Sarah Zarmsky
@szarmsky.bsky.social
Cat mom researching international law, human rights & tech; digital harm, digital evidence & digital investigations
Assistant Professor @ QUB Law
Editor @ OpinioJuris
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/sarah-zarmsky
Assistant Professor @ QUB Law
Editor @ OpinioJuris
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/sarah-zarmsky
Reposted by Sarah Zarmsky
To spell this out— even in a world where this manufactured armed conflict is real, even if the drugs were a military objective, *even if* the 11 non-combatants were acceptable collateral damage, they were never engaged in “hostile acts.” Not before they were hit. And not when they called for help.
2/ The Hegseth-approved contingency plan:
The U.S. military could try to kill shipwrecked survivors if "they took what the United States deemed to be a hostile action, like communicating with suspected cartel members."
The U.S. military could try to kill shipwrecked survivors if "they took what the United States deemed to be a hostile action, like communicating with suspected cartel members."
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
To spell this out— even in a world where this manufactured armed conflict is real, even if the drugs were a military objective, *even if* the 11 non-combatants were acceptable collateral damage, they were never engaged in “hostile acts.” Not before they were hit. And not when they called for help.
I have yet to finish reading in detail, but as a preliminary thought, I'm happy to see that the new version expands more upon cyber-enabled gender-based violence and the rights of the accused than the previous draft.
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I have yet to finish reading in detail, but as a preliminary thought, I'm happy to see that the new version expands more upon cyber-enabled gender-based violence and the rights of the accused than the previous draft.
Really honored (and for lack of better words, shook) to see my research cited in the policy
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Really honored (and for lack of better words, shook) to see my research cited in the policy
Reposted by Sarah Zarmsky
Yesterday, loyalist bands, the far-right and Israeli flag wavers stood shoulder to shoulder in Belfast City Centre in a demonstration of extremism in the North. Discriminatory policing didn't start at Palestine solidarity, PSNI 'policing' of far-right is non-existent by design. [4/n]
Internal email shows PSNI officers told not to intervene during last week’s race riots unless there’s a threat to life
“It is important for you to understand our expectations – unless there is an obvious Art 2 issue – we do not expect you to expose yourself to significant risk unnecessarily"
www.irishnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yesterday, loyalist bands, the far-right and Israeli flag wavers stood shoulder to shoulder in Belfast City Centre in a demonstration of extremism in the North. Discriminatory policing didn't start at Palestine solidarity, PSNI 'policing' of far-right is non-existent by design. [4/n]
I’d like to think the cracks in mine give it character
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I’d like to think the cracks in mine give it character
I was feeling good about my pumpkin pie today until I saw this
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I was feeling good about my pumpkin pie today until I saw this