Promote Democracy!
@danielmmayeda.bsky.social
IP/Entertainment lawyer. Political junkie. Retired UCLA Law Prof. w/ #DocFilmLegalClinic. Chair, LA County Redistricting Comm'n.
Advocate for AsAms in entertainment. Theatre buff. World travel is my happy place. #GoBruins!
Advocate for AsAms in entertainment. Theatre buff. World travel is my happy place. #GoBruins!
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These people are just crazy. Trump gets up and says "MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS" and they're like "he probably means a path to legal status for deserving immigrants"
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
These people are just crazy. Trump gets up and says "MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS" and they're like "he probably means a path to legal status for deserving immigrants"
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imagine putting this money into a new deal 2.0 and fixing roads and bridges, providing housing and healthcare to everyone, and streamlining immigration processes
ICE’s pending $30 billion budget exceeds the military spending of nearly every country, including Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Iran.
ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
After a string of ICE murders, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries proposed reforms — and $11 billion more for ICE.
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
imagine putting this money into a new deal 2.0 and fixing roads and bridges, providing housing and healthcare to everyone, and streamlining immigration processes
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First, the Supreme Court needs to fully understand they must reverse their insane decision to give Trump immunity to stop the Trump murders and attack on our America.
No one is above the law.
No one is above the law.
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes (because he’s a WHITE SUPREMACIST).
#GiftArticle
#Pinks
#MomSky
#ProudBlue
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
#GiftArticle
#Pinks
#MomSky
#ProudBlue
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes (because he’s a WHITE SUPREMACIST).
#GiftArticle
#Pinks
#MomSky
#ProudBlue
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
#GiftArticle
#Pinks
#MomSky
#ProudBlue
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Yesterday, young lawyer Julie Le made news while trying to defend ICE when a Judge questioned why Court orders have not been followed. She was quoted as asking to be held in contempt so she could get some sleep. But there is so much more to the story. 1/3
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Yesterday, young lawyer Julie Le made news while trying to defend ICE when a Judge questioned why Court orders have not been followed. She was quoted as asking to be held in contempt so she could get some sleep. But there is so much more to the story. 1/3
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
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They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
SBA to bar green card holders from applying for small business loans
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
www.10news.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
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A 2,000 strong MN choir sings outside Minneapolis Marriott to the ICE paramilitary . Be "Minnesota nice." ICE can't handle it.
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A 2,000 strong MN choir sings outside Minneapolis Marriott to the ICE paramilitary . Be "Minnesota nice." ICE can't handle it.
At a time when ICE's relentless assault against immigrants has ensnared both citizens & undocumented people, it is more important than ever for all people, but especially for Japanese Americans whose ancestors have uniquely experienced it, to speak out to warn against Federal Govt overreach ... 1/3
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
At a time when ICE's relentless assault against immigrants has ensnared both citizens & undocumented people, it is more important than ever for all people, but especially for Japanese Americans whose ancestors have uniquely experienced it, to speak out to warn against Federal Govt overreach ... 1/3
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Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
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ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
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He’s shaken because 5 women asked for his credentials…imagine ICE asking you for your papers…
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Necessary reading.
Nonpolitical Media Has Been Flooded With Outrage at Alex Pretti's Murder
Anatomy of a turning point.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Necessary reading.
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This should go without saying, but apparently it does. What officials say happened is not the news. What actually happened is the story. And headlines should reflect the truth as you can verify it, not the official lie.
January 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Idk man if you’re a journalist working for a news outlet right now and you are echoing words like “protestor” or using the power of your organization to repeat the govt’s explanation as true I think you’re bad at your job and you should quit
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Idk man if you’re a journalist working for a news outlet right now and you are echoing words like “protestor” or using the power of your organization to repeat the govt’s explanation as true I think you’re bad at your job and you should quit
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Last year, Trump ordered National Park staff to flag displays that “disparage” America’s past. Now, crews removed plaques honoring 9 enslaved people once held by George Washington at Philadelphia's President’s House. Erasing history dishonors the enslaved and misleads future generations!
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Last year, Trump ordered National Park staff to flag displays that “disparage” America’s past. Now, crews removed plaques honoring 9 enslaved people once held by George Washington at Philadelphia's President’s House. Erasing history dishonors the enslaved and misleads future generations!
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Fascists are at war with reality and trying to erase American history.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Fascists are at war with reality and trying to erase American history.
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This says it all. As a lawyer whose whole adult life has been spent learning about, applying, and teaching about the rule of law, it is hard not to fall into despair that when it comes to this Administration, the rule of law has no meaning.
Immunity for Renee Good's murderer is the logical end point of Chief Justice John Roberts' decision in Trump v. U.S. slate.trib.al/AIV5MCM
The Supreme Court “Rule for the Ages” That Enabled Renee Good’s Killing
Good’s killing was not an aberration. The point is that anyone can be next.
slate.trib.al
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This says it all. As a lawyer whose whole adult life has been spent learning about, applying, and teaching about the rule of law, it is hard not to fall into despair that when it comes to this Administration, the rule of law has no meaning.
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We failed to hold the right-wing oligarchs accountable for the coup on January 6th, Russian interference, the subprime housing crisis, the WMD lie, Iran Contra, Watergate, and the confederacy. Elect people who will.
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We failed to hold the right-wing oligarchs accountable for the coup on January 6th, Russian interference, the subprime housing crisis, the WMD lie, Iran Contra, Watergate, and the confederacy. Elect people who will.
so depressing
December 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
so depressing
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.