Joe Dunman
@joedunman.bsky.social
Asst. Prof @Louisville Law (torts, writing, religion, employment)
Former: Mng. Attny @Ky. Comm. on Human Rights, prof @MoreheadState, and lawyer for KY plaintiffs in Obergefell.
Scholarship:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2147917
Former: Mng. Attny @Ky. Comm. on Human Rights, prof @MoreheadState, and lawyer for KY plaintiffs in Obergefell.
Scholarship:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2147917
Congressional Democrats will only be so brave as their major donors permit.
January 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Congressional Democrats will only be so brave as their major donors permit.
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Alex Pretti's former classmate:
"An attack on Alex feels like an attack on all of us. I don't have words to describe the amount of rage that I have when he's described as a domestic terrorist. He was there to help people. He was there to spread a message of warmth and love in this country."
"An attack on Alex feels like an attack on all of us. I don't have words to describe the amount of rage that I have when he's described as a domestic terrorist. He was there to help people. He was there to spread a message of warmth and love in this country."
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Alex Pretti's former classmate:
"An attack on Alex feels like an attack on all of us. I don't have words to describe the amount of rage that I have when he's described as a domestic terrorist. He was there to help people. He was there to spread a message of warmth and love in this country."
"An attack on Alex feels like an attack on all of us. I don't have words to describe the amount of rage that I have when he's described as a domestic terrorist. He was there to help people. He was there to spread a message of warmth and love in this country."
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an enterprising flyposter in Great Barrington, MA references the town's history as the site of the first open resistance to British rule in the colonies
January 27, 2026 at 2:59 PM
an enterprising flyposter in Great Barrington, MA references the town's history as the site of the first open resistance to British rule in the colonies
You never have to hand it to the cop social media account.
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
You never have to hand it to the cop social media account.
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I would quit my job before I wrote a gee this police social media account sure is quirky! story
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I would quit my job before I wrote a gee this police social media account sure is quirky! story
I see shoveling sidewalks is something we just collectively gave up on.
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I see shoveling sidewalks is something we just collectively gave up on.
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Neighborism.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Neighborism.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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I’ll confess, my initial reaction when stories like this started dribbling out was that the folks described must have had some preexisting issue waiting to be set off by something or other. But the more accumulate, the more it seems like… no, it’s the LLMs. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I’ll confess, my initial reaction when stories like this started dribbling out was that the folks described must have had some preexisting issue waiting to be set off by something or other. But the more accumulate, the more it seems like… no, it’s the LLMs. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A Frankfort church damaged by April 2025 flooding turned down a $200,000 FEMA grant over fine print demanding data-sharing with DHS, dismantling of DEI programs.
From @claywallace.bsky.social
From @claywallace.bsky.social
Frankfort church opts to stay "open and affirming," turns down strings-attached FEMA grant
The $200,000 grant was awarded to First Baptist Church to aid with flood damage, but the contract stipulated that recipients assist immigration enforcement efforts and eliminate diversity and inclusio...
www.wuky.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:09 PM
A Frankfort church damaged by April 2025 flooding turned down a $200,000 FEMA grant over fine print demanding data-sharing with DHS, dismantling of DEI programs.
From @claywallace.bsky.social
From @claywallace.bsky.social
Expect the brutality to continue until ICE is abolished and those responsible (all of them) are sentenced for their crimes and civil rights violations.
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Expect the brutality to continue until ICE is abolished and those responsible (all of them) are sentenced for their crimes and civil rights violations.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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It’s been incredibly sad to see the news industry struggle so publicly with whether and how to tell the truth about the wanton, brutal killing of Alex Pretti--someone who did absolutely nothing wrong--at the hands of the masked federal agents terrorizing his city. presswatchers.org/2026/01/mome...
Moments of bravery and cowardice in the news coverage of Alex Pretti’s killing | Press Watch
Truth-telling is hard when your bosses are bootlickers
presswatchers.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
It’s been incredibly sad to see the news industry struggle so publicly with whether and how to tell the truth about the wanton, brutal killing of Alex Pretti--someone who did absolutely nothing wrong--at the hands of the masked federal agents terrorizing his city. presswatchers.org/2026/01/mome...
I shoveled all the snow from the driveway into a giant pile in the front yard and my kiddo went absolutely ham building a fort with a tunnel through the middle of it. Every neighbor who passed by said hi to us and told her how impressive it was. There is good in the world and we must embrace it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I shoveled all the snow from the driveway into a giant pile in the front yard and my kiddo went absolutely ham building a fort with a tunnel through the middle of it. Every neighbor who passed by said hi to us and told her how impressive it was. There is good in the world and we must embrace it.
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extremely wholesome scenes in my neighborhood (I bet in yours too): kids building snow forts, neighbors freeing each others' cars and sidewalks from ice. nice to get the opposite of the doomscroll in
January 26, 2026 at 10:53 PM
extremely wholesome scenes in my neighborhood (I bet in yours too): kids building snow forts, neighbors freeing each others' cars and sidewalks from ice. nice to get the opposite of the doomscroll in
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now hold on just one minute. when I signed on to work for a creepy right-wing surveillance company named after seeing stones used by the dark lord Sauron to manipulate and control others in an attempt to enslave the free people of middle earth I had no idea we might do some evil.
More: “I’ve read stories of folks rounded up who were seeking asylum with no order to leave the country, no criminal record, and consistently check in with authorities. Literally no reason to be rounded up. Surely we aren’t helping do that?”
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
now hold on just one minute. when I signed on to work for a creepy right-wing surveillance company named after seeing stones used by the dark lord Sauron to manipulate and control others in an attempt to enslave the free people of middle earth I had no idea we might do some evil.
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SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
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NEW from @rns.org: A full gallery of photos documenting religious responses to ICE in Minneapolis —> religionnews.com/2026/01/26/p...
Minnesota faith responses in photos
(RNS) — Visual news coverage of recent faith-based responses to immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.
religionnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
NEW from @rns.org: A full gallery of photos documenting religious responses to ICE in Minneapolis —> religionnews.com/2026/01/26/p...
"Can the federal government obtain through force and extortion that to which it is not entitled under law?" Any answer other than "no" would collapse the constitutional order for good. The whole thing would be a dead letter.
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Can the federal government obtain through force and extortion that to which it is not entitled under law?" Any answer other than "no" would collapse the constitutional order for good. The whole thing would be a dead letter.
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The Supreme Court has agreed this term to hear the fewest number of cases since the Civil War. While #SCOTUS's emergency/shadow docket often gets flak for overwhelming the court, some say this term's caseload is part of a bigger, more concerning trend. www.law360.com/articles/243...
January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The Supreme Court has agreed this term to hear the fewest number of cases since the Civil War. While #SCOTUS's emergency/shadow docket often gets flak for overwhelming the court, some say this term's caseload is part of a bigger, more concerning trend. www.law360.com/articles/243...
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Louisville Metro Police posted a video of an officer wiping out while sledding... and did he keep his service weapon on the whole time?
(I have not asked LMPD; maybe he didn't!)
x.com/LMPD/status/...
(I have not asked LMPD; maybe he didn't!)
x.com/LMPD/status/...
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Louisville Metro Police posted a video of an officer wiping out while sledding... and did he keep his service weapon on the whole time?
(I have not asked LMPD; maybe he didn't!)
x.com/LMPD/status/...
(I have not asked LMPD; maybe he didn't!)
x.com/LMPD/status/...
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Politics is born from the management of intergroup tensions and the central fissure within societies is race. Religion becomes wrapped up in these tensions. It does not “cause” them.
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Politics is born from the management of intergroup tensions and the central fissure within societies is race. Religion becomes wrapped up in these tensions. It does not “cause” them.
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A hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) on the state of Minnesota's request to halt the ICE surge in the Twin Cities.
I'm covering the proceedings remotely.
From the state's memo:
buff.ly/ub2bHso
I'm covering the proceedings remotely.
From the state's memo:
buff.ly/ub2bHso
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) on the state of Minnesota's request to halt the ICE surge in the Twin Cities.
I'm covering the proceedings remotely.
From the state's memo:
buff.ly/ub2bHso
I'm covering the proceedings remotely.
From the state's memo:
buff.ly/ub2bHso
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pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
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A federal judge in Minnesota will consider an extraordinary legal question on Monday: Can a deployment of federal law enforcement officers be so dangerous and so intrusive that it violates a state’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment? Here's what to know.
Federal Court Will Hear Minnesota Claims That Immigration Surge is Illegal
State and local officials say the federal deployment of immigration agents violates the 10th Amendment. The surge, which the Trump administration has defended, has led to three shootings and tense protests.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
A federal judge in Minnesota will consider an extraordinary legal question on Monday: Can a deployment of federal law enforcement officers be so dangerous and so intrusive that it violates a state’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment? Here's what to know.