Colby
@mobilecheco.bsky.social
human rights, movements, civic space, conflict, extremism, IR, mostly Africa & US.
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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No to war on #Venezuela!
No to murder on the high seas!
☎️ Take action before today’s Senate vote ⬇️
No to murder on the high seas!
☎️ Take action before today’s Senate vote ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
No to war on #Venezuela!
No to murder on the high seas!
☎️ Take action before today’s Senate vote ⬇️
No to murder on the high seas!
☎️ Take action before today’s Senate vote ⬇️
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I would read the hell out of a deeply reported piece on how the media/political elite addiction to Twitter is shaping their views, which in turn shape the views of millions of people. It's a total reality-warper.
i’m increasingly convinced that many people in d.c. are just suffering from x dot com brain rot
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I would read the hell out of a deeply reported piece on how the media/political elite addiction to Twitter is shaping their views, which in turn shape the views of millions of people. It's a total reality-warper.
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In Cameroon, tensions are running high given the contested reelection of Paul Biya.
At least four people have been killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested since the Oct. 12 presidential election.
At least four people have been killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested since the Oct. 12 presidential election.
Cameroon: Biya Declared the Winner Amid Post-Election Violence
Cameroon’s post-election period has been marred with violence with at least four people killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested across the country arrested sinc...
www.hrw.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In Cameroon, tensions are running high given the contested reelection of Paul Biya.
At least four people have been killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested since the Oct. 12 presidential election.
At least four people have been killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested since the Oct. 12 presidential election.
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The detention by ICE of British journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi solely for his views while on a speaking tour in the U.S. is a blatant assault on free speech.
These are the tactics of the Thought Police.
These are the tactics of the Thought Police.
ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The detention by ICE of British journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi solely for his views while on a speaking tour in the U.S. is a blatant assault on free speech.
These are the tactics of the Thought Police.
These are the tactics of the Thought Police.
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A flurry of videos shows Rapid Support Forces in Sudan carrying out extrajudicial killings and attacking apparent civilians fleeing North Darfur’s capital El Fasher following the takeover of the city by the RSF.
Urgent international action is needed.
Urgent international action is needed.
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A flurry of videos shows Rapid Support Forces in Sudan carrying out extrajudicial killings and attacking apparent civilians fleeing North Darfur’s capital El Fasher following the takeover of the city by the RSF.
Urgent international action is needed.
Urgent international action is needed.
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People will say illegal immigration is obviously a problem and then struggle to name what the actual problem they have with it is in ways that aren't just xenophobia. "Oh, some people aren't legible to the state? Why do you, not the state, care?"
October 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
People will say illegal immigration is obviously a problem and then struggle to name what the actual problem they have with it is in ways that aren't just xenophobia. "Oh, some people aren't legible to the state? Why do you, not the state, care?"
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NEW: DHS is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
by me @ wired:
by me @ wired:
DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
www.wired.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEW: DHS is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
by me @ wired:
by me @ wired:
“The animating issue shaping the U.N.’s work is whether it furthers the continuation of colonialism, exploitation, and subordination, or supports the radical transformation of the international order that governs our lived realities.”
The #UnitedNations’ 80th anniversary slogan “for peace, development and human rights” falls flat for too many, writes @matiangai.bsky.social
Read her reflections on the 1960 coup in now-Democratic Republic of Congo and the historic NYC protest that followed:
www.justsecurity.org/123129/unite...
Read her reflections on the 1960 coup in now-Democratic Republic of Congo and the historic NYC protest that followed:
www.justsecurity.org/123129/unite...
The United Nations and a World in Pain
The U.N.’s survival depends on how it positions itself between the elephant and the mouse, in South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond.
www.justsecurity.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“The animating issue shaping the U.N.’s work is whether it furthers the continuation of colonialism, exploitation, and subordination, or supports the radical transformation of the international order that governs our lived realities.”
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Me and @janus.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com:
"If lawmakers really cared about kids, they’d stop trying to take away their health care ... Instead, many top Democrats in Congress are trying to help Trump censor the internet. And by speaking out, it’s the kids who are protecting us from them."
"If lawmakers really cared about kids, they’d stop trying to take away their health care ... Instead, many top Democrats in Congress are trying to help Trump censor the internet. And by speaking out, it’s the kids who are protecting us from them."
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Me and @janus.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com:
"If lawmakers really cared about kids, they’d stop trying to take away their health care ... Instead, many top Democrats in Congress are trying to help Trump censor the internet. And by speaking out, it’s the kids who are protecting us from them."
"If lawmakers really cared about kids, they’d stop trying to take away their health care ... Instead, many top Democrats in Congress are trying to help Trump censor the internet. And by speaking out, it’s the kids who are protecting us from them."
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To be clear, this is Trump not only admitting to using military force without Congress’ constitutionally required authorization, but to committing extrajudicial killings — or in other words, murder.
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
To be clear, this is Trump not only admitting to using military force without Congress’ constitutionally required authorization, but to committing extrajudicial killings — or in other words, murder.
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The International Court of Justice has made clear that Israel should end its campaign to dismantle UNRWA and stop using starvation as a weapon of war.
Palestinians will continue to suffer and die unless Israel lifts its unlawful blockade and allows access to aid.
Palestinians will continue to suffer and die unless Israel lifts its unlawful blockade and allows access to aid.
World Court: Israel Needs to Allow UN Aid into Gaza
Israel should comply with its obligation to cooperate with the United Nations by ensuring the unhindered provision of essential aid to Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as the Intern...
www.hrw.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The International Court of Justice has made clear that Israel should end its campaign to dismantle UNRWA and stop using starvation as a weapon of war.
Palestinians will continue to suffer and die unless Israel lifts its unlawful blockade and allows access to aid.
Palestinians will continue to suffer and die unless Israel lifts its unlawful blockade and allows access to aid.
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Federal court (after six years!) rules on and dismisses Gavin McInnes' lawsuit against the @splcenter.org
The case sought to declare it defamatory to say McInnes and the Proud Boys are "extremists," "far-right," a "hate group", or "white supremacists."
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The case sought to declare it defamatory to say McInnes and the Proud Boys are "extremists," "far-right," a "hate group", or "white supremacists."
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![The Eleventh Circuit has noted that "there is a
fair debate about whether the term hate group is
definable in such a way that it is provable as false" and
that the "debate is complicated [further] by the fact
that SPLC put its own definition of the term on its
website." Coral. Ridge, 6 F.4th at 1252 n.7. This court
need not resolve at this time the questions posed in that
debate. But if it had to, it has already found that
SPLC's hate group designation was not provable as false
because "there is no single, commonly understood meaning
of the term 'hate group'" from which to test the label's
veracity. Coral. Ridge, 406 F. Supp. 3d 1258, 1274 (M.D.
Ala. 2019) (Thompson, J.).
The underlying issue highlighted throughout
Mcinnes' s arguments is that SPLC has amassed too much
influence over social media companies. This is neither
here nor there. It has been said that the film critic
Roger Ebert could make or break a film's financial...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreieqpbq753tsuodzegqpoo2fcfmodmwq3wlltwawpnvsnx63gfjjqi@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Federal court (after six years!) rules on and dismisses Gavin McInnes' lawsuit against the @splcenter.org
The case sought to declare it defamatory to say McInnes and the Proud Boys are "extremists," "far-right," a "hate group", or "white supremacists."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The case sought to declare it defamatory to say McInnes and the Proud Boys are "extremists," "far-right," a "hate group", or "white supremacists."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press
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I wrote a little bit about Aimé Césaire's play A Season in the Congo, written after Patrice Lumumba's assassination, for
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I wrote a little bit about Aimé Césaire's play A Season in the Congo, written after Patrice Lumumba's assassination, for
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
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Chad’s new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law and democracy. It paves the way for President Mahamat Idriss Déby to remain in power indefinitely.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n2yHT7
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n2yHT7
Chad: Constitutional Change Threatens Rule of Law, Democracy
Chad’s new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law and democracy.
www.hrw.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chad’s new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law and democracy. It paves the way for President Mahamat Idriss Déby to remain in power indefinitely.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n2yHT7
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n2yHT7
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Very sad to see NBC Out go down. I know journalists who have worked there and it was home to some of the best in depth reporting on LGBTQ+ issues out there from a legacy media outlet.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
Breaking: NBC fires teams of journalists focused on marginalized communities, axing NBC Out & NBC BLK staff
NBC News has fired journalists who reported on Black, Latino, Asian and LGBTQ+ communities.
www.advocate.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Very sad to see NBC Out go down. I know journalists who have worked there and it was home to some of the best in depth reporting on LGBTQ+ issues out there from a legacy media outlet.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
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Madagascar is in turmoil as a military faction stands by the recent youth-led anti-government protests.
Malagasy authorities need to undertake immediate and impartial investigations into the alleged killings and injuries to ensure accountability.
Malagasy authorities need to undertake immediate and impartial investigations into the alleged killings and injuries to ensure accountability.
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Madagascar is in turmoil as a military faction stands by the recent youth-led anti-government protests.
Malagasy authorities need to undertake immediate and impartial investigations into the alleged killings and injuries to ensure accountability.
Malagasy authorities need to undertake immediate and impartial investigations into the alleged killings and injuries to ensure accountability.
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Interesting idea. A entire news market will get a public editor.
Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8
Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8
Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter
Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.
tinyurl.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Interesting idea. A entire news market will get a public editor.
Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8
Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8
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The U.S. has provided at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since October 7, 2023. This figure excludes arms sales agreements to be paid by the U.S. in the future.
October 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The U.S. has provided at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since October 7, 2023. This figure excludes arms sales agreements to be paid by the U.S. in the future.
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Just heard that Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8
Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter
Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.
tinyurl.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Just heard that Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8
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The First Amendment––protecting our right to free speech––means little today under Trump's fascist regime. But it was the oligarchs and their liberal media and university collaborators who brought us to this point. My essay on the uses of 'free speech' discourse:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech
And how we get it back.
www.thenation.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The First Amendment––protecting our right to free speech––means little today under Trump's fascist regime. But it was the oligarchs and their liberal media and university collaborators who brought us to this point. My essay on the uses of 'free speech' discourse:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Pritzker is everything Newsom wants you to believe Newsom is, including both actually brave and seemingly in possession of an actually beating human heart.
Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85
October 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Pritzker is everything Newsom wants you to believe Newsom is, including both actually brave and seemingly in possession of an actually beating human heart.
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"Budgets are about priorities, but even though Americans have the thinnest social safety net of any modern country, somehow we always seem to find billions upon billions of dollars to assist Israel in its various wars," @mattduss.bsky.social told
told @ajenglish.bsky.social
aje.io/1q9jnc
told @ajenglish.bsky.social
aje.io/1q9jnc
How the US funded Israel’s wars on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran
Twin reports from the Costs of War Project find the US has backed Israel with more than $21bn since October 2023.
aje.io
October 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"Budgets are about priorities, but even though Americans have the thinnest social safety net of any modern country, somehow we always seem to find billions upon billions of dollars to assist Israel in its various wars," @mattduss.bsky.social told
told @ajenglish.bsky.social
aje.io/1q9jnc
told @ajenglish.bsky.social
aje.io/1q9jnc