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A flood of “pausing diversity to defend profit” (PDtDP) announcements. Also known as “no values, no spine” (NVNS).

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“I can’t imagine a situation where a UK employer would be bound by an executive order in the US.” However, she added that Trump’s orders may shift “the general mood” with regard to diversity and discrimination, which could affect how UK companies operate." www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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"Our published model-based results represent a conservative, lower bound of just how much policy decisions put lives at risk. Even in South Africa, our outcomes project just the tip of the iceberg — we did not, for example, capture moms, children, and babies." www.statnews.com/2025/03/01/p...

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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.

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The administration has taken a wrecking ball to critical TB programming + services across the 🌍. We support our partners @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social led by TB advocates + health workers in the global south, whose lifesaving work has been woefully damaged by U.S. funding cuts. #RestoreTBFunding

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“I recommend being in the office at least every weekday,” Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, wrote in a memo. He added that “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity.” nyti.ms/41yElFc

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“Continued support from the terminated awards is not only vital to save lives but also vital in protecting the health and security of the United States and global community,” William W. Popp, the U.S. ambassador to Uganda, wrote in the cable. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/h...

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Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

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"We can't afford to die, we can't afford to go back to those years where we were suffering with access to services, especially for people living with HIV treatment," said TAC chair Sibongile Tshabalala. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Most notable line in Dodds’ resignation letter might be this: “I also expected we would collectively discuss our fiscal rules and approach to taxation”. First public cabinet dissent on economic policy.

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Principles in politics. What a refreshing sight! Much respect to Anneliese Dodds. #AidCuts www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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SAVE THE DATE: Join TAG, the Diagnostics Equity Consortium, APCASO, Asia-Pacific rCAB + @oneillinstitute.bsky.social for a webinar exploring TB diagnostics in the Asia-Pacific region. Wednesday, March 5 Midnight ET / 10:30 IST / 13:00 PHT Register here: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Toxic Ties? South Africa’s apartheid regime ran a vast disinformation network called Stratcom to silence those demanding democracy. But its reach extended beyond South Africa—right into the United States. www.youtube.com/watch?v=akIM...

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"Conducting research here is a win-win for SA, the US and the world. Trials are relatively affordable to run here, and we have first-class infrastructure needed to ensure that clinical research is done well and ethically." groundup.org.za/article/us-f...

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“Government must urgently develop a short- and medium-term plan, incl emergency funding allocations to sustain the service delivery [and] redeployment of trained HCWs and community staff to ensure the continuity of care.” www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

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Full press conference video here: healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/02/27/c...

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"As far as France was concerned, it had had a long debate on its budget this year. This has been adopted, and there was no prospect of cutting the aid budget this year. And now the decision is closed, and we are not going to come back on this." www.news24.com/news24/polit...

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"Gates could single-handedly replace all of USAID’s public-health spending during Trump’s four-year presidency—and still have billions of dollars left in his bank account." timschwab.substack.com/p/as-trump-a...

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"Gates has actually been very explicit about his decision not to speak up. In several recent media appearances promoting his memoir, he’s been asked about Trump. In an interview, Gates was unamiguous that his foundation will not “oppose” Trump in any way." timschwab.substack.com/p/as-trump-a...

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“The #debt of LICs more than doubled in the decade to 2022. Debt service costs are increasingly crowding out spending on education, on healthcare, as well as infrastructure that are needed for the economic development in those countries,” Ramaphosa said www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

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“At this time of heightened geopolitical tech contestation, a rules-based order is particularly important as a way for managing disputes and resolving conflicts. There will always be conflicts, but as humanity, we have always found a way to resolve conflicts.” www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

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Belgium just cut its foreign aid by 25%. Does anybody care? | Devex www.devex.com/news/belgium...

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"UNAIDS, the United Nations agency tackling HIV and AIDS, had its contract with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cancelled, documents reviewed by Reuters showed."

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🔒"It is a remarkable document, breathtaking in its conceit and galling in its hubris. It installs itself as the representatives of Afrikaners, and it positions Afrikaners in opposition to the rest of the country." www.news24.com/news24/opini...

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Elon Musk said DOGE made a mistake by cutting USAID’s Ebola prevention but it had been “restored.” That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social. “There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.

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“What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats in the face of this attack on humanitarian assistance that truly is highly effective and life-saving.” Asia Russell, HealthGap www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"No USAID or State obligations remain in a suspended or paused state. In total, nearly 5800 USAID awards were terminated, and more than 500 USAID awards were retained. The total ceiling value of the retained awards is approximately $57 billion.” - Defendants’ Statement in Joint Status Report

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One doctor who has treated 7 patients hospitalized in Lubbock said she had NEVER previously encountered measles. This should not be happening. Full stop.

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"Only nine percent of Labour voters back further cuts to the aid budget." labourlist.org/2025/02/clar...

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A sheriff’s deputy in Georgia will not be charged for fatally shooting a Black man during a traffic stop that turned violent in 2023, officials said on Tuesday. The man who was killed, Leonard Cure, had been wrongfully imprisoned in Florida for 16 years.

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I am truly baffled as to why there aren’t large marches and protests against the Trump/Musk administration. There were large ones in the 2000s, 2010s against wars, gun violence, for science, for the rights of women and Black lives. Where has that all gone?

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❌ What if your access to birth control, safe abortions, and maternal care disappeared overnight? That’s the reality for millions due to the Global Gag Rule 🚨 📢 Learn how this policy is threatening women’s health & rights ⬇️ 🔗 https://buff.ly/4bbqkAl #ReproductiveJustice #HealthForAll #GlobalHealth

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IAVI announces first vaccinations in TB vaccine clinical trial: We are grateful to the trial funders: Open Philanthropy, the Gates Foundation, and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research through the KfW Development Bank www.iavi.org/press-releas...

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The blood that Elon Musk and his DOGE-cronies have on their hands because of the PEPFAR Funding Suspension. 200.000+ people not getting their daily HIV medication. 15.000+ deaths and counting.

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"The cut to 0.3% is a devastating betrayal of the most marginalised at their greatest time of need. It is essential that the UK and others send a clear message that they will not turn away. This will be heard as an abandonment of all those most in need.” actionforglobalhealth.org.uk/aid-budgets-...

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"SANAC's civil society forum reported that 9.000 people in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Gauteng have lost access to needle exchange and opioid substitution therapy, risking HIV, HCV, and overdoses. While some public clinics remain operational, most lack these services." www.iol.co.za/business-rep...

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“Now more than ever, the Netherlands should be championing women’s rights and the rights of marginalised groups, which are constantly under threat.” rutgers.international/news/netherl...

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"The panel will consider what can be done about African debt and developing market debt in particular. Climate finance, finance for climate disasters, and the reform of the UN Security Council and international financial institutions emerged as points." www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

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“The World Bank has said little so far. It could offer countries hit hard by the U.S. cutoff innovative financing such as debt-for-health-care swaps to give nations struggling under heavy debt burdens some fiscal freedom to make up lost health care funding.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/h...

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Bravo @plos.org! US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies" "PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science" theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...

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"The statement echoed those of Trump himself, who on Wednesday asked a crowd if he should run again, was met with calls of “four more years”, and called himself a “KING” in a post on social media. US presidents are limited to two terms." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The court continues to make clear in our case against the US government that defying the temporary restraining order on the foreign aid freeze is unlawful. Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... www.politico.com/news/2025/02... www.devex.com/news/court-e...

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