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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Jun 13

Marko Milanovic, who I am sure must never sleep, offers an early analysis of legality in re Israel's attack on Iran. In short "Israel’s use of force against Iran is, on the facts as we know them, almost certainly illegal" www.ejiltalk.org/is-israels-u...

Is Israel’s Use of Force Against Iran Justified by Self-Defence?

This morning, Israel launched a major military operation against Iran targeting its nuclear programme, including facilities, individual scientists and military leadership. In this post, I will provide...

www.ejiltalk.org

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Jun 10

As things escalate further in California, have a read of @sineadmceneaney.com on historical precedents (or the lack thereof) here theconversation.com/trumps-use-o...

Trump’s use of the national guard against LA protesters defies all precedents

Presidents have used the national guard before, but only to protect civil rights, not to deny the right to protest.

theconversation.com

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · Jun 6

100 MPs have now signed NC20 to give women in England and Wales the human right women in Northern Ireland have to a safe and legal abortion. Swipe to see if your MP is one of them — and what to do if they aren’t! Here’s the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

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Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou @dzehtsiarou.bsky.social · May 27

You can now pre-order the second edition of Great Debates on the European Convention on Human Rights that I wrote with @fdelond.bsky.social. It covers many new things that happened since the first one including climate change cases, Russia’s expulsion and many more www.bloomsbury.com/uk/great-deb...

Great Debates on the European Convention on Human Rights

www.bloomsbury.com

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · May 18

Criminalisation of abortion causes undeniable and deep harms. If you thought it was merely an historical artefact in England please think again. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss | The Observer

New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs

observer.co.uk

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · May 18

If you were involved in any way in the Repeal campaign and would be interested in speaking with a US-based researcher who wants to understand the referendum--not just the simple narrative but inclusion/exclusion, pragmatism, pain, joy etc--please drop me a line here. All involvement is relevant.

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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · Apr 27

This

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Apr 22

Did you know that we give away free credits to students who want to use Transkribus for their Bachelor, Master or PhD thesis?

Lean more about our Transkribus Scholarships 👇

www.transkribus.org/scholarship

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · Apr 17

The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Apr 13

Absolutely would have been fine with it being less enthralling TBQH

Mitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social · Apr 13

This has been an enthralling final round at The Masters. Sudden death playoff.

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Apr 7

An exquisite read to accompany lunch--theology, book history, social history, and critique in one tidy package www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Vexed by Sex | Erin Maglaque

A new history of how Christianity has met the problem of desire argues for more flexibility in proclamations on gender and sexuality.

www.nybooks.com

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Republicans want a disruptive president, but who’s being disrupted really matters — and if it’s the government or institutions that many Republicans believe are hostile to them...rationalizing their own constitutional violations as fighting fire with fire" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...

Opinion | Trump Voters Love Him More Than Before. Four Conservative Columnists Pinpoint Why.

More registered voters think America is on the right track than at any point since 2004, a new poll says. What does that mean about Trump?

www.nytimes.com

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Mathias Vermeulen @mathver.bsky.social · Mar 22

US Schools “are watching Columbia with alarm; many fear a demand for similar concessions. Their primary concern: without freedom to follow their intellectual curiosity, the discoveries and innovations that fuel the U.S.’s economy will decline or even grind to a halt”.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Columbia Yields to Trump in Battle Over Federal Funding

Columbia’s agreement is a significant moment in the intensifying battle between Trump and elite universities.

www.wsj.com

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Mar 22

Worth reading these two pieces side by side www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped

The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.

www.nytimes.com

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Mar 20

"Norms of restraint, flipped on their head"

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...

‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook

The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is even more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say.

www.nytimes.com

Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Mar 11

I'm very keen on celebrating oneself ;)

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · Feb 28

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Feb 26

Agreed. It'll also be interesting to figure out whether there's a pattern in avoidance--so are 'absolute' rights avoided where a case can be determined by assessment of a qualified right? does avoidance only happen where violation is otherwise found? etc. V interesting stuff from Alan.

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Feb 22

This is a dangerous, cruel move that will result in entirely foreseeable physical and psychological harm.

NPR @npr.org · Feb 22

The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.

Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week

The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.

www.npr.org

Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Feb 19

Love it.

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Feb 1

Anois teacht an Earraigh, beidh an lá dúl chun shíneadh,
Is tar eis na féil Bríde, ardóigh mé mo sheol...

Finally, spring arrives (at least for us Celts)

#imbolc

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Jan 22

If this evening's launch at The Barber Institute of Fine Art is anything to go by, this book is a tour de force. I've just made my order and really look forward to learning much more about the artist and about the social histories of intimacy and domesticity in his art.

Dr Francesca Berry (she/her) @francescaberry.bsky.social · Oct 11

📕 My book, Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity, to be published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts @BloomsburyAcad has a cover and has gone to press! 💃

I am incredibly grateful to the 4 reviewers whose lovely comments grace the back cover.😊

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Book cover including a painting of a figure seated in a domestic room.

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Fiona de Londras @fdelond.bsky.social · Jan 3

I’m very sorry to hear this. Like so many interested in how states work, I learned a great deal from his work

Martin Lodge @martinlodge.bsky.social · Jan 3

Christopher Hood has died today. Public administration has lost one of its absolute best. RIP

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · Jan 3

This deranged, disgusting attack on Jess Phillips deserves a public rebuke, not just behind-the-scenes diplomacy

Keir Starmer must slap Elon Musk down - before someone gets killed

This deranged, disgusting attack on Jess Phillips deserves a public rebuke, not just behind-the-scenes diplomacy

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

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WHO @who.int · Dec 27

This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid.

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