"If Duterte . . . can be arrested, it serves as a reminder to other populists that legal mechanisms can outlast their reigns. Justice may be slow, but it is not always absent. As the Martin Luther King, Jr. adage goes, the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

If this is your idea of being great, I want nothing to do with you.

This administration continues to snub its nose at the rule of law while it bullies the public into submitting to its ideology. As the article notes, "An immigration court can revoke a green card but government departments do not have that power." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Republicans have control ... and could make any cuts they wanted through the normal course of legislation, but they are not doing so because they know those programs are popular. Instead, they are turning the project over to Musk." Cowards. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-2...

The mineral resources in Ukraine's occupied territories are not Russia's to give away. Selling them and pocketing the profit would be a violation of the law of occupation.

“But when I got here one of the first calls I made was to President Putin ... and they want to end this war, so that’s a big thing.” 🙄 If Putin wanted to end the war - which he started - he could. He could stop shooting drones and missiles over Ukraine. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Absolutely shameful. wapo.st/41gmlOo

This was... predictable. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

"To lose my healthcare coverage in the middle of my pregnancy and all I get is “best of luck to you” is a showcase of civil irresponsibility and a lack of morality for human rights," said one former employee of the Veterans Affairs department.

A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

Three and a half weeks in, and I am so incredibly disgusted with this new administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to #GTMO: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/w...

👏 www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Exciting news out of #Ukraine - an indictment in a #warcrimes case stemming from war-related harm to the environment. An important step in closing the impunity gap. globalrightscompliance.com/2025/02/06/u...

#GTMO continues to be a stain on US history. This is so shameful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"None of the [11] released men had been charged with crimes during their two decades of detention." Yes, you read that correctly - *twenty years* of detention without being charged with a crime. #GTMO continues to be a stain on our reputation. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...