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rredmondsart.bsky.social
Transnational Organized Crime Spree.
January 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
evangeline63.bsky.social
WE CAN NOT CHANGE THE REPUBLICANS!! ANYONE WHO STILL CALLS THEMSELVES REPUBLICAN IS AN ENEMY OF DEMOCRACY.

THE ONLY PLACE WE CAN EFFECT CHANGE IS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT HAS LEADERS WHO ARE CAPTURED BY THE TRANSNATIONAL 🩸💰 OLIGARCHY. THEY STAB THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK EVERY TIME WE NEED THEM.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
rachelgriffin.bsky.social
happy to see the final version of this Transnational Legal Theory SI on critical views of human rights in platform governance, which I co-edited with Barrie Sander, @hlahmann.bsky.social, Matt Canfield & Jelena Belic 😊

doi.org/10.1080/2041...
Human rights in the governance of digital platforms: introduction to the special issue
Published in Transnational Legal Theory (Vol. 16, No. 4, 2025)
doi.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 PM
evangeline63.bsky.social
IF THE RESISTANCE WANTS TO LIVE WE MUST TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT WHO ARE AIDING AND ABETTING REPUBLICANS.THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT REFUSE TO USE ALL THEIR POWER AND THEY ARE DELIBERATELY MAKING US VICTIMS BECAUSE THEY WORK FOR THE REPUBLICAN TRANSNATIONAL OLIGARCHY.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
drscottjames.bsky.social
Interesting test of whether and how the WEF can be adapted and repurposed for an era of de-institutionalised / non-rule based global governance defined by interpersonal networks, transnational cliques, patronage and ad hoc deal making www.politico.eu/article/davo...
How Davos went MAGA
U.S. President Donald Trump’s star turn signals a new era for the World Economic Forum.
www.politico.eu
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
oulakadhum.bsky.social
My book is finally out! It explores the role of the Iraqi diaspora's transnational role in building post-2003 Iraq, looking at both elite and grass-roots mobilisation and assessing their legacy.

#migration #diaspora #state-building #iraq
cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 23d
Diasporic State-Building by Oula Kadhum
What role did the Iraqi diaspora play in Iraq's state-building process post-2003, and what has been the legacy of their involvement?
📚 https://cup.org/44JXvcq
January 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
peninternational.bsky.social
🚨 #Malaysia #Thailand: We welcome the recent settlement for Australian writer Murray Hunter, but his case remains a stark example of a transnational SLAPP involving civil defamation in Malaysia and criminal defamation in Thailand.

Read more ⬇️

www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Malaysia-Thailand: Australian writer Murray Hunter targeted in act of transnational repression — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘ As the current ASEAN Chair, the Malaysian government has a responsibility to demonstrate its commitment to human rights, including the right to freedom of expression, across the region. Instead, it ...
www.pen-international.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
evangeline63.bsky.social
ANY DEMOCRAT WHO VOTES TO GIVE ICE MONEY TO MURDER THEIR CONSTITUENTS IS COMPLICIT!!!!! THEY ARE WHORES FOR SALE TO THE REPUBLICAN TRANSNATIONAL OLIGARCHY.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Gallego: "We cannot vote for anything that actually adds more money and doesn't constrain ICE ... we cannot keep funding this type of goon squad"
January 19, 2026 at 12:28 PM
evangeline63.bsky.social
REPUBLICANS HAVE STOLEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND HANDED OUR FREEDOM TO THE TRANSNATIONAL OLIGARCHY/DICTATORS FOR CASH🩸💰!!!

REPUBLICANS ARE NOW THE GREATEST THREAT TO DEMOCRACY ON THE PLANET.

REPUBLICANS ARE NOT ONE OF US. THEY ARE PUTIN'S ASSETS.

THIS IS NOT POLITICS ...THIS IS WARFARE.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
uukintl.bsky.social
For the past decade, UK #TNE student numbers have grown substantially across all study levels. 📈

From 2014–15 to 2023–24, TNE student growth reached +66.0% for undergraduate, +80.6% for postgraduate taught, and +48.6% for postgraduate research students.

Learn more 👇
https://loom.ly/GFTOvI0
A blue background featuring an icon of a bar chart representing growth, and the text: 'A decade of growth in UK TNE. Undergraduate: +66.0%. Postgraduate taught: +80.6%. Postgraduate research: +48.6%. The scale of UK higher education transnational education 2023-24'
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
tiojeda.bsky.social
CitizenGO has caused significant harm. In addition to this valuable Good Law Project piece on the organisation’s UK connections, our co-authored report on the subject shows its damaging transnational impact in Latin America and Kenya. Both are well worth reading! lassociacio.org/wp-content/u...
January 19, 2026 at 11:46 AM
wildcru.bsky.social
Africa’s lions are increasingly targeted for the illegal wildlife trade, driven by demand for their body parts and linked to organised transnational crime. This hidden threat risks severe population declines and local extinctions without urgent action.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
January 19, 2026 at 11:33 AM
jonathantranter.bsky.social
Interesting choice to use a while baby for the generic header image, considering almost all babies trafficked (trafficked in many forms) by the transnational adoption system are African and Asian to white families, but
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
sashotodorov.bsky.social
Not necessarily - there's also a solid shot of it trending towards Egypt. Decaying nation with a politically dead population. None of the transnational Islamism that made the renewed wave of the Arab Spring viable is really around anymore and it seems like the Mullahs learned lessons re: internet.
January 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM
humanitymustwin.bsky.social
The Board of Transnational Organised Crime
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
$1 BILLION per nation to stay on the Gaza “Peace Board” — with Trump controlling the money.

Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
January 19, 2026 at 10:52 AM
humanitymustwin.bsky.social
Nexus of transnational organised crime - Trump, Netanyahu, Putin. They play triangulation games to steal.
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
princetonupress.bsky.social
Now available worldwide, Democracy’s Foot Soldiers by Reena N. Goldthree is a captivating #history of the Afro-Caribbean soldiers who fought for the British Empire in World War I and their transnational campaign for equality.

Check out a free preview here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Democracy’s Foot Soldiers: World War I and the Politics of Empire in the Greater Caribbean by Reena N. Goldthree
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 AM
heartbeatwatch.bsky.social
Exposing the Dark Truth: Transnational Baby Trafficking Ring in Indonesia
Exposing the Dark Truth: Transnational Baby Trafficking Ring in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities dismantled a transnational baby trafficking ring that sold at least 14 infants to Singapore for up to $16,000 each. This case exposes the urgent global responsibility of pro-life communities to protect vulnerable children from exploitation.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:51 AM
yayhiddlesyay.bsky.social
Half the problem is that the transnational far right got into governments/security/intelligence/media/ bodies of influence and fiddled around with them, a whiiiiiiile ago

and it hasn't been undone, at all.

#auspol
January 19, 2026 at 6:40 AM
chickenlady.bsky.social
@meiselasb.bsky.social and @repauchincloss.bsky.social made the most comprehensive analysis of everything that is happening with this administration: Minnesota, Grønland, Venezuela, Qatar, Grok.
I would add:
Transnational Organised Crime took over.
Trump is Milošević.
Money goes to Qatar, because
January 19, 2026 at 6:33 AM
ajsdecepida.bsky.social
🔃 {𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿} My notes about the article… ⤵
{𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿} My notes about the article… What's Being Claimed The Trump administration’s public case for treating Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua (TdA) as an “invasion” threat leans on two linked propositions: TdA is a highly organised, centrally coordinated terrorist entity operating inside the United States at scale; and TdA’s US activity is directed by (or at least meaningfully tied to) the Maduro government — making extraordinary measures, including use of the Alien Enemies Act, legally and morally defensible.1,2 What the Strongest Documents Actually Establish Some key public documents are unambiguous about policy posture, not necessarily about proof quality. Formal designation: The Secretary of State designated TdA (and several other organisations) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, effective upon publication in the Federal Register.2 The same Federal Register package includes related Specially Designated Global Terrorist determinations under Executive Order 13224.2 Executive framing: The White House issued a proclamation explicitly invoking the Alien Enemies Act and describing TdA as conducting “irregular warfare,” aligned with the Maduro regime, and “invasion/predatory incursion” language that tries to satisfy the statute’s trigger logic.1 Public messaging: Mainstream reporting at the time describes the designation move as unusual because it applies a tool normally aimed at ideological terrorist groups to money-driven criminal organisations, and warns about wide spillover effects (trade, finance, material-support risk).3 Those are “real on the page” actions. What’s contested is whether the administration’s factual predicates are supported to the degree implied by its rhetoric. Where the Evidentiary Foundation Looks Thin or Disputed Across multiple independent reporting streams, the “Maduro-directed invasion” thesis looks contested inside the US government — sometimes sharply. National Intelligence Council assessment (as reported): The Washington Post reported that a National Intelligence Council product found Venezuela’s government was not directing an “invasion” by TdA, undercutting the legal narrative used to justify deportations without due process under the Alien Enemies Act; it also reported a dissenting or divergent FBI view.4 Released/redacted memo (secondary verification): FactCheck.org reported that a redacted copy of the assessment supports the substance of the Washington Post’s reporting, quoting the memo’s conclusion that the regime “probably” is not cooperating with TdA and is not directing TdA movement/operations in the United States.5 Document-driven investigative reporting: WIRED reports (based on hundreds of internal records obtained via Freedom of Information Act work and partners) that agencies spent much of 2025 struggling to answer basic organisational questions about TdA’s US footprint, repeatedly documenting “intelligence gaps,” and portraying much US-based activity as fragmented, local, and profit-driven rather than centrally commanded.6 WIRED further reports that at least one CBP assessment warned that some findings were “analytical judgments” rather than “fact, knowledge, or proof,” and that border detections cited in the records were far below “thousands,” with larger numbers reached via extrapolation.6 Government’s own rhetoric vs acknowledged uncertainty: The White House proclamation asserts that evidence “irrefutably demonstrates” invasion-like activity and foreign direction.1 Yet contemporaneous reporting and the memo as described above suggest the core “foreign direction” predicate was disputed in intelligence analysis.4,5 How the “WMD Ghost” Analogy Fits — And Where It Doesn't There is a structural similarity to the Iraq WMD episode: high-confidence public rhetoric (“invasion,” “irrefutable,” “thousands”) paired with reporting that internal analytic products were less certain, more conditional, and more caveated.1,5,6 That said, the analogy can be overstretched if it implies TdA is imaginary. TdA is widely treated as a real transnational criminal organisation implicated in serious crime; the dispute is about scale, structure, and state direction, and about whether the government’s chosen legal/political frame matches what its own analysts could responsibly support at the time.4,6,7 What remains genuinely uncertain A sceptical read should keep three things in view: “No evidence” is not the same as “evidence of no.” Intelligence assessments reflect collection limits; WIRED’s own record set highlights gaps, which cuts both ways.6 Different components can see different slices. The Washington Post reporting described a divergence involving the FBI; that kind of split can arise from different sources/methods, different standards, or (less charitably) politicisation pressures.4 Legal thresholds matter. Even if TdA is dangerous, the Alien Enemies Act posture is a specific claim: “invasion/predatory incursion” tied to a foreign government. If the best-available intelligence product says “probably not directed,” the administration should either: disclose better evidence, narrow its claim, or accept that it is using a maximal legal frame on a contested predicate.1,4,5 Interim Assessment On the current public record, the administration’s actions (designation, proclamation, aggressive messaging) are clear and well documented.1,2 The administration’s most inflammatory factual claims —a Maduro-directed “invasion” with “thousands” operating as a coordinated force— are not comparably well supported in the public-facing evidentiary trail. Instead, reporting points to internal analysis that was caveated, probabilistic, and in key respects contradictory, and to internal documents emphasising uncertainty and extrapolation.4‑6 That doesn’t exonerate TdA; it does raise hard questions about whether exceptional powers were justified with the kind of evidentiary rigour a constitutional democracy should demand.
January 19, 2026 at 5:36 AM
misskitty.art
... #Orwellian tri-state division—but the evidence gathered suggests a #complex #hybridization of both, underpinned by a #transnational #Techno-Feudal economic model. The world is not merely drifting but is being actively steered toward a #multipolar #fragmentation ...
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
5thborderstate.bsky.social
More transnational influences = voodoo, from Haiti!

And now we have the tooling up scene from so many movies. Sure it's a cliche, but it's a good one. #hatm
January 19, 2026 at 2:33 AM
5thborderstate.bsky.social
Cool, some more transnational connections - Africa, China, and Native. Well done, Mr. Coogler. #hatm
January 19, 2026 at 1:58 AM
5thborderstate.bsky.social
I recall that his brother took another name and worked as a treasury agent.

It's also noteworthy that the Chicago connection ties in well with the Native and West African links that this movie makes. It's not just transnational but transsectional. #hatm
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 AM