Dana Wefer, Esq.

Constitutional attorney with M.S. in biotechnology. Homeschool family. 7 years smartphone-free.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@Jamiealsm @arbronsious @triffic_stuff_ That's a conclusion, not a fact. We can look at the facts and come to a different conclusion. We don't have to defer to what one person says; we can think for ourselves.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@FrenlyOfficer @rauli_x @FrailSkeleton Thank you for that explanation.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@FrenlyOfficer @rauli_x @FrailSkeleton What about the way they moved him around? they assumed he was drunk and were rough with him. maybe he was situated in a way that had staunched the loss of blood?

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@Wetlettuce70 @OElaine99229 It might even depend on the culture within a department.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Police just released the bodycam footage in the killing of 18-year-old white male Henry Nowak and it CONFIRMS the police LAUGHED HIM OFF when he said he got stabbed

Straight-up says: "I've been stabbed."

COP: "Whereabouts? Don't think you have, mate!"

NOWAK: "*Groaning* I CAN'T BREATHE."

COP: "Put your hand in the cuff."

Nowak says he can't breathe again.

Then again while they just stand there.

"We have to check [if he was stabbed], don't we?"

THESE COPS ARE COMPLICIT IN THE MURDER!!

THERE SHOULD BE WORLDWIDE OUTRAGE.

[Rupa Subramanya @rupasubramanya]

"The doctors had already told us there was nothing that could be done."

My reporting for @TheFP on the death of a Dutch teenager whose psychiatric suffering led her toward euthanasia, and eventually death at a hospice.

https://t.co/XrgXqSY6Qe

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@ShitpostRock2 Stephen King's books all have random political asides now. It's too bad because does take you out of the story.

In children/tween books, it's really obvious that stuff is getting inserted at the publisher level, especially random gender confused characters.

[Katie Daviscourt 📸 @KatieDaviscourt]

It’s impossible for me to do my job down at the Portland ICE facility, even with security. I was violently mobbed out by Antifa, and a suspect in black bloc threw a rock at my face.

I have zero desire to discuss this further, but everyone is tired of it and wondering why a crackdown on Antifa — a terrorist organization— has not yet occurred.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@fight4newjersey Such excellent insight and well-stated.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@AndriusBend @AaronSiriSG If you want to live your life in deference to experts, that's your decision. Some of us prefer to think for ourselves and the experts should be required to provide us with the material information so we can make the decision. It's called informed consent.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@MikemanCommeth @ijbailey @TheFIREorg You definitely don't understand the distinction. Her speech is 100% percent protected.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@shethinkslibrty @zei_squirrel @5149jamesli This is definitely 100% protected speech. I am shocked by the number of people in these comments who claim to value liberty that are unsure about this.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@jennifer_zilla @TTExulansic It's the man's blithe attitude toward the fact that the baby doesn't have his mother that is disturbing, I think. People are imputing emotions onto the baby based on the babble.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@DragonsHearthAu @angijones On the plus side it gives pharmaceutical companies children to consume their products? It's wild how the left became total bootlickers for pharma. Who would have guessed that would happen 20 years ago?

[True Teller @TrueTeller2024]

A week ago, I went to see my friends for lunch, and we were discussing House Bill 5468, which was going to be under consideration this week. One of my friends said it’s good that in some families DCF would come and identify abuse—that there would be fewer victims of domestic abuse. And for families who are not abusive, this bill would do nothing, because those families have nothing to worry about.

To that, I responded.

DCF came to my house as well. In fact, I welcomed them without a lawyer, thinking there was nothing that could possibly be said against me. I believed I was a good mother. I believed the truth would be enough.

The notes from DCF stated they found nothing supporting the allegations made against me.

Nevertheless, the final paragraph read:

“Wherefore, based on the aforementioned allegations, the Department believes the youth has been neglected and is in immediate physical danger from his surroundings, and immediate removal from such surroundings is necessary to ensure his safety”.

Ilene was removed from her family. Today, she rests in a cemetery.

So when I hear that “this will only affect abusive families,” I cannot help but question that certainty.

Recently, homeschooling families in Connecticut have been living in fear that House Bill 5468 would pass. The bill, advanced by the Education Committee in March 2026, requires homeschooling families to provide annual proof of “equivalent instruction,” mandates in-person withdrawal from public schools, and involves checks for abuse or neglect history with the Department of Children and Families.

Supporters of the bill point to tragic cases—such as the death of Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia and the long-term abuse of a man known as “S.” in Waterbury—as justification for increased oversight.

And I agree—there are families where abuse exists, and those situations must be addressed.

But I also believe something important is being ignored.

The majority of parents love their children. They are not trying to harm them. They are trying to raise them, protect them, and give them the best life they can.

So my question to those proposing this bill is simple:

Why is the scrutiny directed so heavily at homeschooling families, but not at other environments where children spend most of their time?

If homeschoolers must prove the safety and quality of their children’s education, why is there no equivalent investigation into what happens in schools?

What about bullying—something many children endure every single day?
What about students struggling with mental health, or developing suicidal thoughts?
What about those who have taken their lives while in school?
What about parents who have concerns about the content their children are required to engage with?
What about school safety itself?

And what about children removed from their homes—how often do we examine what happens to them afterward?

If the goal is truly to protect children, shouldn’t all environments be held to the same standard?

In Connecticut, we also know that even ordinary parental discipline can sometimes be interpreted as abuse. So where is the line—and who decides when it has been crossed?

What happened to Ilene, many already know. DCF had a significant impact on her life—and not a positive one.

Below is a video of Ilene practicing ice skating. She did it for about five years. She loved it. And I was always there, all five years—watching her, supporting her, freezing in the cold while she worked hard and improved.

After all, that’s what abusive and neglectful parents do.

They show up. They stay. They care.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@adhib @ArtemisConsort Hobbes vs. Rousseau, but in modern times.

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@pauljones7899 @waterstonebooks The difference is that social media can be used to manipulate everyone on it. That makes it incomparable to a knife.

[Mary Talley Bowden MD @MaryBowdenMD]

🎉Harris County Precinct 440 unanimously passed all 17 of my resolutions this morning!
- Ban mRNA
- Ban Remdesivir
- Allow 2nd opinions from outside doctors while in the hospital
- Reform TMB complaint process
- Make nonprofit hospitals pay property taxes
- Eliminate all vaccine mandates
… and more!

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@julie4butte5 I know him. Would you like to see if I can put you in contact?

[Dana Wefer, Esq. @WeferLawOffices]

@feedfracture @jan_murray I always just say "can you help me understand how gender is different from personality?" and they can't. Usually it just makes them mad, though.