Heine Paus
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He/him. Laws of war, human rights ++. Former journalist (NRK). Feminist.
Anne Applebaum, so often read for her insightful work on authoritarianism and democratic decline, writing beautifully about Henry James's Venice instead. Delightful.
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Anne Applebaum
15 days ago
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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Eivind TrĂŠdal
19 days ago
Fem Är siden stormingen av Kongressen, og vi kan vel konkludere med at den stÞrste feilen som har blitt begÄtt i USA i dette Ärhundre var Ä ikke straffeforfÞlge Trump og slenge alle involverte i fengsel. Demokratier som ikke klarer Ä forsvare seg selv, dÞr.
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Filter Nyheter
19 days ago
I dag er det fem Är siden det hÞyreekstreme angrepet pÄ Kongressen i USA, som var kulminasjonen av trumpistenes kuppforsÞk etter det tapte 2020-valget. En av Trumps fÞrste ordre da han ble president pÄ nytt i fjor var Ä sette alle voldsmennene fri. Les om 15 av dem her (fra juli 2025):
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De gikk til voldelig angrep pÄ det amerikanske demokratiet. Trump satte dem fri - Filter Nyheter
Flere 6. januar-opprÞrere var del av ytre hÞyre-militser, hadde rulleblad fra tidligere, eller var sÄ voldelige at de ble nektet lÞslatelse fra varetekt.
https://filternyheter.no/de-gikk-til-voldelig-angrep-pa-det-amerikanske-demokratiet-trump-satte-dem-fri/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPJzV9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebFjjCvyXOKmozBYE3b8QNhhdM6iPtyEcCEk8_4SY_GzS6hGZ3idbo7gmDOI_aem_5UeXO5kAcjXEySNb0JYEJw
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Stig Eidissen
19 days ago
EU-medlemskap gir Norge et bedre forsvar pÄ flere mÄter. Den helt umiddelbare effekten er at som EU-medlem er vi en *hÞyere prioritert alliert* for land som Frankrike, Tyskland, Polen, Italia osv. Det gir bedre muligheter for at vi eksempelvis fÄr *nok hjelp* til Ä hÄndtere aggresjon mot Svalbard.
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Sarah Kay (she/her)
24 days ago
Itâs been a long and tough year. I hate NYE / NYD because of unrealistic expectations at times, that deflate us as the year rolls out. But this year, I want hope for everyone. An end to armed conflict for everyone. A commitment to community and not isolation. Building alongside one another. HNY!
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2026 blir et prÞvelsens Är for EU og Europa. OgsÄ vi i Norge mÄ henge med i svingene. Bra av Iver B. Neumann & Jozef Båtora.
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KRONIKK: 2026 blir et prÞvelsens Är for EU og Europa
Oppgavene stÄr i kÞ, skriver Jozef Båtora og Iver B. Neumann.
https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikk/i/zOGOer/2026-blir-et-proevelsens-aar-for-eu-og-europa
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Timothy Snyder
25 days ago
The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You canât hide from the politics of all that.
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Espen Klem
28 days ago
Fin video Ä ha nÄr AI-bobla sprekker. Da kan vi bruke den som eksempel pÄ et par ting. Ikke fyll organisasjonen din med religiÞse bullshitere. Og helt spesifikt, ansett en fagperson og ikke en milliardÊr som sjef for Oljefondet.
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Patricia Aas đąđłïžâđ
27 days ago
4/ They put this video on LinkedIn on purpose. And I canât tell if they had a zoomer video editor trolling them (and they didnât notice), or if this is an actual honest to god reenactment of the LinkedIn influencer who wakes up at 3 am to drink a green smoothie, hashtag hustle culture or whatever.
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A very interesting talk with Anne Applebaum
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Anna GĂĄt and Anne Applebaum: The Autocratic Moment: Myth or Reality?
YouTube video by Interintellect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I_OyWle2Lw
28 days ago
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C-REX
29 days ago
C-REX affiliate
@drkondor.bsky.social
tells The Guardian how extremist messaging is woven through cultural aspects of everyday life, both online and offline.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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âItâs frighteningâ: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: âYou can be radicalised sitting on your couchâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/27/its-frightening-how-far-right-is-infiltrating-everyday-culture
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Andrew D Thaler
29 days ago
Kristina Gjerde was a mentor to me in high seas policy. I, and many others, owe our careers to her. May her memory be a blessing.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/kris...
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Kristina Gjerde, defender of the deep ocean, has died
Half the planet lies outside any countryâs border. In those waters, rules have long been thinner than the myths: freedom to fish meant freedom to take; âout of sightâ became âout of mind.â The deep oc...
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/kristina-maria-gjerde/
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Anders H. Eide
about 1 month ago
Norway deeply regrets new US sanctions against judges of the International Criminal Court. Norway unequivocally supports the ICC and urges all states to refrain from actions that could compromise its ability to perform its mandate impartially and independently
#ICC
www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-str...
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ICC strongly rejects new U.S. sanctions designations against two ICC Judges
The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against Judge Gocha Lordkipanidze (Georgia) and Judge Erdenebalsuren Damdin (Mongolia). These additional designations follow the earlier designation of nine elected officials of the Judiciary and the Office of the Prosecutor, drawn from all regional groups.These sanctions are a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution which operates pursuant to the mandate conferred by its States Parties from across regions. Such measures targeting judges and prosecutors who were elected by the States Parties undermine the rule of law. When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk.As previously stated, the Court stands firmly behind its personnel and behind victims of unimaginable atrocities. It will continue to carry out its mandate with independence and impartiality, in full accordance with the Rome Statute and in the interest of victims of international crimes.The ICC values the consistent demonstrations of solidarity of States Parties, civil society and all those who support the rule of law and justice for the victims of international crimes. The Court will continue its work, with all partners, to ensure the effective and independent implementation of its mandate.For more information, please contact the ICC Public Affairs Unit:
[email protected]
. You can also follow the Courtâs activities on Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Flickr
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongly-rejects-new-us-sanctions-designations-against-two-icc-judges
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Alicja Polakiewicz
about 1 month ago
Very interesting analysis of a recent universal jurisdiction case from Finland. Recommended reading!
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Mareike Ohlberg
about 2 months ago
I feel like a broken record telling media, universities, and think tanks that falling in line and enabling an authoritarian takeover won't save you from the authoritarian's reprisals. It just marks you as an idiot who can be squeezed for more concessions.
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Patricia Aas đąđłïžâđ
11 months ago
Everyone should see this YouTube Short with EUs top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Russian Negotiation Techniques.
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Kaja Kallas on #Russian Negotiation Tactics #shorts
YouTube video by Munich Security Conference
https://youtube.com/shorts/u1cTRn5tBs8?si=wV3flBDuNo7n45aq
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Patricia Aas đąđłïžâđ
about 1 month ago
This period of history is going to suck. All CEOs and politicians have turned into the most annoying Blockchain Bros. If anyone is wondering why the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund is funding this bubbleâŠ
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German Marshall Fund
about 2 months ago
đ”đ± Two years since taking office in Poland, the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has made limited progress in repairing the rule of law. GMFâs ReThink.CEE Fellow Anna WĂłjcik explains how political stalemate and looming elections leave Poland stuck in a limited phase of repair.
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Polandâs Rule-of-Law Repair: Trapped in Institutional Paralysis?
Summary
https://www.gmfus.org/news/polands-rule-law-repair-trapped-institutional-paralysis
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Jon Worth
about 2 months ago
I have - in all seriousness - a retired European Commission Director General arguing on my LinkedIn that European Commissioners should keep posting on X as "could you chart the right policy course without being immersed in the whole range of the debate" What bit of this from Musk does he not get?
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The Bulwark
about 2 months ago
The 1930s called, they want their foreign policy back
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Trumpâs National Security Strategy: Atlas Shrugs
Hopefully the policy document wonât have much to do with the administrationâs actions.
https://lnk.thebulwark.com/4pZ5Xg8
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Jewish Women's Archive
2 months ago
This Jewish Playwright's Show Was Cancelled Because of Anti-DEI Initiatives: Zoe Senese-Grossberg's play 'Boy My Greatness,' a historical fiction piece about the boys who played Shakespeareâs women, was cancelled at the University of Central Oklahoma due to anti-DEI initiatives:
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Timothy Snyder
2 months ago
A wise review by Holly Case of an excellent book by Iryna Vushko.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Holly Case · Thin Pink Glaze: Habsburg Legacies
We still live in the long shadow of Habsburg disintegration. In addition to the lingering legacy of 19th-century state...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/holly-case/thin-pink-glaze
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Jonas Bals
about 2 months ago
Ikke bidra til Ă„ normalisere fascisme. Blitt intervjuet av Fri Fagbevegelse:
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Jonas Bals med nye rÄd til antifascistisk arbeid
NĂ„ handler det om Ă„ stoppe normaliseringen av hverdagsfascismen, mener Jonas Bals
https://frifagbevegelse.no/loaktuelt/na-handler-det-om-a-stoppe-normaliseringen-av-fascisme-mener-jonas-bals-6.158.1174935.3dc1c6ebaa
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Anne Applebaum
about 2 months ago
same
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Sarah Kay (she/her)
2 months ago
Oh look lawfare against political opponents
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Timothy Snyder
2 months ago
"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse" "Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
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The Grift Bubble
A Political Theory of American Collapse
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-bubble
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Philip Leventhal
3 months ago
"[A]uthoritarian regimes are reinventing 'news' as a weapon to oppress opposition...This book is the ultimate guide to this brave *news* world."--Peter Pomerantsev DICTATING REALITY, by Martin Moore and ThomasColley.
bit.ly/3Xbzab9
@martinjemoore.bsky.social
@columbiaup.bsky.social
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee
2 months ago
Yesterday, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and SergeyTikhanovsky received the
#MagnitskyAward
for âoutstanding political oppositionâ. They are marathon runners for democracy, at significant personal cost. The NHC congratulates both of them. (Norw.)
@gmjcampaign.bsky.social
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Magnitskij-prisen til Sviatlana Tikhanovskaja og Sergej Tikhanovskij
- Vi mÄ aldri gi opp Ä arbeide for et fritt og demokratisk Belarus, sa Sviatlana Tsikanouskaja da hun mottok Magnitskij-prisen for 2025.
https://nhc.no/magnitskij-prisen-til-sviatlana-tikhanovskaja-og-sergej-tikhanovskij/
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Ivar Dale
3 months ago
Jeg har en kronikk pÄ trykk i dag. Alvorlig tema. Nord-Koreas bidrag til Russlands invasjonskrig har fÄtt mye oppmerksomhet. Mindre kjent er det at mange kontraktsoldater fra de sentral-asiatiske republikkene mister livet pÄ slagmarken i Ukraina.
www.panoramanyheter.no/asia-russlan...
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Mange veier fĂžrer til Kyiv â en av dem gĂ„r gjennom Sentral-Asia
Ukrainerne kjemper mot sentral-asiatiske fremmedkrigere. Norge kan bidra til Ă„ stanse tilstrĂžmmingen.
https://www.panoramanyheter.no/asia-russland-ukraina/mange-veier-forer-til-kyiv-en-av-dem-gar-gjennom-sentral-asia/406833
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Shouts - Music from the Rooftops!
3 months ago
Three young Russian musicians from the band Stoptime were arrested in St. Petersburg for performing songs by artists labeled as "foreign agents." Lead singer Diana Loginova now faces charges related to discrediting the Russian armed forces.
wp.me/p9bfOT-542
#freestoptime
#freeNaoko
#artistsatrisk
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Singing these banned songs can land you in jail in Russia
Discover the story of Stoptime, the brave Russian band arrested for playing banned music in St. Petersburg and igniting a wave of protest.
https://wp.me/p9bfOT-542
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Christopher Pahle
3 months ago
Og hvis du tenker det jeg sier pÄ bildene er abstrakte festtalefloskler: I dag skriver VGs Ole Kristian StrÞm om "Russlands modigste kvinne", 18 Är gamle Diana Loginova, som har hisset pÄ seg Putins regime ved Ä fremfÞre forbudte protestsanger pÄ nett.
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Anne Applebaum
3 months ago
For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee
3 months ago
On November 6, US President
#Trump
will host
#CentralAsia
leaders. They need to discuss human rights. US should return to international human rights mechanisms and respect press freedoms, while Central Asian leaders should stop repressive laws, the crackdown on media, and release political prisoners
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Central Asian leaders and the US must urge each other to respect human rights
While the summit presents a vital opportunity to strengthen economic ties and enhance regional security, the meeting should not overlook persistent human rights violations across Central Asia and a recent backsliding in rights in the region. The U.S. administration should seize the opportunity to establish closer ties and deeper integration with the Central Asian countries, [âŠ]
https://nhc.no/en/central-asian-leaders-and-the-us-must-urge-each-other-to-respect-human-rights/
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Glimrende av
@jilltxt.bsky.social
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Teknologien truer kunnskapssystemet vÄrt. Men den norske staten har slukt tekgigantenes PR rÄtt.
Les kronikken.
https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/LMyAwR/stopp-bruken-av-kunstig-intelligens-til-kunnskapsarbeid
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My grandparents lived 500 meters from the Berlin Wall when it was built. I never visited Russia or the US in the early 2000s, when the world was relatively open. Now I feel like I missed out on both countries.
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I only discovered
@teenvogue.com
's excellent political coverage and unparalleled journalistic integrity this year. Alas, management learned the opposite lesson.
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Kelly Lynne DâAngelo âš
3 months ago
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue. weâll all subscribe en masse
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Energi og Klima
3 months ago
Et massivt flertall i EU-parlamentets utenrikskomité ber EU-institusjonene om Ä arbeide aktivt for norsk, islandsk og grÞnlandsk medlemskap.
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GĂ„r mot klart flertall i EU-parlamentet for Ă„ fremme norsk og islandsk EU-medlemskapÂ
Et massivt flertall i EU-parlamentets utenrikskomitĂ© ber EU-institusjonene om Ă„ arbeide aktivt for norsk, islandsk og grĂžnlandsk medlemskap. Â
https://energiogklima.no/nyhet/brussel/gar-mot-klart-flertall-i-eu-parlamentet-for-a-fremme-norsk-og-islandsk-eu-medlemskap/
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Arnfinn Pettersen
3 months ago
Humanistprisen 2025 tildeles
@bjornjberger.bsky.social
, for "hans arbeid med Ä avdekke og korrigere feilaktige pÄstander om den russiske invasjonen i Ukraina".
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Humanistprisen til BjĂžrn Johan Berger for kamp mot russisk propaganda
Human-Etisk Forbund deler ut Humanistprisen 2025 til BjĂžrn Johan Berger (64) for hans innsats mot misinformasjon i norske medier. Prisen hedrer hansâŠ
https://www.human.no/aktuelt/humanistprisen-til-bjorn-johan-berger-for-kamp-mot-russisk-propaganda
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee
3 months ago
Pressure and attacks on democracy are increasing in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Europe.
#Norway
should increase its support for democracy and human rights, and support
#civilsociety
as the first line of defence for democracy in our region! Read our proposals for the national budget (Norw)
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Styrk motstandskraften, stĂžtt sivilsamfunnet
Ăkt press mot sivilsamfunnet i Russland, SĂžr-Kaukasus, Sentral-Asia og andre europeiske land bĂžr medfĂžre Ăžkt stĂžtte til demokrati og menneskerettigheter i disse omrĂ„dene som er svĂŠrt utsatt for russis...
https://nhc.no/styrk-motstandskraften-stott-sivilsamfunnet/
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Articles of War
4 months ago
The
#ICRC
Customary
#IHL
Study is a reference point for IHL rules that have attained the status of customary law. Mina RadonÄiÄ explores the possibility that the Study could equally explicitly signal issues where State practice is not consistent enough.
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Revisiting Customary IHL Series - Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom? - Lieber Institute West Point
The Study could explicitly signal issues where State practice is not (yet) consistent enough to demonstrate the existence of a custom.
https://lieber.westpoint.edu/non-finito-should-study-also-identify-norms-not-custom/
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Dette var veldig bra fra Ă pne HĂžyre.
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Tid for Ä stÄ opp for vÄre verdier
Vi kan vÊre uenige om politikk, men aldri om folks rett til Ä vÊre seg selv. Dette skiller oss fra ytterliggÄende og populistiske krefter.
https://www.minerva.no/hoyre-lhbt-lhbt-rettigheter/tid-for-a-sta-opp-for-vare-verdier/486301
3 months ago
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Anne Applebaum
3 months ago
Americans are on the verge of losing their ability to choose their government. But they don't seem to have realized it yet.
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Feminist Legal Studies
4 months ago
đŁđłïžââ§ïž Call for Papers We are inviting papers for our special issue, âFeminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope.â The issue will be dedicated to trans-inclusive feminist legal analysis that addresses attacks on trans rights & lives. Details below. Please share.
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TomĂĄĆĄ MorochoviÄ
5 months ago
why do the US House Judiciary Committee hearings sound like podcast titles for some loony alt-right website? 'Entering the Golden Age: Ending the Weaponization of the Justice Department' 'How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda'
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House Judiciary Committee Republicans
https://judiciary.house.gov
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Commissioner for Human Rights
3 months ago
The situation is nothing short of dire. In my
#IEVilnius2025
speech today, I addressed the âperfect stormâ facing
#LGBTI
people, including rising populism and a weakening political centre ground. Now is the time for fierce determination. đ
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
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Hope as a duty: standing up against the storm - Commissioner OâFlaherty at ILGA Europe 2025 - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Vilnius, Lithuania 23/10/2025
https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/hope-as-a-duty-standing-up-against-the-storm-commissioner-o-flaherty-at-ilga-europe-2025
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Protect Democracy
3 months ago
When nonviolent social and pro-democracy movements reach a certain critical mass, they overwhelmingly tend to succeed. Read our democracy-by-the numbers analysis of how protests can break an autocratâs illusion of invincibility:
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/whats-so-special-about-35-percent
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Whatâs so special about 3.5 percent?
5 million people protesting for democracy is a very big deal
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/whats-so-special-about-35-percent
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Jeg ble kjent med Fredrik S. da vi begge jobbet som reportere i Dagsnytt pÄ 2000-tallet (min fÞrste betalte jobb). Vi var begge unge, men han var et par Är eldre. Jeg var aller yngst i nyhetene pÄ Marienlyst pÄ den tiden, tror jeg, hvertfall i Dagsnytt/Dagsrevyen.
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Anne Applebaum
3 months ago
Whoever is the next Democratic presidential candidate should vow to tear down the hideous ballroom and rebuild the Rose Garden, I bet there are a lot of votes in that
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