NEW: We just published a deep dive into just how much billionaires are now dominating U.S. politics.
We found 300 billionaire families accounted for 19% of federal donations in 2024. The deluge was even larger in many state and local races.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
Where the money is directed shows the political priorities - as many statements / interviews showcase, political priority is about consolidating power & access to resources and NOT about liberating or supporting people. In fact, Geneva convention has been openly violated repeatedly with impunity.
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What happened after the weird Sept 2025 White House press conference on autism?
📉 Tylenol use in the ED dropped >10% among pregnant patients
📈 leucovorin rx jumped 93% among kids 5-17 immediately afterwards
new @thelancet.com today with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE ANNOUNCES DR. ERIC MASKIN - PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND MATHEMATICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY; NOBEL LAUREATE, AS A SPEAKER AT THE BOSTON MA, NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION RALLY ON MARCH 7TH!
Stand Up For Science announces Dr. Eric Maskin, Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard University, Nobel Laureate as a speaker at the Boston, MA National Day of Action rally on Saturday, March 7th!
Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find a rally near you!
#March7Boston
#science
I sincerely hope, at a time rules of engagement in war are not being respected, #SriLanka won’t get dragged into this rapidly expanding conflict.
As President has stated - Sri Lanka is not only neutral but also humanitarian. I appreciate that, now more than ever.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
When life gives you RFK Jr., PROTEST!
Join us for our National Day of Action NATIONWIDE on SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH by joining your local rally, hosting a rally, or hosting a pop-up protest!
Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to do all of the above and learn more!
#standupforscience
#March7
#science
As fractures deepen, I thought of resharing this piece on combating 'othering'.
I hope we can advocate for the voiceless/the oppressed - esp. children&civilians impacted by armed conflicts.
"As Fractures in Global Health Deepen, Combating 'Othering' is a Must."
mjgh.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
The United States attacked Iran after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against US forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. "We were not going to sit there and absorb a blow," he said. u.afp.com/SuYu
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Fear, sadness, confusion, anger, anxiety - whatever your children are feeling now about what’s happening in the world, you can navigate it together.
Here are some tips to approach challenging conversations with them.
Read more: https://unicef.link/43JL0gU
Story time:
The CDC (Kennedy) gave $1.6m to fund an unethical Hep B trial in Guinea-Bissau. WHO/scientists denounced it.
Enter @standupforscience.bsky.social. They briefed congress on this study. It is now cancelled.
Science activism is essential right now.
🧪 www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts
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It’s not just Medicaid funding they’re withholding to MN. It’s food assistance, child care assistance, social services, job training, safety testing, public health, disaster relief. SNAP. Free lunch for kids in school.
They hate us for loving our neighbors, and are collectively punishing us for it.
The pink water bottle - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Sri Lankan soldiers look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service
BREAKING Sri Lanka's ex-intelligence chief, Major General Suresh Sallay, arrested Wednesday in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, police said.
"He was arrested for conspiracy and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday attacks," an investigating officer told AFP
I’m tired of war mongering, lack of accountability for killing civilians, and spectacular failure of leadership.
I don’t think I have seen enough life to have the answers. But we all have to try to course correct, as a global community, I think/hope.
WHO Pandemic Agreement is only the beginning: strengthening implementation to protect global health.
Here is a mind-map of the pathways forward for the Pandemic Agreement outlined (Box 2). Full article: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
@benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social @bmj.com
Usually don’t promote travel docs on #SriLanka because they are increasingly extractive/exploitative. This series by BBC is nice. Provides context - and speaks to the community.
Part 1:
youtu.be/cZ-ehhNPfps?...
Part 2: youtu.be/ltE_QGGPJPM?...
Thailand moves to cut sugar in popular drinks amid health drive
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FINALLY, finally, the University of Southern Denmark says it will investigate the proposed RFK Jr-funded trial that its researchers want to conduct in Guinea Bissau—a deeply unethical trial that lacks equipoise and puts babies at risk
Took them forever to get there
@shashikalb.bsky.social Congratulations on the continuidad of this amazing #GlobalHealthLearning initiative with @madhupai.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social
18.02.2026 20:43 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for Reimagining Global Health Course this summer - June 8-12.
It is fully online - you can join from anywhere in the world.
Here is our global faculty snapshot 📸.
Join us! Learn more: bit.ly/RGH2026
@madhupai.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social
#globalhealth
Read our analysis of the political economy of the pandemic agreement implementation with relevance to ongoing PABS negotiations @who.int and our ways forward in addressing pandemics.
@benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday at 84, entered the national spotlight during the civil rights movement and ran for president twice. He also courted controversy while in the public eye. These are seven key moments in his life.
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Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus made a farewell broadcast to the nation before handing over to an elected government. The 85-year-old Nobel peace prize winner has been Bangladesh’s ‘chief adviser’ since a 2024 popular uprising.
u.afp.com/S6Gy
What a game from #SriLanka against Australia! It’s been a while since I went back and watched a game! Reminds me of the joyful brand of cricket we play.
#T20WorldCup
www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...
"We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats’ feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar"
The Hollow Men (1925), T.S. Eliot
At this point I’m inclined to get a pigeon predator to deter pigeons from my balcony. I also welcome other not so extreme ideas.
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An important read on the racist and misogynist PR machinery of the White House - its historical parallels and current impact.
Important to avoid becoming numb or normalizing these framings.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pakistan needs to stop imploding in these India vs Pakistan games man. Need more competitive games.
15.02.2026 17:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Also applies to Saturday :) and Valentine’s Day.
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