Colleen Daniels

Neo-colonialism and financing for the war on drugs: a review of current policy and recommendations for countries in the global north - Harm Reduction Journal Globally, punitive drug control upholds racist and colonial structures. Marginalised and racialised communities, including Indigenous peoples, are disproportionately targeted and affected by punitive ...

Our article titled Neo-colonialism and financing for the war on drugs: a review of current policy and recommendations for countries in the global north was finally published! link.springer.com/article/10.1... @harmreductionintl.bsky.social

On 6 August, six children were evacuated from Gaza to MSF's reconstructive surgery hospital in Jordan, including the five-year-old son of an MSF staff member who was injured in a blast amidst the ongoing genocide. @msf.ca @msfaccess.org @msfdircom.bsky.social

The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in

How can we let this continue? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

‘Hungry aid staff fainting’ as starvation spreads in Gaza and truce hopes fade UN agency for Palestinians says ‘entire humanitarian system is collapsing’ as ceasefire negotiations fall apart

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

My name is Jonathan Nez. I’m the former President of the Navajo Nation.

Today, I am running for Congress to defeat MAGA Republican Eli Crane, flip Arizona’s 2nd blue, and take back the house.

Let’s win this.

WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽

Gaza 1 in 4 young children and pregnant women malnourished as Israel's policy of starvation continues. The deliberate use of starvation as a weapon has reached unprecedented levels, patients & healthcare workers now fighting to survive, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns. @msfaccess.org @msf.org

Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?

This!

“The U.S. may be doing more than simply failing to aid global vaccination efforts. The domestic stoking of anti-vaccine sentiment is itself infectious”

www.newyorker.com/science/elem...

They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.

If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.

This is the courage the world needs from those in the media ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Dem Senator Speaks Out After He Was Thrown To Ground And Handcuffed For Questioning Kristi Noem At LA Press Conference If they can do that to a United States senator...

If they can do that to a United States senator... think about how little they care about what they do to us.

Urgent: Stop the ship of death! ✊ A ship meant to be loaded with military equipment for Israel is docked in France - but courageous dockworkers are refusing to load it. They’re taking a stand for peace, justice, and Palestine. Let’s s...

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Dozens are killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says It was the second night of heavy bombing, after airstrikes Wednesday on northern and southern Gaza killed dozens of people, including almost two dozen children.

It was the second night of heavy bombing, after airstrikes Wednesday on northern and southern Gaza killed dozens of people, including almost two dozen children.

💬 “For years, South Africa has spearheaded R&D of critical innovative medical tools for HIV and TB which have saved lives not just within South Africa’s borders, but also in communities worldwide,” said Dr Tom Ellman, director of Southern Africa Medical Unit of MSF.

Impact on US-funded TB research in South Africa

Impact on US-funded HIV research in South Africa

A recent joint analysis by @treatmentactiongroup.org and MSF revealed that 39 #TB and #HIV clinical research sites in South Africa are under threat due to potential funding cuts by the US, placing at least 27 HIV trials and 20 TB trials at risk.

US funding cuts threaten 39 research sites in South Africa, putting scientific advancements and hard-won progress against TB and HIV at risk TAG and MSF urge donors to act now to protect ongoing research and ensure continuity of care for people with HIV and TB

⚠️ South Africa: Lifesaving scientific research on prevention, testing, treatment and care for people living with #HIV and #tuberculosis is under serious threat due to funding suspensions and grant terminations U.S. government.

msfaccess.org/us-funding-c...

The injustice of tuberculosis Why would John Green, a best-selling American novelist, write a book about tuberculosis? The answer can be found in his new book Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadlies...

“Tuberculosis is both a form and expression of injustice”

My review of @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's new book @thelancet.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor on track for majority Peter Dutton set to lose own seat of Dickson in Brisbane as Coalition suffers collapse in support

Such a good day with #Dutton out! #Auspol #Australia #Election2025

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“It’s Unacceptable”: BU Mathematician Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts The impact trackers update in real time based on the loss of international aid programs combating HIV and tuberculosis

"Because of the PEPFAR funding freeze, she found that an adult life will be lost every 3 minutes and a child will die every 31 minutes."

A Crisis in Care: Urgent Funding Needed to Sustain Lifesaving HIV Services - GlobalGiving The abrupt termination of USAID-supported HIV programs has created a devastating crisis for vulnerable communities, leaving children, families, and at-risk populations without essential services. Thes...

Friends and former USAID global public health professionals have launched an emergency campaign to support high-impact local HIV organizations with stop gap funding. Please consider supporting to directly help them continue HIV services in the near term while they plan for the future. 🧵1

I wonder if this will lead to #China and other countries simply breaking all #patents and making goods at cheaper prices?!? #iPhone for $39!?!! #Dyson vacuum for $30!!!? Better yet, essential #diagnostics and #medicines that are affordable and accessible!! #tariffs #US

South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.

Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27

A must read. Fascinating new book, Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis by #TaoLeighGoffe. "Revealing secrets to #racial and #environmental progress that impact how we live today." #racism #climatechange #climatejustice

a pink bunny wearing sunglasses is holding a drum with the words `` still going '' written on it . Alt: a pink bunny wearing sunglasses is holding a drum with the words `` still going '' written on it .

Cory Booker

NYU canceled talk on USAID cuts for being ‘anti-governmental’, doctor says University called Dr Joanne Liu, ex-head of Doctors Without Borders, after planning to speak on Gaza and federal cuts

How quickly #American #universities capitulated to #facism and the end of #freespeech is astounding. @msf.ca @harmreductionintl.bsky.social #NYU #Blacksky #USAID

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Haven't said it in a while: If you aren't yet, I suggest following Doctors Without Borders @msf.ca on #Bluesky. 🦋

Nice work #Tottenham #London Fight #fascism credit to photographer (not my picture).