a massive political black eye, rejecting a push to create two more GOP-friendly US House seats that could have helped Republicans retain the House majority in next year’s midterms.
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I was feeling lazy and opened up the Door Dash app to discover that delivery isn’t available from any restaurants in Minneapolis. I can only imagine this is a result of the illegal kidnappings currently being committed by the federal government.
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I was feeling lazy and opened up the Door Dash app to discover that delivery isn’t available from any restaurants in Minneapolis. I can only imagine this is a result of the illegal kidnappings currently being committed by the federal government.
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sgt at arms @tombasgen.bsky.social wearing sunglasses now
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
sgt at arms @tombasgen.bsky.social wearing sunglasses now
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Don’t lie, Lisa. I’ve got receipts.
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Don’t lie, Lisa. I’ve got receipts.
Omg, which member my Millennial clan chose this bland beige?
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Omg, which member my Millennial clan chose this bland beige?
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Clay Higgins voted against releasing the Epstein files. So it seems fair to share this about his first (of 4 wives, a true family values man) marriage:
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Clay Higgins voted against releasing the Epstein files. So it seems fair to share this about his first (of 4 wives, a true family values man) marriage:
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Democrats yielded control of their time to Thomas Massie, not a thing you see very often. Massie just said Republicans refused to allow him time to speak on their side
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Democrats yielded control of their time to Thomas Massie, not a thing you see very often. Massie just said Republicans refused to allow him time to speak on their side