Dalindyebo Shabalala (he/him)
@dyebo.bsky.social
Prof of Law @Suffolk University Law School. Climate, IP, Indigenous Rights. Blog and Publications - https://dalishabalala.com
Steering Committee - https://greenleadershiptrust.org/
Former Board - www.ciel.org
Queer/Bi 🏳️🌈 - protect trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Steering Committee - https://greenleadershiptrust.org/
Former Board - www.ciel.org
Queer/Bi 🏳️🌈 - protect trans rights 🏳️⚧️
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The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
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Helpful review of past fed Indian law cases. "The Supreme Court, becoming known as a tribunal willing to overturn some of its major decisions, could only muster two votes on Monday to reconsider one of the most fiercely condemned rulings on the law governing America’s Indian tribes."
One of the most reviled decisions by SCt on Indian law, the 1886 decision in US v. Kagama, withstands a challenge today. Only 2 JJ voted to hear it. SCt also refused to reconsider same-sex marriage precedent. Details at:
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/11/10/o...
lyldenlawnews.com/2025/11/10/o...
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Helpful review of past fed Indian law cases. "The Supreme Court, becoming known as a tribunal willing to overturn some of its major decisions, could only muster two votes on Monday to reconsider one of the most fiercely condemned rulings on the law governing America’s Indian tribes."
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I think this touches a deep, often-overlooked point. In my labour law days, I saw some employers spend MORE money fighting unionization than they would have paid accepting it. Loss of control was driving them at least as much as profits! Control is vital – with environmental policy as well.
I should write the argument up properly somewhere, but I think this is fundamentally wrong. A decisive fraction of the capitalist class does oppose addressing the climate crisis, but *not* because it would be bad for profits. If anything, a green New Deal type program would raise aggregate profits.
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I think this touches a deep, often-overlooked point. In my labour law days, I saw some employers spend MORE money fighting unionization than they would have paid accepting it. Loss of control was driving them at least as much as profits! Control is vital – with environmental policy as well.
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This is so true. Most employers in firms that serve the public would benefit from a unionized workforce in terms of retaining good employees and negotiating salaries. The bosses don't want to give up their power to fire people they don't like, and to threaten those who complain.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is so true. Most employers in firms that serve the public would benefit from a unionized workforce in terms of retaining good employees and negotiating salaries. The bosses don't want to give up their power to fire people they don't like, and to threaten those who complain.
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Autonomy is a hell of a drug, and it's very human to value it above money. I've traded higher pay for more control (e.g., work-life balance). That being said, businesses pretend loudly they're only considering profit which, given their revealed preferences, smacks of hypocrisy and bad-faith dealing.
I think this touches a deep, often-overlooked point. In my labour law days, I saw some employers spend MORE money fighting unionization than they would have paid accepting it. Loss of control was driving them at least as much as profits! Control is vital – with environmental policy as well.
I should write the argument up properly somewhere, but I think this is fundamentally wrong. A decisive fraction of the capitalist class does oppose addressing the climate crisis, but *not* because it would be bad for profits. If anything, a green New Deal type program would raise aggregate profits.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Autonomy is a hell of a drug, and it's very human to value it above money. I've traded higher pay for more control (e.g., work-life balance). That being said, businesses pretend loudly they're only considering profit which, given their revealed preferences, smacks of hypocrisy and bad-faith dealing.
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‼️ Event alert ‼️
Tomorrow, Nov 11, at 6:30pm [Belem 🇧🇷 time] - Room 6, do not miss this critical event to learn more about what impact the International Court of Justice climate ruling can (and must) have on the ongoing climate negotiations #COP30.
JOIN US!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tomorrow, Nov 11, at 6:30pm [Belem 🇧🇷 time] - Room 6, do not miss this critical event to learn more about what impact the International Court of Justice climate ruling can (and must) have on the ongoing climate negotiations #COP30.
JOIN US!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
‼️ Event alert ‼️
Tomorrow, Nov 11, at 6:30pm [Belem 🇧🇷 time] - Room 6, do not miss this critical event to learn more about what impact the International Court of Justice climate ruling can (and must) have on the ongoing climate negotiations #COP30.
JOIN US!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tomorrow, Nov 11, at 6:30pm [Belem 🇧🇷 time] - Room 6, do not miss this critical event to learn more about what impact the International Court of Justice climate ruling can (and must) have on the ongoing climate negotiations #COP30.
JOIN US!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Jotwell Contracts
Eliza Mik, AI Agents: Tools or … Actors?, JOTWELL (November 10, 2025) (reviewing Noam Kolt, Governing AI Agents, 101 Notre Dame L. Rev. __ (forthcoming), available at SSRN (Feb. 11, 2025)), contracts.jotwell.com/ai-agents-to....
Eliza Mik, AI Agents: Tools or … Actors?, JOTWELL (November 10, 2025) (reviewing Noam Kolt, Governing AI Agents, 101 Notre Dame L. Rev. __ (forthcoming), available at SSRN (Feb. 11, 2025)), contracts.jotwell.com/ai-agents-to....
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Jotwell Contracts
Eliza Mik, AI Agents: Tools or … Actors?, JOTWELL (November 10, 2025) (reviewing Noam Kolt, Governing AI Agents, 101 Notre Dame L. Rev. __ (forthcoming), available at SSRN (Feb. 11, 2025)), contracts.jotwell.com/ai-agents-to....
Eliza Mik, AI Agents: Tools or … Actors?, JOTWELL (November 10, 2025) (reviewing Noam Kolt, Governing AI Agents, 101 Notre Dame L. Rev. __ (forthcoming), available at SSRN (Feb. 11, 2025)), contracts.jotwell.com/ai-agents-to....
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I mean nothing screams oligarchy (or feudalism?) thank being able to “cherry pick” your own revenue obligations
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I mean nothing screams oligarchy (or feudalism?) thank being able to “cherry pick” your own revenue obligations
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In the event you were wondering whether it was important to provide opposition, trump’s IRS is gutting the alternative minimum corporate tax law via “unlegislated tax cuts” that help eg crytpo, private equity, real estate investors, and MNCs, stealing $222bn from revenue
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In the event you were wondering whether it was important to provide opposition, trump’s IRS is gutting the alternative minimum corporate tax law via “unlegislated tax cuts” that help eg crytpo, private equity, real estate investors, and MNCs, stealing $222bn from revenue
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THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
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Wild. They are figuring out how to store electricity in ... concrete.
Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power
New concrete and carbon black supercapacitors with optimized electrolytes have 10 times the energy storage of previous designs and can be incorporated into a wide range of architectural forms.
news.mit.edu
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Wild. They are figuring out how to store electricity in ... concrete.
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Thanks for this and I think that’s true. I think I am not thrilled that we are already formulating policy and cultural interventions on this as it solidifies as conventional wisdom. It would help to be really clear about which populations we don’t have data on and what differences we do see.
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thanks for this and I think that’s true. I think I am not thrilled that we are already formulating policy and cultural interventions on this as it solidifies as conventional wisdom. It would help to be really clear about which populations we don’t have data on and what differences we do see.
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This is a burgeoning field of study, and data is not as comprehensive yet, globally, as it would ideally be.
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is a burgeoning field of study, and data is not as comprehensive yet, globally, as it would ideally be.
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Among young people, we see the same thing. This shakes out differently in different cultures. However, if you were to create a 'lonely' marketing persona, they would, in many cases, be young, financially insecure, disabled and a minority. But...
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Among young people, we see the same thing. This shakes out differently in different cultures. However, if you were to create a 'lonely' marketing persona, they would, in many cases, be young, financially insecure, disabled and a minority. But...
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Short answers: no, and no, most likely. Globally, men and women report experiencing loneliness at roughly similar rates, but cultural responses and support systems are often vastly different. Income and disability are bigger indicators than gender. And...
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Short answers: no, and no, most likely. Globally, men and women report experiencing loneliness at roughly similar rates, but cultural responses and support systems are often vastly different. Income and disability are bigger indicators than gender. And...
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👀 What are the impacts that the International Court of Justice’s historic Advisory Opinion on #ClimateChange can & should have on the climate negotiations #COP30?
Find out in this great piece by @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Find out in this great piece by @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?
Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
👀 What are the impacts that the International Court of Justice’s historic Advisory Opinion on #ClimateChange can & should have on the climate negotiations #COP30?
Find out in this great piece by @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Find out in this great piece by @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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So much of these conversations and data seem focused on two divergent populations: working class whites and upper middle class families. Is the male loneliness epidemic universal? Is the teenage gender group isolation true across race and class?
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
So much of these conversations and data seem focused on two divergent populations: working class whites and upper middle class families. Is the male loneliness epidemic universal? Is the teenage gender group isolation true across race and class?
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Every one of these conversations about Sommers and gender relations just elides what is happening for queer kids, racialized kids (especially black and Hispanic ones), and class differences!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Gen Z: They're Zooming Apart (with Rachel Janfaza)
Podcast Episode · The Focus Group Podcast · 11/08/2025 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Every one of these conversations about Sommers and gender relations just elides what is happening for queer kids, racialized kids (especially black and Hispanic ones), and class differences!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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An excellent question.
The evidence shows pretty persuasively that many Black people don’t use these terms “liberal” or “conservative” in any context. They are terms that are simply not part of lots of people’s political or social lexicon.
The evidence shows pretty persuasively that many Black people don’t use these terms “liberal” or “conservative” in any context. They are terms that are simply not part of lots of people’s political or social lexicon.
Adding this to my required readings when I cover politics.
My question for Dr. Jefferson: Do you think that Black American culture has a different definition of conservative compared to the canonical one that influences the low correlations?
My question for Dr. Jefferson: Do you think that Black American culture has a different definition of conservative compared to the canonical one that influences the low correlations?
Excellent write-up from my friends at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social—my second home—on my article in @poqjournal.bsky.social that questions the validity of the canonical liberal–conservative measure for studying Black Americans’ political attitudes and behavior.
cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/black-c...
cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/black-c...
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
An excellent question.
The evidence shows pretty persuasively that many Black people don’t use these terms “liberal” or “conservative” in any context. They are terms that are simply not part of lots of people’s political or social lexicon.
The evidence shows pretty persuasively that many Black people don’t use these terms “liberal” or “conservative” in any context. They are terms that are simply not part of lots of people’s political or social lexicon.
Every one of these conversations about Sommers and gender relations just elides what is happening for queer kids, racialized kids (especially black and Hispanic ones), and class differences!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Gen Z: They're Zooming Apart (with Rachel Janfaza)
Podcast Episode · The Focus Group Podcast · 11/08/2025 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Every one of these conversations about Sommers and gender relations just elides what is happening for queer kids, racialized kids (especially black and Hispanic ones), and class differences!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The winter sky(at the train station ❤️) when I come back from work to what, after almost 2.5 years, feels like home.
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The winter sky(at the train station ❤️) when I come back from work to what, after almost 2.5 years, feels like home.
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I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity
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How you write about contraception and fertility and present hormonal birth control or nothing as the only two options - as is condoms don’t exist, or men don’t have any responsibility? And then fail to note how much this is about male control? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
The MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
How you write about contraception and fertility and present hormonal birth control or nothing as the only two options - as is condoms don’t exist, or men don’t have any responsibility? And then fail to note how much this is about male control? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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every place your kid goes is out here asking for an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty free, unrestricted right to use your kid's right of publicity for any purpose in the world & expecting you to waive all their rights to enable them to attend one (1) 90-minute birthday party
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
every place your kid goes is out here asking for an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty free, unrestricted right to use your kid's right of publicity for any purpose in the world & expecting you to waive all their rights to enable them to attend one (1) 90-minute birthday party
How you write about contraception and fertility and present hormonal birth control or nothing as the only two options - as is condoms don’t exist, or men don’t have any responsibility? And then fail to note how much this is about male control? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
The MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
How you write about contraception and fertility and present hormonal birth control or nothing as the only two options - as is condoms don’t exist, or men don’t have any responsibility? And then fail to note how much this is about male control? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...