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Andrew Novak
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Instructional Associate Professor of Criminology Law & Society, George Mason University 🐨 clemency/pardons, tribal law, comparative law, punishment, sport history ⚽️🏳️‍🌈

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · Feb 4
My article about the Queen’s 1968 death penalty commutations in Rhodesia - which were ignored by the Smith regime as it carried out its first post-UDI executions, is now live. 😁 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Contesting the Royal Prerogative of Mercy: The Queen’s Pardons and the 1968 Constitutional Crisis over the Death Penalty in Rhodesia
In 1968, the Queen attempted to use her royal prerogative of mercy to prevent the executions of three condemned men in Rhodesia who were convicted of political murders. Though she was still the Rho...
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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · 23h
Kielbasa and pierogies 🤩

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Matthew Hahn @matthewhahn.com · 1d
While I was in prison, I was the food procurement clerk. It was my job to work with the first cook to design the daily food menu and then make sure the men were fed on a budget of $2.60 per person per day.

How I helped make the best Christmas prison meal, a thread.

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 2d
Very interested to see that the parliamentary debates of New Guinea (1934-41) and Papua New Guinea under Australian rule (1952-75), as well as independent PNG (1975-99), have now been digitised by Trove.

www.library.gov.au/news-media/p...
Papua New Guinea: 50 years of Independence | National Library of Australia (NLA)
Explore parliamentary debates relating to the Independence of Papua New Guinea.
www.library.gov.au

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 3d
By chronicling the long history of Native land dispossession through financial paternalism, Vested Interests by Emilie Connolly reveals the unequal dividends of colonialism in the United States.

Out now (20 Jan UK pub).

Read a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#History
Vested Interests: Trusteeship and Native Dispossession in the United States by Emilie Connolly

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5d
At least nine people have been killed and 10 wounded in a mass shooting in the Bekkersdal township.
Manhunt underway after at least 9 killed in South Africa mass shooting
At least nine people have been killed and 10 wounded in a mass shooting in the Bekkersdal township.
www.aljazeera.com

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · 21d
The “good” news is that everything will get so much worse by the midterms that a few seats in Texas probably won’t make much difference 🤡

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CNN @cnn.com · 23d
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
www.cnn.com

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 23d
No prison job has ever stimulated me as much as Braille transcriber.
How I Learned to Transcribe Braille in Prison
Braille books, business cards and tactile maps are often crafted in prisons throughout the U.S. The job is more fun than most prison work.
prisonjournalismproject.org

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 24d
🚨 Major #ICC news:

Libyan national Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is in ICC custody in The Hague following his surrender from Germany. He faces charges relating to alleged war crimes & crimes against humanity committed in Libya's detention centres. icc-cpi.int/news/situati... #ASP24
Situation in Libya: Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri in ICC custody
Today, 1 December 2025, Mr Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC or “the Court”). Mr El Hishri, a national of Libya, was arrested on 16 J...
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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · 25d
If you compliment anything I’m wearing I’ll tell you about how good the sale was 😎 it’s how midwesterners communicate

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · 25d
His role is Edith Galt Wilson 🫠
mmasnick.bsky.social Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 25d
What is Jared Kushner's job in the administration?
onestpress.onestnetwork.com Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25d
I’d rather question why is Kushner there and why is he laying out a vision? We did not vote him into any gov position nor the senate we voted for has approved his candidacy.

This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · 25d
Frog and toad are in a warm pot of water on the stove. The water is gradually getting warmer 🫠

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 25d
What is Jared Kushner's job in the administration?
onestpress.onestnetwork.com Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25d
I’d rather question why is Kushner there and why is he laying out a vision? We did not vote him into any gov position nor the senate we voted for has approved his candidacy.

This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
Sergiy Kyslytsya M @SergiyKyslytsya X.com It's been a good start of the ongoing meeting. Very engaging and so far constructive. Warm atmosphere, conducive to potential progressive outcome. Great leadership of@marcorubio. As in Geneva I appreciate the attitude of @jaredkushner, and how he lays out a vision.

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 28d
India has an opportunity to set a new standard for the Commonwealth Games, one that safeguards #HumanRights, and by doing so, can also give its Olympic bid a boost.
🔗 Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 29d
One vote short: Parliament fails to block Western Sahara labelling act
One vote short: Parliament fails to block Western Sahara labelling act
MEPs miss the chance to rebuke the Commission's fast-tracked Morocco trade measure
dlvr.it

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · Nov 23
Noncitizen voting in local elections was common during the 18th and parts of the 19th centuries and some municipalities in the U.S. have revived the practice. New York City passed a law permitting it, but this year it was struck down.
Ahead of Mayor Race, Noncitizen New Yorkers Grapple with a Voting Policy Failure to Launch
For a brief moment, it seemed some noncitizen New Yorkers may gain the right to vote locally. But with the law struck down earlier this year, they remain at the margins.
boltsmag.org

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · Nov 23
“These sanctions affect every aspect of my daily life... Placing people under sanctions plunges them into a state of constant anxiety and powerlessness, with the aim of discouraging them.” - #ICC Judge Nicolas Guillou on US sanctions: thenational.scot/news/25639977.…#ASP2424
ICC judge says sanctions from Donald Trump 'affect every aspect of my life'
AN international judge who was sanctioned by Donald Trump for approving arrest warrants for Israeli leaders has described how the punishment affects…
https://thenational.scot/news/25639977.…

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Joshua Shaw @joshuashaw.bsky.social · Nov 23
Call for papers:

The Canadian Law and Society Association is holding its annual meeting on 10-12 June 2026 at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Abstracts (along with a 1-page CV) should be submitted by 30 January 2026.

Details in English and French: www.acds-clsa.ca/uploads/1/2/...
www.acds-clsa.ca

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · Nov 22
Checked out every gay bar in Atlanta 😎👍🏽

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · Nov 21
British Society of Criminology is also in Nottingham right after 👀 was looking at it

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · Nov 21
An absolute scandal compounded in this case by failure of French government and EU institutions to forcefully react and sanction in turn those who have sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors. Makes a total mockery of FR/EU's repeated commitment to the rule of law/ICC

www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · Nov 20
At least Rhodesia made it to 14 years 🫠

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · Nov 20
I love this profile of a thriving Chinatown in Bamako by @rchason.bsky.social. The presence of ordinary Chinese entrepreneurs across Africa is always so much more grassroots and diverse than people might think if they only read 'Belt & Road' coverage
Inside a thriving Chinatown neighborhood in the heart of West Africa
Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako but the advance of Islamist militants has them questioning their futures.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Michela Wrong @michelawrong.bsky.social · Nov 20
I've bought the book - haven't yet read it. Interesting interview and review. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: ‘Who is part of the nation and who is not?’
After being expelled from his homeland in 1972, the academic has grappled with questions of political belonging – a major theme of his son’s mayoral campaign
www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social · Nov 18
Just a big battery charger on wheels

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · Nov 18
“Sheikh Hasina committed crimes against humanity by her incitement, order, and failure to take punitive measures."

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction: www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/a... #Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction | CNN
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent suppression of student protests last year that l...
www.cnn.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · Nov 17
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.

He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Nov 17
Israeli authorities have been systematically abusing Palestinian prisoners with impunity, according to PHRI.
Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza war: Report
Israeli authorities have been systematically abusing Palestinian prisoners with impunity, according to PHRI.
bit.ly

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FAMM Foundation @famm.org · Nov 16
FCC allows prisons, jails to charge more for phone and video calls
(via @iowacapitaldispatch.com)
https://pulse.ly/zt2bimfbns
FCC allows prisons, jails to charge more for phone and video calls • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back limits on how much companies can charge for phone and video calls in prisons.
pulse.ly

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Reveal @revealnews.org · Nov 16
Chris Mack, who'd been locked up in the Rankin County jail, detailed how a jailhouse assault had left him with broken ribs and two black eyes.

But it wasn’t just guards who attacked him. Mack said a group of inmates joined in—men in the jail’s Trusty Inmate Program, who had special privileges.
How a Mississippi jail turned its inmates into weapons
After a violent scandal involving his deputies, a popular sheriff survived calls to resign. But another scandal was already brewing in his county jail.
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