Karen Musalo
@karenmusalo.bsky.social
Law prof at UC Law, San Francisco, founder of Center for Gender & Refugee Studies. Teach, write and engage in advocacy on forced migration, refugee protection and women's rights. Believe in treating all beings with kindness.
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"Just following orders" didn't work as a defense at Nuremberg & won't work for a defense in America
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Just following orders" didn't work as a defense at Nuremberg & won't work for a defense in America
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Enjoying his pre-Thanksgiving pumpkin.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Enjoying his pre-Thanksgiving pumpkin.
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A 44 year old Mexican immigrant named Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing from ICE custody since Oct 7th.
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is
A witness told his brother and attorneys that the 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, who doesn't have lawful immigration status, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in south-centra...
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
A 44 year old Mexican immigrant named Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing from ICE custody since Oct 7th.
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Surprise, surprise
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Surprise, surprise
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
Billionaires are buying elections to put people in power-Republicans-who will give them more tax breaks
Even if it comes at the expense of the poorest people in the country
Apparently, even though they have generational wealth for the next 1,000 years, there is never enough
‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o... / Cruelty and immorality without limits.
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o... / Cruelty and immorality without limits.
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Male Cardinal
Wondering what it's all about, but Alfie is nowhere to be seen...
Wondering what it's all about, but Alfie is nowhere to be seen...
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Male Cardinal
Wondering what it's all about, but Alfie is nowhere to be seen...
Wondering what it's all about, but Alfie is nowhere to be seen...
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In a civilized country, Trump's treatment of women reporters would drop his approvals so low that he'd be forced to leave office.
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
In a civilized country, Trump's treatment of women reporters would drop his approvals so low that he'd be forced to leave office.
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Something something war on Christmas
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Something something war on Christmas
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Is this the country we want to be
One that takes an ill 79 year old man and detains him in Alligator Alcatraz
Where he is abused while awaiting deportation to a country he's never known-leaving his wife and children crushed
So again-is this who we want to be
Because now it's who we are
One that takes an ill 79 year old man and detains him in Alligator Alcatraz
Where he is abused while awaiting deportation to a country he's never known-leaving his wife and children crushed
So again-is this who we want to be
Because now it's who we are
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...
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
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Is this the country we want to be
One that takes an ill 79 year old man and detains him in Alligator Alcatraz
Where he is abused while awaiting deportation to a country he's never known-leaving his wife and children crushed
So again-is this who we want to be
Because now it's who we are
One that takes an ill 79 year old man and detains him in Alligator Alcatraz
Where he is abused while awaiting deportation to a country he's never known-leaving his wife and children crushed
So again-is this who we want to be
Because now it's who we are
In Pulpits and Pews, Catholic Churches Urge Compassion for Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u... / “Immigrants have built our country and they fuel our economy’”
In Pulpits and Pews, Catholic Churches Urge Compassion for Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
In Pulpits and Pews, Catholic Churches Urge Compassion for Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u... / “Immigrants have built our country and they fuel our economy’”
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Rollers are a group of birds that get their name from their
dramatic tumbling flight during courtship and territorial displays.
While we did see a bit of those displays, this Lilac-breasted Roller seemed mainly concerned with flashing his fancy colours!
Kruger Park, South Africa
#Birds 🪶
dramatic tumbling flight during courtship and territorial displays.
While we did see a bit of those displays, this Lilac-breasted Roller seemed mainly concerned with flashing his fancy colours!
Kruger Park, South Africa
#Birds 🪶
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Rollers are a group of birds that get their name from their
dramatic tumbling flight during courtship and territorial displays.
While we did see a bit of those displays, this Lilac-breasted Roller seemed mainly concerned with flashing his fancy colours!
Kruger Park, South Africa
#Birds 🪶
dramatic tumbling flight during courtship and territorial displays.
While we did see a bit of those displays, this Lilac-breasted Roller seemed mainly concerned with flashing his fancy colours!
Kruger Park, South Africa
#Birds 🪶
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Commentary: Catholic Church puts foot down on Trump’s mass deportation policy. That’s a start / Hope for more of this from faith leaders.
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Commentary: Catholic Church puts foot down on Trump’s mass deportation policy. That’s a start / Hope for more of this from faith leaders.
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
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In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
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Many Americans are hurting and Congressional Republicans are the ones swinging the wrecking ball. Caving to them doesn’t end the destruction—it just invites them to swing harder.
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Many Americans are hurting and Congressional Republicans are the ones swinging the wrecking ball. Caving to them doesn’t end the destruction—it just invites them to swing harder.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Let’s hope that more countries stand up to Trump’s wrong-headed, bullying diplomacy. And let’s hope that many more Americans, including the cowed members of Congress, stand up to Trump when they see how colossally harmful his Ugly American policies are."
Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back | Steven Greenhouse
Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries’ affairs, treating them as vassals
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/10/donald-trump-ugly-american?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"Let’s
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Let’s hope that more countries stand up to Trump’s wrong-headed, bullying diplomacy. And let’s hope that many more Americans, including the cowed members of Congress, stand up to Trump when they see how colossally harmful his Ugly American policies are."
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
A peaceful sunset on the beach.
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A peaceful sunset on the beach.
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