Reposted by Audie KlotzMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14hI keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true. 518225857414
Reposted by Audie KlotzGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12hCongratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon! Take a moment after crossing that finish line today to enjoy all that the best big city in the nation has to offer; you deserve it!nbcchicago.comHow to watch, stream the 2026 Chicago Marathon from start to finishTens of thousands of runners will soon hit Chicago streets for the annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, but for those looking to watch the exciting race unfold live -- or catch friends and family ... 1268575
Audie Klotz @audieklotz.bsky.social · 10hGreat conference including opportunities to talk about the distinct character of each regional ISA. Thanks to @mbroache.bsky.social and everyone at UNCG! 002
Reposted by Audie KlotzJimmy Two Heads 💀🎃 @jimmytwohands.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They’re bringing back all the hits aren’t they 10320127
Audie Klotz @audieklotz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026No surprise that South Africa 🇿🇦 has produced an extraordinary number of international human rights lawyers and judges. Forged in the resistance to apartheid where the flawed legal system remained none the less one of the few tools that saved some lives And so many #NobelPeacePrize laureates 097
Reposted by Audie KlotzMP Broache @mbroache.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Also notable, given the escalating US campaign against the #ICC, that Pillay was among the first cohort of judges elected to the Court, serving from 2003-12 0187
Reposted by Audie KlotzLaura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Israel having a normal one re: the Nobel Prize announcement. 02411
Reposted by Audie KlotzC.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ossoff and El-Sayed took different tacks tonight vs their opponents—El-Sayed was more of a subtext of “you dumb fucking racist jackass” while Ossoff’s was more “if you fell down at a gas station I’d toss a lit match on you”—and I don’t think either of those is a bad choice tbh 181949268
Reposted by Audie KlotzAngri Bundel @anibundel.com · 09/10/2026A member of the ICC gets the Nobel Peace Prize and suddenly we’re slapping sanctions on the ICC. Just saying 77540
Reposted by Audie KlotzLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We absolutely should be horrified by reports of planned public executions and see them as an overt re-embrace of spectacle lynchings--while also understanding that the story of the "modern" death penalty in this country is inextricable from that history, rooted in racial violence & white supremacy.theintercept.comAlabama’s Lynching Memorial and the Legacy of Racial Terror in the SouthAt the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, the historical link between lynching and the death penalty is hard to miss. 3611185
Reposted by Audie KlotzWIRED @wired.com · 09/10/2026An ICE agent on the scene of a shooting in upper Manhattan on Thursday has repeatedly been accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds.wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 10675299
Reposted by Audie KlotzAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026She’s had key roles helping construct international law as a body that tries to regulate violence against people, from serving on the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda to helping establish sexual violence & rape as war crimes. This is good, concise insight from her into some of her work:podcasts.apple.comFrom Apartheid to the UN: Navi Pillay's experience as Human Rights CommissionerPodcast Episode · Inside Geneva · September 5, 2023 · 28m 110831
Reposted by Audie Klotzseenfromafar @seenfromafar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Moving from the cruelty is the point to a theater spectacle of state violence. The return of authoritarianism. Act 3 002
Reposted by Audie Klotz@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Navi Pillay, a So African-born jurist & former UN human rts chief whose career spanned from defending rts of imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won Nobel Peace Prize on Fri for her efforts to promote internat law as it comes under attack.apnews.comSouth African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justiceNavi Pillay, a former U.N. human rights chief, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The South Africa-born Pillay, 85, was honored for her efforts to promote peace and international law. 22716
Reposted by Audie KlotzShibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“The last thing I did was the report on Gaza, naming what’s happening as genocide. One of the reactions to that report was people [complimented] me for my courage... Why would you need courage to speak the truth? You interpret the law. You look at facts" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international lawCommittee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza 12915
Reposted by Audie KlotzInternational Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🏨 Planning to attend #ISA2027 in #Atlanta? Book your hotel room now. ISA hotel blocks often fill by late November, and staying in an official conference hotel keeps you close to sessions, networking, and fellow attendees. 🔗 buff.ly/fa3tiTh Swipe to learn more. 011
Reposted by Audie KlotzProf Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ahhhhh Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize!! Amazing!! An #intLaw feminist #humanRights #ICL lawyer!! So well deserved !! 🤩 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...abc.net.auNobel Peace Prize awarded to Judge Navi PillayThe South African-born former UN human rights chief was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law. 2165
Reposted by Audie KlotzDr. T. Flo (Trying to get back on two feet in 2026) @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 09/10/2026From Britain to Denmark, the contours of right-wing intellectualism remained in the postwar period. They refashioned themselves using cultural and biological racisms.* *I teach this in my Gender and Race after Hitler class, which I am teaching this semester. It is very meta. 1202
Reposted by Audie KlotzLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4093511910575
Reposted by Audie KlotzAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Pillay is really well known to people who advocate for & study international human rights; she also couldn’t be more different in some ways than last year’s winner. Selecting Pillay, I imagine, is a way to underscore the value of defending human rights in an increasingly regressive, repressive worldbbc.comNavi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for 'efforts to promote peace and international law'Some 287 candidates have been nominated for the prestigious prize, which was won last year by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. 6431139
Reposted by Audie KlotzMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1959831899
Audie Klotz @audieklotz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026FOMO (except the last six miles, not sentimental about that) 🏃🏾♀️ 020
Reposted by Audie KlotzGuy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🚨new working paper🚨 Chris Blair (@chriswblair.bsky.social), Jeremy Weinstein, and I describe here The Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies, in which we code de jure asylum policy for 205 countries, from 1951-2022. We hope you will find the paper and data helpful. osf.io/preprints/so...osf.ioThe Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies (DWRAP): de jure asylum policy for 205 countries, 1951-2022More than two-thirds of the world's refugees and asylum-seekers are hosted in the developing world, yet the national laws governing their reception have never been measured comprehensively across coun... 03624
Reposted by Audie KlotzSara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The opposite of the advice here, but maybe I should add some epic teaching and mentoring failures to my shadow CV 😭 131
Reposted by Audie KlotzWalking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Be kind to one another. Except residential school denialists and nazis. Fuck them. 1527
Reposted by Audie KlotzBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 07/10/2026Having trouble deciding which books to buy from Amazon during Prime Days? Try this: None, then go support an independent bookstore instead. 😌 11977370
Reposted by Audie Klotz19thnews @19thnews.org · 07/10/2026The Jane Doe case at Cornell University has reignited widespread outrage about the pervasiveness of rape culture on college campuses. Students are once again grappling with how to fight sexual violence when they feel school officials and the government are failing to act. bit.ly/4zhjHax19thnews.orgStudents have fought sexual violence for years. They want to know when universities will care.Allegations by two women that Cornell and LSU took insufficient action after they were assaulted on campus have reignited national outrage over how schools respond to sexual violence. 03015
Reposted by Audie KlotzCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Best "big" paper in the country and it's not even close. Yes I know I have Philly bias but I think a lot of people not from here would agree too 2148969
Reposted by Audie KlotzHeard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Down with your false idols. Nothing beats the real thing, nothing. 421736
Reposted by Audie KlotzTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Women across Maine begged Susan Collins not to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court because they knew Roe was at stake. She did it anyway. To this day, she says "I do not regret that vote." Well, we sure do. 131334359
Reposted by Audie KlotzCornell Courage @cornellcourage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Nice video news segment by @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social in Syracuse, focusing on the students' constructive responses rather than just the administration's statements. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...spectrumlocalnews.comCornell students hold 'justice for survivors' protestOrganized by more than 20 student organizations, students demanded justice for the woman who was allegedly gang raped at the university in 2024. 001
Reposted by Audie KlotzCornell Courage @cornellcourage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026👀 @cnn.com covered Monday's protest on Cornell's campus as part of its ongoing coverage of the story. Check the 2nd video (lower part of page) to see clips of remarks by student & faculty speakers on the steps of the Straight. cc: @asociologist.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/u...cnn.comCornell says ex-US Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will investigate school’s response to Jane Doe’s rape allegations | CNNFormer US Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates will lead an independent review of how Cornell University “prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus,... 012
Reposted by Audie KlotzMolly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women, girls and members of the LGBTQI+ community in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021.apnews.comICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution chargesThe International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders on charges of crimes against humanity. 39128
Reposted by Audie Klotzmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former 423366711
Reposted by Audie KlotzWalking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BREAKING: Walking Eagle News projects that a white person will be the next premier of Quebec 06811
Reposted by Audie KlotzBayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego: “They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay." 5382372902
Reposted by Audie KlotzRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil? 1494122562299
Reposted by Audie KlotzRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797703046
Reposted by Audie KlotzMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026when I read through history I often wonder how could human beings be so cruel, unkind - and utterly devoid of basic humanity. And then I get real time reminders like this. ↘️ 68719
Reposted by Audie KlotzUniversity of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026UC Press’s designers make books that are beautiful and conceptually sharp, and we're looking for a Senior Book Designer to join our Oakland-based team. Love typography, visual storytelling, and books? We’d love to see your portfolio and resume. www.ucpress.edu/about/careers 01813
Reposted by Audie KlotzUNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We're looking for an intern - join our publicity team! 025
Reposted by Audie KlotzColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is slightly out of my normal lane, and I could charge six (hell maybe seven) figure to deliver this message as a consultant, but I’m gonna do it for free. Because I’m ✨enraged✨ People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵 121195282
Reposted by Audie KlotzTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Stabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch. 131104219
Reposted by Audie KlotzThe Lever @levernews.com · 05/10/2026Read the full story: www.levernews.com/he-botched-t...levernews.comHe Botched The Epstein Files. Now He’s Trump’s Intelligence And AI Lead.The same man who improperly published names of Epstein’s potential victims will oversee the nation’s spy network and artificial intelligence policy. 12113