Dan King🇺🇦
@kinger-dc.bsky.social
Assistant Director of Media Relations, Institute for Justice. Former Neoliberal Shill Bracket loser. Niagara University alum. Philly sports, civil liberties, YIMBYism & Slavic history. Views mine. #COYS 🏳️🌈 🌐🇵🇱⛰️🇺🇦
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"According to the American Christmas Trees Association, almost all imported Christmas decor is subject to tariffs of 30% or higher, and items like Christmas lights may face additional tariffs as high as 63%." www.wpbf.com/article/chri...
December 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"According to the American Christmas Trees Association, almost all imported Christmas decor is subject to tariffs of 30% or higher, and items like Christmas lights may face additional tariffs as high as 63%." www.wpbf.com/article/chri...
Once again, DHS is lying about our client.
If George "assaulted law enforcement," they would've charged him with something during the 3 days he was detained.
They released him without charges. That doesn't happen if you assault someone.
If George "assaulted law enforcement," they would've charged him with something during the 3 days he was detained.
They released him without charges. That doesn't happen if you assault someone.
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Once again, DHS is lying about our client.
If George "assaulted law enforcement," they would've charged him with something during the 3 days he was detained.
They released him without charges. That doesn't happen if you assault someone.
If George "assaulted law enforcement," they would've charged him with something during the 3 days he was detained.
They released him without charges. That doesn't happen if you assault someone.
As civil liberties activists continue to fight against the warrantless use of ALPR cameras, another city votes to get rid of its cameras.
Congrats to activists in Flagstaff, Arizona, for standing up for the 4th Amendment!
www.flagstaff.az.gov/m/newsflash/...
Congrats to activists in Flagstaff, Arizona, for standing up for the 4th Amendment!
www.flagstaff.az.gov/m/newsflash/...
Flagstaff City Council votes to cancel Flock camera contract • Flagstaff
www.flagstaff.az.gov
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
As civil liberties activists continue to fight against the warrantless use of ALPR cameras, another city votes to get rid of its cameras.
Congrats to activists in Flagstaff, Arizona, for standing up for the 4th Amendment!
www.flagstaff.az.gov/m/newsflash/...
Congrats to activists in Flagstaff, Arizona, for standing up for the 4th Amendment!
www.flagstaff.az.gov/m/newsflash/...
🎉An @ij.org victory🎉
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled Pottstown's rental inspection law, which allowed officials to search rental homes without a warrant based on probable cause, unconstitutional!
ij.org/press-releas...
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled Pottstown's rental inspection law, which allowed officials to search rental homes without a warrant based on probable cause, unconstitutional!
ij.org/press-releas...
Victory: Court Rules Pottstown’s Rental Inspection Ordinance Unconstitutional - Institute for Justice
HARRISBURG, Pa.—Today, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the borough of Pottstown’s ordinance allowing officials to search rental homes without a warrant based on probable cause is unc...
ij.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🎉An @ij.org victory🎉
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled Pottstown's rental inspection law, which allowed officials to search rental homes without a warrant based on probable cause, unconstitutional!
ij.org/press-releas...
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled Pottstown's rental inspection law, which allowed officials to search rental homes without a warrant based on probable cause, unconstitutional!
ij.org/press-releas...
It's almost like indiscriminately stopping people with no probable cause isn't an effective way to catch criminals.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It's almost like indiscriminately stopping people with no probable cause isn't an effective way to catch criminals.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Dan King🇺🇦
George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE.
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE.
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Police in Colorado wrongly accused a woman of stealing a $25 package off a porch.
Their rationale?
Her car was seen on a license plate reader in the town. But the town is 50 feet from her home, so of course it had been seen there.
@ij.org
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZNKQo...
Their rationale?
Her car was seen on a license plate reader in the town. But the town is 50 feet from her home, so of course it had been seen there.
@ij.org
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZNKQo...
License Plate Camera → WRONG Person Accused of Crime
YouTube video by Institute for Justice
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Police in Colorado wrongly accused a woman of stealing a $25 package off a porch.
Their rationale?
Her car was seen on a license plate reader in the town. But the town is 50 feet from her home, so of course it had been seen there.
@ij.org
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZNKQo...
Their rationale?
Her car was seen on a license plate reader in the town. But the town is 50 feet from her home, so of course it had been seen there.
@ij.org
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZNKQo...
Always nice to see a local government (no matter how big or small) say no to the surveillance state.
Kudos to Sandwich, Illinois!
www.wspynews.com/news/local/s...
Kudos to Sandwich, Illinois!
www.wspynews.com/news/local/s...
Sandwich aldermen reject amended proposal for Flock license plate readers
The Sandwich City Council voted Monday to deny a resolution that would've authorized a contract with Flock Safety Group for the purchase of license plate reader cameras to be used
www.wspynews.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Always nice to see a local government (no matter how big or small) say no to the surveillance state.
Kudos to Sandwich, Illinois!
www.wspynews.com/news/local/s...
Kudos to Sandwich, Illinois!
www.wspynews.com/news/local/s...
After @apnews.com and @ij.org worked together to expose CBP’s unconstitutional mass surveillance, @markey.senate.gov, @markwarner.bsky.social and @repdangoldman.bsky.social are questioning the legality of the program.
apnews.com/article/bord...
apnews.com/article/bord...
Lawmakers question legality of Border Patrol license plate reader program
Democratic lawmakers are questioning the legality of a U.S. Border Patrol program that uses predictive intelligence to detain drivers for suspicious travel. Sen.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
After @apnews.com and @ij.org worked together to expose CBP’s unconstitutional mass surveillance, @markey.senate.gov, @markwarner.bsky.social and @repdangoldman.bsky.social are questioning the legality of the program.
apnews.com/article/bord...
apnews.com/article/bord...
Reposted by Dan King🇺🇦
"A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her Home" www.wired.com/story/micron...
A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her Home
Azalia King was the last holdout preventing the construction of a Micron "megafab." Onondaga County authorities threatened to use eminent domain to take her home away by force.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her Home" www.wired.com/story/micron...
The locations of more than 600 Flock cameras in the Norfolk, Virginia area have been made public as part of
@ij.org 's federal lawsuit against the city.
Simply put, you can't drive anywhere in the Norfolk area without being surveilled.
@ij.org 's federal lawsuit against the city.
Simply put, you can't drive anywhere in the Norfolk area without being surveilled.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The locations of more than 600 Flock cameras in the Norfolk, Virginia area have been made public as part of
@ij.org 's federal lawsuit against the city.
Simply put, you can't drive anywhere in the Norfolk area without being surveilled.
@ij.org 's federal lawsuit against the city.
Simply put, you can't drive anywhere in the Norfolk area without being surveilled.
In many places, it is illegal to provide even basic legal advice (like help filling out a form) without a law degree.
This makes it impossible for people to afford the legal help they need.
But DC is considering reforms to help! @ij.org @51st.news
51st.news/opinion-dc-c...
This makes it impossible for people to afford the legal help they need.
But DC is considering reforms to help! @ij.org @51st.news
51st.news/opinion-dc-c...
Opinion: Too many people can't afford legal advice. Let non-lawyers help.
D.C. courts are considering a proposed “community justice worker” program that would authorize trained people without law degrees to offer free legal advice.
51st.news
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In many places, it is illegal to provide even basic legal advice (like help filling out a form) without a law degree.
This makes it impossible for people to afford the legal help they need.
But DC is considering reforms to help! @ij.org @51st.news
51st.news/opinion-dc-c...
This makes it impossible for people to afford the legal help they need.
But DC is considering reforms to help! @ij.org @51st.news
51st.news/opinion-dc-c...
@apnews.com uncovers CBP's unconstitutional mass surveillance of American drivers.
"What we found was something much larger — a system of mass surveillance that threatens people’s freedom of movement." - @ij.org 's Christie Hebert.
apnews.com/article/immi...
"What we found was something much larger — a system of mass surveillance that threatens people’s freedom of movement." - @ij.org 's Christie Hebert.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@apnews.com uncovers CBP's unconstitutional mass surveillance of American drivers.
"What we found was something much larger — a system of mass surveillance that threatens people’s freedom of movement." - @ij.org 's Christie Hebert.
apnews.com/article/immi...
"What we found was something much larger — a system of mass surveillance that threatens people’s freedom of movement." - @ij.org 's Christie Hebert.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Oh nothing to see here, just police using ALPRs to arrest the wrong person.
Super normal stuff going on in our new mass surveillance society!
www.kgw.com/article/news...
Super normal stuff going on in our new mass surveillance society!
www.kgw.com/article/news...
A license plate camera got it wrong. Police arrested the father instead
A Redmond father was handcuffed in his driveway after a Flock license plate camera linked his car to his son’s felony warrant. He says the system flawed.
www.kgw.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oh nothing to see here, just police using ALPRs to arrest the wrong person.
Super normal stuff going on in our new mass surveillance society!
www.kgw.com/article/news...
Super normal stuff going on in our new mass surveillance society!
www.kgw.com/article/news...
"Military" and "foreign police" are not magic words that give the government unchecked power.
@ij.org's @ijsanders.bsky.social explains how courts can reassert themselves as a check on power and "reject this authoritarian power grab" in @thebulwark.com.
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-a...
@ij.org's @ijsanders.bsky.social explains how courts can reassert themselves as a check on power and "reject this authoritarian power grab" in @thebulwark.com.
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-a...
“Military” and “Foreign Policy” Are Not Magic Words to Give the Government Unrestrained Power
And the courts should make that clear.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Military" and "foreign police" are not magic words that give the government unchecked power.
@ij.org's @ijsanders.bsky.social explains how courts can reassert themselves as a check on power and "reject this authoritarian power grab" in @thebulwark.com.
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-a...
@ij.org's @ijsanders.bsky.social explains how courts can reassert themselves as a check on power and "reject this authoritarian power grab" in @thebulwark.com.
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-a...
ICE has "created what the founders decried as a general warrant: a roving license for agents to search anyone, anywhere, at any time."
- @ij.org's @detahmineh.bsky.social & Rob Frommer in @ms.now on the agency's new biometric surveillance.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
- @ij.org's @detahmineh.bsky.social & Rob Frommer in @ms.now on the agency's new biometric surveillance.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
ICE’s biometric dragnet is a 21st century general warrant for your body
DHS and ICE have created something the Founders feared: a roving license for agents to search anyone, anywhere, at any time.
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ICE has "created what the founders decried as a general warrant: a roving license for agents to search anyone, anywhere, at any time."
- @ij.org's @detahmineh.bsky.social & Rob Frommer in @ms.now on the agency's new biometric surveillance.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
- @ij.org's @detahmineh.bsky.social & Rob Frommer in @ms.now on the agency's new biometric surveillance.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
107% tariffs on Italian pasta?
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
107% tariffs on Italian pasta?
"When officers detain groups of people based on their occupation, their location, or 'how they look,' ... the stop will rarely — if ever — be justified."
[email protected]'s @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
[email protected]'s @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | He’s a citizen with a Real ID. ICE detained him anyway. Twice.
Leo Garcia Venegas’s experience shows why Trump’s immigration raids are unconstitutional.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"When officers detain groups of people based on their occupation, their location, or 'how they look,' ... the stop will rarely — if ever — be justified."
[email protected]'s @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
[email protected]'s @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Reposted by Dan King🇺🇦
@ij.org are the team behind "The Plate Privacy Project" and have a lawsuit filed challenging the constitutionality of license plate readers in Norfolk, Virginia.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
@ij.org are the team behind "The Plate Privacy Project" and have a lawsuit filed challenging the constitutionality of license plate readers in Norfolk, Virginia.
Today, a panel of the 9th Circuit ruled @ij.org client Carlos Pena is not entitled to compensation after a SWAT team destroyed his shop while chasing a fugitive in 2022.
We'll ask the full Appeals Court to rehear this case.
ij.org/press-releas...
We'll ask the full Appeals Court to rehear this case.
ij.org/press-releas...
Appeals Court Panel Rules Los Angeles Business Owner Not Entitled to Compensation After SWAT Team Destroys Shop; Owner Will Ask Full Court to Review - Institute for Justice
LOS ANGELES—Today, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled an innocent business owner whose business was destroyed by a SWAT team […]
ij.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Today, a panel of the 9th Circuit ruled @ij.org client Carlos Pena is not entitled to compensation after a SWAT team destroyed his shop while chasing a fugitive in 2022.
We'll ask the full Appeals Court to rehear this case.
ij.org/press-releas...
We'll ask the full Appeals Court to rehear this case.
ij.org/press-releas...
A Georgia cop used the city's ALPR cameras to conduct corporate espionage for a different job.
Once again, for the millionth time, this abuse will continue until governments start implementing warrant requirements!
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/f...
Once again, for the millionth time, this abuse will continue until governments start implementing warrant requirements!
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/f...
Sandy Springs police officer terminated after allegedly using city’s Flock cameras for personal gain
The officer may have violated multiple Georgia laws, including corporate espionage.
www.wsbtv.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A Georgia cop used the city's ALPR cameras to conduct corporate espionage for a different job.
Once again, for the millionth time, this abuse will continue until governments start implementing warrant requirements!
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/f...
Once again, for the millionth time, this abuse will continue until governments start implementing warrant requirements!
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/f...
Reposted by Dan King🇺🇦
Throughout the country, local governments are partnering with private companies to install automatic license plate reader cameras (#ALPRs) on their roadways.
But IJ is fighting back against mass surveillance.
But IJ is fighting back against mass surveillance.
Check out @ij.org's newest episode of Beyond the Brief, featuring me and IJ Attorney Michael Soyfer talking about warrantless mass surveillance and license plate readers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5...
How Police Around the Country Are Conducting Mass Surveillance
YouTube video by Institute for Justice
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Throughout the country, local governments are partnering with private companies to install automatic license plate reader cameras (#ALPRs) on their roadways.
But IJ is fighting back against mass surveillance.
But IJ is fighting back against mass surveillance.
Check out @ij.org's newest episode of Beyond the Brief, featuring me and IJ Attorney Michael Soyfer talking about warrantless mass surveillance and license plate readers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5...
How Police Around the Country Are Conducting Mass Surveillance
YouTube video by Institute for Justice
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Check out @ij.org's newest episode of Beyond the Brief, featuring me and IJ Attorney Michael Soyfer talking about warrantless mass surveillance and license plate readers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5...
Good news for your Tuesday!
An appeals court has ordered Texas to return the life savings of @ij.org clients Ameal Woods and Jordan Davis, which were taken through civil forfeiture.
Neither was ever charged with a crime.
ij.org/press-releas...
An appeals court has ordered Texas to return the life savings of @ij.org clients Ameal Woods and Jordan Davis, which were taken through civil forfeiture.
Neither was ever charged with a crime.
ij.org/press-releas...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Forfeiture of Innocent Americans’ Life Savings and Orders Harris County to Return the $41,680 It Seized - Institute for Justice
Today, the Texas First Court of Appeals reversed a Harris County civil-forfeiture judgment entered after a six-day jury trial and rendered judgment for Institute for Justice (IJ) […]
ij.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Good news for your Tuesday!
An appeals court has ordered Texas to return the life savings of @ij.org clients Ameal Woods and Jordan Davis, which were taken through civil forfeiture.
Neither was ever charged with a crime.
ij.org/press-releas...
An appeals court has ordered Texas to return the life savings of @ij.org clients Ameal Woods and Jordan Davis, which were taken through civil forfeiture.
Neither was ever charged with a crime.
ij.org/press-releas...
Over the weekend, new U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan submitted a "statement of interest" on behalf of the administration against @ij.org's lawsuit challenging the warrantless use of ALPRs.
The feds love mass surveillance.
ij.org/press-releas...
The feds love mass surveillance.
ij.org/press-releas...
As Abuses Mount Nationwide, Administration Calls on Court to Reject Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of License Plate Readers - Institute for Justice
NORFOLK, Va.—On Saturday, the new United States Attorney Lindsey Halligan submitted a statement of interest in a constitutional lawsuit against the city of Norfolk, defending the city’s use of 176 Flo...
ij.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Over the weekend, new U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan submitted a "statement of interest" on behalf of the administration against @ij.org's lawsuit challenging the warrantless use of ALPRs.
The feds love mass surveillance.
ij.org/press-releas...
The feds love mass surveillance.
ij.org/press-releas...