Monica Iyer
@monicavisalam.bsky.social
Assistant Prof. at Georgia State University College of Law. Scholar working at the intersection of human rights and the environment. Alex Trebek called me a barracuda. She/her.
Yesss! Looking forward to seeing old colleague-friends and meeting new ones!
For those attending AALS this week, be sure to say hello to my colleagues!
@monicavisalam.bsky.social @jtodres.bsky.social
@monicavisalam.bsky.social @jtodres.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Yesss! Looking forward to seeing old colleague-friends and meeting new ones!
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Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
Reposted by Monica Iyer
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Reposted by Monica Iyer
Time to reup the real National Security Strategy:
a man and woman are sitting next to each other in a church .
ALT: a man and woman are sitting next to each other in a church .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Time to reup the real National Security Strategy:
I’d argue that it isn’t about profiting from the oil, it’s about the perception that controlling the oil makes you strong and rich and manly.
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I’d argue that it isn’t about profiting from the oil, it’s about the perception that controlling the oil makes you strong and rich and manly.
My mom as we drove by a gas station today: $2.02?!? I don’t think we need Venezuela’s oil.
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
My mom as we drove by a gas station today: $2.02?!? I don’t think we need Venezuela’s oil.
This is a really useful and cogent discussion of many of the international law issues here (and unsurprising that if anyone can do a Chotiner interview well it's @oonahathaway.bsky.social)
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This is a really useful and cogent discussion of many of the international law issues here (and unsurprising that if anyone can do a Chotiner interview well it's @oonahathaway.bsky.social)
Reposted by Monica Iyer
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Reposted by Monica Iyer
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
The end of the post-WWII international order. Bananas in pajamas. Grapes?!
January 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The end of the post-WWII international order. Bananas in pajamas. Grapes?!
Petro-masculinity in everything
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Petro-masculinity in everything
At 1pm this Thursday at AALS we have a panel on “The Trump Administration 2.0 and International Law,” in case anyone would like to join me for some incoherent screaming.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
At 1pm this Thursday at AALS we have a panel on “The Trump Administration 2.0 and International Law,” in case anyone would like to join me for some incoherent screaming.
Reposted by Monica Iyer
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
I thought we all agreed that getting a few germs from the subway helps build up a strong immune system. Isn't that why we all lick the poles?
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I thought we all agreed that getting a few germs from the subway helps build up a strong immune system. Isn't that why we all lick the poles?
Excellent spectacles game/ability to rock a tweed blazer with elbow patches
How else can professors prove "merit" besides SAT scores? Wrong answers only. I'll go first: ability to do sixth-grade geometry homework (two professors in my house fail)
January 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Excellent spectacles game/ability to rock a tweed blazer with elbow patches
Salvage the Bones
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Salvage the Bones
Ok fine I did it because all y’all were doing it. And ok, fine m-w, I’ll strive to live up to your goals for me.
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Ok fine I did it because all y’all were doing it. And ok, fine m-w, I’ll strive to live up to your goals for me.
Reposted by Monica Iyer
no tunnel but the tunnel whose contours we identify for the purposes of finding its exit, no light but the one we follow to better times
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
no tunnel but the tunnel whose contours we identify for the purposes of finding its exit, no light but the one we follow to better times
lol quite the contrast between first book and last book
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
lol quite the contrast between first book and last book
Just the loveliest New Year's thread. I wish all of this for all of us as well!
In the coming year, I wish you all a thriving community
December 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just the loveliest New Year's thread. I wish all of this for all of us as well!
My sweet friends here in Denver are letting me join their friend group’s annual NYE party. I have been told that there will be great people, good food, multiple dogs, and that the festivities will wrap up by 12:15 at the latest. I am so happy.
December 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My sweet friends here in Denver are letting me join their friend group’s annual NYE party. I have been told that there will be great people, good food, multiple dogs, and that the festivities will wrap up by 12:15 at the latest. I am so happy.
Me: I have done way too much online shopping recently, time for a break
Also me: [sees this post] TAKE ALL MY MONEY DR. MCANULTY
Also me: [sees this post] TAKE ALL MY MONEY DR. MCANULTY
You ready for our 2026 Valentines??
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
December 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Me: I have done way too much online shopping recently, time for a break
Also me: [sees this post] TAKE ALL MY MONEY DR. MCANULTY
Also me: [sees this post] TAKE ALL MY MONEY DR. MCANULTY
So where and when are the good parties at AALS? @lsepper.bsky.social, any insights?
December 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
So where and when are the good parties at AALS? @lsepper.bsky.social, any insights?
Since I'm getting a whole lot of year end donation emails today, a reminder that an excellent option for your year end giving is USAHello, a small but mighty organization that provides vital resources for immigrant communities in these difficult times:
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December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Since I'm getting a whole lot of year end donation emails today, a reminder that an excellent option for your year end giving is USAHello, a small but mighty organization that provides vital resources for immigrant communities in these difficult times:
usahello.org/donate/
usahello.org/donate/
<deep breath>
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
December 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
<deep breath>
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.
Having your workshop draft be incomplete and bad is part of the process.