Shannon Fyfe
@sefyfe.bsky.social
international criminal law + feminist philosophy at W&L Law
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The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
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Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
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Anticipating changes to the 25/26 Covid-19 vaccine regulations @sefyfe.bsky.social & I updated our previous analysis of off-label pediatric Covid-19 vaccination. It is out now in @jamapediatrics.com & accessible here.
Many things happened since we submitted this! I'll touch on a few of them 🧵
Many things happened since we submitted this! I'll touch on a few of them 🧵
Reconsidering Off-Label Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
This Viewpoint discusses current factors to consider when recommending off-label pediatric COVID-19 vaccination.
jamanetwork.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Anticipating changes to the 25/26 Covid-19 vaccine regulations @sefyfe.bsky.social & I updated our previous analysis of off-label pediatric Covid-19 vaccination. It is out now in @jamapediatrics.com & accessible here.
Many things happened since we submitted this! I'll touch on a few of them 🧵
Many things happened since we submitted this! I'll touch on a few of them 🧵
In JAMA Pediatrics with @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social on how to think about off-label vaxx for kids in these confusing times
"Off-label vaccination is not a widespread public health strategy.... However, vaccinating children off-label is an ethically & legally supportable tool at a time when other tools are being removed from the toolkit."
September 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In JAMA Pediatrics with @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social on how to think about off-label vaxx for kids in these confusing times
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Universities are moving rapidly to comply with laws that don't exist.
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.” The professor spoke by phone from the inside of a car to avoid being overheard by colleagues.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Universities are moving rapidly to comply with laws that don't exist.
Excellent explainer on the role of intent in assessing genocide claims:
September 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Excellent explainer on the role of intent in assessing genocide claims:
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Not nearly enough people are saying “The Palestinians were right all along. We are so sorry.”
August 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Not nearly enough people are saying “The Palestinians were right all along. We are so sorry.”
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Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
September 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
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A brief commentary by @sefyfe.bsky.social & me in AJOB discusses why invoking the specter of regret in medical decision making, even about about potentially "transformative experiences," risks undermining patient autonomy.
Read for free here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KWQVP...
Read for free here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KWQVP...
www.tandfonline.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A brief commentary by @sefyfe.bsky.social & me in AJOB discusses why invoking the specter of regret in medical decision making, even about about potentially "transformative experiences," risks undermining patient autonomy.
Read for free here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KWQVP...
Read for free here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KWQVP...
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brave to admit three paragraphs in that the entire thesis of your article is wrong
July 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
brave to admit three paragraphs in that the entire thesis of your article is wrong
Out just in time to preempt Thomas’s opinion in Skrmetti, in which he disagrees with everything I say. On why gender affirming care is necessary for kids (and adults), and what recent limitations suggest about the legislators seeking them: ir.law.utk.edu/rgsj/vol14/i...
State Legislatures and Trans* Genocide (?) in the United States
By Shannon Fyfe, Published on 11/26/24
ir.law.utk.edu
June 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Out just in time to preempt Thomas’s opinion in Skrmetti, in which he disagrees with everything I say. On why gender affirming care is necessary for kids (and adults), and what recent limitations suggest about the legislators seeking them: ir.law.utk.edu/rgsj/vol14/i...
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Out now open access in Hypatia with @sefyfe.bsky.social on why regret is not the problem for informed consent regarding reproductive choices - even potentially “transformative” ones - that some like to argue it is.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Transformative Experiences, Anticipatory Regret, and Informed Consent | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Transformative Experiences, Anticipatory Regret, and Informed Consent
www.cambridge.org
June 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Out now open access in Hypatia with @sefyfe.bsky.social on why regret is not the problem for informed consent regarding reproductive choices - even potentially “transformative” ones - that some like to argue it is.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Apparently this quote from RFK jr. was about kids with autism, but this is also true of kids who die from vaccine-preventable illnesses.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Apparently this quote from RFK jr. was about kids with autism, but this is also true of kids who die from vaccine-preventable illnesses.
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Incredible news on TDOV.
The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Incredible news on TDOV.
The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
March 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
Grateful for colleagues who will not surrender.
New newsletter: The majority does not like this, and as I wrote Sunday we can make that matter when we act. And we are acting--it's far from enough yet, but it's also far from nothing (and likely more than they bargained for)... The rest at: www.meditationsinanemergency.com/notes-on-not...
February 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Grateful for colleagues who will not surrender.
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BREAKING: The ICC's chief prosecutor has asked for arrest warrants for Taliban officials, including Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundza, for persecuting women and girls.
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Afghanistan
Today, I can announce that my Office has filed two applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in Afghanistan. These filings ha...
www.icc-cpi.int
January 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
BREAKING: The ICC's chief prosecutor has asked for arrest warrants for Taliban officials, including Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundza, for persecuting women and girls.
Cecile Richards fought tirelessly for healthcare and chosen futures. May her spirit carry us through more dark days to come.
Like many others, I too am glad I got to thank Cecile Richards for having an impact on my ability to have planned parenthood.
With my fabulous friend @sefyfe.bsky.social in Nashville back in 2017 (when we were doing this all for the first time - may Cecile’s energy remain with us for the second).
With my fabulous friend @sefyfe.bsky.social in Nashville back in 2017 (when we were doing this all for the first time - may Cecile’s energy remain with us for the second).
January 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Cecile Richards fought tirelessly for healthcare and chosen futures. May her spirit carry us through more dark days to come.
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January 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Finally, arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Necessary but not sufficient for this institution’s legitimacy. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...
www.icc-cpi.int
November 21, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Finally, arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Necessary but not sufficient for this institution’s legitimacy. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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I can't fully articulate how worried I am for trans people of all ages. It feels like the world doesn't care.
Politico is reporting Trump will name Dr. Ladapo of Florida to a senior spot, likely Surgeon General or Assistant HHS.
This would be a horrifying pick for trans people. He's responsible for Florida's adult trans ban, and works with SEGM/Anti-trans global movement.
He's also an ardent anti-vaxxer.
This would be a horrifying pick for trans people. He's responsible for Florida's adult trans ban, and works with SEGM/Anti-trans global movement.
He's also an ardent anti-vaxxer.
November 20, 2024 at 12:56 AM
I can't fully articulate how worried I am for trans people of all ages. It feels like the world doesn't care.
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That’s the quote. I was looking for it. And here it is. Hannah Arendt on the Matt Gaetz as AG announcement
'This process includes the replacement of all first-rate talents, regardless of their political loyalties, with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is the best guarantee of their loyalty.' (The Origins of Totalitarianism, renewed version, A Harvest Book New York, 1976, 339)
November 14, 2024 at 11:38 AM
That’s the quote. I was looking for it. And here it is. Hannah Arendt on the Matt Gaetz as AG announcement
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When people say,
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
November 14, 2024 at 12:40 AM
When people say,
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
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“Potential war crimes and crimes against humanity shouldn't be ignored just because they don't carry the same expressive weight as genocide,” Shannon Fyfe (@sefyfe.bsky.social) writes for DAWN, on the question of intent in Gaza and international criminal law. dawnmena.org/the-question...
The Question of Genocidal Intent in Gaza
Potential war crimes and crimes against humanity shouldn't be ignored just because they don't carry the same expressive weight as genocide.
dawnmena.org
February 1, 2024 at 9:30 PM
“Potential war crimes and crimes against humanity shouldn't be ignored just because they don't carry the same expressive weight as genocide,” Shannon Fyfe (@sefyfe.bsky.social) writes for DAWN, on the question of intent in Gaza and international criminal law. dawnmena.org/the-question...