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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They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
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Murdering helpless people at sea is a textbook war crime.
The US Secretary of War Crimes should be thrown from office and right into jail.
The US Secretary of War Crimes should be thrown from office and right into jail.
US airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows
Footage seen by US senators shows two unarmed, shirtless men struggling to stay afloat before they were killed, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Murdering helpless people at sea is a textbook war crime.
The US Secretary of War Crimes should be thrown from office and right into jail.
The US Secretary of War Crimes should be thrown from office and right into jail.
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Trump has used an unspeakable tragedy - the attack on members of the National Guard in DC - to ramp up anti-immigrant polices. I join Joseph Azam and Nick Miroff to speak on the issue on KQED's Forum today - www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
What Trump’s ‘Pause’ on Asylum Decisions Means for the Bay Area’s Afghan Community and Beyond | KQED
We talk about what these sweeping changes mean for legal immigrants, asylum seekers, and the federal agencies carrying out deportations.
www.kqed.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump has used an unspeakable tragedy - the attack on members of the National Guard in DC - to ramp up anti-immigrant polices. I join Joseph Azam and Nick Miroff to speak on the issue on KQED's Forum today - www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
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Why is House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries lying on Donald Trump's behalf?
The US-Mexico border was not insecure last year and secure this year. That is not true.
The US-Mexico border was not insecure last year and secure this year. That is not true.
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Why is House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries lying on Donald Trump's behalf?
The US-Mexico border was not insecure last year and secure this year. That is not true.
The US-Mexico border was not insecure last year and secure this year. That is not true.
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“I’d rather go down in history as one lone Negro who dared to tell the government that it had done a dastardly thing than to save my skin by taking back what I have said.”
~Ida B. Wells, “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells.”
Image: Public domain.
~Ida B. Wells, “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells.”
Image: Public domain.
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
“I’d rather go down in history as one lone Negro who dared to tell the government that it had done a dastardly thing than to save my skin by taking back what I have said.”
~Ida B. Wells, “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells.”
Image: Public domain.
~Ida B. Wells, “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells.”
Image: Public domain.
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This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
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I get that this latest revelation is a big deal, but let’s not lose sight that it was a crime to begin with.
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I get that this latest revelation is a big deal, but let’s not lose sight that it was a crime to begin with.
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We can both be horrified by this killing and honest about the killer… please Mr President… why not see why the suspect was given asylum by your administration . Why not figure out why this brutal attack was committed
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We can both be horrified by this killing and honest about the killer… please Mr President… why not see why the suspect was given asylum by your administration . Why not figure out why this brutal attack was committed
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They like Trump and want to help him
“Biden Asylum Cases” is NYT’s framing for a story pegged to a man who got asylum 3 months into the Trump administration
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
They like Trump and want to help him
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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 🪶