Jessica Wolfendale
@jessicawolfendale.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University. Writes on torture, terrorism, war crimes, security. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/american-torture-and-american-terrorism-9780197653432?cc=us&lang=en&
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Thrilled to share that my book American Torture and American Terrorism: The Myth of American Decency is now available for pre-order from OUP! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
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"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
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November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🚨New First View Article🚨
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
"Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia" by Christopher Elliott, @ncrenic.bsky.social & Jessica Wolfendale is now available #OpenAccess!
Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/i8OUoL1
Thrilled to share that my book American Torture and American Terrorism: The Myth of American Decency is now available for pre-order from OUP! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thrilled to share that my book American Torture and American Terrorism: The Myth of American Decency is now available for pre-order from OUP! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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The Trump regime is lying, again, so they can terrorize immigrant communities with impunity.
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little eviden
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November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Trump regime is lying, again, so they can terrorize immigrant communities with impunity.
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
How do states keep getting away with war crimes? Check out my new paper with @ncrenic.bsky.social and Christopher Elliot on apologist narratives for war crimes - and it's open access!
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Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia
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November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
How do states keep getting away with war crimes? Check out my new paper with @ncrenic.bsky.social and Christopher Elliot on apologist narratives for war crimes - and it's open access!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Always getting those lists of Most Cited Philosophers or Works Featuring in the SEP Most Often or whatever and when you look there's never nothing by any women or POC. Well, finally, thanks to President Trump, a list of philosophical works has come out which heavily features women and black people!
April 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Always getting those lists of Most Cited Philosophers or Works Featuring in the SEP Most Often or whatever and when you look there's never nothing by any women or POC. Well, finally, thanks to President Trump, a list of philosophical works has come out which heavily features women and black people!
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When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'
March 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'
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The policy to starve Gaza’s population was the basis of the #ICC warrant against Netanyahu.
It is a war crime.
apnews.com/article/isra...
It is a war crime.
apnews.com/article/isra...
Egypt and Qatar accuse Israel of violating humanitarian law for blocking aid into Gaza
Israel warns of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire extension.
apnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The policy to starve Gaza’s population was the basis of the #ICC warrant against Netanyahu.
It is a war crime.
apnews.com/article/isra...
It is a war crime.
apnews.com/article/isra...
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No Other Land wins the Academy Award:
"When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control. There is a different path."
youtu.be/3gzo7PiFiaM?...
"When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control. There is a different path."
youtu.be/3gzo7PiFiaM?...
'No Other Land' Wins Best Documentary Feature Film | 97th Oscars Speech (2025)
YouTube video by Oscars
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March 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
No Other Land wins the Academy Award:
"When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control. There is a different path."
youtu.be/3gzo7PiFiaM?...
"When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control. There is a different path."
youtu.be/3gzo7PiFiaM?...
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What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
February 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
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Medicaid didn't go offline because it was too "woke."
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Medicaid didn't go offline because it was too "woke."
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
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Airwars on the first 25 days of Gaza
“By almost every metric, the harm to civilians from the first month of the Israeli campaign in Gaza is incomparable with any 21st century air campaign. It is by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict for civilians that Airwars has ever documented.”
“By almost every metric, the harm to civilians from the first month of the Israeli campaign in Gaza is incomparable with any 21st century air campaign. It is by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict for civilians that Airwars has ever documented.”
December 13, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Airwars on the first 25 days of Gaza
“By almost every metric, the harm to civilians from the first month of the Israeli campaign in Gaza is incomparable with any 21st century air campaign. It is by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict for civilians that Airwars has ever documented.”
“By almost every metric, the harm to civilians from the first month of the Israeli campaign in Gaza is incomparable with any 21st century air campaign. It is by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict for civilians that Airwars has ever documented.”
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To establish genocidal intent, Amnesty examined Israel’s overall pattern of conduct in Gaza, analysed racist, dehumanising and genocidal statements by senior Israeli officials and considered the context of Israel’s apartheid system, unlawful occupation & inhumane blockade
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
To establish genocidal intent, Amnesty examined Israel’s overall pattern of conduct in Gaza, analysed racist, dehumanising and genocidal statements by senior Israeli officials and considered the context of Israel’s apartheid system, unlawful occupation & inhumane blockade
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1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
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The number of Palestinians killed since the start of Israel's war on Gaza has risen to at least 44,363, with another 105,070 wounded, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza.
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Israel kills dozens across Gaza, accused of ceasefire violations in Lebanon
Israeli air strikes hammer Gaza as ceasefire in Lebanon continues to hold despite Israel accused of truce violations.
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November 29, 2024 at 11:53 AM
The number of Palestinians killed since the start of Israel's war on Gaza has risen to at least 44,363, with another 105,070 wounded, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
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83% of plant life in Gaza has been destroyed.
Israel's genocide is making Gaza uninhabitable - and our media outlets are complicit by suppressing the truth.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/83-all-pla...
Israel's genocide is making Gaza uninhabitable - and our media outlets are complicit by suppressing the truth.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/83-all-pla...
83% all plant life in Gaza destroyed: two devastating reports on Israel's genocide
Two reports detail the hideous consequences of Israel's Western-facilitated genocide. And yet the Western media bury or ignore them altogether.
www.owenjones.news
November 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM
83% of plant life in Gaza has been destroyed.
Israel's genocide is making Gaza uninhabitable - and our media outlets are complicit by suppressing the truth.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/83-all-pla...
Israel's genocide is making Gaza uninhabitable - and our media outlets are complicit by suppressing the truth.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/83-all-pla...
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Don’t keep me in the loop anymore I wanna be completely out of the loop. Nowhere near the loop. I don’t want to even see a loop from here on out.
November 25, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Don’t keep me in the loop anymore I wanna be completely out of the loop. Nowhere near the loop. I don’t want to even see a loop from here on out.
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ICC charges against a democratic leader set a dangerous precedent that the law applies equally to everyone
November 23, 2024 at 9:07 AM
ICC charges against a democratic leader set a dangerous precedent that the law applies equally to everyone
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Catch up on our recent analysis:
• Israel-Hamas War / ICC arrest warrants
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Symposium: Technology / Atrocity prevention
• United Nations / Crimes against humanity
• Abu Ghraib
• September 11 / Accountability
• Sanctions
www.justsecurity.org/104905/diges...
• Israel-Hamas War / ICC arrest warrants
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Symposium: Technology / Atrocity prevention
• United Nations / Crimes against humanity
• Abu Ghraib
• September 11 / Accountability
• Sanctions
www.justsecurity.org/104905/diges...
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 18-22)
Israel-Hamas War / ICC arrest warrants • Russia-Ukraine War • Symposium: Technology / Atrocity prevention • United Nations / Crimes against humanity • Abu Ghraib • September 11 / Accountability • Sanc...
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November 23, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Catch up on our recent analysis:
• Israel-Hamas War / ICC arrest warrants
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Symposium: Technology / Atrocity prevention
• United Nations / Crimes against humanity
• Abu Ghraib
• September 11 / Accountability
• Sanctions
www.justsecurity.org/104905/diges...
• Israel-Hamas War / ICC arrest warrants
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Symposium: Technology / Atrocity prevention
• United Nations / Crimes against humanity
• Abu Ghraib
• September 11 / Accountability
• Sanctions
www.justsecurity.org/104905/diges...
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I know all eyes are on Netanyahu but it deserves to be mentioned that the ICC has also carefully looked at Hamas violence on 7 October and against hostages
November 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
I know all eyes are on Netanyahu but it deserves to be mentioned that the ICC has also carefully looked at Hamas violence on 7 October and against hostages
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January 11 will be the 23rd "anniversary" of the illegal detention camps at Guantanamo Bay. In the weeks immediately prior/following, several big issues are scheduled to be litigated - my client Ammar's right to an independent medical eval; the suppression of torture evidence; and the plea deals. 👇🏾
Excellent explainer about how the judge in the 9/11 case in the Guantánamo military commissions used legal reasoning to thwart SecDef Austin's attempt to throw out the negotiated plea bargain for 3 defendants. He is accepting their pleas in January. Touché 👏🏼
www.justsecurity.org/104893/guant...
www.justsecurity.org/104893/guant...
How Much (or How Little) Does the Biden Administration Want Justice in the 9/11 Case?
Secretary of Defense Austin's actions to reverse a plea deal for three defendants at Guantanamo may further jeopardize the prosecution's case.
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November 19, 2024 at 1:51 PM
January 11 will be the 23rd "anniversary" of the illegal detention camps at Guantanamo Bay. In the weeks immediately prior/following, several big issues are scheduled to be litigated - my client Ammar's right to an independent medical eval; the suppression of torture evidence; and the plea deals. 👇🏾
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This story by my @washingtonpost.com colleagues about the toll of Israel's air war on Lebanon's children is devastating. "The bodies of the adults had long since been retrieved. Pieces of the children, though, were still being found everywhere."
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
Israel’s war on Hezbollah takes terrible toll on Lebanon’s children
At least 231 children have been killed and 1,330 injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This story by my @washingtonpost.com colleagues about the toll of Israel's air war on Lebanon's children is devastating. "The bodies of the adults had long since been retrieved. Pieces of the children, though, were still being found everywhere."
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
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Israeli Holocaust historian on Gaza: “That is genocide.”
Genocide studies professor Omer Bartov discusses Gaza, Israel's far right, antisemitism, and more with Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Watch here:
zeteo.com/p/that-is-ge...
Genocide studies professor Omer Bartov discusses Gaza, Israel's far right, antisemitism, and more with Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Watch here:
zeteo.com/p/that-is-ge...
'That Is Genocide!' Israeli-American Holocaust Historian Tells Mehdi
A powerful, wide-ranging conversation, plus audience Q&A, on Gaza, Israel, antisemitism, and more, with Omer Bartov, the world-renowned Holocaust and Genocide Studies professor.
zeteo.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Israeli Holocaust historian on Gaza: “That is genocide.”
Genocide studies professor Omer Bartov discusses Gaza, Israel's far right, antisemitism, and more with Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Watch here:
zeteo.com/p/that-is-ge...
Genocide studies professor Omer Bartov discusses Gaza, Israel's far right, antisemitism, and more with Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Watch here:
zeteo.com/p/that-is-ge...
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November 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM