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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.

Pardon the Corruption Trump’s justification for invading American cities and other countries is to reduce the crime he is actively encouraging through his pardons

New, from me: Trump’s justification for invading American cities and other countries is to reduce the crime he is actively encouraging through his pardons.
It’s emblematic of how corrupt the pardon process has become under Trump.
Deep dive 🧵 to follow.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

This really is grotesque: they went through years-long citizenship processes and are now being denied simply because if the country they are from. It’s formalized bigotry.

Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.

Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.

The Centre for Ethics - Visiting Professors Update: 2026-2027 Applications are now open.

The applications for our Visiting Fellowships at the University of Toronto Centre for Ethics for 2026-7 are now open. They are non-stipendiary fellowships. but they do come with a modest research budget, nice offices, library access, etc. Please share widely!
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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record. Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...

Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.

A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.

Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.

Well, this is exhibit number one in any lawsuit challenging a new travel ban on unconstitutional animus grounds.

The ICJ's opinion suggests the US "is very likely in breach of its international obligations—including under customary international law & human rights law—to prevent significant climate harm" said @sabincenter.bsky.social's Maria Antonia Tigre

More here on what the AO means for the US

Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.

The former JAGs are right. But it's not just the decision to give no quarter that is unlawful. As a whole, these strikes are unlawful, and orders to carry out the strikes are unlawful. Following orders is not a defense to such war crimes.

For more, listen here:
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• If the U.S. military operation to interdict and destroy suspected narcotraFicking vessels is a “non-international armed conflict,” as the Trump Administration suggests, orders to “kill everybody,” which can reasonably be regarded as an order to give “no quarter,” and to “double-tap” a target in order to kill survivors, are clearly illegal under international law. In short, they are war crimes. • If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder.

Highlighted sentence at the end of the document reads: Again, the bottom line is that, since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are “patently illegal,” anyone who issues or follows such orders can and should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both.

Former US military lawyers speak out:

"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."

Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes

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Jack Goldsmith was head of the Office of Legal Counsel under George W Bush.

Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…

[LIVE] National Day of Mourning 2025, (27 November 25 @ 12pm ET) YouTube video by hate5six

Watch the #NationalDayOfMourning livestream here on Nov. 27 at 12 noon EST.
#nothanksnogiving #thankstaking
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> @samsteindc.bsky.social

"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org

I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.

It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.

Not pro-life.

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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes - National Homelessness Law Center Trump’s new Executive Orders direct states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes (WASHINGTON, D.C - March 28th) Everybody needs a safe place to live. Across America, sky-high rents are…

BREAKING: Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes. Criminalization doesn’t help anyone – we need housing and healthcare, not handcuffs and budget cuts. #HousingNotHandcuffs

Our statement: buff.ly/JlcAsF4

Some people don't feel as close to this as they ought to. Most of us are just a bad break or two away from winding up on the streets, and addiction & mental health crises can affect anyone. They're gutting services and rendering more of us disposable, and there's a carceral disposal system waiting.

‘Historic’ ruling on climate change by World Court: What to expect The ICJ is set to decide the future course of climate accountability in a landmark legal case brought by Vanuatu.

This historic decision could pave the way for climate reparations and human rights protections that are long overdue, as well as build a stronger case for big polluters to pay up for the damage they have caused!

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...

When you’re a star, the Supreme Court lets you do it SCOTUS is enabling Trump's assault on American institutions

New, from me: until recently the big question was “what happens when Trump defies the courts?”
The answer, as it turns out, is that SCOTUS will support him.
The new question is what are the consequences for American democracy and governance?🧵

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-youre...

Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states

🚨BREAKING🚨 ICJ ruling that a healthy environment is a human right could be a real turning point in setting out governments’ legal responsibility to tackle #climate crisis 👇

Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers

This study “offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers.” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (h/t @greggdcaruso.bsky.social) #philosophy #PhilSky

Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why

All the conventional wisdom about a constitutional crisis only coming when Trump flat out defies SCOTUS rulings ignores the obvious fact that this Court is a constitutional crisis in itself. We’ve been in full blown CC since it sided in Trump v USA against the USA:

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...

“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.

Rümeysa Öztürk was unlawfully detained by ICE for over six weeks in retaliation for writing an op-ed.

For the first time since her release, Rümeysa opens up about her experiences and advocates for dignity and justice for those still trapped in ICE detention.

The Supreme Court said it was unlawful for the Biden administration to forgive student loans because it lacked congressional authority but has no problem with the Trump administration gutting the entire Department of Education without congressional approval. This is a lawless court.