Nathalie Weizmann
@nweizmann.bsky.social
Senior Legal Officer at UNOCHA | ex-ICRC & Columbia Law | IHL and human rights | Protection of civilians and humanitarian action
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Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...
Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality
Antivaxers, cranks and fantasists thrive in safe, stable societies but the days of consequence-free idiocy may be ending
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...
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"One intelligence officer said he had seen targeting mistakes that relied on incorrect machine translations from Arabic to Hebrew."
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apnews.com/article/isra...
February 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"One intelligence officer said he had seen targeting mistakes that relied on incorrect machine translations from Arabic to Hebrew."
apnews.com/article/isra...
apnews.com/article/isra...
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Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary
Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.
sfstandard.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
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As world leaders gather at #MunichSecuityConference, our president warns of the mounting costs of war and the security risks that could follow if #IHL is not better respected ➡️ http://ms.spr.ly/63324Uquk8
February 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
As world leaders gather at #MunichSecuityConference, our president warns of the mounting costs of war and the security risks that could follow if #IHL is not better respected ➡️ http://ms.spr.ly/63324Uquk8
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The lead prosecutor on the Adams investigation - Hagan Scotten - resigns from SDNY.
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion [to dismiss Adams charges]. But it was never going to me.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion [to dismiss Adams charges]. But it was never going to me.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Resignation Letter From Hagan Scotten
Hagan Scotten, an assistant U.S. attorney, wrote to Emil Bove, acting deputy attorney general, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The lead prosecutor on the Adams investigation - Hagan Scotten - resigns from SDNY.
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion [to dismiss Adams charges]. But it was never going to me.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion [to dismiss Adams charges]. But it was never going to me.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Wirecutter’s resident sleep expert has tested nearly a hundred mattresses. She recently spent six months sleeping on a mattress that costs nearly $56,000. The experience made her wonder: How much is our sleep worth?
I Wish This $56,000 Mattress Weren’t So Incredible.
Our mattress expert spent six months sleeping on a mattress that costs nearly $56,000. The experience made her wonder: How much is our sleep worth?
nyti.ms
February 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Wirecutter’s resident sleep expert has tested nearly a hundred mattresses. She recently spent six months sleeping on a mattress that costs nearly $56,000. The experience made her wonder: How much is our sleep worth?
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New story on one of consequences of the Trump administration’s cuts at USAID:
The system designed to alert the military about humanitarian aid workers locations in war zones is offline
🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The system designed to alert the military about humanitarian aid workers locations in war zones is offline
🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
USAID Shutdown Imperils Humanitarian Convoys in Conflict Zones
The Trump administration’s push to shutter the agency means it's unable to warn the US military where aid workers are operating
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
New story on one of consequences of the Trump administration’s cuts at USAID:
The system designed to alert the military about humanitarian aid workers locations in war zones is offline
🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The system designed to alert the military about humanitarian aid workers locations in war zones is offline
🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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We’re focused on feeding our kids.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
February 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’re focused on feeding our kids.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
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Just went live to talk about what is happening, what we can do, and what to expect this week: www.instagram.com/reel/DForuR_...
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February 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Just went live to talk about what is happening, what we can do, and what to expect this week: www.instagram.com/reel/DForuR_...
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Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
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Breaking News: The FDA approved a new medication to treat pain from an injury or surgery. Unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive.
FDA Approves Journavx Drug to Treat Pain Without Addiction Risk
The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Breaking News: The FDA approved a new medication to treat pain from an injury or surgery. Unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive.
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@justsecurity.org does it again. Helping us navigate the litigation landscape. Share widely.
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
@justsecurity.org does it again. Helping us navigate the litigation landscape. Share widely.
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
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Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.
U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order
Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.
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President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. nyti.ms/4hilymo
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. nyti.ms/4hilymo
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More state practice in universal jurisdiction over war crimes.
And a further reminder that those who perpetuate atrocities may face legal exposure abroad for years to come.
www.reuters.com/world/german...
And a further reminder that those who perpetuate atrocities may face legal exposure abroad for years to come.
www.reuters.com/world/german...
Germany charges Syrian with war crimes against Yazidis
A high-ranking member of the Islamic State militant group in Syria has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Germany, partly for alleged involvement in the genocide against the Yazidi community, prosecutors said.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
More state practice in universal jurisdiction over war crimes.
And a further reminder that those who perpetuate atrocities may face legal exposure abroad for years to come.
www.reuters.com/world/german...
And a further reminder that those who perpetuate atrocities may face legal exposure abroad for years to come.
www.reuters.com/world/german...
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Reducing your red meat consumption could have many positive impacts — on your heart, the environment, and maybe even on your long-term cognitive health, according to a new study.
Read more: cnn.it/3WmtSd0
Read more: cnn.it/3WmtSd0
January 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Reducing your red meat consumption could have many positive impacts — on your heart, the environment, and maybe even on your long-term cognitive health, according to a new study.
Read more: cnn.it/3WmtSd0
Read more: cnn.it/3WmtSd0
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A cosmic object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope has flummoxed astronomers. Now, a research team has studied hundreds of these "little red dots" and found clues about their identity.
James Webb Space Telescope's 'little red dots' come into focus
A cosmic object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope has flummoxed astronomers. Now, a research team has studied hundreds of these "little red dots" and found clues about their identity.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A cosmic object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope has flummoxed astronomers. Now, a research team has studied hundreds of these "little red dots" and found clues about their identity.
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Mexico has sent a position paper to the UNSC on the right to self-defense under the UN Charter.
It insists that one State may not use force against a non-State actor on the territory of another State without the latter's consent, and rejects the "unwilling or unable" doctrine.
It insists that one State may not use force against a non-State actor on the territory of another State without the latter's consent, and rejects the "unwilling or unable" doctrine.
January 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Mexico has sent a position paper to the UNSC on the right to self-defense under the UN Charter.
It insists that one State may not use force against a non-State actor on the territory of another State without the latter's consent, and rejects the "unwilling or unable" doctrine.
It insists that one State may not use force against a non-State actor on the territory of another State without the latter's consent, and rejects the "unwilling or unable" doctrine.
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Apropos today's SecDef confirmation hearing, I'm reposting my article published by the Naval War College on US recognition of a commander's duty to punish war crimes by subordinates.
USG understands this obligation to extend to civilian superiors as well.
digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol97/is...
USG understands this obligation to extend to civilian superiors as well.
digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol97/is...
U.S. Recognition of a Commander’s Duty to Punish War Crimes
This article explores the United States' recognition of the doctrine of command responsibility. The doctrine has been invoked by those alleging that President Trump’s pardons of U.S. personnel convict...
digital-commons.usnwc.edu
January 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Apropos today's SecDef confirmation hearing, I'm reposting my article published by the Naval War College on US recognition of a commander's duty to punish war crimes by subordinates.
USG understands this obligation to extend to civilian superiors as well.
digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol97/is...
USG understands this obligation to extend to civilian superiors as well.
digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol97/is...
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The FDA wants front-of-package nutrition labels required on packaged foods. The labels would tell consumers if the product has Low, Medium or High levels of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar.
The FDA calls for at-a-glance nutrition labels on the front of packaged foods
The FDA wants front-of-package nutrition labels required on packaged foods. The labels would tell consumers if the product has Low, Medium or High levels of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The FDA wants front-of-package nutrition labels required on packaged foods. The labels would tell consumers if the product has Low, Medium or High levels of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar.
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My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized.
January 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized.
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In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…
propub.li
January 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
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Denmark’s king has unveiled a new royal coat of arms that more prominently features Greenland, as President-elect Donald Trump again floats the idea of the United States buying the Danish territory, a proposal that disrupted relations with Copenhagen during his first term in office.
As Trump eyes Greenland, Danish king makes it bigger on his coat of arms
Denmark’s royal household said the new insignia “strengthens the prominence” of the Commonwealth, including Greenland, as Donald Trump again proposes buying the island.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Denmark’s king has unveiled a new royal coat of arms that more prominently features Greenland, as President-elect Donald Trump again floats the idea of the United States buying the Danish territory, a proposal that disrupted relations with Copenhagen during his first term in office.