Criminal defense lawyer at Jellison & Nathanson, LLP. Posts reflect my personal views only. Boosts are not endorsements. He/him.
www.jndefense.com/attorneys Alt text for avatar: A 50-ish white guy with a medium-ish build wearing a black suit, white shirt and gray tie, standing in front of a brick building, blurred in the background. Alt text for banner: a rocky shoreline with breaking waves. Follows set to request because of spam. Have a bio and interact like a human? Approved. Talk to cops without a lawyer?: Never. Jobs on a dead planet?: None. Universal Basic Income?: Pro. What do vegans eat?: Everything else.
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Last Notes npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I love libraries so much that I married a librarian. But I refuse to answer this question. https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/117/101/109/643/253/340/original/943361a1f19678a6.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Not everything is punk. Stop trying to make punk happen. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson New Dog of Mastodon just dropped. #DogsOfMastodon https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/116/768/662/030/909/172/original/86c0674c105d2c2f.jpeg npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Getting people out of prison is a fun activity, especially when done as a group! npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. Unambiguously asking for a lawyer stops any interrogation of a person in custody. So stop it. Get some help. /1 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/116/699/669/646/181/653/original/22267bad20bb148f.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson He didn't advertise it but he was out, as I understand it. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson #ThursdayFiveList #LGBTQPlusMusicians 1. Duke Ellington - The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky & Strayhorn: both gay. https://youtu.be/9dVWT1c5OYc 2. Bob Mould - American Crisis (you know) https://bobmould.bandcamp.com/track/american-crisis 3. Go! - Why Suffer EP (punk) The singer Mike Bullshit was aggressively out and everpresent in NYHC punk. That changed things for the better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi-Ag5xUYdQ 4. Dying Wish - live (metalcore) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCfF9wLn1_c 5. GLOSS - Give Violence A Chance (punk) https://girlslivingoutsidesocietysshit.bandcamp.com/track/give-violence-a-chance npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson RE: https://glammr.us/@overholt/116665036022304098 Loud boom heard in Boston likely exploding meteor above ocean https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/05/30/boston-massachusetts-meteor-boom-explosive-sound #note1vf5…z3ly npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson RE: https://newsie.social/@andrewqmr/116636933581222628 Denis Reynoso was my mailman. He was in crisis and they killed him in front of his 5 year old son. Then gave the cops medals. Like @npub123v…d9al I am still angry about it 12 years later. #note1taf…6kdp npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Headline: The ‘millionaires tax’ was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It’s blown past that, yet again. TL;DR: Massachusetts generated $3.1 billion from this tax last fiscal year and revenues are ahead of that this year. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/25/metro/millionaires-tax-massachusetts/ https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/116/636/436/692/688/089/original/032fa80b25cf3f7f.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/116/609/141/242/033/110/original/5b0ef444f7660dc5.jpeg npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Everyone deserves peace. It hits hard on Mother’s Day. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116472454612911877 TL;DR Flock is rolling out both a Shotspotter-like feature (inherently flawed) and a function purporting to detect human voices "in distress" using AI. This is not going to work. And it's going to get people killed by police aggressively responding to non-emergency situations mistaken for emergencies. If your municipality has a Flock contract, tell them to cancel it. #note1r53…x4wn npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Not finding a reference. I looked. Can you point me? npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson #MusicWomenWednesday I am actually pretty angry that I did not know about the band Fanny as a kid. This guitarist shreds. Early 70s rock at its best. (NB: Fanny does not have an obscene connotation in the USA, where they are from.) Fanny - Young and Dumb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4l6FU74pUY npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson RE: https://kolektiva.social/@MikeDunnAuthor/116313027410543770 TIL Papillon was an anarchist. #note1u7p…4pwz npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. Let's say you start talking to the cops. You realize that was a bad decision (you will). You have the right to change your mind and stop talking at any time. Don't compound your mistake. STFU. Lawyer. /1 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/116/223/605/822/354/393/original/c9ce1d6d8ba2075e.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I believe @npub1c6z…q3gp has been adding fake entries into iNaturalist again. Tinytooter Monkeyflower https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/771863-Erythranthe-cordata npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson RE: https://esq.social/@D_J_Nathanson/116131671879460607 And then there was a fire at the prison when I arrived so I couldn’t see any clients. I’m expecting locusts tomorrow. #LawFedi #note1vrt…tau0 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson More snow. I give up. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I feel like I just won the lottery. Some dude in a bobcat just drove by, cleared the end of my driveway in 2 passes, beeped, and went on his way. Absolute king. #SnowBastard npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s almost like the workers of the world should unite. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Once again, I am asking you to Funk 4 Peace. Fort Knox Five - Funk 4 Peace https://fortknox.bandcamp.com/track/funk-4-peace npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Thanks. They won't stop me. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Friend, I wish it was a party. Unfortunately, I'm pretty frustrated right now with people trying to keep my clients in prison. I'll party tomorrow maybe. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson RE: https://esq.social/@D_J_Nathanson/116036406038212590 Danny Rogers was a 5'5" homeless Black man who shoplifted toothpaste. Three guys from the CVS chased him calling him "N***er." Two had knives. They knocked him into a wall, then down to the pavement. He panicked, sure they had something other than retrieving toothpaste on their mind. He stabbed two of the guys. One died. Self-defense, right? At least manslaughter? No. Felony-murder. Life without parole. MA AG Andrea Campbell's office can set this right. 🧵 https://masslawyersweekly.com/2026/02/07/massachusetts-felony-murder-habeas-challenge/ #note1x9j…atpa npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I just got notified that Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly is publishing an article about my client Danny Rogers who is doing life without parole for a felony-murder conviction. The felony: homeless guy shoplifts toothpaste. Shoplifting is a misdemeanor, not a felony, you say? I would agree with you. The case is also tied up with the toxic soup of our society: racism, poverty, homelessness, trauma. I’ll be posting bits of the article later today. The article is actually very thorough and fair. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson [Gasps.] The Haitian Winter Olympic team’s uniforms are beautiful! And the IOC is still worse than worthless. They made them remove images of Toussaint Louverture. https://www.essence.com/news/haiti-winter-olympics-uniforms/ https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/116/021/625/346/737/733/original/0f803f0b2b5cecc6.jpeg npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I always thought it was weird how people worshiped Chomsky for his political thought when his field was linguistics. And I always felt like the thrust of his analysis was of the "what did you expect of the US?" variety. I resented that because it de-activates people. So I felt like people who wanted to talk at me about Chomsky were more interested in words than actions. Didn't know he was a creep, though. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson RE: https://esq.social/@D_J_Nathanson/115866357673815624 Foreign countries can deny entry to anyone employed ICE. No more vacations in Ireland, Mexico, Iceland, France for you. #note12ds…hgvj npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson States/municipalities should start passing laws that anyone who works for ICE after X date is ineligible for state employment in the future. With maybe a whistleblower exemption. Lots of these people are wannabe cops. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson #ThursdayFiveList is #DesertIslandMusic I couldn't live with just 5 songs. Instead, 5 songs about other things I'd need: 1. Run DMC - Run's House (you know) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xMJZHrG_94 2. Melvins - Let God Be Your Gardener (weirdo metal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUzhyVRAc7k 3. Frank Turner - To Absent Friends (folk punk) https://frank-turner.bandcamp.com/track/to-absent-friends 4. At the Gates - To Drink From the Night Itself (metal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhru7gT0cIE 5.Jawbreaker - The Boat Dreams From the Hill (punk) https://jawbreakerband.bandcamp.com/track/the-boat-dreams-from-the-hill npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Agree. While also recognizing that Plato was demonstrably wrong about some things. Also, as a philosophy major, the recurring question that no one ever answered was, "Um, weren't there philosophers in other parts of the world?" I feel like my education was lacking because of it. You can't even defend those omissions because "Plato impacted lots of people." There are a billion people in China, another billion in India. I'm gonna say those philosophers impacted people. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Almost every comment I could make seems trite. This is insane. We have to stop this. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson As with every #STFUfriday post, I'm a lawyer in the USA. These comments are based on law in the USA. (And they apply to all people in the USA, whether or not they are citizens.) Some US states provide more protections than this. /end npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson What not free to leave (and thus, warnings required) looks like is a fraught and fact-specific question. Consider an already-sentenced prisoner called into a meeting with cops about some different crime. Most courts, incorrectly IMHO, say the prisoner lives there and it's like being at home, so it is not a "police-dominated atmosphere" & without more (cuffs, etc.) he is obviously free to go so no warnings required. Get real. None of this is obvious. That's why you need a lawyer. /2 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. Cops only have to provide these warnings if you are in custody, i.e., not free to leave. Asking puts them on the spot. Not free to leave? Then I want a lawyer. At that point the questioning has to stop.🧵 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/827/773/225/150/999/original/ab06b99a27d4c851.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Almost every community shoots itself in the foot by putting celebrities on a pedestal as their spokesperson and they end up being crappy people. We should stop doing that. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Understood. She was a horrible person. Not someone to look up to. Speaking up for, e.g., goats while dehumanizing Muslims is garbage. I personally was unaware of her racist idiocy because I generally have little interest in what celebrities think. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson He was vegetarian, not vegan. I only say this because people really like to dump on vegans. I'm vegan. I don't appreciate it. Most vegans who are more than a few years in are pretty quiet about because: (1) all oppression is connected and (2) we don't feel like having "Hitler was a vegetarian" thrown at us and having the conversation devolve from there. The stereotype of the obnoxious vegan is true of a few, noticeable people. The rest of us are just out here doing the work. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson #SilentSunday https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/760/593/974/523/112/original/2c9f882fc9cbf960.jpeg npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson All judges should be required to take at least two semesters of logic as a prerequisite. All appellate judges should be required to also take at least one semester of the philosophy of law as a prerequisite. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. [stalks away muttering and throwing things] #LawFedi npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I miss this guy so much. #MonDog https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/723/928/019/566/111/original/854fc1e72803c911.jpeg npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. Cops claiming they have video? A witness? Are they saying they'll talk to the DA for you? Should you talk & get ahead of it? COPS ARE ALLOWED TO LIE TO YOU. ASK FOR A LAWYER AND STFU. /1 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/708/890/948/059/719/original/713b81ce28696d58.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson If they are public employees make sure to account for any prohibitions on gifts. So you could give it to the clinic as a whole rather than individuals and it would likely fly. Anyway, nice baked goods tend to be very appreciated. Or just a letter of thanks and a picture of you doing the thing they helped you do? Opinions differ. I’m a simple guy. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Seen on my walk. Ummmm ….. #SalemMA https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/673/935/785/665/389/original/f6a2955d1c13b37b.jpeg npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Strangely, one semester of #geology thirty years ago is apparently insufficient for me to identify what kind of rock this is. It's intriguing because it has a pale blue suggestion to it in person. Anyone got a suggestion? Maybe @npub1nz6…vmzc ? It's on Winter Island, in Salem, MA. https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/628/168/663/245/931/original/0c2f2a63061f76d1.jpeg npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Maine participants have figured prominently as long as I’m aware. Sam Sapiel (Penobscot) was a spiritual leader with UAINE and just a wonderful man. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Plymouth, MA though. Plymouth, ME a very different place! npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson This is where I go today. As a non-Native supporter. I keep my yap shut, listen, and help only when I’m asked. #NationalDayOfMourning #NDOM #NDOM2025 For Native peoples, Thanksgiving isn't a celebration. It's a National Day of Mourning | Here & Now https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/11/25/native-americans-thanksgiving-mourning npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Hope yours resolved okay. We are still in the middle of it. Goal is no pain for my dude. Everything else is secondary. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson New England beaches in cold weather are the best. Nothing weird about that. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Thanks, man. I hope you’re speaking it into existence. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson He’s a black lab hound mix. Laziest/easiest dog I ever had. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Man, my old dog is sick and that’s making me feel pretty negative over and above all this [gestures broadly] npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson If you’re being picked for a jury, you will be told you have to follow the law. That’s true. You have to follow the judge’s instructions. And you can’t lie about it. Don’t do that. But no one can tell if you did follow the law or if you acquitted because the law was unjust. Why? Because jurors don’t have to tell anyone how they decided the case. More importantly, judges and lawyers are *forbidden* from asking jurors how they decided a case. /3 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Jurors acquitted Sean Dunn of assaulting ICE agents with a sandwich. It sure looked like, under the letter of the law, he was guilty. He threw a sandwich. It hit the guy. But applying that law here was stupid and unjust. So jurors probably did what’s called “jury nullification.” Jurors are the absolute judges of the facts under US law. So if they think the facts don’t justify a conviction, they can vote not guilty and no one can do anything about it. /2 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to speak to a lawyer. Let’s talk about sandwiches and jurors. Do jurors have to talk about what they did? /🧵 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/510/962/185/315/640/original/1bea0316d228f62a.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Microsoft defeated me. I deenshittified it all I could after install, anyway. It really is crazy how you *pay* for a computer with an OS and it spams you with ads and banners. What garbage. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Setting up someone else’s WIn11 new laptop. Microsoft has disabled the two ways I knew about to set it up with a local only account. The methods described in the linked article no longer work. Anyone know any others? https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/install-windows-11-without-microsoft-account npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson There's an easy solve to ICE snatching kids arrested by local cops. Don't formally arrest them, don't fingerprint them, or don't submit their fingerprints to the federal database. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-10-15/protesters-question-everett-officials-after-police-arrest-of-13-year-old-leads-to-ice-detention npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson In general in the USA, if police have “reasonable suspicion” that you have committed or about to commit a crime, they can hold you long enough to identify you. If you refuse ID, you’ll be held longer. So it’s your judgment call. /2 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to speak to a lawyer. I got chastised last week by someone who said I should tell people you always have to show ID. Um, no? It depends on the US state. It depends on why the cop is asking and where you are. Re-up of 🧵 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/352/068/250/906/490/original/53d70ce7fcbea9ff.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I just finished Adrian Tchaikovsky’s new book Shroud. It’s really good. Strong recommend. Sci fi in all the best ways. Thoughtful first contact story, inclusive, anti-corporate, anti-colonial. #SciFi npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Recommendations for a simple MP3 player for Linux? Just looking to create playlists of my MP3s and hit shuffle or not depending on my mood. Tons of high end options are a negative & not desired. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson There are few things that are better than “On Your Face” live. https://youtu.be/fTS1aqeYFyA npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson 😉 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Apparently, I did not remember!!!!! npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson If you’re in an interrogation room, something bad is already happening. The chance that you will talk your way out of it and be let go is far outweighed by the chance that your words will be used to convict you. Demand a lawyer. It will likely result in you being held until you can be brought to court and given a lawyer and a bail hearing. But the pain of even a weekend in jail is FAR outweighed by the pain of years in prison if they convict you using your own words against you. /5 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson From listening to my clients (about 50% people of color) and to at-risk people in the community, some general guidelines have emerged about what to do between the rock and the hard place. /4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Similarly, if cis white people normalize regularly asserting Miranda rights, one can at least hope that it creates a culture where asserting your rights doesn’t endanger people generally, including marginalized folks. On that point, if Officer Friendly is going to freak out and abuse you for asserting your rights, that’s almost certainly not someone you want to be talking to. Rock and hard place. /3 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Whether BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people can safely invoke their Miranda rights is sensitive and case-specific. There’s nuance probably not suited for a social media discussion. Let’s start by applauding those marginalized people who are brave enough to stand their ground and demand their rights. They make it easier for all of us to do the same when faced with the coercive, armed power of the state. /2 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. “Just Say No” to drugs was stupid and unrealistic. Sometimes people think just saying no to the cops is also unrealistic, esp if you’re BIPOC or LGBTQ+. Re-upping some previous comments on that topic.🧵 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/231/525/032/117/436/original/2a10e1183f459ccf.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson My grandfather was a pacifist in the 1930s. But he saw the threat of fascism and decided to fight it the best way he knew how, joining the Marine Corps. He was against fascism. I am also against fascism. https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/226/715/607/435/541/original/b3a8b3a49ee3df3b.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I've been watching the Italian language series Detective Montalbano on Kanopy (which is free through a lot of libraries). It's bringing back a lot of memories of my time in Sicily, but what I'm liking most about it is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's actually pretty funny in spots. Gratuitous nudity in spots, which tracks with my memory of Italian TV. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Montalbano_(TV_series) npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Star Trek is multi-racial. There are also mixed race, gay, bi, trans, disabled, and non-binary characters. Women are leaders. The Federation has thrown off capitalism. They don't use animals for food. Respect for other cultures is paramount. Me signing on to the woke agenda circa 1978: https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/185/935/059/944/153/original/4c208d18a564606e.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Folks, try not to post things that will make the FBI show up at your door or get your instance subpoenaed. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I did not think this could be real, but the details in the BBC article are in fact worse. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson #SilentSunday #Bloomscrolling https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/165/201/375/129/002/original/d196e72bf68b0f70.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. EDIT: if you read the article, it's both significantly worse than that and predictable. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/metro/trump-harvard-doj-lawyer-antisemitism-hitler/ https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/134/981/218/631/498/original/7a104cf3eb6da7c9.png https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/134/990/682/480/271/original/f54038f74b578210.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson They just killed 800 union jobs building wind turbines in my city. Or tried to. We’ll see if this holds up. Happy Labor Day. https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-terminates-and-withdraws-679-million npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. It’s Labor Day weekend in the USA. In lots of places, that means sobriety checkpoints. How are those even legal? Not all of them are. 🧵 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/114/100/985/272/154/original/4b7006934169c0f3.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson What are you using if you don’t mind saying? npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson The DOJ failed to obtain an indictment in the DC Subway sandwich-throwing case. The case is stupid, of course. But I want to point out that grand juries are made up of citizens. Regular people. They stand between the government and the populace. This is an example of regular people having a real, tangible effect of limiting government oppression. DO NOT SHIRK JURY DUTY! If your conservative neighbors can truthfully say they're impartial, so can you. https://beige.party/@LRRRonEarth/115102083662513070 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Dramatic skies this morning. https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/052/106/890/903/523/original/510d8c87a7248053.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. But what if it's your university demanding that you answer questions, not the cops? You still STFU until you talk to a lawyer! 🧵 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/035/397/522/016/295/original/5a309a0b41c4d233.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Stop it. That's clearly six pictures of the same guy. https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/023/353/750/652/835/original/f28fe0675aa4444a.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s pronounced Masshole, kid. What up? npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson The Onion does it again. White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off https://theonion.com/white-house-evacuated-after-trans-alarm-goes-off-2/ npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson I learned this lesson as a union electrical worker. We had routes we were supposed to complete in a day. Coworkers took me (the youngun) aside and explained that if I finished a short route too fast or an unreasonably long route in a reasonable amount of time (by rushing) that was bad. A) it’s not physically safe, B) you’ll do a bad job, C) you create unreasonable expectations on your coworkers. This is one reason why unions are good. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." - I want to talk to a lawyer. You might think you have an awesome defense to whatever they think you did. Maybe. Or maybe you're not thinking straight. WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SAY TO THE COPS CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOU TALK TO A LAWYER.🧵 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/114/915/457/875/480/492/original/873fa4936b7cc421.mp4 npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Also seen at Boston #GoodTrouble https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/114/871/922/507/785/228/original/baece178fd4fd69d.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson My sign from #GoodTrouble rally in Boston tonight. https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/114/871/861/701/727/599/original/7b4566b0acd87e15.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson #Doorsday https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/114/868/515/966/470/861/original/1f32fce944656027.png npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson What’s the hashtag people use for cool looking doors? I found one. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson ICE agents wouldn't be allowed to wear masks in Massachusetts in proposed legislation - CBS Boston #mapoli https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ice-agents-masks-ban-massachusetts-bill/ npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Agricultural extension information is the best. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Give me 5 shuffles of your playlist, just for the hell of it. Mine in next post. npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson You can’t get justice on the cheap. MA pays court-appointed lawyers lower wages than any New England state. So attorneys stopped taking cases. This is the result. SJC rules Mass. must begin releasing unrepresented defendants from custody | WBUR News https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/07/03/sjc-order-release-unrepresented-criminal-defendants npub17680ygv838qnryhla5ecphsuyv6xz4mq2xuqrlg2lx54pua59g8sly6jnv Dave Nathanson Folks who use MS Office on Linux through Crossover: which version of Office is most functional? 2016? It has to be a standalone, not cloud-based version of Office for confidentiality purposes. Am I correct that 2016 is the newest, best option for use in Crossover? I have no problem paying, I just need the version that works best. Before you all chime in: yes, LibreOffice is great. I would use it if I didn't have to collaborate with Office users, but I do. #Linux https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover/download