Trump's weaponization of "terrorism" hides the administration's own uses of terror and reveals the threat of arbitrary power. Sharing this op ed I wrote for ABC Religion & Ethics www.abc.net.au/religion/jes...

So many law review articles and he just tweeted it out

They started a war of choice for absolutely no reason, with no real strategy and no real preparation, and the end result will be a global situation that is, in every single way, worse than what it was when they started.

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after. It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.

I spoke with @NPR about the U.S. strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed at least 165 civilians: "At every level, civilian protection has been deprioritized . . . A modern army has to fight according to the law, and the law requires that you protect civilians." www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

An immigration case in Minnesota modeled how to hold the Trump administration accountable for violating court orders. JoAnna Suriani on the lessons learned: www.justsecurity.org/131966/trump...

The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.

Be sure to also check out the video abstract below! 📺👇

'Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia' 🌎 New Review of International Studies article and video abstract by Neil Christopher Renic and Jessica Wolfendale co-authored with Christopher Elliott 🌟 Read and watch it here! 👉 https://ow.ly/WIKs50XAtge

Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders. What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."

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 1/2

👏 Hegseth did not commit a war crime👏 👏There are no war crimes without war👏 👏 Hegseth ordered mass murder 👏

When you want a side of feudalism with your chicken and chips

🚨New First View Article🚨 "Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess! Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1

Thrilled to share that my book American Torture and American Terrorism: The Myth of American Decency is now available for pre-order from OUP! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

The Trump regime is lying, again, so they can terrorize immigrant communities with impunity. We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted. https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges

How do states keep getting away with war crimes? Check out my new paper with @ncrenic.bsky.social and Christopher Elliot on apologist narratives for war crimes - and it's open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Always getting those lists of Most Cited Philosophers or Works Featuring in the SEP Most Often or whatever and when you look there's never nothing by any women or POC. Well, finally, thanks to President Trump, a list of philosophical works has come out which heavily features women and black people!

When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'

The policy to starve Gaza’s population was the basis of the #ICC warrant against Netanyahu. It is a war crime. apnews.com/article/isra...

No Other Land wins the Academy Award: "When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control. There is a different path." youtu.be/3gzo7PiFiaM?...

He nails it.

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

Medicaid didn't go offline because it was too "woke." School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants. Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people. All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.

Airwars on the first 25 days of Gaza “By almost every metric, the harm to civilians from the first month of the Israeli campaign in Gaza is incomparable with any 21st century air campaign. It is by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict for civilians that Airwars has ever documented.”

To establish genocidal intent, Amnesty examined Israel’s overall pattern of conduct in Gaza, analysed racist, dehumanising and genocidal statements by senior Israeli officials and considered the context of Israel’s apartheid system, unlawful occupation & inhumane blockade

1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...

The number of Palestinians killed since the start of Israel's war on Gaza has risen to at least 44,363, with another 105,070 wounded, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

83% of plant life in Gaza has been destroyed. Israel's genocide is making Gaza uninhabitable - and our media outlets are complicit by suppressing the truth. New post 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/83-all-pla...

Don’t keep me in the loop anymore I wanna be completely out of the loop. Nowhere near the loop. I don’t want to even see a loop from here on out.

ICC charges against a democratic leader set a dangerous precedent that the law applies equally to everyone

Catch up on our recent analysis: • Israel-Hamas War / ICC arrest warrants • Russia-Ukraine War • Symposium: Technology / Atrocity prevention • United Nations / Crimes against humanity • Abu Ghraib • September 11 / Accountability • Sanctions www.justsecurity.org/104905/diges...

I know all eyes are on Netanyahu but it deserves to be mentioned that the ICC has also carefully looked at Hamas violence on 7 October and against hostages

January 11 will be the 23rd "anniversary" of the illegal detention camps at Guantanamo Bay. In the weeks immediately prior/following, several big issues are scheduled to be litigated - my client Ammar's right to an independent medical eval; the suppression of torture evidence; and the plea deals. 👇🏾

This story by my @washingtonpost.com colleagues about the toll of Israel's air war on Lebanon's children is devastating. "The bodies of the adults had long since been retrieved. Pieces of the children, though, were still being found everywhere." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Israeli Holocaust historian on Gaza: “That is genocide.” Genocide studies professor Omer Bartov discusses Gaza, Israel's far right, antisemitism, and more with Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Watch here: zeteo.com/p/that-is-ge...

"The developments in this report lead the Special Committee to conclude that the policies and practices of Israel during the reporting period are consistent with the characteristics of genocide" - from the UN Special Committee that, ignored by our media documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge...

A year on from the IDF's assault on Gaza's largest hospital, it has yet to provide any compelling evidence to suggest facility was a Hamas HQ, as alleged by Isreal and US. Attack set the tone for a campaign that has since decimated Gaza's medical system. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...

It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!

Delighted to be a contributor to this excellent volume, edited by Cian O'Driscoll and Daniel Brunstetter! My chapter argues that Charles Mills's work reveal how just war theory reflects and reinforces colonialist and white supremacist assumptions. www.routledge.com/Just-War-Thi...