Lucas Roorda
@lroorda.bsky.social
Assistant professor Int'l law at Utrecht University. Business and human rights specialist. Aspiring outdoor nerd, drummer and ADHD gremlin. Destroy fascism. Free Palestine.
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I *finally* get to see Kaizers live. Biggest concert FOMO I had, until today.
October 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I *finally* get to see Kaizers live. Biggest concert FOMO I had, until today.
Hashtag van life?
September 28, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Hashtag van life?
Boots on the ground
BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue.
The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.
The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.
September 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Boots on the ground
The answer is yes. Already on its own, but more importantly as a prerequisite to get the right therapy. Which people who panic about the rise in diagnoses always seem to forget.
Janice Turner has no background or training in medicine, neuroscience, psychology or psychiatry.
September 26, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The answer is yes. Already on its own, but more importantly as a prerequisite to get the right therapy. Which people who panic about the rise in diagnoses always seem to forget.
Reposted by Lucas Roorda
📣 Introducing the First Annual "Teaching International Law” Symposium 📣
The #Symposium, organised by Sissy Katsoni and Btissam Boulakhrif, will host a series of posts on the engagement with decolonial feminist approaches while teaching international law.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...
The #Symposium, organised by Sissy Katsoni and Btissam Boulakhrif, will host a series of posts on the engagement with decolonial feminist approaches while teaching international law.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...
Introducing the First Annual “Teaching International Law” Symposium
voelkerrechtsblog.org
September 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
📣 Introducing the First Annual "Teaching International Law” Symposium 📣
The #Symposium, organised by Sissy Katsoni and Btissam Boulakhrif, will host a series of posts on the engagement with decolonial feminist approaches while teaching international law.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...
The #Symposium, organised by Sissy Katsoni and Btissam Boulakhrif, will host a series of posts on the engagement with decolonial feminist approaches while teaching international law.
voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...
Couple of things to add here. First, it is very unclear what "make" would have entailed. Maybe spitting out what the RNA of a very infectious virus would look like? The genomic sequence of a bacterium? Or more likely, a description of what kind of organism would be a good potential bioweapon?
more speculation than substance here. while it makes sense to take reasonable precautions w/ unknowns, i'm just not convinced LLMs are anything like the major bioweapons catalyst it's being hyped as. (plus you can't ignore that this is good PR for anthropic. "see! we can regulate ourselves" etc.)
Breaking News: Anthropic said it halted potential plots by scientists who used its A.I. models to do research that could have helped develop biological weapons.
September 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Couple of things to add here. First, it is very unclear what "make" would have entailed. Maybe spitting out what the RNA of a very infectious virus would look like? The genomic sequence of a bacterium? Or more likely, a description of what kind of organism would be a good potential bioweapon?
Puur qua decibels, Sunn 0))) - maar dat weet je van tevoren, en doe je niet zonder goede doppen. Qua beleving, Nine Inch Nails op Sziget 2007 of The Mars Volta in 013, 2008.
We vroegen OOR-medewerkers naar hun hardste, meest oorverdovende concert ooit. Wat is jouw grootste geluidstrauma?
Het hardste concert ooit? 'Mensen liepen kotsend de popzaal uit'
Voor de nieuwe OOR maakte Robyn van Gorsel een verhaal over het geluidsvolume bij concerten, met als belangrijkste vraag of het (godnondeju) allemaal niet een beetje zachter kan. Goed om dat eens te o...
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September 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Puur qua decibels, Sunn 0))) - maar dat weet je van tevoren, en doe je niet zonder goede doppen. Qua beleving, Nine Inch Nails op Sziget 2007 of The Mars Volta in 013, 2008.
What's in my bag, grown up edition
September 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
What's in my bag, grown up edition
Dat deze man vanavond een podium krijgt bij Zomergasten is een gotspe @vpro.nl. Hij is een schadelijke charlatan.
In de ggz raak je soms „eerder beschadigd” dan dat je er beter uitkomt, schrijft psychiater Jim van Os in zijn nieuwe boek. „In de westerse wereld willen we dat alles meetbaar en maakbaar is.”
Ga met mentale problemen niet zomaar naar de ggz, adviseert psychiater Jim van Os: ‘Daar draait het niet om jouw ervaring’
Psychiatrie: In de ggz raak je soms „eerder beschadigd” dan dat je er beter uitkomt, schrijft psychiater Jim van Os in zijn nieuwe boek. „In de westerse wereld willen we dat alles meetbaar en maakbaar is. Maar wij zijn ervarende, spirituele wezens.”
www.nrc.nl
August 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Dat deze man vanavond een podium krijgt bij Zomergasten is een gotspe @vpro.nl. Hij is een schadelijke charlatan.
I had no idea how much it sucks to make medical decisions for your newborn. Even if it's a super minor thing and good for her in the long term, I hate the idea that we are going to make her deliberately uncomfortable. Blegh.
August 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I had no idea how much it sucks to make medical decisions for your newborn. Even if it's a super minor thing and good for her in the long term, I hate the idea that we are going to make her deliberately uncomfortable. Blegh.
Seems I have to revisit some old research interests
After 18 years of litigation, the Fourth Circuit just wiped away a $42 million jury verdict against CACI for its role in torture at Abu Ghraib—a verdict the same court had *affirmed* earlier this year.
Why? Because of #SCOTUS's 6-3 June 23 ruling in Cisco, which eviscerated the Alien Tort Statute:
Why? Because of #SCOTUS's 6-3 June 23 ruling in Cisco, which eviscerated the Alien Tort Statute:
georgetown.box.com
August 29, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Seems I have to revisit some old research interests
This is the very worst kind of argument. The racist pseudoscience Cofnas is peddling has been refuted so many times. You cannot regurgitate it and pretend it's all in good faith and for open science, you only do this to legitimize racism. There is no debate to be had here.
How about refuting them on theoretical and empirical grounds? That is kind of how science works. It doesn’t work by calling people names, refusing to engage with their claims and attempting to get them fired.
August 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This is the very worst kind of argument. The racist pseudoscience Cofnas is peddling has been refuted so many times. You cannot regurgitate it and pretend it's all in good faith and for open science, you only do this to legitimize racism. There is no debate to be had here.
I'm just going to say that racist hacks losing their jobs is a good thing, actually. And I'm happy to sign an open letter declaring that.
August 24, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I'm just going to say that racist hacks losing their jobs is a good thing, actually. And I'm happy to sign an open letter declaring that.
Reposted by Lucas Roorda
Nobody asked for it, but here are some observations being the father of a newborn (10 days old! Yay!), who is also the sartiorialist in chief (aka, I do all the changing) while my wife is recovering. 👇
August 20, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Nobody asked for it, but here are some observations being the father of a newborn (10 days old! Yay!), who is also the sartiorialist in chief (aka, I do all the changing) while my wife is recovering. 👇
Given my general clumsiness and the number of times I fell off my bike (the two may or may not be related) I should have been a lot more battered than I am. But a good few years of judo have made sure I still walk around with all limbs straight and attached.
and tbh even if you don't retain the fighting skills over the years - as i've lost from my time in martial arts - having how to take a fall *properly* drilled into my muscle memory has saved me from god knows how many broken bones
August 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Given my general clumsiness and the number of times I fell off my bike (the two may or may not be related) I should have been a lot more battered than I am. But a good few years of judo have made sure I still walk around with all limbs straight and attached.
There's a lot about the world that sucks right now, but not this. Well, only literally.
August 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
There's a lot about the world that sucks right now, but not this. Well, only literally.
Ah, the symphony of farts and screeching tires
The hill I will die on: Remove those earphones – you’re blocking out the music of humanity | Stefan Stern
The hill I will die on: Remove those earphones – you’re blocking out the music of humanity | Stefan Stern
Beyond the white noise lies a vibrant world of possibility, so take your headphones off and listen to your surroundings. It may even save your life, says author Stefan Stern
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Ah, the symphony of farts and screeching tires
Folks, we have failed
New study shows that — contra widely accepted narratives — there is NO EVIDENCE that professors change their students’ politics and make them more liberal through their teaching
August 9, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Folks, we have failed
Voor de Nederlandssprekenden: lees het fantastische boek Het Lijk Van De Dictator over de fascistische obsessie met de corpus (cc @jobpolak.eurosky.social)
The lib "he's obsessed with men's bodies, so he must be gay as hell" is homophobic, of course, and utterly cringe, but also just misses the point.
Hegseth may or may not be gay. I'm not here to say. But his obsession with the male physique is because he's just a fascist.
Hegseth may or may not be gay. I'm not here to say. But his obsession with the male physique is because he's just a fascist.
Every time I see a thread full of liberal homophobia like this one, I lose some of my faith that we can make a better world.
August 3, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Voor de Nederlandssprekenden: lees het fantastische boek Het Lijk Van De Dictator over de fascistische obsessie met de corpus (cc @jobpolak.eurosky.social)
Als je goed kijkt zie je dat er ook echt geen hond is. Dit is maar een heel klein blokje van het Jaarbeursplein. Deze lui vertegenwoordigen niemand, ze schreeuwen alleen voor zichzelf.
Volgens de Belg Dries van Langenhove horen Roma en Sinti niet in Nederland.
August 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Als je goed kijkt zie je dat er ook echt geen hond is. Dit is maar een heel klein blokje van het Jaarbeursplein. Deze lui vertegenwoordigen niemand, ze schreeuwen alleen voor zichzelf.
Tim Rex on fire, domestiques are terrified, Tim Rex on fire 🔥🔥 @teamvismaleaseabike.com #classicasansebastian #dssk
August 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Tim Rex on fire, domestiques are terrified, Tim Rex on fire 🔥🔥 @teamvismaleaseabike.com #classicasansebastian #dssk
Nice reminder that Ceuta is not "in" Europe, it is on the North African coast. Its history and connections to mainland Spain are complicated, but Von der Liar glosses over all of that to score a cheap point against migrants.
The Commission President expresses NO solidarity with Spain or the thousands of people affected in Ceuta.
Nor does she call on other EU Member States to support Spain in managing what is a European border.
No rebuke to Italy and Finland threatening to ‘suspend’ Spain from Schengen. That’s illegal
Nor does she call on other EU Member States to support Spain in managing what is a European border.
No rebuke to Italy and Finland threatening to ‘suspend’ Spain from Schengen. That’s illegal
July 31, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Nice reminder that Ceuta is not "in" Europe, it is on the North African coast. Its history and connections to mainland Spain are complicated, but Von der Liar glosses over all of that to score a cheap point against migrants.
Ok wie moet even een klasje rechtsgeschiedenis komen volgen?
Leuk stukje maar laat onvermeld dat Hugo de Groot het zeerecht formuleerde in opdracht van de VOC met als bedoeling de VOC zoveel mogelijk geld te laten verdienen
fd.nl/opinie/16057...
fd.nl/opinie/16057...
De wereld heeft een nieuwe Hugo de Groot nodig, voor de ruimte
Meer landen en bedrijven gaan de ruimte in, waardoor de kans op conflicten daar toeneemt. Bestaande ruimteverdragen regelen aansprakelijkheid maar kennen geen rechter. Zo’n ruimterechter is hard nodig...
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July 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Ok wie moet even een klasje rechtsgeschiedenis komen volgen?
And the hero comes in the niiiiiiggghhhttttt
July 21, 2026 at 6:41 AM
And the hero comes in the niiiiiiggghhhttttt