Manpreet Singh

@alicefraser.bsky.social Is there a way of buying the audiobook that ensures you (and Chris) get the biggest cut?

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

You Love America A covenant with death, and an agreement with hell; Yale, Du Bois, Bagehot, Pynchon, Fitzgerald

open.substack.com/pub/rottenan... this by @economeager.bsky.social is an astonishing essay. With some excellent, loving, put downs about both the British and Americans.

that point could end up being the difference between arsenal finishing second with 81 points and second with 82 points

This is fantastic fun!

The image presents a line graph depicting global maternal mortality rates from 1985 to 2023. The y-axis represents the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, ranging from 0 to 500, while the x-axis spans the years from 1985 to 2023. The graph shows a downward trend in maternal mortality rates, starting at approximately 460 in 1985 and declining steadily over the years. A notable increase is observed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but by 2023, the rate has decreased to about 197. This marks a 57% reduction compared to the rates in 1985. Annotations highlight key points, such as the spike during the pandemic and the significant decrease achieved by 2023. The data sources for this graph include the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank, and UN DESA (2025). There is a note stating that the estimates aim to adjust for underreporting and misclassification. The image is credited with a Creative Commons attribution.

Global maternal mortality rates have fallen by almost 60% since 1985

Blue cold bland salts

Desert

cancel out a band by inventing their exact opposite: the restoring pumpkins

Douglas Adams was a time traveller

Yes and yes!

I don't use the handwriting to text feature as that doesn't work. But I can (mostly) interpret my own handwriting. It replaces paper notebooks for me. I have a separate file for each of my regular meetings (1 on 1s and team meetings), so it's much easier to find notes and next steps.

The unfolding tragedy of ending US aid Funding cuts could result in one million deaths in the next year

Most things by @timharford.ft.com are an instant recommend. This piece about the impact of aid funding cuts is essential: www.ft.com/content/8575...

"A million deaths may be a statistic, but it is also a million tragedies. Most of these tragedies could still be prevented"

This is obscene. Also, any news about RFK and vaccines should remind people that he profits from anti-vax legal cases: www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Opinion | The Waste Musk Created

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o... I'm glad that @nickkristof.bsky.social is reporting on the impact of the USAID cuts

Thank God for immigrants This week, of all weeks: Thank God they came here and chose to make it their home.

I needed to read this piece by @iandunt.bsky.social: iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...

An unapologetically positive piece about immigrants and immigration

First, jab more babies As aid shrinks, donors and recipients should focus more on health

First, jab more babies
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
From The Economist

The market for nostalgic aging millennials is strong. Seattle tickets aren't on sale yet...

Skyscanner has an 'explore everywhere' option

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

If you haven't read 4000 weeks yet, I'd strongly recommend that. It tells you that by focusing on productivity, you're asking the wrong question.

Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:

Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.

Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc.

In a word: Harvard.

Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard.

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This is a remarkable piece of writing, about the most compelling of cricketers.

The gif we've all been waiting for.

...Pretend to hate the British when they love us really...

Re-evaluating the Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers - The GiveWell Blog This year, we re-evaluated the cost effectiveness of direct cash transfers as implemented by GiveDirectly.

This is a good reanalysis of the impact of GiveDirectly. The vast majority of our family's personal giving is to this org. Partly because the impact is compelling. Mostly because development, to me, is about agency. And unconditional cash transfers enable agency.

. @kopalo.bsky.social is a must read for anyone interested in global health or development. I 100% agree with him here.

Would add - getting serious about adaptation often means getting serious about impact of climate change on health and food systems.

I heard it was a mekko chamber

I made one for 'types of paper in epidemiology and public health'
#EpiSky