If not for, you know, all that, PEPFAR is a feather in the cap of the Bush presidency. Bush endeavored to make U.S. foreign aid something other than the “neglected stepchild in D.C.” (a la Richard Lugar) and PEPFAR was the vehicle for it. And yet here we are.

Save PEPFAR! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

They don't prepare you for the little mysteries of leaving the U.S. for a country where English isn't the main language. For example: 1) what do you people call these things and 2) why can't I find them anywhere. You guys are gaslighting me and it's super not cool.

try not to get too worked up abt citation practices or big multi-institution papers w lots of excellent experts but ngl it does sting a little when you feel like youre working in an area and its *crickets* in relation to your work--especially when you know folks included. silly but still yucky.

Heartwarming: when Gothenburg City Library staff left for a holiday weekend, they forgot to lock the doors. Almost 450 people enjoyed free library access over the weekend, borrowing close to 250 books. No damage was done. www.dn.se/sverige/bibl...

Biblioteket var stängt – lånade böcker ändå

Stadsbiblioteket i Göteborg var stängt – men en dörr hade lämnats olåst av misstag.Över 400 personer besökte bibblan och 200 böcker lånades.– Ingenting

Imagine how the New York Times would be covering a story about the entire Clinton Foundation possibly being shut down due to overwhelming fraud. Because it wouldn't be like this....

TNnytimes.comNov 5, 2023 10:37pm

Donald Trump is expected to take the stand Monday in his civil fraud trial, where his credibility, coherence and self-control will be tested.

Trump’s Credibility, Coherence and Control Face Test on Witness Stand

The former president will testify Monday in a trial that threatens the business empire that created his public persona. He will be out of his element and under oath.

There are so many things the US could learn from what’s happening in Israel and Palestine right now, but a big lesson is what happens when you don’t put your corrupt, xenophobic, warmongering head of state in prison when you have a chance

Your regular reminder that the things you think are mainly about international trade or other things are almost always actually about international money and finance

Much of the coverage of Mike Johnson is indicative of a much broader tendency in American mainstream media and politics - a tendency to accommodate extremism as it ascends to authority: defer to and naturalize power; protect access; sacrifice clarity on the altar of “balance” and “neutrality.”

TZthomaszimmer.bsky.socialNov 5, 2023 1:09pm

Sunday reading, ICYMI: I wrote about the normalization of Mike Johnson, the media’s inclination to accommodate power, and the perpetuation of “real American” extremism.   A thread based on my new piece: “Faith and Family” vs Democracy: 1/ thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/faith-and-...

ah yes, the four genders adult (with pigtails) ✅ generic adult ✅ demon (small)✅ child✅