Ghana’s President John Mahama has unveiled a global secretariat, a high-level health reform panel, and a coalition of political heavyweights backing a push to reduce aid dependence.

This is not good! (But to be clear, not in a "stock up on toilet paper, here it comes" way; more in a "man, this is going to be very expensive for European countries if it does there what it did here" way)

WHO removing Us Flag

While the landscape is certainly different, Bluesky turns -2- on February 6, 2026. (Public launch date). It has 42 million users. At 2 years old, twitter had about 5 million.

The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work. Really depraved shit.

ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home

An excellent, thoughtful piece that gets at why people vote or even run for the far right, without excusing their beliefs

The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting. Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war. It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.

👋 Breastfeeding & infant feeding expert here! All babies need safe, accessible nutrition. Most people already want to breastfeed and 84% start out doing so but can’t realize their goals. What we need are *policies* that make it possible to breastfeed for all who desire to do so and…

Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a… on.ft.com/4ahkNKa

Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners) www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

• The ridiculously outdated education system • The issues with AI • The climate crisis and green energy • The lack of funding for transportation • Declining highstreets • LITERALLY ANYTHING EXCEPT FUCKING IMIGRATION!

Child poverty costs the UK economy an estimated £39 billion per year - more than ten times the money that keeping the two-child limit 'saves'. And as the limit itself is the largest driver of rising child poverty in the UK, scrapping it would be the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.

So rather than use your enormous leverage to pressure the politicians you have in your pocket to restore these benefits you decide to drop people from coverage …

This is crazy. I know so many people who are against mainstream media and how we're all brainwashed, but they don't question even the simplest things from accounts like these.

Science does not prove negatives! We have also not “proved” there are no little green men on Mars. Yet that is a scientific fact- many studies have not shown evidence for little green Mars aliens. In practice, scientific truth comes from the consensus of the scientific community. 3/

Interesting. Wonder what it is for media? Often at media events I’m the only state school educated person there (I had a bloody excellent education, btw. Zero complaints).

Remarkable impact: there were no reported cases of #cervicalcancer among women in Scotland who received the #HPV vaccine at the age of 12–13 in the 12 years following vaccination. Here’s a look at studies from around the world that show that #VaccinesWork to #StopCervicalCancer: bit.ly/489S33A

He didn’t. Or did he

On what can be observed and learnt from comparative reflections on patterns of genocide denial

"or the likelihood they might rely on public benefits. The guidance says that such people could become a “public charge” a potential drain on U.S. resources- because of their health issues or age." Eaters. The term they're looking for is eaters. Hitler was a fan. This leads to eugenics #disability

I've had a copy of this photo hanging in my office for several years now to remind me that we can refuse what is unacceptable in our society.

So this interview lasted 2 hours so this “you’re scaring me” part might seem like an overreaction or fearmongering to someone without that context. There’s a lot of evidence to support my hypothesis that a potential H5N1 pandemic would be worse than COVID.

But one thing is VERY clear, as discussed in our new article published yesterday in PLOS Medicine: SUDDEN, UNPLANNED, RAPID, SHARP CUTS TO HEALTH AID CAUSE DISEASE RESURGENCE & KILL MANY PEOPLE Reductions in aid should be slow, planned, & carefully managed 2/n journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

This is happening at scale to who knows how many people and it's by design. These chatbots are designed to keep you engaging with it, apparently at any cost.

The thing I want everyone to take away from how Mamdani communicates is explaining things

NotiPHied is finally back! Deleted edits couldn't stop me so episode 7 is now out: Dr. Ngozi Erondu and I discuss tokenism, practical ways to decolonise global health and how global health security can bring us towards health equity. Links to listen here: linktr.ee/notiphied Enjoy!

Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,

The hilariously sad part is that much like America the gutting of European social safety nets and general progressive plans will primarily impact white people. See Brexit for an example

Nike's ad for the Dodgers win featuring Kendrick Lamar

I don't see a lot of people talking about this, so I want to highlight something GOOD Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?" She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.

Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

This is also flawless as a conference panel Q&A response

Maybe the thing that gives me a pulse-pounding throbbing headache is when I think of how techbros sold ChatGPT to universities as ‘revolutionizing’ higher education and our institutions just forked over money without even asking for actual evidence

No, but taxing the rich could

I don’t expect people who call their elders, parents included, by their first name to understand the cultural importance of “auntie” and “uncle.” Bitch to Bob and Carol at Thanksgiving and leave us alone.

I am just a girl, sitting in front of a spreadsheet, once again asking why 'wrapped content' is not the default setting for all cells.

Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as the climate crisis makes the country more hospitable for insects. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast' 10/10 response, no notes

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This is torture.

Though polio funding levels have so far remained steady in the United States, several traditional donors — including the United Kingdom and Germany — are expected to make cuts.

Welcome to #TraitorsGreekMyth Part 1! Alan Carr: Odysseus. He could betray his closest friend without hesitation. He’s clever, plausible, entertaining and ruthless. His greatest liability? Running his mouth off and getting himself into trouble...

The A-Level English requirement—something most native speakers of English wouldn’t be able to pass without considerable prep—is the most ridiculous to me, an English teacher. But the “volunteering requirement” proves the people proposing this need to go back to school, because that means “slavery.”

British colonial officials destroyed countless files before decolonisation. But one colony has been neglected by the literature: Hong Kong. My latest paper in @jich.bsky.social examines the past, present and future of Hong Kong colonial government migrated archives: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

“More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.“

This is very bleak for institutional science, but as someone on the job market this cycle, I think it is kind of a blessing in disguise for people who were considering applying to PhD programs next cycle... The academic jobs just don't really exist anymore