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For the next 24 hours, UNRWA is matching donations. I gave what I could, hope you will too. donate.unrwa.org/int/en/match

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I will remind US commentators that El Salvador is subject to ICC jurisdiction and that the mass forcible transfer of individuals is a crime against humanity referable to the Court

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This is an enforced disappearance until her location is known. UN WGEID: "there is no time limit, no matter how short, for an enforced disappearance to occur... accurate information on the detention of any person deprived of liberty and their place of detention should be made available promptly..."

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Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.

submitted 2 days ago • 51 comments

Although people in academia can be unkind and rejections happen often, I’m feeling lucky to have such great mentors and friends around to bring my spirits back up—especially those like @carlaferstman.bsky.social who will drop everything to call from the beach to listen to me yap 🥹

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The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.

submitted 4 days ago • 860 comments

It’s not just the carelessness of using Signal. It’s what they said in the chat: - there is no necessity in the Yemen strikes, meaning they are acts of aggression by own admission - they hate Europe and mean Europe harm - they don’t have a consistent message, only temporary vibes

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

I’m honestly surprised to see major international law conferences being held in the US are still advertising the events as if nothing is happening. At this point, it is clear that bringing in those working in int law/human rights, esp those who aren’t citizens, is a serious risk.

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Israel's airstrikes and ground operations in #Gaza are intensifying, killing and injuring hundreds of people. Health workers, ambulances and hospitals are also under attack, with reports of casualties. UN Relief Chief @tomfletcherun.bsky.social urges protection for hospitals and medical staff.

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Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank on Monday, and he was then detained by the Israeli military, activists on the scene said.

submitted 4 days ago • 87 comments

Txt STOP to opt out of updates on war plans

submitted 4 days ago • 217 comments

Adolescence is an incredible show - really wishing it came out a few weeks earlier when I taught special measures/vulnerable witnesses though!

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Malnutrition is spreading in Gaza, medics and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory are warning, as a total Israeli blockade of all supplies enters its fourth week. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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I’m sorry I think it’s good that 30,000 people went to a Bernie/AOC rally in Denver, I really do, but a rally is a cute weekend plan to see celebrity politicians, it’s not a protest, not fighting back. It’s sort of mind-boggling to see no nationally organised movement in the US even now

submitted 6 days ago • 31 comments

A timeline cleanse: cats of Tenerife 🐈🐈‍⬛

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But please don’t call it fascism, folks, that’s such a scary word, right … It is absolutely essential we call this what it is. I must say again: Nazi fascism did not start with extermination camps, that’s where it ended. This is the sort of thing it began with. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 8 days ago • 7 comments

chilling. past time for academics to reconsider travelling to the US - and for Australian universities to think very carefully about both the safety of that travel, and the prospects of continued research collaboration under this government.

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At what point do I intervene and let the Dutch people sitting next to me at breakfast judging me for drinking iced coffee know that I can understand them?

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Simply watching White Lotus wasn’t enough…

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"'No one has died as a result of a brief pause to do a sanity check on foreign aid funding,' #ElonMusk said. 'No one.' That is not true. In South Sudan, one of the world’s poorest countries, the efforts by Musk and President Trump are already leading children to die" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security. That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.

submitted 13 days ago • 431 comments

The current US president doesn’t know that Connecticut is part of New England….

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My co-author and former PhD student @helyehdoutaghi.bsky.social has been suspended by Yale Law School over AI generated accusations. This should concern all of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...

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submitted 15 days ago • 13 comments

We've reached the grifter-presidency singularity. Great day for capitalism.

submitted 17 days ago • 88 comments

I feel like the worst part of all of this is the helplessness. How are we just letting this happen?? Why are the those best placed to act simply holding up signs silently at Congress? Why are people not taking to the streets? Do something!!

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This is a pathetically small number. The Democratic Party can’t even oppose the most blatant show of authoritarianism yet.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Kovu on the way home and upon arrival. He was found (along with his mom & siblings) on a farm outside Leiden in summer 2020, and had fleas, lice, and worms. A solid week of my lockdown summer was spent bathing a screaming kitten in olive oil and combing out bugs, but I’d do it all again!

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how did ICE know where to find Mahmoud Khalil, and who will they go after next? I wrote about the vast surveillance network that powers ICE arrests, and the Zionist groups making deportation wishlists for the agency: www.theverge.com/policy/62718...

submitted 18 days ago • 42 comments

Breaking News: Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine ex-president, was arrested on an ICC warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity in his war on drugs.

submitted 17 days ago • 71 comments

This is how both the first and second red scares began: deporting legal permanent residents for nothing other than their (also legal) political beliefs apnews.com/article/colu...

submitted 19 days ago • 6 comments

NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment. Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too. His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.

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The world may be falling apart but at least we finally have some sun in NI

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🚨🚨Another horrible set of news for #ukraine: US aerospace company Maxar Technologies has restricted Ukraine's access to its satellite imagery- assumedly due to illegitimate pressure by evil and nasty Trump administration. 🧵 kyivindependent.com/maxar-techno...

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NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover. Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment." WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

submitted 22 days ago • 256 comments

Waking up each morning and checking the latest US developments

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

Stand with trans Americans. You don’t have to understand everything about the transgender experience to know that Trump’s acts of humiliation and dehumanization are unjust and dangerous. www.thebulwark.com/p/stand-with...

submitted 24 days ago • 130 comments

Archiving Gaza: The Race to Save Evidence of War Crimes and Mass Destruction www.dropsitenews.com/p/archive-ga...

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It really gets somehow more horrid every 5 minutes it seems

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My ultimate life cross over: they’re selling poffertjes at QUB (& also apparently take pancake day very seriously)

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