Human Rights, Foreign Relations Law, Princeton, Columbia & Leitner Center. Author, Restoring the Global Judiciary press.princeton.edu/titles/1โ€ฆโ€ฆ

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Who is Belfast? This is Belfast. A city for all. Belfast stands against racism. (pic ยฉ Reuters)
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for the boroughs and Knicks fans around the world ๐Ÿ†
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS ๐Ÿ† New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
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RADIO CITY REACTS AS THE KNICKS WIN THE NBA TITLE!
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"This Sunday nightโ€™s UFC spectacle on the South Lawn...captures something about this moment in our history. It's vulgar, violent, commercial, grandiose, tacky, and it dishonors a place once thought worthy of care and respect. In other words, itโ€™s Donald Trump." open.substack.com/pub/thebulโ€ฆ
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ICE tackle U.S. citizenโ€”shoot him with taser after already pinned to ground. 4 agents hold the man face downโ€”while 5th agent tazed him in the back. Another agent points a weapon at a witness. "Don't point that at me again," man says. "I don't feel safe," agent yells back. "It's whatever I sayโ€”Get back!" The man detained was a community volunteer with VC Defensa. Incident occurred in an area open to the public at the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, California.
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๐ŸšจBREAKING: ICE agents kidnapped a U.S. citizen, while he was grabbing coffee, in Maryland. Samuel Guzmรกn repeatedly told agents he was born in the United States. He even offered to show his IDโ€ฆ and they didnโ€™t believe him. Instead, they took his phone, wallet, and keys, shoved him in their car, illegally transported him to another location, questioned him about where he was โ€œreallyโ€ from, for 2 hours, and refused to let him call anyone. Then, once they realized he was a U.S. citizenโ€ฆ they let him go without explaining why he was detained. The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizuresโ€ฆ. ICE agents donโ€™t get to kidnap someone, from a coffee shop parking lot, without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. The Fifth Amendment guarantees due processโ€ฆ. Holding someone against their will while refusing to tell them why, or denying them access to contact anyone, is a constitutional violation. And the Equal Protection principles mean the government canโ€™t target people simply because of their race, ethnicity, or the language they speak. If youโ€™re okay with constitutional rights disappearing the moment someone has the wrong last name, or skin colorโ€ฆ You were never defending law and order.
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This is revolting: The Trump administration is preparing to deport brave women fleeing Iranian repression to Central African Republic, an impoverished country in the middle of a civil war. nytimes.com/2026/06/11/worldโ€ฆ
It's hard to fathom how deeply evil this is, and that we have people running our country who get sick pleasure from sending women fleeing violence in Iran to an African country in the middle of a brutal civil war. nytimes.com/2026/06/11/worldโ€ฆ
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A deeply disturbing development โ€” #China govtโ€™s use of #arbitrarydetention is so widespread some @UN bodies have alleged it constitutes #crimesagainsthumanity. And on a #nationalsecurity chargeโ€ฆ
NEW: China arrested a US citizen after Trump met with Xi in Beijing and accused him of endangering national security โ€” a rare charge against an American. The detainee, U Min Zin, is a grad student at @UCBerkeley who researches Myanmar. This adds a new strain to US-China ties.
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โ€œDear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity. โ€œYou are not numbers or case files. โ€œYou are people โ€” with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.โ€ โ€” Pope Leo XIV
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In the superficial view of โ€œChinaโ€ held by Chinamaxxers, there are no social movements, no debates, no counterparts for the politically active American to engage. This is not meaningful "solidarity." It doesn't view Chinese as genuine people. trib.al/1YqrbWV
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The World Cup begins tomorrow, and many will watch the matches. Soccer reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off on our own, but a path we learn to walk together. Anyone who does not know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, has not yet understood the game. Anyone who does not know how to live with and for others has not yet understood life. #ApostolicJourney
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Thanks to Trump's erratic, self-serving rule, only one in 10 people across 15 European countries seeing the United States as an ally. trib.al/YeiWiwF
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๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ@frances_hui was 10 years old when she first stood in Victoria Park with a candle in her hand. She was surrounded by thousands of Hong Kongers gathered to remember June 4. Thirty-seven years later, at the National Endowment for Democracy @NEDemocracy, she spoke about the power of memory and the impact the Tiananmen Massacre had on the next generation of Hong Kongers. โ€œThe power of memory isnโ€™t in how many speak of it. Itโ€™s in how much we are willing to give โ€” to defend it, to pass it on, and to walk with one another.โ€ From one generation to the next, the torch of memory is carried through courage, solidarity, and the refusal to forget. Watch the full event: youtube.com/live/yh4offMhno4
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The man in these photos is a father, an entrepreneur, and a defender of a free press. His name is #JimmyLai. For nearly six years, he has been held in solitary confinement for defending democracy. At 78 years old with deteriorating health, he doesn't have much time left. He deserves to come home. #FreeJimmyLai
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There is no Fโ€”king way Trump is getting out of this one. He falls asleep at the loud and exciting Knicks game, and then jolts awake suddenly. What a low energy, sleepy, old man.
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๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ And just like that, itโ€™s completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again ๐Ÿ‘‡

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What a fitting way for #HongKong govt authorities to mark the #humanrights and #ruleoflaw-busting NSL anniversary -- by further weakening rights. Try reporting on how this squares with the #ICCPR, @newsgovhk? hongkongfp.com/2026/06/08/brโ€ฆ
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Trump prevented everyone from celebrating near the game. He made everyone show up hours early. Women could not take in a bag. He inconvenienced the entire city. And then he fell asleep.

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The most expensive taxpayer funded nap #NBAFinals
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