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Angelo Guisado

@voltairelaflare.bsky.social

human rights lawyer and local peripatetic noted Aston Villa supporter

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Canadian universities too should be in Francesca Albaneseโ€™s report Canadian university administrators should remember that they too can be held accountable for genocide complicity.

Students, staff, and faculty on campuses around the world who have been demanding their schools boycott + divest from Israel are not only explicitly in the right according to international law, but are actually articulating the basic legal responsibility + requirement of all corporate entities.

13.07.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A smattering of UN human rights experts have published joint allegations against the US government for disappearing people to El Salvador. These only become public 60 days after transmission, so thatโ€™s weโ€™re only seeing this just now.

spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

25.06.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 107    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Bar chart titled โ€œThe Supreme Court vs. The Lower Courts: Rulings on the Trump Administrationโ€ showing three horizontal bar charts for May 1-June 23, 2025. Federal District Courts: large red bar (82 cases, 94.3% against) with tiny green bar (5 cases, 5.7% for). Circuit Courts of Appeal: medium red bar (15 cases, 68.2% against) with smaller green bar (7 cases, 31.8% for). Supreme Court: tiny red bar (1 case, 6.3% against) with large green bar (15 cases, 93.7% for). Shows dramatic reversal from lower courts ruling against Trump administration to Supreme Court ruling for it.

Bar chart titled โ€œThe Supreme Court vs. The Lower Courts: Rulings on the Trump Administrationโ€ showing three horizontal bar charts for May 1-June 23, 2025. Federal District Courts: large red bar (82 cases, 94.3% against) with tiny green bar (5 cases, 5.7% for). Circuit Courts of Appeal: medium red bar (15 cases, 68.2% against) with smaller green bar (7 cases, 31.8% for). Supreme Court: tiny red bar (1 case, 6.3% against) with large green bar (15 cases, 93.7% for). Shows dramatic reversal from lower courts ruling against Trump administration to Supreme Court ruling for it.

Since May:

Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.

Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.

A judiciary at war with itself.

25.06.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6803    ๐Ÿ” 3063    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 272    ๐Ÿ“Œ 340

on the off chance that you see this, are an NYC voter, and haven't yet voted, go vote for Zohran and don't rank Cuomo!!!!!!!

24.06.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GUEST ESSAY
Antony Blinken: Trumps Iran Strike Was a Mistake.
1 Hope It Succeeds.
June 24, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET

OPINION GUEST ESSAY Antony Blinken: Trumps Iran Strike Was a Mistake. 1 Hope It Succeeds. June 24, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET

Ladies and gentlemen, the Democratic Party

24.06.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1512    ๐Ÿ” 303    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

โ€œNo one has died because of USAID [cuts].โ€
โ€“ Marco Rubio, a month ago

23.06.2025 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 113    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Just the most insidious and brazen violation of non-refoulement Iโ€™ve seen from the U.S. yet

23.06.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#BREAKING: Over a (sharp) public dissent from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS clears the way for the Trump administration to remove migrants to third countries *without* giving them an additional opportunity to contest whether they face persecution or other forms of mistreatment there:

23.06.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3700    ๐Ÿ” 1467    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 306    ๐Ÿ“Œ 515

Really feel like the NYC mayorโ€™s race shows that there is no such thing as a progressive establishment, and there is, in fact, an anti-progressive establishment that runs all the way from Murdoch to Clinton

22.06.2025 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4894    ๐Ÿ” 944    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 173    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70
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The appalling smearing of Zohran Mamdani as 'anti-semitic' It's Islamophobic. It's racist. It's also completely untrue.

My latest โ€” The accusations of antisemitism against NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani have been some of the most appalling smears Iโ€™ve seen in my years covering politics.

I wrote about the concerted attack, & pressure for American Jews to define a local political race through the lens of Israel:

21.06.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2198    ๐Ÿ” 540    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35

The NYT decided to kick trans people in the teeth the day after Skrmetti. They wrote a hit piece blaming trans people for their own oppression and attacked the people who have fought hardest to stop this effort to eradicate us.

They turned to Brianna Wu to further their narrative.

19.06.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3670    ๐Ÿ” 977    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 123    ๐Ÿ“Œ 97

Weโ€™ll get them back at the AMEX ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

19.06.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

Robert, for the 6-3 court, holds that the law is not subject to heightened scrutiny under equal protection and passes rational basis review. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

18.06.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 615    ๐Ÿ” 269    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69    ๐Ÿ“Œ 194
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Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum ICE agents arenโ€™t out of control. They are performing their designed role as fascismโ€™s storm troopers.

The assault on Brad Lander is about the one millionth example of why abolishing ICE is not just a good slogan, but a crucial part of tearing down fascism in this countryโ€”and any politician who tries to duck that reality isn't worth your time. Me in @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

18.06.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 112    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

To be clear: Protest organizers intentionally selected military veterans as safety volunteers, one spotted an armed protester (which is legal in Utah) and shot him, and ended up shooting/killing another protester + now the volunteer veteran is free, while the armed protester is booked for murder.

17.06.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1617    ๐Ÿ” 381    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51
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Andrew Cuomo Is Worse Than You Even Know The former governor is a corrupt sexual harasser with a pro-corporate agenda and a proven track record of deadly negligence. He will do nothing to improve New Yorkersโ€™ lives. Why on Earth is he a cont...

Pre- + during covid:
-cut 20k of 73k hospital beds
-cut $400 mlln from Medicaid
-โ€œpersonally blocked vaccine distribution to Citi Field, where [de Blasio] planned to open a mass vaccination site"
-"withheld daily data from the cityโ€
-ordered death rate cover up
www.currentaffairs.org/news/andrew-...

17.06.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if only, oh, every single person of conscience had warned us of this trajectory since 2003

17.06.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 229    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.

17.06.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3280    ๐Ÿ” 945    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56

โ€œlatest shooting of gazans seeking foodโ€

17.06.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2357    ๐Ÿ” 1068    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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ICE agents get green light to make unjustified warrantless arrests The agency announced an accountability policy has been rescinded.

SCOOP โ€” ICE employees received an email yesterday telling them the agency's warrantless arrest policy had been rescinded. It's likely part of the Trump administration's efforts to further loosen enforcement restrictions to meet the new quota of 3,000 immigration arrests per day.

My report:

13.06.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3490    ๐Ÿ” 1876    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97    ๐Ÿ“Œ 132
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IRGC channels reporting at least six explosions hitting Tehran over the past hour.

13.06.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 461    ๐Ÿ” 195    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
Image of border fence. Overlay text reads, "Asylum Seekers Challenge Trump's Asylum Shutdown Policy." Includes logos for Al Otro Lado, Haitian Bridge Alliance, CGRS, American Immigration Council, Democracy Forward, Center for Constitutional Rights

Image of border fence. Overlay text reads, "Asylum Seekers Challenge Trump's Asylum Shutdown Policy." Includes logos for Al Otro Lado, Haitian Bridge Alliance, CGRS, American Immigration Council, Democracy Forward, Center for Constitutional Rights

Quote from CGRS Litigation Director Melissa Crow reads, "The asylum shutdown policy imperils the lives of people seeking safety at the southern border and flouts our immigration laws. Under the shutdown policy, families, children, and adults fleeing persecution have been left stranded in Mexico, where they risk grave harm, with no legal recourse. Our plaintiffs include asylum seekers who, while awaiting a chance to request asylum at ports of entry, have been kidnapped, tortured, and threatened by cartels that prey on migrants. The court must step in to vacate the shutdown policy and restore access to a fair asylum process at the U.S.-Mexico border."

Quote from CGRS Litigation Director Melissa Crow reads, "The asylum shutdown policy imperils the lives of people seeking safety at the southern border and flouts our immigration laws. Under the shutdown policy, families, children, and adults fleeing persecution have been left stranded in Mexico, where they risk grave harm, with no legal recourse. Our plaintiffs include asylum seekers who, while awaiting a chance to request asylum at ports of entry, have been kidnapped, tortured, and threatened by cartels that prey on migrants. The court must step in to vacate the shutdown policy and restore access to a fair asylum process at the U.S.-Mexico border."

BREAKING: We just filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's unlawful asylum shutdown policy, with partners at @alotrolado-org.bsky.social, @haitianbridge.bsky.social, @immcouncil.org, @democracyforward.org, and @ccrjustice.org.

Our joint statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/asylum-...

11.06.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In a big win, a federal judge granted Mahmoud Khalilโ€™s request for a preliminary injunction, after concluding that he would continue to suffer irreparable harm if he remains detained.

11.06.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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strawberry moon went so hard me and the cabbie both got out the taxi took take photos ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

11.06.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The idea of sending soldiers into the streets seems to absolutely thrill him - which always reminds me of this

10.06.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not excited at the third case being taken up at ALL. It comes out of a series of legal victories over the past few years which have found that private prison companies are violating trafficking laws by forcing ICE detainees to work for $1/day through threats. GEO Group wants those lawsuits stopped.

02.06.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 328    ๐Ÿ” 109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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State Department set to launch โ€˜Office of Remigrationโ€™ The concept of remigration has explicitly neo-Nazi roots and has been popularized in Europe.

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the Presidentโ€™s immigration agenda."

My report:

29.05.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5688    ๐Ÿ” 2882    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 433    ๐Ÿ“Œ 777

Update: reports today that multiple legal observers were arrested today in New York at two separate immigration courts, for allegedly โ€œobstructingโ€ ICE.

Not only that, apparently some immigration courts are barring the public from attending hearings.

This mess is escalating fast.

28.05.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8096    ๐Ÿ” 3796    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 242    ๐Ÿ“Œ 190
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