MP Broache
@mbroache.bsky.social
Political scientist: IR, international law, mass atrocities, conflict data; slow runner, mediocre swimmer; Orioles fan; living w/ OCD & BP2; most importantly, parent; if you know, you know…
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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Ad nauseum: Juan Linz was right and presidentialism was a grave mistake
December 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ad nauseum: Juan Linz was right and presidentialism was a grave mistake
America is already great
I don't follow college football, but I do look forward to the Pop-Tarts Bowl every year
December 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
America is already great
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Professor's pro-tip for anyone with college-age kids: Tell your kids go to class. It's really that simple. If you show up, you'll do okay. You don't have to be smart, you just have to be there. Maybe stay off your phones for 50 minutes. Just listen. You'll absorb something. I have data to prove it.
December 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Professor's pro-tip for anyone with college-age kids: Tell your kids go to class. It's really that simple. If you show up, you'll do okay. You don't have to be smart, you just have to be there. Maybe stay off your phones for 50 minutes. Just listen. You'll absorb something. I have data to prove it.
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A state or UNSC referral is not required for Rome Statute crimes with elements occurring on the territory of States Parties, as evinced by the investigation in the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar, which followed a proprio motu request from the Prosecutor based on Bangladesh being a State Party
No, the ICC generally does not have direct jurisdiction over the United States or its nationals for crimes, including maritime offenses, because the U.S. isn't a party to the Rome Statute (the ICC's founding treaty). (exception being by referral for a crime)
www.icc-cpi.int/about/how-th...
www.icc-cpi.int/about/how-th...
How the Court works
The crimes The Court's founding treaty, called the Rome Statute, grants the ICC jurisdiction over four main crimes.
www.icc-cpi.int
December 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A state or UNSC referral is not required for Rome Statute crimes with elements occurring on the territory of States Parties, as evinced by the investigation in the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar, which followed a proprio motu request from the Prosecutor based on Bangladesh being a State Party
The thing is that Trump, Vance, Rubio, et al. also absolutely know the Court has jurisdiction over US nationals for crimes with elements on the territory of ICC States Parties, and they are absolutely terrified by it
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The thing is that Trump, Vance, Rubio, et al. also absolutely know the Court has jurisdiction over US nationals for crimes with elements on the territory of ICC States Parties, and they are absolutely terrified by it
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Lol at how this "Heritage American" can't cite anything positive that any member of her family has contributed to American society that occurred more recently than 250 years ago
If immigrating from England makes you a "heritage American" then I guess I'm one too.
December 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Lol at how this "Heritage American" can't cite anything positive that any member of her family has contributed to American society that occurred more recently than 250 years ago
If you're a journalist and you're just gonna parrot Rubio et al.'s line that the "US does not have jurisdiction over Israel & the US," at least include a disclaimer that the Court absolutely has jurisdiction over Rome Statute crimes by persons of any nationality on the territory of a State Party
December 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If you're a journalist and you're just gonna parrot Rubio et al.'s line that the "US does not have jurisdiction over Israel & the US," at least include a disclaimer that the Court absolutely has jurisdiction over Rome Statute crimes by persons of any nationality on the territory of a State Party
Reiterating that I had to get an OFAC license to conduct research involving interviews with FDLR and M23 members, groups under US sanctions whose leaders were facing ICC charges, c. 2013-2015, and I now would likely have to get a license to interview ICC judges and prosecutors
The US government has imposed sanctions on two additional ICC judges in order to shield Israeli officials from charges of grave international crimes.
These sanctions are the latest attempt by the Trump administration to blatantly interfere with independent justice.
These sanctions are the latest attempt by the Trump administration to blatantly interfere with independent justice.
December 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Reiterating that I had to get an OFAC license to conduct research involving interviews with FDLR and M23 members, groups under US sanctions whose leaders were facing ICC charges, c. 2013-2015, and I now would likely have to get a license to interview ICC judges and prosecutors
The thing about being the #Orioles GM is that, no matter how things work out, it is gonna be hard to top the Glenn Davis deal for worst trade in franchise history
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The thing about being the #Orioles GM is that, no matter how things work out, it is gonna be hard to top the Glenn Davis deal for worst trade in franchise history
My hot take on the Shane Baz deal is that it was a lot to give up, but for three guaranteed years for a solid, 26 y/o pitcher who arguably hasn’t reached his full potential, it was worth it, like are we trying to win in the next few years or are we just gonna keep waiting forever? #Orioles
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My hot take on the Shane Baz deal is that it was a lot to give up, but for three guaranteed years for a solid, 26 y/o pitcher who arguably hasn’t reached his full potential, it was worth it, like are we trying to win in the next few years or are we just gonna keep waiting forever? #Orioles
Soooooo, this is my home district...
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam has launched a campaign to unseat Democratic Congressman Valerie Foushee in the March primary.
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
Durham County commissioner to challenge Democratic Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam launched a campaign this morning to unseat Democratic Congressman Valerie Foushee in the March primary.
www.wunc.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Soooooo, this is my home district...
I am just gonna say that there is one really easy way to never have to worry about an ICC arrest warrant whether or not you are a national of a State Party, and the cool thing is that that easy way actually involves not doing things, so it actually requires no effort whatsoever
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I am just gonna say that there is one really easy way to never have to worry about an ICC arrest warrant whether or not you are a national of a State Party, and the cool thing is that that easy way actually involves not doing things, so it actually requires no effort whatsoever
Look I don’t know if JD Vance or Marco Rubio or Pete Hegseth will ever end up in the dock in The Hague (stranger, more unexpected things have happened) but do you know how mad it would make these guys if there was an ICC arrest warrant and they couldn’t travel to Europe after leaving office?
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Look I don’t know if JD Vance or Marco Rubio or Pete Hegseth will ever end up in the dock in The Hague (stranger, more unexpected things have happened) but do you know how mad it would make these guys if there was an ICC arrest warrant and they couldn’t travel to Europe after leaving office?
No because I have thought for one second about what it means to be an actual human being
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
No because I have thought for one second about what it means to be an actual human being
Repeating that the next Dem administration should make an Article 12(3) declaration to the ICC retroactive to Jan 20, 2025, as part of a comprehensive transitional justice plan
December 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Repeating that the next Dem administration should make an Article 12(3) declaration to the ICC retroactive to Jan 20, 2025, as part of a comprehensive transitional justice plan
Updated tattoo, my bee has a flower!
December 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Updated tattoo, my bee has a flower!
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Really interesting in the article that Trump, Vance, Hegseth, et al. seem genuinely concerned that they'll be prosecuted by the ICC after leaving office in '29
Looks like someone just realized they've been doing Rome Statute crimes with elements on the territory of ICC States Parties...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Really interesting in the article that Trump, Vance, Hegseth, et al. seem genuinely concerned that they'll be prosecuted by the ICC after leaving office in '29
SO MANY DINGERS IMPENDING
BREAKING: The Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso have agreed to a five-year, $155M contract, a source confirms to @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
SO MANY DINGERS IMPENDING
Looks like someone just realized they've been doing Rome Statute crimes with elements on the territory of ICC States Parties...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Looks like someone just realized they've been doing Rome Statute crimes with elements on the territory of ICC States Parties...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
When I was researching my dissertation, I had to get a license from the US Treasury Dept to interview members of the FDLR and M23 about their impressions of the ICC, b/c both groups were under US sanctions; now, I would probably have to get a license to interview ICC personnel…
“It cripples you in our modern world.”
Canadian #ICC Judge Kimberly Prost on the psychological, emotional, and practical toll of the sanctions against her (sanctions which Canada has refused to denounce): aljazeera.com/video/newsfe... #ASP24 #cdnpoli
Canadian #ICC Judge Kimberly Prost on the psychological, emotional, and practical toll of the sanctions against her (sanctions which Canada has refused to denounce): aljazeera.com/video/newsfe... #ASP24 #cdnpoli
ICC judge speaks out on impact of US sanctions
Canadian ICC Judge Kimberly Prost has told Al Jazeera that US sanctions have had a ‘crippling effect’ on her life.
aljazeera.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
When I was researching my dissertation, I had to get a license from the US Treasury Dept to interview members of the FDLR and M23 about their impressions of the ICC, b/c both groups were under US sanctions; now, I would probably have to get a license to interview ICC personnel…
There have been approximately 117,000,000,000 human beings who have ever lived on Earth, and 116,999,999,999 are smarter than Sam Altman
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
There have been approximately 117,000,000,000 human beings who have ever lived on Earth, and 116,999,999,999 are smarter than Sam Altman