davidakaye.bsky.social
californian. human rights, free expression, tech, international law. uc irvine. fulbright. article 19. prior: UN special rapporteur, GNI chair. go bears!
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* captured.
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thanks for everything you do, jay. i've learned a ton from you here, the old place, and in your academic work. glad you're not leaving the fight!
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Last shot of the day here in Los Angeles, CA.
Hundreds of California Highway Patrol officers in body armor are walking through the streets of Los Angeles amid the protests.
Photojournalist/colleague Chelsea Lauren said they looked interesting.
A CHP Officer responded that it’s their “fresh fit.”
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i also find the legalisms over this a bit too much. does trump "rely" on some law? maybe. does that law and the actual facts provide a grain of support for doing what he's doing. nope, no way, not at all.
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relatedly, i'd like to see hollywood execs & talent standing up for our city right now. are they? i haven't seen it.
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fascinating that some ppl interpret this as saying that training=better cops. training IS policy. lack of training=policy approving targeting of journos & protesters. and obviously this is but one takeaway given the fascist trumpian response.
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sure, the failure of training is also a result of intentionality, not seeing journalists as serving a critical role during protests AND/OR seeing them actively as a hindrance to authority's propaganda. i've been following this long enough to know there's both malice & ignorance here.
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and US allies, this is your moment to put aside the nonsense of coddling trump and call this what it is. an assault on democracy that you expect to be reversed.
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we have not merely a lawless government, but a repressive one looking for imagery to justify on fox news and truth social and X deepening uses of force.
it’s essential that the responsible media get this right. report just what this is about. don’t let the propagandists in the white house win.
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quote from here
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intimidating to whom? i mean, sure, it may unfold as you guess. also: it might not. and either way, the very people they want to intimidate will be terrorized either way.
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i appreciate your optimism. unfortunately they intend it to get worse and the intimidation and terror have to be understood separate from any military effort to subdue angelenos.
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not so. they are binding legal obligations under intl law, under treaties the US has ratified.
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archived FP piece from 2020 web.archive.org/web/20200612...
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i was reminded of my old piece by @djrothkopf.bsky.social's latest essay
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management is one component of any high office, but just one. obama had little and did fine. question is what you value/prioritize and whether you think he can step into the role (and has the right ppl around him to do the work).