Ntina Tzouvala
@ntinatzouvala.bsky.social
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Critical International Law amongst the Ruins
<span>This chapter consists of two decidedly uneven parts: a landscape and an explosion. In the first section, I offer an overview of the evolution of critical
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There has been-ahem-a lot going on in international law. in this brief chapter, I tried to take stock of the past two years and what they mean for critical IL. TL;DR: the old moves REALLY don't work anymore: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
One need not be a CCP apologist to be able to see that this is an incredible achievement for humanity as a whole and that increased belligerence towards China is at least partly motivated by hatred toward a state that can achieve things other than AI bubbles www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
One need not be a CCP apologist to be able to see that this is an incredible achievement for humanity as a whole and that increased belligerence towards China is at least partly motivated by hatred toward a state that can achieve things other than AI bubbles www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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Just in case you thought this was about trans athletes. This was solely about creating a fascist and racist gender bureaucracy over what constitutes being feminine enough to be considered a woman.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Just in case you thought this was about trans athletes. This was solely about creating a fascist and racist gender bureaucracy over what constitutes being feminine enough to be considered a woman.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
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Joyce Carol Oates to Musk
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Joyce Carol Oates to Musk
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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The problem from their point of view is that rapid decarbonization requires public, collective decisions about the organization of production, in a way that threaten capital-owners' authority over both the production process and the political system.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The problem from their point of view is that rapid decarbonization requires public, collective decisions about the organization of production, in a way that threaten capital-owners' authority over both the production process and the political system.
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Labour's lies were an insult to West Midlands Police.
But more important, their intent was to put the people of Birmingham in harm's way.
And I hope the people of this city never forget it.
But more important, their intent was to put the people of Birmingham in harm's way.
And I hope the people of this city never forget it.
Left: Lewis Gooddall challenges Lisa Nandy over her lies in parliament over Maccabi, she doubles down on her lies
Right: The police advice confirming Lisa Nandy lied
Keir Starmer, Shabana Mahmood and Lisa Nandy, all told the same lie, they conflated public safety with antisemitism
Right: The police advice confirming Lisa Nandy lied
Keir Starmer, Shabana Mahmood and Lisa Nandy, all told the same lie, they conflated public safety with antisemitism
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Labour's lies were an insult to West Midlands Police.
But more important, their intent was to put the people of Birmingham in harm's way.
And I hope the people of this city never forget it.
But more important, their intent was to put the people of Birmingham in harm's way.
And I hope the people of this city never forget it.
we have entered the 'the tigers are hungry' phase of climate meltdown, which I feel is a bad phase of climate meltdown.
‘The tigers are hungry’: endangered but deadly, the world’s largest big cat is sowing fear in Siberia’s villages
‘The tigers are hungry’: endangered but deadly, the world’s largest big cat is sowing fear in Siberia’s villages
The spread of African swine flu among the wild boars the animals eat has led to the deadliest winter for attacks on people in the Russian region for decades – and a spike in tiger killings
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
we have entered the 'the tigers are hungry' phase of climate meltdown, which I feel is a bad phase of climate meltdown.
you love to see it
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
you love to see it
Brad Lander needs to think bigger.
Brad Lander for Senate
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Brad Lander needs to think bigger.
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It's a pity that there was no way predict that Thanksgiving was coming. But sometimes it's these kind of unforeseeable contingencies that matter for politics.
My read of it (with very incomplete information) is scoring more political points would have required destroying Thanksgiving travel and at least 10 Dem Senators don’t have the stomach for that.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It's a pity that there was no way predict that Thanksgiving was coming. But sometimes it's these kind of unforeseeable contingencies that matter for politics.
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After their resounding victory in Tuesday’s elections, the Democrats had no choice but to surrender.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
After their resounding victory in Tuesday’s elections, the Democrats had no choice but to surrender.
I cannot breathe
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I cannot breathe
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Mamdani is going to implement Shisha law. Everyone gets their own pipe and the smog will smell of mango.
Mamdani is going to implement Shalamar law. He’s going to make it a night to remember
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shisha law. Everyone gets their own pipe and the smog will smell of mango.
the internet dot com has persuaded a significant percentage of men that the ultimate trait of heterosexuality is being repulsed by women, which is totally true in a deep way, but also extremely funny.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
the internet dot com has persuaded a significant percentage of men that the ultimate trait of heterosexuality is being repulsed by women, which is totally true in a deep way, but also extremely funny.
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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MEDIA RELEASE: The Jewish Council of Australia condemns the antisemitic Nazi stunt held yesterday outside NSW Parliament.
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
MEDIA RELEASE: The Jewish Council of Australia condemns the antisemitic Nazi stunt held yesterday outside NSW Parliament.
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts.
We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5
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Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
August 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
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since chatgpt has coached another young person in a mental health crisis to their death, I am yet again tapping the sign
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
since chatgpt has coached another young person in a mental health crisis to their death, I am yet again tapping the sign
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Feeling *extreme* FOMO to be missing this event happening at Columbia today and featuring a packed roster of GOATs including @veenadubal.bsky.social @jathansadowski.com @bcmerchant.bsky.social and others!!
iserp.columbia.edu/events/new-l...
iserp.columbia.edu/events/new-l...
New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace | Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP)
iserp.columbia.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Feeling *extreme* FOMO to be missing this event happening at Columbia today and featuring a packed roster of GOATs including @veenadubal.bsky.social @jathansadowski.com @bcmerchant.bsky.social and others!!
iserp.columbia.edu/events/new-l...
iserp.columbia.edu/events/new-l...
Government by internet- addicted bros for internet-addicted bros
Hegseth: "We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our industrial base to a wartime footing. Building for victory should our adversaries FAFO."
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Government by internet- addicted bros for internet-addicted bros
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Data colonialism in the most literal sense
Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials www.afr.com/technology/g...
Google to build data centre on Christmas Island
The search engine giant signed a cloud deal with the Department of Defence this year to build the facility, whose details remain secret, on Christmas Island.
www.afr.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Data colonialism in the most literal sense
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The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!
ok I don't think we have appreciated how insane this is:
Jamaal Bowman is absolutely shitfaced, Hehdi Hasan is FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE not to laugh, Hasan Piker, an actual Youtuber is also standing there. Put this in the Louvre.
Jamaal Bowman is absolutely shitfaced, Hehdi Hasan is FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE not to laugh, Hasan Piker, an actual Youtuber is also standing there. Put this in the Louvre.
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
ok I don't think we have appreciated how insane this is:
Jamaal Bowman is absolutely shitfaced, Hehdi Hasan is FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE not to laugh, Hasan Piker, an actual Youtuber is also standing there. Put this in the Louvre.
Jamaal Bowman is absolutely shitfaced, Hehdi Hasan is FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE not to laugh, Hasan Piker, an actual Youtuber is also standing there. Put this in the Louvre.