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Tara Van Ho

@taravanho.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor, University of Essex. Will mostly be posting about human rights, business & human rights / #BizHumanRights, international economic law & transitional justice. And Taylor Swift.

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Remember that these are individuals who have legal permission to live and work here. The goal from Stephen Millerβ€”who is the one actually running DHS while Trump golfs and plans golden ballroomsβ€”is to make as many immigrants as possible deportable, even those with current legal status πŸ‘‡πŸ½

02.08.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone actually listen to Jom Cramer anymore? And if so, why?

02.08.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute

Your soul is worth more than this, Harvard. As is the soul of our country.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

29.07.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Under Trump, Paramount’s merger deal must include a β€œbias monitor” The company also had to agree to ditch its DEI programs.

Oh, #Paramount. Your soul was not worth so little.

#LateShow #Colbert #BiasMonitor#WhatTheActualFuck #OrwellWarnedUs

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

28.07.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've suffered more culture shock from listservs of American law professors than from open-carry gun owners. Someone offer me hope?

25.07.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This annoys me a lot.

23.07.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman covering her mouth with her hand in a dark room with green lights behind her ALT: a woman covering her mouth with her hand in a dark room with green lights behind her

Okay my little #ProcedureGoblin babes let's get on it, ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of Climate Change thread starts here! 🧡

23.07.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 12

the thing about @schumer.senate.gov moving the goalposts about how much defiance of the courts is enough for him to care is that each time we get to ask things like:

is the DOJ not β€œtolerating” judges enough for you, Chuck?

22.07.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 687    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

District court judges voted today against keeping Alina Habba in her role as interim US attorney. Instead of abiding by that, AG Pan Bondi announces she's firing the woman who would've replaced her. A Watergate-style attack on the rule of law.

22.07.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3375    πŸ” 1213    πŸ’¬ 242    πŸ“Œ 81

This. Fucking fight back.

22.07.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 705    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

total mentions on Fox Business so far today

Obama: 53
Epstein: 1

22.07.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13168    πŸ” 3184    πŸ’¬ 560    πŸ“Œ 190
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Cardinal Pizzaballa: The Church will never abandon afflicted people of Gaza - Vatican News At a press conference following their pastoral visit to Gaza, the Greek Orthodox and Latin Patriarchs of Jerusalem issue a joint appeal to world ...

Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem:

β€œChrist is not absent from Gaza. He is thereβ€”crucified in the wounded, buried under rubble, and yet present in every act of mercy, every candle in the darkness, every hand extended to the suffering.”

www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

22.07.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump accuses Obama of 'treason' in the Oval Office After President Trump posted an AI-generated fake video showing former President Barack Obama's arrest on social media, Trump accused the former president of "treason."

The cognitive dissonance would be hilarious if it wasn't so dangerous. Does Trump not remember that we've heard the audio of the call he made to the Georgian Attorney General asking him to commit election fraud?

abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

22.07.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Burchett says he believes aliens have underwater bases on earth Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday he believes aliens have underwater bases on Earth. β€œI just think travelin’ light years, I think it happens. I think it’s possible in the vastness of…

And the Congressman from Tennessee thehill.com/homenews/hou...

22.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 11

If the Nobel Committee really wanted to maka a statement, they could give Stephen Colbert the Peace Prize for his commitment to democracy and free soeech principles in a shallowing democracy. (And then watch Trump *really* lose his s***.....)

22.07.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

What Americans accept as "feta cheese" and kalamata olives makes me sad...

21.07.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

18.07.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19388    πŸ” 5818    πŸ’¬ 392    πŸ“Œ 407

Can an American explain why our gas prices come in 9/10 of a penny?

17.07.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg that would be amazing!

14.07.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A reminder that an annual salary on minimum wage is now Β£25,396.80

14.07.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 10

I knew I'd struggle with culture shock. Gotta admit that I did not expect the U.S. international legal community to be the impetus for the first real round....

14.07.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same :)

14.07.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank The Council on American-Islamic Relations called on President Donald Trump to hold Israel accountable for the killing of U.S. citizen Sayfollah Musallet, 20.

Hey @nbcnews.com, the settlements aren't just "widely considered illegal by the International community." They have been deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice.

Language matters. Do better.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

14.07.2025 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! (And yes, that's what prompted it -- it was said to my brother, who shared it with me, and it made me incredibly happy.)

13.07.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that

13.07.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just learned a U.S. law professor I've never met called me "unfuckwithable" on the basis of something I wrote & I think this is the coolest compliment ever.

13.07.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ and me since 8!

13.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Handbasket has not been contacted by the FBI.

12.07.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5283    πŸ” 825    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 105

I learned today that perimenopause reduces a woman's tolerance for bullshit, and they're ability to not openly call it bullshit. I feel like my life finally makes sense.

12.07.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kudos to the @frontierairlines.bsky.social flight attendants on my flight into ATL who made *certain* that the 7 of us with short connections actually got off the plane first. This wasn't a "please be mindful" plea to passengers. This was a "you're not on those flights, so step aside" requirement.

12.07.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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