The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not wind down its programming and close for two years of renovations – at least for now n.pr/4uIQCD8

Lots of international lessons and resources here for US state and local educators, human rights offices, and civil society organizations worried about online rumors and propaganda: democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-local-... By @theodolan.bsky.social !

Human rights agencies in the US are doing amazing work but facing lots of mis- and disinformation. My article offers some ideas for how human rights colleagues can build their resilience to these threats: democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-local-...

SCOOP — Select State Department offices will start moving into the US Institute of Peace building as early as next week, The Handbasket is first to report, with Kristi Noem’s “Shield of the Americas” among them. This is despite ongoing litigation since the DOGE raid on the building last March.

Here's a thread featuring clips of key moments from the DC Metropolitan Police body camera footage of the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that I obtained as a result of my FOIA lawsuit:

Our int’l correspondents and local reporters around the world are the finest, most impressive and dedicated people I’ve ever had the privilege of working with. It is beyond belief that WaPo leaders could end all of this as soon as next week, retreating from the globe at such a perilous moment.

In terms of "efficiency," money for foreign aid (not all of which was dispersed through USAID) constituted less than 1% of the US budget, but its impact was WIDELY felt. Saying that shuttering USAID was a meaningful savings is like taking only your underwear out of a very overweight suitcase