Ramesh Wariar

Shameful.

Making America Backward Again Trump and MAGAnomics are wrecking the economy, dismantling democracy, and making America backward again, Paul Krugman writes

www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...

“Millions of Lives at Risk” as USAID Cuts Increase Death, Hunger, Poverty and Disease Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the termination of all remaining overseas employees of USAID to complete the dismantling of the six-decade-old agency. USAID was an early target of Elon Musk...

"Millions of Lives at Risk": USAID Cuts Lead to Global Rise in Death, Hunger, Poverty and Disease

There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde

A re-post of my last @theguardian.com op-Ed, which started as a Bluesky thread, after years of frustrations of the Joe Roganization of the far right (TM).

Summary: The kids are ok… the girls rule!

“As goes higher ed,” Professor Wolfson said, “so goes the U.S.” 💯

Definitely worth fighting for and glad to see faculty organizing against this onslaught from the federal government.

Do you know if the talk’s gonna be streamed online or maybe recorded? I’d love to check it out, even if I can’t watch it live.
Thanks!

Diversity - America’s superpower 💯. Enjoyed watching the discussion by
@heathermcgee.bsky.social @theweeklyshow.bsky.social

322 children

Just let this sink in

Trump admin accidentally sent man to Salvadorian prison and can’t get him back Government argues it no longer has control over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s fate

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Elbows up, Canada.

🧵1/ Today, we @carnegieendowment.org are releasing Part II of our study of the attitudes and opinions of Indian Americans. This new report examines how Indian Americans view U.S.-India relations, foreign policy, and changes underway in India carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

The Stand Up For Science protests have kicked off worldwide. Thousands of scientists demonstrated in solidarity with their US counterparts across France to defend the scientific community. (📹 @Margot_Brunet_)

#3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7

Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science As US federal grants remain frozen and budget cuts loom, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.

Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

Peter Beinart on “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza” We speak to Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart about his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, which is “addressed to my fellow Jews” and criticizes what he cha...

A must listen interview with @peterbeinart.bsky.social

www.democracynow.org/2025/2/6/pet...

What can you do on this tragic anniversary of Jan 6 to protect democracy? And what can you do in the months and years to come? This resource is worth bookmarking, working through, and sharing widely.

The beating heart of the wellness industry flows with pseudoscience, and to say that it’s lucrative would be an understatement.

thewalrus.ca/wellness-ind...

The Climate Action Button Clicking the button won't solve the climate crisis. But it'll help.

Get your friends and family to act on climate during the holidays! Our Climate Action Button offers dozens of easy climate change actions that you can take RIGHT NOW.

🌎Clicking the button won't solve the climate crisis. But it'll help! 👇

Sadly I’ve learned never to underestimate the ability of large masses of people to support cuts to their own benefits as long as it keeps some (imaginary & un-deserving) other from receiving it

Biden’s Greatest Failure in Gaza Weak humanitarian diplomacy abetted a cataclysm.

New from me in @foreignaffairs.com, on how Biden's refusal to hold the Israeli government accountable has produced a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza - a historic failure of US humanitarian diplomacy.

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

“While all the big social networks struggle with containing information warfare, X under Elon Musk is actively facilitating it”

Advice | See if your city is poised to bounce back from the next climate disaster Communities across the United States face extreme weather, but some are prepared to thrive. Find out how your city ranks.

Found this report to be informative/interesting, but curious how reliable it is and if there’s agreement among other sources for climate risk assessment/management (i.e., other than AlphaGeo)?

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Editorial at The Lancet today on this matter
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...