The #RaulCastro indictment continues a worrying US trend: using prosecutions for foreign policy leverage. Here's a short forthcoming contribution to the Fordham International Law Journal about the Maduro prosecution that traces this evolution and its implications. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

"Wiping out an entire civilization is the definition of genocide. Any order given to that effect must be refused by every service member up and down the chain — period." — Major General Paul D. Eaton U.S. Army (Retired) Senior Advisor to @votevets.org

VoteVets@votevets.org · 4mo ago

EMERGENCY RELEASE from Gen. Eaton.

Best headline on this so far

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

JD Vance accuses EU of ‘interference’ as he visits Hungary to help Orbán win election

Jan 26, 2026 - National Defense Strategy "No longer will the Department be distracted by interventionism, endless wars, regime change, and nation building." media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...

a group of dogs standing next to each other with the words `` squirrel ? '' written on the bottom .

ALT: a group of dogs standing next to each other with the words `` squirrel ? '' written on the bottom .

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There's a lot going on in the world, but I felt moved to write about the danger that Albertan separatists are being sold a bill of goods ... www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

These Albertans say they want independence. What they’ll get is subservience to America

There are few viable legal pathways to an independent Alberta.

thestar.com

Oped alert: Countries Should Reject Trump's Board of Peace theopinionpages.com/2026/01/coun...

Countries should reject Trump’s Board of Peace | The Opinion Pages

Multiple countries have declined to join Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace, but others are reportedly still considering it. The board, with its billion-dollar price tag for admission to permanent memb...

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The pettiness is rivaled only by the completely self-defeating nature of these actions, which will make the United States less safe, less influential, and less able to respond to evolving global threats.

Noah Barkin@noahbarkin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Anong the international bodies from which the US is withdrawing: - International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law - European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats - UN Office on Violence Against Children www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

www.justsecurity.org/128073/head-...

Head of State Immunity and Maduro on Trial

An international law professor answers frequently asked questions about immunity and Nicolás Maduro's arrest.

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A primer in The Green Bag on head of state and foreign official immunity under international and U.S. law for those interested. #Maduro #prosecution greenbag.org/v14n1/v14n1_...

This short essay on Criminal Law Beyond Borders might be useful to those thinking about operation Absolute Resolve in the context of transnational law enforcement (with the caveat that using military force is a UN Charter issue, not a law enforcement matter): illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/u...

POTUS sounds drunk, half asleep, or both. And he’s been given a blank check by SCOTUS, Congress, and billionaires.

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 7mo ago

US President Donald Trump threatens to invade and attack other countries: “We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." #VenezuelaInvasion

1. Violations of the UN Charter make us all less secure 2. See #1 above 3. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

Instead of a theater of war, Trump and Hegseth are engaging in WAR THEATER. That doesn’t make it lawful (not that they care). Appreciated the chance to talk with expert colleagues about why we should all be very concerned. www.cnas.org/events/u-s-m...

The Boat Strikes: Drug Trafficking, Military Engagement, and the Law

military action related to international drug trafficking. military activities outside the context of a recognized military engagement present important…

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With thanks to my co-author @keitnerlaw.com, we’ve got a new OpEd up @thehill.com with a reminder for Congress about the lessons of the Air Bridge program:

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Canada once spoke out against unlawful American military action. Why it’s time to do so again now

Canada must stand up for international law.

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This 🧵 is just the antidote I need to out descent into a police state #DCSandwichGuy

Dave Jamieson@jamieson.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer. Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss. 'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.

This thread is insane

JW Mason@jwmason.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ

This should be getting more attention but seems to have been overshadowed by the Bolton indictment

JDSAzimuth.me@jdsazimuth.me · 10mo ago

@radiofreetom.bsky.social Leaders know when to signal trouble

“According to Secretary of State Rubio, President Trump was given the option of conducting a maritime interdiction but instead elected to blow up the vessel to send a message.” @bcfinucane.bsky.social @justsecurity.org breaks down the legal issues. Zero regard for human lives.

Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This strike is outright murder even if you accept all the legal arguments the Obama admin made in support of its drone strikes, which you shouldn’t. www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...

As far as I can tell, not even a pretense that this strike complies with international law in any way shape or form. How exactly are we supposed to complain when the United States is on the receiving end of such strikes by other countries? Or do we just not care anymore?

Wesley Morgan@wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Rubio’s tweet announcing a US military strike somewhere in the Caribbean…if I’m not mistaken, first combat action by SOUTHCOM since the Clinton administration called off the invasion of Haiti three decades ago.

Diplomacy R.I.P. (again/still) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...

U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say

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No words

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 12mo ago

US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.

This 👇 #ICJ #Climate

Mike Becker@mikebecker.bsky.social · last yr.

State acceptance matters a lot if you want the advisory opinion to be anything more than a piece of paper. A key consideration is how litigants at the state level will now seek to leverage various aspects of the ICJ opinion in domestic courts.

Worth reading.

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · last yr.

Here is the full letter Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, sent to colleagues: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Whatever happened behind the scenes, it sure feels like a bait and switch.

David Faris@davidfaris.bsky.social · last yr.

Among many other things this is a proliferation nightmare. The lesson learned will be never negotiate with the United States.

This

Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social · last yr.

It's infuriating how 99% of the coverage of this new war doesn't bother to mention that it is happening because we had an agreement to limit and monitor Iran's nuclear program, which even Trump's own aides said was working, and he blew it up because it was negotiated under Obama.

The ball is in Congress’s court to save US diplomacy. thefulcrum.us/ethics-leade...

Why Congress Must Counteract Trump’s Dangerous Diplomacy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s May 31 speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore was no ordinary one. He accused China of posing a “real” and “imminent” threat, leading China to a...

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The ball is in Congress’s court to save US diplomacy. thefulcrum.us/ethics-leade...

Why Congress Must Counteract Trump’s Dangerous Diplomacy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s May 31 speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore was no ordinary one. He accused China of posing a “real” and “imminent” threat, leading China to a...

thefulcrum.us

Important 🧵

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · last yr.

The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world. They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.

@jamisonfoser.bsky.social has a point ...

Jamison Foser@jamisonfoser.bsky.social · last yr.

between Elon's ransacking of the government and Palantir's government contracts I feel like there's a pretty good chance they *both* have the nuclear codes and they *both* have all our personal data