My dudes what is america without this? We immigrants are attracted to america because of Black culture, because of Latinx culture, because of the cities full of every type of person, because the prospect of coming to this country and succeeding despite not being white and wealthy.
Just gonna leave this here.
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It goes without saying that what is happening @washingtonpost.com is part of a wider effort to dismantle news institutions in the US at a time when they’re needed the most. From NPR to CBS to WaPo — those responsible for rights abuses know full well the power of honest journalism.
The Washington Post. Democracy Dies in Darkness.
Damn. Bezos really went for the darkness.
Precisely, Ayman.
“The right distance gives the film its devastating power. There is no reenactment of violence, no false catharsis. Instead, there is waiting. Bureaucracy. Human debate. And a ticking clock that never stops. #Gaza theweekendprime.bsky.social
www.ms.now/opinion/voic...
In Nov, I visited E #DRC to investigate acts by Islamic State-linked #ADF. 40+ victims (men, women, children) spoke of abductions, killings, sexual violence, forced labor.
My @amnesty.org OpEd on ADF’s #warcrimes, need for UNSC/others to do more to protect civilians.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“The Coalition Air Forces conducted a limited military operation this morning targeting weapons and combat vehicles unloaded from the two ships at the port.”
Mind boggling the statement refers to this as an act of the “coalition”. Perhaps since that’s the legal cover for Saudi mil action in #Yemen?
In a very telling letter to the council ahead of the vote, #DRC said protection of civilians “must unequivocally remain the central strategic and operational priority of #MONUSCO”. DRC urged a strengthened mandate allowing “a more mobile, proactive and preventive posture”. #UNSC @amnesty.org
#Breaking: #UN Security Council renews mandate of peacekeeping mission #MONUSCO for one more year; resolution passed unanimously by 15 votes. #DRC
In Nov, I visited E #DRC to investigate acts by Islamic State-linked #ADF. 40+ victims (men, women, children) spoke of abductions, killings, sexual violence, forced labor.
My @amnesty.org OpEd on ADF’s #warcrimes, need for UNSC/others to do more to protect civilians.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
I watched The Voice of Hind Rajab last night. Twice.
I have no words.
Please go see it. Tell everyone about it.
And if you’re so inclined, support the Palestinian Red Crescent. donate.mazloweb.com/donate/7PKxN...
You had me at “cowardice”.
I can’t believe we are watching the deliberate starvation in Gaza and are this helpless. How is this 2025? How did we as a human race allow this to happen? How?
It's out!
The Dangerous Rise of "Dual-Use" Objects in War
Coauthored with @mararevkin.bsky.social and @azmatzahra.bsky.social.
We show that the targeting of dual-use objects over the last several decades has placed civilians at great risk.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
“That question mark is hostile!”
Same magazine, same punctuation.😅 #IYKYK
Badar’s fellowship is partially subsidized by the Scholars at Risk program, which works with U.S. universities to host international scholars facing threats in their countries. He never imagined that a country with a Scholars at Risk program would one day pose a risk to scholars.
A powerful essay ⤵️
"In some 36 strikes about which the UN Human Rights Office corroborated information, the fatalities recorded so far were only women and children."
Read that again.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...
“Ma, forgive me, ma. This is the path I chose — to help people.”
Ya Allah.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
So many lives destroyed. Who is going to fund the reconstruction? Who will help people rebuild their lives? Oh, Khartoum.
@aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social is running an utterly heartbreaking report by Mohamed Vall from the Sudanese capital Khartoum. He says the destruction has rendered the city unrecognizable. And it shows vividly in the report. If you’ve ever been to Khartoum, you’d recognize many places now in ruins.
Eid prayers in Washington Sq Park, NYC. Quite a beautiful sight to behold.
Eid Mubarak 🪬
Duterte’s lawyer says his client’s transfer to The Hague was “degrading” and amounts to “abduction”.
“Troubled entities struck an unlikely alliance,” he says of the current Philippines administration & the ICC.
Appearing by video link — Duterte’s first ICC hearing.
Duterte arrived at The Hague, was driven in the building in police cars (wasn’t visible in person). Outside, supporters chanted “Send him back!”
Ugh…
According to flight tracking, it would appear that … Duterte has landed in Rotterdam. Next stop, The Hague.
It’s.. happening.
… and here it is: the ICC’s “Warrant of Arrest for Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte” has been posted.
It appears he is still in transit in Dubai, pending take off to Rotterdam.
www.icc-cpi.int/court-record...
