16 hours in, my guess this was all intended basically as a coup to put VP Delcy Rodriguez in power (likely without her knowledge but 🤷). At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario. All speculation, but let me explain:

Senator Bernie Sanders calls on the democratic world (Europe) to condemn Trump's "rank imperialism". But his words have fallen on deaf ears here in Europe, where our leaders have been too scared to criticise the US invasion of Venezuela.

Poutine, Trump et un continent dans la tenaille : 10 points sur la défense européenne en 2026

How deportation policies have evolved since the independence of the USA to reinforce the power and domination of business and (white) politicians. A must-read by William Spivey: goodmenproject.com/featured-con...

At a time when EU policy circles appear enthusiastic about the new “recipes” advanced by the NPMA, this article exposes the inconsistencies and harmful implications arising from unmonitored partnerships with non-EU countries. @statewatch.bsky.social www.statewatch.org/analyses/202...

Support the @fnv.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social campaign: Justice for Pawel Rudzki sacked for organising workers at Albert Heijn supermarket. www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaig...

Poland breached woman’s abortion rights, top European court ruled

NEWS PALESTINE Unpacking Israel's erasure of Palestine with Emile Badarin www.newarab.com/features/unp...

WHY? bbc.com/news/article...

If a government recognises Palestinian statehood then it recognises its right to exist. On that basis, that government cannot continue to fund and arm a state that is explicitly trying to destroy the newly recognised state. Otherwise you’re just doing an actual virtue signal.

🆘 Distress Call from Benghazi ⚠️ Two days ago, we received an SOS message from a group of women and children allegedly held in an EU-linked detention camp in Benghazi, Libya. Most of them are Eritrean. They reported daily rape and sexual violence, starvation, torture, and ransom demands. 1/2

Roger Berkowitz: "When ICE disappears individuals in unmarked vans [...] and refuses due process, it is not merely enforcing immigration policy. It is withdrawing the law’s protection from entire categories of people. [...] It is preparation for tyranny." medium.com/amor-mundi/d...

La Syrie modifie l'état civil des réfugiés palestiniens

‘The voices of our dead have not faded away’: the fight for the memory of genocide in Srebrenica

Remembering Srebrenica: 30 years of pain and denial 11 July this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...

Francesca Albanese is a truth teller. She has spoken out against the genocide of Palestinian civilians as UN representative. Trump is targeting her. Canada is totally silent. Mark Carney must be clear: either we support international law or we support gangster regimes.

It was my great honour to interview the one and only Francesca Albanese yesterday. Watch here, and find out why Trump and Rubio are so determined to stop her vital work: zeteo.com/p/israels-te...

Soutien total à Francesca Albanese. Elle mériterait d’être prix Nobel de la Paix 🕊️

US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza

I'm pleased to share the release of my new book: books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&...

#Algeria: RSF condemns the Tizi Ouzou court's decision to sentence French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes to 7 years in prison. A football writer & contributor to SoFoot magazine, he spent a year under a judicial control order & is now in jail just for doing his job. rsf.org/en/algeria-f...

🤔 Trump shows a message from Mark Rutte…

The ICC’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at the court have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. NGOs have stopped working with the ICC, the leader of one won’t even reply to ICC emails.

Over 1000 signatories now on the Lawyers’ Letter on Gaza

Important reminder (if needed) 👇

Many thanks to Dr. Pratyush Kumar for his detailed, original, and thought-provoking review of my book Filtering Populist Claims to Fight Populism nujslawreview.org/wp-content/u...

Syrian refugee, 19, praised after pinning down assailant in Hamburg knife attack

Our response to this government white paper on immigration

The news that Trump is going to sent migrants in the US to the hellhole detention centers in Libya comes the same day we learned that Trump wanted to send migrants to UKRAINE in the middle of a goddamn WAR ZONE.

Don’t look away. This is what Libya’s migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing. Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.

Romania is resitting the democracy test

There's a lot more to the deportation deal between Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele that you REALLY need to know about. WATCH:

En Tunisie, le procès pour complot contre l’Etat se termine en « folie judiciaire » https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/04/19/en-tunisie-le-proces-pour-complot-contre-l-etat-se-termine-en-folie-judiciaire_6597776_3212.html #infos #lemonde

Le plus destructeur des outils à disposition de la #Tunisie en matière de répression a été le recours aux arrestations et détentions arbitraires. Dans le #BriefDuJour de @lisamaier.bsky.social ⤵ www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

“When he came for the non-“homegrowns” I did nothing, because I wasn’t a non-homegrown.”

Ecco la dichiarazione del #Med5 sui #rimpatri dei #migranti in situazione irregolare. www.interno.gov.it/sites/defaul... Sono proposte vecchie e ripetitive. Nessuna comprensione dei problemi reali. Sono idee dozzinali, di paccottiglia...tanto per fare qualcosa (bene o male, non importa).

Fomenting Antisemitism open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Pure chaos and incompetence: Immigration attorneys across the country who are US citizens are receiving a notice that their parole has been terminated and that they must leave the country within seven days. open.substack.com/pub/austinko...

European leaders must cancel their official visits to this guy.

Please join us tomorrow evening to discuss growing concerns for Israel's fragile democracy. Details below.

If you are not furious at what our government did to these people, there’s something wrong with you.

ICYMI: Tomorrow—the 50501 Movement ignites nationwide with the “Hands Off!” protests—50 states, one unified voice against authoritarian overreach. More than a protest—a movement reclaiming our country’s core values.

Even if you aren't an author, or an artist of any sort, please consider signing this open letter to Congress. Let them know that you care about this, and that setting limits on AI use and training must be made mandatory. It's crucial for so many reasons! Protectdigitalidentity.org