Dan Izzo
@izzos.net
Attorney (VA & DC Licensed)
"Lawyers are basically just attack librarians"
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"Lawyers are basically just attack librarians"
Posts are not legal advice.
All opinions are my own
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Dan Izzo
@izzos.net
· Oct 10
It's really not brought up enough how any Dem admin following a GOP admin has to spend pretty much its first two years just putting out arson fires set by the GOP before it can even really START to work on its own agenda.
Not just having your image used without your consent but also knowing it's being used as an instrument to abuse another person sounds horrific
Thank you for asking! Been complaining about this for a while, mostly into the void. My porn from 10+ years ago was used to create a deepfake involving someone else’s face, and I’ve never seen anyone ask whether that might be traumatic for the person whose body was used without consent too. IT IS!
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Not just having your image used without your consent but also knowing it's being used as an instrument to abuse another person sounds horrific
...uhhhhhh...what?
The latest HR nonsense: A gay man in Utah attends a watch party for the gay hockey show wearing a “Gay AF” t-shirt & is forced to leave the bar because multiple women complained to management about the presence of a man who they feared might get turned on by the TV show.
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
...uhhhhhh...what?
Reposted by Dan Izzo
to be clear: if you sat out 2024 because you wanted to feel “principled,” I do not blame you for making that decision because the journalists who were supposed to tell you why that was a bad idea didn’t do their jobs
but you also need to take the L and admit you made the wrong choice. straight up.
but you also need to take the L and admit you made the wrong choice. straight up.
like I seriously want y’all to imagine going back to Brat Summer and telling a leftist vote abstentionist that Trump, if elected, will kidnap Maduro, plunge Venezuela into anarchy, and say Jan 6 was a deep state psyop on the White House website
you’d get yelled at and called a hysterical wine mom
you’d get yelled at and called a hysterical wine mom
January 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
to be clear: if you sat out 2024 because you wanted to feel “principled,” I do not blame you for making that decision because the journalists who were supposed to tell you why that was a bad idea didn’t do their jobs
but you also need to take the L and admit you made the wrong choice. straight up.
but you also need to take the L and admit you made the wrong choice. straight up.
Ken Jennings is calling for Nuremberg style prosecutions
This is not a novel observation, but I really don't think the admin quite understands the level of radicalization that is happening to opposition elements that were not previously radicalized in the slightest.
January 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Ken Jennings is calling for Nuremberg style prosecutions
So one thing wrt the Grok/CSAM issue.
When talking about it with "not very online" people consider using the outdated term "child porn." At least initially.
Lots of people don't know what "CSAM" means and you need to make it clear that it's child porn to them at the outset.
When talking about it with "not very online" people consider using the outdated term "child porn." At least initially.
Lots of people don't know what "CSAM" means and you need to make it clear that it's child porn to them at the outset.
January 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
So one thing wrt the Grok/CSAM issue.
When talking about it with "not very online" people consider using the outdated term "child porn." At least initially.
Lots of people don't know what "CSAM" means and you need to make it clear that it's child porn to them at the outset.
When talking about it with "not very online" people consider using the outdated term "child porn." At least initially.
Lots of people don't know what "CSAM" means and you need to make it clear that it's child porn to them at the outset.
So you're talking to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social about the reported "10% increase in ICE funding" Dem leaders are said to be negotiating right?
You're prepared to openly condemn your own leaders who are complicit?
You're prepared to openly condemn your own leaders who are complicit?
It is shameful and unconscionable that ICE agents let Renee Good die and reportedly blocked a doctor from trying to help.
Will be a hard no on this month’s Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill unless significant reforms are made to what ICE has been doing.
Will be a hard no on this month’s Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill unless significant reforms are made to what ICE has been doing.
January 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
So you're talking to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social about the reported "10% increase in ICE funding" Dem leaders are said to be negotiating right?
You're prepared to openly condemn your own leaders who are complicit?
You're prepared to openly condemn your own leaders who are complicit?
ONE kid. This is an attempt to ban ONE kid by an ENTIRE STATE.
And Dens like @governor.ca.gov fall all over themselves to get behind this nonsense when the reality is a huge majority of people, even ones who AREN'T "on board" with trans rights, think this is a really weird thing to obsess over.
And Dens like @governor.ca.gov fall all over themselves to get behind this nonsense when the reality is a huge majority of people, even ones who AREN'T "on board" with trans rights, think this is a really weird thing to obsess over.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
ONE kid. This is an attempt to ban ONE kid by an ENTIRE STATE.
And Dens like @governor.ca.gov fall all over themselves to get behind this nonsense when the reality is a huge majority of people, even ones who AREN'T "on board" with trans rights, think this is a really weird thing to obsess over.
And Dens like @governor.ca.gov fall all over themselves to get behind this nonsense when the reality is a huge majority of people, even ones who AREN'T "on board" with trans rights, think this is a really weird thing to obsess over.
Gotta love how as soon as Bouie quoted Tommy's reply to this Tommy disabled quotes and replies to that reply (he forgot to do this OP though).
Such a brave man Tommy, totally ready to defend his positions and not running away like a pissant.
Such a brave man Tommy, totally ready to defend his positions and not running away like a pissant.
@jamellebouie.net I’ve been quite clear in condemning the killing. Even a cursory glance at my twitter, IG or even this Bluesky account I barely use shows you’re dishonest. It’s actually more productive to argue with Megyn Kelly than such a bad faith actor as you.
January 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Gotta love how as soon as Bouie quoted Tommy's reply to this Tommy disabled quotes and replies to that reply (he forgot to do this OP though).
Such a brave man Tommy, totally ready to defend his positions and not running away like a pissant.
Such a brave man Tommy, totally ready to defend his positions and not running away like a pissant.
And THIS is why @governor.ca.gov CANNOT become President. He fundamentally doesn't understand what is happening and that there needs to be a full scale effort to de-MAGAify society.
Newsom's already calling for a joining of hands with the Nazis and let atrocities be bygones.
January 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
And THIS is why @governor.ca.gov CANNOT become President. He fundamentally doesn't understand what is happening and that there needs to be a full scale effort to de-MAGAify society.
She voted to confirm a Trump judge YESTERDAY
Get this Vichy Dem out of there
Get this Vichy Dem out of there
Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."
January 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
She voted to confirm a Trump judge YESTERDAY
Get this Vichy Dem out of there
Get this Vichy Dem out of there
It's a pretty good brand to be fair.
My “Hey don’t kill people” brand is really breaking people’s brains it seems
You have a brand. Congratulations!
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
It's a pretty good brand to be fair.
Good. Empty that place out so long as Trump's name is attached to it.
Now I can look forward to seeing Washington National Opera again soon
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
Washington National Opera is moving out of the Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera decided on Friday to move out of its longtime home at the Kennedy Center. The center said it ended the relationship.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Good. Empty that place out so long as Trump's name is attached to it.
THIS is the attitude we need from the Democrats. Call things what they are. No wishy washing. He's a piece of shit and he needs to be called a piece of shit.
You lying piece of shit. I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your runs here. I watched you lose. Three times. Minnesota never bought your con. And now, as Chair of the DNC, I’m looking forward to ending Trumpism for good in 2028 — not with lies, but with votes. Again.
Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
THIS is the attitude we need from the Democrats. Call things what they are. No wishy washing. He's a piece of shit and he needs to be called a piece of shit.
WHAT THE FUCK IS EVEN HAPPENING!?
@404media.co
@404media.co
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
WHAT THE FUCK IS EVEN HAPPENING!?
@404media.co
@404media.co
Once again, Excommunicate Vance and place the United States under an Interdict until Trump is removed from office.
Pope Leo decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals on Friday, delivering an unusually fiery annual foreign policy speech in which he also called for human rights to be protected in Venezuela.
Pope Leo decries world's 'zeal for war' in fiery Vatican speech
Pope Leo decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals on Friday, delivering an unusually fiery annual foreign policy speech in which he also called for human rights to be protected in Venezuela.
reut.rs
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Once again, Excommunicate Vance and place the United States under an Interdict until Trump is removed from office.
Oh so we're going REALLY old fashioned with this idea here. Like Eleanor of Aquitane levels of old fashioned
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
A pitch to marry Barron Trump and the Princess of Denmark goes viral
A pitch for Barron Trump to marry Isabella, Princess of Denmark, amid U.S. efforts to acquire Greenland, has gone viral. Here's the latest.
www.usatoday.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Oh so we're going REALLY old fashioned with this idea here. Like Eleanor of Aquitane levels of old fashioned
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Pet Peeve: Online sellers should not be allowed to say an item has "shipped" when all they've done is create the shipping label.
Don't say something has actually shipped until it's actually WITH THE SHIPPING COMPANY
Don't say something has actually shipped until it's actually WITH THE SHIPPING COMPANY
January 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Pet Peeve: Online sellers should not be allowed to say an item has "shipped" when all they've done is create the shipping label.
Don't say something has actually shipped until it's actually WITH THE SHIPPING COMPANY
Don't say something has actually shipped until it's actually WITH THE SHIPPING COMPANY
Reposted by Dan Izzo
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
So the ICE shooter is from Pekin, Illinois.
Huh what was their high school mascot up until the 1980s when they switched to "Dragons?"
Oh...ok yeah that tracks:
studylib.net/doc/10931501...
Huh what was their high school mascot up until the 1980s when they switched to "Dragons?"
Oh...ok yeah that tracks:
studylib.net/doc/10931501...
Pekin Chinks: History of a Controversial Mascot
A Master's thesis exploring the history of the Pekin Chinks mascot, the controversy surrounding it, and its impact on the community. Includes research and interviews.
studylib.net
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
So the ICE shooter is from Pekin, Illinois.
Huh what was their high school mascot up until the 1980s when they switched to "Dragons?"
Oh...ok yeah that tracks:
studylib.net/doc/10931501...
Huh what was their high school mascot up until the 1980s when they switched to "Dragons?"
Oh...ok yeah that tracks:
studylib.net/doc/10931501...
Reminds of a case I worked on where the defendant tried to argue "I don't like this stuff but I could make so much money selling it to perverts" as a MITIGATING FACTOR for sentencing.
It uh...didn't work out like he hoped.
It uh...didn't work out like he hoped.
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority of users after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery.
It comes after Musk was threatened with fines, regulatory action and reports of a possible ban on X in the UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Reminds of a case I worked on where the defendant tried to argue "I don't like this stuff but I could make so much money selling it to perverts" as a MITIGATING FACTOR for sentencing.
It uh...didn't work out like he hoped.
It uh...didn't work out like he hoped.
Let's do the "all inferences in the lite most favorable" thing with the MN videos.
Not a single other ICE officer drew their weapon
The guy got slightly bumped by the car
Just...even under THAT analysis you end up at best at "dangerously unhinged Rambo wannabe executing a woman for bumping him"
Not a single other ICE officer drew their weapon
The guy got slightly bumped by the car
Just...even under THAT analysis you end up at best at "dangerously unhinged Rambo wannabe executing a woman for bumping him"
January 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Let's do the "all inferences in the lite most favorable" thing with the MN videos.
Not a single other ICE officer drew their weapon
The guy got slightly bumped by the car
Just...even under THAT analysis you end up at best at "dangerously unhinged Rambo wannabe executing a woman for bumping him"
Not a single other ICE officer drew their weapon
The guy got slightly bumped by the car
Just...even under THAT analysis you end up at best at "dangerously unhinged Rambo wannabe executing a woman for bumping him"
That's the plan Greg. Full scale de-MAGAfication.
From your lips to God’s ears, Greg the Groyper
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
That's the plan Greg. Full scale de-MAGAfication.
Post-ICE, because ICE has got to go, immigration "enforcement" should become a purely administrative thing.
No "immigration police" force, no authority to make independent arrests etc.
Coupled with wholesale immigration reform. Basically deportation should only be an option for specific acts
No "immigration police" force, no authority to make independent arrests etc.
Coupled with wholesale immigration reform. Basically deportation should only be an option for specific acts
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Post-ICE, because ICE has got to go, immigration "enforcement" should become a purely administrative thing.
No "immigration police" force, no authority to make independent arrests etc.
Coupled with wholesale immigration reform. Basically deportation should only be an option for specific acts
No "immigration police" force, no authority to make independent arrests etc.
Coupled with wholesale immigration reform. Basically deportation should only be an option for specific acts