Tara Van Ho
Associate Professor, St. Mary’s University (TX). Fmrly Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor, University of Essex. Mostly posting: human rights, business & human rights / #BizHumanRights, international economic law & transitional justice. And Taylor Swift.
- Reposted by Tara Van HoWhen Vichy liberal fucks say ICE just needs more training, *this guy* is literally the person that would be doing that training. Along with Israeli soldiers with the latest new tips and tricks for enforcing genocidal apartheid.
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- During the season in which we celebrate Jesus's family -- who in his earliest days, fled oppression and became refugees in Egypt -- I'd encourage the Anglican Church to regularly remind Reform UK that their policies are antithetical to Christian beliefs.
- I'm teaching International Laws of Armed Conflict this Spring. I had a very straight-forward & easy agenda, particularly since it's my first time teaching this as a stand-alone course & I'm doing it in Texas. But now ... the last week... Any experienced US based LOAC teachers willing to talk?
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- The brilliant Erika George addressing DEI & racism in the U.S. in Assembly Hall. #BizHumanRights #UNForumBHR
- Tell me again that we can't remove confederate statues because their part of our history.... Also, every corporate donor to this project should be on boycott lists. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna238754
- Heartbroken to hear about the passing of Catarina de Albuquerque. She was an incredible advocate & scholar. The world is a sadder place.
- Favourites so far (in order of status after 1 listen through): 1. Ruin the Friendship 2. Cancelled 3. Fate of Ophelia 🧡 #TS12
- The idea that Pete Hegseth has the competence to lecture that room of military brass on warrior ethos would be laughable if it were an SNL skit. As it is reality... it's not funny.
- Every time I think about Trump speaking to 800 military brass, I'm reminded of when Saddam Hussein brought the Baath party together just to performatively arrest & kill people for "trason" -- based on a hoax he made up himself.
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- Horrific ideas for $1000, Alex. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- Both the best & the funniest thing the Nobel Peace Prize committee could do is give the award to Stephen Colbert & Jimmy Kimmel as defenders of free speech under attack. It *should* go to Gazan journalists, or perhaps soemone from the UAE doing negotiations, but also: Colbert & Kimmel, please.
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- "Hey, we realize we fucked up. We want to make it better so we're going to givethe autbors an additional 9 pages to reflect on the criticisms, and then we'll publish *one* article criticising the piece. That sounds like an amazing & valid plan, no?" x.com/LJIL_Leiden/...
- Wait until the GOP realizes how our deployed military vote... man, are they in for a surprise about mail-in ballots!
- Since we're no longer deferring to agency expertise, is someone taking a case challenging to Covid vaccine limitations?
- T swift just announced her engagement and I have to adult. Life is unfair.
- One of the ongoing impacts of Covid is that the generation of students I'm teaching are still afraid of failure & mistakes in a way I wasn't & don't think my peers were. Next week, I'd like to share advice on making mistakes & stories of people learning from mistakes or failure and moving forward.
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- Micah 6:8 says nothing about "standing on the side of Israel." It does tell us to do justice & walk *humbly* w/ God. Worst thing a Christian (or anyone) can do is convince themselves that what *they want* is what God wants. Don't blame him for your choices. www.middleeasteye.net/news/icj-vic...
- Am I the only one who assumes "Ruin the Friendship" is *not* about Blake Lively? 1) TS tends not to make song titles so explicitly about real people (Smallest Man notwithstanding), 2) She's changed lyrics to protect another woman & has lyrics about not pitting successful women against each other.
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- Guy at the coffre shop has been a practicing lawyer for 15 years. Saw my textbooks and asked "are you in law school?" I told him I teach at St Mary's law school. He looked so shocked & all I can say is: thank you L'Oreal for covering my gray hairs so well!
- After yesterday, I can never settle for someone who loves me less than Travis & Taylor love each other. @newheightsofficial.bsky.social
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- Does anyone actually listen to Jom Cramer anymore? And if so, why?
- Your soul is worth more than this, Harvard. As is the soul of our country. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
- Oh, #Paramount. Your soul was not worth so little. #LateShow #Colbert #BiasMonitor#WhatTheActualFuck #OrwellWarnedUs www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- I've suffered more culture shock from listservs of American law professors than from open-carry gun owners. Someone offer me hope?
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- The cognitive dissonance would be hilarious if it wasn't so dangerous. Does Trump not remember that we've heard the audio of the call he made to the Georgian Attorney General asking him to commit election fraud? abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
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- If the Nobel Committee really wanted to maka a statement, they could give Stephen Colbert the Peace Prize for his commitment to democracy and free soeech principles in a shallowing democracy. (And then watch Trump *really* lose his s***.....)
- What Americans accept as "feta cheese" and kalamata olives makes me sad...
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- Can an American explain why our gas prices come in 9/10 of a penny?
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- I knew I'd struggle with culture shock. Gotta admit that I did not expect the U.S. international legal community to be the impetus for the first real round....
- Hey @nbcnews.com, the settlements aren't just "widely considered illegal by the International community." They have been deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice. Language matters. Do better. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
- I just learned a U.S. law professor I've never met called me "unfuckwithable" on the basis of something I wrote & I think this is the coolest compliment ever.
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- I learned today that perimenopause reduces a woman's tolerance for bullshit, and they're ability to not openly call it bullshit. I feel like my life finally makes sense.
- Kudos to the @frontierairlines.bsky.social flight attendants on my flight into ATL who made *certain* that the 7 of us with short connections actually got off the plane first. This wasn't a "please be mindful" plea to passengers. This was a "you're not on those flights, so step aside" requirement.
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