Andrew Stroehlein
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Desperate people forced to risk their lives to escape war and persecution - let's rob them of all they've got left!
This is the sick thinking of human traffickers, not decent governments.
This is the sick thinking of human traffickers, not decent governments.
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Desperate people forced to risk their lives to escape war and persecution - let's rob them of all they've got left!
This is the sick thinking of human traffickers, not decent governments.
This is the sick thinking of human traffickers, not decent governments.
I responded as an alum, in this email to them.
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I responded as an alum, in this email to them.
Dumb. Dangerous. Dystopian. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
October 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Dumb. Dangerous. Dystopian. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
I'm old enough to remember Republicans cheering when Ronald Reagan said: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help."
Anyway, great fact-check from AFP on another lie-filled video from the Whitehouse: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
Anyway, great fact-check from AFP on another lie-filled video from the Whitehouse: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm old enough to remember Republicans cheering when Ronald Reagan said: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help."
Anyway, great fact-check from AFP on another lie-filled video from the Whitehouse: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
Anyway, great fact-check from AFP on another lie-filled video from the Whitehouse: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
See also...
"We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
"We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
October 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
See also...
"We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
"We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
Some personal news...
September 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Some personal news...
#EUinfluencer 2025 event begins. Theme: "Europe on the Edge"
September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#EUinfluencer 2025 event begins. Theme: "Europe on the Edge"
From 1939: www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...
September 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
From 1939: www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...
To understand how ignorant the anti-foreigner folks are, consider this photo from the hate march in London today.
That's the flag of Georgia they're waving.
Georgia. A foreign country.
That's the flag of Georgia they're waving.
Georgia. A foreign country.
September 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
To understand how ignorant the anti-foreigner folks are, consider this photo from the hate march in London today.
That's the flag of Georgia they're waving.
Georgia. A foreign country.
That's the flag of Georgia they're waving.
Georgia. A foreign country.
Putin is a legitimate target.
September 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Putin is a legitimate target.
Excellent overview of the region that’s likely the next target of Putin’s murderous imperialism - and of nations that offer some inspiration and hope for confronting it. Well written and widely sourced, it’s sympathetic to the cause but presents the nuances and doubts fairly. #books
July 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Excellent overview of the region that’s likely the next target of Putin’s murderous imperialism - and of nations that offer some inspiration and hope for confronting it. Well written and widely sourced, it’s sympathetic to the cause but presents the nuances and doubts fairly. #books
Amazing histories of early Indigenous American encounters with and in Europe. Details and perspectives I never got in school in the US. #books
July 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Amazing histories of early Indigenous American encounters with and in Europe. Details and perspectives I never got in school in the US. #books
An activist’s view of the disease that’s probably killed one in seven people who ever lived and still kills more people every year than malaria, typhoid, and war combined. #books
July 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
An activist’s view of the disease that’s probably killed one in seven people who ever lived and still kills more people every year than malaria, typhoid, and war combined. #books
This week's editions of Human Rights Watch's Daily Brief covered: the US; Pakistan; Sudan; and Israel/Palestine.
Read more, and let us know what you think: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
Read more, and let us know what you think: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
June 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This week's editions of Human Rights Watch's Daily Brief covered: the US; Pakistan; Sudan; and Israel/Palestine.
Read more, and let us know what you think: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
Read more, and let us know what you think: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
Exactly.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
June 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Exactly.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
What I'm trying to do with this Daily Brief is write about human rights in ways that we can all understand.
It's not intended for experts and activists (although, many of them have told me they like it, too).
Have a look at recent editions and tell me what you think:
www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
It's not intended for experts and activists (although, many of them have told me they like it, too).
Have a look at recent editions and tell me what you think:
www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
June 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
What I'm trying to do with this Daily Brief is write about human rights in ways that we can all understand.
It's not intended for experts and activists (although, many of them have told me they like it, too).
Have a look at recent editions and tell me what you think:
www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
It's not intended for experts and activists (although, many of them have told me they like it, too).
Have a look at recent editions and tell me what you think:
www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
Since the talk is about tagging this morning, I thought I'd share this from Brussels some years ago. (No, I wasn't living in a particularly tough neighborhood.)
June 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Since the talk is about tagging this morning, I thought I'd share this from Brussels some years ago. (No, I wasn't living in a particularly tough neighborhood.)
Recent top stories in my Daily Brief: an undead migration plan; poisoning the US; Uganda's ugly anti-LGBT law; Russian war crimes in Ukraine; authoritarian Hungary; Russia attacks Amnesty International; Israel's escalation of extermination in Gaza; and more...
Read here: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
Read here: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
May 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Recent top stories in my Daily Brief: an undead migration plan; poisoning the US; Uganda's ugly anti-LGBT law; Russian war crimes in Ukraine; authoritarian Hungary; Russia attacks Amnesty International; Israel's escalation of extermination in Gaza; and more...
Read here: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
Read here: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...
Lying is pretty much the only skill he has - and he's not even very good at it.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
May 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Lying is pretty much the only skill he has - and he's not even very good at it.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
“When confronted by such horrors [today], silence is unacceptable. Silence is complicity. To remain silent is to suggest nothing has been learned from the past.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
“When confronted by such horrors [today], silence is unacceptable. Silence is complicity. To remain silent is to suggest nothing has been learned from the past.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The top story? Seriously, who cares?
May 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The top story? Seriously, who cares?
Solid placement of health advice...
April 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Solid placement of health advice...