sarah field
@fromsaltintears.com
on public international law’s iteration of the republic of conscience, its Yes to humanity, through stories that echo its meaning https://fromsaltintears.com; plus radical or root international justice for kids cahtreaty4kids.org #hope-walking
Pinned
sarah field
@fromsaltintears.com
· Nov 24
Something we hadn’t seen revealed. / Only the meaning [its radical intent & inherent limits] wasn’t revealed.
—Louise Glück’s Averno 4
Why I blend international #humanrights law’s reasoning mode & effective power with storytelling’s narrative mode & affective power fromsaltintears.com/about
—Louise Glück’s Averno 4
Why I blend international #humanrights law’s reasoning mode & effective power with storytelling’s narrative mode & affective power fromsaltintears.com/about
‘…my restorer from the deep delved wells,
hauled to the healing light of this world
pure water tasting of gemstone & iron,
quartzite & gold:
starlight & planets..’
— from Paula Meehan’s Old Biddy Talk youtu.be/3w7vSHyEx8o #speirgorm
hauled to the healing light of this world
pure water tasting of gemstone & iron,
quartzite & gold:
starlight & planets..’
— from Paula Meehan’s Old Biddy Talk youtu.be/3w7vSHyEx8o #speirgorm
Old Biddy Talk – Paula Meehan
YouTube video by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
‘…my restorer from the deep delved wells,
hauled to the healing light of this world
pure water tasting of gemstone & iron,
quartzite & gold:
starlight & planets..’
— from Paula Meehan’s Old Biddy Talk youtu.be/3w7vSHyEx8o #speirgorm
hauled to the healing light of this world
pure water tasting of gemstone & iron,
quartzite & gold:
starlight & planets..’
— from Paula Meehan’s Old Biddy Talk youtu.be/3w7vSHyEx8o #speirgorm
‘Never again means never again for anyone” and “Ice only in Spritz,” a reference to the popular aperitif.’
Danish and Italians protest agains the US administration
Danish and Italians protest agains the US administration
Danish veterans held a silent protest at the US Embassy in Copenhagen after Trump belittled allied sacrifices and talked of controlling Greenland. While parallel protests in Milan opposed ICE’s role at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
l.euronews.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:25 PM
‘Never again means never again for anyone” and “Ice only in Spritz,” a reference to the popular aperitif.’
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January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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XV
We, the mortals, touch the metals,
the wind, the ocean shores, the stones,
knowing they will go on, inert or burning,
and I was discovering, naming all these things:
it was my destiny to love and say goodbye.
Still Another Day
Pablo Neruda; tr. William O’Daly
We, the mortals, touch the metals,
the wind, the ocean shores, the stones,
knowing they will go on, inert or burning,
and I was discovering, naming all these things:
it was my destiny to love and say goodbye.
Still Another Day
Pablo Neruda; tr. William O’Daly
January 31, 2026 at 8:31 PM
XV
We, the mortals, touch the metals,
the wind, the ocean shores, the stones,
knowing they will go on, inert or burning,
and I was discovering, naming all these things:
it was my destiny to love and say goodbye.
Still Another Day
Pablo Neruda; tr. William O’Daly
We, the mortals, touch the metals,
the wind, the ocean shores, the stones,
knowing they will go on, inert or burning,
and I was discovering, naming all these things:
it was my destiny to love and say goodbye.
Still Another Day
Pablo Neruda; tr. William O’Daly
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
7 teens, 6 under 18. Did being young increase their risk of being shot? I think so. In this situation and others www.ejiltalk.org/the-child-is...
Remember them. Murdered by the forces of the British state in Derry on this date in 1972.
January 31, 2026 at 2:47 PM
7 teens, 6 under 18. Did being young increase their risk of being shot? I think so. In this situation and others www.ejiltalk.org/the-child-is...
Really children should have a legal representative to advocate for their views and a guardian for their best interests, so this is an abrogation of the minimum obligation.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
‘It’s mind-boggling’: Advocates for children’s rights in court threaten legal challenge to regulation service
Association of Guardians Ad Litem says move is a ‘backward step’ and will undermine the constitutional rights of children
www.irishtimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Really children should have a legal representative to advocate for their views and a guardian for their best interests, so this is an abrogation of the minimum obligation.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
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Batement II https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/batement-ii
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Batement II https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/batement-ii
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the extreme irony and hypocrisy of a govt masking its secret police while building and enforcing a database recognizing every one of our faces and personal data. 🤬
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
the extreme irony and hypocrisy of a govt masking its secret police while building and enforcing a database recognizing every one of our faces and personal data. 🤬
‘They remind us that justice is not abstract: it is built on the courage of individuals who are willing to speak truth to power.’
The Hague: UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews hails the tenacity of #Rohingya survivors and those who worked tirelessly to make their voices heard, as oral arguments conclude in the landmark genocide case brought by the Gambia to the ICJ.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
‘They remind us that justice is not abstract: it is built on the courage of individuals who are willing to speak truth to power.’
Another spectacle of justice…
It also really doesn't address any of the issues like image abuse; recommender algorithms and much more besides.
But it's so palatable politically because it's easy to understand as a "we care" option.
But it's so palatable politically because it's easy to understand as a "we care" option.
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Another spectacle of justice…
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“... after St. Bridget’s Day, I’ll raise my sail.”
Spring is on the way (despite the storms!), so we thought we’d re-share Moya Cannon’s ‘A Song at Imbolc’ from our 2021 issue:
irishpages.org/product/the-...
#StBrigidsDay #Imbolc
@irishlittimes.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
Spring is on the way (despite the storms!), so we thought we’d re-share Moya Cannon’s ‘A Song at Imbolc’ from our 2021 issue:
irishpages.org/product/the-...
#StBrigidsDay #Imbolc
@irishlittimes.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 AM
“... after St. Bridget’s Day, I’ll raise my sail.”
Spring is on the way (despite the storms!), so we thought we’d re-share Moya Cannon’s ‘A Song at Imbolc’ from our 2021 issue:
irishpages.org/product/the-...
#StBrigidsDay #Imbolc
@irishlittimes.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
Spring is on the way (despite the storms!), so we thought we’d re-share Moya Cannon’s ‘A Song at Imbolc’ from our 2021 issue:
irishpages.org/product/the-...
#StBrigidsDay #Imbolc
@irishlittimes.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
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“It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies”
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies”
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
“It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies”
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies”
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In the words of Justice Sotomayor, the prospect of statelessness "hangs like a guillotine" over the birthright citizenship litigation. In the aftermath of D.H.S v. D.V.D, stateless persons are at increased risk of deportation to unrelated third countries.
www.justsecurity.org/116328/trump...
www.justsecurity.org/116328/trump...
Trump v. CASA and the Risk of Statelessness
For the first time in modern history, children born on American soil may be rendered stateless. The risk to non-citizen children is urgent.
www.justsecurity.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
In the words of Justice Sotomayor, the prospect of statelessness "hangs like a guillotine" over the birthright citizenship litigation. In the aftermath of D.H.S v. D.V.D, stateless persons are at increased risk of deportation to unrelated third countries.
www.justsecurity.org/116328/trump...
www.justsecurity.org/116328/trump...
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Four otters frolicking in the Foyle in Derry
January 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Four otters frolicking in the Foyle in Derry
DuckDuckGo is good but so too are European based browsers Vivaldi and Qwant.
Time to switch to DuckDuckGo if you haven’t already. They have an AI mode, but for now at least, it’s easy to disable.
Google now moves mobile users into AI Mode when they ask a follow-up question in AI Overviews, taking them out of the main search results page searchengineland.com/google-ai-ov...
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
DuckDuckGo is good but so too are European based browsers Vivaldi and Qwant.
James Baldwin knew of course ‘children are not always ours’. Sometimes they are targets.
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
James Baldwin knew of course ‘children are not always ours’. Sometimes they are targets.
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Don’t just read about ICE detention centres. Read about American Indian Boarding Schools. See how far back the history of separating children from their families goes. Rounding up ‘un-American’ kids and subjecting them to abuse and cultural eradication is baked into the history of the USA.
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Don’t just read about ICE detention centres. Read about American Indian Boarding Schools. See how far back the history of separating children from their families goes. Rounding up ‘un-American’ kids and subjecting them to abuse and cultural eradication is baked into the history of the USA.
![From Meghnad Bose and Rana Roudi’s Prism Report Article Does that mean my friends are gonna get taken?’: The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families [Just this month, at least four children have been taken by ICE agents in the Columbia Heights Public School District. In recent weeks, local officials have reported federal agents circling schools, swarming outside a high school campus, tackling people, handcuffing staff members, and deploying chemical irritants.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvp3gpnddge7ddmrnxtauzxc/bafkreiezjxjh4xkucmtctolkmnu7vigqhgdsvipz57onb6vag5j5htimpa@jpeg)
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January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM