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Monica Iyer
@monicavisalam.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof. at Georgia State University College of Law. Scholar working at the intersection of human rights and the environment. Alex Trebek called me a barracuda. She/her.
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 12d
Stop threatening me with a good time, Moby Dick bot
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 12d
one will soon sink, unrecorded, in the sea
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 1d
Y'all I just learned that Cats: The Jellicle Ball is coming to Broadway and I am here to tell you, if you are able to go see this show, DO IT. It was SUCH a joy.
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ashley ray @theashleyray.bsky.social · 2d
i’m not here to tell the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social what to do, but they must know if they put out a coffee table book of all the read posters, people would buy that
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 1d
Periodic reminder that I have referrals available for @learnedleague.com, the finest trivia league in all the land!
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 4d
It’s very good!
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 4d
When public health works well, it is largely invisible. The decimation of our public health infrastructure, dismissal of public health experts, and rampant health misinformation mean that the importance of public health work is going to become more visible....
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 4d
Happy Pride ATL!!
My Apple Music home page where the “Top Picks for You” section includes a new single by Melissa Etheridge called “Don’t You Want a Woman”
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 4d
I would rather have the correct bagel than hold city-wide office
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 4d
It is insane to me that not a single person in these replies has the objectively correct bagel order: everything, untoasted, scallion cream cheese.
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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 4d
Juno is a clam dunk champion 🏀
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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 5d
muppetized works of art: thread
Big Bird in Vincent van Gogh’s series called Sunflowers.
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 5d
Oh my god this absolute nonsense is exactly what I needed today. Thank you so much for the laugh WSJ.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d
New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:
New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption. No one should be surprised that Donald Trump is employing fascist tactics—prosecuting his opponents, weaponizing the federal government, and attacking the very fabric of our democracy. And Trump should not be surprised when millions of Americans stand up to his authoritarianism and his greed. If Trump wants to leverage baseless charges to visit political retribution on New York’s Attorney General, he’ll have to go through New Yorkers first. The Attorney General has had our back, time and again. We have hers.
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 5d
Does ANYONE have a broiler that works the way recipes think they’re supposed to work?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d
For tofu with crisp edges and custardy middles, give it just 15 minutes under the broiler. The technique is inspired by Nobu Matsuhisa’s miso-broiled black cod. nyti.ms/47c6cxz
Headline over a plate of tofu: Nobu-Inspired Miso Boiled Tofu
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Call me Trick-or-Tracy. 👻🎃 @peakingsassy.bsky.social · 6d
The girlfriend of TWO of the founders of antifa!
Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 6d
Not Missy LeHand?
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 7d
New angry email to the dean dropping in 3…2…1…
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Adam Aaronson @aaronson.bsky.social · 11d
NEW NEWS: I'm making music-themed crosswords for @billboard.com!

Solve the inaugural one, constructed by me and inspired by a certain album that dropped today:

www.billboard.com/p/billboard-...
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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 12d
My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 11d
Well, no, because there’s also a prohibition on aggression/violations of territorial sovereignty
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 11d
International law does contain specific definitions of what constitutes an international armed conflict or a non-international armed conflict. This is a good thing, because rules around what States can do are more permissive when there's an actual conflict.
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 11d
😂 seriously everyone on his comms team should have extremely well-paid jobs for life
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 11d
marie from the aristocats is looking out of a window with her paws crossed .
Alt: marie from the aristocats is looking out of a window with her paws crossed and making a very sad sigh
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 11d
Right, that’s where you’d need widespread or systematic acts, no?
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 11d
On subject matter jurisdiction, we'd then get into "is this really an armed conflict?" and if not, "are these acts widespread/systematic?"
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Monica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.social · 11d
It would depend on where the boats are registered! Venezuela's a party to the Rome Statute, so I would think yes, at least the territorial basis for ICC jurisdiction would be satisfied if that's where they're registered.
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