Rosie Berman

And we, from established NGOs to self-organized neighbors with whistles and cellphone cameras, have so much to learn (5/5)

Weirdly enough, the combination of democratic backsliding here in the U.S. and (the absolutely related) loss of federal funding for the sector actually gives us an opportunity to re-imagine relationships between human rights communities as ones of solidarity and mutual learning (4/5)

Were people in the field questioning that assumption and trying to reorient towards a practice of solidarity? Absolutely. However, that didn't mean the assumption wasn't there and didn't underlie a whole lot of practice (3/x)

A big assumption I encountered in the U.S.-based human rights world was that we, as privileged Americans living in a democracy, had an obligation to "protect" and "support" the courageous, beleaguered human rights defenders fighting authoritarianism around the world

Defending the Defenders Sarah Gardiner on how to protect U.S.-based human rights defenders

If you're defending human rights, you're a human rights defender. In this excellent article for Democracy Without Exception, Sarah Gardiner writes about how U.S.-based human rights defenders can learn from (and build solidarity with) HRDs facing similar challenges around the world

Damn I can't believe Senator Tom Cotton (R-Shoot Protesters In The Streets) thinks that extrajudicial murder by the state is fine

Most immigrants arrested in Trump’s D.C. crackdown had no criminal records A Post analysis of federal data shows that the arrests of immigrants with no prior criminal record shot up sixfold during the Trump administration’s crackdown.

No surprises here, either:

"Real" America Is Turning Against Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime In Appalachia and the Southeast, everyday Americans are standing up to ICE arresting their immigrant neighbors.

At the end of the day, we're all just people. We're all part of communities with each other. Of course people don't like it when masked goons come to town and abduct their neighbors

The War on Terror Set the Stage for Deadly Caribbean Boat Strikes The recent deadly strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean happened thanks to the war on terror's legacy.

Fantastic new piece from @elizabethrb.bsky.social in @inkstickmedia.com today:

"Although its [the Trump administration's] claims of warfare and “terrorists” and double-tap strikes are more brazen and preposterous than those of its predecessors, they are built on the same foundation."

Federal judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in D.C. Lawyers say federal agents unlawfully operated under an ‘arrest first, ask questions later’ policy.

Turns out, dispatching cars full of goons to straight up abduct people is, in fact, illegal.

May this ruling lead to tangible change for our immigrant neighbors. No one should have to live in terror

I don't even know what to say...

Franklin the Turtle publisher slams Hegseth for ‘violent’ boat strike post “Beloved Canadian icon” says it wants no part of the Trump team's war on drug traffickers.

Imagine being this Canadian publisher and having to say that no, this beloved children's character would NOT commit war crimes (or straight-up murder, for that matter)

🚨 On Sunday, November 23, U.S. Border Patrol illegally entered the No More Deaths’ humanitarian aid station and arrested three people who were receiving aid, without a warrant.

HAHAHA! HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ARE FUNNY! DEHUMANIZING IS FUN! HAHA! WE'RE HAVING FUN!

ICE agent carrying away a yard sign that says “ICE kidnapping happened here”

An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀

Writers — the ones you know and love, the ones you think of as successful — have sources of income outside that book you read. Most of us are a half-step ahead of the landlord at best, and struggling to maintain health insurance. We figure out other ways to make a buck.

They misidentified the intern. The judge told them they had misidentified the intern. But instead of double checking, they took that as an affront to their authority. So they surrounded the judge's car and threatened to smash the windows to get to the intern.

They had misidentified the intern.

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.

In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

We absolutely love to see it

I saw screenshots this morning of Trump threatening members of Congress with death for this video but I hadn't seen the video. So if, like me, you've been inadequately online this week, this is what Trump thinks is worthy of EXECUTION.

If an author you like is coming to your city, go to the author talk!! Writing is hard and lonely (and can, at times, feel like pulling teeth), and the writer won't know their work resonated beyond their own brain unless you tell them!!

I had so much fun at this event!! Thank you @charliejane.bsky.social for coming to DC despite the terrible vibes and bringing the positive, hopeful, and creative energy we need. I'm so excited to dig into the book!!!

I'm a big fan of In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. I've been thinking about it a lot this year for absolutely no reason at all...

again saying the political response of local police depts probably worth following given Trump's efforts to federalize policing

(Un)Accountable: Rethinking US Security Sector Accountability Across the Domestic-International Divide Accountable state security institutions are a cornerstone of good governance. For civilian victims and survivors of harm, accountability can reaffirm their humanity, promote healing, and reduce the li...

Amends are one component of the comprehensive approach to accountability that civilians demand and deserve. For more about what comprehensive accountability could look like, there's a report on that as well.

Harm to civilians in conflict can encompass entire communities. My former colleagues @jwrchappell.bsky.social and @annieshiel.bsky.social created a comprehensive guide for providing community-based amends in a manner that priorities humanity and dignity, and enables people to rebuild their lives.

The part I hate the most about this is how absolutely on brand this small-minded, misogynist bullying is for him. He's been doing this for decades (remember the Rosie O'Donnell rants?) and yet he's still been elevated twice to the highest office in the land

Every Logo Has a Shadow: How

For the @humansecurityproj.bsky.social, Bukasa Kabwe writes about how Rwanda leverages partnerships with American sports teams to distract from its devastating involvement in the DRC

One of the reasons why it irks me when people refer to gender violence as “interpersonal violence.” It’s intimate, sure, but gender violence is in fact very *impersonal*—it’s specifically about stripping women of their personal qualities and dignity in order to reduce them to their gendered status.

I represent dozens (yes, dozens) of people raped by guards in the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

It sure would be nice if DOJ gave a tenth as much of a shit when it comes to compensating them.