Mike Dana
@mikedana.bsky.social
Professor | Lawyer | Hiker | Skier | Music Maker | Karaokier | SF Bay Area transplant with deep Arizona roots 🌵🌉
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
June 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
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The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
June 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but if there is NEW evidence that would change a determination *already made by a judge*, the government needs to present it in that court and get the determination changed. Re-litigating a judge's determination based on old evidence on TV isn't due process
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if there is NEW evidence that would change a determination *already made by a judge*, the government needs to present it in that court and get the determination changed. Re-litigating a judge's determination based on old evidence on TV isn't due process
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Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
April 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
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Pitch-perfect response to Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin from @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Dean Bill Treanor.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
March 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Pitch-perfect response to Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin from @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Dean Bill Treanor.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
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An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
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GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
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Even the people working at DOGE say it is a lawless nightmare for America. In fact, they know it better than anyone.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United States DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Even the people working at DOGE say it is a lawless nightmare for America. In fact, they know it better than anyone.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
February 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
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“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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Imagine saying this about an agency that has helped millions of people around the world avoid malaria, obtain clean water, and gain access to food & health care. Especially when you’re the world’s richest man & your net worth is something like 20 times this agency’s annual budget. What a foul soul.
February 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Imagine saying this about an agency that has helped millions of people around the world avoid malaria, obtain clean water, and gain access to food & health care. Especially when you’re the world’s richest man & your net worth is something like 20 times this agency’s annual budget. What a foul soul.
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I mean, this is breathtakingly corrupt, and it's probably only the fourth-most-corrupt story to emerge over the last 6 hours.
Nothing to see here, folks. Just would-be dictator Trump giving $800,000 to his handpicked FBI chief who has vowed to use federal power to punish Trump's enemies.
Trump Media gifts Patel, McMahon thousands of shares
Trump Media called the gifts in the filings "consideration for services provided" in 2024.
www.politico.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I mean, this is breathtakingly corrupt, and it's probably only the fourth-most-corrupt story to emerge over the last 6 hours.
The City of Phoenix's official historian Steve Schumacher recently reached a daily running streak of 45 years. In addition to numerous races (Marathons etc.), Steve has run at least 30 minutes every single day without a single day off! 🏃🏼♂️
www.12news.com/article/news...
www.12news.com/article/news...
Phoenix historian reaches daily running streak of 45 years
After entering a challenge with a friend to run or work out every day, Arizona historian Steve Schumacher ended up with a 45-year habit.
www.12news.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The City of Phoenix's official historian Steve Schumacher recently reached a daily running streak of 45 years. In addition to numerous races (Marathons etc.), Steve has run at least 30 minutes every single day without a single day off! 🏃🏼♂️
www.12news.com/article/news...
www.12news.com/article/news...
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America wouldn’t be America without immigrants!
January 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
America wouldn’t be America without immigrants!
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Trump posted his lie about “turning on the water” at 11:12 PM last night and CA responded with the facts less than two hours later.
Can most other Democrats PLEASE learn from this? At SOME POINT?
It isn’t 1996. Calling a press conference days later is USELESS. Rapid react!
Can most other Democrats PLEASE learn from this? At SOME POINT?
It isn’t 1996. Calling a press conference days later is USELESS. Rapid react!
January 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump posted his lie about “turning on the water” at 11:12 PM last night and CA responded with the facts less than two hours later.
Can most other Democrats PLEASE learn from this? At SOME POINT?
It isn’t 1996. Calling a press conference days later is USELESS. Rapid react!
Can most other Democrats PLEASE learn from this? At SOME POINT?
It isn’t 1996. Calling a press conference days later is USELESS. Rapid react!
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🚨🚨As I predicted, Trump’s DOJ is trying to rewrite history by erasing the archive of cases of January 6th participants🚨🚨
Can someone get this info from the internet archive and repost it all?
www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/p...
Can someone get this info from the internet archive and repost it all?
www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/p...
Trump wiped January 6 convicts’ records clean. Now his DOJ is wiping evidence of rioters’ crimes from the internet | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of Jan...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
🚨🚨As I predicted, Trump’s DOJ is trying to rewrite history by erasing the archive of cases of January 6th participants🚨🚨
Can someone get this info from the internet archive and repost it all?
www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/p...
Can someone get this info from the internet archive and repost it all?
www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/p...
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The truth of January 6th can't be erased. Watch the pardoned criminals brutally attacking police inside the Capitol and see what some call 'patriotism.' No spin, just facts.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/revisiting...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/revisiting...
Revisiting January 6th: The Truth in Motion (Videos Of Pardoned Criminals)
Uncovering the Lies, Confronting the Violence, and Standing Firm for Democracy
adamkinzinger.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The truth of January 6th can't be erased. Watch the pardoned criminals brutally attacking police inside the Capitol and see what some call 'patriotism.' No spin, just facts.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/revisiting...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/revisiting...
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1. Per settled con law doctrine, state officials can’t be commandeered into enforcing federal law.
2. Noted liberal squish Antonin Scalia wrote one of the two major opinions setting out the commandeering doctrine.
3. The memo doesn’t mention this, because apparently federalism is for losers now.
NEW: Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove directed Justice Department attorneys to investigate and potentially prosecute local officials who refuse to enforce President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda.
Read the internal DOJ memo:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/just...
Read the internal DOJ memo:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/just...
Justice Dept Memo Calls for Investigations of State and Local Officials
The new policy directs department attorneys to investigate and potentially prosecute those officials who refuse to enforce Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement policies.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
1. Per settled con law doctrine, state officials can’t be commandeered into enforcing federal law.
2. Noted liberal squish Antonin Scalia wrote one of the two major opinions setting out the commandeering doctrine.
3. The memo doesn’t mention this, because apparently federalism is for losers now.
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Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/
Immigration Policy Tracking Project
A comprehensive and dynamic catalogue of immigration policies issued by the Trump administration since January 2017.
immpolicytracking.org
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Mike Johnson considering conditioning disaster aid: "Never in California did we question whether or not we, as taxpayers in the largest state in the Union, should support the people of Louisiana at a time of emergency and need. We’d never condition it."
January 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Mike Johnson considering conditioning disaster aid: "Never in California did we question whether or not we, as taxpayers in the largest state in the Union, should support the people of Louisiana at a time of emergency and need. We’d never condition it."
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Anyone who says there wasn’t enough water in the reservoirs to fight the California wildfires NEEDS to watch this & help stop misinformation. Can we please get back to uniting as a country when there are catastrophic disasters? Lying only disrupts efforts to help people in need.
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
L.A. Fires: Why Did the Fire Hydrants Run Dry? What We Know | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
youtu.be
January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Anyone who says there wasn’t enough water in the reservoirs to fight the California wildfires NEEDS to watch this & help stop misinformation. Can we please get back to uniting as a country when there are catastrophic disasters? Lying only disrupts efforts to help people in need.
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
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“The America that Trump will inherit from President Biden… is actually in better shape than that bequeathed to any newly elected president since George W. Bush came into office in 2001.”
Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story. (Gift Article)
President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The America that Trump will inherit from President Biden… is actually in better shape than that bequeathed to any newly elected president since George W. Bush came into office in 2001.”