Monica Iyer

@monicavisalam.bsky.social

Assistant Prof. at Georgia State University College of Law. Scholar working at the intersection of human rights and the environment. Alex Trebek called me a barracuda. Thigmotactic. She/her.

Atlanta, some comrades have been working for years on this exhibition about Kathleen Cleaver that opens tomorrow at the Auburn Avenue Research Library. Please help spread the word and visit yourselves. It runs until Jan 4, 2027 so you have time to visit. theworldsshemade.com

The World(s) She Made

Revolutionary icon, racial justice activist, and former Black Panther Party Communications Secretary Kathleen Neal Cleaver delves into her personal archive.

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"We could not administer the bar exam" is not an oopsie-whoopsie. It is a betrayal of the graduates who spent months of their lives and thousands of dollars putting aside everything in their lives to prepare for the exam. The appropriate response STARTS with "we're sorry," but it doesn't end there.

It is a year since the ICJ issued its landmark ruling on climate change... despite this, states and corporations continue to expand fossil fuel production in violation of international law causing billions of dollars of irreversible loss and damage

just posted a revised version of How Tech Took Over, about how decades of law and policy intended to secure the benefits of innovation and scientific advancement ended up elevating the tech industry as partners in public governance. so grateful to folks who gave comments and feedback!

How Tech Took Over

Technology firms play key roles in public governance. Their products enable forms of reasoning and data processing that modern agencies depend upon. Their data

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I'm heartbroken to share that Marvin (known to readers of There Is No Place for Us as Maurice) died earlier today in a workplace accident. He was 43. Natasha (Natalia in the book) asked me to share this news because she is too devastated to do so herself. We are all in shock.

Marvin, Natasha, and their newborn child

Marvin, one of the people profiled in Brian’s book ‘There Is No Place For Us’, died suddenly this week in a workplace accident. What we’re doing this morning is making sure Marvin’s family knows they’re not alone. Get in here.

Brian Goldstone@brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 2w ago

Marvin's family has now created a GofundMe to help with funeral expenses and to support Natasha and the kids in the difficult days ahead. If you're able to contribute or share the fundraiser, I'd be deeply grateful.

"I’m happy that the absurd proportion of my legs to my body fills you with a dim echo of what you used to call joy. I would be thrilled if your delight at me helped to knit you together as a species, but if I’m a betting raccoon, I don’t love the odds."

I’m Jimothy, the Short-Spined Raccoon Who Has Taken the Internet by Storm, and the Collective Weight of Your Adoration Is Breaking My Already-Compromised Back

“I’m happy that the absurd proportion of my legs to my body fills you with a dim echo of what you used to call joy. I would be thrilled if your delight at me...

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📍One year after the International Court of Justice's landmark Advisory Opinion on climate change, and following the UN General Assembly's overwhelming endorsement of the Opinion, global climate governance has reached a turning point. A 🧵

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