Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Breslow and Jed Hoyer deserve one another. The same quest for efficient mediocrity drives both of them. 000
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 29/07/2025The very best. The only player I ever wanted to be. Great ballplayer, better human being. Nothing but love to him and his family. 020
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025👉 "We are facing a #transparency deficit." @leoncastjan.bsky.social #armssales #conflict #bizhumanrights english.elpais.com/internationa...english.elpais.comThe secrecy of European arms sales, a practice justified in the name of national securityA report reveals that a lack of information on arms exports hinders access to justice and fuels doubts about the role played by arms-producing powers in conflicts 034
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025"Spyware manufacturers that participate in the persecution of journalists shouldn’t be able to operate w/ impunity, and US courts must ensure that they are held accountable for their actions where those actions violate US law, as they did here." @knightcolumbia.org knightcolumbia.org/content/appe...knightcolumbia.orgAppeals Court Revives Journalists’ Case Against Spyware Manufacturer NSO Group 021
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 08/07/2025"[T]here is no moral or legal obligation to obey the order, but more importantly: there is a moral – and legal – obligation to disobey it." #gaza #humanitariancity www.justsecurity.org/116459/israe...justsecurity.orgMoving the Population in Gaza is a Manifest War CrimeWe wrote this essay to fulfill our human, conscientious, and civic duty, as Israelis – and as Zionists – who have expertise in areas related to the IDF’s order. 010
Reposted by Rich StazinskiNick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 02/07/2025@fairsq.bsky.social statement on the U.S. civil society letter sent yesterday to FIFA. A clear expression of discontent with the role FIFA is playing in the United States in advance of next year's men's World Cup. fairsq.org/civil-societ...fairsq.orgNinety U.S. civil society groups express “deep concern” to FIFA about immigration policies ahead of 2026 World CupNinety U.S.-based civil society groups have warned FIFA that it risks becoming a “public relations tool to whitewash the reputation of an increasingly authoritarian government”, in a joint letter that... 45021
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Rooting for the Dodgers is near impossible for me, but in this case…I have no choice. I’m taking Mookie and Shohei against Donald and Stephen Miller every day of the week and twice on Sunday. 010
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 18/06/2025"Our global agreements have proven themselves over decades, providing a vision for a better future. Today, we see dramatic steps to weaken them, creating a more dangerous world ... [W]e must answer w/ the strongest possible defence of #internationallaw & #humanrights." www.ohchr.org/en/statement...ohchr.orgHC Türk updates Human Rights Council: "We need the strongest possible defence of international law and human rights”Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates,As we meet, conflicts are spiraling.The military escalation between Israel and Iran is deeply worrying.I join all those appealing for de-escalation... 011
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 18/06/2025When General Assimi Goïta seized power in 2020, there was hope for positive change in #Mali — a country facing relentless jihadist attacks and economic turmoil. Instead, the #junta has only tightened its grip on power. www.dw.com/en/mali-assi...dw.comMali's junta tightens grip after five years of military rule – DW – 06/17/2025When General Assimi Goita seized power in 2020, many hoped it would bring positive change to Mali, a country grappling with jihadist attacks and an economic crisis. What has actually happened in the p... 011
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 18/06/2025The Norwegian National Contact Point has concluded that #Aker BP's due diligence in the merger with #LundinEnergy Norway did not meet the #humanrightsduediligence expectations in the #OECDGuidelines. #bizhumanrights www.responsiblebusiness.no/news/the-nor...responsiblebusiness.noThe Norwegian NCP finds shortcomings in human rights due diligence by Aker BP - Ansvarlig NæringslivThe Norwegian National Contact Point (NCP) has concluded that Aker BP's due diligence in the merger with Lundin Energy Norway ... 023
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 17/06/2025"The #lawsofwar provide essential guardrails to protect civilians in #armedconflict. Withdrawing from long-standing legal/humanitarian norms, such as the Mine Ban Treaty, will only increase the likelihood of harming civilians w/o improving countries’ protection." @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...hrw.orgLeaving the Landmine Ban Treaty Puts Civilians at RiskDeputy Director Mary Wareham and Laura Lodenius, Executive Director at Peace Union of Finland, discuss the grave ramifications of states leaving the Mine Ban Treaty. 021
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 06/06/2025"Authoritarian governments often choose to remain silent and forget about history, while democratic societies choose to preserve the truth and refuse to forget those who have contributed to the ideals of #humanrights and the dreams they embrace." #china #tiananmensquare www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...pbs.orgTiananmen Square anniversary shows China's ability to suppress historyThe 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday for most Chinese. 011
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 30/05/2025A joint investigation by @nytimes.com, the @tbij.bsky.social, and Der Spiegel found that Chinese state-led programs to ship #Uyghur workers out of #Xinjiang are much more extensive than previously known. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comUyghur Workers Are Moved to Factories Across China to Supply Global BrandsChina’s persecution of Uyghurs prompted the U.S. to ban Xinjiang imports. China found a way around it — by shipping more Uyghurs across the country. 033
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 26/05/2025👉 "The company was not forthcoming in its motives for seeking the meeting. The White House has no plans to seek removal of #NSO from the #EntityList or to rescind the #spyware executive order." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comPegasus spyware maker rebuffed in efforts to get off trade blacklistExecutives from NSO Group, the controversial Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware, are in Washington this week for meetings with Republican officials. 011
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025👉 "While FIFA praises #SaudiArabia to the rafters and highly-paid western law firms generate vast profits for curating Saudi’s reputation, children in places like Nepal grow up without their fathers and never even learn how they died." @fairsq.bsky.social fairsq.org/saudi-arabia...fairsq.orgNew report predicts surge in unexplained migrant worker deaths in Saudi ArabiaA FairSquare report published today has found that there is a critical absence of effective policies and processes to determine the cause of migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia, and concluded that t... 032
Reposted by Rich StazinskiJohn Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 06/05/2025BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group. Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker. Very consequential for victims to see this. Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/ 19760283
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 06/05/2025👉 "If [major #dataproviders] can get objective and reliable information about the #humanrights situation in Saudi Arabia or Xinjiang in China, they should be able to do the same with regard to the occupied Palestinian territories." @taravanho.bsky.social www.ftm.eu/articles/pen...ftm.euYour ‘ethical’ pension plan could be funding Israeli human rights abusesInvestors who choose to put their money in ‘ethical’ or ‘socially responsible’ plans could be directly funding Israeli human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank. This is because major advisory fir... 032
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 01/05/2025"Shareholders have already voiced frustration over [Mondelez's] lack of #transparency... While the snack giant claims it is merely an observer to external risks... its cont'ed presence [in #Russia] supports a high-risk, high-stakes militarized economy." #mondelez www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...politicshome.comCadbury's owner's ethics test: time to exit Russia for goodCadbury recently rolled out a marketing campaign showing how to split their chocolate fairly. 011
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 01/05/2025✅ "Failure to proactively identify, prevent, mitigate and remedy #humanrights violations not only leaves businesses in violation of international soft law, but vulnerable to potential risk of #legalliability. #HRDD can help shield companies from that #risk." @oxfamamerica.bsky.social 021
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Schumer: I felt I did the right thing. Narrator: He did not. 000
Reposted by Rich StazinskiThe Investor Alliance for Human Rights @investforrights.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Our new report, developed with @heartlandorg.bsky.social and PeaceNexus, provides investors with guidance on managing portfolio exposure to conflict-affected and high-risk areas based on engagements with the tech and renewable energy sectors. Join us on 4/30 at 10 AM ET to learn more: bit.ly/42KOLkA 022
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 28/04/2025According to new data published by @sipri.org, world #militaryexpenditure reached $2718B in 2024, an increase of 9.4% in real terms from 2023 and the steepest year-on-year rise since at least the end of the cold war. www.sipri.org/media/press-...sipri.orgUnprecedented rise in global military expenditure as European and Middle East spending surges(Stockholm, 28 April 2025) World military expenditure reached $2718 billion in 2024, an increase of 9.4 per cent in real terms from 2023 and the steepest year-on-year rise since at least the end of th... 011
Reposted by Rich Stazinski60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes. 1311307568684
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 27/04/2025media.tenor.coma close up of a man 's face with wet hair smiling in the rain .ALT: a close up of a man 's face with wet hair smiling in the rain . 000
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 27/04/2025👉 "Three U.S. citizen children from two different families were #deported w/ their mothers by ICE during the early hours of Friday morning. One of them is a 4-year-old w/ Stage 4 cancer who was deported w/o medication or the ability to contact their doctors..." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...washingtonpost.comThree U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from LouisianaThe cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens. 000
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025"This isn’t about a few bad actors. We’re exposing an entrenched system that traps millions in extreme #poverty and thousands in outright #slavery." @coffeewatch.bsky.social #brazil #coffee #forcedlabor www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/w...nytimes.comForced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. AuthoritiesTwo legal actions seeking U.S. government intervention say that some of the coffee bought by major American retailers is harvested in conditions that amount to slavery. 042
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025@ihrb.bsky.social's @saliltripathi.bsky.social speaks w/ Kenneth Roth—former ED of @hrw.org. Ken and Salil explore the progress made in #corporateresponsibility and #accountability over recent decades, and discuss what this could mean for the future of #bizhumanrights. www.ihrb.org/latest/are-w...ihrb.orgAre we about to see a retreat from corporate responsibility? 043
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025👉 "If we’re able to convince CBP that our case is watertight … that would be a gamechanger b/c 1000s of ppl have been found in those conditions by Brazilian authorities, and clearly what has been done till now is not solving the problem." @coffeewatch.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...theguardian.com‘Morally repugnant’: Brazilian workers sue coffee supplier to Starbucks over ‘slavery-like conditions’Brazil has been the world’s leading coffee producer due to the forced labour of enslaved Africans and Afro-Brazilians 022
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025#Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board voiced concerns that the company had announced policy changes "hastily, in a departure from regular procedure, w/ no public information shared as to what, if any, prior #humanrights #duediligence the company performed." #bizhumanrights www.reuters.com/sustainabili...reuters.comMeta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaulMeta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking and eased curbs on discussions of contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity. 012
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025On April 30th, Heartland, @investforrights.bsky.social & PeaceNexus will host an investor webinar to launch a new guidance document: Navigating Portfolio Exposure to Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Practical Guidance for Investor Engagement with Companies. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Investor Webinar: Navigating Portfolio Exposure to Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about jo...Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Investor Webinar: Navigating Portfolio Exposure to Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about jo... 024
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 22/04/2025"NSO’s strategy has been to try to attack the rep of civil society victims, claiming that they were in fact criminals/terrorists & therefore deserved to be hacked. The court’s ruling will make it very difficult for #NSO to launch such attacks." @natynettle.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/whatsapp-nso...cyberscoop.comJudge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trialA U.S. judge limits what evidence NSO Group can present in the WhatsApp spyware trial, blocking arguments about suspected criminal targets and focusing the case on NSO’s conduct. 022
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 23/04/2025media.tenor.coma man with a beard is saying bye feliciaALT: a man with a beard is saying bye felicia 000
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Description of U.S. State Department or SecState Marco Rubio? ✅ Stifles creativity ✅ Lacks accountability ✅ Veers into outright hostility to American interests ✅ Bloated ✅ Radical ideologue ✅ Unclear mandate ✅ Undermining the interests of the United States statedept.substack.com/p/a-new-stat... 000
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 22/04/2025That's PANICAN talk! Marky Mark (sans Funky Bunch) wakes up at 2:30 AM for prayer and breakfast, followed by a 95-minute workout. If you double switch prayer for meditation and breakfast for work, you'll have all kinds of time for..."mindful" sleeping the rest of the day. 010
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Maybe try and "officially" incorporate it into your more successful gym habit? That always works (sometimes)! 110
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHuman Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 15/04/2025.@humanrightsfirst.org & @transparencyusa.bsky.social condemn the Trump admin for lifting Global Magnitsky sanctions on sr Hungarian official Antal Rogán. This delisting raises grave concerns that the US is undermining an important corruption accountability tool. humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...humanrightsfirst.orgHuman Rights First and Transparency International U.S. Condemn U.S. Corruption Sanctions Relief for Hungarian Official - Human Rights FirstPress contacts: Human Rights First: press@humanrightsfirst.org Transparency International U.S.: sgreytak@us.transparency.org Washington, D.C. — Today, Human Rights First and Transparency International... 078
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 18/04/2025"I know Zelenskyy very well, & I know Putin very well, even better. And I had a good relationship, very good w/ both of them. I would tell Zelenskyy, no more. You got to make a deal. I would tell Putin, if you don't make a deal, we're going to give him a lot...I will have the deal done in 1 day." 👇 000
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 18/04/2025"NSO has become a toxic brand that is widely associated not just with #humanrights abuses but also with #nationalsecurity threats to US, UK, France, and other countries." @natynettle.bsky.social @accessnow.org www.wired.com/story/nso-gr...wired.comSpyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s AmericaThe Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found. 022
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 16/04/2025A new @globalwitness.org investigation indicates that international commodities trader #Traxys has bought conflict #coltan smuggled from #DRC to #Rwanda. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...globalwitness.orgNew investigation suggests EU trader Traxys buys conflict minerals from DRCAnalysis of trade data and testimonies suggest a significant proportion of coltan bought from Rwanda by multibillion-dollar company is connected to the ongoing war in east DRC 021
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Settle down, Comrade Hippie. "...With liberty and justice for a select few Trump supporters." 000
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 15/04/2025"Increased risks faced by [migrant] workers recruited into or from #conflict zones demands that employers take increased action to follow the available guidance and implement #humanrights #duediligence." @business-humanrights.org www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/hidd...business-humanrights.orgHidden risks for migrant workers in conflict zones - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre 021
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 15/04/2025CORRECTED: "But many in this formerly booming manufacturing town are clueless about tariffs." 000
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 15/04/2025@hrw.org documents some of the serious #civilianharm in the #Sudan #conflict and provides three key recommendations aimed at addressing the country-wide #atrocities. www.hrw.org/feature/2025...hrw.orgThe Sudan Conflict, 2 Years On 011
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 14/04/2025👉 "[T]he State Department determined that the Trump administration had not produced any evidence showing that [Tufts University student #RumeysaOzturk] engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization, as the government has alleged." 010
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 14/04/2025👉 "Countries contemplating leaving the Mine Ban Treaty should reconsider given the devastating, long-term risk posed to civilians and the global support for the ban." -- @marywareham.bsky.social @hrw.org #landmines #humanrights 000
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Look on the bright side…at least they’re not burning books…yet. 010
Reposted by Rich StazinskiHeartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social · 11/04/2025👉 "The history of #IR since 1945 is rife w/ attempts at territorial revision. Indeed, the desire to acquire territory was and remains a key driver of #conflict. But even the façade of restraint generated by that norm seems to be waning. And it’s a safe bet we’ll miss it when it’s gone." 052
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Indoctrination is dead....LONG LIVE INDOCTRINATION! 000