Sara Johnstone

An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

Great piece in the @nytimes.com on how meaningful humanitarian innovation is emerging in Afghanistan.

This is what “crypto for good” actually looks like.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/w...

agree. great call! gave me a moment of hope in these dark times. I was thrilled to see so much participation!

Ten humanitarian trends to keep an eye on in 2026 Here are some of the key factors and themes likely to worsen lives for millions in crisis hotspots over the coming year.

2026 humanitarian trends:

- Escalating wars
- Climate chaos --> displacement
- Forced migration at scale
- Rising Islamophobia
- Weakening governance
- Shrinking independent media
- Erosion of aid & rights
- Normalized drone warfare

A sobering but necessary read from @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

Rebranding Genocide The Genocide in Gaza has not stopped. It has been rebranded. And that is enough of a linguistic subterfuge to get the world to ignore it.

Genocide hasn’t ended, it’s been rebranded. International law is being ignored in real time.

A sobering analysis from Chris Hedges:

chrishedges.substack.com/p/rebranding...

📣 Some key reminders this week as governments & refugees gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.

🔴 "Conflict and division are fueling global displacement."
🔵 "Refugees are being targeted."
🔴 “Solidarity saves lives.”
🔵 "Inclusion is the way forward."

Thx @unhcr.org

I completed this MBA program with LIFT economy and highly recommend it!

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders Israel’s war against journalists must end | Video by Dylan Collins

Israel has killed 249 journalists in the last 2 years.

That's more than were killed in WWII & the Vietnam War put together.

A Vermonter, Dylan Collins, was wounded in one of these attacks, which killed another reporter. This war against journalists must be investigated & ended.

Inside Bioregionalism’s Tech-Driven Revival | NOEMA As the climate crisis deepens, an old green dream is returning — with new tools and technologies.

“A growing ecological movement sees the solution in bioregionalism: the idea of reorganizing social and economic life around the natural boundaries of the ecosystems that host and sustain us.” Recommended read by @dougbierend.bsky.social for @noemamag.com
www.noemamag.com/inside-the-p...

Great project, great people. Love seeing bioregional stewardship meet Web3 in a real way. Yes for scaling local regeneration! 🙌🌍

Astonishing numbers, and even more so that we accept them as normal.

I recently wrapped up a builder residency outside Buenos Aires, where long convos with friends from @hypercerts.org nudged me towards trying @bsky.app. I support the decentralized approach + appreciate how it gives users control over their data. So here I am! Excited to join the BlueSky community!