Karyn Caplan

#Hope lies in the actions we take today for a better world. 💙🌎💚🕊️🙏🏼 #ActNow #ClimateEmergency #SDGs

The defamation lawsuit Kash Patel filed against The Atlantic contains this almost admirably absurd false claim: "Director Patel has not targeted political or personal adversaries" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Somewhere out there, in a law office far, far away, an associate on the defense team for John Brennan just started updating the exhibit list for his draft selective or vindictive prosecution motion

JUST IN: Judge Amit Mehta (Obama/DC) opens door to deposition of Trump in #Jan6 civil lawsuits. Discovery against Trump on merits of cases could begin in May. Earlier: politico.com/news/2026/03/3…

A consistent Iranian complaint since last Spring has been that the US is an undisciplined, inconsistent negotiator that repeatedly changes its position while talks were ongoing. Reporting here suggests that for Trump that is a feature, not a bug.

Former ABC News correspondent Lisa Stark is one of 300+ journalists who've signed a petition urging a stronger pushback against Trump at White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday

🇰🇼 #Kuwait: Seven weeks after the arrest of Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, IPI demands his immediate release and calls on Kuwaiti authorities to cease the use of new national security laws to restrict the free flow of information. #FreeAhmedEldin #FreeAhmed

NEW: I found two "news" websites active on X and other platforms—@alfasselnews and @pishtaznews—that are in fact U.S. government-operated anti-Iranian military propaganda mills. Both appear tied to U.S. Central Command. theintercept.com/2026/04/20/pen…

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On Tuesday, April 21 at 5pm ET: This year's State of the World Conference at @Columbia will focus on the UN's internal reforms, recent achievements, and a long-term vision for multilateralism. 🌐 Panel 1: The UN we must aspire to for Sustainable Development 🌐 Panel 2: The UN we must aspire to for a Healthy Planet 🌐 Panel 3: The UN we must aspire to for Peace and Global Order Watch the event live here: youtube.com/live/rDI1Z9fIg…

“We think [Ahmed Shihab-Eldin] meets the criteria for this wrongful detention designation, and we strongly urge the State Department to designate Ahmed as wrongfully detained,” CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg told @MSNOWNews. Watch the interview ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=vxBI6W… #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedEldin #journalismisnotacrime

New: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer has resigned as secretary, sources tell NOTUS. Official announcement expected soon. notus.org/lori%20chavez%…

Trump said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz situation was "over." It very obviously wasn't. Trump said Friday that Iran agreed "to never close the Strait of Hormuz again.” The next day, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Trump said yesterday that Vance isn't going to Pakistan for the talks. Officials quickly said Vance is going to Pakistan for the talks. Trump said this morning that Vance had left and would be there tonight Islamabad time. Officials quickly said Vance is actually leaving tomorrow. Trump said Iran has no military anymore and that "everything's gone." Iran continues to have a military with destructive capabilities. Trump said the pope issued a statement saying Iran can have a nuclear weapon. That never happened.   Trump said nobody expected Iran to retaliate against Gulf countries. That was widely expected. Trump said the only planes the US has really lost in the war have been to friendly fire. He said this at the same event at which he had spoken at length about what happened after Iran shot down a US plane. Story on the president's ever-growing number of false claims on big and small matters related to the war – and his triumphant claims about supposed Iranian concessions that we just can't assume are based in reality: cnn.com/2026/04/20/pol…

It's worth underscoring that @S_Fitzpatrick said she interviewed "more than two dozen people" about Kash Patel's conduct, "including current and former FBI officials, staff at law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, hospitality-industry workers, members of Congress, political operatives, lobbyists, and former advisers." Of particular note: "Hospitality-industry workers"

Join the @ICCBA_ABCPI’s ‘Panel Discussion on Judicial Independence’ 🗓 1 May 2026 🕰 16:00-18:00 (CEST) 📝 Register + more info ➡️ iccba-abcpi.org/event-details/…

In my visit to the International Criminal Court, I expressed to President Tomoko Akane my unwavering support for a strong and independent ICC, free from intimidation and threats. Accountability cannot be silenced. Victims of the most serious crimes deserve justice.

Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar said he would halt the departure from the International Criminal Court that his predecessor Viktor Orban initiated bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Justice Richard Goldstone joined JURIST's 30th Anniversary Webinar Series to discuss the proposed #IACCourt — covering the draft treaty, its novel Assets Division, and the growing international momentum behind the project. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=PWtgL_…

While the US is infuriating much of the world by being reckless, erratic and lawless, China is playing the long game. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…