nitish v
@nitishv.bsky.social
Columbia Law 27’
SAIS 24’, Stanford 21’, formerly CISAC
interested in law of armed conflict, appellate litigation
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SAIS 24’, Stanford 21’, formerly CISAC
interested in law of armed conflict, appellate litigation
likes or retweets are merely for my own reference and do not indicate endorsement
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Folks in the US still like to treat the whole Greenland invasion stuff as sufficiently unserious to engage with, but it is sufficiently serious that NATO allies are actively deploying tripwire forces to deter the US. That is *already* a political and actual cost to them, and to US relationships
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Folks in the US still like to treat the whole Greenland invasion stuff as sufficiently unserious to engage with, but it is sufficiently serious that NATO allies are actively deploying tripwire forces to deter the US. That is *already* a political and actual cost to them, and to US relationships
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THEY ALREADY HAVE BASES THERE
American-owned Toronto Sun advocating for US annexation of Greenland
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
THEY ALREADY HAVE BASES THERE
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My mental health reading things like this:
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
My mental health reading things like this:
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If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorses blocking Fed nominees over the Jerome Powell investigation:
"[I]t's clear the administration's investigation is nothing more than an attempt at coercion."
"My colleague, Senator Tillis, is right in blocking any Federal Reserve nominees until this is resolved."
"[I]t's clear the administration's investigation is nothing more than an attempt at coercion."
"My colleague, Senator Tillis, is right in blocking any Federal Reserve nominees until this is resolved."
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorses blocking Fed nominees over the Jerome Powell investigation:
"[I]t's clear the administration's investigation is nothing more than an attempt at coercion."
"My colleague, Senator Tillis, is right in blocking any Federal Reserve nominees until this is resolved."
"[I]t's clear the administration's investigation is nothing more than an attempt at coercion."
"My colleague, Senator Tillis, is right in blocking any Federal Reserve nominees until this is resolved."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — DOJ subpoenas Federal Reserve, says its chairman, who says he could be indicted over testimony on office renovations.
January 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — DOJ subpoenas Federal Reserve, says its chairman, who says he could be indicted over testimony on office renovations.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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I mean, for the Fed Chairman to make a formal statement/accusation like this isn't just shocking, it's a real crisis in government.
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I mean, for the Fed Chairman to make a formal statement/accusation like this isn't just shocking, it's a real crisis in government.
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Six hospitals in Tehran have recorded at least 217 protester deaths, "most by live ammunition," according to a doctor there, reports Roxana Saberi for Time magazine. time.com/7345092/iran-protest...
Doctor Says More Than 200 Reported Dead in Tehran Protests
"I'm not in the police to kill people," says one Iranian officer as the regime vows to continue its protest crackdown.
time.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Six hospitals in Tehran have recorded at least 217 protester deaths, "most by live ammunition," according to a doctor there, reports Roxana Saberi for Time magazine. time.com/7345092/iran-protest...
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also "nuclear capable missile" is clickbait because they regularly use "nuclear capable missiles" like Kalibr but with conventional warheads to strike apartment buildings
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
also "nuclear capable missile" is clickbait because they regularly use "nuclear capable missiles" like Kalibr but with conventional warheads to strike apartment buildings
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We have only limited data, so here is a conjecture based on what we know about US approaches to suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses from the past.
I'd still like to know technologically (or systemically?) how the Russian antiaircraft systems in Venezuela failed to function. cc @maurogilli.bsky.social @attackerman.bsky.social
Asking for a few friendly continents.
via @stollmeyer.bsky.social
Asking for a few friendly continents.
via @stollmeyer.bsky.social
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We have only limited data, so here is a conjecture based on what we know about US approaches to suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses from the past.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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In the Maduro capture operation, the Trump administration relies on Bill Barr’s (discredited) 1989 memo claiming a President can disregard the UN Charter (CNN report).
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. Charter: Assessment of 1989 OLC Opinion
A decades-old Office of Legal Counsel memorandum claiming the President can disregard the UN Charter does not withstand serious scrutiny.
www.justsecurity.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
In the Maduro capture operation, the Trump administration relies on Bill Barr’s (discredited) 1989 memo claiming a President can disregard the UN Charter (CNN report).
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
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The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
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Over public dissents from Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, #SCOTUS refuses to allow President Trump to deploy federalized National Guard troops into and around Chicago.
This is a major loss for President Trump, even if, per Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence, it’s temporary and on narrow legal Q:
This is a major loss for President Trump, even if, per Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence, it’s temporary and on narrow legal Q:
www.supremecourt.gov
December 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Over public dissents from Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, #SCOTUS refuses to allow President Trump to deploy federalized National Guard troops into and around Chicago.
This is a major loss for President Trump, even if, per Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence, it’s temporary and on narrow legal Q:
This is a major loss for President Trump, even if, per Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence, it’s temporary and on narrow legal Q:
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Just filed: Notice of Appeal to the 11th Circuit asking the court to reverse Judge Aileen Cannon’s order denying the Knight Institute’s motion to intervene in Trump classified documents case.
Read today's notice and more about the case here: knightcolumbia.org/cases/united...
Read today's notice and more about the case here: knightcolumbia.org/cases/united...
United States v. Trump
knightcolumbia.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Just filed: Notice of Appeal to the 11th Circuit asking the court to reverse Judge Aileen Cannon’s order denying the Knight Institute’s motion to intervene in Trump classified documents case.
Read today's notice and more about the case here: knightcolumbia.org/cases/united...
Read today's notice and more about the case here: knightcolumbia.org/cases/united...
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BREAKING: Judge Cannon rules that her restriction on Jack Smith's classified documents report will end on Feb. 24. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
BREAKING: Judge Cannon rules that her restriction on Jack Smith's classified documents report will end on Feb. 24. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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SCOTUS has just rejected the government's application for a stay in Margolin v. NAIJ, our challenge to restrictions on the speech of immigration judges. It should reject the government's forthcoming cert petition, too. Full @knightcolumbia.org statement below. knightcolumbia.org/content/supr...
Supreme Court Rejects Government’s Request to Stay Challenge to Policy Silencing Immigration Judges
knightcolumbia.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
SCOTUS has just rejected the government's application for a stay in Margolin v. NAIJ, our challenge to restrictions on the speech of immigration judges. It should reject the government's forthcoming cert petition, too. Full @knightcolumbia.org statement below. knightcolumbia.org/content/supr...
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My colleagues @katiefallow.bsky.social & Jake Carr on the Trump admin's heavyhanded efforts to control the White House and Pentagon press corps. riponsociety.org/article/jame...
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My colleagues @katiefallow.bsky.social & Jake Carr on the Trump admin's heavyhanded efforts to control the White House and Pentagon press corps. riponsociety.org/article/jame...
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Please join us in congratulating @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social for being elected President of the International Studies Association (ISA) for the 2027–2028 term!
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/jim-gol...
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/jim-gol...
Jim Goldgeier elected President of the International Studies Association
Goldgeier will serve as ISA President for the 2027–2028 term
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu
December 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Please join us in congratulating @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social for being elected President of the International Studies Association (ISA) for the 2027–2028 term!
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/jim-gol...
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/jim-gol...
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So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
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Just filed with #SCOTUS: @knightcolumbia.org brief on behalf of the National Association of Immigration Judges, opposing the government's application to stay the Fourth Circuit's mandate. (Background in next post.) knightcolumbia.org/documents/zc...
December 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just filed with #SCOTUS: @knightcolumbia.org brief on behalf of the National Association of Immigration Judges, opposing the government's application to stay the Fourth Circuit's mandate. (Background in next post.) knightcolumbia.org/documents/zc...
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Next Wednesday 12/10, 12:30 ET: Join our @knightcolumbia.org webinar to hear @natematias.bsky.social @penney.bsky.social @sarahbrayne.bsky.social talk about using social science to study chilling effects, and how courts use this kind of evidence: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...
The Science of Chilling Effects
knightcolumbia.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Next Wednesday 12/10, 12:30 ET: Join our @knightcolumbia.org webinar to hear @natematias.bsky.social @penney.bsky.social @sarahbrayne.bsky.social talk about using social science to study chilling effects, and how courts use this kind of evidence: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...