Notes from the Faultline
@faultlinenotes.bsky.social
We live along faultlines: places where rights, power, and principles collide.
Some cracks are loud. Others are quiet. All of them shape the world we live in.
These are our Notes from the Faultine.
Some cracks are loud. Others are quiet. All of them shape the world we live in.
These are our Notes from the Faultine.
More candidates should enter the race for UN Secretary-General, @unpga.bsky.social says 🇺🇳
The world needs leadership grounded in lived experience: a woman who faced conflict, managed transition, and rebuilt after chaos.
👀 Look to Eastern Europe. No shortage of women with that experience 💪
The world needs leadership grounded in lived experience: a woman who faced conflict, managed transition, and rebuilt after chaos.
👀 Look to Eastern Europe. No shortage of women with that experience 💪
January 15, 2026 at 9:46 AM
More candidates should enter the race for UN Secretary-General, @unpga.bsky.social says 🇺🇳
The world needs leadership grounded in lived experience: a woman who faced conflict, managed transition, and rebuilt after chaos.
👀 Look to Eastern Europe. No shortage of women with that experience 💪
The world needs leadership grounded in lived experience: a woman who faced conflict, managed transition, and rebuilt after chaos.
👀 Look to Eastern Europe. No shortage of women with that experience 💪
Threat to human rights protections ⚡️
Several governments are pushing to narrow how the Convention is applied in migration cases, with the Council of Europe leadership's complacency.
➡️ Ahead of @coe.int's conference on democratic renewal, @passblue.bsky.social's piece: passblue.com/2026/01/13/m...
Several governments are pushing to narrow how the Convention is applied in migration cases, with the Council of Europe leadership's complacency.
➡️ Ahead of @coe.int's conference on democratic renewal, @passblue.bsky.social's piece: passblue.com/2026/01/13/m...
Many European Governments Are Retreating on a Human Rights Treaty, Experts Say - PassBlue
Many European Governments Are Retreating on a Human Rights Treaty, Experts Say - PassBlue
passblue.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Threat to human rights protections ⚡️
Several governments are pushing to narrow how the Convention is applied in migration cases, with the Council of Europe leadership's complacency.
➡️ Ahead of @coe.int's conference on democratic renewal, @passblue.bsky.social's piece: passblue.com/2026/01/13/m...
Several governments are pushing to narrow how the Convention is applied in migration cases, with the Council of Europe leadership's complacency.
➡️ Ahead of @coe.int's conference on democratic renewal, @passblue.bsky.social's piece: passblue.com/2026/01/13/m...
#IranProtests
12,000, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed 💔
Even the worst of the regime’s repressive methods can’t stop the people anymore. Iran needs the regime’s resignation and a peaceful transition.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ira...
12,000, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed 💔
Even the worst of the regime’s repressive methods can’t stop the people anymore. Iran needs the regime’s resignation and a peaceful transition.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ira...
Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran protests, as video shows bodies lined up at morgue
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
#IranProtests
12,000, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed 💔
Even the worst of the regime’s repressive methods can’t stop the people anymore. Iran needs the regime’s resignation and a peaceful transition.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ira...
12,000, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed 💔
Even the worst of the regime’s repressive methods can’t stop the people anymore. Iran needs the regime’s resignation and a peaceful transition.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ira...
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🧵As #Uganda heads into elections, safeguarding civic space is essential. Free and fair elections require an environment where civil society can operate independently, monitor developments, and support public participation.
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
Elections and Civic Space: Lessons from Africa
Election periods in Africa are frequently marred by increased restrictions on civic space, hindering the ability of civil society organizations (CSOs) and other defenders of democracy to ensure that e...
www.icnl.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🧵As #Uganda heads into elections, safeguarding civic space is essential. Free and fair elections require an environment where civil society can operate independently, monitor developments, and support public participation.
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
This ⚡️⤵️
NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
This ⚡️⤵️
Global Realignment: Europe cannot afford hesitation 🇪🇺⚡️
If the EU wants to matter geopolitically, it must lead with clarity and principles; on Ukraine, Iran, and the defence of the multilateral order. Economic weight without political courage isn't enough.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If the EU wants to matter geopolitically, it must lead with clarity and principles; on Ukraine, Iran, and the defence of the multilateral order. Economic weight without political courage isn't enough.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Global Realignment: Europe cannot afford hesitation 🇪🇺⚡️
If the EU wants to matter geopolitically, it must lead with clarity and principles; on Ukraine, Iran, and the defence of the multilateral order. Economic weight without political courage isn't enough.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If the EU wants to matter geopolitically, it must lead with clarity and principles; on Ukraine, Iran, and the defence of the multilateral order. Economic weight without political courage isn't enough.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mass killings. Rape. Arson.
“Genocidal acts” against the Muslim Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military must not be ignored ⚡️
Public hearings have now started at the International Court of Justice.
👀 Stay tuned
“Genocidal acts” against the Muslim Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military must not be ignored ⚡️
Public hearings have now started at the International Court of Justice.
👀 Stay tuned
![Rohingya women and children crowded on the back of a truck during their flight from violence. Myanmar’s army launched an offensive in 2017, forcing at least 730,000 Rohingya from their homes, mostly into neighbouring Bangladesh, where they reported killings, mass rape and arson attacks. [File: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:em57gcn2kc7ruojmjudlawtd/bafkreicgsdlubsgqtfuw55umeu25zfvbhe6opylfohhkoqjujwnnbzvusy@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Mass killings. Rape. Arson.
“Genocidal acts” against the Muslim Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military must not be ignored ⚡️
Public hearings have now started at the International Court of Justice.
👀 Stay tuned
“Genocidal acts” against the Muslim Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military must not be ignored ⚡️
Public hearings have now started at the International Court of Justice.
👀 Stay tuned
At least 192 peaceful protesters killed in Iran. Protests continue despite repression 🇮🇷⚡️
Across the world, people show solidarity ✊
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Khamenei and President Trump trade insults.
Across the world, people show solidarity ✊
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Khamenei and President Trump trade insults.
January 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM
At least 192 peaceful protesters killed in Iran. Protests continue despite repression 🇮🇷⚡️
Across the world, people show solidarity ✊
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Khamenei and President Trump trade insults.
Across the world, people show solidarity ✊
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Khamenei and President Trump trade insults.
As wars multiply and multilateralism is under strain, the UN faces a defining test @theobserveruk.bsky.social 🇺🇳⚡️
Diplomats warn about the risk of choosing a new Secretary-General to manage decline rather than lead.
🔗 observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Diplomats warn about the risk of choosing a new Secretary-General to manage decline rather than lead.
🔗 observer.co.uk/news/interna...
January 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
As wars multiply and multilateralism is under strain, the UN faces a defining test @theobserveruk.bsky.social 🇺🇳⚡️
Diplomats warn about the risk of choosing a new Secretary-General to manage decline rather than lead.
🔗 observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Diplomats warn about the risk of choosing a new Secretary-General to manage decline rather than lead.
🔗 observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Anti-ICE demonstrators at 5th Avenue and 54th street, stretching back several blocks.
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Venezuela didn’t regain dignity through force 🇻🇪⚡️
US removed one man, not the repressive system; repressions intensifies, political prisoners remain jailed, and narco charges against Maduro won’t deliver human rights accountability.
➡️ @globalr2p.org analysis www.globalr2p.org/publications...
US removed one man, not the repressive system; repressions intensifies, political prisoners remain jailed, and narco charges against Maduro won’t deliver human rights accountability.
➡️ @globalr2p.org analysis www.globalr2p.org/publications...
January 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Venezuela didn’t regain dignity through force 🇻🇪⚡️
US removed one man, not the repressive system; repressions intensifies, political prisoners remain jailed, and narco charges against Maduro won’t deliver human rights accountability.
➡️ @globalr2p.org analysis www.globalr2p.org/publications...
US removed one man, not the repressive system; repressions intensifies, political prisoners remain jailed, and narco charges against Maduro won’t deliver human rights accountability.
➡️ @globalr2p.org analysis www.globalr2p.org/publications...
Courage 💪
Protest creativity: Iranian women light cigarettes on burning portrait of the ayatollah
Iranian women light cigarettes on burning portrait of the ayatollah
The methods used by Iran's women to push back against the country's authoritarian system have gone beyond cutting their hair and burning headscarves and in a more radical direction.
www.euronews.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Courage 💪
“A philosophy professor who is not allowed to teach Plato?”
Conservatives across the US are jeopardising academic freedoms ⚡️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Conservatives across the US are jeopardising academic freedoms ⚡️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 AM
“A philosophy professor who is not allowed to teach Plato?”
Conservatives across the US are jeopardising academic freedoms ⚡️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Conservatives across the US are jeopardising academic freedoms ⚡️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
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While it’s tempting to blame the backlash against gender equality on specific leaders like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán or the U.S.’s Donald Trump, it’s a global problem – and solving it requires a new playbook.
@saskiabr.bsky.social explains in @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/world/how-sa...
@saskiabr.bsky.social explains in @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/world/how-sa...
How to Save the Fight for Women’s Rights
The backlash against democracy calls for new strategies.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
While it’s tempting to blame the backlash against gender equality on specific leaders like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán or the U.S.’s Donald Trump, it’s a global problem – and solving it requires a new playbook.
@saskiabr.bsky.social explains in @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/world/how-sa...
@saskiabr.bsky.social explains in @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/world/how-sa...
We keep going. We hold the line.
There are 299 days until the Midterms, 1034 days until the next theoretical Presidential Election, and 1108 days until the next optional Inauguration Day.
Midterms progress:
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Presidency/Regime progress:
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Until Next Inauguration :
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Midterms progress:
█████▒▒▒▒▒ 54%
Presidency/Regime progress:
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Until Next Inauguration :
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Tracking Trump – everything that’s happened in the president’s first 100 days
Follow major developments of the second Trump administration’s first 100 days, brought up to date weekly
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We keep going. We hold the line.
This 💪
January 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This 💪
Under President Trump, the US no longer leads the free world. It claims domination over an hemisphere ⚡️🇺🇸
The logic of Putin and Xi.
Europe must step up now. Lead a renewed coalition for democracy, rule of law and decency 🌍⚖️🇪🇺
The logic of Putin and Xi.
Europe must step up now. Lead a renewed coalition for democracy, rule of law and decency 🌍⚖️🇪🇺
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Under President Trump, the US no longer leads the free world. It claims domination over an hemisphere ⚡️🇺🇸
The logic of Putin and Xi.
Europe must step up now. Lead a renewed coalition for democracy, rule of law and decency 🌍⚖️🇪🇺
The logic of Putin and Xi.
Europe must step up now. Lead a renewed coalition for democracy, rule of law and decency 🌍⚖️🇪🇺
Trump’s #PutinDoctrine ⚡️⤵️
"Donald Trump has gone from fawning over Vladimir Putin and seeking his favor and support to actively emulating him in almost every possible way."
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-illeg...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-illeg...
Trump’s Illegal War Has the Most Sinister Inspiration You Can Imagine
One man is using this playbook already: Vladimir Putin.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Trump’s #PutinDoctrine ⚡️⤵️
Trump’s Venezuela operation is brazenly illegal ⚠️
As @oonahathaway.bsky.social discusses in @newyorker.com, it shows how fast law is cast aside when brute force replaces rules.
Europe must step up. Build a global coalition to condemn unilateral force 🌍⚖️
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
As @oonahathaway.bsky.social discusses in @newyorker.com, it shows how fast law is cast aside when brute force replaces rules.
Europe must step up. Build a global coalition to condemn unilateral force 🌍⚖️
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
www.newyorker.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Trump’s Venezuela operation is brazenly illegal ⚠️
As @oonahathaway.bsky.social discusses in @newyorker.com, it shows how fast law is cast aside when brute force replaces rules.
Europe must step up. Build a global coalition to condemn unilateral force 🌍⚖️
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
As @oonahathaway.bsky.social discusses in @newyorker.com, it shows how fast law is cast aside when brute force replaces rules.
Europe must step up. Build a global coalition to condemn unilateral force 🌍⚖️
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
“By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors.” ⚡️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
“By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors.” ⚡️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Protests have swept Iran for six days 🇮🇷
People demand change, dignity, and rights. A dozen have been killed already. They deserve solidarity, not President Trump’s rambling that feed the authorities’ claims of foreign interference ⚡️
Time for global solidarity protests.
People demand change, dignity, and rights. A dozen have been killed already. They deserve solidarity, not President Trump’s rambling that feed the authorities’ claims of foreign interference ⚡️
Time for global solidarity protests.
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Protests have swept Iran for six days 🇮🇷
People demand change, dignity, and rights. A dozen have been killed already. They deserve solidarity, not President Trump’s rambling that feed the authorities’ claims of foreign interference ⚡️
Time for global solidarity protests.
People demand change, dignity, and rights. A dozen have been killed already. They deserve solidarity, not President Trump’s rambling that feed the authorities’ claims of foreign interference ⚡️
Time for global solidarity protests.
Right framing: Pro bono must must move from exception to expectation, with impact at its core⚖️
What remains under-examined is power; who sets the rules, who blocks access to justice, why gaps persist⚡️
➡️ Useful reflections from Yasmin Batliwala @a4id.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceo-in...
What remains under-examined is power; who sets the rules, who blocks access to justice, why gaps persist⚡️
➡️ Useful reflections from Yasmin Batliwala @a4id.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceo-in...
www.linkedin.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Right framing: Pro bono must must move from exception to expectation, with impact at its core⚖️
What remains under-examined is power; who sets the rules, who blocks access to justice, why gaps persist⚡️
➡️ Useful reflections from Yasmin Batliwala @a4id.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceo-in...
What remains under-examined is power; who sets the rules, who blocks access to justice, why gaps persist⚡️
➡️ Useful reflections from Yasmin Batliwala @a4id.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceo-in...
Autocrats call it “shared interests” 🤝
Russia and aligned leaders pitched cooperation in Africa as transactional; energy, security, ways to shield each other from sanctions. An alliance of convenience, not values ⚠️
#StayTuned, we will investigate Russia’s role in Africa further 🇷🇺⚡️🌍
Russia and aligned leaders pitched cooperation in Africa as transactional; energy, security, ways to shield each other from sanctions. An alliance of convenience, not values ⚠️
#StayTuned, we will investigate Russia’s role in Africa further 🇷🇺⚡️🌍
December 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Autocrats call it “shared interests” 🤝
Russia and aligned leaders pitched cooperation in Africa as transactional; energy, security, ways to shield each other from sanctions. An alliance of convenience, not values ⚠️
#StayTuned, we will investigate Russia’s role in Africa further 🇷🇺⚡️🌍
Russia and aligned leaders pitched cooperation in Africa as transactional; energy, security, ways to shield each other from sanctions. An alliance of convenience, not values ⚠️
#StayTuned, we will investigate Russia’s role in Africa further 🇷🇺⚡️🌍