Australian police have arrested Ben Roberts-Smith, a decorated Australian soldier who stands accused of committing five counts of war crimes in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. This is a long-awaited but significant step toward accountability. HRW's @dgavshon.bsky.social speaks more:

On France 24, HRW's executive director Philippe Bolopion describes a "new phenomenon" of "dangerous rhetoric" being used by world leaders, indicating an open disregard for international law. 🔊Watch now:

April 4 marks International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Landmines are among the most insidious weapons of modern conflicts. There's a global ban on antipersonnel landmines that saves civilian lives, but the treaty faces serious threats. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vbGdjM

States’ human rights obligations include an obligation to regulate the sale and export of surveillance technology which inherently threatens the right to privacy, and risks violation of other rights including freedoms of expression and of assembly and freedom from torture.

During the time of the Israeli military’s attack on Qasmieh bridge, the bridge was the main access point for civilians in southern Lebanon to food and other humanitarian aid. Governments should signal to Israel that they will not risk complicity in war crimes by immediately suspending arms sales.

A Senegal court has sentenced a man to 6 years in jail for consensual same-sex acts, the first conviction under the new law. This prison sentence is unlawful under international law. Senegal is bound by treaty obligations that protect every person’s right to dignity, privacy and equality.

Human Rights Watch also found that the European Commission is failing to provide legally required transparency on these exports.

Since March 18, 2026, Iranian authorities have executed at least 28 people on politically motivated charges. Scores of imprisoned protesters remain at risk of arbitrary and secret executions. Learn more:

It's been 37 years since the June 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, when countless peaceful pro-democracy protesters were killed in Beijing. To this day, the Chinese government has failed to accept responsibility for its crimes. Learn more:

🎙️HRW’s deputy Americas director testifying before US Congress this week: Members of Congress should demand that the US government stop transferring people to El Salvador or any other country where they face a similar risk of torture. Read HRW’s report👇 https://bit.ly/4nUjd4d

🥞 Au collège René Soubaigné de Mugron, il y a des traditions qui font sourire ! Chaque année, à la même période, l'équipe de restauration prépare avec passion près de 1000 crêpes pour les élèves et les enseignants. Un moment attendu, plein de gourmandise, de partage et de crêpes chaudes 😋

Before Drake put “Toronto on the map,” 📍 he was an ordinary Toronto-born child visiting his local ice cream shop, 🍦 and the recent Iceman 🧊 mania is sending fans back to the shop behind where the owners reminisced about serving him in his younger years. #Drake nowtoronto.com/culture/drak...

What Tom Steyer is doing is illegal, not just *astroturfing* —- he’s under investigation for violating campaign finance laws by the FPPC here in California. @jessicatarlov.bsky.social @profgalloway.com

Pro-Palestinian tourists call out ex-IOF Israeli soldiers in a restaurant in Vietnam after spotting one of their tattoos in the shape of Palestine and then continue to remind them of their genocidal behavior until they’re forced to leave.

Congress cannot allow the Trump Administration to start another unauthorized war — in Cuba or anywhere else. As we work to end the war in Iran, Congress must act preemptively to prevent another illegal conflict before it begins.

💥🛡️ Iraq War | IED Attacks Destroy US Tanks in Fallujah | RCF NSFW & Premium Content: https://patreon.com/RealCombatFootage Odysee: https://odysee.com/@RCF #RealCombatFootage #RCF #War #Military #WorldNews #BreakingNews #IraqWar

#𝕋𝕦𝕣𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕋𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝙳𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠? ✅ 𝙲𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚊 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙. 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 #𝙳𝚘𝙾𝚗𝚎𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. #𝚁𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚜. 𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜. #𝚁𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚁𝚎𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚎 ♻️ 𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚎: climateconcord.substack.com

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So Trump the dangerous maniacal fwit who bombed 160 Iranian schoolgirls and threatened to kill an entire civilisation tells the gullible that it’s Jimmy Kimmel and the media stoking political violence. “Truth Lies&Media” just dropped! ⚡️ Promo Match Frame Editing #auspol #NewsCorpse #Trumpenstein

[2026-05-19] CISA leaks passwords via public GitHub, includes active highly sensitive AWS GovCloud credentials help me reach 500? my goal is to share tech news with non-tech people 👾 pls follow, like & share! full details & sources on Substack! tia!

Trump is throwing out different Iran War narratives to see which will stick. But this isn't a marketing company where you A/B test Facebook ads. This is the US government. This is war.

Do you agree? 👀 #nba #rookieoftheyear #cooperflagg #dallasmavs #roty

The quiet revolution in menopause care is here—and it's about time. 🔥 🎧 Listen to the full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis... 📖 Read the essay: helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/how-were-f... #MenopauseHealth #HormoneTherapy #MHT #Perimenopause #MenopauseSupport

🚨 Citizen Science Month — April — is almost here. It’s time to prepare. 🚨 Help reach 2.50 MILLION Acts of Science 🔬 in honor of America's 250th anniversary. 👉 Learn more in our latest newsletter: conta.cc/3NijilY #ActsofScience #CitizenScienceMonth

To those asking if Bluesky is back: 🤼‍♂️

Who has the bestest ride? You do!

Labour must put policy first, politics second, Tony Blair says! #news #worldnews #uknews #labour #uk #tonyblair #kierstarmer #labourparty #ukpolitics #politics

one minute of emotional whiplash

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙞𝙥 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙒𝙚𝙗𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 | Day 104 – Create a "Partners" page on your website. List other local businesses you love. They'll likely share it back, giving you free exposure.

Glow up… the sweet way 🍒✨ These Glutathione + Collagen gummies make it easier (and tastier) to support brighter, smoother, and healthier-looking skin—no pills needed 💛 Beauty from within never tasted this good 😍

⛽️IRAN ON FIRE: GAS Up 50-Cents A Gallon 🔻STOCKS: Dow’s Biggest Weekly Slide In Year 🧑‍🏭7 U.S. TROOPS DEAD: Trump Not Ruling Out Ground Troops 📁EPSTEIN CLAIM: Trump Assaulted Teen After She ‘Bit the Sh*t Out of His Penis’ open.substack.com/pub/giserman... #breakingnews

Veterans need, want, and deserve timely decisions on their claims. Speed should not be the goal; accuracy and delivering benefits should be the main focus. We must NEVER sacrifice the quality of care or service for the speed of delivery.

Arsenal are onto something, reasons to be postive despite defeat

AWESOME! A baby deer was moments from being swept away in Indiana floodwaters when Fire Captain Joe Sinclair jumped in to save her. “I’m sure she was just as relieved as we were,” Sinclair said. “I feel like any rescue is part of my job description.” Heroes don't always wear capes. Sometimes 1/2

#FuerzasArmadasRTVE | Los helicópteros de la Patrulla ASPA realizan la manioba "Quijote" y el Solo de la patrulla la maniobra "Trebol", en la que efectúa virajes de 270º En #Canal24horas y #rtveplay

"Sneaking into a Private Bathroom to Avoid Humiliation 😂" Hungover at my son’s fraternity Mom’s Weekend brunch… I’m about to throw up in front of all the other moms. Public bathroom? Nope. Too embarrassing. So I begged the house mom for her private bathroom in a total emergency 😂

#iran #conflict #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/2026-05-06/us/International/en/bs/United-States-pauses-Hormuz-naval-escorts-amid-talks/1267858

We hid #DisagreeHealthier tips in Easter eggs across NC State, and this one might be the most universally relatable find of the day. 🐣

Mapping how neurons connect across the brain is one of neuroscience’s biggest challenges. MouseLight (a Janelia Research Campus project) is building a dataset of fully traced neurons — available to researchers everywhere, & helping to reveal how brain circuits work & what goes wrong in disease.

Homefront also happened at the wake of GamerGate 2014. The US gov't wanted a chinese red scare, instead got a gamer uprising. Then there was a buffer starting in 2016 that would lead to a second gamer uprising in the 2020s. Masterful gambit, indeed.

Just sharing some clips of me painting. Almost at the end of that butterfly piece, which is my latest… #art #painying #artistlife #paintingprocess #artists #artonbluesky #blueskyart #bskyart #acrylic #acrylicpainting #artlover #artcollector #modernart #modernpainying #traditionalart #creative #arts

Listen closely; there’s an audio glitch midway through.

Y mientras los políticos del Partido Popular siguen hablando de México con j, de ratas, de Hernán Cortés y otras gilipolleces varias, hay gente (poca) que se dedica a proponer medidas sobre la vivienda. Aquí una que tiene bastante sentido, impedir la compra a quienes no vayan a vivir en ella. 👇

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Guess the only good thing to come from my current health situation and having a good small Tablet is having the time to finally get to watching shows like the Robot Metal Heroes and Sentai once one goes through the Cheesy/Campy American Versions of those Series. It Actually helps me relax more.

I don’t look like Meadow. Meadow looks like me. Capisce? #sopranos

A MAGA woman spent a year harassing Mexican neighbors over parking. When the cop shut her down, she reached for the real weapon: Call Trump. Call ICE. That is the threat now. When racist harassment fails, they reach for disappearance.

Me: "So, Jango? How'd I do against the Stormtroopers? And did I handle my blasters and jetpack well?" Jango: "You did quite well. And you handle that jetpack and those Westar-34s like a Mandalorian. You've certainly got what it takes to be one."

Trump has *added* more illegal immigrants than he’s deported. Let me prove it to you.

I love your brain!

Don’t know about anyone else but this is what I heard when the emergency alert went off #emergencyalert

I’ve been emotionally validating my dog for years. He barks, I affirm. Zero understanding. Full commitment.

𝗙𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 is about risking your heart and letting go of the past. It’s about the value of anger, and the courage it can give you. But most of all, it’s about a love so strong that it could span lifetimes. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBHQ252J 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 releases June 3rd! Preorder today! #mmromance

Nö Presskopf, das ist völlig legal! Illegal ist der Überfall auf die Ukraine Illegal ist das Morden in der Ukraine etc. etc. Peskow reagierte auf die Zerstörung der russischen Logistik- und Militärinfrastruktur durch die Ukraine mit den Worten: „Das ist illegal!“ www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWar...

no fête de la musique Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz, No Future, No Past #music #punk #queer

Two Quotes That Ring True: 1) "The wise try to adjust themselves to the truth, while fools try to adjust the truth to themselves." 2) "You do not become a master unless you learn to be a very, very good student." #Woke #Wise #OpenMinded #Kind #Empathetic You Deserve Better! Grow With Me!

Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To celebrate this thing called baseball Byron Buxton hits a leadoff home run on Prince Night!

🎬 Trailer final de 'SUPERGIRL' de Craig Gillespie, Milly Alcock interpreta a Kara Zor-El/Supergirl. En cines el 26 de junio de 2026. #Supergirl #SupergirlMovie

And when I have no dreams to give you any more, I'll light a blazing fire and wait within the door, and throw my life away "I wonder why?" they all will say […] Pass the tea & sympathy for the good old days are dead Let's drink a toast to those who best survived the life they've led ▫️Janis Ian, 1975