Dan

Lawyer, engineer, investor interested in all things finance, space, and the boundaries of science.

[Dan @D_Danimal]

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.

[Dan @D_Danimal]

@BillSimmons Are you saying anything now?

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically.

Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country.

Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case.

Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve.

In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

[Dan @D_Danimal]

@Scaramucci If they accept a pardon, then they cannot assert the 5th Amendment with any inquiry by Congress into what they were pardoned for (if a blanket pardon, then anything is fair game). Seems like it’s going to be tough to thread that needle.

[nathan fielder @nathanfielder]

Oct 16

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@CBSMornings This is fucking ridiculous.

[White Sox on CHSN @CHSN_WhiteSox]

Munetaka Murakami delivers an UNFORGETTABLE interview 😂

[Dan @D_Danimal]

@RyanHanaWWP Your podcast is cursed. Time to shut it down man

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@stoolpresidente Lol

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@Timcast Agreed

[Detroit Tigers @tigers]

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

[Dan @D_Danimal]

@J_Swish24 That’s a skullet swish

[Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 @sikorskiradek]

Po latach bezsensownej, kolonialnej wojny Władimir Putin niczego nie osiągnął. Kończą mu się zasoby, brakuje mu rekrutów. Od ponad 12 lat próbuje podbić Donbas, a od ponad 4 - Kijów.

Wystarczy.

📍 Nowy Jork, @UN Rada Bezpieczeństwa nt. Ukrainy.

[Dan @D_Danimal]

@pjm7245 @annieclark25 Sure thing ya bot

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@AlbertBreer Lol

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@ChuckGrassley You voted for this disastrous war senator

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@PanasonicDX4500 I am the same way now. Should only be able to place sports bets in person at a physical casino. The mobile apps need to go.

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@edels0n Jesus Christ Ed, you want a metal or something

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@emilyagain perfect tweet

[Dan @D_Danimal]

@DavidVance Please please tell me how the fuck Russia is the victim here