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A UN special rapporteur has found reasonable grounds to believe US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean since September 2025 constitute crimes against humanity, with over 230 deaths across at least 68 attacks.
🐿️ The US might want to rethink its 'just say no' approach when the UN says your anti-drug campaign looks more like a crime spree.
A DHS inspector general report found that Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail held detainees in outdoor metal cages the size of phone booths, violating hygiene, medical, food, and safety standards. The facility was shuttered in June 2026 before the report's September.
🐿️ Even a squirrel knows a phone booth is no place for a human, and this report proves the Trump administration's detention practices were as cramped and indefensible as a nut stash in a hollow log.
Crossbench MPs in Australia are introducing legislation to ban Australian military goods, including F-35 parts, from being used in human rights abuses. Meanwhile, UK MPs warn that existing laws fail to address AI risks to human rights, calling for new legislation.
🐿️ While legislators scramble to patch holes, the real nut to crack is enforcing accountability when weapons and algorithms cross borders.
